Bears hire Marc Trestman: A look at Chicago's new head coach

As a CFL coach, Trestman led the Montreal Alouettes to two Grey Cup victories and was named the 2009 CFL Coach of the Year.

Early Wednesday morning, the Chicago Bears made it official that Marc Trestman would be the team's new head coach, marking the beginning of a very new era of football for the team.

Trestman, 57, is the eighth coach of the last 40 years for the Bears and is one of only two coaches during that span to not have defensive coordinator experience. The only other coach was Mike Ditka, a former NFL tight end who certainly valued defense during his time as coach.

Instead, Trestman brings the Bears something they've never had before: a coach with a wealth of experience as an offensive-minded coach. He also represents an experiment for the NFL, as there isn't a past example of a CFL hire among the coaching ranks currently. It certainly isn't as if Trestman is without NFL experience, though. In fact, the majority of his coaching career came as an assistant in the league.

After a collegiate career at quarterback with the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State University Moorhead, Trestman spent two training camps as a defensive back with the Vikings before turning his focus to coaching. By 1983, he was the quarterbacks coach for the Miami Hurricanes, where he coached Bernie Kosar to a season that culminated with a national championship.

Coaching quarterbacks is what Trestman continued to do with eight different NFL teams between 1987 and 2004, also serving as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and Oakland Raiders.

He didn't take over the reigns as head coach of a team until the Montreal Alouettes offered him the role in 2007. He certainly found success, as he led the team to two Grey Cup victories and was named the 2009 CFL Coach of the Year. So much success that the Indianapolis Colts interviewed Trestman for their head coaching vacancy in 2012 before electing to hire Chuck Pagano.

The Bears fired Lovie Smith from the head coaching position after a 10-6 season that wasn't enough to earn a playoff berth. The team finished No. 28 in total offensive yardage and has had just one team finish in the upper half of the league offensively since 2000.

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Homeland Security still says no to Java

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The Department of Homeland Security says despite some fixes to Java, it continues to recommend users disable the program in their Web browsers, because it remains vulnerable to attacks that could result in identity theft and other cyber crimes.

The Computer Emergency Readiness Team, part of the DHS, first took the unusual step last week?of issuing an alert, warning users to disable Java, saying the program could be manipulated by criminals to trick users into visiting malicious websites that could infect their computers with malware, or allow criminals to steal personal financial data on users' PCs.

Oracle, maker of Java said on its security blog Sunday that it updated Java 7 for Web browers, fixing two vulnerabilities. The company also switched Java's security settings to "high" by default, which should make it more difficult for malware to run without the user knowing it.

Even so, security experts have since warned that?several critical security flaws?remain.

"All versions of Java 7 through update 10 are affected. Web browsers using the Java 7 plug-in are at high risk," said the Computer Emergency Readiness Team on its website:

This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered. To defend against this and future Java vulnerabilities, consider disabling Java in web browsers until adequate updates are available. As with any software, unnecessary features should be disabled or removed as appropriate for your environment.

For information on how to disable Java, you can learn more here.

Java is a computer language that lets software be written using one set of code that can run on any computer, no matter the operating system. "It?s required by some Web sites that use it to run interactive games and applications,"?writes?security?expert?Brian?Krebs?on?his?Krebs?on?Security?blog.

"Java is not as widely used as it once was, and most users probably can get by without having the program installed at all. I have long recommended that users remove Java unless they have a specific use for it. If you discover later that you really do need Java, it is trivial and free to reinstall it."

Sophos Security notes?that?understandably, some users mistakenly?think?turning off Java also turns off JavaScript, which controls the look and feel of Web pages.?

"Most modern websites make heavy use of JavaScript, so these people are worried that sites such as Facebook, Twitter ... will be pretty much useless if they follow our 'turn Java off'?advice," writes Paul Ducklin of Sophos Security on the company's blog?Wednesday.

"Turning off Java will not turn off JavaScript," he says.

