Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Rumor: Former Knicks executive Steve Mills likely new players union head

When Stu Jackson stepped down as the VP and enforcement arm of the NBA, this rumor somehow got started around the Web (as often seems to happen): Jackson was going to take over as the head of the NBA players union.

That doesn?t make much sense ? you don?t take a guy from the enemy?s inner circle and put him in charge of negotiating the next collective bargaining agreement for you. He sees things through their eyes, not yours.

SBN?s Tom Ziller was making this point on twitter when the well connected Zach Lowe of Grantland threw out this comment:

This is not the first time we heard this rumor, it?s been thought of around the league for a while.

Mills (a former basketball player at Princeton) was the COO of Madison Square Garden, the owners of the Knicks and Rangers. His stocked dipped there in part because he helped bring in Isiah Thomas, but this is the Knicks front office so nothing is ever just that simple. He is currently the CEO of Athletes & Entertainers Wealth Management Group.

The union has been without an executive director since Billy Hunter was ousted back at the All-Star Game by a unanimous vote of team representatives. An audit of the union had raised a lot of questions about nepotism and how the union?s money was spent (but there was a lot of other issues with Hunter being let go tied back to how the lockout ended).

We?ll see if this happens, but it?s something to watch.

Either or both sides can opt out of the current CBA in 2017. One side will. If I were a betting man I would bet on another lockout then.

Source: http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/29/rumor-former-knicks-executive-steve-mills-likely-new-players-union-head/

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

How Will Apple Handle Verizon's iPhone Shortfall?

Verizon iPhoneVerizon?s got an iPhone problem and it?s not going away.

Reporting second-quarter earnings Thursday, Verizon said that more than half of the 7.5 million smartphones it activated during the period were iPhones. That?s a big number and good news for the carrier. But sadly it?s not nearly good enough to significantly pare down its ballooning iPhone purchase commitment to Apple.

Verizon must sell $23.5 billion worth of iPhones this year to satisfy the agreement it made with Apple in 2010, according to an analysis of SEC filings by former Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Craig Moffett. And at the rate it?s currently going, it has very little chance of doing that. To date, Verizon?s reported iPhone sales have lagged so far behind its commitments that Moffett figures the company is likely headed toward a shortfall of more than $12 billion.

And that?s a problem not just for Verizon, but for Apple as well. Obviously, the company would rather not advertise that a high-profile carrier like Verizon has fallen so far short of its purchase obligations for one of its flagship products. But there?s far too much money at stake here for it to simply grant Verizon amnesty. It?s quite the conundrum for Apple ? more so now that its shareholders and other carrier partners are aware of it. Apple?s negotiations with Verizon will likely be materially different simply because Verizon?s iPhone shortfall is no longer a secret.

?Apple will undoubtedly get pressure from its shareholders to realize the value that it is due,? Moffett told AllThingsD. ?And other carriers around the world will be watching what happens with Verizon to see whether their own contracts with Apple are enforceable. All that puts more pressure on Apple than would otherwise be the case.?

Will that be impetus enough for Apple to take a hard line against Verizon when the time comes? Will it enforce its contract and mete out a penalty to the No. 1 U.S. carrier by subscribers? And what tack will Verizon take here? Lower-than-expected iPhone sales figures weren?t what Verizon was expecting when it made that multibillion-dollar commitment to get Apple?s smartphone on its network. The carrier could use that disparity to win some sort of concession from Apple ? smaller purchase commitments for its next contract or perhaps even lower up-front prices.

But beyond that? Hard to say, as Moffett ? who has begun referring to the issue as the ?Heisenberg Principle of iPhone Uncertainty? ? notes.

?I have no way of guessing what might happen at the end of the contract,? he said. ?It seems unlikely that Apple would force Verizon to simply cut them a check. On the other hand, the words ?purchase commitments? are Verizon?s, not mine, and it seems equally unlikely that Apple would simply forgive a shortfall of that magnitude.?

Verizon did not respond to a request for comment on the matter; Apple declined to provide one.

Source: http://allthingsd.com/20130719/how-will-apple-handle-verizons-iphone-shortfall/

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Moto X: Google teases its 'worst kept secret'

The Moto X will be manufactured by Motorola Mobility, which was acquired by Google last year.?

By Matthew Shaer / July 19, 2013

The Google offices are seen near the city centre in Dublin, on July 8, 2013. Google is close to unveiling a new smartphone called the Moto X.

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A quick recap, for anyone who's missed the Moto X furor: Last May, Google officially closed its multimillion-dollar acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Motorola's cell phone division. In the ensuing months, we heard plenty of rumors about the Moto X, which will be the first high-powered smart phone manufactured by the Google-owned Motorola Mobility (others are expected to follow shortly after the Moto X launch).?

Google CEO Larry Page has said he's "very excited" about the device and Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman at Google, has been spotted using a white handset believed to be the Moto X. Yesterday, Motorola even tweeted a picture of the Moto X being assembled (granted, you can't see the phone itself ? only a dude in a white coat eyeballing a piece of hardware).?

Now we've got the invitation to the event, which will take place on Aug. 1 in New York. As Roger Cheng of CNET notes, the invitation doesn't exactly speak volumes about the phone: It's just a bunch of hip-looking people and the words "Moto X."?

So what will the Moto X look like? And how will it perform? Well, chances are, given the pedigree of the two companies, we're going to be dealing with a high-end piece of hardware running the latest Android OS with some sort of Motorola UI on top. Over at eWeek, Don Reisinger has assembled a list of the "must-haves" on the Moto X ? a list that includes a big screen, 4G LTE capability, and "clarity that it's a Google product."?

"Years ago Motorola was one of the top-selling mobile phone brands and one that people trusted, but that's no longer the case," he writes. "Search and cloud giant Google, on the other hand, is among the most admired tech companies on the planet these days. To give the smartphone the best chance of success, Google should make it abundantly clear to all customers that the Moto X is its baby, even if it is designed and manufactured by Motorola."?

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Cover your eyes: NASA, ESA set to bring broadband speeds to space using lasers

NASA, ESA set to bump space internet speeds to 622 Mbps with frickin' lasers

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will soon bring a much-needed data link speed increase between satellites, spacecraft and Earth using laser beams, according to Nature. ESA will get the ball rolling on July 25th when it launches the Alphasat, which will communicate at 300 Mbps with the German Tandem-X satellite over an experimental optical communication terminal. NASA's LADEE Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (which launches September 5th) will take a different tack, however. That mission will communicate directly with the Earth all the way from the moon's orbit, thanks to an atmosphere-penetrating AM-style modulated infrared laser beam and eight ground telescopes. The use of lasers helps both missions avoid radio interference in space and on earth, while bringing six times greater speed from the moon than a radio-based system. Just to be on the safe side, though, NASA does have a backup radio link for LADEE -- as good as lasers are, they can't cut through a solid cloud layer.

