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Larry Kennedy was rooting against the New England Patriots this week, and not just because they often beat his favorite team, the Buffalo Bills. He figured a Denver Broncos win would provide a better chance to make money renting out his Manhattan apartment for the Super Bowl.

Kennedy, 26, listed the home on Craigslist and Airbnb three days ago after the Broncos and Seattle Seahawks secured spots in the Feb. 2 Super Bowl
in nearby East Rutherford, New Jersey. He and his roommate are seeking $750 a night for the two-bedroom apartment in Greenwich Village, which may help cover some of the $3,300 monthly rent.

“Seeing as the Broncos and Seahawks are both far away, this is just about the best outcome I could have hoped for,” said Kennedy, who will be skiing in Utah during the Feb. 2 Super Bowl. “I knew I was going to be gone so I figured it was a good opportunity to make a few dollars.”

New York-area residents are finding the opportunity to profit from their homes as a swarm of football fans converge on the region to attend the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, located 8 miles from midtown Manhattan. With the teams now decided, listings for rentals are climbing as more locals seek to accommodate Broncos and Seahawks devotees rushing to make plans for the game, according to HomeAway Inc.

The Austin, Texas-based vacation-rental website had a more than 20 percent jump in listings for Super Bowl weekend in the “gateway” region of New Jersey — which includes towns just outside New York City such as Hoboken, Jersey City and Montclair — in the week through Jan. 22. That brought the total listings available on the site in that area to 170, more than triple the number available at the same time last year.

The average nightly price of a home for rent in the New Jersey gateway region during Super Bowl week was almost $1,600 as of two days ago, according to HomeAway. In Manhattan, the average rate has jumped to $1,740 a night, compared with about $530 during a more typical time.

“Super Bowls generally drive a very large increase in supply from owners and demand from travelers,” Jon Gray, a senior vice president at HomeAway, said in a telephone interview. “We expect bookings to be pretty strong right up until the last minute.”

Seattlites on the hunt

In the three days after the conference championship games there was a surge in travelers from Seattle and Denver contacting homeowners in the New York area, Gray said. Seattle traffic was up 92 percent over the prior week and inquiries from Denver jumped 69 percent, according to HomeAway.

The Seahawks and Broncos were allocated about 35 percent of the tickets at MetLife Stadium, which seats about 82,500, according to the NFL.

Tyson Thorne, a 37-year-old graphic designer at Johnson & Johnson, is among the New Jersey homeowners jumping into the rental market in the past week. He spent the day of the conference championships photographing his newly renovated basement in Lodi to prepare for a Super Bowl listing. After hearing neighbors talking about renting out houses, he and his wife decided to offer the space with hopes of recouping costs from fixing up the area, which has a separate entrance and room for four guests.

Thorne listed the space at his home, less than 6 miles from MetLife Stadium, for $1,000 night on HomeAway, Airbnb and Craigslist on Jan. 19, not long after Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman helped seal the National Football Conference title with a pass deflection that prevented the San Francisco 49ers from scoring a potential winning touchdown.

“We realized people might be tuning into the games and waiting to see who won before finalizing their plans,” Thorne said. “We just put two and two together and thought this would be a good opportunity for us.”

Matt Haraburda, a 23-year-old 49ers fan, awaited the outcome of the NFC championship game before listing his four- bedroom apartment at 57th Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan on Craigslist. The fixed-income analyst and one of his roommates were contemplating attending the Super Bowl if San Francisco won. Instead, they’re looking to avoid the festivities and are asking $2,000 a night for three of the home’s four bedrooms. The monthly rent on the apartment is about $5,600 with utilities.

“There’s no need to stay there if we can make up a month’s rent,” Haraburda said.

Hotel rates

For travelers on more of a budget, hotel rooms were still available as of earlier this week. The average price for a room in the New York area for Super Bowl weekend was $327 as of Jan. 20, a 63 percent increase over that same time period last year, according to Orbitz Worldwide Inc. Prices are highest close to the stadium, with rooms in towns such as East Rutherford and Secaucus going for $382 a night. They still have 12 percent availability for the night before the game, data from the Chicago-based company show.

In the area that includes Jersey City, where the Broncos and Seahawks will stay in the week leading up to the game, the average price was $258, with 29 percent availability.

“If you’re looking to stay close to the stadium, it’s going to sell out,” said Jeanenne Tornatore, senior travel editor at Orbitz. “There will be rooms available in Manhattan, but the prices will rise steadily as the game gets closer.”

Hotel rates are cheaper than with last year’s game in New Orleans, where the average room went for $500 a night during the weekend of the game because of less supply, according to Orbitz. There are almost 109,000 hotel rooms in the New York market, compared with about 37,000 in the Big Easy, according to the travel-research firm STR.

Demand for Super Bowl tickets on the secondary market has so far been average at best, Chris Matcovich, vice president of data for ticket aggregator TiqIQ, said Jan. 21. Ticket availability this week was the most in TiqIQ records going back to 2010, with 9,987 available as of yesterday. The average price was $3,804, compared with an average of $3,295 on that date last year, when 3,460 tickets were available.

Renting a yacht

The fans who do travel for the game also have untraditional options. Patrick Rossi, an oncologist with Novartis AG, this week listed a yacht docked in Jersey City on Craigslist Denver for $4,500 a day.

The 70-foot boat has four staterooms and three full bathrooms, and comes with maid service and a pickup at Newark Liberty International Airport. There is also a full kitchen, and Rossi said he knows a chef who will be happy to prepare meals there.

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“You tell me what you want, I’ll work it out,” Rossi said. “They’ll have total access to the boat.”

While Rossi has previously made the boat available for parties and other events, Kennedy, the Greenwich Village resident, is new to renting out his home. He doesn’t see himself doing it again in the future, no matter the outcome of his Super Bowl experience.

“I’m trying to take advantage of the circumstances,” Kennedy said. “I just figured if I can get this basically free money, why not?”

–With assistance from Aaron Kuriloff, Mason Levinson and Oshrat Carmiel in New York and Nadja Brandt in Los Angeles. Maurus


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Environmentalistssome already mulling a lawsuit for underwater testssay the Navy's new plan poses a broader risk to the Sound and its marine life.

The war on terrorism may not be openly fought here, but it increasingly will be practiced here. Under a new Navy plan, the waters of Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and the Washington coast will be used for more testing and training, officials say. The plan calls for deployment of more unmanned vehicles, including submersible and aerial weapons platforms, and an increase in war games off the coast, partly in a marine sanctuary.

In general, more stuff will get blown up and the use of sonar will be expanded, according to interviews and government documents. The public may not always be aware, since many of the exercises will be underwater. But fish are sure to notice.

"We're losing the Sound and now the Washington coast to the military on a month-by-month basis, and people are oblivious to it," warns Seattle activist Glen Milner, a longtime member of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, which opposes the plans. "You're not going to realize this until a Navy or Coast Guard boat comes up to you and asks what you're doing in their waters."

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a watchdog group based in D.C., says it was already mulling a lawsuit against the Navy for not taking precautions with its existing underwater demolitions here—as many as 300 per year in Puget Sound, the group says, citing federal documents. According to the PEER study, the Navy frequently uses C-4 plastic explosives underwater as part of its training.

One explosive exercise, off the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, caused an extensive fish kill a few years back, says PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, and the Navy's new plans pose a broader risk. "The Navy detonates in the shallow waters of the Sound and won't use bubble curtains to protect sea life," says Ruch, referring to an artificially created wall of bubbles that deadens sound and impact. "And so far they've refused to consider those alternatives."

More details of the plans should unfold in the next few weeks, starting with the release of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on the effects of closing off more waters around Navy facilities for training and weapons testing, a plan quietly in the works since 2003. The Navy will also begin holding public meetings on a new proposal to expand training operations principally in its range off the Washington coast, which will require another EIS.

The impact of both proposals would widen the military presence in a region already host to eight major installations, 55,000 military personnel, and more firepower than most free nations. The Navy alone owns 28,000 acres of land in the Puget Sound region, the service's third-largest fleet concentration in the world.

Navy officials say they have to "optimize" weapons use if tests and training are to be realistic and therefore beneficial; they think Western Washington is an ideal proving ground with its combination of inland sea and open ocean. Navy spokesperson Sheila Murray confirms that the coastal plan, at least, could mean more undersea and airborne explosions, including torpedoes and missiles, and bring more frequent use of sonar from Neah Bay to Ocean Shores. However, "We can't be specific," says Murray, "due to security reasons."

