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"I've always been a believer and taught my children that if you are a member of the community, it is your duty to give back to the community in which you work and serve. I preach it to new businesses and our employees."
– Michael Cummings, Founder / CEO
MIKEN Builders' employees take the lead from Mike and spend time, energy, and resources to give back to the community around them. With community service as part of the MIKEN Business Plan, the team is always looking for ways to give back. Whether it is spending the day at a fair helping kids with crafts, collecting toys for families in need, or donating supplies to organizations, the MIKEN Team takes great pride in enhancing the community.
Surfin' snowman aids nonprofits
Organizers of the fourth Surfin' Snowman 5-miler held in December in Bethany Beach recently presented $5,000 in contributions to three local nonprofits. From proceeds from the race that attracted nearly 1,000 runner and walkers, Race Directors Rick Hundley and Ernie Felici, of Focus Multisports, presented $2,500 to Justin's Beach House, $1,500 to Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company and $1,000 to Contractors for a Cause. "We were proud of this event in particular because of the family-friendly aspect. To round out the 5-miler, we were thrilled to offer a 2-miler, a perfect activity for both residents and visitors alike who were at the beach over the New Year's holiday. We thought: Let's do a run as the sun sets, and outfit each participant with glowing swag would be a great idea. By the attendance and the positive feedback, I think we accomplished that." said Hundley. "At Focus Multisports, Rick and I, along with our team of volunteers and enthusiastic participants, and through the generosity of our sponsors, make our community better through philanthropy and have fun while doing it," said Race Director Ernie Felici. MIKEN Builders was the presenting sponsor of Surfin' Snowman. Save the date for Surfin' Snowman 2017: Dec. 30. Other dates for coming races include: Coastal Delaware Running Festival the weekend of April 21-23, Justin's Beach House on May 27, Athletes Against Alzheimer's on Aug. 7, and Bethany Beach Triathalon/Duathlon/Aquabike on Sept. 24.
Wings of Hope…A Butterfly Release
MIKEN sponsored Wings of Hope… A Butterfly Release to benefit the Cancer Support Community. Wings of Hope… A Butterfly Release is a community-wide event in support of all of our Sussex County neighbors who have been touched by cancer. This very special event embodies the Cancer Support Community Delawares's mission of hope and support.
Surfin' Snowman 5-Miler
MIKEN Builders supported the 2014 Surfin' Snowman 5-Miler and Santa's Helper 2-Miler (Family Run/Walk Challenge). Proceeds benefited the Bethany Beach Fire Company and Justin's Beach House.
Hollyville Ramp
Led by MIKEN Builder's, Contractors for a Cause gave back to the community by providing a much needed ramp for elderly couple in Harbeson. Thanks to the enthusiastic help of workers from MIKEN Builders and Enoch Construction and materials supplied by Buildering Supply Depot, Shone Lumber and Sussex Lumber. The homeowners now have easier access in and out of their home. Project looks great and was completed in time for Thanksgiving.
Pinetown Community Center
Led by MIKEN Builder's President, Mike McKone, Contractor's for a Cause gave back to the community by providing a much needed renovation to the floor of the Pinetown Community Center in Sussex County. The community center provides a vital after school program for the tiny area of Pinetown. The floor of the center had become dilapidated and dangerous. With materials supplied by Shone Lumber and OC Floor Gallery and the enthusiastic help of workers from MIKEN Builders, NV Homes and OC Floor Gallery they replaced and stabilized the floor structure and installed a new vinyl floor in only two days. It looks great and most importantly the kids have a safe place to go after school.
Contractors for a Cause
The owner of MIKEN Builders, Michael Cummings, was a founding member of Contractors for a Cause in 1998. His passion and commitment to this organization has been contagious among the MIKEN team. CFAC is a foundation offering disadvantaged community members free services and professional advice in the field of home construction, maintenance, and repair. This influential organization holds annual events and scholarships to help out other local organizations and young adults in the Bethany Beach area. CFAC also supports other local organizations like Justin's Beach House in their quest to better the community. Mike Cummings played a vital role in the fundraising and leadership of Justin's Beach House. MIKEN's involvement with Justin Jenning's Foundation didn't stop there. Each year Michael McKone, President of MIKEN Builders, and his wife (Sue McKone) donate their time and services to organize the JWJ Annual Memorial Day 5K in Bethany Beach, Delaware on Memorial Day weekend.
Ronald McDonald House of Delaware
The Christiana Care Ronald McDonald Family Room was built with Ronald McDonald House's mission at heart; to offer nurturing and supportive environments that directly improve the health and well being of children and bring comfort to their families. The space allows families to relax, recharge, and take care of themselves while taking a break from their infant's bedside. MIKEN Builders was touched and inspired by the positive impact this project was going to have on the community and was honored to be part of it. We donated Management Fees, and didn't stop there. We searched for subcontractors and vendors that would donate time and material to make this project happen, which was challenging due to the current state of the economy. We are proud of the subcontractors who joined with us to make this project come in on time and under budget, which is invaluable to non-profit organizations like the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. This project also received the 2010 Excellence in Construction Award from Associated Builders & Contractors Delaware Chapter (ABC). We thank the entire group of subcontractors for being our partners on this extraordinary project.
