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Shumpert, Dunigan frustrated with McDonald's All American game
Bob Sakamoto at 12:11 a.m.
MILWUAKEE—Oak Park guard Iman Shumpert was the picture of frustration standing in the Bradley Center hallway after Wednesday night's McDonald's All American Game in Milwaukee.
"I'm not even going to lie to you and say I had fun," Shumpert said after going scoreless and missing his only shot as his West All-Stars lost to the East 107-102. "I didn't like the way this game was set up. It didn't seem like there was goal or anything, you know, like to win the game.
"Everybody seemed to be out for themselves. I guess I'm going to have to change the way I play for my next all-star game (Jordan Brand Classic April 19 at Madison Square Garden). Part of it was I'm used to having the offense go through me. Tonight, the only way I could get touches was to rebound (his five boards tied for second-highest on the East team). That was the way I tried to contribute to the team.''
Farragut's 6-10 Michael Dunigan said the East bent the rules a little in coming away with the victory.
"Both teams are supposed to follow a pattern of player rotations until the final six minutes," said Dunigan who had six points, two rebounds and one block. "The East team didn't follow the rotation and there were times when they had a lot of guards out there. and we had trouble matching up with them.
"I think I did OK tonight—I went 3-for-3 from the field. Things don't always go your way."
Shumpert appeared to be skipped over in the East's player rotation during the first half. He didn't enter the nationally cablecast game on ESPN until there were 5 minutes 1 second left in the first half.
"Yeah, I had to be patient," Shumpert said. "There were 12 players on each team. We were divided into two units, and I was one of the odd men out.
"When I play in the Jordan game, I'll have to be more of a point guard so I can distribute the ball and get into the game."
The best point guard on the floor Wednesday night was Arizona-bound Brandon Jennings, who wowed the crowd with five consecutive flashy assists and finished with 12 points and nine assists for the West.
Not far behind Jennings was the East backcourt combo of Connecticut signee Kemba Walker (13 points, six assists) and Rutgers recruit Michael Rosario (18 points, five steals).
The guy who really put on a show was 6-4 Tyreke Evans of American Christian in Chester, Pa., who was named the game's most valuable player after finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Evans has narrowed his college choices to Texas, Villanova, Memphis and UConn.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - December 26, 2012 --Authorities have identified the driver killed when his sport utility vehicle struck a tree on a major highway in New Jersey's capital city on Christmas morning.
Trenton police say Armando Canil-Ajqui, a 31-year-old city resident, was killed in the crash that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday on southbound Route 29, not far from the Waterfront Park baseball stadium.
Police say Canil-Ajqui had to be extricated from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. His wife and their children - a 10-month-old boy and two-year-old girl - were treated for minor injuries. Their names were not released.
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Devoted fans of Anderson Silva know that his pro record is 21-4, with three of his losses coming by way of total horseshit — or at least justifiable means. Anybody could be excused for losing their pro debut, and the Spider lost his, by a decision against the very talented Luiz Azeredo at Meca World Vale Tudo 1 (5/27/00). More well-known are his losses to Ryo Chonan (due to a one-in-a-million flying scissor/heel hook) and Yushin Okami (due to a disqualification for an illegal upkick).
There's really only one true black mark on Silva's record — his submission loss to Daiju Takase at PRIDE 26 (6/8/03). At the time, Silva was a well-respected 9-1 up-and-comer who held wins over Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, Roan Carneiro, and Carlos Newton. His opponent was an outmatched 4-7-1 can who was being served up to give the promising Chute Boxe fighter another impressive win. But things didn't go according to the script, with Takase scoring an early takedown, working some GnP, nearly ending the fight with an armlock, then flipping into a triangle choke that forced Silva to tap on his feet.
Takase lost four of his next six fights and faded back into obscurity. Anderson Silva is currently the greatest fighter in the world.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The employer of a 29-year-old man who says he is behind the leaks of sensitive National Security Agency programs is calling the disclosure "shocking" and is pledging to work with authorities.
Consulting giant Booz Allen on Sunday confirmed Edward Snowden is an employee assigned to a team in Hawaii. The firm says Snowden has been working there less than three months.
The Guardian identified Snowden as a source for its reports on intelligence programs after he asked the newspaper to do so. The Washington Post also identified Snowden as a source for its reporting.
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Hi, I'm sorry for the silence, life is crazy busy!
I'm still here though 😉
So much has happened this year, I can't believe it's nearly over!
I am looking forward to the new year though, I think it's going to be a good one.
How is everyone?
Sorry I'm so in and out, so much going on! I'm hoping things will all be sorted soon.
1st good thing, my gorgeous doggie doesn't have cancer 😀
I'm off to alton towers tomorrow , very excited as I've never been before!
Starting a 90 day clean eating plan, trying to get the body I've always wanted ;) if anyone wants the
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hi guys, sorry I've been so quiet again but I've been on a massive lifestyle change!
I recently came across a product that has helped me to rediscover the art of eating healthy and clean and get fit and I've never felt better!
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I'm serious, so fed up with all the rain in the UK! ;)
Happy wet wednesday :D
As you can probably see, i've started my chest piece
And had my hair extentions removed
In other news, the suicide girls instagram profile posted a picture of me recently, the comments i received were hillarious.
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Maybe I'll just post a blog every Sunday of the cheeky pictures I took during the week?
For thigh high Thursday, selfie Saturday and sundie Sunday!
