Prompt: Up to 8.3bn barrels of oil could be up for grabs, ramping up tensions as the 30th anniversary of the war between the UK and Argentina approaches Tensions are rising in the Falkland Islands as the 30th anniversary of the war between Argentina and the UK approaches. Even Sean Penn has waded into the simmering row over sovereignty of the islands, calling Britain's presence in the Falklands "colonialist, ludicrous and archaic" as he criticised Prince William's deployment there. Growing talk about an oil boom in the contested islands doesn't help. Some 8.3bn barrels of oil are thought to be up

for grabs in the waters around the Falklands. That compares with UK proven reserves of 5.6bn. However, some believe the prize could be much bigger: some estimates put it at up to 60bn barrels. That dwarfs the 21bn barrels thought to be remaining in the UK sector of the North Sea. Edison Investment Research analysts said: "None of these figures have of course been proven, although we do know that Sea Lion is already approaching the size of the single largest field discovered in the UK North Sea this century, namely the Buzzard field where total recoverable reserves of more than 550m barrels have been estimated." Sea Lion, estimated at just shy of 450m barrels, is the largest oil discovery in the Falklands so far, and is owned by UK-listed explorer Rockhopper. An oil boom is set to transform the Falklands. A report by Edison, Kicking up a Storm in the South Atlantic, says the islands could reap up to $180bn (£115bn) in royalties and tax as oil companies get drilling. Falklands assembly member Gavin Short said if the oil started flowing the islands would contribute to their defence costs, currently paid entirely by Britain. "We have always said once we have found out what we have got and it started flowing, then it would be our intention to make contributions [to Britain]," he said. So good news for the UK government. Argentina's president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, must be fuming. This year oil companies start drilling in the southern basin of the Falklands. Ian McLelland, one of the Edison analysts, told the Guardian that the total 60bn barrel estimate for the region "doesn't seem like an unreasonable estimate" given that four wells in the south alone are expected to yield 7.8bn barrels and "there are dozens of fields". Every


Prompt: Jürgen Klopp can't wait for his latest taste of the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United having whetted his appetite with last season's Europa League meetings between the sides. The Reds are back at Anfield on Monday evening for a hotly anticipated Premier League clash with their foes from the other end of the East Lancs Road. Klopp will be hoping for a repeat of his team's European success against United last term, when a 2-0 win on Merseyside and 1-1 draw at Old Trafford saw LFC through to the quarter-finals. And he expects a typically raucous atmosphere when Jose

Mourinho's team are welcomed again. “We are really looking forward to what will be a fantastic game at Anfield,” he told the Liverpool Echo, speaking at event in support of the 'Seeing is Believing' campaign. “Those Europa League games were really nice. Both games were intense and competitive. “We were better in the first game at Anfield. We had a fantastic atmosphere and the players were inspired by that. “It was my first time at Old Trafford for the second leg. Maybe people don’t like to hear it, but there was actually quite a good atmosphere there too! “It changed the game a little bit and it was real proof of what an atmosphere can do. United were on top but we killed that atmosphere with Philippe’s wonderful goal in the 45th minute. From then on it wasn’t that difficult any more. “It’s a perfect moment for ‘Seeing is Believing’ because this game will have to be seen for people to believe what will happen.” LFCTV GO: Relive Philippe Coutinho's performance at Old Trafford After a good start to 2016-17, Liverpool are five places and as many points better off than they were at this point last season in the Premier League. Reflecting on his team's development over the last 12 months, the boss added: “It’s been a busy, intense year. “There have been a few ups and a few downs but always with a really optimistic view about the future. I think that’s what we still have. “It’s a job we have to do. We all enjoy working together and it’s much better when you enjoy it. “From my side, it feels like a short year! It’s gone like this (clicks fingers). Hopefully I will have many more years here. “I’ve never thought about the speed or the tempo


Prompt: Getty Images On Monday night, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show, where he dropped an “F” bomb and talked about “grabbing my ding-ding.” (And he also grabbed his ding-ding several times.) On Thursday night, teammate Russell Wilson appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. While there was no “ding-ding” talk, Wilson stepped way out of his carefully-manicured character by using a word that had to be bleeped. “I’ve gotta tell you a story,” Wilson said as soon as he took a seat between Kimmel and Andy Samberg, who was in a plastic bubble because he was pretending to

have the flu. “So I’m backstage, before the show, obviously. And all of a sudden I run into this guy with a bubble. And he sticks out his hand. I shake his hand. Next thing I know, he sh-ts in his pants.” (It’s possible Wilson said “jizzes,” in reference to Samberg’s “Jizz in My Pants” video from Saturday Night Live. Either way, it was bleeped. Either way, it didn’t mesh with the Wilson ordinarily projects.) The discussion quickly turned to Wilson’s contractual status, with Kimmel asking Wilson if he’s more tired of talking about the Super Bowl loss or his contract. “Both,” Wilson said. Kimmel then pointed out how underpaid Wilson is, suggesting that he’s making only $37,000 per year. (The audience didn’t get the joke.) “So you’re ready for the next contract?” Kimmel said. “That sounds exciting,” Wilson replied. “I would love to help you with this contract, I really would,” Kimmel said. “Do you have an agent?” “I do have an agent,” Wilson said. “Well, that’s a bummer.” “Maybe you can be his consultant,” Wilson said. “How much money do you want, because we can probably hash this out right now?” “Can we take a collection plate, maybe?” Wilson said, laughing. “No, you get it from the team,” Kimmel responded, with a little bit of force in his voice. “You made enough money for them. I think it’s OK for them to pay you. You want to be the highest paid player in football, correct?” “I just want to be paid based off my play,” Wilson said. “It’ll work out in the end, and we’ll figure it out.” Wilson then reiterated that he wants to stay in Seattle, but it’s still not clear exactly what he wants financially — because he continues to avoid the question. Wilson also


Prompt: Update 10/15/16: I have updated the article below to address that this ransomware is not continuously monitoring for files. When the ransomware runs it will target the %Desktop% first and then encrypt other folders. The last folder that is encrypted is the %UserProfile% folder, which also included the Desktop. So it appeared that it was continuously monitoring for new files, when in fact it was just encrypting %UserProfile% again and thus the Desktop got hit twice. The Exotic Ransomware is a new infection released by a malware developer going by the alias of EvilTwin or Exotic Squad. Discovered on October

12th by MalwareHunterTeam, the Exotic Ransomware will encrypt all files, including executables, in targeted folders on a victim's computer. When finished it will display a Jigsaw Ransomware-like ransom note that demands $50 USD to decrypt the files. The Exotic ransomware appears to be currently in development mode, with three variants released over the past three days, According to MalwareHunterTeam, the first variant contained an image of Hitler as part of the background to the ransom note, the second included a different picture of Hitler and some text, and the third contains the Jigsaw-like screenlocker shown in the video above. Hitler Background from Version 2 In general, there is nothing particularly innovative about this ransomware, other than it targets executables as well. This causes not only your data to be encrypted, but your programs to be unusable as well. Exotic targets Executable Files Most ransomware infections only target data files and leave the executables alone. With Exotic, when it encrypts a particular folder it will also encrypt the executables in these folders, which makes the programs unusable. Thankfully, most programs are properly stored in folders that are not targeted by Exotic. On the other hand, if you had downloaded files and stored them under the %UserProfile% folder, such as the Downloads folder, then these files will now be encrypted as well. The Exotic Ransomware Encryption Process Thanks to MalwareHunterTeam, I was able to get a copy of the source code for the Exotic Ransomware to see exactly how it works. When the ransomware starts it will scan certain folders for files that have specific extensions. When it encounters a targeted file extension, it will encrypt the file using AES-128 encryption, rename the file, and append the .exotic extension to them. For example, a file called test.jpg could be encrypted as the


Prompt: Don’t know what to do for your next date? Here’s an idea for your next 26. It’s called “Alphabet Dating,” and the concept has exploded on social media. The idea is that the couple (or serial daters) take turns planning normal dates using the order of the letters in the alphabet. Couples have been choosing dates and keeping it a secret from their partner until the big reveal. The idea is to keep the spice on your relationship and have some fun with your partner. To the horror of men everywhere, “A” can be apple picking, while “B” can be

a baseball game or a boat ride. “C” can be a simple coffee date. “D” can be a double date, and so on. Here are some couples who are going through the alphabet and coming up with some inventive date ideas. Started Alphabet dating tonight, A is for Asian food," wrote one couple. Started alphabet dating tonight 💖 A is for Asian food. 😍🍴 #alphabetdating #cheatmeal #slimmingworld A photo posted by 💜 laura (@_lauraeats) on Jul 16, 2016 at 3:16pm PDT This couple played video games. V is for... Variety pack (for breakfast) , Vintage Video games, Vale curry house takeaway (but we didn't have a Vindaloo 😉), Vino and Vanilla Viennetta! #alphabetdating A photo posted by Rebecca Barber (@beckyraymcfly) on Nov 5, 2016 at 1:54pm PDT Breakfast and Bingo for this couple. Scary movies for these two. #alphabetdating s for sweet shops and 'scary' movies like the shining and saw :) A photo posted by Katy Dear (@katy_xxv) on Oct 30, 2016 at 3:44pm PDT Someone needs ideas. Can any of my fellow alphabet daters give me any good suggestions for our last 4 dates?! #alphabetdating #w #x #y #z #needhelpplease A photo posted by Sophie (@sophie231092) on Oct 30, 2016 at 4:25am PDT These guys went to the zoo. Z is for Zoo 🐧🐘🐒🦁 #alphabetdating #z #zoo #blackpool #penguins #otters #giraffes A photo posted by Fiona Tennant (@fionat10) on Oct 30, 2016 at 3:17am PDT A little fresh air for these two. Nature. 'N' is for nature 🍁 #alphabetdating A photo posted by Sophie 🐒 (@sophieevandersteen) on Oct 29, 2016 at 8:45am PDT A jacuzzi for this couple. J date #jaccuzzi #jigsaw #judson's #j20 #jellytots #jurrasicworld #alphabetdating A photo posted by Natasha Crow (@tasha24amiee) on Oct 26, 2016 at 9:52am PDT Who doesn't love a trolley? T is


Prompt: ADVERTISEMENT Today is the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, a movement born from outrage over bank bailouts, as well as a belief that the nation's richest had gotten richer following the Great Recession while everyone else got hammered. Coincidentally, the Census Bureau is out Tuesday with its annual report on income and poverty in America, and the findings lend some credence to that argument. After declining markedly every year since the financial crisis, median household income in the U.S. remained flat compared to last year at $51,017. (Technically median household income declined slightly, but by a statistically insignificant amount.)