Without knowing what the Navy is really proposing to do, it's impossible to figure out how to mitigate the damage, says Fred Felleman, a Seattle marine consultant and photographer active in the campaign to protect sea animals. He worries in part about more frequent use of active sonar in inland and coastal waters that can be harmful to whales and other sea life.

"The new operations should require permits or at least a thorough review," Felleman says, "which is near impossible given the classified nature of the operations."

According to planning maps, the Navy hopes to lengthen its already sizable underwater test ranges in Hood Canal, around Keyport (a town located on the Kitsap Peninsula) in Puget Sound, and in the coastal waters north of Grays Harbor. The three areas are part of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Keyport, whose activities include the use of robotic, mini-sublike devices and sea-floor-crawling robots employed to detect and destroy mines and gather electronic information. Small, manned subs containing Navy SEALs teams may also be tested. On the Navy's drawing boards are even larger versions of such subs, using supercavitation (i.e., high-speed propulsion) and cruising beneath the open sea at 100 knots.

Navy maps indicate the range around Keyport could double in size, extending from Liberty Bay near Poulsbo to Bainbridge Island. In Hood Canal, the Dabob Bay range would be extended to twice its size, stretching from the floating bridge at the mouth of the canal south to near Lilliwaup, Mason County. Grays Harbor's Quinault Range would be greatly expanded, almost 50 miles into the Pacific along the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

The Quinault is located inside an even larger Navy ocean range, the Northwest Training Range Complex that reaches down to Northern California, where exercises sometimes involve carrier strike groups (aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, cruisers, submarines, and support ships).

Extending the inland and coastal ranges will allow the Navy to close larger portions of open waters to civilian watercraft when necessary. Currently, the Navy reports, the Quinault Range is closed up to 15 days while sections of Keyport and Hood Canal are closed up to 60 and 130 days, respectively.

In separate actions, the Navy is also proposing to fence off and extend the security zone around its major West Coast ammunition arsenal on 2,700-acre Indian Island near Port Townsend, where the payload includes Tomahawk cruise missiles for Trident subs. In a recent notice in the Federal Register, the Navy said more security was needed to prevent accidents, "sabotage and other subversive acts," as well as "to protect the public from potentially hazardous conditions." Also on the security-zone expansion list are the Navy's Manchester (Kitsap County) Fuel Depot, the Bremerton Navy Yard, Whidbey Island, and the Bangor nuclear sub base on Hood Canal—where the Navy has also proposed using trained dolphins and sea lions to patrol a security perimeter and intercept boaters and swimmers.

The Navy isn't yet issuing specifics about its new coastal proposal, but a Navy Web site outlines the possible testing of "new weapons systems, vessels, and aircraft" including unmanned aerial vehicles, and more training on guided missile submarines. Also planned are "the establishment of an electronic combat emitter [used, for example, to train pilots how to deal with enemy radar signals],...increased net explosive weights for underwater demolition, development of air target services, and installation of surface targets."

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Coast Guard spokespersons in Seattle were unaware of the Navy plans, but the military has notified the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The state Department of Ecology thinks the Navy can do mostly what it wants without local intervention. "They have sovereign immunity on oil spills, for example," said the agency's Curt Hart. "We can't penalize a Navy ship for spilling in the Sound; they have to agree to reimburse us."

Navy spokesperson Murray confirms the newest plan includes an increased use of active sonar signals. Active sonar emits electronic pulses—used sometimes at powerful levels by the military (and commonly at a lower pitch by pleasure boaters) for tracking and underwater measurements—while passive sonar is used as an underwater listening device. Environmentalists claim the Navy has sometimes used its soundings irresponsibly, such as in 2003 when a guided missile destroyer, the USS Shoup, tested midfrequency direct sonar in U.S. and Canadian waters, causing almost a dozen harbor porpoises to beach along British Columbia's Haro Strait.

That incident, along with whale beachings in the Bahamas and the Canary Islands, among others, are behind an ongoing federal lawsuit against the Navy in California. "The Haro Strait sonar is an example of what can happen when precautions aren't taken," says Cara Horowitz, staff attorney for the National Resources Defense Council in Los Angeles, which last month won a temporary restraining order against the Navy's use of high-intensity sonar during war games off the Southern California coast (although the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week temporarily stayed that order). "The Navy now has to take another look at its mitigation nationwide, including in the Northwest," says Horowitz, "and that could affect the Navy's plans up there."

Navy spokesperson Murray says the service expects to hear about sonar from the public at the coastal scoping meetings—starting Sept. 10 in Oak Harbor and continuing the following two days in Pacific Beach and Aberdeen before moving to Oregon and California. (Initial public meetings on the Keyport Range plan have already been held; more hearings should follow after the EIS is issued.) "I'm sure it [sonar] is going to come up," Murray says, "and I'm sure people are going to feel very passionate about it. We certainly understand. The Navy is committed to using active sonar, but we go to great lengths to try to be aware of potential effects on the environment and marine life."

Felleman, the marine consultant, says the proposal is ironic in light of the Navy plan to employ dolphins as guardians of its Trident nuclear sub base. "Now that the Navy is even recruiting marine mammals into service in the defense of Bangor," Felleman says, "it is all the more reasonable for them to be contributing to the protection and recovery of the wild populations."

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Dear Friends at the SEC.

I meet the definition of "accredited investor".

Nevertheless, I see myself as a retail investor, who purchases bonds, shares of stock and shares of mutual funds. I have not purchased shares in any ETF and I have not invested in any "hedge fund" or "limited partnership".

I understand that placing such limits on my investments reduces the potential income from my investments. I accept that potential cost. It is a price I am willing to pay to reduce "risk" in the value of my investments.

I understand that the first ETFs sought to reproduce the performance of particular indexes. For example, an "SP 500 Indes ETF" would seek to buy assets whose aggregage value would closely follow movements in the "SP 500 Index".

Obviously, "closely follow" is different from "identically follow. I think it would be impossible to create a portfolio of investments, whose financial performance was identical to the financial performance of another, different portfolio. In my opinion, that unavoidable difference creates opportunities for gross error and for fraud.

As I see it, the SEC's mission is to protect retail investors from being misled by over-aggressive promoters. But the tools the SEC has available are themselves limited. The SEC can require "disclosure". In the case of mutual funds, that "disclosure" is a daily event. In my opinion, this tool has allowed the SEC to do an exellent job overseeing mutual funds.

Now consider UBS' loss of $2 billion. That loss makes me wonder how any investment fund could have gone so far wrong. It seems obvious that whatever "disclosure" UBS relied upon to protect itself from "rogue traders" was insufficient. And that weakness implies that the process by which "values" are assigned to derivatives is not an objective, market-determined process.

It follows that any ETF that seeks permission to invest in derivatives cannot provide the degree of "disclosure" for those derivatives that the SEC must demand if the retail investors in that ETF are to be protected.

In a way, allowing ETFs to invest in derivatives, is to allow those EFTs to become publicly traded "hedge funds" with a competitive advantage: they will be exempt from the SEC's requirement to only sell their securities to "accredited investors".