Remember, you can see all these and more on my Instagram @miyokittie!
Yesterday, my band auditioned for Britain's got talent, we got through the first round, now just waiting to hear if we've made it to
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happy sundies!
It's a beautiful day here.
P.s you can follow me on Instagram too! @sarah_by_grace
I didn't realise I hadn't posted since before Xmas, very sorry, hope everyone had a good one and a good new year?
I'm determined to get some serious pole moves learnt this year, I'm gonna be fit and strong!
This time last week, we bought home a new family member, meet whiskey the rabbit.
Bye for now peeps.
it's a miserable Sunday morning, here's an old picture for sundies
Here's a bad one from this morning
In other news, I have awesome new hair, I've never had it this long before!
I feel very girly!
Not long till Christmas now x
I have moved, again, third time this year! I hate moving.
From my new room, I love how big it is.
I've been training for a new job for 3 weeks, not really looking forward to next week, it's gonna be tough!
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We hear a lot of shocking parenting stories (see: mom who drove off with her baby on the top of the car), but here's a shocking story starring a good samartian: a garbage truck driver saved a baby in a runaway stroller.
Plus: Child CPR, Emergency First Aid, and More Life-Saving Skills
A Seattle mom was jogging with her baby in the stroller, when she momentarily let go and the stroller careened downhill towards an intersection. Garbage truck driver Jeff Blackburn, who spotted the stroller, stopped his truck to block traffic and leapt out to save the stroller. (Nice save!) Luckily, the baby was smiling when Blackburn reached him.
Plus: Good Samaritan Saves Girl from Kidnapping
Watch a video of the hero in action:
Have you, or a stranger, ever made a great save for you or your kids?


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The buddybuild SDK is a lightweight yet powerful suite of tools that integrates seamlessly into your application. The SDK includes a graphical feedback reporter, a crash reporting and analysis tool, automatic app updating and usage tracking. The SDK is regularly updated with new features.
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Five-year old Lara Granata is one of the few kids in her kindergarten class who knows how to sort coins and count money. Lately, in addition to counting real coins with her mom and younger sister, she's been hard at work on her ipad, playing money games with RBC mascot, Leo the Lion. Lara is among the millions of Canadian children who have the opportunity to learn money skills earlier in life thanks to a growing awareness of the financial literacy issue.
The recent economic crisis has taught us that consumers, regardless of age, would probably benefit from greater financial literacy – an understanding of credit, debt and savings. Arming kids with financial knowledge is a good way to ensure a financially savvy adult population. But despite the growing desire to teach kids about money, parents and educators are not always sure when or how to go about it. A recent survey conducted by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants found that 78% of parents have tried to teach their kids about money but the majority of them don't feel that they have been particularly successful at it.
"A good age to approach money with young kids is around age five," says Robin Tobin, author of A Parent's Guide to Raising Money-Smart Kids. "That's when they start to go to pre-school and they're exposed to other kids and things that other children have and they may start to ask for things. So it's a good time to explain to them that nothing comes for free."
An early start in financial education is good, but the concept of money can be difficult for young children to grasp. It can be a few years before they understand earning, spending, and saving, let alone investing. There are early lessons that can help them learn the basics. For example, teaching kids about different coins and bills can start at an early age. Parents can engage kids in money games such as sorting and counting coins or get them to pay for small purchases on their own when shopping. Online and electronic money games can also help.
Lara Granata's teachers of choice are her mom and Learning Money with Leo, an RBC ipad app designed to help three- to six-year olds engage in games and activities related to money. Leo vocally encourages kids like Lara to perform tasks for rewards. "I like to match the coins," says Lara about her favourite game. "My little sister can't do it, she only colours." Other games on the app include spot the difference between two similar pictures, gather the coins, and colouring pages. Kids earn reward coins which can be used to purchase virtual stickers that they can use to create unique pictures. Learning Money with Leo also boasts a read-along story book.
RBC is a strong advocate of financial literacy for people of all ages including clients, prospective clients and the public at large. We deliver a number of financial literacy programs of our own, and also support the efforts of not-for-profit organizations around the world to provide financial education initiatives.
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The NFL is doubling down on London. The league announced Tuesday that the Minnesota Vikings will host the Pittsburgh Steelers at London's Wembley Stadium on Sept. 29, 2013.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will host the San Francisco 49ers at Wembley on Oct. 27, 2013. This is the first time the NFL will play two regular-season games in London in the same season.
The Vikings previously played a preseason game in London in 1983. The Steelers have never played in London, but did play an exhibition game in Dublin. They have played seven international exhibition games, the last against the Buffalo Bills in Toronto four years ago.
St. Louis hosts New England on Oct. 28 in this year's game at Wembley.


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The rise of public cloud computing and its adoption by enterprises of all sizes is presenting challenges to professionals who are charged with the security of the organization's data. One major issue is that individual departments and even employees can purchase public cloud services -- often by using a corporate credit card -- without the knowledge or oversight of the IT department. Such purchases can lead to significant governance challenges, introduce unknown risks, and even prevent the organization from meeting its statutory and regulatory compliance obligations.
Public cloud computing is desirable for many reasons, including increased IT agility, reduced time to roll out a new product or service, access to the latest technology not available inside the enterprise -- and even a strategy to work around restrictions put in place by the IT departments, such as a limit to the size of email attachments or the types of files that can be sent or received through the email system. For these reasons, many IT departments are considering deploying private clouds, which departments can access and use instead of public clouds. Examples on record include State Street Bank (which expects to see significant savings as well as improve operational efficiency and security of customer data), engineering and construction firm Bechtel Corporation, and chemical company Sinochem Group.
