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As FC Dallas finishes up final preparations for tomorrow's huge Western Conference showdown with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (TICKETS), both Raul Fernandez and Blas Perez are about to take part in crucial FIFA World Cup Qualifiers that will play a massive part in deciding whether Peru and Panama make historic World Cup appearances. Let's take a look at the situations for both countries heading into tonight's matches:
Raul Fernandez & Peru
It's make or break time for Raul Fernandez and Peru tonight as the South American country looks to qualify for their first World Cup since 1982. La Blanquirroja sits seventh out of nine teams in CONMEBOL qualifying, but just two points behind Uruguay and Venezuela for the fifth-place playoff spot.
Tonight in Lima, Peru will host Uruguay in a match that could propel them into that final playoff spot with a win. Just four games remain in Peru's World Cup Qualifying schedule and if they win all four, they will finish in at least the fifth-place playoff spot. You can catch tonight's Peru vs Uruguay match live on BeIn Sport Espanol at 9:30PM. Seeing as how it's during the USA vs Costa Rica match, you may want to set your DVR.
Blas Perez & Panama
Tonight is equally huge for Blas Perez and Panama as La Marea Roja host lowly Jamaica. Panama currently sits in fifth place just one point behind Honduras for the fourth-place playoff spot and two points behind Mexico for the third-place automatic qualifying spot. With four games left and remaining matches at Honduras, at Mexico and against the United States, grabbing three points against the Reggae Boys tonight is an absolute must if Blas and Panama want to keep their dreams alive to qualify for a first World Cup. This match starts at 10PM and will not be available on TV.
Russell Moore was our grand prize "Get In and Win" season ticket holder winner, getting a free trip to every United States home World Cup Qualifier. Here is his blog from last month's big 1-0 win over Honduras at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City!
Our third trip took us to Salt Lake City, Utah where we got to see USA take on Honduras. Once again the USA fans were loud and proud!
Our seats were behind the goal which gave us and excellent view when USA scored the only goal of the game to take the win over Honduras. The game Was fantastic. Honduras had many of their fans at the Ggme this time which made the game more exciting.
Our great seats gave us a really good view of the players and the field. USA Soccer is so exciting to watch, you get a chance to see all the great players take part in supporting their country.
Salt Lake City is really nice, there are many things to do there, and it was great to enjoy the USMNT with all of the other USA fans.
Thank you again FC Dallas for this GREAT opportunity!.
Russell and Renee Moore
It's been a tough road for Richard Sanchez and Mexico in the 2013 Under-20 World Cup, but there was certainly a light at the end of the tunnel.
After losses to Greece and Paraguay left the Mexicans on the brink of elimination, they've clawed their way back to the knockout round by defeating Mali 4-1 today.
Sanchez, who has started all three games for Mexico, had another strong performance in goal and with the top four third-placed teams qualifying for the round of 16, the emphatic win has Mexico in on goal differential.
With three points and a +1 goal differential, Mexico is currently in second place out of the six third-placed teams and with only Uruguay and England able to top them, Mexico is guaranteed a spot in the knockout stage.
It's unknown who Mexico will play until tomorrow's final group stage games are played, but Mexico will play on either July 2 or July 3.
Congratulations to Richard and Mexico!
The United States Under-20 National Team continued their quest in the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup today earning a point against European powerhouse France in a 1-1 draw at the Ali Sami Yen Arena in Instanbul.
Heading into the match, the US needed a point to keep any realistic hopes of a spot in the knockout round alive and things were looking bleak for the United States when France forward Yaya Sanogo smashed home a controversial 48th minute penalty kick.
Visit our Under-20 World Cup hub for standings, schedules, video and player profiles.
It looked like the United States' bad luck would continue when Luis Gil had a penalty kick saved with about 20 minutes to play, but second-half substitute Daniel Cuevas eventually finished a free kick in the 85th minute to steal a priceless point for the US.
Given that the four highest-placed third place teams in the group stage will advance to the round of 16, today's point means a win over Ghana on Thursday would almost certainly put the United States into the knockout stage.
From an FC Dallas perspective, Danny Garcia, a starter in the first match, did not feature in today's as he was out with an unspecified injury suffered in Friday's game against Spain. Kellyn Acosta has appeared on the bench for both matches, but has yet to play.
The United States will look to advance to the round of 16 in an all-important game against Ghana on Thursday, June 27 at 12:45PM on ESPNU.