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text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 40169 / July 6, 1998 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING File No. 3-9641 _____________________________ : In the Matter of :ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS :PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE Erick A. Gray, :SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, :MAKING FINDINGS AND ORDERING Respondent. :RESPONDENT TO CEASE AND DESIST : _____________________________: I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that proceedings be, and they hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") to determine whether Erick A. Gray ("Gray") caused violations by Novatek International, Inc. ("Novatek") of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. II. In anticipation of the institution of these administrative proceedings, Gray has submitted an Offer of Settlement (the "Offer") which the Commission has determined to accept. Under the terms of the Offer, Gray, solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission or in which the Commission is a party, prior to a hearing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and without admitting or denying the matters set forth herein, consents to the issuance of the Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings and Ordering Respondent to Cease and Desist (the "Order"). III. The Commission makes the following findings:[1] RESPONDENT Erick A. Gray, age 46, is an optometrist and a resident of Columbia, Maryland. Vincent Celentano hired Gray as the president and CEO of Universal HealthWatch, Inc. at the recommendation of William Trainor. Gray served in these capacities from May 1995 to December 1996. Gray was appointed by Frank Cooney to Novatek's board of directors at the recommendation of William Trainor. Gray served in this capacity from May 1986 until he resigned in October 1996. OTHER RELEVANT ENTITIES Novatek International, Inc. is a Colorado corporation whose principal office was located in Columbia, Maryland. Novatek purportedly markets and distributes rapid medical diagnostic test kits in South and Latin America and the Bahamas. Novatek's common stock is registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and was traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market System until October 14, 1996, when the NASD suspended trading in the stock. This trading suspension remains in effect. On October 28, 1996, Novatek filed a voluntary petition for protection pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.[2] William Trainor and Vincent Celentano controlled Novatek and their role was never disclosed to Novatek's public shareholders. Universal HealthWatch, Inc. ("Universal") is a private company with its principal office located in Columbia, Maryland. Universal purportedly manufactures rapid medical diagnostic test kits for the detection of infectious diseases such as HIV and cholera. William Trainor and Vincent Celentano controlled Universal and their role in Universal was never disclosed to Novatek's public shareholders. SUMMARY From April through September 1996, Novatek issued a series of press releases falsely stating that it had entered into contracts worth a total of $400 million with entities in various South American countries. Gray read one or more of these press releases after Novatek issued them. Gray also participated in negotiations with one or more of these South American entities and knew or should have known that these negotiations had not resulted in the contracts described in the press releases. Gray did not take sufficient steps to ensure that Novatek corrected the false press release of which he was aware, to examine other press releases to confirm the accuracy of statements made therein or take sufficient steps to ensure that Novatek's subsequent press releases were accurate. FACTS Novatek's Commission filings and publicly disseminated press releases identified Universal as the manufacturer of the medical diagnostic test kits that Novatek purportedly distributed. As a result of holding positions with both Novatek and Universal, and being intimately involved in Universal's business, Gray was or should have been aware of the fact that Trainor and Celentano controlled Universal and had involvement and influence in the management of Novatek. In August 1996, Gray and others traveled to Brazil and participated in the negotiations with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation ("Fiocruz") that resulted in a purported "joint venture agreement" between Novatek and Fiocruz. Following the discussions with Fiocruz officials, Trainor was involved in drafting an agreement entitled "Memorandum of Understanding" ("MOU") that was subsequently executed by Gray on behalf of Universal, by Novatek's president and by a Fiocruz official. By its terms, the MOU was merely a preliminary step towards a final agreement. It stated, in relevant part, that the representatives of Novatek, Universal and Fiocruz "will negotiate an agreement for the purpose of establishing a joint venture between the parties." The MOU did not set forth such important details as dates on which manufacturing and distribution were to begin or whether importation of component parts for assembly in Brazil had been authorized. The MOU also contained certain material contingencies, such as the requirement that test results of the devices be satisfactory to Fiocruz and that any final agreement receive approval from the government of Brazil. On August 16, 1996, Novatek issued a press release stating that Novatek and Universal had entered into a joint venture with Fiocruz, a division of the federal government of Brazil, "wherein the technology for diagnostic kits produced by Universal Healthwatch will be transferred to the Novatek Joint Venture project." The term of the agreement was stated as ten years with "projected revenues exceeding $35 million dollars in the first year and expanding thereafter." The press release did not describe the material contingencies outlined in the MOU. The press release stated, however, that Novatek held the "exclusive license to market and distribute, throughout South America and Central America, 12 rapid medical testing devices manufactured by Universal HealthWatch, Inc." Gray became aware of this press release after it was issued. Having participated in the Fiocruz discussions and having signed the MOU, Gray recognized that the press release issued by Novatek did not accurately reflect the agreement that he believed had been reached among the parties. Upon reading the press release, Gray sent a memorandum to Novatek's president, Gaston Oxman, requesting details about the "contract that was just signed with Brazil. I understood it to be a letter of understanding - an agreement." Gray also spoke with Oxman and told Oxman that he should find out what happened and make a correction, but no correction was ever made. Gray did nothing further, such as contacting Trainor, to correct the apparent misstatement in the press release. As a Novatek director, and in light of the circumstances described above, Gray knew or should have known that his failure to take corrective action would cause Novatek's shareholders and the investing public to continue to receive false and misleading information regarding this purported contract. Gray, therefore, caused Novatek's violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.[3] IV. In view of the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest to accept Respondent's Offer of Settlement. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Section 21C of the Exchange Act that Gray permanently cease and desist from committing or causing violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. By the Commission Jonathan G. Katz Secretary **FOOTNOTES** [1]:The findings herein are made pursuant to Respondent's Offer and are not binding on any other person or entity in this or any or any other proceeding. [2]:On June 18, 1998, the Commission filed a civil action against Novatek, William Trainor and Vincent Celentano alleging violations of the antifraud, periodic reporting and other provisions of the Exchange Act. See SEC Litigation Release No. 15786 (June 18, 1998). [3]:Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder proscribe a variety of fraudulent practices, including the employment of any device, scheme or artifice to defraud, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities. A person may violate these provisions when, acting with the requisite scienter, he or she misrepresents a material fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the facts stated not misleading.


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Ray Davis, chairman of BRS Labs, recently stepped down from his position as CEO to devote his time to the strategic direction of the company. Davis is currently looking for a candidate to take the firm public, ideally a Houston resident who has operational experience leading a company through the process of going public.

“Based on the growth we have experienced here at BRS Labs, the time is right for us to take the company public,” Davis says. “We need to bring in an individual who has expertise in this area. I will continue to serve in my role as Chairman until that person is comfortably in place and positioned to take BRS Labs to the heights we know it is capable of reaching.”

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>The first NCAA Tournament game ever played by the Seminoles and ever played in Tallahassee came against  Jacksonville in 2000.
>Auburn and Florida State have been frequent combatants in NCAA Tournament play. The last three games between the  teams have all been in the postseason.
>Cal Returns to Tallahassee for the second straight season. The Golden Bears were here for the round of 16 in 2005.
>The Seminoles are a perfect 6-0-0 in home games during the NCAA Tournament.
>FSU is one of just two schools to play in two of the last three College Cups. The other is UCLA who has been three  straight years.
>For the second straight season Florida State received a national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Last year FSU was a  No. 2 seed as well. The only other time the Seminoles received a national seed was in 2003. That year the team was  seeded 11th.
>The two previous occasions when Florida State received a national seed the team made it to the College Cup.
>The Seminoles have played an SEC team in the NCAA Tournament six times and posted a 6-0 record versus those teams.
>The Seminoles are 1-1 lifetime in the NCAA Tournament versus Pac-10 squads.
>The Dolphins are the only Atlantic Sun team the Seminoles have ever faced in the postseason.
>Florida State has never lost an opening round NCAA Tournament match and only failed to advance once. In 2004 the  Seminoles tied Boston College 0-0 and were eliminated in a shootout.
>In 19 all-time NCAA Tournament games Florida State has recorded five shutouts and been shutout six times.
>FSU has never lost an NCAA Tournament game in which they have scored a goal.
>FSU played five of its 12 games versus seeded teams and three versus conference champions.
>Of FSU¡¦s last 20 wins versus Florida schools, 15 have come via shutouts.
>Friday¡¦s game versus Jacksonville will be the eight straight game for FSU versus an NCAA Tournament team.

Florida State enters the NCAA Tournament following a loss for the sixth time in seven years. The only time FSU entered an NCAA Tournament without losing the previous game was in 2004 when the Seminoles tied Clemson in the ACC quarterfinals and was eliminated in a shootout. It was also the only time Florida State was eliminated in its first NCAA Tournament game as well. Every time the Seminoles have entered the NCAA Tournament on a loss they have at least won their opener and four times in five trips they have gone on to the round of 16. Florida State has had a lot of success in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament. Despite being eliminated by Boston College in a first round shootout in 2004, the Seminoles have never lost an opening round game (5-0-1) and are a perfect 3-0-0 when opening the tournament at home. Florida State hasn¡¦t just won, they have recorded convincing victories. The only time FSU gave up a goal in the first game of the NCAA Tournament was in 2000 versus JU in the school¡¦s first ever postseason game. Overall, Florida State has outscored opponents 15-1 in the opening round and has a current shutout streak in first round games that is at 388:18. This is FSU¡¦s seventh straight trip to the NCAA¡¦s. In their six previous tournaments, FSU has advanced to the round of 16 four times and to the College Cup twice in the last three seasons. The Seminoles are 12-5-2 all time in the NCAA¡¦s for a winning percentage of .684, which is amazingly almost 100 percentage points better than the program¡¦s all-time overall winning percentage (.591).

WIN STREAK: FSU has won 9 in a row

Jacksonville enters the NCAA Tournament fresh off an improbable run through the Atlantic Sun Tournament. The Dolphins upset the No. 4, No. 2 and No. 1 seeds in three straight days to claim the conference¡¦s automatic bid. In doing so, JU became the first five seed to ever win the A-Sun Tournament. This is the second all-time meeting between the schools in the NCAA Tournament. The first time the teams met in the postseason was in 2000 when FSU made it¡¦s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and hosted for the first time in school history as well. The Seminoles won that match 4-1 and proceeded to make the round of 16. Although Florida State won that match, the teams went to halftime 0-0 in that match.

