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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.27 / 5.00 4,702 ViewsIn the end of all things... there will be us, and him... and his ice cream.
-thanks so much for front page!
-flash 8 needed
-I've been away for a while, busy with various things. I've come back with this flash, and my own website. I'll be submitting flash more quickly and consistently now that I'm done with my prior commitments.
Bulortio, www.dead-tree.com
almost had me thinking...
It was a really eerie feel. It was quite interesting, I can almost understand this animation. It was a great watch...
Crawls under bed peeking through sheets...
Never will ice-cream again!
Such an amazing horror flash!
I swear, I don't think I'll be able to eat ice cream for a while.
Everything was just so....twisted.
And the voicing was perfect!
It felt so real...
"I can taste the day I die"
Through atmosphere and dialogue this movie gets a ten. It doesn't have the best design or animation, but if you set out to scare everyone to death, you definately succeeded. I favorite this, in hopes that I may never see it again. It's just too... much. I can hear him speaking to me, he wants my soul. He wants it and he may have it.
That was by far one of the most interesting things I've ever seen. I'll never think the same way about ice cream again *shudders*
I was legitimately scared.
As fucked up as this movie is, I cannot deny that you executed this the way you wanted. Seriously, it's hard to instill a sense of being really creeped out in animation and you did it.
The art and such wasn't that great, but the sheer greatness in execution makes up for it.


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Introduction xxiii
Chapter 1 Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Overview 3
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3
Foundation Topics 7
Firewall Overview 7
Firewall Techniques 11
Stateless Packet Filtering 11
Stateful Packet Filtering 12
Stateful Packet Filtering with Application Inspection and Control 12
Network Intrusion Prevention System 13
Network Behavior Analysis 14
Application Layer Gateway (Proxy) 14
Cisco ASA Features 15
Selecting a Cisco ASA Model 18
ASA 5510, 5520, and 5540 19
Security Services Modules 22
Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSM 22
Content Security and Control (CSC) SSM 23
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet (4GE) SSM 24
ASA Performance Breakdown 25
Selecting ASA Licenses 28
Exam Preparation Tasks 31
Review All Key Topics 31
Define Key Terms 31
Chapter 2 Working with a Cisco ASA 33
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 33
Foundation Topics 38
Using the CLI 38
Entering Commands 39
Command Help 41
Command History 43
Searching and Filtering Command Output 43
Terminal Screen Format 45
Using Cisco ASDM 45
Understanding the Factory Default Configuration 50
Working with Configuration Files 52
Clearing an ASA Configuration 55
Working with the ASA File System 56
Navigating an ASA Flash File System 57
Working with Files in an ASA File System 58
Reloading an ASA 61
Upgrading the ASA Software at the Next Reload 63
Performing a Reload 64
Manually Upgrading the ASA Software During a Reload 65
Exam Preparation Tasks 69
Review All Key Topics 69
Define Key Terms 69
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 69
Chapter 3 Configuring ASA Interfaces 73
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 73
Foundation Topics 77
Configuring Physical Interfaces 77
Default Interface Configuration 78
Configuring Physical Interface Parameters 80
Mapping ASA 5505 Interfaces to VLANs 80
Configuring Interface Redundancy 81
Configuring VLAN Interfaces 83
VLAN Interfaces and Trunks on ASA 5510 and Higher Platforms 84
VLAN Interfaces and Trunks on an ASA 5505 86
Configuring Interface Security Parameters 88
Naming the Interface 88
Assigning an IP Address 89
Setting the Security Level 90
Interface Security Parameters Example 94
Configuring the Interface MTU 94
Verifying Interface Operation 96
Exam Preparation Tasks 99
Review All Key Topics 99
Define Key Terms 99
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 99
Chapter 4 Configuring IP Connectivity 103
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 103
Foundation Topics 107
Deploying DHCP Services 107
Configuring a DHCP Relay 107
Configuring a DHCP Server 108
Using Routing Information 111
Configuring Static Routing 115
Tracking a Static Route 117
Routing with RIPv2 122
Routing with EIGRP 125
Routing with OSPF 134
An Example OSPF Scenario 140
Verifying the ASA Routing Table 144
Exam Preparation Tasks 147
Review All Key Topics 147
Define Key Terms 147
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 148
Chapter 5 Managing a Cisco ASA 155
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 155
Foundation Topics 159
Basic Device Settings 159
Configuring Device Identity 159
Configuring Basic Authentication 160
Verifying Basic Device Settings 162
Configuring Name-to-Address Mappings 162
Configuring Local Name-to-Address Mappings 162
Configuring DNS Server Groups 164
Verifying Name-to-Address Mappings 166
File System Management 166
File System Management Using ASDM 166
File System Management Using the CLI 167
dir 168
more 168
copy 168
delete 168
rename 168
mkdir 169
rmdir 169
cd 170
pwd 170
fsck 170
format or erase 171
Managing Software and Feature Activation 171
Managing Cisco ASA Software and ASDM Images 171
Upgrading Files from a Local PC or Directly from Cisco.com 173
License Management 175
Upgrading the Image and Activation Key at the Same Time 176
Cisco ASA Software and License Verification 176
Configuring Management Access 179
Overview of Basic Procedures 179
Configuring Remote Management Access 181
Configuring an Out-of-Band Management Interface 182
Configuring Remote Access Using Telnet 182
Configuring Remote Access Using SSH 185
Configuring Remote Access Using HTTPS 187
Creating a Permanent Self-Signed Certificate 187
Obtaining an Identity Certificate by PKI Enrollment 189
Deploying an Identity Certificate 190
Configuring Management Access Banners 191
Controlling Management Access with AAA 194
Creating Users in the Local Database 196
Using Simple Password-Only Authentication 197
Configuring AAA Access Using the Local Database 198
Configuring AAA Access Using Remote AAA Server(s) 200