However, private clouds aren't inherently more secure than public clouds and can even be far less secure. In this article, I'll discuss some pitfalls and make recommendations for securing private clouds.
Overview of Private Clouds
One difficulty that security professionals encounter is a variety of perceptions amongst IT staff, senior management, and end users about what a private cloud really is. For example, many believe that private clouds are exclusively on-premises, residing in a data center that the organization controls, and therefore are more secure than a public cloud, which is hosted by a public cloud provider. Another common misconception is that a private cloud always uses virtualization to create a pool of virtual machines (VMs), which can be allocated to departments and users as needed.
Related: Top 10 FAQs for the Private Cloud
Although it's fair to say that most private clouds that are deployed or under consideration today are on-premises, provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and use virtualization technology to create a pool of resources that can be allocated as required, the reality is that a private cloud is simply a cloud that is dedicated to an organization for its sole use. The private cloud can be on- or off-premises, and indeed several extremely reputable private cloud providers use their own data centers to host private clouds for their customers. Some of these private cloud providers (e.g., Microsoft) also offer public cloud services. Nor are private clouds limited to IaaS offerings. Many can and do offer Platform as a Service (PaaS) or Software as a Service (SaaS) as well. Virtualization, especially in SaaS clouds, is not a prerequisite. Organizations might find it useful to consult the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Special Publication 800-145 for a better understanding of cloud computing, including private clouds. (See the sidebar "Cloud Definitions" for more information.)
Threats in Private Clouds
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) published its Top Threats to Cloud Computing research report in March 2010. Although the document is several years old and is currently being revised, it remains extremely relevant today. Of the seven threats identified in the report, each applies to private clouds, whether hosted on- or off-premises. All seven apply to IaaS, six apply to PaaS, and five apply to SaaS clouds. The threats, in no particular order, are as follows:
- Abuse and nefarious use of cloud computing
- Insecure APIs
- Malicious insiders
- Shared technology vulnerabilities
- Data loss or leakage
- Account, service, and traffic hijacking
- Unknown risk profile
The CSA has published guidance and tools that cloud consumers and providers can use to jointly tackle these threats. These tools are freely available on the CSA's website.
The reported threats aren't considered the only threats to cloud computing, though. Experience with private clouds has highlighted specific areas of concern for enterprises. As I mentioned earlier, most private clouds provide IaaS and use virtualization to make VMs available to departments and users within the organization, on an as-needed basis. Both Microsoft and VMware provide the necessary technology to build private clouds from the ground up. Excellent open-source tools, such as OpenStack, work with a range of hypervisors such as Citrix Xen and Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), as well as Microsoft and VMware hypervisor technologies. For that reason, I will focus on IaaS risks for the remainder of this article.
Risk #1: Abandoned VMs
Private clouds have led to an explosion in the number of VMs in existence. Private clouds are used to develop and test line of business (LOB), or Tier-1, applications and customer-facing web-based applications, as well as to host production environments. Organizations often develop entire libraries of VMs that can be deployed at a moment's notice, to handle additional workloads or to accommodate specialized testing. Creating new VMs can, in some cases, be as easy as copying the configuration files that define a VM and the file or files that comprise its virtual hard disk (VHD). This explosion has led to a problem whereby VMs are created and used but rarely deleted. When a VM is no longer necessary, it is often simply turned off and left intact, just in case it ever needs to be used again. This approach might mean placing it back in a library. This phenomenon is facilitated by the relatively low cost of storage used to house the VM libraries.
The risks to the enterprise from such practices are many. For example, VMs that are simply turned off typically are not turned back on to apply routine software updates. When a VM is used only during periods of peak demand, it might go weeks or even months between uses, by which time it might have several critical vulnerabilities for attackers to exploit as soon as it comes online.
Every organization should put in place a set of procedures to ensure that VMs have all software updates applied before being used in production. Unfortunately, many organizations do not create a production-like environment in which the VM can be brought online, updates can be applied, and then regression can be tested before the VM is moved into production. Either these organizations haven't planned for such an environment, or they don't have the time or resources to create one. When in production, each running VM should be treated just like a physical server and should have all appropriate software updates, maintenance releases, and so on applied, to ensure that no vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers.
Risk #2: Exposing Sensitive Data
Another common problem with the explosion of VMs in private clouds is the amount of highly sensitive data that is stored on these VMs. This sensitive data can include personally identifiable information (PII) such as usernames, passwords, Social Security numbers, or credit card details. It can just as easily hold protected health information (PHI) or the organization's business secrets, including source code and product plans. When a VM is running in a production environment, access to a live VHD is tightly controlled by the hypervisor or other virtualization software or hardware. The VHD file (or files) is often locked for exclusive access by the hypervisor, to prevent corruption. The OS in the running VM implements logical access control, preventing access to sensitive data just as an OS would do on a physical server when users attempt to access the server over the network or to interactively use a remote command-line or desktop interface.
