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Big Rock Candy Mountain
It's that time of year again…time to plan your Summer Getaways. And what better place to escape to than Big Rock Candy Mountain Resort? Located on Historic Heritage Highway 89 in South Central Utah, on the line between Piute and Sevier Counties, Big Rock Candy Mountain is the perfect place for a weekend getaway, or an extended vacation.
Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon is a gianty natural ampitheater that was created by erosion. It contains "hoodoos, which are disctinctive geological structures that were formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the lake bed rocks and the river. It is located in Southwestern Utah, and is an easy day trip from many other locations throughouth Nevada and Arizona.The vivid red, orange and white colors incredible, providing great scenic vistas. The elevation at Bryce is higher than nearby Zion National Park: Bryce Canyon Rim varies from 8,000-9,000 feet, where Zion is 2,400-2,700.
Buckshot's Survival Tips-Part I
Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Buckshot, and I am an old gunfighter that has been in the Vegas area for a very long time. There are not many gunfighters left, let alone old ones, for apparent reasons. I have survived hemp neck ties, been blown up in outhouses, and shot in the streets, and I am still around.
Buckshot's Survival Tips-Part II
Buckshot Miller-Awesome GuideYatahay!!! Buckshot here the real (OG), Old Gunfighter. I learned OG from the Young Ones. Yatahay, a giant Creek Indian friend of mine foryears, he would always greet me by saying this. I never asked but I like to think it meant Good Day or how are you. No pun intended. Yatahay is kind of a fun word to say.
Duck Creek Snowmobile Getaway
My friend Darrell asked if wanted to go snowmobiling last weekend, and since he said he was providing not only the snowmobiles, but a warm and cozy cabin in Duck Creek, I of course said "I'm IN!". We invited a few more friends, Buckshot and Richard, and we headed north to start our journey.
Hiking in Bell's Canyon
This was mine and Doug's first backpacking trip! We got on the mountain at around 3:00pm, holy cow were those backpacks heavy!! We had initially intended to get to Upper Bells Reservoir to camp, but also had another place in mind in case we got too tired to make it to the top. About a 1/2 mile in we realized the stop before Upper Bells was going to be necessary haha... those packs were so heavy.
Lake Mead
Lake Mead National Recreation AreaLake Mead is located on the Colorado River, approximately 30 miles southest of Las Vegas, in the States of Nevada and Arizona. The many marinas and coves can be accessed from North Shore Road, Lake Shore Road, and Highway 93 in Nevada, and several roads in Arizona. Many of the more seclued coves do not have road access, you can reach them only by boat.
Lake Mead was formed when Hoover Dam was built in the 1930's, and the forming of Lake Mead meant the end to a small town in Overton, St. Thomas. St. Thomas was a thriving community settlled by Mormon Pioneers.
Lake Mead is the perfect destination for recreational adventures. Boating, fishing, jet skiing, hiking, kayaking stand up paddle boarding, swimming, and more are available at numerous coves and beaches.
Relay Running-More Fun than a Barrel of Monkeys!
If you haven't discovered this secret yet, it is high time you did: running a race with friends is a whole different experience than running solo! If you would like the motivation of being signed up for a running event, but you dread the drudgery of running alone, then a relay race might be just the thing for you.
Valley of Fire State Park
The Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's oldest, and largest, State Park. It was dedicated in 1935 and covers 34,880 acres. Why is it named the Valley of Fire? Once you see it, or see photos, you'll have your answer! The Red Sandstone Formations were created during the age of dinosaurs, 150 million years ago, from sand dunes that shifted. This shifting, along with lots of erosion combined with uplifting and faults, created the uniquely shaped formations that make up the Valley of Fire State Park. Many of the rock formations also include limestone, shale, and conglomerates. When the sun is reflecting at the right angle, the formations appear to be on fire!


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Abstract: The focus of this thesis is "Quality Leadership in Danish Hospitals" and the conditions for good quality development on the operational level. Within this framework it is the objective of the thesis in three selected hospitals, geographically spread over the country, to investigate the view of the concept "quality" among department leaders from five referral centers and its impact on the department's quality work. The overall quality concept in the three hospitals is based on two different leadership technologies: Total Quality Management and Accreditation. Two of the hospitals have applied the TQM model as leadership technology but use the method in different ways. The third hospital applies Accreditation. Accordingly the three hospitals have organized in separate ways..... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8064
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What to wear for casual cocktailsBy Jessica Koslow
The holidays are here, and the winter party season is in full swing. And every winter, the question is "What to wear?" This is especially true when the invitation says, "Come for casual cocktails."
Whether you want to buy a new outfit or wear one of the classic pieces already in your closet, here are a handful of fashion-forward tips to guide your get-up.
Today's top party styles
"When the invitation says 'casual,' interpretations differ," says Leah Feldon, a Nashville and New York-based fashion expert (leahfeldon.com) and author of Does This Make Me Look Fat?
"Some people will always dress up, while others won't," she says. "Some will read 'casual' and others, 'cocktail.' If you do your basic black with fun accessories, you'll be exactly perfect, either way."
"The one thing you're always safe wearing is basic black. Then jazz it up with accessories. You just can't go wrong with that," she assures.
"Black is essential," agrees Jenny Le of Opening Ceremony, which has stores in New York and just recently Los Angeles (openingceremony.us). Try this versatile Karen Kane Boyfriend Jacket.
Le recommends a few hot items to pick up this winter to turn heads anywhere you go.
"Velvet dresses, high waisted skirts, severe pencil skirts, cashmere cardigans, waistcoats, trenches and Victorian granny high heel boots," Le lists.
Another hot look, she says, is slim tuxedo pants and a chiffon bow blouse, or full trousers or high waisted pants."
