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Chris Horner returned to racing at 42 years old today with team Lampre. He finished in the group in the second day of the Challenge Mallorca. The group also included Bradley Wiggins (Sky), who starts his season, and Charles Planet (Novo Nordisk), 22 years younger than Horner.

In September, the American from Oregon became the oldest Grand Tour winner when he won the Vuelta a España at 41. However, he spent the winter looking for a team after his contract expired with RadioShack. The team switched sponsors to become Trek Factory Racing and could not reach a deal to keep Horner.

Team Lampre-Merida stepped in at the end of last month. The Italian first division team signed him for one year with the idea to take him to the Giro d’Italia. He told Spanish newspaper AS that he had to take a pay cut.

“I have bonuses for results. So more victories, more money,” Horner said. “I signed a good contract, though. I’m happy mostly because I can continue to compete.”

Horner, then with long hair, raced in Europe with Française des Jeux from 1997 to 1999. He returned from the USA in 2005 and raced for Saunier Duval, Lotto, Astana and RadioShack. He won the Tour of the Basque Country in 2010 and the Tour of California in 2011. Last year’s win, a Grand Tour ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), 14 years younger, raised doubts.

Horner released his biological passport data and the UCI said that all anti-doping tests from the Vuelta were clean. Lampre, which is trying to shake off the Mantova Investigation, was convinced enough to sign him. Also, team manager Brent Copeland said that the team needs to internationalise and that he wants to reach out to potential sponsors in the USA.

The deal suited Lampre and Horner both. Horner, like Sam Sánchez who just signed for BMC Racing, had little time left ahead of the 2014 season.

“Last year, we had 22 teams trying for 18 WorldTour licences,” Horner said. “After RadioShack, Vacansoleil and Euskaltel pulled out, there were 18 teams for 18 places. Last year, four or five teams would’ve fought for me. This year, no one needed my points.”

With World Champion Rui Costa racing the Vuelta a España, Horner aims at the Giro d’Italia. He said that he hopes for a second or third place and that winning would be difficult with Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and Richie Porte (Sky) in attendance. He added that he feels obliged to return to the Vuelta later in the year to defend his title.

Horner, 36 days younger than the first division’s oldest rider Jens Voigt, did not say for how long he would continue racing.

“I thought that at 36 or 37 I wouldn’t be able to give any more,” Horner said. “But I feel that my legs are going well and my motivation is high. I don’t know when I will retire. I guess I will continue as long as my body and mind can withstand racing.”


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Sarah JordanSarah E. Jordan is a native New Yorker whose appreciation for the healing powers of physical therapy began at age 12 when she was a patient recovering from an accident.  Her physical therapist was Cynthia Gormezano whose skills brought her back to full functionality and awakened in her, a fascination with the mind-body relationship and its importance in healing.  This prompted Sarah to major in Biological Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross.  After college, she started working in pharmaceutical advertising and later worked in marketing and fundraising for a non-profit agency specializing in programs for autistic children.  It was here that Sarah gained an appreciation for the breadth and versatility of a career in physical therapy.  She enrolled in New York University’s post baccalaureate program for pre-medical studies in order to take the necessary prerequisites to apply to PT school.

In May of 2014, Sarah graduated from Long Island University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program.  She has a particular interest in manual therapy, and while in school she took many advanced manual classes with the Institute of Physical Art; Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Functional Mobilization I, Functional Mobilization II, and Core First Strategies.  Sarah is also passionate about total mind and body wellness and importance of the physical therapist to consider the patient as a complete person and not just an illness. While in school, Sarah had clinical affiliations at New York Presbyterian, Lutheran and Mt Sinai Medical Centers.  She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and now proud to begin her career at Cynergy Physical Therapy with the woman who inspired her from the very beginning.

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  • HCHS’s first physician retiring after 48 years

    After 48 years of service to the medical profession, Dr. Joe Amos Nichols has decided to retire.
    Growing up on a farm on Republican Pike, which he still owns, Nichols said he lived the typical life of a farmer’s son.
    From feeding and milking cows, to tending the fields and gardens, Nichols was active and usually found one step behind his father on the family farm.
    Nichols said he has always had a passion for life and trying to understand how it works.

  • Homemaker Day
  • Commission votes again to offer hazardous duty retirement

    “I thought this was settled in January,” said Commissioner Gary Brunker regarding a resolution for implementing hazardous duty retirement for Cynthiana’s police and firefighters.
    In late January, the commission voted 3-2 in favor of reinstituting hazardous duty retirement after it was discovered that some newly hired officers believed they had that benefit and that the handbook still validated that belief.

  • No local races in Tuesday primary elections

    Some may be surprised to find out that there is no school in Harrison County Tuesday. It may be equally surprising that the reason for no school is it’s election day.
    There are no local races on the ballot, but there are primary races for both Republican and Democratic candidates.
    Voters will have the opportunity to nominate candidates for a number of offices including the following:
    • Governor and Lt. Governor (Republican primary only)
    • Secretary of State
    • Auditor of Public Accounts (Republican Primary only)

  • Local post office helps with ‘Stamp Out Hunger’

    Feeding America, United States Postal Service (USPS), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) and Campbell Soup Company will be joined by entertainer and entrepreneur Nick Cannon in the annual food drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” Saturday, May 14.

  • Two airlifted following motorcycle crash on Sunday

    A Mother’s Day wreck has sent two former Harrison County students to UK Hospital via helicopter.
    According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, a multiple-vehicle wreck was reported Sunday, May 8, on U.S. 27.
    Ricky Chase Johnson and Phillip Sexton, both 2009 graduates from HCHS, were involved in a motorcycle accident that apparently collided with an SUV.
    Both were transported to UK Medical Hospital by helicopter. Johnson’s condition is listed as critical and Sexton is to be released Monday.

  • Resident holds suspects until law enforcement arrives

    After being the victim of several scrap metal thefts, a Harrison County resident caught the alleged thieves.
    A call was made to dispatch at approximately 9:40 a.m., for a possible robbery occurring at 975 Smitsonville Road.
    “I received the call around 9:44 a.m., to go investigate a possible robbery at a location owned by Frank White,” said Harrison County Deputy Steve McCauley.
    McCauley said that the property owned by White had been the subject to numerous thefts including scrap metal.

  • Precious memories

    Some Cedar Ridge Health Campus residents recall Mother’s Days past that they spent with family and friends.

  • Shooting incident results in indictment

    The Cynthiana man involved in an April 5 shooting was indicted by a Harrison County grand jury on Tuesday.
    Andrew Hill, 19, was named in a 15-count indictment stemming from the shooting and events that led up to the shooting.
    He is charged with three counts of first degree assault, 10 counts of first degree wanton endangerment, receiving stolen property (a firearm) and resisting arrest.

