Football Notebook: Bielema Stresses ?Arkansas Way? Via Twitter

FAYETTEVILLE ? Arkansas begins its first preseason camp under coach Bret Bielema when players report today.

What should the Razorbacks expect? Bielema made his intentions clear, posting a motivational poster called the ?Arkansas Way? on his Twitter page last week.

?We approach success one detail at a time,? the Arkansas poster read. ?Just as every championship is won 1 game at a time, individual games are won 1 play, 1 possession, and 1 quarter at a time. Similarly, practice is won 1 drill at a time and every workout is won with each and every rep; 1 at a time.

?In order to expect championship results, you must first be able to attack any opportunity to improve yourself as if your entire career depends on it. Playing on Sundays does not come without success on Saturdays, and success on Saturdays only comes with victories each and every day of the week.?

The poster was meant as recruiting tool with ?#BeUncommon2014? at the bottom of the four-paragraph message. But it is fitting for the Razorbacks who are beginning preseason practices now, meshing the ?1-0? theme Bielema has used throughout his career with Arkansas? goal of winning a championship.

Bielema has said since arriving he plans to lead the Razorbacks to their first Southeastern Conference title. He said via Twitter the ?Arkansas Way? is ?simply a path. Not hard to figure out but only the disciplined and consistent can follow!?

?That starts by developing fundamentally sound players and molding mentally strong men,? the Arkansas poster read. ?We need men that are willing to work to become the best student athletes they can be. Whether it be in the classroom, in the community, on the practice field, or on gameday, we need men that are willing to win at each and every opportunity they get. 1-0, every time.?

Heat Check

Preseason practice typically means sweltering heat. And with temperatures projected to be in the mid-90s this week, Arkansas defensive line coach Charlie Partridge said he and the rest of the staff ?must be smart.?

He said it?s especially important for the coaches who worked at Wisconsin or other northern schools, where the heat wasn?t typically quite as intense as the south.

?I grew up in Florida, but I?ve been north for 23, 24 years or whatever it is,? Partridge said. ?We have coaches that have come down need to be smart about the heat ourselves. We?ve got to be smart and really rely on our athletic trainers and their true medical knowledge about how to handle things and when to pull back.

?We?ve had long conversations. But when the bullets are flying, we?ve got to remember what we talked about in a calm setting. Let?s make the right decisions.?

Body By Herb

Arkansas players have credited strength coach Ben Herbert for getting them prepared for preseason practice with his offseason program. Some of them have used social media to show exactly what they?re talking about.

Offensive guard Brey Cook and fullback Kiero Small were among the Razorbacks to show off their before-and-after pictures in the past week. Both sets of images show the two players ? who are shirtless ? in January when the winter conditioning began and again last week after completion of the summer program.

Both Cook and Small are noticeably bigger in their after photos.

?Clean eating and hard work #campready,? Small posted on his Twitter page.

Tickets On Sale

Single-game tickets for Arkansas? 2013 home games go on sale this week.

On Monday, all active members of the Razorback Foundation will be able to purchase tickets online at ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Members must log in by using their eTicket account, according to the school.

On Wednesday, all season ticket holders ? in addition to Razorback Foundation members ? will be able to purchase tickets online. Online single-game ticket sales then will be open for anyone beginning Thursday.

Single-game tickets will be available for purchase at the Razorback Ticket Center, online, or by calling 800-982-HOGS on Friday. Tickets for the two Little Rock games (Samford and Mississippi State) also can be purchased at the War Memorial Stadium Ticket Office beginning Friday.

At A Glance

ARKANSAS FOOTBALL KEY DATES

Today ? Razorbacks report for preseason practice.

Monday ? Preseason practice begins.

Aug. 11 ? Arkansas Media Day.

Aug. 18 ? Arkansas Fan Day (Bud Walton Arena).

Aug. 23 ? Football Kickoff Luncheon (Springdale).

Aug. 31 ? Arkansas vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Reynolds Razorback Stadium).

Source: http://swtimes.com/sections/sports/football-notebook-bielema-stresses-%E2%80%9Carkansas-way%E2%80%9D-twitter.html

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New, free map highlight's Minnesota's literary stars - TwinCities.com

Friends of the St. Paul Public Library Pat Coleman (L) and Alayne Hopkins with their big literary map of Minnesota produced to celebrate the anniversary of the book awards at the History Museum St. Paul Wednesday afternoon July 10, 2013. (Pioneer Press: John Doman)

You're driving through a Minnesota town that has a familiar name.

"Didn't an author live here?" you ask your companion.

Now you can answer that question by using "From Main Street to Your Street: Minnesota Writers on the Map."

