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WASHINGTON—October 4, 2012—The Washington Post today launches "The Fold from The Washington Post," a nightly newscast designed specifically for Google TV by The Post's newsroom. The Fold features Post reporters and newsmakers and delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of complex issues and original journalism about stories and people that shape today's issues. It is hosted by Brook Silva-Braga, an Emmy-award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker who came to The Post as an on-air journalist.
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"In creating The Fold, we wanted to reimagine the nightly newscast. It's our answer to being able to watch a summary of the news on your own time—in as much or as little time as you want, in a way that is always lively and engaging," said Andy Pergam, Director of Video at The Washington Post. "Launching The Fold on Google TV is just one of the ongoing investments we're making in our video products."
Viewers can find The Fold on "PostTV," a Washington Post app for Google TV and Android tablets that presents original video news, analysis and features from Post reporters. With PostTV, users will be able to access The Fold and other videos from The Post's multimedia team. The PostTV app can be found on Google Play and was developed by WaPo Labs, the digital innovation team at The Washington Post Company.
"The connected TV marketplace is burgeoning. We saw a perfect opening for cross-platform high quality video content that could be seamlessly accessed from TV, tablet, and desktop," said Vijay Ravindran, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of The Washington Post Company.
Marcus Brauchli, Executive Editor of The Washington Post, said, "In launching The Fold and PostTV, we continue to bring our high standards of journalism and authority on politics, policy and Washington to video viewers. As we approach Election Day and beyond, The Fold will be one of the many insightful, engaging features we launch to help readers stay on top of major issues."
In addition to The Fold, PostTV will offer the following videos produced by The Post's award-winning multimedia team:
• "News in 59 Seconds"—a mid-day primer that tells you in under a minute what's happening in Washington, the nation and the world;
• "Trail Mix"—an ongoing political series featuring analysis from top reporters out on the Campaign 2012 trail;
• Special Reports—short-form documentaries from The Post's video journalists.
All PostTV videos are available on The Post's website. In 2012, The Post's multimedia team has won 3 Edward R. Murrow Awards, including one for the best website among non-TV/radio news organizations, 7 Emmy Awards, and over 30 awards and honorable mentions from The White House News Photographers Association Contest. To learn more about PostTV and The Washington Post's video coverage, visit www.washingtonpost.com/thefold.


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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Exactly one year ago, Greece's conservative prime minister won the mandate to form a coalition government with a daunting brief: Restart punishing economic reforms, keep the debt-stifled country in the eurozone and end months of political chaos.
The latter has proved the hardest chore, and Antonis Samaras is now making a last-ditch bid to quell a revolt by key allies over his decision to close the country's state TV and radio broadcaster, axing nearly 2,700 jobs to meet austerity targets.
If talks launched late Monday with his two center-left minority partners fail, the country could be forced into its fourth election in less than four years, with grim effects. New reform delays could compromise Greece's vital bailout program, while the vote would probably produce a hung parliament — with a quasi-neo-Nazi party polling third.
Hellenic Broadcasting Corp., or ERT, employees have continued unauthorized live programming since the June 11 closure, backed by the European Broadcasting Union, which represents public TV and radio stations across the continent.
A government official said Samaras had offered his coalition allies — the Socialist Pasok and Democratic Left — a summer Cabinet reshuffle and greater influence in ERT's transition. The official asked not to be named because the government talks were ongoing.
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Though often seen as too pro-government, ERT is also regarded as a bastion of quality among a quagmire of private channels whose most popular programs are foreign soap operas. ERT's abrupt demise shocked most Greeks and prompted daily protests outside the corporation's Athens headquarters.
A potential solution could be provided by Greece's highest administrative court, which is hearing an appeal by ERT employees against the company's closure. A preliminary ruling is expected late Monday or early Tuesday.
European Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly urged coalition parties to fulfill their responsibilities.
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In Berlin, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble praised the accomplishments made by the coalition government, adding that he had accepted an invitation to visit Athens, without a date being immediately set.
Samaras, 62, has been credited with rescuing Greece's membership in the euro currency by sticking to harsh austerity measures imposed by rescue lenders. The country has depended on rescue loans from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund since May 2010.
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Monday's meeting occurred as relations between Samaras and coalition partners continue to sour over his repeated clashes with unions.
Democratic Left lawmaker Maria Repoussi said Monday the coalition cannot continue functioning.
"We are not willing to follow the coups and other actions of Mr. Samaras," she said. "He totally ignored the three party nature of this government — which this government is founded on. There must be a new agreement of how the government should function."
But Janis A. Emmanouilidis, a senior analyst at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre, argued that Samaras — who has invested strongly with conservative voters with his tough line on ERT — could emerge stronger if a compromise is reached.
"There's strong interest from the outside that there is continuity in Greece and stability for some time to come … So I think the pressure is there," Emmanouilidis said by telephone from Brussels.
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Go Organic: A Month of Organic Eating
I'll attempt to learn what organic really means by eating only organic food for 30 days. You can join me. Try it for a day, a week, or all month. Email me your questions, comments and suggestions.
Day 30: The Last Day
It's the last official day of my month of organic eating. I didn't quite accomplish what I set out to do—eat only organic food for 30 days—because of an unexpected trip. But I did learn a lot:
Eating organic food is more expensive. My grocery bills were significantly higher this month, but that's because I was paying nearly the full cost of producing the food. As author Michael Pollan :
It's challenging. I purchased groceries from several places (supermarkets, "organic chains," co-ops and farmers markets) each week because I couldn't find everything I wanted in one place. It involved a lot of cooking. And avoiding restaurants. And occasionally pining for a food I couldn't find. (The elusive organic pomegranate still evades me!)
But for those same reasons, it's healthier—for me and the planet. Enough said.
Before this experiment, I realized how inconsistent I had been about buying organic food—I purchased organic products only when it was cheap and convenient. Now I'm more conscious about which foods I would like to buy organic—and which foods it's okay not to. Though I live in a small apartment, I'm considering growing a few plants—the ultimate organic, local food.
Eating organic is definitely worth a try. You don't have to eat organic food all month, but try it for a week, a day, or even just for dinner. You may discover it tastes better.
Finding Organic Grass-fed Beef
Since moving to Seattle last August, I have noticed how difficult it is buy organic grass-fed beef in stores. I have three different grocery stores within blocks of my apartment, but none of them carry grass-fed beef. (Why grass-fed? Check out Madeline Ostrander's piece, Restoring the Range.) Neither does the food co-op down the hill. So what's a Minnesota girl, who is used to purchasing organic, grass-fed, ground beef for a cheap $3.99/lb at her local co-op, to do? Turn to the farmers themselves.
