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Spy who foiled jet bomb plot to be MI5 intelligence chief

By Peter Griffiths

LONDON (Reuters) - A British spy who thwarted an al Qaeda plot to blow up planes with explosives hidden in drinks bottles and led the response to the 2005 London bombings will be the new head of Britain's domestic intelligence agency, the government said on Thursday.

Andrew Parker has three decades' experience at the agency, known as MI5, countering Islamist militants, Irish republicans and organised criminals, and was deputy head since 2007.

The 50-year-old, a keen birdwatcher and wildlife photographer, will be in charge of 3,800 staff investigating threats ranging from bomb plots and the spread of weapons of mass destruction to espionage and cyber attacks.

One of his first tasks will be to protect U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and other world leaders at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland in June.

The last time Britain hosted the annual G8 meeting in 2005, four suicide bombers killed 52 commuters in London in co-ordinated attacks. Parker was in charge of the agency's reaction to the bombings and oversaw a significant expansion of its role.

Parker, who led the MI5 team that disrupted a 2006 conspiracy to attack multiple passenger jets with bombs hidden in drinks bottles, said it was a "great honour" to be made head of the agency, also known as the Security Service.

"I look forward to leading the Service through its next chapter," he said in a statement.

The bespectacled father-of-two will replace the current head, Jonathan Evans, when he steps down in April after six years in the job during which Britain suffered no significant attacks.

SECRECY

In contrast to the secrecy that defined its work for decades, MI5 published Parker's name and picture on its website. The government did not acknowledge the agency's existence until 1989 and its head remained anonymous until 20 years ago.

Based in an imposing white stone building near parliament on the River Thames, MI5's role is to fight "espionage, terrorism and sabotage, from the activities of agents of foreign powers, and from actions intended to overthrow or undermine parliamentary democracy".

Parker takes over at a time of pressure on public spending, a persistent threat from al Qaeda and worries about a small group of Irish nationalists who refuse to accept a 1998 peace deal in Northern Ireland.

Outgoing MI5 chief Evans warned last year that al Qaeda militants were using the countries which toppled their leaders in the Arab Spring protests as bases to train radical Western youths for potential attacks on Britain.

Prime Minister Cameron said in January that Britain and other western countries face a "large and existential threat" from Islamist militants that could last for decades.

(Editing by Pravin Char)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/spy-foiled-jet-bomb-plot-mi5-intelligence-chief-201443893.html

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The After Math: a million Z10s, the UnCarrier's new plan and a 16-button controller

Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages

This week, there's been a mixed bag of interesting news numbers, from T-Mobile's New York event and the company's new perspective on the phone network business, to San Francisco (again) for the Games Developers Conference. We also got to take a look at BlackBerry's first financial results since the name change and its BB10 launch.

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Asian shares fall, euro shaky as Europe worries mount

By Chikako Mogi

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday as weak euro zone data, a sluggish debt auction in Italy and fears of a potential run on Cyprus's banks stoked investors' concerns about instability in Europe.

European markets were seen subdued, with financial spreadbetters predicting London's FTSE 100 <.ftse>, Paris's CAC-40 <.fchi> and Frankfurt's DAX <.gdaxi> to open down as much as 0.3 percent.

Benchmark indices in Spain <.ibex> and Italy <.ftmib> were likely to open flat and 0.3 percent lower respectively. <.l><.eu/>

A 0.4 percent fall in U.S. stock futures pointed to a weak Wall Street start. <.n/>

Japan's Nikkei stock average <.n225> closed down 1.3 percent, as euro zone worries prompted profit taking in exporters and financials. <.t/>

The negative tone for Asian equities was compounded by the latest restrictive move by China, with its banking watchdog ordering banks to strengthen checks on the underlying assets of a range of wealth management products to ward off potential risks to the financial system.

The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.miapj0000pus> fell 0.7 percent, wiping out the previous day's gains, which had taken the index to a one-week high.

Thursday is the last trading day for the first quarter for many Asian markets, which will be closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday.

The pan-Asian index was set for its smallest quarterly gain since the second quarter last year with a 0.9 percent rise, which would also be its worst first quarter in four years.

"Multiple factors are denting sentiment, with uncertainties over the future of Cyprus despite the bailout, Italian political instability and bad economic indicators from the euro zone," said Hirokazu Yuihama, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.

Despite their recent retracement, Asian shares outside of Japan have generally stayed in a range for the first three months of 2013, holding near the upper end close to their highest levels since August 2011, as improving U.S. economic growth and hopes China will stay on a recovery track helped boost investors' risk appetite.

"China's move to tighten property regulations has been the biggest drag for Asia. Looking ahead, whether China can keep recovering will be the main issue specific to this region," Yuihama said, adding that Southeast Asian markets may be exposed to the biggest adjustments if negative news spurred broader selling.