Plenty of tools can be used to mount a VHD as a drive letter or mount point when not in use. These tools can allow an attacker unrestricted access to the data on the VHD, including extremely sensitive data. However, malicious attackers aren't the only ones accessing offline VHDs, looking for sensitive information that organizations need to be worried about. Private clouds and virtualization make it easy for developers to get access to production servers that are, in actuality, virtualized servers, for the purposes of testing and debugging simply by copying the configuration and VHD files to their development environment. There are many restrictions in place about access to various types of data, and the organization might need to disclose, to regulators and even to customers, the inadvertent access to data by developers. This disclosure can bring the prospect of fines or other penalties, and the loss of customer goodwill and business. For these reasons, access to the configuration and VHD files that make up VMs should be restricted and monitored. Although it comes with a performance overhead, sensitive data should be encrypted when stored in a VM, and the encryption keys should be stored elsewhere, such as a network-based encryption device (e.g., a Hardware Security Module -- HSM). When it is impossible to encrypt data stored within a VM (e.g., when running a commercial off-the-shelf -- COTS -- application that doesn't support encryption in a VM), it might be possible to encrypt the VMs' configuration and VHD files, depending on the virtualization technology used. Last, logical access controls such as discretionary ACLs (DACLs) should be used in the host environment and in the library, to restrict access to the VM files when not in use.
Risk #3: No Network Access Controls
A third problem commonly encountered in private clouds, especially in private clouds where VMs can be moved from host to host to allow for maintenance of host machines or to ensure uptime in the face of host failure, is that the networks in which the machines run are relatively flat, perhaps using RFC 1918 Class A addresses in the 10.x.x.x or Class B addresses in the 172.16.x.x – 172.31.x.x ranges. Flat networks make for more-simple-to-build and easier-to-manage physical networks connecting the VMs. These networks also help to ensure connectivity from one VM to another, to a physical machine, or to the Internet, regardless of the physical host on which the VM is running.
Unfortunately, flat networks rarely have much, if any, security in place. There are fewer routers or firewalls on which to place ACLs, and there's no single point at which Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) or Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs) can be deployed to monitor all network traffic. The lack of ACLs and IDS or IPS means that as soon as an attacker or piece of malware is in the network, it can move around with relative ease and with little chance of detection.
Although network-level controls are preferred and even a best practice as part of a defense-in-depth strategy, the lack of security in the network can be compensated somewhat through the use of host-level firewalls within the VMs. Unfortunately, configuring these firewalls can be a management nightmare. There is a lack of tools for the task, and many VMs reside offline in a library, and so cannot be easily managed. Some virtualization software does allow you to configure network access to VMs and comes with management tools to support configuration and maintenance. And several industry alliances promote best practices in network security through reference architectures and tools for networking components and virtualization software from specific vendors. However, these are proprietary and won't work in moderate to heavily heterogeneous host environments.
Risk #4: Lack of Anti-Malware
Another security problem that is routinely encountered in private clouds is a lack of anti-malware defenses. There is much confusion and misunderstanding about the role of anti-malware software in IaaS clouds -- a holdover from when virtualization first became mainstream. For example, many organizations won't employ it at all on the host or in guest VMs, believing that it's either not required, will cause performance issues, or might even cause a VM to fail.
The truth is that anti-malware defenses are required and need to be carefully deployed to ensure smooth operation and protection of host machines and guest VMs. Careless deployment of anti-malware software to a host machine can cause significant performance effects and can cause a VM to be flagged as malicious (either because it's infected or because the malware signatures of the anti-malware software in the guest VM are detected and flagged as malware).
Anti-malware software on the host machine should be configured to exclude the scanning of files that comprise VHDs and the processes that are associated with the virtualization software. Anti-malware software in VMs needs to be configured so that it doesn't cause performance problems on the host machine, which could affect performance across other guest VMs running on that host. This requirement might mean configuring the anti-malware software in VMs to scan for malware in files only during off-peak hours, and limiting the amount of CPU and memory resources that the anti-malware software uses, if possible.
Virtualization best practices, including dedicating a CPU core to each VM and placing each VM's configuration and VHD files on separate physical SCSI hard disk spindles, will largely mitigate the possibility that anti-malware software in a VM will have a performance impact on the host machine and other guest VMs. As with applying software updates, which I described earlier, the organization needs to ensure that offline VMs in a library are routinely brought online to obtain the latest anti-malware software and signatures. Otherwise, when brought online, the VMs might fail to detect newer malware.
Risk #5: Decentralization
The final security concern that I want to highlight is a lack of understanding about how departments and individuals use private cloud resources. When an organization deploys a private cloud, there is often a tendency to decentralize the IT department, assigning IT staff to business units and departments that might also hire their own IT staff, architects, and application developers. The role of the IT department descends into one whose primary purpose is simply to keep the private cloud infrastructure up and running and to allow the business units and departments to manage their own VMs. In such environments, business units can begin to make compliance- and risk-based decisions about what to put in the private cloud and which controls and protections to put into place. Unfortunately, these individual business units and departments, as well as whatever is left of the central IT department, are unaware of other business units' and departments' use of the shared private cloud. As a result, they might introduce an unacceptable level of risk to the entire organization.
For example, suppose that one business unit deploys a customer-facing application that collects and processes credit card information, taking care to ensure that the appropriate controls are in place. That effort can be imperiled by another business unit that deploys a customer-marketing website for a seasonal campaign but does not deploy suitable security controls for an environment that processes credit-card data. Or suppose that a business unit or department deploys an application that requires high security because it processes customer PII. However, VMs are stored in a library, with little to no protection, when not in use. To ensure that no business unit or department introduces unnecessary risk, a centralized function must understand which groups are deploying what into the private cloud, ensure that the private cloud infrastructure can support all security requirements, and ensure that no group is deploying insecure applications. To accommodate environments in which differing business units have differing security requirements, an organization can choose to either partition the private cloud into high-, medium-, and low-security segments, or can consider deploying more than one private cloud.