Every Sunday I can buy an assortment of organic grass-fed meat at the Ballard Farmers Market. Sure it's a drive, but it's worth it. Not only is it cheaper than purchasing the same meat from the stores that do carry it (organic, grass-fed, ground beef at the farmers market typically costs $1.50 less per pound), I can meet the farmers and ask them about their products.
I'm a fan of the products of , which is owned by George and Eiko Vojkovich. The ranch recently won . In a March newsletter, "Farmer George" defined sustainability:
I couldn't think of a more compelling argument for sustainably-raised meat. It's too bad that it's not easily accessible to a wider population. If you don't live in an area with farmers markets, you can find a grass-fed farm near you at . Where else do you find organic grass-fed meat?
Deciphering Labels: Can "Wild" be "Organic"?
There's Something Fishy…
Last November, the National Organic Standards Board approved criteria that would allow farmed fish to be labeled "organic," . So what's the problem? That standard allows "organic fish farmers to use wild fish as part of their feed mix provided it did not exceed 25 percent of the total and did not come from forage species."
The decision upset many people:
This decision puts consumers in a tricky position. While some fish are easily labeled "organic" because they are primarily vegetarians and farmed in a responsible manner (such as and ), carnivores are a different matter.
Take salmon, for example. When they are in the wild, it is impossible to control what they eat and what substances they come in contact with. But , a program designed to raise consumer awareness about buying seafood from sustainable sources, has stamped an "Avoid" rating on . Instead, receives a "Best Choice" rating as an "ocean-friendly alternative."
According to the , "pollution, chemicals, parasites and non-native farmed fish that escape from salmon farms can impact native salmon populations in surrounding areas." If wild salmon populations can be affected by these things, "wild" salmon isn't really "organic." But neither is "organic" salmon.
The Not-So-Sweet Side of Organic Honey
Bees travel several miles, so there is no way to ensure they don't come in contact with pesticides and other chemicals. The article quotes Chuck Benbrook, chief scientist for the Organic Center, a national advocacy group for the research and promotion of organic food:
The Bottom Line
When it comes to labeling, titles such as "wild" and "organic" can be deceiving. As a consumer, I'm trying to do my best to choose food that's good for me and the planet. But foods such as fish and honey show there are quite a few gray areas. Are there other "organic" or "wild" foods you have wondered about? What do you do to ensure you know what you are buying and where it comes from?
Reader Suggestion: The Eat Well Guide Travel Map
I'm now home—back in familiar organic terrain. But here's a tool I wish I knew about before I hit the road: . Just plug in your starting address and your destination, and the site maps local, sustainable and organic food along the way. Reader Libby Batten, of Brooklyn, NY, suggested I check it out.
She says: "I've used it several times driving between NYC and where I'm from in NC to visit my mom, and I've found some amazing places to eat along the way that I never would have known existed."
Thanks, Libby! Do you have more suggestions? Send them to me.
My Favorite Place to Find Organic Food: The Co-op
I made a pilgrimage to my favorite co-op in Minneapolis, which I was sorely missing on my trip. Surrounded by a wide array of (mostly) organic food, I went a little nuts, loading my basket to the brim.
I suddenly had options beyond the basic organic apple, broccoli and lettuce. Organic dates? Pick a variety. Organic pudding mix? Now I know where to get my sugar fix. But the find of the day? Organic mushrooms! For the past 15 days I have been searching for affordable, organic mushrooms. They were sitting on the shelf, $3.99 per eight ounces, calling my name. And they were raised just one state over.
Of all the places I have hunted for organic food, co-ops are my favorite. Farmers markets are fantastic places to find fresh, organic food, but they aren't always convenient. At most farmers markets it's difficult to buy anything other than meat or produce. Chain grocery stores don't have a large selection of organic products, and when they do, I have my doubts. (Organic cheese from New Zealand? Healthy for me and the cows, but the carbon emissions released in transporting the cheese halfway across the globe surely negate some of the environmental benefits.) At co-ops I can consistently find all of the food I need in one place. Most co-ops also take the origin of the food into consideration, selling locally-grown food whenever they can. (.)
If I can't get to a co-op, I have to bounce between farmers markets and grocery stores, making multiple trips each week. Where do you prefer to shop for organic food? And how often?
5 Foods to Eat Organic
I ran across this older from Tara Parker-Pope's on the New York Times. She highlights five "strategic" organic foods from Dr. Alan Greene, author of , that can most impact your child's diet. Even if you don't have children, it's a great start to eating organic:
1. Milk
2. Potatoes
3. Peanut Butter
4. Ketchup
5. Apples
Click to find out more about each food.
The "Organic" Road Trip
For the past few days, I have been bouncing my way across Minnesota and Wisconsin in the car. While traveling, I did my best to eat organic food whenever I could. But without easy access to a kitchen—coupled with my stay in small towns—I found it nearly impossible to eat organic food all the time. Here are some notes from the road:
If you have time to plan your food stops, there are a few websites that can help you out. The finds nearby organic farms, markets and restaurants, while locates nearby farmers markets.
I finally have kitchen access again, so I'm back on track to eating all organic food. What tips do you have to share?
Organic—and Non-Organic—at the Airport
Eating completely organic food while traveling is possible—it's just difficult. It requires a lot of forethought, a little creativity and the patience of your fellow travelers. While I have all of the above (or so I like to think), I finally cracked at the airport. Here is what happened:
Before heading off, I ate a full (organic) meal and packed some (organic) snacks. But after arriving at my gate and devouring my snacks, I was hungry—with a long flight in front of me. My options at the small terminal weren't promising: one fast food restaurant, one coffee shop and one newsstand. I decided to try my luck at the newsstand. After searching high and low, I finally found a small bag of organic dried apples. I'll admit—I was surprised to find any organic food at the airport. I bought the apples for a hefty $4.99. But I also purchased some non-organic potato chips and chocolate (because of an intolerance, I eat gluten-free food, which already limits what I eat).
I could have purchased multiple bags of organic dried apples to munch on or waited through the flight and gorged on organic food at my destination. But the point of this blog isn't to torture myself; it's to see what is realistic when it comes to eating organic food. And without adequate preparation, eating organic food at the airport just isn't a viable option.
What do you do when you travel? How do you adapt?
Organic on the Road
Eating completely organic food forces you to consider every bite. After a full week of my new routine, I generally feel much healthier: I have been trying new foods, cooking at home and eating less junk food. The organic produce, dairy and meat products I eat are grown closer to home. (I'll admit: I do crave some of the more exotic fruit that I can't find organically grown, such as mango, pineapple and pomegranate).
