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Hackers: Good – Crackers: Bad
It's interesting how those urban stories become urban legends (no, Bill Gates is not going to give you his fortune if you pass on that e-mail — sheesh) and how myths become become truths when repeated often enough.
Last week, the paper at which I work had a headline on a story that said that the U.S. had the most hackers in the world. Under my definition of hacker this would be welcome news, but the article continued to implicate those who "hacked" as people who did illegal things via computers.
Those aren't hackers. Most of you know who Eric Raymond is, but for those of you who don't, the author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" — arguably a defining book regarding open source software — has something to say about hackers; real hackers, that is.
Raymond says that hackers — "a community, a shared culture, of expert programmers and networking wizards that traces its history back through decades to the first time-sharing mini-computers and the earliest ARPAnet experiements" — originated the term as a positive one. Hackers built the Internet, Raymond continues, made Unix what it is today, run Usenet, and generally make the World Wide Web work.
He continues later to say, "There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but aren't. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers . . . . Real hackers call these people 'crackers' and want nothing to do with them . . . ."
Raymond continues later: " . . . [B]eing able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer."
Hackers build things, and crackers break them.
I think about this every time I look at the Free Software Foundation business-card disk that doubles as my membership card, especially at the signature by Richard Stallman (I asked him to autograph it, sheepishly, after the stellar speech he gave at the University of California last month) which says, "Happy hacking!" To be a hacker would be a badge of honor I'd gladly wear.
(Larry Cafiero, editor/publisher of Open Source Reporter, is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
Nuclear option, or GNU-clear option?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Daniel Koc of polishlinux.org has written an article, translated from Polish to English, about Microsoft "going nuclear" on the Free/Libre Open Source Software movement. His article in translation, which I think is a good read, is here. My reply, which appears here verbatim, is below. As I outline in my reply, I believe we should exercise a GNU-clear option instead, informing the masses about free software and its benefits to computer users in particular and to society in general and I'd be willing to discuss this further, both here and in articles at Open Source Reporter.
[This reply also appears in Larry Cafiero's blog, Larry the Open Source Guy. I attempted to post earlier, but my reply locked in my browser and I had to rewrite it.]
Thank you, Daniel, for providing a very interesting and enlightening perspective on what the FLOSS movement is up against. While I agree with what you have written, I would like to touch on a couple of points you make.
The possibility of Microsoft playing "the nuclear card" in trying to quash FLOSS, although an option of which we should remain aware, is extremely remote. Just as in a real-life nuclear scenario, both sides would perish if Microsoft tried this. As greedy and controlling (and possibly malicious) the Gateses and Ballmers of the world might be, they are intelligent enough to realize that if they used this option, their own destruction would follow.
So Microsoft may present a facade of maniac behavior with a real or imagined "nuclear threat," but we know better. These "street racers," as you call them, will indeed turn the steering wheel at the last moment because their own vast riches and profits will evaporate if they don't.
They know that. And because we also know that, too, we can free ourselves from the submission that this sort of threat tries to impose on both us — those of us working to bring FLOSS to the masses — and the computing public in general.
Rather than the "nuclear threat," Microsoft is taking a page from the U.S. foreign policy playbook. How? History shows that between 1945 to the fall of communism in the former USSR, the U.S. used a policy of "containment" against the USSR, stopping the spread of communism through covert operations or brute force in other countries (a policy that, as a U.S. citizen who has lived through most of it, is completely shameful; but I digress). Substitute "Microsoft" for "U.S." and "FLOSS" for "communism" in the preceding sentence and you have the same situation today when it comes to where we, as a digital society, stand.
So while we should be aware of larger "weaponry" in Microsoft's arsenal, focusing on the constant stream of FUD flowing from Redmond could be of more immediate importance; this FUD campaign primarily consists of the myth that FLOSS is on the margins and cannot be mainstream. We know better, and it's incumbent on us to make sure everyone knows the truth. Coupling the fact that the FLOSS movement is making gains at a time when public distrust of Microsoft continues to rise, we have an opportunity to provide another option.
Promote and exercise the "GNU-clear option," instead of the "nuclear option."
The GNU-clear option is not a proposal to "reinvent the wheel" — the blueprint and philosophy that guides the FLOSS movement is well established and continues to provide a firm foundation on which to build the movement. Among other things, the GNU-clear option offers the choice that the myths about FLOSS can be busted and it truly can transform both the personal computing experience and society as a whole, despite lies to the contrary pumped out of corporate headquarters around the world and printed/broadcasted by a spoon-fed corporate media.
Let me give you an example: When was the last time you spoke to anyone — anyone who was not a computer person, that is; just a friend, relative or even a good-looking guy (or gal) at the bar or pub — about FLOSS? Today, I hope, but if not, make a point to do so. My conversion to FLOSS came as a result of a simple conversation with a supporter during my campaign as Green Party candidate for Insurance Commissioner in California last year — a conversation that lasted only a few minutes (including the exchanges of e-mails), but it clearly made a huge impression. I can't code to save my life, but as a journalist I can publish a magazine (which premieres in July) and maintain a Web site to promote FLOSS principles to those non-geeks wishing to learn more.
That is my contribution. And we all have contributions to make — none of which are too small or insignificant — in bringing FLOSS to the mainstream and fighting the corporate paranoia and maniac behavior that gestates in their boardrooms and executive offices.
Ultimately, a corporate strategy based on fear and manipulation of the public will fail, allowing us to prevail.
Thank you for this article, Daniel.
Larry Cafiero
Open Source Reporter
(Larry Cafiero, editor/publisher of Open Source Reporter, is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
News, blues and reviews
Finally grabbing a minute from my duties (in no particular order) as Dad, chauffeur, daily newspaper copy editor, raffle-ticket seller, Green Party official, honey-do husband and Open Source Reporter editor/publisher/webmaster, allow me a few random thoughts, cheap shots and bon mots (to quote the San Francisco Chronicle's Scott Ostler):
Lost in the shuffle: While panic reigned for the last couple of weeks regarding Daylight Saving Time being moved up a couple of weeks and while the Y2K-like distress accompanied the advent of yet another meaningless time change (which, incidently, should be abolished), did it occur to anyone to . . . ahem . . . just go into your preferences, find the time/date item and just set the clock ahead an hour? Sheesh.
C'est Ubuntu: This just in from across the Atlantic — the French government has decided to forego Windows and have the government work with an open source operating system, specifically the GNU/Linux distro known by all (and loved by many) as Ubuntu. Starting in June, 1,154 desks of the legislators and their parliamentary assitants in the National Assembly will feature GNU/Linux-based computers. Allez, France! "More on the story," as we say at OSR, from C|Net can be found here. But wait, there's more . . .
Who's carrying the ball for Open Source in England? It ain't Labour, surprisingly. The Conservatives have run with this issue, as shadow chancellor George Osborne has been saying to all that will listen that a Conservative government will insist all software is open source would cut the the UK's IT costs by 5 percent. Hello, Tony? More on the story, again, from Britian's IT Contractor here.
Gentoo hubbub: The GNU/Linux distro known as Gentoo has fallen on hard times. Or has it? DistroWatch, an above-average source of news in the GNU/Linux world, touched off a bit of a back-and-forth firestorm on the site's weekly report. What more interesting than DW publisher Ladislav Bodnar's story about Gentoo is the firefight in the reader comments that are linked at the bottom of the report's page. In his story, Bodnar writes that "[F]urthermore, one has to wonder: with the amount of time some of them spend flaming other people on the various mailing lists and planet blogs, do they actually have any time for coding?" So how do some of the pro-Gentoo people respond? With flamethrowers blazing, of course. A legitimate question, Ladislav, and a good story that, flaming aside, has resulted in a good discussion on your great site. Stick to your guns.
What will it be, Steve?: Those of you who know me — those three of you outside my family now reading this — know that I'm a completely committed Mac guy. Despite the fact I have taken the free software and open source software path, I still think that Apple still makes the best built hardware, period. I say this because having been faithful to the hardware for the last 15 years, I'm siding with DefectiveByDesign.org in asking everyone to sign a petition going to Steve Jobs to "set the ethical example" by eliminating digital rights management (DRM) from iTunes. You can click on the gif at the left to sign the petition (go ahead, but don't forget to come back). The petition responds to an open letter Jobs wrote on DRM last month. C'mon Steve: Other than axing the Newton (yes, finally I've forgiven you for that), your record has been flawless, and those of us who are eternally grateful to you for saving Apple hope you will continue to do the right thing. Keep it up by keeping your word on April 1.
Who left the dog out? Yep, I did. My apologies to the well known, and fairly loved, GNU/Linux distro known as Puppy — a dog that didn't make it into my GNU/Linux zoo tome a few blogs ago. It should have, and I really did plan to put it there, but I forgot. Here, have a Milk Bone, Puppy folks, and thanks for sparing me the embarrassment of notifying me personally in very civil e-mails — rather than frying me, Gentoo-supporter style, on my own blog.
(Larry Cafiero, editor/publisher of Open Source Reporter, is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
GNU/Linux and BSD: What a zoo!
I realize that this may be old hat — a fedora of any color — to long-time GNU/Linux users, so please indulge me on this discourse into the animal kingdom.