Big news in international soccer this morning. FIFA announced they will have goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup. Our friends at the Associated Press provide the details:
ZURICH -- FIFA committed Tuesday to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and could have four systems competing for selection.
FIFA said it is now seeking tenders from companies that want their system to be used at the Confederations Cup in June and next year's World Cup.
"Interested GLT companies will be invited to join an inspection visit to the Confederations Cup venues, currently scheduled for mid-March, with a final decision due to be confirmed in early April," FIFA said in a statement.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted on giving World Cup referees high-tech aids to make goal-line decisions after seeing England midfielder Frank Lampard have a clear goal denied against Germany at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
A key noncall in 2010 resulted when Frank Lampard's first-half shot crossed the line by several feet against Germany but was not ruled a goal. England lost 4-1.
Tuesday's decision was expected once FIFA's rule-making panel, known as IFAB, decided in July to approve goal-line technology at competitive matches after two systems passed extensive tests.
The Hexagonal round of qualifying begins Wednesday afternoon in Honduras for the U.S. Men's National Team. It's the first in a year-long road that hopefully leads to the 2014 World Cup.
The match is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on beIn Sport - not exactly the most convenient for most people stuck at work or in school.
Nevertheless, how do you see this match going for the USMNT? Vote below:
The field is set for the hexagonal round in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Beginning in 2013 the United States will battle Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama for the right to be one of three teams to advance to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Now it's your time to vote - which three teams do you think will advance?
Definitely head over to Grantland, where Noah Davis has a thought provoking story about the rise of CONCACAF players in MLS and whether that's making things more difficult for the U.S. Men's National Team.
Perez, of course, is a member of the Panamanian National Team and gives his take on the rising perception of MLS in Central America.
FC Dallas' Blas Perez scored twice in the second half Friday night to lead the Panamanian National Team to a 2-0 win over Honduras in the first World Cup Qualifying match of this round for CONCACAF.
After a scoreless first half, Perez opened the scoring with a wicked strike from the top of the box in the 64' to give Panama the lead.
His second goal was even more spectacular - a header off a cross in the 80' to seal the deal.
With the win Panama earned three points and is in first place with Canada in Group C of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, ahead of Honduras and Cuba. Panama faces Cuba on Tuesday and is trying to reach the World Cup for the first time in the country's history.
Blas' two goals are below. Enjoy the very excited announcers:


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NHLPA boss Don Fehr says the current proposal significantly cuts players' share
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NHL's collective bargaining talks are on hold until Friday.
Donald Fehr, the executive director of the NHL Players' Association, had originally said he was "optimistic" the union would table a counterproposal Thursday. Fehr could extend a counteroffer on Friday at the NHL's New York office.
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The current agreement expires Sept. 15, when the league has said it will lock out the players if a new deal is not in place.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman issued his second proposal to the NHLPA on Tuesday in New York, an offering he called "meaningful" and "significant." On Wednesday, the two sides met again, and broke the proposal down with several player representatives in attendance.
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Fehr was accompanied Wednesday by NHLPA special consultant Mathieu Schneider, as well as Mike Komisarek (Toronto), Douglas Murray (San Jose), George Parros (Florida), Chris Phillips (Ottawa), Kevin Shattenkirk (St. Louis), Kevin Westgarth (Los Angeles), Craig Adams (Pittsburgh), Nick Bonino (Anaheim), B.J. Crombeen (Tampa Bay), Alex Goligoski (Dallas) and Ron Hainsey (Winnipeg).
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Toxins 2010, 2(8), 1997-2006; doi:10.3390/toxins2081997
Distribution of Gb3 Immunoreactivity in the Mouse Central Nervous System
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Abstract: We have shown previously that neurons in the mouse spinal cord express Gb3. We show in this article that distribution of anti-Gb3-Ab reactivity occurs in many different types of neurons of different areas of the central nervous system (CNS). The immunoreactive neurons are in olfactory bulbs, cerebral cortex, hippocampus, striatum, amygdala, thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata. In several different circumventricular organs where vessels do not have the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) structure, anti-Gb3-Ab is not positive for vessel structures, while neurons at these regions are positive. Also, within the ventricular area, ependymal cells in the third ventricle express Gb3, as revealed by anti-Gb3-Ab staining and intensity analysis.
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How Each New Fiscal Crisis Makes the Economy a Little Shakier
Investors aren't yet worked up over the shutdown or debt ceiling, but they may want to start.
The seasons change, the sun rises and sets, and Congress gets into intractable fiscal deadlocks.
