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Re: [CT] DISCUSSION - Anonymous vs Cartels
Released on 2012-03-02 01:00 GMT
|2011-10-25 02:47:49
Your point is that Anonymous hasn't mattered? Is your argument that
hackers haven't mattered either? because if Anonymous is a mob of hackers
as you argue, how haven't they mattered to their targets? what about all
the money spent fighting them? and as Tristan just pointed out - how
about HBGary Federal? He said the CEO's SSN and address were posted on
Twitter. What about all the sensitive emails that were lost? We have no
way of knowing what was in those emails, or how they are being used to
make money at the expense of HBGary. I have always agreed that they
haven't reached a level of threat to the US, but that surely doesn't mean
they won't. And there are quite a few countries, organizations, and
people below that rather high standard who could not withstand an attack,
including an email purge of personal emails onto the web.
On 10/24/11 7:33 PM, Tristan Reed wrote:
As far as Aurora, I haven't followed it closely. Did they ever identify
the attackers or number of attackers? I thought the target set was the
only thing that led people to believe the Chinese government was
2. NSA will tell you otherwise. SIGINT is not the NSA's only
responsibility. SIGINT assets do not carry over to investigating cyber
intrusion, unless you are trying to corroborate, in this case HUMINT is
just as significant as SIGINT. A country's SIGINT capabilities does not
indicate its capabilities in tracking hackers. NSA may have there own
department for tracking hackers but it does not make it SIGINT.
Ok, Please define SIGINT for me.
Wikipedia provides an indepth explanation on SIGINT . But in short,
SIGINT is the capability in exploiting signals provided by communication
devices, and what can be obtained by exploiting the signals. Combining
computer network operations and SIGINT is innaccurate, because while
SIGINT may be used with other intelligence disciplines in order to
identify a hacker, it is not necessary and is no more related than any
other intel discipline. SIGINT could help you identify a computer
devices (not the operator) emitting a signal (wifi), and cryptanalysis,
which is also separate from SIGINT but often used in conjunction, could
help in providing methods to decrypt messages over a network, but SIGINT
wouldn't obtain those messages.
In order to exploit computer network operations, the operators involved
are specifically trained in computer science disciplines and
technologies tailored specifically for computer activity.
NSA also is the primary agency for cryptanalysis. Because of
technological demands of SIGINT and cryptanalysis, NSA has enormous
resources in R&D, so I can see why the USG would move some CNO to NSA.
But their SIGINT capabilities are not indicators of CNO capabilities.
Writing the code and hacking was just a small part of necessary labor
for the Stuxnet operation. I also don't think we are discussing
operations on the scale of causing physical damage to extremely
sensitive equipment . Well, this is an example of a cyber attack that
matters, whereeas Anonymous so far has not mattered. You chose the most
prolific example of a cyber attack (which the whole operation consisted
mainly outside of the cyber attack itself). Anything that falls short of
this doesn't matter? Define what matters. None of anonymous' attacks
have physically damaged secret Iranian nuclear facilities, but I think
you are downplaying too much the significance of exposing corporate
secrets, halting businesses' revenues, and embarrassing State actors by
defacing their websites.
On 10/24/11 5:38 PM, Sean Noonan wrote:
On 10/24/11 5:07 PM, Tristan Reed wrote:
On 10/24/11 3:12 PM, Sean Noonan wrote:
1. Look at the anonymous hackers tacked down already The USG
arrested 10 Russian spies last year, are you willing to say
foreign intel is not capable of conducting espionage undetected?
No, of course not. But I also would not argue that the SVR is so
good to be immune to detection, as you are arguing with hackers.
I'm saying they are more detectable than you think. There is no
such thing as truly anonymous. Everythign leaves a trail. Will
that trail in every instance lead to a single individual? no. but
it can lead to a place, an organization, and often, an
2. NSA will tell you otherwise. SIGINT is not the NSA's only
responsibility. SIGINT assets do not carry over to investigating
cyber intrusion, unless you are trying to corroborate, in this
case HUMINT is just as significant as SIGINT. A country's SIGINT
capabilities does not indicate its capabilities in tracking
hackers. NSA may have there own department for tracking hackers
but it does not make it SIGINT.
Ok, Please define SIGINT for me.
The question is if the attack is high priority enough. Many
people assume there is no attribution because there is no
response, but I don't think that is accurate. Many people say
this, because no attribution is one reason for no response. Yes,
they do, and if they think that is the primary reason for lack of
response, then I think they are wrong.
3. Your example is short-sighted. You don't just open a new
laptop and start hacking e-mail addresses. A cyber attack
involves much more than a recently bought laptop. In the same way
there is an attack cycle for a terrorist attack or crime, there is
one for a cyber attack. A very simple attack may be as hard to
trace as a nearly-random mugging in the dark in a neighborhood
with much more serious crime and no CCTV cameras. A more
complicated attack, however, involves pre-operational
surveillance, developing exploits, developing programs and code,
gaining access, exploiting that, and carrying out an attack.
Discovering exploits and writing code can be done entirely
offline, out of sight of law enforcement or intel agencies.
Pre-operational surveillance and gaining access (the point of the
exploit you write offline) would fit in my example. The point is,
if you don't link your computer to identifiable information, you
remain anonymous. Just like people use certain methods to build
IEDs, people use certain mehtods to design programs and code for
cyber attacks. Over time, those methods become identifiable and
more and more attributable. This is, for example, how AURORA is
linked back to the Chinese. and very specific Chinese, I may add.
Being connected or unconnected doesn't matter, eventually you have
to use what you develop, or copy from someone, and all of those
things can be analyzed. And that takes time, giving more time
for your exposure Exposure comes from network activity with the
target, a lot of the pre-operational phase of an attack can occur
without network activity. Look at everything that went into
Stuxnet as a great example, that couldn't be done with one person
with a new laptop. Writing the code and hacking was just a small
part of necessary labor for the Stuxnet operation. I also don't
think we are discussing operations on the scale of causing
physical damage to extremely sensitive equipment . Well, this is
an example of a cyber attack that matters, whereeas Anonymous so
far has not mattered. All of this activity provides activity and
evidence which helps for attribution. Of course it is always
possible to develop an attack, just like any other operation, that
even the best law enforcement and national intelligence agencies
have trouble or cannot attribute. That's fine. My point is that
it's very difficult for someone to successfully use Anonymous as a
cover and have NSA, GHQ, MID, Aman, etc, be unable to attribute
it. How do you know if NSA or GHQ is effective in identifying
hackers?I don't, but I'm confident they are far better than you
are allowing for. They may not choose to cover it if it is
small scale crime, however.
On 10/24/11 1:38 PM, Tristan Reed wrote:
I wouldn't doubt using Anonymous as a cover for state sponsored
cyber warfare. Not sure the number of benefits in actually doing
that, since you can conduct a cyber attack without associating
with a hacker group and still deny / cover actions on behalf of
the State. An individual attacking US computer assets from
China, may be working by himself or on behalf of the Chinese
government, but unless the US has other intel on the Chinese
government's cyber warfare activities in order to corroborate
there is little capability to distinguish.
It is very difficult to track down hackers. Computer network
operations do not fall under the discipline of SIGINT. Assets
from SIGINT would not directly help you track an individual
responsible for hacking State run servers. In the past, I have
turned to SIGINT organizations for collections on computer
related material, but this was due to the US being behind in
cyber warfare, and not knowing where to assign responsibility.
