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Society participates in AMA-led payment reform task force
Wisconsin Medical Society CEO Rick Abrams and Chris Rasch, the Society's director of state and federal relations, participated in a meeting Tuesday in Washington D.C. as part of the AMA's Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 implementation task force. Read more.
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No more delays: ICD-10 deadline is here
Following two delays by Congress, today marks the official implementation of ICD-10, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision. Read more.
Nominations for 2016 Physician Citizen of the Year Award
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The Wisconsin Medical Society is now accepting nominations for its 2016 Physician Citizen of the Year Award. Read more.
Register today for 2015 Sharing the Experience Conference
Registration is now open for Honoring Choices Wisconsin's (HCW) third annual Sharing the Experience Conference, Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Read more.
Toussaint is featured speaker for MetaStar symposium
Wisconsin Medical Society member John Toussaint, MD, CEO of ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, is one of two keynote speakers for MetaStar's Health Care Quality Symposium: "The Value of Better Health," being held Nov. 5 at the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Read more.
Society member's textbook on chronic pain
management published
Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, a textbook written by Wisconsin Medical Society member Sridhar Vasudevan, MD, was recently published by Springer, a 170-year-old publishing house geared toward the scientific, technical and medical fields. Read more.
Schwartzstein elected to national leadership position
Wisconsin Medical Society member Alan Schwartzstein, MD, was elected American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Vice Speaker of the Congress of Delegates at AAFP's 2015 meeting in Denver earlier this week. Read more.


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With its clusters of violet blue funnel-shaped flowers atop slender stems, Brodiaea is an easily recognisable and delicate-looking plant. Despite its beauty, Brodiaea is still a relatively unusual sight in British gardens. As of June 2011, a pack of 50 Brodiaea bulbs costs less than £5. The plant is also known as Queen Fabiola.
According to the Internet Gardener website, Brodiaea originates from Northwest America. Brodiaea bulbs measure between 4cm and 5cm and need to be stored dry between 21 and 25 degrees C. The bulbs can be toxic so should not be eaten. Wear gloves when handling them as they may cause skin irritation. The plant can reach up to 50cm tall when fully grown, though 30cm is an average height.
Plant Brodiaea in well-drained and fertile soil that receives little or no shade. Soil can be improved by adding course sand or rotted organic material. The J Parker Dutch Bulbs website notes to space bulbs about 10cm apart and approximately 8cm deep. Plant the bulbs in the autumn, before the first frost, so that rooting can take place quickly. The plant's aesthetic qualities will be maximised by planting it in intermittent groupings of between six and eight bulbs.
The beauty of Brodiaea is that they require little maintenance once planted. The plant is extremely hardy and will spread out over the years, making them an ideal choice for rockeries, planters and borders. Water the plants freely as they grow, and deadhead as necessary. The plants are quite frost tolerant after they have taken root, according to the Internet Gardener.
Cutting Flowers
The Garden Oasis website advises cutting a few stems to provide flowers for display in the home or elsewhere between May and July. Brodiaea flowers are long-lasting when cut and provide an unusual decorative centrepiece. The Brodiaea's long swathes of foliage die back just before the flowers come into bloom.