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Emmy Reactions: Benedict Cumberbatch 'Over the Moon' About 'Parade's End' Nomination

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Joss Whedon?s Firefly has something of a cult-following, especially since the show was cancelled in its prime, at least that?s what fans seem to say, and if you?re a fan of the series and the movie, you?re in luck because you will now be able to enjoy more Firefly content thanks to the official game which has been recently announced at SDCC 2013. Dubbed Firefly Online, the description of the game reads, ?a multi-user, social online role-playing game that will initially be available for smartphones and tablets, including those based on iOS and Android operating systems.?

While the PC version of the game has yet to be announced, a response to a commenter revealed that the developers will probably wait and see how things go with the mobile launch before committing to a PC version. The game will see players captain a ship and hire crew and trade with other players while completing missions. Developed by QMXi and Spark Plug Games, Firefly online is expected to be released in the summer of 2014 which sadly is still pretty far off, but in the meantime you will be able to check out the game?s announcement in the video above. So, who else out there is excited by this piece of news?

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Red Army Fiction Tonight In London

Red Army Fiction is returning to the Gallery Cafe in Bethnal Green for another evening of spoken word tonight, Thursday, July 18 2013 at 8pm.

The headline act for the evening is Heidi James. Heidi?s novel Carbon was published by Blatt in October 2009 and is currently being made into a film. Her novel Wounding will be published by Bluemoose Books in 2014. Her other notable works include the novella The Mesmerist?s Daughter (2007, Apis books). She has collaborated with artists including Delaine LeBas, Gwyneth Herbert, Mike Chavez Dawson, Marisa Carnesky and Tara Darby. Heidi has an MA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English Literature, and her essays and short stories have appeared in various publications and anthologies including Dazed and Confused, Next Level, Flux, Brand, Mslexia, Another Magazine, Undercurrent, 3:AM London, New York, Paris, Dreams That Money Can Buy, Full Moon Empty Sports Bag, Pulp.net and many others.

Get down early to hear other readings.

Please note this is a free event, however on the night we will be accepting donations on behalf of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.

Source: http://thequietus.com/articles/12870-red-army-fiction-tonight-in-london

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

This week's Burlington Union: July 18, 2013 edition

This week's edition of the Burlington Union is available tommorow,? Thursday, July 18, There's plenty of content to read and consider, including:

Well, Burlington Union readers, you are in for a treat this week. The feature article is about a historical home in Burlington, built in 1732, known as the John Winn House (a/k/a The Hens and Chickens Tavern), which is privately owned by Tim and Tricia Lynch. Many thanks to the Lynch family for their warm hospitality and interesting tour of the house. Many of the original features remain and they have taken such good care of the property. During our interview, a neighbor and his son were visiting, and Tim Lynch's Mom Ruth stopped in, and the atmosphere is cozy and warm, and this house just has a really good vibe.

Andrew Cardinale catches us up on the latest selectmen's meeting and as promised, Part II on our Alzheimer's series-which is about a presentation given by Dr. Robert Stern, Boston University professor of neurology and overseer of all clinical research conducted at BU's Alzheimer's Center. He gave a talk audience members are probably still thinking about, titled, "Alzheimer's: A time for hope."

-We also offer you terrific Public Safety, Perspectives columns by Burlington residents Rich Caplan, Peter Copppola, and Judy Wasserman), Education, Health, Calendar, Beacon Hill Roll Call, and Your News, and the next installment of our local dining options series that focuses on interesting ethic cuisines and so much more. And if you're looking for events happening in Burlington this weekend and over the next few weeks, definitely check out the "Around Town" section on Page A2.

Read on!

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Product Safety Summit to Host U.S., Canada, Mexico

Playthings Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 7/17/2013 10:38:49 AM

NEW YORK - The 2013 North America Consumer Product Safety Summit in Ottawa, Canada, will bring together representatives from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada and the Federal Attorney's Office of the Consumer in Mexico (PROFECO) September 9-11, 2013, according to the Toy Industry Association (TIA).

All will assemble to evaluate the progress made in consumer product safety cooperation among the three countries since the inaugural summit? held in Bethesda, Maryland in 2011. The summit will feature discussions by consumer product safety regulators and representatives across a range of industries in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. The assembly will evaluate areas of common interest and collaboration established in a Joint Statement and Cooperative Engagement Framework in 2011, including the organizations' work toward aligning toy safety standards.

The TIA's Joan Lawrence, vice president of standards and regulatory affairs, will also speak alongside representatives from the Consumer Federation of America and PROFECO on the benefits of North American and international regulatory alignment for consumers, industry and regulators. In addition to international cooperation, the Summit will cover four themes including: injury surveillance, triage and risk assessment; import, market surveillance and enforcement; outreach and awareness; and regulatory and standards development.

"TIA has a long history of working closely with governing authorities to assure the safety of children at play, and strongly advocates for the alignment of cross-border toy safety standards to help strengthen protections for children in the U.S., across North America, and around the world," said Carter Keithley, president, TIA, in a statement. "The North America Consumer Product Safety Summit is a vital opportunity for the toy industry to reiterate the importance of standards that are consistent across jurisdictions."

The first day of the Summit is open only to regulators; discussions on September 10 and 11 are open to the public and will be streamed online.

Source: http://www.giftsanddec.com/article/565278-Product_Safety_Summit_to_Host_U_S_Canada_Mexico.php?rssid=21047

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Carter says Zimmerman verdict was 'right decision'

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Jimmy Carter says the jury made the right call in finding George Zimmerman not guilty.

"I think the jury made the right decision based on the evidence presented, because the prosecution inadvertently set the standard so high that the jury had to be convinced that it was a deliberate act by Zimmerman, that he was not at all defending himself," C arter told Atlanta NBC affiliate WXIA-TV.

On Saturday, Zimmerman was found innocent by a jury in Florida. He shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012, Zimmerman maintains in self defense.

The former president and Georgia governor discussed the verdict, and what it says about race in America, in an on-camera interview with the station.

"It's not a moral question, it was a legal question, and the American law requires that the jury listen to the evidence presented," Carter said. "The action that was taken in the courtroom was not to bring in the race issue at all. The prosecution avoided that subject quite clearly."

Judge Debra Nelson ruled that prosecutors could argue that Zimmerman "profiled" Martin, but only if they avoided suggesting Zimmerman profiled the 17-year-old based on race.

