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UW Computer Science Professor, founder of Nemean Networks, is Expert in Internet Tra?c Measurement, Large Data Analytics and Internet Security MADISON, WI - Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM), whose evolving suite of Web, video, and mobile publishing tools help increase client revenues by attracting more traffic and improving ad delivery, today announced that Paul Barford, PhD and Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, has joined the company as Chief Scientist, a newly created position. Dr. Barford will direct the development and operation of a new BIM platform that assures its network of local publisher sites can identify and avoid invalid traffic which is now costing the online ad ecosystem over $10 billion in wasted ad spending. While teaching at Wisconsin (Madison) Professor Barford was the founder of network security company NemeanNetworks, an Internet security company focused on commercializing next-generation intrusion detection technology.  Nemean was acquired by Qualys (NASDAQ: QLS) in 2010.  Dr. Barford is also founder and director of the Wisconsin Advanced Internet Laboratory, which receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Army Research Office and Cisco Systems.  He was also part of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, a public transdisciplinary research institute and “skunkworks” focusing on the interfaces of computation, laboratory science, the humanities and entrepreneurship. “I am exceedingly lucky to have Paul Barford join our team.  He is an industry and academic leader in network security and data analytics,” says Timur Yarnall, CEO of BIM. “For more than 10 years we have been working with high demand local media and pure play publishers focused on interactive mobile, display, and video inventory. Since we have been seeing roughly 500 million monthly impressions from over 40 million unique visitors we have been able to see a wide swath of traffic and identify the kinds of irregularities that point to fraud for both brands and publishers.” Dr. Barford’s research interests have been in measurement of Internet tra?c and topological structure; large data analytics and Internet security including detection of traffic anomalies and identification of malicious attacks and intrusions.  More recently, his interests have turned to challenges in online advertising.  Dr. Barford was a visiting professor at the University of Cambridge, an EPSRC Visiting Fellow in 2011 and has been a consultant on Internet measurement and security issues to a number of companies.  He also served as Chief Scientist at Qualys. Author of many highly-cited research papers, Dr. Barford also served on numerous panels, organizing committees, and program committees (ACM SIGCOMM ’13 TPC co-chair, ACM SIGMETRICS ’10 TPC co-chair, and ACM IMC ’06 TPC chair). He had served as an associate editor for IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, on the board of directors of the National Lambda Rail, and on technical advisory boards of companies. He is an NSF CAREER award winner and senior member of the ACM and IEEE. Dr. Barford received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Boston University. “I am very pleased to have a chance to work with the fantastic customer base, talented developers, and team at BIM, “ said Dr. Barford. “I’m certain that the application of big data analytics to our large network of publisher sites will yield immediate results.” Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM) (www.broadcast-interactive.com)  is a leading digital ad network and data services provider of revenue and technical solutions to online publishers and remains a trusted resource for hundreds of local broadcasters and media sites worldwide. Core products are the BIMLocal Digital Network, BIMvid video CMS, MediaStarSuite of program scheduling tools, and TitanTV.com