China shares, by far the worst regional performer on Thursday, were headed for their worst loss in nearly a month, hurting Hong Kong markets, with banks taking a hit after they were ordered to tighten control over wealth management products (WMP) and improve transparency.

Hong Kong shares <.hsi> slid 1.3 percent and Shanghai shares <.ssec> slumped 2.7 percent.

"The timing of the announcement caught the market by surprise, although people were already expecting the regulators to act," said Hong Hao, chief strategist at Bank of Communication International Securities.

Trading slowed generally as market players closed positions ahead of the Easter holidays.

"Whatever is happening in Europe in terms of Cyprus and the ramifications of that, maybe a lot of traders just don't want to be long or don't want to have positions over this long weekend," said Winston Sammut, investment director at Maxim Asset Management.

EURO VULNERABLE

Cypriots are expected to besiege lenders in the morning as banks reopen for the first time in almost two weeks.

Authorities imposed restrictions on cash withdrawals and may curb the use of credit cards abroad to keep a rein on money flows after the country agreed to a bailout deal that will wipe out some senior bank bondholders and impose losses on large depositors.

In Italy, the government's cost of borrowing over five years rose to its highest since October at an auction on Wednesday, reflecting investor wariness over a lack of progress in forming a new government and worries about Cyprus's bailout.

Meanwhile, data on Wednesday showed confidence in the euro zone economy fell more than expected in March after four straight months of gains.

"Headline risks for the euro should persist, although a positive turn of events in either country would probably come as a greater surprise given the market's subdued expectations," said Vassili Serebriakov, strategist at BNP Paribas.

The euro was at $1.2789, hovering near a four-month low of $1.2750 touched on Wednesday.

The dollar was down 0.1 percent but still near Wednesday's 7-1/2-month peak of 83.302 against a basket of key currencies <.dxy>.

Fears about the euro zone underpinned safe-haven U.S. Treasuries and gold, while 10-year Japanese government bond yields fell to 0.510 percent, the lowest level since June 2003, on expectations strong stimulus measures will be announced by the Bank of Japan next week at its first policy meeting under new leadership.

Such anticipations drove the BOJ's benchmark interest rate down on Wednesday to 0.059 percent, the lowest since July 13, 2006, which was one day before the central bank ended its policy to keep the overnight call rate effectively at zero percent.

U.S. crude futures rose 0.2 percent to $96.77 a barrel while Brent added 0.3 percent to $110.

London copper eased 0.2 percent to $7,590.50 per 1.1 tons, with prices set to end the month and quarter down due to a lack of robust Chinese demand.

(Additional reporting by Clement Tan in Hong Kong, Ian Chua and Maggie Lu Yueyang; in Sydney; Editing by Eric Meijer & Kim Coghill)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/asian-shares-fall-euro-faint-euro-zone-worries-050535658--finance.html

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PST: England settles for draw with Montenegro

There was a quiet confidence surrounding England ahead of today?s match in Montenegro, a mood that was reflected on the field. A sixth minute header from Wayne Rooney gave England and early lead, and through halftime there was little doubt the Three Lions could carry their 1-0 to final whistle. But after veteran attacker Dejan?Damjanovi? capitalized on Montenegro?s second half control and converted through the chaos of a 77th minute corner, England had to content themselves with an objectively 1-1 decent result, even if their standing will engender fears ahead of their final four qualifiers.

Undefeated by thrice drawn through six rounds, England sits second in their group with 12 points. Montenegro has 14 points, but because the teams are set to meet at Wembley to finish qualifying in October, England still holds their qualifying fate in their own hands. So does Montenegro, for the matter, with the winner of Group H earning a spot in Brazil. Second place in all likelihood heads to a playoff.

Montenegro has only been an independent nation since 2006 and has only competed in two major qualifying tournaments. They finished a disappointing fifth while trying to qualifying for South Africa 2010, but they nearly made the 2012 European Championships after finishing second in their group. With a full roster of talent playing in mid-to-major leagues throughout Europe, the Montenegrins have the ability to get through a qualifying tournament when things go well.

All of which should go without saying, but because their name doesn?t carry the international prestige of one of Europe?s established powers, there is a perception that England should be able to beat them. Given the talent on each team, that?s a fair perception, but as we learned earlier today, road qualifiers can be tricky for the best of sides. Even in Europe.

?We?d had control in midfield initially, but we lost that,? England manager Roy Hodgson said after the match, explaining where things went ?wrong? for his team. ?So my overall feeling is one of disappointment, because things were looking so good for us at one stage.

?I don?t think it?s a particularly bad result because Montenegro are a difficult team to beat, but it would have been nice to have built on that lead at half-time and profited from it to go home with three points.?

England remaining qualifiers, beyond Montenegro: hosting Moldova (Sept.6), Poland (Oct. 15) and a trip to Ukraine. (Sept. 10).

Meanwhile, Montenegro still have a trip to Poland (Sept. 6) and a visit from Ukraine (June 7) before going to Wembley. Moldova (Oct. 15) is in there, too, though it?s unlikely the Montenegrins will be troubled with that visit.