  • HCHS French teacher honored as UK’s Teacher Who Made a Difference

    It’s been 14 years since Phyllis Wyles left behind her Harrison County High School classroom for retirement.
    Over the course of 30 years, 29 at HCHS, Madame Wyles led a brigade of students to France, all there in her second story French class.
    From taste-testing chocolate eclairs and escargot to the study of a country and language so loved by Wyles, her students were learning without leaving her classroom.


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IRA PODELLAP Sports Writer Published: December 4, 2012 7:50 PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- NHL owners and players were meeting Tuesday afternoon at a Times Square hotel in an unusual session aimed at kick-starting stalled labor talks.

A group of about a half-dozen owners and 18 players got together without two key figures -- Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. The hope is some candid, face-to-face talks will result in a breakthrough.

After more than five hours of talking, the sides broke for dinner and expected to talk again later Tuesday night.

If the hockey season is going to be saved, a deal needs to be struck soon.

Tuesday is the 80th day of the lockout. All games through Dec. 14 have already been wiped off the schedule, along with the outdoor Winter Classic on New Year's Day and All-Star Weekend that was slated for January in Columbus, Ohio.

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Enrollment of international students at the Boulder campus has grown 30 percent over the past five years, said Larry Bell, director of international education.

This fall, there are 1,643 degree-seeking students with student visas, an all-time high for the Boulder campus, Bell said. Of those students, 556 are new this fall.

CU has several programs to help international students acclimate. Some are informal, such as a Friday afternoon coffee hour in the University Memorial Center, where American and international students mingle. The event has grown in popularity, with sometimes 250 students attending, Bell said. The Boulder Friends of International Students also links local families with international students to help foster friendships.

There's a more formal orientation for new international students, where they are taught that participation in American classrooms is encouraged, and even a requirement in many classes. That sometimes clashes with customs in Asian classrooms, Bell said.

"We've been working to smooth transitions," Bell said. "We spend a lot of time talking with other units on campus to come up with the next great idea."

CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced plans last week at a state-of-the-campus address to continually increase the recruitment of international students so there are eventually 900 new students every year and a total of 3,240 -- making up roughly 10 percent of the student body.

"More importantly, we are building the support and retention services for international students so that they will enjoy their experience here and become some of our best ambassadors around the world," DiStefano said.

CU officials, including President Bruce Benson, have said recruiting more international students will help bring in more revenue, because they pay more in tuition, and will help internationalize the campus by providing global perspectives.

A package of legislation signed into Colorado law in 2010 loosened the state's reins on public universities and allows them to recruit more international students. State laws previously required Colorado universities to limit the number of nonresidents to one-third of their student populations. The law now excludes international students from that cap.

In the spring of 2010, CU began sending admissions officers overseas to recruit students, and those efforts have resulted in more international undergraduate applications.

CU's international student body traditionally has been made up of about 70 percent graduate students and 30 percent undergraduates. That proportion has shifted in recent years and is now about 50-50, according to campus officials.

Smit Patel, a sophomore from India, enrolled after researching U.S. engineering programs and finding that CU's construction engineering and management program ranked especially high. He also placed priority on a safe campus.

Patel said he enjoys sharing his culture with students at CU -- including cooking traditional Indian food in his Bear Creek apartment for his friends. He also finds humor in cultural misunderstandings -- for example, he said, nobody ever told him about Halloween, and he was surprised by the costumes his first fall on campus. This year, he's dressing up as a Greek god along with some friends.

And Patel -- who has practiced yoga since he was a child -- found it odd that in a Boulder yoga studio, the instructor repeated "Namaste" throughout the class.

"It was like he was saying 'Hello' throughout the entire class," he said.

Steph Lee -- who is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and graduated in August from CU -- said she was the first international undergraduate student in her theater and dance department. She's now dancing for a local company, Evolving Doors.

Lee said she was drawn to CU because of its reputation internationally and because Boulder has made a name for itself for tech start-ups -- an industry to which she's also drawn.

When she arrived in Boulder as a freshman, she immediately noticed cultural differences ranging from how much students seemed to party on the weekends to how Boulderites place Buddha statues seemingly everywhere, from gardens to desks.

"In Asia, he's a reserved God you put in an altar, not everywhere," she said.

Lee said that as CU continues to grow its international population, the university should consider a mentorship program that links incoming foreign students with upper-division peers from the same region, perhaps in the same discipline. Those senior students could help new international students navigate American campus culture.

"There are a lot of these little cultural things that make a world of difference," she said.

Contact Camera Staff Writer Brittany Anas at 303-473-1132 or anasb@dailycamera.com.


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IT was an announcement that will see savers, beer drinkers and bingo players raising a collective glass.

And motorists, pensioners and businesses all have reasons to be cheerful after George Osborne unveiled his latest Budget.

The Conservative Chancellor pledged to share the benefits of economic recovery as he announced radical reforms to tax rules on retirement pots.

And he unveiled new-style flexibile ISA savings where people can squirrel away up to £15,000 a year without the Treasury taking a cut.

He also pushed up the personal income tax allowance from £10,000 to £10,500 next year – meaning average basic rate tax payers will be making savings of around £800 compared with four years ago.

A penny was knocked off a pint of beer in a move welcomed by brewers, pubs and drinkers while tobacco duty is set to rise by two per cent above inflation.

In a boost for motorists, the Chancellor announced that the planned September fuel duty rise will not take place.

But he resisted calls to make cuts to duty – much to the disappointment of some campaign groups.

The AA said the freeze on duty, for a fourth year, was a “very welcome relief for UK drivers”.

But AA president Edmund King went on: “The freeze still leaves the squeeze on families and businesses that rely on four wheels to function and prosper.”

Mr Osborne said duty on bingo halls would be cut by more than anticipated – from 20p to 10p.

But fixed odds betting terminals will be hit with 25 per cent rates in recognition of their addictiveness to gamblers.

He also announced that following the severe winter weather, he was making an extra £200m available to local authorities to repair potholes and an additional £140m made available for repairs and maintenance to flood defences.

Air ambulance services were handed a fuel tax break which means more money can be ploughed into patient care.

Up to £20m will be made available for renovations at cathedrals across the nation in the anniversary year of the First World War – a move welcomed by bosses at Winchester Cathedral.

Promising to help pensioners who have suffered five years of record low interest rates, Mr Osborne also unveiled a new savings bond for those aged 65 and over.

Pensioner savings bonds will launch next January and are expected to pay out interest of 2.8 per cent over one year and four per cent over three years.

Offered through National Savings & Investments (NS&I), the maximum amount that can be invested in each bond will be set at £10,000.

Mr Osborne also said the ten per cent starting rate for savings income will be axed altogether to support the lowest earners, while NS&I premium bond limits will also be raised from £30,000 to £40,000 this year and £50,000 next year.