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Last week, we reported on 6 states that provide a tax haven for the unemployed, illustrating that some states exempt unemployment benefits from being taxed, while others don’t. Are these tax havens the same ones that are continuing to suffer from the lingering effects of the recession? We take a look. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! While these states all had unemployment levels close to the national average at the end of 2006, the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that these four states are continuing to feel the devastation of the recession more so than others. From the West Coast, down to the South, up to the Midwest, and then back to the West, the four states with the highest unemployment rates show that slow recession recovery does not discriminate. 1. California With a current unemployment rate of 9.0 percent, 1.5 percentage points higher than the national average, the Golden State bears the fourth highest unemployment rate in the U.S. Fortunately, California protects its 1,748,519 unemployed persons by exempting their unemployment insurance benefits from being taxed. California continues to stand as the most populous state in America. However, should these figures continue to stand, more people may be finding themselves seeking residence elsewhere. Though its direct neighbors are not faring much better, many states east of the state, including Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming boast unemployment rates almost half that of California. 2. Mississippi Down South, Mississippi suffers the third highest unemployment rate at 9.1 percent. Though the rate continues to inch down, it still stands significantly higher than the national average. In March, the state saw a decrease in unemployment after two months of increases. Mississippi continues to send mixed signals, as it demonstrates positive economic indicators and payroll rises, but still continues to face precarious jobless rates. It remains nearly 4 percent, or 45,000 jobs, short of its all-time peak. 3. Illinois Up in the Midwest, Illinois also shows sign of struggle as it bears a 9.3 percent unemployment rate. While jobless rates have recently dropped in other states, the Prairie State is witnessing the opposite, reflecting the unevenness of the states’ recession recovery. Similar to Illinois, Delaware, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and New Hampshire have also seen a rise in their jobless rate, rather than the expected fall. While Illinois suffers the second highest unemployment rate in the U.S., its direct Northwest neighbor, Iowa, claims the fifth lowest. 4. Nevada The state suffers the highest unemployment rate of 9.6 percent, a two full percentage points higher than the national average. However, it’s not all bad news for Nevada. This gamblers’ paradise also registered the largest rate drop in unemployment of all the states over the year. While first-time claims for jobless benefits in Nevada rose in April, the number of claims is smaller than the ones filed last April. Don’t Miss: Are Rising Interest Rates Hurting the Housing Market? Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Wait, is that a wide receiver over there? Shhhhhh… be vewy, vewy qwiet… It’s wabbit wide receiver season… Trapper Ted is up to his old tricks., i.e.,  his normal off-season compulsive collecting of no-name wide receivers. On Wednesday, the Packers signed Alex Gillett, a 6’1″, 214lb former QB turned receiver from Eastern Michigan. That brings the number of wide receivers currently on the Packers roster to eleven. That may seem like a lot at first glance, but it’s actually fairly normal for the Packers. I know this because I remember calling a few years in a row for the Packers to carry one less wide receiver on the camp roster so that they could bring in a second placekicker to make Mason Crosby actually, you know, earn his spot. But no, we can’t waste a precious roster spot on a second kicker, I kept hearing. Well lo and behold, look what the Packers have done this season. Hey, they even went out and got an Italian kicker – Mama mia! But before this veers off into another epic Crosby rant (I’m kind of due, aren’t I), let’s get back to the subject at hand. The argument in favor of bringing so many receivers to camp has always been that they need camp bodies to run routes during practices so the main receivers don’t get worn out. I totally bought into that theory, but still felt it was a waste with the Packers only keeping five wide receivers – until last year. Last season, the Packers actually brought 12 receivers into camp. (Borel, Boykin, Brewer, Cobb, Driver, Curenski, Gurley, Jennings, Jones, Moss, Nelson, Smithson). Many speculated they could keep seven. I expected them to keep six, what with Donald Driver being given a mercy roster spot after his fan popularity shot through the roof thanks to his Dancing with the Stars win. But seven? The two players most assumed had the best chances of being #6 and #7  (Diondre Borel and Tori Gurley) were sent packing, while relative unknown Jarret Boykin (a rookie camp tryout invitee) was the surprise choice as the #6 receiver. In October, the Packers signed Jeremy Ross to the practice squad and signed him to the active roster on Dec 1. So the Packers did end up with seven wide receivers after all. What will happen this year? Of the current eleven wide receivers on the roster, only Cobb, Nelson and Jones have more than one year of NFL experience. Scary, if you think about it too much. That basically means there’s a wide open 8-man competition for 2-3 spots. Household names like Sederrik Cunningham, Kevin Dorsey, Charles Johnson, Tyrone Walker, Miles White and the newly signed Gilettt will be battling Boykin and Ross to be part of this Packers receiver corps. Warm and fuzzy? Think about that for awhile and it will become even more clear why the Packers drafted two running backs… —————— Follow Jersey Al:           Follow @JerseyAlGBP           Add to Circleson Jersey Al Bracco is the founder and editor of AllGreenBayPackers.com, and the co-founder of Packers Talk Radio Network. He can be heard as one of the Co-Hosts on Cheesehead Radio and is the Green Bay Packers Draft Analyst for Drafttek.com. ——————'Ted Thompson Back to Collecting Wide Receivers---- Get AddToAny

On this day in 1969 the Indians beat the Brewers 7-1 at Cleveland Stadium. Dick Ellsworth pitched a complete game four-hitter for the win, and future Brewer Jose Cardenal went 2-for-5 with a triple for the Indians. The game was the first-ever meeting between these two franchises. At the time the Pilots were members of the AL West, but in 1972 the Brewers joined the Indians in the Eastern division and started 26 years as rivals, including four seasons in the AL Central before the Brewers' move to the NL. The Brewers lead the all-time series 205-201, going 193-194 when both teams were still in the AL and 12-7 in interleague play. Here are some highlights from their shared history: They've played a pair of 17 inning games, one in 1973 and one in 1979. The Brewers won both. The Brewers set a franchise record by homering seven times in a game against the Indians on April 29, 1980. The Indians tied their record by homering eight times against the Crew in 1997. Cecil Cooper has 20 career home runs as a Brewer against the Indians, leading all players. Orel Hershiser was the Brewers' favorite Indian target, surrendering 13 long balls. Andre Thornton leads all Indians with 31 career home runs against the Brewers, representing a full 12% of his career total. Mike Caldwell and Jim Slaton each gave up 18 homers to Cleveland batters. These two teams last met in interleague play in 2009, when the Brewers swept a three-game set. They're not scheduled to meet in 2013. With help from Brewerfan.net and the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to: Brevard County Manatee Cameron Garfield, who turns 22. Auburndale, Wisconsin native and UW-Stevens Point alum Jordan Zimmermann, who turns 27. Zimmermann has spent the last five seasons as a member of the Nationals. Michael Gonzalez, who turns 35. 1996 Brewer Marshall Boze, who turns 42. 1979-81 Brewer Reggie Cleveland, who turns 65. We covered his birthday in this space two years ago. Today is also the second anniversary of Corey Hart tying a franchise record by driving in seven runs in the Brewers' 11-3 win over the Nationals. We covered that event in this space last year.

