Friday, November 30, 2012

Philippines Vietnam Refuse to Stamp New Chinese Passport

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The Philippine foreign ministry said Wednesday that stamping the Chinese passport could be seen as "legitimizing" what it calls Beijing's "excessive" territorial claim, depicted on the map as a nine-dash line surrounding almost all of the South China Sea. The waters also are claimed in part by the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Manila said visas for Chinese visitors carrying the new passport will be stamped on a separate piece of paper. It said the move reinforces a formal protest letter sent to Beijing last week.

Vietnamese immigration officials also recently stopped stamping the Chinese passport containing the disputed map, and began issuing visas on separate forms instead.

India has raised a separate objection to the Chinese map, which shows two Indian-controlled Himalayan regions as part of China. In a retaliatory move, Indian authorities have been issuing Chinese visas showing an Indian map of the disputed inland regions.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei tried to downplay the issue, telling a Wednesday briefing that the Chinese passport map should not be over-interpreted. He said Beijing wants to maintain contacts with neighboring countries to promote what he calls the healthy development of personal exchanges.

Washington has said it will raise concerns with Beijing about the map, which it says has caused "tension and anxiety" in the region.

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Republicans Give SOPA Architect Power Over Science Committee. Goodbye, Geek Supporters

not-smartJust when you think that Republicans are developing a respectable reputation on innovation, they nominate the most reviled policymaker in the technology industry to chair House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Rep Lamar Smith (CrunchGov Grade: F), sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act, which sparked arguably the largest online public outcry in Internet history, will now oversee part of the budgetary process for NASA, FEMA, the FAA, Department of Energy the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. While Washington insiders will rightly note that this new post on a relatively benign committee is, in fact, a demotion from his current (and much more powerful) chairmanship of the House Judiciary committee, let's count the ways this is a colossally bad public relations move.

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China?s New Leaders May Surprise Obama

Both China and the United States completed their respective political transitions this November. President Obama secured a second term in the White House and will remain the U.S. commander-in-chief. Xi Jinping ascended to the chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and, in what was a surprise to some observers, took control of China?s Central Military Commission (CMC). Many expected retiring CCP chairman Hu Jintao to retain control of the body that governs the Chinese military.

Hu?s ?graceful? surrender of the CMC chair may be a sign Xi enjoys the Chinese Communist Party equivalent of a mandate. Unlike Hu, a ?closet reformer? hemmed in by a?deadlocked collective leadership, Xi commands what Cheng Li of the Brookings Institution describes as ?a majority? within the Standing Committee of the Politburo, China?s most powerful decision-making body. Chinese domestic politics is often characterized as a struggle between two dominant factions: the ?princeling? children of past communist party leaders and the Hu Jintao-led ?tuanpai? faction based in the Chinese Communist Youth League. Six of the seven members of the new Standing Committee, according to Li, are associated with Xi?s ?princeling? faction.

The Obama administration plans to follow through on its controversial strategic ?pivot? to Asia despite vociferous Chinese criticism of the strategy as a throwback to Cold War containment. The foreign policy coaches who called this Asian play,?National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and his former?senior director for East Asian affairs Jeffrey Bader,?heavily discount Chinese concerns.

Donilon believes the Obama administration enjoys ?extensive habits of cooperation and communication? with its Chinese counterparts and frequently reminds audiences how often he meets with senior Chinese leaders. Donilon insists?the Chinese ?recognize the importance? of the U.S. ?security platform? in Asia, and places more faith in supposedly supportive ?statements the Chinese have put out after our encounters? than the more frequent and sharply critical commentary coming from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Chinese military spokespersons, Chinese academics and the Chinese media. ?Bader claims?Chinese officials express a more sympathetic understanding of Obama?s new Asia policy in private. He interprets China?s official public statements of concern as nationalistic posturing for domestic consumption.

Discounting Chinese criticism of the ?pivot? could lead to some surprises as the Obama administration confronts China?s new leaders. According to many of my Chinese colleagues, Xi Jinping and his contemporaries are unlikely to be as deferential or as intentionally abstruse as their predecessors. Few share Donilon?s positive assessment of the bilateral dialog and some worry U.S. decision-makers will not be able to adjust to the generational shift that took place during the 18th Party Congress.

Robert Blohm?s suggestion that Xi?s initial remarks to journalists?embody what one Chinese dissident describes as a new?Chinese naziism?seem overblown, but Xi?s use of the term ?Great Chinese National Renaissance ?(????????)? deserves attention.