Feldon also points to pants as a standout style. "Wear basic black pants and a red velvet jacket over a basic black top."


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If you haven't discovered Pinterest yet (thanks again to my friend, Abby, who exposed me in the early days) then welcome to my favorite online past time – well next to blogging, of course.
Today I thought I would share one of my Pinterest boards that is highly relevant to this blog – NATURAL BEAUTY RECIPES <– Click there to see some of the recipes I've collected so far from a DIY Color Booster for Blondes to a Mocha-Frappuccino Facial Mask .
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Fans of fashion-loving, fur-and-spandex-wearing skater Johnny Weir will have cause to celebrate during Fashion Week: The Olympian will be hitting the catwalk at newcomer Asher Levine's Fall 2011 collection on Friday, February 11.
The designer helped create the fur and spandex bodysuit that Weir wears in his book, and also made the skater a custom mink fur coat to boot.
The show will be Levine's first, despite having created pieces for the Scissor Sisters and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" album cover. Gaga has also worn some of Levine's pieces in public, including the white straight jacket-inspired dress featured on the designer's website.
Levine told us a little bit about his upcoming collection over e-mail:
I am very inspired by organic elements, from microscopy to newly discovered organisms. While working on this collection, we were doing pieces for the Scissor Sisters, and their inspiration was Tom of Finland. That influence trickled into our inspiration, so this collection is very Mutant Motorcycle Studs.
Levine has also apparently designed some pieces for the first video from Gaga's new album, so between Gaga and Weir, we'd wager Levine's star is rising.


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In addition to the fossil record, the insuperable anatomical gulfs between human beings and apes also invalidate the fairy tale of evolution. One of these has to do with walking.
Human beings walk upright, on two legs, using a special movement not encountered in any other living thing. Some mammals may have a restricted ability to move on two legs, such as bears and apes, and stand upright on rare occasions for short periods of time, such as when they wish to reach a food source or scout for danger. But normally they possess a stooped skeleton and walk on four legs.
However, bipedalism (walking on two legs) did not evolve from the four-legged gait of apes, as evolutionists would have us believe.
First off, bipedalism establishes no evolutionary advantage. An ape's mode of walking is easier, faster and more efficient than a human's. Human beings cannot move by leaping from branch to branch like apes, nor run at 125 kilometers/hour (77 miles/hour) like cheetahs. Since they walk on two legs, humans actually move very slowly over the ground, making them one of the most defenseless creatures in nature. According to the logic of evolution, there is therefore no point in apes "evolving" to walking on two legs. On the contrary, according to the survival of the fittest, human beings should have begun walking on four.
Another dilemma facing the evolutionists is that bipedalism is wholly incompatible with Darwin's model of stage-by-stage development. This model suggested by evolution presupposes some "compound" form of walking, both on four and two legs. Yet in his 1996 computer-assisted research, the British paleoanthropologist Robin Crompton showed that such a compound walking style was impossible. (See Compound walking.) Crompton's conclusion was that "a living being can either walk upright, or on all fours." A walking style between these two would be impossible, as it would consume too much energy. Therefore, it is impossible for any semi-bipedal life form to have existed. (See, Origin of walking upright, the.)2009-08-15 15:14:23


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When you're covering an area as big as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, you need air power!
NBC10's SkyForce10 is on the beat with the most powerful HD helicopter camera in the industry. It's capable of reading a license plate from 2,000 feet above. It's the best birds-eye view in our area, period.
But what really sets SkyForce10 apart is how it revolutionizes news reporting in the region. SkyForce10 can help cover the story by putting our reporters on the scene from up above.
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
"Now, we've got a multi-tiered approach," said NBC10 Reporter Christine Maddela. "Of course we have our team on the ground for every breaking news situation, but we have SkyForce10 in the air, with a journalist inside, being able to tell you what's going on -- not only what you're seeing but how that affects you and tell the story behind it. It is really a game-changer."
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I rode through the Capitol grounds for the first time. Good rule of thumb is, even when you don't know exactly which way to go, just ride towards where you see cars. Odds are that if someone was able to drive there, you'll probably be able to bike there. And by the Capitol, you'll see lots of cars, but please do not attempt to count them because of national security. Turns out it wasn't hard to navigate at all and I'll probably start riding through daily.
Six of us in a line on the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lane. All white males.
I was informed last night by L, founding (?) member of the Sharrows Road Team (something I just made up, but it can be a real thing if you want. No, I don't know what it does or why you'd want to be in it) that the Madison Place security checkpoint remained untaped and I was curious to see if it was still the case this morning. It was still the case and I rode through, this time without even asking permission. I went slowly and even still my pannier brushed against one of the security bollards. Please do be careful if you do the same. There's enough space to ride in between, but you don't want to miss. I don't know if DDOT's inquiry into the matter provided any impetus to remove the tape (or, even more delusionally, if it was anything written on this blog) or if budgetary constraints has prevented them from ordering a new roll or if it's just a total coincidence, but I'm grateful in either case. Let's see how long it keeps up (or, more properly, not up). To do my part, I promise that I'll stop tweaking the state security apparatus, perhaps by not continuing to call them the state security apparatus.
I amazed at the willingness of some bicycle riders to chance it on yellow and just-turned red lights. I watched a guy on a CaBi ride through after the light changed at Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Doesn't he know that there's a guy who drives through that intersection distracted by the beat of his own maracas? Or more likely to cause him harm, a line of three taxis waiting to turn left to pick up fares at the hotel? Jumping a red and running a red are two entirely different things. Relatedly, I thought this was interesting and mostly on point.