He also froze the “carbon floor” price in a bid to take £15 off consumers’ energy bills.Meanwhile, in a widely anticipated move, the £1 coin will also be replaced by a new model based on the old threepenny bit as part of a bid to scupper sophisticated counterfeiters.

Announcing his budget yesterday lunchtime, the Chancellor said: “The message from this Budget is: you have earned it; you have saved it; and this Government is on your side, whether you’re on a low or middle income, whether you’re saving for your home, for your family or for your retirement.

“The forecasts I’ve presented show growth up; jobs up; and the deficit down.

“With the help of the British people we’re turning our country around. We’re building a resilient economy.

“This is a Budget for the makers, the doers, and the savers.”

But Labour leader Ed Miliband responded: “The Chancellor spoke for nearly an hour but he did not mention one central fact: the working people of Britain are worse off under the Conservatives.”


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Gun control, followed by genocides

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EDITOR'S NOTE: We have determined that portions of this letter are plagiarized from two separate sources, a YouTube video entitled "56 Million People Exterminated from Gun Control in the 20th Century" and a blog item at by Lynn Stuter titled "Of Despots and Sheeple." We have included links to the original publications and have notified the letter writer that his work will be carefully scrutinized before any future publication in the Daily Herald and banned if another instance of plagiarism is found.

Background checks, no problem. Gun registration is a big problem. Every genocide in modern history has started with a gun registration, followed by confiscation, followed by genocide.

1929: The Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929-1953, 20 million dissidents rounded up and murdered.

1911: Turkey established gun control. From 1915-1917, 1.5 million Christian Armenians rounded up and exterminated.

1938: Germany established gun control. From 1939-1945, 13 million Jews and others rounded up and exterminated.

1935: China established gun control. From 1948-1952, 20 million political dissidents rounded up and exterminated.

1964: Guatemala established gun control. From 1981-1984, 100,000 Mayan Indians rounded up and exterminated.

1970: Uganda established gun control. From 1971-1979, 300,000 Christians rounded up and exterminated.

1956: Cambodia established gun control. From 1975-1977, 1 million educated people rounded up and exterminated.

In the 20th Century more than 56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated by people using gun control.

The previous information is taken nearly word for word with some minor omissions and revisions from the YouTube video at this URL.

The right to keep and bear arms is not about anyone's "hunting rifle"; the right to keep and bear arms is about the right of the people to defend themselves against anyone who would attempt the taking of their rights.

Two hundred and thirty six years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers are still more intelligent and have more common sense than the anti-gun crowd. But then they knew, having suffered the tyranny of King George, that the right to keep and bear arms was imperative to the God-given right of every man, woman and child to be free of evil tyrants who walk among us.

The previous three paragraphs are taken verbatim from the article by Lynn Stuter at

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A 50-year-old North Aurora man was killed Thursday afternoon after his bicycle was hit by a car near Batavia, officials said.

Kane County Sheriff's officials responded to the area of Nelson Lake Road south of Main Street in Batavia Township around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday for a report of a car versus bicycle crash, according to a news release.

Police said that Richard White, 50, of North Aurora, was traveling north on Nelson Lake Road near the entrance to the Dick Young Forest Preserve. White was biking with traffic on the side of the road, was not wearing a helmet and had headphones on, police said.

Witnesses told police that other cars swerved to avoid White, but a 2009 Nissan Rogue failed to go around and struck the rear tire of White's bicycle, causing him to be thrown from the bike, according to the release.

White was taken to Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Nissan, a 26-year-old woman from Evanston, was not injured and was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said.

Nelson Lake Road was closed for about three hours while police reconstructed the crash, which is still under investigation, according to the release.

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Boys soccer: Scouting Class 1A regionals in the Fox Valley

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Class 1A St. Edward regional

Pairings: Game 1) No. 1 St. Edward vs. No. 4 Christian Liberty Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.; Game 2) No. 2 Aurora Central Catholic vs. No. 3 Elgin Academy, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.; Game 3) winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2 Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m.

Outlook: Top-seeded St. Edward will host its first regional at Greg True Field and home cookin' might propel the Green Wave to back-to-back regional titles.

Coach Tim Brieger's team has alternated wins and losses this season and the Wave will be looking for consistency in the postseason. But there might be an omen. The Wave are undefeated against each team in the regional. But St. Edward can't afford to get complacent against Christian Liberty in the opener.

"My big fear is that the guys might come out (and think), 'oh, we already beat them, we should beat them again'" said Brieger, whose team beat Christian Liberty (0-14-1) 4-1 this season. "We're definitely not looking past the first game, it's going to be interesting. They're going to come in wanting revenge. They played us close."

The Wave (8-10-2) will look to move the ball around quickly and attack the perimeters while being assertive and concerned about their game and not playing to the other teams' style. Juniors Joe French (19 goals), Austin Pfeiffer (10 assists) and Matt Hesch (7 goals) will contribute offensively.

Goalie John Goetheridge allowed 42 goals in 20 games (2.1 goals allowed avg.), which includes 2 shutouts.

"On the other side, you've got Elgin Academy and Aurora Central Catholic. Elgin Academy gave us everything we could handle (Thursday) night and we escaped out of that one," Brieger said.

The Wave needed 2 goals from French in the second half to sneak by Elgin Academy 2-1 win Thursday. St. Edward also beat ACC 4-2 this season.

But Elgin Academy (3-11-1) will not be a pushover. Although coach Juan Silva's squad lacks depth, the Hilltoppers have been able to rattle off some key victories, including a win over Harvest Christian. Last year the Hilltoppers were ousted by the Wave 4-2 in the regional semi. If Elgin Academy can get past ACC, it will get a rematch with St. Edward. Focus and aggressiveness will be key Elliott Wittmeyer (sweeper) and Julian Romano, who leads the team in goal scoring, will be the catalysts.

"The first and only choice we have to play is aggressive with our forwards," Silva said. "The only thing I need to do is improve the scoring. We've been getting into the (box) but we haven't been able to put it (past) the goalie. We've been (getting) a lot of balls there, we've been getting there very often and easy."

Advancement: The winner of the St. Edward regionals plays the winner of the Genoa-Kingston regional in the Genoa-Kingston sectional semifinal on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 4:15 p.m.

Class 1A Genoa-Kingston regional

Pairings: Game 1) No. 1 Harvest Christian vs. No. 4 Cristo Rey St. Martin Tuesday, 4:15 p.m. Game 2) No. 2 Westminster Christian vs. No. 3 Genoa-Kingston, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.; Game 3) winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2 Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m.

Outlook: Harvest Christian garnered a top seed for the first time in school history, but it only seems appropriate in the maturation process of a program on the rise. From its 6-10-1 debut in 2011 to an 8-8-2 record last season, now at 10-6 overall this year, expectations are high. After losing two previous regional play-in games, do the Lions have what it takes to make a new benchmark in the program with their first postseason win and regional title?