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Francis Gary Powers and his Lockheed U-2 were shot-down by a Soviet surface-to-air (SAM) missile on May 1, 1960. This image, by an unnamed Soviet photographer, depicts a view of the wreckage.
This was not the first time the Soviets had shot-down a plane flying over its territory. It was actually the 11th shoot-down, according to a formerly top-secret/now-declassified document entitled "Maybe You Had to Be There." (See page 5 of the 44-page report.)
There was a difference, however, between the other shoot-downs and that of the Powers' U-2 Incident. This time, the pilot (who had no accompanying crew) lived.
Photo, by unnamed Soviet photographer, depicting wreckage of the U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers and shot-down over Soviet territory on May 1, 1960.
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I was enjoying my life. Nothing was missing.
Then I saw my friends leaving for abroad, some to study, others to live. I wondered: "How is that? "
I left Iran for Canada. It was a lot of fun, but I couldnt decide if what I had sacrificed was worth it. Nonetheless, I was very fortunate to come to Canada, not everyone had this opportunity. So decided to enjoy my temporary residence, and not wonder if my moving to Canada was the right course of action anymore.
I saw my friends talking about immigrating to Canada. They filled out forms, and waited. Not too late, they were permanent residents of Canada. I thought with myself: "why not me? After all, it doesnt harm. Lets not miss this opportunity."
I had my landed status in Canada, and my college was over. I had planned to return to Iran after graduation, back when I moved to Canada. Then I wondered: "Wait a minute, if I stay for another three years, I will have a Canadian Passport. I can then enjoy the freedom of traveling anywhere without worrying about visas. Why not do that, like a lot of my friends? "
I had my Canadian Passport. I was working in a company and almost satisfied. The prospects looked good. Then I thought: "Ive been working hard for the past few years to get this promotion, why should I live in a country with no insured employment? Lets strengthen my footsteps here first. I can always return."
Its now years that I have been "temporarily" living in Canada. Not that I dont want to return, but I dont like to miss opportunities either. After all, I can return whenever I wish, cant I?
Note : This article was also published in the 12th issue of Ghasedak, an online magazine by Iranian students in Toronto.
One day, my Dutch friend asked me whether I have read the book "On Wings of Eagles" which is the story of some Americans in Iran at the time of revolution. He probably had bought the book for a buck or so from a peddler. After he finished reading the book he brought it for me to read it. Usually in times like this, I find myself to be in an uncomfortable situation since I rarely enjoy reading such books. On the other hand it would have been rude if I had not accepted it. However, it turned out to be different. I started reading it and I finished the whole thing very quickly. The story was fascinating and exciting.
The story is about a rescue mission lead by Americans at the time of the Iranian revolution in 1979. The leader of the rescue mission was Ross Perot, founder of EDS corporations, the person who later ran as an independent candidate for US presidency in 1992 and 1996. At the time of the revolution, he was runnig EDS corporations which had a few hundred million dollar contract with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Shah's government.
The story beautifully takes the reader to the chaotic situations of 1979. A few months before the revolution, many of -one time- Shah's loyals got arrested for charges such as corruption in order to calm down the opposition. Among them, it was the Minister of Health and Social Welfare. In trying to prosecute him, the judge tries to find a bribery case between him and EDS. Then the judge orders the arrest of two Americans who were in charge of EDS in Iran. The story is now about how Ross Perot, along with his team tries everything to rescue the imprisoned employees. Perot himself went to Iran and entered the prison where his men were held. Despite all their plans such as penetrating a heavily guarded prison fortress, it is ironically the happening of the revolution which eventually frees the Americans in its own funny way.
The book, which became a best seller, is written by Ken Follett and first published in 1983.
During the past few weeks I have had several isolated encounters with different people, both in the cyberspace and in the real world, which have collectively brought me to reflect on the question of "what has gone wrong in Iran". This post is the first part of a quasi-scientific exposition of the factors that I suspect have played, and are still playing a role in making our society dysfunctional.
I call it quasi-scientific not merely because I am not a social scientist, but also because many of the claims I have made are backed by nothing but my personal observations, yet I cannot call it totally non-scientific, because the substance is not only far away from being a fiction but it also tries to observe the established forms of a scientific argumentation, which among other things, tries to avoid letting any personal issues interfere with making observations and inferences. Let me confess right in the outset that despite the care I have taken in my wordings, it is quite possible that I might have, at times, made fallacious generalizations or even projections. I can only hope that those who take time to read my post also take the time to bring my attention to such fallacies.
My article is based on certain assumptions, and is confined to certain domains, which I think must be made explicit. I have restricted most of my observations to Iran's urban, if not metropolitan, society, or/and the people coming from such a society albeit currently living in another society. When referring to the stages of the life of a typical individual in Iran, I have confined myself to people raised in the middle-class families. I am neither concerned with the elite, nor with the underprivileged marginalized masses.
Part I - Lack of Collective Etiquette
You have probably heard this so many times, as I have too: "Iranians are very kind and hospitable." Maybe so, but I have made another observation: "Iranians are rude," and by "rude" I do not simply mean "impolite". According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word rude, among other things, means:
As individuals, many Iranians try to be, and in fact are, courteous. Yet, I suspect this is just a personal (re)action based on a personal interpretation of what constitutes good manners. When I was a child, my parents told me what they thought is the polite way to behave, although they themselves sometimes failed to follow it. My point, however, is that there was and still is no solid system of education that tries to establish some basics of the social etiquette into children's minds just like the way they are taught to spell words. Here, I am referring to very elementary things such as "table manners". There is a school near our place and I sometimes am unfortunate enough to hear the crude voice of a man in a loudspeaker ordering the children to chant slogans: prayers like "Salavaat"1, or scream "Allah-o-Akbar"2, "Jaanam Fadaayeh Rahbar"3, etc. This man, and his colleagues, fail to teach these children how to behave at a dinner table, when and how to shake hands, how to refuse an invitation, how to invite someone to a party, how and when to hold the door for a lady, how to sit in a bus or a taxi, etc. Instead, with their typically disgusting outfits, repugnant body odor, and their often aggressive language they present themselves as the living example of the predominant, and the typical way of behaving in the adult world. Some children take that as an example and follow it; others might follow their parents, relatives and some during the course of time even devise their own system of values.
... Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth - ... Lacking education or knowledge
It is often said that "Iranians are very intelligent". I tend to agree with this remark in the sense that Encyclopedia Britannica broadly defines the word "intelligence":
[The] ability to adapt effectively to the environment, either by making a change in oneself or by changing the environment or finding a new oneWhat better example of adaptation than our society's adaptation to an assortment of individual behaviors. However, one might think that this ability to adapt has led to the formation of an open-minded, liberal, and tolerant society. Quite to the contrary, it has, at least from where I see it, led to nothing but a grotesque apathy in some, frenzied aggression in others, self-righteousness in many, and a sense of being under a constant psychological torture in almost everyone. Perhaps this could also, partly, explain why some, if not most, Iranians think of other fellow Iranians as "idiots".
During the past couple of decades, the rulers in Iran, deliberately or otherwise, have made every effort to denounce, defame, and ridicule all practices and signs of civilized social and individual manners. The image of a well-shaven man wearing a suit, a necktie, and cologne was replaced by a man with a nasty unattended beard, shirt fallen over his pants, unwashed greasy hair, and an awfully-smelling body odor that beats every skunk on the planet. Never as a child nor as a teenager, was I taught at school how to behave at a dining table, how to introduce myself to someone at a party, how to sit in a bus or taxi, to hold the door for a lady as much as I was given courses on religious cleansing of the body after ejaculation, and what should be done to a beast with which one has engaged in an act of sodomy. The closest I ever got to a rule of etiquette in those courses was that I should enter the toilet with my left(?) foot, lick my fingers after eating food, and afterwards shove my middle finger into my throat, and "preferably" let some gas gush out of my stomach!
I am not trying to imply that our social dysfunctions are the sole results of not wearing ties. However, it is my strong conviction that the first rule of making a thriving modern society is to teach it how to have peace with itself. Social manners and etiquette, in my view, are not luxuries of an aristocratic life. They are the first lessons of self discipline, respect for others, and teamwork. A society without manners is a society constantly at war with itself; its members incapacitated by the insidious psychological pressure of having to bear with, as opposed to living with their fellow citizens.
[1] A prayer-like sentence in Arabic asking the almighty to "bless the Prophet and his family."
[2] An Arabic phrase meaning "God is great."
[3] A prayer-like Persian phrase meaning "may my life be sacrificed for the leader"; usually voluntarily chanted by the supporters of the hard-line supreme cleric of Iran.


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Mary Lou Logsdon's reflection on the ginkgo trees that line her street ("Letting Go," November/December, 2014) was a reminder that many meaningful life lessons are gleaned by observing nature. Her comments about "letting go," based on the metaphor of trees losing their leaves in the fall, were not only thoughtful, but lyrical, as much akin to poetry as prose can get. I'm saving her piece, so that I can share sections of it as the opening words for a future service at our Unitarian Universalist church.


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Lost Post #1 can be found here.
These are the scanned cards that never got the post they deserve.
These are the ideas that left me as quickly as they came to me.
These are the cards that had some importance to me sometime in the past few months.
These cards deserve to see the light of day.
These are cards from...The Lost Posts:
Vida Blue: The standard by which all sensational rookie pitchers are judged.
Zack Greinke won the Cy Young with a 16-8 record for the Royals. I imagine that would translate to 21 or 22 wins on a playoff contending team. Brian Bannister went 7-12 last season and so I think that would translate to about a 10-9 or 11-8 record on a good team.
From the discount bin at the Topeka card show. I'm still trying to figure out that signature.
I like this one because of that little thread that is loose on the jersey piece.
This is the third copy of this card I've found in my travels. The much desired Richie Sexson Rookie Auto.
I would really like to know what this card went for at one time just before Super Bowl 41. It was $5 about a month ago.
Larry McCarren is one of the Packers' radio announcers and a member of the Packers Hall of Fame.
Chester's real first name is Czeslaw and he was the 1972 NFC Rookie of the Year. He also wore an awesome helmet.
Moses was initially drafted by the Portland Trailblazers but was traded to the Buffalo Braves [later the Los Angeles Clippers]. Imagine the twin towers of Bill Walton and Moses Malone. Now that would have been a team.
This was just sort of a stumbled upon auction...
I'm always struck when I flip by This Week In Baseball and hear Mel Allen's voice for part of it.
I bought this one from Gellman in one of his auctions when I was anticipating Matt Cassel to have Trent Green-like 4,000 yard passing seasons.
Luis is becoming my go-to autograph for players from the 50's and 60's. This is the third auto that I have of him.
I'd been looking to pick up one of these ticket relics from Ticket to Stardom and I came upon this in the $5.00 bin at a card show. As you can see, Topps messed up the 2nd bat piece a little.
Joe's from Wisconsin, I'm from Wisconsin. Joe went to the University of Wisconsin, I went to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire [that's about three notches down in the UW System]. Joe plays for the Browns, I feel sorry for Joe that he plays for the Browns.
Joe and the Twins have started contract negotiations and I hope they can lock him up for the long term. It just wouldn't be right for him to be in the Yankees' pin stripes.
Felipe was the 1st Dominican player in the majors and also the winningest coach in Montreal Expos history as brief as it was.
This is a shot of Al's Sports Cards, the best card shop in the Lawrence/Topeka area. I have never met Al...I'm not even sure if there is an Al.
I know all the interesting facts about Winfield [one of only two players to be drafted by baseball, football, and basketball teams] but I didn't realize that George Steinbrenner was banned from baseball in 1990 because of his payments to get embarrassing information about Winfield.
Marvelous or monstrosity?
I have no idea if this is a genuine auto or not...it was $1.00.