Half way up Massachusetts, there was a woman dismounted with her bike resting along a tree. I asked if she was ok and she smiled and just said she was taking a rest. I don't blame her. I think someone could make some coin with a churro stand opposite the Observatory, but I also tend the overvalue the desirability of churros, much less the regulatory hurdles that one must clear to open that stand. Though there are far better locations for a pop-up churreria, including pretty much everywhere else.


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The Richardson Senior Center, organized under the Parks and Recreation epartment, provides a wide range of services for citizens 55 and older in Richardson and the surrounding area. We provide recreation programs and classes to enhance quality of life and lifelong learning. We promote good health through health screenings and health promotion programs. The City of Richardson's monthly newsletter, Richardson Today, contains information that highlights classes, health and wellness, special events, trips and programs. Our day to day programs are encompassed in our monthly calendar. The Richardson Senior Center is the focal point for older adult services and activities and our goal is to provide those services and activities that will meet the particular needs of the population we serve. We invite you to join us and become a part of our Senior Center family.
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City of Richardson Van Service: Transportation is offered to Richardson residents aged 55 and over. The City's van service operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Persons may ride anywhere within the city limits of Richardson for 25 cents each way or 50 cents round trip.
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"Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. … You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see. Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared for, just rejected by society — completely forgotten, completely left alone."
I agree. Hitchens is not my favorite, butHere are a couple of documents that are critical of Mother Teresa. I post these for information purposes. This is the kind of thing I'm trying to sort out in my own mind. I'm not claiming that these documents are true or that I agree with them. I simply don't know.http://www.users.bigpond.com/johnnyartist/swwp/SHOULD%20MOTHER%20TERESA%20BECOME%20A%20SAINT.pdfhttp://members.lycos.co.uk/bajuu/http://www.newstatesman.com/200508220019http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Aplank/Criticisms_of_Mother_TeresaWhat bothers me most is the accusation that Mother Teresa had ordered that modern medical technologies and facilities available to them not be used because they constituted "wealth" and also that she, and her sisters, denied basic palliative care to terminal patients (in other words, pain relief) telling them that their pain was "Jesus loving them."If all of this is true, then it really bothers me. The problem is getting good information on this. It seems like most of the info that is being published comes from Atheists like Hitchens and yet I can't find any rebuttal of what is being said. I'm just trying to sort all of this out.Joe
Perhaps part of the problem is that every portrait of Mother Theresa either adorns her with the highest sainthood or demonizes her in an absurd manner (a la Hitchens). Don't misunderstand me. I'm not bashing Mother Theresa. But, as a discerning person I do like to know the truth about things and while much of Hitchens' screed is just pure rhetoric and hatred, there were some allegations that seemed plausible and I have not heard any refutations.
Second, is it moral and biblical to have such a view (assuming the reports are accurate)? In other words, should we attempt to embrace the pain and suffering in our lives in such a way that we actually try to avoid alleviating suffering? Should we refuse aid to others that alleviates their suffering but simply give them spiritual counsel instead?
If there is truth to the accusations it should be made known. Furthermore, I would submit that it is the responsibility of the Latin Church to take these accusations seriously and institute an open investigation so that they truth of the matter may be known...especially if they intend to hold her in high esteem.
She was not Orthodox, but I cannot think in recent memory of one more humble.Scandalous talk (stuffing ears with cotton...)
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Valve hired on DOTA developer Icefrog to develop a new DOTA product from the ground up in house. Other DOTA developers went off to form Riot Games, which makes the incredibly popular League of Legends. And even as Riot tries to shift the nomenclature from DOTA to MOBA, the community that started it all is still winning out. Even Valve head honcho Gabe Newell said he didn't like the DOTA or MOBA acronym, instead substituting ARTS, or Action Real Time Strategy, in its place.
Filing an opposition does not necessarily mean that Blizzard wants to trademark DOTA -- it doesn't. Rather, an opposition makes light of information otherwise not seen and shows that there is more at stake and more people and parties have a stake in the word DOTA as being a community-owned term.
Valve and Gabe Newell responded to Blizzard's opposition by stating that the game being developed was a true sequel to DOTA and rightfully should have the moniker trademarked. However, the DOTA genre is still very much a term used to describe the three-lane tower setup of the classic DOTA map.
Blizzard will be releasing its own Blizzard DOTA game in the future through its brand new Battle.net Arcade system.


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BOO!! Happy Halloween to YOU!!
Posted by Jamie Kovacs on Tuesday, October 30, 2012,
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Cardboard Arcade Games are so Fun
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The Long Awaited Long Weekend
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So You're Just Not Bloggers, Huh?
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Wear Orange to show you are Anti-bullying!!
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WARGO Field Trip tomorrow!!
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2007 Hyundai Elantra
The 2007 Hyundai Elantra has been totally redesigned. Now, for the first time, the Elantra features handsome styling with nice lines. Its four-cylinder engine offers the latest technology, now revised for more power and better fuel mileage: 28 city and 36 highway miles per gallon.
This all-new, fourth-generation Elantra is trying hard to compete against the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Mazda3, Ford Focus, Chevy Cobalt and the new Dodge Caliber. That's a strong heap, but the Elantra stands on top in two areas, interior space and standard safety equipment. And by other measures, it holds its own.
Hyundai also claims that the Elantra warranty, 5 years or 60,000 miles plus 10 years or 100,000 miles for the powertrain, is the best.
Hyundai hopes for a younger image for this all-new Elantra, but the marketing road can be rougher than the engineering road. With enough effort, a carmaker can build a great car; but convincing buyers, especially young ones, to lay down cash can be harder. Designed by an American team in California, the Elantra's looks are better than ever, but it still has the soul of a mature person's car; that is, someone who might put practicality ahead of coolness. Of course, the same might be said about Civic and Corolla buyers.
