Redskins' RG3: 'Doctors cleared me to practice'

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Robert Griffin III has passed a major test toward his goal of playing in Week 1, getting the go-ahead from the team doctors days before the Washington Redskins open training camp.

"Doctors cleared me to practice. Coach is going to ease me in," Griffin announced Monday on Twitter.

The two sentences represent hurdles past and future. Even though Griffin says he has the medical OK, it is now up to coach Mike Shanahan to determine how often and how vigorously Griffin practices when the Redskins open camp Thursday in Richmond, Va.

The Redskins had no comment on Griffin's tweet. However, a person familiar with the situation said the Redskins have cleared Griffin to practice. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club has not made an announcement.

Still, it seems more likely than ever that Griffin will be under center when the Redskins open the regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 9, just eight months after he had reconstructive surgery on his right knee.

"It's great news," right guard Chris Chester said. "I'm really excited about it. It's a great chance to continue from where we left off last year."

Griffin's injury and subsequent rehabilitation overwhelmed the Redskins offseason. He led the club to its first division title in 13 years in 2012 and was chosen the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year, and his unique talents are needed if the team is to sustain that momentum.

Griffin injured the knee multiple times last season. He missed one game after spraining the lateral collateral ligament, then reinjured the knee at least twice more in the playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks in January. He had surgery a few days later to repair the ACL and LCL.

Questions as to whether Griffin should have been removed from the game sooner have led Shanahan to consider a more cautious approach. Shanahan said in April that, for the coming season, "one thing we're going to make sure of is that Robert never plays if he's not 100 percent."

Nevertheless, Griffin has proven to be a remarkable and dedicated athlete, and his progress is also indicative of an evolving calendar of expectations when it comes to ACL injuries, which traditionally have required a year or more of rehab. Griffin's timeframe is similar to that of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who led the league in rushing last season after tearing an ACL the previous December.

The Redskins have said all along that Griffin was ahead of schedule. He demonstrated what he called "explosive sprinting" at last month's minicamp and said he already had a rehab plan for his honeymoon. He married his longtime fiancee earlier this month.

"I think we knew he was going to play a good portion of the season anyway, from the way I've heard things were going," Chester said. "But if we can have him the whole season, it would be better."

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How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1?

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 promised plenty, but when we reviewed it, it didn't quite hit all of its marks. Maybe it was the high price when judged against its plastic chassis, or perhaps that our reviewer really wanted a better display than the 1,280 x 800 LCD that was provided. On the upside, the unit's multitasking prowess can't be dissed, but we did gripe that it was still using Ice Cream Sandwich rather than Jelly Bean. Still, we're sure plenty of people purchased this thing, so why not tell us what you liked and more importantly, what you would have changed?

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NetApp regroups to take on Africa

?We?re not pulling out of Africa? quite the opposite.? Those were the words of NetApp Director MEEA (for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa), Konstantin Ebert, who, together with other senior executives of from the global flash memory and storage service provider, explained the launch of an enhanced African growth strategy yesterday in Johannesburg.

Newly appointed regional director for Africa at NetApp, Mark Ridley. (Image source: NetApp)

NetApp announced the enhancement of its existing business model to engage the Africa market. The company has also appointed a new Regional Director and launched a renewed partnership-focused channel model.

Ebert and Thomas Ehrlich, VP Partners & Pathways EMEA at NetApp, said in a presentation of the new setup that the main change was shifting partners into the epicentre of its go-to-market strategy.

The company has established offices in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, and has two distributors ? Westcon and Fujitsu ? in South?Africa.

Both Ebert and Ehrlich emphasised that NetApp continues to operate in accordance with an indirect, channel-focused model. Only now, they have positioned the partner at the forefront of the go-to-market strategy.

According to this strategy the company?s partner account managers will play a more proactive role in meeting partner needs and assisting with opportunities.

A large portion of the responsibility to successfully roll this strategy out to the Africa market is that of newly appointed Regional Director and former country manager for Dell Computers, Mark Ridley.

His role covers development and execution of sales and marketing strategies, enhancing the channel ecosystem and expanding the NetApp customer base in this region.

?With many markets emerging and maturing at a fast pace, the African continent offers a very interesting playing field. I am confident that NetApp?s solutions hold tremendous value for partners and end customers such as telecommunications, utility or commodity companies and service providers,? says Ridley. ?Our approach inAfricais 100 percent indirect and we will rely heavily on partners to execute. This includes distribution and integration, but also high value opportunities such as consulting and professional services. I am looking forward to working with them to grow NetApp?s presence on the continent.?