Asked what the Zimmerman verdict says about race, Carter compared it to other high-profile moments involving race and violence in U.S. history, such as the police beating of Rodney King and the ensuing 1992 Los Angeles race riots and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I think eventually, no matter how deep the moral feelings and personal feelings might be among African Americans or others, with time passing they start seeing what can we do about the present and the future and put aside their feelings about the past," Carter said. "I think that's what's gonna happen in our country."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.html

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Selecci?n Sub-12 est? alojada en China Taipei

La Selecci?n Sub-12 de B?isbol de Panam? ya se encuentra instalada en China Taipei, donde participar? en el campeonato mundial de esa categor?a.

Una vez el conjunto paname?o lleg? a territorio asi?tico fueron recibidos por los oirganizadores y por personal de la Embajada de Panam? en China Taip?i. Adem?s se instalaron en el Hotel Santos de esa localidad.

Se espera que el colectivo istme?o entrene ma?ana por primera vez en China Taipei.

Panam? integra el Grupo B del certamen junto a Estados Unidos, Venezuela, Paquist?n, Hong Kong, Corea del Sur y Rusia.

El calendario de los partidos del equipo paname?o es el siguiente:

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Las fechas y las horas son las de Panam?.

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Obama, GOP offer differing visions on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is using his presidential pulpit to press the Republican-controlled House to embrace a path to citizenship for all 11 million people living illegally in the U.S., while a top Republican says those brought to America as children should be given the highest priority for legalization.

With prospects shaky for passing an immigration overhaul in the House, the White House insisted Monday that to garner Obama's signature, any bill must satisfy the president's principles ? the path to citizenship chief among them. But Obama is leaving the particulars of how Congress gets there up to lawmakers, wary of strong-arming the process and handling Republicans an excuse to vote no.

"I cannot even begin to count the number of possibilities that could emerge through the House process. So I'm not going to," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. "What I'm saying is that the end result has to meet the president's principles if he's going to sign it into law."

He said Obama would voice those principles and the benefits of fixing immigration Tuesday in interviews with Spanish-language TV stations.

If the White House had its way, the House would simply and swiftly take up a sweeping Senate bill that passed with bipartisan support. But House Speaker John Boehner has already rejected that notion, preferring to tackle the nation's immigration laws in "bite-sized chunks."

Boehner's approach reflects the intense skepticism of the GOP rank-and-file, who say they don't trust Obama will fulfill border-security requirements in the Senate-passed bill. Although Republicans generally acknowledge they must broaden their appeal to Hispanic voters whose influence in elections is rapidly growing, many say they fear primary challenges from the right if they support a new path to citizenship.

One exception that could gain traction among Republicans would be to offer a citizenship path only to those brought here as children. Allowing only those individuals to obtain citizenship could shield Republicans from attacks by conservatives that they're giving a free pass to those who voluntarily broke the law.

"I think that group of people ? some call DREAMers ? is a group that deserves perhaps the highest priority attention," Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, said at an immigration-related conference in California. "They know no other country."

Goodlatte and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, both Virginia Republicans, are working on a bill to address the status of those immigrants, although the timing is uncertain. And Goodlatte cautioned that any such measure should hinge on completion of enforcement measures to prevent parents from smuggling their children into the U.S. in the future.

Obama has kept his distance from the back-and-forth in Congress, knowing that the political imperative for Republicans will likely be more persuasive than any pressure he applies ? and that aligning himself too closely to any legislation could actually make it harder to attract GOP support.

Still, with a major component of his legacy on the line, Obama is ratcheting up his efforts to make clear to Republicans that without meaningful action on immigration, Republicans will be hard-pressed in future elections to peel Hispanic support away from Democrats. More than 70 percent of Hispanics backed Obama in his re-election last year.

From the grounds of the White House, Obama will take to the airwaves Tuesday of Spanish-language TV stations in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and New York. The White House said Obama will argue that immigration reform is in line with the nation's values and in the country's economic interests.

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Associated Press writer Amy Taxin in Newport Beach, Calif., contributed to this report.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-gop-offer-differing-visions-immigration-204926704.html

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Horseshoe Bay Marriott Resort in Texas Hill Country Unveils Easter Weekend Activities and Specials


Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 13, 2011

With Easter just around the corner, families everywhere are making plans to celebrate the holidays. Whether spending time with extended family or wanting to take part in fun-filled activities, people looking for an ideal Easter Weekend should check out the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott. Located on Lake LBJ near Austin, this resort hotel has created holiday activities for Easter Weekend, starting April 22 and ending April 24.

The Horseshoe Bay Resort also offers a number of family-friendly deals to make Easter Weekend even more enjoyable. The Texas Family Fun Package gives guests at the Horseshoe Bay Marriott a hotel credit (up to $ 300), buffet breakfast, one fun pack for each child (ages 3-12), and 20% discount at the hotels Kids Club. These great savings will make Easter Weekend even more cheerful at this Texas Hill Country resort.

Throughout the weekend there are many activities planned for children of all ages, from Banana Boat rides at the full-service marina to Dive-in Movies at the hotel pool. For the little ones Easter treasure hunts for special surprises are scheduled Friday through Sunday, along with arts and crafts sessions. The Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 23 features a petting zoo, Easter arts, crafts and much more. Finally, on Sunday guests can end their weekend with a grand Easter Brunch offering a delicious spread of classic Easter dishes along with other favorites. These are just a few of the Easter events taking place at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin.

About the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott

Amidst the expanse and charm of Texas? Hill Country lies the breathtaking Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott. One of the premier golf resorts in Texas, the hotel near Austin overlooks picturesque Lake LBJ and is surrounded by lush manicured waterscapes and gardens. Offering 347 rooms, the AAA Four Diamond Austin hotel and conference center offers visitors a unique yet complete Texas resort experience. Golfers can spend a few days enjoying any or all of the three Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Texas championship golf courses. Tennis players can stay in form at the hotels 16 adult tennis courts and three children courts. Also located at the Horseshoe Bay Resort is a full-service marina where guests can rent everything from kayaks to luxury cabin cruisers. Guests can relax at the hotels full service Bayside Spa. Delicious choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner await guests at any one of the seven eateries. Equipped to handle Texas meetings of any size, Marriott?s state-of-the-art meeting and function facilities boast an impressive 42,000 square feet of unique indoor and outdoor space.

About Marriott Hotels & Resorts

Marriott Hotels & Resorts is Marriott International?s original and most widely distributed brand, with 500 hotels and resorts in 60 countries. Marriott continues to inspire a balanced life on the road for discerning and high-achieving business and leisure travelers, offering warm, professional service; sophisticated yet functional guest room design; lobby spaces that facilitate working, dining and socializing; restaurants and bars serving international cuisine prepared simply and from the freshest ingredients; meeting and event spaces and services that are gold standard; and expansive, 24-hour fitness facilities. All Marriott hotels participate in the award winning Marriott Rewards frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay. For more information visit http://www.meetthedriven.com, or follow us on Twitter, at http://www.twitter.com/marriotthotels

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SEC unveils early college football TV schedule

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Auburn will kick off the season Aug. 31 on ESPNU against Washington State.