Step 1: Create an AAA Server Group and Configure How Servers in the Group Are Accessed 201
Step 2: Populate the Server Group with Member Servers 202
Step 3: Enable User Authentication for Each Remote Management Access Channel 203
Configuring Cisco Secure ACS for Remote Authentication 204
Configuring AAA Command Authorization 207
Configuring Local AAA Command Authorization 208
Configuring Remote AAA Command Authorization 211
Configuring Remote AAA Accounting 214
Verifying AAA for Management Access 215
Configuring Monitoring Using SNMP 216
Troubleshooting Remote Management Access 221
Cisco ASA Password Recovery 223
Performing Password Recovery 223
Enabling or Disabling Password Recovery 224
Exam Preparation Tasks 225
Review All Key Topics 225
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 225
Chapter 6 Recording ASA Activity 233
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 233
Foundation Topics 237
System Time 237
Verifying System Time Settings 241
Managing Event and Session Logging 242
NetFlow Support 243
Logging Message Format 244
Message Severity 244
Configuring Event and Session Logging 245
Configuring Global Logging Properties 245
Altering Settings of Specific Messages 247
Configuring Event Filters 250
Configuring Individual Event Destinations 252
Internal Buffer 252
Syslog Server(s) 255
Email 257
NetFlow 259
Telnet or SSH Sessions 260
Verifying Event and Session Logging 261
Implementation Guidelines 262
Troubleshooting Event and Session Logging 263
Troubleshooting Commands 263
Exam Preparation Tasks 265
Review All Key Topics 265
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 265
Chapter 7 Using Address Translation 269
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 270
Foundation Topics 277
Understanding How NAT Works 277
Enforcing NAT 279
Address Translation Deployment Options 280
NAT Versus PAT 281
Input Parameters 283
Deployment Choices 283
NAT Exemption 284
Configuring NAT Control 285
Configuring Dynamic Inside NAT 287
Configuring Dynamic Inside PAT 292
Configuring Dynamic Inside Policy NAT 297
Verifying Dynamic Inside NAT and PAT 300
Configuring Static Inside NAT 301
Configuring Network Static Inside NAT 304
Configuring Static Inside PAT 307
Configuring Static Inside Policy NAT 310
Verifying Static Inside NAT and PAT 313
Configuring No-Translation Rules 313
Configuring Dynamic Identity NAT 314
Configuring Static Identity NAT 316
Configuring NAT Bypass (NAT Exemption) 318
NAT Rule Priority with NAT Control Enabled 319
Configuring Outside NAT 320
Other NAT Considerations 323
DNS Rewrite (Also Known as DNS Doctoring) 323
Integrating NAT with ASA Access Control 325
Integrating NAT with MPF 326
Integrating NAT with AAA (Cut-Through Proxy) 326
Troubleshooting Address Translation 326
Improper Translation 327
Protocols Incompatible with NAT or PAT 327
Proxy ARP 327
NAT-Related Syslog Messages 328
Exam Preparation Tasks 329
Review All Key Topics 329
Define Key Terms 330
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 330
Chapter 8 Controlling Access Through the ASA 333
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 333
Foundation Topics 338
Understanding How Access Control Works 338
State Tables 338
Connection Table 339
TCP Connection Flags 342
Inside and Outside, Inbound and Outbound 343
Local Host Table 344
State Table Logging 345
Understanding Interface Access Rules 346
Stateful Filtering 347
Interface Access Rules and Interface Security Levels 349
Interface Access Rules Direction 349
Configuring Interface Access Rules 350
Access Rule Logging 356
Cisco ASDM Public Server Wizard 363
Configuring Access Control Lists from the CLI 364
Implementation Guidelines 365
Time-Based Access Rules 366
Configuring Time Ranges from the CLI 370
Verifying Interface Access Rules 371
Managing Rules in Cisco ASDM 372
Managing Access Rules from the CLI 375
Organizing Access Rules Using Object Groups 376
Verifying Object Groups 387
Configuring and Verifying Other Basic Access Controls 390
uRPF 390
Shunning 392
Troubleshooting Basic Access Control 393
Examining Syslog Messages 393
Packet Capture 395
Packet Tracer 397
Suggested Approach to Access Control Troubleshooting 399
Exam Preparation Tasks 400
Review All Key Topics 400
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 401
Chapter 9 Inspecting Traffic 409
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 409
Foundation Topics 415
Understanding the Modular Policy Framework 415
Configuring the MPF 418
Configuring a Policy for Inspecting OSI Layers 3 and 4 420
Step 1: Define a Layer 3—4 Class Map 421
Step 2: Define a Layer 3—4 Policy Map 423
Step 3: Apply the Policy Map to the Appropriate Interfaces 426
Creating a Security Policy in ASDM 427
Tuning Basic Layer 3—4 Connection Limits 431
Inspecting TCP Parameters with the TCP Normalizer 435
Configuring ICMP Inspection 441
Configuring Dynamic Protocol Inspection 441
Configuring Custom Protocol Inspection 450
Configuring a Policy for Inspecting OSI Layers 5—7 451
Configuring HTTP Inspection 452
Configuring HTTP Inspection Policy Maps Using the CLI 454
Configuring HTTP Inspection Policy Maps Using ASDM 461
Configuring FTP Inspection 473
Configuring FTP Inspection Using the CLI 474
Configuring FTP Inspection Using ASDM 476
Configuring DNS Inspection 479
Creating and Applying a DNS Inspection Policy Map Using the CLI 480
Creating and Applying a DNS Inspection Policy Map Using ASDM 482
Configuring ESMTP Inspection 487
Configuring an ESMTP Inspection with the CLI 487
Configuring an ESMTP Inspection with ASDM 489
Configuring a Policy for ASA Management Traffic 492
Detecting and Filtering Botnet Traffic 497
Configuring Botnet Traffic Filtering with the CLI 498
Step 1: Configure the Dynamic Database 498
Step 2: Configure the Static Database 499
Step 3: Enable DNS Snooping 499
Step 4: Enable the Botnet Traffic Filter 499
Configuring Botnet Traffic Filtering with ASDM 501
Step 1: Configure the Dynamic Database 501
Step 2: Configure the Static Database 501
Step 3: Enable DNS Snooping 502
Step 4: Enable the Botnet Traffic Filter 502
Using Threat Detection 503
Configuring Threat Detection with the CLI 504
Step 1: Configure Basic Threat Detection 504
Step 2: Configure Advanced Threat Detection 506
Step 3: Configure Scanning Threat Detection 507
Configuring Threat Detection in ASDM 509
Step 1: Configure Basic Threat Detection 509