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"The reedy watercourse," is a chain of water–holes taking its rise among some grassy and picturesque ranges to the north of us, and trending southerly to a junction with the Broughton. Among the gorges of this range, (which I had previously named Campbell's range,)[Note 1: After R. Campbell, Esq. M. C. of Sydney.] are many springs of water, and the scenery is as picturesque as the district is fertile. Many of the hills are well rounded, very grassy, and moderately well timbered even to their summits. This is one of the prettiest and most desirable localities for either sheep or cattle, that I have yet seen in the unoccupied parts of South Australia, whilst the distance from Adelaide by land, does not at the most exceed one hundred and twenty miles. [Note 2: All this country, and for some distance to the north, is now occupied by stations.] The watercourse near our camp took its course through an open valley, between bare hills on which there was neither tree nor shrub for firewood and we were constantly obliged to go half a mile up a steep hill before we could obtain a few stunted bushes to cook with. As the watercourse approached the Broughton the country became much more abrupt and broken, and after its junction with that river, the stream wound through a succession of barren and precipitous hills, for about fifteen miles, at a general course of south–west; these hills were overrun almost everywhere with prickly grass and had patches of the Eucalyptus dumosa scattered over them at intervals.
Up to the point where it left the hills, there were ponds of water in the bed of the Broughton, but upon leaving them the river changed its direction to the northward, passing through extensive plains and retaining a deep wide gravelly channel, but without surface water, the drainage being entirely underground, and the country around comparatively poor and valueless.


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Strayer's Chronicle [J-Movie] (2015)
Summary : In the early 1990s, experiments were carried out secretly in Japan. Two different methods were used in the experiments. One method involved forcing stress upon expecting parents and when the baby was born, provoke the baby into mutations and develop their special abilities. The other method involved birth to babies having abilities of animals and insects. The special abilities were derived from gene manipulation. Subaru, Saya and others were born from those experiments.
Genre : Action, Science Fiction
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The creation of prototypes is part of the brainstorming process or the pre – development where ideas are still being put into place. In online marketing Saudi Arabia, they take this process as serious as they take the development process. Limit shouldn't be an issue on this aspect because it is a testing phase that opens up possibilities in the project. An SEO company Saudi Arabia would allot extra time in the early stages of the project so as to determine the very necessity of its development.
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Over the course of the creation of the prototype, testing is part of the process whether companies would double up to hire web developer. Any advancement that takes place in the process is being documented and tested for proficiency. Remember, nothing is final for this but it's a matter of once achieving the goal – things are then set into motion. The process of development gets furthered and the completion rate will be higher even if the development has just started.


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The Kubang is a very interesting take on Maserati's positioning within the mid-size luxury SUV category. Of course it's needed, but certainly has to be the right design fit for the Italian sports car maker. Yes, a new vehicle in this segment will represent a natural direction for Maserati to enlarge its product range and strengthen its presence in the sport luxury market. Yet, consumers are going to be split on this one, as they were when Porsche launched its Cayenne SUV.
Shown at the Frankfurt International Auto Show, the forerunner of the future Maserati range creates continuity for the brand. The idea of a sport luxury SUV is naturally not totally new to Maserati. Many will remember the Kubang concept unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. At a time in which few other brands were going in the direction of a sport luxury SUV, Maserati was already thinking to build one. Today potential synergies with sister brand Jeep are the important catalyst for Maserati's own interpretation of a sport luxury SUV.
Conceived by the Maserati Style Center which is headed by Lorenzo Ramaciotti, all major system components of the SUV will be 100% Maserati including style, engine, suspension, brakes, handling and performance. A new-generation of Maserati engines will be designed in Modena by Paolo Martinelli, Head of the Maserati Powertrain Department. An AT 8-speed automatic transmission and specific performance settings such as suspensions, brakes, steering will be exclusively developed in Modena by the Maserati Product Development Department. We wish you well Maserati.


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Ore Monogatari!! episode 24
… Well, this was a rather disappointing ending. It had a great start and a whole lot of wonderful episodes, but compared to those this ending just seems weak. There were some touching moments alright, but not enough to call it an amazing ending.
They continued this jealousy nonsense right up until the end. That guy ended up winning that contest and he confessed to Rinko. Yeah, she chose Takeo as we all already expected, but after that it kind of stagnated. It was touching, but it took too long. The episode practically over by that point and we didn't have much time for anything else.
We still know very little about Rinko and her situation. We actually know very little about a lot of things. We only know about Takeo is his best friend. That would've been fine if the show itself didn't end like this. That's why I find the ending rather disappointing. Either I just set the bar too damn high or the final episode really was weak.


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Amcor's efficient new factory in Bharuch, Gujarat, in the Western region of India started operations this week after an official ceremonial event in October with executives from both companies.Read more
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 29, 2018 (Press Release) -Global packaging leader Amcor, together with global brand owners, retailers, nongovernmental organizations, policymakers and others, has joined in a commitment to reduce waste and pollution from plastic packaging.Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 23, 2018 (Press Release) -Amcor today became the first global packaging company pledging to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, directly addressing a major environmental issue with capability, scale and reach.
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If there was one element that media commentaters focused on more than any other when trying to describe the start the Chicago Blackhawks had to this season, it would be "chemistry." The team's minimum roster turnover this offseason was frequently cited when explaining the Hawks' success, and that has carried over even as the games have flown by this year.
With that knowledge in mind, GM Stan Bowman is heading towards the trade deadline with a decision to make. Should he try to make a big splash in the trade market? Should he try to add a complementary piece to solidify the Hawks going into the playoffs? Or should he say no to both of those things and just stand pat?
Out of those three options, there is only one that is extremely unlikely, and that is the adding a depth piece option. This team is already burdened with more depth pieces than they know what to do with, as guys like Daniel Carcillo, Jamal Mayers, and Brandon Bollig will all be vying for ice time when players like Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp return to Chicago's lineup.
If Bowman decides not to stand pat, then it would behoove him to address this team's biggest weakness, which is at the second line center's spot. Sure, Patrick Kane has had a ton of success this year on that line with Sharp and center Dave Bolland, but the fact of the matter is that Bolland simply isn't suited to that role.
Not only has Bolland not scored a goal since February 15th, but he hasn't even really been getting any shots on net either, notching only three in the team's last five games. Simply put, he is more suited to playing center on the third line, where his defensive prowess and lack of offensive firepower are more acceptable attributes.
Before the Hawks fully embrace the notion of moving Bolland down in the pecking order, there are some reasons for them to hesitate. For starters, the price tag of a second line center in this market is going to be insane. Just about every team still has at least some semblance of a chance to make the playoffs, and the ones that don't are going to be in high demand as the deadline nears.
When you go down the list of potential trade targets that would fit that role of second line center, there are two names that jump out. The first of those is Washington Capitals center Mike Riberio. He has been very effective this season, dishing out 22 assists and scoring 10 goals. He is also a lethal power play contributor, racking up 17 points (5 G, 12 A) on the man-advantage.
The other is Dallas Stars center Derek Roy. The 29 year old will also be a free agent at season's end, and pundits from Bob Mackenize on down the line have said that he is a prime target to be dealt by a Stars team looking to start building for the future.
A lot of "ifs" would have to resolve themselves if Bowman is going to pull the trigger on a deal. Yes, this team is blessed with a deep farm system, but they are going to have to deplete that a bit in the offseason because of salary cap concerns going into next year, so they have to be careful not to go crazy. In addition, they have to make sure not to acquire anyone with a large cap hit moving forward for that same reason.
The odds are not good that the Hawks will be able to make a deal happen for one of those two guys, but if Bowman can talk Capitals GM George McPhee or Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk into trading their guy for a relatively reasonable amount, then he needs to do so.
The team would be better off with Bolland shifted down to the third line, and would be better equipped offensively and defensively to handle any challenge their fellow elite teams could throw at them in the playoffs.