Curious about which station will be airing your favorite SEC team's football games this fall?

As it kicks off SEC Media Days today in Hoover, the Birmingham-based league unveiled Tuesday the TV schedule for the first three weeks of the 2013 season.

ESPN, which is partnering with the SEC on its new network, has the bulk of the big games in the first two weeks of the season. That includes two opening night games on Thursday, Aug. 29 ? North Carolina at South Carolina and Ole Miss at Vanderbilt.

ESPN will have an SEC tripleheader on Aug. 31, featuring Rice at Texas A&M, Alabama vs. Virginia Tech and TCU vs. LSU. ABC, which owns ESPN, will also televise Georgia at Clemson that night. Auburn's Aug. 31 matchup against Washington State will air on ESPNU.

In the second week, ESPN once again has the two biggest games: Florida at Miami and South Carolina at Georgia. Auburn's Sept. 7 game against Arkansas State will air on Fox Sports Network. Alabama is off that week.

But CBS gets into the act on Sept. 14, when it will host one of the most anticipated matchups of the season: Alabama's rematch against Texas A&M.

The SEC said CBS has also chosen Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 for its doubleheaders.

You can check out the full early season schedule here.

Ty West is the managing editor for the Birmingham Business Journal. Click here to follow him on Twitter.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Privacy group: Why does Jay-Z's app check who you call?

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By downloading an app made available thanks to a partnership between Samsung and Jay-Z, Galaxy smartphone owners received free copies of the musician's latest album, "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail," three days before its official release. Now, a privacy group says that in order to claim this gift, folks were required to surrender too much information.

The complaint to the FTC, filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), states that the mobile app "collects massive amounts of personal information from users, including location data and data pulled from other accounts and other apps on the users phones." Additionally, EPIC's summary of the complaint adds, the app "also includes hidden spam techniques that force users to promote the album."

Among other things, installation of the app requires users to allow the app to access their location, see who they're calling, find email addresses and social media accounts connected to their phones, and more. That's a lot of info for an app ? which has no purpose once a user downloads "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail" ? to grab, EPIC says. On top of that, the organization calls attention to how the app forces users to log in with Facebook or Twitter accounts to download it in the first place (and requires social media posts in order to "unlock" song lyrics).

"We are aware of the complaint filed with the FTC, and believe it is baseless," a statement provided by Samsung, who created the app in partnership with Jay-Z, explains. "Samsung takes customer privacy and the protection of personal information very seriously. Any information obtained through the application download process was purely for customer verification purposes, app functionality purposes, and for marketing communications, but only if the customer requests to receive those marketing communications. Our permissions are in line with other apps? standard permissions. Samsung is in no way inappropriately using or selling any information obtained from users through the download process."

In plain terms? Samsung's basically shouting "But everyone else is doing it!" while EPIC wags its finger and says that the company's got 99 problems ... and the FTC could be one.

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Novated Lease ? Great Way To Own A Car In Australia - Auto Candy

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Spain PM resists resignation demands amid scandal

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a bilateral signing with Poland at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a bilateral signing with Poland at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy looks down during a bilateral signing with Poland at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain Monday July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. El Mundo published Sunday what it said were friendly text messages between Rajoy and former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas. Barcenas is at the heart of a probe into a slush-fund scheme that allegedly included payments to top party figures including Rajoy. He is to be quizzed by a judge in the case again Monday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right speaks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk as they walk in the gardens of the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain Monday July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. El Mundo published Sunday what it said were friendly text messages between Rajoy and former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas. Barcenas is at the heart of a probe into a slush-fund scheme that allegedly included payments to top party figures including Rajoy. He is to be quizzed by a judge in the case again Monday. Spaniards are currently coping with harsh austerity measures and tough economic reforms designed to reduce the country's debt. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks, during a meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, unseen at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain Monday July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. El Mundo published Sunday what it said were friendly text messages between Rajoy and former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas. Barcenas is at the heart of a probe into a slush-fund scheme that allegedly included payments to top party figures including Rajoy. He is to be quizzed by a judge in the case again Monday. Spaniards are currently coping with harsh austerity measures and tough economic reforms designed to reduce the country's debt. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right shakes hands with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Monday July 15, 2013. Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is certain to face a barrage of questions in a press conference following newspaper publication of alleged text message exchanges between him and a now jailed former party treasurer that have prompted opposition demands for the premier to resign. El Mundo published Sunday what it said were friendly text messages between Rajoy and former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas. Barcenas is at the heart of a probe into a slush-fund scheme that allegedly included payments to top party figures including Rajoy. He is to be quizzed by a judge in the case again Monday. Spaniards are currently coping with harsh austerity measures and tough economic reforms designed to reduce the country's debt. (AP Photo/Paul White)

(AP) ? Spain's prime minister on Monday brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss bank accounts. The spectacle of alleged greed and corruption has enraged Spaniards hurting from austerity and sky high unemployment with no end in sight.

As Mariano Rajoy told reporters he would not step down, former Popular Party Luis Barcenas testified behind closed doors in Madrid, telling a judge investigating slush fund allegations that he gave tens of thousands of euros in secret cash payments to Rajoy and party secretary general Maria Delores de Cospedal between 2008 and 2010.

Rajoy declined to comment on specifics, while Cospedal slammed Barcenas' declarations as "new slander and lies" from a criminal suspect and said she never received cash payments from him. Rajoy insisted after meeting with Poland's premier that he will "see out the mandate the Spanish electorate gave me. This is a stable government that is going to fulfill its obligations."

Rajoy, who says neither he nor other party figures received illegal payments, did not deny exchanging text messages with now jailed former Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas. He insisted that the messages demonstrated that the state "was not bowing to blackmail. This is a serious democracy."

But the text messages, some analysts said, appeared to convey a tone of cronyism.

"Luis, nothing is easy," one message said. "But we are doing what we can. Cheer up."

Analysts are divided over whether the scandal could prompt an early exit for Rajoy, whose conservative party ousted the ruling Socialists in a 2011 landslide giving his party an absolute majority in Parliament and no requirement to call new elections until late 2015.

If Rajoy's position as leader becomes untenable, his party could theoretically decide he needs to go and select someone else as prime minister. It's unlikely that there would be any changes in Spain's tough austerity measures aimed at helping keep the European debt crisis at bay.

