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Mines professor to deliver key lecture to steel industry professionalsGOLDEN, Colo., April 28, 2011 – Colorado School of Mines Professor David K. Matlock will present the opening lecture next month at AISTech, the annual meeting of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).
Matlock, director of the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center at Mines, was selected to deliver the Howe Memorial Lecture. He is recognized "for outstanding contributions to the teaching and research of mechanical metallurgy of steel and for worldwide leadership in the steel community."
Matlock's lecture is titled "Dual-Phase Steels: A Look Back With an Eye to Advanced High-Strength Sheet Steel Innovations."
AISTech, the steel industry's premier technology event, will be in Indianapolis May 2 through May 5 this year. It features hundreds of technical presentations and is attended by thousands of steel industry professionals.
The Howe Memorial Lecture was established in 1923 to honor Dr. Henry Marion Howe. Howe helped transform steelmaking from an art to a science with his gift of observation and deduction. He reviewed the experiments and breakthroughs of others — adding to them with investigations of his own — to establish metallography.
Other speakers at AISTech include a former CEO of General Motors, Fritz Henderson.
The Association for Iron and Steel Technology is an international technical association representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.
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The Huskers return an NCAA Champion, six All-Americans and five Big Ten Conference Champions in 2013. The women will look to defend their 2012 Big Ten Indoor title as the Huskers look to add to their 104 conference team titles in their second year in the Big Ten Conference.
The Big Ten was well represented in the preseason rankings, with four teams ranked on the men's side and five on the women's side.
The Huskers are set to open the 2013 season this weekend when they host the Holiday Inn Invitational at the Devaney Center Indoor Track. Action is slated to start on Friday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m., and will continue on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Noon.

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Salt Lake City • Officials say three minor earthquakes struck southern Utah within 30 minutes and were felt in Cedar City.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations says the quakes jolted the region starting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
The earthquakes were measured at magnitude 2, 3.1 and 3.5. The epicenter was 9 miles northwest of Cedar City.
A 2.7 quake hit the same region on Wednesday.
Seismologists say the Cedar City region has been hit by 26 quakes of magnitude 3 or greater since 1962.
The biggest jolt was a magnitude 4.2 in 1992.
In the wake of the quakes, the American Red Cross Utah Region urged Utahns to step up preparedness efforts.
"Today's quake is an important wake-up call," said Logan Sisam, director of emergency services. "Had it been a major quake, tens of thousands of Utahns would likely be without shelter and life-sustaining necessities. Our kids. Our friends and neighbors. Preparing now should be a major priority for all of us."
Sisam noted that it's important to keep emergency survival and first aid kits both at home and in vehicles, and to make sure family members know where to meet up following a disaster.
The American Red Cross offers free preparedness apps for smart phones, including a First Aid/Preparedness App, an Earthquake App and a Hurricane App. These apps provide alerts, important preparedness information, and one-touch "I'm safe" messaging.
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Break away from the hustle and bustle of the world and experience the majestic spirit and beauty of natural Florida. Journey through the depths of several ecosystems preserved just as nature intended.
Hop aboard an open-air safari coach for a 2-hour journey through a 4,700-acre (1,902-ha) wildlife conservation area and working ranch. Your ride is elevated 8 feet (2.4 m) off the ground for excellent views of all the elements of this unique landscape, starting with a tour of the ranch where beautiful Spanish colonial cattle and Florida's unique cracker horses live and play. As your coach barrels over the vast conservation, lean out to snap shots of a variety of wildlife from black bears to alligators and nearly 200 species of birds.
For some on-the-ground exploration, jump out of the coach and stretch your legs before heading into floodplains accessible via boardwalk. An experienced guide will lead the way, giving detailed information about the harmonious environment in which a variety of animals live. On top of experiencing the wild on an up-close-and-personal adventure, feel good knowing that 30% of all safari revenues are donated to the conservation efforts to keep the wildlife habitat protected. It won't be hard to thoroughly enjoy this ride knowing you are giving back to the very animals you see along the way.
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Dig up your old camp shirts and friendship bracelets: The National Museum of American Jewish History and the Collaborative are calling young professionals to reconnect with old bunkmates and reminisce about nights around the campfire during a nostalgic "Camp Reunion" on June 5.
The event will include such camping delicacies as s'mores and "adult bug juice," plus an improv comedy show and a Foundation for Jewish Camp presentation on applying summer camp lessons to the adult world. Attendees are also invited to bring personal photos to add to the museum's popular summer camp exhibit.
"And camp shirts are mandatory," said Collaborative program director Molly Wernick.
Representatives from six camps primarily serving the Philadelphia region will be on hand (Camp Galil Habonim Dror, Camp Harlam, Camp JRF, Golden Slipper Summer Camp, Pinemere Camp and Ramah in the Poconos) — but alumni from any Jewish camps are invited.
Wernick said she figured that even young adults who didn't go to the same camp might be interested in swapping stories.
"Growing up at camp is like such a different way of connecting with people," said Wernick, a longtime attendee and former director at Galil. "The relationships are so intensified and it just bonds you for life."
Both Wernick and fellow organizer Cobi Weissbach, associate director of development and leader of the young friends group at the museum, said they can't wait for the chance to relive the energy of their camp days.
Weissbach spent 12 summers at Ramah in Wisconsin, even bringing his future wife to work there with him before they got married. Being in the idyllic "bubble" of camp, Weissbach said, gave him the chance to figure out who he was while connecting to his Jewishness at prayer services around the lake, surrounded by close friends.
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MIAMI – The U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office will participate in a Veteran's Supplier Day event hosted by NBCUniversal and Telemundo on Thurs., Nov. 15 at Doral Golf Resort and Spa, from 11 a.m-2 p.m.
SBA South Florida Assistant District Director for Marketing and Outreach, Area 1 Althea Harris will make a short presentation on SBA's programs and services to support entrepreneurship for veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists and their family members or survivors. SBA representatives will also be on hand to work one-on-one with veteran business owners attending the event.
"Florida ranks 3rd for the greatest number of veteran-owned businesses, so there are great opportunities to partner with a veteran-owned business in south Florida," said SBA South Florida District Director Francisco "Pancho" Marrero. "America's veterans deserve every opportunity possible to benefit from resources that could help them build successful small businesses and create jobs."
