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By Eric W. Dolan
Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:23 EDT

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The male-dominated online environment in first-person-shooter games is a markedly hostile place for women.

Female gamers playing Halo 3 receive roughly three times as many negative comments compared to a male player, research published in the June issue of New Media & Society found.

?In summary, this study has established that gamers react differently to a female voice than to a male voice or no voice,? Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff and Lindsey M. Rose of Ohio University explained in the study. ?Specifically, gamers reacted more negatively to a female voice than a male voice, even when both voices were communicating the same message.?

For their observational study, the researchers played Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 against 1,660 unique gamers and broadcasted pre-recorded audio clips of either a man or a woman speaking. The audio clips said innocuous things like, ?Hi everybody,? ?I like this map,? ?Nice job so far?, and ?I think I just saw a couple of them heading this way.?

In 163 multiplayer games in which verbal communication occurred, the female voice received roughly three times as many negative comments as the male voice and no voice. In addition, the female voice received more private messages and friend requests from other players.

Kuznekoff and Rose controlled for skill level and win percentage. This ensured that the players were not simply reacting with negative comments because they were frustrated with losing the game. Overall, there was no link between skill level and negative comments.

?On several occasions the female condition was exposed to derogatory gendered language,? the researchers noted in the study. The presumably female player was called a ?whore,? ?stupid slut,? ?hooker,? and ?bitch? for simply for saying ?hi? or ?good game.?

Gender and video games has become a hot topic. While researchers have examined the stereotypical portrayal and objectification of women in video games, the online gaming environment has received relatively little attention.

?The next logical step is to determine exactly what causes this reaction and why gamers feel inclined to communicate in this way,? Kuznekoff and Rose concluded. ?It could be, as others have hypothesized, that characteristics of the communication channel may allow this negative behavior to flourish. It may also be that, within video games, people feel more freedom to express themselves without fearing the consequences of their actions.?

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PFT:?Jay-Z's recruitment of Smith under scrutiny

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From the ?Who Doesn?t Belong and Whhhhhhyyyyyyy?? file, Pop Warner football will honor on Saturday night the Patriots, Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez, former Patriots TE Ben Coates, Redskins RB Alfred Morris, and Nancy Kerrigan.

The Bills? new defense is designed to create confusion.? (Unlike the team?s recent defenses, the confusion ideally will be experienced by the members of the opposing offense.)

Dolphins OT Jonathan Martin is ?excited? (calm down, Tebow) for the chance to play on the left side, and he has bulked up to help improve his performance.

When scouts went to Tennessee to watch wideouts Cordarrelle Patterson and Justin Hunter, they?d emerge curious about Jets WR Zach Rogers.

P Brian Moorman is more than a camp leg for the Steelers.

The Browns are shaking up their media relations department.

Ravens LB Elvis Dumervil already is emerging as a leader.

Here?s a look at whether Bengals CB Leon Hall is underrated.

Texans QB Matt Schaub says he?s his toughest critic.? (That makes me feel like less of a jerk.? Slightly.)

Titans WR Kendall Wright is determined to make more big plays in 2013.

Former Jaguars TE Pete Mitchell autographed a photo of himself being chased by Ray Lewis in creative fashion.

Colts G.M. Ryan Grigson will be honored next month by the National Football Foundation.

The Chiefs? offensive linemen are learning fast, thanks to having not one but two position coaches, Andy Heck and Eugene Chung.

Here?s a look at possible surprises on the Broncos? final 53-man roster.

Raiders LB Nick Roach said it?s obvious his teammates showed up for OTAs ready to work.

Former Chargers coach Sid Gillman is No. 18 on ESPN?s all-time list of coaches.

Redskins LT Trent Williams thinks the team?s offense doesn?t put QB Robert Griffin III at risk, because the plays on which he injured his knee weren?t ?called runs.?

Cowboys DT Josh Brent has been placed on a new portable alcohol monitoring system that requires urine and breath testing at regular and random intervals.

It?s still too early to know who?ll win the starting quarterback job for the Eagles.

When the Giants recently welcomed the Manchester City Football Club to the Timex Performance Center, defender Micah Richards passed on the chance to catch balls from the JUGS machine; ?I don?t trust my hands actually,? Richards said.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson doesn?t believe in same-sex marriage, but he also doesn?t believe P Chris Kluwe?s support for it got him cut.

Lions S Ricardo Silva heard that people thought he was a little slow last season, so he has worked on getting faster.

