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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Sex offender inmate stabs officer, flees in Texas

MIAMI -- A manhunt is under way for a prisoner convicted in two violent sexual assaults who stabbed one of two police escorts and escaped in the Dallas area as he was being transferred from Florida to Nevada, police said Tuesday.

Alberto Morales, 42, somehow obtained a sharp object and stabbed one of the officers once in the neck and three times in the back Monday night outside a Walmart in Grapevine, city police Lt. Barry Bowling said. Miami-Dade Police Detective Jaime Pardinas, a 54-year-old who has been on the force for 28 years, is in serious but stable condition, authorities said.

Pardinas and Detective David Carrero were scheduled to fly to Nevada with Morales so he could serve two life sentences there for aggravated sexual assault. But the officers and Morales weren't allowed to get back on the plane during a layover in Texas because of the inmate's erratic behavior, authorities said.

During the first leg of the flight, Morales was "bumping his head against a passenger seat in front of him, so he was doing a lot of crazy, unusual things that just disrupted the entire flight," said Miami-Dade Police Director J.D. Patterson Jr.

The detectives were then forced to rent a vehicle at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with the intention of driving the nearly 1,200 miles to their destination. Miami Police said there are clear policies about transporting inmates across state lines, but didn't discuss details other than to say two officers must be present.

The officers stopped to use the restroom at the store late Monday night and were waiting for a third officer to meet them and assist with the rest of the trip. While Carrero was inside the store using, Morales got hold of a sharp object, stabbed Pardinas and fled, authorities said.

"He was handcuffed. We don't know how he got the handcuffs free," Patterson said.

It's unclear if Morales' hands were cuffed in front or behind him or if he was shackled. Miami police also declined to speculate on how Morales obtained the object he used to stab the officer. Morales, who was born in Cuba, is believed to have run away.

Morales was sentenced to 10 years in prison in December in Miami after pleading guilty to sexual battery with a deadly weapon, burglary with assault and kidnapping stemming from a 2003 crime. He was being taken to Nevada to serve out life sentences on a separate sexual assault conviction in that state.

Authorities frequently fly inmates across the country and said they are occasionally forced off the plane by an inmate's behavior.

"The airlines are picky," said Miami-Dade Police Deputy Director Juan Perez, who noted airlines will ask officers escorting inmates to leave for minor things because they are worried about liability issues.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/12/3230232/sex-offender-stabs-officer-escapes.html

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President Obama cracks whip on cybercrime

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday addressing the country's most basic cybersecurity needs and highlighted the effort in his State of the Union address.

"We cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy," Obama said.

The order will make it easier for private companies in control of the nation's critical infrastructure to share information about cyberattacks with the government. In return, the Department of Homeland Security will share "sanitized" classified information with companies about attacks believed to be occurring or that are about to take place.

The order also directs the government to work with the private sector on standards that will help protect companies from cybercrime, though there is nothing in the order about how this will be enforced.

This is hardly comprehensive, but at least it's something aimed at protecting our nation's power, water and nuclear systems from attack. That's more than Congress can say it has accomplished. Lawmakers failed to pass any of the dozens of cybersecurity bills aimed at meaningfully securing critical infrastructure from an online criminals.

Meanwhile, the number of attacks on critical infrastructure companies reported to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity response team grew by 52% in 2012, according to a recent report. Several of them resulted in successful break-ins.

Related story: Hacker hits on U.S. power and nuclear targets spiked in 2012

While Obama's plan to remedy the problem is a start, critics say it has major limitations that make the order virtually meaningless.

"It doesn't have any teeth; it has no backing," said Rob Beck, critical infrastructure cybersecurity consultant for Casaba Security. "This is not going to have any measurable impact on anything."

Administration officials acknowledged the order's limitations on Tuesday, but insisted the changes will have a meaningful impact.

Unlike Congress, the president alone does not have the power to protect companies from lawsuits when they are engaged in information sharing. Since the data they'd be handing over to the federal government could include private information from customers, companies likely won't share that information without guaranteed protections.

"Businesses have to be good citizens, but they also have to be concerned about their liabilities and interests of their users," said Evan Brown, senior counsel with InfoLawGroup, a law firm focused on digital privacy and cybersecurity issues. "There are all kinds of ramifications if companies are found not to be good protectors of user privacy."