With the group leaders facing difficult matches against the Poles and Ukrainians, England may be able to take Group H?s lead before Montenegro arrives in London.

That won?t diminish the feeling of disappointment around England?s team (one that?s already seen some of Roy Hodgson?s post-match comments criticized), but it?s a possibly unfounded emotion. The Three Lions aren?t so talented that they should scoff at a draw in Podgorica.

Keeping control of their own fate after their group?s most difficult away match, England should find peace with the result.

Source: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/26/montenegro-vs-england-world-cup-qualifying-uefa-europe-results/related/

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Geoscientists to meet in Austin, Texas, to discuss groundwater, petroleum, and Texas geology

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The Geological Society of America South-Central Section Meeting, April 4-5, 2013

Boulder, Colorado, USA - Geoscientists from the south-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Austin, Texas, USA, on 4-5 April to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region. Topics discussed include water sustainability and groundwater management, petroleum potential in the Gulf of Mexico, engaging the next generation of geoscientists, and climate change and human impacts on Earth's landscapes.

Each day of the meeting will feature special keynote talks, beginning Wednesday evening, 3 April, with Cliff Frohlich, Associate Director of and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin, speaking on "Texas Earthquakes: Natural and/or Man Made?"

Thursday morning's keynote, "The Ophiolite Enigma Resolved," will be delivered by John Dewey, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. Thursday afternoon's keynote by Derek C. Briggs of Yale University and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will cover the preservation and evolutionary significance of fossil biotas with a talk titled "The Limits of Fossilization." Briggs will also present the Friday keynote, "The Silurian Herefordshire FaunaSoftBodied Fossils in Volcanic Ash."

Friday's events include the start of the popular HydroDays Workshop, which will run through 7 April, in the surrounding karst areas of Texas. Karst researchers, educators, students, policy makers, cavers, and karst lovers of all persuasions are invited.

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Selected Highlights of the Scientific Program

The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 21 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2013mtg/ to learn more. Two Plenary Sessions on careers in geoscience are also planned (one for academic and one for industry careers): http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2013mtg/students.htm#plenary.

THURSDAY, 4 APRIL

The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability I: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts

David M. Borrok of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Johnathan R. Bumgarner of the U.S. Geological Survey, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 4).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32132.html

Paper 4-8: Sustainability on the U.S./Mexico Border: 1. Water, Climate, And Social Change in a Fragile Landscape. Lead author: William Hargrove of The University of Texas at El Paso: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217075.html (10:40 a.m.).

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The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability II: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts

David M. Borrok of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Johnathan R. Bumgarner of the U.S. Geological Survey, presiding, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (session 14).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33344.html

Paper 14-6: Sediments, Nutrients, and Fecal Matters Impair Surface Water Quality in a Coastal Agricultural Watershed. Lead author: Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33344.html (3:30 p.m.).

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New Ideas about the Geologic Evolution and Petroleum Potential of the Gulf of Mexico

Robert Stern of The University of Texas at Dallas and Peter Clift of Louisiana State University, presiding, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (session 13).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32126.html

Paper 13-5: Multidisciplinary Investigation of Surface Deformation in Houston, Texas. Lead author: Shuhab Khan of the University of Houston: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32126.html (3:10 p.m.).

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Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists

Katherine K. Ellins of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Laura F. Serpa of The University of Texas at El Paso, presiding, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (sessions 16).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32145.html

Paper 16-10: Serious Gaming as an Educational Approach: Initiatives Designed to Engage At-Risk Students with Geosciences and Hands-On Computational Skills. Lead author: David Conover, Video Game Design Instructor at Connally High School, Austin, Texas, USA: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217791.html (4:50 p.m.).

FRIDAY, 5 APRIL

Geology of Texas

John Snedden of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Pamela A. Speciale of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, presiding, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (session 20).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33332.html

Paper 20-2: Natural Fracture Characterization in the Haynesville Shale, East Texas. Lead author: Frank Morgan of Louisiana State University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217161.html (8:20 a.m.).

Paper 20-3: Thermal Energy in Place in Texas: A Novel Method for Estimating Accessible Geothermal Power with Existing Oil and Gas Wells Using ArcGIS. Lead author: Daniel S. Zafar of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217271.html (8:40 a.m.).

Paper 20-4: The 1928 Cline, Texas, Meteorite. Lead author: Robert A. Graham of The Tome Group: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217388.html (9 a.m.).

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Desired Future Conditions and Modeled Available Groundwater: The New Groundwater Management Paradigm in Texas

WF (Kirk) Holland of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and John Dupnik of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 23).

Paper 23-10: A Policy Proposal for Regional Aquifer-Scale Management of Groundwater in Texas. Lead author: John Dupnik of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217344.html (11:25 a.m.).

