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At a Texas football banquet Friday night, new athletic director Steve Patterson took some time to make a statement in addressing the football players, staff and more. Going against the narrative, at least for now, Patterson expressed some excitement in getting a chance to work with football head coach Mack Brown.
Steve Patterson just stated: "I'm excited to be working with someone like Mack Brown."
— Tamsyn Stonebarger (@TamsynPStone) December 14, 2013
Now, what exactly does that mean? That is what will be analyzed over and over again until there is some more clarity. Patterson did not say Brown will be the head coach in 2014, but he did not say he will not be either. He simply said he is excited to work with Brown, and to do so for years to come.
The scenario is still in play for Brown to serve another role within the administration or leadership that does not involve being the football coach, but for now Brown is the head coach and there is nothing concrete to suggest otherwise just yet.
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Food safety involves the safe handling of food from the time it is grown, packaged, distributed, and prepared to prevent foodborne illnesses. Food safety is the responsibility of those who handle and prepare food commercially for delivery to consumers and of consumers who prepare and eat food in their homes.
Foodborne illness, or food poisoning, may be caused by bacteria that grow on food or by viruses that are spread because food is not cleaned, stored, or handled properly. These illnesses may cause minor.
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symptoms or serious symptoms and even death in some people. Contaminated foods also can carry harmful parasites, toxins, chemicals, and physical contaminants. It is estimated that about 76 million people in the United States become ill from foodborne pathogens each year and that about 5,000 of these people die.
Avoiding foods that that are contaminated can help prevent illness, especially in certain people. Consumers can take simple steps to reduce the risk of foodborne illness in their homes. Government and the food and restaurant industries can work together to prevent foodborne illness from occurring in the American population.
Foodborne illnesses
The following are some of the foodborne illnesses that can occur as a result of food contamination:.
- Salmonella, a bacterium that can spread from food of animal origin. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps and can become serious in some individuals
- E. coli0157:H7 is a bacteria that resides in cattle and similar animals. Humans usually get the illness from consuming food or water that has been contaminated with small amounts of cow feces
- Calcivirus, or Norwalk-like virus, is common but rarely diagnosed because no laboratory test can diagnose it. It causes more vomiting than diarrhea
The farmer who grows produce, the packager, the produce department employee, the fast food worker, and the parent in the kitchen preparing a family's meal, each have to work to keep food as safe as possible. Although there are several measures to take, they are not complicated or time-consuming. Yet food safety came into increasing public light in 2006 and 2007.
In September, 2006, Natural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista, California, issued a nationwide recall of all of its fresh spinach and ready-made salads with spinach. Sold under 31 brand names, the company's product was found to be source of E. coli contamination. E. coli is a rare but dangerous organism usually found in undercooked meat products. But in this case, the organism had gotten into packages of the fresh spinach and sickened more than 200 people in 26 states and Canada, resulting in three deaths. Within months, news spread of E.coli from lettuce at Taco Bell restaurants in the Northeastern United States. In early 2007, several peanut butter brands were recalled after salmonella was found in a manufacturer's batch of peanut butter. These cases brought renewed attention to food safety.
In light of these outbreaks, the food and restaurant industries were working with United States government agencies to improve oversight and inspection of food sources in the country. Increased federal regulation may produce safety standards that are consistent and that apply to all produce grown in the United States or imported into the United States from other countries. New standards may be specific to particular foods. Many public education programs aim to keep the general public informed about home food safety, which is the part of food safety that individuals can monitor and control.
Families should take particular note of food safety for certain family members. Babies and young children are particularly vulnerable to food poisoning.
Summer picnics and cookouts, including barbecues and outdoor buffets, can create opportunities for food poisoning in young children and is a key source of food poisoning for others. And parents need to be particularly careful in handling breast milk and infant formulas, which can harbor bacteria. Pregnant women, older family members, and anyone who is immunocompromised also may be more susceptible to food poisoning.
Most home food safety focuses on four key areas: proper cleaning of food, of hands, and of food preparation areas, keeping raw foods such as meats and poultry separated from ready-to-eat foods, keeping food properly chilled, and cooking food to the proper temperature.
Cleaning food and surfaces
When it comes to handling food, consumers can't be too clean. Many food safety experts recommend that when preparing and eating food, people should wash their hands often. This is even more important after handling raw meat, poultry, eggs, or seafood. Thoroughly washing hands means applying soap and rubbing the hands together under warm, running water for at least 20 seconds. The American Dietetic Association says that singing two choruses of "Happy Birthday" while lathering up helps keep hand-washing time at 20 seconds. It's also important to rub soap between fingers, down to the wrists and into fingernails to ensure a thorough cleansing. Hands should be dried on paper towels rather than teatowels, which can easily spread bateria.
Food preparation tools and surfaces should be carefully and regularly cleaned. This includes cutting boards, kitchen utensils, dishes, appliances, kitchen bins and counter tops. Hot, soapy water can be used for cleaning surfaces. Dish cloths and dish towels should only be washed in the hot water cycle. Sponges should be disinfected in a chlorine bleach solution and replaced frequently. In 2007, research showed that placing a wet kitchen sponge in the microwave for two minutes would clean it, removing dangerous bacteria. The sponge should not be touched immediately after the two minutes are up, as it will be hot. And the sponge must be wet before being placed in the microwave. Any sponge, dish cloth, dish towel, or other food preparation item or surface that is smelly is a sign of bacteria build-up. It should be properly cleaned as described above or discarded. Bacteria thrive in damp conditions.