Lord Baltimore Elementary Fun Festival
As the end of the school year approaches our neighboring elementary school, Lord Baltimore (LB) located in Ocean View, Delaware, hosts its annual Fun Festival. MIKEN takes this opportunity to reach out to children in the community and teach them about the fun in construction and the importance of safety. MIKEN set up shop for our very own "Kids Construction Club." With the help of Mike Cummings; Project Manager, Jim Coffey; and Betterliving of Delmarva Installer, Sean Cummings; children were able to build bird houses and heart vases. It's never too early to start recruiting to the construction field! This community gathering of games, crafts, vendors, and fun for the whole family raises funds for a wide variety of materials and supplies for the school. It is an event that is surely not to be missed by families in the Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Millville and expanding areas.
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MIKEN Builders is an annual drop off location for USMC Toys for Tots. Join us each year in supporting their mission of: helping needy children experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable natural resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future. Be sure to come by our office in Millville, DE during the Christmas season to drop off your donation!
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Mmmm, movies! "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Devil Wears Prada"
Two movies came out on DVD recently — "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Devil Wears Prada" — that are super About-Facey (that is, they take on issues of women's and girls' body image and media influences), so around the kitchen table the other night, we decided to make up a special rating system. Check it out — and let us know what you thought of these flicks.
Little Miss Sunshine (R, but should be PG-13)
The good: "This is for my grandpa, who taught me these moves." Olive's performance in the beauty pageant and more in that scene I can't reveal here lest I spoil the fun. (Oh, and Alyza thinks Paul Dano is lovable.) Olive (Abigail Breslin) is the little girl we all remember ourselves being.
The sad: Whoa, the beauty pageant scene with the little freaky girls! Scary! (And the directors' commentary reveals that they are for real.) And when Olive's dad breaks it to her over breakfast that ice cream is going to make her fat. Heartbreaking. Luckily Uncle Frank (Steve Carell), Grandpa, and Dwayne, show her they love ice cream, even if it does make you fat.
Up in the air: Grandpa's misogyny.
Reckoning: A funny, sweet comedy. Do four Oscar nominations (including one for Best Picture) lie? Also great to watch with your mom.
RATING: 5 out of 5 About-Faces
The Devil Wears Prada (PG-13)
The good: Meryl Streep being perfectly evil. Was she just having fun, or was that just me? (Oh, and she's up for a Best Actress Oscar too…)
The sad: Emily (Emily Blunt) says to Andy (Anne Hathaway) "I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight" as they enter a gala. Andy tells Nigel she is now a size 4 (down from 6) and they toast with Champagne. C'mon people, seriously.
Up in the air: Doesn't really take on the insane thin ideal fashion-y people and models feel they must conform to at all times. But at least it kind of makes fun of those ideals. It also makes it seem that Andy can have either a high-powered career or a boyfriend, not both. (The older women we know dispel that myth handily.)
Reckoning: Eh. We're not so thrilled from a hard-core chick perspective. But it's pretty entertaining, especially if you REALLY like fashion. Or you're contemplating the work/life balance. Or both.
RATING: 2 out of 5 About-Faces
Some other About-Face-approved movies:
Lovely and Amazing: Serious body-image talk, with a mom having liposuction, an actress being self-loathing, and a little fat girl trying to make sense of it all.
Drop Dead Gorgeous: If you're into black comedy, this movie represents some of the blackest. Its take on beauty standards is nothing short of skewering.
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4 Responses to Mmmm, movies! "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Devil Wears Prada"
Tiffany Schnorr on 02-04-2007I am surprised to even see an add for this movie on your website. Although, yes, at the beginning Andy felt comfortable with her wait and they were promoting the image of a healthy looking girl, it really bothered me when she brought up that she had been dieting and finally gotten down to her size 4. That scene left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't feel this movie deserves one star! But...you are right on with Little Miss Sunshine!
Evilizabeth on 02-10-2007Drop Dead Gorgeous is one of the most... twisted, horrible, unkind...and BEST movies ever! This is one of those movies where you and your friends just have to say one or two words and ... you all disolve into laughter. I live in the Rural Midwest, and I still can't drive past the John Deer dealership without disolving into sniggering at the tractors.
RW on 03-08-2007Sorry, but I'd have to give the Devil wears Prada a negative rating. I think it is harmful to watch in terms of body image.
We watched it the other day partly to see if we agreed with your comments. I think it is like one of those magazines that say they will make you feel better about yourself, but depend on making you feel rubbish so you buy the next issue.