However, this has changed dramatically in the last couple of
Online activities, with adequate OPSEC, truly are anonymous. As
an extreme scenario of OPSEC: If I purchase a laptop in cash, go
to a Starbucks with free public wifi, and never attribute the
online activity to something revealing (accessing personal email
accounts, tweeting, entering personal information to the laptop,
etc..), and begin hacking government email accounts then never
use the laptop again. Unless LEA could get an accurate
description of my appearance from Starbuck's patrons or possible
security cameras, I can not think of way to identify me.
Governments, attempting to track cyber enemies, do not refer to
these enemies as individuals. Instead as generic entities tied
to specific computer-related activities because of the
difficulty in identifying individuals.
I think the most likely way for a "Anonymous cover" to be blown,
would be the chatter in all the IRC channels. But what if a
common participant in "Anonymous" activities, was working for a
State? Anonymous has denounced state governments before, if that
State agent organizes an attack amongst his IRC / Twitter
buddies, what signs could a LEA look for to distinguish?
On 10/24/11 12:38 PM, Sean Noonan wrote:
In reply to Kerley (my comments on the discussion coming in a
1. Anonymous has not shown the capability to do anything
actually harmful or devastating. I'm not saying they can't,
but i'm very doubtfoul. Tristan's discussion shows the first
real case where they could do some minor damage--to individual
people, not not to an organization or anything that would come
as a serious or strategic threat.
2. Attribution by the world' leading SIGINT agencies is
actually pretty good. I see the fear of using 'anonymous' as
a cover, but that would be pretty easy to bungle, and could
probably still be attributed if important enough to those
agencies. The recent attack on Sony actually brings this
issue up- Whoever is calling themselves anonymous denies they
did it. And keep in mind how much they have claimed an
publicized attacks in the past, even before they were carried
out. The attack on the Playstation Network was more
sophisticated than anonymous' usual work (though potentially
coordinated with Anonymous' DDOS attacks that distracted
Sony's IT security). But whoever did it, again, no real
damage came of it. Congress is holding hearings over data
security, but this is no different than the OC groups stealing
your credit card information. LE will go after them, have
some success, but the threat is not that large.
On 10/24/11 11:04 AM, Kerley Tolpolar wrote:
Link: themeData
I see the Zetas/Anonymous affairs as a good opportunity to
have a broader piece on Anonymous. I believe our readers no
nothing, or almost nothing about what this group is and the
threat it poses. Reviewing their list of attacks
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29), in
most of the cases, they are the "good" guys, sort of a Robin
Hood of the internet . The interesting thing when it comes
to their interactions with the cartels is the dubious role
they play: at the same time they can be fighting crime by
revealing cartel members/supporters, but they can also put
lives in risk.
However, I believe this is only one of the threats posed by
Anonymous. The idea that states, and anyone else on Earth,
can conduct a cyber attack under "Anonymous" is worrisome.
If I run an organization, if I am responsible for government
websites, or if I am just a internet user, I would like to
know more about these guys. Who they are? What are they
interested in? How they operate? Who they have targeted so
far? How can I defend myself from them? In what countries
are they active? Should I worry about them at all? Can I use
them to achieve any particular goal?
On 10/24/11 10:22 AM, Colby Martin wrote:
nice. i still think the central focus, and what
everything else can build off of, is that Anonymous
doesn't know the threat they pose to innocent people
caught up in the terror that is Mexico. By focusing on
journalists or taxi drivers they show little understanding
of the situation. This has long term implications in not
just Mexico. They don't consider the consequences of
their actions and they act without understanding the
environment. It was the same when they released
information on the Sony Playstation network to protest
Sony. They hurt innocent people to prove a point.
On 10/24/11 9:32 AM, Tristan Reed wrote:
Reposting this with a new shorter focus. Instead of
discussing possible cartel responses, the focus is on
what type of threat Anonymous can pose to cartels. The
video released by Anonymous, threatens revealing
personal information on cartels as well as states a
member had been kidnapped. I could not find any sources
outside of Anonymous' claims of the individual being
kidnapped. According to their facebook sites (Anonymous
Mexico and Anonymous Veracruz) it sounds like it may be
an individual posting flyers in Veracruz as part of the
Operation Paperstorm protest, although that is
Link: themeData
Anonymous, a well-publicized hacker group famous for
distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks on
government websites, lashed out at drug cartels via the
Internet with a statements denouncing Mexico's criminal
cartels, including a video depicting a masked individual
addressing Mexican drug cartels on October 10? With the
most recent video release, Anonymous makes bold threats
towards the criminal cartels in Mexico. Threats such as
releasing identities of taxi drivers, police,
politicians, and journalists who collude with criminal
cartels. The hacker group demanded Los Zetas release a
fellow kidnapped member otherwise face consequences. In
the Anonymous' video, this coming November 5th was
mentioned as a day cartels could expect Anonymous'
reaction if their demands of releasing a kidnapped
member are not met. The potential of conflict between
Mexico's criminal cartels and hackers, presents a unique
threat towards TCOs. We know of cartels lashing out at
online bloggers, but I haven't seen any reporting on
cartels dealing with any headaches from hackers before.
What Anonymous brings to the table in a conflict
o Anonymous would not pose a direct physical
security threat to Mexican cartels.
o Anonymous' power base is the ability to
exploit online media
o Anonymous hackers do not have to be in Mexico
to lash out at cartels
While not certain, there is a potential for Anonymous to
pose a threat
o It is unknown if Anonymous's claims to
possess identifiable information on cartel members
o It is unknown what information Anonymous
could acquire on cartels
o Bank accounts, any online transactions or
communications, identifiable information on cartels
members have to be considered in the realm of
possibilities for
o Anonymous has demonstrated it's ability
to reveal illicit online activity (child pornography
Anonymous hackers likely have not been involved in the
ultra-violent world of drug trafficking in Mexico. As a
result, their understanding of cartel activities may be
limited. Anonymous may act with confidence when sitting
in front of a computer, but this may blind them to any
possible retribution. They may not even know the impact
of any online assault of cartels.
o Revealing information on taxi drivers and
journalists will cost lives. Anonymous may not
understand some of these individuals are forced to
collude with cartels. Taxi drivers are
often victims of extortion or coerced to act as
halcones. Revealing the identity of these individuals
will not have a significant impact on cartel
operations. Politicans have been accused of
working with cartels (Guerrero & Veracruz' governor)
before, however there has yet to be any consequences
from this.
o Anonymous hackers may not understand the
extent cartels are willing to go protect their
o Any hackers in Mexico are at risk.
o Cartels have reached out to the computer
science community before, coercing computer science
majors into working for them.
o This provides the cartels with the
possibility of discovering hackers within Mexico.
On 10/17/11 10:19 AM, Marc Lanthemann wrote:
Oh man we are threading new ground here - I like the
idea but there are several issues to address and fix
These are the bullets of my main analytical concern
with the discussion:
o we don't know who got kidnapped or why.
that's fine but we can't gloss over that fact
o "hackers" is a blanket term - there's a
difference between stealing bank records from
government computers and overloading www.loszetas.com
main page.
o There's no thought out process of what sort
of information could anon have on the cartels. What
kind of info is kept online and accessible to
potential attacks? You seem to be talking about
identities, whose? If anything it's dirty cops,
politicians and businessmen who need to worry about
what anon is going to be saying. Think about why the
bloggers and media were killed in previous instances.