But the ever deepening scandal and its twists and turns have shaken Spaniards who saw their country teeter on the edge of a full-blown public finances bailout last year before Rajoy asked for a 100 billion euro ($130 billion) bailout of the country's hurting banks, raised taxes and cut public services ? all in the name of saving the country from ruin.

And the corruption allegations come on top of unemployment at 27 percent with the rate double that for those under age 25, plus an ill-fated elephant hunting trip by Spain's king last year seen as a shameless sign of royal excess while the economy tanked.

Sitting on a shady park bench on a hot day in downtown Madrid, guide dog trainer Juan Antonio Luna said the corruption allegations on top of the painful cuts Spaniards have had to endure keep on amazing and angering him as details leak out bit by bit .

"They raised our taxes, they cut services like national health care, and they got rid of scholarships for college students," said Luna, 56. "But there are millions (of euros) hidden away in Switzerland. If this happened in the United States, they would fire the president. Not here. They have no shame. They are raising taxes through the roof and swindling us at the same time."

Investors are closely watching the case play out without panicking yet, but Spain's already shaky image abroad is getting hammered, said Javier del Rey, a political science professor at Madrid's Complutense University.

"We're hitting new lows, with the Spanish brand tarnished across Europe," he said. "The question is if Rajoy stays, will it go down more? How is he going to be received in Brussels, London and Paris under these circumstances?"

Rajoy's leadership of his party is strong and party members fear that forcing him to step down could be make matters worse, potentially causing the party itself to implode, said Florentino Portero, a professor of contemporary history at Spain's Open University.

"But Barcenas places a question mark over whether Rajoy has the legitimacy to lead the government, particularly at a moment when strong leadership is needed to carry out the reforms Spain needs," Portero said. "At a time when the government is raising taxes to unprecedented limits, threatening the livelihood of the middle classes, that the same party should be found to be hiding its own income from the tax inspectors is morally unacceptable."

The scandal started earlier this year, when allegations of irregular or illegal party member financing emerged in a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Barcenas, a top financial in the Popular Party for nearly two decades until her resigned in 2009 after being named as a suspect for illegal party funding.

Details of the case have dripped out piecemeal for months, but reached a fever pitch on Sunday, when the text messages between Barcenas and Rajoy were printed by the El Mundo newspaper.

Barcenas was jailed last month while awaiting possible trial on tax fraud and money-laundering charges after the National Court found he had held the 47 million euros in secret Swiss bank accounts. Speculation has been rampant since then that he might try to drag the party and the government into the scandal, and TV camera crews film everyone who shows up outside jail to visit him.

While the slush fund probe has rocked the party and the county, Rajoy on Monday boasted that his party's economic reforms were beginning to pay off.

"Let no one think we are going to be distracted from getting Spain out of the crisis," he said.

During his appearance before a judge held behind closed doors, Barcenas gave details of making cash payments directly to Rajoy and Cospedal over a three-year period while Rajoy was Spain's opposition leader, the leading newspaper El Pais reported. The private news agency Europa Press said Barcenas claimed to have given 25,000 euros to Rajoy and Cospedal in 2010 alone but acknowledged there were no receipts.

He also reportedly confirmed the authenticity of ledger sheets handwritten by him and published by El Mundo last week allegedly documenting other under-the-table payments to Rajoy and other party leaders. El Mundo said the documents showed Rajoy received at least 42,000 euros in payments while serving as a government minister between 1997 and 1999.

Other Popular Party members portrayed Barcenas as a liar and a tax cheat who is trying to save himself by falsely implicating Rajoy.

"It's Barcenas who is in jail and it's up to him to explain where he got the money in Switzerland from," said Carlos Floriano, the party's deputy national organizer.

Barcenas initially claimed the money stemmed from private business deals. But last week El Mundo quoted him as saying the Popular Party has long been illegally funded.

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos dismissed suggestions that the scandal was affecting Spain's economic credibility, noting that Spanish stocks rose slightly on Monday and interest rates eased on the nation's benchmark 10-year bond.

"As regards international investors," he said, "nobody has asked me about this."

Associated Press

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Verlander no-hits Texas until 7th, Tigers win

DETROIT (AP) ? Justin Verlander's no-hit bid was finally over in the seventh inning ? and before refocusing, the Detroit ace saw his shortstop do something amusing.

"When the double was hit, and the ball came back in, everybody started cheering," Verlander said. "(Jhonny) Peralta caught the ball and looked up at the board checking the hits. That's when I knew he didn't know. I was like, 'Come on, Jhonny.'"

Verlander fell seven outs short of his third career no-hitter, but the Detroit ace looked sharp in his final start before the All-Star break, and the Tigers backed him with three home runs in a 5-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Mitch Moreland's two-out double to right-center broke up Verlander's bid. Verlander (10-6) left the game after the seventh with a tight right quad muscle, having allowed just that one hit and three walks.

"It was just kind of starting to get tight," Verlander said. "There's really no need to push it."

Torii Hunter, Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta hit solo homers off Texas starter Martin Perez (3-2). The Rangers finished with two hits.

Verlander was picked for the American League All-Star team but was replaced for Tuesday night's event. Under baseball's labor contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate.

Although he also took a no-hitter into the seventh at Houston on May 5, Verlander's overpowering aura hasn't been quite the same this season. Sunday's gem lowered his ERA to 3.50.

He struck out only three but was effective anyway.

"It was a little bit different Verlander than what we usually see," Moreland said. "He mixed a lot of off-speed in there and kept us off-balance. I felt like we hit some balls hard, but it seemed like they went right to them. You've got to tip your hat to what he did, it's always a battle going against him and he's where he's at for a reason. It was a tough one for us."

Verlander no-hit Toronto on May 7, 2011. His other no-hitter came June 12, 2007, against Milwaukee.

Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller and Cy Young are among the five pitchers with at least three no-hitters. Larry Corcoran, an ambidextrous pitcher who won 177 games from 1880-85, is the other one.

Verlander took the mound about 12 hours after San Francisco's Tim Lincecum finished a no-hitter of his own at San Diego.

The drama began building in Detroit in the fourth when Tigers left fielder Matt Tuiasosopo got turned around on a line drive by Nelson Cruz. He was able to recover and reach up for the catch.

In the fifth, Hunter ran to the corner in right to catch a flyball by Elvis Andrus. Jurickson Profar, the next hitter, sent a smash toward Martinez, who was playing first base because Prince Fielder was Detroit's designated hitter Sunday. Martinez made the stop and took the ball to first himself for the third out of the inning.

Hunter went deep in the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead, and Martinez and Peralta hit back-to-back homers in the fourth.

Detroit added two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Peralta and Tuiasosopo, although that rally made Verlander wait a while before taking the mound again.

The following inning was when Moreland connected for the first Texas hit. Neither Hunter nor center fielder Austin Jackson had much of a shot at Moreland's drive.