But an unexpected trip has upset the proverbial (organic) apple cart. After eating organic food at home easily for a week, I'm traveling through the Midwest. Which raises the question: How do you eat organic food while traveling? I'll be posting from the road…
Produce: The "Clean 15" and the "Dirty Dozen"
Have you ever wondered which fruits and vegetables are most important to buy organic, and which ones you can buy conventionally grown without worrying? The , a non-profit organization that aims to protect public health and the environment, has this handy to pesticides on its site. The guide, which you can download and print for free, lists the "Dirty Dozen" (buy organic) and the "Clean 15" (lowest in pesticides). Onions top the "Clean 15" list, while peaches are the worst of the "Dirty Dozen."
According to the :
Pesticides can have , including nervous system effects, carcinogenic effects, hormone system effects, and skin, eye and lung irritation. It is important to limit the consumption of pesticides by young children, whose bodies are smaller and still developing.
Are you surprised by any of the fruits and veggies listed on the guide?
Some Organic Cereal: Delicious, nutritious?
This morning I poured a large bowl of organic, gluten-free, preservative-free, additive-free, low-sodium cereal. And, according to the box, 1% of sales will be donated "to endangered species, habitat conservation and environmental education for kids."
Educating children never tasted so bad. After a few spoonfuls, my mouth acquired a gritty feel and a distinct aftertaste. For all the cereal's organic, gluten-free goodness, it has little to no nutritional value. One serving of cereal contains 2% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A and 2% of the recommended daily intake of iron (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
Now I'm not the type of person who regularly downs a bowl of sugar-coated, vitamin-fortified kid's cereal, but looking at the nutrition label of my organic cereal made me wonder why I was eating it in the first place. It also reminded me of on the New York Times' about vitamins in organic cereal:
While I'm not sure Tony the Tiger should be the breakfast provider of choice, I do know that I'll try fruit for breakfast tomorrow. What about you?
Don't forget to pick up some organic air
For April Fool's, Whole Foods Market posted this ad on its homepage. Who—or what—are they poking fun at?
Shopping for organic food at a chain grocery store
Before you can eat organic, you have to buy the food. For my first all-organic shopping trip, I decided to try the chain grocery store where I typically shop. Of course the pricing and availability at each store is different, but here is what I found—and didn't—at mine:
Non-perishable Goods
The Bottom Line
Just what is organic, anyway?
The Official Definition:
The , which is part of the , sets national organic standards. Here is the program's :
NOP prohibits genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, and sewage sludge in organic production and handling.
When food meets NOP's requirements and is certified, it may display the USDA's official seal (shown at right). However, if you buy your food directly from farmers or at small co-ops, it is important to note:
The Unofficial Definition:
In his recent article "," New York Times columnist neatly sums up the ideals behind the organic movement:
How do you define organic?
Go Organic: A Month of Organic Eating
It's a word that has become ubiquitous. Turn your shopping cart down almost any aisle of the grocery store and you'll find organic stamped across food labels. New studies herald the health benefits of eating organic. Even Michelle Obama is making news by planting an organic garden at the White House.
We've all heard how difficult and expensive eating organic food can be. But is it really as challenging as it seems? And what does organic really mean? Is it a viable way for you to make your meals a little greener or a marketing ploy by food producers to cash in on a new trend?
In an attempt to learn what organic really means, I'll eat only organic food for 30 days. I'll explore organic food produced locally and abroad, compare costs of conventional and organic, and tell you what you really need to know about eating organic.
You can join me. Try it for a day, a week, or even all month. Email your questions, comments and suggestions and they could appear on the blog.
|Laura Kaliebe wrote this blog for YES! Magazine. Laura is an online editorial intern at YES!


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Atlanta's Best Dessert Restaurants
Travel along with Atlanta insider The Broke Socialite as she samples some of the city's tastiest sweets on her Sugar Coma Tours.
Shameeka Ayers threw an "emancipation party" when she left her corporate cubicle. Now, among other things, she's the queen blogger of thebrokesocialite.com, bringing the Champagne lifestyle to a beer-budget following. "I'm all about the essence of being fabulous on a dime," the Atlanta bon vivant says, regularly taking on such subjects as food, beauty, fashion, and more. She is also the host of Gasp.Swoon.Faint, a lifestyle talk show/podcast that's popular on BlogTalkRadio.
But her Atlanta-based Sugar Coma Tour is her sweetest endeavor yet. It's a guided romp around the city that proves Shameeka's point that a perfect dessert can bring even more happiness than a pricey meal. "Everybody likes dessert," she says on the luxury shuttle bus heading to her indulgent destinations. "Dessert is something that's perceived as decadent, but it's not terribly expensive."
Here are a few of her favorite treats you can enjoy in the Atlanta area—plan on getting some behind-the-scenes kitchen tours too.
The Broke Socialite's Favorite Atlanta Treats
Mexican Hot Chocolate
No Más! Cantina, downtown. "Drinking your dessert is nice when you're full but want something flavorful and a little sweet," Shameeka says. 180 Walker Street; 404/574-5678; nomascantina.com
Carrot Cake Cookies
The Fickle Pickle Cafe, Roswell. "For cookies, they are very flavorful and moist," she says. "I couldn't believe I wasn't eating a piece of cake." 1085 Canton Street; 770/650-9838; ficklepicklecafe.com
Anything at Cacao Atlanta
Inman Park. It's hard to pick just one thing at this gourmet sweets emporium, but for Shameeka, the vanilla marshmallows beat out even truffles. "Straight out of the bag, please!" she says. 312-C North Highland Avenue; 866/960-9449; cacaoatlanta.com
Fried Peach Pie With Buttermilk Ice Cream
Relish, Roswell. "This is just the right balance of peaches and crust. The buttermilk ice cream is an unexpected twist," she says. "All the things a country girl from Covington loves." 590 Mimosa Blvd.; 770/650-7877; relishgoodfood.com
Coconut Cake
The Wright Gourmet Shoppe, Dunwoody. The secret: a very light whipped icing surrounding the three layers. "I'm a coconut cake snob, and this is the best," declares Shameeka. 5482 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road; 770/396-7060; wrightgourmetshoppe.com
Red Velvet Cupcakes
West Egg Café, Westside/Midtown. "This delicious red velvet version leaves you satisfied," Shameeka says. "It's moist but not too chocolaty." 1100 Howell Mill Road; 404/872-3973; westeggcafe.com
Visit thebrokesocialite.com for dates, reservations, and updates. Tours start at $40 for 4 to 6 stops and lunch.