On the surface, that's a positive sign that the economy is finally starting to turn around. Yet for those at the top, in the 95th percentile, household income has already begun to go up, according to the Census Bureau. Though income in the 95th percentile is still down from its peak in the mid-2000s, the uptick is striking when you consider that income for average households is only just beginning to bottom out. Further, median household income is still down 8.3 percent from its pre-recession level in 2007. For those in the 95th percentile, household income is down just 2.5 percent. And as the Washington Post's Neil Irwin notes, median household income is actually a hair lower than it was in 1989, in inflation-adjusted terms, when the average household earned $51,681. "Growth is not fast enough," Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said before the report's release. "And the very definition of what it means to be middle class is being undercut by trends in our economy that must be addressed." The divergence is more pronounced at the apex of the income ladder. The top one percent saw their income spike 31.4 percent between 2009 and 2012, according to a research paper released earlier this month by University of California economist Emmanuel Saez. With income for everyone else remaining relatively flat, that means the top one percent raked in 95 percent of the nation's total growth in wealth since the economic recovery began. In a speech Monday, President Obama acknowledged there has been a rise in income inequality during the economic recovery, saying, "The trends that have taken hold over the past few decades of a winner-take-all economy, where a few do better and better, while everybody else just treads water or loses ground, those trends have been made worse by the


Prompt: EL SEGUNDO, CA — The phrase, “Go West, young man!” has been around for many decades, and although it will take them 80 years, the American Hockey League is doing just that. Indeed, it’s been in the works for years, and there has been an ever-increasing amount of talk about it over the past few years, but it all became reality on January 29, when the AHL announced that the affiliates of five National Hockey League teams will move to California to form a new Pacific Division of the AHL. The teams in this new division will begin play next

season, marking the first time the AHL will have teams in California in what will be their 80-year history. “Today, we are announcing that we will begin our 80th season [2015-16] with another monumental shift in the geography of our league,” David Andrews, President, Chief Executive Officer, American Hockey League, told the media at a press conference in San Jose. “Earlier this week, the American Hockey League’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the purchase of an AHL franchise by the Anaheim Ducks, and the relocation of AHL franchises owned by the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, and the San Jose Sharks, as well as the franchise being purchased by Anaheim. These approvals are paving the way for the launch, next Fall, of the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League, with teams in five California cities.” The new division shakes out this way: Anaheim Ducks will purchase the Norfolk Admirals and move them from Norfolk, Virginia to San Diego. Calgary Flames will move their affiliate, the Adirondack Flames, from Glens Falls, New York, to Stockton. Edmonton Oilers will move their affiliate, Oklahoma City Barons, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bakersfield, where the ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors will move up to the AHL Los Angeles Kings will swap their ECHL and AHL affiliates, with the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs moving to Ontario where they will take on the name of the existing Ontario Reign. Meanwhile, the ECHL’s Ontario Reign will move to Manchester, New Hampshire and become the ECHL’s Manchester Monarchs San Jose Sharks will move their affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, from Worcester, Massachusetts to San Jose, where they will play at the SAP Center, sharing the same arena as the NHL’s Sharks. “This is a significant day for hockey, and the growth of the sport in California,” said


Prompt: Piers Morgan was questioned under caution by police investigating Mirror phone hacking allegations Morgan, 48, interviewed by Metropolitan Police 'in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails' He was editor of News of the World and then the Daily Mirror CNN presenter denies any knowledge of phone hacking Piers Morgan has been interviewed under caution by police investigating allegations of phone-hacking at Mirror newspapers, it emerged today. The CNN presenter was questioned by Operation Golding police in December last year, and has also provided a witness statement to the investigation. Morgan, 48, has always denied any knowledge of phone

hacking at either the News of the World or the Daily Mirror, both of which he has edited. Questioning: Piers Morgan has been interviewed under caution by police investigating allegations of phone-hacking He told the Guardian today: 'In early November I was asked to attend an interview by officers from Operation Weeting when I was next in the UK. 'This was further to a full witness statement I had already freely provided. I attended that interview as requested on 6 December 2013.' A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: 'A 48-year-old man who is a journalist was interviewed under caution on December 6 2013 by officers from Operation Golding in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails. 'He was interviewed by appointment at a south London police station. He was not arrested. 'Operation Golding is a strand of Operation Weeting and is specifically investigating allegations of phone interception at Mirror Group Newspapers.' Editor: Morgan pictured in 2004, during his time as editor of the Daily Mirror Morgan, 48, was appointed as editor of News of the World in 1994, and moved to the Daily Mirror two years later. He resigned from the Mirror in 2004 when it emerged that the paper had published fake photographs supposedly showing British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners. Morgan has since moved into the world of TV, presenting a nightly news programme on CNN in the U.S. as well as an interview show for ITV. The ex-editor gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in which he said that phone hacking had not taken place at the Mirror and denied any knowledge of the practice within the newspaper industry. However, Jeremy Paxman told the inquiry that Morgan had told him how to hack a phone during lunch at the Mirror's offices in 2002. Evidence: Morgan appeared


Prompt: There are many nauseating aspects of the new reality TV series, "America Picks a Prez," which airs around the clock on every single channel on earth: the cynical, open-air conspiracy between our Fourth Estate and Donald “Ratings Viagra” Trump. Ted Cruz uttering the word "prayerfully" while not exploding into a cloud of synthetic piety. Caucasian patriots heroically exercising their right to punch people of color. Among these, let me nominate one more: listening to Hillary partisans explain to those of us who support Bernie Sanders just how naive we are. Only Hillary, we are told, has a real shot at

winning in November. She’s the only one with a realistic grasp of how Washington works, whose moderate (and modest) policy aims might, realistically, be enacted. It often sounds as if Clinton’s central pitch to voters isn’t that she has a moral vision for the country, but that she owns the franchise on realism. Advertisement: Bernie, meanwhile, is just a sweet-shouting rube whose quarter-century as a congressman and senator has somehow failed to instill in him an appreciation for the twin plagues of grift and gridlock. For us benighted hippies, the standard counter-argument at this point is that our man understands all too well the magnitude of Washington’s dysfunction, which is why he’s calling for a political revolution: to obliterate the most heinous aspects of the status quo, starting with corporate-sponsored elections. I happen to agree with this. But there’s a sadder and more pointed response to Hillary’s reality brigade. Namely, that they need to face the reality of what the 2016 election is going to be like with Hillary at the top of the ticket. Before I outline that particular shitstorm, let me issue a few sure-to-be-ignored (and therefore pointless) caveats. First, I myself was a Hillary supporter until Sanders entered the race. (More precisely, until I read his policy positions.) Second, I will enthusiastically support Hillary when and if she is nominated. Years ago, I interviewed the secretary and I say now what I said then: She is a brilliant and compassionate public servant. If presidential elections in this country were based on policy positions and moral intention, on how each candidate hopes to solve common crises of state, Clinton would win going away. Alas, the reality is that Hillary is among the most hated politicians in America. There is, to begin with, her dismal favorability rating, which stands


Prompt: Kurtis "Kurt" Loder (born May 5, 1945) is an American film critic, author, columnist, and television personality. [1] He served in the 1980s as editor at Rolling Stone , during a tenure that Reason later called "legendary". [2] He has contributed to articles in Reason , Esquire , Details , New York , and Time . [1] He has also made cameos on several films and television series. [1] He is best known for his role at MTV News since the 1980s and for appearing in other MTV-related television specials. [3] He has hosted the SiriusXM radio show True Stories

since 2016. [4] Loder stated that he "just fell into" his field, elaborating that his "entire journalism background is four weeks... That's it. Nothing else. You can learn journalism in four weeks. It's not an overcomplicated thing. It's very, very simple."[6] Loder lived in Europe for the next several years, doing what he later called "scandal sheet" "yellow journalism."[6] He returned home to New Jersey at the end of 1972 and worked with a local newspaper and then an Ocean City-based magazine run by the sister of the city's famous writer Gay Talese. He left in the summer of 1976 to work with a free Long Island rock weekly called Good Times. He received about $200 a week.[3] After meeting a fellow "music geek," David Fricke, "the two of us began driving into Manhattan virtually every night to wallow in the flourishing punk rock scene at CBGB's, Max's, etc. This was, fortunately, cool with the wives. I mean, we'd still be sitting upright at four in the morning through fist fights, mass nod-outs, and sets by bands with names like Blinding Headache, played to audiences of three people, of which we'd be two-thirds. I don't think I can quite convey how great days those were".[3] They both joined Circus in 1978 and moved to Manhattan. Loder went on to become one of its official editors. The staff had a fun, relaxed atmosphere and considered the magazine to be second or third tier. Loder later said that "Whatever was said to be 'happening' in commercial pop music was... on the cover of Circus. Disco? Run with it. Shirtless teen popsters? Put 'em on the cover... a, shall we say, ardent enthusiasm for pix of nubile youths. Metal, of course, was really the mag's meat." He also remarked that "it was a


