Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center right, poses for a photograph with Paul Tremitiedi, as Santa, of Jersey City, Sunday, May 26, 2013, during a visit to the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. The first summer season after Superstorm Sandy is underway at the Jersey shore, parts of which were devastated by the October storm. This is a brand-new Jersey Shore. While some recovery is still ongoing from Superstorm Sandy, the Jersey Shore to a very large extent has been cleaned up, rebuilt, reopened and is ready for business. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center right, poses for a photograph with Paul Tremitiedi, as Santa, of Jersey City, Sunday, May 26, 2013, during a visit to the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. The first summer season after Superstorm Sandy is underway at the Jersey shore, parts of which were devastated by the October storm. This is a brand-new Jersey Shore. While some recovery is still ongoing from Superstorm Sandy, the Jersey Shore to a very large extent has been cleaned up, rebuilt, reopened and is ready for business. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

While parts of New Jersey's shore has made great progress over the past seven months, towns such as Ortley Beach still have a long way to go to recover from Sandy, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Kevin R. Wexler) ONLINE OUT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO ARCHIVING; MANDATORY CREDIT

Thomas Bodary, of Spring Lake, prepares to open Mayfair Boardwalk Grill on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The first summer season after Superstorm Sandy is underway at the Jersey shore, parts of which were devastated by the October storm. This is a brand-new Jersey Shore. While some recovery is still ongoing from Superstorm Sandy, the Jersey Shore to a very large extent has been cleaned up, rebuilt, reopened and is ready for business. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

A man looks at damaged homes on Fort Avenue in Ortley Beach, N.J., Sunday, May 26, 2013. While parts of New Jersey's shore has made great progress over the past seven months, towns still have a long way to go to recover from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Kevin R. Wexler)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is looking to get his groove back ? at the beach.

A post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast line on Tuesday, gives the president a chance for a three-point play that can move him ahead of the recent controversies that have dogged the White House. With New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie at Obama's side, effective government, bipartisanship and economic opportunity will be the unmistakable message in the face of the coastal recovery.

For Obama, the tour helps him continue redirecting the political conversation after two weeks of dealing with the fallout over the administration's response to terror attacks last September in Benghazi, Libya, the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department's review of journalist phone records as part of a leak investigation.

The visit occurs as Congress is away for a Memorial Day holiday break, a weeklong recess that likely will silence the daily attention lawmakers, particularly Republicans, had been paying to the three political upheavals. It also comes just days after Obama started seeking to change the subject in Washington with a speech defending his controversial program of strikes by unmanned drones and renewing his push to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.

On Sunday Obama traveled to Oklahoma to view damage from the recent tornado and console victims of the deadly storm.

For Christie, the president's appearance is yet another way to showcase his beloved Jersey Shore. The Republican has been touting it throughout the Memorial Day weekend as a destination point that is back in business and he broke a Guinness World record Friday by cutting a 5.5 mile ceremonial ribbon that symbolically tied together some of the hardest-hit towns by Sandy. The state has a $25 million marketing campaign to highlight the shore's resurgence in time for the summer season.

Both men will reprise the remarkable bipartisan tableau they offered during Sandy's immediate aftermath when Obama flew to New Jersey just days before the election to witness the storm's wreckage. Politically, the visit plays well for both men. Christie, seeking re-election this year, will stand shoulder to shoulder with a president popular among Democrats in a Democratic leaning state. And Obama, dueling with congressional Republicans on a number of fronts, gets to display common cause with a popular GOP stalwart. (Obama has not scheduled any face time with state Sen. Barbara Buono, Christie's likely Democratic opponent in the governor's race).

Christie, in an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer on Friday, downplayed the politics, even when asked if ties to Obama could hurt him among conservatives if he were to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

"The fact of the matter is, he's the president of the United States, and he wants to come here and see the people of New Jersey," Christie said. "I'm the governor. I'll be here to welcome him."

To be sure, New Jersey is still rebuilding. Obama is visiting those regions that have been among the first to recover ? Christie ranks the recovery of the state's famous boardwalks as an eight on a scale of 10 but concedes that in other parts of the state many homeowners are still rebuilding six months after the devastating superstorm struck. Overall, the storm caused $38 billion in damages in the state, and harmed or wrecked 360,000 homes or apartment units.

But the coastal recovery is a big potential boon for the state where tourism is a nearly $40 billion industry.

For Obama, coming off a week that had the IRS in the crosshairs of a scandal, the trip also offers an opportunity to demonstrate the work of another part of government that provides a foil for the IRS: the Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose response to disasters has been met with bipartisan praise.

Indeed, inside the White House, FEMA is perceived as an example of what's best about government. The agency, panned for its response under President Bush to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, has made a turnaround under administrator Craig Fugate and has been commended for its work in disasters from the Joplin, Mo., tornado in 2011 to Hurricane Sandy last year.

Obama's trip Tuesday also comes two days after he toured the tornado devastation outside Oklahoma City, Okla., where FEMA has been the face of the federal government as well.

Josh Earnest, the White House's deputy press secretary, says FEMA represents "competent, efficient government that meets the needs of the people."

"The renaissance of the agency embodies what the president ran on," he said.

Overall, the federal government has directed more than $14 billion so far in aid to help families, support state and local rebuilding efforts, and assist major transportation reconstruction and in community development grants to states affected by Katrina, the bulk of which has gone to New Jersey and New York.

Even as Obama meets businesses and homeowners who have benefited from recovery work, the White House says he also plans to talk about the importance of renewing economic opportunities for middle-class families still getting their lives back. It's a message that dovetails with Obama's attempts to keep the economy prominent by highlighting economic growth after the Great Recession while also making his case for additional initiatives to keep the economy from stumbling again.

Associated Press

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Prepared for take-off: RunUp Labs travel accelerator demos first ...

While incubator and accelerator programs continue to maintain popularity in the start-up community, certain verticals are realizing that these programs don?t necessarily address industry-specific concerns.

To date, there have been two dedicated accelerators for travel: Welcome City Lab and RunUp Labs.

RunUp Labs, the first travel-specific accelerator program to demo a full class of graduates, focuses specifically on the challenges and opportunities in the travel industry.

The program is:

?specifically designed for startups who aim to change the way we travel. We?re looking for the most innovative ideas in and around travel, not just for flights and hotels, but anything that will truly change the way people move from place to place and spend their time away from home.

The accelerator program is based in Bloomington, Indiana, and features a robust collection of mentors, including folks from larger travel companies like Sabre, American Airlines, and Google, in addition to startups like Desti and Where I?ve Been.

Veteran travel mentors from across other specialities are also accessible, providing a truly broad-yet-deep immersion into the travel space.

This access to mentors was one of the key drivers of success for this initial crop of startups ? always a difficult task with any new incubator.

Brad Wisler, co-founder of host venue SproutBox and program lead:

Obviously, being our first class this was the hardest one to fill. But we were really fortunate because we had such a strong group of mentors. They helped us cast a wide net and promote the program.

The initial class was still nonetheless a solid one, reinforcing the quality out in the market that might benefit from the close proximity of the a same-industry sand box.

I was really impressed with the pool of applicants. I?m very happy with the way it came together, especially the diversity of the class.