FSU leads the all-time series with JU 11-1 and has won nine straight meetings. Florida State has scored three or more goals in every meeting between the teams since 1999 and last season¡¦s 7-0 FSU win, was the most lopsided result in the series since 1996 when FSU won 11-0. In the last three seasons Florida State has outscored the Dolphins 15-0. The last time Florida State lost to Jacksonville was in 1998 when the Dolphins upended FSU 2-1 in Tallahassee. Since that game FSU has gone on to out score JU 37-5. In the 12 all-time meetings, FSU has shutout the Dolphins six times. After recording back-to-back 11-0 wins in the first two series meetings, FSU recorded just one shutout in the next seven meetings. The last three times the teams have met FSU has not allowed JU to score and the Dolphins goal-less streak versus FSU is now at 347:57. Jacksonville and Florida State have played every season since 1995 when both schools began their soccer programs. JU is one of only two non-conference teams FSU has played for 12 straight seasons and outside of ACC foes, FSU has more games versus Jacksonville than any other school with the exception of Florida.

Jacksonville will travel to the Seminole Soccer Complex for the second time in 18 days. On October 24 the Dolphins came to Tallahassee and lost 3-0 to FSU. The Seminoles recorded a school record 42 shots in that match versus the Dolphins but led just 1-0 until the 69th minute. Jacksonville goalkeeper Michelle Kmiotek had a career day versus heavy Florida State pressure saving 17 shots. The Seminoles held a one-sided edge statistically in all categories taking 12 corners to none for JU, taking 42 shots to one and putting 17 on frame compared to none for JU. All three of FSU¡¦s goals in the game were scored by international players as Katrin Schmidt, Mami Yamaguchi and Kirsten van de Ven all recorded goals. The victory extended FSU¡¦s home unbeaten streak to 15 games and win streak versus Florida schools to 11 games. Although it was a record setting game for Florida State, it was also a streak snapping night as well. For the first time in her career, Kelly Rowland missed a start when she was sidelined due to injury versus JU ending an FSU record streak of 87 straight starts.

AUBURN (11-5-3)
WIN STREAK: FSU has won five in a row
LAST MEETING: FSU 2 Auburn 1 (2003)

The tradition of Auburn and Florida State meeting in the NCAA Tournament has a chance to continue in 2006 if both teams are able to win Friday night. Florida State and Auburn have played six times but the last three games have all come in NCAA Tournament play where FSU is 3-0 versus the Tigers. The first NCAA Tournament meeting between the teams came in Clemson in 2001 and then the next two came in 2002 and 2003 in Tallahassee. The Seminoles have played more postseason matches versus Auburn than any other school. After meeting for three straight seasons in the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers and Seminoles have not played each other in any games the last three seasons. All three NCAA Tournament games between the schools have been one-goal affairs. After downing Auburn 1-0 in Clemson in 2001, each of the last two meetings between the teams have been 2-1 games. The last two meetings have also come in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida State has become very familiar with not only Auburn but SEC opponents in the NCAA Tournament. Of FSU¡¦s 19 NCAA Tournament matches six have come against members of the Southeastern Conference and FSU is a perfect 6-0 in those games. In 2000, Florida State traveled to Gainesville and eliminated the Gators on their way to the school¡¦s first-ever Sweet 16. Two seasons ago, FSU opened tournament play by defeating Auburn 1-0 at Clemson, SC. In 2003 Florida State defeated two SEC schools, Ole Miss and Auburn, on the way to UConn and the Sweet 16. Except for the 2001 game versus Auburn, the Seminoles have scored two goals in every postseason game they have played versus an SEC team.

2000 FSU 2 Florida 1
2001 FSU 1  Auburn 0
2002 FSU 2 Ole Miss 0
2002 FSU 2 Auburn 1
2003 FSU 2 Auburn 1
2003 FSU 2 Florida 1

CAL (11-4-5)
TRENDS: FSU won the only meeting
LAST MEETING: FSU 2 Cal 1 (2005)

Before the 2005 NCAA Tournament Florida State and Cal had never met on the soccer pitch. If both teams win Friday, the schools will meet for the second year in a row in the NCAA Tournament. Last season the two schools faced off in the Round of 16 in a rain-drenched match. Neither team scored in the first half last year but FSU built a 2-0 lead before Cal scored with just :37 to play to make it a 2-1 final. If the teams meet, this will be just the 12th game FSU has ever played versus a PAC-10 squad and nine of the previous 11 meetings have all come since 2002. FSU is 7-2-1 all-time against Pac-10 squads and 4-1-1 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The only Pac-10 team from California FSU had ever played before was USC and the Seminoles are 2-1 in that series. Since beating the Bears in the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Florida State played two other games versus Pac-10 schools. In the 2005 College Cup UCLA downed the Seminoles 4-0. Earlier this year FSU went out to Tempe, AZ and beat the Sun Devils 1-0 in overtime. Although FSU and Cal are not that familiar with one another, there is one connection between the two teams. For the second year in a row former Florida State Seminole Julia Schnugg will return to Tallahassee as a member of Cal. The northern California native transferred back home after the 2004 season.

When the NCAA announced the 64-team field Monday, it had a familiar feel for the Seminoles. Along with six other ACC teams, FSU played three non-conference opponents who made the field in Portland, Jacksonville and Florida. Florida State played a whopping 12 games versus the NCAA Tournament field trailing only North Carolina and Santa Clara who played 15 and 14 respectively. Of the nine teams than played 11 or more games versus the NCAA field, five were from the ACC. Overall, only 14 of the 64 NCAA Tournament teams played double digit games versus the field and of those teams only North Carolina, Florida State, Notre Dame, Santa Clara, Tennessee and Penn State had records above .500 in those games. Florida State North Carolina and Santa Clara are the only schools in America with 12 or more games versus the field that posted a record above .500 in those games. Santa Clara and North Carolina were the only NCAA teams to play more games versus the 64-team field than Florida State. Of the 14 teams that played 10 or more games versus the NCAA Tournament field, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Florida State and Penn State were the only schools with fewer than four losses in those matches.  Two of FSU¡¦s three losses this season came to North Carolina and the other to Duke, both of whom made the NCAA Tournament and both of whom have played 12 or more games versus this field. FSU played five of its 12 games versus seeded teams and three versus conference champions.

Notre Dame 11 10-0-1 .954
North Carolina 15 14-1-0 .933
Santa Clara 14 9-4-1 .678
Tennessee 11 6-4-1 .590
Florida State 12 5-3-4 .583
Wake Forest 11 5-5-1 .500
Florida  12 5-5-2 .500
Clemson  11 4-6-1 .450
Duke  12 4-7-1 .375

While the Seminoles may have been just 5-3-4 in their 12 games versus NCAA Tournament opponents, it was still the third-best winning percentage in America for any team with more than 11 games versus the field. One of the reasons for that success was the Seminole defense. In the team¡¦s 12 games versus NCAA squads FSU posted a GAA of just 0.77 to go along with seven shutouts. Florida State allowed just 10 goals in those 12 matches, which included five games that went to OT, four of which were 110 minute affairs. Ali Mims was brilliant in these 12 games as her GAA was just 0.70 and she recorded six of the seven shutouts. The sixth-year senior would have had all seven of the clean sheets but was pulled late in the shutout win over Jacksonville. On the other side of the coin, FSU scored just 14 goals in those games. Selin Kuralay led the Seminoles with five goals and 11 points in matches versus NCAA Tournament teams. India Trotter was second with three goals and she and Mami Yamaguchi both had seven points. Freshman Becky Edwards was really at her best in these 12 games as she recorded four of her team-leading seven assists in those matches.

This year¡¦s invitation to the NCAA Tournament is a historic one for FSU. Not only is it the seventh consecutive invitation for FSU but it also means FSU has played in the NCAA Tournament seven times in 12 years. After going 0 for 5 in the first five years of program history, for the Seminoles to be making the tournament at a 58% clip in program history is pretty amazing. The Seminoles are one of just 14 schools out of 307 playing Division I soccer teams that have gone to seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Of those 14 schools, five are from the ACC. Considering the fact the 29 of the 64 teams from last year¡¦s tournament didn¡¦t even make it back in 2005 (45%), what FSU has done over seven straight years is amazing. Round of 16 teams Yale, Arizona and Pepperdine are among the most notable schools not back this season. Just one team (Nebraska) missed the tournament for the first time in the last seven years years.