The 2007 Elantra is taller, wider and longer in wheelbase than last year's model. The increased size has been used to good advantage inside the spacious cabin; not only that, there are storage compartments galore. It's clear that someone has been doing some thinking about this car. The seats are very comfortable and it's quiet at speed. It's long-legged for a compact car, and can run 80 miles per hour without straining.
The ride is good, although a bad freeway with relentless sharp bumps is more than the Elantra can accept without passing on some of the annoyance to the front seats. The brakes are excellent, and the cornering is good.
It can seat up to five, but the Elantra is more comfortable with four. The back seats offer ample hip room and adequate legroom. Because the Elantra generally costs less than the competition, it might well be a long-term bargain. However, resale value always needs to be considered, and that competition includes the stalwarts from Honda and Toyota.
Model Lineup
Hyundai Elantra GLS ($13,395); SE ($15,695); Limited ($16,695)
Walk AroundThe 2007 Elantra was designed by Americans in Hyundai's California Studio, and its styling is totally new, and radically different. It's vastly better looking than before; the Elantra no longer announces that it's for old folks. It's 2.2 inches taller, 2.0 inches wider, and 1.6 inches longer in wheelbase than the previous-generation Elantra. Still, with all the aggressive designs on the road nowadays, a compact car like the Elantra, clean as it is, won't catch many eyes.
The new Elantra has received a lot of careful work, and could pass for being seamless. At the front and rear fascia, the seams are so tight that the body appears to be one piece, until you look very closely. That quality fitting also reveals itself in the smooth opening and closing of the doors.
The Elantra's good looks move this Korean compact car toward the world of the stylish. Its sculpture is clean, with a high beltline running along at the body-colored door handles. It's got a subtle face, with trapezoidal headlamps having rounded edges, leading down and in to a cup-shaped grille with three simple chrome bars. At the bottom of the fascia is a long, slim air intake with two bars. It lacks definitive fender flares because it doesn't need them; the Elantra doesn't shout to be seen. The wheel covers, which are silver plastic on the GLS, look good from a distance.
InteriorThe redesigned Hyundai Elantra is larger for 2007, making for a roomier car than the Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic. The added width and height increase the Elantra's cabin volume to 112.1 cubic feet, tops in the compact class; the Nissan Sentra is a close second with 110.8, but the Toyota Corolla with 103.9 and Honda Civic with 102.9 are far behind. The Elantra's interior space actually meets the government's standard for mid-size.
The front seats are quite comfortable, with good bolstering, and the standard beige cloth is smooth but decidedly un-hip, unlike, say, the material in the Mazda3. There's an especially large dead pedal, although one wonders why, because the Elantra is not meant for hard cornering so the driver's left foot doesn't need the support.
The blue backlighting of the gauges has a youthful spirit, and makes the driver feel like it's a cool car. The arcs of the speedo and tach are a thin blue line, with red needles pointing the way.
The radio control knobs are blessedly simple, like radio knobs used to be. Hooray, we say. But we didn't care for the trim on the dash; imagine a silver plastic golf ball.
In the rear, the 35 inches of leg room is a half-inch more than the Civic and Sentra, and a half-inch less than the Corolla, give or take a tenth. But the Elantra has the most hip room. It also has the largest trunk, by a significant amount.
For carrying cargo, the rear seatbacks fold down to allow a pass-through into the trunk. However, the opening isn't vast like the Nissan Sentra's.
Storage compartments are abundant. There's a neat box inside the top of the dash, and a sunglasses container in the headliner. The fixed door pockets have built-in bottle holders. Below the three climate control knobs there's a small companion to the glovebox, and below that, forward of the shift lever, there's also an open storage area. There are two cupholders behind that, and a double console under the driver's elbow.
Generally, the interior is notably quiet, for a compact car. Then the wind picked up, and as we watched the dust devils ahead of us on the road, we listened to the whooshing against the glass.
Driving ImpressionsThe new 2007 Hyundai Elantra takes some solid strides toward spirited handling. We drove it like we stole it, pushing it harder than it was ever meant to be pushed over twisting bumpy roads, which is not something you would or necessarily should do with a compact car. The Elantra is surprisingly, pleasantly, game, however. When pushed beyond its limits, it didn't do anything unpredictable or dangerous.
One thing it doesn't do, surprisingly, is plow the front tires when you stand on the gas in a slow corner. We're not suggesting you drive like that, but we do test like that, because such extremes reveal limits, in this case capabilities of the suspension. It's a rare front-wheel-drive compact car that can pass this test. The Elantra will spin the inside front wheel, but it keeps turning around the corner instead of sliding straight ahead. The suspension engineers have done something right, in the front end of the Elantra.
The Elantra is softer all around than the sportier Nissan Sentra or Mazda3. The ride is good, although after a couple hours on a bad freeway, the sharp bumps will wear on you. Overall, it's a good fit for someone who just wants good transportation without attitude. It asks less involvement from the driver than those other two.
The brakes are excellent. We really stood on them a few times, and they didn't allow the car to dart or weave while they sharply brought down the speed.
The five-speed manual gearbox worked well. Out on the freeway, 80 miles per hour doesn't feel like 80, always a good sign, especially for a compact car. The tachometer shows 3500 rpm at that speed, and it's not in the least bit buzzy. It feels long-legged for such a small car.
There's plenty of oomph in the four-cylinder engine, which makes 138 horsepower, nearly matching the Sentra. Our test model had the five-speed, and the engine revved right up to the redline of 6500 rpm, and liked it. It also accelerates away at low rpm in a higher gear, with 136 pound-feet of torque.