At this point, the phenomenon of lawmakers getting embroiled in fiscal battles that threaten the economy has almost become commonplace.And that uncertainty could be making each successive crisis a little bit worse. If markets assume Congress will reach resolution as it has so many times before, it could have disastrous effects.
[READ: What a Government Shutdown Means for the Economy]
So far, investor reaction to the latest impasse has been small. Though the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped by more than 100 points Monday as a shutdown loomed, it gained much of that ground back on Tuesday, the first day that many government offices were closed. Likewise, Wednesday morning, the Dow started by losing 140 points but gained 50 points back by market close.
"If the stock market continues to have days like [Tuesday], where it was up or even marginally down, I don't know that that puts the kind of pressure that lawmakers need to see before they would act," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, in a Wednesday call with reporters. "I think we need to see a day, maybe a couple days of pretty significant declines in the stock market...before lawmakers get the message that this is a real problem."
Though it could mean a lot of pain for government workers stuck at home, a few days of the partial shutdown shouldn't pull growth down. But the longer it takes markets to get the message – and to send a message back to Capitol Hill – the longer the shutdown may drag on, say some economists.
That prospect is made exponentially more scary with a debt ceiling deadline fast-approaching as soon as Oct. 17.
"The problem this time is markets are used to people in Washington screaming, 'Oh my goodness, we're going off the cliff,'" says Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan. "They've stopped paying attention to that. As a result we're not yet seeing financial markets substantially enough concerned about the debt ceiling. And that raises the possibility of Congress doing something reckless, because markets aren't giving them the wake-up call they've given them in the past."
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"Reckless" action, like not raising the debt limit, could have effects that are, quite literally, unimaginable. The nation has never defaulted before, and if that should happen this time around, there's no telling exactly how it would play out. It could mean a spike in interest rates, making borrowing for businesses and homebuyers – not to mention the U.S. government – much harder, and potentially dragging the nation into recession. Even tiptoeing over the limit could shake confidence in the U.S. economy.
"Even if [lawmakers] decide they're going to raise the debt limit on the 18th or 19th or 20th of October, they will have done significant damage, and that will show up in the economic data," Zandi said.
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"So far, the market reaction has been muted, especially when compared to the debt ceiling debate in 2011," says a Wednesday note from investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods.
In the weeks leading up to and following the 2011 debt ceiling debacle, the Dow fell by 14 percent. Stocks have slipped slightly in the past week, but it is uncertain how they will fare ahead of a debt limit crisis.
True, there are a few reasons why investors may be less shaky than in 2011. The U.S. and global economies alike have healed since then, and European debt crises in particular are not the threat they once were. In addition, rating agencies do not appear to be ready to downgrade the U.S. credit rating, as they were in 2011.
Still, whether the economy is in sorry shape or slowly recovering (as it is now), the possibility of hitting the debt ceiling could be disastrous. And analysts at Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods believe volatility in the stock market will pick up as Oct. 17 approaches.


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It's the end of 2011 as we know it, and Microsoft feels fine finishing out the year with a handful of out-of-band holiday patches. This round is important not because the vulnerabilities directly impact massive numbers of customers and their online behavior on Windows laptops, tablets, and workstations, but because ASP.NET maintains vulnerable code enabling easy DoS of hosting websites, authentication bypass techniques, and stealth redirections to other websites (most dangerously those sites hosting phish and hosting client side exploits and spyware). All of this could curdle your eggnog in the coldest of weather.
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With headlines like "New cyber threat compromises financial information - Experts say new threat could affect millions of sites", you would think that the trust model of the internet is finally crumbled.
Following an hour long Friday evening wait for the demo, the Ekoparty demo for the SSL hack was staged. And it was interesting that the attack succeeded in cracking the SSL confidentiality model as implemented by the Mozilla Firefox browser when communicating with paypal.com web servers over https. At the same time, it seemed to be an impractical exploit targeting a weakness that was fixed three months ago in Chromium source code.
Also of note, is the fact that the attack has been well known for almost 10 years, it's just that there hasn't been a practical exploit implementing the attack. And that they refined their blockwise attack model far better than previous chosen-plaintext attack models, making it more effective than prior attacks.
For related technical information, and thoughts from relevant developers and researchers, please check out my "Related Links" list to the right side of the post text. I try to be thorough in my selection.
UPDATE(9/26): Microsoft advises that they are investigating the matter for their Internet Explorer browser customers, stating that the issue is low risk anyways, "Considering the attack scenario, this vulnerability is not considered high risk to customers". Perhaps they were one of the browser vendors that were not contacted about the vulnerability.