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Mines hosts major International Astroparticle Physics Symposium
GOLDEN, Colo., May 2, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will host the International Astroparticle Physics Symposium: The High Energy Frontier, May 6-8.
Mines local organizers Fred Sarazin and Lawrence Wiencke referred to astroparticles – subatomic particles traveling across our universe at velocities nearing the speed of light – as the "messengers of the high-energy universe"
The program includes plenary sessions by invited speakers summarizing the state of the art in high-energy astroparticle physics. In total, more than 75 presentations will be delivered during the symposium. A panel discussion on future observatories, including the northern Auger Observatory planned to be located in southeastern Colorado will conclude the symposium.
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With the stakes season quickly hitting full-stride, HRTV (R) will again be on-site at Gulfstream Park this Saturday for another big day of racing, including the Grade 1, $500,000 Donn Handicap and the Grade 2, $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes.
HRTV's Carolyn Conley, who also serves as the network's Director of Brand Management, and former riding standout Richard Migliore will be in South Florida to report on the important day, offering analysis, insight and interviews with key personalities throughout the day.
The prestigious Donn Handicap, a key race for older horses at 1 1/8 miles, has drawn a stellar field of 11, including Preakness winner Shackleford, Ruler On Ice, Flat Out, among others. Post time is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. ET. The Hutcheson, for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs, is a Derby prep with six scheduled to go postward. Post time is 3:49 p.m. ET.
The powerful card also includes a pair of other outstanding graded events -- the Grade 1, $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, and the Grade 3, $150,000 Suwanee River.
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Best-ever chocolate raspberry brownies
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 40 mins
Squidgy and super moreish, these gorgeous foolproof fruity chocolate bakes will be snapped up in seconds
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Nutrition: per serving
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- fat22g
- saturates13g
- carbs44g
- sugars38g
- fibre2g
- protein5g
- salt0.4g
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Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 20 x 30cm baking tray tin with baking parchment. Put the chocolate, butter and sugar in a pan and gently melt, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat.
Stir the eggs, one by one, into the melted chocolate mixture. Sieve over the flour and cocoa, and stir in. Stir in half the raspberries, scrape into the tray, then scatter over the remaining raspberries. Bake on the middle shelf for 30 mins or, if you prefer a firmer texture, for 5 mins more. Cool before slicing into squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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4th Apr, 2017
These really are so simple and delicious. I've messed about a lot with this recipe and I've found the best outcome is to use the exactl quantities of everything except the raspberries. I use a little more. It's really important to use the right size tin for the baking and to cool the chocolate mixture before adding the eggs. I add 3/4's of the raspberries to the mixture and then about 15 mins into cooking I dot the rest Over the top, pressing them in slightly. Cool and then stick in the fridge before slicing though.
3rd Feb, 2017
Absolutely delicious! These are going to be my staple gooey brownie recipe from now on. Baked at 160C fan for 45mins to get a slightly firmer (but still dense and "squidgy") brownie, which made them hold together a bit more. While they're good while they're still warm, I would recommend refrigerating them as it really helps with cutting them up!
20th Jun, 2016
I was thrilled with the results and have no complaints. I added macadamia nuts to mine, which were really delish....sprinkled them liberally over the mix and buried them with mix. I beat the eggs before adding them with a fork and I had let the chocolate mix cool somewhat before adding. My oven is not the most reliable as the fan force can go on and off but the cooking time was good. My husband and I had ours hot straight out of the oven and I had mine with a dollop of cream. It was gooey and so delicious but not neat but that was part of the appeal. I cooled but did not refrigerate before cutting. That was a mistake. If you want neat squares, I'd say setting in the fridge is a must. Good luck!
5th Jun, 2016
I read the comments and decided this would be a good recipe to make for cake day in my German class BUT they didn't, even after an hour in the oven and even after turning the heat up after 40 mins. It was only a bit thicker than when I had put it in the oven. The edges burnt black but nothing else cooked. But hey, we learn from mistakes and maybe it was just the way I was cooking it?
2nd May, 2016
We've made these brownies twice and both times they are absolutely delicious! It's actually dangerous to make too many since they are more-ish. The recipe is easy to follow - my recommendation would be to do about 3/4 of the sugar amount since they are very sweet. However the raspberries give just the right amount of tartness. The second time we made them they came out a little watery at first and needed longer in the oven; however they still tasted fab. Goes down a treat as a gift to friends!
3rd Mar, 2016
I'm a total novice baker and have made these brownies about 5 times now. The recipe is very simple and I follow it to the letter and the brownies have come out really well every time. I bake mine for 35 minutes and they always look quite runny still when I take them out of the oven BUT they do harden up as they cool, so do not be fooled by their appearance. I did them for 40 minutes on one occasion and they still did not look 'done' when I took them out of the oven but they hardened up a little too much and were a bit tough, so I do think 35 minutes is about right. If done according to the recipe, these brownies are just the right amount of squidgy with a lovely crust on the top. The raspberries add a zingy flavour twist. I sieve some icing sugar onto mine to make them a little more 'dressed'. I always have people asking me for the recipe, so they must be good!
26th Sep, 2016
Thank you for your question. We always recommend following the recipe for best results as we triple test to ensure it works. Check out our tips for sugar-free baking as well as our low-fat cake collection for alternative recipes and ideas for how to adjust recipes if you do want to give it a go yourself.
22nd Jan, 2015
Hi tvarda, thanks for getting in touch. Great that you want to experiment with the recipe. However, we haven't tested this recipe using the ingredients you suggest and they are likely to make big differences to the finished texture. For example the gluten-free flours might not absorb the liquid ingredients in the same way as wheat flour and agave nectar has a different level of sweetness to sugar and also involves adding another liquid to the mixture. If you want to cut out the flour you could try experimenting with one of our triple tested flourless chocolate cake recipes - such as this one for chocolate ginger brownie bars http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-gingerbread-brownie-bars-fudgy-icing or this flourless chocolate and pear cake http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8084/flourless-chocolate-and-pear-cake which uses ground hazelnuts instead of flour. This guide on sugar-free baking may also be a useful reference http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/sugar-free-baking. Hope it goes well. Please do let us know how you get on.