Balance the Benefits and Risks
Private clouds can bring many benefits, including reduced costs, increased business agility, the ability to empower individual business units and departments, and a closer alignment of IT and business needs. But private clouds can also introduce new risks. Organizations that are considering private clouds -- as well as those that have already deployed them -- should consult guidance such as that made available by the CSA and the software manufacturers whose products and tools the organizations are using to build out their private cloud environments. Other resources that might be of use are those made available by public cloud providers such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, HP, Verizon, and Rackspace. These resources are intended primarily to address the security and privacy concerns of potential customers but also contain a wealth of detail about how these vendors built out their own cloud infrastructures and the types of controls that they put into place to secure customers' data.


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Regardless of whether you agree with their trades or not, the following list of people showcases some of the greatest trades in the business.
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COLUMBUS, OH - In their lone regular season meeting of 2012, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4W-2L-2D) earned a valuable 1-0 away victory over Eastern Conference side Columbus Crew (2W-4L-1D) in Major League Soccer on Saturday evening.
Young-Pyo Lee's first goal in MLS was all that the Blue and White needed at Columbus Crew Stadium in the Ohio state capital, as Whitecaps FC withstood large amounts of pressure from their hosts to claim their second league win away from home in club history. The result was also Whitecaps FC's sixth clean sheet of the year and Vancouver's first-ever win over the Crew.
"First of all, it's an excellent result for us on the road, a long way from home," said Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie, who remains undefeated in Ohio in regular season action as a head coach. "It was a very hardworking performance. I think tonight was one of the first times this season maybe a couple things bounced our way and went our way. On the road, we know we're going to put up with shots and pressure and crosses and things like that. If we can stick together and make a goal, no matter how that goal comes, obviously we're delighted with that."
Both sides made just one change to their respective starting line-ups on Saturday, with Rennie bringing Eric Hassli back into Whitecaps FC's starting XI for the injured Camilo Sanvezzo in a 4-3-3 formation. Columbus, meanwhile, gave Aaron Schoenfeld the start in place of Venezuelan striker Emilio Renteria in front of 11,978 on a cool and overcast night at Crew Stadium.
The first half belonged to the home side, with Columbus having the ball in the Whitecaps FC net on two occasions in the first six minutes, but a foul and an offside decision ruled out those goals from the Crew.
Vancouver's best chance of the opening half came from Matt Watson on nine minutes, as the English midfielder forced Columbus goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum into a good save before Sebastien Le Toux put the rebound high.
The Crew kept imposing themselves on their Canadian visitors, and on 16 minutes, Josh Williams rattled the Vancouver crossbar with an ambitious bicycle kick from a Nemanja Vukovic corner. The Ohio-based outfit finished the half strongly, as Budweiser Man of the Match Joe Cannon needed to make two fine saves to deny Eddie Gaven and Schoenfeld before the break.
The second half saw more Columbus pressure and Whitecaps FC remaining resilient in keeping the Crew from making the initial breakthrough. Gaven and Tony Tchani were off-target at close range for the home side, while Vancouver had opportunities on the counter-attack, with 'Caps midfielder Gershon Koffie striking a low shot straight at Gruenebaum on 62 minutes.
The game's pivotal moment came on 74 minutes after Hassli earned a Whitecaps FC free kick near the Columbus box before coming off for fellow striker Atiba Harris. Lee presided over the set-piece on the right flank, and the former South Korean captain caught Gruenebaum off his goal line, as his right-footed strike sailed over the Crew goalkeeper's head and into the net to give the 'Caps a 1-0 lead.
Though it might have been against the run of play, Lee's goal put Vancouver in pole position for an unlikely win. Both Harris and fellow substitute John Thorrington played their part in helping the 'Caps manage the final moments of the match. Over three minutes of stoppage time were played before match referee Hilario Grajeda's final whistle confirmed a second straight win for Whitecaps FC, with Columbus suffering only their second defeat all-time to Canadian opposition.
Whitecaps FC will have a short turnaround, as they embark on their campaign in the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship with a semifinal, first leg, clash at North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton on Wednesday night. Columbus, meanwhile, will look to snap a four-match winless streak on the road versus another Pacific Northwest side in Portland Timbers next Saturday.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Joe Cannon
Scoring Summary:
74' - VAN - Young-Pyo Lee
Match Stats:
Shots: Columbus 14 - Vancouver 9
Shots on Goal: Columbus 2 - Vancouver 3
Saves: Columbus 2 - Vancouver 2
Fouls: Columbus 17 - Vancouver 13
Offsides: Columbus 5 - Vancouver 2
Corners: Columbus 9 - Vancouver 2
50' - VAN - Jordan Harvey
67' - VAN - Gershon Koffie
81' - COL - Chad Marshall
87' - COL - Danny O'Rourke
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 15.Martin Bonjour, 6.Jay DeMerit, 3.Jordan Harvey; 28.Gershon Koffie, 27.Jun Marques Davidson, 16.Matt Watson; 7.Sebastien Le Toux, 29.Eric Hassli (9.Atiba Harris 74'), 17.Omar Salgado (11.John Thorrington 83')
Substitutes not used: 18.Brad Knighton, 13.Michael Nanchoff, 19.Carlyle Mitchell, 20.Davide Chiumiento, 32.Greg Klazura
Columbus Crew
30.Andy Gruenebaum; 21.Sebastian Miranda, 14.Chad Marshall, 3.Josh Williams, 32.Nemanja Vukovic; 12.Eddie Gaven, 5.Danny O'Rourke, 10.Milovan Mirosevic, 6.Tony Tchani; 17.Olman Vargas (20.Emilio Renteria 70'), 34.Aaron Schoenfeld (13.Ethan Finlay 57')
Substitutes not used: 28.Matt Lampson, 15.Kirk Urso, 16.Eric Gehrig, 22.Cole Grossman, 29.Shaun Francis


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High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game Announced
BOULDER, Colo. -- USA Rugby is excited to announce the High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game, and the High School All-American (HSAA) pathway. New for 2013, the High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game will feature the top 50 boys and 50 girls selected from high school rugby teams around the country. These players will be selected through the new HSAA pathway and play a showcase game on July 13, 2013. The game will be the culmination of a four-day camp, featuring USA Rugby national level coaches, HSAA staff and specialist coaches.