This handsome new free literary map was created by the Minnesota Historical Society and Friends of the St. Paul Public Library to celebrate the Minnesota Book Awards' 25th anniversary.

The illustrated, two-sided map features information about 112 authors, including birthplaces, dates of births and deaths and book titles.

"We're seeing a resurgence in maps because of the literary tourism movement," said Patrick Coleman, MHS acquisitions librarian. "I've been a voice crying in the wilderness for

A 1954 version of the literary map. (Pioneer Press: John Doman)

years for a project like this, a map with good content that looks nice."

Coleman's partner on the $25,000 project was Alayne Hopkins, director of Friends' programs and Minnesota Book Awards, which are administered by the Friends.

"This map is a wonderful sample of the literary legacy in this state," Hopkins said. "I love the fact that you can find authors on it from William Joseph Snelling to Kate DiCamillo."

"Minnesota Writers on the Map" is big. It measures 3 feet by 2 feet to mimic a real road map -- and that fits the idea of literary tourism.

Colored in rich greens, browns and cream, the map is dotted with playful caricatures of 51 authors created by St. Paul graphic artist/illustrator Chad Nestor. One side of the map shows the entire state; the other side features a smaller map of authors in the metro area as well as information about all the authors, divided into six regions.

In the Arrowhead, you'll find Helen Hoover. Scoot way to the west, and there are the Treuers -- Anton, David and Robert. Drop down south, and Fred Manfred dwells in the Blue Mounds. Head back east to locate Frances Densmore in Red Wing.

Minnesota's literary lights are on the map, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, J.F. Powers,

Minnesota Writers on the Map" is funded by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund through a designation from the Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators, Explore Minnesota (the state's tourism promotion office) and the Center for the Book.

This week Friends of the St. Paul Public Library will launch a website where the public can download a PDF of the map and find more information about the authors. Go to thefriends.org/litmap. Information about the writers also is available at the Minnesota Historical Society's website at collections.mnhs.org/mnauthors/.

Free copies of the map are available at the second floor Library Lobby and the Front Library desk at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Copies will be available during the Aug. 28 Read & Ride Day Celebration in Carousel Park, hosted by Metropolitan Library Service Agency.

Maud Hart Lovelace and Garrison Keillor.

But less well-known writers are recognized, too. There's Patrick Cudmore, who wrote "The Irish Republic: A Historical Memoir on Ireland and Her Oppressors." There's Walter O'Meara, author of the novel "Minnesota Gothic," and children's author Emma Brock.

"I take it as my personal mission to bring to the forefront forgotten authors," said Coleman, who's renowned for carrying in his head the names and book titles of hundreds of Minnesota writers.

Coleman points out there have been at least three previous Minnesota literary maps, but none as detailed or attractive as "From Main Street to Your Street."

The partnership between the Friends and MHS began with Lori Williamson, MHS acquisitions/outreach coordinator, who heard about the map idea during a meeting of the Book Awards steering committee.

"It seemed like the right time for the Historical Society to team up with the Friends because we had beefed up the biographies of about 35 authors in our files several years ago," said Williamson, who knows there is "huge interest" among the public in learning about authors and their books. She often answers questions about writers when she works the Minnesota History Center's reference desk, and web analytics show author information is one of the Historical Society's most popular library pages.

When Williamson shared the map idea with Coleman, he couldn't have been happier.

"Lori has listened to me whine about a map for years," he said with amusement. "I was happy to help in any way possible."

Coleman began by making a list of authors he thought should be on the map. He came up with 2,300 names. You read that right: 2,300.

"The hardest part of the map project was the number of authors we could have included," he admitted. "It couldn't be too crowded or it would not be visually appealing. I feigned hurt when Alayne let me have only 100."

Coleman says choosing map-worthy authors was partly subjective.

"We looked at the writers' staying power, importance, whether in their time they were thought to be literary giants. For me personally, these are the authors who deserve broader recognition, those you need to read if you want to participate in our culture."

When the authors were selected, Nestor came on board.

"This project sounded like great fun. I'm a bit of a nut for maps in general, and this is map-ish, even though it's not used to find your way around the state," said Nestor, owner of St. Paul-based Nestor Designs.

Nestor has done other large map projects, including the first-ever map of the island of Bali.

For the Minnesota literary map, he used photos to do sketches of the authors. Then he decided to go a step further and add little iconic images that evoke their books.

There's Wanda Gag surrounded by felines ("Millions of Cats"). Birds fly around Louise Erdrich ("The Plague of Doves"). A Thunderbird perches above Jim Northrup ("Walking the Rez Road"). Stars circle politician/poet Eugene McCarthy.

One of the first enthusiastic responses to the map came from Ann Hutton, executive director of Rochester-based Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, which represents libraries in 12 counties.