Chris Tredger, Online Editor

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Not all online tracking is bad | Idaho Business Review

Lately we?ve seen a lot of news stories about the National Security Agency?s program for tracking phone records, Internet searches and Facebook pages. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have decried and supported the practice, constitutionalists are debating over the legalities, and American citizens are either praising Edward Snowden?s courage or want him tried for treason.

No matter which side of the issue you come down on, one thing to remember is not all online tracking is bad ? especially when it comes to protecting you and your business.

I?m talking specifically about tracking information on the Internet as it relates to cybercrime, fraud and securing the online ecosystem for consumers.

A couple of years ago legislation started to appear in various states known as ?do not track? laws. These policies wanted to leave it up to consumers to determine whether or not they wanted to be tracked. Then the federal government stepped in and saw this as a consumer privacy issue. It was quite a soapbox issue for politicians to beat their chests and talk about the evils of big business invading the privacy and personal information of consumers.

I have no doubt that some companies use personally identifiable information in ways that would make consumers cringe. However, the problem is a double-edged sword. If consumers determine what information, if any, can be reviewed during their online transaction, then criminals can, too.

When making a purchase, or conducting almost any type of business online, hundreds of pieces of data are available for review by retailers and financial institutions alike. These can include the location of the device you are using, billing and shipping information, time and date stamp, account numbers, email address, browser type, and dozens of other settings that identify you specifically. This digital fingerprint gives the retailer or financial institution enough information about you to confidently and securely complete a transaction.

When a criminals use ill-gotten financial information, like a stolen credit card, they will do everything they can to mask who they really are to appear as the actual owners. Let?s look at an example of how this works and what?s at stake.

A fraudster, using a credit card stolen from someone in the U.S., begins shopping at an electronics retailer. He fills up the shopping cart with lots of cool gadgets, puts in the credit card number, security code and billing address. However, instead of having the purchase shipped to the card owner?s home, he puts in another shipping address for delivery. Not unusual to have things shipped to an address other than the billing address, so everything looks fine, right?

Using techniques such as the digital fingerprint, it takes just milliseconds for the retailer to see that the fraudster is not in the U.S., but is sitting in Vietnam hiding behind cyber walls such as rented IP addresses. The browser on his machine is set to Vietnamese as the language, shows a time and date stamp that do not match the locations given in the order page online, and he has made 17 purchases in the last 30 minutes, using the same card. All of a sudden the purchase doesn?t look so good.

Without the digital tracking abilities used by millions of retailers and financial institutions around the world, stopping this type of simple fraud would be nearly impossible.

Reputable retailers and financial institution will disclose in their privacy statements what information they will review and whether or not they will use personally identifiable information for anything other than security of payments and consumer protection.

If you?ve ever completed a transaction online, checked a bank account or purchased a new pair of shoes, you have benefited from tracking technology. Turn it off, and the criminals win.

In his role as vice president of marketing at Kount, Bush works with online retailers, industry analysts, consultants, law enforcement and trade associations to determine best practices, trends in the market place and the latest threats to e-commerce businesses. Don is been a regular speaker on fraud topics at several industry events in the U.S. and Europe.

Source: http://idahobusinessreview.com/2013/07/17/not-all-online-tracking-is-bad-2/

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The "Come Back Eliot, All Is Forgiven" Gabfest

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To listen to the discussion, use the player below:

In a live recording of the Slate Political Gabfest at the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the turmoil in Egypt, and the challenges it poses for the Obama administration. They also discuss Eliot Spitzer?s decision to run for office and whether the former New York governor (and Slate contributor) deserves forgiveness. Plus, what adults might learn at summer camp. During the cocktail chatter portion of the show, the Gabfesters are joined by special guest Peter Sagal, host of NPR?s Wait Wait ? Don?t Tell Me.

Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:

Special guest Peter Sagal, host of NPR?s Wait Wait ? Don?t Tell Me, chatters about Osama Bin Laden?s cowboy hat, one of Bin Laden?s countersurveillance strategies described in a leaked Pakistani government report first published by Al-Jazeera. David was reminded of a Slate Explainer that wondered, ?Where do Palestinian militants buy ski masks??

John chatters about The Civil War in 50 Objects, by Harold Holzer.

There was a sing-along! Peter notes that Woody Guthrie?s original lyrics for ?This Land Is Your Land? differed from the version sung at the Gabfest. Wikipedia confirms this verse as part of the original 1940 lyrics:

Was a high wall there that tried to stop me
A sign was painted said: Private Property,
But on the back side it didn't say nothing ?
God blessed America for me.
[This land was made for you and me.]

