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GK Sean Johnson (6) - Only two saves but a 71st minute diving stop on Rey after a corner kick was cleared out at the top of the box was a good one. Control and poise continues to improve with each passing month. |
D Gonzalo Segares (6) - An adventure or two early but solid late in the match. A big tackle in the 55th to deny Dike an opportunity with the Fire scrambling to cover a TFC counter. |
D Austin Berry (6) - Good defense against Toronto attackers Dike and Earnshaw. Strong in the air. His deflection from a Magee cross in the 50th was nearly pushed into the net by TFC but the ball hit the post. |
D Bakary Soumare (6) - The center back duo seems to be coming together late in the season after some shaky moments. Soumare played big most of the night. There were some the usual long balls to nowhere but two passes in particular were beauties. A great ball to Nyarko in the 32 set up a chance and another over the top ... |
D Jalil Anibaba (6) - Very good on both ends particularly in the first half. Some slick ball skills in the the 11th earned an early corner kick. |
M Patrick Nyarko (6) - Owned Morgan on the right side most of the night, unfortunately nothing came out of it on the scoreboard. Uncharacteristically heavy touch on a pass or two out continues to work on both ends. Catch his post game comments at the Fire Confidential Facebook page. |
M Jeff Larentowicz (6) - Picked up a very soft yellow card and will miss the New York game but he played another quality game in the middle. The Fire's possession advantage in the first half (59-41) and passing (78%) dropped off in the second. |
M Egidio Arevalo Rios (6) - Started the game and went 60 minutes after playing in a tough World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night. Completed 28 of 31 passes and kept the ball moving positively while he was in there. |
M Dilly Duka (6) - A 7th minute pass to Anangono resulted in the first big chance of the game but Frei was equal to the task. Beat two defenders but couldn't get by the third just before the half. |
F Mike Magee (6) - Tied Di Vaio for the golden boot with his 20th goal of the season and didn't stutter step this time on his way to a Panenka to beat Frei for the only score of the game. Very active again. Continues to justify why he should be the league MVP. He talks about the game and the MVP award at the Fire Confi... |
F Juan Luis Anangono (6) - Didn't score but he was dangerous again. His blast in the 81st after a great pass from Magee, hit the underside of the crossbar and came straight down on the line. He hit the post again a few minutes later from a difficult angle. |
M Alex (5) - Entered the match in the 60th minute for Rios. Decision making was suspect in a few instances. Most notably after a good run, he held onto the ball much too long and missed a wide open Magee to his left in the 84th squandering a good chance. |
M Chris Rolfe (5) - Subbed in for Duka in the 76th and managed one long distance shot attempt, which was blocked in one of his few touches. |
M Logan Pause (5) - Came in to the match for Nyarko in the 88th as the Fire looked to kill the remaining time. |
that way, but the team could still fall to 6th. |
The team should have finished 3rd or 4th with ease, that's what is so disappointing about this season. |
If the Fire lose in New York they can still make it but need help. |
They've earned this position with such a terrible start and so many disheartening slip ups to lose points late in games...and with an overall really nice second half of the season with some in season acquisitions to be applauded. They have a tough match-up, but how much more fun can it be heading to NY to end the seaso... |
Red Bulls have a chance to win their first significant hardware ever (include Metros) with the Supporter's Shield. It would be a nice accomplishment to spoil that on top of a playoff berth. |
Looking for a heaping plate of schadenfreude in New Jersey on Sunday. |
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to "de-professionalize" college athletes. |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to "de-professionalize" college athletes. |
"As we near the exciting conclusion of 'March Madness' — which would more accurately be described as the 2011 NCAA Professional Basketball Championships — it's time we step back and finally address the myth of amateurism surrounding big-time college football and basketball in this country," said Nader, whose League of ... |
NCAA spokesman Bob Williams said referring to college athletes as professionals defies logic. |
"They are students, just like any other student on campus who receives a merit-based scholarship," he said. |
Nader, a former presidential candidate, argued that his plan also would help reduce the "win-at-all-costs" mentality in high schools by reducing the incentive of college scholarships. |