One of the joys of having my daughter look over my shoulder while dealing with the GNU/Linux learning curve — despite learning a very colorful and spicy vocabulary (okay, that's a joke: She gets enough of that when I bring her to the newspaper) — is that she's enamored by the wide variety of characters that symbolize GNU/Linux (and GNU/Solaris) operating systems, to say nothing of those other-worldly (netherworldly?), but unbearably cute, BSD mascots.
Granted, I've weighed in on my animal of use — the beast of burden on my Macs — in earlier blog postings, but as Mirano points out, there sure are a lot of animals out there (". . . and why no chickens?" since she's partial to chickens). But this observation, courtesy of a 9-year-old who puts together her own Web site with a classmate, started me thinking: Dang, the ethereal world of free software/open source software is full of animals — and we're only talking about the mascots here.
There are the standards
GNU and Tux, the former for GNU's Not Unix, and the latter being the ubiquitous, happy penguin Tux, symbolize GNU/Linux, although in the public mindset, these two animals should be thought of together rather than separately. But there has been an effort, especially around those in the free software movement, to rightfully link the two together, so we have GNU and Tux becoming superheroes battling the multinational corporate software hegemony, as shown below.
As you know, nearly all the wide varieties of GNU/Linux distros have some variation on the theme, but mostly they have Tux as their mascot, without the GNU (pronounced "guh-new") gnu (pronounced "new"). While we find that unfortunate and hope that developers will rightfully put the two together in their own mindset, and that of the public, we all have our favorites. I can't get all of them into this blog, but if you comment on which ones I missed, I could give them a fair shake in a later posting.
Who let the dogs out?
Not all GNU/Linux distro mascots graze on the African plains or waddle and eat herring: Speaking of standard-bearers, one of the Linux-for-Macintosh pioneers was Yellow Dog Linux, which has long since expanded not only all the latest Mac hardware, but they've blazed a trail into the realm of operating systems for Sony's PS3 — that's a good dog, Potter! Despite the fact that I have several distros lined up and waiting to audition to be my GNU/Linux flavor of choice, I currently have Yellow Dog 3.0 on the Old World Macs that I use on a daily basis. Speaking of real dogs, Norway's http://wolvix.org/">Wolfix keeps the canine motif going, with their symbol being a little more direct: a wolf's footprint.
Reptilian GNU/Linux
All jokes about Novell executives being legless reptiles for entering into an agreement with the evil empire of Redmond notwithstanding, SuSE has been represented by the noble reptilian iguana for years. It comes in a couple of flavors, Novell and their Enterprise Linux and the German-based OpenSUSE.
Go Dolphins!
Having grown up in Miami, I know a lot about Dolphins, even the ones that swim in the ocean. So it comes as no surprise that GNU/Linux mascots aren't limited to land animals. In fact two distros distros — Zenwalk and OpenTLE — take to the seas with their mascots. Zenwalk is a French distro that asks the eternal question: Have you ever tried Zen computing? (although we would have asked, "What is the sound of one app clapping?"), and OpenTLE is a Thai distro for Thai users (and if you visit their sites, make sure you have your Thai fonts, because despite clicking on their British flag link, apparently they're not ready for English-language visitors yet).
Back on the savannah . . .
With its mascot coming from the African grasslands, Nexenta, an American distro, brings an interesting twist to the GNU family: GNU/Solaris running on a Sun kernel. According to its Web site, "NexentaOS is a complete GNU-based open source operating system built on top of the OpenSolaris kernel and runtime . . . . NexentaOS is completely open source and free of any charge. It contains Apache, MySQL, Perl/Python/PHP, Firefox, Evolution, software update manager, Synaptic package manager, Gaim Instant Messenger, abiword, administration & development utilities, editors, graphics, GNOME, interpreters, libraries and many others. All of this is running on the state-of-the-art SunOS kernel." Naturally they get such a long listing here thanks to the length of the giraffe's neck.
The devil made me do it
Continuing on the mascots-from-hot-places theme, FreeBSD is (as they say on their Web site) "an advanced operating system . . . derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley" (which begs the question: Why didn't developers adopt the bear, since UCB are the Golden Bears?). BSD distros tend to be devil-themed (like PC-BSD, although you have to go seaside for the OpenBSD's blowfish), which may or may not lend itself to the suggestion that the devil is in the details, or that they're hell to work with (and I'm on the side that says they're not, so keep those cards and letters).
Lower life forms
Being lower on the food chain does not reflect the quality of http://www.dragonflybsd.org/">DragonFly BSD, an operating system and environment originally based on FreeBSD. Going even further down on the food chain — down to plants — a stylized tree represents gNewSense, one of our favorite distros due to its commitment to free software, and Slax has its four-leaf clover (that I've overlooked before, but not now) as a symbol.
Once again, I know I'm missing some of your favorite distros and their mascots — and if so, please comment below and I'll make sure I get it mentioned in another posting.
Does Dell finally get it?
A news item today at PC World heralds some groundbreaking news in the way of GNU/Linux being preinstalled on Dell desktop and laptop computers. So when I wrote in the Open Source Reporter FAQ that (and I'm paraphrasing here) your Grandma wouldn't be using Debian, perhaps I had spoken a wee bit too hastily.
This is not to say that the distro on the Dell machines will be Debian, unfortunately, but the PC World article does mention that "other Linux distributions were also suggested by users, and that Dell will look into possible certifications with other Linux brands across its product lines." All of which means that users may not be locked into Novell SUSE, but that remains to be seen.
But whatever Dell should choose to put on their GNU/Linux boxes, the underlying fact remains that when a corporate giant like Dell — and who hasn't used a Dell, either at work or at home (and possibly both)? — provides the option away from prepackaging solely the Redmond-based digital sludge masquerading as an operating system they've previously offered, you know Dell isn't doing it out of the goodness of their corporate hearts.
The demand is there, and Dell knows it. For all the nasty things I have said about Dell in the past, most (if not all) of it deserved, I now have to hand it to Dell: Maybe they get it after all.
Arguably, and with all the fanfare the news warrants, if nothing else this signals that GNU/Linux has officially arrived as a mainstream operating system.
Further, given a choice between a bloated operating system like the Microsoft's new "Vis-duh" and a more streamlined GNU/Linux operating system that frees up the computer workings for more important things, which would you use (especially on a lower-end machine)?
This is not to say that I'm embracing Dell. On the contrary: I know their products well, having used them in the many office environments in which I have worked over the past couple of decades. In my current job, I use a Dell as a copy editor at the Santa Cruz Sentinel. So let me be frank (and children, you can leave the room now): Dell has always lived up to its reputation as manufacturing hardware that absolutely and unequivocally blows. The fact that Windows-on-Dell can easily be described as hell squared is not lost on many people.
Having said this both here and over the last 15 or so years, however, no one is more ready than I am to give Dell another shot in using a Dell box or laptop equipped with GNU/Linux; crossing my fingers all the while that their hardware dependability may have increased as well.
If anything, improved Dell hardware coupled with Linux could just break me from the habit of spitting on the ground every time anyone mentions the computer maker's name.
You can't say "Argh!" without saying "Ah!" first
You'll have to forgive me for being AWOL for the last several days, but apparently the open source gods have dealt me an interesting hand that I've been playing to the best of my ability.
While spending most of my time trying to get the hang of Yellow Dog Linux on my G3 Wallstreet (while hoping I can figure out how to go all Linux, rather than booting from BootX), my home machine — the G3 minitower with a G4 processor (thanks, Sonnet!) — seemed to take a vacation when I tried to burn a CD (the drill here is to boot into OS 9 to use the SCSI CD burner, which the machine did not like).
To compound the situation, for some mysterious reason, I couldn't re-install OS X. This definitely was the exclamation point on the message I was getting from the open source gods: You talked the talk, bub, now walk the walk.
So I went through a few distros to find which one would boot.
Debian: I always have a problem with rebooting Debian after I install it. I don't know why, but it never works for me, which is unfortunate because I really want to use it.
Gentoo: A very interesting process in installing it, but like Debian, I get a combination of nada, zilch and zero when I reboot.
[Again, this could be PEBKAC raising its ugly head once more . . . ]
So it's back to Yellow Dog Linux for the G3, because the installer is friendly and I can get it to boot after I install it.
I'm not particularly married to the Yellow Dog, so if anyone has any suggestions for this G3/G4, I'm wide open to them. Further, this sort of speeds up my entrance into the Linux world: I had hoped to leisurely negotiate the Linux learning curve on the Wallstreet and get a handle on it, or at least to the point where I don't have to reinstall the system if I want to change the monitor settings. The plan was to become a Linux stud, and then jump into converting the desktops at home.
So the "argh" heard 'round the world is really an "ah."
Incidentally, I'd like to do an informal poll: Which of you readers like better as a desktop, GNOME or KDE?
My Penguin is a real Dog, or PEBKAC no more!
As you know from reading this blog, I have picked quite possibly the most difficult machine(s) on which to install Linux, upholding generations of Cafiero family tradition by refusing to seek — let alone travel — the path of least resistance.