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How to block the four paths to your data
Hackers can't get into your SAN? Baloney! Here's how to block the four paths to your data.
- Darryl Brooks, SANology Inc.
In the early days of storage area network (SAN) deployments, ignorance was our greatest security tool. However, now that system support personnel and would-be hackers have moved up the learning curve, you'll need a more prudent approach.
Unlike direct-attached storage (DAS), SANs allow multiple access points to your data. No longer does a hacker need to bypass the security mechanisms of a host operating system and its layered security applications to gain access to data spinning on disk. Switches, bridges and routers are even closer to the actual data than the host, and therefore impose a new set of practices to prevent and detect intrusion.
Approaching SAN security requires you to examine all of these pathways to ensure both user and administrative data flow within your SAN securely and unencumbered. To date, no storage hardware vendor supplies all of the tools you'll need to completely safeguard your SAN data for free. To do so, you'll need to make full use of your fabric's OS, and add a layered security product on top of your OS for tighter control and increased administrative functionality.
Lock the door
Before you take steps to protect the various weak points, the most basic check you can make is to ensure that access to your SAN gear is limited to authorized personnel only.
Because the Fibre Channel protocol (FCP) enables it, you may be tempted to place interconnect devices (e.g., a departmental switch) further away from the core hardware for management or convenience reasons. There isn't enough that can be said about physically securing such interconnect devices. If a malicious user gained access to this physically isolated switch, its inter-switch links (ISLs) may give them access straight into the data center. Physical security is fundamental, because it's often the last line of defense when countermeasures to software attacks have been circumvented. Therefore, avoid deploying interconnect equipment in unsecured areas.
The second most basic step you can take is to make sure all unused ports on your switches are locked down in a state that doesn't allow the port to initialize to an operational state and requires administrative access to the switch to circumvent this security block. With this measure in place, even if someone did gain physical access to the data center, they won't simply be able to connect their accompanying device to your SAN and perform a fabric login.
After locking the door and barring the windows, now we can develop a SAN security plan to identify the potential weaknesses in your SAN infrastructure. There are four communication paths that can be compromised by an intruder to do their bidding (see "Fighting break-ins on four fronts"):
- device:switch
- switch:switch
- device:device
- user:device
Device:switch communication are conversations flowing from management applications such as Veritas' SANPoint Control to the management server at the well-known address FFFFFA in your fabric switches. Additional conversations are the administrative talk that hopefully occurs on a segregated LAN designed for access only by IP tools, (e.g., Telnet) management applications (e.g., HP's OpenView) or at the very least, behind a secured socket connection.
Also included in this group is the exchange of information that occurs when connecting an FC device to an FC switch port. That conversation entails exchanging the world wide name (WWN)--along with other identifying information--between the connecting device and switch port for verification purposes.
|Password management
If you haven't changed the default admin password, please do so now. I've been on professional service engagements with companies who have had their SAN gear in production for months and the administrators have yet to change the default password.
As quickly as you can, include your SAN networking devices with the list of systems that need their passwords changed on a regular basis and after employment changes.
In addition, if you're managing ten or more switches, you'll want a SAN security product that provides some kind of centralized password management feature. This will ease the burden of having to change the passwords locally on each piece of SAN hardware. However, this feature should also provide protection for itself should the primary application providing passwords fail, similar to the way Sun's Network Information System employs a master and slave configuration.
With regards to the WWN, the verification process merely checks the format of the WWN to determine its correctness. By default, any correctly formatted WWN would be accepted. This is most certainly not adequate--a person at a system containing any supported host bus adapter (HBA) can login into the fabric and possibly launch denial of service attacks on your fabric resources.
SAN security products should have the ability to limit which management applications or hosts can discover the fabric or otherwise gain access to the management interface of any one switch. In this way, multiple instances of a management application won't be able to query or update management data via the management service (FFFFFA) without your knowledge.
The Telnet tool is probably the most widely used access method into the SAN management interface. Although reliable, its communication isn't secure because the username/password authentication isn't private. Those values go across an unsecured LAN in clear text for all to see. If you have a SAN security product that encrypts this login authentication and limits access to the management service, this will certainly hinder any attempts by a hacker to eavesdrop on administrative data.
Switch:switch conversations happen over E_Ports (ISLs) and include application data and switch management frames (Class_F traffic) used to query, respond to or trap distributed fabric-related data to the FC services at each well-known address. By default, any compatible switch can obtain an E_Port on another switch by simply connecting the appropriate cable. Then any devices connected to that joined switch can potentially access resources on the other side of the newly formed ISL. You ordinarily wouldn't want to allow this to happen without your knowledge. Much of protecting switch:switch traffic is accomplished by not allowing unused ports to initialize as E_Ports. Most--if not all--switch vendors provide commands to control the auto configuration of ports on their switches.
In addition to not allowing unused ports to be initialized as E_Ports, security products should provide access controls that limit E_Port access to a predetermined list of switches. When this functionality is implemented remotely from the SAN interconnect device, security in the switch:switch realm is enhanced further because you have another layer of security if an individual switch's administrative interface has been compromised. In this scenario, even if the attacker obtained access to the command line interface of the switch, they still couldn't force the joining of another switch into the fabric unless they also had access to the remote data containing the list of approved switches.
Device:device interaction occurring between initiators and targets and WWN spoofing is the most likely mechanism to be used by a vandal to gain access to your targets. Zoning and LUN masking will serve as your allies in preventing attacks to individual targets. However, software zoning or LUN masking alone can't provide complete protection. If physical security has been breached, the perpetrator only needs to know the WWN of the interested host to bypass the software zone restrictions you have in place and begin accessing the name server (FFFFFC) and the host's assigned LUNs. Again, we see the importance of physically securing remote switches.
Hardware zoning--the practice of using domain IDs and port numbers to identify zone members--is more secure than software zoning because it requires the intruder to have physical access to the switch port that the interested host is plugged into. In this case, even if the intruder had access to a SAN switch in a remote software development area, they still couldn't access the targets of an accounting server that is physically connected to a more secured switch.
|Fighting break-ins on four fronts
Apart from physical security, you must guard your SAN from intrusion through four kinds of paths, as shown here.
User:device interaction is limited to those interconnect devices that can be compromised by gaining physical access to a serial port or user interface directly on the device. Unless terminal servers are used, physical access is required for a breach.
Some vendors have chosen to outfit some of their SAN equipment with push-button user interfaces. Although convenient, the consequences of a physical security breach may outweigh the benefits when you consider the number of operations that are available via this interface.