4th Feb, 2017
I'm sure that seasoned cooks would know this automatically, but given the sparsity of instructions this is a note to the amateurs among us (myself included) to leave the mixture to cool significantly before adding the eggs, as the hot mixture can cause them to scramble within the batter if you're not quick enough at stirring each one in!


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By Andrea Brown, The Herald
Some days, mural artist David Hose spends about as much time talking as he does working.
It's all his fault. His art is so intriguing that people can't help but stop to watch and chat as he transforms the side of an old brick building into a colorful masterpiece.
Hose, 68, is a modern-day caveman-Renaissance man.
The lean, tanned figure with fluffy white hair and splattered jeans dips a brush into a can of Sherwin-Williams exterior paint to do the oldest form of human artwork. What now punches up drab downtowns began eons ago as a form of expression in caves, pyramids and cathedrals.
Unlike studio art, mural painting is public art from the first stroke.
"Meeting people is a big part of my work. I am very inspired by them," Hose said. "This is absolute joy. It is something I put my heart into. I get pretty obsessive."
Hose has done about 30 public murals around Snohomish County in the past 10 years.
His current mural on the Earl Winehart Post of the American Legion in downtown Snohomish depicts six wars dating from World War I to Iraq and Afghanistan. The callow young man holding a rifle in the first box is a representation of the legion's soldier namesake.
The colors, weapons and faces change in the sections from then to now. Aircraft through the ages adds dimension to the expansive blue sky.
It is a beautiful yet somber scene.
"You start to relive what these people go through, even vicariously," Hose said. "Especially talking to people. A lot are vets, and I get very moved. And when I'm moved I can paint well."
He said it doesn't matter that he wasn't in the military, rejected from serving due to foot problems.
Hose hopes to have the 35-by-60-foot mural done by the end of summer. He expects to use 25 to 30 gallons of paint.
For guidance, he tapes up sketches and photos on the huge brick canvas. "You learn how little you know when you do a big mural like this," he said.
He needed a hydraulic lift for the legion mural. Usually, a ladder does the trick.
"It's the biggest I've ever done and the most complicated," he said. "I underestimated my time, but I won't leave the wall until I get truly what I want and what they want."
Pat Guyot, legion commander, said Hose was the right fit for the project to replace the aging, smaller mural that needed a makeover.
"I've seen his work, and it's just phenomenal," Guyot said. "This is to show respect for our comrades in arms, for veterans and active duty."
Hose is stirred by the human connection to what he paints.
"I love to do murals of what people love in their lives," he said. "When I hear from them something that really moves them, that's what moves me."
What moves people varies. One of his early murals in the 1990s was on painted tiles for a Vegas casino.
"I did a food court mural in the Rio of a beach with ladies in bikinis," he said. "I don't know if it's still there."
He doesn't do many bikini bods these days. Mostly of his facades are historical scenes, landscapes and school mascots.
The Seattle-area native has been drawing ever since he could hold a crayon.
"I couldn't stop. That's why I didn't get very good grades," he said. "I was always drawing and the teachers got upset. I was doodling, drawing human faces, profiles, others students. They were like, 'Hose, come on.' "
He went to art school in San Francisco, but dropped out after a year.
"I was looking for a purpose in my life. They wanted me to go into commercial art," he said. "I left art school in search of myself. It was the whole generation thing in 1966."
In 1967, he became a "Moonie," the term used for members of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon.
It's where he met his wife, Takeko. "We got married in a gigantic ceremony in 1970 in Seoul, Korea," he said.
They stayed with the church while raising a family.
"I traveled the world in counseling and lecturing," Hose said. "For 25 years, my art was a little sketch pad I took with me to every country I visited. Palm trees, cathedrals and street scenes, that was my only connection. I was hanging on to art by a thread."
Hose said he left the church movement in the 1990s because of a "parting of ways."
The family settled in Bellevue, where he pursued his art, mostly doing portraits and tile paintings.
A move to Monroe in 2004 changed his focus. He started painting murals reflecting small-town life.
"Things just started taking off," he said. "People started calling. It exploded."
His next project will play to a different crowd. He's doing a mural in an elementary school.
"Kids are wonderful," he said. "They'll come by and say, 'I'm an artist, too. I draw bunnies.' "
Everybody's got to start somewhere.
More murals by David Hose
In Monroe
1. NAPA Auto Parts: "1950s Monroe, Downtown."
2. The Keg-n-Cue Tavern: "The High Cascades, Alpine Lakes Region."
3. The Hitching Post Cafe: "Fantasies of Old Monroe" and "Well-known Celebrities."
4. Lobby of Harmsen &Associates: "Old Surveying Crew, Including George Washington."
5. North side of Haight Carpet &Interiors: "Skykomish Fantasy, River of Life."
6. Eddies Trackside Bar &Grill: "Steam Locomotive Coming out of a Tunnel."
7. Gumby's Emporium: "Monroe, a Century Ago."
In Sultan
1. On Fourth Street across from the Sultan Post Office: "The Old Sultan Train Depot."
2. Sultan Post Office: "Historical Scenes of the Sultan Fire Department."
In Everett
Bad Dog Espresso: "A Salute to the U.S. Navy and BNSF Railway Hub."


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It's been two weeks since I saw Spike Jonze's new film Her.
But it is only now, on a quiet night, that I finally feel ready to write about it. Because I am sitting alone with my computer and a chocolate bar, and it just seems painfully appropriate.
My screening of "Her" coincided eerily with my decision to break down and make an online dating profile.
To be clear, I was first forced into it by a friend—one of those "just give me a couple of your hobbies and I'll make it for you" type of things. But naturally, once I was out on the market, I immediately had to nit-pick it to death. "Do these photos accurately show my athleticism, wit, smarts and gorgeous eyes? Am I listing the correct spread of timeless movies in different genres to show my depth and well-roundedness?"
I even searched for girls my age in my area to scope out my competition. Only once, though. I promise.
I can't even begin to tell you how many boring online dating profiles there are in this country. My eyes roll back every time I get to the fifth straight one of these:
"I live life to the fullest and like hanging out with friends. Looking for a girl who likes to have a good time."
Then I snarl sarcastically at the computer "Pick me! Pick me! I am that girl!"