Prompt: Metal or plastic? Ultrapixels or lasers? QHD or 1080p? It's time to choose between two of the hottest Android phones out there This is one of the big questions we find ourselves being asked by smartphone buyers — which is better, the LG G3 or the HTC One M8? Both of these high-end Android phones have captured the imagination of enthusiasts and technology fans since their announcement, and now both are widely available to buy in the U.S. So there's no avoiding the issue any longer — the Android Central editors are going to have to choose between the G3

and the M8. Join us as we break things down and make our decisions ... Physical hardware and build quality Q: Both of these devices are physically remarkable. The G3's sheer size lets it pack a 5.5-inch screen, but the HTC One M8 boasts the boasts a uniquely premium metal frame. Superficially speaking, whose design do you prefer? Alex Dobie: LG's done a fantastic job creating a 5.5-inch phone that's just as holdable and pocketable as its 5-inch competitors. But it's really tough to beat the curved metal unibody of the M8, tall and slippery though it may be. While LG's content imitating premium materials with its "metallic," rear, HTC has the real deal, and the in-hand feels is unlike any other smartphone. There are disadvantages, of course. You're never going to get wireless charging in a metal-backed phone, and HTC's solid unibody precludes any possibility of swapping your battery. But the M8's fantastic metal exterior more than makes up for this. This is almost like having to pick a favorite child. Phil Nickinson: This is almost like having to pick a favorite child. (And to sleep at night, I'd need to throw the Moto X into the mix.) For a phone of its size, the LG G3 wins out on in-hand feel. I've got small hands, so big phones have never really been my thing. But the difference between the G3 and the M8 is completely obvious. The G3 simply is easier and more comfortable hold. The M8 might look a little nicer — and I'm not convinced most civilians would be able to tell the difference between the M8's aluminum and the G3's plastic metal at a glance — but the G3 simply is easier to hang onto, full stop. The buttons on the back are still (surprisingly)


Prompt: An NBC Bay Area Investigation into the number of police officer deaths at the hands of suspects wielding knives or other sharp objects is raising serious questions about police training. Critics say a training drill, called the “21-Foot Rule,” resulted in the unnecessary deaths of thousands of citizens in confrontations with law enforcement. Investigative reporter Stephen Stock reports on a story that first aired Oct. 26, 2017. (Published Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017) An NBC Bay Area Investigation into the number of police officer deaths at the hands of suspects wielding knives or other sharp objects is raising serious questions about

police training. Critics say a training drill, called the “21-Foot Rule,” resulted in the unnecessary deaths of thousands of citizens in confrontations with law enforcement. The “21-Foot Rule” is meant to deal with the perceived threat of suspects with knives. It’s based on police training drills that were run in the early 1980s by the Salt Lake City Police Department. Officers there found that a suspect could cover 21 feet in the same time it takes a police officer to draw and fire a holstered weapon. But that so-called “rule” has not been tested scientifically - until recently. At an outdoor firing range in Corona, California, Dr. Ron Martinelli and his team scientifically study what happens when suspects with knives threaten police. “I study officer involved cases every single day,” said Martinelli. “I actually get notations all around the United States whenever an officer goes down or a suspect goes down.” A former San Jose police officer, now a criminologist, Dr. Martinelli has run hundreds of these drills over the past year, testing a wide variety of officer skill sets, from rookie cops all the way police veterans. He’s even measured the reaction time of US Navy Seals. Martinelli’s research shows how quickly a suspect with a knife can close the gap on an officer. “While a Navy Seal might be able to shoot somebody who is charging from 8 feet away,” he said, “a rookie cop might need 65 feet.” In fact, for more than a year now, Martinelli has written about his research, calling the “21-Foot Rule” a myth. Dr. Ron Martinelli has been testing the 21-Foot Rule for the past year. Photo credit: NBC Bay Area (August 2017) “It is. And I wrote about that and that was my theory over a year ago,” Martinelli said. “As


Prompt: Now that we are officially in the second half of the NFL season, it’s time to look at where each of the teams are headed. Much like last week’s article, I have separated the teams into four different categories: True Contenders, Playoff Bound Material, Mediocre at Best, and Dead in the Water. True Contenders: Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings. Philadelphia (8-1) still looks the team to beat in the entire NFL, and are the closest thing the league has to a pure, dominant squad. The Patriots (6-2) and Steelers (6-2)

both benefited greatly from their bye weeks, and now are the top two seeds in the AFC playoff picture. The Saints (6-2) have now rallied off six straight wins, after starting their season 0-2. After steam-rolling through a bad Tampa Bay team, they look to be clicking on all cylinders moving into the home stretch of the season. The Los Angeles Rams (6-2) continue to roll as well, after another dominant performance this week over the Giants. Playoff Bound Material: Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins. Kansas City (6-3) dropped another game this week, and now will have to claw their way back into an AFC top seed. Seattle (5-3) experienced a heart-breaking loss to the Washington Redskins (4-4) after giving up the deciding touchdown in the final minute of regulation. Dallas (5-3) was able to gain another impressive victory at home versus the Chiefs, and look like Dak Prescott has this team believing in themselves again. The Buffalo Bills (5-3) dropped an inexcusable game to the NY Jets on Thursday night, but should be able to recover this week. Jacksonville (5-3) is keeping pace with Tennessee (5-3) atop of the AFC South, while Houston has dropped far in these rankings due to the tragic ACL injury to star rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson. Additionally, Carolina (6-3) is the toughest team to figure out after another key divisional win against the Falcons (4-4). Mediocre at Best: NY Jets, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals. The NY Jets (4-5) started out in these rankings as one of the assumed worst teams in the league, yet they have showed a lot of fight and are a tough squad to face week in and


Prompt: After a Palestinian researcher was denied a bug bounty by Facebook, Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust, kicked off a crowd-sourced fund yesterday to come up with a reward. The researcher, Khalil Shreateh, expressed his gratitude today to Maiffret and others who have contributed to the fund. “Thank you so much. I never imagined what they will do for me,” Shreateh said in a telephone interview. Seventy-nine people have contributed nearly $9,000 in the last 24 hours to an account that will be handed over to Shreateh once it reaches the goal of $10,000. Maiffret seeded the fund with $3,000 of

his own money after appearing on CNN to talk about the Facebook vulnerability that Shreateh found. Earlier this month Shreateh reported a vulnerability to Facebook’s bug bounty program, saying that he had found a way to post content to any user’s timeline, even when not on a victim’s friends list. Facebook rebuffed him in return emails and ultimately claimed his discovery wasn’t a bug. Frustrated, Shreateh took matters into his own hands and planted a message on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook timeline. That got the attention of Facebook’s security engineers, who quickly locked Shreateh out of his account. After restoring his access, Facebook said it would not pay him a bounty. “The more important issue here is with how the bug was demonstrated using the accounts of real people without their permission,” said Facebook software engineer Matt Jones in a Sunday entry on Hacker News. “Exploiting bugs to impact real users is not acceptable behavior for a white hat.” Jones did acknowledge that Facebook should have asked Shreateh for more information before dismissing his report, but he also ticked off a list of reasons, including the fact that Facebook receives “hundreds of reports each day” and the lack of detailed proof in Shreateh’s original report. He also intimated that Shreateh’s poor English skills had been a problem. In an interview on CNN Monday, Maiffret took exception to Facebook’s decision not to reward Shreateh. “Ultimately, he helped kill a bug that could have been used by pretty bad guys out there to do things against Facebook users,” said Maiffret. “Ultimately, he did a great thing and I don’t think that should be lost in all this.” The vulnerability was certainly worth money to criminals, Maiffret asserted. “It would have been something that was very useful to folks in the underground to


Prompt: Weeks before the races, they start to land in our inboxes. Flanders info sheet. Giro info sheet. The sheet is the skeleton of a bike race, the structure on which an entire team’s functions are built. Who’s going to the race on what day, flight numbers, layover airports, a list of the cars and bus going to the first hotel. Who’s picking who up in what car at what terminal. Sheet doesn’t do them justice, really. The sheet for the Giro is actually 17 pages of careful deliberation. It’s a written chart of the invisible lines we will trace across

North America and Europe to all make it to one hotel. I imagine us all as yarn strings across a pane of glass in someone’s head. Move one string and it bends them all. That person is real, and her name is Louise Donald. She’s the Cannondale Pro Cycling Team’s operations director, and she works with the directors and other staff to charts the courses of all these ships that eventually dock at a bike race. The information is kept in “the cloud” — that way there is one live copy and less room for confusion, as it changes by the hour sometimes. “There’s a lot more travel now than there ever was before,” she told me. “In my dreamworld, I’d write software to make the whole thing connected and seamless. My dream is to type something once, just one time, and it’s populated in all the right places. If Rigo changed his jersey size I’d put it into the database, it would go into his next order, Castelli would be able to see it.” The team will allot 10 complete kits for each rider over the season, roughly. We have 13 cars, seven of which have televisions in them, meaning they’re up to snuff to go into the races, piloted by one of our sport directors. The cars the soigneurs drive to the feed zones need to be race ready as well, in case one of the primary DS cars have an issue mid-race and they need to swap rides. This happens more often than you might think. In total, we have two team buses, three mechanic trucks, one Sprinter van, and various rented vans and campers that keep the show on the road. It’s a constant game of both Tetris and Jenga; something may fit somewhere, but it


Prompt: Inside a 21st century election campaign: how big data and social media are being used to target your vote Updated Behind an ordinary shop front, far from the chatter of Canberra's Parliament House, the real election campaign is already underway. In fact, it has been going full steam for weeks. In an outer suburban Melbourne swing seat Labor is running its 'listening post'. From desks covered with phones and computers, thousands of conversations between volunteers and the voting public take place. It is just one of the phone banks the major parties are utilising around the country. "Hello, is that