LB Brian Urlacher says of the Bears organization:? ?There?s one person I could really take or leave.?? (Bill Swerski?)

A Janesville, Wisconsin couple has won the truck previously owned by Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.? (It?s a Ford, which is fitting, since the Fords and Rodgers separately own the Lions.)

Panthers QB Cam Newton has a new clothing line at Belk, the store with the name that sounds like an interrupted burp.

Retired Buccaneers DB Rond? Barber has gotten the key to the city of Tampa.? (There?s only one condition:? He can?t loan it to Tiki.)

Saints coach Sean Payton apparently spent plenty of time working out during his one-season suspension.

A Georgia man is accused of trying to alter checks written by Falcons WR Julio Jones and Falcons CB Christopher Owens.

Rams WR Tavon Austin took a few handoffs during practice on Friday.

Seahawks WR Justin Veltung can perform a 56-inch standing box jump.

With the Cardinals drafting LB Alex Okafor, LB Sam Acho once again will help mentor Okafor.

Decensae White, a star basketball player at San Francisco State University and a former college roommate of 49ers WR Michael Crabtree, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering rapper Lil? Phat, also known as Melvin Vernell III.? (And he?s where we emphasize that Decensae White, not Michael Crabtree, faces the murder charge.? Not Michael Crabtree.? Not Crabtree.? Not.? Crab.? Tree.)

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Motor racing-Fernley says costs threaten some F1 teams

By Alan Baldwin

MONACO, May 25 (Reuters) - Some Formula One teams face a fight for survival next season when engine costs more than double, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Saturday.

"You shouldn't underestimate the resolve of Formula One teams, they are incredibly resilient and probably will come through," the Briton told Reuters in an interview at the Monaco Grand Prix.

"But to add to the level of costs to the teams at this time in an economic cycle, one has to question whether they can all survive."

Formula One is introducing a new 1.6 litre V6 turbocharged unit with energy recovery systems in 2014 to replace the existing 2.4 litre V8.

Under a now-lapsed Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) between teams, the V8 was priced at around 9 million euros ($11.64 million) a season. The new engine will cost more than 20 million.

In-season testing could also be reintroduced next year and teams also face a hike in entry fees.

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said the teams must also shoulder some of the blame: "F1 badly mismanaged the cost of the development and supply of those new power plants," the Guardian newspaper quoted him as saying.

"We allowed the engineers to be unfettered in dreaming up the regulations, which means teams are now facing big bills."

Fernley said champions Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren would get a bigger share of revenues under a deal with Bernie Ecclestone, who represents commercial rights holder CVC, but that was of no help to those further down the pecking order.

"How much money is being put into the sport and how much money is being taken out of the sport?," asked Fernley, whose team is owned by Indian liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya and the Sahara Group.

Both Mallya and Sahara have been regularly in the financial headlines with the former's Kingfisher airline grounded by debts of $2.5 billion.

Unlisted Sahara has been ordered by the Indian supreme court to repay billions of dollars it raised from millions of small investors.

Mallya insists the team is separate from his business empire as a privately-owned entity.

CUSTOMER TEAMS

"CVC have got an agenda as bankers to make as much money out of their investment as they possibly can and that involves minimal investment. And that is not in the sport's interests. It's the worst combination that you can have," Fernley added.

"I only question the logic of it. Are we actually trying to stack it in a way that is to get rid of teams so they can bring customer teams in maybe?"

CVC could not be contacted immediately for comment.

Ecclestone recently revived talk of top teams being able to provide others with cars, something that Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has long been pushing for and others such as Frank Williams are firmly opposed to.

Fernley said Force India were in the Williams camp.

"It's not just Frank. Once you bring in 'customer teams' you've lost the identity of Formula One. And you as a team have lost your identity. So you're now just an appendage," he declared.

"There are four teams that have been given special privilege and those four teams would be the ones that are likely to supply the customer teams. So everything is now moving in the way of the four teams."

The confidential Concorde Agreement that has governed the sport expired at the end of last year and a new one is still being pored over by lawyers with no indication that any signing is imminent.

Ten of the 11 teams - tailenders Marussia being the exception - have signed individual agreements with Ecclestone which will lapse once a new Concorde Agreement is signed.

However, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) have yet to agree to anything.

"There isn't a governance process in place at this time. The sport isn't being governed in the way that it has historically been," Fernley said.