"Obviously, it's one of those things you start to think about," Verlander said. "I've been there before, where I've lost them in the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth. So I guess I've ? not become accustomed to it ? but you learn to just refocus and just get the next guy. That's all I can do."

This was much better than Verlander's outing at Texas on May 16, when he allowed eight runs and didn't get out of the third inning.

Verlander has been overshadowed a bit this year by fellow Detroit right-hander Max Scherzer, who is a strong candidate to start Tuesday night's All-Star game at Citi Field in New York. But Verlander showed Sunday why he, too, is an All-Star.

"I think he's been a very good major league pitcher that has expectations that are almost impossible to live up to," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.

Verlander received a nice ovation from the home crowd after the first Texas hit, and another one when he came back to the dugout after retiring his final batter.

NOTES: Perez allowed five runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. He struck out four and walked three. ... Leyland said Anibal Sanchez will start Friday at Kansas City in the first game after the All-Star break, followed by Verlander, Doug Fister, Scherzer and Rick Porcello.

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You may find my informal approach rather strange, considering this is the most prestigious magical college in the entirety of Elasynn. Think of it as a way of comforting you, you who have just left your homes to live in this wondrous world, you who wield the power of ancient myth and mystical legend. I want you to think of this not as a school, but as a home. Think of us not as teachers, but as family. We are all of greatness, and we all want greatness, so why not work together to reach the stars, there's plenty of them in the sky for all of us I think.

The first order of business to get to is the rules. While you were with your parents homes they certainly had rules to keep you safe and to keep your siblings safe. It is no different here, so please listen carefully, I do this twice a year, and I'm very old so standing up so long makes my back hurt.First off, unless you are given permission, refrain from using magic upon your fellow students or the property of the school.
Second, dueling is not allowed without a guardian present, if you break this rule you will be severely punished I assure you.
Third, under no circumstances are you to perform curses, hexes, or haunts upon your fellows, do so and I will personally ensure your life becomes a living hell, and trust me I know what hell is like, I've been there twice on errands.
Aside from that, your free to do as you wish, but please use discretion when at all possible, and common sense at all times. Now, off you go. You have a great journey ahead of you, and your going to need all the sleep you can get, and then some.

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If you want to help then I need applications for teachers, a minimum of fifteen is required, a maximum of 30 will be accepted, positions include, but are not limited to, Elemental Masters, history professors, Physical application trainers, grounds keepers, discipline officers, and guardians. Thank you and comment below please.

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Professor writes memoir about being raped as a college student

One November night in 1988, Laura Gray-Rosendale, then a student at Syracuse University, awoke to find a strange man in her bedroom. The intruder, whom she?d never met, beat her and raped her as she first tried to fight him off and then simply pleaded for her life. A roommate, overhearing the struggle, quickly called police, who apprehended the attacker while he was still in the house.

Gray-Rosendale?s ordeal, however, was just beginning. In her new memoir, College Girl (State University of New York Press), Gray-Rosendale ? now professor of English and President?s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University ? recounts how she began to recover from her attack while facing a range of other challenges in her life.

College Girl can feel unrelentingly bleak, at times almost difficult to read: Gray-Rosendale pulls no punches in her depiction of her rape and its aftermath. But the book is far more than just an inventory of traumas; while Gray-Rosendale suffers setbacks and relapses, her overall trajectory is ever upward. And even as she tells her own story, she engages directly with memoir as a genre ? its uses and limitations, particularly for survivors of trauma ? establishing her own narrative while simultaneously laying bare the elements and methods of its construction. (She is a professor, after all.) But for all its evident scholarly grounding, College Girl manages never to get too far into the academic weeds.

The book is divided into two parts. The first is primarily concerned with telling the story: the attack itself, its fallout, and the beginnings of Gray-Rosendale?s recovery, through her college graduation.

Gray-Rosendale was attacked several months into her junior year at Syracuse, where she majored in English but also took an interest in theater. Early on in the book, she struggles to identify with the character she?s been assigned in acting class ? a woman who takes revenge on her would-be rapist ? because she has never experienced nearly that degree of suffering.

Getting sent away to boarding school, as she was at the age of 14, had been ?kind of hard,? she muses. ?Still, it wasn?t rape-scene hard.?

Her parents? recent divorce after more than 25 years of marriage, had been unpleasant, even acrimonious. But ?I was already half-away from home, independent? I?m edging more toward being relieved about it than anything else.?

Just hours after failing to find creative inspiration in her relatively modest catalog of adversity, Gray-Rosendale endures the calamity that will reshape her life?s course:

?A fistful of my hair jerks me back. There?s a slabby male figure leaning over me, pants bunched around his hips. I screech into the blackness, my fingers hunting for my glasses. ?A hand shuts off my scream.?

Gray-Rosendale?s roommates are woken up by the commotion but too frightened to intervene. One piles all her furniture against her bedroom door; the other manages to run downstairs and implore the downstairs neighbors to call the police. They arrive in time to arrest the rapist, but too late for Gray-Rosendale, who has been raped and brutally beaten.

Her recovery is slow, uneven. Her parents are physically and emotionally distant, still grappling with the impact of their bitter divorce. Her friend Lindsey ends up in the role of full-time caretaker: fetching her possessions from her abandoned apartment, cooking, helping her shower, and sharing a bed with her while she?s too frightened to sleep alone.

Another close friend and former roommate, Miriam, is spending the semester on study abroad in London. Lonely and traumatized, Gray-Rosendale eagerly awaits her friend?s return. But, just a month after her rape, Gray-Rosendale suffers another devastating blow when Miriam ? along with another 34 Syracuse students, and more than 200 others ? dies in the Lockerbie bombing.

Meanwhile, the university?s administration, Gray-Rosendale feels, is, at best, indifferent to her plight. Her rapist, while not himself a Syracuse student, is a member of a prominent family of university donors. A dean from the university calls Gray-Rosendale not long after the attack, ostensibly to see how she?s doing, but Gray-Rosendale isn?t so sure.

?Did I know that [the attacker?s] grandfather is the president of the city?s single-largest employer?" the dean asks her. ?Did I know his grandfather is on the university?s Board of Trustees? Did I know that this man is responsible for the largest sports complex on the university campus?"

(The book does not name Gray-Rosendale's attacker, but newspaper accounts from the time indicate that he was a grandson of the former president and CEO of the Carrier Corporation, which provided the naming gift for Syracuse's Carrier Dome.)

??He brought his grandson to [a] fund-raising event recently,?? the dean continues. ??Such a nice, polite, well-mannered boy?. [H]onestly, it?s hard to believe he?d do something like this.??