Hutton distributed 3,000 copies to public and academic libraries and schools, and she says they are a hit.

"The map has enough information to pique interest but it's whimsical enough so you don't feel you are taking 'Intro to Minnesota Literature 101,' although that's exactly what you are doing," Hutton said.

She's seeing people use the map in a variety of ways.

"At one regional library, they put the map on a bulletin board and asked people to stick a pin in a location they've been to," she said. "A couple of book clubs are looking at reading some of the titles by authors who lived in the area, and others are thinking about day trips or even overnight travel to destinations on the map."

Joan Hummel, communications manager for Explore Minnesota, says those travel plans are what the agency hoped for when they partnered with the Friends for the first time.

"The Friends thought there was a tourism angle to the map, and we agreed," Hummel said. "It was a great opportunity to get the word out about the map and literary tourism in general. The time was ripe because Minnesota has so many authors."

Besides a $2,500 grant to the project, Explore Minnesota mentioned the map in its June e-newsletter, which goes to about 400,000 readers.

Hummel says literary tourism is a niche market that isn't new for towns that have figured out a way to capitalize on their homegrown authors. Sauk Centre, for instance, promotes Sinclair Lewis. Tiny Walnut Grove welcomes visitors from as far away as Japan who come to see one of Laura Ingalls Wilder's homes.

But Hummel says books also can have an indirect impact on literary tourism.

"When I read mysteries by William Kent Krueger that are set in northeastern Minnesota, I think of the Ely area and it makes me want to go there," she said. "Overall, I think projects like the literary map add to our reputation as a cultural destination and generate interest in Minnesota. It raises our profile as a literary resource."

Mary Ann Grossmann can be reached at 651-228-5574.

Source: http://www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_23787026/new-free-map-highlights-minnesotas-literary-stars

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Audi launches new sports line defining luxury, style

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Audi R8 V10+, Audi RS 5, Audi S6 and Audi TT models were unveiled at the ongoing Delhi Couture Week ...

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Is Welsh football ready to catch up with Gareth Bale?

With Wales international and Tottenham star Gareth Bale on the verge of a world record move, Robert Critchley looks at the state of the Welsh national team - As well as the recent strides made by Swansea City and Cardiff City.

The most talked about transfer of the summer revolves around a Welshman. There are two Welsh sides in the Premier League, and one of these will be competing in the Europa League. Surely, in this Rugby Union dominated country, football is now really taking a foothold.

A closer look at the playing staff of both the Swans and the Bluebirds paints quite a different picture however.

Swansea have Welsh internationals in Neil Taylor, Ben Davies and Ashley Williams and speculation has been linking Williams away from the Liberty Stadium for the entire transfer window.

Other than these three admittedly very competent players, there is precious little else in the squad with a Welsh accent, more Spanish dialect in fact. Jazz Richards has played a handful of games, but was out on loan at Crystal Palace last season, and more than likely will not be at the Liberty for the coming season.

The Cardiff squad paints an even grimmer picture for quality Welsh players Chris Coleman could choose from to represent the national side. Craig Bellamy is the only player who could, and has played for Wales, in the whole first team squad.

The Cardiff squad is dominated by Englishmen, with new signing Steven Caulker taking the total at present to 17!! That is more than most English Premier League sides can boast in their respective squads.

Where is the development of Welsh players and when they are developed, why are Cardiff and Swansea not keeping hold of them, or are they trying to bring them back to their roots now they have the cash available?

A quick look through the last squad which Coleman picked, and it is clear to see that the depth is still not there, and there is still only a handful of players anywhere near the peak of the game.

This has to be in the thinking of Bale. He, like Ryan Giggs did, knows it is unlikely he will be representing Wales at the biggest tournaments, and his club football needs to be at the highest level. Giggs had that for his entire career, but Bale has only seen brief glimpses. It was the Champions League game against Inter Milan which really put his name on the map, and now he must be craving that all the time.

For Coleman, he will pick Bale, as long as he is available to play, and as a proud Welshman, he will produce his best performances. But Wales will continue to struggle unless more players start coming through and Cardiff and Swansea in particular start producing more Welsh players of international standard.

The derby between the two sides, as a Premiership match will be a fantastic occasion, and something that more than three or four Welshmen should be involved in.

The likes of Joe Ledley, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen and maybe Williams if he does leave Swansea, will look on with a tinge of regret to be missing out on such a game. Obviously, they will see the moves that they have made beneficial for their career, and will have played in some equally big games, but the South Wales derby in the Premiership will be extra special.

So where does Welsh football go from here, and the national side in particular? Hopefully having two teams in the top tier will have more people playing, and more Welsh players coming into their respective first team. Having the most expensive player in the world should be a motivation to other young players that it can be done.