Notre Dame
West Virginia
Penn State
Florida State*
Santa Clara
Texas A&M
Wake Forest*
North Carolina*
*ACC School

For a team that never played in the NCAA Tournament prior to this decade, Florida State is making its presence felt quickly. The Seminoles have been to seven straight NCAA Tournaments, four round of 16¡¦s, two quarterfinals and two College Cups in the last six seasons. They are one of just two teams with multiple College Cup appearances in the last three years, seven teams to make two of the last three quarterfinals, one of just 11 schools to advance to the third round four or more times since 2000 and one of just 14 schools to be invited to seven straight NCAA Tournaments. Getting there is one thing but winning once you¡¦re in is another. Few teams have done a better job winning NCAA Tournament games than Florida State. Of the teams that have played 10 or more all-time games, FSU has the seventh-highest winning percentage of any team in NCAA Tournament history. Only the University of North Carolina, Notre Dame, Portland, Santa Clara, Penn State and UCLA have a better success rate in the tournament. FSU is in elite company. Only seven teams have a winning percentage of .655 or better and three have won National Championships this decade (UNC, Notre Dame and Portland). Of the seven teams that have won 68% of their NCAA Tournament games four have been National Champions. Considering the fact that FSU has never gone through a tournament undefeated like Portland, UNC, Notre Dame and Santa Clara, it is amazing that their winning percentage is in the top seven all-time.

North Carolina  .930
Portland  .755
Notre Dame  .745
UCLA   .736
Santa Clara  .711
Penn St  .700
Florida State  .684
Florida  .652
Tennessee  .625
Nebraska  .620
Connecticut  .615
Texas A&M  .574
George Mason  .563*
Colorado Col  .556*
Pepperdine  .545
Massachusetts  .531*
Michigan  .529*
Duke   .500
Maryland  .500*
Washington  .500*
(teams with 10 or more games)
*- did not participate in 2005 Tournament Play

SINCE 2003
UCLA   3 UCLA  3 UCLA  3
North Carolina 3 Santa Clara 3 Florida State 2
Portland 3 Florida State 2
Santa Clara 3 North Carolina 2
Boston College 2  Notre Dame 2
UConn  2  Penn State 2
Florida State 2  Portland 2
Notre Dame 2
Penn State 2
Tennessee 2
Texas A&M 2

Florida State opens up NCAA Tournament play this Friday at 5:30 p.m. but the truth of the matter is the Seminoles have been playing NCAA Tournament teams for almost a month now. When FSU takes the field versus Jacksonville Friday night it will be the team¡¦s eighth straight game versus an NCAA Tournament team. Since beating Miami 2-0 October 15, Florida State next eight seven games were all played against teams that were invited to the NCAA¡¦s. On October 19 FSU faced Wake Forest (a No. 3 seed), then Duke, Jacksonville, Clemson, Duke, Wake Forest and No. 1 seed North Carolina. Florida State posted a 3-2-2 record in those seven matches losing to Duke and North Carolina.

Winning inside the state of Florida has been a huge priority for Florida State this decade and the results show. The Seminoles are 40-4-0 versus Florida schools since 2000. That translates to a winning percentage of .909 against teams from the Sunshine State over the last eight seasons. The Seminoles are currently on an 11-game win streak versus in-state foes. Florida State¡¦s success in state since 2000 has been remarkable especially when you compare FSU¡¦s 40-4 record to Florida¡¦s 11-7 record over the same time frame. Of those seven losses UF has suffered to in-state foes, five have come at the hands of the Seminoles. FSU has won 16 of its last 17 matches against Sunshine State opponents. Of the last 22 games played versus Florida schools, the Seminoles have posted a 20-2 record with 15 of those 20 wins coming via shutouts. The best record FSU ever posted against Florida schools was 8-0 in 2000. In 2002 the Tribe went 5-0 but an argument can be made that 2003 was the best season ever as far as in-state competition goes. Although FSU wasn¡¦t undefeated (6-1), they averaged over 3.5 goals per game and the win in Gainesville over Florida came in the Elite Eight sending FSU to the College Cup. Heading into the game with Jacksonville, the Seminoles are 6-0 this season against Florida schools.

2000 (8-0)
Florida 3-2
USF 2-1
JU 3-1
UCF 3-1
FIU 4-1
Miami 3-1
JU 4-1
Florida 2-1
2001 (5-1)
Florida 0-2
USF 1-0
UCF 5-0
FIU 4-1
Miami 3-1
JU 5-1
2002 (5-0)
Miami 2-1
USF 3-2
Florida 2-1
UCF 3-1
JU 3-1
2003 (6-1)
Florida 0-2
JU 3-1
Miami 7-1
USF 3-0
UCF 3-0
FAU 7-0
Florida 2-1
2004 (5-2)
Florida 1-2
Stetson 1-0
JU 5-0
FIU 1-0
USF 2-0
Miami 1-0
UCF 2-3
2005 (5-0)
JU 7-0
UCF 3-0
Florida 4-2
Miami 3-1
FAU 3-0
2006 (6-0)
Florida 1-0
UCF 2-0
FAU 2-1
Stetson 2-1
Miami 2-0
JU 3-0

There are a lot of reasons the Seminole soccer team is feeling thankful for being able to play at home during the NCAA Tournament. First of all the team is 6-0-0 all-time at the Seminole Soccer Complex in the NCAA Tournament. The second reason is the team¡¦s phenomenal home success. Florida State is 7-0-2 this year and 16-1-2 at home under Head Coach Mark Krikorian. The last time Florida State lost at home was versus North Carolina on September 22, 2005. Since then the Seminoles have a home unbeaten streak of 16 games, which is the longest such streak in team history. FSU broke the previous record with its win over Stetson. In these 16 games FSU has gone 14-0-2 with the only ties coming this season versus Virginia and Clemson. The original record was set from 2000-2002. That streak began with the school¡¦s first ever NCAA Tournament win versus Jacksonville and ended with a 2-1 loss to LSU. What is so impressive about the current 16-game streak is that it includes wins over seven ACC teams on top of Florida, Portland and Cal. Since the 2000 season the Seminoles have dominated on their home pitch. FSU is 59-12-6 for a .805 winning percentage the last seven seasons in Tallahassee.

NC State 3-1
Maryland 3-1
BC  3-0
Wake Forest 4-1
Duke   2-1 2OT
Citadel  5-0
Cal  2-1
Portland 2-1
Florida  1-0
UCF  2-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 2-1
Stetson  2-1
Miami  2-0
Jacksonville 3-0
Clemson 0-0

Florida State¡¦s All-American forward India Trotter is always a player to watch but especially at this time of the year. In five NCAA Tournament games last season, the Ft. Lauderdale, FL native scored in four of those matches accumulating five goals including all three game-winners surpassing her career total coming into 2005. Trotter had three points all-time in six NCAA Tournament games coming into 2005. She doubled that total on opening weekend alone. With another goal versus UNC in the 2005 quarterfinals, Trotter is now all alone in first for career points, goals and game-winning goals in NCAA Tournament play. She is just the second Seminole to ever record a multi-goal game in the NCAA postseason joining Camie Bybee who scored twice versus Dartmouth in 2003. Trotter now holds the single game NCAA Tournament record for shots with seven and is tied for first for goals and points in an NCAA Tournament game. Trotter seems to be heating up at the right time again as she scored her sixth goal of the season versus North Carolina in the ACC Championship game. That was the fourth straight game versus Carolina in which the striker has scored. Trotter¡¦s offensive play last season in the NCAA¡¦s was one of the key¡¦s to Florida State¡¦s run to the College Cup. The Seminoles will look to their All-American once again if the team hopes to be in their third College Cup in four seasons.

On the eve of the 2006 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament in Cary, NC, the second-place FSU soccer team got some very good news as the Seminoles had five players honored by the conference coaches. Three Seminoles were named to the All-ACC first team, tying the school record set last season. Four Seminoles were named either first or second team, which also ties a program-best set in 2004. Florida State led all ACC schools in first team selections and was second to only conference champion North Carolina in overall All-ACC honorees. In the last three seasons no team has more first team All-ACC selections then Florida State. The Seminoles lead the ACC with eight first team members since 2003 followed closely by North Carolina at seven. UNC has had 13 players make first or second team over that stretch followed by Florida State's 11. The Seminoles are also second to only North Carolina when it comes to All-ACC freshmen selections all-time as the Seminoles now have 13 compared to Carolina's 15.