Asked for comment on Syracuse University's role in the matter, a spokeswoman provided the following statement: "Given this was 25 years ago, we have not found any specific university records about this matter, so we are not able to verify the account included in the memoir... We can speak to our protocols today. We take any allegation of sexual violence seriously and we have a series of policies and procedures in place to ensure that any allegation is promptly reported to and investigated by local law enforcement authorities. This includes referring every allegation of to the Syracuse City Police Department, the?Onondaga?County District Attorney?s Office, and to the University's Title IX Compliance Officer. In addition, we have a University Advocacy Center that provides comprehensive counseling and support/advocacy services to students impacted by sexual violence."

Gray-Rosendale does find one ally on campus: a philosophy professor, Linda Mart?n Alcoff (now professor of philosophy at Hunter College of the City University of New York), who helps her found the university?s first support group for survivors of sexual violence. Alcoff is also a rape survivor, and eventually the two co-write a paper on ?survivor discourse? in the media.

?Dr. Alcoff didn?t turn my head away from the most horrifying experience of my life, the thing that broke me,? Gray-Rosendale writes. ?Instead, she helped me to look at it for what it was, taught me to find positive ways to integrate it into my future, to make something with beauty and wholeness that might allow me to live beyond it.?

Gray-Rosendale ultimately graduates summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Eager to be far away before her rapist is released from prison (thanks to a plea bargain, he has been convicted not of rape but of first-degree burglary, and has consequently received a lighter sentence than he would have for rape), she accepts a place in a graduate program in the Midwest.

The start of the book?s second half finds Gray-Rosendale at grad school in Wisconsin, where she quickly suffers a relapse of her post-traumatic stress disorder. Unable to sleep, shower, or do laundry, she makes an emergency appointment with a psychologist, who inquires about the details of her ordeal. Gray-Rosendale soon realizes that she knows very little at all.

?The fact that I had no answers for this psychologist?s questions upset me more than anything so far. I didn?t have real knowledge about other people?s experiences around this event? I didn?t know my own story, didn?t even know its pieces well enough to coherently describe it to myself or others.?

Gray-Rosendale decides that she will have to return to Syracuse, ?learn everything I could about what really occurred that night,? and forge her own narrative of her experiences.

?Eventually I was going to have to find a way to tell my story. Making narrative out of this chaos, I understood, was about to become a central focus in my life?s work.?

College Girl?s latter half deviates in many ways from the typical memoir format. Gray-Rosendale weaves chapters about her graduate work at Syracuse and ongoing recovery ? including meeting her future husband, Steven ? with pages of police records from the night of her rape and court documents from the attacker?s indictment. She interviews those who were present during and shortly after her attack, including her two roommates and her friend Lindsey, to learn how their memories corroborate or differ from her own. She calls her attacker?s case worker ? who, because of the plea bargain that had allowed the rapist to plead guilty to burglary rather than rape, had not even known the true nature of the man?s crime.

Gray-Rosendale also reviews a number of changes in the laws in the years since her attack, such as the Clery Act (which, among other things, requires campuses to notify students of the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders) and the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (which requires students and employees to inform universities if they have been convicted of sex crimes). But, she notes, it is still possible for those accused of rape to strike plea bargains resulting in conviction for a lesser offense ? thus exempting them from all such requirements.

Even as she gathers all the evidence she can on what exactly happened to her, and why, and how it fits into a range of broader contexts, Gray-Rosendale keeps circling back to the inherent limits on her story and its form. Her memoir, she writes, would have to ?expose? gaps and fissures in my traumatic memory, somehow negotiating the divide between those gaps and my desire to have coherence.?

Ultimately, she concludes, she ?will never know the whole story.?

?We writers of memoirs ? but especially trauma memoirs ? never can. But I do know more of it now, and I know the extent to which it really was a part of lots of other people?s stories, too.?

The book?s timeline makes it clear that Gray-Rosendale has been working on her memoir for many years. Earlier versions, she told Inside Higher Ed, ?were what I?d call ?therapeutic? and simply not strong enough to be read by a larger audience.?

But she wanted her story eventually to be public ?because of the many survivors who are afraid to speak out. Or who speak out and aren?t believed.?

As many colleges and universities have been struggling with sexual assault issues in recent years, she added, it seemed particularly important to share her own account now.

?We need a campus climate in which sexual violence is not just considered ?wrong? and something that will be punished through the university and/or criminal processes," Gray-Rosendale said. ?We need a campus climate in which sexual violence in all its forms will simply not ? under any circumstances ? be tolerated.?

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Source: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/15/professor-writes-memoir-about-being-raped-college-student

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Here are new entries to For the Participant. The complete list can be found here.

Baseball: Tryouts for the UNITED travel/tournament team will be held Aug. 18 and 25 at Keller Fields, Stonemill Road, Hummelstown. Tryouts will be held on the following schedule: 8-10 year olds from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Midget field (farthest from road); 11-12 year olds from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. on the middle field and 13-15 year olds from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the Teener field. Age is as of April 30, 2014. All players must attend one of the two tryouts, no exceptions. For more information, contact Shannon Wilson at regsmama@comcast.net.

Running: The 18th annual Wings of Kindness Wildcat 5K run, 1-mile walk and fun run will be held on Aug. 3 at the Millerstown Pool Pavilion. Runners can register until July 20 for a reduced rate, but race-day entries will be accepted. The 5K starts at 9 a.m., the fun run at 9:45 a.m. and the walk at 10:30 a.m. For more information or to register online, go to www.wingsofkindness.org.

Soccer camp: The Star Soccer Academy under the direction of Elizabethtown College head coach Skip Roderick will be held for athletes ages 5-15. Openings are available at the following sites: July 22-26 at Roland Park in Akron, July 29 to Aug. 2 at Wyomissing Quarry Fields and Aug. 5-9 at Elizabethtown College. All camps run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Star Soccer at 717-560-9030 or email starsocr83@comcast.net.

Softball players: The Razorbacks softball club team will be accepting players for the 2013 fall and 2014 summer seasons. Interested players in eighth, ninth and 10th grades should text their name and contact information to Jere Flick at 717-940-1549.

Softball tournament: An open church softball tournament will be held on Aug. 10 at Upper Allen Field. The cost is $125 per team. For more information, call Paul at 717-497-2527 or send an email to softball1960@hotmail.com.

Baseball: the Central Penn Fall Legion League meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on July 20 at Penbrook American Legion in Harrisburg. Questions can be directed to Jim Snyder at 717-896-8710.

Source: http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/07/latest_entries_to_for_the_part.html

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Anderson Silva to rematch Chris Weidman on Dec. 28 in Las Vegas

Former champion Anderson Silva will meet Chris Weidman in a rematch for the middleweight title at UFC 168 on Dec. 28 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White said Saturday.

