Jordan Theodore scored all 19 of his points in the second half and Seton Hall ended almost 11 years of frustration by stunning No. 8 Connecticut 75-63 on Tuesday night in coach Kevin Willard's biggest win since taking over the program last season.
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JERUSALEM ? Israeli credit card companies say hackers claiming to be Saudis disclosed credit card information of thousands of Israelis on the Internet.
The companies, however, disputed the hackers' claims that 400,000 credit-card holders were affected. Isarel's central bank put the number at 15,000.
Visa CAL company spokeswoman Sagit Ofir says she cannot confirm Saudi hackers were responsible.
The Ynet news website says the hackers called the cyber attack a "gift to the world for the New Year" that they hoped "would hurt the Zionist pocket."
Ynet says the information was removed from an Israeli sports website shortly after it appeared.
Credit card companies say the compromised cards have been blocked to Internet purchases and will be replaced soon. It's unclear how the information was compromised.
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Why shouldn't someone want photographs of himself having a good time? There's no particular reason that drinking -- even binge drinking -- should be associated with moral turpitude or unreliability. Just look at Mad Men (which, incidentally, is a pretty accurate depiction of how things are done in many other countries) to see how people felt about this sort of thing a while back. Alcohol used to be a staple in executive offices and newsrooms throughout the country, until the baffling premise was advanced that this was somehow tied up with male privilege and the glass ceiling. This may make some amount of sense in the context of cultures in which drinking is exclusively a men's activity, but thankfully America has never had such a problem -- just look into the life of Calamity Jane!
Of course in previous years there were other things that might cause trouble if photographed. For instance: kissing someone of the same sex, associating with people of different races, practicing certain religions, etc. Currently, there seems to be a major push to make eating unheathful foods the next big shameful thing. "If you're smart," we'll be advising kids, "you'll keep those photos from Wendy's to yourself."
What you learn from history is that these ephemeral standards of acceptability (as opposed to say, stable societal taboos against murder and theft) is that they're formed when a group of people sees an opportunity to gain an advantage by exploiting something recent to marginalize a different part of the population. This gambit seems to be pretty universal across human civilization, and in nearly all cases it's a transparent power grab.
And this is the mistake that a kid taking a photo with a beer in hand makes -- he recognizes how absurdly petty it would be to hold such a thing against him, and surmises that adults with good judgement wouldn't engage in such juvenalia. If you ask me, it's we and not him who are being the most stupid -- after all, we're the ones allowing our decision-making to be hijacked by moralizing opportunists.
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Yesterday, Verizon said that it?s 4G LTE network was back up and running after its third major crash in December. For those wondering why such a thing could happen?especially to a carrier that prides its service so highly that it plans to charge its customers $2 for the?privilege?of paying their own bill each month?Verizon has issued an explanation, sort of. In a statement, the company doesn?t directly apologize, but says that ?being a pioneer comes with growing pains? and insists that its network is still insanely reliable and will not rest until its 4G LTE network performs ?at the very highest levels? that customers have come to expect.?
No reasons were given for the recent 4G blackouts. The only thing we know is that ?each incident has been different from a technical standpoint? and that Verizon?s engineers have fixed them and moved on.?
Verizon is taking some actions to prevent nationwide outages again.
?We are taking a number of steps, working closely with our network suppliers, to ensure the integrity of our 4GLTE Network,? said Verizon. ?We continue to fortify and improve its performance, and our goal is that our 4GLTE Network meets the same high standards that our 3G Network has set for performance and reliability.?Among the numerous measures we have taken or will take are: geographic segmentation, which enables us to isolate, contain and rectify network performance issues, and maintain service to the majority of customers when an issue does develop; and software fixes that we have developed, tested and applied regularly ? and will continue to do so. Both will improve performance and reliability.?
The company does not admit to any issues with its 3G network, but does say that it has proactively moved large blocks of users from its 4G network to its 3G network (like on 12/28), when the 4G network was having issues. This transition seems to take time and many users (like us) were left without any data connectivity at all for some time. This complete loss of data has happened to us at least four times in the last week or so, leading us to wonder if the 4G outages are more common than we thought.?We reached out to Verizon for clarification, but the media contact listed in the press statement is on vacation.?
Again, if you?ve experienced 4G and 3G issues, let us know when, where, and with what devices in the comments below.?
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Speaking at a military ceremony in Baghdad on December 15th, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta officially ended the U.S. war in Iraq.
It would be easy to advance theories and speculation about why we should or should not have invaded Iraq in the first place. The same could be applied to the wisdom of terminating the war at this particular time. But the fact is, The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) mandated, among other things, the departure of all U.S. military personnel from Iraq by the end of 2011.
The SOFA also indicated that any U.S. forces remaining in Iraq past the deadline, may well have lost their immunity status. In other words, any U.S. forces encountering legal difficulties would have been subjected to the Iraqi legal system. The United States Military will not operate under those conditions, so to avoid this imbroglio, the deadline was honored. Had we not already spent enough blood and treasure there anyway?
Although approximately 4,000 troops still remain in Iraq as of December 15th, they will all be gone within the next 2 weeks. At that point we can breathe a sigh of relief for our Military, their families and our Nation, as that chapter in the war on terror will be over.
More than 1 million men and women have served in Iraq since the war began in March 2003. Nearly 4,500 Americans have paid the ultimate price in the service of their Country, and more than 32,000 have been wounded. Most served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. And the cost of prosecuting this war was a staggering $800 billion dollars.
Was it all worth it? Our Military has given the Iraqi people a chance to experience freedom. It will not be easy given the powers that will surely conspire against them, but it is now their responsibility, a responsibility they must not?take lightly, to maintain their freedom. With that said, it is difficult to justify the loss of life and injury to so many fine young Americans under any conditions. That part of the war is over, but the memories, the pain, the disabilities, the anger and resentment will live on.
I am grateful that the substantial weight of Iraq has been lifted from the shoulders of our Military. This will allow some of our troops to make it home in time for Christmas. Unfortunately, other fronts in the war on terror are still raging and other threats still looming. Although one mission is complete, many more remain, and our Military must continue to engage the enemy. For this reason, other troops will not make it home for Christmas but will be reassigned, possibly to the battlefields of Afghanistan.
My motive here is simply to express my deepest thanks to all our Military members?fighting the war on terror, and my deepest sympathies to those who have been devastated by the tragedies of war. The work these men and women do in the name of freedom and the defense of the United States is unparalleled. I thank God for the United States Military and will continue to pray for these indefatigable warriors and their families.
| John Hampton lives in Tehachapi CA and is quite concerned about the policies and motives of the current Administration. He believes in a system that holds our freedoms sacred, promotes personal responsibility, prudence and high moral standards. |
Source: http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2011/12/31/u-s-military-leaves-iraq/
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