The Elantra gets about 28 city and 36 miles per gallon. The mileage has been improved by small engine enhancements. It's been tuned to idle at low rpm, so low that sometimes you can't even hear it. But that might not save fuel, at least not with the manual transmission, because it requires a deft touch with the throttle foot to pull out from a standstill without giving it more gas than it needs.
With each new model, Hyundai creeps up on the competition, led by the Japanese. The Elantra has at least two assets, interior size and standard safety equipment, that out-do other compact cars. The styling can now hold its own; it's very clean and doesn't try to draw attention to itself. The seats are comfortable, brakes excellent, and cornering good. The revised engine offers the latest four-cylinder technology; it can power the Elantra to 80 miles per hour without much effort, and can deliver 28 city and 36 highway miles per gallon when driven conservatively. With a price that's lower than most other compact cars, the Elantra is a worthy competitor in the class.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed this report from the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon-Washington border.


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FOR572: Advanced Network Forensics and Analysis Waitlist
Mon, July 13 - Sat, July 18, 2015
Awesome! Best SANS course I have taken!
The exposure to top-notch instruction, relevant information & hands-on activities provides a comprehensive learning experience.
Take your system-based forensic knowledge onto the wire. Incorporate network evidence into your investigations, provide better findings, and get the job done faster.
Forensic casework that does not include a network component is a rarity in today's environment. Performing disk forensics will always be a critical and foundational skill for this career, but overlooking the network component of today's computing architecture is akin to ignoring security camera footage of a crime as it was committed. Whether you handle an intrusion incident, data theft case, or employee misuse scenario, the network often has an unparalleled view of the incident. Its evidence can provide the proof necessary to show intent, or even definitively prove that a crime actually occurred.
FOR572: ADVANCED NETWORK FORENSICS AND ANALYSIS was built from the ground up to cover the most critical skills needed to mount efficient and effective post-incident response investigations. We focus on the knowledge necessary to expand the forensic mindset from residual data on the storage media from a system or device to the transient communications that occurred in the past or continue to occur. Even if the most skilled remote attacker compromised a system with an undetectable exploit, the system still has to communicate over the network. Without command-and-control and data extraction channels, the value of a compromised computer system drops to almost zero. Put another way: Bad guys are talking - we'll teach you to listen.
This course covers the tools, technology, and processes required to integrate network evidence sources into your investigations, with a focus on efficiency and effectiveness. You will leave this week with a well-stocked toolbox and the knowledge to use it on your first day back on the job. We will cover the full spectrum of network evidence, including high-level NetFlow analysis, low-level pcap exploration, ancillary network log examination, and more. We cover how to leverage existing infrastructure devices that may contain months or years of valuable evidence as well as how to place new collection platforms while an incident is already under way.
Whether you are a consultant responding to a client's site, a law enforcement professional assisting victims of cybercrime and seeking prosecution of those responsible, or an on-staff forensic practitioner, this course offers hands-on experience with real-world scenarios that will help take your work to the next level. Previous SANS SEC curriculum students and other network defenders will benefit from the FOR572 perspective on security operations as they take on more incident response and investigative responsibilities. SANS Forensic alumni from 408 and 508 can take their existing knowledge and apply it directly to the network-based attacks that occur daily. In FOR572, we solve the same caliber of real-world problems without any convenient hard drive or memory images.
The hands-on exercises in this class cover a wide range of tools, including the venerable tcpdump and Wireshark for packet capture and analysis; NetworkMiner for artifact extraction; and open-source tools including nfdump, tcpxtract, Logstash, and more. Through all of these exercises, your shell scripting abilities will come in handy to make easy work of ripping through hundreds and thousands of data records.
FOR572 is truly an advanced course - we hit the ground running on day one. Bring your entire bag of skills: forensic techniques and methodologies, networking (from the wire all the way up to user-facing services), Linux shell utilities, and everything in between. They will all benefit you throughout the course material as you FIGHT CRIME. UNRAVEL INCIDENTS...ONE BYTE (OR PACKET) AT A TIME.
Advanced Network Forensics and Analysis Course Topics:
- Foundational network forensics tools: tcpdump and Wireshark refresher
- Packet capture applications and data
- Considerations between disk-based and network-based forensics
- Network evidence types and sources
- Network architectural challenges and opportunities for investigators
- Investigation OPSEC and footprint considerations
- Network protocol analysis
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and Domain Name Service
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- File Transfer Protocol
- Network Time Protocol
- Microsoft protocols
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- Commercial network forensic tools
- Automated tools and libraries
- NetFlow
- Introduction
- Collection approaches
- Open-source NetFlow tools
- Visualization tools and techniques
- Wireless networking
- Capturing wireless traffic
- Identifying clients susceptible to fake access-point-based MITM attacks
- Detecting fake access points and the client(s) they attacked
- Log data to supplement network examinations
- Syslog
- Microsoft eventing
- HTTP server logs
- Firewall and IDS
- Log collection, aggregation, and analysis
- Web proxy server examination
- Encryption
- Introduction
- Man-in-the-middle
- Secure HTTP/Secure Sockets Layer
- Encrypted traffic flow analysis
- Deep packet work
- Network protocol reverse engineering
- Payload reconstruction
Course Syllabus
FOR572.1: Off the Disk and Onto the Wire
George Bakos
Mon Jul 13th, 2015
Focus: Although many concepts of network forensics are similar to those of any other digital forensic investigation, the network presents many nuances that require special attention. Today you will learn how to apply what you already know about digital forensics and incident response to network-based evidence. You will also become acclimated to the basic tools of the trade.