We didn?t want to end up with a class of companies that were just new sites that were new ways to search or book the same inventory. We didn?t want a class full of travel inspiration sites.

We wanted a class of companies that were really changing the way we travel or a set of tools that were changing the travel experience. We wanted opportunities that were exciting, disruptive or impactful on the travel experience. I think we got that. 7 companies, each of which are doing something very different. Only one of them even has a booking component.

Every one of them is a real business. Each one has a shot at doing something big.

As far as investors are concerned, there is a very real interest in the industry, according to RunUp Labs participant Mat Orrego of Cornerstone Information Systems:

From an investor?s standpoint, I?m now looking at 7 companies that have a really good chance of attracting full investment and now understand that their ideas are going to fit into the travel industry much better. They?ve spoken to all kinds of people from different sectors of travel and technology, and they?re very well-versed in their particular space and the travel space in general.

There?s a lot of legacy process within this industry that you need to understand and need the help of people that are going to mentor you through that. These will be barriers to your success.

I think its really important that a lot of startups that are going into travel have a process that educates them about the industry.

The mentors who participated also offered plenty of perspective as far as succeeding in a fragmented industry with steep inventory access related barriers to entry.

Focus was one of the paramount lessons of the first class: it?s important for travel startups to consider their entry to the marketplace by targeting one particular segment and then scaling from there.

Brad Wisler:

One of the things we might do next time around is to narrow the focus upfront in the selection process. This would help provide the entry point into the market. For example, a startup might eventually do flights and tours or all of the above, but first let?s find the best way to enter the market and get traction.

What I?ve seen so many times is companies trying to do everything but nothing well ? and they never find enough traction in a particular segment.

All 7 companies that entered the program made it to Demo Day, and are tackling some unique angles on the travel experience. Tnooz reached out to each of the teams to learn more about their products, stories and visions.

Feethere

Feethere ?allows?developers of apps and digital games?to?make money?by?driving?real?world traffic to brick-and-mortar?businesses and?travel destinations.? It?s an?an immersive mobile marketing platform that 1) allows merchants with brick and mortar stores to bid for desired foot traffic and 2) allows app developers to sign up to drive traffic to those sites, and get paid for it.?

Only 5% of app users actually pay for something in-app, so the idea is to create valid revenue streams tied to real-world businesses for the other 95%.

The team consists of Chris Borland, Rob?Pendleton and Joseph Tzeng.

From the team:

The idea for FeetHere was born four years ago when Chris Borland (co-founder and CEO) was talking with his brother about driving foot traffic to retail stores using location based games. Chris was looking for new ways to get paid with mobile games, without annoying users. His brother was thinking about getting people in his stores because there is a higher percentage of getting a person to buy if they are actual in the store.

Feethere can be found on the Web?and?Twitter.

Pocketcab

PocketCab is a ?direct-to-driver mobile application connecting taxicab drivers and passengers throughout underserved tier two cities in geographically similar clusters,? while building? ?a network of reliable, business?minded drivers that passengers that can freely access, pass information, and complete transactions without the headache of dispatch or the segmentation of companies.?

Basically, by focusing on the driver and eliminating the dispatcher, they aim to connect customers directly to drivers ? reducing wait times and increasing efficiencies.

The team is Avram Rampersaud and Todd Cutler.

From the team:

What we?ve found to be true is that most?cab?companies don?t have a?distinguishable brand to customers, however individual?cab?drivers have incredible branding power for their service.?PocketCab?sees taxi drivers as small business owners and our main focus on the driver side is to build a platform for drivers to better manage their business connect with customers who enjoy their service and make more money.

Pocketcab can be found on the Web, Twitter, and Facebook.

My Trip Was

My Trip Was ?enables?powerful?content?marketing?for?tour?operators using?their?own?post-trip ?surveys.?

The team is Aaron Chan and Jeremy Thomas, and are working on rolling out the second prototype of their platform.

From the team:

These days tour operators are spending tons of money on pay-per-click because they don?t have time to market online effectively.??My Trip Was is a social discovery and brand amplification platform to help them.

Our product is a subscription-based service for tour operators.??With their subscription they receive access to a guest card, a lightweight mobile survey that they can send to their guests after they finish a trip.??Their guests complete the guest card and submit their data back to an analytics dashboard.??From here the operator can take advantage of the business intelligence and CRM data that our guest card provides.??But even better, from here they can push their guest cards? content out into their online marketing channels.

My Trip Was can be found on?Twitter.

Tourize

Tourize?is ?a?ground-breaking?app?enabling?production and ?consumption of guided?tours on Android or?iOS?devices.?

From the team:

There needs to be a better way to share the knowledge and experience of local experts to the tourists visiting. Tourize has no lines, no minimum number of people needed, and no time restrictions. Tourize allows any local expert to share and publish their guided tour and allows the tourist to experience it on their own device, own time and own pace

We finally allow you to slow down or press fast forward on every guided tour. Tourize allows you to learn more about the museums, attractions, and parks you visit, but allows you to do so on your terms.

Tourize can be found on the Web, Twitter, and Facebook.

Evacua

Evacua ?helps corporate and individual travelers get home safely by making unpublished inventory available in emergency situations.?

These sort of emergency situations are rare occasions, but are incredibly expensive when they actual do occur. The ability to get out quickly and safely in an emergency, using ride-sharing principles, is a valuable peace-of-mind service for both corporate and individual travels.

Members can use the Evacua app for real-time travel intelligence, and can request a ride from the network of private jets already flying in the area. Or, alternatively, members can group together to charter a jet together.

The team is Charles Brossman and Mike Beckwith.

From the team:

International travel is becoming more frequent for companies and leisure travelers. More travel means?travelers are faced with more risk. Travelers head out to their destinations, but usually without a plan in place to make sure they get back home safe. Even when they do have a plan, when emergencies interrupt their trip and an evacuation is needed, it is ?every man for himself? to get out.

Typically, travelers unnecessarily depend on government or commercial transport to get them out. Some travelers end up waiting around for days or weeks without a way out. Meanwhile, half empty private jets fly in and out of airports that could have been filled with other travelers in need. Our company was built to?deliver technology solutions that enable companies, travelers and private transportation providers to collaborate during emergencies.

Our platform allows for a more efficient, and affordable evacuation process.

Evacua can be found on the Web, Twitter, and Facebook.

Peoplocity

Peoplocity ?allows?customers?to?connect?directly?with empowered managers before they trash brands on social?media.?

The app provides a direct connect to empowered employees, so consumers can get immediate resolution to a problem ? before jumping on Yelp, Twitter, TripAdvisor, Facebook, etc. to vent frustrations without any recourse.

?From the team:

Peoplocity was born from my desire to vastly improve the consumer experience. Having been a Brick & Mortar entrepreneur my entire life (mostly food and beverage), and attending?Cornell University?s School of Hotel Administration- I discovered early in my career the advantages of differentiating my businesses by providing first-class competition-crushing customer service.

The challenge came as my organization grew to include multiple locations. ?It was clear that to success it was imperative that I train my management members and employees to adopt my Customer Service methodology ? seek out and respond quickly to the voice of the consumer

Peoplocity can be found on the Web?and?Twitter.