Step 2: Configure Advanced Threat Detection 509
Step 3: Configure Scanning Threat Detection 510
Exam Preparation Tasks 512
Review All Key Topics 512
Define Key Terms 513
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 513
Chapter 10 Using Proxy Services to Control Access 515
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 515
Foundation Topics 518
User-Based (Cut-Through) Proxy Overview 518
User Authentication 518
AAA on the ASA 519
AAA Deployment Options 519
User-Based Proxy Preconfiguration Steps and Deployment Guidelines 520
User-Based Proxy Preconfiguration Steps 520
User-Based Proxy Deployment Guidelines 520
Direct HTTP Authentication with the Cisco ASA 521
HTTP Redirection 521
Virtual HTTP 522
Direct Telnet Authentication 522
Configuration Steps of User-Based Proxy 522
Configuring User Authentication 522
Configuring an AAA Group 523
Configuring an AAA Server 524
Configuring the Authentication Rules 524
Verifying User Authentication 526
Configuring HTTP Redirection 527
Configuring the Virtual HTTP Server 527
Configuring Direct Telnet 528
Configuring Authentication Prompts and Timeouts 528
Configuring Authentication Prompts 529
Configuring Authentication Timeouts 529
Configuring User Authorization 530
Configuring Downloadable ACLs 531
Configuring User Session Accounting 531
Using Proxy for IP Telephony and Unified TelePresence 532
Exam Preparation Tasks 534
Review All Key Topics 534
Define Key Terms 534
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 534
Chapter 11 Handling Traffic 537
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 537
Foundation Topics 541
Handling Fragmented Traffic 541
Prioritizing Traffic 543
Controlling Traffic Bandwidth 547
Configuring Traffic Policing Parameters 550
Configuring Traffic Shaping Parameters 553
Exam Preparation Tasks 557
Review All Key Topics 557
Define Key Terms 557
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 557
Chapter 12 Using Transparent Firewall Mode 561
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 561
Foundation Topics 564
Firewall Mode Overview 564
Configuring Transparent Firewall Mode 567
Controlling Traffic in Transparent Firewall Mode 569
Using ARP Inspection 571
Disabling MAC Address Learning 575
Exam Preparation Tasks 579
Review All Key Topics 579
Define Key Terms 579
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 580
Chapter 13 Creating Virtual Firewalls on the ASA 583
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 583
Foundation Topics 586
Cisco ASA Virtualization Overview 586
The System Configuration, the System Context, and Other Security Contexts 586
Virtual Firewall Deployment Guidelines 587
Deployment Choices 587
Deployment Guidelines 588
Limitations 588
Configuration Tasks Overview 589
Configuring Security Contexts 589
The Admin Context 590
Configuring Multiple Mode 590
Creating a Security Context 590
Verifying Security Contexts 592
Managing Security Contexts 592
Packet Classification 592
Changing the Admin Context 593
Configuring Resource Management 594
The Default Class 594
Creating a New Resource Class 594
Verifying Resource Management 596
Troubleshooting Security Contexts 596
Exam Preparation Tasks 598
Review All Key Topics 598
Define Key Terms 598
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 598
Chapter 14 Deploying High Availability Features 601
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 601
Foundation Topics 605
ASA Failover Overview 605
Failover Roles 605
Detecting an ASA Failure 611
Configuring Active-Standby Failover Mode 612
Step 1: Configure the Primary Failover Unit 613
Step 2: Configure Failover on the Secondary Device 614
Scenario for Configuring Active-Standby Failover Mode 614
Configuring Active-Standby Failover with the ASDM Wizard 616
Configuring Active-Standby Failover Manually in ASDM 618
Configuring Active-Active Failover Mode 621
Step 1: Configure the Primary ASA Unit 622
Step 2: Configure the Secondary ASA Unit 623
Scenario for Configuring Active-Active Failover Mode 623
Tuning Failover Operation 630
Configuring Failover Timers 630
Configuring Failover Health Monitoring 631
Detecting Asymmetric Routing 632
Administering Failover 634
Verifying Failover Operation 635
Leveraging Failover for a Zero Downtime Upgrade 637
Exam Preparation Tasks 639
Review All Key Topics 639
Define Key Terms 639
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 639
Chapter 15 Integrating ASA Service Modules 645
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 645
Foundation Topics 648
Cisco ASA Security Services Modules Overview 648
Module Components 648
General Deployment Guidelines 649
Overview of the Cisco ASA Content Security and Control SSM 649
Cisco Content Security and Control SSM Licensing 649
Overview of the Cisco ASA Advanced Inspection and Prevention SSM and SSC 649
Inline Operation 650
Promiscuous Operation 650
Supported Cisco IPS Software Features 650
Installing the ASA AIP-SSM and AIP-SSC 651
The Cisco AIP-SSM and AIP-SSC Ethernet Connections 651
Failure Management Modes 652
Managing Basic Features 652
Initializing the AIP-SSM and AIP-SSC 653
Configuring the AIP-SSM and AIP-SSC 653
Integrating the ASA CSC-SSM 653
Installing the CSC-SSM 653
Ethernet Connections 654
Managing the Basic Features 654
Initializing the Cisco CSC-SSM 654
Configuring the CSC-SSM 655
Exam Preparation Tasks 656
Review All Key Topics 656
Definitions of Key Terms 656
Command Reference to Check Your Memory 656
Chapter 16 Final Preparation 659
Tools for Final Preparation 659
Pearson Cert Practice Test Engine and Questions on the CD 659
Install the Software from the CD 659
Activate and Download the Practice Exam 660
Activating Other Exams 660
Premium Edition 660
The Cisco Learning Network 661
Chapter-Ending Review Tools 661
Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 661
Using the Exam Engine 662
Summary 663
Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes 665
Appendix B CCNP Security 642-617 FIREWALL Exam Updates: Version 1.0 671
Appendix C Traffic Analysis Tools 675
Glossary 707

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Biddeford reinvents line and image
July 21, 2003
,BIDDEFORD, ME After emerging from Chapter 11 and regrouping under a new owner, 160-year-old Biddeford Blankets is making over its product line and its image, trying to carve out a new niche in the relatively staid market for automatic blankets.