At present though, the national team will continue to struggle, and the few genuine stars which do come out of the principality will continue looking for options in England, or the rest of Europe, despite having two clubs riding the crest of a wave right on their doorsteps.

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Russian mobile malware makers numerous and highly organized, says security firm

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Devin Coldewey NBC News

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Lookout

The organizations make setting up a malware-serving website like signing up for an email or online game.

Mobile security software company Lookout was hot on the trail of a set of Russian malware distributors ? and was surprised to find that the biggest groups responsible were as neatly and effectively organized as a small tech business.

Don't get paranoid just yet: Lookout explained to NBC News in an email that this type of fraud isn't nearly as common here: "It appears that they've cut back on targeting [Western] countries because they're having more success in Russia and the Eastern block. In the past we've even seen SMS fraud targeting the U.S. and western Europe," they wrote.

The way it works is this: an unscrupulous or merely curious Android user searches for free games or apps on his or her phone, and follows a resulting link to a legitimate-looking landing page. After agreeing (often without knowing it) to a terms of service, they are served up a malware application that scams money by fraudulently sending premium SMS messages ? special texts used to purchase ringtones or sign up for a service.

Thousands of Twitter accounts and fake websites are set up to lure unwitting users, but when Lookout followed the thread a bit further, they found that many led back to a few surprisingly professional-looking organizations.

Lookout

An example of a "landing page" users would be sent to (and redirected from).

From their official websites, productivity contests, and easy-to -use tools, at first glance one might guess these malware operators were legitimate software developers or advertisers. And in effect, that's exactly what these malware HQs are: small startups raking in cash thanks to the booming mobile sector. It just happens that the business they make their money through is fraud.

Affiliates sign up for the site as if they were joining a forum or freelance contractor website. A user-friendly, step-by-step process helps them create fake webpages, design and submit malware-toting apps, and makes the latest virus-scan-avoidance software available.

Meanwhile, the malware makers register dozens or hundreds of fake accounts on Twitter and other networks ? out of almost a quarter-million accounts analyzed by Lookout, over 50,000 were puppet accounts linking to malware.

Just 10 of these malware HQ organizations account for 60 percent of the SMS fraud Lookout tracked in Russia. Such scams don't usually affect the U.S. or western Europe, but it's not unheard of.

Twitter shuts down such accounts when it finds them, and malicious apps are removed from Google's Play Store whenever detected, but are these big organizations being raided or shut down now that they've been outed??

"We generally don't comment on ongoing investigations like this one," wrote Lookout. "However, in past investigations that are now closed, we have contacted authorities."

Even so, it's little comfort when the groups out there are so well-organized and well-staffed. Your best bet is to stick to well-known websites and only download apps from stores you trust. The problem may not be going away just yet, but consumers can avoid it ? with a little discretion.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

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My Windows XP VM is growing like a beanstalk

New to parallels - please be gentle - I do think it's fantastic by the way.

I can see from searching previous posts that this is a common observation - but many responses are dated so I thought it worth asking the question for an up to date answer in light of current software functionality.

I put parallels on my MBA just to run Microsoft Money. As its the only program I need under Windows, I went for Windows XP to (hopefully) minimise resources consumed (disk space, memory etc), and Money runs 100% ok under XP. I installed Parallels and Money and hey ho, all was fantastic. Brilliant performance and consumption of resources hardly noticeable.

But the VM is now growing in size. It started at 6Gb, went to 8, went to 12, went to 14, now its at 16GB. All in three weeks. I let it be and thought it would settle down, but its just growing and growing. Something's wrong! I'm just running this one application.

I checked a couple of things like turning off system restore, and setting the optimisation settings to work in concert with Time Machine. No difference, the VM is just growing and eating up my precious solid state for no good reason that I can see.

Any suggestions please?

Source: http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?289610-My-Windows-XP-VM-is-growing-like-a-beanstalk&goto=newpost

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Sony Xperia Z, ZL and ZR updated with various fixes and improvements

Camera and all-around performance improvements follow quickly behind Android 4.2 update

Sony has started pushing out an update to the Xperia Z, ZL and ZR yesterday that builds on the previous jump to Android 4.2.2 with several fixes and improvements. We have just pulled down the v10.3.1.A.0.244 update on our own Xperia ZL (C6506 model) via the Sony Bridge for Mac application, but the update is supposedly pushing out OTA (over-the-air) as well.

While we don't notice any immediate changes, across all three devices users are reporting various subtle fixes such as a smoother boot animation, more efficient RAM management, improved 3G signal strength and touch response. A couple of camera changes have been made as well, giving access to high resolution images when not using HDR and improving low light performance.

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