Messages included that as a woman you can't be successful and have an exciting job without giving up love and family. Also there was the message that 'good' women shoudn't compete with one another (her taking the place of her 'friend' in Paris was akin to worshiping the devil).
And it was another of those transformation movies - where the ugly woman turns out to be beautiful once she's wearing stiletto heels (which she still had on at the end).
If you make a movie that has to use unhelpful stereotypes & conventions to get across a message that is potentially helpful - unfortunately the unhelpful stereotypes win the day.
I recommend NOT watching this. I really like your idea of rating films in this way - but don't be afraid to have really high standards. 3 'stars' should mean the film is reasonably helpful, 0 should mean neutral. 5 should be the best we can possibly imagine.
Joanne Wilde on 04-09-2007I am also disappointed to see you praise this movie in any way. While sitting through it for research on an essay I was doing on body image I felt the hairs stand on the back of my neck during numerous scenes. Movies generated by Hollywood over the years have not changed their message.(Despite the overwhelming evidence that they and the fashion industry are having an overwhelmingly negative effect on female self esteem with their warped sense of beauty.).
This issue has, in fact, only gotten worse. In this movie the character, Andy, is a young and inexperienced woman who lands a job as a high fashion magazine editor's assistant. (Yes, good for you, Andy. Having career ambitions and excelling in a career is great.) However, throughout the dialogue she is constantly criticized for being a size six. Towards the end of the movie she is finally toasted for losing enough weight to fit into a size four. And, what a surprise, the announcement is made at the moment in the movie where she finally achieves career success.
I am so tired of the message, via movies, that opportunity, success, and happiness only come to a package that displays a tiny waistline and zero thigh! That package being an imperially "perfect" woman of the Hollywood cloth.
Hollywood is not, REAL. It markets the superficial. I want them to stop feeding us their toxic perspective on beauty. Until we and they stop making movies like this "Oscar worthy" this toxic perspective will never end.
-Joanne Wilde

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An army of Internet avengers has set out to destroy Lori Drew and her family.
With ruthless efficiency, they have learned the identity of the suburban St. Louis woman whose cyberspace meddling appears to have played a role in the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor girl.
They have published her address, phone numbers and photos, and harangued the clients of her advertising business.
The Drew family has fled its home. Their teenage daughter is living apart from her parents, for her safety. The advertising business is closed.
And still the online avengers forge on, seeking the whereabouts of Lori and Curt Drew and vowing them no peace, ever.
The irony is rich. Lori Drew's use of the Internet to meddle in the life of another person has earned her worldwide scorn. And now a legion of strangers, under the guise of justice, is stooping to her level.
"They'll basically end up doing the same thing to that family and their daughter that they did to Megan," Lt. Craig McGuire of the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department told the Riverfront Times, a weekly newspaper in St. Louis.
The story of a cyberspace stunt that went horribly wrong was first published Nov. 11 in the St. Charles Journal. Writer Steve Pokin meticulously detailed how 13-year-old Megan Meier struck up a friendship on her MySpace page with a cute teenage boy named Josh.
But Josh was a phantom created by Lori Drew, her daughter and an older teenager who worked for Drew. They used him to gain access to Megan's MySpace page and monitor what Megan was saying about Drew's daughter.
The charade ended with Megan receiving a spate of nasty messages from the person she believed was Josh.
Jack Banas, the St. Charles County prosecuting attorney who investigated the case and decided no laws had been violated, said the mean messages were composed by Drew's 18-year-old employee, and Drew didn't participate. Other teenagers became aware of the online fray and jumped in with vicious comments. Megan, who suffered from depression and low self-esteem, hanged herself in her bedroom.
One can conclude from the information available that Drew, who is 48, is immature, the worst kind of helicopter parent and cowardly. Instead of owning up to the MySpace stunt, she let Megan's parents learn about it from others.
I personally have no wish to ever meet the woman.
But who are these people who have made it their business to destroy her? They are a jury with laptops, their verdict rendered without insight into the dynamics of two families or the state of mind of a fragile 13-year-old girl or even a complete explanation of what actually occurred.
Accomplished in the art of cyberspace nastiness, they direct their fury at a family whose own foray down that road had tragic, but unintended, consequences.
The cyber jury has decided Drew caused Megan's death, as surely as if she had fired a gun at the child. Any professional will say that's not the case.
"One incident never causes a suicide," said Marilyn Metzl, a Kansas City psychologist. "It's always a series of events."
Metzl, who works with children, adolescents and adults, sees the wreckage of cyber obsession all the time. She's counseled teenagers who have flunked out of school because their parallel lives on the Internet have left them no time for the business of actual living. She's seen marriages ruined by phantom cyber lovers.