But every once in a while, I would find a boy who was a bright spot in the monotony. Someone who was intriguing, who seemed to speak my language. And then the game would begin. Do I message him? Do I like his photo, or rate him? Or do I simply view his profile and hope to Cupid he sees my witty username and reciprocates?
In the midst of all of this analysis, I watched Mr. Jonze's movie. A film whose trailer I had watched months ago, and then vehemently exclaimed "No! Ugh!" at the prospect. There is something about artificial intelligence in the emotional realm that just makes me so darn squirmy.
And it blew me away.
Her revolves around Theodore Twombly, a lonely man and textbook introvert. Joaquin Phoenix breathes quiet life into the character of Twombly, who is employed at a personalized letter company. He spends his days composing thank-yous, I-miss-you notes, and other correspondence, using his way with words and knowledge of his clients to convincingly write with their voices.
Theodore buys a new operating system, or "OS," named Samantha. Samantha is a name that the OS gives herself, after instantaneously scanning all of the baby names she can find in her network. She organizes Twombley's files, manages his calendar, and becomes his friend. With every response he gives her, she adapts more and more to his personality and needs. They joke, debate, and wander. They make up songs and words to songs. They comment on the people around them that she can see with her built-in camera. He starts to smile for the first time since before his divorce.
Is that bad?
I honestly expected Her to mirror Pixar's Wall*E, with a "TECHNOLOGY WILL RUIN US" type of message. But just as in real life, the advancements in Her don't come with an ethical instruction book. And quite often, the results of the experiments are inconclusive.
Can you have a relationship with a machine?
Dating websites generally give a huge number of categories and facets upon which to define yourself within that world. And yet, nine times out of ten, people don't really know how to write about themselves, so they stick with "I like going to the gym" or "I'm a fun person."
Is that where it gets dangerous? As we develop our machines to be more advanced and more complex, we're reducing ourselves and each other to simple profiles?
Or are we simpler than we think?
On OkCupid, one of the more popular (and free) sites, members have almost a limitless supply of questions to answer about everything from ethics to lifestyle. Once you give your answer to the question, you have the ability to tell the site which answers to these questions would be acceptable to you from another person. You can make a deal-breaker out of anything from "must love dogs" to "must shower daily." And like Samantha, the site adapts to you based on every response.
I worried before joining that I would go into some sort of "shopping mode" and refuse to entertain the idea of any guy without a super-attractive picture. But I picked up on most of the not-so-subtle cues almost immediately. Guys with shirtless pictures are looking to hook up. Guys who only list "partying" as their pastime, or can't think of a favorite book, won't work with me.
And I only really have to make these distinctions in the 85%-match-and-above zone, because those are frankly the only guys on a dating website who are even claiming to be pro-Jesus and anti-hookup. So for a girl like me, online dating isn't actually particularly hard to navigate.
In some ways, online dating has actually made me a little less superficial than usual. I got an endearing message from one guy in particular, shortly before discovering that he was shorter than me. Had we interacted first in a social setting, I would honestly have subconsciously dismissed him. Probably. But in this context I was basically presented with his personality first. And I found myself reevaluating what I should consider a deal-breaker.
The greatest danger in a relationship often lies in thinking we know what we want.
For this is where the match percentage leads us astray. It's when we step beyond the helpful weeding-out of incompatible ideologies and into the realm of laundry-list preferences.
This should all come with the enormous disclaimer that I have not yet gone on any dates with guys I met online. I will soon. Truthfully, part of me would rather just message back and forth forever and not deal with flesh-and-blood people. Because people are scary and imperfect and not contained in my computer. But I know that keeping people contained to chats isn't the way to go. Because in an actual live relationship, I learn something. I grow. I pick up on ways to be better at the relationship and ways in which I am selfish.
And that's why a Samantha wouldn't work.
Not because a relationship requires a physical aspect. Not because talking to a phone is weird (after all, iPhone users already do it). It's because a genuine relationship requires mutual choice and inherent sacrifice. We have to know deep within us that we cannot expect people to have a machine-level of consistency any more than a machine will hold up to a person-level of connection.
My parents' marriage of almost 30 years is beautiful not because they were just so very compatible, but so very determined.
A healthy relationship is defined by the lack of control. You are with someone who has not been made or paid or fooled into loving you. Someone who has not simply been programmed to make you happy. Only someone with the choice not to love you can truly enjoy loving you.
And it is God's grace to us that we can love this way.


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Master Representative Payee File, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Effective Date: April 19, 2013
Social Security Administration
[Docket No. SSA-2013-0015]
Notice of System of Records Alterations and Proposed New Routine Uses
Required by the Privacy Act of 1974
System Number: 60-0222
System name: Master Representative Payee File, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Security Classification: None.
System Location: SSA, National Computer Center, 6201 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235. The system database is available by direct electronic access by Social Security field offices (FO). FO addresses and telephone numbers can be found in local telephone directories under "Social Security Administration'' (SSA), or by accessing http://www.ssa.gov/org.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
This system maintains information about all payees and payee applicants, including persons whose certifications as representative payees have been revoked or terminated on or after January 1, 1991; persons who have been convicted of a violation of sections 208, 811, and 1632 of the Social Security Act, as amended, persons convicted under other statutes in connection with services as a representative payee, and others whose certification as a representative payee SSA has revoked due to misuse of funds paid under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act; persons who are acting or have acted as representative payees; representative payee applicants who were not selected to serve as representative payees; representative payee applicants who have been convicted of an offense resulting in more than one (1) year imprisonment; payees and payee applicants who have an outstanding felony warrant; organizational payees who have been authorized to collect a fee for their service; and beneficiaries/applicants who are being served by representative payees.