There are also concerns that the government's data won't be revealing enough. Unless the government provides details of where an attack is likely to come from and gives specific information about which systems are likely to be hit, the agencies won't be telling critical infrastructure companies anything they don't already know.

"I've seen sanitized classified documents -- I'm not sure how useful they'll be," said Beck. "They'll say your systems are a target, but no one in this field thinks their systems aren't a target."

Related story: Nations prepare for cyber war

Despite partisan bickering over how to accomplish the task, virtually everyone agrees the status quo is unacceptable. Today, when companies are breached, most of that information stays internal. Companies don't want to be viewed by their customers, competitors or shareholders as weak on security, so few outsiders find out when a cyberattack has taken place.

Lawsuits and public scrutiny over privacy violations could be damaging, but they'd pale in comparison to the outrage that would ensue if a company failed to prevent a crippling cyberattack. Remember how upset the nation was over a half-hour-long power outage during the Super Bowl?

Best practice guidelines and systems for information sharing are a good start, but barring any carrots and sticks, it's unlikely that the executive order will accomplish much. That's why some are calling on the government to put in place mandatory standards that would put all companies in the same boat.

"Until stringent regulations are put in place, then I don't think we're going to make a lot of progress," Beck said.

The White House agrees. It still wants Congress to give the Department of Homeland Security power to regulate critical infrastructure.

And Congress may move quickly. On Wednesday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers plans on reintroducing the stalled Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which passed a House vote in April but was never taken up in the Senate. That bill also faced an Obama veto threat over the perceived lack of privacy protections. Rogers believes his revised bill will address those concerns.

-- CNN's Jessica Yellin and Pam Benson contributed reporting to this article

First Published: February 12, 2013: 4:18 PM ET

Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_technology/~3/-v9E3tv9Utk/index.html

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EU, US to push for trans-Atlantic trade deal

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses the media, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2013. The EU and the U.S. agreed on Wednesday to launch talks for a trans-Atlantic free trade deal. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso smiles as he addresses the media, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The EU and the U.S. agreed on Wednesday to launch talks for a trans-Atlantic free trade deal. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The EU and the U.S. agreed on Wednesday to launch talks for a trans-Atlantic free trade deal. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

BRUSSELS (AP) ? The European Union and the United States announced Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic free trade deal.

The 27-country EU said such an agreement, first announced in Tuesday's State of the Union address by President Barack Obama, would be the biggest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated. Any agreement could boost the EU's economic output by 0.5 percent ? a highly desirable outcome when the EU and the US are struggling with slow growth, high unemployment and high levels of debt.

"Both of us need growth," said Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm on Wednesday . "And both of us have budgetary problems."

Trade between the United States and the European Union is already huge, reaching ?2 billion ($2.69 billion) a day, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said.

A high-level U.S.-EU working group on jobs and growth said the goals of the agreement would include removing import tariffs, which average 4 percent, and getting rid of other barriers to trade such as the approval processes that businesses have to go through in order to sell products on both sides of the Atlantic.

In a joint statement issued released simultaneously in Washington and Brussels, President Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Barroso said they were "committed to making this relationship an even stronger driver of our prosperity".

"Through this negotiation, the United States and the European Union will have the opportunity not only to expand trade and investment across the Atlantic, but also to contribute to the development of global rules that can strengthen the multilateral trading system," they said.

De Gucht said that initial talks should start by summer.

The negotiations will cover a huge array of commercial and agricultural areas. Officials hope to complete them within two years.

'For these negotiations to succeed, we need above all political will," Barroso said. "These negotiations will not be easy."

But he added that a successful negotiation would result in a "win-win" situation, and be "a game-changer."

One example of where the two economies could benefit from the talks is car-making: If each side recognized the other's car safety standards, an auto manufacturer would not have to satisfy two different sets of requirements.

However, some areas of trade likely to remain outside the negotiations. For example, it is unlikely that the European Union will allow the import of many genetically modified crops or beef from cattle treated with certain hormones.

Immediate reaction to the announcement was highly favorable.

"The German government is convinced that such an agreement would be a valuable contribution toward more growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic," said Steffen Seibert, a government spokesman.

BusinessEurope, a federation of European business organizations, also welcomed the announcement. Juergen R. Thumann, the organization's president, said an agreement would "significantly boost economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic, strengthen the competitiveness of our main industries and restore trans-Atlantic leadership in trade."