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After the apparent suicide of his best friend, disgraced Elizabethan scholar Henry Cavendish gets hired to retrieve a letter his friend "borrowed" from a wealthy collector in Louis Bayard's new literary thriller, The School of Night (Henry Holt, 320 pp.). (The rumored School of Night was an intellectual society where Sir Walter Ralegh – apparently scholars have ditched the "i." Who knew? – playwright Christopher Marlowe, and others met in secret to study and talk about things that could have gotten them killed in 16th -century England.)
Then the friend's rare book collection is stolen and the bodies start piling up. But wait, you might be thinking, as does a female character, "But Styles is a book guy. I mean, book guys – they drink tea, they wear cardigans." They also hire hulking Swedish henchmen. If that's not scary enough, Bayard proffers up the specter of a social media "Romeo and Juliet": "OMG, Romeo. LOL. ILY 24-7."
Bayard toggles back and forth between present-day and 1603, where School of Night scholar Thomas Harriot is laying low and conducting his experiments. As for Harriot, I have no idea how I made it all the way through college without ever hearing of him. "England's Galileo" was the first scientist to explore the New World, used a telescope to map the moon, saw Halley's comet years before Halley, and was "doing pretty much everything Galileo was doing while Galileo was doing it," as Bayard explains. While there's a subplot involving visions that left me flat, the history is fascinating, and Bayard includes enough double-dealing to give a con man whiplash.


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well … you might be CFA's but finding your own castle way up on top is def a sign of euro acclimatization! … I think you are there … it's beautiful and well worth the adventure, I'll miss the donkey in the backyard and the hobby farm down the street but you have lots else to celebrate and enjoy … well done! … worth the pain … speaking of which, does this mean more ikea adventures too? … lotsalov … PP


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Three times today I have received a pop-up from ZA (security suite version 6.5.737.000, windows XP Home, networked) saying it has blocked an attempt to connect to Port 139 (which I think is for file-sharing) from IP 192.168.0.3 which is the IP address of this computer (my others are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.4).
I ran a full anti-virus and spyware scan with ZA, also Spybot S&D, and AdAware and found nothing unusual (mainly cookies and "last-opened-file" lists).
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server 2012 needs a setting to disconnect RDP after x invalid login attempts
Brute force robots are a constant problem for windows servers. It's easy to throttle the connections at the gateway (for those who can not block RDP). However, windows server has historically allowed each connection to try many login attempts in a single RDP connection before being disconnected.
Microsoft has got to make a new GP setting to disconnect a RDP client after x invalid login attempts. I'm not talking about lock the user out. I'm talking about kicking off the RDP client/killing the socket and forcing them to reconnect. This will stop the brute force RDP attackers in their tracks.
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Following up internally about this. I agree that this is an important feature to have both in Windows and SQL Server where I have personally seen logs grow in GB with login failure messages. Thanks!
- Edited by Ben Herila [MSFT]Microsoft employee Wednesday, June 20, 2012 5:33 PM
not just logs. the windows OS must spend resources to deny each and every login request. it can bring a VPS to a screeching halt easily.
we can't filter these at the gateway because RDP is encrypted. so we have a filter setup, 3 TCP connections to 3389 from the same remote IP in a 60 second window and we block all new tcp3389 traffic from the remote IP until no more traffic is received for 60 seconds. that works well except each connection they can try a gazillion login attempts in just a few seconds and down go the resources, and along with it the windows OS.
really such a simple tweak could stop most of it. seems silly not to.
thanks. I have been asking for it since OS 2003. glad someone finally gets it.
Ideally you should put it in 2003 and 2008 by way of windows update too. It could stop many RDP hacks in their tracks. I estimate 80%+ of them.
we ended up changing the RDP port random for different subscribers. but the GP option would be MUCH better.
much appreciated - thank you
I think a hard-coded limit of, say, 10 bad attempts would probably be fine. The simpler we can keep this the more likely it will make it. As soon as you start talking about new GPs and settings we have to bring in localization people and more testing etc. and that makes it way more expensive for us to implement and likely to be cut -- especially this late in the game.
- Edited by Ben Herila [MSFT]Microsoft employee Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:24 PM
We're investigating how to best address this issue given our resources right now.
As a workaround for now, you can try turning off NLA. That will force all logon attempts through winlogon which I believe does have a built-in brute force protection system.
interesting NLA is/has been off already and not having that effect
the built in brute-force protection system (I think) locks the user account out. as I said earlier, this is not good. it locks out legit users and does not do anything to address the real problem - draining of resources from hundreds of login attempts in just a few seconds.
- Edited by BarrySDCA Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:09 PM
+1 from me too. The RDP attacks to 3389 are really stepping up. When there's an active attack, this drains CPU cycles and upstream bandwidth, as well as generating huge log files.
I would like to use RD gateway to filter the attacks (and also provide connectivity from locations where 3389 is blocked outbound). But this only seems to be available after you install the RDS role. The problem is with that is that it requires RD licensing to be set up for all RD connections. It would be good to be able to use RD gateway for remote administration without requiring RD licensing.