Categories of records in the system:
Records in this system consist of:
- Names and Social Security numbers (SSNs) (or employer identification numbers (EINs)) of representative payees whose certifications for payment of benefits as representative payees have been revoked or terminated on or after January 1, 1991, because of misuse of benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act;
- Names and SSNs (or EINs) of all persons convicted of violations of sections 208, 811, and 1632 of the Social Security Act, as amended;
- Names, addresses, and SSNs (or EINs) of persons convicted of violations of statutes other than sections 208 and 1632 of the Social Security Act, when such violations were committed in connection with the individual's service as a Social Security representative payee;
- Names, addresses, SSNs, and information about representative payee or representative payee applicant self-reported crimes, outstanding felony warrants, or imprisonment for a period exceeding one (1) year (an indicator will be used in the system to identify persons identified as having an outstanding felony warrant);
- Names, addresses, and SSNs (or EINs) of representative payees who are receiving benefit payments pursuant to section 205(j) or section 1631(a)(2) of the Social Security Act;
- Names, addresses, and SSNs of persons for whom representative payees are reported to be providing representative payee services under section 205(j) or section 1631(a)(2) of the Social Security Act;
- Names, addresses, and SSNs of representative payee applicants who were not selected as representative payees;
- Names, addresses, and SSNs of persons who were terminated as representative payees for reasons other than misuse of benefits paid to them on behalf of beneficiaries/recipients;
- Information concerning the representative payee's relationship to the beneficiaries/recipients they serve;
- Names, addresses, EINs, and qualifying information of organizations authorized to charge a fee for providing representative payee services;
- Codes which indicate the relationship (other than familial) between the beneficiaries/recipients and the persons who have custody of the beneficiaries/recipients;
- Dates and reasons for payee terminations (e.g., performance not acceptable, death of payee, beneficiary in direct payment, etc.) and revocations;
- Codes indicating whether representative payee applicants were selected or not selected;
- Dates and reasons representative payee applicants were not selected to serve as payees, dates and reasons for changes of payees (e.g., beneficiary in direct payment, a criminal history etc.);
- Amount of benefits misused;
- Identification number assigned to the claim on which the misuse occurred;
- Date of the determination of misuse;
- Information about a felony conviction reported by the representative payee;
- Criminal history information obtained from SSA databases, third parties, contractors, and other Federal agencies; and,
- Annual payee accounting reports.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Sections 205(a), 205(j), 208, 811, 1631(a), and 1632 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-203).
Information maintained in this system will assist SSA in the selection process of a representative payee by enabling Social Security field offices to better screen applicants to determine their suitability to become representative payees. SSA also will use the data for management information and workload projection purposes. Additionally, we will use the information to prepare annual reports to Congress on representative payee activities.
Routine uses of records covered by the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
Disclosure may be made for routine uses as indicated below. However, disclosure of any information defined as "return or return information" under 26 U.S.C. § 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be disclosed unless authorized by a statute, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or IRS regulations.
- To the Department of Justice (DOJ), a court or other tribunal, or another party before such tribunal, when:
- The Social Security Administration (SSA), or any component thereof; or
- Any SSA employee in his or her official capacity; or
- Any SSA employee in his or her individual capacity where DOJ (or SSA, where it is authorized to do so) has agreed to represent the employee; or
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- To the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Regional Office, Manila, Philippines, for the administration of the Social Security Act in the Philippines and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region through services and facilities of that agency.
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- To DOJ for:
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- To a claimant or other individual authorized to act on his or her behalf information concerning the status of his or her representative payee or the status of the application of a person applying to be his or her representative payee, and information pertaining to the address of a representative payee applicant or a selected representative payee when this information is needed to pursue a claim for recovery of misapplied or misused benefits.
- To the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) for the administration of RRB's representative payment program.
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- To appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, entities, and persons when:
- we suspect or confirm a compromise of security or confidentiality of information;
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- we determine that disclosing the information to such agencies, entities, and persons will assist us in our efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
- To third parties, contractors, or other Federal Agencies, as necessary, to conduct criminal background checks and to obtain criminal history information on representative payees and representative payee applicants.
- To Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and private security contractors as appropriate, if necessary:
- To enable them to protect the safety of SSA employees and customers, the security of the SSA workplace and the operation of SSA facilities, or
- To assist investigations or prosecutions with respect to activities that affect such safety and security, or activities that disrupt the operation of SSA facilities.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system:
Storage: We maintain records in this system in paper form and system generated forms and in electronic files.
Retrievability: We will retrieve records by both SSN and name. If we deny an application because the applicant submitted fraudulent evidence, or if we are verifying evidence we suspect to be fraudulent, we will retrieve records by the applicant's name plus month and year of birth, or by the applicant's name plus the eleven-digit reference number of the disallowed application.
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For computerized records, we or our contractors, including organizations administering our programs under contractual agreements, transmit information electronically between Central Office and field office locations. Safeguards include a lock/unlock password system, exclusive use of leased telephone lines, a terminal-oriented transaction matrix, and an audit trail.
Only authorized personnel who have a need for the records in the performance of their official duties may access paper files.
We annually provide to all our employees and contractors appropriate security guidance and training that include reminders about the need to protect PII and the criminal penalties that apply to unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, PII. See 5 U.S.C. § 552a(i)(1). Furthermore, employees and contractors with access to databases maintaining PII must sign a sanction document annually, acknowledging their accountability for inappropriately accessing or disclosing such information.
Retention and disposal: We retain and destroy this information in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration approved records schedules N1-47-09-04, Master Beneficiary Record, and N1-47-09-5, Supplemental Security Income Record. We retain most paper forms only until we film and verify them for accuracy. We then shred the paper records. We retain electronic and updated microfilm and microfiche records in accordance with the approved records schedules. We update all tape, discs, microfilm, and microfiche files periodically. We erase out-of-date magnetic tapes and discs and we shred out-of-date microfiches.
System manager(s) and address: Associate Commissioner, Office of Income Security Programs, Social Security Administration, Room 252 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235.
Notification procedures: Persons can determine if this system contains a record about them by writing to the system manager at the above address and providing their name, SSN, or other information that may be in this system of records that will identify them. Persons requesting notification by mail must include a notarized statement to us to verify their identity or must certify in the request that they are the person they claim to be and that they understand that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another person under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
Persons requesting notification of records in person must provide their name, SSN, or other information that may be in this system of records that will identify them, as well as provide an identity document, preferably with a photograph, such as a driver's license. Persons lacking identification documents sufficient to establish their identity must certify in writing that they are the person they claim to be and that they understand that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another person under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
Persons requesting notification by telephone must verify their identity by providing identifying information that parallels the information in the record about which notification is sought. If we determine that the identifying information the person provides by telephone is insufficient, we will require the person to submit a request in writing or in person. If a person requests information by telephone on behalf of another person, the subject person must be on the telephone with the requesting person and with us in the same phone call. We will establish the subject person's identity (his or her name, SSN, address, date of birth, and place of birth, along with one other piece of information such as mother's maiden name), and ask for his or her consent to provide information to the requesting person. These procedures are in accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR §§ 401.40 and 401.45.