Having consumed nearly thirty years of Chinese Communist Party propaganda, I don?t believe Xi?s reiteration of a long-standing CCP talking point represents a dramatic departure from past practice. Those concerned about Xi?s choice of words should watch the 2007 CCTV 6-part series The Road to Renaissance?(????). It tells the familiar story of an ancient civilization, fractured by the dissolution of its traditional culture and exploited by foreign imperialism, that is now in the process of restoration under the leadership of what recent history ?proves? is the only political organization capable of unifying the country, developing the economy and realizing the long repressed potential of the Chinese people.

The aims of the Chinese Renaissance are fairly modest; to achieve the status of a ?basically modern? nation whose citizens enjoy a ?medium level? of economic development by the middle of this century. That?s not the kind of ambition U.S. observers seem to expect from a ?rising power.? There is no justifiable comparison, obviously, to the aims or the rhetoric of the Third Reich. The high tide of Maoist demagoguery crested during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), leaving in its wake a healthy distrust of grandiose plans and cultish political behaviors that could transform the People?s Republic into a twenty-first century version of late Meiji Japan.

The Chinese revolution is unique. Comparisons to other nations and other eras are more likely to mislead than to enlighten. The most insidious subplot in the CCP?s historically legitimating political narrative ?which Mr. Bader and Mr. Donilon should study more carefully and take more seriously?is the challenge expected from what is depicted as an inherently hostile capitalist elite. Chinese interpretations of the Obama administration?s ?pivot? as a policy designed to constrain Chinese economic development are a product of a deeply entrenched worldview that extends well beyond the eighty-million members of the CCP. The entire Chinese population is educationally pre-programmed to interpret the ?pivot? as a challenge to their relatively humble expectations for a better life.

Foreign observers who focus on the supposedly ethnic or nationalist characteristics of Chinese political propaganda tend to overlook the arguably more important socialist worldview that still defines the regime. Many of those observers assume, without careful investigation, that Chinese communism is a bankrupt ideology, either because of the growing hold of market forces in Chinese economic planning or widespread patterns of corruption. That is a questionable hypothesis. Xi and the other ?princelings? who inherited their parent?s revolution, whatever their personal vices, probably still believe in it. They most certainly understand their political legitimacy depends on whether their fellow citizens do, and especially whether the men and women of the People?s Liberation Army?the Party?s army?remain willing to sacrifice their lives to defend it.

It would be a mistake, therefore, for U.S. policy-makers to underestimate the power and the relevance of Chinese socialism in the formation and implementation of the foreign and security policies of China?s new leaders. They see the world and China?s place in it very differently than President Obama, whatever they may be telling his aides and emissaries behind closed doors.

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AAP Recommends Prescribing Emergency Contraception for Teens

In a new policy statement released online on Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) officially recommended that physicians consider prescribing teens emergency contraception in advance. This assertion by the AAP follows on the heels of a new recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) last week that advocated making birth control pills available to women as an over-the-counter medication.

The AAP stated in a press release published ahead of the policy statement that much of the justification for the organization's stance lies in the fact that the "United States continues to see substantially higher teen birth rates compared to other developed countries." Prescribing emergency contraception ahead of time, according to the AAP, may help lower those rates.

What exactly is the AAP recommending?

The AAP is recommending that physicians prescribe emergency contraception, more commonly known as "morning after" pills, to teens, particularly, although not limited to, those that are currently sexually active. Specifically, the AAP is recommending prescribing emergency contraception for those teens who are under the age of 17, as the organization notes that females who are already 17 years of age or older can obtain emergency contraception without a prescription.

What information is the AAP basing its recommendation on?

The AAP has looked at the available research and determined that there is a need for teens to be prescribed the pills in advance in order to try and mitigate the number of unplanned pregnancies, which account for 80 percent of all pregnancies in girls between the ages of 15 and 19. The organization's policy statement cited the need for teens to be protected against improper use or failure of other contraceptive methods, such as condoms, and also made note of the need to protect teens who may be the victims of sexual assault. The AAP also cited research indicating that teens who are prescribed emergency contraception "in advance of need" are more likely to use it if that need presents itself later, as opposed to teens who must ask for emergency contraception after the fact.

What are the risks involved in prescribing emergency contraception in advance?