Is there any way an RD host or RD licensing server could give 1-2 free RD licenses for remote administration purposes, so we could use the full RD functionality for remote administration?
- Edited by David Trounce Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:20 AM
interesting NLA is/has been off already and not having that effect
the built in brute-force protection system (I think) locks the user account out. as I said earlier, this is not good. it locks out legit users and does not do anything to address the real problem - draining of resources from hundreds of login attempts in just a few seconds.
It shouldn't lock the user account out, but the server should stop listening on port 3389 for a time.
Don Geddes - SR Support Escalation Engineer - Remote Desktop Services - Printing and Imaging
stop listening to port 3389 is just as bad as locking them out.
It should DISCONNECT the TCP socket. that's it! just drop the connection.
then we can use our hardware firewall to block repeat connections from the same IP in a short window. right now we are blocking more than 3 RDP connections from the same remote IP in a 60 second window.
this way legit subscribers are not impacted. which is after all the #1 goal.
I'm happy to announce that we were able to add a delay to bad logon attempts which should effectively stop the brute force/CPU overload/bandwidth usage issues you have been experiencing. The feature is present in Server 2012 RTM :-)
Thanks for the feedback!
- Proposed as answer by Ben Herila [MSFT]Microsoft employee Thursday, August 16, 2012 7:15 AM
There is no configuration option, it is on by default and cannot be disabled. We just added a small (several millisecond) delay to the login that is not noticeable in normal use, but significantly reduces the potential for brute force attack success. It also blocks that connection during the delay period meaning that CPU cycles are available for other processes to use. This should significantly reduce CPU load during a brute-force attack. We have tested it and it does indeed make a significant difference. This new feature is available as of Windows Server 2012 RTM.
Thanks for the feedback!
- Edited by Ben Herila [MSFT]Microsoft employee Saturday, January 05, 2013 6:32 AM
Just found a really efficient tool to overcome brute force attacks eg. for RDP.
Check out: http://cyberarms.net/
- configure soft lockouts, lock duration, ...
- and they give a free version with full functionality (but lock limits on daily basis)


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You don't get a "wi-fi" you get a router to make a wireless network. Also yes I do have a router, I am using a Linksys 54-G , which is good if your not looking for top download speeds. Have a wireless network is amazing so you can play online, us my DS online, and of course be on my laptop.
wow...there are folks that are stilled "wired"? LOL. Yeah I remember the days before the wireless router. Don't know how I lived like that so long.
oi vey.....trust me n1tro, a lot of people today refuse to change to modern times, cause they prefer to stick to "old school" and forget or diss "new school" technology.
Thanks everyone for the great support.
Hope to hear from you soon, cause i'm getting ready to retire from the modding scene.
Gonna start a new profession.
im conectd to bt home hub DC34 on my pc
Im the king of maio kart wii!
I started out with the coax and bnc connectors.(Doom on a 386)
Glad does days are gone.
Now with the wifi and bluetooth you have so many ways to link up!
im wireless on my computer
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It was Gritt Hofmann's second Senior Night.
"I still cried, but I think I was a little more relaxed," the fifth-year Utah gymnast said, adding with a laugh that maybe she can get a phone call next summer telling her she can have a sixth year of NCAA eligibility because she'd be happy to take it.
Hofmann's popular floor exercise routine concluded the best team score of the season in the final home meet for the University of Utah gymnasts Friday night in the Huntsman Center before the largest crowd of the season, 14,407 paid, which won Utah the NCAA attendance title for the 23rd time.
Utah piled up a 197.50 after Hofmann, low on her double back on her last floor pass, scored 9.825, as the Utes downed a disappointing BYU, which came back strong on beam (49.15) to finish at 193.35.
It was Utah's first meet of the season in which it hit all 24 routines.
"We're all peaking," said Ute sophomore Ashley Postell, who won Friday's all-around title with 39.625 to Nicolle Ford's 39.55 and Nina Kim's 39.50.
Postell "has just been on a roll" with eight straight scores of 9.90 or better her last two meets," said Ute coach Greg Marsden, who before the meet "was worried about getting a lineup on the floor."
Ford was diagnosed with strep earlier in the week, Hofmann has been ill, and Postell, who studies with Ford, was getting sick during the meet. Both were worsening as the night went on, and Marsden wouldn't let Ford do one of her planned tumbling passes. Still, both came through like a flu-ridden Michael Jordan against the Jazz.
The Cougars, who held the sixth spot for the North Central Regional in two weeks, must now await scores at this afternoon's WAC championships in Logan to find out if they will actually qualify for the postseason.
Utah's Friday score means it can now count its previous high of 197.20 in its Regional Qualifying Score, which should raise it a bit and could allow the Utes to retain their No. 2 ranking, though Florida or Iowa State could still pass them depending upon today's SEC and Big 10 meets and their scoring.