"It's been a three-year sort of progress for me to sort of get them into a mindset -- it's different to want to win games and it's different to will to win games," Lions coach Jason Acres said. "The only way you win is by the work you put into it so there's that mentality but we're not focused on the goal of winning a regional game or winning a regional title. It's taking one game at a time and working really hard in that game and letting the outcome speak for itself."

The Lions' first matchup is against an unfamiliar Cristo Rey St. Martin (8-0). Coached by Jhonny Toro, a native of Colombia, South America, St. Martin has defenders in senior Jesus Martinez, sophomore Jonathan Cruz and junior Alexis Estela with Juan Bosque (senior) in net for a formidable wall, allowing 5 goals in 8 games. The team has scored 39 goals for an average just under 5 per game, led by Juan Nolasco.

Harvest will counter with Dan Turpin (center-mid) and Adam Salowitz (defender, 5 goals, 2 assists), who registered a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over Berean Baptist Thursday. Acres' fleet of freshman might be the difference. Rapheal De Souza leads the Lions with 8 goals and 3 assists and Antonio Navarez has 6 goals and 4 assists this season. Aaron Ptak (6 goals) and Cesar Velazquez (5 assists) round up the freshman group and junior goaltender Noah Fox, a point guard on the basketball team who converted to goalie after not having played a game until this season, allowed 22 goals, a 1.43 goals against average. "He's just an animal," Acres said of Fox, who has 5 shutouts. "If we don't have him, we're nowhere near the type of team we are."

Harvest could battle its next door neighbor for the regional title if seeds hold. Westminster won the two regular-season matchups 1-0 and 4-1. The Warriors (9-6) will look for their first regional win since 2010 and there is a potential sectional matchup down the road with St. Edward, whichj has booted the Warriors out of the previous two postseasons. But Warriors coach Erik Schwartz isn't looking down the road. He knows Genoa-Kingston will be dangerous on its home turf and his team will have to play less frantic, especially in the midfield, to move on.

"We're dealing with Genoa, we have to get by them. I feel like they should have been the one-seed," Schwartz said. "They're a good team and I'm not looking past those guys."

The Warriors are led by juniors Robbie Kleczynski (19 goals), Chase Woods (9 goals) and Chad Thomason (11 assists) with the other Kleczynski brother, Nick, is a freshman wild card. The Kleczynski "clique" can run wild sometimes. In a nonconference win against Cornerstone Christian, Robbie notched a hat trick and 2 assists to Nick's 2 goals. Both have the capability to score in bunches, as Nick scored 2 in a win over IMSA. Robbie scored 4 goals in a 4-3 win over Elgin Academy. The team is real physical at times and the Warriors have to keep that mentality alive.

"The team's being playing real physical and that's been huge these past few weeks," Schwartz said. "We've been physically dominating teams. We've bent tackling hard, not giving a whole lot of space to the midfield and really making extra efforts."

If keeper Alex Wocjic can't go against the Cogs, sophomore Ian Merlak is more than capable of filling in. He shut out Byron in a 2-0 win last week.

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Bradley Wiggins has helped make Amgen Tour of California one of most competitive fields

The British are finally coming, but will it be enough to conquer the hills and mountains of California?

For the first time, Bradley Wiggins, knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and his British-based Team Sky cycling team will be racing in the Amgen Tour of California.

“Team Sky has 21st Century Fox, so this is massive for them to be here,” said Wiggins, who won the 2012 Tour de France and also won Olympic gold that year in the London Games time trials. “James Murdoch put out there that the Amgen Tour of California is the second-most important race after the Tour de France. It shows the importance on why we’re here.”

Team Sky and 21st Century Fox are owned by News Corp. and the Murdoch family. Sky and 21st Century Fox were split last year. The American media company is the team’s main sponsor.

Wiggins, 33, will be making his American road-racing debut in the twilight of his career. He is the first Tour de France winner to race in the Amgen Tour since Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis, who had to abdicate those victories, rode in the event in 2007.

“Cycling is huge there and there is a huge void there,” Wiggins told The Guardian newspaper last February. “People in the U.S. are keen on cycling, but have been robbed a little bit with what’s gone on. Then we will see where the future goes. As a Tour winner with credibility, with no skeletons in your closet, people look up to you and want to get on their bikes because of what you achieved one summer.”

The eight-day, 710.2-mile race begins Sunday in Sacramento and finishes May 18 in Thousand Oaks. There are 128 riders competing for 16 teams.

The question is if Wiggins can survive the 50,000 feet of elevation changes. There is only one time trial, in Stage 2 in Folsom, and two mountain finishes, atop Mount Diablo in Northern California in Stage 3 and at the Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood in Stage 6.

The race will include climbs over Angeles National Forest into downtown Pasadena in Stage 7 on Saturday and negotiating the Rock Store grade in the Santa Monica Mountains four times on the final day.

“I think the way the course is designed, after three days of racing we’ll be able to see how the (general classification) is going to look,” Wiggins said. “You’re going to see the strongest guys come up at the beginning. It’ll settle a little bit before we get into L.A.

“This race can potentially go down right to the last weekend. I don’t think the mountaintop finishes are as straightforward as they look.”

Reigning race champion Tejay van Garderen chose not to race, concentrating on preparation for this summer’s Tour de France. He is currently training in Aspen, Colo

Brit Mark Cavendish of the Quick-Step team returns to the race after a three-year absence. He has won 25 Tour de France stages. Slovakia’s Peter Sagan of Cannondale has won the past two Tour de France points races and has won four stages. American hill-climber Peter Stetina, a BMC teammate of van Garderen, is considered one of the favorites. Whittier native Freddie Rodriguez, 40, who races for Jelly Belly, is also among the leading contenders.

“It’s the best field we have ever had,” said Anschutz Entertainment Group Sports senior vice president Kristin Bachochin, who oversees the event. “We invite 16 teams and they accepted.”

The race might be going head-to-head against the Giro d’Italia, but AEG, which operates the race, still managed to draw some of the world’s best riders.

“I’ve witnessed the development (of the Amgen Tour) from a very good start to an awesome event every year so I come back,” said German Jens Voigt of Trek Factory, who has worn the Tour de France yellow jersey twice. “I’ve seen some really good racing, but it’s no secret that we have the strongest field here. The most strength and depth I’ve seen in all nine years. It’s a very, very good field.”

Sagan has won 10 stages in California.

“I’m very happy when I can come back to California for racing. I like America and I like California,” he said. “I came here for the first time five years ago and won two stages. I came back and won another stage and I kept winning.

“The last two years were easier because Cavendish and (Matthew) Goss weren’t here.”

Cavendish said the race is not sprinter-friendly.

“Nowadays, everyone in the peloton thinks they can do it,” he said. “The best way to win is to be delivered up to the front and not fight your way there.”

Bachochin said a change in UCI regulations has resulted in the largest pro team field to race in the U.S.