Was it because they revealed operational details,
because they acted as informants, because they exposed
links with officials or because they somehow sullied
the cartel's reputation? In short, what kind of
information is damaging to the cartels themselves?
o Once you identify this info - think about
if anon can realistically access it and disseminate it
so it causes a measure of damage. Anon doesn't have
any intelligence capacity except for the technical
ability by a very small number of its members to
infiltrate certain networks and databases and steal
information. Now what kind of information would a
cartel keep on a network that is connected to the
internet (aka no intranet)? Where else could
information be found? Government databases? Once we
know what kind of information is accessible, we can
also know more about the consequences of
o What's the IT capacity of a cartel?
Sufficient to trace back attacks? If it's not, there
risks to be a lot of killings done by people who may
not understand the difference between an anon hacker
and a blogger.
On 10/17/11 9:47 AM, Colby Martin wrote:
wanted to forward Karen's thoughts to analyst
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [CT] DISCUSSION - Anonymous vs Cartels
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:28:18 -0500
From: Karen Hooper
Reply-To: CT AOR
To: CT AOR
you've got some of the issues here, but this is
going to need a lot more work
You need to lay out:
a) What exactly is going on with Anonymous, your
trigger section is unclear
b) what our assessment of the online cartel presence
is, and therefore their vulnerabilities and
c) How capable is Anonymous of breaching high
security anything
d) how far the cartels would be willing to travel to
kill anyone who breaches their systems or exposes
their connections
I also just want to point out that we have
reasonable reliable insight that Sinaloa at the very
least has some significant levels of sophistication
in their online presence, to include the use of
cyber currencies and significant IT capacity. There
is no reason to assume that Los Zetas don't also
conduct business online, in a protected fashion.
Karen Hooper
Latin America Analyst
o: 512.744.4300 ext. 4103
c: 512.750.7234
On 10/17/11 8:46 AM, Renato Whitaker wrote:
On 10/17/11 8:25 AM, Tristan Reed wrote:
Link: themeData
Recently, Mexican cartels have faced a new enemy,
hackers. Anonymous, a well-publicized hacker group
famous for...?, lashed out at drug cartels via the
Internet with a statements denouncing Mexico's
criminal cartels, including a video released
depicting...? a person talking? a voice? words on a
screen? exactly when?. With the most recent video
release, Anonymous makes bold threats towards the
criminal cartels. Threats such as releasing
identities of Mexican? American? taxi drivers,
police, politicians, and journalists who collude
with criminal cartels. The hacker group demanded Los
Zetas release a fellow kidnapped member otherwise
face consequences. The potential of conflict between
Mexico's criminal cartels and hackers, presents an
unprecedented war front for the cartels. The vastly
different operations of Anonymous and Los Zetas
leave a conflict both Anonymous and the cartels have
little experience in handling. i believe that
Anonymous has no experience with the cartels. I do
not believe for a second that the cartels have no
experience with hackers.
In the Anonymous' video, this coming November 5th
was mentioned as a day cartels could expect
Anonymous' reaction if their demands of releasing a
kidnapped member this should be mentioned right up
front. Cartels have a member, Anonymous is
threatening to hit back. Provide enough details so
we understand who this guy is and why/how he was
abducted. are not met. If Anonymous' claims of
possessing revealing information on cartel members
and operations are true, cartels will likely respond
with violence against individuals revealed as
opposing cartel members huh? you mean Anonymous
members?. It also is likely that public disclosure
of GOM officials who collude with DTOs will force
the GOM to take action, giving the Anonymous threat
complexity i don't understand what this means. You
mean the GOM will threaten Anonymous?. How
effectively any cartel will be able to retaliate
against Anonymous remains unanswered . However,
cartels will continue their threats against any
individual using online media WC.... you mean tools?
or weapons? We're not talking about bloggers here.
against the cartels.
The Battle Space
Anonymous's and the cartels activities exist in two
separate realities from each other. Anonymous
operates solely in sphere of the computer networks.
Anonymous does not experience geographical
boundaries. All personalities within Anonymous,
exist solely in cyber space. (That is not entirely
true. They are physical people tho live in the real
world. They have names and addresses - although most
of them are likely outside of MX.) Anonymous' power
base consists of their technical capabilities in
hacking. Any information connected to the Internet
is vulnerable to exploits by hackers. (Identifying
the pc's of individual cartel members in the midst
of Mexico's population could be quite difficult.
Remember that most of what Anonymous has done are
DDOS attacks. Sucks if you are Mastercard or a big
company with a website that brings in revenue, but
it does not really matter if you don't run
operations on the web. Los Z don't make much money
via e-commerce. They are also far less dependent on
the web than the jihadists.)
Anonymous is known for its hacking endevours, but
it's power base consists of the perceived anonymity
that its members believe themselves to have, real or
otherwise, by operating through the internet. This
gives an opening for people disgruntled by anything
and everything to practice general dickery. As the
popular meme goes, anonymity + audience = troll.
Only a fraction of the large web of people who
identify themselves as "anonymous" have any sort of
serious IT capability.
The largest threat towards a hacker's existence so
far has been from targeted arrests by Law
Enforcement Agencies.
The criminal cartels in Mexico operate on the
streets in US and Mexican cities. They are run as a
business, always looking to maximize profits and
expand. But they are bricks and mortar commerce.
Yes..... but they use the internet to launder money
and issue commands. We know that Sinaloa does that
from insight. There is no reason to assume that Los
Zetas don't have a similar capacity. Their power
base is built by large amounts of revenue and
escalating brutal violence. Cartels like Los Zetas,
are experienced in facing different types of
threats. Cartels are always suffering at the hands
of cartel on cartel violence. While battling each
other, cartels still face arrests by Law Enforcement
Agencies. As cartels wish to avoid any hindrance in
the flow of drugs and money, cartels have targeted
media outlets. Murdering journalists and online
bloggers in order to cover details of their
operations. ok... but that's kind of a red herrng
for this discussion. You need to focus on the
possible vulnerabilities of the cartels. Don't just
assume they have no cyber presence.
Anonymous' Weapons
Whatever impact will be felt due to Anonymous'
actions against criminal cartels has yet to be seen.
Anonymous' only ability to combat cartels lay in
information operations, mainly disseminating
sensitive information on cartels and propagating
anti-cartel statements via social media and defaced
websites in Mexico you mean so far and that we know
of?. As Anonymous admitted in their video to
cartels, they cannot fight with guns. The
significance of a targeted information operations
campaign by technically elite individuals can not be
overlooked should not be underestimated. Cartels
view main stream media outlets and social media
blogs as such a threat to their operations, that
they have continued to target journalists and
bloggers. Last month, a message signed by Los Zetas
was placed with a dead female body more relevantly,
on the body of a blogger. The message threatened any
users who denounce cartels on blogging websites.
getting repetitive here, and it's not really
addressing the subheading
As stated earlier, any information connected to the
internet risks disclosure by Anonymous. There is
ample reason to suggest Anonymous is capable of
possessing information they threaten to release. By
releasing identities of individuals cooperating with
Mexican cartels, Anonymous threatens the life of
those individuals. Anonymous's ability to
disseminate sensitive information is limited by what
is available via the Internet. Government computers
connected to the Internet should always be
considered a possibility of an attack. However, as
with the compartmentalized nature of the US
governments computer networks, information available
to Mexico's intelligence collection may not be easy
to acquire. what are you trying to say here? This
isn't clear at all
Cartel's Defense
A counter response to the video? by the
cartels has yet to see fruition. However, Anonymous'
claims of a kidnapped member by Los Zetas suggest
Los Zetas have begun addressing the threat posed by
hackers so... how has there not been a counter
response? also this undermines your statements above
about how Anonymous is soley internet based, and
underlines the vulnerabilities of associated
members. How did they find teh Anonymous member? The
answer to that could very well give you some
indication to the technical ability of the cartels .