The biggest risk factor, according to the AAP's policy statement, is the fact that emergency contraception can prevent pregnancy (by preventing ovulation), but not sexually transmitted infections. According to a Reuters report, studies have shown that there is no known correlation between a teenager being given access to emergency contraception and them becoming sexually active any earlier.

What has been the reaction to the AAP's decision to publish this policy statement?

The statement has gotten mostly positive reviews from women's health advocates, including Susan Wood of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health at George Washington University in Washington, who told Reuters on Monday that the AAP's decision is "significant." Bill Albert, who is the chief program officer of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, also praised the decision, telling the Washington Times that his organization "supports wider access to all birth-control products."

Not everyone is convinced that the AAP's recommendation is a good thing, however. In that same Washington Times piece, Wendy Wright, who is the vice president for government relations at the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, said that "there are too many questions to be answered" before the idea of prescribing emergency contraception to teens should be entertained.

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In Defense of Courtship | Psych Central

In Defense of Courtship?A froggy went a-courtin? he did ride. . .?
~ From a 16th-century English folk song

Courtship. It?s such an old-fashioned word that some might find its use today to be quaint. Over the last few decades, courtship has gone the way of scented love letters and rotary telephones. In the push for more freedom of choice in relationships, courtship rituals have almost disappeared from American culture.

Yes, people still like romance ? as in candlelight dinners and walks on the beach ? but the structures and traditions that led from initial attraction to marriage have fallen by the wayside. Many couples move from attraction to renting a truck and moving in, no genuine commitment required. Going ?a-courtin?,? the slow wooing of another person and the gradual development of closeness and affection, seems to have all but disappeared.

The result of this hurried intimacy is a great deal of confusion. When sharing a bed and a life and maybe even a child comes before the sharing of long talks about values and goals and deep explorations of each other?s personality and history, couples often are set up for heartbreak. When things don?t turn out as expected, some couples are able to recognize their mistake, wish each other well and let the relationship go. But others, not at all sure what true commitment is about, fight with each other and with themselves to hang on. Cheating becomes the substitute for the dating and sorting out that should have occurred before moving in. Trust becomes yet another thing to fight about.

Everyone is a victim in this scenario, especially when the couple has had children. The kids end up without the stable home and loving family every child deserves. The women often end up single-mothering and struggling. The men often end up paying child support for children they may seldom see or becoming burdened with unanticipated responsibilities. Sometimes the couple manages to co-parent responsibly and well and remain friends. But even in these best-case instances, both now are looking for partners who may not want to deal with children or continued involvement with an ?ex.? Those without kids are not unscathed either. They have wasted years in a relationship that left them with trust issues and heartache.

All this can be avoided by bringing courtship back into style. I?m not talking about ?courtship? as defined by the Christian right, where couples remain chaste and parents are fully involved in every stage of the developing relationship (although that is certainly one way to go about it). I?m talking about a period of time during which a couple who is attracted to each other takes it slow and gets to know each other well before deciding they are exclusive, before planning to move in, and, by all means, before making a baby. Courtship isn?t dating.

Dating is step 1. Dating means going out with a number of people to see what kind of person is likely to be a fit. Dating is getting to know a number of people you are attracted to by going out for coffee or hanging together with friends or maybe going to a movie or a concert. Picking from a selection of one is unwise, no matter how interesting he or she may be. When the relationship hits a rough patch, as all relationships do, you?ll start wondering about what it would be like if only you had chosen someone more intelligent, more witty, or more competent on the dance floor. Dating a few people before making a choice gives you the chance to see just what kind of person fits your unique personality and your dreams.

Courtship is step 2. Courtship comes when you think you?ve found that special someone. It is the period between your initial choice and committing to making a life together. It?s a time for talks about everything and anything. Long walks and intimate dinners provide the time and the context for exciting, in-depth exploration of another person. It?s a time for learning about each other?s history, beliefs, values, and goals. It?s a time for deciding whether you think similarly about the use of time and money and your expectations about who will do what if you live together. It gives you a chance to experience how each responds to conflict and challenges as well as to easy cooperation.

Larger questions ? such as whether you want children, the role of in-laws in your life, and how decisions will be made ? get visited and revisited as the relationship gains depth and seriousness. Steady affection and care get added to the initial sexual excitement. Each learns how to cherish and nurture the other. When a couple is a good fit, they discover that they both love and like the person they are with and they like who they are when they are together.