Jillian?" the volunteer operator asked the person at the other end of the phone. "My name is Jacob and I'm a friend of Tony Clarke's, he's your local Labor candidate. Do you mind telling me what issues matter to you Jillian?" Speaking to voters the most effective interaction: campaign guru Stephen Donnelly is the Victorian ALP assistant state secretary. He campaigned for Barack Obama in 2012 and used the technique in 2014 to help Daniel Andrews become the first leader in 60 years to topple a Victorian government after just one term. We are going to try and talk to them one-on-one and understand what their needs are, and they can feed back to us what the community is looking for. ALP candidate for Deakin, Tony Clarke "There's no more effective conversation or interaction with a voter than actually speaking with them," he told 7.30. Tony Clarke is the local ALP candidate for Deakin. "We are going to try and talk to them one-on-one and understand what their needs are, and they can feed back to us what the community is looking for," he told 7.30. It is a simple premise with a 21st century edge — target a swing seat, get residents talking with other residents, log the data and send it to campaign headquarters. It is a time-consuming process, but just one of the weapons in the campaign arsenal. Canada PM Trudeau's campaign set social media benchmarks Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successful campaign this year reached 40 per cent Canada's population through Facebook and Instagram alone. It has prompted some to say that in this 2016 Australian election politicians will not need to get your vote though TV soundbites anymore. Dr Andrea Carson is a political scientist who has studied how politicians engage their audiences in election


Prompt: SpaceX announced an audacious plan on Wednesday to land an approximately 6,000kg spacecraft on the surface of Mars. This simple declaration from the uber-popular rocket company drew a ton of questions from all quarters, and Ars spoke to a range of people across the space industry to get some answers. How big a milestone would this be? Can SpaceX do it? Is the plan realistic? And why does Rice play Texas, anyway? (OK, we didn't actually try to figure out that last one.) Is this really a big deal? Oh, heavens, yes. No private company has ever launched a significant,

independently financed expedition into deep space, let alone all the way to Mars. In fact, only two world powers have ever softly landed spacecraft on Mars. The United States has done so half a dozen times, and the Soviet Union did it once with Mars 3 in 1971—although the vehicle failed after sending back just 15 seconds of data. And all previous soft landings have been relatively small and light; SpaceX is talking about landing a Dragon weighing about 6,000kg on the surface of Mars. The previous landing heavyweight was Curiosity, at 900kg. Soft-landing a 6,000kg object on Mars would be a stunning achievement for NASA or any government-backed space agency. For a private company, it's unheard of. Can they do it? Why not? In just the last six months, SpaceX has successfully launched and then recovered the first stages of multiple Falcon 9 rockets, first landing them on the ground and then later landing on an autonomous drone ship. SpaceX is known for making bold promises, and—eventually—delivering on them. However, the company has missed deadlines before, and making the 2018 launch window to Mars will be a real challenge. What’s so challenging about the timeframe? The 2018 launch presupposes that the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket will be ready to fly by 2018. That launch vehicle, capable of hefting 53 tons to low-Earth orbit (almost twice the ground-to-LEO payload capacity of the Space Shuttle), has already slipped in its development several times. SpaceX is now talking about a test flight by the end of this year, but there is low confidence in the launch industry that the company will make the deadline. One reason for the delays may be complexity: Falcon Heavy combines three Falcon 9 core stages for a total of 27 engines. Nevertheless, when SpaceX gets the vehicle


Prompt: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday said he will appoint a senior officer to be a liaison between himself and the service secretaries and service chiefs to tackle an increasing number of ethical lapses and scandals across the services. Hagel has not selected the official yet, but promised it would be a senior ranking general, and one with experience ranging from the combat theater to curriculum and training. The move follows recent revelations of exam cheating among Air Force and Navy personnel working with nuclear weapons and reactors. These scandals followed a report by the Washington Post exposing a host

of investigations that included generals accused of sexual assault, drinking on the job and corruption. "Ethics and character are absolute values we can't take for granted but have to be constantly reinforced," Hagel told an afternoon press conference at the Pentagon. "An uncompromising culture of accountability must exist at every level of command. That must be practiced and emphasized by leadership at every level. Like at all institutions, it starts at the top." Hagel called the effort "a top priority," and said the officer he appoints will work daily with the service secretaries and brass, including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, to assess and fix the problem. He said he will meet with the officer weekly to hear reports on what is being done. Currently, both the Air Force and Navy have investigations into allegations of widespread cheating by airmen and sailors on proficiency exams. The Air Force has suspended 92 Air Force nuclear missile officers suspended at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., where they are accused of cheating on monthly proficiency tests or not reporting knowledge of the scam. In the Navy, 32 senior noncommissioned officers training to be instructors on nuclear reactors have been accused of cheating on their own tests, according to officials. Meanwhile, court documents in a federal case allege a federal contractor bribed multiple Navy officers in exchange for information on ship schedules and cooperation in steering Navy ships to ports where the company could reap higher fees. The increased reports of sexual assault have been a recurring embarrassment to the services in recent year. Congress is now looking at different pieces of legislation intended to change the way sexual assault cases are handled in the military. In one of the most recent cases, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus forced the resignation of


Prompt: Green River Killer Gary Ridgway's victims in photos A decade after striking a plea deal in the Green River killings, Gary Ridgway has been convicted in 49 slayings of women and girls who disappeared in the 1980s and 1990s. Ridgway and investigators agree he has killed far more, though the truthfulness of his confessions -- offered to avoid execution -- remains suspect. Ridgway has not been convicted or accused in any murders outside King County; authorities elsewhere could still seek a death sentence against the serial killer. less A decade after striking a plea deal in the Green River killings,

Gary Ridgway has been convicted in 49 slayings of women and girls who disappeared in the 1980s and 1990s. Ridgway and investigators agree he has ... more Photo: Green River Taskforce Photos From Seattle P-I Archives Photo: Green River Taskforce Photos From Seattle P-I Archives Image 1 of / 67 Caption Close Green River Killer Gary Ridgway's victims in photos 1 / 67 Back to Gallery No one knows how many girls and women Gary Ridgway killed. Captured Nov. 30, 2001, Ridgway – better known as the Green River Killer – cut a plea deal on Nov. 5, 2003, meant to give some of his victims’ families solace. While Ridgway admitted to more than 70 killings in King County, it is suspected he killed women elsewhere. Ridgway said he’d killed too many women to recall each slaying. Only the King County killings were included in the 2003 plea agreement, which saw Ridgway sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. When the deal was struck, prosecutors believed they could prove Ridgway had killed seven women, and that most of the other killings would go unsolved. Ridgway could still face a death sentence if he were to be convicted elsewhere or charged in King County killings to which he hasn’t admitted. No other charges have been brought against him. Above is a slideshow with photos of each of the identified women Ridgway has been convicted of killing. They range in age from 15 to 38 – most of Ridgway’s victims were teens – and their deaths span at least 16 years. He was also convicted of killing three women whose remains have not been identified. Check the Seattle 911 crime blog for more Seattle crime news. Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news. Seattlepi.com reporter Levi Pulkkinen can


Prompt: It’s 6 p.m. Thursday and about 50 men and women, many of them homeless, are seated in an outdoor area behind an old brick building on Tampa Heights’s Florida Avenue, waiting for dinner. First, Charissa Stepp, 23, the director of what is called The Banquet, asks everyone to keep silent while she says a prayer of thanks. Then the serving begins: In the indoor kitchen of this building called “The Well,” three volunteers pile plates high with beef, zucchini and rice (prepared by Metropolitan Ministries) and hand them to four other volunteers who, acting as waiters and waitresses, distribute them

to the hungry. Most of the diners say “Thank you” or “God bless you,” but a few are so focused on some private anguish that they barely acknowledge the food in front of them. Most eat avidly — for some, it’s their only meal of the day. There’s laughter now, and conversation, and the occasional friendly argument. By 6:15, plates are empty and the waitstaff comes by with full bowls, offering seconds to whoever wants them. Then, if Metro Min has provided, there’s dessert: cookies or cake. Their bellies full, the guests wander back to their lives on the street or at the Good Samaritan Inn while volunteers collect the plates and glasses and hand them to others who wash them in big metal sinks. By 7, the chairs and tables are folded up and the eating area is mostly deserted. Another Banquet has come and gone. The Well has served Tampa’s poor once again. Not everybody is comfortable about this. “He told me that he’d be crucified if he renewed our lease,” says Jon Dengler, The Well’s visionary director, about landlord Pawan Rattan. Dengler explains that Rattan told him the pressure from businesses and private citizens in Tampa Heights was simply overwhelming: This home for the homeless was marring an area that’s on the rise socio-economically. Rattan tells me he doesn’t remember making such a statement, and adds that he won’t decide for a few more months whether or not to renew The Well’s lease. But Dengler knows what he heard, and is already thinking about how to carry on when he loses the building in mid-2017. One thing is certain: He won’t give up on the poor. He’s profoundly committed to serving them — sees it as a religious obligation — and nothing like a gentrifying community will