Not only is there a concern that an outside intruder could alter the device's configuration, but we should also consider the inquisitive intern or trainee that has an interest in developing their SAN expertise. These interfaces should always be password protected or otherwise disabled to prevent this.
Accounting and event association with other monitoring and reporting products are essential in establishing SAN security policies. For example, the OS supporting your switching gear should have the ability to report errors and port status changes to a syslogd process on an accessible host. If so, point all of your switch's syslog clients to a host running a syslogd server process, scan the associated log file and then report the event to your network management server.
If your business requirements mandate a more robust security approach, ask your security vendor to provide you with a list monitoring applications that their product provides hooks into. This will give your operations staff eyes into the data center to determine when physical connections have been broken, as well as give you access to the Simple Network Management Protocol's (SNMP) Management Information Base.
Implementing a security plan that protects these four borders and provides additional administrative features provides your applications with heightened security, ease SAN administration and provides a reliable reference for tracking down anomalies that occur in your SAN. You'll have to decide how to implement this plan--whether to exploit the tools available to you through your hardware offering, purchase layered security products or some combination of the two. I recommend the latter as the best approach.


text: STEPHENS, John Hall, a Representative from Texas; was born in Shelby County, Tex., on November 22, 1847; attended the common schools in Mansfield, Tarrant County, Tex.; was graduated from Mansfield College, and from the law department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., in 1872; was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced in Montague, Montague County, and Vernon, Wilbarger County, Tex.; member of the State senate 1886-1888; resumed the practice of law in Vernon, Tex.; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1917); chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Sixty-second through Sixty-fourth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916; moved to Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., in 1917, and died there November 18, 1924; interment in East View Cemetery, Vernon, Tex.


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For years, Maria Jaramillo worked as an international tax consultant but at the end of the day she knew in her heart of hearts, her clients weren't always completely happy with the results.
"As a tax consultant, I was cleaning up clients' pasts," she said.
And so at a networking gathering early this year when talk turned to the joys of skin care specialists, Jaramillo perked up. She knew how good it felt to be on the receiving end of an esthetician. Maybe she was missing something.
She researched the idea and in August, the 33-year-old Smyrna woman enrolled in The Elaine Sterling Institute in Sandy Springs, joining a growing number of people, women in particularly, seeking second and third careers as estheticians.
Elaine Sterling, founder of the school and a member of the Georgia Department of Education's Career, Technical and Agricultural Education program's advisory committee, attributes the trend to a bad economy that has pushed many to rethink career choices, and to more physicians offering esthetics services, which in turn has generated more jobs for estheticians.
Demand for skincare specialists is expected to grow 25 percent from 2010 to 2020 — 47,600 to 59,300 – faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia is expected to see 60 percent growth: 1,740 in 2010 compared to 2,780 by 2020.
The increase reflects both demand for new services and the desire among women and a growing number of men to reduce the effects of aging.
Sterling said many of her students hope to work for plastic surgeons or medispas once they graduate.
"People are looking at not only reinventing their lives but also how they make a living, and beauty and esthetics gives the confidence to do both," Sterling said.
That was certainly true for Jaramillo and Marcye Scott, whose long-term goals include opening their own spas.
Both women enjoyed spa treatments and believed providing those services would be fulfilling.
"I love seeing in my clients' eyes that they are happy with what I've done," Jaramillo said. "Here I get to work to help fulfill their dreams and build their lives in a more positive way for the future."
Scott, 37 of Atlanta, agreed but said that wasn't the driving force for her, at least, not initially.
When the economy tanked, Scott said it forced her family's advertising agency to close.
When her sister went back to school, Scott, who holds a degree in graphic design, said, "It got me to thinking I should do the same thing."
In March 2011, she, too, enrolled at The Elaine Sterling Institute. It offered flexible class schedules and payment plans, as well as financial aid and veterans benefits to those who qualify, a move that has helped grow student enrollment. At the end of the nine-month program, which costs some $13,000, students receive a estheticians certificate and are eligible then to sit for their license.
"Since that time I have worked for two different wellness spas and medical clinics," said Scott, who graduated from the school in January. "Now I'm planning to open my own business, F.A.B. Spa , early next year in Fayetteville."
Students at Sterling's institute range in age from 20-somethings to those in their 60s. Some have college degrees like Scott and Jaramillo, some don't.
Some are trying to settle on a career for the first time; others are former flight attendants, mortgage loan officers and real estate agents pursuing second and third careers. One student enrolled is a diesel mechanic. All get hands-on experience and clinic hours through the spa affiliated with the school.
Sterling, a former director of esthetics of Spa Sydell, opened her school in 2008 offering follow-on classes to licensed technicians. When the economy tanked she began offering training toward a license.
Enrollment has since grown from six to 80 students, most of them women.
Sterling said that when she moved to metro Atlanta 15 years ago, there were fewer than a dozen full-fledged spas in the area and the focus was on hair and makeup.
Now she works with the state Department of Education to create new career pathways for technical schools
The idea is to empower women by giving them the skills they need to create a career and to become financially secure.
"Women come to my school from many different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds," she said. "It may be they want to work for a plastic surgeon, a spa or start their own business. Whatever their dream or aspiration, they can get the skills they need to change their circumstances and achieve their goals."


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Chilling time: 1 hour.
- 10 red leaf lettuce leaves
- 2 cups fresh pineapple cubes
- 1 1/2 cups Ugli fruit sections (approximately 1 Ugli fruit)
- 1 star fruit, sliced (approximately 3/4 cup)
- 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges in juice, drained
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 1 carton (8 ounces) nonfat, artificially-sweetened vanilla yogurt
In a large bowl, combine pineapple, Ugli fruit sections, star fruit, and mandarin oranges. Toss gently to mix. Cover and chill about 1 hour.
Stir coconut extract into yogurt; set aside. Line each of 10 salad plates with a lettuce leaf. Place 1/2 cup fruit on lettuce. Spoon a dollop of yogurt mixture over each serving. Serve right away.
Yield: 5 cups fruit salad.
Serving size: 1/2 cup fruit plus topping.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories: 68 calories, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 0 g, Saturated Fat: 0 g, Sodium: 15 mg, Fiber: 1 g
Exchanges per serving: 1 fruit. Carbohydrate choices: 1.
This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.


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Dear friends,
Ever have one of those weeks?
Absolutely flat out from my end, but I can't (and won't) complain. The festive season brings some great parties, the perfect excuse to spend extra time with family and friends and of course holidays, which means not long until my Ski holiday in Japan! Can't wait!