"It's been a couple of years since we've shown in New York, so we want this to be a major reintroduction," said Robert Van Jones, newly named vp of sales and marketing.
Striking a radically different, ultra-hip note for what has historically been a deeply conservative company, Biddeford is taking on the youth market this fall with a group of Hot Wrap automatic heated throws in bright, vivid colors and packaging aimed at Gen-Xers and young adults. "Everything has changed," said Jones. "This is no longer the same small company it used to be. The new owners and the new management really want to revitalize this company. Instead of continuing with the same old blanket, we're taking the flexible heated category and putting it into new channels of distribution with new technology, new design, new looks and new packaging. We're really going to make a statement."
A case in point, he said, is the new Hot Wrap program. In addition to vivid colors, the product sports "a see-through control aimed at the tweener and youth market." The Hot Wrap heated throw is priced to promote at $39.95, said Jones.
Breaking more new ground Biddeford is launching what Jones calls "an under-blanket," in effect a heated mattress pad. "It's a product designed to be used, as it is in Europe, with a down comforter. You turn the under-blanket on to warm up the bed, and then you turn it off when you get into bed and let the down comforter work. It's a great one-two punch. It's a very common approach in Europe, and we're going to work hard to make it catch on here. We think the under-blanket is one of our greatest opportunities. This can be a real growth vehicle for us."
At the same time, Biddeford is trading up its core warming blanket business, said Jones. "That business has really plateaued in traditional fabrics and traditional price points. So we're trading up to a micro-denier step-up fabric that we can take to department stores and big boxes, expanding our distribution."
And using technology developed by its new parent, Microlife Group of Taiwan — which brought Biddeford out of Chapter 11 — the new line of trade-up warming blankets will use highly flexible, ultra-thin Microbore wiring to complement the micro-fiber fabric. As an additional plus, "there's less concern about safety issues as you go to thinner and thinner wire," he said.
In addition to the product itself, packing gets an overhaul, said Jones. "Packaging is another area where we're really going to concentrate. We want to create packing that will jump right off the shelf."
As a temporary showcase for its new product lineup, Biddeford will exhibit during the September market at the Le Marquis Hotel at 12 East 31st St. "It's adjacent to 295 Fifth Ave., so the location is perfect. We'll have a couple of suites together to show as much new product as we can."
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Youth and Adult Microfinance to Improve Resilience Outcomes in Democratic Republic of Congo
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The investigators will test the effectiveness of a youth-led animal husbandry microfinance program, Rabbits for Resilience, combined with the adult microfinance, Pigs for Peace (PFP), program on youth, family and community resilience outcomes. The following aims will be completed over the five-year longitudinal, mixed-method, cluster randomized community trial:
Specific Aim 1: Determine the relative effectiveness of a youth-led microfinance combined with the adult microfinance on youth and family resilience outcomes (reduced mental health distress, increased economic stability, improved family functioning) compared to a youth-led microfinance only and adult microfinance only approaches.
- We hypothesize that at six, twelve and 18-months post-baseline youth and adults in households in the youth-led and adult microfinance approach will report improved individual and family resilience outcomes compared to households in the youth-led microfinance only and adult microfinance only approaches.
Specific Aim 2: Determine the relative effectiveness of a youth-led microfinance combined with PFP microfinance on community resilience (e.g. social capital and participation in community groups by youth and adults) compared to youth-led microfinance only and adult microfinance only approaches.
- We hypothesize that at 18-months post baseline in households in the youth-led and adult microfinance will report improved community resilience compared to households in the youth-led microfinance only and adult microfinance only approaches
Specific Aim 3: Determine if changes in youth resilience (caregiving ability, empathy and outlook for the future) mediate the relationship between youth engagement in microfinance and outcomes, as measured by reduced mental health distress, improved family functioning and improved social capital.
Specific Aim 4: Examine youth perspectives on resilience in the context of multiple adversities (war, poverty, loss of family, displacement, victimization). Youth participants (N=50, ages 10-15 years) will be invited (with parent/caregiver consent) to complete at baseline and 18 month post-baseline qualitative interview/group discussion to examine individual, family and community resilience and what that they perceive as key to buffering the negative health and social consequences of prolonged conflict and other adversities.