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Climate Change, Earth Process, and Human Impacts on Determining Earth's Landscapes

Rong Fu of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Suzanne A. Pierce of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, presiding, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (session 35).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32134.html

Paper 35-2: Modeling the Impact of Afforestation on Global Climate. Lead author: Craig Jackson of Ohio Wesleyan University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217554.html (11 a.m.)

View the complete session schedule by day or search the program by keywords at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/start.html. Click on session titles for a list of presentations, and click on presentations for the individual abstracts.

Find complete meeting information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/index.htm.

Find local contact information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/contact.htm.

MEDIA REGISTRATION

Eligibility for media registration is as follows:

• Working press representing bona fide, recognized news media with a press card, letter or business card from the publication.
• Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, or evidence of work pertaining to science published in 2012 or 2013.
• PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Present media credentials to William Cox onsite at the GSA registration desk to obtain a badge for media access. Complimentary meeting registration covers attendance at all technical sessions and access to the exhibit hall. Journalists and PIOs must pay regular fees for paid luncheons and any short courses or field trips in which they participate. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay the appropriate fees.

For additional information and assistance, contact Christa Stratton, GSA Director of Communications, at the address above.

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The Geological Society of America South-Central Section Meeting, April 4-5, 2013

Boulder, Colorado, USA - Geoscientists from the south-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Austin, Texas, USA, on 4-5 April to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region. Topics discussed include water sustainability and groundwater management, petroleum potential in the Gulf of Mexico, engaging the next generation of geoscientists, and climate change and human impacts on Earth's landscapes.

Each day of the meeting will feature special keynote talks, beginning Wednesday evening, 3 April, with Cliff Frohlich, Associate Director of and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin, speaking on "Texas Earthquakes: Natural and/or Man Made?"

Thursday morning's keynote, "The Ophiolite Enigma Resolved," will be delivered by John Dewey, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. Thursday afternoon's keynote by Derek C. Briggs of Yale University and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will cover the preservation and evolutionary significance of fossil biotas with a talk titled "The Limits of Fossilization." Briggs will also present the Friday keynote, "The Silurian Herefordshire FaunaSoftBodied Fossils in Volcanic Ash."

Friday's events include the start of the popular HydroDays Workshop, which will run through 7 April, in the surrounding karst areas of Texas. Karst researchers, educators, students, policy makers, cavers, and karst lovers of all persuasions are invited.

###

Selected Highlights of the Scientific Program

The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 21 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2013mtg/ to learn more. Two Plenary Sessions on careers in geoscience are also planned (one for academic and one for industry careers): http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2013mtg/students.htm#plenary.

THURSDAY, 4 APRIL

The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability I: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts

David M. Borrok of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Johnathan R. Bumgarner of the U.S. Geological Survey, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 4).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32132.html

Paper 4-8: Sustainability on the U.S./Mexico Border: 1. Water, Climate, And Social Change in a Fragile Landscape. Lead author: William Hargrove of The University of Texas at El Paso: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217075.html (10:40 a.m.).

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The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability II: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts

David M. Borrok of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Johnathan R. Bumgarner of the U.S. Geological Survey, presiding, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (session 14).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33344.html

Paper 14-6: Sediments, Nutrients, and Fecal Matters Impair Surface Water Quality in a Coastal Agricultural Watershed. Lead author: Durga D. Poudel of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33344.html (3:30 p.m.).

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New Ideas about the Geologic Evolution and Petroleum Potential of the Gulf of Mexico

Robert Stern of The University of Texas at Dallas and Peter Clift of Louisiana State University, presiding, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (session 13).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32126.html

Paper 13-5: Multidisciplinary Investigation of Surface Deformation in Houston, Texas. Lead author: Shuhab Khan of the University of Houston: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32126.html (3:10 p.m.).

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Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists

Katherine K. Ellins of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Laura F. Serpa of The University of Texas at El Paso, presiding, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (sessions 16).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32145.html

Paper 16-10: Serious Gaming as an Educational Approach: Initiatives Designed to Engage At-Risk Students with Geosciences and Hands-On Computational Skills. Lead author: David Conover, Video Game Design Instructor at Connally High School, Austin, Texas, USA: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217791.html (4:50 p.m.).

FRIDAY, 5 APRIL

Geology of Texas

John Snedden of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Pamela A. Speciale of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, presiding, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (session 20).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session33332.html

Paper 20-2: Natural Fracture Characterization in the Haynesville Shale, East Texas. Lead author: Frank Morgan of Louisiana State University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217161.html (8:20 a.m.).

Paper 20-3: Thermal Energy in Place in Texas: A Novel Method for Estimating Accessible Geothermal Power with Existing Oil and Gas Wells Using ArcGIS. Lead author: Daniel S. Zafar of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217271.html (8:40 a.m.).

Paper 20-4: The 1928 Cline, Texas, Meteorite. Lead author: Robert A. Graham of The Tome Group: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217388.html (9 a.m.).