Utah will be a top seed at one of the country's six NCAA regionals April 7 or 8 and will find out which one on Monday, along with their finally ranking.
In all, it was a fine night for the Utes in what could have been a disastrous circumstance with the illnesses and with it being Senior Night for five team members, four of whom competed. Natalie Nicoloff is out for the season with an elbow injury.
Hofmann, the Berliner and veteran at being a senior, wrote a message to fans on her left upper arm "danke."
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"I promised myself I would try not to cry," said co-captain Kristen Riffanacht, "and I lost it right off the bat." But not on the mat. She tied her season-high scores on both beam and floor, both 9.825s.
Gabi Onodi tied her career high on beam with 9.875, and Dom D'Oliveira had problems (9.675) on bars but came out of it all smiles.
Freshman Kim had career-best scores on beam (9.90) and floor (9.925 with an added double back).
And the beam team hit a season-high of 49.50 with Riffanacht, Onodi and Kim starting it off with season- or career-bests.Despite the emotions and the illnesses, Utah managed to upgrade in a couple places (Kim, Kristina Baskett), Riffanacht did a new floor pass, and Kim and Postell each did Yurchenko 1 than some other vaults but it does have the potential to pull higher scores because it's more unusual. Marsden is aware of only one other gymnast in the country doing it, Georgia's Tiffany Tolnay. Utah was also able to keep in most of the four upgrades it did last week at Florida.
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This might not be relevant anymore because as we all know, Apple has already beaten Samsung legally in the US with some billion dollars as Samsung's payoff for copying most of Apple's mobile design. But we just got to give it to Samsung and more particularly for the Galaxy S III which just became the top selling smartphone in the US, at least in August beating the iPhone 4S. Despite this, an analyst from Canaccord Genuity named Michael Walkley believes that the Galaxy S III's lead over the iPhone 4S will not last that long. The reason why the sales of the iPhone 4S has been pretty slow right now is the fact that many are awaiting the next iPhone. This paved the way for the Galaxy S III which was recently released in the US. Walkley also mentioned that the Galaxy S III was the top selling smartphone in Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and of course AT&T. The question now is for how long will the Galaxy S III can retain the top spot?
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Athens-Clarke parks officials waited all day Friday, hoping an as-yet anonymous sponsor would step forward to foot the bill for Athens' annual Independence Day fireworks display.
At the end of the day, the sponsor asked if the Athens-Clarke Leisure Services Department's deadline was flexible enough to give the donor until noon Monday to round up the money for the show.
"They said they needed to work on it over the weekend and let us know Monday morning," said Randy Haygood, administrator of the department's Athletics Division. "They're still working hard trying to make it work."
Haygood met Friday morning with an unidentified donor who was considering footing the bill for at least the fireworks portion of the Star Spangled Classic, the annual community celebration at Bishop Park that this year fell victim to budget cuts.
The community event, which attracts as many as 50,000 spectators, costs $13,000, but the Athens-Clarke Commission removed the funding from this year's budget as one of several cost-cutting moves. The fireworks display itself costs $10,000; the rest of the money pays for entertainers, portable toilets and workers' wages.
Leisure Services administrators had said Friday was the deadline to make arrangements for a sponsorship so parks officials had ample time to file the paperwork to accept a donation. The fireworks company can wait until June 15 for a commitment and still arrange for a July 4 show in Athens.
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If the deal falls through, however, the county has a full year to raise the money for next year's show and still meet its contractual obligation with Bay Fireworks of Farmingdale, N.Y.
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A care home has been rapped by a watchdog after failing to meet more than half the essential standards examined during a recent inspection.
Highgrove House, Chorley, fell short on four of the six measures reviewed by the Care Quality Commission, including concerns about care planning, medication, staff training and management.
Inspectors were particularly concerned about a resident with a poor appetite whose weight had dropped considerably. They found documents which suggested no action had been taken to support the person's changing needs for 19 days.
Residents at the Highfield Road North home were also said to be at risk of medication being dispensed unsafely, with the inspectors noting in their report: "We checked four people's records and found printed information to be correct. However, hand-written entries and medication changes were incorrectly recorded. All the examples we saw were not signed or dated when entered. Additionally, they were not counter-signed and important information was missing."
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Guest commentary: Why cross-country's positive, hard-working culture works for kids
alleYcat BATAVIA, ILJuly 24, 2014 12:52 p.m.
I second the sentiment of this article and share the same observations. I played baseball and football in HS. My HS son runs XC. Couldn't be more proud and more excited to see him get better and better, and cheer for all runners regardless of their position. There is a tendency to blame "politics" in team sports when your child isn't getting playing time you think he/she deserves. In XC, they either run or they don't. They either finish or they don't. If they beat another runner, it is because they earned it, worked for it and executed. No "politics" here.... love it.
linker Manti, UTJuly 9, 2014 7:51 p.m.
