By Hank Miller

The following information I\’m sure will be of interest to you all back home in New Jersey.

You may or may not be getting all this kind of information, from the news sources, so I personally researched the information from several news sources.

China\’s Army Hacked Into Pentagon Computer Network:

Chinas Army hacked into a computer network at the pentagon in an attack that has U.S. officials concerned about the growing regularity and sophistication of China\’s technological assaults, the financial times reported last Tuesday.

Computer specialists with the People\’s Liberation Army (PLA) penetrated an unclassified network used by policy aides to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in June, resulting in a weeklong shutdown of the system, the newspaper said in a report that quoted unnamed U.S.officials.

The PLA has demonstrated the ability to conduct attacks that disabled our system… and the ability in a conflict situation to re–enter and disrupt on a very large scale, \”a former official was quoted as saying by the Financial Times, adding that China\’s Army has also hacked into the computer network of U.S. Defense companies and think tanks as well.

The penetration of the Pentagon computer network three months ago came after the U.S. Defense Department had staved off the hacker attacks for several months\’ and China\’s military has been testing the Pentagon computer networks hundreds of times a day for the past few years, the British newspaper said in a report from Washington.

An unnamed senior U.S.official told the Times that \”no doubt \”existed that China was monitoring e-mails sent on unclassified U.S. government computer networks.

The source Germany\’s Der Spiegel News Magazine Reported two days ago before German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiaboa in Beijing last week that Chinese hackers had infiltrated German government computers with spy programs.

The article said intelligence services suspected hackers in the Chinese army were behind the online attacks on computers in Merkel\’s offices, the Foreign Ministry, the Economics Ministry, and the Research and Development Ministry. The first spy programs were found several months ago, it added, citing an investigation by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany\’s domestic intelligence agency, and the Federal Office for Information Security. Although Wen and Merkel did not address the charged in Der Spiegel\’s report when they spoke to reporters August 27th, Wen vowed that his government would take measures to eliminate hacker attacks.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswomen also said during

Merkel\’s visit that Beijing opposes and has outlawed computer hacking and is cooperating with other countries to combat computer crimes.

How can anyone really believe what these Chinese spokeswomen said? It\’s not just computer hacking but flooding the market with a multitude of other issues, such as toys, tires, medicine, toothpaste etc.

Not to mention all the hacking into American military and governmental agencies as well as hacking into government contractors computers.

\”It goes on and on,\’ when are the American people going to stand up and say no, \”to all the deficient Chinese products, and acts of espionage.

It seems that the President and especially the Congress doesn\’t seem or doesn\’t want to do anything to stop the flow from China.

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan

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Piscataway, NJ (Sports Network) – Ray Rice scored three touchdowns and ran for 175 yards to lead the 15th-ranked Scarlet Knights over the Navy Midshipmen, 41-24, at Rutgers Stadium.

Rice, who scored one of his touchdowns receiving, became Rutgers\’ all-time leading rusher, surpassing Terrell Willis\’ previous record of 3,098 with a 19- yard run on the first possession of the game. He ended the contest with 3,273 career yards.

Mike Teel continued his strong start to the season, throwing for 266 yards and three touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing for Rutgers (2-0), which used a balanced attack to stay undefeated this season and improve their home win streak to nine games.

Kenny Britt added 99 yards and a touchdown receiving and Tiquan Underwood caught six passes for 104 yards for the Scarlet Knights, who have scored 79 points combined in their first two games.

Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada finished 5-of-12 passing for 35 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for the Midshipmen (1-1), who failed to follow-up their season-opening 30-19 win over Temple with another victory. Kaheaku-Enhada did run for 35 yards and a score for Navy, which has dropped three straight to Rutgers.

Teel hooked up with Shamar Graves on a 12-yard TD pass 6 1/2 minutes into the game. The three-play drive was highlighted by a 30-yard pass play from Teel to Britt that brought the ball to the Navy 10.

Rutgers then cashed in on the first interception of Kaheaku-Enhada. Defensive end George Johnson came up with the pick at the Navy 20. From there, Rice carried the ball three times, capping it with a four-yard burst for a 14-0 lead with 4:58 left in the opening quarter.

The Midshipmen finally got on the board by ending their ensuing possession with a three-yard pass play from Kaheaku-Enhada to Reggie Campbell. The 11- play drive covered 57 yards and took nearly five minutes off the clock.