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Sep 06, 2012
This is an important update on the U.S. drought of 2012 and its impact on food prices, water availability, energy, and even U.S. GDP.
Even though the mainstream media seems to have lost some interest in the drought, all of us should continue to be aware of it since its ramifications are far-reaching.
As we discussed in this report, it's all connected to a larger pattern of exponential growth that is simply no longer sustainable. At stake is nothing less than the traditional American way of life.
This monumental drought has already led to sharply higher grain prices, increased gasoline costs (via the pass-through of higher ethanol costs), impeded oil and gas drilling activity in some areas (due to a lack of water), caused the shutdown of a few operating electricity plants, temporarily reduced red meat prices (but will also make them climb sharply later) as cattle are dumped in response to feed- and pasture-management concerns, and blocked and/or reduced shipping on the Mississippi River.
All this and there's also a strong chance that today's drought will negatively impact next year's Winter wheat harvest, unless a lot of rain starts falling soon.Hurricane Isaac certainly helped, but didn't go far enough.
Further, there will be a definite impact to U.S. GDP, which could add to pressures (excuses?) that the Fed may use to justify additional quantitative easing (QE) measures (otherwise known as 'printing more money').
Here's an in-depth look at why the U.S. Drought of 2012 is far from over…
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Karnataka jolt
A sobering lesson for Messrs Shah and Modi
- Published 21.05.18
Anyone who likes a drink, or has been in the company of tipplers, knows only too well the different stages of inebriation that follow from every peg or pint imbibed. It begins with a sense of well-being that slowly turns into elation, and then comes the stage of over-confidence and feelings of invincibility. Finally, if one has had far too much or has become addicted to the stimulating brew, there is a loss of reason, an inability to think clearly.
Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party - and certainly Messrs Narendra Modi and Amit Shah - are diehard teetotallers who would shudder at the very thought of loosening up with a drink after a hard day's work the way we lesser mortals do.
But then alcohol is not the only intoxicant. Power can be a much more potent drug and the exhilaration of forming governments in state after state can become an addiction all its own. And like with any excessive intoxication, it can give a sense of false bravado that debilitates the capacity to think and reason. It is a state known as "power-drunk" which the dictionary defines as being intoxicated by power and rendered irrational by it.
The Karnataka fiasco faced by the BJP on May 19 is a textbook example of the perils of getting too drunk on power. As the results of the Karnataka elections started filtering in on May 15, the spokespersons of the BJP on television screens had every reason to beam. The party was clearly doing much better than the incumbent Congress. Without waiting for the final tally, seasoned journalists and TV anchors declared that the BJP was the winner and marveled at the invincible prowess of the Modi-Shah duo in securing yet another state for the party.
Their breathless wonder was not entirely misplaced. After all, the BJP was in power - either singly or in coalition - in as many as 20 states in the country. Karnataka would not only increase the tally to 21 but was also the "gateway to the South", they said, exulting over how the "Modi magic" had once again helped the ruling party get a mandate.
No one thought it fit to point out that this was not the first time that the BJP had "breached" the Vindhyas. The party had ruled Karnataka before. In fact, in 2008, the BJP led by B.S. Yeddyurappa had won 110 seats in the 224-seat assembly. If the Modi magic was so mesmerizing, surely the BJP should have done better - and not worse - than a decade ago?
But exaggeration comes naturally in a state of intoxication. And that is why, perhaps, the BJP leadership did not wait for the final numbers to emerge before declaring victory; nor work out a Plan B in advance in case it fell short of the majority mark.
Repeated victories - either through mandate or manipulation - seemed to have dulled the party leadership's senses. Once it crossed the 100-seat mark, party workers were encouraged to start the celebrations even as the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) worked out a post-poll alliance that had been in the making before the counting started.
Banking on "past precedent", the BJP was confident that even with 104 seats - a handful short of the required number - it would manage to form the government.
The BJP's confidence lay in the fact that it had managed a more difficult feat in as many as three states just a year ago. In Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya, the Congress had secured more seats than the BJP. In Goa, the Congress won 17 seats compared to the BJP's 13 and the halfway mark was 21; in Manipur, the Congress won 28 seats, just three short of majority, and the BJP 21; and in Meghalaya, the Congress won 21 seats to the BJP's paltry two. Yet, in all three states, the BJP managed to cobble together small parties and independents to form the government. It got no flak for these unprincipled post-poll arrangements; rather Amit Shah was feted for being a latter-day Chanakya who reduced the Congress to a hapless bystander with his superior "managerial skills".
If the party had so easily manipulated majorities in these states despite winning fewer seats than the Congress, Karnataka would be a cakewalk. Here, it was the single largest party by the long shot - never mind that the "single largest party" dictum had been discarded with disdain by the governors of the three small states which the BJP added last year to its kitty.
Once the Congress and the JD(S) met the governor and showed that they had a clear majority of 117 seats, a more prudent BJP would have changed its tactics. But just like that one last drink that proves one too many, the Modi-Shah duopoly allowed hubris to replace shrewd political instincts.
The trouble with being power-drunk is that you cease to consult others to collectively work out alternative strategies. In the BJP of yore, the parliamentary board or some other such body would have discussed various possibilities. But neither the prime minister nor the BJP president bothers to seek counsel from their own party colleagues who have had a little more experience - even if not the same dizzying success - as them.
If they had done so, then someone - Rajnath Singh or Sushma Swaraj or Nitin Gadkari, or even the mothballed L.K. Advani or Murli Manohar Joshi - would have pointed out that a better course of action would be to allow an H.D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government take oath of office. And then try to bring it down and form an alternative government with defectors from the two parties.
Instead, Modi and Shah sought to brazenly use the instruments of government to secure an illegitimate majority. Neutral observers were shocked when the governor, Vajubhai Vala, announced at 9 pm on May 16 that he would swear in Yeddyurappa exactly 12 hours later, and gave him as many as 15 days to prove his majority.
The timing of the announcement and the timing of the swearing-in were clearly aimed at preventing any legal intervention; and the 15-day-window was equally generous in facilitating "horse-trading". The BJP had lost the "single largest party" argument with its shenanigans in Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya; its talk of an "unprincipled" post-poll alliance, too, cut little ice, given that it had formed a coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir and had tied up with Nitish Kumar in Bihar who had been part of a winning pre-poll alliance that had trounced the BJP.
In addition to making a mockery of the governor's office, the BJP also ended up besmirching the reputation of the attorney general, K.K. Venugopal, and his predecessor, Mukul Rohatgi. The two eminent lawyers insisted that the BJP had the numbers and tried in vain to give the party more time to prove its majority. If not 15 days, then at least seven; if not seven, then at least three days, Rohatgi pleaded before the three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday morning.
And that brings us to the stellar role played by the apex court. Another sign of the power-induced inebriation of the Modi-Shah duo is their sense of impunity. But even though the Supreme Court has been dragged into much unseemly controversy of late, it is a testament to the enduring strength of India's democratic institutions - despite the sustained assault from the current executive - that it can rise up when the occasion so demands. The Supreme Court bench heard the Congress-JD(S) petition through the night and delivered a nuanced verdict: it did not stay the governor's decision to swear in Yeddyurappa, but ordered that he prove his majority the very next day. That curtailment made all the difference - it did not give the BJP enough time to bribe or browbeat vulnerable MLAs into its ranks.
For the BJP, Karnataka should serve as a sobering moment. The Congress has been far more sure-footed and agile than anyone thought it was capable of; the Opposition parties have come together to revive an ideological battle against the sangh parivar; and the Supreme Court has stood up to prevent the defilement of democratic principles.
With his two-day stint as chief minister, Yeddyurappa may be the BJP's fall guy. But make no mistake: the Karnataka jolt is an outcome of the Modi-Shah duo's 'we are invincible' vanity...