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Blackhat USA 2011 wraps up and the Defcon conference starts today. There is a little something for everyone in security here. Aside from the contests, networking, meeting folks in the industry and putting faces to names, I thought that the briefings had two fantastic talks.
The first of the two focused on breaking out of the official virtualization platform for Ubuntu and Red Hat, Kernel Based Virtual Machine, or KVM. The second focused on the massive challenges that exist in the current SSL infrastructure, or PKI.
KVM is gaining traction in the virtualization and cloud space, but there hasn't been public security research efforts on this platform like there has been with VMWare and Xen. Nelson Elhage pointed out that the adoption of the platform will bring with it increased scrutiny, and that parts of the existing code is a "gold mine" for vulnerability hunters. He methodically reviewed CVE-2011-1751, and delivered the goods with an exploit demo implementing not ROP to evade DEP, but an in-memory timing chain fragment reuse technique. While the cloud has been under attack with multiple known exploits for Xen and VMWare from Invisible Things Lab and Immunity, Elhage pointed out that virtualization does not provide a reliable layer of security through isolation on its own.
Probably the best speaker at the conference this year was Moxie Marlinspike. His presentation was a talk about trust, and the massive breakdown of trust related to SSL this past year. He reviewed the ridiculous antics around the certificate authority Comodo hack, how cemented these organizations are in the infrastructure in the face of the repeated intrusions and mistaken certificate issuance, and what is missing from the infrastructure. To help overcome these challenges, he proposed adding "trust agility" to the infrastructure. He meant two enhancements need to be added to the trust model:
He reviewed why DNSSEC would continue to centralize trust in its model, and proposed a new implementation of certificate handling used in encrypted communications with web servers, where software clients contact "Notaries" for certificates to maintain encrypted communications, instead of letting web sites contact CAs to validate them. All of these ideas and the implementation of the concepts are available as a part of his Convergence project website. Details are provided there and Firefox users can download a plugin there.
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Since yesterday I've been attending the annual Hack-in-the-Box Quad-Track Security Conference in Amsterdam/NL. There's a very nice and open atmosphere here at the conference, besides the beautiful city of Amsterdam.
First, Joe Sullivan (CSO at facebook), held a very interesting keynote about the development of security innovations at facebook. For him innovation is "these hacking culture, we think about each day at facebook". After explaining some of the newer security innovations (https-only, login notifications, login approvals [if e.g. geo-location of a user is suspicious], recognized devices, recent activity) he talked about the recent fb-scams with malicious scripts. "No one would do that, copying and pasting a script into the browser! - Yes, they do...", he said.
Also a remarkable talk I attended was about binary planting, given by Mitja Kolsek (CTO at ACROS Security). In "Binary Planting: First Overlooked, Then Downplayed, Now Ignored" Mitja also showed a new method he called "advanced binary planting", which uses a feature from Windows' special folders (like control panel, printers, etc.) and clickjacking to make it possible to own the users' computer.
In the winter garden of the conference hotel there's a technology showcase area. Hackerspaces from all over Europe and the Netherlands are showcasing their projects here. There also is a capture-the-flag competition happening, a lock-picking and (sponsor) companies-showcase.
For more informations please see the conference website.
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Security researchers from around the world are digesting the weekend's fare at Infiltrate2011, organized by security outfit Immunity. "No policy or high-level presentations, just hardcore thought-provoking technical meat" was promised, and presenters served it up sizzling.The sessions folded in a variety of topics slicing up current offensive security issues with some defensive interest mixed in. Discussions spread from technical wizardry attacking hardened linux kernels to general network exploration and reconnaisance. Infiltrate2011 itself follows somewhat on the Blackhat/Defcon conference model, but reduces the corporate marketing at those conferences. The peer reviewed set of presentations and research sponsored by one of the best known offensive security/penetration testing groups in the business sets the bar high and undistracted for the level of technical content. The final agenda is listed here.
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Working on an efficient generic shellcode detection engine and verifying results with randomly generated input, I've effectively ended up fuzzing different open source disassembler libraries. The disassembler library of choice for my current project is libdasm because of its comparatively long history and public domain license. But writing a sound and complete x86 disassembler is obviously not a trivial task due to the complex nature of the x86 instruction set.
libdasm used to have issues correctly disassembling certain floating point instructions in the past, but this was simply caused by an off-by-three error in the opcode lookup tables (three NULL rows missing) and thus the fix was comparatively easy.