"The teams still have to comply with the Concorde Agreement under the agreements they have with the commercial rights holder, CVC. But for the FIA there is no Concorde Agreement. So you're working in a vacuum."

($1 = 0.7734 euros) (Editing by John O'Brien)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/motor-racing-fernley-says-costs-threaten-f1-teams-104336948.html

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New Jersey Catholic church official resigns in sex abuse case

The second-highest official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., Monsignor John Doran, resigned Friday. An outside review found "operational failures" in the handling of the Rev. Michael Fugee, who was convicted in 2003 of fondling a boy.

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Richard Gee II, a 48-year-old man from Newark gets a hug from Beatrice Mondare, of Voice of the Faithful outside the Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Gee, who says he was sexually abused by his pastor at a Newark Catholic church.

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The second-highest official in the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark is stepping down in the wake of a sex scandal involving a former priest accused of violating an agreement with law enforcement barring him from working with children.

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Roman Catholic church officials say Monsignor John Doran resigned Friday as vicar general and will no longer hold a leadership position with the archdiocese. Doran signed the agreement the former priest had reached with prosecutors in 2007.

The move is among several changes the archdiocese says it's implementing to protect children. The changes are noted in a letter from Archbishop John Myers, which will be read in Catholic parishes across the archdiocese this weekend.

Myers wrote that an outside review found "operational failures" in the handling of the Rev. Michael Fugee, who resigned this month. But he didn't place the blame for lax oversight on Doran, who had been vicar general for six years.

Doran couldn't be reached for comment Saturday.

Myers has faced heavy criticism over his handling of the case, with victims' advocates and some politicians calling for him to resign. But in the letter, Myers said the archdiocese has an "exemplary record of addressing allegations against our clergy."

The 52-year-old Fugee was convicted in 2003 of fondling a boy in Wyckoff. However, that verdict was vacated because of judicial error. Fugee entered a program to avoid retrial and agreed to never again work with children.

However, he attended youth retreats involving a church in Colts Neck and heard children's confessions.

Among the changes the archdiocese plans is transferring responsibility for monitoring cases such as Fugee's to the Office of the Judicial Vicar. Myers also will add a special adviser to the archdiocesan review board and commit more resources to the panel.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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A hidden population of exotic neutron stars

Friday, May 24, 2013

Magnetars ? the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation ? are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse ? and common ? than previously thought.

When a massive star runs out of fuel, its core collapses to form a neutron star, an ultradense object about 10 to 15 miles wide. The gravitational energy released in this process blows the outer layers away in a supernova explosion and leaves the neutron star behind.

Most neutron stars are spinning rapidly ? a few times a second ? but a small fraction have a relatively low spin rate of once every few seconds, while generating occasional large blasts of X-rays. Because the only plausible source for the energy emitted in these outbursts is the magnetic energy stored in the star, these objects are called "magnetars."

Most magnetars have extremely high magnetic fields on their surface that are ten to a thousand times stronger than for the average neutron star. New observations show that the magnetar known as SGR 0418+5729 (SGR 0418 for short) doesn't fit that pattern. It has a surface magnetic field similar to that of mainstream neutron stars.

"We have found that SGR 0418 has a much lower surface magnetic field than any other magnetar," said Nanda Rea of the Institute of Space Science in Barcelona, Spain. "This has important consequences for how we think neutron stars evolve in time, and for our understanding of supernova explosions."

The researchers monitored SGR 0418 for over three years using Chandra, ESA's XMM-Newton as well as NASA's Swift and RXTE satellites. They were able to make an accurate estimate of the strength of the external magnetic field by measuring how its rotation speed changes during an X-ray outburst. These outbursts are likely caused by fractures in the crust of the neutron star precipitated by the buildup of stress in a relatively strong, wound-up magnetic field lurking just beneath the surface.

"This low surface magnetic field makes this object an anomaly among anomalies," said co-author GianLuca Israel of the National Institute of Astrophysics in Rome. "A magnetar is different from typical neutron stars, but SGR 0418 is different from other magnetars as well."

By modeling the evolution of the cooling of the neutron star and its crust, as well as the gradual decay of its magnetic field, the researchers estimated that SGR 0418 is about 550,000 years old. This makes SGR 0418 older than most other magnetars, and this extended lifetime has probably allowed the surface magnetic field strength to decline over time. Because the crust weakened and the interior magnetic field is relatively strong, outbursts could still occur.