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Desired Future Conditions and Modeled Available Groundwater: The New Groundwater Management Paradigm in Texas

WF (Kirk) Holland of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and John Dupnik of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 23).

Paper 23-10: A Policy Proposal for Regional Aquifer-Scale Management of Groundwater in Texas. Lead author: John Dupnik of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217344.html (11:25 a.m.).

---

Climate Change, Earth Process, and Human Impacts on Determining Earth's Landscapes

Rong Fu of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin and Suzanne A. Pierce of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, presiding, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (session 35).

Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Session32134.html

Paper 35-2: Modeling the Impact of Afforestation on Global Climate. Lead author: Craig Jackson of Ohio Wesleyan University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013SC/webprogram/Paper217554.html (11 a.m.)

View the complete session schedule by day or search the program by keywords at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/start.html. Click on session titles for a list of presentations, and click on presentations for the individual abstracts.

Find complete meeting information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/index.htm.

Find local contact information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/contact.htm.

MEDIA REGISTRATION

Eligibility for media registration is as follows:

• Working press representing bona fide, recognized news media with a press card, letter or business card from the publication.
• Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, or evidence of work pertaining to science published in 2012 or 2013.
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Kerry in Iraq to press on Iran flights to Syria

BAGHDAD (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Iraq on an unannounced visit to urge Iraqi leaders to stop Iranian overflights of arms and fighters heading to Syria and to overcome sectarian differences that still threaten Iraqi stability 10 years after the American-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

Kerry flew into Baghdad on Sunday from Amman after accompanying President Barack Obama to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.

Officials traveling with him said Kerry would press Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other senior officials on democratic reforms and directly urge them to stop overflights of Iranian aircraft carrying military personnel and equipment to support the Syrian government as it battles rebels. Iran and Iraq both say the flights are laden with humanitarian supplies, but the U.S. and others believe they are filled with weapons and fighters to help the Assad regime.

The overflights have long been a source of contention between the U.S. and Iraq and Kerry will tell the Iraqis that allowing them to continue will make the situation in Syria worse and ultimately threaten Iraq's stability.

A senior U.S. official said the sheer number of overflights, which occur "close to daily," as well as overland shipments to Syria through Iraq from Iran, was inconsistent with claims they are only carrying humanitarian supplies. The official said it was in Iraq's interest to prevent the situation in Syria from deteriorating further, particularly as there are fears that al-Qaida-linked extremists may gain a foothold in the country as the Assad regime falters.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to publicly preview Kerry's meetings, said there are clear links between al-Qaida linked extremists operating in Syria and militants who are carrying out terrorist attacks in Iraqi territory with increasing regularity.

A group of fighters in Syria known as Jabhat al-Nusra, a powerful offshoot of al-Qaida in Iraq, has claimed responsibility for most of the deadliest suicide bombings against regime and military facilities and, as a result, has gained popularity among some rebels.

However, the group has alienated secular-minded fighters, which is one reason the U.S. has not equipped the rebels with weapons. The Obama administration designated al-Nusra as a terrorist organization last December

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton secured a pledge from Iraq to inspect the flights last year, but the official said that since then only two aircraft have been checked by Iraqi authorities.

Kerry will tell al-Maliki, a Shiite with close ties to Iran, that Iraq cannot be part of the political discussion about Syria's future until it clamps down on the Iranian shipments, the official said.

As Iraq approaches provincial elections next month, Kerry will also stress the importance of ensuring that all elements of society feel enfranchised, the official said. A recent decision to delay the polls in Anbar and Nineveh provinces is a "serious setback" to Iraq's democratic institutions and should be revisited, the official said.

In addition to al-Maliki, Kerry was seeing Iraqi parliament speaker parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, a Sunni, whose faction is at odds with Maliki's Shiia. Kerry also plans to speak by phone with Massoud Barzani, the head of the Kurdish Regional Government based in Irbil to encourage the Kurds not go ahead with unilateral actions - especially involving oil, like a pipeline deal with Turkey.

He will stress the "importance of maintaining the unity of Iraq," say that "separate efforts undercut the unity of the country" and that "the Kurdish republic cannot survive financially without the support of Baghdad," the official said.

Kerry's visit to Iraq is the first by a U.S. secretary of state since Clinton went in 2009. During Obama's first term, the Iraq portfolio was largely delegated to Vice President Joe Biden.

Kerry's arrival came just three days after the anniversary of the U.S.-led war that began on March 20, 2003, with an airstrike on Dora Farms in southern Baghdad in a failed attempt to kill Hussein.

The invasion and toppling of Hussein sparked years of bloodshed as Sunni and Shiite militants battled U.S. forces and each other, leaving nearly 4,500 U.S. soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis dead.

Violence has ebbed sharply since the peak of Sunni-Shiite fighting that pushed the country to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007. But insurgents are still able to stage high-profile attacks, and sectarian and ethnic rivalries remain threats to the country's long-term stability.