Trekkable

Trekkable?is ?crowd -sourcing?unique?content?to?become the authority for travelers with mobility challenges.? Wheelchair users and those with disabilities are often overlooked when it comes to travel services. An already challenging activity becomes even more so when faced with operators, facilities and destinations that do not address the needs of the community.

The team is Aaron Chan and Jeremy Thomas.

?From the team:

Having used a wheelchair for more than 20 years, traveling has brought a certain sense of connection with people and the world at large, showing me a vibrant life that even a wheelchair couldn?t hold down. But it was clear to me early on that traveling with any kind of special consideration because of a disability was unreasonably difficult. Those who want a smoking vs. a non-smoking room are accommodated easily and reliably. Why aren?t people with disabilites?

Customers like me take 33 Million trips/year and spend $13 Billion/year in North America alone.

Trekkable?has a revolutionary rating system that gives valuable context through the lens of accessibility, enabling our customers buying decisions in ways like never before. We increase both activity and frequency of travel in doing so. As a booking engine,?Trekkable?captures special requests by the Customer and communicates them to the Service Provider efficiently, accurately, & reliably.

Service Providers invest time and money on accessible infrastructure out of legal obligation.?Trekkable?turns what is perceived as a liability or ?extra effort? into a valuable asset, by forging a unique link with our customer base.

Trekkable can be found on the Web, Twitter, and Facebook.

Related posts:

1. Gogobot demos Facebook travel app to Zuckerberg, likes power of new Open Graph
2. Malaysia Airlines CEO toys with Twitter, extends baby ban in first class
3. Southwest Airlines demos video versions of flight confirmation e-mails

Source: http://www.tnooz.com/2013/05/24/news/prepared-for-take-off-runup-labs-travel-accelerator-demos-first-class/

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ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 6

Sure, the disc is dead. Technophiles love to say something or other is "dead." Funny, I still frequently see a lot of people reading "books" actually printed on paper. Anyway, in case you haven't heard about the death of the optical disc and still need or want to play a DVD or Blu-ray on your PC, you could do far worse than ArcSoft's TotalMedia Theatre 6. Though not quite as feature-laden as CyberLink's PowerDVD Ultra 13 (4.5 stars), it handled the media I tested it with more aplomb than Corel's WinDVD Pro 11 (2.5 stars) did, for the most part, and sported the simplest user interface of the lot.

Setup
TotalMedia Theatre is a quicker, smaller download file if you're getting it via the Web, at just 80MB. It runs on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP. You can try it out as a full-featured 15-day trial. It installed in just 2 minutes on my test PC, a Lenovo G580 laptop with 4GB RAM and integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 running Windows 8. I had to allow it past my software firewall during installation, since it can act as a media server.

The setup also requires a reboot, but I was refreshed to find out that it didn't try to install irrelevant third-party software such as browser toolbars, as some competitors do. If you install the trial version, you can simply buy a serial number and activate?much easier than CyberLink PowerDirector, which makes you uninstall the trial and reinstall the full app.

Interface
Even though it's a desktop application that runs on all recent flavors of Windows, TotalMedia Theatre looks and feels like a Windows 8 app, especially since it runs in borderless full screen by default. This can actually make things a little confusing, since the app doesn't show up in the Windows 8 running app list. I also noticed that other apps couldn't show their windows when TotalMedia was in full screen?even after switching to the second app.

Playing Blu-ray
When I first popped in a Blu-ray movie, a Windows 8 like message bar across the screen informed me that the content didn't support the use of a mouse, and would I like to enable the ArcSoft Mouse Solution? Yes, thank you! This adds a remote-like control pad to the screen, which you could click to move back and forth in the movie menu. The software played my Blu-ray edition of The Big Year in glorious HD without breaking a sweat.

I could search TMDB?TotalMedia database. I could even use unpinch gestures to zoom in! The software also offers a slew of keyboard shortcuts, some for actions for which I couldn?t find on-screen menu equivalents.?

DVD Enhancements
The main enhancement for DVD playback is SimHD. This is controlled by a single switch from a Settings panel with just two choices: On and Off. The feature really did improve the quality of DVD playback?it was somewhat sharper and better lit and more contrast-y. I would, however, have liked to be able to adjust the strength of this effect, as the sharpening at times looked harsh.?

Playing 3D
TotalMedia Theatre played my test 3D Blu-ray movie, Fascination Coral Reef, using an Nvidia 3D Vision technology without the slightest complaint. Corel WinDVD wouldn't play it at all, and PowerDVD warned me that it could only play in full screen. It also did a tolerable job of converting a 2D DVD to 3D.

Playing Video Files
First for a disappointment: One thing the software wouldn't play was
4K video clips from a GoPro Hero3 Black Edition camcorder. It does, however, play quite a lot of file formats, though, including AVCHD,WMV, MPEG, AVI, and more. MKV and AVS are new additions for version 6.

I could not rotate my upside-down iPhone video with TotalMedia Theatre. PowerDVD graciously (and easily) let me do this. But the ArcSoft software did play that HD video from my iPhone with less waiting than PowerDVD did.

Mobile's Little Helpers
Though it doesn't offer the kind of app possibilities you get with PowerDVD, there are iOS and Android apps to use those devices as remote controls?something very useful if you're using the software on a home-theater PC. And setup for the ArcSoft app was miles simpler than with the PowerDVD setup. Basically, there was no setup, it just worked. The app has two pages, the basic remote fast forward, reverse, next chapter, and so on, and an arrow key plus center enter button page. The large buttons made couch-potatoing a snap; I could change the volume, and red power button even lets you shut down and turn on the PC application.?

Performance
TotalMedia Theatre can take advantage of Nvidia CUDA parallel computing architecture and OpenCL for AMD processors. I foundprogram response and playback snappy, and didn't run into any program crashes or failures to respond.

Let's Go to the Theatre?Or Stay!
If you're looking for a super simple way to play DVD, Blu-ray, and other video content on your Windows PC, you could do a lot worse than ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre. It handles any of the 3D and other type of video content you're likely to play. The interface is super simple, though you may confuse it with a new-style Windows 8 app. The software's mobile remote control app was a snap to set up and easy to control playback with from the couch. If you're a real video aficionado, though, you'll want our Editors' Choice, CyberLink PowerDVD 13 Ultra, which offers more playback options and streaming playback to and from mobile devices.

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Big boost for small business - The Salt Lake Tribune

It took just 11 sessions of intense education for Frank Dsouza to feel on top of the world.

Dsouza was one of 33 Utah small-business owners in the first class to graduate Wednesday from Goldman Sachs? 10,000 Small Businesses program, an educational initiative that aims to create jobs and spur growth in Utah and elsewhere in the U.S. The ceremony, attended by Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of the Wall Street banking giant, was held at the ornate Union Pacific Depot in The Gateway.

"One of the things they mentioned was this program would show me how to scale our business, to come up with a growth plan to grow our business and hire more employees as we grew," said Dsouza, who owns Seaich Corp., a Salt Lake City designer and importer of women?s accessories.

The program did that, and more.