All-ACC First Team (since 2005)
Florida State 8
UNC  7
Virginia 6
Duke  4
Maryland 3
Clemson  2
Wake Forest 1

The 2006 season has been a great one for Florida State so far but a little strange as well. With the tie versus Wake Forest in the ACC semi-final, the Seminoles set a single season record for ties with four. The previous record was three and was set in the 1998, 2002 and 2004 seasons. The strange thing about this season though is the way FSU¡¦s ties have come about. All four of Florida State¡¦s ties have come in 0-0 games. Even stranger is that Florida State has gone to overtime six times and the only win came following a 0-0 tie in regulation time. All five of FSU¡¦s OT contests came following scoreless draws in the first 90 minutes before the ACC Championship final versus UNC which was 1-1 going into OT. The win came in the first OT game of the year in Tempe, AZ. On September 1, FSU and Arizona State played to a 0-0 tie in regulation before Selin Kuralay scored a golden goal in the 93rd minute. It was the only time Florida State recorded a golden goal this season. Since then every tie has come versus an ACC school.

Florida State's success in overtime games is pretty remarkable when it comes to getting a result. In 38 all-time overtime games, the Seminoles have only lost five of those matches. In program history Florida State has posted a 14-5-19 record in extra time games. Since the team lost to Virginia in OT on September 11, 1998, FSU had lost just one of its last 31 OT games (14-1-16). The only team that had beaten FSU in overtime over seven-plus seasons was Wake Forest. The Deacons had scored the only golden goal allowed by FSU in the last 30 overtime games on October 12, 2002. That all changed in the ACC Championship when Carolina¡¦s golden goal ended that streak. Now all five FSU's overtime defeats have come against ACC teams.

Seminole freshman Onnie Trusty was a top 50 recruit by Soccer Buzz magazine but her Florida State career got off to a rocky start. The midfielder had hip surgery in high school that forced her to miss her entire senior season. She came to FSU still recovering from that surgery. She did not appear in her first game until she started September 14 versus FAU. Since that game she made just one start the rest of the regular season although she did appear in eight games. Her third career start came in the first ACC Tournament game of her career and boy did she make it count. Trusty scored the first goal of the game versus Duke off a corner kick that she headed home. Trusty¡¦s game-winning goal was only the second ever scored by an FSU freshman in the ACC tournament and the first by a freshman with less than five career starts. The only other Seminole to score a game-winning goal in the ACC Tournament in her freshman season was Camie Bybee. Bybee did it in 2001 when she scored FSU¡¦s third goal in a 7-2 win over Maryland. Trusty did do something no other FSU player has ever done versus Duke. Trusty is the first Seminole in school history to ever record her first career game-winner in an ACC Tournament game. Quite a debut.

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AP PHOTOFrom left, Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, goalie Tuukka Rask, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and center Patrice Bergeron leave the ice after
AP PHOTO From left, Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, goalie Tuukka Rask, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and center Patrice Bergeron leave the ice after Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals in Boston.

As entertaining as Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals was Wednesday night, there are multiple reasons the Boston Bruins can't be pleased with the 6-5 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

First and foremost, a chance to seize control of the series slipped away, making it a best-of-three series for Lord Stanley's chalice.

But perhaps just a disheartening for the Black and Gold was the way the loss came about, with the game being played at a breakneck pace unbecoming to Boston. It wasn't Bruins hockey.

"I don't think we played our best game tonight," Bruins head coach Claude Julien told the media following the game. "We got away from ourselves."

And in most cases from the game, he was absolutely correct. Yes, the Bruins showed their typical heart and grit, battling back from a two-goal deficit and later a single marker down. There's no questioning the team's resiliency and will to win.

But there were multiple defensive breakdowns in the contest, with defensemen losing one-on-one battles in corners and in front of the net and forwards not back checking with commitment. As Julien told reporters, "average isn't good enough" with the Stanley Cup on the line and there were few whose effort for the 60-plus minutes appeared to be consistently above average.

A game with 11 goals netted certainly favors the President's Trophy-winning Blackhawks. Though the two games won by Chicago in this series are one-goal victories, both were higher-scoring affairs, with the other being a 4-3 triple-overtime decision.

The lower the scoring a game, the more comfortable and confident the Bruins have looked.

Yes, Boston can score, skate and compete. But that's not what this team is built for. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Don't mistake a single-game aberration as the end of the series. Zdeno Chara, Dennis Seidenberg and the rest of the defensive corps will likely use this as a wake-up call and judge a bit more carefully when to pinch in the offensive zone and when to hold their ground. There's certainly a time and place for both, but when playing from behind as the Bruins did in Game 4, the importance of jumping into a play is paramount.

And expect the team to get back to the hard dump-in game it had been successful with, wearing down Chicago in the corners and creating chances through possession. The play of Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand along the boards should be the blueprint. The team has seen that while it's possible to keep pace with the speedy Blackhawks, it's not the type of game it hopes to induce.

When they're at their best, the Bruins are as suffocating a unit as there is in the NHL. The word "layers" gets thrown around quite often, and for good reason; there rarely seems to be a clean path up ice, as forwards give way to defensemen, with a regimented defensive structure. Turnovers and untimely breakdowns gave the Blackhawks more breathing room than usual in Game 4 and when they weren't able to capitalize cleaning, the Western Conference champions did a great job of causing chaos around netminder Tuukka Rask and cashing in on rebounds.

But not all is doom and gloom heading into Saturday's tilt. The resiliency is a positive. The ability to rebound quickly and multiple times is something Boston can build on.

And the Bruins seemingly have found a weakness in Chicago goalie Corey Crawford's game, beating him cleanly several times in the series on his glove side. It's certainly an area that Boston can attempt to exploit for the remainder of the series.

So what is there to expect in Game 5? Look for both teams to continue to play to their strengths. The Blackhawks will likely be a bit free-wheeling and look for offense, while the Bruins should look to get back to their wear-'em-down, bruising game. And if both teams have their way, don't expect another 10-plus goals.

Or just expect the unexpected. That's been a safe approach this postseason.

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A man serving life behind bars for murder in four 1993 deaths in Michigan has escaped from prison and apparently abducted a woman in Indiana before she escaped, authorities said Monday.

Michael David Elliot, 40, was discovered missing about 9:30 p.m. Sunday from the Ionia Correctional Facility in mid-Michigan, Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said in an email.

Elliot may have abducted a woman from Ionia using a knife or box cutter and drove to Elkhart, Ind., roughly 100 miles southwest of Ionia and near the Indiana-Michigan state line, where they stopped for gas. The woman got away at the gas station and called police, Marlan said.

Police made contact with the woman about 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Elliot left the gas station and was at large Monday morning, Marlan said.

“Citizens should immediately call 911 if they observe anything suspicious or possibly become aware of the whereabouts of ... Elliot,” Marlan said in the email.

Officers from the Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan State Police and other law enforcement agencies are searching for Elliot.

According to the MDOC, Elliot is serving life sentences for first-degree murder. He also has convictions for arson and armed robbery.

An emergency count was conducted at the Ionia Correctional Facility and all other prisoners have been accounted for, Marlan said.


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When I think of fuzz, I think of one of the most annoying things in the world. It gets on your clothes; it clings to your body and there’s nothing you can do about it. But there’s a form of fuzz that affects your web site as well, and that’s one kind of fuzz you CAN and SHOULD do something about.

If you haven’t figured out what I’m talking about, and I’m sure most of you haven’t, I’m referring to software fuzz testing specifically for your website. It’s one of the best ways to test your website for bugs. Because even search engines will still return sites with errors, you have a better chance of a good ranking if there’s less randomness for them to process. And why wouldn’t you want the cleanest possible look for your site? You’ll get a lot more attention if you’re not bombarding people with fuzz.

Let me start off with a simple definition: fuzz testing is a technique that tests your code quality by supplying random samples of data, which we call the fuzz, as input to your program. Whenever your program breaks or crashes, the flaws can be marked for repair. Fuzz testing was created and developed in 1989 by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Barton Miller and his students. The technique’s main purpose is to succeed where human testers fail by locating all the overlooked mistakes that even the most intricate of tests miss on occasion.

Fuzz testing is not to be confused with a fail safe method to ensure program quality. Because of its randomness, it is best suited for finding the bugs and the kinks that prevent program perfection and cause pesky errors. To say that your code is strong enough to handle the exceptions doesn’t necessarily account for the overall product.

Most people will probably recognize the flaws when certain file types are marked improperly and return as something else. These syntactic errors occur more than you think; in fact this paper cites research done by Eric Brewer that says at least 40 percent of web pages have one syntax error or more (keep in mind that this paper is from 1996). Holy frijoles, think of the randomness! Not to worry though, because fuzz testing processes all this randomness, allowing the search engine to return the "best" documents, not the least bugged.