"An entire industry has developed in the youth sports arena — club teams, personal trainers, etc. — to prey on families' dreams of an athletic scholarship," he said. "The lure of the elusive athletic scholarship is the primary — sometimes the only — marketing tool these youth sports entrepreneurs use." |
He said he would try to gin up support for his proposal from university presidents, Capitol Hill and the Education Department. |
"We'll use all the levers," Nader said. "We'll use the parents of athletes who've been mistreated and sick and forced to play when they're injured." |
Nader added that he hadn't yet canvassed Capitol Hill, but figured he'd find lawmakers who are concerned about the way college athletes are treated. |
He noted that the Drake Group, a college athletic watchdog organization, has come out in favor of banning athletic scholarships. |
Nader said that colleges should either integrate athletics into the educational mission by eliminating college scholarships, or, "openly acknowledge the professionalism in big-time college sports, remove the tax-exempt status currently given to athletic departments, and make universities operate them as unrelated busin... |
The longtime former head of the NCAA, Walter Byers, has called for paying college athletes. |
Nader said his proposal was the opening initiative of a rejuvenated League of Fans, a sports reform group that has been dormant for some time. |
Ballot and voting information for Mendocino County. |
Shall Mendocino County Code Chapter 5.20 be amended to authorize collection of a Transient Occupancy Tax on short-term visitor accommodations of 30 days or less in private campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks, estimated to raise $1,000,000 annually? |
Shall the measure renewing for four years the Coast Life Support District's previously adopted appropriations limit to allow the use of all proceeds of taxes for ambulance and urgent care services be adopted? |
RANGERS ace Steven Whittaker is desperate to see skipper David Weir agree a new deal and spearhead the club’s charge for honours next term. |
Weir is set to open talks with manager Walter Smith over a fresh contract, with all signs pointing towards another year-long stretch for the evergreen 39-year-old. |
Whittaker admits Weir has been a fantastic leader for the Light Blues since taking over from Barry Ferguson in the wake of the ‘Bevvygate’ scandal in April. |
Whittaker said: “The big man keeps producing and he’s just unbelievable. |
“He is a great professional and he’s great to have around the changing-room. |
“He is well-liked and is a leader out on the park. However, he plays an important role off the field, as well. |
Whittaker also hopes that hauling in a guaranteed £10million from qualifying for next term’s Champions League will mean the nucleus of the squad can be kept together – despite Rangers’ well- documented financial difficulties. |
He said: “We have a massive squad, but everyone was used and played their part. |
Back in January, Gers were desperate to get a big name off the wage bill to raise cash, with Kris Boyd having been lined up for a switch to Birmingham City. |
That didn’t go through, but Whittaker knows many fans feared the worst with the bank putting pressure on the board and Celtic opening up a seven-point lead at the top of the SPL. |
The former Hibs ace, though, believes Smith’s men have shown their guts for a battle in the four months since. |
He said: “I think a lot of people would have written us off at the start of the year, but we always believed we could go on a run of results. The run we did end up putting together was great. |
“There is a determination and a real willingness not to lose within this squad. |
“We have a winning mentality and the manager hammers that through to us. |
Whittaker went through a spell on the sidelines and has had to dig deep to win back his place. But Smith made special mention of his form during the final weeks of the campaign, and Whittaker has been delighted by the way things have gone. |
He beamed: “It is great to have praise and especially from the manager. |
“It’s been fantastic since I came to the club and it is just about getting a run of games where you can find a level of consistency. I feel I have done that over the past couple of months. |
“I had an injury near the start of the season and was a bit frustrated, but the turn of the year came and I got my chance. |
Whittaker admits, though, that Rangers didn’t produce their best against a spirited Falkirk in the cup final at the weekend. |
He said: “We never really hit the ground running. We knew Falkirk would keep the ball in stages. It was about keeping their chances to a minimum and we did that. |
Look at what today's entrepreneurs are inventing: from a sandwich that never gets soggy to a wireless picture frame to a sweet way to make gasoline. |