And it took a walk in the redwoods and a chance encounter with a man and his Golden Retriever to enlighten me to the what I was doing wrong; or rather, what I had yet to do right.
While walking through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton (that's in Santa Cruz County, Calif.), a man and his dog walked toward me on the trail. I have a particular fondness for Goldens — perhaps the best behaved dogs on the planet — and while giving this one a pat or two and talking to his owner about him, it dawned on me that I hadn't tried Yellow Dog Linux.
So when I returned home, I found my Yellow Dog 3.0 Sirius disks and, lo and behold, the installation and reboot went without a hitch. While not completely Linux — I have to start with the OS 9 dance until BootX comes along — it gets me into this new open source world.
That means my penguin is a real dog. To many that may be an insult, but not for those at Terra Soft in Loveland, Colo., who would take it as a high compliment.
One thing, though: Can anyone tell me how to empty the trash on KDE?


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Susan Boyle made an appearance on ITV chat show Loose Women this week and we have to admit, we have never seen her look more confident on stage.
In the past, there have been times when the Britain's Got Talent star made us nervous as we watched her perform, because sometimes she seems so very uncomfortable to be in the spotlight and under observation, however as she sang her Christmas tune for the studio audience, the Scottish crooner seemed to be enjoying every minute.
Susan revealed this week that she has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which has been an important revelation to the star.
Her mother was told that Boyle was 'slow' because she was deprived of oxygen at birth and Susan grew up with her family thinking she was mentally impaired. However, last year she visited an doctor who was able to confirm that she has been suffering from a form of autism, that is somewhat treatable and manageable with expert advice.
Susan returned to the spotlight this week and with her TV special due to air on ITV1 tonight and her Christmas single hitting the shops this month, she made a very public appearance on Loose Women yesterday.
Boyle is releasing a version of the festive tune O Come All Ye Faithful, which also features vocals from the late, great singer Elvis Presley and she looked very inch the star in her white blouse, sequinned jacket and smart trousers as she belted out the tune.
Public reaction to the performance was very positive and tweets about SuBo's appearance included:
"#Loose Women good show with Jason Donovan and Susan Boyle. Great to see it for real!"
"Crying at Susan Boyle and Elvis Presley on loose women, this proves I'm emotionally unstable"
"I think Susan Boyle and Elvis singing O come all ye faithful is my favourite thing so far this Christmas. don't even care."
In the video below Susan starts out the song singing a little fast and out of time with the piano, but by the second verse she's positively delighted and dancing along.
There's Something About Susan will air tonight, ITV at 9PM and the documentary will show Susan as she prepared for her summer Scottish concerts and Texas concert this year.
Check it out and leave your comments below…

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Davis edges Medina in Atlantic City
By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside
Photos: Chris Toney
Saturday night at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jew Jersey, junior middleweight veteran Jamaal "Da Truth" Davis (13-8-1, 6KOs) came from behind to capture a hard fought eight round majority draw over late replacement Eberto Medina (6-8-1, 1KO). The win avenged a previous draw against Medina and put him back on the winning track to fight once again with the elite of the junior middleweight division. In the co-feature of the seven bout card promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions, light heavyweight contender Chuck Mussachio (18-2-2, 5KOs) bounced back from his failed USBA title attempt with a hard fought, but one sided eight round unanimous decision victory over hardnosed veteran Billy Bailey (11-15, 4KOs).
Boxing promoters know that in the fight game, things don't always go as planned. Sometimes emergency repairs need to be taken to keep the fight card in order. The originally scheduled main event between Jamal "Da Truth" Davis and formerly nationally ranked junior middleweight and fan favorite Lightning Harry Joe Yorgey had to be scrapped with just weeks to go when Yorgey sustained a torn ligament in his shoulder while in training. Veteran Promoter J. Russell Peltz went to work and quickly found a less than notable, but interesting replacement in veteran tough guy Eberto Medina of Newark, New Jersey for the main event. Medina had a nondescript record of 6-7-1, 1KO entering the fight, but recently had upset previously undefeated Polish sensation Przemyslaw Opalach (9-1, 8KO and earned a draw with Davis in Davis's last bout.
Davis looked strong and in tip top shape as he entered the ring. He looked psyched and ready to get the blemish off his record as he immediately came out boxing with good combinations in the early portion of the opening round. Medina pressed forward and came on the last minute with hard flurries and stunned Davis in the final seconds with a right hand up top.
Medina staggered Davis early in round two. Davis was quicker though and tried to box while moving away with hard four and five punch combinations.
The right hands of Medina began to lure Davis into his fight plan as both began to slug it out in rounds three through five. Medina's heavy hands appeared to take two of the three rounds. A right hand had puffed up and cut the left cheek of Davis in the third.
It looked like Davis was about to falter and take a loss heading into the sixth round, but all of a sudden his will and second wind kicked in at the same time. He began to show what made him successful in the early portion of his career, as he boxed, while slipping in some heavy combinations. He continued to step in and out of the pocket. Now medina was the one who looked a bit off kilter, as he swung wildly and missed with lunges. Davis did drop his rounds in the closing moments while on the retreat. Medina landed a big right hand up top which Davis just shrugged off.
The hand speed and movement of Jamaal Davis helped him outwork the heavy handed Medina in the seventh.
The fight entered the eighth and final round with both fighters knowing that victory could be in their hands if they could capture the final stanza. Each fighter took their turns landing big blows but Davis was just busier and appeared to squeak out the round and possibly the fight.
There was hushed silenced in the crowd when veteran ring announcer Larry Tornambe bellowed out "we have a majority decision." The crowd began to boo when the first scorecard was read at 76-76 even. The silence happened once again when the score of 77-75 were read. The crowd erupted with joy after Tornambe announced that Jamaal Davis has pulled out the majority decision victory.
"I just couldn't let my team down," said Davis afterwards on his will to pull out the victory from the jaws of defeat. "There are a lot of people that had helped me to get ready for this fight physically and mentally. Losing fights looks bad on them and they would be seen in a negative perception. I just can't have that. My Trainer Sharron Baker, Naazim Richardson and I set down many times and discussed about winning and what it would be like to keep competing in the sport and that is what motivated me."
The win jumps Jamaal Davis to 13-8-1, 6KOs, while Eberto Medina falls to a deceiving 6-8-1, 1KO.
In the co-feature of the evening Wildwood, New Jersey light heavyweight Chuck "The Professor" Mussachio (18-2-2, 5KOs) got back onto the winning side of the ledger as he pounded out a hard fought but one sided eight round unanimous decision victory over the game but outgunned Bakersfield California native, Billy Bailey 11-15, 4KOs).
Mussachio had fought a give and take battle against Garrett "The Ultimate Warrior" Wilson before getting stopped in the last round with a perfect hook in his failed attempt for the USBA title and looked to right the ship against the iron chinned veteran Billy Bailey.
Mussachio seemed right at home right from the opening bell, as he peppered the advancing Bailey with combinations from distance. The reach of Mussachio allowed him to continue to pepper Bailey in the second, but now he was setting down on certain shots. Bailey looked frustrated as he tried to step forward. A strong straight left on the chin from Mussachio sent Bailey off balance. Bailey looked stunned and he tried to regain his footing, but his hands touched the canvas, forcing an eight count. Bailey recovered quickly and even began to celebrate after landing a straight left of his own, like he hurt Mussachio. It wasn't true as "The Professor" continued to teach him the lessons of the trade with brazen combinations, while on the retreat during the rest of the second stanza and throughout the round three.
Bailey began to taunt Mussachio in the third in an attempt to get him off his game. In mid round he turned his head away and began to walk to his right. Mussachio would have none of it and hit him with a big right which sent sweat flying off the face of the iron chinned Bailey.
The reach and movement of Mussachio continued to frustrate Bailey. A right hand from Bailey did open a caught on the cheek of Mussachio late in the fourth, but veteran cut-man Joey "Eye Intrieri kept it from bleeding and being a problem throughout the second half of the fight.
Bailey did have his moments but Mussachio put on a boxing exhibition throughout rounds five through eight to easily capture the unanimous decision victory.
All three judges scored the bout easily in favor of by tallies of 78-73 x 2 and 80-72 respectively.
Mussachio spoke on the fight afterward. "He was a tough kid who really came to fight," said Mussachio. I hurt my right hand in the second and my left in the fourth. He really has a hard head and it is clear why he has never been stopped. Bailey was an awkward guy. I have been sparring with great fighters and you get to know where punches are coming from. You are ready to block them, but he had an amateurish style and his punches came in odd ways. I had hoped to win every round, but I am happy with my performance and will take the convincing victory."
Phoenix Arizona Roberto Yong (5-4-1, 3KOs) upset the apple cart of previously unbeaten Philly super middleweight prospect Fred Jenkins Jr., (5-1, 2KOs), dropping him three times en-route to an impressive third round TKO victory.
Yong took control of the fight early in the opening round, using his three inch height and several inch reach advantage to pepper the rugged Jenkins Jr, with flashy one two's throughout. Jenkins tried to slowly push forward and get inside to work the body. He finally did in the closing seconds and dropped his hands go to the mid section of his opponent. Yong fired a big four punch combination ending with a right hand to the side of Jenkins head as the bell sounded. Jenkins was stepping in potholes as he went to his corner.