Condition | Intervention |
Mental Health Disorders |
Behavioral: adult microfinance Behavioral: Youth microfinance only Behavioral: youth and adult micro finance |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: No masking Primary Purpose: Other |
Official Title: | Youth and Adult Microfinance to Improve Resilience Outcomes in Democratic Republic of Congo |
- Change in baseline Mental health distress at 18 months [ Time Frame: Baseline to 18 months post baseline ]The outcome will be collected from multiple sources: 1) one randomly selected program eligible youth; and 2) one parent/caregiver in participating household
Estimated Enrollment: | 984 |
Study Start Date: | August 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: Youth microfinance only
Youth receive loan
Behavioral: adult microfinance
Female piglet provided to household member. Participants agrees to repay their "loan" by giving two piglets (one to repay the loan and one for the interest on the loan) to the association from the first litter of piglets (on average 6-12 piglets). These piglets are then given to other village member households
Active Comparator: youth and adult micro finance
youth and adult receive loan
Behavioral: Youth microfinance only
One child (10-15 years) receive rabbits loan. The child is mentored by microfinance and community mentors. The child repays the loan to program and other children in the family and community are provided a loan from the repayment.
Active Comparator: adult microfinance
adults receive loan
Behavioral: youth and adult micro finance
One child and adult member of household receive animal loan. The child and adult are mentored and repayment of the loan to the program is provided and the repayment animal is provided to other members of the community
Detailed Description:
Congolese youth, families and communities have survived the 16 years of conflict and are now faced with significant challenges for rebuilding their futures. Developing, implementing and evaluating microfinance programs that combine youth and adults is an innovative strategy to assist households and community efforts by focusing on existing strengths. The study will advance knowledge for youth, families and communities impacted by armed conflicts in six critical areas:
- 1) increase our knowledge of youth and adult resilience (mental and physical health, family functioning, social capital) in context of multiple adversities;
- 2) measurement of resilience from a social ecological and longitudinal, mixed-method perspective;
- 3) expand our understanding of resilience to develop prevention interventions for youth in early adolescence (ages 10-15 years), an important time to develop healthy transitions to young adulthood (ages 15-10 years);
- 4) test a youth-led microfinance program combined with an existing and successful adult microfinance program, Pigs For Peace (PFP), that is sustainable and appropriate to the context of a war-affected population;
- 5) detail resources and infrastructure needed for conducting research in challenging field settings with diverse cultures and languages as well as with limited resources, such as access to mental health professionals;
- 6) provide guidelines for the ethical conduct of research in settings where participants of diverse ages and backgrounds may have limited knowledge of human rights and ethical research concepts, such as informed consent and assent.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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Principal Investigator: | Nancy E Glass, PhD | Johns Hopkins University |
Responsible Party: | Nancy Glass, Professor, Johns Hopkins University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02008695 History of Changes |
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R01HD071958 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | October 7, 2013 |
Last Updated: | March 1, 2017 |
Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins University:
Health Youth Microfinance |
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Mental Disorders |
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Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is a native American medicinal plant, the root of which has been used by native Americans for a variety of conditions for hundreds of years and in European phytotherapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms for over 40 years. Clinical experience, coupled with chemical, pharmacological, and controlled clinical studies have confirmed that black cohosh preparations provide a safe and effective alternative to hormone replacement therapy in the treatment of menopause.
Generations of American women have relied on the gnarled root of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) to relieve various 'female problems,' from PMS and menstrual cramps to menopausal symptoms. In the 1900s, this indigenous American wildflower, a member of the buttercup family, provided the main ingredient in a popular tonic for women. (The concoction--Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound--is still sold, but it no longer contains the herb.) Black cohosh has also been used to treat a variety of other complaints, including insect bites and eczema.
After falling out of favor for several decades, black cohosh is once again being heralded as an herbal antidote for such menopausal symptoms as hot flashes. It has even been recommended as an alternative to standard hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which can produce unwanted side effects in many women.
Common Names of Black Cohosh
Cohosh bugbane, battle weed, black cohosh, black snakeroot, blueberry, blue ginseng, bugbane, cohosh, columbine-leaved leontice, cordate rattle-top, heart-leaved snakeroot, meadow rue leontice, papoose root, rattle root, rattlesnake root, rattle-top, rattle weed, richweed, squaw root, yellow ginseng.
Black cohosh consists of the underground parts (rhizome and roots) of the showy North American forest plant Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt., family Ranunculaceae. The plant's common names are numerous and include black snakeroot, rattleweed, rattleroot, bugbane, bugwort, and squaw root (not to be confused with blue cohosh). The genus Cimicifuga contains twenty-three temperate climate species: six from North America, one in Europe, the remainder from temperate eastern Asia. Similar to black cohosh, several Asian species are traditionally used for gynecological conditions.
The medication was introduced into by the American Indians, who valued it highly. They boiled the root in water and drank the resulting beverage for a variety of conditions ranging from rheumatism, diseases of women, and debility to sore throat. Black cohosh was subsequently used, especially by eclectic physicians, for all these conditions but particularly for so-called uterine difficulties to stimulate the menstrual flow. Black cohosh was one of the principal ingredients in Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Herbalists recommend it for all of the aforementioned ailments and also as an astringent, diuretic, alterative, antidiarrheal, cough suppressant, diaphoretic, and other uses.
Scientific studies designed to identify specific physiological activities in the medication have not been numerous, and most have been carried out abroad. The long-suspected estrogenic effects, based on its use to stimulate menstruation, could not be verified in comprehensive experiments in mice reported in 1960. Subsequent experiments have shown that a methanol extract of black cohosh contains substances that bind to estrogen receptors of rat uteri; the extract also causes a selective reduction in luteinizing hormone level in ovariectomized rats. These results are interpreted to mean that black cohosh possesses some degree of estrogenic activity.