"The program helped me secure a line of credit to expand our business. I needed financial resources, and the next thing I knew, I was in front of angel investors and bankers willing to do business with me. Growing up in India, I did not have an opportunity to further my education, so this was a dream come true," Dsouza said, adding that he recently added three employees to his payroll.

In January, Dsouza and the other business owners who had been selected on a competitive basis began more than 100 hours of free classes at Salt Lake Community College. The classes were taught by instructors who used a curriculum that Goldman Sachs developed with help from business professors at Babson College in Wellsley, Mass.

The owners represented a gamut of companies looking to grow, including manufacturers, transportation companies, design firms and retailers. When the sessions ended, Dsouza was armed with two goals ? by the end of this year, Seaich wants to increase the distribution of its apparel products to 1,000 Walmart stores from the 400 the company already supplies. And he wants to expand his customer base to include retailers such as Dillards, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale.

The beauty of the program, Dsouza said, was that the instructors didn?t focus on big-picture concepts. Instead, they helped him craft a strategy that was unique to his company. The other businesses received the same treatment.

"They had world-class mentors and teachers who walked us through each step in growing our businesses. The program far exceeded my expectations. I didn?t think it would be so intense," he said.

Blankfein was able to attend the graduation event because he is in Salt Lake City to conduct the Wall Street bank?s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.

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"Thanks to the dedication of our local partners and the strong culture of service in Utah, today?s graduates are contributing to the local economy by growing their businesses and creating jobs," Blankfein said, noting that Goldman Sachs has built a local workforce of 1,600 people since opening an office in 2000.

Goldman Sachs launched the program in Salt Lake City in partnership with the Governor?s Office of Economic Development. It committed $15 million for small-business loans, education and grants for supporting community partners, including the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Salt Lake Small Business Development Center and the Pete Suazo Business Center.

More classes will be presented over the next five years.

pbeebe@sltrib.com

Twitter: @sltribpaul

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Cornell University Athletics - Big Red Football Announces Class of ...

ITHACA, N.Y. ? Cornell Head Football Coach David Archer '05 and his staff are excited to announce the newest members of the Big Red Football family. The Class of 2017, featuring 31 members, joins Cornell football at a time when enthusiasm and excitement is at an all-time high with the recent hire of Archer to direct the football program at his alma mater.

Hailing from 16 states, the District of Columbia and two countries, the class of 2017 will attempt to help secure the Big Red's first Ivy title on the gridiron since 1990. A class-high five recruits will attend Cornell from California and New York. Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia will send two student-athletes to Cornell, while nine other states send one player each. Additionally, one player comes from Poland after attending prep school in the United States. In all, 17 of the players will join the offense, 11 will aid the defense and two are special teamers with another player coming in who could play offense or defense.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Big Red brings in three defensive back/safeties, two linebackers, six defensive linemen and a punter. Cornell went for plenty of skill players on the offense, bringing in five wide receivers, one running back, one quarterback, two tight ends and a place-kicker. The offensive line will also be bolstered with the addition of seven offensive linemen.

The 2013 Big Red returns 48 letter winners and 22 total starters (eight offense, 10 defense, four special teams) from last year's 4-6 squad. Record-breaking quarterback Jeff Mathews returns at quarterback, as well as returning freshmen All-Americans Zach Wilk (offensive line) and Luke Hagy (running back). Two-year captains Brett Buehler (linebacker) and Tre' Minor (defensive line) will anchor the defense.

Cornell will put the Class of 2017 to the test when fall practice begins in mid-August. The Big Red opens the 2013 season at home against Bucknell on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Schoellkopf Field.

Name	? Pos.	? Ht.	? Wt.	? Hometown	? Last School	? Video
Basri, Adam	DL	6-3	235	Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland	Milton Academy	Link
Bland, Nick	TE	6-5	220	Milton, Mass.	Milton Academy	Link
Brown, Dane	RB	5-7	190	Export, Pa.	Franklin Regional HS	Link
Deutz, Marshall	WR	5-10	175	Manhattan Beach, Calif.	Miramonte HS	Link
Diedrich, Drew	DL	6-3	240	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Father Gabriel Richard HS	Link
Emanuels, Alex	OL	6-2	265	Mercer Island, Wash.	Mercer Island HS	Link
Foster, John	OL	6-5	255	North Scituate, Mass..	Scituate HS	Link
Fraser, Chris	P	6-2	210	Potomac, Md.	Saint Albans School For Boys	Link
Geier, Flint	OL	6-3	290	Alpharetta, Ga.	Mount Pisgah Christian School	Link
Gibbs, Jaivon	DB	5-11	175	Washington, D.C.	Gonzaga College HS	Link
Haddock, Jake	DL	6-1	280	Endwell, N.Y.	Maine-Endwell HS	Link
Kinikini, Niniva	OL	6-3	270	Salt Lake City, Utah	Pleasant Grove HS	Link
Lambirth, Jake	DL	6-4	265	Stevenson Ranch, Calif.	West Ranch HS	Link
Malone, Brady	WR	6-3	190	Herndon, Va.	Gonzaga College HS	Link
Melin, Mason	TE	6-3	230	Danville, Calif.	Monte Vista HS	Link
Milo, Nick	DL	6-2	250	Columbus, Ohio	Upper Arlington HS	Link
Mohamed, Islam	OL	6-4	265	Inwood, N.Y.	Lawrence HS	Link
Morin, Dan	OL	6-3	275	Overland Park, Kan.	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Link
Norris, Miles	LB	6-0	210	Baltimore, Md.	Gilman HS	Link
Pierik, Joe	PK	5-11	155	Corona, Calif.	Notre Dame HS	Link
Plummer, Bobby	ATH	6-1	195	Scarsdale, N.Y.	Scarsdale HS	Link
Shaw, Collin	WR	6-2	195	Plano, Texas	Plano East Senior HS	Link
Solomon, Justin	DB	6-2	180	Chandler, Ariz.	Basha HS	Link
Somborn, Robert	QB	6-1	190	McKinney, Texas	McKinney HS	Link
Staples, Michael	DL	6-3	255	Wayne, Pa.	Radnor HS	Link
Sullivan, Matt	TE	6-4	230	Pittsford, N.Y.	Pittsford Mendon HS	Link
Uceta, Luis	WR	5-10	160	Endwell, N.Y.	Maine-Endwell HS	Link
Wahl, Austin	DB	6-3	180	Hollister, Calif.	Palma HS	Link
Waltman, Jake	OL	6-3	280	Ringgold, Va.	Dan River HS	Link
Weber, Jackson	LB	6-2	215	Whitefish Bay, Wis.	Whitefish Bay HS	Link
Young, Jordan	WR	5-10	175	Charlotte, N.C.	Davidson Day School	Link

DL Adam Basri ? 6-3/235 ? Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland (Milton Academy)
Basri was a two-way starter at Milton Academy after transferring into the school from the American School of Warsaw. The native of Poland has only been playing organized football for three years. He also competed in wrestling, earning a league title in his weight class as a senior and finishing among the top 12 at prep nationals and finishing second at the Northern New Englad championship and sixth at the New England meet.