Jeremy Ito cap Rutgers\’ next possession with a 28-yard field goal to make it a 17-7 contest and then another interception of Kaheaku-Enhada led to seven more points by the Scarlet Knights.

This time, Ron Girault picked off Kaheaku-Enhada in the end zone, taking a potential seven points away from the Midshipmen. Eight plays later, Rice took a screen pass from Teel and went 22 yards for the score with just 34 seconds left in the half for a 24-7 cushion.

Kaheaku-Enhada ran in from two yards out to cap the first drive of the second half to draw the Midshipmen within 10 points.

Navy was on its way to getting seven more points on its next drive, but Kaheaku-Enhada was picked off for a third time, a second time in the end zone, and the Scarlet Knights again capitalized as Ito connected on a 20-yard field goal to end a 77-yard drive.

Navy\’s Matthew Harmon hit a 34-yard field goal with 3:59 elapsed in the fourth quarter to again make it a 10-point game.

However, Rutgers put the game away when Britt hauled in a 53-yard TD pass and Rice ran in from two yards out.

Jarod Bryant capped the game\’s scoring with a four-yard run for Navy.

Game Notes

Attendance was 43,514, the third largest crowd in Rutgers history and fourth straight sellout…Rice has run for 359 yards and scored five rushing TDs this season. He has six TDs overall.

SOURCE http://www.sportsnetwork.com

BY ALLEN D. RILEY
CORRESPONDENT

  Will they, or won\’t they? That is the question that surfcasters ask every year around this time.

\”They\” is a reference to false albacore: a southern species that runs along our
coastline in late summer seeking food for the nourishment needed for their long journey southward.

(PHOTO: ALLEN D. RILEY)

Tony Martino of Union works the early morning Sandy Hook surf with metal jigs. Right, he shows off an albie caught along \”Albacore Alley\” at Sandy Hook.

The question on the minds of all surfcasters who have ever tangled with
this worthy opponent is whether or not albacore will make a surf appearance this year.

And if they do decide to show up, anglers wonder if the run will be a strong one.

Personal journals from past fishing campaigns document that some years the surf
albacore run is extraordinary; many runs, however, are just mediocre. There are years – like last year – when not a single surf albacore is even sighted.

There are many theories about the inconsistency of surf albacore runs from one year to the next. Some years the fish that spend the summer months far offshore just do not take the inshore route home to southern waters; other years they are conspicuous by their absence even in offshore waters.

Since I got hooked on catching surf albacore many years ago, my yearly catch is indicative of just how unpredictable each season can be. I caught 28 in
1999, 38 in 2000, 12 in 2001, 18 in 2003, 19 in 2004, and only 4 in 2005.

The single best year I ever had with surf albacore was 2002 when I landed 58. That was the year that many surfcasters caught their first albacore and the species achieved cult status.

Like many other surfcasters last year, I put in the required time and effort trying
for albacore only to be disappointed. While working lures for albacore, I did manage to catch many bluefish, which was a lot of fun — but not the same as hooking up with a single albacore. What will happen this year is anyone\’s guess.

Everyone\’s hope is that they will make a strong showing and add some real pizzazz to the late summer surf.

Whether you are a surf albacore ace or someone who is just getting into surf fishing, here is some information about these hard-fighting speedsters that will help you locate, hook, and land them.

Feeding patterns

Warm water and large schools of bait draw albacore into the late summer surf where they use their blinding speed to feed on migrating schools of bay anchovies, peanut bunker, sand eels and spearing to fuel their energy needs. With their relatively small and unhinged mouths, albacore prefer feasting on small baitfish like these that they can swallow whole.

Albacore like to feed in clear, flat water where their vision and quickness give them a distinct advantage over their prey. Their sharp eyesight allows them to target small baitfish from great distances; their strong bodies enable them to attack prey at incredible speed.

On occasion they can be seen jumping completely out of the water in spectacular rainbow leaps in their hot pursuit of small baitfish. Once the false albacore run begins, they can be found feeding along our entire shoreline wherever abundant bait is found.

The Sandy Hook shoreline that I fish regularly has the reputation of being \”Albacore
Alley\” but odds are that even beaches not known for yielding this species in past years would do so if anglers simply tried for them.

Timing

Labor Day weekend traditionally kicks off the surf albacore season. They can be caught anywhere along the shoreline after this date until sometime late in October (when bait availability dwindles and the ocean begins to cool down).