Commitment is step 3. Relationships that last, that deepen and ripen into a long marriage and satisfying parenting, are built on a solid foundation. That foundation needs to be built over time and with care. If ?courtship? is too old-fashioned of a term, call it something else, but don?t skip over the process. When that process is done well, both members of a couple become secure in the knowledge that they are each going to give 100 percent to the relationship and to the family they plan to build together. Only then should there be talk of marriage and sharing a home, a life, and a baby.

Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker is licensed as both a psychologist and marriage and family counselor. She specializes in couples and family therapy and parent education. She writes regularly for Psych Central as well as Psych Central's Ask the Therapist feature, and has published the insightful parenting e-book, Tending the Family Heart.

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Hartwell-Walker, M. (2012). In Defense of Courtship. Psych Central. Retrieved on November 28, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/in-defense-of-courtship/

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Netflix announces new deal with Warner, will deliver popular content to Canadian streamers

Netflix announces new deal with Warner, will deliver popular content to Canadian streamers

History would kindly tell us that this isn't the very first deal Netflix and Warner Bros. have struck in past months -- and, well, chances are it won't be the last one either. Earlier today, the streaming giant announced it had reached a new agreement with the California-based studio which will bring a hefty amount of new content to subscribers in Canada. Starting January of next year, Netflix streamers in the Great White North can start watching TV shows such as The Vampire Diaries, Fringe and Pretty Little Liars, as well as films like The Hangover Part II, Horrible Bosses and even the critically-acclaimed blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises -- although these movies will come "for a limited period following their pay television window." There's still some time before the deal bears fruit, so perhaps the next few weeks could be used to start clearing that overloaded Instant Queue of yours.

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To the uninitiated, editing may look like a monotonous task that is both mentally as well as physically taxing.

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In fact, the film editor has the job identical to a cook.

The importance of editing dates back ages, chronicled in the book "The Technique Of Film And Video Editing" by Ken Dancyger. It upholds some of the finest examples of editing imparting the narrative of the film through silent shots, music and jump shots involving ordinary objects. Alfred Hitchcock's filmmaking (in films like 'Vertigo' and 'The Man Who Knew Too Much') is considered to have some of the finest editing work by the erstwhile standards, and can easily exemplify why editing is considered so integral to the success of a film or TV production.

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In the earlier ages, editing was physically done, with the help of mechanical equipment that sliced, spliced and appropriately put together 'linearly' edited reels. The digital revolution and technological advances like the Firewire have magically simplified the post-production process. With software applications like Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Windows Movie Maker, editing is not restricted to professionally trained editors and apprentices. The ease of use and interactive applications has made it possible for film students, amateurs and one-time users to edit their own film or video productions.

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The advent of computers has also allowed editors to enhance the creativity of their work. Unlike the mechanical equipment which was used on the original reel and did not warrant a liberal creative license or room for error to the editor, digital editing offers a huge scope for improvisation. The latter has opened up avenues for experimentation, much better treatment and quick editing procedures. Off late, films have been centered on editing and the whole post-production process, rather than the filming of the same. Recent examples can include 'The Lord of the Rings Trilogy' and 'Avatar', the latter incidentally being the highest revenue-grossing films of all time!

With technology advancing in the speed of light-years, editing in film and TV production has gained a pivotal role. And every filmmaking unit, irrespective of size, style, location or budget, has already acknowledged the same!

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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The Big 3 from 'Evita' to leave show in January

FILE - This March 12, 2012 file photo shows actors, from left, Michael Cerveris, Elena Roger and Ricky Martin at the curtain call after their first performance in the new Broadway production of "Evita", in New York. Cerveris, Roger and Martin will perform their final performances on Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

FILE - This March 12, 2012 file photo shows actors, from left, Michael Cerveris, Elena Roger and Ricky Martin at the curtain call after their first performance in the new Broadway production of "Evita", in New York. Cerveris, Roger and Martin will perform their final performances on Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

(AP) ? The Big Three in the Broadway musical "Evita" ? Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris ? will leave the show together after the Jan. 26 performance.

Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical said Monday night the show will continue its open-ended run, and new stars will be announced at a later date.

The revival opened on March 12 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford. It has broken the theater's box office record seven times, but now faces a tough time filling its three main roles.