Selection Process
Players and coaches wishing to work toward selection should play through their high school leagues and state championships, then participate in an all-star or travel team attending one of the seven USA Rugby Regional All-Star Tournaments (RAST) throughout late May and June (listed below).
To be considered for selection, a player must have played in their home state's high school season, and must attend at least one Regional All-Star Tournament. HSAA selectors will be scouting all seven tournaments to select the best boys and girls from every corner of the USA.
The High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game will showcase America's best young rugby athletes on a national stage.
• Once selected for the game, am I considered a HSAA? - Yes, if selected from one of the seven RAST's, you will be considered a HSAA.
• Can I nominate a player who may not be able to participate in the All-Star Tournament? - Players must participate in one of the RAST events to be selected.
• Can I play in multiple Regional All-Star Tournaments? - Yes, your team can participate in as many RAST events as you would like.
• As a player, how can I ensure that I am seen at the tournaments? - Participation is key. Join a team that is playing at the RAST events and you will be seen by the selectors.
• How do players on the HSAA's fit into the National pathway? - The High School All-American game and selection is a significant step in the pathway to our National Teams, which for some players will include playing for the Junior or Collegiate All-American teams and/or participating in the Olympic/Eagle Development Program.
• Will there be spots for alternates? - Yes, alternates will be named.
• How soon after the RAST will I be informed of selection? - All players will be notified by June 19, 2013 if they have been selected as HSAA and invited to the High School All-Americans Stars vs. Stripes Game.
• Are there any other tournaments or events in which selectors will be looking at players? - Selectors will only be choosing players from the RAST events for the High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game. This process streamlines the pathway and allows players and coaches a clear path for selection.
• What other fixtures will the HSAAs be involved with after the High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game (i.e. Tours, matches, etc.)? - The High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game is a showcase of our best players in a domestic game. There is potential for tours with the Women's and Men's HSAA teams in the future.
• Are there national eligibility rules that we must abide by? Will all RASTs have the same eligibility standards? - All RAST events will have the same high school-only eligibility, including boys and girls brackets, and be attended by scouts for the HSAAs. All players will be high school students, up to graduating seniors.
• Where do I find my all-star team to try out? - To find your local state organization please visit: usarugby.org/sro
• Who will coach the High School All-American Stars and Stripes teams? - Two coaches will be named for each Stars and Stripes teams, chosen from the pool of coaches participating in the RAST events. The HSAA Staff will choose these coaches.
USA Rugby All-American Sponsors
USA Rugby would like to thank AIG for their sponsorship of the Girls High School All-Americans, Men's & Women's Junior All-Americans and the Men's & Women's Collegiate All-Americans.
USA Rugby would also like to thank Aircraft Charter Solutions for their sponsorship of the Boys High School All-American program.
New England:
Tournament: New England Challenge Cup
Dates: June 15-16, 2013 (Both Men & Women's Brackets)
Location: Devens, MA. Recreation Center
Contact: Chris St. Onge; firstname.lastname@example.com
Tournament: Challenge Cup
Dates: June 15-16, 2013 (Both Men & Women's Brackets)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA. Founder's Field
Contact: Kurt Mockenhaupt; email@example.com
Tournament: Midwest All-Star Challenge
Dates: June 8-9, 2013 (Both Men & Women's Brackets)
Location: Elkhart, IN. Moose Rugby Grounds
Contact: Bart Bottorff; email@example.com
Tournament: South RAST
Dates: June 15 & 16. (Men & Women)
Location: Life University
Contact: Dan Payne; email@example.com
Host: Northern California Youth Rugby Association
Tournament: Pacific Coast All-Star Tournament
Dates: May 25-26, 2013. (Men & Women)
Location: San Francisco, CA. Treasure Island
Contact: John Riddering; firstname.lastname@example.com
Tournament: Great Northwest Challenge
Dates: June 15-16 (Men & Women)
Location: South Pugent Sound, WA
Contact: Chris Nesmith; email@example.com
Rocky Mountain:
Tournament: Rocky Mountain Challenge
Dates: June 14-16. (Men & Women)
Location: Aurora, CO. Aurora Sports Park
Contact: Geoff Calhoun; email@example.com
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United States, Freedman's Bank Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
|This article describes a collection of historical records available at FamilySearch.org.