This near perfect vintage floral print is actually a dress (worn as a vest) picked up from my favourite Canadian vintage store SHOPPALU. Gorgeous or what!
I'm wearing:
Vintage dress, via SHOPPALU
Denim cut-offs, via LITTLE LEFT OF CENTRE
Sunglasses + Shirt, Mink Pink MARKET HQ
Biker boots, via TONY BIANCO
Friend in Fashion
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text: Alexandrov and co have created a model to investigate how THz fields interact with double-stranded DNA and what they've found is remarkable. They say that although the forces generated are tiny, resonant effects allow THz waves to unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication. That's a jaw dropping conclusion.


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2014 NAIA Baseball Players of the Week ? No. 5
Ogando, a native of Valrico, Fla., threw a complete-game shutout in the Bobcat's 8-0 win over then-No. 13 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) on April 12. The junior left-hander allowed only two hits and no walks, while striking out eight against the Eagles. Ogando retired the last 18 batters he faced in the series-clinching win.
On the season, Ogando is 7-1 with a 2.01 earned run average. He enters the week as the NAIA leader in strikeouts with 96, including a season-high 15 against Northwood (Fla.) on Feb. 8.
Pruitt, a native of St. Louis, Mo., scored eight runs, stole seven bases and had seven RBIs in the Pirates three-game sweep over American Midwest Conference (AMC) rival Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) April 11 – 12. In the middle game of the series, the senior outfielder/second baseman went 5-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored. Two of Pruitt's five hits in the contest were triples. He also swiped four bases. For the week, Pruitt went 11-for-12 (.917) with a double and two triples.
Pruitt owns a .318 batting average (34-for-107) in 31 games. He is the team leader in runs scored (34), walks (23) and stolen bases (26). Pruitt is the second Park player to earn the award this season, joining Dylan Mayes who claimed the honor on March 18.
For a complete listing of national statistical leaders, click here.
The next NAIA National Baseball Players of the Week will be announced April 22.
Player Nominees: Tyler Radcliff, St. Andrews (N.C.); Jon Mercer, Corban (Ore.); Tony Ruggiero, Judson (Ill.); Anthony Clark, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Ryan Goodman, Concordia (Calif.); Mitch Peschon, Northwestern (Iowa); Enmanuel Frias, Tougaloo (Miss.); Danny Carroll, Culver-Stockton (Mo.); Victor Lebron, Fisher (Mass.); Zach Wilson, McPherson (Kan.); Frank Pluskota, Indiana Southeast; Mitchell Osnowitz, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Jose Ruiz, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Matt Watkins, Viterbo (Wis.); Landon Uetz, Jamestown (N.D.); Reed Lavallee, LSU Shreveport (La.); Joey Szczepanski, Oklahoma Baptist; Clay Fenwick, Brewton-Parker (Ga.); Tyler Palmer, Thomas (Ga.); Justin Kalusa, Indiana Tech.
Pitcher Nominees: Michael Yarborough, Missouri Baptist; Luke Collis, Union (Ky.); Jacob Butler, St. Francis (Ill.); Josh Degraaf, Taylor (Ind.); Clayton Voechting, Vanguard (Calif.); Isaac Horigan, Northwestern (Iowa); Rodney McKay, Tougaloo (Miss.); Trent Hedlund, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Conor Lillis-White, British Columbia; Victor Mendez, Fisher (Mass.); Blake Oliver, Sterling (Kan.); Isaiah Marsh, Point Park (Pa.); Brian Barry, Georgetown (Ky.); Josh Neufeld, College of the Ozarks (Mo.); Josh Ruiz, William Penn (Iowa); Jason Shaw, Jamestown (N.D.); Tim Hill, Bacone (Okla.); Brad Wieck, Oklahoma City; Mike Venturelli, Brewton-Parker (Ga.); Evan Piechota, Madonna (Mich.).
2014 Baseball Weekly Honors (Player, Pitcher):
Week 1 (March 18): Dylan Mayes, Park (Mo.); Kyle Kinman, Bellevue (Neb.)
Week 2 (March 25): Kirk Rocha, Tabor (Kan.); Jacob Webb, Tabor (Kan.)
Week 3 (April 1): Brady Anderson, Valley City State (N.D.); Jacob Butler, St. Francis (Ill.)
Week 4 (April 8): Eric Kartman, Taylor (Ind.); Shell McCain, Tennessee Wesleyan
Week 5 (April 15): Kirk Pruitt, Park (Mo.); Emilio Ogando, St. Thomas (Fla.)


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VGAs 2012 – Dishonored, The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed 3, more nominated for Game of the Year
Spike TV has revealed the list of nominees for the 2012 Video Game Awards. Game of the Year nominees include Assassin's Creed 3, Journey, Mass Effect 3, The Walking Dead: The Game and Dishonored. The official site has the complete list of categories and nominees which you can vote on through here. The VGAs takes […]
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Here we go again with another liveblog kiddos. This time the 2009 Video Game Awards. To keep you up to date we are liveblogging the whole thing as it happens on the television. The schedule says that it should start around 8:00pm EST – that's around 1:00am for the UK, and 2:00am for those elsewhere […]
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Looks like Spike TV's annual VGAs will be without a host for the first time this year. According to a rep for the network, going without a host will be on par with what it did for this year's Scream Awards. However, the lack of a celebrity host doesn't mean some will not take the […]
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Halo Reach's premiere at the VGAs next week will be a true, in-game showing of the title and looks set to debut 2010's biggest game "by far," if Spike's Geoff Keighley's comments on the latest Major Nelson podcast are to be believed. "At the VGAs we're actually going to be able to go down on […]
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8 Building and Installing Documentation
PLT Scheme documentation resides with the source code. The setup process that builds bytecode from Scheme source also renders HTML documentation from Scribble source. The HTML output is accompanied by cross-reference information that is used both for building more documentation when new libraries are installed and for online help in the programming environment.
Although many existing PLT Scheme tools help in building documents, the process of generating HTML is significantly different from compilation tasks. The main difference is that cyclic dependencies are common in documentation, whereas library dependencies are strictly layered. For example, the core language reference contains many pointers into the overview and a few pointers to the GUI library and other extensions; all documents, meanwhile, refer back to the core reference. Resolving mutual dependencies directly would require loading all documents into memory at once, which is impractical for the scale of the PLT Scheme documentation. The setup processes therefore builds documents one at a time, reading and writing serialized cross-reference information until it arrives at a fixed point for all documents. A fixed point usually requires two iterations, so that all documents see the information collected from all other documents. A handful of documents require a third pass, because they contain section titles from other documents, where each section title is based on still other documents (e.g., by using an identifier whose typesetting depends on whether it is documented as a procedure or syntactic form).