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Los Angeles Times L.A. NOW blog: ?Rankings of online college and graduate programs released?

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Reflecting growing interest in ? or at least curiosity about ? online education, U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday released its first rankings of fully online college and graduate degree programs. The magazine has for decades ranked more traditional brick-and-mortar higher education campuses.

Pace University in New York was ranked the best online bachelor?s program in the nation.

Read the article on the Los Angeles Times L.A. NOW blog.

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Hyatt Regency Qingdao Opens in China

Hyatt has expanded its portfolio of hotels in China with the opening of the Hyatt Regency Qingdao, in the Shandong province of China.

?Known as the ?Pearl of the Yellow Sea?, Qingdao?s location on the Shandong Peninsula, beside the Yellow Sea, is renowned for its natural scenery, beautiful coastline and pleasant climate. It is also recognized as an important economic hub and port city on China?s east coast.

Qingdao, a destination with a rich history, also is known for its seafood and its world-famous, and delicious, Tsingtao beer. It crowned China?s Most Liveable City in 2011 by China Institute of City Competitiveness.

?Hyatt Regency Qingdao is located in Laoshan district, Qingdao?s new business, commercial and entertainment center. It has direct access to Shi Lao Ren Beach, a almost two-mile stretch of yellow sand beachfront and azure waters.

?As the only upscale beachfront hotel in northern China, our urban resort truly offers the best of city convenience and resort-style indulgence. We look forward to bringing Hyatt?s world-class dining, hospitality and amenities to the beautiful beach city of Qingdao,? said Anthony Ha, general manager of Hyatt Regency Qingdao.

Hyatt Regency Qingdao offers 439 guestrooms, including 25 suites. All rooms feature views of the ocean or beach through floor-to-ceiling windows, set against a backdrop of the magnificent Laoshan and Fushan mountains. In-room amenities include a 42-inch LED flat-screen TV with cable/satellite programming, as well as high-speed broadband and wireless internet access.

Some of the city?s most opulent VIP suites can also be found at Hyatt Regency Qingdao. Spanning 4,520 square feet (420 square meters), the Chairman Suite is the ultimate in comfort, with a master bedroom, dining and entertainment areas, a kitchen, a bar, a gym and a massage room, all in addition to a 270-degree ocean-view rooftop terrace. The 1,808 square-foot (168 sqm) Presidential Suite also offers luxurious living areas and a large terrace.

Regency Club accommodation is located on exclusive floors with access to the private Regency Club Lounge, where guests can enjoy premium amenities and personalized services, including a continental buffet breakfast, all-day refreshments, evening drinks, express check-in/out, and the use of the club boardroom and private outdoor terrace.

The hotel features 19,805 square feet (1,840 sqm) of multi-functional event venues, including an outdoor terrace overlooking the ocean.

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Former Reliant president to lead Tulsa energy company

Jason Few, former Reliant president, has taken a job at Seminole Energy in Tulsa, Okla.

Former president of Reliant Energy in Houston, Jason Few, was named on Jan. 14 as president and CEO of Seminole Energy in Tulsa, Okla.

The position was effective the same day, according to a statement from Seminole, as was the departure of the company?s former president and CEO Robert Rosene Jr., who retired.

Few said he?s looking forward to becoming an integral part of the Tulsa company and in its community around the nation.

?Seminole is a strong company with a great reputation,? he said.

Few left Reliant on Oct. 19 to pursue other opportunities.

He had joined Reliant in 2008 and worked as president from 2009 through his departure in October 2012. John Ragan has since been named president of NRG Energy?s Gulf Coast region, which is owned by Reliant.

Seminole is a natural gas company and markets services to producers, end users and wholesale trading partners throughout the central and southwestern United States. The company has a total customer base of more than 90,000 customers with average daily sales of 1.1 billion cubic feet.

Deon Daugherty covers energy and law for the Houston Business Journal.