The musical tells the story of Argentina's Eva Peron, who rose from the slums to the presidential mansion. Roger plays Eva, Cerveris her husband and Martin is Che.

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Newest Technologies in Computer Hardware | Batoime ...

The particular rate from which new PC hardware products or arriving in the industry is simply mind-boggling. As the technological advances, the size and the price of the devices come down, while the efficiency and capacity enhance. The situation is same in all case s, whether it is about inside components like processor chip, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and hard disk drive or for peripheral components like a mouse, keyboard, and monitors. Computers became common only before about three years back.

But previously there are massive piles of out-of-date and vintage hardware component and products. This is a honour to the huge rate of growth of most current technologies in computer hardware field. The luxurious looking LCD monitors are spreading like PC malware.

Data storage products have captivated considerable focus of the technology designers. Brand New kinds of storage devices like newer types of flash memory cards, hard disks using most recent technology and disks of ever-increasing capability are the results of advancement in most recent technologies in compute equipment.

This memory size of the random access memory (RAM) cards is leaping to permit the clean functioning of graphics animation software packages and streaming video sites. Also, PC motherboards have undergone large modifications over the years. A growing number of functions are being added to the motherboard. Furthermore, inspite of the incredible enhancement in performance and functionalities, the price of these parts has actually dropped steadily.

The most essential component of a computer system is the microprocessor. It is at this field that?s a battle of developing latest systems in computer hardware takes place. The pace of improvement of microprocessor boosts as the competition between the major processor chip manufacturing firms, Intel and AMD, intensifies. Both businesses are participating in a neck and neck competition and also continuously outdo one another in launching new technologies.

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No. 1 Notre Dame beats USC 22-13, earns title shot

(AP) ? For four straight plays in the waning minutes, Notre Dame's defense was backed up to its 1 with its perfect season in peril.

And on four straight plays, Southern California got nothing.

"We're going to fight," linebacker Manti Te'o said. "That's our name. It doesn't matter where we are."

The Fighting Irish will be in Miami next. With one another hard-nosed victory, they punched their ticket to the BCS championship game.

Theo Riddick rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown, Kyle Brindza kicked five field goals, and No. 1 Notre Dame secured the chance to play for the national title with a 22-13 victory over USC on Saturday night.

Everett Golson passed for 217 yards as the Irish (12-0) completed their first perfect regular season since 1988, earning a trip to south Florida on Jan. 7 to play for the storied program's first national championship in 24 years. Notre Dame's raucous locker-room celebration reverberated through the thick concrete walls of the 89-year-old Coliseum after an Irish win for the ages.

"I'm still in awe," Irish defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore said. "I don't think it's hit anybody yet. We're trying to relish the moment."

Although they did little with flash on an electric night at the Coliseum, the Irish woke up more echoes of past Notre Dame greats with a grinding effort in this dynamic intersectional rivalry with USC (7-5).

Notre Dame's impenetrable defense appropriately made that decisive stand in the final minutes, keeping USC out of the end zone on four plays from the Irish 1 with 2:33 to play. After three straight runs yielded minuscule gains, freshman Max Wittek threw incomplete to fullback Soma Vainuku, setting off a leaping, chest-bumping celebration on the Notre Dame sideline and in the Irish sections of the sold-out stadium.

"Well, that's who we are," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "It's been our defense all year. Our offense is able to manage enough points."

After spending more than a decade looking up at the Trojans, the Irish are back on top of this rivalry with two straight wins in Los Angeles. The school of Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen and Paul Hornung has new heroes now, from the Heisman Trophy hopeful Te'o to Kelly, who took the Irish from unranked to start the season to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in 19 years.

"It's definitely a relief to be able to look at the big picture now, but it's a short window," said Te'o, who had a key interception and became the second Irish defender with three 100-tackle seasons. "We can enjoy this, but then we're going to have to get prepared for one more game."

The grind-it-out win highlighted an unforgettable season for the Irish, who began the year with questions about their relevancy and survived some uninspiring performances and nail-biting finishes with their unbeaten record intact.

Notre Dame is likely to face a Southeastern Conference opponent in Miami, but won't know their identities for another week. Alabama and Georgia play for the SEC title in Atlanta.

"The way we looked at it, if we won all of our games, at least we'd give ourselves a chance," Riddick said. "We've got super confidence as a team now."