Associated Press

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients

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CU Cancer Center study shows the best way is not the preferred way

About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published this week in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing shows that families' perceptions, especially of the discomfort of tube feeding, leads to choosing IV over tube despite the fact that tube feeding is usually the better choice, associated with better gut function and lower rates of infection.

"Despite the benefits of tube feeding, we found a strong preference among families and older pediatric patients for IV feeding," says Kitty Montgomery, MS, RN, PCNS-BC, CPHON, the study's senior author and pediatric clinical nurse specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado, a clinical care partner of the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

The study surveyed 49 parents and older pediatric cancer patients. Of 14 patients, all reported preferring IV feeding over tube feeding, for example saying, "I already had a port in for chemo, so we used that for TPN," and, "Tube feeding sounds disgusting and uncomfortable."

"When nutrition support is needed, most health care teams suggest tube-feeding first. Only, we tend to find resistance to the idea from parents or patients," Montgomery says. "This study shows us the reasons for those objections and we hope will help us learn to break down those barriers to the best method of support."

Parents of pediatric cancer patients were much more evenly split between preference for tube feeding (41 percent) and IV feeding (59 percent), with the parents who preferred tube feeding frequently citing information about the procedure given by the treatment team as the reason for their choice. For example, one parent said, "Tube feeding is helpful in giving meds and not as hard on the liver and keeps the digestive system working properly." Another parent who preferred tube feeding said they, "Chose tube feedings because it helped to keep digestive system active, making it easier to adjust back to food."

"This helps us tailor our message," says Montgomery. "We see now that the biggest barrier to tube feeding is perceived discomfort, so health care professionals may have better success with patients and parents by addressing that issue. What we need to do now is learn to translate these findings into action."

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Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients

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Late 3 spoils Stringer's bid for 900th win

Rutgers head coach Vivian Stringer yells to her team during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against DePaul in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

DePaul's Brittany Hrynko drives past Rutgers' Erica Wheeler during the first half in an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

DePaul's Katherine Harry (51) blocks a shot by Rutgers' Kahleah Copper during the first half in an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

CHICAGO (AP) ? C. Vivian Stringer will have to wait for another shot at her 900th career victory. And when it happens, the Rutgers coach will be happy to have it over with.

Brittany Hrynko hit a 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds to lift DePaul to the 60-57 win, denying Stringer of her milestone victory Tuesday night.

"The only reason I would have liked to have gotten 900 was because I would like to be done with it," Stringer said. "It's a special honor, but it's a heck of a lot of burden and stress. I'll be glad when it's over."

Stringer was trying to become the fourth women's coach to reach the 900-win plateau, joining Pat Summitt, Jody Conradt and Sylvia Hatchell. Stringer's next shot will come Saturday at home against Connecticut.

Only three men's coaches have reached the 900-win plateau: Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Bob Knight.

With the game tied, Hrynko hit a 3 from the top of the key to give the Blue Demons the lead. Rutgers had a last chance, but Syessence Davis fell short.

Katherine Harry scored 16 points, Hrynko had 15 and Jasmine Penny added 12 for the Blue Demons (18-7, 7-4 Big East), now 4-0 at McGrath-Phillips Arena against Rutgers.

Wearing a simple black pantsuit with white lapels and cuffs, Stringer walked onto the DePaul court and smiled as a small delegation of Rutgers fans greeted her with applause.

She also drew appreciation from DePaul coach Doug Bruno.

"I'm not only impressed with the 900, but she's played good strong, tough (opponents)... those 900 are hard-earned," he said.

"Before the game I thanked her for all she's done for the game and told her I wanted her to win every game after she walks out of here, but we're going to do everything we can to keep her from winning 900 tonight."

The Scarlet Knights played a Blue Demon team depleted by injuries, including starter Anna Martin, a pre-season all-Big East pick who has missed six games with a knee injury. DePaul had just eight active players.

Yet the Blue Demons used an early 12-2 run to establish a lead and opened a 22-12 edge at 9:52 on Hrynko's jumper. The Scarlet Knights had six early turnovers and shot just 7-for-19 (36.8 percent) in the first 12 minutes.

DePaul doubled the score by the 5:05 mark as Harry's successful baseline shot made it 28-14. The Blue Demons went on to a 35-19 halftime lead behind Hrynko's nine points.