A user discovered potential malware on his computer the other day – the files "autorun.exe" and "autorun.inf" on the C: drive which, the user claims, reappear after being deleted.
After an initial analysis it was found that a number of files are downloaded, including .NET FrameWork, which is quietly installed in the background. That was quite a surprise – it's been a while since I've seen malware cheeky enough to install .NET. So I decided to investigate this sample in full. It turned out to be very interesting both in terms of the malicious functionality and the method used to install its components.
The autorun.exe source file is an SFX archive created using WinRK, an archive utility that is not currently very widespread. After it is run a whole chain of various files are executed:
Autorun.exe -> .exe -> !.bat -> start.vbs -> .bat -> Hidden Start inst.bat -> evntstart.exe;
The interesting thing about this sequence is that it uses only standard, legitimate software:
By now most people have seen the Secunia test results and all the ensuing discussions. Frankly, I was a bit surprised by the vehemently negative reaction from a number of AV vendors.
And it doesn't seem to be about the 20% difference between the 'winner' and the rest. Criticism has focused on the testing methodology, which many people thought was dubious. Some of the suggestions were useful - mostly those from Andreas Marx, the well-known AV solutions tester from Germany. The general tone, though, seems to be that many AV vendors thought their results would have been a lot better if the test methodology had been different. And maybe they're right.
But I think people are too focused on looking for mistakes in the tests and/or attempting to explain their poor PoC detection rates. Sure, criticizing Secunia's testing methods is justified, but only if we're discussing testing methodology, and nothing else.
As I see it, Secunia wasn't trying to highlight the weaknesses of AV solutions - I think they were trying to make a different point...
At Kaspersky, we've taken a decision not to detect PoC vulnerabilities - it's far more sensible to focus on protecting users from the real threats and exploits that are being used by malware authors in the real world. That's what our antivirus databases are for. The point isn't so much that detecting PoCs is a pretty difficult task (although the test results clearly show that even Microsoft and Symantec, with all of their resources, didn't fare all that well) but that detecting PoC s is a dead end, and doesn't address the fundamental problem.
So what is the problem?
This week we added another unusual detection – detection for a calculator virus.
Virus.TI.Tigraa.a is a memory resident virus, and in the best tradition of DOS viruses, it's a mere 492 bytes in size. It works on Texas Instruments TI-89 graphing calculators (the TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, and the Voyage 200 which will run most programs for the TI-89) with the Motorola 68000 processor. The virus is designed to clear the screen and then display a message saying 't89.GAARA'.
Of course, Tigraa.a is classic proof of concept code. It'll only work on individual calculators, and can't spread. But nevertheless, it's created another entry in the roll call of potentially infectable devices.
Do you think that installing Linux on an iPod is a waste of time? If you work in an anti-virus company it's not – you're preparing the device to play with the first known virus for iPod.
It's a typical proof of concept sample, showing that here's another device that can be infected. It took us time to run the sample because the virus has bugs and sometimes crashes the system with Linux debug messages.
Overall, I don't think iViruses will cause serious problems in the future. The iPod world is very different from the PC and smartphone world. Users aren't constantly installing new software and downloading a wide range of files, so that cuts down on the possible infection vectors. And what's there to steal from an iPod? Multimedia files, and that's about all.
So – it was an interesting little puzzle, this proof of concept, but nothing more.


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"Sadly, I kind of liked it," I hear the guy behind me say to his friend as the closing credits of Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's latest outrageous, tongue-in-cheek (and that's the most appropriate of places) social satire begin to roll. "Is that bad?"
Is there any end to the Saw franchise? The simple answer is no — not as long as torture-porn-loving teenagers and twentysomethings flock to each new, uncommonly brutal installment.
Seth Rogen's rapid rise atop the comedic heap has been a welcome reprieve from the well-scrubbed, chiseled faces that dominate Hollywood's leading-man landscape.
But how will Rogen handle success? Can he keep from going down the road of the similarly unconventional, increasingly one-note Jack Black?
More than a year after the Showcase Cinemas inside Kenwood Towne Centre closed suddenly (which was preceded by the unfortunate shuttering of the plush, old-school Kenwood Twin across the street back in 1995), the local movie landscape gets a shot in the arm with the opening of the Kenwood Theatre(7815 Kenwood Road) on Friday.
But there's also another noteworthy local Sundance connection this week: Know Theatre is giving a 2011 Sundance film its Cincinnati premiere with a one-time screening 7 p.m. tonight (Dec. 7) in its space at 1120 Jackson St. in Over-the-Rhine. (Tickets are $10.)