TE Nick Bland ? 6-5/220 ? Milton, Mass. (Milton Academy)
An all-league selection as a senior at Milton Academy, Bland played tight end, wide receiver, quarterback, defensive end and punter during his three-year varsity career. An All-New England pick, he was invited to compete in the Shriners All-Star game in his final season and was a Patriot Ledge All-Scholastic team member. Bland also played basketball, where he was a senior captain and all-league pick on a league championship team, and lettered three times in lacrosse.

RB Dane Brown ? 5-7/190 ? Export, Pa. (Franklin Regional HS)
Brown graduated as the all-time leading rusher at Franklin Regional HS, posting 4,159 yards and 69 touchdowns during his career. A three-time all-conference pick and team offensive most valuable player, he earned first-team accolades as both a junior and senior. Brown was a three-time member of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's Fabulous 22 team and a two-time member of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review's Terrific 25. A team captain as a senior, he was part of a conference championship squad as a junior in 2011. He rushed for 1,960 yards and 34 scores in helping his team to the state semifinals that season. Brown was a two-time All-WesternPaFootball.net Big School team member.

WR Marshall Deutz ? 5-10/175 ? Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Miramonte HS)
Deutz was a first-team all-league selection at both wide receiver and defensive back as a senior at Miramonte HS. Deutz caught 49 passes for 665 yards and eight touchdowns and scored four more times on the ground. Defensively, he made 21 tackles with three interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries. He earned honorable mention all-league accolades as a junior. Deutz also was a three-year letter winner in track as a sprinter and played one year of rugby.

DL Drew Diedrich ? 6-3/240 ? Ann Arbor, Mich. (Father Gabriel Richard HS)
Diedrich was a two-team all-league and all-county selection on the defensive line at Father Gabriel Richard HS. The three-year letter winner played on both lines and also saw time at tight end during his four-year career. He was a Michigan HS All-Star nominee as a senior after helping lead the team to district and regional titles, as well as a Prep Bowl championship. Diedricj posted 43 tackles, including 12 for a loss with six sacks, and forced three fumbles during his junior season. Diedrich also lettered on the basketball and golf teams.

OL Alex Emanuels ? 6-2/265 ? Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island HS)
Emanuels was a first-team Associated Press all-state member as a senior at Mercer Island HS. A first-team all-league and all-area pick, he was a finalist for the Seattle National Football Foundation Award and was selected to play in the 2012 Washington East-West Senior All-Star Game. Elected team captain as a senior, he was twice named the team;s Offensive Lineman of the Year. As a junior, Emanuels was named honorable mention all-county. The three-year letter winner on the gridiron played on both lines and also earned a varsity letter in basketball.

OL John Foster ? 6-5/255 ? North Scituate, Mass. (Scituate HS)
A three-year starter on both lines at Scituate HS, Foster was a two-time selection to the all-league and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic teams. A team captain as a senior, he was part of a league championship squad as a sophomore. A four-year starter and letter winner on the basketball court as well, he was a two-time team captain and was part of four straight league championship squads and one sectional title team. Foster was a three-time Patriot Ledger All-Scolastic team member in basketball.

P Chris Fraser ? 6-2/210 ? Potomac, Md. (Saint Albans School For Boys)
Fraser was a three-sport athlete at Saint Albans School for Boys, competing in football, basketball and track. The three-time all-league selection lettered three seasons on the gridiron, playing wide receiver, safety and punting and kicking. He was an all-district pick as a junior and was part of a league championship team his sophomore season. As a senior, Fraser's 18 punts yielded a 47.7 yard per kick average. He caught 33 passes for 616 yards and eight touchdowns and made 72 tackles with four interceptions and eight pass breakups. Fraser was a sprinter in track and lettered once in basketball.

OL Flint Geier ? 6-3/290 ? Alpharetta, Ga. (Mount Pisgah Christian School)
Geier was named first-team all-state as a senior at Mount Pisgah Christian School in 2012. A first-team all-league and all-region and second-team all-county pick, he served as team captain in his final season. Following his senior year, Geier was invited to compete in the county's senior all-star game. He was named second-team all-region as a junior. Geier played on both the offensive and defensive lines and also was the long snapper. He was a four-year letter winner on the track and field team where he was the team's top athlete in the shot put and discus.

DB Jaivon Gibbs ? 5-11/175 ? Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga College HS)
Gibbs was a two-time all-league selection in the defensive backfield at Gonzaga College HS, including a first-team pick as a senior. Gibbs registered 63 tackles in his final season. He was a second-team all-conference pick as a junior after recording 47 tackles, with three interceptions, 13 pass breakups and a pair of fumble recoveries.

DL Jake Haddock ? 6-1/280 ? Endwell, N.Y. (Maine-Endwell HS School)
Haddock captained a pair of state championship teams at Maine-Endwell HS while playing defensive tackle and center. The two-time first-team all-state pick earned state player of the year accolades by both the New York State Sportswriters and the Football Coaches Asssociation for Class B. Haddock was a three-year letter winner who earned the team's most valuable defensive player in each of his final two seasons and earned all-region honors as both a junior and senior. He was named the Offensive Line MVP of the state championship game as a senior and Defensive Line MVP at the state semifinals as a senior and of the state championship game as a junior. Haddock also lettered in lacrosse four times and was a two-time team captain.

OL Niniva Kinikini ? 6-3/270 ? Salt Lake City, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
Kinikini was a two-time all-region pick on the offensive line at Pleasant Grove HS. The team's Offensive Linemane of the Year as a senior, he was a three-time academic all-region pick. Kinikini earned second-team all-region accolades during his sophomore year and played on both the offensive and defensive lines during his four-year varsity career.

DL Jake Lambirth ? 6-4/265 ? Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (West Ranch HS)
Lambirth earned first-team all-league and second-team all-area honors on the defensive line as a senior at West Ranch HS. He was the team's defensive MVP as a senior captain, earning a spot in the East-West senior all-star team in southern California. Lambirth ended the season with 55 tackles, a pair osacks and eight quarterback hurries. He led the team's defensive linemen in tackles as a junior and senior and paced the squad in sacks as a sophomore. The three-year letter winner played on both the offensive and defensive lines and also served as the squad's long snapper. He was also a three-year member of the track and field team who competed in both the shot put and discus.

WR Brady Malone ? 6-3/190 ? Herndon, Va. (Gonzaga College HS)
Malone was the league leader in receiving as a sophomore and junior before an illness-shortened senior season at Gonzaga HS. The three-year starter compiled 92 catches for 1,520 yards and 13 touchdowns. A three-time all-league selection, he was ranked as one of the top 10 players in Washington, D.C. by ESPN? and as one of the top 10 wide receivers at the Riddell All-American Training Camp Showcase. Malone caught the game-winning touchdown and two-point conversion in overtime to send his school to its first league championship appearance in 10 years.

TE Mason Melin ? 6-3/230 ? Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS)
Melin was a first-team all-league selection at tight end as a senior at Monte Vista HS. Melin caught 36 passes for 690 yards and nine touchdowns while stretching the field, averaging a healthy 16.4 yards per catch. He was named one of the top 25 high school players to watch prior to his senior year by the San Jose Mercury News after earning second-team all-league accolades as a junior.