Another challenge in building a unified set of documentation is that individual users might augment the main installation with user-specific libraries. The main installation includes a table of contents that is the default starting point for reading documentation, and this table is updated when a new package is placed into the main installation. When a user-specific library is installed, in contrast, its document is built so that hyperlink references go into the main installation's documentation, and a user-specific table of contents is created. When a user opens the documentation via DrScheme's Help menu, a user-specific table of contents is opened (if it exists).
Instead of explicitly installing a library, a user can implicitly install a package from the PLaneT repository (Matthews 2006) by using a library reference of the form (planet ....). When a library is installed in this way, its documentation is installed as the library is compiled. PLaneT supports library versioning, and multiple versions of a package can be installed at a time. In that case, multiple versions of the documentation are installed; document references work with versions just as reliably as library references, since they use the same underlying module-import mechanisms to precisely identify the origin of a binding.


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Stanton slips from second to third in All-Star voting
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton's production is on the rise, as the Marlins' slugger paces the National League in home runs (18) and RBIs (54).
Still, his status as an All-Star starter is starting to slip.
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton's production is on the rise, as the Marlins' slugger paces the National League in home runs (18) and RBIs (54).
Still, his status as an All-Star starter is starting to slip.
Stanton dropped from second to third among National League outfielders. Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers (1,942,701) continues to pace the outfielders. Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen (1,727,534) has moved up into second, the spot Stanton held a week ago.
If the ballot were final, Stanton would still be in the starting lineup. The 24-year-old is third, with his revised total at 1,659,430.
It's not a secure spot for Stanton, because Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez is closing in with 1,628,401 votes.
An All-Star in 2012, Stanton is positioned to be Miami's first starter in the Midsummer Classic since Hanley Ramirez at shortstop in 2010.
One of the strongest players in the game, Stanton also is a candidate to be in the Home Run Derby. But separating him this year is that he is becoming a more well-rounded player.
A year ago, Stanton dealt with injuries, and he finished with 24 homers and 62 RBIs. He is already closing in on both numbers.
Stanton is the only Miami regular ranked among the leaders at his position.
What troubles the slugger is that he feels third baseman Casey McGehee is deserving of serious consideration.
"He's just as important an anchor to the lineup as I am," Stanton said. "I'm obviously in front of him [in the lineup]. If I don't get the job done, or they don't let me get the job done, he's done more than expected of him. And he's stepped up just about every time we've needed him to."
McGehee tops all NL third basemen with 43 RBIs.
Outfielder Marcell Ozuna is also posting some strong numbers, with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league whom they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show during the weekend of July 5-6, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Total lymphoid irradiation uses radiation to limit the production of
white blood cells (lymphocytes). These cells help the
body's immune system destroy foreign cells and fight infection. The treatment
was first developed to treat
Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer.
In theory, total lymphoid irradiation may help prevent progression of
multiple sclerosis (MS) by limiting the production of lymphocytes and thus limiting the activity of
the immune system. The results of studies done so far have failed to show any
Total lymphoid irradiation remains an experimental treatment for MS.
The treatment may be toxic and potentially dangerous and typically is not
Side effects of this treatment may include:
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BLUE Wilderness® Salmon Recipe For Kittens
Inspired by the diet of the lynx, BLUE Wilderness Kitten Salmon Recipe is a meat-rich food that will provide your kitten with a higher concentration of the salmon she loves.
- Contains the finest natural ingredients, including tasty and nutritious salmon.
- NO chicken (or poultry) by-product meals, artificial preservatives, corn, wheat or soy.
- Fortified with vitamins and minerals.
BLUE Wilderness natural cat food is also a sensible alternative to less convenient raw diets, which often require additional supplementation to be nutritionally complete.Available in a 3-oz. can.
Look for BLUE Wilderness for Kittens in a Convenient Variety Pack
Satisfy their wild side with two tempting recipes:
• Chicken recipe
• Salmon recipe
ALWAYS Starts with Protein-Rich SALMON
- NO Chicken (or Poultry) By-Product Meals
- NO Corn, Wheat or Soy
- NO Artificial Flavors or Preservatives
Guaranteed Analysis
|Crude Protein
|10.5% min
|Crude Fat
|7.0% min
|Crude Fiber
|1.5% max
|78.0% max
|0.10% min
|0.10% min
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
Nutrition Statement
BLUE Wilderness Food for Kittens is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for growth.
Feeding Guidelines
Feeding InstructionsUp to 20 weeks of age, feed as much as your kitten will eat in 3 or 4 feedings per day. 21 to 30 weeks of age, feed about 2/3 can per lb. of body weight per day. 31 to 52 weeks of age, feed about 1/2 can per lb. of body weight per day.
Refrigerate unused portion.
Fresh Water
Be sure to have a clean bowl of cool, fresh water available at all times.
Note: Individual kitten's requirements may vary due to age, breed, environment, and activity level. Adjust food as required to maintain optimal body condition, and ask your veterinarian if you are unsure.
Calorie Content:
1,191 Kcals/kg, 101 Kcals/can.


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Arizona Legislature 2012 session ends with budget (Update)
(AP)—Arizona lawmakers have ended their six-month legislative session after passing an $8.8 billion budget and divisive Medicaid expansion in a huge political victory for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer.
The sine die vote came early Friday morning after a marathon week that saw Brewer call a surprise special session late Tuesday that forced lawmakers to focus on the budget.
The House worked overnight to pass Brewer's top priorities, while the Senate voted Thursday afternoon to pass the budget and Medicaid expansion.
Conservatives opposed Brewer's Medicaid plan. The expansion is optional under last year's Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care law, and many Republican governors rejected it.
Brewer had been one of the Affordable Care Act's most vocal critics, but acknowledged in January that it would help Arizonans get care.
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By Trevor Boeckmann
AFJ Dorot Fellow
At 8:00 a.m. this morning, Ohio residents were supposed to be able to go to the polls to begin early voting for November's general election. Ohio's policies had been a voting success story of the past decade. In 2004, long lines that stretched into the early morning led to as many as 130,000 voters being turned away from or leaving the polls. The Ohio legislature, responded with reforms designed to expand voting times, days, and registration opportunities. By 2008, 1.7 million Ohioans—nearly 30 percent of the state's voters—were casting their ballots before Election Day.
But yesterday, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court shut down today's early voting.