That’s right, web pages offer just as many problems as the typical program file. Obviously, the fact that malware can be served up from basically anywhere on the web is evidence enough. The search engine alone probably won’t catch this, so you have to test the site yourself, specifically how you serve ads. Obviously, ads are essential for financing a website, but if your visitors and clients are being hit with malware, well I don’t have to tell you that’s bad for business.

The next section will tell you the basic techniques for fuzz testing…

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Whether you’re testing a software program, a website, etc., these steps can be applied comparably to each in order to discover what issues your code has that need to be fixed.

First of all, you must take a correct or valid file or piece of data and change it to some kind of random data that will affect the program maliciously. It’s possible to replace the entire file or just part of it randomly. A "fuzzer" can do one of two things: they can generate their own data through a process called "generation fuzzing," or they can take the data from an actual source and simply alter it in some way.

During the fuzzing process, it’s important to make sure all fuzzing occurs in the right components. The altered data must be directly fuzzed under the specific document rather than the structure itself. You merely want to test the application that consumes the data under its specific format/filetype. Testing the entire format will only affect the format verification code, so you need to make the necessary adjustments.

The next step is to transfer the altered data to its specific destination. There are different ways that this can be done; large corporations that do vast amounts of programming might find it necessary to develop their own fuzz testing tools that transfer data to a wide range of applications. It has become widespread practice to make a record of the test data before initiating the fuzz test.

The last step (this one is for the master problem solvers) is to see what happens. The most common disaster occurrences are crashes, CPU usage spikes, and memory spikes. A crash indicates a bug. This is dangerous because they are the most likely to be exploited. Instead of taking a chance and waiting see if it is exploitable, it’s best to just fix the bug. A spike simply means that any malicious data might possibly discontinue service, so fix it!

It is important not to try to go overboard with the fuzzing; stick with trying to find random crashes and spikes. Anything more would require customizing the test to specifically monitor whatever changes are being made to the data and/or software application. However, because most of the programs are being used by third parties, fuzz testing for bugs is still crucial.

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As you might expect, some of the most recent fuzz testing news has to do with the Internet, specifically web browsers. Not too long ago, HD Moore, a security researcher, along with a set of colleagues used fuzzing to test the major browsers, mostly notably Internet Explorer, and found several hundred ways to make it crash. All in all, there were at least 50 defects, some of which could allow someone to gain control of a website user’s Windows system. Moore and Co. found it easier to check the user applications (i.e. web browsers) than test the server itself. This also helps protect the user from the malicious websites that I mentioned earlier.

Of course, attackers have become more innovative when it comes to attacking a network’s internal system through browsers. And apparently the internal systems are more vulnerable than the well-maintained external applications. Microsoft has done its part in fixing some of the most crucial vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, but it would be interesting to see just how far they’ve come to this point.

Earlier this year, the company SPI Dynamics released a web fuzz testing tool specifically for web applications called Web Fuzz. The simplicity and ferocity with which web applications are made makes fuzz testing the ideal choice for detecting vulnerabilities, especially since they account for half of all defects. This was good news for developers because the vendors aren’t likely to have their back when bugs start coming up in their apps. SPI Dynamics employee Michael Sutton describes the way fuzzing finds the simple vulnerabilities through a process called FUGGLE (Fuzzing Using Google Gets Low-hanging-fruit Easily):

… you can Google for sites that are going to be vulnerable to attack. Then you make a request for them using Google fuzzing to see if they could find indicators of what vulnerabilities [are there].

The new developments in fuzz testing grow by the day, it seems. The real innovations are in the field of customized tools designed to test specific software protocol. Some companies are providing libraries of reusable code that make customizing easier without having to start over. Yes, it’s a fledgling industry now, but as the web grows and developers need ways to test their apps, so too will the fuzzing industry.

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As I conclude this article, I want to again draw on some of the advantages and disadvantages of fuzz testing. The biggest problem, as I mentioned earlier, is that fuzzing, for the most part, only finds the simplest defects and bugs. Different fuzzers will find different bugs, but these bugs are often of a severe nature, meaning they are exploitable, so don’t automatically discount the fuzz test. And don’t forget that the attackers will use fuzz testing themselves to locate the ripest vulnerabilities.

A lot of people think that the randomness of fuzz testing would also be a disadvantage because it might miss the more valuable flaws. There is a technique called "robustness testing" that tests the input space that the format specifically defines, thereby making the test less random. However this goes back to the value of fuzz testing results in general, and I think we’ve discussed that already.

The one thing you should take from this article is that if you’re going to fuzz test, you must think like the enemy. After all, there are attackers deliberately trying to infect a program’s code. Your program should be able to process any stream of data sent in to it by yourself or a third party. Obviously fuzz testing isn’t fool proof, but it does improve the program’s security against unexpected input.

In short, you need fuzz testing to make your program look its best. It will also make those who visit your web site or use your web application much happier. So help yourself and everyone else by doing a fuzz test.

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Pastel class offered at SARC

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Park offers free admission on Sept. 25

Olympic National Park celebrates National Public Lands Day

Olympic National Park is waiving entrance fees on Saturday, Sept. 25, in conjunction with National Public Lands Day.

“In celebration of National Public Lands Day and the last bit of summer weather, we’re pleased to announce this Saturday as a ‘fee-free day,’” said Park Superintendent Karen Gustin.

“This should be a great way to learn more about the park, get information on volunteer opportunities or just spend the day outside enjoying the park.”

The park offers a series of ranger-led programs and guided walks at most of the park’s popular destinations.

Events planned for Saturday include:
• Olympic National Park Port Angeles Visitor Center
“Discover Olympic!” ranger programs held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

• Hurricane Ridge:
Explore sub-alpine meadows on ranger-guided walks at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Groups meet at the Hurricane Ridge Visitors’ Center.
Meet park staff for 20-minute ranger talks, held on the visitor center terrace at 1 and 4 p.m.  In case of inclement weather, talks will be held indoors.

• Hoh Rain Forest:
Ranger-guided walk on the 1 1/4-mile Spruce Nature Trail at 11 a.m.
Ranger-guided walk on the 3/4  mile Hall of Mosses Trail at 2 p.m.
Groups meet at the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center and each walk takes 1 1/2 hours.

• Mora:
Meet at the Rialto Beach parking area for the “Rialto Beach Ramble.”
This 1 1/2-hour program will uncover some of the mysteries of the ocean shores.
A one-hour evening program, “It’s a Jungle Under There!” will be at 8 p.m. at the Mora Campground amphitheater. Explore the jungles teeming with life beneath the ocean waves.

• Kalaloch:
Olympic National Park rangers and educators from the Olympic Coast
National Marine Sanctuary will present “Ocean Stories” from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Topics include whales, coastal geology, ocean debris and more.
This is a chance for Junior Rangers to earn their badge and learn more about the unique adaptations of coastal creatures, from sea otters to sea stars.
Ranger-led “Kalaloch Beach Walks” will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The 1 1/2 hour leisurely walk starts from the Kalaloch Lodge gazebo.
A one-hour evening program, “Invisible Ocean” takes a deeper look at marine life and asks the question “Is seeing believing?” The program starts at 8 p.m. at the Kalaloch Campground Amphitheater.

National Public Lands Day has been held annually since 1994 as a way for outdoor enthusiasts to celebrate, enjoy and learn about the great outdoors.
It gives volunteers an opportunity to give back to the natural environment and the public lands we all enjoy. Last year, 150,000 volunteers from around the country donated their time and efforts to build trails and bridges, remove trash and invasive plant species, and plant trees.

This year, Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources will hold a volunteer sign-up and outreach event in conjunction with Public Lands Day. Representatives of each agency will be on hand to answer questions about volunteer opportunities. The event will be from 1-3 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, at the DNR office at 411 Tillicum Lane in Forks.

For information on volunteering in Olympic National Park, visit the park’s website at For more information on volunteering on public lands, see the press release at

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28 September 2011

Discount Codes and Fabulous Offers . .