White made the announcement live on ESPN's SportsCenter at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET. He said he closed the deal only an hour earlier, despite numerous reports out of Brazil all week that the deal was finished.

The women's bantamweight title fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate, that was to be the main event, is now going to be the co-main event.

"This was the craziest few days of my life," said White, who hammered out the deal in person with Silva and managers Ed Soares and Jorge Guimares in Los Angeles. "But it's going to be the biggest fight in UFC history."

MORE TO COME

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/anderson-silva-rematch-chris-weidman-dec-28-las-230738318.html

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Belmont (SID): Ian Clark Helps Golden State Rally Past Washington in Vegas Summer League

July 13, 2013

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - - Former Belmont men's basketball standout Ian Clark (Memphis, Tenn.) helped the Golden State Warriors defeat the Washington Wizards Saturday in day two of Las Vegas NBA Summer League.

After leading the Miami Heat in scoring, steals, three-point field goals, three-point field goal percentage and minutes played en route to Second Team honors at the Orlando NBA Summer League this past week, Clark shouldered a quick turnaround in joining the Warriors for play Saturday.

Clark, who played 36 minutes for Miami yesterday in Orlando, arrived in Las Vegas late Friday night for this week's action at the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus.?

As expected, Clark saw limited action early, logging three minutes in the opening three quarters. But the 6-3 combo guard played the final seven minutes, helping the Warriors turn the tide.

And while the box score won't jump out at Clark fans, the 2013 AP All-American and Naismith Player of the Year candidate made a series of solid plays that were vital to the Golden State cause.

On consecutive possessions in the final 1:27, Clark set up Draymond Green for free throw attempts, that gave the Warriors a 53-52 lead.

Clark then forced Glen Rice, Jr. into a difficult, off-balance jumpshot that missed. From there, Clark broke a double team of Washington full-court pressure that enabled Dwayne Jones to slam and push the lead to three.

He then tipped the ball away from Rice, Jr. on a baseline drive, forcing a turnover, and moments later secured the victory with one free throw with eight seconds remaining.

The Memphis native posted a plus/minus score of +10, which was tied for tops on the team.

Golden State, who was down six with six minutes to play, ended the game on a 17-7 run to seal the 56-52 victory.?

Clark and his Warrior teammates will be back in action this Monday as they face Sacramento at 7:30pm CT. Live coverage will provided on NBA TV and NBA Summer League Live.

Final Box Score

Source: http://www.bbstate.com/news/704609

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Pedroia's hit leads Red Sox past A's, 4-2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ? There was a time earlier this season when the Boston Red Sox struggled to drive in runs with two outs.

Suddenly, that seems like a long time ago.

Dustin Pedroia hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday night in a matchup between the AL's top teams.

Brock Holt also drove in two runs ? and also with two outs ? in the second inning before the A's rallied. Eleven of Boston's last 13 runs have come with two outs.

"There's no secret," said Pedroia, who also made a run-saving stop at second base to start a double play in the sixth. "We've just been able to find ways to get that one pitch and make sure we don't miss it."

John Lackey (7-6) overcame a season-high four walks in seven innings to carry the AL-leading Red Sox to their fourth straight victory. He allowed two runs and three hits while striking out five. He also hit a batter.

Lackey improved to 19-6 against the A's, even though this was far from his best performance.

"This is probably one that says more about where I'm at than anything," he said. "I probably didn't have my best stuff like I had my last few times out and still was able to do pretty good against a pretty good team."

The A's left six on base, while the Red Sox stranded five.

John Jaso hit an RBI single in the fifth and Jed Lowrie added a tying home run in the sixth for Oakland, which remained a game ahead of Texas in the AL West. Sean Doolittle (3-3) allowed one hit and hit a batter before Ryan Cook gave up Pedroia's two-out single.

Andrew Bailey, a two-time All-Star closer for the A's from 2009-2011, tossed a scoreless eighth. Koji Uehara pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save this season.

Jarrod Parker regrouped after a sloppy second inning to retire his final 16 batters and put the A's in position to come back. He gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings, striking out three and walking none.

"I was moving the ball in and out and being able to get some early contact. That helped me go later into the game after a long inning like that," Parker said.

The only runs off Parker came in an inning that featured two errors and a hit batter that also took out plate umpire CB Bucknor and caused a brief delay.

Third baseman Josh Donaldson's errant throw to first allowed Mike Napoli to advance to second. Then Parker's pitch ? clocked at 92 mph ? grazed Daniel Nava and hit the right side of Bucknor's mask.

Bucknor went down on one knee and winced in pain. Second base umpire and crew chief Bill Miller replaced Bucknor behind the plate and the game resumed with three umpires.

Holt's two-out single gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. He advanced to third on the play when catcher Jaso threw the ball into right-center field trying to nab him at second, but Parker never allowed another baserunner.

The A's offense finally got going when Seth Smith doubled off the wall in left leading off the fifth for the first hit against Lackey. After Coco Crisp walked, Jaso's single sliced Boston's lead to 2-1.

Crisp advanced to third when right fielder Shane Victorino bobbled Jaso's hit. But Pedroia made a spectacular diving stop at second on Donaldson's grounder to start an inning-ending double play.

"Thank God it landed in my glove, because if it didn't, it probably would have put a hole in my chest," Pedroia said of the hard-hit hopper.

Lowrie sent a 1-0 cutter from Lackey over the wall in right for the tying shot in the sixth. It was Lowrie's seventh home run this season.

Victorino was hit on the base of his right thumb by Doolittle to put runners on first and third in the seventh. After Victorino stole second uncontested, Pedroia singled to left against Cook to put Boston back in front.

"Just another very go overall win on our part," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.

NOTES: The Red Sox acquired reliever Matt Thornton and cash from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league outfielder Brandon Jacob. ... Red Sox RHP Clay Buchholz (neck strain) threw about 30 pitches in a bullpen session Friday. The rehab assignment he had been scheduled to make Sunday will now just be another bullpen session. Farrell said Bucholz will throw a simulated game at some point and make just one rehab start instead of the two originally planned. ... Brandon Workman, who allowed three earned runs in two innings in his major league debut in Wednesday's 11-4 win at Seattle, will make his first start in Sunday's series finale at Oakland, Farrell said. ... INF Adam Rosales, who the A's designated for assignment Monday, cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento. ... Lefty John Lester (8-5, 4.60 ERA) starts for the Red Sox against Oakland's A.J. Griffin (7-6, 3.94 ERA) on Saturday.

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Antonio Gonzalez can be reached at: www.twitter.com/agonzalezAP

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pedroias-hit-leads-red-sox-past-4-2-052055866.html

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