Earlier this week, an al-Qaida in Iraq front group claimed responsibility nearly 20 attacks that killed 65 people across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Islamic State of Iraq said it unleashed the car bombs and other explosions to avenge the executions and "massacres" of convicted Sunni inmates held in Iraqi prisons. Its claim came on the 10th anniversary of the start of the war, although it made no reference to the significance of the date.

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Kerry in Afghanistan to prod Karzai on future ties

Secretary of State John Kerry walks to a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

Secretary of State John Kerry walks to a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai walks in the grounds of the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Monday, March 25, 2013, before the arrival of Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

KABUL (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations.

During Kerry's 24-hour visit to the country ? his sixth since President Barack Obama became president but his first as Obama's secretary of State ? Kerry planned to meet with Karzai, civic leaders and others to discuss continued U.S. assistance to the country and how to wean it from such aid as the international military operation winds down, and upcoming national elections.

Karzai has infuriated U.S. officials by accusing Washington of colluding with Taliban insurgents to keep Afghanistan weak even as the Obama administration presses ahead with plans to hand off security responsibility to Afghan forces and end NATO's combat mission by the end of next year.

U.S. officials accompanying Kerry said he did not plan to lecture Karzai or dwell on the apparent animosity but would make clear once again that the U.S. did not take such allegations lightly, They said he would press Karzai on the need for the April 2014 elections to meet international standards and continue to stress the importance of Afghan reconciliation and U.S. support for a Taliban office in Qatar where talks could occur.

Karzai is expected to travel to Qatar within the week and some movement on the opening of an office is likely then.

Kerry, who arrived in Kabul from Amman, Jordan, had hoped also to travel to Pakistan on his trip to the region but put it off due to elections there. Instead, he met late Sunday in Amman with Pakistani army chief for Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, officials said.

The pair had a private dinner at the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Jordan as Pakistan continued to seethe in the aftermath of the return from exile to the country of former president Pervez Musharraf, himself a former army chief.

Earlier Monday, the U.S. military ceded control of the Parwan last detention facility near the U.S.-run Bagram military base north of Kabul, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer. Karzai demanded control of Parwan as a matter of national sovereignty.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, handed over Parwan at a ceremony there after signing an agreement with Afghan Defense Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi. "This ceremony highlights an increasingly confident, capable and sovereign Afghanistan," Dunford said.

The dispute over the center threw a pall over the ongoing negotiations for a bilateral security agreement that would govern the presence of U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014.

An initial agreement to hand over Parwan was signed a year ago, but efforts to follow through on it constantly stumbled over American concerns that the Afghan government would release prisoners that it considered dangerous.

They have reason to worry. Zakir Qayyum ? a former Guantanamo detainee, was released into Afghan custody in 2007. He was freed four months later and rejoined the Taliban. He has reportedly risen to become the No. 2 in the Taliban.

A key hurdle was a ruling by an Afghan judicial panel holding that administrative detention, the practice of holding someone without formal charges, violated the country's laws. The U.S. argued that international law allowed administrative detentions and also argued that it could not risk the passage of some high-value detainees to the notoriously corrupt Afghan court system.

An initial deadline for the full handover passed last September and another earlier this month.

The detention center houses about 3,000 prisoners and the majority are already under Afghan control. The United States had not handed over about 100, and some of those under American authority do not have the right to a trial because the U.S. considers them part of an ongoing conflict.

There are also about three dozen non-Afghan detainees, including Pakistanis and other nationals that will remain in American hands. The exact number and nationality of those detainees has never been made public.

A new agreement, or memorandum of understanding, was signed at the ceremony by Dunford and Khan, but the U.S. military said it will not be made public. The agreement supplants one signed last March, which had been made public.

The U.S. military said in a statement that the new agreement "affirms their mutual commitment to the lawful and humane treatment of detainees and their intention to protect the people of Afghanistan and coalition forces," an apparent reference to the release of detainees deemed to be dangerous.

There are about 100,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan, including about 66,000 from the United States. American officials have made no final decision on how many troops might remain in Afghanistan after 2014, although they have said as many as many as 12,000 U.S. and coalition forces could remain.

The U.S. started to hold detainees at Bagram Air Field in early 2002. For several years, prisoners were kept at a former Soviet aircraft machine plant converted into a lockup.

In 2009, the U.S. opened a new detention facility next door. The number of detainees incarcerated at that prison, renamed the Parwan Detention Facility, went from about 1,100 in September 2010 to more than 3,000.

After Monday's handover, it was renamed the Afghan National Detention Facility at Parwan and the U.S. military said it would provide the Afghan army with advisers and $39 million in funding.

The United States has spent about a quarter of a billion dollars to build the Bagram facility along with Kabul's main prison located in the capital.