Record access procedures: Same as notification procedures. Persons must also reasonably specify the record contents they are seeking. These procedures are in accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR § 401.40(c).
Contesting record procedures: Same as Notification procedures. Requester should also reasonably identify the record, specify the information they are contesting and the corrective action sought, and the reasons for the correction, with supporting justification showing how the record is incomplete, untimely, inaccurate, or irrelevant. These procedures are in accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR § 401.65(a).
Record source categories: Information in this system is obtained from representative payee applicants and representative payees; third parties, contractors, and other Federal agencies; the SSA Office of Inspector General; and other SSA systems of records such as the Claims Folder System, 60-0089, Master Beneficiary Record, 60-0090, Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Veterans Benefits, 60-0103, Master Files of SSN Holders and SSN Applications,
60-0058, Recovery of Overpayments, Accounting and Reporting, 60-0094, and Prisoner Update Processing System, 60-0269.
Systems exempted from certain provisions of the Privacy Act:


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I just spent a whole bunch of time adding code - LOTS of code - to my Log-In script, so that a User gets "locked out" of their account if they have more than 3 failed log-in attempts.
After all of that work, it just dawned on me that the "Reset Password" link which I have on my Log-In Page probably completely undoes any value of this new "lock out" functionality that I just wrote, right?? :-/
Should I get rid of this reset link, and its related functionality?
In what way does the reset link undo the lockout? There shouldn't be any connection between the two.
The logic for locking out after three wrong passwords is extremely simple. You have an extra field in your user table that counts the invalid attempts. That starts as zero for everyone. The password validation checks first if the invalid count is 3 and if so it rejects the attempt else if the password is wrong add 1 to the count and reject the login. Then you'd just have an unlock option in your back end that resets the count to zero when you want to unlock the account. None of this processing would be affected by changing the password.
Not CHANGE your Password... RESET your Password.
I just finished my "3 Strikes And You're Out!" addition to "log-in.php".
The conflict I see is this...
Debbie forgets her password, and fails to log in 3 consecutive times.
The System locks her out.
So Debbie just clicks "Reset Password", and the System sends her a TEMP password (i.e. "Resetting" her Password).
The System requires her to then CHANGE the Temp Password for a NEW PASSWORD.
Debbie gets 3 more strikes now, and is no longer locked out!!!
See the problem now??
(You would expect being "locked out" to be permanent until the Admin intervenes...)
You could use the argument that when an Account is "locked out", that is just too bad for the User, and they'll have to be patient until the Admin resets things...
There is also the issue...
What should happen when an Admin removes the block??
Should the Admin RESET the Password for the User?
Those are my questions and concerns...
As a customer/user, that is not the behavior I would expect.
It is a honest thing to forget your password for a specific website today, you easily have hundred or more accounts, and unless you use the same password every place this gets messy (and no, if anyone get that idea, please do not use the same password in all places). In addition what would you do if I failed entering the correct password twice, and then requested a password reset? Would you keep the two failed, allowing me just to fail once more or?
The normal way this problem is handled, is that the "lock out" is for a limited amount of time. If this is a normal member area, all you want to prevent is brute force attempts, so then having a 15min timeout is a good choice. But you can also have longer if you so chose, they key is that you let the customer know how long they are locked out. In addition, the locked out time is reset every time another login attempt is done during the initial period. So if I try to login again after 10min, you dont even validate the login information but just extend the locked out period with another 15min.
In addition, keep in mind that you want to keep any actions you need to take as an administrator at a minimum, as each time you need to review a case like this and take an action, it cost you time and by that money.
Sorry, looks like we disagree on this...
If I get locked out of my computer at work, the only way to get back in is to call the Help Desk. (There is no, "Get locked out after 3 failed attempts, BUT just click on 'Reset Password' link and you can get back in!!")
Yes, a LAN Account and a Web Account as slightly different, but then again, are they?!
If you come to my website, I expect you to take my site and your account seriously. And if you can't do that, then there are consequences (e.g. having to wait to get back in).
I'm not trying to be a jerk to my Users, however, my website's security comes before user convenience!!
And it just seems like locking Users out, and then letting them reset their passwords sorta undoes the "lock out" feature.
Also, if having to "unlock accounts" becomes a major issue, then I think that says a lot about my customer-base, and means I need to re-think who comes to, and gets to stay on my website...
Maybe some other people can help me get my hands around this topic better...
The security aspect of a companies internal network account and the security aspect of a normal website member back office account is as far apart as day and night.
The amount of damage someone can do if they get access to a companies internal network account can be significant depending on where you work and who's account you get access to. Potentially if you get access to the right account, you can do enough damage to seriously put a company back.
While on a member back office, the damage done will only apply to the account, and not the entire website.
This is why the security restrictions are much higher on a internal network account, compare to a website account.
With a website the main reason of the X strikes lockout is to prevent automatic brute forcing of an account, not to block the member from being able to login later. With that said, if this was the login to the admin control panel, then locking down the account is a good thing, but not for a normal member back office.
I am not sure how locking down the account until you unlock it from the member area improve your websites security compare to a timed locked down. The only thing you do is give the user additional frustration and give yourself additional management work.
If you really want to have the feature work like this, then I have no idea why you are even dragging the "reset password" function into it? All you need to do is have the reset password function only work if the account is not locked down, and in addition that it does not reset any failed attempt there is on an account if the password is reset before three login attempts has been made. I.e. when an account is locked down, the reset password function should not work for that specific account. I would also recommend you let your users know how they can unblock the account if they try to reset the password while it is blocked, i.e. how they can reach you.
While it might not seem like a lot of management work right now, when your active user base is several hundred thousand members visiting the site per day, that will change. There will always be a set percentage of the members per day who cannot remember their password, and who would trigger the lockdown.
Wow, look at that passionate response.
Fair enough, although if this was someone's Citibank account or their Amazon.com account, things may not be that simple. (And I am striving to be in that category some day...)