DL Nick Milo ? 6-2/250 ? Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington HS)
Milo earned all-league and all-district first team honors as a senior at Upper Arlington HS. He posted 53 tackles, six sacks and a fumble recovery in his final season. The senior captain was part of a state playoff team as a junior and earned three letters as a two-way starter at defensive end and offensive guard. He also lettered once in baseball.

OL Islam Mohamed ? 6-4/265 ? Inwood, N.Y. (Lawrence HS)
An all-county selection as a senior, Mohamed started at left tackle for? apair of championship teams at Lawrence HS. AS a senior, he was part of a 12-0 squad that won the Long Island championship, while his 2011 squad was county champs. He was invited to participate in the Empire Challenge in the summer of 2012 and was named one of the top 100 players on Long Island as a senior by MSGVarsity.com. Mohamed also competed for one year in track and field as a shot putter.

OL Dan Morin ? 6-3/275 ? Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
Morin was a first-team all-state pick on both the offensive and defensive lines as a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas HS and was named to the Kansas All-Class Top 11 in 2012. A two-time first-team all-league selection, he earned a spot on the Kansas Shrine Bowl and Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star teams. Morin was a three-year starter on both lines. His brother, Jake, played two seasons of football at Air Force.

LB Miles Norris ? 6-0/210 ? Baltimore, Md. (Gilman School)
Norris was a two-time all-state linebacker at the Gilman School, earning second-team honors as a senior. A two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro pick, Norris was part of three MIAA championship football teams and served as team captain his senior year. A two-time all-league pick, he was selected to the Big 33 and Chesapeake Bowl all-star teams. Norris was a two-star recruit according to Sout.com recruiting service. He also competed in track and field in the discus, long jump and shot put.

PK Joe Pierik ? 5-11/155 ? Corona, Calif. (Notre Dame HS)
Pierik was league Special Teams MVP as a senior at Notre Dame HS. For his career, Pierik made 12-of-18 field goals (long of 45) and 73-of-85 extra-point kicks. He also served as the team's punter for three years. The starting kicker at the 2012 Inland Empire All-Star Football Classic, he was the field goal champion at the Chris Sailer Annual National Spring Event and the kickoff-champion at both the Kohl's Western Showcase and the Snap, Hold, Kick Los Angeles chapter competition. Kohl's ranked him as the No. 52 high school kicker nationally as a senior. Pierik also lettered in tennis, where he was a two-time league doubles champion, and in soccer.

ATH Bobby Plummer ? 6-1/195 ? Scarsdale, N.Y. (Scarsdale HS)
Plummer was an all-league selection in both football and track and field as a senior at Scarsdale HS. A running back and kick returner, he earned the team's Rich Paladino Award. In track, he earned all-county honors and placed first in the section in the long jump while also running the 100, 200 and 400 meters and competing in the triple jump and high jump. The team captain as a senior, he placed fifth in the long jump at the Emerging Elite at the New Balance outdoor national championships in 2012. Plummer also lettered three times in basketball.

WR Collin Shaw ? 6-2/195 ? Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior HS)
A two-time all-county and all-district selection, Shaw was named academic all-state as a senior wide receiver at Plano East Senior HS. Shaw was the team's leading receiver as a senior with 52 catches for 888 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Shaw caught 35 passes for 755 yards and six touchdowns en route to all-district and academic all-district honors. He also lettered on the basketball team.

DB Justin Solomon ? 6-2/180 ? Chandler, Ariz. (Basha HS)
Solomon was a first-team all-district pick as a senior at Basha HS. He recorded 45 tackles, five interceptions, 16 pass breakups a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a hard-hitting defensive back.

QB Robert Somborn ? 6-1/190 ? McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)
Somborn was a two-time first-team all-disctrict selection at McKinney HS. A three-year team captain and four-year letter winner, Somborn completed 197-of-310 passes for 2,891 yards and 31 touchdowns in his final campaign. He completed 64 percent of his passes overall and threw for better than 300 yards five times in his 10 starts as a senior.? Somborn threw for 2,245 yards and completed 61 percent of his passes as a junior with 24 touchdowns and posted career totals of 6,508 passing yards and 69 scores through the air. He also ran for five career scores in his three years as a varsity starter. Somborn also played one season of basketball.

DL Michael Staples ? 6-3/255 ? Wayne, Pa. (Radnor HS)
Staples earned second-team all-state honors as a senior at Radnor HS. A first-team all-league and all-area selection, he was ranked as the fifth-best defensive end in Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was an honorable mention all-Eastern Pennsylvania pick by EasternPAFootball.com. The three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines, he was also a three-year letter winner on the lacrosse team.

TE Matt Sullivan ? 6-4/230 ? Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford Mendon HS)
Sullivan was a first-team all-state pick as a senior tight end at Pittsford Mendon HS. The two-time all-county selection served as team captain as a senior and earned All-Greater Rochester accolades in his final season after catching 36 passes for 575 yards. Sullivan is the school's all-time leader in both receptions (69) and receiving yards (1,006). He was a three-year varsity letter winner who saw action at defensive end, quarterback, punter and place-kicker in addition to his tight end duties. Sullivan was also a two-time all-county basketball player as a three-year starter on the hardwood. He also captained the basketball squad.

WR Luis Uceta ? 5-10/160 ? Endwell, N.Y. (Maine-Endwell HS)
A second-team all-state running back as a senior at Maine-Endwell HS, Uceta was part of a pair of state championship teams. The most valuable player of the 2011 state championship game after running for 117 yards and a touchdown, he rushed for 426 yards on 9.9 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns and two receptions for 95 yards and another score. He totaled 935 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as a junior, caught two more scores and returned a kickoff for another. Uceta ended that season with four 100-yard games.?

DB Austin Wahl ? 6-3/180 ? Hollister, Calif. (Palma HS)
Wahl was a first-team all-league and all-county selection as a safety at Palma HS. He led the team with five interceptions and also caught 14 passes for nearly 200 yards on offense at receiver. He served as team captain in his final season, helping the Big Red to a league and sectional title. Wahl lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher.

OL Jake Waltman ? 6-3/280 ? Ringgold, Va. (Dan River HS)
Waltman earned first-team all-state recognition as a senior offensive lineman at Dan River HS. A two-time all-district and all-metro pick, he was first-team all-section pick in his final season. Waltman was named the district's Offensive Lineman of the Year and was selected for the state's East-West Senior All-Star Game. He was ranked among the state's top 20 offensive line prospects and top 100 high school players overall by both VirginiaPreps.com and the Roanoke Times. Waltman recorded 77 pancake blocks in his final twoyears and was part of an offensive line that blocked for teammates that rushed for? nearly 11,000 yards during his varsity career. A three-year captain, the led the team to its first playoff appearance in 11 years as a junior and to the program's first district crown in 17 years as a senior. He was a four-year letter winner and starter. A four-year letter winner in track and field and a one-year letter winner in basketball, he was an all-metro selection as one of the state;s top discus throwers. In basketball, he was part of a state quarterfinalist team that went 25-1.