NEW YORK (FORTUNE Small Business Magazine) - Entrepreneurs tend to stay at least one step ahead of the pack, and lately they have been widening their lead. Small businesses are generating so much that's new in our economy that more and more big corporations are buying them up to gain access to their research and develo... |
Leftover halloween candy might not seem like fuel for anything but dental cavities, but Xethanol, a firm based in New York City, may change that perception. |
Since 2003, Xethanol has operated two Iowa plants that can cheaply distill a gasoline additive called ethanol from bizarre sources such as stale butterscotch candy. When technicians mix the sweets with a special form of yeast, fermentation results, producing ethanol. (Typically producers of ethanol derive the clean-bur... |
Xethanol isn't just relying on candy for its fuel supply. This year it plans to introduce a process that will make it possible to turn all kinds of things--including cornstalks, grass clippings, and old newspapers--into ethanol. If all goes as planned, 59-year-old CEO and founder Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor projects re... |
Xethanol will use a recently discovered form of yeast to ferment various types of garbage into ethanol. It has obtained rights to the process from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where a scientist discovered that a yeast in the intestines of a type of beetle can convert plant-based waste product into ethanol. |
This year d'Arnaud-Taylor intends to begin opening plants on the East Coast that will use yeast from the beetles to brew ethanol from sludge left over from paper milling. The plants will be able to make in total more than 100 million gallons of ethanol a year. That's a trickle, considering that Americans burn nearly 21... |
And even if oil prices drop below $30 a barrel, Xethanol needn't worry, say experts. "Relying on cheaper processes than competitors could help the company if prices fall," says Anthony Marchese, president of Monarch Capital Group in New York City. Good news. Unless, of course, Uncle Sam takes away those hefty subsidies... |
A hacker group called Turkish Crime Family says that it can access 250 million iCloud accounts, and will do so on April 7 to reset the password, locking people out of their accounts. They've even threatened to wipe people's linked iPhones if Apple doesn't pay up. And while it's hard to tell how legitimate the threat is... |
The group says it has seven members, and has requested $700,000 from Apple to stand down. It also may be planning a demonstration of what they can do prior to the deadline. "We have something planned soon before the attack," a member of the group tells WIRED. |
For its part, Apple says that the group doesn't pose a threat. "There have not been any breaches in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud and Apple ID," the company said in a statement. "The alleged list of email addresses and passwords appears to have been obtained from previously compromised third-party services. W... |
And yet the claims merit some credence, as the hackers have demonstrated that they can access a small group of accounts. That's not proof of broad iCloud access, though. It's a common practice on today's internet for hackers to comb through username and password combinations from older company data breaches, and find c... |
"If there was a breach or not, you'll have to wait and see otherwise it is empty threats and just allegations," says one of the hackers, which may be the best assessment of the situation yet. Just to be safe, here's how to protect yourself in case something sinister really is brewing. |
First, change your password. Especially if it's one that you also use on other accounts. A password manager can certainly help with this, but if you'd rather go the manual route there are some can't-miss best practices you should deploy. |
You want to change your password to something that's at least 12-15 characters, and the longer the better, even if it has fewer random characters in it. Also make it an obscure reference—no pet names, first street you lived on, or mother's maiden name. The full name of your childhood imaginary friend that you've always... |
Now head to your Apple ID page, sign in, and click Change Password. |
Seriously, go ahead. I'll wait here. |
Beyond changing your password, there's another robust step you can take to protect your iCloud account from what hacks may come. By setting up Apple's two-factor authentication you add an extra security protection to your account that will keep intruders out even if they do have your current password. (Legacy Apple dev... |
You can turn the feature on in the iCloud Settings/System Preferences tabs of iOS and macOS devices, or you can log into your AppleID account, scroll down to Security, and turn the service on under the Two-Factor Authentication section. From there, set up trusted—your iPhone and MacBook—that can receive the numeric cod... |