A al triterpene derivative called actein, was found to lower blood pressure in rabbits and cats but not in dogs. It produced no hypotensive effects in either normal or hypertensive human beings, although some peripheral vasodilation was observed.
Black cohosh is prescribed in Europe for various conditions, including symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), dysmenorrheal, and menopause. Reported activities include an estrogen-like action, binding to estrogen receptors, and suppression of luteinizing hormone. Occasional stomach pain or intestinal discomfort has been reported. Studies on mutagenicity, teratogenicity, and carcinogenicity have proven negative, and a six-month study on chronic toxicity in rats at about ninety times the human intake failed to prove deleterious. Further studies on black cohosh are warranted.
Black Cohosh Uses
The rhizome of this plant was used by Native Americans as a cure for rattlesnake bites (hence its common name, rattle root) and for menstrual and labor pain. The root was also chewed as a sedative and to alleviate depression. A tea made with the herb was sprinkled in rooms to prevent evil spirits from entering. In herbalism, the root is still used as a diuretic, a cough suppressant, and to reduce inflammation and rheumatic pain. Cimic. is largely a women's remedy that acts on the nerves and muscles of the uterus. It is used for menstrual symptoms, such as congestion in the head before menstruation and heaviness and cramps in the small of the back during menstruation. This remedy is good for early miscarriage and it is also helpful for common complaints in pregnancy, such as nausea and vomiting, sleeplessness and shooting pain in the uterus. Postpartum depression and menopausal symptoms, such as fainting spells and hot flashes are also helped by Cimic. Neck stiffness that causes headaches is helped by cimic., as well as emotional symptoms due to a hormonal imbalance, such as sighing, sadness, anxiety, and irritability.
Habitat and Cultivation
Black cohosh is native to Canada and the eastern states of the US, growing as far south as Florida. Black cohosh prefers shady spots in woods and shrubby areas. The herb is now grown in Europe and can be found in the wild, having self-seeded from cultivated plants. Black cohosh is grown from seed, and the root is harvested in autumn.
Black Cohosh Research
Black cohosh contains triterpene glycosides, isoflavones, isoferulic acid, volatile oil, and tannins.
How Much Black Cohosh to Take?
Black cohosh can be taken in several forms, including crude, dried root, or rhizome (300-2,000 mg per day) or as a solid, dry powdered extract (250 mg three times per day). Tinctures can be taken at 2-4 ml per day. Standardized extracts of the herb are available and contain 1 mg of deoxyacteine per tablet. The usual amount is 40 mg twice per day. Black cohosh can be taken for up to six months, and then it should be discontinued.
Side Effects and Cautions of Black Cohosh
Black cohosh has an estrogen-like effect, and women who are pregnant or lactating should not use the herb. Large doses of this herb may cause abdominal pain, nausea, headaches, and dizziness. Women taking estrogen therapy should consult a physician before using black cohosh.
How Black Cohosh Works in the Body?
Gynecologically, in North America, it is thought that black cohosh balances estrogen by stabilizing it. In European herbalism it is thought to have an estrogenic action, which actively works to reduce progesterone and promote estrogen levels in the body. It is therefore used where there is a lack of estrogen and an excess of progesterone. In the musculoskeletal system it is used as an anti-inflammatory in arthritic conditions. Its sedative qualities have applications in other systems, for example, in lowering blood pressure, in reducing spasm and tension, and in the respiratory system.
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Post 9/11 Nashville was an interesting place to live. Reporters were trying to tie in Nashville as a potential terrorist target, as if Osama himself denounced the Country Music Hall of Fame. Each night we heard reports of Muslim men videotaping the airport or mysterious people lurking around potential targets. We were living in strange times and our reporters were very strange people.
When the Anthrax scare created news, one news reporter wanted to expose how open Nashville's drinking water was to this type of threat. Anyone who has watched an episode of COPS in Nashville, know there must be something in the water already. Rob Manning from News Channel 5 in Nashville dove into the story with a special report on the lack of security at the city's water supply. He was set to blow the lid off the ability of someone to sneak into the system and add Anthrax or Smallpox to our tap water. The undercover report showed how security was almost non-existent as he was able to sneak under a wire fence and noted, "It's not too hard to crawl underneath.... It took me less than 20 seconds."
This report failed to motivate the city of Nashville to act, since Rob had not entered our water supply, but instead he had broken into a sewage treatment plant. In the end, a Metro Water Department spokesperson noted "if a terrorist tried to put something in our water supply, we'd rather he end up at the sewage plant."
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(36 Posts)I feel really embarrassed to be posting this. I am a disaster with relationships I do chase the "spark". I finally realised what I was doing and was single since January and stopped focussing my all on a man. I would literally obsess and let them take over my whole life before.
A couple of months ago, I started seeing my DD (7) father. It was comfortable, nice, I stopped feeling lonely, really wanted to settle down, and have that "family" thing. He is a nice person, he loves my son even though not his, he brings round icecream wine and dvds randomly, and I would of said a few hours ago, wants the whole family thing with me to.
He was a car clamper, not the law on clamping and towing has changed he's out of a job, me being nice has applied for every job going he can do on his behalf, helped his Cv and printed off copies. Today he's round needed more CV copies logged into his hotmail to get CV and didn't log out.
Why why did I be so nosey! Theres emails to another woman saying how can he show her how much he love's her, he will do anything. theres one saying, boo you don't know how much I'm in love with you right now, and poems he's sent her, songs and pictures. Last one was yday!