And he's not done yet: Fincher's American version of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is currently in production and has a release date of Dec. 20. How's that for an early Christmas present?
Movieline is back. Sort of.
Launched in 1989, the magazine was — like the beat it covered — a glossy, gossipy, A-list-laden Hollywood wank-fest full sometimes vapid, usually smart, almost always entertaining content. (I still have a copy of the issue with Wild at Heart's Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern on the cover.
What's up with the current vampire/zombie craze?
Yes, there's always been interest in the genre and its preoccupation with the dark side of human nature and sexuality — from the books of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice to the movies of Bela Lugosi and George A. Romero to the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. No doubt blood and bare necks and sucking and such will always be alluring, but what is it about this cultural moment in time that has so many geeking out on the idea of the undead?


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Deborah Sherman.Yesterday, Patti Dennis, news director at 9News, sent an e-mail to staff informing them that correspondent Deborah Sherman, who'd been at the station for nearly a decade, was no longer an employee -- and assistant news director Tim Ryan declines to add details. This dearth of ... More >>
Denver PostJim Armstrong, longtime sportswriter for the Denver Post, left the paper this last Friday -- it's unclear if he jumped or was pushed -- after his name popped up in a grand jury indictment targeting a sports-betting operation. Should he have had to leave? That's one subject of debat ... More >>
Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis during an "Oprah" interview that reportedly will not air today. Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis has made himself the face and the voice of tenth anniversary coverage related to the killing spree that took place at the high school on April 20, 1999. Indeed, he ... More >>
A Flickr photoWill the Pepsi Center offer a real home-court advantage this year? Yesterday afternoon, Jim Armstrong and Sandy Clough were talking Denver Nuggets on FM 104.3/The Fan, and while the hosts kept the team's playoff chances in perspective, many of the callers weren't concentrating on the ... More >>
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Every day at Sundance, indieWIRE posts a rundown of news from our blog network as well as other outlets. Included today: The Playlist sees "The Devil," The Guardian buys into Morgan Spurlock's new doc, Cinematical praises "The Interrupters," and we witness some of the lunacy surrounding the "Red State" screening.
indieWIRE Blogs: The Playlist's Chris Bell reviews Ji-Woon Kim's "I Saw the Devil," calling it "Ugly, Gratuitous, Sad, Brutal, Complex, and Terrific" in the review's title alone. Bell gives the latest Korean revenge-themed flick good marks, despite describing the film a "hearty punch to the face." He suggests to approach the film with an open mind, "[Its] depiction of violence may not be stomach-able for most. It's a shame, too, because those willing to give themselves to the movie are going to be very, very pleased."
Anne Thompson runs down some of the latest acquisitions in her Sundance Dealbook. She reports that Fox Searchlight has acquired most of the worldwide rights for the teen flick "Homework" from first-time director Gavin Wiesen. IFC Films has also been busy, picking up U.S. rights for Matthew Chapman's drama "The Ledge" and teaming up with Sundance Selects for Cindy Meehl's Horse Whisperer doc "Buck."
On a lighter note, Peter Knegt shared with the web a couple of photos from Kevin Smith's counter-protest against the Westboro Baptist Church's presence at last night's screening of "Red State." Knegt uploaded a small sampling of the multiple videos and photos he took at the event on his blog.
Other Outlets: The real news from the "Red State" screening didn't come from the six homophobic protesters or the sizable counter-protest that it produced. Brooks Barnes writes in his New York Times blog about Smith's intention to self-distribute "Red State," noting the small media frenzy around the screening as a potential strength from the "Clerks" director to create buzz.
Jeremy Kay buys into Morgan Spurlock's "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" on The Guardian's Film Blog. Kay engages with the film's central argument, exploring his feelings on Spurlock's latest documentary experiment, "As with his other two features, Spurlock's moment of existential crisis is never far away and in this case the question centres on artistic integrity. Will he lose all credibility? Is he selling out? He decides he's buying in and you get the sense Spurlock is playing with us. He knows it's the same thing, but I would argue he's doing it within the framework of an exercise and his integrity is never really in doubt. That said, it's impossible to know if his claim to have retained editorial control is true."
Finally, Spout's Chris Campbell weighs in on "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James's new doc, "The Interrupters," for Cinematical. Campbell shows concern about the film's extensive running time (around two hours and a half), but defends the director's decision, "Any concern about the film's length is met with the realization that it could not be any shorter. Every second is necessary," he writes. "The thing about issues like this is that a single individual subject cannot be filmed exclusively and meant to be representative of the whole problem and community."