As Anonymous exists in abstract reality of the world
wide web , the cartels will face a number of
challenges which rarely are posed for them Again,
how do you know? The USG has whole agencies
dedicated to fucking shit up in cyberspace. You can
assume (and we have good intel indicating that) they
are working on disrupting the cartels.. Hackers
threatening cartels, can operate in any region of
the world. Personal information including locations
is only available if a hacker chooses to divulge it
or if the subject of the attack is savvy enough to
figure it out. Hackers don't only work for
Anonymous. Cartels are only capable of dealing with
their online enemy, if they can physically reach out
to them. Or start employing hackers of their own
under their payroll? Stranger things have happened,
Why not a Zetas 2.0?
Cartels have been known to coerce the
services of Mexican citizens with a technical
background. Recruiting the help of computer science
majors through personal threats has been reported in
the past where? What cartels? reported where?.
Since cartels operate in the world of urban violence
and drug trafficking, they will likely need the
assistance of technical experts to help combat any
threat by computer hackers. While identifying
bloggers inside of Mexico has been demonstrated, it
is unlikely cartels are capable of identifying any
hackers operating outside of Mexico. Even law
enforcement agencies such as the FBi, with far more
technical experience and resources than cartels,
struggle to find hackers through investigations. A)
How do you know they are not in Mexico? (Who was the
guy they kidnapped???) B) I'm goign to assume that
not all hackers are equally difficult to track down
In order to compete with an online foe,
cartels will likely continue counter tactics they
are most familiar with, brute force. Cartels are
still capable of their HUMINT operations within
Mexico "still"? why would we assume they wouldn't
be?. Individuals with alleged connections to hacker
communities will likely be targeted and interrogated
by cartel members. Narco banners and public display
of violence will likely continue to be used to scare
online media into submission i'm not really seeing
the online media-international hacking group
connection here. The cruel manners in which cartels
inflict harm, is something computer hackers have
unlikely encountered before in their life. Whether
the fear of cartel violence softens the confidence
of Anonymous will remain to be seen until cartels
are able to seek out and capture members of the
hacker group.. Or the Narcos could call the
collective bluff and simply go on and shrug off any
inconvenience that Anon can inflict.
Marc Lanthemann
Watch Officer
+1 609-865-5782
Colby Martin
Tactical Analyst
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AT TECH IN 2010: Powers made five starts at second base in 14 appearances for Tech, batting 1-15 for a .067 and logging 2 RBIs on the season.
AT TECH IN 2009: Trice played in 34 games, starting 27 at second base…hit .256 for the season with three doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs… led the team in sacrifice bunts with seven…finished the season with a .408 on-base percentage…had four multi-RBI games including two against St. Peters to start the season.
AT TECH IN 2008: Trice played in 10 games in
2008 after coming off a redshirt season in 2007...started in one
game…a great defender who can play a variety of infield
positions…as a coach's son, Trice has an exceptional
understanding of the game.
AT TECH IN 2007: Trice was on the roster as a redshirt member of the squad in his first season at Tech.
AT RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in baseball at Riverdale High School under coach and father Buddy Powers…played shortstop, third base, and second base…named Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player in 2003…received the Dedication Award in 2006…named first-team all-district.
PERSONAL: Full name is Eron E. Powers III...son of Buddy and Laketa Powers…born July 14, 1987…majoring in civil engineering.

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10-for-10: Marilyn Meadors
By: Noah Frank
Ed. Note: The 10-for-10 series is a chance for us at the Grizzlies to celebrate 10 years in Downtown Fresno by thanking 10 of our great fans. This is the first installment in the new series, which we will be running up to (and possibly through) Opening Day. If you know a deserving fan who has helped support Grizzlies baseball that you would like to nominate, simply email us at email@example.com.
When I started this series, I put out a call to you, the readers, to help tell the stories of 10 fans that have helped us celebrate 10 years together in Downtown Fresno. As I asked you all for submissions, I wasn't sure of the response I would get. As it turned out, I was deluged by nominations, with one name standing out from the rest: Marilyn Meadors.
I must confess I had really only heard of Marilyn through fellow coworkers here at Chukchansi Park, so learning more about her was a revelation as to how big a fan of the Grizzlies she really is. Once from Dinuba, Marilyn and her husband Craig now live in Clovis, just 15 minutes from the ballpark. Why the relocation?
"The Grizzlies actually were one of the reasons we moved to this area," she said.
When you attend as many games as Marilyn and Craig do, it's no surprise. Marilyn is as close to a team mom as we have here in Fresno. When people talk about Minor League Baseball being a family environment, they are referring to the relationships that fans like Marilyn have with both the players and her fellow fans.
"A friend of mine said 'you wish that everyone of those players was your son', and it's true," she admits with a smile.
If the players are her sons (or grandsons), then her fellow season ticket holders are her brothers and sisters in this Grizzlies baseball family. She cited a number of different die-hard fans that have become some of her closest friends over the last decade. More than that, though, she talked about how excited she is to just come to the ballpark every day and talk to the casual fans who come to Downtown Fresno each season.
"You just meet a lot of people that you have something major in common with," she laughed. "If you can't talk about anything else, you can definitely talk about baseball."When you have as many baseball memories as Marilyn does, it can be hard to pick a favorite. She listed a number, but a few stood out in particular.
"The more recent one, of course, is just being able to sit and chat with Buster Posey at the meet-and-greet," she recalled, speaking of the annual preseason event. "I did get (Madison) Bumgarner to smile," she laughed.
I asked her what she was looking forward to the most this season, and she cited the next wave of upcoming talent, highlighted by the possibility of seeing top prospect Brandon Belt here in Fresno.
"He's one of my Facebook friends," she says of Belt, something that I can't even claim. "I grabbed him while he was still young."
Speaking of being young, Marilyn had also read the first installment of our 10-for-10 series, in which we profiled our youngest season ticket holder, 17-year-old Justin Renge. I'll leave you with her observation, which is a great thought as we sit on the brink of another baseball season.
"I'm 67, and the young man that you interviewed is 17. I'm thinking 'that's a 50-year span. Isn't that cool?' There's 50 years difference and yet we still have the same passion for the game of baseball. I think that's just so much fun."
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With Brian's advice still ringing in our ears as we peeled off a low-speed roundabout and onto a long, open piece of A-road we pinned the throttle. Few cars - even lightweight ones - can propel you down the road like this thing; the shattering amount of torque on tap seems utterly contemptuous of the car's weight and it feels like it could still do 0-100 in less than nine seconds whilst towing a caravan.
Leaning hard on the brakes before we entered a challenging left-right-left series of bends there was just the tiniest delay (presumably as the huge carbon-ceramic discs found their ideal operating temperature) before the car scrubbed off the excess speed. Threading it through the first few times was an education, with the car seemingly happy to go through much, much faster than we were initially prepared to push it. After a few runs we reached the point where it was just starting to slide as the weight transferred from right to left on the way in, but all the time there wasn't the slightest hint of any trouble. This is a full-size luxury car which can change direction in a manner reminiscent of a Japanese four-wheel-drive turbo car. Simple as that.
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The 2007 San Juan County Fair culminates this week with a full schedule of activities. "We're really revin' in 2007" is the theme of the fair.
More than 50 volunteers, led by fair manager Anna Thayn, have worked for months planning the annual fair. The fair volunteer of the year is Cheyenne Adams, who has been involved with the fair for more than ten years.