Prompt: Last week, I posted this article analyzing NFL team/college pairings in the NFL Draft. In that study, I included every draft pick since 1936, as the goal was to get a flavor of NFL history. However, I thought it would be fun to do the same thing but to look at more recent time periods. Today’s post will be mostly tables, so hopefully you guys can add the analysis. Let’s start by looking at all (but only) the drafts in the post-merger period in NFL history. NFL Drafts from 1970 to 2013 Top Five Schools for each Team The Rams/UCLA

connection is still at the top of the list, but the Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh combination falls off. In fact, the Chiefs and 49ers have drafted as many Panthers since the merger (10) as the Steelers. The table below shows the top five schools for each team: All teams to draft 10+ players from the same school since 1970 This list displays all team/college pairings with at least ten players. For space reasons, the table defaults by showing the top 50, but you can use the search function and the arrow boxes at the bottom of the table to see the rest of the list. Over the last 30 years (1984 to 2013) If we look at only the drafts from the last 30 years, the Bears/Sooners top the list. Chicago drafted 14 players from Oklahoma since 1984, with Tommie Harris being the best. Here are the top five schools for each team All teams to draft 7+ players from the same school since 1984 Over the last 20 years (1994 to 2013) The local connections really die down once we limit things to just the past two decades. Unsurprisingly, the southeast portion of the country is the one most likely to stay local. Top Five Schools for each Team All teams to draft 5+ players from the same school since 1994 Over the last 10 years (2004 to 2013) No connection over the past decade has been as strong as Cincinnati-Georgia. It started with Robert Geathers in 2004, and then the Bengals selected David Pollack and Odell Thurman in the first two rounds of the 2005 draft. In 2010, Cincinnati went back to the Bulldogs front seven and hit a home run with Geno Atkins in the fourth round. In 2011, A.J. Green was the team’s first round pick, and the Bengals


Prompt: To Scalia, this is all stuff and nonsense. He believes the government should be able to prefer religion. Government neutrality on religious matters, he says, "is not an accurate representation of what Americans believe." Scalia goes on to assert that in the 1960s and `70s, when the high court was much more separationist than it is now, it was in fact "hostile" to religion. "I am not sure how Orthodox Jews feel about the Establishment Clause, but I assume they do not like driving God out of public life," he observes. Admittedly, I don't move in Scalia's rarefied circles, but

I see little evidence of God being driven out of public life. It's true that government is not supposed to promote religion, but people still can - and they do. Scalia denies that his personal religious views have influenced the way he votes, but then he cuts loose with this gem: "There is a quote attributed to various people from Bismarck down to Charles de Gaulle. I prefer to attribute it to Charles de Gaulle because it sounds like him. `God protects,' he said, `little children, drunkards and the United States of America.' I think it may be true. And the reason may be because we honor Him as a nation. We invoke Him in our country, our Presidents invoke Him, my court open its sessions with `God save the United States.' Those things are not insignificant." Unfortunately, the entire interview is not online. I shudder to think what else it might contain. Scalia has been a complete and utter disaster as far as church-state separation is concerned. He was one of two justices to vote in favor of allowing public schools to teach "creation science." He has voted to allow government to meddle in school prayer at every turn. He believes taxing people to support religious institutions is just fine. As far as he is concerned, government can festoon itself with the Ten Commandments and other sectarian symbols. His view on the free exercise of religion is similarly crabbed. In 1990, Scalia wrote a majority opinion blithely dismissing the importance of the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause and giving government sweeping new powers to restrict religious behavior. Even many conservatives were appalled. Scalia also wants to limit the right of Americans to challenge church-state violations in federal court. He was in the majority in the infamous Hein v. Freedom


Prompt: After the Las Vegas murders, Sen. Brian Schatz Brian Emanuel SchatzDems mock Trump's pitch for Fourth of July celebration Democrats brush off GOP 'trolling' over Green New Deal GOP Green New Deal stunt is a great deal for Democrats MORE (D-Hawaii) urged Congress to “take a stand against gun violence by passing common-sense gun safety laws.” On Monday, after the mass murder in Texas, he wrote, “A simple idea: Anyone convicted of domestic abuse should see their rights under the 2nd Amendment severely curtailed.” On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeBrexit and exit: A transatlantic comparison Poll: 33%

of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell Trump suggests Heller lost reelection bid because he was 'hostile' during 2016 presidential campaign MORE (R-Ariz.) announced that he and Sen. Martin Heinrich Martin Trevor HeinrichOvernight Defense: Dems aim to block use of defense funds for wall | Watchdog issues new warning on Syria withdrawal | Trump wants to 'watch Iran' from Iraq Senate Dems introduce bill to block Trump from using military funds to build wall Puerto Rico statehood supporters pin hopes on House action MORE (D-N.M.) are writing a bill “to prevent anyone convicted of domestic violence — be it in criminal or military court — from buying a gun. In the spirit of these proposals, here are some ideas for tough federal gun laws — most of which should have been enacted years ago. For people convicted of domestic violence, even a misdemeanor, how about a lifetime prohibition on firearms possession? ADVERTISEMENT Further, a government license should be required for anyone who wants to manufacture, import, or sell firearms. The license should be mandatory not only for formal businesses, but also for individuals who make repetitive transactions for the purpose of profit. This would cover people at gun shows who put up signs declaring themselves to be “unlicensed dealers.” Anyone who engages in the firearms business without a federal license should be punished by up to five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Manufacturers, importers, and dealers who are granted a federal license should have to keep meticulous records of every transaction. Their records and inventory should be subject to warrantless, random inspections by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). If a license-holder goes out of business, all the records of past sales should be delivered to the ATF. Before a gun store can sell a firearm to


Prompt: In the field of theoretical morphology of biological shapes, coiling shells have drawn considerable interest for many years. Rice [16] provided a theoretical model based on the idea that the animal must keep a constant gradient of shell growth rate between the outer and inner edge (the gradient) to produce a coiling shell. This idea has been incorporated in many recent models for shell growth (for example, Hammer et al.[17]. Urdy et al. [18]. By contrast, the molecular basis of shell coiling is poorly understood to date. Probably a morphogen-like gradient substance exists, but no candidate for such a concentration

gradient has yet been identified. Our results suggest that the left–right gradient of the Dpp protein (caused by a left–right asymmetric expression of the dpp gene) could be the most likely candidate for the gradient in shell coiling, as discussed for some previous mathematical models [16–18]. 2 3 2 3 4 19 20 8 3 . Therefore, if cells rapidly proliferate, more cells can secrete shell-matrix proteins in any one unit of time. We thus propose that during coiled-shell development, Dpp acts as a trigger for an asymmetric cell proliferation, by producing a concentration gradient in the mantle from one spot of expression, and diffuses to the other side of the mantle (Figure 5 5 5 5 2 3 4 5 In this study, we found that in the coiled-shell snail L. stagnalis, dpp is expressed in the local spot of the left or right side mantle edge that corresponds with the shell-coiling direction at the veliger stage, and continues being expressed asymmetrically until the adult stage (FigureA-H; Figure). By contrast, in the limpets, dpp continues to be expressed symmetrically from the late trochophore stage to the adult stage (FigureI,K,L; Figure). Furthermore, we found by western blotting using anti-phosphorylated SMAD1/5/8 antibodies that Dpp signals are indeed distributed asymmetrically in the mantle edge in the coiled-shell snail and symmetrically in the non-coiled-shell limpet (Figure). In the fruit fly, Dpp works as a morphogen during wing development, spreading through the target point and forming a concentration gradient that provides positional information []. Rogulja et al. [] further showed that Dpp triggers cell division, and the division activity correlates positively with the concentration of Dpp gradient. Hashimoto et al. [] suggested that in gastropods, Dpp might function by triggering the regulation of cell division in the mantle during shell formation. The cells of


Prompt: The Internal Revenue Service took a bold step for a government agency and released a smartphone application. Titled IRS2Go, the app lets users check their tax return status. But IRS2Go’s relatively limited functionality signals a future challenge for federal agencies releasing iPhone/Android applications: how do you give people the functionality they want while still complying with a variety of outdated rules that govern agencies’ interactions with the public.IRS2Go is a handsome piece of work that lets users check the status of their federal income tax refund, receive daily tax tips and follow the Twitter feed of the IRS, @IRSNews. That

is, however, nothing that cannot be accomplished on the IRS’ website — but the application does help give a handy public relations boost to a sometimes beleaguered government agency. One thing the application does not do is to allow users to enter tax information via their smartphones or to access tax law information on their handsets. While the wisdom of anyone attempting to enter their taxes on an iPhone is debatable, it is important to note that the IRS was constrained in their options by a series of agreements and government regulations. Software developers working on tax preparation software are subject to a byzantine series of regulations that effect everything from credit card processing to file specifications and XML schemas. The best known of these, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, last had its protocol specifications updated in 2005 — well before the rise of smartphones. Questions submitted to the national media relations office of the IRS by Talking Points Memo about the development process behind the software and whether coding was done in-house or through an external vendor were not answered by press time. However, the IRS offered a prepared statement touting the functionality of the “first release of the IRS2Go app,” implying future functionality would be added to the application. While IRS2Go is not a game-changer, its functionality is a step in the right direction. Paul Caron, a prominent tax scholar and D. & L. Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Pepperdine University, said “I think the IRS is to be commended for being at the forefront of government agencies in employing new social media to communicate with its customers (taxpayers) [and] not just the new iPhone/Android app, but also its use of Twitter, iTunes and YouTube. The IRS was wise not to go the Facebook route


Prompt: At the risk of sounding arrogant, the one thing I can appreciate about myself is that I have no illusions about my shortcomings. I willing admit that my expectations of others can be high and sometimes even unrealistic, but for myself, I really just want people to accept me as I am. However, when you are as stubborn and as set in your ways as I am, you tend to get kicked in the rear by karma a lot. And you also run into the constant irritation of people trying to change you all the time. I like to think

of my karma as my wake up calls from God. Sometimes these calls are subtle in nature and only require a tiny poke for me to wake up and redirect myself. But more times than not, it takes a drastic, hard, swift, life altering kick in the ass to make me say “oh, that is what HE meant.” Here is the thing though, I don’t see anything wrong with it, nor would I do anything any different. I am a firm believer in “you made your bed, now lay in it” philosophy. If I mess up, than I mess up but on the same token, it is my responsibility to clean up after myself. Sure, I can try to prevent it but unfortunately, I’m just a permanent member of the hard head makes a soft ass club and that is just the way it is. The beauty of where I am at in my life right now is that I am ensuring that this time around, when karma comes calling, I learn to not repeat these same errors. I do believe that life is all about falling and getting back up because it tests your faith and keeps it in check. Even if it takes 50 times to learn just 1 simple lesson, then so be it. Celebrate the accomplishment of learning the lesson and praise God for your new knowledge. I remember the days of trying to be a perfectionist. I believed that term was something to aspire to and that you really had issues to resolve if you weren’t aspiring to it as well. Nowadays, I am more relaxed and I realize there are very few things I do perfectly and it’s not even a term I want to make applicable for myself. See, my biggest karma lesson