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Patrick Quinn in Kabul and Rahim Faiez in Bagram, Afghanistan contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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A Competitive Soccer Player Finds Early Success in Sales

How did you pick the college you attended?
Gettysburg College was actually the last college I figured I would attend. I grew up in a small town, seven miles from Gettysburg. Anytime we went out as a family we would go to Gettysburg. As I started looking at colleges, I began looking in North Carolina, Florida and other areas outside PA.
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What or who influenced your decision?
My mom asked me, ?Why don?t you at least consider Gettysburg College?? She worked there but didn?t force the issue at all. I knew that I wanted to play soccer and I wanted my major to be something related to pre-med and health sciences. My goal coming out of high school was to be a physical therapist. Gettysburg had a good soccer team and a great health science program. It all came together for me and I wouldn?t change my decision if I could go back and do it again.
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What did you go to college to study?
Growing up I was always into personal health, physical fitness and physical activity. In high school I had a personal trainer who was a physical therapist. Being in the gym, working out and being around like-minded people, I thought physical therapy would be something I?d like to eventually do. At 18 years old physical therapy sounded like a great option.
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Did you change majors in college and why?
I stayed in the health sciences. While I enjoyed my major, I did consider other options. However, it was difficult to change to a new major without having to take an extra semester or an extra year of classes. However, in my sophomore year I did seriously consider an alternative. I talked with a friend?s father, who ran the Secret Service office in DC. I thought that the Secret Service could be interesting. Before I pursued changing my major, he offered me an internship between my junior and senior year.
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The internship was great. I met a lot of great people and I loved living in DC. I learned about the process to get in to the Secret Service, F.B.I. or C.I.A. It takes considerable time in law enforcement before you can join the Secret Service. I didn?t change my major but coming out of college my goal was to pursue the Secret Service. I wanted to become a police officer and eventually join the Secret Service in the Counter Assault Team. However, I graduated and I started working at Gettysburg College but was not selected for any law enforcement opportunities.
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What activities did you engage in and what internships and / or jobs did you have while in college?
I was a four year member of the Gettysburg College Soccer Team, I was on our student athletic advisory committee and I was in a fraternity.
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Tell me how you landed your first job out of college?
Upon graduation I was given the opportunity to work in Gettysburg?s Development office, which was a fundraising job. I worked with our younger alumni programs. This is where I got my first taste of a sales role. I had goals and a quota to hit and I figured out that this type of role aligned with my skills, talent, and motivation. I like goals, I am competitive and I realized that a sales role fit me well. At that point I knew I wanted to move into a professional sales role.
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Why did you leave and where do you work now?
I joined EDR, which is an acronym for Environmental Data Resources. The Company is based out of Milford, CT and I?m the Regional Manager for our Mid-Atlantic territory, which is why I am living in Baltimore. We provide data for phase one, environmental assessments within commercial real estate.
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In your current role, what are you responsible for?
I graduated from Gettysburg College and through a lot of networking; I found an opportunity with Gettysburg?s Annual Giving Department. I really liked the sound of the role within Gettysburg. Within my first year I realized how much I enjoyed having goals and quotas. This type of role worked well with me. The competitive nature of sales really drove me and helped me to be successful. I realized that I wanted to be in professional sales and started networking again with family, and friends and I was asked if I was interested in working for EDR. I went to CT for an interview, which included a company water research project. I talked to my family and friends, non-stop for probably a week, to hear their insights. I wanted to make sure that I did my due diligence and that I was making a good decision. I accepted the job with EDR as an Account Executive. I started working on the inside sales desk, in the corporate office. Within four months EDR relocated me to Baltimore to assume the regional manager position. It was probably the fastest they?ve ever moved anybody from inside sales to the Regional Manager position. Most people do the inside sales role for three, four or five years before moving up. I came in and made an impact right off the bat and was fortunate to have my hard work pay off. Today, my primary responsibility is to drive revenue within my territory, which includes: southern NJ, DE, MD, DC, VA and West VA. My role includes consultative sales, customer care, working with current clients on needs analysis and a workflow solution.
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There are a few things that really helped me start fast and have success. That first one was getting to work earlier than I was supposed to. I knocked out all of my administrative tasks before the day started. Most of my clients got to their office by 9 am. I liked to have everything complete by 9 am so that way I could start making my follow up calls. You talk about networking in your book and I really made an effort to network within EDR. I wanted to get to know everybody in the company and learn as much as I could, as quickly as possible. I would talk to peers, supervisors and leaders across different business lines. I would talk to them in the office, go to lunch or ask to join a web access to see how EDR manages client engagements. I would work all day, workout at my gym and then go home and spend my evening reading everything I could get my hands on. I was a sponge. Everyone within EDR was very open to my requests. I don?t think that a new hire has been this proactive before and pushed to learn about the business so quickly. I also put together a 30, 60, 90 and 180 day plan and presented this to the supervisors. I wanted to do everything I could to learn, prepare and show others that I was motivated and that I would be successful in this new role.
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Who told you to do that?
I did?just my own motivation. I liked my initial job and recognized that the next step was to become the manager. In this role you have a defined territory and you are, in a sense, the CEO of your own territory and business. It provides great freedom and ability to do what I need to do in order to grow the business. I have really learned a lot about the business and more broadly, how business is done. Once I saw this path I began to ask how I could accelerate my path to manager. I did everything I could do to learn and build relationships so that I would be considered when an opening occurred. I like a good competition and I saw my next steps in a competitive sense. I learned that EDR was going to hire a manager for the Baltimore region and I told myself that I was going to go for it.
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Go back to your sophomore, junior or senior year of college. Does your current role fit with the professional passions you identified in college?
I didn?t expect that I would be in sales but I didn?t really know what that meant when I was in college. My interest in health sciences is still strong and I have an appreciation for how my competitive nature can help me in business. In college I could not have told you that my future would be in sales but I can tell you that it does match the passions and motivations I recognized I had while in college.
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Knowing what you know now, what advice would you provide to a current college student?
First, be open-minded. I look back and realize that I was geared towards liking things that society says to like. I was told that physical therapy was a good career, and it is. However, nobody suggested to me that I should consider a career that matches with my passions, interests and talents.
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Secondly, I would tell students to use the Career Development Center. I could have learned more in college about what opportunities existed. I didn?t do enough research to learn about different opportunities careers.
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Thirdly, and you suggest this in your book, I would tell students write down what their talents and skills. Looking back, my career may have started off-track had I joined the Secret Service. When I considered it as a path I did so because I thought it would be ?cool?. I liked it because I thought everyone else would think it was awesome that I was a police officer or that was in the Secret Service. Now, if I go back and write down my passions and interests, law enforcement doesn?t fall anywhere on my list.
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Writing down your passions and interests and having the list in front of you is very helpful. I just did it again last, last week. I see my talents and skills and my passions and interests and it all comes back to a sales role. I am in a great role for me and my interests. I?m 24 years old and I thoroughly enjoy my position with EDR. I couldn?t ask for a better job at this current point in time.
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Interview conducted Dec. 2012
Ryan?s comments were audio recorded, compiled and condensed by:
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Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Marin Software climbed nearly 27 percent in their first day as a publicly traded company.