Separating foods
The juices from raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs should never touch uncooked, ready-to-eat foods, such as fruits and vegetables. This is one reason why it is so important to thoroughly wash hands after each time raw meats and other raw foods are touched. Even when storing foods from shopping and in the refrigerator, care should be taken to contain juices. Fresh meats, poultry, and seafood can be sealed in plastic bags to prevent juices leaking onto refrigerator surfaces.
The cutting board is an opportune location for cross-contamination. It is best not to use a wooden board with cracks, crevices and knife scars. In fact, old cutting boards such as these should be discarded. Food safety experts say the safest way to avoid cross-contamination is to assign one cutting board strictly for cutting raw meat, poultry, and seafood, and another board for cutting vegetables, breads, and other ready-to-eat foods. Labeling the boards or using colors (green for vegetables) can help keep family members from confusing them. After using a board to cut raw meats, it should be thoroughly cleaned with hot, soapy water or in the dishwasher.
Care also must be taken when cooking foods not to re-use a plate that has contained raw meat, poultry, or seafood. For instance, when grilling, the cooked meats should be placed on a clean plate, not on the one that the meats were brought to the grill on, that contains remnants of juices from the raw food.
Properly chilling foods
Bacteria growth is slowed by colder temperatures. Refrigerators should be kept at a temperature no higher than 40°F and the freezer at 0°F. It is recommended to keep a refrigerator thermometer in the refrigerator at all times to monitor the temperature. It's important to refrigerate foods promptly after bringing them home from the store, particularly during warmer summer months.
The length of time foods can be safely stored in the refrigerator varies. Foods usually are marked by manufacturers and grocery stores. Raw meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, and cut fruit and vegetables should never sit out of the refrigerator or freezer for more than two hours (one hour if the temperature is above 90°F. Leftovers should be refrigerated promptly. Most will last three to four days in the refrigerator but exceptions are stuffing and some cooked patties and gravies or broths, which only should be kept one to two days. Bacterial growth may not cause any sort of smell or discoloration, so there may be no way to tell by looking or smelling. It is better to be safe than sorry, or as food safety experts recommend, "If in doubt, throw it out." Plus, overstuffing the refrigerator keeps cold air from circulating properly, so cleaning it out often serves two purposes.
Foods such as raw meats should be marinated in the refrigerator, not on a kitchen counter. Food never should be defrosted at room temperature, but in a refrigerator. If food is defrosted more rapidly by submerging in warm water or by using a microwave, it should be cooked immediately.
Cooking to proper temperature
Too often, consumers rely on the look of foods to determine if they are cooked. But trying to judge doneness by color of meat or juices does not accurately determine safe temperature. It is important to invest in a good meat thermometer and to use it appropriately because uncooked or undercooked meat, poultry, and eggs, as well as egg products, are potentially unsafe.
Accurate temperature readings on a thermometer require placing it in the thickest portion of meats and poultry pieces, away from bone, fat, and gristle. The thermometer should be placed in the center of casseroles and egg dishes. The following minimum temperatures are advised for some common foods:.
- hamburger (patties, meatballs) 160°F (71°C)
- roasts and steaks 165°F (74° C)
- whole chicken, turkey 180°F (82°C)
- chicken drumstick (thighs, wings, dark meat) 180°F (82° C)
- egg dishes, casseroles 160°F (71°C)
When cooking food in the microwave, it is important to avoid cold spots. This is why microwave heating directions often include instructions to stir food halfway through cooking; stirring helps to eliminate cold spots and evenly distribute heat. Reheated leftovers should reach a minimum temperature of 165° F (74°C). It is best to cook leftover sauces, soups, and gravy to a boil.
New information on food safety constantly is developed and released, so consumers should watch for updated information. This is particularly true of product recalls, such as those that occurred in late 2006.
By not following food safety guidelines, consumers run the risk of developing food poisoning or causing it in a family member or other person served food. There have been reports of food poisoning at family and community events because a preparer or those gathered did not follow food safety precautions. Eating or drinking contaminated food almost always causes diarrhea, which can be a serious health risk for infants and other people at risk of complications. Depending on the cause and type of foodborne illness, a person also might experience fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps. Many people mistakenly believe that symptoms of food poisoning must appear within hours of eating the contaminated food. But symptoms can appear in 30 minutes, 12 hours or up to one week later. The safety of the American food supply may improve as greater scrutiny, coordination, and possibly regulations are applied to the production, packaging, and preparation of food in the country. This concern for better scrutiny also applies in other countries.
Parental concerns
Pregnant women need to pay particular attention to food hygiene and avoidance of some high risk foods is recommended.
Although potentially fatal cases of diarrhea from e. coli in young children have declined in recent years, it is important to remember that infants and young children are very vulnerable to food poisoning. It is important to carefully store breast milk and infant formula, keeping mixed formula no longer than 24 hours in the refrigerator. Any formula that is past the expiration date listed on the container should be discarded and when feeding an infant, parents and caregivers should throw away the formula or breast milk that is left in a bottle after feeding. Bottles should not sit around, but should be refrigerated. After two hours of sitting out, a bottle can be contaminated with salmonella. Babies under age one should never receive any food containing honey, even if it is cooked, as honey can contains botulism spores. Botulism can be deadly for babies.
When babies and toddlers start eating solid foods, it is important to check the expiration date and seal on the baby food jar. Dipping the spoon into the jar after using it to feed the baby and then refrigerating the jar with leftovers inside is not recommended. Germs from the baby's mouth can contaminate the food. Instead, the food should be poured from the jar into a dish and the baby should be fed from the dish.
American Dietetic Association. 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000. Chicago, IL 60605. (800) 877-1600. <http://www.homefoodsafety.org >.
Food Standards Agency. <http://www.eatwell.gov.uk>.