Shhhhhh… be vewy, vewy qwiet… It’s wabbit wide receiver season… Trapper Ted is up to his old tricks., i.e., his normal off-season compulsive collecting of no-name wide receivers. On Wednesday, the Packers signed Alex Gillett, a 6’1″, 214lb former QB turned receiver from Eastern Michigan. That brings the number of wide receivers currently on the [...]

The 2013 College National Championships are this weekend! Since April, 700+ college teams have been competing in the USA Ultimate College Championship Series. There are now 20 teams from each division - Open (Men )& Women. When: May 24 - May 27, 2013 Where: Madison, Wisconsin Top Seeds: Open: Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pittsburgh (2012 champion) & Texas. Women: Oregon, Carleton

Some players are held up from joining their NFL team until their college class graduates. But for Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly, the degree he received yesterday is far more important. According to Chris Roth of WBAY in Green Bay, Jolly was in a Houston courtroom Wednesday, receiving a diploma for completing a drug treatment…

We asked our staff and correspondents what they thought would happen at this year’s College Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. Each person was asked to pick their pool play upsets, pool winners, quarterfinal winners, semifinal winners, and overall champion. Here’s what they had to say! Women’s D-1 Championships (Score Reporter) Ryan Thompson, Women’s Coverage Director 1. Pool Play Upsets: Stanford over Wisconsin, UBC over Carleton, UCSB and Northwestern over Georgia, Washington over Iowa, Ohio State over Iowa State 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, UBC, Ohio State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: Oregon over Carleton, Tufts over Iowa State, Ohio State over Washington, UBC over Iowa 4. Semifinals: Tufts over Oregon, UBC over Ohio State 5. Finals: Tufts over UBC Adam Lerman, Coverage Director 1. Pool Play Upsets: Northwestern over Georgia, Washington over Iowa 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, UBC, Ohio State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: Oregon over Carleton, Iowa State over Tufts, Ohio State over Washington, UBC over Iowa 4. Semifinals: Oregon over Iowa State, Ohio State over UBC 5. Finals: Ohio State over Oregon Elliot Trotter, Editor-in-Chief 1. Pool Play Upsets: Washington over Iowa, Tufts over Iowa, UBC over Carleton 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, UBC, Iowa State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: Oregon, Tufts, Washington, Wisconsin 4. Semifinals: Oregon, Washington 5. Finals: Oregon over Washington Robyn Fennig, Women’s Correspondent 1. Pool Play Upsets: UCSB over Georgia, Central Florida over Virginia, Stanford over Wisconsin, Whitman over Central Florida 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, Carleton, Iowa State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: Oregon over UBC, Ohio State over Tufts, Iowa over Iowa State, Carleton over Wisconsin 4. Semifinals: Oregon over Ohio State, Carleton over Iowa 5. Finals: Oregon over Carleton Kami Groom, Women’s Correspondent 1. Pool Play Upsets: Washington over Iowa, Northwestern over Georgia, UBC over Carleton, Stanford over Wisconsin 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, UBC, Iowa State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: Oregon over Carleton, Tufts over Ohio State, Iowa State over Washington, Iowa over UBC 4. Semifinals: Oregon over Tufts, Iowa State over Iowa 5. Finals: Oregon over Iowa State Charlie Enders, Correspondent 1. Pool Play Upsets: Tufts over Iowa, Minnesota over Stanford, Santa Barbara/Northwestern over Georgia 2. Pool Winners: Oregon, Carleton, Iowa State, Tufts 3. Quarterfinals: UBC over Oregon, Tufts over Ohio State, Iowa over Iowa State, Wisconsin over Carleton 4. Semifinals: Tufts over UBC, Wisconsin over Iowa 5. Finals: Wisconsin over Tufts

When Tramon Williams looks left and looks right, he sees a lot of youth in the Packers secondary.