Prompt: After stinging criticism from media watchdogs, cable news network CNN says in the future it will mention the fact that one of its contributors, Alex Castellanos, works for a firm that buys ad time for AHIP, the organization currently running a massive ad campaign against health care reform. But the network “did not explain why it had not done so in the past,” notes the New York Times. The network had generally described Castellanos as a Republican strategist. AHIP’s ads are running on CNN. The controversy erupted on Wednesday when media watchdog MediaMatters reported it had obtained evidence that the

company Castellanos works for, National Media, is the ad buyer for AHIP, short for America’s Health Insurance Plans, an umbrella group of insurers who are working to prevent health care reform from passing Congress. MediaMatters wrote: According to the detailed ad buy information obtained by Media Matters, Castellanos is responsible for placing, beginning October 11, more than $1 million of AHIP advertising in five states. Castellanos last appeared on CNN September 30; during a debate with Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) on The Situation Room, Castellanos defended Republican health care proposals. If Castellanos returns to CNN’s airwaves to discuss health care, it shouldn’t be as a Republican strategist and CNN contributor, but as what he is – an industry spokesman. On Thursday, blogger Greg Sargent at The Plum Line pointed out that Castellanos “is best known for producing the racially-charged ‘Hands’ ad” for the 1990 North Carolina Senate campaign, when incumbent Jesse Helms was trailing his Democratic challenger. The ad featured a pair of hands crumpling up a letter as the narrator stated, “You needed that job, but they had to give it to a minority.” Helms won the election, and some observers say the ad helped push Helms over the top. CNN is now defending itself against claims the network has blurred the line between news and advertising — long considered a cardinal sin among journalists. “Alex Castellanos has not been on CNN since AHIP began its recent advertising campaign, this week, which is when CNN learned of Alex’s relationship with AHIP,” the Times quoted CNN as stating. “When Alex Castellanos returns from his vacation and next appears on CNN, we will clearly disclose to our viewers relevant information including his firm’s relationship with AHIP.” As CNN itself reported, the health care industry has spent $263 million this year on


Prompt: Purity Ring Come Together Photo by Marina Chavez Published Mar 18, 2015 "Begin again, begin again, begin again."Megan James's words float overtop brooding washes of synths crafted by her musical partner Corin Roddick. The phrase, from the song of the same name, reappears, mantra-like, throughout the track, offering humble reassurance to its heartbroken protagonist that this too shall pass.Where the songs on Purity Ring 's debut, Shrines , channelled the body-horror imagery of early David Cronenberg, the theme of renewal runs through "Begin Again," and their anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, as a whole. "[It's about] flipping a life or

a phase around," confirms James. After touring duties for Shrines were completed, the singer left Halifax — where she'd lived since before she and Roddick started swapping files of the band's early tracks via email — and returned to Edmonton, their hometown.James calls "Begin Again" the most positive song on the record and fittingly, it provides the album with its title. "Another eternity captures that sense of the songs and the record as a whole. Being transported to another place. It's a way to express otherworldliness, or what isn't in front of you."That theme of rebirth was mirrored by the duo's creative process. After writing Shrines in geographic isolation from one another, James and Roddick decided to actually sit down in a room and write its followup together. "We hadn't even tried to write together," says Roddick. "We didn't have a plan, and a plan never came. We thought it would.""It was like we started over," says James, "like we were a new band."In the run up to Another Eternity's release, Purity Ring have been spending the winter in Los Angeles. "We've been living here the past couple of months, finishing the record and getting ready for tour," explains James, via Skype. "It's like a bucket list type of thing."Their days are filled with interviews; sometimes, they're the ones asking the questions, as they assemble a crew for their upcoming tour . Otherwise they're in the spotlight, spilling the details from the last few years of their lives. Despite the barrage of requests, they make a concerted effort to do any major press obligation together. That way both members can feel comfortable that the true face of the band is being reflected. "Being a boy-girl electronic duo is so typical right now," says James. "But there are ways that we


Prompt: Over the past few days, I've been talking to multiple sources about Star Wars: First Assault, the troubled multiplayer shooter that could be LucasArts's downloadable take on Battlefield and Call of Duty. Today Kotaku can reveal gameplay footage from the Star Wars shooter, which has not been announced and may never actually make it out of the studio, even though it's almost finished. Star Wars: First Assault was meant to be a "predecessor" to Battlefront III, we learned this week. LucasArts planned to release it this spring as a downloadable game, but Disney's acquisition of the company put all games

on freeze as executives try to figure out what to do with the Star Wars property. Advertisement We've got two clips of First Assault, both cut from a trailer that was designed for internal use at LucasArts back in October/November. This is footage from an older version of the game, and may not be a perfect reflection of what First Assault looks like today, but given that LucasArts won't talk about the game, this is all we've got. "The trailer contains all in-game footage, including known bugs and incomplete art," said a source. "In the time since it was made, many improvements have been made in performance, completeness, and quality." The first clip is the pre-rendered intro to the trailer. It gives you a look through the eyes of a Stormtrooper putting on his helmet: Advertisement UPDATE: Following a takedown request sent from Lucasfilm's legal department to our parent company, Gawker Media, we have removed both videos. Lucasfilm claims copyright on them and has also been pulling down versions of these clips that were ripped onto other sites on the Internet. We can assume that the next time you'll see the game—if you see it again—will be when Lucasfilm wants you to. The second clip contains gameplay footage from Star Wars: First Assault. In this clip, you can see stormtroopers and rebels battling across various Star Wars locales, like the desert planet Tatooine. It's very reminiscent of multiplayer mode in a first-person shooter like Call of Duty or Battlefield or Lucas's own Star Wars: Battlefront. The video shows action in both first- and third-person. We don't know if that's a third-person mode or just clips from a replay (or footage designed specifically for this trailer). You can also see some of the game's guns, attacks, and special abilities: It's still


Prompt: Update at 9:30 pm: With more firefighters on the ground overnight battling the 65,000-acre Butte Fire. Cal Fire spokesperson Nancy Longmore outlines the overnight fire suppression efforts saying, “I don’t know the specific targets, but they are just continuing to build line and as best as possible get a line around this monster.” Update at 7:35pm: CAL Fire has released the latest numbers on the Butte Fire. While some details are encouraging, others show the devastation the flames have brought. Firefighters have been able to hold the acreage at 65,000 and the containment has increased to 15%. However, Cal Fire

damage crews spent the day on the burn scar and report unfortunately, 86 homes and 51 outbuilding have been destroyed. The number of firefighters battling the blaze has hiked to 3,852 with 452 engines and 94 dozers on scene. Update at 6:35pm: Following today’s town hall meeting at Calaveras High School, CAO Shirley Ryan had a message for residents in the mandatory evacuation zones. Click here to view the video. To view the speech at the town hall meeting by Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Board Chairman Cliff Edson, click here. Update at 4:15pm: The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of San Andreas. It includes Pope Street, West Murray, Lewis Avenue, Miller Street, Wimbledon Drive, Forest Hill, Turner Ct., and along Mountain Ranch Road near Windmill, and the Gold Hunter Subdivision. Update at 3:20pm: Reporter Tori James was on hand at today’s Town Hall meeting at Calaveras High School. Some of the featured speakers included Josh White, CAL Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Chief, Paul Young, Fire Chief for the San Andreas Fire Department, Cliff Edson, Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Chairman, and Kim Zagaris, State Fire and Rescue Chief for the State of California. It was noted that five major wildfires are currently burning in California, but the Butte Fire is the number one priority. There are 350 engines from all over the state. The fire has been, at times, moving 60-70 ft. a minute. There are an estimated 13,000 evacuations. The main priority is protecting lives over property. Once an individual receives a mandatory evacuation, and has left, they are not allowed to go back to their property. The Red Cross considers the Butte Fire a national disaster and wants everyone who evacuates to register at one of the shelters so that they can


Prompt: METAIRIE, La. -- Drew Brees was critical Wednesday of the way NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has handled disciplinary issues in recent years - including the New Orleans Saints' bounty investigation. And Brees said he hopes the NFL's latest controversies will finally lead to a new disciplinary system that is fair, transparent and includes the NFL Players Association and independent experts instead of the "unilateral" system that has been in place with "no checks and balances." "Too many times, I'd say especially over the last few years, a punishment's been handed down and nobody has really seen the evidence except for

those in the league office -- supposedly," Brees said. "So decisions were made in kind of a, 'Hey, trust us.' But did the public see any of the facts? Did the accused see any of the facts? In most cases, no." Those were the biggest complaints among Saints players and the NFL Players Association during the drawn-out fight over bounty suspensions in 2012 -- which ultimately led to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue vacating all of Goodell's player punishments. Saints leaders such as coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis, however, had no such recourse with which to fight against Goodell's severe punishments since Goodell handed out the discipline and heard the appeal. "That's why you have multiple parties to make sure everyone comes together, cooler heads prevail. The decision isn't just based on emotion at the time, which I can say I believe has happened in the past in regards to commissioner discipline. It's been based upon emotion as opposed to maybe the facts," Brees said. "And (a new disciplinary policy would) prevent that from ever happening again." Brees also echoed the sentiment of many former Saints players and media analysts who have pointed out that Goodell has not been held accountable for mistakes made during the investigation of Ray Rice's domestic violence incident. And Goodell is not holding himself to the same standard to which he held Saints leaders to in the bounty punishments. "I think it's a great tie-in because obviously the same things that I've heard, the same things that I feel (about Goodell) are the quotes that were thrown out at members of the Saints organization in regards to why they were being punished," Brees said. "Things such as, 'Ignorance is no excuse,' and, 'if you didn't know you should've known,' are things that