Partnership for Food Safety Education. 50 F Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC20001. (202) 220-0651. <http://www.fightbac.org >.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250. (800) 687-2258. <http://www.cnpp.usda.gov >.
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Mission awareness trip
Guatemala, May 16-23, 2009
Colombia, May 24-June 1, 2009
Part 1
Guatemala today
While the sponsors were enjoying a beautiful day in San Lucas Toliman with their sponsored children and aging, on May 18, 2009, an American Oblate priest was killed, and an African Oblate wounded during a highway robbery near Playa Grande, Ixcan, Guatemala. Apparently the assailants wanted the van carrying the missionaries to a regional meeting of their order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Bullets flew, leaving Father Lorenzo Rosebaugh, 74, dead, and Congolese Father Jean Claude wounded. In the confusion, assailants fled without the vehicle. Father Lorenzo had a long history of taking risks to aid the poor and marginalized. All of us here are deeply saddened by this tragedy.
Spontaneity and laughter
In spite of several alarming events, the sponsors on this trip to Guatemala encountered spontaneity and a great sense of humor among the people they met. The sponsors see and appreciate the need for the presence of CFCA in Guatemala, especially when they learn of the crude reality of a divided society.
On the final morning in San Lucas, Father John Goggin kindly celebrated the Eucharist. We remembered Father Lorenzo in a special way. In his homily, Father John stated, "The world can change, when people learn to walk with the poor."
Visiting Colombia
We had one sponsored girl and one sponsored aging person who traveled overnight (Cali-Medellin) with staff member Diana to see their sponsors in Medellin. The mother of the sponsored girl, Karen, speaks with such gratitude for the program. Karenís father was shot and killed when she was 5. Magnolia, the mother, states that thieves took his life over a motor scooter and a pair of tennis shoes.
City of the flowers
Medellin still impresses me as a very beautiful and cultural city. Coordinator Transito Hernandez informed us that there are 23 universities here. We have also been learning that Medellin now has more than 3 million people and faces serious human challenges. Only 46 percent of school-aged children are enrolled in school. After 18, the number drops to 30 percent. Those not in school are vulnerable to the many dangers of the streets. At CFCA, we are blessed with a fine central coordinating team – Transito, Martha, Monica, Luz Angela, Erika.
Victories in community building
On our last afternoon in Medellin, we visited families in a neighborhood called Medellin Las Victorias (Subproject MV). We have a strong presence here with 349 sponsored. As we walked through the crowded streets, we noticed that each CFCA family had decorated their home and posted welcoming signs, children's art work and balloons. Everyone wanted us to come in. Time after time, we found mostly single moms or grandmothers living lives of heroic love and service to their families. We found outgoing parents, teens and childrenódeeply grateful for their membership in CFCA and all keenly interested in Walk2gether (my 8,000-mile walk beginning December 2009).
Among the many organized groups, we will have 80 major seminarians, theologians and philosophers walking with us. Many religious sisters will be walking too.
With all love and respect, I like to compare the sisters working with the people in the overcrowded, rough-and-tumble neighborhoods of Medellin to the brave riders of the Pony Express. Some of these heroic sisters have been sponsored during their final years of training and university studies.
Three of our currently sponsored young sisters came all the way across town each morning to help with the morning prayers and share a good breakfast with us before heading off to class.
Yet even these devoted and courageous women have built-in challenges for a personalized sponsorship program. Coordinator Transito commented that last December she lost four subproject coordinators, due to holy obedience.
Continue reading about the mission awareness trip to Colombia in part 2 of Bob's notes.


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So what have you got planned for June 1st? Given the time of year, some of you may be thinking of vacation, fishing, or possibly just grilling some burgers and enjoying the approach of summer. But if you don't have anything else planned, you might want to hop on a bus and head to Ft. Meade in Maryland for what is being billed as a "mass rally" in support of Bradley Manning, currently preparing to finally begin his official court martial.
The "support network" for the accused traitor describes it as follows:
June 1st is the International Day of Action to Support Bradley Manning. Join us at Fort Meade on the eve of Bradley's court martial. Solidarity actions are welcome at bases, recruiting centers and US embassies worldwide. We ask that Veterans for Peace join us in cosponsoring these historic events.
When something really catches the public's attention and drives them out into the streets it can, and frequently does, happen in a very organic, natural fashion. A few items in the local paper or on television can move people to action to make their voices heard. So how will folks be flocking to this event in support of Manning?
Get on the Bradley Manning bus! Click here for information for buses from Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City, Willimantic CT, New Brunswick NJ, Philadelphia PA.
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Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner has accused former Newcastle striker Demba Ba of play-acting after being ruled out of Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby.
The 26-year-old, playing his first game in front of new boss Paolo di Canio, was booked for the 10th time this season for a challenge on the Chelsea striker during the Black Cats' 2-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge at the weekend, and will now serve a two-match ban.
However, while television pundits voiced the opinion after the game that he was perhaps fortunate not to receive a red card for his tackle, Gardner has insisted he should not even have been cautioned. The former Birmingham man told the Journal: "It's not the start that I wanted, but it's not a yellow card. It was a fair tackle. He's just rolled around and forced the booking."
He added: "I'll be involved on the training pitch, I'll be in the tunnel before the game, geeing every one of our lads up.
"I can assure the fans I'll get the team up for it, I'll be right behind every player on Sunday. It's football, but there we are."
Ba failed to re-appear after the break as Chelsea overturned a 1-0 deficit with the help of Matt Kilgallon's own goal and Branislav Ivanovic's fortuitous winner.
The defeat means Sunderland are without a win in nine league games and have taken just three points from the last 27 on offer to slip deep into relegation trouble ahead of their visit to St James' Park, where a win for Newcastle would all but end the Magpies' own fears of being dragged into the scrap at the foot of the table.