LB Jackson Weber ? 6-2/215 ? Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay HS)
A three-year varsity captain, Weber was a two-time all-state selection while playing both defensive back and linebacker at Whitefish Bay HS. A three-time all-area pick by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he was a three-time first-team all-league pick on defense and a two-time second-team pick on offense at tight end/wide receiver. As a senior, Weber posted 121 tackles (77 solo), five interceptions, and 11 pass break-ups. He returned one of those interceptions for a touchdown and also blocked two kicks. The conference's scholar-athlete of the year as a senior, Weber was chosen to compete in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game in recognition of a career that included 433 tackles. He was a two-time team MVP and a three-time team defensive MVP who helped his squad to a conference title and a spot in the state semifinals as a senior. Weber also started three years on the varsity baseball team, earning a pair of all-conference nods. His hit .472 as a junior when he made academic all-state. Weber also spent on season on the track and field team.

WR Jordan Young ? 5-10/175 ? Charlotte, N.C. (Davidson Day School)
Young was a two-time all-state player for a pair of state championship squads at Davidson Day School. He was selected to play in the Oasis Shriners All-Star Bowl. A two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Young was a three-year letter winner on the gridiron while playing receiver, corner and serving as a kick returner. As a senior he caught 50 passes for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns, and added 28 tackles, five interceptions and 11 pass breakups on the defensive side of the ball. He caught 51 passes for 680 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior. Young won a pair of state championships in track and field as a member of the school's 4x200 (2011) and 4x400 (2012) relay teams. He was a four-year member of the track squad as a sprinter. He also played one season of basketball.

Source: http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2013/5/9/FB_0509131651.aspx

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Don't let strangers in, even in Paris

When a man in work clothes showed up at her door, the Monitor's Europe bureau chief let him inside. But fortunately, he didn't get a chance to pull off a well-known Parisian scam.

By Sara Miller Llana,?Staff writer / May 17, 2013

People walk in the business district of La D?fense, Paris, Wednesday. The Monitor's Europe bureau chief learns not to let strangers through the front door, even in Paris.

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I suppose that in moving from Mexico City to Paris, and feeling a sudden burst of elation for not having to worry so intently about drug and gang violence and, worst of all kidnapping, I went to the extreme.

A man knocked on the door of our temporary apartment saying he needed to check on something and asked if he could come in. He must have said what he was checking but my French, only now on its way back after lying dormant for over two decades, missed the details. He was dressed in work clothes, and I let him in.

He first said he was looking for the heater panel, then started asking all kinds of questions about who we were and how long we?d been in France. I thought this was a bit bizarre, but didn't think much of it.

Then he spotted the chimney. He opened the screen: ?Oh no, look at all of this soot.? (I had to look up the word for soot, suie, on my laptop.)

?You have a small child,? he went on. ?If she breathes this in, it could be the end. I am obligated to fix this.?

In my daze of jetlag, living out of suitcases, with a mountain of bureaucracy to tackle each day, I actually thought this man might be from the city government, and he was doing his municipal duty, for free, to make sure no Paris residents ? even foreigners, God bless France! ? breathe contaminated air.

I almost let him get to work ? until my more rational husband said, ?Let?s call the owner first.?

The owner's response was immediate: ?Get that guy out of the house now.?

I learned later that it?s a well-known scam in Paris that plumbers or electricians and other workers will come in, and tell you you need X, Y, and Z fixed. A colleague told me one man entered her house, broke a pipe, and then tried to get them to pay to fix it. I told the guardian downstairs about our visitor, and she said any communal or municipal work to be done will always be posted in the building.

Some of these scams are actually done by thieves, she said, who might rob you ? or worse. ?Don?t let anyone in your house. It could be very dangerous.?

I did learn back in elementary school not to talk to strangers, and most definitely not to let them through the front door.

But I had a momentary lapse of judgment, a good reminder that you have to be careful anywhere ? even in Paris!

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/csmonitor/globalnews/~3/t71YicIf93A/Don-t-let-strangers-in-even-in-Paris

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Apple iTunes 11.0.3

Apple's iTunes has long been an unparalleled source and player of music and video. The application had remained largely the same for over two years until the arrival of iTunes 11 (free), which marked a major rebuilding in features, interface, and underlying code. Not only does the iTunes 11 player have a clean new look and improved features, but so does the embedded iTunes Store. A big thrust of iTunes 11 is the inclusion of more iCloud features, jibing with Apple's iOS-and-Mac cloud syncing service. The latest minor update brings improvements to the recently redesigned and more powerful mini-player and a couple of other tweaks.

Here's what Apple has to say about what's new in the iTunes 11.0.3 update:

• New MiniPlayer.?MiniPlayer now includes a beautiful new view that showcases your album artwork. In addition, a progress bar is now built right into MiniPlayer.
• Improved Songs View.?You can now enjoy your album artwork while?in Songs view.
• Multi-Disc Albums.?Albums with multiple discs now appear as a single album.

Hardly as earth-shattering as some recent updates, but desirable stuff nevertheless. Let's take a look at these along with all the other music and video goodness Apple's player and store has to offer.

iTunes still has all those extras we've gotten used to over the years, including iTunes U, podcast playing, Genius, Home Sharing, the equalizer, the visualizer, a book store, and movie and TV show rentals as well as purchases. Another recent minor update adds something classical and jazz fans have been waiting for forever: a Composers View. One thing iTunes no longer shows any sign of is Apple's ill-fated music social network, Ping.

Installing
You can get iTunes for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 in addition to Macintosh OS X version 10.6.8 or later. I tested the new iTunes on both Windows and Mac OS X. It's an 83MB download for Windows?slightly larger than version 10, which was already on the portly side. By comparison, Windows Media Player weighs in at just 12MB, and WinAmp is 11MB. (The Mac installer for iTunes is even larger, at 198MB.) The installer makes iTunes your default player for music files, but you can uncheck the box for this if you prefer an alternative like Windows Media Player or WinAmp. I had to close Outlook for some reason for the installation to proceed.

On first run of the updated app, after agreeing to the updated license agreement, I was offered tutorial videos explaining new features. A privacy option asked me to share details with Apple so it could display album covers and even artist photos from concerts and studio sessions. This choice also enables iTunes' new store recommendations, since poor old Apple really needs you to buy more and more content.

Interface
The interface seems even more trimmed down and muted than before, if that's possible?and it looks great. Even the standard app menu is gone in the Windows version (not Mac though), replacing it with a square icon in the extreme top left. (You can re-enable it if you like from the newfangled menu, however.) The AirPlay button is still there, so you can throw whatever you're playing to a home entertainment system attached to an Apple TV or one that supports AirPlay natively. You also get basic play/pause, fast-forward, and reverse controls, as well as a volume slider, and a search box along the top of the program window.

The left-hand sidebar is gone, but you won't miss it at all. Switching among Music, Movies, TV Shows is faster than before using the button at top left. It drops down choices for these media types. To get the new Classical choice in the Music view, you'll have to go into the Preferences dialog's Views section, and tick the first option, Composers. Switching between your library and the iTunes Store is no done using a button on the right. Next to the dropdown is a cloud icon for iCloud that's merely an indicator of whether iCloud is connected or actively downloading.