Sundance Goody of the Day: The new trailer for Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids" is out. The trailer for the comedy starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly features brief glimpses at scenes involving karaoke, rock climbing walls, spraying a fire-extinguishes at someone's face, and what Reilly at one point refers to as a "Choco-Vanilla Love Sandwich."
Poker Gratis | April 7, 2011 12:56 PM
Boa noite interessante blog , amei muito, talvez poderiamos fcar amigos de blog :) lol!
Aparte de piadas o meu nome é Tony, e assim como tu escrevo na internet embora o tema do meu space é bastante distinto do teu....
Eu escrevo páginas de poker sobre ofertas grátis sem ter de fazer depósito sem arriscares o teu capital......
Apreciei imenso aquilo vi escrito novamente
Ps:tenho um portugues ruim.
christina simpkins | January 25, 2011 3:39 AM
Cedar Rapids?
BRILLIANT! ... i promise you will get your frontal lobe on... LAC ( Loud And Clear) baby!
Ed Helms and John C Reilly nailed it!
Entire cast was flawless.. a classic it is bound to be Bravo !!!!!!
Cedar Rapids... hilarious!
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After the site was down for a few days, (mean mean hackers!) I am pleased to announce that we are up and running again! And to celebrate, I have an in progress video taken by a dear friend, and current bride, Ms. Meg McGrath. Meg is an extremely talented interaction designer.. or really anything designer, she does it all. She uploaded the video to youtube, to share with the world her progress not only on the video, but her recently designed and printed save-the-dates. (The cute guy in the photo is none other than my hubs, hard at work on our antique press!)
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Cold weather poses special risks for pets, such as running out of water (frozen over or power outages) and increased pain from arthritis. Winter dangers aren't just about the cold temperatures.
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Power outages often happen during storms, but can happen at any time, during any season. Sometimes not related to weather at all. Flashlights, batteries, food, a source of water and heat during the winter are basic necessities. Are your pets covered in your preparedness plan? Here are some power outage preparedness tips.
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Antifreeze is a syrupy liquid that is usually brightly colored; neon green or neon pink, and is very deadly for pets. Antifreeze is used to prevent car radiators from freezing (or overheating). Spills of antifreeze are also common in winter months as car owners perform seasonal engine maintenance.
Antifreeze is used in the plumbing systems of cabins and other vacation homes in extreme climates to prevent broken pipes in winter. And, as noted in this forum post, antifreeze may also be used to weigh down portable basketball hoops and be a a source of antifreeze for curious pets.
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Dr. Martens 1491 3-Eye ShoeSKU: #8004371
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- For a vintage look in a thoroughly modern style, you can't go wrong with the 1491 3-Eye Shoe by Dr. Martens®.
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Artist Jeff Soderbergh has been a leader in the reclaimed materials movement for over 20 years. He salvages wood, glass, and metal from old mills, farms, and demolition sites to create gorgeous one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Since 1990, Soderbergh has been using furniture as a way to connect with history. He believes that by reusing materials, and even changing their intended use, creates a nostalgic connection with the original item. He does this by preserving the integrity of the material, and showing it off in a new setting. Each material comes with a story that can be told artistically giving each piece a special meaning. Soderbergh also maintains strong partnerships with the sources from which he gathers materials, making each story well researched and well-rounded.
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Based in Newport, RI, Soderbergh specifically works with materials from the Northeast from 1500-1950. However, his work has become so popular that he now uses materials from around the world to create his custom pieces. He is most well-known for a gorgeous table he created from the Vanderbilt family stable. The table was featured in House Beautiful's Kitchen of the Year. Soderbergh has also been praised in Architectural Digest, which called his work "gracefully green".
Soderbergh is a pioneer of green furniture. He creates headboards from church windows, chairs from mill equipment, and tables from barns. His eye for using architectural elements to create visual puns has put him at the top of a newly flourishing field of sustainable high-end furnishings.


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Wichita Aero Club Announces New Scholarship Honoring Former Cessna PR Chief Dean Humphrey
It is creating a scholarship for college or post graduate students in honor of former Cessna Public Relations Chief Dean Humphrey.