I guess I see it as an "extended" time-out.
My fear of having "3 Strikes You're Out" and then immediately allowing someone to do a "Password Reset" themselves, is that would allow a hacker to have an unlimited ability to keep trying to guess their way in...
Let's say you have an ex-lover who is still pissed at you for breaking their heart, and since they know your Username/Email, this crazed ex-lover just keep trying and trying and trying until he/she finally get in?! :eek:
That is a legitimate concern of mine.
If I break that cycle and require an Admin's (i.e. "my") intervention, then I can do some research and look for any suspicious patterns before I send out a Password Reset. For example, maybe I notice this is a regular issue. Or that something else looks suspicious, like the failures keep coming from an IP in China, and yet this User is in Des Moines, IA?
Again, I'm not claiming to be a security guru, nor am I claiming that I have all of these great "checks and balances" built into my website at this point. However, sometimes making things slightly more manual is a good idea...
Because I had a "Reset Password" link in the past.
Then I spent all of this time adding a new "Lock Out" feature.
And now it seems to me that the former undoes the benefit of the latter?! :-/
That would be a "Change Password" feature. And I have that, and that is different from the "Reset Password" feature we are debating.
That makes no sense.
You have a "Reset Password" because someone forgot their password.
If someone is able to "reset" their password, then they would be starting from a clean slate.
You lost me there...
A good problem to have!!
I'm just trying to be cautious, and keep adding security and protection, and not taking it away...
Backing up for a minute, though...
Please explain to me, TheRedDevil, why you do NOT think it is a "conflict of interest" to allow someone to circumvent my "Lock Out" feature by simply clicking on the "Reset Password" link??
(I know you talked about preventing Brute-Force Attacks, but what about the disgruntled ex-lover I described...) :-/
Sure, though first to avoid any confusion since you mentioned that you have a "change password" and a "reset password" feature. If both of those are available before the user log in then that does not really make sense. Before a user successfully log in, it is normal to have a feature that allow them to reset their password, if it is called Lost Password, Reset Password etc. does not matter.
Now, the key here is not that your system should allow me to successfully reset my password (+ locked out status) and by that get access again if I am locked out. This is as you say not a desired functionality.
At the same time I do not see why this is a problem, as from a programming side, this is a very simple problem to solve.
There is two ways to sort this:1. On the reset/lost password page, you first check if the account is locked down, if it is then you do not allow them to initiate a reset password chance, but instead show an error letting them know the account has been locked down.2. When an account is locked down you change the account status, so even if the user reset his password, he/she will still not be able to login before you lift their lock down. I.e. you check vs. this status on the login page.
If I break that cycle and require an Admin's (i.e. "my") intervention, then I can do some research and look for any suspicious patterns before I send out a Password Reset. For example, maybe I notice this is a regular issue. Or that something else looks suspicious, like the failures keep coming from an IP in China, and yet this User is in Des Moines, IA?
This is something that you can just as easily do automatically by using a geo location database/service and validate the person logging in or asking for a password reset. Or for example if they try to do a specific thing within the member area from a new country. A good example on the last one is Paypal, if you try to initiate a transfer from your Paypal from a new country (if your on vacation for example), they will lock down your account. In this case, it is a security feature I believe is well placed, since the risk of damage is pretty high if the account was high jacked.
Let's say you have an ex-lover who is still pissed at you for breaking their heart, and since they know your Username/Email, this crazed ex-lover just keep trying and trying and trying until he/she finally get in?!
If this is a problem, then it means the site in question is in a specific niche, and if this is the case then added security features like this might be a valid option (Other than that, this problem is actually also a brute force issue, only that it is done manual instead of automatic).
The problem is that unless you change the username as the same time you unlock the account, the person can just come back again and try again. Which just delay the problem.
An idea to try here would be to implement a sms service, and if an account is locked down you send a sms to the user, letting them know (you should also send them an email). As that will let them know right away if someone else try to login to their account, in addition you can allow them to re-enable their account themselves, by enter a code delivered by SMS for example. This is actually a "commonly" used solution by larger companies, since it does add a more secure lockdown, but at the same time keep the "manual support work" at a minimum. Today implementing a sms service is much simpler than it was a decade ago, and unless you need a lot of messages there is a lot of providers that has a free "entry package".
Some of the methods mentioned above does require a higher programming knowledge, so I am not sure if they all are viable options for you. Please note that there is free geoip databases and servies as well, so you can implement all of these with the only cost being the time it take to program it.
You're not understanding what I have...
When a User is logged in, he/she has an option to "Change Password" under User Preferences. (Must be logged in to do this!!)
When a person is trying to log in, beneath the Log-in Form, is a link which says "Reset Password". (This exists if you cannot remember your Password!!!)
Follow me?
Maybe for v3.0, but too much additional work for now.
My point is that I think this could be a common issue, and so it makes no sense to attempt to lock people out when they ultimately get unlimited tries to log in?!
Nooo... If a hacker is trying to guess Debbie's password, and I send a "Rest Email" which has a link that re-sets the User's password AND requires him/her to choose a New Password, then it solves the problem I am trying to prevent, i.e. people trying to guess other people's passwords!!
And if a Hacker had access to the User's email, then that is a whole other issue?!
Since I have never owned a cell phone, I am clueless on such solutions.
So what would "I" need to buy or have to implement such a solution??
From the little I do understand, my website would need to send a "Text" to a User's Cellphone/Smart Phone with the message you describe above, right?
What kind of infrastructure do I need to do that?
Would I have to buy something from a Wireless Provider (e.g. AT&T)?
Or could I do that for free - like e-mails - via the Internet?
P.S. Anyone else have any opinions on this??
The more differing perspectives, the better!!
At this point Debbie now has a new password and shouldn't be locked out.
If it were someone other than Debbie who caused the lock then their attempt to do the reset would send Debbie a new temp password. While this may release the lock on the original password the password has now changed and so anyone other than Debbie trying to break in does not know if any of the prior login attempts would now work. So the system is still effectively preventing a brute force attack even though the lock can be easily released since releasing the lock also changes the password so that the attack has to start over.
There is no problem with the reset releasing the lock provided that it also changes the password.
Okay, that is a good explanation.