Although the opening ceremonies for the fair is scheduled to take place t his evening (Wednesday, August 8), a number of fair events have already taken place, including a Rough Riders desert race, horse show and rodeo on August 4.
Most events take place at the San Juan County Fairgrounds on Highway 191 in Monticello.
The annual Farm Bureau talent find and MHS wrestler Navajo Taco dinner took place on August 7.
Highlights on Wednesday, August 8 include the opening ceremonies and recognition of fair volunteers at 7 p.m., the Little Mr and Miss Wrangler contest at 7:30, and movies at 8:45 and 10:15.
Highlights on Thursday, August 9 include livestock shows, a children's fair and fair exhibits throughout the day, leading up to country music star Mark Wills live in concert beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Highlights on Friday, August 10 include livestock shows, a children's fair and fair exhibits throughout the day, free swimming in the afternoon and the Blue Mountain Roundup Rodeo beginning at 8 p.m.
The fair culminates with a busy day on Saturday, August 11, beginning with a free breakfast by the Monticello Lions Club at the pavilion behind the Monticello Post Office. Donations for the breakfast will be forwarded to the families of the late Cookie Shiew and Letha St. Clair.
The Jr. Livestock Show begins at 1 p.m. and the Blue Mountain roundup Rodeo closes the San Juan County Fair with an 8 p.m. start time.
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The Rodeo Queens include Queen Emily Hanson, attendants Brittany Rowley and Nichole Freestone and Jr. Queen Kylee Fullmer.


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Most college professors rightly consider themselves part of an elite. They have doctorates. They have tenure. They're special.
Few professors objected when the College Board's Advanced Placement program began in 1955. It granted college credit for good grades on college-level courses taught only at elite high schools such as Exeter, Bronx Science and New Trier. Many professors' views of AP have diminished now that the program is in more than 60 percent of U.S. high schools, including many where most of the students are low-income and low-achieving.
College professors tell me they don't believe AP teachers can match the erudition and depth of published experts in their fields, like themselves. When I point out that many of the high school teachers they are complaining about have more experience and more demonstrated success teaching introductory college courses to teenagers than they do, they change the subject.
Almost all colleges give credit for good scores on AP tests because the program prepares students for the rigor of higher education and in many cases, according to research, teaches them more than they would get in college introductory courses. But a few colleges have succumbed to their faculty's resentment of high school teachers showing them up.
The latest to do so has gotten extra attention because it is an Ivy League school. The Dartmouth College faculty, without considering any research, has voted to deny college credit for AP, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education courses and tests, all taught by those high school teachers who can't be as good as they are.
Dartmouth classics professor Hakan Tell, chair of the faculty committee on instruction that proposed the change, said the show-of-hands vote was nearly unanimous, though nobody bothered to count. Tell said the faculty decided that the high-school-taught courses did not match the quality of Dartmouth's introductory courses and should not get credit.
The Dartmouth admissions office still strongly recommends students take AP classes. AP scores will still be used in course placement decisions.
Tell said his committee looked at no research. He did not know, for instance, of a 2007 study by testing experts Rick Morgan and John Klaric. It found that college students who scored at least a 3, the equivalent of a college C, on AP exams in most subjects did better in the next level course than students who had taken the college's introductory course. The study included students at 27 highly selective colleges, including Dartmouth.
The same conclusion was reached by a 2009 study in which researchers Daniel Murphy and Barbara Dodd looked at University of Texas data and by three College Board researchers in 2011 studying nearly 150,000 students at 110 colleges.
In recent years, Dartmouth's Psychological and Brain Sciences department has given nearly 100 multiple choice questions to new students with top AP psychology scores who want introductory course credit so they can take a higher level course. In nearly every case, the students have failed to pass the placement test and have not received credit. Tell said those results were not scientific and not the basis for the faculty decision to drop AP credit, but that leaves unanswered this question: Why drop credit for all AP subjects without any research?
Competition is healthy. AP teachers are judged by their students' results on exams written and graded by independent experts. Professors teaching introductory college courses don't get that scrutiny. Maybe they should, if we are ever to know if their self-regard is warranted.


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As the Civil War began, demand increased for Hammacher & Tollner's specialty hardware, with the company supplying Northern manufacturers with hard-to-get tools and hardware for the war effort.
As the War continued, New York City faced a severe coin shortage resulting from the hoarding of both gold and silver. In response, the U.S. Government allowed merchants to mint their own coins to exchange during the war - much like in-store coupons are used today. Called "rebellion tokens" or "copperheads," these coins were made out of copper, brass, copper nickel or lead. Hammacher's tokens, of course, were the best quality available - copper. As the war drew to a close, the Government put a stop to the practice, yet few of the tokens ever found their way back to the place of issue to be redeemed for merchandise.
The American Civil War, or the War Between the States, begins in April of 1861, when forces of the newly formed Confederate States attack the U.S. military base at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The war, the deadliest and also one of the most influential in American history - it ended slavery, restored the Union and strengthened the role of the Federal government - lasted until April of 1865.


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Around the beginning of December we start to dream... of green forests and quiet beaches, ocean views and no traffic. We dream of our next trip to Texada Island.
After getting off the ferry in Langdale we make our way first through Gibsons. Now if you're from Canada you know that Gibsons is home to Molly's Reach of the Beachcomber's TV show that ran from 1972 to 1990. If you have no idea what I'm talking about just click here. It's a Canadian icon and part of our genetic makeup! This great cache (GC137C1) will give you an awesome view of 'the Reach'.
Continuing north we meander through the beautiful little town of Sechelt and then through places with lovely names like Redrooffs Road, Halfmoon Bay and Maderia Park. Just past Maderia Park, to the north, is Mount Daniel. Historically Mount Daniel served as a spot of local aboriginal importance. Young teenage girls were isolated at this spot to assemble rocks in "moon circles" as way of entering puberty. The hike up to to the top of Mount Daniel is about 3km one way. The view is incredible and of course there is a cache there... (GC20PZK). If you have time then make your way up Mount Daniel.
Finally we are on the last leg to Powell River. As the crow flies we've only traveled about 144km but really there is no where in British Columbia where you can travel "as the crow flies!" Going around inlets, skirting mountains and the odd ferry trip makes the trip to this point about 6 to 8 hours long, depending on ferry waits and how many geocaches you stop for!
Powell River is a gorgeous little town with beautiful views of Texada Island, Malaspina Strait and Vancouver Island (waaay in the distance). Originally home to world's largest pulp mill, Powell River has grown into a adventurer's playground. From hiking to beachcombing, from geocaching and everything else in between... Powell River is the destination for outdoor enthusiasts!
We spent the night in the cozy Westview Centre Motel which we love. It's clean, very affordable and minutes away from the ferry to Texada (though their driveway is an experience!) and then, the next morning, we treated ourselves to an awesome breakfast at the Marine Inn. There is nothing like a cup of tea, delicious eggs benedict and a view of the ocean all rolled into one!
Finally it's time to take the last ferry to "our island." Yes, we have to admit that Texada Island has become our island. It feels like coming home. We drive up to our 'Retreat' and the weights and worries of reality slip away. We are here once again and it has been worth every mile to get here.
If you'd like more information on exploring Texada Island, check out some of our previous posts.
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Sunshine Coast - Our Journey to Texada Island
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- Eddie said...
Good story, wonderful descriptions and excellent story telling - I really liked your writing on this travel log.