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I meant to organize these photos into posts but, what the hell. It's October already and I know we'll remember it as a good trip without writing it all out.
a superb beer shop in Enfield, located right around the corner from Dean's folks. Fruli 4EVA!
James at Beigel Bake. I defy my fellow New Yorkers to say a word against this place- it's the best!
Saw the Damien Hirst retrospective at Tate Modern- no cameras allowed. The second photo is one of many painted shop shutters along Brick Lane. I'm always a tourist but especially so around cool murals.
Other things we checked out along Brick Lane: the Sunday UpMarket, Tatty Devine (I bought a necklace shaped like a slice of watermelon), and Rough Trade (while a couple took their engagement photos- very cute).
Sarah and Zac got us London Eye tickets as a wedding gift. The views were phenomenal! We took my mom and Aunt Kyle along for the ride.
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the shi-tzus. They are insane but adorable. This one's Patch, nan's dog.
Jensie, Tiny, Harvey, and Cocoa- trying to play it cool while Dean's mum feeds them treats. Haha, they looked like they were going to explode if she made them sit two seconds longer
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Eli's golden birthday was last month…he turned 4 on November 4!! He had a big party this year with Nana, Mamaw and Papaw, Uncle Greg and our family. (For our little introvert, this was about as big as he likes.) We put up streamers, balloons, made a Robin cake (Batman and Robin), he put a dinosaur toy on top of the cake…he was so excited about it all!
Sometimes Eli gets lost in the bustle of life or larger personalities in our family, so it was really nice to be focused on him and to see him enjoying the limelight. He is a very sweet boy with a tender heart. We love Eli very much and thank God for him!
Uncle Greg on high alert with Abraham. Me panicking.
Eli, very excited about his cake (his dinosaur's name is Cutie)Blowing out the candlesSammy and Abraham's card that they made for Eli: Opening an especially fun present:
Happy birthday, Eli! Your best friends love you!
We're doing Christmas Cards this year!!! (I know, pick yourself up off the ground…) We took some pictures the other day and ordered photo cards, which should arrive next week! I'm really hoping they turn out well.
Anyway, we took some cute pictures of the boys while we were getting things set up for our family photo. They are a bit blurry 😦 but you can really see Abraham's curls and everyone's blue eyes stand out so I couldn't keep from sharing them.
I've been totally silent lately on the blog…Abraham's very busy these days, often wanting to be held or have all of my attention (or I'm chasing after him!). Hopefully I'll play catch up soon. We went to Ohio for Thanksgiving so I've got a few pics from that to share (it was so fun that I forgot to take many pictures, but let me tell you, my nephew and nieces are CUTE!) and some pics from last month. But until then, here's a few to throw out there for the grandparents. 🙂
The boys were feeling particularly snuggly on a cold morning last week. They all got blankets and laughed a lot as they cuddled together. Super cute!
Giving Abey a kiss
Abraham giving Eli a kiss
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Lake Titicaca is the largest high elevation lake in the world. It is about 12,500 feet above sea level and straddles the border of Peru and Bolivia. Several groups of pre-Inca people still live on the lake's islands. Quick tip: to tour the islands and learn about the peoples and their ways of living, you have to take a tour, which is easily arranged in Puno, the largest city on the lake.
My tour group's first stop was at the islands of the Uros. They are a pre-Inca people who live on man-made floating islands in Lake Titicaca. Unlike the Chinampas, the man-made islands that we saw in Mexico, these islands actually float.
Before getting to the islands, my group's tour guide taught us a few important words in the Uros language:
- "kami seraki" = "good morning, how are you?"
- "waliki" = "I am well"
- "uspagara" = "thank you"
- "hakisincama" = "goodbye"
The Uros people use the same plant — totora to build their islands, houses, and boats, plus they eat its fruit, called chuyo. The islands are small — maybe the size of two normal classrooms, and each islands has between 3-8 families on it, who live in their one-room houses.
Each island has a "president" as well as the entire people have a president, too. There is a K-8 school, but no high school on the islands, so for high school, the children live away from their parents in the nearest city, Puno.
Teenagers take the boats out onto the lake away from the islands to go on dates.
Approaching the islands
The picture above shows the two styles of houses that the Uros build.My group arriving back on an island from a trip on this traditional boat.
Trying, unsuccessfully, to to row the traditional Uros boat. My group's tour guide, Alejandro, explaining to us how the islands are built. A model of the Uros islands — they are built on blocks of mud that support the layers of totora reeds arranged perpendicular (at a right angle) to the one below. On windy days or during storms, the islands will move around the lake.