Great commentary. As a life long coach I have always tried to put the personal progress concept into whichever sport I have coached. However I have to agree that cross country and I add track and field have been by far the most rewarding as I have watched athletes from rival schools create friendships that startle as they ran against each other. Sometimes one would win and then the other. These are life lessons as we learn how to compete in the real world. I encourage all potential athletes to look at these sports as avenues that the can find pure success at in their own individual way.
Aggie238 Logan, UTJuly 8, 2014 4:04 p.m.
And, lest my comments be dismissed as anti-team sports, I absolutely love watching college football and basketball, as one might deduce from my screen name. It's just not a viable lifelong pursuit for most people. I'll probably encourage my kids in other directions unless they really want to try out football or something (although this is partly because I will not be passing on any genetic advantages in the size and fast-twitch muscle departments).
Aggie238 Logan, UTJuly 8, 2014 4:00 p.m.
BYU Track Star's comment highlights another advantage that distance running has over most other high school sports, in that it can become a lifelong pursuit. In sports like basketball and football, after high school you are either good enough to play college ball or you are relegated to the annual neighborhood Turkey Bowl until your back or knees fail. After college, it's either on to the pros for the few remaining years that your body holds up, or again, back to the Turkey Bowl. Running is different. I know of a man who ran marathons until Parkinson's finally stopped him sometime in his 80s (and even then he wouldn't quit trying). I know of other folks who are running ultramarathons well into their 60s and 70s. Personally, I could have been a scholarship runner at most universities, but I chose not to sell my soul to the NCAA and pursue marathon running instead. When I got bored with that, I got into trail ultras, and if/when I ever get tired of those I'll try something else. It's all up to me, and that's what I love about it.
belgie Tualatin, ORJuly 7, 2014 12:17 p.m.
In addition to what's mentioned in the article, other benefits to running include:
-It's easy to keep as a life-long hobby
-It teaches self-discipline like few other sports can
-All the health benefits with almost none of the risks (despite what the "it'll ruin your knees!" crowd says)
TiCon2 Cedar City, UTJuly 7, 2014 11:43 a.m.
Fantastic article and spot-on in your assessment of the traditional sports mentality. While most sports feature a war-like opposition of teams, cross-country racing features everyone running the same direction.
This isn't to say team-building doesn't feature at all, because it is an enormous part of the successful culture of any team. No one's playing time is diminished becuased they mentored a talented up and comer. Some of the greatest leaders on teams I've been a part of weren't the fastest, but the most upbeat, dedicated, and caring "harriers".
I will strongly encourage my children's participation when they reach that age.
BYU Track Star Los Angeles, CAJuly 7, 2014 10:55 a.m.
Whereas Cross-Country in High School was a blast. Running at the College level was a whole different matter. The College workouts were so exhausting one's body would be in an Excercise induced haze until 8 or 9pm. and one would still have 4 or 5 hours of Homework every evening, like: Calculus, Physics and, Chemistry. X-C gave me the toughness to make it through Engineering school. Part of the growing up process in College is gaining that self-awareness of what you can and can't fit in. I decided early on that being a competent Engineer trumped being an All-American in Cross country. I have no regrets and 40 Years later I still go running before my Engineering work day begins. No regrets.and no Shoulda-Coulda-Wouldas.
runnerguy50 Virginia Beach, VaJuly 7, 2014 10:48 a.m.
Totally agree with the article. If I'm looking at a resume I'll take the cross country kid over the hoopster or football player every time.
The culture around baseball,basketball and football is corrupt and worldly.
Arizona1 Tucson, AZJuly 7, 2014 10:14 a.m.
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well, there is something new for me, cute kid in the picture;-), and a more of a traditional street photography approach unlike alot of blury, soft, kind of crap I tend to produce. Anyway I liked the moment, if you wonder about the word Birdie in the title and can't see one in the picture, well you may need a magnifying glass;-)
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Hy Peter
A charming and very sweet image, really nice the composition and a great moment...Very well done...
Regards, M.
Isabelle (9046) 2006-11-14 18:32
there is something of very charming, indeed, in the scene. Not only the cute girl (in pink, as cute girls are using to wear) but also in the color scheme, earthy, organic, and those oh, delightful iron chairs.
i just wish she was alone.
anything but calling your production "crap", Peter!
Furachan (0) 2006-11-15 3:35
I endorese eeverything Isabel said and wold add this: I dig the tension in the indecisiveness of the girl contrasted with the determined pace of the man on the right - that is where the dynamism comes from in the shot.