The Gabfest audience sang a variation. Peter recommends Joe Klein?s Woody Guthrie: A Life, saying it describes how variations of the song reflect different political messages.

During the Q-and-A period, an audience member asked for summer reading recommendations. Here?s what David, Emily, John, and Peter are reading:

Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

Podcast production by Mike Vuolo. Links compiled by Jeff Friedrich.

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2013/07/egypt_coup_eliot_spitzer_new_york_comptroller_summer_camp_on_the_gabfest.html

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EU raids Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and Orange offices in data probe

Woop, woop, that's the sound of the... European Commission? EU officials (figuratively) kicked in the doors of Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and Orange's European headquarters this week. The trio are being investigated after ISP Cogent Communications alleged that they are deliberately blocking data-hungry services -- much like Cogent's earlier complaint about Comcast. The trio are pleading their innocence while the case continues, and hoping that investigators don't mess with the office furniture too much.

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Pistons agree to 2-year deal with Chauncey Billups

DETROIT (AP) ? Chauncey Billups wanted to stay with the Detroit Pistons for the rest of his career.

Now, the team that traded him away wants him back.

Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars confirmed Thursday morning that Billups and the team have agreed to terms on a contract.

Billups is getting a two-year deal, the first season is guaranteed, for $2.5 million each year.

"I never wanted to leave here. Everyone knows that," he said on Jan. 26, 2011, after making a flurry of 3-pointers late in a game to help Denver win in Detroit. "I wanted to retire here."

He's back to help the Pistons as a pass-first point guard, who can make 3-point shots. And, he will be expected to mentor 21-year-old Brandon Knight and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the No. 8 overall pick in the draft, in the backcourt and off the court.

Detroit dealt to Denver on Nov. 3, 2008, when the franchise decided its championship-winning window had closed. The Pistons are almost 100 games under .500 since making the unpopular and unsuccessful move. The Pistons traded Billups in part to speed the development of Rodney Stuckey, to see if Allen Iverson could provide a spark while his contract expired and to clear salary-cap space for the future.

"It was just a season of inevitable change and inevitable pain," Dumars said after the 2008-09 season ended by getting swept in the first round by the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. "Although it was a tough year, we also knew it was a necessary process if you're trying to position yourself to remain relevant."

Stuckey, who is still with the team, never became a dependable point guard. The millions spent in the summer of 2009 on free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva turned out to be wasted. The Pistons traded Gordon last summer, basically to get his contract off the books, to Charlotte for a first-round pick. Detroit could still deal Villanueva, who is entering the last year of his deal, to a team that might want to take on his expiring contract later this summer or during the upcoming season.

The Pistons, 148-244 since trading Billups, are in a four-year postseason drought that is their longest since missing six straight from 1978 through 1983.

Billups, a five-time All-Star, turns 37 in September.

He tore his left Achilles tendon during the 2011-12 season, when he was limited to 20 game with the Los Angeles Clippers, and bounced back last season to play 22 games for them.

Billups has averaged 15.4 points ? making 42 percent of his 3-pointers ? and 5.5 assists during his career.

Boston drafted him out of Colorado with the No. 3 pick in the 1997 draft. He went on to be on rosters in Toronto, with his hometown Nuggets, Orlando, Minnesota, Detroit, back to Denver, New York and the Clippers.

He bounced around early in his career and has lately, but has always had fans at The Palace, which hasn't been the same buzz-filled building it once was since he was sent away. When Billups played his first game there after the trade on March 3, 2009, his signature introduction ? "Buh! Buh! Buh! Billups! ? set off a standing ovation that lasted a couple of minutes and led to him blowing kisses in each direction.

Back then, Billups said it was the most emotional regular season game he's experienced in his 12-year career.

"I may forget the game and what happened," he said. "But the ovation and warm welcome the fans gave me, I'll never forget."

It's easy to forget how good the Pistons were after they signed him as a free agent in 2002.

With his steady play on the court and calm demeanor off it, Billups helped the Pistons win a title and come within a victory of repeating while reaching at least the Eastern Conference finals in each of his six full seasons with them. The Magic Johnson-led Los Angeles Lakers are the only other franchise to play in six straight conference finals since 1970-71, when teams had to win two series to advance that far.

The Pistons, though, seemed to be fading as a championship contender when it won just two games in three straight conference finals before sending Billups away. As the Pistons try to make a climb back toward being a relevant NBA team, a goal that was helped by signing Josh Smith on Wednesday, they want Billups to return.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pistons-agree-2-deal-chauncey-billups-123841746.html

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