Clicking on an album drops down a panel the full width of the program window showing tracks, timings, album art, and play options (shuffle, repeat, and so on). You can also add album tracks to any play list or to Up Next (see next section) from here. In a slick design touch, the color of this panel is based on the album cover, so each will usually have a different shade. A button in this tinted area also lets you see related music available on the iTunes Store.

Up Next
A key new feature in iTunes 11 is Up Next. Accessible from a bullet-list icon next to the top-center song information area, it shows you a list of songs are on deck to be played. You can move or remove upcoming songs with the cursor. A clock icon takes you in the other direction chronologically, showing the list of songs you've already listened to. A new context menu next to song entries includes choices for Add to Up Next, as well as simply Play Next, and adding to playlists. Unfortunately, the Play Next and history lists didn't work for Internet radio stations such as SomaFm in my testing.

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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) ? Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said.

Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, gave Metro-North the OK to remove the trains. Hundreds of feet of track need to be repaired, he said.

"We have a lot of work ahead of us, to restore signals and overhead wires," Donovan said.

Later Sunday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation will announce jointly with Metro-North a plan for the rush-hour commute beginning Monday.

Investigators are looking at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the derailment and collision outside Bridgeport that left dozens injured. Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after an eastbound train from New York City derailed and was hit by a westbound train. Nine remain hospitalized.

Service has been suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven, which includes stops at 12 stations.

Donovan compared the loss of service to a "very significant storm."

Most recently, the Waterbury branch of Metro-North was down immediately after the massive Feb. 9-10 snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast.

Investigators said Saturday that the crash was not the result of foul play, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion of the track will be sent to a lab for analysis.

Weener said it's not clear if the accident caused the fracture or if the rail was broken before the crash. He said he won't speculate on the cause of the derailment and emphasized the investigation was in its early stages. Officials earlier described devastating damage and said it was fortunate no one was killed.

The crash damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast Corridor. The crash also caused Amtrak to suspend service between New York and Boston.

NTSB investigators arrived Saturday and are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days. They will look at the brakes and performance of the trains, the condition of the tracks, crew performance and train signal information, among other things.

The MTA operates the Metro-North Railroad, the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation. The Metro-North main lines ? the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven ? run northward from New York City's Grand Central Terminal into suburban New York and Connecticut.

The last significant train collision involving Metro-North occurred in 1988 when a train engineer was killed in Mount Vernon, N.Y., when one train empty of passengers rear-ended another, railroad officials said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/damaged-trains-being-removed-wreck-152045141.html

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Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash

Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)

Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)

Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several people. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)

People attend to a victim who was hit by a car during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Republican-American, Bill O'Brien)

People attend to a victim who was hit by a car during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Republican-American, Bill O'Brien)

DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) ? Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

About 50 to 60 people suffered injuries ranging from critical to superficial, but no fatalities were reported. Three of the worst injured were flown by helicopter to area hospitals. Their conditions weren't immediately available.

Another 12 to 15 victims were taken to hospitals by ambulance and the rest were treated at the scene, where some paramedics and other first-responders were participating in the parade.

It happened around 2:10 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, near the Tennessee state line about a half-hour drive east of Bristol.

Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley didn't release the driver's name or age but said he was participating in the parade and he had traversed the Appalachian Trail in the past. Several witnesses described him as an elderly man.

Nunley said the man's 1997 Cadillac was one of the last vehicles in the parade and the driver might have suffered an unspecified medical problem when his car accelerated to about 25 mph and struck the crowd on a two-lane bridge along the town's main road. The driver was among those taken to hospitals.

"It is under investigation and charges may be placed," Nunley said.

Rudolph "Chip" Cenci, 64, of Minoa, N.Y., told The News-Item newspaper in Shamokin, Pa., that he heard people yelling "get out of the way" and turned around to find the car was about to hit him. He jumped onto the hood and held onto the gap at the base of the windshield near the wipers. He said the driver had a blank stare on his face.

"I bet you that man never realized someone was on his hood," Cenci said.

Cenci said he had a bump on his knee but was otherwise OK. He added that his wife, Susan, 63, narrowly missed being hit.

Amanda Puckett, who was watching the parade with her children, ran to the car, where she and others lifted the car off those pinned underneath.

"Everybody just threw our hands up on the car and we just lifted the car up," she said.

Keith Neumann, a hiker from South Carolina, said he was part of the group that scrambled around the car. They pushed the car backward to free a woman trapped underneath and lifted it off the ground to make sure no one else was trapped.

"There's no single heroes. We're talking about a group effort of everybody jumping in," he said.

Nunley cited quick action by police, firefighters, paramedics and hikers to tend to the victims, including a volunteer firefighter who dove into the car to turn off the ignition. The firefighter, whose name wasn't released, suffered minor injuries.

Mayor Jack McCrady had encouraged people to attend the festival on Sunday, its final day.

"In 27 years of this, we've never had anything of this magnitude, and is it our job to make sure it doesn't happen again," he said.

McCrady said a donation fund was being set up to assist the injured, some of whom don't have medical insurance.

"We want to make sure they don't suffer any greater loss than they already have," he said.

Associated Press

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Loyola University Program Helps Families Cope With Child Obesity ...

In the past 30 years the number of children living in the U.S. who are obese has more than doubled and the number of adolescents has tripled. In response, Loyola University Health System has created a Pediatric Weight Management Program designed to help families and communities in the fight against this epidemic.

?There are very few intense, medically-based treatment programs that address this need for childhood. With the staggering numbers of children facing this health challenge, there is a great need for them at this time,? said Garry Sigman, MD, director of Loyola?s Pediatric Weight Management Program.

The program offers families access to specialists, educational resources and support to help make life-long changes that promote health and help the child successfully lose extra pounds and then maintain a healthy weight.

?Children with weight problems often are living in a family that finds healthy weight management difficult for all family members. It?s imperative that everyone in the family be a part of this process,? Sigman said. ?We want to involve the whole family to ensure our young patients, as well as other family members, are guided toward making progress and receive encouragement at home as well.?

During a multidisciplinary clinic visit, children and families see a variety of experts who focus on weight-loss needs. These include specialists in adolescent and children?s medicine, registered pediatric nurses, child and adolescent behavioral counselors, registered dieticians who specialize in pediatric weight loss, and exercise and training experts.

Loyola specialists work hand-in-hand with a child?s primary care physician, understanding he or she also is an important component to the child?s success.

?The epidemic of child?obesity?is too large for specialty clinics to face the challenge alone. Primary care physicians are also taking a larger role and we need their support,? he said

There is no quick fix to obesity. But the team at Loyola is dedicated to providing families with a program that will help them make better health decisions as a family now and into the future.

The program offers comprehensive treatment for patients, which includes assessment of family?s readiness for the program, physical assessment of the patient, development of a treatment plan, regular clinic visits over a 14-week period with individual as well as family counseling, individualized nutrition counseling, physical activity counseling and a meal-replacement plan, if needed.

It?s designed to help children and adolescents, age 6-18, who have a BMI greater than 99 percent,?Type 2 diabetes, obesity-related hypertension, or obesity-related?liver disease. The program also will accept children who do not meet the exact criteria with a recommendation from the primary care physician.

Source:?news-medical.net

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/05/17/loyola-university-program-helps-families-cope-with-child-obesity/

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