The case of SGR 0418 may mean that there are many more elderly magnetars with strong magnetic fields hidden under the surface, implying that their birth rate is five to ten times higher than previously thought.

"We think that about once a year in every galaxy a quiet neutron star should turn on with magnetar-like outbursts, according to our model for SGR 0418," said Jos? Pons of the University of Alacant in Spain. "We hope to find many more of these objects."

Another implication of the model is that the surface magnetic field of SGR 0418 should have once been very strong at its birth a half million years ago. This, plus a possibly large population of similar objects, could mean that the massive progenitor stars already had strong magnetic fields, or these fields were created by rapidly rotating neutron stars in the core collapse that was part of the supernova event.

If large numbers of neutron stars are born with strong magnetic fields then a significant fraction of gamma-ray bursts might be caused by the formation of magnetars rather than black holes. Also, the contribution of magnetar births to gravitational wave signals ? ripples in space-time ? would be larger than previously thought.

The possibility of a relatively low surface magnetic field for SGR 0418 was first announced in 2010 by a team with some of the same members. However, the scientists at that time could only determine an upper limit for the magnetic field and not an actual estimate because not enough data had been collected.

SGR 0418 is located in the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of about 6,500 light years from Earth. These new results on SGR 0418 appear online and will be published in the June 10, 2013 issue of The Astrophysical Journal. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra's science and flight operations from Cambridge, Mass.

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LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.

Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour.

Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier this year, Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing all of its nearly 4,400 stoplights, making it the world's first major city to do so.

The result? Well, it can still be hell to cross the City of the Angels by car. Synchronization has allowed LA to boast of real improvements on paper, however, the average driver won't always be able to discern the difference of a project that took nearly 30 years to complete.

"To be honest with you, I haven't felt it, yet," said Jack Abramyam, who has been driving a cab across LA's mean streets for 20 years.

"Late at night, maybe, yes," Abramyam said as he sat outside his cab on a street in Chinatown recently, waiting for a fare. "But it was never really bad then anyway. During the day it was bad. And it's still bad."

The way synchronization works is simple enough: With all the signals synchronized, if you drive down a street at the posted speed limit you should be able to make every green light ? from one end of this sprawling city of 469 square miles to the other.

Of course there are any number of obstacles that can prevent that.

On a recent mid-afternoon test drive down eight miles of Wilshire Boulevard, for example, I was cut off by a bus, stuck behind more than one right-turner waiting for pedestrians to cross the intersecting street and at one point had my lane blocked by a delivery truck.

Approaching the world famous La Brea Tar Pits ? where prehistoric dinosaurs once got stuck in muck, not traffic ? so many people were waiting to turn left into a parking lot that the street became gridlocked for more than two blocks. The numerous synchronized green lights didn't wait for me. But why would they? With the posted speed limit 35 mph, I was only averaging 15.

Still, once the LA County Museum of Art, the high-rise apartments, the headquarters of porn publisher Larry Flynt and the various other Wilshire Boulevard landmarks were in the rear-view mirror, the pace did pick up. So much so that 11 green lights in a row suddenly materialized. That string ended on the edge of downtown, however, when Wilshire simply became clogged with too many cars. It was a non-rush hour jam that demonstrated that, good as synchronization may be, it isn't a magic, traffic-breaking bullet.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation officials agree.

As they stated in a recent report praising the benefits of synchronized signals, "No traffic signal system is capable of 'fixing traffic.'"

If more motor vehicles show up in the years ahead (and there are already more than 7.1 million of them registered in Los Angeles County, a number greater than that of most states), then officials say LA traffic jams will probably get worse.

That's why, said Clinton Quan, an engineering associate with the Department of Transportation, planners are continuing to push people to ride bicycles, take commuter rail lines and other public transportation and move close enough to work that they can walk there.

The city has added three light rail lines in the last seven years and has more planned. Officials also recently approved plans to allow high-rise apartment and condominium buildings along a corridor in Hollywood where a subway connecting the city's West Side to downtown is supposed to go.

In the meantime, Quan says, the synchronized signal program is putting up some pretty impressive numbers, even if the average driver isn't noticing them. It has reduced the drive time on several major LA corridors, for example, by about 12 percent.

In driver-speak, that means the trip across town that used to take you an hour has been reduced to about 53 minutes.

And that's nothing to shrug at, says Robert Puentes, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's metropolitan policy program, which studies among other things the impact of traffic on the quality of life in metropolitan areas.