I guess as long as a hacker does NOT have access to the target's e-mail account, the best they could do would be to take 3 wild guesses, get locked out, and then have to wait until the Member changed his/her password, and try again.
Although, as I currently have things set up, a Member can ignore the "Reset Email" and leave things as-is.
Maybe I should tweak that, and assume the worst, and force a person to change their password when a lock-out happens?
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The suspect, 29, allegedly was trying to ditch a stolen pickup truck at a gas station in the 400 block of W. Casino Road. He stepped out of the vehicle and started running.
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Huifeng wrote:Lazy_eye wrote:Hi,
This came up in an earlier thread but it was a bit of a tangent so I would like to raise it again here.
Buddha name recitation, on the surface, sounds like the simplest of methods, except that it should be supported by 信心/shinjin. Otherwise, isn't it just a method for calming the mind, no different than counting breaths or even repeating some nonsense syllables? It's 信心 which makes the difference.
But how does one develop this? I'd be interested in hearing how both the Chinese and Japanese Pure Land schools approach this question.
Since, as I understand it, in Jodo Shinshu the nembutsu is seen more as an expression of gratitude, I might also ask: how does gratitude come about? I am asking this as someone who is neither very grateful nor devout by nature.
On a related note, what is the link between Other Power and sunyata? Could Amitabha be seen as a personification of sunyata -- or to ask it differently, would contemplation of Amitabha be a way to develop realization of sunyata? Again I would be interested in responses from across the traditions.
On the easiest ways is to immerse yourself in the tradition. Once one sees how many people have had success through practicing what are essentially the same practices that you are doing now (though perhaps rather more intensely!), it will certainly inspire one with great faith and confidence.
On the other hand, it is best to avoid those naysayers and skeptics who always like to cast doubt on such practices. Such company is like poison in one's ears.
So, read all those old stories, from the story of the Buddha himself - my favorite! - through the likes of Arya Nagarjuna, Arya Asanga and Arya Vasubandhu, the great masters of China like Master Huiyuan and Master Shandao. (Or whatever tradition you wish to develop faith in.)
Last point: Whenever the voice arises saying "But it is my nature to question! It is my nature to be skeptical!", without going overboard and falling into blind faith, remember that this "my nature" stuff is just ego, ultimately all these things are conditioned. We can condition them to faith in the Triple Jewel, which leads towards liberation, or we can condition them towards doubt, which leads to ongoing samsara. Every conditioned thing can change, we just have to condition it in the most beneficial direction.
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The Feeding Center, located in the heart of Addis Ababa, provides hot breakfast and lunch to the needy every day except Sunday. Over 200,000 meals are served every year. Being the only soup kitchen in the country, it reaches out to the poorest of the poor through a meal ticket system, in which donors buy tickets and give to the needy in lieu of cash. After breakfast, the children are counseled and receive non-formal education, such as basic literacy and survival skills. Many of them are recruited for formal schooling, for free, in the HOPE School System.
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crap winter so far, looks like this weekend should fix that
id give mass a 3.5. December was fun, january had nothing. Sunday is looking good overhead and clean should be siick!
If you use the the rating system like the people in Florida, NJ is rated at an 8, just kidding. I would say it is a 5 if you include the December swells.
This winter ended up being a 15 out of 10
I was just thinking about this thread yesterday... now that it's officially Spring. February and March shaped up nicely. Maybe even better than average. Outside of those sputtering three weeks in January where it never got over thigh/waist high, I'd say it ended up being pretty good after all. And Spring is starting off most excellently.
Agreed. January was brutal but February and March have been pretty great. My 5/4 has barely had a chance to dry out and then im putting it on again. and the swells have been really good - not just a surf, but really good surf.
By the way, i agree that surfing winter is January - March. December is more fall to me. The water is about 43 right now and was still in the upper 40s in later December.
Well, im glad you boys up in the mid-atlantic ended up having a decent season... Your friends down here in the SE certainly did not. I would say there were about 5-6 days the entire winter that were worth going out.... I still probably clocked 20 days total, but calling the conditions "surf" was a stretch... I think I was out at least 5 days in 5-7 second period wind swell that was about knee to waist high... ugh. This past Sunday was actually fun, but I think that was the first day of spring.
I have been frothing seeing all the photos etc. of Maryland and Jersey this winter... Hilton Head Island has been making 48th street in OC look like pipeline in comparison.


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Excellent news!!
Excellent news!!
Calderwood is a must.
When it happens and if/when she gets signed, I think Calderwood goes to the top of the list for the first potential British UFC champ surely.
the last thing the UFC really needs to do right now is add more weight classes. Some of the divisions are so shallow as is.
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115 is maybe the strongest division in woman's MMA.
Using 115 also allows 105s to come up and 125s to drop
Makes sense
Yeah that makes sense as you do 125lbs and a load from 135lbs will want to drop so it means they have 2 shallow divisions as opposed to 2 busy ones.
There's a good load of 115lber's out there, not all with Marketing appeal but females like Jo and Felice are very Marketable
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Brilliant news for Scotland they will have there second UFC fighter very soon and She deserves it too.
Retired 2k and out.
Let's throw out some names
Jessica Aguilar, Joanne Calderwood, Carla Esparza, that Finnish girl Joanne is about to fight (Katja something), Felice Herrig.
Maybe get Michelle Waterson to move up. And not sure what 125 pounders would move down.
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Good news for the fighters obviously just wonder what will happen with invicta once ufc comes in and takes all the best talent?
It wouldnt surprise me if UFC went and purchased Invicta for that purpose. This thing is they could take all the best women and bring in new talent but could they really finance bringing the relatively inexperienced fighters over from Europe (for example). They wouldnt have much leverage with TV deals and filling the events if people knew that it was a middle of the road Womens show as opposed to the world's best. If the UFC didn't buy them but they had an understanding/arrangement then some kind of financial incentive would have to be given like $xxxx for each person signed up or a % over the course of the proposed fights left on their contacts
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I did just this same thing today for someone that has been pwned on his Vista machine. I had him DoD wipe the drive, reinstall the OS offline, turn off services / WINS / NetBIOS, etc - then tightened up his AP and DSL modem configurations.
I also introduced him to Wireshark and netstat + some other Sysinternals tools, as well as recommended server different firewall options (IPCop will probably be a good fit for him).