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SEC301: Intro to Information Security
Sun, October 23 - Thu, October 27, 2016
It's a very good course if you need the basic foundation. It's a very helpful class to take because it expands on some basic concepts.
Great course - very informative and current.
To determine if the SANS SEC301 course is right for you, ask yourself five simple questions:
- Do you have basic computer knowledge, but are new to information security and in need of an introduction to the fundamentals?
- Are you bombarded with complex technical security terms that you don't understand?
- Are you a non-IT security manager (with some technical knowledge) who lays awake at night worrying that your company will be the next mega-breach headline story on the 6 o'clock news?
- Do you need to be conversant in basic security concepts, principles, and terms, even if you don't need "deep in the weeds" detail?
- Have you decided to make a career change to take advantage of the job opportunities in information security and need formal training/certification?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, the SEC301: Introduction to Information Security training course is for you. Jump-start your security knowledge by receiving insight and instruction from real-world security experts on critical introductory topics that are fundamental to information security. This completely revised five-day comprehensive course covers everything from core terminology to the basics of computer networks, security policies, incident response, passwords, and even an introduction to cryptographic principles.
This course is designed for students who have a basic knowledge of computers and technology but no prior knowledge of cyber security. The hands-on, step-by-step teaching approach will enable you to grasp all of the information presented even if some of the topics are new to you. You'll learn the fundamentals of information security that will serve as the foundation of your InfoSec skills and knowledge for years to come.
Written by a security professional with over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, SEC301 provides uncompromising real-world insight from start to finish. The course prepares you for the Global Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) certification test, as well as for the next course up the line, SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp. It also delivers on the SANS promise: You will be able to use the knowledge and skills you learn in SEC301 as soon as you return to work.
- Note 1: You will receive approximately 15 pounds of books as part of your attendance in the class. If you travel to training from out of town, expect your luggage to be heavier on your return trip. Shipping facilities (FedEx, UPS, etc.) may not be available.
- Note 2: When making plans to fly home, do not expect the course to end early on the final day. It is not uncommon for Day 5 of the SEC301 course to end close to 5pm.
Course Syllabus
SEC301.1: Security's Foundation
Doc Blackburn
Sun Oct 23rd, 2016
Every good security practitioner and every good security program begins with the same mantra: learn the fundamentals. SEC301 starts by instilling familiarity with core security terms and principles. By the time you leave the classroom after the first day, you will fully understand the Principle of Least Privilege and the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) Triad, and you'll see why those principles drive all security discussions. You will be conversant in the fundamentals of risk management, security policy, authentication/authorization/accountability, and security awareness training.
- Lab 1 - Introducing the www.sec301.com Website: Establish a user account on that site to use in later labs (access to the site also provides access to lab videos that walk you through all of the labs).
- Lab 2 - Building Better Passwords: We'll use a tool that shows how long it takes to compromise various passwords via a brute force attack.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC301.2: Computer Numbers and Cryptography
Doc Blackburn
Mon Oct 24th, 2016
This course day begins with an explanation of how computers handle numbers using decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbering systems. It also provides an understanding of how computers encode letters using ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). We then spend the remainder of the day on cryptography - one of the most complex issues faced by security practitioners. It is not a topic you can explain in passing, so we will spend some time on it. Not to worry, we won't take you through the math behind cryptography, but we'll look at basic crypto terminology and processes. What is steganography? What is substitution and transposition? What is a "work factor" in cryptography and why does it matter? What do we mean by symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography and "cryptographic hash", and why do you need to know? How are those concepts used together in the real world to create cryptographic systems?
- Lab 3 - Crypto by Hand: Apply the knowledge and skills you've learned to encrypt information using mono and poly alphabetic ciphers and gain a better understanding of triple encryption (as used by Triple DES).
- Lab 4 - Visual Crypto: Observe the encryption process that occurs by turning plaintext (what you can read) into cyphertext (what you cannot read) in real time. Increase your understanding of what "randomness in cyphertext" really means and why it matters. See the cyphertext turned back into plaintext.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC301.3: Networking and Network Security
Doc Blackburn
Tue Oct 25th, 2016
All attacks or exploits have one thing in common: they take something that exists for perfectly valid reasons and misuse it in malicious ways. Always! So as security practitioners, to grasp what is invalid we must first understand what is valid - that is, how things like networks are supposed to work. Only once we have that understanding can we hope to understand the mechanics of malicious misuse of those networks - and only with that knowledge can we understand how security devices such as firewalls seek to thwart those attacks. Day three begins with a nontechnical explanation of how data move across a network. From there we move to fundamental terminology dealing with network types and standards. You'll learn about common network hardware such as switches and routers, and you'll finally grasp what is meant by terms like "protocol" and "encapsulation". We'll give a very basic introduction to network addressing and port numbers and then work our way up the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocol stack, introducing more detail only as we proceed to the next layer. In other words, we explain networking starting in non-technical terms and gradually progress to more technical detail as students are ready to take the next step. By the end of our discussions, you'll have a fundamental grasp of any number of critical technical networking acronyms that you've often heard and never quite understood: TCP/IP, IP, TCP, UDP, MAC, ARP, NAT, ICMP, and DNS. We will close out our day learning how to secure those networks using firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, and others.