Once you change your iCloud password to something strong and unique (which you already did, right?) and turn on two-factor authentication you should be good to go. Whether Turkish Crime Family is legit or full of it, you'll have improved the security on an important and valuable account. |
While the city students are celebrating their results, there is an element of anxiety over the next big challenge — securing a coveted spot at Delhi University (DU). With the city not offering enough quality options for students to pursue higher education, most have set sights on DU or overseas institutes. |
Most of the students who cleared the boards with flying colours said it’s their dream to study in DU and they had studied really hard with that goal in sight. |
Moreover, the parents also want their children to venture beyond the city in the quest of pursuing higher studies, as the options in Gurgaon are few and far between. The city is home to only private colleges, while the toppers have their eyes set on the more coveted institutes in the Capital and beyond. |
Saloni Chhabra, joint Humanities topper and a student of Blue Bells Model School, Sector 4, said, “The DU gives great exposure and opportunities apart from academics. The experience of studying there is unforgettable as it draws students from across the country. I want to join Sri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC), which i... |
The sprawling campus and fests are also reasons why DU remains a top draw for students across the country. |
Simran Rawat, who also secured 98% in Humanities, said she wants to be a journalist and is eyeing a spot the National University of Singapore or Lady Shri Ram College. |
“I love to write and explore places and feel these qualities would stand me in good stead with regard to being a journalist. Studying in DU is a dream come true for all,” Rawat said. |
Ashika Bothra, a Humanities student at Amity International School who scored 97.2%, has already cleared her National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance test and wants to be an accessories designer. |
Bothra is also a state-level Basketball player. Having cleared the boards with flying colours, she can’t wait to join her dream college. |
Other students, too, said there is a dearth of quality higher educational institutes in the city, specifically for pursuing professional courses like the ones Delhi colleges offer. |
“Gurgaon schools arguably offers the best schooling in the country, but when it comes to higher education, we cannot take a chance with the colleges here. I plan to pursue computer science at IIT or BITS Pilani ,” said Rishabh Rana from DAV Public School, Sector 14, who bagged 97.2% marks in Science stream. |
Other top scorers of the city also revealed their plans to join Delhi colleges. “I intend to pursue Economics Honours at SRCC and that will be the first step towards preparing for civil services,” Abhishek Bansal, a student of Ajanta Public School who secured 97% marks, said. |
A seat in business class has been reserved for it — a return ticket , of course — and three MCC minders are nervously waiting to accompany the Ashes urn on its journey from Lord's for an Australian tour that all of England hopes will finish with it back, figuratively speaking, in English hands. |
The most symbolic trophy in sport was carried carefully the short distance from the MCC Museum yesterday to the Lord's Long Room for the launch of the MCC Travelex Ashes Exhibition. |
The 14-week tour of Australian museums has the genuine urn, as opposed to the several replicas in existence, as its centrepiece. And before any Australian poses the question, no, you cannot keep it. |
It will be only the third time the urn has left Lord's since 1927 when it was bequeathed to MCC by the widow of Ivo Bligh, the England captain who was presented with it in 1882-83. |
It has been insured for "a seven-figure sum" on its 26,000-mile trip and cricket fans will be holding their breath over its safe return. |
None more so than MCC curator Adam Chadwick, who will be at its side throughout the tour to protect the 110-millimetre piece of ceramic. |
Chadwick said: "It's a fantastic honour. It's very exciting but along with that goes a whole bundle of nerves that comes with looking after something as precious as the urn is. |
"While it is on the move it will always be with me, so we will have to get on well!" |
So well that his wife, he says, is getting a bit jealous. "But mainly because she'd love to be going to Australia for three months too." |
The sleepless nights have already begun. "We loaned a replica to the England team at The Oval last year and I was watching the celebrations when I saw Andrew Flintoff lobbing it over his shoulder to Steve Harmison. |
"That night I dreamed I handed the original to an Australian who dropped it! Intrinsically it's not very valuable but the symbolic context is huge. |
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