This is just a quick blog post to let you know of some lovely discounts that I have been emailed with again. So the kind individual that I am, I am blogging about them so you can all take great advantage of these offers. So here goes . . .
  • Oasis - 50% off sale selection items {I don't know how long this offer is valid for}
  • Forever21 - free shipping on all orders over £21.00. Code: HAULS11 Valid until: 28th September 2011
  • New Look - Free delivery and 20% off style steals. Valid until 28th September 2011
  • House of Fraser - 2 day brand event - upto 25% off. Starts Thursday 29th Sept - Friday 30th Sept 2011 {Starts online @ 5pm Wednesday 28th Sept}
  • Body Shop - 50% off ALL body butters. {An extra 10% off for Love Your Body members}. Valid until 3rd October 2011
  • GAP - up to 50% off sale. Valid for Limited Time only
  • Superdry - 10% off orders plus free delivery. Code: VCSDAW11. Valid until 30th September 2011
  • Elemis - 20% off orders plus free delivery. Code: VC09Sep11 Valid until: 30th September 2011
  • Figleaves - 15% off orders. Code: VCUK15OFF Valid until: 2nd October 2011

PS: I have not been paid nor am I affiliated to any of these brands/companies. Simply blogging about these offers to let you all know.

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Lichtman's Bakery (now defunct)

Any New Yorkers out there who remember Lichtman's Bakery on 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue and their wonderful baked goods? Do any of you have any thoughts about their Cinnamon/Nut Babka and possibly a recipe that would be very, very similar - I've had poor wannabes over the years and am really interested in a clone - maybe I'm asking for miracles but maybe not.

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Fine wine brand manager, and foodie

  • Location: Petaluma,CA
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Cookbook recommendation needed!

Great recommendations all!! Thanks so much!

The Nigel Slater book was suggested by my husband who had purchased it and gifted it away to others four times before I had met him. We don't have a copy ourselves and my husband swears by it.
The Bento Box suggestion is super interesting too. I will look at all of these options. Thanks again!!

Cook the Book: 'Rustic Italian Food'

My husband made homemade buratta for the first time and he was so proud of it. It was delicious!

Bake the Book: 'Momofuku Milk Bar'

artisan breads and french pastries. But the bread has to rival the best in the world.

Kind of gross, and I probably shouldn't eat it, but can't resist

Lucky Charms. I can eat a whole box in a couple of days. It's sick and wrong.

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box

First time I had suckling pig in a tapas restaurant in London. It was amazing!

Tuscon Traveller

Definitely rent a car. Public transport is non-existent and it's like 100 plus degrees.
There are a few vegetarian restaurants, but maybe stick to places like Feast, Cup Cafe, Maynard's, Bluefin, Jax Kitchen, or J Bar. They all offer delicious food and service that will accommodate a vegetarians dietary needs.

Slice Poll: How Long Have You Gone Without Eating Pizza?

2 months because I was borderline gestational diabetes during my pregnancy. Finally though I gave in and had two slices at 36 weeks. Sooooo delicious.
The baby's due in two weeks, then I will limit my pizza intake for weight loss reasons, but my motto is everything in moderation.

New Yorker going to Gramercy Tavern for the 1ST TIME. Worth it?

We ate there on a whim while visiting the area. Just walked by and decided to stop for a light meal. We really liked it. The food was really comforting, but creative. Everything was well prepared and flavorful. We thought the wine list had a lot of unique options that didn't break the bank and the service was very friendly and casual.
I'd go back if we were in NY again. I wouldn't go as a special occasion stop though, just a fun casual meal.

Cook the Book: 'Farm to Fork'

Strawberries, straight from our garden. Texturally perfect and deliciously sweet!

Where to eat in Scottsdale?

Zinc Bistro is not very good. It's poorly made, wanna-be French food. Sauce is OK, but it's a chain.
Pizzeria and Pane Bianco are excellent. You will wait for Pizzeria Bianco, but if you get there early, it's not too bad.
St. Francis is new and very good.
Cowboy Ciao has a chaotic but incredible wine list and is a classic for the area.
Gallo Blanco in the Clarendon Hotel downtown is great modern Mexican. Fantastic tacos.
Matt's Big Breakfast, for breakfast obviously.

I agree with Mizzvenuz, and say head to Tucson. Much better weather, and really far more interesting and creative restaurants to choose from. Especially if you want real Mexican Food. Plus Tucson is more down to Earth, and friendly than the Phoenix area. It's only a 2 hour drive.

Cook the Book: 'The Vegetarian Option'

Tofu and brown rice. Dressed up according to my mood.

Cook the Book: 'In The Green Kitchen'

Wash your veggies. Even those where you peel or cut away the "skin".
Food poisoning is not fun.

Hosting a Wine Tasting, Need Suggestions!

How about a "Trust Your Importer" tasting?
Then you can have various styles, producers, regions etc., but all brought in from one particular Importer. There are so many reputable importers, it could be very interesting to focus on one company.
Most of your fine wine shops would be able to accommodate such a tasting. You might not be able to accomplish this if you buy wines from a big box store, or a local grocer.

Cook the Book: 'Molto Gusto'

Hey Robert Carpenter!
Great Plug for Wilco! You mean in Tucson right? A great friend of mine owns that place!

Our regular is Rosso's Pizzeria in Santa Rosa, CA. We eat ther probably once a week to every 10 days.


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The founder, Dennis Markatos-Soriano, started SET from the transit-dominated community of Manhattan. Born and raised in the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina, Dennis attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he recieved a degree in Economics and International Studies in 2001. In June of 2008, he completed a Master’s program in Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University. After helping to develop the SURGE network (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment) into a successful nonprofit from 1999-2006, he now plans to put his experience to use on some of the biggest challenges of the 21st century — climate change and energy security.

Having gleaned a great deal from Princeton climate scholars such as Robert Socolow and Michael Oppenheimer, Dennis aims to share a passion for well-researched solutions that both emancipate our transportation system from oil dependence and lower greenhouse gas emissions to a climate responsible level. He will carry this passion to a new endeavor at the East Coast Greenway Alliance (a tangible project to lower emissions and free us from oil dependence for daily and long-distance traveling).

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Friday, June 11, 2010

doll quilt swap 9

I am excited to be participating in the 9th round of Doll Quilt Swap on flickr! If you don't already know about it, it is a huge swap that is a ton of fun. It's a secret swap in that nobody knows who is making the quilt for them. People post in-process and finished pictures of their quilts but don't reveal who the recipient will be. This swap has a couple hundred participants and there are several "swap parents" that each take care of a group of swappers to make sure things go smoothly.

Anyway, in the discussions on flickr, they have asked for people to update their profiles with some information about what they are interested in. This will help my swap mama pair me up with someone great! I decided it would be a good blog entry, too:

things I love in quilts--
*includes fabrics from more than one "line" (I will make the rare exception especially if it's basic grey but I think you generally get more depth and scrappy happiness if you use fabric from more than one designer)
*clear, bright, happy colors
*a little bit of crookedness here and there, sometimes
*white can help those clear colors stand out really well!
*the wonky shoo-fly block is sooo adorable
*little (or big) square in square blocks (really? I know you are shocked)

some quilt patterns I would love to make:
finished hexagons (I have some started)
another churn dash (I made one and gave it away and didn't even properly blog about it.)

Dear Jane (hahahaha... someday.)

I also made a photo mosaic of some of my favorite quilts on flickr. Some of these are not mini-quilts but they are gorgeous and inspire me so I had to include them.
1. Doll Quilt Swap I:  for lej619, 2. Doll Quilt Swap I: received, 3. Square Quilt, 4. DQS7 my sent quilt..., 5. placemat received, 6. My lovely Kaffe Fassett quilt top, 7. scrap 9 patch, 8. Shoo Fly Quilt - DQS8, 9. hex front mini quilt dqs8, 10. dqs7, 11. DQS8 quilt received, 12. Doll Quilt Swap 8

I'm excited to be in this round of the swap, and can't wait to find out who my partner is so I can think up something really fun to create! I have loved making a few swap mini quilts over the last year and a half or so but miss them, too. So this time, I'm pretty sure I will be making a twin for my swap quilt that I will keep.

Candied Fabrics said...

Ooh, these look so yummy!

Kelli said...

I decided to sit this round out, but I'll be watching the progress! I love your mosaic of favorites. Many of them are mine, too!

Diane said...

Lovely inspirations!

Gale's Goodies said...

I have participated in this swap before and it was so fun! Enjoy it. I bet your suggestions will give your swap partner lots of ideas to draw from.

Luv 2 Kreate said...

Love your inspirations :)

Clothed in Scarlet said...

Thanks for sharing this post! It not only lets folks know what you like specifically, it also has helped me to see what swap admins are asking with the field "things you like". I have been following your blog thru my yahoo page for a little while and have enjoyed it a bunch. If you haven't guessed I'm fairly new to bloggs & quilting but wanted to let you know that its appreciated:0) yay! you! Thanks again, Sarah