Large early voting turnout in Ohio meant more low-income and minority voters, most of whom were voting for Democratic candidates. Ohio Republicans began to question the earlier reforms. In 2014, the Ohio legislature enacted a new set of voter suppression laws designed to cut back on early voting and voter registration opportunities. Earlier this month, both a federal district court judge and a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined the law to prevent it from being enforced this year. The state's attorney general filed a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court. Late yesterday afternoon, the appeal was granted by the Court's conservative wing: Justices Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito. There will be no early voting in Ohio today.
As AFJ President Nan Aron said:
The changes Ohio is implementing have one purpose and one purpose only: to make it harder for minorities and poor people to vote. The Sixth Circuit saw through this sham. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court majority has chosen to weigh in on the side of voter suppression."
The most incredible part of both the state's appeal and the Court's ruling is the fact that early voting imposed no burden on the state. State officials had already set up the voting locations, provided staff, and promoted the opportunity across the state. The Court's ruling will not save Ohio taxpayers a dime; it will only confuse voters.
The Ohio case is just the first of a spate of new challenges to restrictive voting laws set to go into place for November's election. In Wisconsin, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a strict new voter identification law. Today, 300,000 Wisconsinites lack the photo IDs they will need to vote on Election Day. More than 12,000 absentee ballots already have been mailed without instructions telling voters they will now need to send a photocopy of their photo ID in order to have their votes counted. Last week, by a 5-5 vote, the entire 10-member Seventh Circuit court declined to review the decision.
In North Carolina, a decision is pending in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals over an expansive new law that would:
● Reduce early voting, eliminate same-day voter registration;
●Institute new photo ID requirements;
●Discard the ballots of voters who accidentally show up at the wrong precinct;
●Eliminate the ability of election boards to extend poll hours during "extraordinary circumstances" such as long lines;
●End voter registration for 16 and 17 year olds.
Election law scholar Rick Hasen called the law "the most sweeping anti-voter law in at least decades."
Kansas and Arizona are trying to enact new voter ID laws that require proof of citizenship. A decision on their legality is currently pending before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. In Texas, a trial ended last week in a federal district court case over another voter ID law.
The stakes in these cases could not be higher. Since the Supreme Court invalidated section 5 of the Voting Rights Act last year in Shelby County v. Holder, states freed from that law's "preclearance" requirements have aggressively imposed new restrictions designed to suppress voter turnout, particularly in poor and minority communities. And this is just the beginning. With the 2016 presidential election looming, these cases will set the baselines for new restrictive voting laws that could be proposed across the country. It is imperative that the courts—and Congress—act to protect the most important right in our democracy. It is a shame the Supreme Court decided not to do so in Ohio yesterday.


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Modified Mustangs & FordsHow To Chassis Suspension
Installing Independent Rear Suspension In A Classic Mustang - Total Independence
Getting A Grip With An Independent Rear Suspension For Your Classic Mustang
In Ford's four decades of producing Mustangs, nearly all of them have come equipped with a live-axle rearend. Not that there's anything wrong with a straight axle-it's sturdy, inexpensive, and hooks up better in straight-line acceleration. So why even consider switching to an independent rear suspension?
Good question. The answer lies in who's asking, and the intended use of the car. That's because while a live axle performs well on smooth pavement, an IRS handles better on bumpy, twisty roads. Dragstrip diggers are happier with a live axle for its antisquat traits, but an IRS offers better compliance on uneven pavement, minimizing axlehop. It also helps the chassis squirt quicker out of a tight turn when you pour on the power.
If you do most of your driving on rougher pavement where you need more flex in the suspension to keep the tires in contact with the road, then an IRS is the way to go. Not only that, if you plan to do any competition events such as a road course or the new sport of drifting, again the IRS should provide superior handling and controllability.
Reduced unsprung weight is another point in favor of an IRS. How so? Not only is a live-axle heavier, but it usually has more unsprung weight, meaning the weight of the suspension parts is between the ground and the springs. Picture it this way: If you stand on top of one of your car's tires, the suspension does not move at all. That's because you're putting weight on the tire and not a spring.
By doing so, you have raised the car's unsprung weight, so every time the suspension has to conform to a bump or irregularity in the road, the entire mass of the rear axle has to move up, over, and then back down. This large movement of mass can jolt the entire chassis, upsetting the tires that may have had a good grip. If you're on irregular pavement when this happens, it causes loose and unpredictable handling.
All of which leads us to the IRS install shown here on a '67 Mustang. Larry Weiner of Performance West had already substantially modified this fastback in a number of other areas, such as replacing the factory engine with a late-model, 4.6-liter mod motor, and supercharging it with a Kenne Bell blower. So Weiner, a builder of numerous show cars enhanced with aftermarket components, wasn't reluctant to try something new.
In this case, the IRS upgrade came courtesy of Control Freak, a division of Blue Moon Motorsports. Headed by Al Kamhi, the company manufactures tubular control arms and IRS systems for late-model Mustangs and older GM vehicles as well. The system shown here fits '6411/42-'70 Mustang model years. Control Freak also now offers tubular front control arms for classic Mustangs, too.
In addition to a triangulated tubular cradle that reinforces the frame and supports the Ford 8.8-inch center section, the system includes subframe connectors to reinforce the chassis. The differential housing does not include the gears (so you can pick the ratio you prefer), but it does have a stud girdle for main bearings.
This IRS package, costing $9,400, also features Stainless Steel Brakes rotors and calipers, along with custom racing halfshafts designed to handle as much as 800 horses at the rearend. That's due in part to the use of competition-grade, six-part CV bearings and cryogenically heat-treated CV housings and race-quality, bolt-in axles. The coilover shocks are QA1, manually adjustable units. All of which means this modernized Mustang should ride and handle quite a bit differently than Ford's original live-axle design.


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Dear colleagues,
Each year, first weekend in September, is organised big
horse event in the Czech Republic, exhibition "Horses in Action" at the famous
racetrack in Pardubice. Our association traditionally takes part in this event
and present our horses there.
I would like to offer the opportunity to come with your
horses and present your breeding and association (we have a big association stand
for this purpose). There are several possibilities of the presentation of
horses and also we can organize a Teke race (not necessary on the "professional
basis", but the exhibition one). If there are enough horses, we can also organize
a championship. The exhibition is popular, the number of visitors is between
15-18.000, so it is a really interesting place for promotion of our breed.
Stabling (together with bedding) and hay is for free
during exhibition days, accommodation is available in nearby hotels or for
less demanding ones in the association stand.
If you are interested, don´t hesitate to contact me for
more information.
Best regards,
Petra Maresova