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UPDATE TIME – Stay tunedSeptember 21, 2013
Working Out – a different approach?July 4, 2012
as far as for workout, they should be short (less than 30-40 min), and very intense,
lift heavy things 2-3 times a week.
do HIIT cardio in between.
always do a 2-5 min warm up to get the blood flowing, some light jogging in place, jumping jacks, whatever and some dynamic stretching…
lift heavy – compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, presses these hit a lot of muscle groups at the same time and signals your body to burn fat and create muscle (which burns more fat If you are afraid of squats, deadlifts, presses, start with the machines that mimic these exercises but lift heavy 5 sets of 5 reps (if you can do more reps, you need heavier weight!) 90 seconds rest in between choose 3 exercises, every session should hit lower body, upper body, back (make sure to switch the exercises each session)
HIIT cardio High Intensity Interval Training (similar to Insanity) Try this next time you go to the gym – for 10 rounds on the elliptical or bike or treadmill or if youre ambitious the stairmill – 30 seconds slow pace, 30 seconds all out sprint. All out is full clip, you should not be able to hold a conversation it should be as fast as you possibly can go and the next all out should be a little faster than that.
10 rounds and your done with your workout in less than 15 minutes… stretching might add another 5… so less than 20 min
If your really sore you should take a day or two off… I like to do mon-fri workout and the weekends off
if you don't do any of this … i would understand.
Bodybugg V2 ReviewedFebruary 25, 2009
As some know I have had the bodybugg for about two months now, which i think gives me enough time to give an honest review.
First an update for those that don't know what the bodybugg is:
Bodybugg takes the guesswork out of weight loss by monitoring your calorie expenditure and consumption using the most sophisticated consumer body monitoring capabilities available on the market today.
The bodybugg v2 is basically a monitor about the size of a small cellphone that you wear on your arm all day and it tracks calories burned using an accelerometer as the main input but also a heat flux sensor, GSR (galvanic skin response sensor), and skin temperture.
Over the two and a half months i put the bodybugg v2 through it's paces and the following is what I liked and what I didn't like:
- It monitors your movements and steps pretty accurately.
- Somewhat comfortable, after a while you forget you have it on.
- *Uploads data onto the web
- *Simple and straight-forward to use
- Can motivate you to move more
- *Get real feedback on calories burned
- V2 is somewhat bulky
- Must use the paid website inorder to get results
- Must wear on the arm
- *For realtime feedback, must buy a separate watch
- *Must upload to the Website
- Computer interface and website can be complicated to set up
- *Some exercises (cycling, for instance, may not be accurate)
*I have a star next to some of these because it's both a good and bad thing.
1. It monitors your movements and steps pretty accurately.
You can wear it all day while your awake, which makes it easy to see which times of day your the most accurate, and where you can pick it up a little bit.
2. Somewhat comfortable, after a while you forget you have it on.
I often found myself at the end of the day forgetting that i even had it on. This is a good thing in that you don't want to wear something uncomfortable all day.
3. *Uploads data onto the web
With using a web program it's nice because if you travel you can use someone else's computer and still keep all of your tracking and info up-to-date.
4. *Simple and straight-forward to use
Once registered, you put the bodybugg on everyday, it turns itself on, and when your done, you take it off, it turns itself off.
5.Can motivate you to move more
When you have it on it serves as the little angel on your shoulder, reminding you of the goals that your working towards. Also seeing your progress visually on the website is also motivating.
6.*Get real feedback on calories burned
If you don't have the watch (an extra $100 bucks), you still get somewhat real time feedback in that, at the end of the day you sync up and you can see how active you were for that day, or workout.
1.V2 is somewhat bulky.
This is my main complaint about the bodybugg v2 unit itself. It's not too big where it's uncomfortable to wear, but big enough to if you are wearing tight fitted clothing, or big arms, you have a lump or bulge on one arm.
2.Must use the paid website inorder to get results.
And this is my #1 negative of the whole system (bodybugg v2 AND v3 and gowearfit also). You must pay a monthly fee in order to use the bodybugg. Even if you shell out the $100 bucks for the watch, after 14 days if you do not offload the data then you can no longer use the system. And the only way to offload the data is if you are paying the subscription fee.
3.Must wear on the arm.
I know this doesn't seem like a big deal, and for most it's not, however i know many people trying to loose weight who don't exactly like their arms and all they need is something to bring more attention to them. Also when wearing tight fitting clothes there is a large bulge on the arm which make you think twice about the clothes your trying to wear. It would be nice if there was an option to wear it in different locations.
4.*For realtime feedback, must buy a separate watch
It would be nice if on the unit itself you could see some sort of real time feedback, or if the watch was included for free, however it seems like another "gotcha" when you have to put out another $100 for a feature that should already be included. There are times when you want to wear another watch, however you would still like to "check in" on your progress.
5.*Must upload to the Website
I konw i've talked about the website already but this is another addition.. While using the bodybugg there was a few times where either my internet was down for one reason or another, or i didn't have access to the net, or their website was down and/or giving errors. If i was on my 14th day i could see this being a major issue/frustation.
6.Computer interface and website can be complicated to set up
I consider myself computer literate (most of my friends come to me when they have a computer issue), however, there were times setting this thing up when i wanted to pull my hair out! It just seemed not to want to install or run correctly. Once i did get it set up it wasn't too bad, but sometimes it felt like it just didn't feel like working that day.
7.*Some exercises (cycling, for instance, may not be accurate)
I don't cycle all that much, or swim – there are some who do and you cannot swim with this unit and i have heard complaints that the accuracy of the unit while cycling is off.
So there it is, my review. Do i recommend it? I would go for the v3 or gowearfit, however it can be a useful tool if you can get passed the negatives, the main one being having to pay extra for things that should be included, and the size (which the v3 is much more "wearable") then i would say go for it.
I give it an 8/10
Fitbit and Old MacsJanuary 14, 2009
So i was asked a few times if i knew if Fitbit could run on older pre-Intel macs. I didn't know so i went to the source to find out:
I know that it says the Fitbit will work with the Mac OS X what about the previous versions aka the pre-Intel Macs? Any idea how many more weeks you have left before it is officially released?
The Fitbit Team:
I spoke to our Mac developers and testers and they said our software will work on pre-Intel Macs.
We are still on target for first quarter 2009, though probably toward the tail end of the first quarter. We want to make sure the mass produced Fitbits are of the highest quality. You can view our progress on our blog http://blog.fitbit.com
Thank you for your patience,
The Fitbit Team
I know I've been talking about a bodybugg review it's on it's way, hold on tight – And as of right now it looks like i will be getting one of these when it's released, so i will be able to do a head to head.
Bodybugg V3 … it's hereDecember 14, 2008
So i've done a lot of research… and possibly through the law of attraction – a lot has gone on over the last two weeks.
First off I will say that i now own a bodybugg – it is a bodybugg V2 and the thumbnail – i'm impressed. More on this in another post –
So as many of you may know the NEW and improved bodybugg is now out in the wild, you can get them at 24 hour fitness locations, on the 24 hour fitness website, Apex, or even the bodybugg website.
As of this post you can buy the NEW bodybugg V3 for $249.00 – what do you get with that purchase?
Your new bodybugg calorie management system® includes:
- one bodybugg® armband
- 2 arm straps (1 medium and 1 large)
- one USB cable
- user guide and getting started card
* for a limited time they are throwing in the $99 watch in for free
So what does this all mean? What is different about the V3 from the V2?
Well i'm glad you asked, that's exactly what I asked the Bodybugg employees. Unfortunately i didn't really get a decent clear cut response back. After doing more research i found a few things that might be of interest to you.