The tour also expanded its women races to two days. There will be a circuit race around the State Capitol on Sunday and a time trial Monday. Twenty women will compete in the time trial. There will be no time differences carried over between the two races.

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Having strangers in our homes can be difficult, but we can choose to treat their energy as an exchange of gifts as well as an exercise in acceptance.

When we have created a sanctuary in our home, it can be jarring to have the outside world come in. It is easy to share our space with those we know well, but often strangers are asked in as household help, contractors, or technicians that help us make our homes more comfortable. Acquaintances of our spouses or children also bring something new and different into our space. If we resist their presence, treating it as an intrusion, we restrict the free flow of energy and may miss the gift they bring. Instead, we can choose to treat their energy as an exchange of gifts as well as an exercise in acceptance.

Before their arrival, we can prepare by envisioning light surrounding our bodies and radiating outward from the core of our homes. We may want to create a calm and welcoming environment by playing meditation music or lighting incense. We can remove tension for all involved by putting away our valuables. Then when they arrive, we claim our boundaries by guiding them through their visit--asking them to remove their shoes, offering coasters or a place to set down tool boxes, and indicating by example to speak softly or not use harsh language. If something still causes stress, we can remember that what begins as an irritation to an oyster becomes a pearl. After they depart, we can burn sage and clear our space if we like but not without first finding the pearl.

Finally, remember that we learn about life by relating with others. People may have been sent to our homes because we ignored some of the universe's messengers outside. Our homes need not be a way to keep people out but can be the place where we are ourselves while accepting and allowing other's choices. When we share the joy of our homes, we radiate our light rather than hide it behind closed doors. The more we do this, the more the outside world can become like the sanctuary we've created inside.


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African Festival of the Arts

Your Labor Day weekend activities can include a dive into African and African-American culture at the African Festival of the Arts. Art is, of course, a major focus of the festival, with featured artist, Dana Easter, showcasing her work along with Uwa Hunwick, Woodrow Nash, Stacy Brown, Dayo Laoye and more. The festival also will have an African marketplace, drum village, quilting pavilion, film screenings and more. The entertainment lineup has some familiar and fantastic names: Grammy-winning gospel sister duo Mary Mary; R&B singer India.Arie, above; funk legend Bootsy Collins; '80s and '90s R&B crooners Al B. Sure, Jon B, Christopher Williams and Chico DeBarge; Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago; the Fela Queens from the Tony Award-winning musical ¿Fela!¿; and the energy-packed youth gospel ensemble Joshua's Throop. A booming R&B voice, Tyrese, also will be at the festival, but only to sign copies of his new book, ¿How To Get Out of Your Own Way.¿ For a complete schedule go to 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday through Monday in Washington Park, 51st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue; $10-$15, $30 for weekend pass; 773-955-2787
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Nepal Earthquake: UN Launches $415m Appeal

The UN has launched a $415m (£270m) appeal for those affected by Nepal’s earthquake, as frustration mounts at the pace of relief efforts.The UN said it wanted to support government efforts to provide emergency relief over the next three months.

UN launches $415m appeal

Riot police have clashed with people trying to leave the capital Kathmandu, and there are reports of villagers blocking trucks carrying supplies.

The government says it has been overwhelmed by the disaster.

Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude quake killed more than 5,000 people and injured at least 10,000.

The UN says more than eight million people have been affected and some 70,000 houses have been destroyed.

Although aid is starting to get through, some people in remote areas closest to the epicentre of the quake are stranded without shelter, food or water.

“Although I am heartened and encouraged by the progress of the response to date, efforts need to be maintained and stepped up to ensure vital assistance reaches all the affected, especially those in the remote areas,” said the UN’s resident co-ordinator for Nepal, Jamie McGoldrick.

Some helicopter crews who have managed to land in isolated communities have been faced with desperate villagers pleading to be airlifted to safety.

In Kathmandu on Wednesday, riot police clashed with protesters angry at a lack of transport out of the city and delays in distributing aid.

Thousands were waiting for buses to take them to rural areas.

“We’ve been left starving in the cold and the best this government can give us is this queue,” said one resident, Rajana, as she queued for a bus to her home village.

Witnesses said a truck carrying drinking water was forced off the road and protesters climbed on top of it, throwing the bottles into the crowd.

As tempers flared, columns of riot police stood behind rolls of razor wire as protesters surged into the street.

In the village of Sangachowk, angry villagers blocked the main road with tyres and stopped trucks of rice and other aid headed for other areas, Reuters reported.

“We have been given no food by the government,” said villager Udhav Giri.

“Trucks carrying rice go past and don’t stop. The district headquarters is getting all the food.”

The villagers also reportedly blocked a convoy of army trucks loaded with relief supplies, leading to a tense standoff with armed soldiers.

There were more angry scenes in Dolakha, east of Kathmandu, when residents smashed the windows of a local administrative building, Chief District Officer Prem Lal Lamichhane said.

“Over 200,000 people are homeless. We’ve been told that materials are on their way, but we haven’t received them yet,” he added.

However, there were some signs on Wednesday that parts of the capital were returning to normal.

Some people have decided to return to their homes, having spent four nights in the open. Cash machines have been refilled and some street vendors have once again started trading.

There was also good news when a man trapped in the rubble of a Kathmandu hotel for 82 hours was pulled to safety by Nepalese and French teams.

Rishi Khanal, 27, said he had been surrounded by dead bodies and drank his own urine to survive.

“I had some hope but by yesterday I’d given up. I was sure no-one was coming for me. I was certain I was going to die,” he told AP news agency from his hospital bed.

Meanwhile, the number of those killed when an avalanche triggered by the quake hit Mount Everest base camp has increased to 19.

The Nepal Mountaineering Association said five of the victims were foreign climbers and 14 were Nepalese Sherpa guides.


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Cheyenne shooting: Multiple casualties as gunman storms old people's home | Daily Star

One dead and two injured as gunman storms old people’s home

ALL schools and public buildings were placed on lockdown earlier as police responded to a shooter at an old people’s home.

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SHOCKING: The gunman targeted an old people's home

One person was shot inside the building and two others were gunned down in the car park.

The incident took place at the Heritage Court senior living home in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The suspect killed himself shortly afterwards.

The suspect – who could be ex-military – attempted to leave the scene on a bicycle, according to reports.

All schools and public buildings were placed on lockdown as a precaution – but that was lifted after the situation calmed down.

Police spokesman Dan Long confirmed arrangements are being made for residents of the home.

Cops set up a command post and swept the area in a massive search for evidence.

They later found a weapon that may have been used in the shooting.

It was reported to be a 22-caliber American Arms revolver.