Harry gave DePaul its biggest lead when her bank shot made it 37-19 early in the second half.

But Stringer had a feeling the big lead wouldn't hold.

"I did anticipate that this would be a three or four point game and considering the youth of the people -- we had a lot of young people out there ? I'm pleased," she said. "The vast majority of work was done by freshmen and sophomores."

Thus a revived Rutgers team started to chip away. The Scarlet Knights cut the deficit to 41-33 a pair of Hollivay free throws with 14:01 left. Less than four minutes later, the game was tied after a pair of 3-pointers of Wheeler and Hollivay's layup with 9:53 left.

Rutgers went up 51-48 before going without a field goal for 4:41.

The game was tied at 57 on Davis' basket and foul with under a minute to play. She missed the free throw and DePaul got the ball setting up Hrynko's 3-pointer and leaving Stringer stuck at 899.

The Hall of Fame coach earned her 800th career victory against DePaul in 2008. Tennessee's Summitt also got win No. 800 against the Blue Demons on Jan. 14, 2003.

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Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph reports that the University of Georgia is proposing to reduce its student football ticket al...

SbB LIVE FROM LA (Feb 12, 2013 @ 11:19pm ET)

9:00 PM: Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic has the story of Jonah Zahm, a 12-year-old suffering from a rare seizure disorder who was made a Phoenix Suns player for a day.

8:45 PM: An Anclote (Florida) High School cheerleading coach & P.E. teacher was arrested early Monday morning for driving drunk on a golf cart with the headlights off.

8:30 PM: DC Sports Bog profiles Seth Maiman, a college basketball fan who has attended 500 games featuring over 200 different schools & collected programs from all of them. Maiman said: "I'm not sure exactly where that fits into the realm of life achievements."

8:15 PM: A 27-year-old Stamford, Connecticut man was arrested on assault charges for allegedly biting his cousin's ear lobe off & swallowing it during a fight over loud music.

8:00 PM: Former Dallas Mavericks player Delonte West has not reported to the Texas Legends two weeks after the NBA D-League team acquired his rights.

7:45 PM: A former financial adviser for Vince Young claims that the QB once took out a $300,000 loan to throw himself a party for his 28th birthday.

7:30 PM: Magic Johnson tweets about Michael Jordan & LeBron James: "If MJ and LeBron played 1-on-1 10 times, MJ would win all 10. MJ is the ultimate 1-on-1 player! #MJvsLeBron"

7:15 PM: Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner Brandt Snedeker will not play in next week's WCG Match Play Championship in Arizona due to sore ribs.

7:00 PM: Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph reports that the University of Georgia athletic board voted to reduce its student football ticket allotment from 18,000 to 16,000, and offer the remaining 2,000 to "young alumni".

6:45 PM: Former pro wrestler The Iron Sheik tweets about wrestling being dropped from the 2020 Olympics: "somebody intelligent tell me what new sport instead of the wrestling so i tell IOC they are dumb son of a b**** no good mother***er"

6:30 PM: Ohio State sent out a message Tuesday denying Urban Meyer's story that Woody Hayes once had a turtle bite him on his private parts to prove a point about toughness. The school said that Meyer was "exaggerating in a joking fashion".

6:15 PM: After scoring in a game against France, Wales rugby player George North was congratulated by a fan who ran onto the field - a fan who turned out to be North's own father.

6:00 PM: San Francisco 49ers RB LaMichael James appeared in a video for an anti-bullying group saying he will judge in an anti-bullying video contest and award a signed prize to the winner.

5:45 PM: Sports Business Journal's John Ourand reports that Comcast put out a release saying it is buying General Electric's 49% stock in NBC Universal for $16.7 billion.

5:30 PM: Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today reports that former Arkansas football coach John L. Smith has been accused of using his employment contracts with the Razorbacks to defraud his bankruptcy creditors.

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How'd Those Fans Get There? A Deeper Dive Into The Facebook NFL Fandom Map

How'd Those Fans Get There? A Deeper Dive Into The Facebook NFL Fandom Map After weeks of us awkwardly guessing who wanted to watch which NFL games, Facebook finally used its terrifying trove of user data and made the map that no one else could. In our original post, we pointed out some of the more surprising fan pockets, but the data deserve a deeper dive.