Prompt: MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) paid no tax in Australia in the 2016 financial year, the third year in a row, despite reporting billions of dollars in income from operations in the country, a report from the tax office showed on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: An Exxon sign is seen at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, Illinois, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Exxon Mobil, which has oil and gas production in the Bass Strait and a stake in the giant Gorgon LNG project among other assets in Australia, reported

A$6.7 billion ($5.0 billion) in income, but it reported a loss for taxable income and paid no tax, similar to the previous two years. Exxon said it had no taxable income as it has invested nearly A$18 billion over the past few years on major projects including Gorgon and the Kipper Tuna Turrum field. “As these multi-billion investments were completed in 2017 and have started production, the amount of tax paid by ExxonMobil Australia is anticipated to increase significantly,” said Travis Parnaby, a spokesman for the oil major. Chevron reported A$2.1 billion in income for 2016 and paid no tax, while Shell Energy Holdings Australia - a unit of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) - reported A$4.2 billion in income and A$97 million in taxable income, but paid no tax. Chevron, operator of the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects, said it expects to pay significant taxes once those projects are running at full tilt. Shell is also a partner in Gorgon LNG. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) started requiring big companies to disclose their tax payments two years ago in a push to curb alleged tax avoidance. Top global miners BHP Billiton (BHP.AX)BLT.L and Rio Tinto (RIO.AX)(RIO.L) and the oil and gas giants have all been accused of shifting income to countries like the Netherlands and Singapore where tax rates are lower. A probe by the Australian Senate into corporate tax avoidance that began in 2014 was extended this week, and is now due to issue a final report by the end of May 2018. In New Zealand, the new Labour government on Thursday proposed legislation to prevent multinationals from shifting profits out of the country. Its tax office estimated the measures could raise about NZ$200 million ($137 million) a year. “Multinational companies are a welcome part of our economy but


Prompt: Beginners Guide to Installing and Configuring Django on Linux Django is a web framework for python. It provides you with the basic components that are required to build your website like HTML templates, User Authentication, Web Server etc. In this tutorial I will describe how you can install Django 1.7 on Linux with the latest version of Python and PostgreSQl. Software Versions Linux(CentOS 6.5) Python 3.4 Django 1.7 PostgresSQL 9 Step 1: Install Python 3.4 on your Linux machine. Ubuntu/Mint/Raspberry Pi users can skip this step as these distro's generally have the latest versions of python (check by running "python

--version") [leo@django~]$ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.2/Python-3.4.2.tgz [leo@django~]$ tar -xvzf Python-3.4.2.tgz [leo@django~]$ cd Python-3.4.2 [leo@django~]$ ./configure [leo@django~]$ make [leo@django~]$ sudo make altinstall [leo@django~]$ python --version Python 3.4.2 Step: 2 Install Django on Linux Before you install Django create a virtual environment, where the project dependencies will be installed and will not conflict with system dependencies. [leo@django~]$ pyvenv-3.4 venv3.4 [leo@django~]$ source venv3.4/bin/activate [leo@django~]$ pip install django Step 3: Install PostgreSQL 9.4 on Linux Django recommends the use of PostgreSQL for it's database operations. If you are not comfortable with Postgres, then you can configure MySQL or you can leave the settings to default and use SQLlite as well. Ubuntu/Mint/RasberryPi users can follow the PostgreSQL installation guide at http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/ [leo@django~]$ sudo vim /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo #add the below line to the base and update sections exclude=postgresql* [leo@django~]$ sudo yum localinstall http://yum.postgresql.org/9.4/redhat/rhel-6-x86_64/pgdg-centos94-9.4-1.noarch.rpm [leo@django~]$ sudo yum install postgresql94-server postgresql94-contrib postgresql-devel [leo@django~]$ sudo /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postgresql94-setup initdb or [leo@django~]$ sudo service postgresql-9.4 initdb [leo@django~]$ sudo service postgresql-9.4 start Create a Database and assign a user to it. [leo@django~]$ sudo su - postgres [postgres@django~]$ createdb yourdbname [postgres@django~]$ createuser -P yourdbuser #createuser will prompt you for a password, enter it twice. [postgres@django~]$ psql postgres=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE yourdbname TO yourdbuser; postgres=# \q Now try to connect via the command prompt [leo@django~]$ psql -U yourdbusername -h localhost -W yourdbname After you enter you password you will get the below error “FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user” This is because by default PostgreSQL uses ‘ident’ authentication i.e it checks if the username exists on the system. You need to change authentication mode to ‘md5’ as we do not want to add a system user. Modify the settings in "pg_hba.conf" to use 'md5' authentication. [leo@django~]$ sudo vim /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data/pg_hba.conf # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only local all all md5 # IPv4 local connections:


Prompt: The almost 1 million young undocumented people who have applied for Daca protections gave the federal government their addresses, fingerprints and more Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) program from next March will leave almost a million young immigrants in fear that the personal information they voluntarily handed the federal government in signing up for the scheme could now be turned against them to facilitate their own deportations. Tuesday’s announcement by the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, that the Obama-era protections against deportation for the young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers” would begin to be

dismantled in March 2018 puts the spotlight on the huge government database that has been compiled over the past five years. The records contain highly sensitive information on every individual who has applied for legal protection under the scheme, as well as relatives who might also be vulnerable to removal from the US. The latest federal statistics show that 936,394 young undocumented immigrants, all of whom were brought to the US as children, have applied for temporary permission to live and work in the US under Daca. Almost 800,000 have been accepted. My colleague Maria was deported. I saw the void she – and others – leave behind | Nick Nelson Read more In the process, those young people were required to divulge a large range of personal data, including home addresses, educational history, fingerprints and photographs. Such rich intelligence would provide the Trump administration with a potentially powerful surveillance tool were it to decide to round up and deport people as their Daca permits expire from next spring. The storage of the home addresses of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers alone could make the work of federal immigration officers vastly easier in deporting them. That knowledge in turn is likely to spread alarm among Daca recipients that their voluntarily divulged information may now be exploited against them, rendering them vulnerable even in their own homes. The database is currently under the control of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Under present rules, the data is not shared with the agency responsible for deportations – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) – but as both outfits fall under the same Department of Homeland Security, the potential for data sharing remains. “It would not be easy, but nor would it be impossible, for Ice to get hold of this data,” said


Prompt: Americans’ median pay packets have been flat since 1973, even though the vastly expanded federal government has justified its own salaries and its many massive spending and policy programs as a sure-fire way to boost education, productivity, and wages. The colossal 44-year failure of the federal government to help grow American men’s wages — or even to reduce poverty rates — is laid bare in the latest report from the Census Bureau, “Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016.” The dense report includes myriad detailed tables of data around one shocking chart, which reveals no growth in men’s wages

for the past 44 years, or since President Richard Nixon was beginning his second term in office. The sudden flatline followed a 31 percent rise in all men’s median wages from 1960 to 1972. During the 44-year period since 1973, income among women grew by roughly 30 percent as more skilled and trained women entered the market, gained experience, and were promoted to better-paying jobs. Those opportunities and contributions are good news — but they do not change the reality that men’s income has been flat for 44 years. In fact, the report notes that “the real median earnings of full-time, year-round working men were 1.1 percent lower in 2016 than in 2007.” There are many explanations for the flat income, such as the massive growth in the labor supply when 30 million additional American women and roughly 30 million immigrants joined in the marketplace competition for good jobs. For example, a pro-immigration panel at the prestigious National Academies of Science estimated in 2016 that the huge government-imposed inflow of immigrants since 1965 has imposed a hidden 5 percent “immigration tax” on Americans’ pay packets. Technology has made many individuals workers more productive but also sidelined many others, such as newspaper printers and steelworkers. Peaceful international trade has allowed men to sell more products overseas but also allowed employers to hire foreign workers instead of Americans. Whatever the combinations of reasons, the mid-point for men’s income has been flat for 44 years, according to the Census Bureau. The flat-earnings chart needs some explanation: It shows only inflation-adjusted, pre-tax pay packets, so it excludes the impact of inflation, company benefits, or taxes and government benefits, such as food-stamps and tax-breaks for children, or of Obamacare’s subsidies and spending obligations. It shows median income, which is the midpoint of the income scale.