Yong continued to outwork Jenkins in the second and early portions of the third as Jenkins could only t push forward landing an occasional right hand. Jenkins thought he had weathered the storm as Yong appeared to tire late in the third, and pressed forward. Yong unloaded a picture perfect double right hand on the chin, which sent Jenkins face first to the canvas. Jenkins got up and tried to retreat as Yong pounded away. It was clear Jenkins was in big trouble, but he still had power left in his arsenal and caught Yong with a counter right that sent the crowd into an uproar. It would not deter Wong who continued to flurry and batter Jenkins throughout the closing moments. The aggressiveness of Wong almost paid off again as he dropped Jenkins again with a right as he tried to clinch. Jenkins fell to the canvas in what appeared to be a clear knockdown but referee Earl Brown ruled it a slip as Jenkins had trouble rising to his feet and walking to his corner.
Yong looked gassed in the early portions of the fourth round, which allowed a badly dazed Jenkins, Jr. to recover. Wong switched in and out of the southpaw stance in an attempt to gain his second wind. Jenkins legs never seemed to recover though and Yong took advantage, sending him to the canvas at the three minute mark of the fourth with another right hand on the button. Jenkins got up and slowly made it to the corner. The fight was waived off immediately, Roberto Yong the TKO at 3:00 of the fourth round.
In the walkout bout of the evening, Clarion PA's Justin Johnson (3-3-3) barely outslugged Philly's Korey Sloane (2-4-1) over four good rounds of give and take junior welterweight action. One judge scored the fight 39-37 in favor of Sloane, but was overruled as the other two officials had the bout 39-37 in favor of Justin Johnson, giving him the split decision victory.
In a mild upset, Newark, New Jersey southpaw Ibrihim King (1-1-1), formerly known as Latwon Halsey, scored the first victory of his career by unanimous decision over Camden, New Jersey's Miguel Corcino (3-3, 2KOs) in their scheduled four round welterweight contest.
Corcino had problems with the wily southpaw right from the opening round, getting caught with lead lefts and right jabs as he tried to get inside.
Corcino charged out of the corner in the second round with a good three punch combination up top, as King retreated. It would not do much as King continued to lead in and out with lunging shots that made Corcino tentative throughout. You could hear Corcino's corner yelling for him to relax, but he looked tight and tentative.
Both fighters began to trade late in the third, with King getting the best of it as the fight heated up. The heavier handed Corcino knew that he had to go for broke in the fourth and was swinging wild bombs. Kings timed a right hand and stunned Corsino with a left hook that spun his head around. Corsino would not give up and continued to swing away. King caught him again, but Corsino walked through it, however he finally tired and slowed as the round came to a close.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of Ibrihim King by scores 40-36 and 39-37 twice, giving him the unanimous decision victory and his first win of his career.
In classic Philly gym war, undefeated light heavyweight Todd Unthankmay (4-0, 2KOs) overcame some heavy bombs from fellow Philadelphian Louis Robinson (2-5-1, 1KO), before dropping him in the closing moments to capture a hard fought, but one sided four round unanimous decision victory.
Unthankmay controlled the early portion of the fight behind his sharp jabs and precise combinations. Robinson was game and would not go away easily as he banged a few heavy right hands, early in the third round. Unthankmay answered though late in the round by stepping in and out of the pocket with sharp one-two combos.
Both fighters looked winded going into the fourth and final round. Unthankmay looked pick his spots to box in the early portion of the round, allowing Robinson to catch his breath. It was almost a big mistake as Robinson caught him against the ropes with a big right hand and followed up moments later with a left. The battle tested Unthankmay didn't get rattled and stunned Robinson with a series of combinations but let off the gas again, allowing Robinson to recover. Just when it looked like Robinson would get out of the fight without incident, Unthankmay caught him with a big right hand in the closing seconds. Robinson fell backwards and grabbed the ropes in order to prevent himself from touching the canvas. Referee Earl Brown stepped in and correctly gave him the eight count as the bell rang to end the fight. All three judges gave every round to Todd Unthankmay by scores of 40-35 x 2, and 40-34 respectively.
In the opening bout of the evening, David Gonzalez of Philadelphia PA looked good in his professional debut as he captured a four round unanimous decision victory over Camden New Jersey's Korey Pritchett (2-2) by scores of 39-37 across the board.


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Using his platform to promote Gay Marriage
Spent a lot of time looking at potential story lines to propel us through the next week. We obviusly have some that stand out like no other, but this one could be interesting. Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, according to the New York Times, plans to use the intense media coverage to promote his support for same-sex marriage.
We push athletes to speak out for what they believe. But using the SuperBowl platform to support your political beliefs will at the very least do one thing. Now you will get a take or two or ten from the newstalkers on this one.
Do you think its right to use your national sports platform to push a political agenda?


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You are here: Home Pay Your Bill Online News AtlantiCare president and CEO David Tilton receives Business Leader of the Year Award from the Greater Atlantic City Chamber
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2015
AtlantiCare's president and CEO David Tilton, MBA, FACHE, is the recipient of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber's 2015 John G. FitzPatrick and Redenia Gilliam-Mosee Business Leader of the Year Award.
The Chamber presented Tilton with the award during a special award ceremony March 4 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The Chamber has annually recognized the most dynamic and influential individuals in the community since the mid-1960s. A selection committee composed of past recipients selects the honorees.
"Mr. Tilton is a true leader in business and richly deserving of this honor," said Victor Nappen, chairman, Greater Atlantic City Chamber.
Tilton joined AtlantiCare in 1987 as administrator of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's (ARMC) Mainland Campus. He was named president of both campuses of ARMC in 1993 and was instrumental in ARMC's quality advancement and the development of AtlantiCare, a regional health system established in 1993. He was named president and CEO in 2007.
A highlight of Tilton's career was AtlantiCare's earning the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2009. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce selects only a handful of organizations each year for the highest national presidential award for quality and performance excellence. As a Baldrige Award recipient, AtlantiCare is a role model for organizational management and continuous quality improvement.
Tilton serves on the Board of the Health Research & Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Regional Policy Board of the AHA. Under Tilton's leadership AtlantiCare was included in Modern Healthcare's 2010 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare"; received the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet® designation (and two subsequent re-designations); and earned the Premier Cares Award.
Tilton earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University and his Bachelor of Science degree from Rider University.
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Largo defensive lineman Adarius Rayner committed to Indiana University this past weekend, Packers coach Rick Rodriguez said.
Rayner had committed to Colorado State in October but made a late switch to Indiana after taking a recruiting trip there over the weekend. Rayner was recruited by former Clearwater and FSU standout Greg Frey, who joined the Hoosiers' coaching staff on Jan. 13 after spending the past three seasons as Michigan's offensive line coach.
Last season, Rayner was a first-team, all-county selection after registering 40 tackles and 10 sacks, including a school record five against Boca Ciega in October.
Indiana has made a big push to get commitments from Florida recruits. Last week, the Hoosiers also landed Plant defensive lineman Bobby Richardson.


text: SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Foundation, the charitable giving program for Heffernan Insurance Brokers, is holding a benefit event on May 18, 2013 at the Regency Center in San Francisco. Celebrating the 25 th anniversary of the founding of Heffernan Insurance Brokers in 1988, the event theme is 'Journey to the 80s,' and will be a dance party featuring the popular 80s cover band, Tainted Love. The evening will also include a live auction and raffle. Tickets are available to the public and can be purchased at http://www.cvent.com/d/rcq09b. All proceeds benefit the Foundation. Over $300,000 in sponsorship funds have been raised thus far in advance of the event from over forty businesses and vendors, including several international and national brokers and insurance carriers, including $25K sponsors The Hanover Insurance Group, The Hartford, and Patriot National Insurance Group of Woodland Hills and Sacramento, CA. Michelle Lonaker, Heffernan's Philanthropy & Foundation Director, said, "Our sponsor support helps ensure that the Heffernan Foundation carries out its mission, which is to support nonprofits that provide direct support and services to local communities in the areas of shelter, food, education and the preservation of the environment. We are very grateful to our sponsors for recognizing that together we can make a difference in our communities." For a full list of sponsors, along with more information about the event, including details of the live auction and raffle showcase packages, visit https://www.facebook.com/JourneyToThe80s. Or go to http://www.heffernanfoundation.com. A video highlighting the Heffernan Foundation's mission can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHq_VTrTeus. About Heffernan Foundation Heffernan Foundation's mission is to serve nonprofits that provide direct support and services to local communities in the areas of shelter, food, education and the preservation of the environment.


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Jan. 27, 1997
USC Set To Host Oregon State, Oregon
LOS ANGELES -- The USC women's basketball team (12-4 overall, 6-1 in the Pac-10, good for second place and only 1 game back in the loss column), under the direction of second-year coach Fred Williams and paced by Naismith Player of the Year candidate Tina Thompson, hosts Oregon State on Friday (Jan. 31) at 7:30 p.m., then faces Oregon on Sunday (Feb. 2) at 1 p.m. Both games are at the Lyon Center. USC has won 10 of its last 12 games, including a 60-56 victory at crosstown rival UCLA last Friday (Jan. 24).