- Lab 5 - Networking: Use several network tools that are built into the Windows Operating System or the Mac Operating System to determine your network settings, and discover if Network Address Translation (NAT) is being used inside the classroom.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC301.4: Host Security
Doc Blackburn
Wed Oct 26th, 2016
Our fourth day in the classroom is devoted primarily to securing host computers and similar devices. We begin with wireless network security (WiFi and Bluetooth), and mobile device security (i.e., cell phones). We follow that with a brief look at some common attacks. We then move into a discussion of malware and anti-malware technologies. From there we move into several data protection technologies and look at email encryption, secure remote access, secure web access, secure file transfer, and Virtual Private Network technologies. We will then look into the basics of securing endpoint computers via Operating System hardening, patch management, and application security. Of course, we spend some time on the critical topic of backups as well. We end the day with a look at web and browser security, one of the most common attack vectors.
- Lab 6 - Phishing IQ Quiz: Use an online site to look at several potential spam messages and determine which are legitimate and which are not. Students will see the results of their quiz with an explanation of why each message is either legit or spam.
- Lab 7 - Validating Browser Security: Use a tool that scans your browser and browser plugins to determine if they are up to date and secure. If they are not, the tool will also help you to fix those problems.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
SEC301.5: Protecting Assets
Doc Blackburn
Thu Oct 27th, 2016
The final day of our SEC301 journey is all about protecting assets, mostly with a physical security theme but with some logical security included as well. We begin with the "meta security" discipline of operations security that looks at security issues throughout the organization, not just in the IT area. We then introduce the topic of safety and physical security. Students will become familiar with the concepts of data classification and data loss prevention. From there we move to an introductory look at incident response, including business continuity and disaster recovery planning. We'll close out with a brief discussion of social engineering so that students understand what it is and why it's so difficult to defend against.
- Global Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) Practice Exam: We end the course with an (optional) truncated GISF practice exam. We'll go through 20 exam questions together and answer them as a group, giving students an idea of the types of questions they might see on the real exam. We'll focus on some of the tougher questions students might struggle with.
Optional Advanced Labs
Three optional advanced labs are available to students in the lab workbook. These labs require administrative access on Windows computers:
- LastPass - A password management utility
- MalwareBytes - A malware scanning utility
- SyncBack - A backup and file synchronization utility
These are not testable for the GISF exam, but are provided for advanced students looking for more of a hands-on challenge.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Additional Information
Here's what recent attendees had to say about this course:
"This class is great for IT professionals looking for their first step towards security awareness. I have been in IT for 17 years and I learned a lot on this first day of class." - Paul Beninati, EMC
"Good basic information for someone just coming into the field." - Bryce Richert, SUH
"It's a very good course if you need the basic foundation. It's a very helpful class to take because it expands on some basic concepts." - Shruti Iyer, DCS Corporation
Laptop Required
SEC301 includes both lecture and hands-on labs. In order to perform the hands-on labs, you will need the following:
- A laptop running any version of Microsoft Windows or a Mac (Macintosh) operating system.
- A tablet such as an iPad or Android can perform most of the labs, but not all of them.
- A Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Safari). Any modern browser will work.
- The ability to connect to a wireless (WiFi) network.
NOTE: Administrative (or "Admin") permission is NOT required to perform any of the labs you will do in class.
Each lab also has a video in which the author of the course goes through the steps to complete the lab, explains why you are doing those steps, and outlines any output you may get on your screen and what that output means to you. You will receive access to those videos once you arrive at the class. Time to view the videos will not be provided during class, but if you think you might view some of them in the classroom, please bring earbuds or headphones so you do not distract other students.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact email@example.com.
Who Should Attend
The SEC301 Introduction to Information Security course is designed to address the needs of:
- People who are new to information security and in need of an introduction to the fundamentals of security
- Those who feel bombarded with complex technical security terms they don't understand, but want to understand
- Non-IT security managers who deal with technical issues and understand them and who worry their company will be the next mega-breach headline story on the 6 o'clock news
- Professionals with basic computer and technical knowledge in all disciplines who need to be conversant in basic security concepts, principles, and terms, but who don't need "deep in the weeds" detail
- Those who have decided to make a career change to take advantage of the job opportunities in information security and need formal training/certification
- SEC301 assumes basic knowledge of computers and technology.
- SEC301 makes no assumptions regarding prior security knowledge.
- We assume that student understand the basic functions of a computer and how to use one.
- We assume students are already familiar with terms such as "Random Access Memory (RAM)" and "Hard Drive" and how these are different from each other.
- We assume students already know how to open and operate a web browser, copy a file from one location to another, and perform other basic computer user functions.
Why Take This Course?
Why Choose Our Course?
The SEC301 course lives up to its name: Introduction to Information Security. The course is designed for those who have limited background in Information Technology, but who need to understand security concepts, principles, and terms. If you fall into that category, SEC301 will serve your needs well.
Which Course Is Right For You?
This is the track SANS offers for the professional just starting out in security. If you have experience in the field, please consider our more advanced offerings such as Security Essentials, SEC401.
What You Will Receive
In this course, you will receive the following:
- MP3 audio files of the complete course lecture
You Will Be Able To
- Communicate with confidence regarding information security topics, terms, and concepts
- Understand and apply the Principles of Least Privilege
- Understand and apply the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) Triad
- Build better passwords that are more secure while also being easier to remember and type
- Grasp basic cryptographic principles, processes, procedures, and applications
- Understand computer network basics
- Have a fundamental grasp of any number of critical technical networking acronyms: TCP/IP, IP, TCP, UDP, MAC, ARP, NAT, ICMP, and DNS
- Utilize built-in Windows tools to see your network settings
- Recognize and be able to discuss various security technologies, including anti-malware, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.
- Determine your "Phishing IQ" to more easily identify SPAM email messages
- Understand physical security issues and how they support cybersecurity
- Have an introductory level of knowledge regarding incident response, business continuity, and disaster recover planning
- Access a number of websites to better understand password security, encryption, phishing, browser security, etc.