Most fish are caught in low-light situations, like those found around dawn and dusk, but they can be caught virtually anytime during the daylight hours when the relatively short run is at its peak.

Their extraordinarily sharp eyesight cannot function as effectively in the lower light levels present at those times, giving an advantage to anglers.

When the run begins, begin distance-casting for them about a half hour before sunrise — or about an hour before sunset. Sometimes you will see them feeding in front of you; often you will not.

When the run is established, assume that stray fish and small pods of albacore are making sporadic passes through your casting zone. Do not bother to move around a lot because the fish eventually come to you.

Random casting-and-retrieving is a laborious but effective technique that eventually triggers strikes. There are days when albacore will simply ignore any lure thrown at them; there are other days (admittedly very few) when they will viciously strike anything moving through their feeding zone.

Scattered false albacore are sometimes caught just before the outbreak of a bluefish blitz. The great majority of surf albacore that I have caught over the years were single fish that high-quality product, because albacore test the limits of all your equipment.

Setting your reel\’s drag correctly is another critical factor in being able to successfully fight a false albacore. Adjust your drag loosely enough so the fish can make their spectacular runs without breaking your line, but tightly enough so they pay a price in the energy they consume in doing so.

In addition to the other elements of your presentation package, you need lightweight yet strong gear. Rods like Team Daiwa\’s 9-foot 902MRS and St. Croix\’s Avid Surf 10-foot ASRS100M2 give you the leverage to reach fish far offshore and have the strength to win any fight; high-speed retrieve reels like Daiwa\’s Capricorn CA4000A (4.9:1 gear ratio) and Team Daiwa\’s new Advantage TDA3500 (4.9:1) reels can zip lures back through the surf to shore.

source http://www.app.com

photo by Bruce Darrow

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FARMVILLE, Va.—Freshman Michaela Franey took a pass from junior Tricia Crotty (Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley) and scored four minutes into overtime to give Rider a come from behind 4-3 win over Appalachian State in a non-conference game on the campus of Longwood University Saturday afternoon. \”It wasn’t pretty but we will take it,\” said head coach Lori Hussong.

\”Kristy Kelly (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) made a great defensive save to setup the winning goal,\” Hussong said. \”The ball was right on the goal line and she swept it off to freshman Amanda Barretta (Roseland, N.J./West Essex). Barretta made a great one on one move and passed it to Crotty who setup the goal.\” Kelly had two defensive saves in the game.

Franey (York, Maine/York), the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week last week, is making an early bid for the award again with a goal and assist in the win. Franey leads the Broncs in scoring with six points.

\”Tricia [Crotty] gave me a pass but it was at a weird angle,\” Franey remembered. \”I just shot it and it went in. Everyone was surprised that it went in. I knew I had to get a shot off because if you don’t shoot it, you can’t score.\”

\”This was a great win for us,\” said Hussong who is in her eighth season at Rider. \”We didn’t play our best skill wise but we did give a great effort. The determination to get the job done was there.\”

Rider senior Steph Walker (Lyman, Maine/Massabesic) got Rider (2-2) on the board just 6:23 into the game, picking up a loose ball in front of the cage. After the Mountaineers tied the game, Walker scored for the second time at 19:39 off a Franey assist.

\”We’ve been working on being aggressive to get up early,\” said Walker who now has 31 career goals, seventh highest all-time at Rider. Mebs (junior Caitlin Mebs, Cinnaminson) made a good free hit to setup the first goal and Michaela made a great pass for the second goal. It is really important that we experienced a game like today. We now know that we have it in us to fight back but we also know what we need to do to keep the lead in the first place.\”

Tied at two at the half, the Mountaineers took the lead at the 43 minute mark before Bronc freshman Margaret Ecke (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) scored her first collegiate goal three minutes later.

\”We didn’t play our best at the beginning of the game,\” said Franey. \”We made some adjustments at halftime and we were determined to give a better effort in the second half. We didn’t give up and we were determined to get the win.\”

Appalachian State out-shot Rider 19-14, including 6-3 in the overtime period with senior goalie Jen LoCastro (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic) making 12 saves for the Broncs.

The Broncs have won two straight games.

\”We are happy that we won the game,\” Hussong added. \”It was a good experience that they were able to overcome some adversity of giving up the lead twice and kept plugging away to tie it and then win it. Even if you are not at your best, if you give your best effort, you have a chance to make good things happen.\”

Rider stays in Virginia and plays Longwood University on Sunday.