Network data can be preserved, but only if captured directly from the wire. Whether tactical or strategic, packet capture methods are quite basic. You will re-acquaint yourself with tcpdump and Wireshark, the most common tools used to capture and analyze network packets, respectively. However, since long-term full-packet capture is still uncommon in most environments, many artifacts that can tell us about what happened on the wire in the past come from devices that manage network functions. You will learn about what kinds of devices can provide valuable evidence and at what level of granularity. We will walk through collecting evidence from one of the most common sources of network evidence - a web proxy server - then go hands-on to find and extract stolen data from the proxy yourself.
The Linux SIFT virtual machine, which has been specifically loaded with a set of network forensic tools, will be your primary toolkit for the week.
- Installing Linux SIFT Workstation and Review Network Forensic Tool Additions
- Hands-on tcpdump and Wireshark
- Carving Exfiltrated File from Packet Logs
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Web Proxy Server Examination
- Role of a web proxy
- Proxy solutions - commercial and open source
- Squid proxy server
- Configuration
- Logging
- Automated analysis
- Cache extraction
- Payload Reconstruction
- Encapsulation and decapsulation methods
- Session reconstruction for common protocols: TCP and HTTP
- Foundational Network Forensics Tools: tcpdump and Wireshark
- tcpdump re-introduction
- pcap file format
- Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF)
- Wireshark re-introduction
- User interface
- Display filters
- Useful features for network forensic analysis
- Network Evidence Types and Sources
- Capture devices: hubs, taps, NetFlow
- Logs as ancillary evidence sources
- Network Architectural Challenges and Opportunities
- Acquisition methods
- Switches and monitor ports
- Network taps
- Wireless
- Challenges provided by a network environment
- Future trends that will affect network forensics
- Packet Capture Applications and Data
- Ephemeral nature of network data
- libpcap storage format
- Components of network acquisition strategies
- Project management
- Planning
- Commercial solutions
- Home-grown platforms
- High-level analysis tools and utilities
FOR572.2: NetFlow Analysis, Commerical Tools, and Visualization
George Bakos
Tue Jul 14th, 2015
FOCUS: Network connection logging, commonly called NetFlow, may be the single most valuable source of evidence in network investigations. Many organizations have extensive archives of flow data due to its minimal storage requirements. Since NetFlow does not capture any content of the transmission, many legal issues with long-term retention are mitigated. Even without content, NetFlow provides an excellent means of guiding an investigation and characterizing an adversary's activities from pre-attack through operations.
Just as photos from high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and satellites are instrumental in national policy decisions, NetFlow data can provide a network investigator with extremely high-value intelligence about network communications. The key to extracting that value is in knowing how to use NetFlow evidence to drive more detailed (and labor-intensive) investigative activities.
In this section, you will learn what data items NetFlow can provide, and the various means of collecting those items. As with many such monitoring technologies, both commercial and open-source solutions exist to query and examine NetFlow data. We will review both categories and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each.
In the same vein, presenting concise findings from extremely large data sources is an important skill. A network forensicator should be able to aggregate and visually present findings, especially when faced with a years-long compromise incident. Expressing findings supported with visualizations can provide a much clearer picture than words alone.
- NetFlow Analysis
- Identifying Lateral Movement
- Commercial Network Forensic Tools
- Visualizing NetFlow Data
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- NetFlow Analysis and Collection
- Origins and evolution
- NetFlow protocol
- Architectural components
- Open-Source Flow Tools
- Using open-source tool sets to examine NetFlow data
- nfcapd and nfdump
- nfsen
- SiLK
- Commercial Network Forensics
- Common commercial platforms that you may encounter
- Using existing platforms and tools in a client environment
- Trade-offs between commercial and open-source solutions
- Visualization Techniques and Tools
- Making big data sources easily digestible
- Visually identifying trends and outliers
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name Service (DNS)
- Lease/re-lease process
- Server configuration
- Server logging
- Architecture and core functionality
- Tunneling
- Fast flux
FOR572.3: Network Protocols and Wireless Investigations
George Bakos
Wed Jul 15th, 2015
Focus: Network protocols are the foundation on which all network communications build. Without an understanding of how the most fundamental protocols behave, further examination and investigation is simply impossible. More importantly, without honing the skills necessary to learn new protocols, the network forensicator will be unprepared for the future in the rapidly evolving field in which we work.
This section covers some of the most common and fundamental network protocols that you will likely face during an investigation. We will cover a broad range of protocols including the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which "glues" together layers two and three on the OSI model, and Microsoft's Remote Procedure Call protocol, which provides all manners of file, print, name resolution, authentication, and other services.
While no one course could ever exhaustively cover the dizzying list of protocols used in a typical network environment, you will build the skills needed to learn whatever new protocols may come your way. The "learn how to learn" skill is critical, as new protocols are being developed every day. Advanced adversaries develop their own protocols, too, and as you will see later in this class, successfully understanding and counteracting an adversary's undocumented protocol is a similar process to learning those you will see in this section.
Finally, we will address the forensic aspects of wireless networking. We will cover similarities with and differences from traditional wired network examination, as well as what interesting artifacts can be recovered from wireless protocol fields. Some inherent weaknesses of wireless deployments will also be covered, including how attackers can leverage those weaknesses during an attack, and how they can be detected.