With the Irish offense repeatedly stalling in the red zone against the Trojans, Brindza went five for six on field goals, even hitting a 52-yarder at the halftime gun. After Brindza's school record-tying fifth field goal put the Irish up by nine points with 5:58 left, Marqise Lee caught a 53-yard pass at the Notre Dame 2.

But after two pass interference penalties, USC failed on three straight runs and an ill-conceived pass against a defense that has allowed just 11 rushing TDs in 30 games.

"They've had a great goal-line defense all year," USC coach Lane Kiffin said. "They've done that to everybody down on the goal line. ... It's just so hard to score touchdowns versus them. When the ball is on the 2-inch line, you'd think you could score touchdowns."

Wittek passed for 186 yards with two interceptions in his first career start for the Trojans, who completed their tumble from the preseason No. 1 ranking with four losses in five games in an enormously disappointing season. Wittek filled in capably for injured Matt Barkley, but USC is headed to a lower-tier bowl in the first year after its NCAA-mandated two-year postseason ban ended.

Lee caught five passes for 75 yards, yet still broke the Pac-12 single-season receptions record established last year by teammate Robert Woods, who had seven catches for 92 yards.

"For a freshman, Max did a great job," Lee said. "We just had a lot of mistakes again tonight. I made mistakes. We have to get better."

Barkley watched from the sideline in a grey hoodie with a sling on his right arm after spraining his shoulder in last week's loss at UCLA. The senior and Pac-12 career passing leader won twice in South Bend during his career, but never got to face the Irish at the Coliseum, sidelined by injuries for both visits.

Barkley still ran down the Coliseum tunnel with the rest of the USC seniors for their final home game. He participated in the coin toss, but could only watch while the Irish opened the game with three clock-consuming drives resulting in 13 points.

USC's much-criticized defensive caution under assistant head coach Monte Kiffin was exploited by the Irish, with Golson patiently finding the sags in the Trojans' pass coverage for 181 yards passing in the first half. Riddick went 9 yards for a TD in the first quarter, but USC also stiffened to hold Notre Dame to field goals twice in the red zone.

Notre Dame held its 12th straight opponent without a first-quarter touchdown, but Wittek found Woods for a 9-yard score on the first play of the second quarter ? just the ninth touchdown allowed by Notre Dame all season long. The Irish took a 16-10 lead to halftime when Brindza hit the second-longest field goal in Notre Dame history.

Te'o made the seventh interception of his phenomenal season when Wittek threw directly to him on USC's second play of the second half. Both teams struggled to move the ball in the third quarter, and USC settled for a field goal with 9:20 to play just a few moments after Kiffin called a timeout right before a play that ended with Lee appearing to catch a pass on the goal line.

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In recent years along with the development of Internet technology, computer crime cases showed multiple and rising trend. As the main means of the network intrusion?network fraud?pornographic website and the spread of harmful information, computer crime brought great loss to the country and the masses of the people?s production and life. Therefore, preventing and cracking down computer crimes?protecting computer network and information system have great meaning to social stability and harmony, national development and construction.This article analyses about the Ethernet transmission and network monitoring technology application and development, which researches the technology of the broadband network data capture and restoration. Using of these techniques we test and certify the action of user. The paper presents a composite system called ?3 in 1?,which contains the network data analysis?user authentication management and network security. Using such a system, we can audit user?s online behavior log remotely, detect the harmful information timely, deploy the audit strategy rapidly. Thus we can manage the Internet information effectively, improve the utility of the terminal equipment, improve work efficiency, save manpower and material resources.The key technology of the system : 1?The technology of data capture and restoration basing on the broadband network ; 2?the technology of Ethernet transmission and network monitoring ; 3?the deployment of audit strategy.At present, this system has been used preliminarily.

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Del Rio jumped out to an early two score lead and held off each challenge by the Brownsville squad as they bid for the comeback.

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Over the five years through 2012, revenue for the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China has been growing 12.0% annually to reach $ 53.8 billion. China is the second-largest jewelry-manufacturing and jewelry-consuming country in the word, supplying a vast domestic market and many foreign countries.

Exports contribute over a third of industry revenue, says IBISWorld, while imports satisfy nearly a third of domestic demand.

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Maze wins 2nd straight GS race, Vonn takes 21st

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) ? Completely exhausted, Lindsey Vonn collapsed to the snow soon after crossing the finish line.

Totally elated, Tina Maze performed a cartwheel right after her first win in America.