Access the records: United States, Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874 .
Record Description
Each register book consists of preprinted forms, with information for four depositors on each page. The registers are arranged chronologically by the date the account was established and then numerically by account number. Many numbers are missing, a few are out of order, and some blocks of numbers were never used. Many registers seem to be missing.
The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company was established and incorporated by an act of Congress on March 3, 1865, as a banking institution in Washington, D.C., primarily for the benefit of freed slaves and former African American military personnel. It was commonly called the Freedman's Bank; however, it was not under the supervision of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau).
The Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company contain the records of 29 branches of the Freedmen's Bank.
The branches were located in the following cities:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Augusta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Beaufort, South Carolina
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Columbus, Mississippi
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Mobile, Alabama
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Natchez, Mississippi
- New Bern, North Carolina
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New York, New York
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Richmond, Virginia
- Savannah, Georgia
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Washington, D.C.
- Wilmington, North Carolina
In 1874, overwhelmed by the effects of the Panic of 1873, mismanagement, abuse, and fraud, the Freedman's Bank closed. Congress appointed a three-member board and later the Comptroller of the Currency to oversee the affairs of the bank. The Comptroller was made commissioner ex officio, and he submitted annual reports to Congress. The Freedman's Bank final report was made in 1920. Contrary to what many of its depositors were led to believe, the bank's assets were not protected by the federal government. While half of the depositors eventually received about three-fifths of the value of their accounts, others received nothing. Well into the 20th century, some depositors and their heirs were still seeking reimbursement for the remaining portions of their accounts. Depositors included about 67,000 African Americans, or about two percent of the former slave population. In addition, thousands of non–African Americans made deposits at the bank. These people were primarily immigrants who were born in the British Isles, Scandinavia, and Continental Europe. Depositors listed the names of close relatives. All together, the records lists about 480,000 names.
The registers cover approximately the years 1865 to 1874.
The registers identify those who opened accounts. Because the Freedman's Bank was required by law to protect the interests of depositors' heirs, the branches collected an enormous amount of personal information about each depositor and his or her family when the account was opened.
Registers of depositors are usually reliable because the information came from the depositor himself or from a close family member (in the case of children). Some errors may have been made in recording the information
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The registers identify those who opened accounts. Because the Freedman's Bank was required by law to protect the interests of depositors' heirs, the branches collected an enormous amount of personal information about each depositor and his or her family when the account was opened.
Registers of depositors are usually reliable because the information came from the depositor himself or from a close family member (in the case of children). Some errors may have been made in recording the information
- Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Registers of signatures of depositors in branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in the registers may contain the following information:
- Account number
- Name of depositor
- Date of application
- Birthplace
- Place brought up
- Residence
- Age
- Complexion
- Occupation
- Name of employer
- Spouse's name
- Children's names
- Father's name
- Mother's name
- Brothers' and sisters' names
Additional information included only in the early books were:
- Name of former master or mistress
- Name of plantation
- Regiment and company served in during the Civil War
Sometimes the following information is also included:
- Wife's maiden name or the name of a former spouse
- Names of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and in-laws
- Residence of these individuals and whether they were living or dead
- Death certificate copies
In addition to individuals, African American churches, private businesses, and beneficial societies also maintained accounts. Such accounts usually list the names of leaders, owners, or officials of those institutions.
How to Use the Records
Freedman's Bank registers are a good source to quickly identify a family group and residence. Use a person's birthplace, age, and place of residence to search for census and other record types. The bank records probably identify persons for whom other records do not exist.
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So they don't make anything, they just sue everyone in sight? Miserable twats...
Apple has been ordered to pay $19m (£12.9m/€14.3m) in damages after losing a patent infringement case which its lawyers hoped might only cost the firm $270,000. In 2007, Opti, a technology holding company, brought the case against Apple, alleging that the Mac maker makes and sells products incorporating three "Predictive …
So they don't make anything, they just sue everyone in sight? Miserable twats...
at post-dictive snooping at least ... and Apple rubbish at predictive fining and Apple's lawyers are complete crap at previous art-dictive.
But how come you may be fined for infringing something you can re-invent yourself ... if you don't snatch the details of the implementation and anyway comes up with something similar how come it infringes some patents you may have heard about but never had access to?
This nonsense really has to stop.
Another fail for the unethical application of "cost-benefit analysis". Instead of doing the right thing and licensing the tech, it did a cost-benefit analysis and figured getting caught doing something unethical was cheaper than doing it right. The same idea that made Ford not fix its Pinto. I'm glad they were proved wrong.
So the kings of patenting prior art assume that prior art will invalidate a claim? With their latest claim on volume control for browsers, I'd say it serves them right.
"Another fail for the unethical application of "cost-benefit analysis". Instead of doing the right thing and licensing the tech, it did a cost-benefit analysis and figured getting caught doing something unethical was cheaper than doing it right. "
That assumes the patent was valid to begin with and that no prior art existed. I'm not sure I trust a jury to make that assessment; are you?
The patent seems to fail the "non-obvious" test.
Without knowing the details of the patent and the technology, if the technology already existed ( and presumably developed by someone else), how can another company patent it and then sue people for infringement of that patent?
Wasn't the idea of patenting to protect original ideas from being stolen?
F**k me, these patent writers need to get their act together. I've just read - or should I say, tried to read - the patent description, guys, what's wrong with a timing diagram? It's just verbose textual description of the sequence of events and transactions on a data bus.