Prompt: Dads in the Limelight Our 420th Dad in the Limelight is Ben Crawford. I want to thank Ben for being a part of this series. It has been great getting connected with him and now sharing him with all of you. 1) Tell me about yourself, (as well as how you are in the limelight for my readers knowledge) http://3encrawford.com/ I’ve founded some companies and love adventure. One of the business ventures was the topic of a documentary. We live in community and my primary earthly identity is being a father. You can read a more thorough “bio” here: 2)

Tell me about your family We have 6 children. 5 that are living. I got married at the age of 20 to Kami. We have 4 daughters (Dove, Eden, Memory, & Filia) and 1 son (named Seven). People always ask us if we are “done”. If we are it would not be by our choice. 3) What has been the largest challenge you have had in being a father? Overcoming porn, busyness, and identities tied to work and financial income to be emotionally and spiritually present with my children. 4) What advice would you give to other fathers? Talk to old people and ask them what they regret or are proud of. No old person ever wishes he had fewer children, spent less time with them, or answered more email. 5) How have you come to balance parenthood and outside life? I don’t know what this question means. To me “parenthood” is who I am. It’s not something to be balanced and there is no such thing as outside life. Every opportunity that my child is not with me, whether it be work or pleasure, is a missed opportunity to be with, enjoy, and train my child, AS WELL as learn myself more about God and my relationship with him. Parents are really obsessed with being a blessing to their children and we forget the the relationship primarily is that they are a blessing to us. We need to understand why we are not seeing things this way or we will keep on missing the point. I don’t know what this question means. To me “parenthood” is who I am. It’s not something to be balanced and there is no such thing as outside life. Every opportunity that my child is not with me, whether it be work or pleasure,


Prompt: Here are some recent developments on bitcoin and the blockchain from around the world. Russia’s Love-Hate Relationship Russia’s stance towards bitcoin and blockchain is a study of a great contrast. While Russia has been unfriendly towards bitcoins, it is showing enthusiasm towards its underlying technology, the blockchain. However, this could be changing. As Russia’s Central Bank moved to embrace the blockchain technology, comments by Andrei Lugovoi, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption generated hope for the future of cryptocurrencies as well. A press release by Russia’s Central Bank revealed that the central bank is

setting up a working group to engage in the “analysis and evaluation” of application possibilities of new financial technology. An extract from the release read, “The Central Bank established the Working Group on the analysis of advanced technologies and innovations in the financial market. Among the priority issues - the study of distributed technologies (e.g. blockchain), as well as new developments in the mobile, payment, and other areas.” Russia’s has been hard on its attitude towards bitcoin but the same has seen a gradual shift from a time when the Finance Ministry prepared a draft on banning all forms of money substitutes in Russia which includes bitcoins. According to Andrei Lugovoi, “In the beginning of 2016 after a series of meetings with the fiscal authorities and businesses, it was stated that in the future the Central Bank could begin to legalize and regulate certain transactions with Bitcoin, particularly peer-to-peer transactions and settlements with individuals.” Russia currently ranks fifth in the world with 200,000 users of cryptocurrency users, and thus if the above proposal is enforced, it will provide a big boost to virtual currencies. Bitcoin Could Be ‘Real Money’ in Japan In an interesting development, Japan’s financial regulators are reportedly considering treating virtual currencies such as bitcoin equivalent to real money, a move that would strengthen the mechanism of consumer protection and pave a way for growth in the virtual economy. Currently, virtual currencies in Japan are “recognized as objects but are not treated on a par with their more established counterparts.” As per the Nikkei report, FSA is considering amendments to legislation to include virtual currencies such as bitcoin as “fulfilling the functions of currency.” The proposal will be submitted during the ongoing Ordinary Diet Session. This move would bring entities like exchanges for virtual currency under a regulatory


Prompt: The following passages are excerpts from Last Superman Standing: The Al Plastino Story, a forthcoming biography of the artist written by Ed Zeno. (Excerpt from) Chapter 2: Harry “A” Branching Out In the early days of the comic-book industry most people knew each other, and news traveled fast. Soon after he started working at the [Harry A.] Chesler studio, Alfred “Al” Plastino heard about other publishers needing help. He took samples of his output to a competitor and was taken aback when that company’s art editor informed him that the work was not his. “What do you mean? I should

know. I’m the one who drew them,” said Plastino, to which the editor responded, “The actual artist who drew those pages was in here not long ago, showing me the same ones.” Creators mostly chose not to sign their artwork during the comic-book field’s first three-decades-plus, because bosses might consider it “stealing” if their employees and freelancers decided to moonlight. Nevertheless, Plastino learned the importance of marking his pages since others were taking credit for the work. He and his cohorts sneaked initials — and sometimes even their last names — into splash panels, end pages and elsewhere. An example can be found on the splash page to the Rocketman story published in Scoop Comics #3 (March 1942). At bottom left is a hunchbacked person holding a strap. On the strap is written “AL PLA.” Plastino remembered: “I jumped around, inking for Fawcett and Funnies Incorporated.” Those weren’t the only companies he moonlighted at. Because he had been published so early in the burgeoning comic-book trade, Plastino rarely had to go looking for additional work. Extra jobs usually found him. He became known as someone who didn’t need coaching and could get the task done reliably. Chesler never knew about Plastino’s side projects, or he’d have been furious. Different studios paid different wages, but $9 per page was probably the most the freelancing young man made during this period. Art editor Jack Binder left Chesler’s studio in 1940. Before long, he was running his own operation. Plastino noted that he only drew one story for the Jack Binder studio. It was tough to survive in the early comic-book business, and Binder developed a reputation as a bit of a hustler. Plastino remembered how Binder had taken advantage of him when he was at Chesler’s; Binder had the 18-year-old pencil side


Prompt: When you take into account its purchase price and all of the consumables it requires--toner or ink, paper, imaging drums, and more--you may find that a printer is one of the most expensive pieces of IT equipment in your business. When any one user needs access to an expensive machine only intermittently, sharing the hardware among as many users as possible makes sense. The simplest way to accomplish this in an office is to put the printer on the office network, where all network users can reach it. There are three basic approaches to putting a printer on a network.

The first is to use a printer that has networking capabilities built in. The second is to attach a printer to a separate network endpoint (a dedicated print server) that may or may not have additional features. And the third is to attach the printer to a computer workstation and share it with other network users. Each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages, and each works best under specific circumstances. Connecting a Network-Enabled Printer The easiest type of printer to connect is one that comes with a network adapter already installed in it. If your network architecture is simple, you can have a peripheral of this type printing across the network in a matter of minutes. If every computer in the office or home network resides in the same network space (that is, if the first three triplets in the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address are the same for each machine), setting up printer sharing is quite simple. If different subnetworks exist (so that only the first two triplets are the same for every computer) the task is more complicated--but in such a case, your business probably also has a dedicated IT staff. Often the product description accompanying printers equipped with preinstalled network adapters includes the words "network printer" or "network capable." Many printer manufacturers signal that the printer is network-ready by including the letter "n" somewhere in the model name. The network connection provided may be cable-based or wireless. Either method of data transfer will be faster than the speed at which paper can come out of the printer, so the method has no significant impact on printer performance. Network-enabled machines may be inkjets (such as the Epson B-510DN and the HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 Wireless) or lasers (such as the Dell 5130cdn and the HP CP4025dn). The


Prompt: Welcome to our new summer series. A lot has happened over Todd Graham's first three seasons as Arizona State's head football coach. Over the next two weeks, we will be ranking 15 of Graham's 28 total wins so far before the 2015 season, which has potential to send the program to new heights. Before that happens, let's look at the games that put ASU in this position. Our No. 15 win for Graham saw the Sun Devils explode in the second half for a dominating win over Colorado in 2012. At No. 14, ASU's last game of the 2014 campaign

saw the Sun Devils go head-to-head with the Blue Devils of Duke: No. 14: Dec. 27, 2014 - Sun Devils claim Sun Bowl Thriller In many seasons, a trip to the Sun Bowl with a chance to secure a 10-win season would serve as the culmination of a successful campaign for Sun Devil fans. But after the emotional high of winning the Pac-12 South in 2013 and climbing up to No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings at a late juncture in the season, Arizona State's expectations extended beyond finishing its season in El Paso, Texas. However, as the 8-1 Sun Devils faltered late in the year, falling at Oregon State and coming up one play short in a heartbreaking loss to Arizona, ASU dropped out of contention for the major bowls and was selected to play Duke in the Sun Bowl to wrap up the season. Participating in the Sun Bowl didn't live up to the high expectations fans have grown to hold for the program, but the game provided them with an exhilrating showcase. Having benched him in the second half in hopes of pulling out a late win against the Wildcats, Todd Graham had to make a decision on whether to put Taylor Kelly back in the starter's role for the Sun Bowl. He opted to go with his senior captain, and gave Kelly the chance to lead ASU to a victory in his final collegiate game. Kelly played well early, but it was the play of freshman Demario Richard that stole the show for the Sun Devils. After a 16-yard completion to Jaelen Strong and a 14-yard Kelly scamper, Richard capped off ASU's first drive of the game with a 9-yard touchdown run and ASU took an early 7-0 lead. ASU and Duke traded field


Prompt: It was towards the end of a long, cold, 2 month tour around Europe promoting my new album, just about to head to Portugal to finish off and enjoy a bit of sun. I got an email from a fan in Switzerland saying something like “Hey, check out this video, it’s pretty cool but the best part is the music ;-)” I clicked the link and it lead me to a video on Eurosport/Yahoo Europe. The video was by Red Bull and was of a guy called Daniel Bodin doing an amazing 220ft jump on a snowmobile, from an Olympic

ski ramp. The music behind it was my song “What Am I?” from my second album “The Rooftop Recordings.” I was very flattered that they had used my music and so posted the video on all my social media sites etc. Then I found the same video on Youtube, which had already garnered an impressive 250,000 views and noticed people in the comments asking who the song was by. Why didn’t they know who the song was by? Well because Red Bull hadn’t mentioned me in the credits, nor in the Youtube description box. I called my publisher and he knew nothing about them using the music and assured me they had not asked for permission. That’s when it dawned on me…. Red Bull had stolen my music!!! I had to do something about this. The video was getting thousands of views a day, had already been up a week and I needed to get some kind of promotion from all this. So I sent a mail to everyone my mailing list asking them for a favour, explaining what had happened. I asked them to go to the YouTube video and leave comments with my name and the name of the song, so at least someone who was interested in the music could find me and/or my albums. Well they really came through for me and throughout that day around 25 comments appeared on the video thread, some very angry that Red Bull hadn’t given me credit nor paid anything. This seemed to work as Red Bull promptly put a link to my album on iTunes and my name in the video description. This certainly helped things along as that song shot up to being my most played song on Spotify the day after and downloads from iTunes went up