Once Vonn gets healthy again, this could be quite a rivalry. After all, Vonn has what Maze covets most ? the overall World Cup crown. Not that Maze's even thinking that far ahead.

"The season is long. You need to keep your skiing on a high level for three months," the Slovenian standout said.

Her stamina drained, Vonn simply couldn't make up ground on Maze in a giant slalom race Saturday. Vonn finished 21st in her return after missing time with an intestinal illness.

Then again, given the way Maze has been racing of late, no one was going to catch her. Maze used a blazing final run to finish in a combined time of 1 minute, 59.39 seconds to hold off Kathrin Zettel of Austria by nearly a second. Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany was third.

The 29-year-old Maze also won the season-opening GS race in Soelden, Austria, last month, with Zettel taking second there, too.

"I feel like people are watching me now, more than before," Maze said. "I'd like it to continue this way."

All eyes were on Vonn, too, just to see how she performed after a bad stomach bug recently landed her in the hospital.

Vonn was 10th after the first run, but didn't have anything left in the tank for the second pass through the challenging course. The more the four-time overall champion tried to attack the hill, the more snow she sent flying in every direction and the more speed she lost.

"I didn't have the energy I needed to really be competitive," Vonn said. "It's been a real fight to even be able to race today. I didn't have it.

"This isn't exactly the kind of result I was hoping for. But I have to still keep things in perspective and realize that I was very sick just a few days ago."

Vonn did earn her first World Cup points of the season, but trails the leader, Maze, by 240.

However, the next stop is Lake Louise, Alberta, a venue Vonn has typically dominated. She won all three speed races there last season.

Although Vonn competed in Aspen, she would've rather have been going up against the men up north in Lake Louise this weekend. Vonn recently requested to participate in a men's downhill race, only to be rejected by the International Ski Federation.

"I'm definitely frustrated not to be racing with the men," Vonn said. "But I wouldn't be able to race with them at this point anyway. I was sick. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe the opportunity will come up within the next year."

Like possibly an exhibition match against the men down the road?

If that were the case, count Maze in.

"That would be fun," she said.

Vonn's strength has been completely wiped out by the virus, which is finally responding to antibiotics. Until Saturday, she hadn't made it through a full GS run since the bug hit without pulling off to the side out of breath.

This definitely helps with her confidence.

"I just have to stay positive and keep building," said Vonn, who will skip the slalom Sunday to conserve energy.

Maze is showing just how determined she is to steal Vonn's overall title. Maze switched ski technicians before the season and they've instantly been in tune. Maze also finished fourth in a slalom race in Levi, Finland, two weeks ago.

"Everything is under control. I don't risk too much," she explained.

Although Maze finished runner-up to Vonn in the overall standings last season, she still thought of it as a "hard" year.

"It was not a perfect season for me," Maze said. "I had many troubles and many mistakes. I wasn't happy at all. It was tough. I didn't win any races last year."

She might not have ended up No. 1 on the slopes last season, but Maze said she recently occupied the top spot on the musical charts in Slovenia.

She sang on a music video entitled, "My way is my decision," a catchy pop tune. It has generated quite a bit of buzz.

"When I was driving to Soelden, I was almost falling asleep and I heard my song," Maze said. "The announcer said, "Who's this: Adele, Rihanna or Madonna? Can you guess?'

"He let the song roll and then said, 'This is Slovenian skier Tina Maze and she's pretty good at it. For sure, Adele cannot ski that well, but she can.'"

So, is she a budding singer?

"I'm a skier. I don't want to be a singer," Maze said. "But I do like to have fun besides skiing. It was fun to make the video. I'm proud of this."

Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin had the best finish for the Americans as she wound up in ninth place. The 17-year-old was actually on the final step of the podium for quite a while, before finally being bumped off.

"That's a big breakthrough," Shiffrin said.

Julia Mancuso couldn't agree more ? for not only Shiffrin, but the rest of the young U.S. skiers.

"Sometimes, it can be daunting with people like me and Lindsey doing well," said Mancuso, who finished 15th. "It's good to show the rest of the team that you just have to go for it. Don't set sights too low because me and Lindsey are both beatable by the young ones ? just like today."

The day didn't go quite as well for Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany. She caught an edge that knocked her off balance and straight toward a gate. Just before crashing into the obstacle, she stuck up her left arm, saving her face but bruising her arm.

"It hurts pretty bad," Hoefl-Riesch said.

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