- new sleek design – 50% smaller than the original version
- now MAC compatible
- now 64 bit PC compatible
- no battery required – just recharge with the USB cable
In other words (found from a different website):
the V3 weighs only 1.6 ounces. The smaller, lighter model offers a one-of-a-kind ergonomic design intended to provide improved comfort and can be worn more discreetly under fitted clothing. In addition, the new model operates on a rechargeable battery which lasts up to 7 days, and contains a 3-axis accelerometer for improved detection of a range of daily activities.
So that's the short of it. What makes things interesting is that the Bodybugg is made by Bodymedia and they have come out with their own version of the V3 under the Gofitwear title. Coming up is a comparision of the V3 and Gofitwear but until then you can check out their website (here's a hint, there isn't that much difference).
So if you have the V2 should you spring for the V3? The human race loves to collect shiny new things, however, if the one you have now works, i don't see why you would move on besides the size. This is a choice that you have to make for yourself.
the SECRET to Losing WeightDecember 3, 2008
With so many different gimmicks out there, it's hard to wade though all the bull$h!7 so here's a little something i threw together to help:
the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in.
this means two options: control what you eat, more activity
here's a few things that you can try.
Control what you eat:
Keep a journal, write down everything that you put in your mouth, food, water, juice, everything. Also (something that helped me) write down how you feel in the following hours after you eat the food, this is how i learned that certain foods that i loved actually gave me headaches, or gassy. This way in about a week you can see EXACTLY what you are eating.
Find alternatives. Most people can't quit cold turkey, so find healthier things that you can eat that will satisfy. instead of cold stone, try frozen yogurt.
Dont eat dinner in front of the TV. they have found that people that eat dinner infront of the television eat 20% more than those who don't. so sit at the table and eat (if your by yourself turn on the radio, or read a book while you eat).
Eat more 🙂 – Usually we tend to go for the sweet stuff because our blood sugar is low… we grab the sugar, our blood sugar spikes, and then crashes lower than where we started. the problem is this is a revolving door. So try to eat smaller portions with more frequency. i.e. every 2-3 hours.
MODERATION, it's ok to cheat every once in a while, just dont go overboard, have in your mind a limit before you start. i.e. instead of getting the super large size, get the small size.
Dont beat yourself up over it, it's an up hill battle and as long as you are going in the right direction, you'll get where you want to be.
More activity:
More activity means that you burn more calories.
Most people think exercise, think the gym… this isn't the only activity, a simple walk around the block each day can increase activity. Did you know that studies have found that the average person thinks that making more money will make them happy, while evidence shows that people who take a walk outside for atleast half an hour a day are more happy than those who don't?!
Make sure that you do something to move around atleast 30 minutes to an hour everyday. as you start to get used to it and more comforatable increase the activity (if your walking around the block try jogging around the block.)
If your going to go to the gym and you dont know what your doing, start out with a personal trainer, this way you have a good starting point.
Turn off the tv. instead of spending hours in front of the t.v. do something that will get you moving.
Look into resistance exercise, this is a two fold because your burning calories and increasing muscle, the more muscle the higher your metabolism (this means you burn more calories even while your resting!). again start slow.
Make sure that what you choose to do for exercise/activity is something that YOU enjoy… this will make you more likely to stick with it.
Feel free to contact me or leave comments
Gas Milage, MPG, and contraptionsNovember 14, 2008
Gas is starting to come down in price, but it doesn't mean that people have stopped worrying about saving money. I found a few sites that give some great tips on SIMPLE ways that you can get better MPG without any major modifications.
if your trying to find what you can do now… there's good news, there is a lot you can do now to get better gas milage and all WITHOUT (for the most part) any damage and/or mods to your car
incase you still wonder about some of these MPG options check out
this first two links talk about mods to your car that may or may not work –
Edmunds puts myths and hear-say to the test..
Edmunds fuel economy test
A few websites with some great tips… because behavior is the number one way to save on MPG
fuel academy tips
-this is a great video… although i don't recommend turning off your car while driving
great video
I have plenty more, including some info on the great Ethanol (which you might already be using and not know it)
Stay tuned… do your research


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Permit provisions now in effect would allow people to skip hunter�s education, get limited license
A new hunting legislation will snap the barrier for wildlife newcomers.
The Hunting Heritage Apprentice Program, established under House Bill 296, was announced at the Neuse Sport Shop Friday. The program distributes a privilege permit, allowing those 16 and older to purchase a hunting license without completing North Carolina�s hunter�s education requirement.
Once the permit is obtained, the person can buy a license but can only hunt within sight or sound of an authorized hunter.
The Neuse Sport Shop is a licensed wildlife service agent with the ability to sell hunting licenses.
N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission officials and the bill�s co-sponsor, N.C. Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, attended a press conference at the popular store to publicize the permit program beginning July 1.
�It faced no opposition in the House and no opposition in the Senate,� Bell said. �It�s a bipartisan bill, and I�m very glad to be a part of it.�
He said the permit option would heighten the thrill of hunting for those who live in rural and metropolitan areas.
�Not only was it an honor to work with the Wildlife Commission to get this bill done,� Bell said, �but it was exciting for me. I grew up in the outdoors; I grew up hunting with my dad.�
Bell anticipates the bill will build stronger family relationships and boost the state�s economic impact.
According to Mallory Martin, the chief deputy director with the Wildlife Commission, North Carolina has a multi-billion dollar hunting and fishing industry. It rakes in an annual $3.3 billion in direct spending for the state.
Martin said there has been a decline in per capita rates among the hunting population over the last two years.
�The passage of the Hunting Heritage Apprentice Permit is a step towards increasing that participation and that opportunity,� he said. �We wanted to do this (at the Neuse Sport Shop) because it�s the peak time for purchasing hunting licenses.�
The Wildlife Commission will not charge for the permit, but the apprentice must buy a license. With the permit, they can bypass hunter�s education courses and participate with an adult mentor.
The permit will be valid for the term of the license, and officials expect hunting activity to increase.
�We�re probably going to see more interest as we get closer to a more active hunting season,� said Geoff Cantrell, Wildlife Commission public information officer. �This is really a good avenue to not only get people in the outdoors, but to get them into hunting education, so that safety message is there.�
During the event, speakers reiterated safety as a component of the program.
Dale Caverny, the Wildlife Commission chief of the division of law enforcement, presented protection features of Hunting Heritage extracted from a five-state data system: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Virginia.
However, 34 states have already implemented a comparable hunting program, with more than one million apprentice hunting permits issued in those states since 2004.
�During that time, there�s not been a significant rise of negligence-related hunting accidents or overall hunting related injuries,� Caverny said.
Data showed people were eager to enroll in a hunter�s education course after their apprenticeship. Nearly 90 percent of participants in the aforementioned five states were likely to recommend the program to someone who wanted to learn hunting. Between 27 and 61 percent purchased a valid license after completing Hunting Heritage.
�What this does is reduce a barrier for someone to go out there and legally hunt in their area,� said Russell Rhodes, president of Neuse Sport Shop. �We think it�s a balance of safety first and then lowering the boundary to entry, and isn�t it great to have legislators that see the importance of that inclined with a well-balanced bill that allows us to have it.�
Jessika Morgan can be reached at 252-559-1078 or at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JessikaMorgan.


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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Dear Ruth, (a love letter)
8 comments:
- kimmomofeight said...
oh my...
- July 14, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- rookie cookie said...
And that right there is your inspiration for this Halloween.
Please please please.
But hot damn, I won't be at the family Halloween party. Boo.
- July 14, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Georgia said...
The kids face is FREAKY!!!!
- July 14, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Christy said...