- HTTP Profiling
- Wireless Packet Analysis: Analysis of a Wireless Capture
- Documenting SMB Session from pcap
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- Forensic value
- Request/response dissection
- Useful HTTP fields
- Monkey wrenches
- Artifact extraction
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- Protocol fundamentals
- Use in investigations (*NIX and Windows)
- Protocol dissection
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- History and current use
- Shortcomings in today's networks
- Capture and analysis
- Wireless Network Forensics
- Translating analysis of wired networks to the wireless domain
- Capture methodologies
- Useful protocol fields
- Inherent weaknesses
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Lifecycle of an email
- Adaptations and extensions
- Microsoft Protocols
- Architecture and capture positioning
- Exchange/Outlook
- SMB v1, v2, and v3
- Sharepoint and internal web sites
FOR572.4: Logging, OPSEC, and Footprint
George Bakos
Thu Jul 16th, 2015
Focus: Full-packet capture evidence is often unavailable. Even when it is, the period of coverage rarely extends past a few weeks. Incidents frequently go undiscovered for months or years, so we must turn to what evidence does exist to characterize the network activity around the time of original compromise. Existing infrastructure assets can also be reconfigured to gather more or higher fidelity evidence during an incident response.
Log data is one of the unsung heroes in the realm of network forensics. While the near-perfect knowledge that comes with full-packet capture seems ideal, it suffers from several shortfalls. It is often unavailable, as many organizations have not yet deployed or cannot deploy comprehensive collection systems. When they are in use, network capture systems quickly amass a huge volume of data, which is often difficult to process effectively and must be maintained in a rolling buffer covering just a few days or weeks.
Understanding log data and how it can guide the investigative process is an important network forensicator skill. Examining network-centric logs can also fill gaps left by an incomplete or nonexistent network capture.
In this section, you will learn various logging mechanisms available to both endpoint and network transport devices. You will also learn how to consolidate log data from multiple sources, providing a broad corpus of evidence in one location. As the volume of log data increases, so does the need to consider automated analytic tools. You will learn various solutions that accomplish this, from tactical to enterprise-scale.
Another benefit available in the network domain of incident response is the ability to repurpose infrastructure devices so they will better serve an ongoing investigation. When properly executed, this practice becomes an invaluable component in the incident response cycle. As incident responders acquire intelligence, they tune collections to better track the adversary's actions, which then begets better intelligence. This process requires special care, however, since interaction with active devices can create additional network traffic, and therefore, additional source evidence. As in many forensic processes, the key is to take measured steps, make minimal changes, and keep detailed documentation of each step.
Finally, the network domain provides some significantly different challenges than the traditional computer forensic domain. The process of analysis and research is an active one - simply looking up a domain name from a log file can alert an attacker to the response team's status in the investigation. You will learn which types of activities should be avoided and which can be mitigated to better ensure operational security.
- Parse Search Terms from HTTP URLs
- Retrieving Firewall & IDS Configuration and Logs
- Log Aggregation and Analysis
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Syslog
- Dual role: server and protocol
- Source and collection platforms
- Event dissection
- rsyslog configuration
- Protocol dissection
- Microsoft Eventing
- History and capabilities
- Eventing 6.0
- Architecture
- Analysis model
- HTTP Server Logs
- Log formats
- Methods, return codes, additional headers
- Analysis methods
- Firewall and Intrusion Detection Systems
- Repurposing infrastructure for investigations
- Firewalls
- Families of firewall solutions
- Additional features
- Syntax and log formats
- iptables
- Packet flow process
- iptables as an intelligence tool
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Rules and signatures
- Families of IDS solutions
- Snort
- Configuration
- Logging
- Investigation OPSEC and Footprint Considerations
- Operational Security
- Basic analysis can tip off attackers
- How to minimize risk without compromising quality
- Footprint
- Live collection risks and mitigations
- Deliberate modification within the environment
- Log Data Collection, Aggregation, and Analysis
- Benefits of aggregation: scale, scope, independent validation, efficiency
- Known weaknesses and mitigations
- Reliability
- Queuing
- Security
- SIEM tools
- Splunk
- Logstash
FOR572.5: Encryption, Protocol Reversing, and Automation
George Bakos
Fri Jul 17th, 2015
Focus: Advancements in common technology have made it easier to be a bad guy and harder for us to track them. Sound encryption methods are readily available and custom protocols are easy to develop and employ. Despite this, there are still weaknesses even in the most advanced adversaries' methods.
Encryption is frequently cited as the most significant hurdle to effective network forensics - and for good reason. When properly implemented, encryption can be a brick wall in between an investigator and critical answers. However, technical and implementation weaknesses can be used to our advantage. Even in the absence of these weaknesses, the right analytic approach to encrypted network traffic can still yield valuable information about the content. We will discuss the basics of encryption and how to approach it during an investigation. The section will also cover flow analysis to characterize encrypted conversations.
In addition, this section addresses how network forensicators can rebuild fragmented payloads in order to reconstruct original communication streams. We will then address undocumented protocols and how to derive intelligence value with limited or nonexistent knowledge of the protocol.
Finally, we will discuss how to pivot labor-intensive tasks into scalable solutions through automation. Whether chaining single-use tools together to create an end-to-end solution or developing a new tool using various existing forensically minded libraries, your methods can be applied as easily to terabytes of live-source data as they can to a 2-gigabyte pcap.
- SSL Inspection
- Identifying Undocumented Protocol Features
- Using Command Line Tools for Analysis
- Network Forensic Analysis Using Xplico
- Mini-Comprehensive Investigation: Using NetFlow to Identify Data Loss Session, Using pcap to Reverse Protocol, Extracting Original Files, Decrypting SSL communications
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Dealing with Encoding and Encryption
- Encoding algorithms
- Encryption algorithms
- Symmetric
- Asymmetric
- Secure HTTP (HTTPS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Useful fields from secure negotiation process
- Typical SSL uses other than HTTPS
- Man-in-the-Middle
- Methods to accomplish
- Benevolent uses
- Common MITM tools
- Encrypted Traffic Flow Analysis
- Baselining behavior to identify anomalies
- Flow data points useful for encrypted traffic
- Network Protocol Reverse Engineering
- Using known protocol fields to dissect unknown underlying protocols
- Pattern recognition for common encoding algorithms
- Addressing undocumented binary protocols
- What to do after breaking the protocol
- Automated Tools and Libraries
- Common tools that can facilitate large-scale analysis
- Chaining tools together effectively
- Libraries that can be linked to custom tools and solutions
FOR572.6: Network Forensics Capstone Challenge
George Bakos
Sat Jul 18th, 2015
Focus: This section will combine all of what you have learned prior to and during this week. In groups, you will examine network evidence from a real-world compromise by an advanced attacker. Each group will independently analyze data, form and develop hypotheses, and present findings. No evidence from endpoint systems is available - only the network and its infrastructure.