RANKINGS -- USC, Oregon and Oregon State are not ranked.
SERIES -- USC leads the all-time series with Oregon State, 18-6. The Women of Troy snapped a 3-game losing streak to the Beavers last year with a 67-66 win at the Lyon Center over then-No. 14 Oregon State. Earlier in the season, OSU beat USC, 64-62, in Corvallis. Oregon State last won in Los Angeles in 1995, 69-56. USC leads the all-time series with Oregon, 20-5. The 2 schools have split the season series in each of the last 2 years. Last season, USC won 75-66 in Eugene, then Oregon won 67-53 at the Lyon Center.PROBABLE STARTERS:
USC Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 14 Tina Thompson F 6-3 Sr. 22.5 10.8 45 Jodi Parriott F 6-2 So. 9.4 3.8 50 Michelle Campbell C 6-5 Sr. 11.1 7.9 5 Erica Jackson G 5-8 Sr. 6.0 4.1* 32 Kristin Clark G 5-7 So. 11.9 3.3* Oregon State Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 25 Kris Walsh F 6-4 Jr. 12.4 6.4 15 Monica Watts F 5-7 Jr. 14.8 6.4 44 Tina Lelas C 6-5 Sr. 16.0 10.3 11 Nicole McAllister G 5-8 Jr. 9.2 3.0 31 Liz Barrett G 5-6 Fr. 0.4 1.1 Oregon Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 33 Mendy Benson F 6-0 Jr. 5.6 3.8 42 Arianne Boyer F 6-0 Sr. 14.2 9.1 43 Renae Fegent C 6-3 Sr. 12.3 6.2 11 Lisa Bowyer G 5-8 So. 6.1 3.2* 21 Cindie Edamura G 5-6 Sr. 5.6 1.9 *assist average
LAST WEEK -- The Women of Troy earned their 10th win in the last 11 meetings against crosstown rival UCLA, beating the Bruins, 60-56, at Pauley Pavilion on Friday (Jan. 24). Sophomore guard Kristin Clark had an outstanding game, scoring a game-high 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting, making 4 key steals and getting 2 assists. Senior forward Tina Thompson had her ninth double-double of the year and the 51st of her career with 14 points and 15 rebounds. The Bruins led at halftime, 34-30, but the Women of Troy outscored them, 30-22, in the second half. With the score tied at 40, Clark made a steal and a lay-up to give the Women of Troy a 42-40 lead with 13:56 left, a lead they would not relinquish. USC got the lead up to 7 points with 2:29 left at 59-52 following 2 Thompson free throws, and held on the rest of the way. Freshman guard Melanie Pearson led the Bruins with 16 points and 9 rebounds.
RECORDS -- Forward Tina Thompson became the Pac-10's all-time leader in free throws attempted last week and could become the Pac-10's all-time leader in free throws made this weekend. Standing at 482-for-670 for her career, she passed Stanford's Val Whiting (666) against UCLA and now needs just 7 more free throws made to go to the top of the chart in that category ahead of fellow Trojan Cherie Nelson (488). Thompson is currently third on that list, as she is tied with California's Teresa Palmisano. Thompson's 15 points against UCLA give her 1,955 for her career, placing her 2 points away from fifth place on the Pac-10 career scoring list with Oregon's Stefanie Kasperski (1,956). Thompson's 15 rebounds against UCLA give her 1,035, good for fourth place on the Pac-10 career rebounding chart. Next up is Stanford's Val Whiting (1,134). Thompson is 50 field goals away from cracking the Pac-10's Top 5 chart and 111 away from doing the same in field goal attempts . . . USC's 12 3-pointers at Arizona set a school record for most 3-pointers in a game. The previous record was 11, set against Arizona State on Feb. 15, 1996. Kristin Clark's 5-of-6 performance on 3-pointers in the Arizona game tied her for the second-most made in a game with Erica Mashia's performance last year against California. Clark's 3-point percentage against the Wildcats is also good for second all-time on the single game chart . . . The Women of Troy tied a school record at Washington when they made 19-of-20 free throws for a clip of 95 percent. The Women of Troy did the same in 1993.
TROY NOTES -- USC is off to its best conference start (6-1) since the 1993-94 season when the Women of Troy won their first 10 Pac-10 games . . . Three of USC's 4 losses have been by 3 points or less and 3 of USC's 4 losses have come at the hands of teams that were ranked in the AP Top 10 at the time of the game . . . USC topped the 90-point mark in 3 consecutive games (UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, New Orleans) for the first time since the 1986-87 season. The last time USC did it 4 times in a row was in the 1982-83 season when the Women of Troy surpassed 90 points 5 consecutive times . . . USC has outblocked its opponents at a wild pace, 84-21, or an average of 5.3-1.3. Additionally, 5 of the 18 blocked shots by opponents came in the New Orleans game . . . USC has had 2 overtime games this season (UC Santa Barbara and Western Kentucky, double overtime) and is 1-1 in those games, beating the Gauchos and falling to the Lady Toppers . . . USC is holding opponents to a .367 field goal percentage and is outscoring opponents, 77.9-65.8 . . . USC has had 6 players set or tie career scoring highs this season (Michelle Campbell, Kim and Kristin Clark, Erica Jackson, Jodi Parriott, Adrain Williams) . . . In the double-overtime Western Kentucky game, USC had 5 players play more than 40 minutes, including Kristin Clark, who played all 50 minutes . . . USC has played 3 Sun Belt Conference schools, beating New Orleans and falling to Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky . . . USC swept the Washington schools on the road this year for the first time since the 1992-93 season.
COACH FRED WILLIAMS -- USC women's basketball coach Fred Williams is in his second year as head coach and is in his 12th season with the program in some capacity. He was named head coach of the Women of Troy following Cheryl Miller's resignation in September of 1995. A longtime fixture in the Los Angeles basketball community, Williams was USC's associate head coach under Miller for 2 seasons (1994-95) and spent 8 seasons as an assistant (1984-91). In his first season as head coach, Williams' squad, which featured 6 freshmen and only 1 healthy senior, finished 13-14 overall and 8-10 in the Pacific-10 Conference. As associate head coach during the 1993-94 and 94-95 seasons, Williams helped direct USC to a 44-14 record and 2 NCAA Tournament appearances (including to the Mideast Regional Final in 1994).
TINA THOMPSON -- A Naismith Player of the Year Top 10 candidate for the 1996-97 season, 6-3 forward Tina Thompson is in the midst of an All-American senior season, averaging 22.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, both Pac-10 highs, 1.4 blocks and 2.1 steals per game, scoring at least 21 points in 12 of 16 contests, including 8 efforts of 25 or more. Thompson, who has 9 double-doubles this season and 51 in her career, has been named Pac-10 Player of the Week 3 times this season for the weeks ending Dec. 8, Dec. 22 and Jan. 19. They were her third, fourth and fifth such honors in her career with one each coming as a sophomore and junior. Thompson, who has also been named to 2 all-tournament teams this season in addition to being selected as MVP of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge, posted a season-high 31 points vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19) to go along with 14 rebounds. She had 30 points against New Orleans (12/28) in the first day of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge and she scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, blocked 3 shots and had 5 steals vs. Long Beach State (12/21). Thompson hit 26 again at Arizona (1/16) to go with 14 rebounds. She began this season with a 25-point, 11-rebound effort against San Diego State (12/1). She put up 22 points and a career-high 6 blocks against Western Illinois (12/6) in the first round of the Dial Soap Classic at Louisiana Tech and came back with a game-high 25 points (including 2 3-pointers) in the title game against the Lady Techsters (12/7), helping her earn All-Tournament honors. Thompson posted a 25-point, 17-rebound showing against Utah (12/14) in the UC Irvine Tournament, where she also earned All-Tournament honors. She opened the Pac-10 with a double-double at Washington (1/2) and followed that up with a 23-point, 10-rebound, 4-steal outing against Washington State (1/4). She had 19 points against California (1/10), 25 vs. Stanford (1/12) and 22 vs. Arizona State (1/18). Her latest double-double came against UCLA (1/24) with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Thompson is the active leading scorer and rebounder in the Pac-10 with 1,955 points and 1,035 boards to her credit, good for sixth and fourth place on the all-time lists, respectively. Thompson's junior season was highlighted by a 49-point effort against UCLA, which is second all-time among Pac-10 and USC performers, just 1 point shy of former Trojan standout Cherie Nelson's 50 against Cal in 1989.