Author Statement
If you want to be good at something, whether it be sports, music, science, math, or information security, you MUST have a solid grasp of the fundamentals. In fact, the better you understand the fundamentals the better you will be at a particular skillset. Without that foundation to build on, it is almost impossible to become a master at something. The Introduction to Information Security course is all about building those fundamentals and creating that foundation.
One of the things I enjoy most is seeing a student have that "ah-ha" moment. The moment when they suddenly understand a topic for the first time - often a topic they have wondered about for years. You can almost literally see the "light-bulb" of understanding appear over their head. There are "ah-ha" moments at every turn and on every day of the SEC301: Introduction to Information Security course.
- Keith Palmgren


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Título: Sloinnte na hÉireann; Irish Surnames.
Editorial: Limerick, Comhar-chumann Íde Naofa.
Año de publicación: 1997
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All items offered are subject to prior sale. Prices are quoted in Euro. Deliveries are made at purchaser's expense and risk. The invoice amount is payable on receipt without delay and deduction. The books remain our property until the full amount has been paid. All disputes which may arise are subject to Irish law. Cork will be the place of jurisdiction. From customers unknown to us we request payment in advance. You may choose creditcardpayment via the secure abebooks-payment-option.
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This period expires 14 days after the day you received your goods. However, if this period expires on a non-working day, your deadline is extended till the next working day. You can choose to withdraw from your order for any reason within this timeframe - even if you simply changed your mind. To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must unequivocally inform The Time Traveller¿s Bookshop of your decision to withdraw from the purchase. You can do this, for example, by adding a written statement to the goods that you are returning by post, by calling us or sending and e-mail. It is not enough to just send the goods back. If needed, please ask for a model withdrawal form and we will send it to you immediately per email. The Time Traveller¿s Bookshop will give you a refund within 14 days from receipt of your withdrawal notification, but we can delay refunding our customers if we have not received the goods back or evidence that you have sent them back. This refund will also include any shipping charges you paid when you made your purchase. However, we may charge you additional delivery costs if you specifically requested non-standard (express) delivery. You will have to pay the costs of returning the goods to The Time Traveller¿s Bookshop.
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Home Hair Stylist in Roodepoort before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Home Hair Care Services is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
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1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Home Hair Care Services hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
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4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
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I recently received an email from a woman who said she had very long hair. For the past several months, her hair had been shedding much more than what was normal for her. She had read on some forums that sometimes the weight from long hair can pull the hair shaft out and can result in loss. So, she wanted to know if cutting her hair much shorter could potentially stop her shedding. I have a definite opinion on this based on my own experience and research. I will share it in the following article.
The Difference Between Traction Alopecia And Shedding Hair: There are cases where wearing your hair in a very tight braids or pony tails can results in the hair breaking off or pulling out. This is called traction alopecia and it's well documented. Usually, if you examine the hair, you'll see that some of it has broken off. You'll see short little jagged strands that indicate breakage.
Or, sometimes, the weight is so much that rather than breaking off, the hair will actually be pulled out. If you were to take one of these spent hairs and examined the tip, you'd likely see that on the end (at the bulb that comes from your follicle,) the dark colored sheath is still in place. If this is hard to envision, take one strand of your hair, grab it tightly, and pull. Then, examine the end. Since the strand was forcefully pulled out, the sheath that is supposed to protect it will still be in tact.
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For Immediate Release, December 17, 2008
Contact: Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity, (951) 768-8301
Bush Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection for
Emperor Penguin; Ice-Dependent Species Imperiled by Global Warming
Seven Other Penguin Species Proposed for Listing As Threatened
SAN FRANCISCO— The Bush administration today denied protection for the emperor penguin under the Endangered Species Act. The emperor penguin, the most ice-dependant of all penguin species, is threatened by global warming and the consequent loss of its sea-ice habitat, as well as declining food availability wrought by the warming ocean off Antarctica. Today's decision, made by the Department of the Interior in response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity , concluded that global warming impacts were too "uncertain" to warrant protecting the species. The Administration also denied protection for two other penguin species, while proposing protection for seven other species.
"Right now penguins are marching towards extinction due to the impacts of global warming," said Shaye Wolf, a seabird biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity. "Protecting penguins under the Endangered Species Act is an essential step toward saving them. For the species proposed for listing, today's decision is an important step forward. However, for the emperor penguin, it is a step closer to extinction."
In today's decision, to be published in Thursday's Federal Register, the African penguin, yellow-eyed penguin, white-flippered penguin, Fiordland crested penguin, Humboldt penguin, and erect-crested penguin were proposed for listing as threatened species. The Administration also proposed listing of a portion of the range of the southern rockhopper penguin. However, the Interior Department denied listing for the majority of the range of the southern rockhopper penguin, as well as for the northern rockhopper penguin, macaroni penguin, and emperor penguin.
Abnormally warm ocean temperatures and diminished sea ice have wreaked havoc on the penguins' foods supply. Less food has led to population declines in penguin species ranging from the southern rockhopper and Humboldt penguins of the islands off South America, and the African penguin in southern Africa, to the emperor penguin in Antarctica. The ocean conditions causing these declines have been linked by scientists to global warming and are projected to intensify in the coming decades.
Krill, an essential food source not just for penguins but also for whales and seals, has declined by as much as 80 percent since the 1970s over large areas of the Southern Ocean. Scientists have linked the ocean conditions causing these declines to global warming and loss of sea ice. The emperor penguin colony at Pointe Geologie, featured in the film " March of the Penguins," has declined by more than 50 percent due to global warming.