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Bes, sobrang lamig lately. It's true. Weather is one of the things people complain about way too often. Haha. We Filipinos are often conditioned that "ber" months are supposedly the coldest months but we're not prepared for these brrr weeks happening in the country lately what with new record-low temperatures recorded in different cities due to the Northeast Monsoon (7 deg in Baguio!!! Awesome!!!) For the last two days for example, I would purposely get out of the office just to expose myself to sunlight because it's just too abnormally chilly in the office. 😷
But in any case, the proper solution as always is to dress accordingly. Isn't it nice? I don't have to go to Baguio to pull off some of my winter stuff, haha! I can wear three layers whenever I want and discover re-wear potential of some of my stuff so totes not complaining here. Haha! So here's how I inject some of my winter accessories into my daily outfits though. P.S. You'll see them too in my winter trip sometime next week. 😉 Plus, I'm doing a product review for an accessory below. Keep on reading. 🙂
Hats. It's not a secret that anything that has a French touch to it is a must in my wardrobe and this iconic staple is not an exception. I have been in the lookout for a good beret for long and Rosegal has just what I've been looking for. Having this piece in my head, it's not very hard to understand how the French women adapted this to iconic heights. It has a snug fit and can be rotated into different angles for your dramatic needs. And let's not forget, the wool material is an excellent protection from cold, wind and the rain. Very functional indeed.
|Hat: Here; Belt: Dorothy Perkins; Bag: Here
|Dress: Apartment 8 Clothing; Shoes: Bebe; Bag: Mango; Scarf: H&M
Faux Fur Vest
|Vest: Terranova; Pants/ Shoes: Zalora
|Shirt/ Dress: H&M; Shoes: Zalora
|Top/ Vest/ Bag: Mango; Shoes: Zalora; Sunnies: Here
|Coat: Here; Dress/ Shoes: Zara: Bag: Here
|Bodysuit: Topshop; Pants/ Shoes: H&M


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Welcome back, carnivores. This week is my Nature Works review. Nature Works is a small chain of restaurants; I think there are three locations in Manhattan. Last week I was sitting behind my desk in the lobby of the building where I work in the Flatiron District, and a guy came in with a bunch of menus. He looked kind of like an extra from the cast of Jersey Shore, but he gave me a coupon for a free meal from Nature Works. He also gave me a song-and-dance about how healthy Nature Works is, and how they don't use butter or lard, they don't fry anything, they use brown instead of white rice and whole grain pasta, and how their food is generally better for you than most of the other places around. Honestly, I was a little turned off by it, since I love white rice and i don't eat whole grain anything, but, since I saw that one of the locations was nearby and the coupon did indeed seem to be for a free meal with no catches or restrictions, on my break I walked over there to give it a try.
The location I went to was at 113 East 31st Street, between Park and Lexington. It was a small place, a hole in the wall, pretty much. I gave the counter guy my coupon, which was for a free "Bob's Plate." This was described as "grilled chicken breast over whole wheat pasta or brown rice topped with lentil soup." I got mine with the brown rice. I got the meal in its brown back and took it back to my building, where I went down to our break room and unwrapped it. I have to say that it didn't look very appetizing…actually, it looked kind of like cat puke, and, as someone with two cats, you can trust me on that. But it smelled good, and I was encouraged by the fact that there weren't really any ingredients that I don't like, not that I could see. I like lentil soup. It's got a ton of fiber, which is great for you. You can't go wrong with grilled chicken breast, and, while I prefer white rice, brown rice is at least acceptable to me. I had never thought to combine these three ingredients, but I was hungry, so I dug in.
So how was it? Pretty good, actually. The appearance aside, it was a nice combination of flavors, and it was a good amount for a single portion. It came with whole wheat pita bread for dipping, which was nice. I finished it off and was satisfied with my meal. Now, do I recommend Nature Works? Well, yes…and no. The Bob's Plate was good, no doubt. But I saw on the menu that if I'd had to pay for it, it would have cost me $9.30, which is way higher than what I would have been willing to spend. It might be a good deal at half of that, but almost ten dollars is a lot to pay, especially in light of the fact that there are places within a couple of blocks where you can get a slice of pizza for a dollar. Of course, the guy who gave me the coupon would be quick to point out that pizza is nowhere near as good for you as what Nature Works is offering, but the simple fact is that it's highly unlikely I'm going back there and shelling out $9.30. However, gentle reader, if you're ever in the area and fancy spending ten bucks on lunch, I think you'll be pleased. I'm sure Jersey Shore guy will be happy to see you.


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Partnering With the Business Trial Group is A "Win-Win" Relationship
The Business Trial Group is a team of experienced attorneys focused solely on contingency fee business litigation. We regularly receive case referrals from all types of lawyers and law firms, including personal injury lawyers, transactional lawyers, probate lawyers, criminal lawyers, in-house counsel, and, most commonly, other commercial litigators. We also co-counsel cases with attorneys who want to remain more actively involved in the litigation.
The Business Trial Group presents a new financial opportunity for referring commercial litigation cases — one with significant potential benefits. If another lawyer or law firm refers us a business or securities case, we will share the contingency fee, in strict accordance with ethical and legal requirements, with the referring firm. We pride ourselves on maximizing our client's recoveries and increasing our partners' referral fees.
What you need to know about a referral or co-counsel relationship with the Business Trial Group:
1. You can get a referral fee on a business case.
The Business Trial Group believes that you should be compensated when you refer a commercial litigation client. The Florida Rules of Professional Conduct permit attorneys to receive referral fees on a contingency fee recovery. Referral fees (a percentage of the attorneys' portion of the contingency fee recovery) can be substantial in business litigation cases, which generally have hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in controversy. Unlike traditional hourly corporate law firms, attorneys and law firms that refer a case to the Business Trial Group receive a percentage of the recovery, which presents an opportunity to generate previously untapped revenue.
2. You can refer all types of business litigation cases.
Business Trial Group attorneys are routinely referred a wide variety of commercial litigation claims including cases involving:
- Business Torts
- Breach of Contract
- Construction Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Employment Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Legal and Accountant Malpractice
- Real Estate Litigation
- Securities Fraud and Mismanagement
- Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
- Wills, Trust and Estate Litigation
Even if your client's business-related case is not listed here, our attorneys probably have experience in the relevant practice areas. If you are unsure whether the Business Trial Group accepts referrals of a particular type of case, contact us today to discuss your client's case with one of our attorneys.
3. You can refer clients to us regardless of the stage of the litigation
Many clients are referred to the Business Trial Group when they are considering filing a lawsuit and our attorneys direct the litigation from the outset. It is also common for our business attorneys to become involved in a case during the course of the litigation. For instance, when clients become unable or unwilling to pay hourly attorneys' fees in the midst of a lawsuit, we can complete the litigation on a contingency fee basis. And due to our trial experience and ability to absorb the expense and risks of complex litigation, the Business Trial Group can be brought in to co-counsel during a particularly difficult stage of litigation or even on the eve of an arbitration or trial.
4. You will speak directly with our business attorneys and receive a prompt case analysis.
When you contact the Business Trial Group to refer a case, you will interact directly with our attorneys — not an assistant or paralegal. A business attorney will discuss your client's case with you and confirm that we do not have a conflict. We will then obtain as much of the factual background as possible, review the pertinent records, meet with you and your client, and analyze the merits of the case. If we accept your client's case, you and your client will sign an agreement that ensures you a percentage of the recovery in the case. And once the litigation begins, you will be kept fully informed on the progression of the case and receive regular status reports.
5. You and your client will be working with attorneys that get results.
The Business Trial Group's practice and reputation was built on results. Our attorneys recover millions of dollars a year on behalf of contingency fee business clients. In addition to numerous multi-million dollar settlements, we are also comfortable taking complex business cases to trial — a fact that is not overlooked by defense counsel. For example, in 2014, the Business Trial Group received jury verdicts of $15 million and $1.45 million in hard-fought commercial cases. Results like these benefit both our clients and our referral partners.
6. Our focus and service will make you look good.
When you refer a case to the Business Trial Group, your client will receive the work-product they have come to expect from a top-tier business firm. In fact, many of our attorneys honed their craft at prominent corporate law firms, including Greenberg Traurig, Baker Hostetler, Shutts & Bowen, Carlton Fields, and others. Your client's case will not be handled by an attorney who dabbles in business law — our attorneys are career business lawyers whose practice is 100% dedicated to commercial litigation.
7. Your client's case will have the support and resources to take on any opponent.
With the support of the more than 400 attorneys and more than 2,000 staff of the largest contingency fee law firm in the country, the Morgan & Morgan Business Trial Group has the resources to take on the most complex cases and well-funded adversaries. Our financial strength puts our referral clients on a level playing field with larger, wealthier opponents. We also assist our co-counsel partners by sharing the financial burden and time commitments of a complex case. The Business Trial Group can be your partner in navigating complex, high-stakes litigation, so that a potentially career-changing case does not slip away.
8. Your client relationship will be respected.
The Business Trial Group will honor the relationship between you and your client. Our firm only practices business litigation for plaintiffs on a contingency fee basis. Because Morgan & Morgan does not handle hourly or defense litigation and has no transactional law practice, we have no incentive to "poach" your business clients. If you refer us a client, the relationship will be limited to the case that you referred. And should you and your client decide to engage the Business Trial Group for other litigation, you will receive a referral fee on those future cases.
9. You can refer cases anywhere in Florida and throughout the country.
The Business Trial Group accepts attorney referrals and litigates in all jurisdictions in Florida. From the firm's dozens of Florida offices, we maintain a home court advantage throughout the state, including Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Naples, and Sarasota. From our offices in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee we also represent clients in other parts of the country. If you are unsure whether the Business Trial Group accepts referrals in a particular jurisdiction, contact us today to discuss your client's case with one of our attorneys.
10. We will follow all ethical rules governing the sharing of contingency fees.
In any referral or co-counsel arrangement, we will take responsibility for following all procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the relevant ethical rules. In Florida, the payment of referral fees to lawyers is governed by Rule 4-1.5 of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct. In compliance with this rule, your client will sign an agreement that explains: (1) that you and Morgan & Morgan are jointly responsible for the representation; and (2) the division of fees between the firms.
Let's Start a Profitable Referral Relationship
Contact us today to speak with our commercial litigation team about an attorney referral or co-counsel relationship. Our experienced attorneys are happy to review and discuss your client's case. Let us show you how a partnership with the Business Trial Group is a true "win-win" situation.