MICHELLE CAMPBELL -- The top shot blocker in the Pac-10, 6-5 center Michelle Campbell has proven to be a big factor in the fortunes of the Women of Troy in 1996-97. She put in another summer in which she worked hard on her game and USC has relied on her for inside scoring support as well as strong defense in the post. A reserve last season, she is again a starter and is flourishing, averaging 11.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. Campbell, who has 4 double-doubles, put forth an excellent performance in the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge, earning All-Tournament honors. She scored 25 points, blocked 7 shots, both career highs, and had 12 rebounds against Western Kentucky (12/29) and had 16 points against New Orleans (12/28) to go along with 4 blocks and a career-high 5 assists. She had 18 points and 9 rebounds at Arizona State (1/18), had 15 points and tied a season high with 13 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (12/21) to go along with 4 blocks. Campbell had 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19), 13 points and 10 rebounds at Arizona (1/16), 12 points vs. Stanford (1/10), 11 points at UCLA (1/24), 10 points against Utah (12/14) and 11 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. Colorado State (12/13). Campbell, who has at least 1 block in 13 of 14 games, increased her scoring in 7 consecutive games in one early stretch, going from 4 points against Louisiana Tech to 25 against Western Kentucky. One of only 2 fifth-year seniors on the team (Rashida Jeffery is the other), Campbell was second on the Pac-10's active career leader board in blocked shots entering her senior season and now has 138. Campbell was a key reserve off the bench in 1995-96 as a junior, averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in just 13.4 minutes.
KRISTIN CLARK -- A feisty guard with a do-all attitude, sophomore Kristin Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kim Clark) figured to serve mainly as a backup guard in 1996-97, but has moved into the starting role as a result of Erica Mashia's hip injury. Clark has been sharp all season as the team's second-leading scorer (11.9) and possibly the Pac-10's most improved player. Clark scored a career-high 25 points at Arizona (1/16), making 5-of-6 3-pointers in the process. She followed that up 2 games later with 23 points and 4 key steals at UCLA (1/24). In USC's overtime win over UC Santa Barbara (12/19), Clark hit the game-tying shot, a 12-footer with 14 seconds to go, that sent the game into the extra period. She finished with 11 points and 6 steals in the win and has had at least 2 steals in 12 of 16 games this season. She has scored 19 points twice, once in the win over Utah (12/14) and again in the win over New Orleans (12/28). She had 13 points and 7 rebounds at Washington State (1/4) and, in the second game of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge vs. Western Kentucky (12/29), Clark played all 50 minutes of the double-overtime affair, scoring 12 points and dishing out 8 assists. She opened the season with 12 points and 6 rebounds against San Diego State (12/1), had 11 points, 2 assists and 3 steals vs. Washington (1/2), 12 points and 4 assists at Arizona State (1/18), 10 points and 4 steals vs. Stanford (1/10), 9 points vs. Colorado State (12/13) and had a game-high 5 assists vs. Western Illinois (12/6). A solid ball-handler, the 5-7 Clark is equally deft at penetrating and dishing or pulling up for a 3-pointer. She is also valuable defensively as she is one of the quickest players on the team and is first in steals (2.5) and floor burns. Playing in all 27 games as a freshman, Clark came on at the end of the 1995-96 season and became a valuable contributor for the USC backcourt, starting 3 times.
ERICA JACKSON -- Coach Williams is looking for a solid leadership figure as well as a veteran guard in 1996-97 and has both in 5-8 senior Erica Jackson. With 50 career starts to her credit entering this season, Jackson is a starter for her third consecutive year. Jackson (averaging a team-high 4.1 assists) tied her career high in scoring against California (1/10) with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, which included 2-of-3 on 3-pointers. She followed that with an 11-point effort, including 2 more 3-pointers, against Stanford (1/12) and had 10 points, 9 assists and another 2 3-pointers at Arizona (1/16). She scored 9 points and dished out 6 assists in USC's opener vs. San Diego State (12/1) and had 9 points again vs. Utah (12/14) and New Orleans (12/28). Jackson, who had a career-high 10 assists vs. Western Kentucky (12/29), is USC's second best free throw shooter, making 29 of her 44 attempts, which includes a stretch of 17 in a row that ended against the Gauchos. She is set at point guard, but, as she did for much of last season, she is able to slide over and play the 2-guard as well. Jackson started all but 1 game as a junior in 1995-96, sharing the backcourt with Erica Mashia.
ADRAIN WILLIAMS -- A 6-4 sophomore forward, Adrain Williams has started 9 games for the Women of Troy this season after starting most of the season as a freshman. An athletic player, she is quick and agile for her size, a good rebounder and she can get out on the break or pull up for a jumper. She is fifth in scoring (7.6) and third in rebounding (5.8) and posted the best game of her USC career against Colorado State (12/13) with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Williams put together her second double-double of the season in the win over Long Beach State (12/21) with 13 points and 11 rebounds and repeated the feat vs. California (1/10) with 12 points and 13 rebounds off the bench. She scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Washington State (1/4) off the bench, posted 11 points and 4 steals against Western Illinois (12/6) and had 11 points vs. New Orleans (12/28). A frontcourt starter in 20 of 27 games as a freshman in 1995-96, Williams averaged 9.6 points per game (third on the team) and was second in rebounding (5.8).
JODI PARRIOTT -- A versatile forward, 6-2 sophomore Jodi Parriott has seen her role increase in 1996-97 as she provides Coach Williams with options at both the 3 and 4 positions. Parriott, USC's fourth-leading scorer (9.4) who has started at small forward since the Pac-10 season started, has been strong as of late, scoring a career-high 22 points vs. Western Kentucky (12/29) on 9-of-16 shooting and then matching that on 9-of-15 shooting at Washington (1/2) in her first career start. In the win over the Huskies, Parriott sank 3 free throws with no time on the clock to give USC a 1-point win. She followed that up with a 13-point effort on 6-of-8 shooting at Washington State (1/4). Parriott posted 20 points (including 7 in overtime) and 8 rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (12/19) and had 16 points and 8 rebounds vs. California (1/10). Playing in all but 1 game, all off the bench, as a 1995-96 freshman, Parriott averaged 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in an average of 9.6 minutes per outing.
KIM CLARK -- After missing most of last season with a right shoulder injury, Kim Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kristin Clark) is expected to add outside shooting depth to USC's perimeter game in 1996-97. The 5-7 redshirt freshman, an aggressive player with an eye for loose balls, has come on recently as a defensive catalyst and as a back-up ball-handler. A lower back injury kept her out of early action this season, but Clark made her season debut against Long Beach State (12/21), playing 6 minutes, making 1-of-2 shots to go along with 1 rebound and 1 assist. She has played in 7 games this season, setting a career high with 11 points vs. California (1/10) on 5-of-6 shooting in 8 minutes. She played a career-high 17 minutes at UCLA (1/24) and was on the floor in the game's final minutes. At Washington State (1/4), she played 5 minutes in the first half as a defensive spark off the bench and served the same role at Arizona (1/16). At Arizona State (1/18), Clark had 3 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in 11 minutes. She is one of 2 2-sport athletes on the team (true freshman Antoinette Polk is the other) and was a starting midfielder on the USC soccer team this fall. Clark scored 6 goals this year and had 3 assists.
RASHIDA JEFFERY -- Counted on for important minutes inside the key, 6-2 fifth-year senior forward/center Rashida Jeffery saw her season, and USC career, end on Jan. 21 with knee surgery. Jeffery hadn't played since USC's second game of the season when she suffered a sprained knee. Jeffery was expected to play a valuable role for the Women of Troy in 1996-97 as the top post player off the bench. Jeffery, plagued by knee problems throughout her career, got a chance to start in USC's opener and came up big, grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds in 31 minutes to go along with 10 points against San Diego State (12/1). She was 3-of-3 against Western Illinois when she suffered the knee injury that ended her season. When healthy, Jeffery was one of the most athletic players in the conference and routinely played at the rim, making her one of the most fierce rebounders in the Pac-10. USC's most productive frontcourt player off the bench as a junior in 1995-96, Jeffery averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds (third best on the team) in only 15.2 minutes per game.
ERICA MASHIA -- A Pac-10 All-Freshman team selection as a freshman guard in 1995-96, Erica Mashia was slated as USC's starting shooting guard this season. However, after finishing second on the team in scoring as a freshman and setting school season free throw and 3-point percentage records, Mashia reaggravated a hip injury suffered last season (in the preseason) and will likely be forced to redshirt.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN -- Williams added 4 freshmen to his roster this season, including 2 who are seeing opportunities right away. Guard Kiyoko Miller (5-8), from Valley Christian High (Brea, Calif.), comes to USC as a USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention and Southern Section Division IV Co-Player of the Year. Forward Tiffany Washington (6-2), from Bishop Montgomery High (Torrance, Calif.), was the Southern Section Division III Player of the Year. Miller, who made her first career start at Arizona (1/16), scored a season-high 7 points vs. Utah (12/14), had a season-high 5 rebounds vs. New Orleans (12/28), had 6 points, 3 assists and 2 steals vs. Long Beach State (12/21), 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. California (1/10) and had a combined 10 points in USC's 2 games in the Dial Soap Classic (12/6-7). Washington, who recently came up with a strong showing against Stanford, scoring 5 points in 5 minutes, posted a double-double in only her second game, scoring 12 points and getting 11 rebounds against Western Illinois (12/6) and then scored 11 points (on 5-of-5 shooting) with 7 rebounds vs. Colorado State (12/13). She had 8 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive) at Arizona State (1/18). She has made 18-of-31 shots on the season and is averaging 3.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game. Coach Williams has welcomed to the squad Antoinette Polk, a 5-10 guard who recently finished her first season with the volleyball team. Polk spent the volleyball season as a redshirt, but began basketball practice Dec. 16 and made her USC debut in the final 3 minutes of the Long Beach State game. She made 1 of 2 shots in her first appearance and is 5-of-10 on the season in 4 games, recently setting a career high with 6 points at Arizona State on 3-of-3 shooting. The Sacramento Player of the Year, Polk, from El Camino High (Sacramento, Calif.), is an excellent athlete with great speed, quickness and leaping abilities. Also new is walk-on Robyn Lewis, a 5-7 guard from Gahr High (Cerritos, Calif.), who earned All-San Gabriel Valley League honors as a senior last year. She has played in 6 games this season, making 4-of-12 shots.