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According to reports the new iPhone 3G S's are overheating enough to discolor the plastic from white to pink or brown. The iPod Touches and iPhone 3G's are also suffering lesser heat issues, indicating firmware may be partially responsible. Apple has released no official word on the widespread reports.  (Source: Le Journal du Geek)
Apple's iPhone 3G S takes the heat

Apple boldly advertises the slogan "It just works", but Apple has its share of issues just like any other tech company.  Among the recent problems included Mac display issues (which have been ongoing for over a year) and iPhone signal issues (also a year old problem).

Now another familiar problem has been reported.  Apple's hot new iPhone is not just getting hot figuratively, it's getting hot literally.  Reports of Apple's handsets turning toasty and colorizing from white to a toasty brown or rosy pink have been widely reported.

Reportedly, the phones are more likely to overheat when playing games or using the GPS.  The iPhone 3G S packs a much faster CPU and graphics processor than its predecessor, a likely source of the heating issues.  However, Apple thus far has denied the reports and refused to comment that there is a problem with the handsets.

Melissa J. Perenson of PC World is among those whose iPhone 3G S is overheating.  She writes, "And at some point, I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot — not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too. I was using a game, and then later the Web browser for reading the news about Michael Jackson, all over a Wi-Fi connection while plugged in. And in those circumstances, well…toasty doesn’t even describe how surprisingly hot it got. It was too hot to even put the phone against my face. No discoloration to report, though; I have the black handset, and didn’t see any effects."

OS power management also may be to blame.  Reportedly, iPhones and iPod touches upgraded to the new OS v3.0 have also been heating up.  Writes's Charlie Sorrel, "To add to the confusion, I have noticed my 2G iPod Touch getting a lot hotter than usual since updating to the v3.0 software. This happens while web browsing, and the battery is draining fast, too. I have no idea if this is related, but if it is it could point at some bad power-management software in OS 3.0."

Ultimately, it may be a combination of hardware and firmware power management that's causing the new iPhone to overload.

"Young lady, in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" -- Homer Simpson

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Man Who Killed Himself After Unsuccessful N. Dallas Bank Robbery Was DPD Officer's Brother

Early this afternoon, my wife called from the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Harvest Hill and asked: What's up with all the police cars? I told her what I knew at the time, via Dallas Police media bulletins: A man had attempted to rob a bank in the area, but following a brief chase, he pulled into a parking lot and appeared to commit suicide.

At 4:14 p.m., DPD sent a more detailed account, which read, in part:

This morning around 11:30 a.m., officers received a suspicious person call at 5310 Harvest Hill in the apartment complex. Plainclothes officers located the suspect and began watching him. He was seen attempting to enter the Sterling Bank at 5006 Verde Valley Lane. This same bank had an attempted robbery last Friday where a suspicious person dressed in dark clothing attempted to enter the bank. They were able to lock the doors and prevent him from entering. He left the location.

Today the same thing happens where the suspect, dressed in all black approaches the bank and attempts to enter. The employees see this take place and once again lock the door to prevent him from getting in. He returns to his vehicle and fled the location. Uniformed officers were called in by the plainclothes officers to perform a traffic stop. The suspect, fled from the officers and a short chase ensued. The suspect pulled into a business parking lot at The Dallas Tollway and Harvest Hill. He appeared to be surrendering but then produced a gun and shot himself. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Crimes Against Persons Special Investigations Unit is handling the case.

At the time, DPD released the name of the 36-year-old man. But moments ago, the department issued the following addendum:

The deceased in the case ... is the brother of a Dallas police officer. The deceased used his brother's service weapon to kill himself. Because the officer works in an undercover capacity his name is being withheld.

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Nicolas Monarrez, the Cartel Op Accused of Murdering a Pregnant Teen and Her Boyfriend, Arrested Five Years Later

On January 6, 2007, Linoshka Torres, 18, and her boyfriend, 20-year-old Luis Campos, parked his dad's car in the driveway of an Oak Cliff mechanic's house and vanished, keys still in the ignition of the red Ford Explorer, cell phones on the seat. It was supposed to have been a quick trip. Campos had to pick up his own car, which was having transmission problems, before returning home to celebrate Three Kings Day.

Three weeks later, they still hadn't returned. Family and friends were at a loss, as were police. Torres, who was six months pregnant, was an honor roll student at her high school; Campos worked as a warehouse stocker and was a talented soccer player. Both volunteered at the Salvation Army, and neither had criminal records nor any apparent reason to disappear, particularly so suddenly. The only clue came from the mechanic's son, who thought he had seen a Chevy Lumina pull behind the Explorer as the couple got out.

Lanoshka Torres and Luis Campos
Lanoshka Torres and Luis Campos

Things became clearer in the coming days. Police discovered their bodies underneath a bridge off Dowdy Ferry Road, their clothes stripped from their bodies and evidence of blunt force trauma and other injuries. For a time, there was speculation that their murder was part of an occult ritual, after officials found a voodoo shrine some 200 yards away. But it seems instead that Campos and Torres had been set up as scapegoats for the theft of $40,000 in drugs and cash from the home of Nicolas Monarrez, who was believed to have ties to the Gulf Cartel.

Shortly after the bodies were found, police arrested two men, Frank Estrella and Jorge Banda, who assisted in the kidnapping. Both have since been convicted of murder. But Monarrez, who police believe was the one who committed the murders, was thought to have fled to Mexico.

He remained on the lam until late last week, when customs officers arrested Monarrez as he attempted to cross the border. He is being held at the El Paso County Jail awaiting transfer to Dallas County, where he faces a capital murder charge. In the meantime, if you're in the mood for a good cry, take a look at the MySpace page set up in tribute back in 2007.

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A star is cut

Posted on 08 Feb 2007 at 8:58pm
By J.S. Hall – Contributing Writer

From beyond the grave, a gay man recalls high times with Judy Garland and bygone Hollywood glamour

“Under the Rainbow: An Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson & My Life in Old Hollywood,” by John Carlyle. (Carroll & Graf, 2006) 344 pp., $26.95.

In the annals of Hollywood history, John Carlyle (1931-2003) would’ve normally rated barely a footnote. Carlyle’s chief claim to fame stems from being one of Judy Garland’s later confidantes and paramours even though he was gay, but that never stopped Judy.

“My Garland times, the most heightened hours and, God knows, the heterosexual heights of my life, began in earnest when I took Judy to bed,” he recalls. “Or was it the other way around for a lady who was accustomed to conquest?”

By this point in her life, Garland’s clout had diminished. She veered between the drugs Ritalin and Seconal, and partied away the frequently sleepless nights. The possibility of Carlyle’s waking up to her dead body was a very real one.

“I mean this to be my story, not Judy Garland’s,” he writes. “But she sure as hell made a dent.”

Although he pursued an acting career for most of his life, a self-conscious stiffness hindered Carlyle in his early years. Only in middle age and beyond did he have much of a career, mostly in theatrical roles. Most of Carlyle’s TV and movie appearances were bit parts. But, as Carlyle readily acknowledges, he headed to Hollywood to be a star, not an actor. And initially, he lacked the thick skin necessary for such a profession. Henry Willson, the notorious kingmaker agent best known for producing Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, took Carlyle on as a client, and the two remained friends until Willson’s sad end in 1978.