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Appliances, standards boost WLAN security
Robert Scheier revisits the WLAN industry for an update on security tools and standards.
When we last looked at wireless LAN security, we painted a fairly bleak picture. At that time, virtual private networks (VPNs) were the best way to fix the well-known vulnerabilities in the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP), which guards most wireless LANs. But VPNs cost as much as $1,500 per wireless access point (AP) and often forced you to lock yourself into one vendor's gear.
Since then, we've seen progress on both the product and standards fronts. It now costs as little as $200 to link an AP to an existing VPN using wireless security "appliances" from the likes of Bluesocket Inc., ReefEdge Inc. and SMC Networks Inc. Leading vendors such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft are already supporting beefed-up encryption and authentication standards that close some of the holes in WEP.
The appliance approach
The well-known vulnerabilities in 802.11b WLANs include the ease with which sniffing tools can decode the encryption keys used by the 802.11b WEP. One way around those flaws is the use of a VPN that uses encapsulation and encryption to provide a private "tunnel" for data through a public network.
Bluesocket, Vernier Networks Inc. and ReefEdge all take advantage of the built-in support for IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) built into Windows 2000 and Windows XP to provide VPN capabilities for wireless LANs, says Chris Kozup, senior research analyst at Meta Group Inc. Their products, as well as those from Proxim Inc. create a distributed architecture for securing and managing wireless area networks from a central point, rather than from each client or each access point.
Bluesocket's wireless gateways sit between an organization's wireless access points and the corporate network, while Vernier's Control Server provides centralized security configuration and management to distributed Access Managers, which do the actual enforcement of network security and resource usage policies.
Of the appliance vendors, "ReefEdge has done probably the best job of scaling down and scaling up their products" for customers ranging from single sites to large enterprises, says Kozup. ReefEdge's CS50 combines the functions of a control server (authentication and enforcement of network access policies) and of a gateway (wireless LAN traffic management and IPsec encryption), at prices as low as $6,000 for a configuration supporting six to eight access points.
Alexandria, Va.-based Ecutel Inc. "has focused on offering mobility across different mediums" such as wired and wireless LANs, says Kozup. Ecutel's recently announced Viatores 4.0 supports both the IPsec security protocol as well as the Mobile IP protocol for routing messages among different types of mobile devices and boasts a redesigned graphical user interface to ease set up and administration.
Security managers may still face challenges, though, in integrating wireless security tools with other network management or other authentication rule engines. ReefEdge, for example, offers a plug-in connecting it to Computer Associates International Inc.'s Unicenter management framework but is still working on such links to Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Unicenter and to IBM's Tivoli. Trading user permissions and similar information with other policy databases requires writing to the ReefEdge Application Programming Interface.
New standards
Help is already available from products based on the 802.1X standard for port-based network access control. 802.1X works with the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to allow wireless clients using various authentication methods to communicate with the Remote Access Dial-In User Service servers many companies already use to authenticate wired remote users. EAP is already supported (with some proprietary twists) by vendors such as Microsoft (in Windows XP), Cisco Systems Inc., Funk Software Inc. and LeapPoint Technologies Inc. With the combination of EAP and 802.1X, the client and server perform a mutual authentication and create a unique decryption key for each communication session, making it harder for hackers to detect and decode WEP encryption keys.
The 802.11i spec will eventually support the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), a more powerful follow-on to WEP. But AES is at least 18 months away from deployment, says ReefEdge Chief Technology Officer Sandeep Singhal, especially since customers will have to upgrade 802.11b access cards to new cards with dedicated encryption chips to avoid heavy performance hits when they move to AES.
Chasing the rogues
Wireless "sniffer" products such as WildPackets Inc.'s AiroPeek NX, Network Associates Inc.'s Sniffer Wireless 4.7 and the free NetStumbler can help you find rogue (or unauthorized) APs installed by users that create hidden security holes in your network. IBM is working on a Distributed Wireless Security Auditor which uses authorized wireless clients to detect rogue APs (Read more here.) By the end of this year, Kozup expects WLAN vendors such as 3Com Corp., Cisco, Enterasys Networks Inc. and Symbol Technologies to ship network management tools that can find unauthorized APs.
Kozup also recommends scanning for rogue APs by monitoring Media Access Control address tables and using SNMP queries to provide lists of devices on the network. Such regular checks should be combined with common-sense steps such as making sure WEP is enabled and keeping wireless traffic on a separate sub-network.
"Our advice isn't to batten down the hatches and try to keep (wireless LANs) away, because you can't," says Kozup. "Take a proactive approach. There are means out there to protect these networks." But they're only good if you use them.
About the author
Robert L. Scheier, a former technology editor at Computerworld, often writes about security issues from Boylston, Mass. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Professional Speakers Make for a Positive Disposition
From Monday the 21st to Wednesday the 23rd Feb I was at the Meetings Africa Expo, Sandton Convention Centre.
During these 3 days I had the privilege of listening to some amazing speakers – Andy Rice (Death of Advertising); Helen Nicholson (the Art of Networking); Donna Rachelson (Branding and Marketing YOU); Gary Bailey (Leadership); Debora Patta (Why South Africa is the best place to live); Gerry Skerrit (21st Century Team Building); Robin Wheeler (Being Yourself for a Living); Justin Cohen (What's Your Story?); Iain Johnston (Searching for Customers); Justice Malala and a number more.
Having listened intently to all of these presentations I learned much about being a public speaker (my original intention in sitting through the presentations). However what I took away was so much more valuable.
To keep it short I learned that we are living in an evolving world – so much has changed about how we go about life, how we interact with life and how we should be interacting with life – in business in particular but also personally.
Through the information imparted I see that in general there is an awakening in business that human potential is vast and that an individual can contribute so much more to the greater good if they are just allowed to. And as individuals make up the greatest assets of business it makes perfect sense to empower, encourage and just allow people to grow.
Business is slowly coming around to the idea that just maybe they are not the be all and end all to human civilization but rather a conduit, through it's people, to making a better world.
And lastly I came away from all of these discussion with a real sense of excitement about my life and my future and the future of this fabulous country. All presentations had this positive sense of the future and I'm glad to be part of it.
Thanks to all who presented.