USC IN THE PAC-10 (as of 1/27) -- Tina Thompson is the Pac-10's leading scorer (22.5) and rebounder (10.8). She is third in 3-point percentage (.386), tied for third in blocked shots (1.4), fourth in free throw percentage (.754) and seventh in field goal percentage (.522). Michelle Campbell leads the Pac-10 in blocked shots (2.3), is seventh in rebounding (7.9) and tied for ninth in field goal percentage (.508). Erica Jackson is seventh in assists (4.1), Kristin Clark is tied for sixth in steals (2.5) and is tied for 10th in 3-point percentage (.321). As a team, USC leads the Pac-10 in rebounding (45.4), is second in field goal percentage (.450) and field goal percentage defense (.367) and is third in scoring offense (77.9), 3-point field goal percentage (.325) and scoring margin (12.1). USC's 45 free throws vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19) and its .950 free throw percentage at Washington are Pac-10 highs and its 59 rebounds against Colorado State (12/13) is tied for a Pac-10 high. Campbell's 7 blocks vs. Western Kentucky (12/29) are a Pac-10 high, as are Thompson's and Rashida Jeffery's 17-rebound efforts.
SCHEDULE -- The Women of Troy have faced 3 teams currently in the AP Top 25 this season: Louisiana Tech, Stanford and Western Kentucky. USC fell to then-No. 3 Louisiana Tech in the Dial Soap Classic, 66-47, lost to then-No. 9 Western Kentucky, 85-82, in double overtime, and lost to then-No. 3 Stanford, 77-76.
OREGON STATE -- Oregon State, paced by second-year Coach Judy Spoelstra, is 9-7, 3-4. The Beavers, who will be trying to snap a 6-game Pac-10 road losing streak, are a veteran team led by a trio of upperclassmen: senior center Tina Lelas (16.0 points, 10.3 rebounds) and junior forwards Kris Walsh (12.4 points) and Monica Watts (14.8 points). The Beavers are shooting .424 from the field and only .595 from the foul line. Walsh (2.2) is second behind USC's Michelle Campbell in blocks (2.3) in the Pac-10.
OREGON -- Oregon is headed by fourth-year Coach Jody Runge, who has directed the Ducks (12-4, 5-2) to 3 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Senior forward Arianne Boyer leads Oregon with 14.2 points per game and 9.1 rebounds. Senior center Renae Fegent is at 12.3 points. No one is averaging more than 29.2 minutes per game and 9 players are averaging at least 13.2 minutes per game.
PAC-10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL -- 1. Stanford, 2. Oregon, 3. USC, 4. Arizona, 5. UCLA, 6. Washington, 7. Washington State, 8. California, 9. Oregon State, 10. Arizona State.
EARLY SIGNING -- USC signed one player in the early signing period, Tashara Carter, a 6-0 forward from Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.). Carter averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior last season when she teamed with current Trojan freshman forward Tiffany Washington. Carter was recently tabbed a 1996-97 Street & Smith All-American honorable mention. Other honors include: All-State Division III as a junior in 1996, All-CIF Division III in 1995 and 1996, 1995 Los Angeles Times All-South Bay, 1995 and 1996 Daily Breeze All-South Bay, 1995 Del Rey League MVP and 2-time All-Del Rey League selection. Carter, who averaged 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helped lead Bishop Montgomery to the Division III-AA state championship in 1995.
SHORTHANDED -- USC Coach Fred Williams has been without his full complement of players so far this season. It starts with the likely season-long loss of starting sophomore guard Erica Mashia because of a hip injury. He had been without the services of both redshirt freshman guard Kim Clark (because of a nagging back injury) and freshman guard Antoinette Polk, who has been with the volleyball team. Both made their debut in USC's game against Long Beach State (12/21). Williams also has had to do without senior forward Rashida Jeffery since the second game of the season. Jeffery had season-ending knee surgery on Jan. 21.
WILLIAMS SAYS -- "We keep plugging away and got another tough road win at UCLA. Almost every game against the Bruins is a nail-biter, and that one sure was. Now we have to take care of business on our home floor and concentrate on Oregon State and Oregon. The Ducks have been very impressive all year and the Beavers are coming off a big home sweep of the Arizona schools, so both games will be tough."
Erica Jackson -- #5 FG: 5 (vs. California, 1/10) FGA: 9 (vs. Arizona, 1/16) 3FG: 2 (3 times, last vs. Arizona, 1/16) 3FGA: 4 (vs. Utah, 12/14) FT: 8 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) FTA: 11 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) O-REB: 2 (twice, last vs. WSU, 1/4) D-REB: 5 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) REB: 5 (3 times, last vs. UCSB, 12/19) AST: 10 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) TO: 8 (vs. Long Beach State, 12/21) BLK: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) S: 3 (twice, last vs. UNO, 12/28) PTS: 14 (vs. California, 1/10) MIN: 43 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) Kim Clark -- #10 FG: 5 (vs. California, 1/10) FGA: 6 (vs. California, 1/10) 3FG: 1 (vs. California, 1/10) 3FGA: 2 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 1/24) FT: 2 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) FTA: 4 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) O-REB: 2 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) D-REB: 2 (last vs. UCLA, 1/24) REB: 2 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 1/24) AST: 2 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) TO: 3 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) BLK: 0 S: 2 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 1/24) PTS: 11 (vs. California, 1/10) MIN: 17 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) Tina Thompson -- #14 FG: 12 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) FGA: 21 (twice, last vs. Stanford, 1/12) 3FG: 3 (vs. Arizona, 1/16) 3FGA: 5 (4 times, last vs. Stanford, 1/12) FT: 11 (twice, last vs. Utah, 1/16) FTA: 14 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) O-REB: 8 (vs. Utah, 12/14) D-REB: 10 (vs. Arizona, 1/16) REB: 17 (vs. Utah, 12/14) AST: 4 (3 times, last vs. Stanford, 1/12) TO: 10 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) BLK: 6 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) S: 5 (twice, last vs. WK, 12/29) PTS: 31 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) MIN: 44 (twice, last vs. WK, 12/29) Antoinette Polk -- #15 FG: 3 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) FGA: 3 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 1 (twice, last vs. UNO, 12/28) FT: 0 FTA: 0 O-REB: 1 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) D-REB: 1 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) REB: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) AST: 0 TO: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) BLK: 0 S: 0 PTS: 6 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) MIN: 6 (vs. California, 1/10) Kiyoko Miller -- #20 FG: 3 (3 times, last vs. Cal, 1/10) FGA: 9 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 2 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) FT: 4 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) FTA: 4 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) O-REB: 2 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) D-REB: 4 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) REB: 5 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) AST: 3 (3 times, last vs. LBSU, 12/21) TO: 4 (3 times, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) BLK: 0 S: 2 (3 times, last vs. LBSU, 12/21) PTS: 7 (vs. Utah, 12/14) MIN: 22 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) Adrain Williams -- #30 FG: 8 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) FGA: 23 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) 3FG: 1 (twice, last vs. Stanford, 1/12) 3FGA: 3 (twice, last vs. Colorado St., 12/13) FT: 4 (twice, last vs. UCSB, 12/19) FTA: 7 (vs. Long Beach State, 12/21) O-REB: 4 (vs. Long Beach State, 12/21) D-REB 11 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) REB: 14 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) AST: 4 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) TO: 6 (vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/7) BLK: 3 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) S: 4 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) PTS: 21 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) MIN: 30 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) Kristin Clark -- #32 FG: 10 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) FGA: 20 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) 3FG: 5 (vs. Arizona, 1/16) 3FGA: 9 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) FT: 7 (vs. Utah, 12/14) FTA: 10 (vs. Utah, 12/14) O-REB: 3 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) D-REB: 5 (vs. Washington State, 1/4) REB: 6 (twice, last vs. La. Tech, 12/7) AST: 8 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) TO: 7 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) BLK: 0 S: 6 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) PTS: 25 (vs. Arizona, 1/16) MIN: 50 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) Tiffany Washington -- #40 FG: 5 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) FGA: 6 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 0 FT: 4 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) FTA: 7 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) O-REB: 5 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) D-REB: 7 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) REB: 11 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) AST: 1 (vs. UCLA, 1/24) TO: 3 (vs. Utah, 12/14) BLK: 1 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) S: 2 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) PTS: 12 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) MIN: 24 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) Rashida Jeffery -- #42 FG: 5 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) FGA: 8 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 0 FT: 0 FTA: 2 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) O-REB: 5 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) D-REB: 12 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) REB: 17 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) AST: 2 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) TO: 5 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) BLK: 1 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) S: 0 PTS: 10 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) MIN: 31 (vs. San Diego State, 12/1) Jodi Parriott -- #45 FG: 9 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) FGA: 16 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) 3FG: 2 (3 times, last vs. Arizona, 1/16) 3FGA: 4 (3 times, last vs. Arizona, 1/16) FT: 4 (vs. Washington, 1/2) FTA: 7 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) O-REB: 3 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) D-REB: 5 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) REB: 8 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) AST: 4 (vs. Arizona State, 1/18) TO: 4 (vs. California, 1/10) BLK: 2 (twice, last vs. UCSB, 12/19) S: 3 (twice, last vs. Arizona, 1/16) PTS: 22 (twice, last vs. Washington, 1/2) MIN: 41 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) Michelle Campbell -- #50 FG: 11 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) FGA: 16 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 0 FT: 5 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 1/24) FTA: 8 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 1/24) O-REB: 7 (vs. Long Beach State, 12/21) D-REB: 9 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, 12/19) REB: 13 (twice, last vs. LBSU, 12/21) AST: 5 (vs. New Orleans, 12/28) TO: 7 (vs. Colorado State, 12/13) BLK: 7 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) S: 4 (vs. Washington, 1/2) PTS: 25 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) MIN: 46 (vs. Western Kentucky, 12/29) Robyn Lewis -- #4 FG: 2 (vs. California, 1/10) FGA: 3 (twice, last vs. Cal, 1/10) 3FG: 0 3FGA: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 1/18) FT: 2 (vs. California, 1/10) FTA: 3 (twice, last vs. Cal, 1/10) O-REB: 1 (3 times, last vs. Cal, 1/10) D-REB: 1 (vs. California, 1/10) REB: 2 (vs. California, 1/10) AST: 2 (vs. California, 1/10) TO: 2 (3 times, last vs. UNO, 12/28) BLK: 0 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6) S: 2 (twice, last vs. Cal, 1/10) PTS: 6 (vs. California, 1/10) MIN: 14 (vs. Western Illinois, 12/6)
USC PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION - Sophomore Guard Kristin Clark -- Clark scored 23 of USC's 60 points (2 away from her career high) in the win over UCLA last Friday. Clark also made 4 key steals, all of which came in the second half as USC outscored the Bruins, 30-22. She made 10-of-20 shots, both of which were career highs. Clark is USC's second-leading scorer at 11.9 points per game, and is averaging 13.4 in Pac-10 play.