The software company's stock rose $3.76, or 26.9 percent, to $17.76 in morning trading.

Marin Software Inc. raised $105 million in the initial public offering. The San Francisco company priced the IPO at $14 per share, above the expected price range of $11 to $13 a piece.

The size of the IPO increased to 7.5 million shares from 7 million shares.

The underwriters are getting a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 1.1 million shares at the IPO price.

Marin Software is trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the "MRIN" ticker symbol.

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Obama NCAA bracket 2013: Why the president likes Indiana

Obama NCAA bracket 2013: The president loves basketball, so he carefully considers which school should win the NCAA men's championship. If the Obama NCAA bracket for 2013 comes to pass, the president should get a warm welcome in the Hoosier state.

By Pat Murphy,?Staff / March 20, 2013

Obama NCAA bracket 2013: President Obama stands with LeBron James, fifth from left, Dwayne Wade, third left, and head coach Erik Spoelstra, right, as he honors the NBA champions Miami Heat basketball team in the East Room at the White House in Washington, earlier this year.

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Prior to leaving on his trip to the Middle East, President Obama performed what has become an early spring ritual for him as well as millions of college basketball fans - filling out his NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament brackets.

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The Commander-in chief is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's tourney. IU last won an NCAA basketball championship in 1987.

ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the Hoosiers to win it all in his 2013 bracket. Mr. Obama also has Louisville, Ohio State, and Florida reaching the Final Four in Atlanta early next month.

Obama has made an annual tradition of giving his bracket predictions to ESPN but only correctly picked the winner once ? North Carolina in 2009. Obama says he thinks he can do better in his second term. According to Yahoo! Sports, after making that Carolina pick four years ago, the president only correctly selected two of 12 Final Four teams the next three years.

This time, Obama repeatedly advanced teams from the Big Ten. But he said "I think this is Indiana's year." The Hoosiers won the Big Ten regular season title and spent 10 weeks ranked No. 1 in the country this season.

ESPN is asking readers about the quality of the president's Final Four picks. The survey's latest results show that 50 percent of fans think he accurately chose only one of the Final Four teams.

Obama filled out the bracket Tuesday at the White House, before leaving Washington.

The NCAA men's tournament 'First Four' play-in games continue Wednesday evening in Dayton, Ohio. James Madison will play Long Island University-Brooklyn in one game, while Boise State will take LaSalle in the other contest. The men's tournament gets into full swing Thursday at noon Eastern time with multiple games around the country.

On the women's side, Obama selected Baylor, California, UConn and Notre Dame to advance to New Orleans. Baylor, UConn and Notre Dame are all No. 1 seeds and California is a No. 2 seed. The women's tournament gets underway Saturday at multiple campus sites across the US.

Material from the Associated Press was used in this story.

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