Ironically, Carlyle’s brushes with movie greatness mainly ended up on the cutting room floor. A scene from “A Star Is Born” suffered that fate, but the shoot marked the beginning of his friendship with Garland. Then he got cast as one of the young toughs in “Rebel Without a Cause,” but nerves got the better of his performance, and he was dismissed. Fortunately, a trust fund and some wise property investments sustain Carlyle when his chosen avocation did not.

As Chris Freeman notes in his introduction, “John Carlyle’s is a story of the one who didn’t make it, but his story is more complicated and much more interesting than that.”

Despite an over-reliance on pills and booze for several decades, Carlyle solidified a reputation as a wit and good friend. Through his “fringe benefits” of befriending many Hollywood actors and actresses of the time, readers gain a first-hand look at the last vestiges of a Hollywood now long-gone and deeply mourned by those few who survived to remember it.

Stately and occasionally baroque, Carlyle’s writing style masterfully evokes the “sweaters and cocktails” era, when being gay meant “dignity and good taste, not shirtless boys and tweakers.”

Undoubtedly some readers will find it overly mannered and might despair of Carlyle’s continual returns to his dysfunctional Baltimore society family, his lingering details of his many pet cats and a seemingly unfathomable fascination with actress Joan Fontaine.

Unquestionably, the chapters detailing Carlyle’s times with Judy Garland are the highlight of “Under the Rainbow.” Although frequently exasperating and draining, Judy blazes like a beacon from these pages, drawing all manner of people to her inner flame, which guttered and died far too young, after far too much self-abuse. He relishes the highs and lows of their times together, sweeping the reader along in the emotional roller-coaster ride.

There are other unexpected celebrity encounters: like an audition for the aged Mae West, sharing the stage with Al “Grandpa Munster” Lewis on the dinner theatre circuit, and watching writer/heavy drinker Dorothy Parker pass out in a neighbor’s shrubbery while walking her dog. Unfortunately these spicy anecdotes are the exception. Far too many pages are devoted to trivial details that people outside Carlyle’s family and inner circle of friends won’t care about. Other sections would’ve benefited from more judicious editing.

However, even during the book’s clumsiest moments, Carlyle’s skill as a raconteur shines through, permeating the pages with a pungent, wry sense of humor that this narrative could’ve used more of. For instance, his first stepmother (with older, pugilistic stepson in tow), “materialized as if by black magic on my father’s arm when I was three.”

Much later on, after attending a disagreeable acquaintance’s funeral, he notes, “His ashes were scattered around a rose bush in the garden outside the chapel. Surely it died instantly.”

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U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, recently visited the new offices of the Foot & Ankle Institute of Darien to learn about the "meaningful use" federal grant program in operation.

The institute, at 800 Post Road, helps to alleviate patients' foot and ankle ailments and to educate them on the proper treatment programs. The original practice was founded in 1986 by Dr. Robert F. Weiss, and was known as the Podiatry Center of Darien. In 2008, Weiss' son Scott joined the practice, which was renamed the Foot and Ankle Institute of Darien.

Dr, Scott H. Weiss completed a four-year foot and ankle reconstructive surgical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School in Boston. His specialty involves the comprehensive treatment of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, using the newest and most advanced techniques. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Robert Weiss' interests are in sports medicine, and is knopwn to many as "The Running Doctor." He writes a column for the Darien News and New Canaan News. He too specializes in foot and ankle surgery. He was a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Marathon Trials, and is a veteran of 35 marathons.

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Blackhash – Audit Passwords Without Hashes

Outsmart Malicious Hackers

A traditional password audit typically involves extracting password hashes from systems and then sending those hashes to a third-party security auditor or an in-house security team. These security specialists have the knowledge and tools to effectively audit password hashes. They use password cracking software such as John the Ripper and Hashcat in an effort to uncover weak passwords.

Password Hashes

However, there are many risks associated with traditional password audits. The password hashes may be lost or stolen from the security team. A rogue security team member may secretly make copies of the password hashes. How would anyone know? Basically, once the password hashes are given to the security team, the system manager must simply trust that the password hashes are handled and disposed of securely and that access to the hashes is not abused.

Blackhash works by building a bloom filter from the system password hashes. The system manager extracts the password hashes and then uses Blackhash to build the filter. The filter is saved to a file, then compressed and given to the security team. The filter is just a bitset that contains ones and zeros. It does not contain the password hashes or any other information about the users or the accounts from the system. It’s just a string of ones and zeros. You may
view a Blackhash filter with a simple text editor. It will look similar to this:

When the security team receives the filter, they use Blackhash to test it for known weak password hashes. If weak passwords are found, the security team creates a weak filter and sends that back to the system manager. Finally, the system manager tests the weak filter to identify individual users so that they can be contacted and asked to change passwords.

This enables you to audit passwords without actually giving out the hashes.

  • Password hashes never leave the system team.
  • Works with any simple, un-salted hash. LM, NT, MD5, SHA1, etc.
  • Security auditors do not have to transmit, handle or safe-guard the password hashes.
  • Anonymizes the users. The filter contains no data about the users at all.

  • Slower than traditional password cracking methods.
  • More complex than traditional password cracking methods.
  • Bloom Filters may produce a few false positives (very few in this case).

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  1. erich March 25, 2014 at 10:53 pm #

    I don’t understand the benefit of bloom filters to giving just the hashes without logins to the cracking-team. In both cases the only thing the cracking team can determine is “is the password J0shuaA123 used by any user”. They don’t know which user has the password. So there’s no benefit, just the drawback of being slower.


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Transparency is the key! Lay out exactly what your current individual situations are openly and honestly, including how much debt you still have and what your views of money are. You might want to discuss what your parents taught you about money—and what you do and don’t agree with—kindly, of course. Criticism and judgmental attitudes are not welcome from either party. Read more about communicating effectively with your spouse.

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When you get married, combining your money into joint accounts is a crucial step. You are becoming one. Keeping one area separated can lead to others, and you want to set a precedent from the get-go. Working together from a shared account brings honesty, unity and a sense that “we’re in this together!”

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I am providing the English version of the demo, however, there is another three languages at ( French, German and Dutch. If anyone is interested on any of them, just download the version you want, even that for another operating system, and replace the file 'data.zsdx' from Dingux by the language you want.

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• Yeah. Im Proud.

    I am a kpop fan because they are one of the nicest artist ever. I respect many of them because many of them had went through so much to be where they are today. Some of them trained for many years. I am a SONE, Girls Generation is the best!

  • Yes, a fan.