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New exhibitions open at WVU's Mesaros Galleries to feature Chinese painting, ceramic sculpture

New exhibitions opening at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center?s Mesaros Galleries on Thursday (Jan. 17) include paintings by Youxian Zhang, one of China?s most famous painting masters, and ceramic sculptures by Robert ?Boomer? Moore from the WVU School of Art & Design faculty. Both exhibitions will be open through Feb. 21.

The Robert Moore exhibition is titled ?Just Add Water? and will be on view in the Laura Mesaros Gallery. The work includes ceramic and mixed media sculpture. Moore, who is assistant professor of ceramics in the WVU School of Art & Design, will present an artist lecture about his work at the opening on Thursday (Jan. 17) at 5 p.m., in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall (200A). The opening reception for both exhibitions will follow at 6 p.m. at the Galleries.

?My interest in water started about five years ago with my first trip to China,? Moore said. ?I had never traveled to a location where they told you not to drink the water. I was also told to use bottled water to brush my teeth. The dorms where I was staying shut the water off in the evening and it did not come back on until the morning, so if you wanted to shower or flush a toilet you had to wait. I?m a person who does not buy bottled water, but paying for water in China became a necessity. While in China, I also started to notice the water storage tanks, especially the personal tanks located on top of the homes.

?These situations made me realize how I take for granted that at home I can do things like shower, drink tap water, and play in the water at any time. The pieces in ?Just Add Water? reflect my experiences and ideas about water and are driven by ideas about consumption, purification, management and play. The work drives the viewer to think about this simple, yet critical, substance that many of us take for granted.?

Moore was born in Fargo, N.D., and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Montana State University-Bozeman in 1995 and his MFA from Utah State University in 1999. Upon completion of his MFA, Boomer held the position of Studio Coordinator and Instructor for nine years at Ohio University in Athens. He joined the faculty of the School of Art & Design at WVU in 2008.

Moore is a fellow of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Mont., and Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine. He has presented numerous workshops at schools and institutions across the nation. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in such venues as National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Clay National 2003, American Shino 2002 and The Fletcher Challenge 1998. His work can be viewed in many publications such as, The Ceramic Design Book, The Ceramic Glaze Handbook and Claytimes Magazine. In 2004 he was awarded an Ohio Arts Council?s Individual Artist Grant.

Youxian Zhang?s exhibition is titled ?Youxian Zhang: Painting on Paper? and will be on view in the Paul Mesaros Gallery. He is professor of art and director of the Fine Art College of Nanjing Arts Institute in China, where the WVU School of Art & Design has a summer painting program.

Zhang specializes in figure, landscape, flower and bird painting and is one of China?s most famous painting masters. He has had solo exhibitions at Nanjing Normal University, Shanghai Arts Museum, Jiangsu Arts Museum and Xiamen Arts Institute. He has been a visiting professor at Xiamen Arts Institute and at China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He has also exhibited his works in Germany and is the author of numerous books on Chinese landscape, flower, bird and figure painting.

WVU painting professor Naijun Zhang is a graduate of the Nanjing Arts Institute and currently conducts a WVU summer painting program at the institute. The program provides an opportunity for students to study landscape painting in Chinese Ink style in Nanjing and Tangka Style in Tongren, with extensive traveling to major historical and artistic sites throughout China.

Managed and programmed by Curator Robert Bridges and the WVU School of Art & Design, the Mesaros Galleries organize a diverse and exciting schedule of exhibitions throughout the year. The galleries are committed to showing experimental work that is innovative both in terms of media and content. The Mesaros Galleries and the WVU School of Art and Design also host contemporary artists of important or growing reputation who work in all media in the Lecture Series.

All Mesaros Galleries events, including art lectures, exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9:30 p.m. The galleries are closed Sundays and University holidays. Special individual or group viewing times may be arranged upon request.

For more information, contact Robert Bridges, curator, at 304-293-2312.

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