Wichita, KS--January 28, 2014 -- The Wichita Aero Club (WAC) announced at its annual Trophy Gala on Saturday evening, January 25 that it is creating a scholarship for college or post graduate students in honor of former Cessna Public Relations Chief Dean Humphrey. The scholarship is the second created by the WAC and targeted at students who aspire to a career in aviation. The Aero Club's other scholarship, named for former General Aviation Manufacturers Association President and International Civil Aviation Organization Ambassador Edward W. Stimpson, also provides financial assistance to college students who have declared a major or established a career path for a broad range of disciplines within the aerospace industry.
"The Wichita Aero Club Dean Humphrey Scholarship will not only honor Dean's memory but is designed to support students who wish to follow his example into communications, administrative or other non-technical roles in aviation-related organizations," said Dave Franson, President of the Wichita Aero Club. "It especially fitting that it was unveiled at the fourth annual Wichita Aero Club Trophy Gala which honored Cessna Aircraft Company Chairman Emeritus Russ Meyer because Russ and Dean were colleagues and great friends throughout their time together at Cessna."
"Dean was an exceptional communicator...and a valued friend and mentor to me when I worked for him at Cessna in the 1970's," Franson added. "He set the standard by which communicators in our industry were measured and it's very gratifying to be able to honor his memory in this way. Our Education Committee will work with the Wichita Community Foundation to create the application and disseminate information on this award during the next few months and we will announce the first winner at the annual NBAA Convention in October. Like the WAC's Ed Stimpson scholarship, the initial Dean Humphrey award will provide $2,000 to the recipient. Our intention is to increase both the amount and frequency of both these scholarships as time goes on," he concluded. The Wichita Trophy Gala and the annual WAC Golf Classic are held each year to grow the Club's scholarship fund.
Born in Topeka, Kansas Dean Humphrey graduated from Holton High School. His resume included serving as the Vice President of Public Relations for Cessna Aircraft Company, and as spokesperson for King Radio before that. Earlier in his career, he earned rave reviews as a broadcaster on both radio and television for KCMO in Kansas City. Four years in the Air Force and a journalism degree from Kansas University also helped shape him. But, those impressive credentials and his deep, distinctive voice aside, what made Dean outstanding was the way he made people comfortable around him. Whether dealing with inquisitive and even aggressive journalists, aircraft customers, elected officials, or helping to put on the Citation Special Olympics Airlift, Dean utilized creativity, disarming humor and attentiveness to put people at ease. He had a scholar's grasp of the language and vocabulary, but he was a master at conveying facts in an efficient and understandable way that engendered well-deserved trust. When it came to representing his company, sharing information, or organizing the response to any situation, no one did it better than Dean. When he retired from Cessna in 1993 he was honored with the National Business Aviation Association's Order of the Silk Scarf, presented for significant contributions to general aviation.
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A snapshot of a shameful era in American history through the eyes of young boy, Twain's story has confused critics and stumped educators for years now. It was first banned from libraries in 1885 for being too "crude." A hundred years later, the American Library Association named it one of the most challenged books when it comes to school curriculum. Both hailed for attacking racism and derided for fostering it; both banned in schools and martyred by critics of censorship, Huck Finn may be the single most polarizing book in American
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The ultimate sex machine is a station wagon. Make that a luxury station wagon. A British website named the Merecedes-Benz e-class wagon the best car for parking and riding. Just look at all that leg room, especially when you put the seats down. The new Volkswagon Beetle came in second, even though it seems a little cramped. Maybe it's the red and blue dashboard mood lighting.
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While the rest of the film industry gears up for a year of 3D graphics and animation, romantic comedies haven't budged since the '60s. The slate to be released in 2011 is more of the same. But that's why we love the genre. Rom-Coms are a lot like dating: they feel repetitive but there's a comfort in monotony. Sometimes you watch a rom-com because it's there, not because you really like it. Sometimes, it's just better then not watching one at all. And just when you've lowered your standards too far, a surprisingly good one sneaks up on you and you remember it pays to keep watching. (Last year, my welcome surprise was "Going the Distance.") Looking down the barrel of another year of pratfalls, overreactions and relationships built on exasperation, it's hard to know which one, if any, will be "the one" and which one will just take our money and let us ogle at it for a coupe of hours. Oh wait, all of them will. Hooray!
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It's been over 2000 years since the New Testament account of Mary's virgin birth, and over 20 years since Marilyn's virgin birth. In 1990, a British-born nurse named Marilyn Wright found herself in the center of a national debate.
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Beat the Dec. 29 rush: Two days before the holiday is when the majority of parents post last-minute sitter requests on SitterCity.com. So try to beat the crowds by booking a day or two earlier.
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