Many penguin species also are harmed by industrial fisheries, either directly, such as when individual penguins are caught and killed in trawls, nets and longlines; or indirectly, through the depletion of essential prey species such as anchovy and krill. Overfishing by industrial fishing fleets plays a prominent role in the hit movie "Happy Feet," which features two of the species denied protection today, the emperor and rockhopper penguins.
Listing under the Endangered Species Act will provide broad protection to these penguins, including a requirement that federal agencies ensure that any action carried out, authorized, or funded by the U.S. government will not "jeopardize the continued existence" of the penguin species. For example, if penguins are listed, future approval of fishing permits for U.S.-flagged vessels operating on the high seas would require analysis and minimization of impacts on the listed penguins. The Act also has an important role to play in reducing greenhouse gas pollution by compelling federal agencies to look at the impact of the emissions generated by their activities on listed species and to adopt solutions to reduce them.
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition in November 2006 to list 12 penguin species as threatened or endangered. Ultimately, the Department of Interior initiated status reviews of 10 of 12 penguin species, but only issued today's findings under court order. The agency has one year to finalize the listing decision for the seven penguins proposed for listing. The decision to deny protection for the emperor, rockhopper and macaroni penguins can be challenged in court.
"Penguin populations are in jeopardy and we can't afford to further delay protections," said Brendan Cummings, oceans program director at the Center. "The denial of protection for the emperor penguin ignores the science on global warming and ignores the law. We are confident it will be overturned by either the courts or the new administration."
For more information on penguins and a link to the federal petition, please see: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/penguins/index.html
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Indoor air quality experts at the Oregon Environmental Council say that the chemicals used in scented candles can cause indoor air pollution, potentially causing a wide range of respiratory health effects, including asthma. Companies are not required to disclose the specific chemicals used in scented candles on the labels, and many labels simply list "fragrance" as an ingredient, without revealing any specifics. Some contain "pthalates", which are used in the production of plastic, and have also been found in bottled water. According to an EPA report on pthalates, these chemicals may cause birth defects and reproductive problems.
Many people will use scented candles or fragrance sprays to mask odors that linger indoors. But there are other alternatives to these chemical-laden, pollution causing solutions. Spring is in the air, and opening the windows of your home for even just a few minutes a day can improve air circulation, while letting in the natural scent of fresh flowers. Running the fan in your bathroom and turning on the fan inside the hood vent above your stove, during and after cooking will also help. It is important to clean and change your microwave and hood range filters on a regular basis, as these prevent the spread of odor-causing smoke and food particles. We also recommend changing your HVAC furnace filters regularly, and investing in a HEPA air purifier if you suffer from allergies or asthma. Most air purifiers remove odor-carrying particles naturally, without adding chemical-laden fragrance to your home.
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Project An HTML parser written in Common Lisp.
Feature overview
- Supports HTML 4 and understands malformed HTML.
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In-memory representations that can be used with Closure HTML:
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Relation to Closure XMLchtml is an error-correcting HTML 4 parser; cxml an XML parser
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The Mile High Greyhound Park has been chosen for the Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge's 10th anniversary project.
More than 50 graduate students from the University of Colorado and the University of Denver will evaluate and make recommendations for the redevelopment of the 65-acre Greyhound park in Commerce City.
The Mile High Greyhound Park was built in 1946 as a greyhound race track and club. Dog racing stopped in 2008, and the Urban Renewal Authority purchased the site in August.
The property is bound by 64th Avenue to the north, 62nd Avenue to the south, Holly Street to the east and Dahlia Street to the west.
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1. The maiden name of married women can sometimes be found in deeds. In a Caldwell County, Kentucky deed (Book E, page 77), we learn the maiden name of Logan Armstrong's wife, Polly, when the heirs of Job Dean conveyed land in 1826. Or was Polly the widow of Job Dean, as Nanakat suggests? We know that Logan Armstrong married Mary Dean 21 June 1804 Livingston County, but it doesn't say if she was a widow or not. Nanakat builds a strong case for her being the widow. Thanks, Nanakat!
2. Deeds sometimes tell the current location of former residents. In a Caldwell County deed (Book E, page 211), we learn the maiden names of Andrew Dunn's wife, Betsey, and Vincent Anderson's wife, Sarah, when the heirs of John Jenkins dec'd sold land on Eddy Creek in 1826. This deed is doubly valuable as the heirs were no longer Kentucky residents, having moved to Alabama. In a 1914 Crittenden County deed (Book 33, page 296), the children and grandchildren, heirs of Martin Gahagan dec'd, are listed. Several of the heirs were from Crittenden County, but another one lived in Eldorado, Illinois, another in Denver, Colorado and the guardian of two others lived in Oak Hill, Kansas.
3. Property divisions often name the heirs of an estate. This is especially important if the parent died intestate. The heirs of George Towry are named in an 1838 Caldwell County deed (Book I, page 71). Another example is the Crittenden County deed (Book C, page 614) of 1854 whereby Margaret Stallions conveyed land to her children, the heirs of Josiah Stallions deceased. Josiah left no will so the names of his heirs is important. Sometimes all of the names of heirs are not listed, but we can determine how many heirs there were by the wording in the deed. For example, an 1857 Caldwell County deed (Book S, page 332) mentions Nancy Cooksey, formerly Nancy Young, daughter and heir of James Young, but does not name the other heirs. However, the deed states she has "an undivided interest of one ninth as one of the heirs of James Young dec'd." From this we know there were, indeed, other heirs of James Young.
4. The relationship between a parent and children is often shown in deeds. Again, this is especially important if the parent left no will. In 1819, Zachariah Chandler of Caldwell County, in consideration of his son Josiah Chandler Jr's bond to the father and $1000, conveyed 200 acres of land on Lick Creek. Also, the son promised to care for the father the remainder of his life.