It makes it so hard to really understand what the patent is really about.
But then the patents aren't written by engineers are they!
Can I patent the the art of trying to patent prior art? Well Can l? CAN I???
/god CrApple is getting lame
Software patents stifle innovation. Same for hardware patents really. What is the bloody point in innovating when you're not allowed by some obscure, vaguely described 'patent'?
To augment today's farce in patenting, It is time inventors' ideas are rigorously contested before a world jury (world, yes, thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands from all technology branches) before a patent is even considered an option.
Obviously Albritton knows little about US law. As fascinating an idea as it is, its not up to the person being sued to decide what fair damages should be.
Why is apple being sued? They don't use any custom chips, do they? Are they being sued only because they use someone's infringing chip?
In 2007, Opti, a patent troll
There, fixed that for you!
i don't know what opti does NOW, but historically they were not just some lame "intelectual property" firm (in other words patent trolls). They DID make high-performance motherboard chipsets in 286-486 days, smoking the competition due to the advanced cache controllers they made (possibly using the very tech they are suing over now.)
Is there prior art? Maybe. But it's possible they really DID invent the tech they patented... Speculative caching, bus snooping, etc. Were just not done "in the old days" even on large-scale systems -- it was too complicated.
@Franklin: I consider the existing state of the US patent system (and, by extension, most of the patent world since they're very much driven by the US lobbyists) to be completely and irredeemably broken. I'd say most patents were "invalid" based on the original definition and purpose of "patent". Therefore, anyone using the system to benefit themselves is, by definition, gaming a broken system that benefits solely the rich and powerful over the actual inventors. Given that conclusion, what I consider a jury capable of doing is irrelevant.
Apple file stupid patents, such as a volume control in an application (wow that's new), so they shouldn't cry when someone else sues them over crap patents...
Damn. You beat me to it.
Patents... what a farce they are! They've been abused forever :( They're a fat waste of time and hinder technical advancement.
Hmm. If the lawyer really thought that the tech existed before Opti claimed to have invented it, why did he think they would lose? I think I agree with the Ford Pinto argument (i.e. no moral component)..
In the olden days, you got a patent by grovelling before a monarch. If he saw something in it for the nation, i.e. himself, he gave you a national monopoly of undefined scope and duration.
Today, the duration part is almost solved, except for add-ons. The scope is what the lawyers keep fighting about. But who is the Emperor of USA?
...the ermine flak-jacket, please
I am sure the UK course dealt with this sort of thing.
One technique was to preload a chunk of program into memory and as the processor actioned the current program step the hardware would look ahead to see if more memory manipulation was needed by a jump or data access instruction and trigger the event. The action was then at least halfway accomplished by the time the processor had moved on to the next program step.
As stated ,if these things are obvious development, how are they patentable outside of the US, where nothing seems to be obvious!
That is the problem here - because of Trolls like Opti, real innovators like Apple have to spend all day trying to think what ridiculous patent some one else might come up with, and patent it first.
How the patents are used is what matters - Apple carries out lots of R&D, leading to plenty of real products, and only occasionally sues other manufacturers. Opti do not make anything, have no R&D spend (this patent was bought from someone else) and will use any profit from this lawsuit to buy more dodgy patents. As a result, I am sure that Apple would be more than happy if the majority of their patents were thrown out.


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I love the colours of your outfit.. the trousers are great!
these pictures are so gorgeous!! i wish we had such nice fall colors like you do! we're finally seeing our first hints of some yellow leaves but nothing like what you have! and i love the orange sweater you're wearing -- matches with the leaves!
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wonderful fall outfit :) the colors look beautiful :)
Love the pics and the GIF too! The sweater- is that like my mustard one? I love the color - wish I would have seen this...LOL
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According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, He is "One of the earliest guitar heroes" and "put the twang in Rock and Roll".
""Twang" is a reverberating, bass-heavy guitar sound boasted by primitive studio wizardry. Concocted by Eddy and producer Lee Hazlewood in 1957, twang came to represent the sound of revved-up hot rods and an echo of the Wild West on the frontier of rock and roll. Eddy obtained his trademark sound by picking on the low strings of a Chet Atkins-model Gretsch 6120 hollowbody guitar, turning up the tremolo and running the signal through an echo chamber.
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Eddy was born in Corning, New York, in 1938. While in his early teens he moved with his family to Phoenix, where a demo tape found its way to the hands of Hazlewood, then a local disk jockey. Together, they hit upon a magic formula centered upon Eddy's unique playing style, which involved picking single-note melodies on the low strings. Eddy took pains to compose strong, dramatic melodies and to vary his style. Elements of country, jazz and gospel found its way into his instrumentals, which bore evocative titles like "Cannonball," "Rebel Rouser" and "Forty Miles of Bad Road." On record, he was backed by such esteemed session musicians as saxophonist Steve Douglas and keyboardist Larry Knectel. The Sharps provided background vocals and rebel yells.
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(a) FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popular means of communication, relied on by millions of Americans on a daily basis for personal and commercial purposes. Its low cost and global reach make it extremely convenient and efficient, and offer unique opportunities for the development and growth of frictionless commerce.
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(b) Congressional determination of public policyOn the basis of the findings in subsection (a), the Congress determines that—
there is a substantial government interest in regulation of commercial electronic mail on a nationwide basis;
senders of commercial electronic mail should not mislead recipients as to the source or content of such mail; and
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