I feel like a fucking twat. Because he's dd father I haven't been bothered putting in boundries like sleeping over as I would another new boyfriend. Iv'e just let him in the kids lifes, and let them see us and been so fine with it all. Let him do the school run so I can get to work less rushed, let him cuddle up on the sofa with us all watching films. Arghh! Iv'e also had unprotected sex this month because I am a Aclass idiot and messed up my pills, didnt get the morning after pill because my plan was after root canal, and didnt expect it to hurt like that. So stupid stupid me just went home went to bed and now been crossing my fingers.
So do I just forget I saw email, I doubt really really doubt he would ever leave me, and suck it up because I like the family aspect, and the kids and my family like my mum think hes the bees knees!
Well, you can't just forget you saw the email - so perhaps you can be glad you saw it, because now at least you know you & he aren't on the same page re any rebuilding of a relationship - he's at least partly involved with someone else. Time to pull up the drawbridge again and get back into the 'single' mindset. I wouldn't want to be sharing family life with someone who didn't think it necessary to point out that he was in love with someone else - storing up grief for a later date. And fingers tightly crossed that you aren't already pregnant....
Why do you have such low self esteem that you're considering staying with a man you know is cheating on you?
That might sound harsh, but I mean it in a 'you need a wake up call' kind of way. This is NOT GOOD ENOUGH for you or your DCs.
Out of interest, why did you get back with him? And what was his living situation before you got back together? Have you unwittingly saddled yourself with a cheating cock lodger?
And you're not a fuck up. He is.
I know I should be glad, but I'm fed up of being on my own. Iv'e always been on my own with actual living with a partner apart from a short abusive relationship which ended with me in a refuge.
I don't want to get back to that single mindset. I forgot how much I liked cuddles till recently.
I know deep down I have to end this now before it gets any further, just feel really and want to stick my head in the sand.
He's renting a small house, he did get served eviction notice a couple days ago due to loosing his job. He didn't mention moving though.
I am a fuck up, I'm actually trying to think of reasons and excuses for him.
Gathered whatever strength you have left and get rid. You need to regain your self respect and knowing what you do about this man is doing you no good.
Tell him that you saw the email and tell him to sling his hook
then stop
It doesn't sound like a love job - more a case of 'he'll do' so maybe you were using eachother.
It's much better to be single than with a man like this. Of course you can't 'forget' the e mail, nor can you 'forget' some sexual health screening, as you've been having unprotected sex with him and he's clearly not in an exclusive relationship with you. I hope for you and your children's sake that the consequences aren't more far-reaching though, via an unplanned pregnancy.
Might be worth having some counselling about why you thought it was okay to sell yourself so short just to have a man in your life.
BethFairbright Iv'e had counselling for this before, don't want to get to deep but the counseller would end up crying more then I was when talking about my past. Did CBT to. Because I am usually a postive person with lots of common sense it was decided I had had enough but yet I do still sell myself short.
Doha I am Just deciding what to say, want to do it on a phone call because he does just turn up.
Phone call or text? I quite feel like being an utter bitch and emailing her, will control myself on that though.
Phone call.
You wouldn't be a bitch for warning another woman that she's involved with a cheat who's been having unprotected sex with another woman. I assume she doesn't know about you, or you're described by him as the psycho ex with whom he needs to spend time in order to see his child. She probably thinks he's father of the year
Oh I expect he's "father of the year" in his eyes and anyone he talks about them to. I might just send a short and sweet email from his address, saying Iv'e just came across your emails I just wanted to let you know with regards to him being in love with you, it's complete utter bullshit since he apparently loves me and talks about marrying me to. I hope you find someone decent like I need to, having been off and on with him the last 8 years.
I didn't do phone call, I text "You didn't log your email out, I've seen the messages how much your in love with this woman right now. So yeah fuck the fuck off you lying cunt don't come back sniffing around me.
that's great
as long as you stick to it
Perhaps you need to try a different counsellor?
Also now you know he is seeing other women please get yourself to an STI clinic and stop having sex without a condom.
Oh I will def stick to it, I'm completely fed up of being shat on.
Yes xales I would go for a check up anyway, and sex without condoms isn't something I normally do. Just me being stupid and not having boundaries, or him not listening to my boundaries should I say.
or him not listening to my boundaries should I say
erk does that mean what I think it means ? Hope you are ok x
I meant with contraception, he knew I had messed up my pills and couldn't get a dr app to get any more for a week, so instead of using the condoms I had, he put it in anyway and kept telling me to shsh.
Wrote down that reads worse then how I feel it was.
erm, I don't want to put ideas in your head but that is way out of order
you are correct in saying he didn't respect your boundaries, in fact he trampled all over them !
what were you attempting to say when he kept telling you to shut up?
I was trying to say hold on, A because it wont just (TMI) go up without any before bit, B because of condom. (TMI) I actually locked up and he just carried on.
I know I am a idiot. The next time he came over when I said I didn't get to take MOP he said well I don't want no more kids, you know what you would have to do.
Oh why did I even say he was a nice person. The more I think about it the more I realise I was in cuckoo land just happy to be with someone, and thinking I was being grown up sticking with my decision.
he sounds like a fucking awful person, love
good riddance to him, eh
There are many other methods of contraception these days that mean you don't need to remember to take pills. Perhaps accept what you're not great at, and make a contingency plan. But also be wary about men who won't use condoms or volunteer it up. Yuck! If they have many partners - get an STI check just to be sure.
Many fall into the trap of using a man as self-validation. It's much healthier to try some time on your own in that case and learn to appreciate yourself and your worth. Then you will in time suss out more easily who is not worthy of you.
Yup flushing that shit away!
opentooffers the implant gives me morning sickness as if I was pregnant, the injection made me bleed for months on end, the mirina coil gave me PID, the pill and condoms are the only method that is left. I know I do the relying men to validate me a lot though.