    There is this one group named "BTS". They basically changed my life. They make good songs. Most of the songs are relatable and motivates me, and many more people. Kpop is not just about good looking faces, most people became a fan coz the artists are charming, talented and produces quality musics

  • There are Many Reasons to Love Kpop.

    They are exquisite artist. Language is not a basis to judge them besides Music is a Universal language. They are really good dancers. They are skillful dancers. They are brilliant Composers. (Try to search for english translations of kpop songs)Sometimes they made me cry without even knowing and understanding the lyrics. My heart just feel their songs.

  • I like Kpop

    As much as i have enjoyed kpop, I don't know if I could consider myself a "fan". I enjoy some, I don't others. The songs really DONT range in many genres and the only thing tying them together isn't that they're Korean. There is many other genres in the Korean music genre, quite actually. I do listen to some groups and idols (artists) more then others. I've enjoyed Big Bang's music for a long time. I've enjoyed the singers as much as I've enjoyed the music. Although some don't like it for the music but just for the people....Which I'm somewhat against. I haven't listened to Sm groups and artists in a long time, I feel the company is much more of a training company. They create idols. I'm not against this as it was the idols choice in the first place...Tin he music sense, I haven't ever really gotten into Sm's style of music. Nor have I really enjoyed Exos performances, but my opinion, I guess. Jyp has always focused on great dancing and more upbeat type song, recently releasing Day6, which was a big change. Yo had always been my favorite of the three, in music and training proportions for the idol. But I feel that kpop can also be a very diverse and I really can't say I'm a fan of Kpop but I have enjoyed some Kpop, I can't say I like Kpop just because it's Kpop.

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    I actually love Kpop well I am Korean, but they are really nice and it doesn't have bad words in the lyrics as much as English song does. I also like English songs but I think Kpop is amazing and very talented. Also Kpop is popular in the world now!!!!!!!

  • Yes and no

    I am a fan of certain groups. I mostly do not care for most k-pop groups because there are so many of them and most of them recycle concepts instead of being original. I mostly listen to SM groups, especially their girl groups. My favorite k-pop group is Girls' Generation. They are, undoubtedly, the best k-pop group in the world right now. I personally feel that they are the most talent group out there which is why they dominate the charts all over the world, not many Korean pop groups can compete with the Western world but they definitely can. Aside from this, I admire how hard working k-pop stars are, they went through years of training in music, choreography, vocals and language before debuting.

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    I love k pop im willing to die for EXO. They are so handsome, cute, pretty, omg u will just literally die if u meet them face to face. So wat even if they rly had plastic surgery? At least they make the effort to look good, so tat fans will adore them, splurge money for them, etc. unlike some idols (im referring to other countries oops no offence) tat don care their appearances, they a little bit (u get wat I mean) one leh unless their cai hua damn good lar. SRY NO OFFENCE TIS IS JUST WAT IM TRYING TO SAY

  • Yes the name of a genre doesn't define what it holds.

    Yes I am a kpop fan and I love it. Kpop has everything I could possibly want. It's like a mixture of genres all rolled up into one. The artists themselves are very hardworking people who strive to better themselves which is more than I can say for their western counterparts.

  • Yes, I am a Fan.

    I am a fan of kpop and I am not ashamed of it instead I am very proud of it. Yes I am not korean and I don't understand their language but I still adore them because they are so talented and even though not all of them some are nice to their fans.

  • No, I am not a fan of Kpop.

    I cannot respect anything with the name of Kpop. It seems like it should be the name of some kids of foolish children's cereal. I can't tolerate the trend of things getting stupid names these days. Kpop makes the world a little bit of a sadder place for me to live in.

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Should Bank of America be held accountable for Countrywide's past mistakes?

  • Yes, they should be accountable

    Bank Of America was in on everything with Countrywide and should be accountable. They played a factor in to the mortgage crisis and should be punished and responsible for help paying some of the money that was lost back. They knew what was going on and continue to allow it and help so they are responsible also.

  • Its a matter of principle

    Yes Bank of America should be held accountable for countrywide's past mistakes. If they do not take responsibility then the consumers trust will be damage and so will the reputation of the Bank of America. They cannot afford to lose the support of the public, particularly in this stressful economic climate.

  • Yes, Bank of America should have known what it was getting involved with

    I think Bank of America should be held fully accountable. Countrywide's actions were so flagrant and obviously wrong, that anyone purchasing the company or its remaining assets cannot simply claim that their actions were in the past. Second, "forgiving" Bank of America for Countrywide's actions would be yet another example of how the banking industry gets a pass even though it almost wrecked the nation's economy.

  • No, the past should stay in the past.

    Whatever discretions Countrywide may have had before they started making deals with Bank of America should be on them - not Bank of America. Bank of America has its own issues and faults in their system, not to mention one of the worst track records in history of customer service. I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

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Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2542-1 qemu-kvm -- multiple vulnerabilities

Date Reported:
08 Sep 2012
Affected Packages:
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2012-2652, CVE-2012-3515.
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVM, a full virtualization solution on x86 hardware. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

  • CVE-2012-2652:

    The snapshot mode of QEMU (-snapshot) incorrectly handles temporary files used to store the current state, making it vulnerable to symlink attacks (including arbitrary file overwriting and guest information disclosure) due to a race condition.

  • CVE-2012-3515:

    QEMU does not properly handle VT100 escape sequences when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend. An attacker within a guest with access to the vulnerable virtual console could overwrite memory of QEMU and escalate privileges to that of the qemu process.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze9.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will been fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu-kvm packages.


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A new fine wine auction website is aiming to become the 'eBay' of the wine trade by offering cut-price lots from a selection of merchants.

The website GrapePip – www.grapepip.com – sells wine through a time-limited auction process, sourcing wines from merchants who sign up to the site. The functionality is ‘similar to global success story eBay,’ its founders claim.

Caspar and Victoria Bowes, who also own merchant Bowes Wine, started the venture as a means for traders to clear cellar overstocks without the stigma of having to offer hefty discounts in their catalogues or on their own websites.

‘In common with many fine wine merchants, Bowes Wine is occasionally left with a few cases of certain wines in pristine condition,’ said Caspar Bowes.

‘We would normally “bin end” this stock, but in line with the feelings of many merchants we’d rather not repeatedly flag these offers up on our own site, so we’ve sought to bring to light a solution.’

The wine trader selling each lot remains anonymous, but GrapePip said it would only accept vendors who could offer full provenance on the wines sold, under ‘strict approval criteria’.

The company also handles the sale, logistics, delivery and customer service functions for all wines sold.

Since the soft launch of GrapePip to existing Bowes Wine customers earlier this month, wines have sold for 20% less than their current market low value, the company claimed.

So far only a handful of French wines are available, and one Austrian, although the owners are confident in their aim of turning over £250,000 in the first year of operations.

As well as fine wine drinkers, the venture is also aiming to target sommeliers looking to source wines for a particular dinner or seasonal offer.

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