Several other traffic-clogged cities are looking into instituting similar programs and New York already synchronizes some of its stoplights, said Puentes, who works in Washington, D.C., the ninth-worst traffic-clogged city in the country.

"If you can get a 12 percent reduction on, say, the Washington Beltway, that would be phenomenal," he said.

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What to Look For in a Web Host - 'Net Features - Website Magazine

:: By Kelly Meeneghan, 1&1 Internet, Inc. ::

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Creating a website for your business is a strong first step to gaining success online. However, a key factor to consider in your business strategy lies behind the face of the website and focuses on the support behind your online presence. No longer considered a simple online business card or added bonus, a reliable and professional website is a necessity if businesses want to succeed. Therefore, making the selection process for the perfect Web host for your needs is all the more important.

Web hosts can range from the small local providers to international giants, all varying in services, products and prices. As a Web professional, it is essential to choose a host that will work best for your project, budget and needs. While it may seem more comforting to remain with the host you already are working with, you might be missing chances to take your website to the next level. As the industry evolves, so do the standards and opportunities on the Internet. Below are five tips to keep in mind when deciding which Web host will work best for your needs.

1. Customer Service

Whether you are still learning about the hosting world or are a season veteran, customer service is always a priority. It is important to look at the avenues of communication that the Web host offers. Be sure to notice the hours the help team is available via phone and their engagement and response rate on social media. It is most beneficial to have the ability to access well-educated IT experts around the clock. With the ever changing environment of the IT industry, this knowledgeable team will be able to guide you throughout the process with ease.

2. Redundancy

An error code on a website can be damaging for any online business. Downtime rate and prevention strategies should be looked at seriously when comparing Web hosts. In cases of necessary maintenance or unexpected failure, the downtime to a professional website can deter consumers away from the business. Redundancy, or dual hosting, is an ideal solution that allows your information to be stored on two servers, in two different geographically located data centers. Therefore, on the off chance that something would directly affect one data center, your site and hosted data is automatically switched to its ?sister server,? ensuring that your website is constantly operating and is accessible.

3. Scalability

While traditional hosting may be the best option for some, others may require the backend support of a server. As your business grows, so will your online needs, but your payments do not always have to. Flexible cloud solutions are ideal for many businesses that possess characteristics like expectation of growth, seasonal surges, need for accessibility, changes in demand or improved management of IT costs. The concept puts you in the driver?s seat and allows you to scale your resources as needed, even on an hourly basis. For example, if you are a seasonal retailer, you can select to have more RAM and hard disk space configured for your busy months, like the holiday season, then scale back in your off months. Flexible hosting gives the opportunity to utilize optimal resources when needed, without having to pay for it year round.

4. Security and Back-Up

Many businesses, especially smaller ones, do not have the luxury of starting over again. Long hours are dedicated to making sure that the hard work and dedication put into the business strategy will help it succeed. Simple mistakes in the website creation process could be detrimental to a business. For example, forgetting to close a parenthesis while coding can help facilitate malicious activity from hackers. Security options like SiteLock features can help prevent against such situations with routine scans for vulnerabilities and steps to improve. Additionally, Web professionals often need to experiment with resources for different projects. With back-up or ?snapshot? features available through Web hosts, cloud server users can save server configurations and reinstate it at their own convenience. Different back-up features allow you the freedom to make changes and explore staging options without the fear of losing any work or having to start from scratch.

5. Price

When comparing side-by-side Web hosts, be sure that all necessities are met. While some providers offer expensive options and others are more affordable, there is no universal option. The Web hosting industry has traveled leaps and bounds to stay ahead of the latest trends and consumer needs. Your needs may start with simple hosting, but as it grows, so will the need to expand the infrastructure through more complex solutions such as dedicated servers, cloud servers or increased security and advancement. The best option is one that fits your needs but refrains from being distracted by extra bells and whistles if they are not essential for your business plan.

The Web host selection process is an inevitable process for a majority all professionals, from small business owners to website developers. It is important to be confident in the Web host chosen and know that your hosting solution that will work best for the needs of your business while incorporating budget, services and projected growth.

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Kelly Meeneghan is a manager for 1&1 Internet, Inc. (www.1and1.com). As a global leader among Web hosts, 1&1 provides businesses with the tools necessary to get online and be successful. Meeneghan is also a regular contributor for Website Magazine.

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