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Tony & Liz have been running the D of E group at Norton College & Peaks Centre for the past 5 years. Sometimes organised, sometimes slick, occasionally well run and often chaotic, they have been responsible for supervising training in the snow, practices in the fog, and qualifying expeditions in freezing conditions (in July!). Aided by Bootlace and the rest of the team, they've never lost anyone.....yet!
For 2008-09 the team consists of Claire, Courtney, Dave, Luke,and Tom.
Claire did her Gold expedition in 2005, surviving torrential rain and generally yukky conditions. For some reason known only to herself, that wasn't enough and she volunteered to come back and help the following year. We keep trying to get rid of her, but she keeps turning up with chocolate muffins, so we let her stay! She was also the 1st person to complete her Gold Award with us.
Luke did his Gold expedition in 2007 in conditions almost as bad as 2005. An encounter with Mountain Rescue didn't dampen his enthusiasm and he returned last year to pass on his valuable experience and knowledge of mobile phone reception in the Highlands! He also made it to Corrour a year after he set off there - having been distracted en-route last time.
Courtney, Tom & Dave did their Gold expedition last year. Tom & Dave got very wet while Courtney still maintains that it didn't rain! They've only just joined the team, so we'll wait a bit before we tell some stories about them!
Of course we can't not mention the cook and chief bottle washer, Bev and John, who do a fantastic job of looking after us and making sure that there is always tea in the pot and food on the table. (Not to mention the minibus driving and carrot grating!)


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Students from Lincoln Castle Academy recently interviewed Sir Richard Branson, asking him questions about education, enterprise and his 16 year old self.
The students - who won tickets to attend the Commonwealth Day Observance by taking part in the Commonwealth Essay Competition - were taking part in the BBC School Report scheme, after having listened to the Founder of the Virgin Group deliver his Commonwealth Day address in Westminster Abbey.
The full interview is available to watch on the BBC School Report website, click hereto view.


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Rock Lee vs. Neji Hyūga!!
Rokku Rī tsui Neji Hyūga!!
|← The Huge Pitter-Patter Attack Plan of Love!!
|Copy Ninja Rock Lee?! →
Rock Lee vs. Neji Hyūga!! (ロックリー対ガイ班はネジ日向!!, Rokku Rī tsui Neji Hyūga!!) is Chapter 3 of the manga.
When Rock Lee comes with the intention to stop the enemies, they claim that ninjutsu will not effect them, but Lee knocks out the three ninja with taijutsu. Tenten and Might Guy, who dressed in a ridiculous outfit that consists of a tutu, arrive. Lee is shown dressed in the same attire, as he and Guy resume their training, much to Tenten's disbelief. Just as when he thinks he's better than Neji, Lee realizes that Neji defeated the enemies' leader, hence beating Lee's "quantity with quality". Later, Tenten is searching for her valuable photo that she has lost, and claims that she wished Neji was there, due to his Byakugan. Lee attempts to perform Byakugan, and Naruto Uzumaki mistakes him for a suspicious person. Neji arrives, having retrieved Tenten's photo in the matter of seconds, and Lee swears to never to lose to Neji again. Lee challenges Neji, who accepts it saying that Lee can't win against him. After a week of training, Lee comes back, looking considerably muscular, as well as Guy, who only has his right arm preeminent. The battle begins between Lee and Neji. Lee's speed slows down, allowing Neji to attack, which reveals that Lee and Guy's muscles are fake, but Guy denies it, stating it's chakra. Lee headbutts Neji, resulting in a draw. In the end, Guy invites Lee and Neji for training using their fake muscles, much to Tenten's chagrin.


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The Panic Pit Stop Workshop
Saturday 19th November
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
with Dr. David Purves
Book here
The Panic Pit Stop Workshop gives you the tools you need
to put panic, worry and anxiety behind you.
This is a practical workshop crafted to help you acquire, absorb and use the modern powerful tools available to delete panic, worry and anxiety from your life. After attending this workshop, you will be well equipped to change your life for the better. The basis of the workshop is a proven combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dr. Purves's own Active Self Help system.
The number of delegates will be deliberately small, so that everyone will benefit from personal attention, to receive very specific guidance and help, to address individual problems.
In the workshop you will learn:-
- What are the three legs of anxiety and how to delete these from your life
- What causes your specific anxiety, worry and/or panic
- How to stop panic attacks FAST
- How to stop worry in its tracks
- How to challenge, change and remove anxiety from your life for good
- You will learn the secret of emotional control
You also will learn how to build personal value, so you feel less vulnerable, and you will learn how to feel safe once more.
This workshop is very much focused toward helping you delete the experience of anxiety, worry and panic from your life. If you struggle with anxiety, worry and panic, you will find that this workshop equips you with the most effective tools in existence to help you overcome and remove these from your life.
You will become the master of your emotions not their slave!
The Panic Pit Stop Workshop will take place in Reading, Berkshire. There is plenty of parking and lunch will be provided. The fee for this unique one day workshop is £185 (incl lunch and full course notes). An early bird registrant's fee is available at only £155, plus a 50% discount on the Panic Pit Stop online course (normally £39 per month of membership), worth up to £39, making a total savings of £69 for early booking.