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kensimage (8565) 2006-11-18 0:33
This is excellent, Peter, it should be getting more attention! The girl's hesitancy, framed by two people with more deliberate actions, is beautifully brought out. Nice rich, unified color scheme, too. Regards, Ken.
verde (957) 2006-11-20 17:14
very nice. I love the deep red bricks and the brick road and the green are great. The pink outfit fits nicely b/t the two reds, and her pouty face is perfect. I love the contrasting colors here. well seen
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text: Product Home Distribution Amplifiers DVI Distribution Amplifiers Fiber Optic Distribution Amplifiers HDMI Distribution Amplifiers DisplayPort Distribution Amplifiers HD-SDI & 3G-SDI Distribution Amplifiers VGA & RGB Distribution Amplifiers AV Distribution Amplifiers DVI DA Plus Series DVI DA DVI DA Plus Series Previous Next DVI DA Plus Series DVI Distribution Amplifiers with EDID Minder® Print-friendly Save to Favorites ListRemove from Favorites List View Favorites List × Send Feedback Message: Required Send me a copy Thank you. Your email has been sent. An error occurred while sending your e-mail. Please try again later. Send Feedback × Share this item via Email Send to: * Please enter a valid e-mail address. Message: Thank you. Your email has been sent. An error occurred while sending your e-mail. Please try again later. Send Email Item has been added to Favorites List Item has been removed from Favorites List An error occurred. Please try again later. Key Features Supports computer video up to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 and 2K EDID Minder® automatically manages EDID communication between connected devices Automatic input cable equalization to 100 feet (30 meters) at 1920x1200/8-bit color when used with Extron DVI Pro cables Retimes and reshapes marginal or noisy DVI signals Provides +5 VDC, 250 mA power on each output for external peripheral devices See All Features Image Gallery A&E Specifications Log in to view pricing and availability Model Version Description Part # DVI DA4 Plus Four Output with EDID Minder 60-931-21 DVI DA8 Plus Eight Output with EDID Minder 60-933-21 DVI DA4 Plus Four Output with EDID Minder 60-931-01 Retired DVI DA6 Plus Six Output with EDID Minder 60-932-01 Retired DVI DA6 Plus Six Output with EDID Minder 60-932-21 Retired DVI DA8 Plus Eight Output with EDID Minder 60-933-01 Retired Show allShow fewer Overview Video Description Specifications Diagram Panel Drawing Downloads The Extron DVI DA Plus Series of distribution amplifiers reliably distributes one DVI signal to four or eight displays. They are compatible with PC resolutions up to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 and 2K. They feature EDID Minder®, which maintains continuous EDID communication with connected devices and ensures that the DVI source powers up properly and maintains correct video output. The distribution amplifiers ensure signal integrity by equalizing and regenerating the incoming signal. The DVI DA Plus Series is ideal for applications that require the distribution of a DVI source signal to multiple displays. Quick Reference DVI DA Plus (Brochure) DVI DA Plus Series Setup Guide (Manual) DVI DA Plus Series User Guide (Manual) OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES MBU 123 Low-Profile Mount Kit for 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 Rack Width Products MBU 149 Low-Profile Mount Kit for Full Rack Width, Four-Piece Enclosures SIMILAR PRODUCTS DVI DA DVI Distribution Amplifiers OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES MBU 123 Low-Profile Mount Kit for 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 Rack Width Products Show all × Add Item to Cart Part # Note: Extron products using the Universal AC Outlet accept a number of different AC plug types. Before use, ensure that the device meets all regulatory requirements for your region and complies with all applicable local safety and electrical codes and standards. Qty 1-9999 Current Total: Continue Shopping View Cart Item was added to Cart DVI DA Plus Series


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Yahoo has teamed up with High Tech Computer (HTC) to put a suite of internet software applications on millions of Windows Mobile handsets.
The deal puts Yahoo a step ahead of rivals with its Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0. HTC, the latest of a number of companies Yahoo has signed on to use its software, is the world's largest maker of handsets that run Windows Mobile. The OS is normally found on the kind of high-end smartphones that Yahoo is targeting.
"We don't have any kind of agreement with Google right now, but we do provide pocket MSN and IE on our Windows Mobile handsets and we will continue to do so," said an HTC representative.
Yahoo said it would put the gamma, or release candidate, version of the mobile software on HTC handsets. Previously, only a test version had been available. Once software is ready for general release, it moves from gamma to gold.
HTC will preload Yahoo Go 2.0 on millions of devices, the companies said. HTC joins a host of other companies announcing support for the new applications, including Nokia, Research In Motion, Motorola, and Samsung Electronics.
Users can download Yahoo Go 2.0 for free on more than 75 Windows Mobile devices via a link at a special section of Yahoo's website. The site also offers a place for users to input their mobile phone numbers to determine if their handset can run the suite.
In all, Go 2.0 can be used on over 100 different mobile phone models, a number that will rise to 175 models in the near future, according to Yahoo. The company is aiming for 400 devices by the end of the year.
Launched early this year, Yahoo Go 2.0 offers users oneSearch, which serves up useful information for internet searches instead of just a list of websites. For example, if a user types in 'pizza', the search engine will display phone numbers for local pizzerias. It also offers a number of widgets including email, local information, maps, news, sports, finance and more.