NOTES -- The 22 second-half points scored by UCLA was a low by a USC opponent this season for either half ... Senior forward Tina Thompson had her ninth double-double of the season and the 51st of her career with 14 points and 15 rebounds against the Bruins ... Thompson set the Pac-10 record for career free throws attempted last week. She now has 670 attempts. She should set the Pac-10 record for free throws made this weekend, as she has 482 and the record is 488 ...The Women of Troy are 8-1 when scoring 80-plus points, 4-3 when scoring less than 80.


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No injuries after overnight house fire in Palm Springs
Officials say items found inside home indicate transients were staying there
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire that sparked overnight in Palm Springs.
Emergency crews were called to a vacant house located on 871 Calle Santa Cruz, near Calle San Antonio just before 2 a.m.
Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from inside the house.
Crews were able to contain the blaze and kept it from spreading.
Officials say there is evidence that transients were in the residence before the fire but they are still investigating.
No injuries are being reported.
Written by Alex Batres, Morning Anchor / Reporter KESQ. You can reach Alex at email@example.com.


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The first European exhibition to comprehensively survey avante-garde Japanese fashion from the 1980s to now opens at the Barbican Art Gallery next week.
Designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto have had an enormous impact on the world's couture in the late 20th Century.
Their techniques challenged Western notions of beauty and redefined previously established notions of fashion.
"The tight silhouettes of Western couture were jettisoned into new fluid shapes [by Miyake, Kawakubo and Yamamoto]," Kate Bush, head of art galleries at the Barbican, said.
"Out went the magnificent ornament and extravagant techniques of the post-war tradition and in came a stark, monochrome palette and an entirely new decorative language."
The new exhibition, which is curated by fashion historian Akiko Fukai, explores the work of these three designers in relation to Japanese art, culture and costume history.
A programme of talks, performances, workshops and late-night events will take place to coincide with the exhibition.
Click here or on the image to preview the exhibition
'Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion' is at the Barbican Art Gallery from 14 October until 6 February 2011, barbican.org.uk
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There is only one nation in the Middle East in possession of an atomic bomb and it's name is not Iran. Israel has an atomic bomb, Israel refuses to allow UN inspectors into their facilities, Israel refuses to adhere to any international treaties pertaining to use of atomic weapons, and Israel is adamant that Iran must allow UN inspectors into their nuclear facilities. The government of Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) to enter long-unseen nuclear sites -the key Gchine uranimum mine and a heavy-water reactor in Arak.
Talks have broken down between Iran and the six world powers. France wants the Arak reactor to completely shut down. The IAEA insists:"it is forseen that Iran's cooperation will include providing the IAEA with timely information about its nuclear facilities." I wonder if a similar request should be made to Israel?


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Underwater Camera Reviews
Underwater Camera Reviews looks at the most popular underwater cameras and reports our findings so you can make an educated decision about the best waterproof camera for your needs and budget. The oceans are one of the most beautiful places that you'll undoubtedly explore with your new underwater digital camera, but today's rugged waterproof digital cameras are great for pools or anywhere there's water. Let us help you find the perfect waterproof camera! Check the special features below for quick suggestions or read one of our waterproof camera reviews to learn more about a specific model.
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Disposable Underwater Camera
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Compact Point and Shoot Underwater Cameras –
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Underwater Housing
An Underwater Camera Housing is very important to protecting your camera while underwater from moisture and pressure. There are actually YouTube videos that are online showing you how to make your own underwater housing, if you are so inclined to do so, but most professional photographers don't want to trust their expensive DSLR to a homemade housing. Many cameras being sold today are already equipped with their own housing but you need to be sure the quality if sufficient enough to help keep your camera protected. This is another reason to read our underwater camera reviews and to carefully check the manufacturers suggested use before buying.
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Having a wide angle lens for your point and shoot camera is suggested for better coverage and long range shots. It's best to use only one lens for each dive rather than trying to change to another one while submerged underwater. Also make sure you lens are securely attached and tethered to the camera as well and that the camera firmly attached with a strap. Chance are if you drop any of your equipment underwater it will undoubtedly become a permanent fixture at the bottom of the sea.
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Large memory card
Your memory card should have enough storage that running out on a single dive is not an issue.
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Yemen: a few months away from running out of food
Yemen's population is at risk of catastrophic hunger as food imports continue to plunge and on current trends the war torn country will effectively run out of things to eat in a few months.
Heightened tensions do not bode well for success of Yemen ceasefire
Oxfam and 9 other NGOs implore all parties in the conflict to abide by the terms of the ceasefire and to resume peace negotiations.
Syria ceasefire: Russia and USA must ensure agreement leads to real halt of violence
In response to the nationwide ceasefire in Syria, Oxfam hopes it will provide a welcome respite for Syrian civilians who have faced unremitting violence and deliberate deprivation of aid. Russia and the USA must make sure their agreement translates to a real and lasting halt to violence in Syria, said the agency.
Oxfam reaction to proposed ceasefire in Aleppo
In response to the proposed 48 hour ceasefire in Aleppo, Andy Baker, Oxfam's Syria Crisis Response manager said: "While the proposed ceasefire is welcome it must not be a one-off. Regular, sustained pauses in the conflict are necessary to deal with the scale of the suffering, devastation and destruction in the city."
Bombing of Yemen port is a condemnable attack on a civilian target
The coalition airstrikes of Hodeidah's port is yet another example of an attack on a civilian target, which Oxfam utterly condemns, says Oxfam's Yemen country director, Philippe Clerc.
Permanent Yemen ceasefire needed now to safeguard millions: call from international humanitarian agencies
Humanitarian agencies are calling on the international community to support a lasting solution that could save the lives of millions of civilians in Yemen, as the United Nations prepares to host peace talks on Sunday June 14th in Geneva.
Two-thirds of people in conflict-hit Yemen without clean water
Ongoing airstrikes, ground fighting and fuel shortages mean that an additional 3 million Yemenis are now without drinking water – raising the total number of Yemenis without a clean water supply and sanitation to at least 16 million – almost two-thirds of the population.
Five-day pause won't address humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen
The current five-day humanitarian pause in Yemen will not significantly ease the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict and the six-week-long de facto blockade, Oxfam warned today.
Oxfam reaction to the announcement of the five-day humanitarian pause in air strikes in Yemen
With the beginning of the five-day humanitarian pause in air strikes in Yemen, Grace Ommer, Oxfam Country Director in Yemen said:
World not delivering on Gaza reconstruction promises, new report warns
The international community must urgently change its approach to Gaza and deliver on promises of reconstruction, 46 agencies said today in a new report on the lack of progress since last year's conflict.


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