In order to be a thorough researcher, you should include deeds in your research plan.
Published 28 Feb 2013, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/


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We are all eagerly awaiting for the multitude of phones and tablets featuring Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to arrive. ICS was first announced and launched (on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus) in October last year, and since then, every device manufacturer announced upgrades to Android 4.0 for at least some of their devices. But, as of now, according to Google itself, only 1.6% of all Android devices worldwide actually run on the latest version of the mobile OS. The update rollouts have been slow to arrive to users, with manufacturers and carriers pushing back release dates for various (and often unknown) reasons.
Manufacturers have also been hush about exactly which devices will be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich, but, fear not — we hereby present you, a (somewhat) comprehensive list of mobile devices that will get the ICS update, along with an expected release date.
Considering Google's buyout of Motorola Mobility, it's surprising, even saddening, to see that very few Motorola devices will be receiving the ICS update.
- The Motorola Xoom has already received the update in the US. The rest of the world will have to wait till Q2 of 2012.
- The Xoom 2 and the Xoom 2 Media Edition owners will have an even longer wait, with the update expected to arrive only in Q3.
- Motorola Razr, Motorola's flagship device, will receive the update in Q2.
- Motorola Atrix 2 (only in the US), in the "coming months" (on AT&T)
- Photon 4G (only in the US)
Unfortunately, the smartphone ICS-eligible list for Motorola is short. A number of devices are being evaluated for the upgrade though, such as the Motoluxe, Pro, and Atrix, but all other devices will continue to remain on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or lower.
For a long while, HTC had been relatively quiet about their list of devices to receive an Android 4.0 update. Then, suddenly, the floodgates opened and the Taiwanese promised upgrades for almost all their current high-end devices. However, no concrete release date has been set, probably because HTC is still working at fine-tuning their Sense UI 4.0, to be released along with the ICS upgrade.
- JetStream (only in the US)
- HTC's other tablet, the Flyer, is rumored to be receiving the update as well, although it just received a HoneyComb 3.2 update recently, and there has been no official mention of this possibility.
- Sensation, Sensation XE, Sensation XL – update is currently rolling out to these devices with an updated HTC Sense 3.6 UI.
- Incredible S
- Desire S
- Rhyme
- Desire HD
Seemingly not making the cut is the HTC Desire Z, also known as the Google G2 in the US.
Samsung helped introduce Android 4.0 to the world, manufacturing Google's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Nexus. Since then, Samsung has been slow in providing the update to its other devices, probably because of the required tweaking to its TouchWiz UI.
- The entire Galaxy Tab series in all its variations and sizes will be receiving the Android 4.0 upgrade. This includes the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Tab 8.9, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
- Galaxy S2 (rollout of the update has already begun worldwide)
- Galaxy Note (in Q2 2012)
- Galaxy R
- Galaxy S2 LTE (only in the US)
This news will disappoint the owners of the mid-range Galaxy Ace series and of the Galaxy W.
Sony was one of the first to announce which of its devices would receive the ICS update, back in December, and promised the upgrade for most its phones.
- Tablet S
- Tablet P
- Xperia Arc S
- Xperia Neo V
- Xperia Ray
- Xperia Arc
- Xperia Neo
- Xperia Mini and Mini Pro
- Xperia Pro
- Xperia Active
The latest devices, like the Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V, and the Xperia Ray, will receive the update at the beginning of April. No information is available on the expected rollout date for the other phones, as well as the tablets.
LG has confirmed that all its phones running Android 2.3 will be updated to Android 4.0 in Q2 of 2012. This includes the Optimus 2X and Optimus 3D.
All other to-be-released LG phones will ship with Android 4.0 except the 5" LG Vu which launch with Gingerbread, but will receive the ICS update soon after.
Did your "old" Android phone make the cut? If you think you won't get ICS on your phone "officially", there's always the possibility to use a custom ROM, such as CyanogenMod 9. Check out this flowchart to see if you can expect to get CM9 on your device.
This article, Will your "old" device receive the Android 4.0 update? , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com – Your Android News Source.


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We don't know yet what Lance Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will be aired Thursday and Friday, but if it's true he admitted to her that he doped after a decade of defiance and strident denials, it's time for his defenders to admit he is a cynical, amoral man, a fraud and a phony.
Not only did he orchestrate the most sophisticated doping program ever uncovered, he bullied others into participating and tried to destroy those who got in his way. Read the USADA report if you think I'm exaggerating.
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My name is Zoe. I am donating some money toward this foundation. My family sponsors Ariel, so I thought that it would be nice to collect money for the Christian Foundation.
I have been collecting money or items for different businesses for five years now. I ask for items or money for different businesses at my birthday parties. This year, on my ninth birthday, I asked for money for this business instead of birthday presents.
I collected $80.00, which you will find enclosed in this envelope.
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Obama sits down with leaders of Japan, South Korea
President Obama practices the diplomatic equivalent of marriage counseling Tuesday when he meets with the leaders of Japan and South Korea.
Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and their nations — have long been at odds, complicating U.S. efforts to deal with China's ambitions and North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Abe and Park have barely spoken since taking office more than a year ago.
Obama, Abe and Park meet on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands.
The New York Times says of the Abe-Park dispute:
"Their antagonism is complex and deeply personal, rooted in World War II history as well as their own conservative and nationalist political leanings, which make old animosities even harder to overcome.
"The feud has been a growing source of anxiety for the White House, not the least because of worries that China could use the ill will to drive a wedge between America's two key allies in Asia. That would give China a freer hand in the East China Sea. Divided, Japan and South Korea are also less effective in pressuring North Korea over its nuclear program."


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