Well he logged me out of his hotmail, no contact back from text. Am glad in a way I can't torture myself going through his emails no more.
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JimInks (1783) | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
The black and golden cavendish provide some vanilla and a touch of honey. The topping is a mild vanilla and caramel, though they sublimate much of the tobacco taste. The flavor is fairly pleasant and comfortably smooth and creamy, but doesn't stand out much. Has a very mild nic-hit. Won't bite or get harsh. Needs a bit of dry time, and will still leave some moisture in your bowl due to the amount of PG used. Burns fairly cool at a moderate pace, but will require some few relights. Nice room note. Okay for a mindless all day smoke.
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west77 (2) | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
When I used to travel more I would stop at a small shop just across the U.S boarder and pick up a package of backwoods cigars for the trip. I believe that the tobacco they put in a package for a pipe is the exact blend that they stuff in their cigars. This blend is recommended providing you realize that while it is, overall, quite good for an aromatic, there are some substantial shortcomings.
On the odd occasion when I deviate from my regular mixtures and pack a bowl of an aromatic tobacco I have a preference for a cheaper "durgstore" brand (usually it would be Captain Black.) I prefer to loose the pretense and recognize that instead of smoking a fine English blend where the quality of numerous fine tobaccos marry and produce the final result, you are experiencing the flavours as the master blender (rather than nature) intended. This blend fits the bill. In the near future I plan to try a few more aromatics, but I have never really enjoyed them as much as other blends.
Don't get me wrong- there is a definite sweet note of the Virginia's and the Cavendish that shows through... but you absolutely taste and smell the flavours that were added. Those same compounds also contribute to a wonderful aroma in the pouch (that, regrettably, does not quite completely translate to taste when lit) and a great room note. There are vanillas and cherry in addition to sweet honey that are easily identifiable.
The blend packs well, smokes dry, and leaves a very fine grey ash. Overall, I find it to be a slightly boring bowl as there are not the subtle changes over the course of time... the first 1/3 has pretty much the same same taste as the last 1/3. I have only two pipes dedicated to aromatics, and I think I prefer the smaller one as I loose interest part way through the bowl of a large pipe.
The rating for "recommended" might have been higher but for the sticky substance that the smoke left around the top of the bowl. Anytime the smoke leaves a sticky substance on rim I wonder what it is leaving in my lungs as well as on the walls and the ceiling.
Overall, it is not a bad blend. Perhaps it is a better blend for the summer when you are sitting around a campfire with friends and talking. Winter blends should be more full and interesting; smoked around a fireplace while relaxing.
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Toasterbottom (13) | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Okay, so it's not a very sophisticated tobacco and you won't find subtle, changing layers of flavour here, but it's consistently flavourful to the end and I really like it! Mind you, I'm not a terribly sophisticated pipe smoker. And I'm not sure that I actually taste any tobacco, either. It's like smoking a dessert! There's a sweet vanilla and honey taste to it and the smoke seems almost ... sticky sweet like honey. Some people might find it cloying. I bought some on a lark at my local BM while picking up my first Missouri Meerschaum pipe (the "Legend") and I've decided that this is all I'm going to smoke in the corncob. And, frankly, I'd be careful about putting this stuff in your favourite and/or expensive briar because it's going to ghost the pipe. I guarantee it. The guy who runs the store where I bought this tobacco seemed almost confused by my choice (as he was the purchase of the corncob pipe) but I think of it like a simple, guilty pleasure akin to drinking a Dr. Pepper. :)
Update: can't find this stuff anywhere online, which means I've got to buy it at the B&M where I live and pay stupid money for it. Yet, after getting through half a pouch, I think I'll buy it again. Though, just to keep things in perspective, I wouldn't call this my favourite tobacco by any stretch. It's just a fun alternative.
Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Legend
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Pootz (4) | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I used to smoke the Backwoods cigars while fly fishing rather than risk dropping my meerschaums or Petersons in the river. The cigars impressed me as being stuffed with a natural aromatic pipe tobacco, so when I saw some at the local tobacco shop, I thought I'd try some. Packed in a pipe I dedicate to aromatics, it lit well, and smoked mild and sweetish at first, second light you get some berry fruitiness, notes of honey and fragrant vanilla tones riding on a nice nutty natural base. Smokes well to the last 1/3. Not over-powering fragrance or taste, actually a very demure aromatic but pleasant to enjoy on a warm summer porch with a chilled Beaujolais or hefeweizen.
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Lovin (2) | Medium to Strong | Very Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
These are hard to come by where I'm from. But it is probably the best tasting and smelling tobacco I've tried. The room note is amazing. And the price is reasonable.If this was organic id smoke always.
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We were very concerned on reading the negative reviews of Kutchenhaus as we had already ordered a new kitchen from them and paid in full. However, I am pleased to report that everything has turned out well and we now have a beautiful kitchen and dining area which we are delighted with and which is the envy of friends who have purchased kitchens from elsewhere.
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Option 2 Browse by Model, Part, Series
Browse by model number. The model number of your device can usually be found on the bottom sticker or the front of the unit.
Browse by part number. The part number can be found on the part itself e.g. a battery part number is printed on the battery itself.
Browse by series e.g. the model "Canon EOS 7D" is part of the "EOS" series.
About the Leaf Camera Battery Category
Choose your Leaf camera model number or battery part number from the list above.
The factories that we use to produce our Leaf camera batteries in Shenzhen were selected after extensive quality tests comparing many of the major factories across China. Our products are tested to Australian electrical safety standards and are marked with the Australian C-Tick electrical safety mark, as found on products at retail stores in Australia.
All of our Leaf camera batteries come with a 400 Day (13 Month) 100% Money Back Guarantee.