This canNOT be real! And totally am not surprised Scott sent that to you. Love that guy. I'll be laughing for days about this one.
- July 14, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- heather said...
at first i thought that guy was will forte from snl, but then i looked a little closer! i can't believe that's REAL!
i swear ryan & i saw a kid with a mullet that bad at a taco bell on the way to newman last week.
i think harper told me he wants that haircut.
- July 14, 2010 at 10:40 PM
- Larsen Party 24/7 said...
hahaha i can't tell if the kid is a boy or a girl...paul sends me funny emails from work, too i love it.
- July 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- the kendig family said...
that kid could be a young c.kendig. i am sure that i have seen pictures of him. ( i can't tell if it is a boy or a girl)
- July 15, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Beth said...
I'm a little jealous...he is so romantic
- July 17, 2010 at 11:02 AM


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The sweet and smoky flavor pairs great with ribs, chicken, or beef.
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The CCM 4 Roll Pro gloves were a hit when CCM brought it to the market two years ago. IT brought the 4-roll glove in nylon since the CCM 925 glove that was phased out by the Vector and then the U+ range. The 4-Roll Pro II has undergone a serious re-design and the gloves now look more like the Bauer 4-Roll pro (now Nexus range). So what else has changed in the glove apart from the look?
The gloves have a similar feel to some of CCM's other gloves that use the build from inside out methodology and actually feel really comfortable on the hand. CCM has mastered the art of making some of the most comfortable gloves on the market and the 4-Roll Pro II is following in the same path.
The biggest difference to the previous 4-Roll Pro glove is the cuff. CCM has made the cuff on the 4-Roll Pro II smaller and has left some of the elements out that were in the first line of products. The smaller cuff really improves the way you can stick handle. In the previous glove the CCM logo was stitched onto the cuff, but this time the company has used sturdy lettering to display its wares.
Breaking in:
Thanks to the glove being nylon covered, it is lightweight and that gloves are pretty much ready to use and game ready the minute you pick them up from a store. However as with any new kit, we recommend that you wear it for a couple of training sessions before you use it in a game, but the CCM 4-Roll Gloves are quick to break in and offer you a good level of comfort and responsiveness quickly.
Compared to the previous model of the 4-Roll Pro gloves, the ventilation is much improved. To be fair, the glove's ventilation is very similar to that on the Bauer Nexus gloves. However, when trying out the two different gloves, to our hands the CCM 4-Roll Pro glove liner felt more comfortable than that of the Bauer one.
During game play, it is only natural that the gloves get wet. The CCM inner liner actually stays relatively dry, while the palm itself gets quite wet, and if you don't have dryers to your disposal at the game, the glove can be quite uncomfortable toward a particularly heavy training session or game.
CCM has used PE inserts in the glove and on all the rolls of the glove to give good protection from slashes and pucks. In the previous model the rolls and fingers actually had a very thin metal plate within it, which added a bit to the weight of the glove.
The thumb of the glove uses a three piece design like the previous version of the glove. We actually preferred the thumb design of the first gen of the 4-Roll Pro gloves. On the current one, the thumb area feels a bit un-protected at the tip.
Overall though, the levels of protection offered by the glove is really good and it doesn't sacrifice any bit of the usability of the glove.
Quality and value for money:
This is where the CCM 4-Roll Pro II disappoints big time. The palms of the glove wear out really fast and it is only after a couple of uses that you'll see the top hand's palm starting to wear out. What was weird was that the pair we had also wore out from the finger really quickly (also on our top hand) which is something that hasn't happened before.
Additionally, the bottom hand's palm wore out quickly and actually left a sizeable hole in it. This is something that hasn't happened with any other gloves we have used in during the career. With CCM gloves it is usually the top palm that wears out, but this is the first time that the lower hand's palm wore out. Compared to the Sher-Wood T70 glove where after a season's use the palms are still intact and the gloves are in top shape, the CCM really disappointed us with the wear and tear element.
The biggest disappointment in the build quality came when the seam between the palm and the actual glove broke down, leaving a big gap on the side of the glove and exposed the hand, which leaves serious questions, whether people should invest a relatively large chunk of money on these gloves as they seem to be made from paper.
In the end we ended up taking the gloves to repairs and ended up paying almost the same price for the repairs as the gloves themselves!
It is a real shame that the quality of the gloves leaves A LOT to desire for. The gloves are genuinely comfortable to wear and ease stick handling. There's a lot to like in these gloves, in terms of the features, but judging by the pair we've been trying out, we're questioning whether you should actually buy them because of the quality problems.
If you are set on buying these gloves, be prepared to budget in repairs for them as well, or alternatively be prepared to buy another set of gloves mid season or at the end of the season. It is a real shame as we really liked the previous 4-Rolls from CCM and they've lasted a lot better than the new range of 4-Roll gloves.
However, we do hope that CCM keep the 4-Roll Pro in its line up, but that the company makes some serious efforts in improving the overall quality of the palm materials.
- Good fit
- Easy to break in
- Comfortable to wear
- Eases stick handling
- Light weight
- The palm is not durable at all
- Poor build quality
- Poor price vs quality ratio


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Complete List of 2014 ACM Performers and Presenters Announced
Country fans, the wait is over! The complete list of big names to present and perform at the 2014 ACM Awards has been announced!
Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton will be hosting the award show for the second time and they'll be sharing the Las Vegas stage with some big names. Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow will perform together for 'I Hold On.' Lee Brice will perform his hit 'I Drive Your Truck' while Brad Paisley debuts his newest single, 'River Bank.' Rascal Flatts will perform their hit 'Rewind' and Darius Rucker will take the stage for his version of 'Wagon Wheel.'
If those artists weren't enough, they're all joining some previously announced big acts that will perform. Shelton, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Toby Keith, Hunter Hayes, Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Kip Moore, Keith Urban are some of the other big names you can expect to see perform on Sunday. Bryan and Florida Georgia Line will take the stage with Nitro Circus' action sports stars. Lady Antebellum and musical legend Stevie Nicks will perform together.
Miranda Lambert and country legend George Strait will take the stage to honor Merle Haggard in a medley of his songs. Shakira and Shelton will perform their pop-country song 'Medicine' and the Band Perry will kick off the show with an energetic performance of their new single, 'Chainsaw.'
ACM presenters include some big names like Thea Andrews, Guy Fieri, LL Cool J, Jewel, Olivia Munn, Nancy O'Dell, Chris O'Donnell, Clay Walker, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Tune in for the 2014 ACM Awards on Sunday, April 6 at 8PM ET on CBS.


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by Sue Ann Rybak
The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc., a non-union building trades association, has offered a $50,000 reward to catch vandals who caused $500,000 in damages to the new Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse that is currently under construction on E. Mermaid Lane.
On Dec. 20, vandals torched a crane and used an acetylene torch to cut into a steal beam at the construction site. Police are still investigating the crime. No arrests have been made yet.
Mary Tebeau, chief executive of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc., said the specifics of the reward are still being finalized.
"We are in the process of establishing a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people that vandalized the Quaker meeting's construction site," Tebeau said.
She said that the association hopes the reward will be an incentive for people to come forward with any information. Tebeau added that the police believe the damage was done by more than one person.
The $3.5 million dollar project is being built by E. Allen Reeves of Abington, a non-union contractor.
Reeves told The Philadelphia Inquirer after the incident that be believed the vandalism was caused by union "bullies."
"This is pure and simple bullying, and most likely it was the unions," Reeves said. "It is the usual bad behavior of bullies that have been tolerated in this city forever. The politicians don't care, the police don't care, the business community don't care."