Students will present their findings at each stage of the exercise. This will test their understanding of the evidence and ability to articulate and support their hypotheses. The audience will include senior-level decision makers, so all presentations must include executive summaries as well as technical details. Time permitting, students should also include recommended steps that could help to prevent, detect, or mitigate a repeat compromise.
- Capstone Exercise
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Network Forensic Case
- Analysis using only network-based evidence
- Determine the original source of an advanced attacker's compromise
- Identify the attacker's actions while in the victim's environment
- Confirm what data the attacker stole from the victim
- Reporting
- Present executive-level summaries of your findings at each stage of the exercise
- Document and provide low-level technical backup for findings
- Establish and present a timeline of the attacker's activities
- Time permitting, provide recommendations on how the victim can prevent, detect, or mitigate a repeat compromise by the same or another similarly advanced attacker
Additional Information
Laptop Required
You can use any 64-bit version of Windows, Apple OSX, or Linux as your core operating system that also can install and run VMware virtualization products.
It is critical that your CPU and operating system support 64-bit so that our 64-bit guest virtual machine can run on your laptop. VMware provides a free tool for Windows and Linux that will detect whether or not your host supports 64-bit guest virtual machines. For further troubleshooting, see this article for good instructions for Windows users to determine more about CPU and OS capabilities. For Macs, please use this support page from Apple to determine 64-bit capability.
Please download and install VMware Workstation 10, VMware Fusion 6.0, or VMware Player 6.0 or higher versions on your system prior to beginning the course. If you do not own a licensed copy of VMware Workstation or Fusion, you can download a free 30-day trial copy from VMware. VMware will send you a time-limited serial number if you register for the trial on its website. VMware Player is a free download that does not need a commercial license. Most students find VMware Player adequate for the course. Please note that other virtualization software is not supported in the lab environment, and may not successfully run the supplied virtual machines.
- CPU: 64-bit Intel x64 2.0+ GHz processor or higher-based system is mandatory for this class. (Important - Please Read: a 64-bit system processor is mandatory!) Test your VMware Software before coming to class. Some BIOS configurations may require special settings (such as "VT-x" and/or "no-execute memory protection") to allow virtualization. You should also have administrative access to your BIOS, in case changes are needed when in class.
- RAM: 8 GB (gigabytes) of RAM minimum.
- Host Operating System: Any version of Windows or Apple OSX that can install and run VMware virtualization products (VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, or VMware Player). Students who use Linux hosts are warned that the wide variety of Linux distributions prohibits testing our exercises on this platform - that is, your mileage may vary. Those who use a Linux host must be able to access ExFAT partitions using the appropriate kernel or FUSE modules.
- Networking: Wireless 802.11 B, G, or N
- Hardware:
- USB 2.0 or higher port(s) (Note: Some endpoint protection software prevents the use of USB devices = test your system with a USB drive before class to ensure you can load the course data)
- 200 gigabyte host system hard-drive minimum
- ~80 gigabytes of free space on your system hard drive (Note: The free space is needed for the SIFT Workstation VM and the evidence we will be adding to your system)
Install the following prior to the beginning of the course:
- Local administrator access within your host operating system
- VMware Workstation 10, VMware Fusion 6.0, or VMware Player 6.0 (higher versions are okay)
- 7Zip (Windows, OS X, or Linux) or Keka (OS X)
- Bring/install any other forensic tools you feel could be useful (Maltego, NetWitness, etc.). For the final challenge at the end of the course, you can use any forensic tool, including commercial capabilities, to help you and your team. If you have any dongles, licensed software, etc., you are free to use them.
- Although SANS is not responsible for the security of your personal effects, you might want to consider bringing a laptop lock.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact email@example.com.
Who Should Attend
- Incident response team members and forensicators who are expanding their investigative scope from endpoint systems to the network
- Security Operations Center (SOC) personnel and information security practitioners who support hunt operations, seeking to identify attackers in their network environments
- Network defenders who are taking on added investigative and/or incident response workloads
- Law enforcement officers, federal agents, and detectives who want to become network forensic subject matter experts
- Information security managers who need to understand network forensics in order to manage risk, convey information security implications, and manage investigative teams
- Network engineers who are proactively orienting their networks to best meet investigative requirements
- Information technology professionals who want to learn how network investigations take place
- Anyone interested in computer network intrusions and investigations who has a solid background in computer forensics, information systems, and information security
What You Will Receive
- Custom distribution of the Linux SANS SIFT Workstation Virtual Machine with over 500 digital forensics and incident response tools prebuilt into the environment, including network forensic tools added just for this course
- Realistic case data to examine during class, from multiple sources including:
- NetFlow data
- Web proxy, firewall, and intrusion detection system logs
- Network captures in pcap format
- Network service logs
- 64GB USB disk loaded with case examples, tools, and documentation
You Will Be Able To
- Extract files from network packet captures and proxy cache files, allowing follow-on malware analysis or definitive data loss determinations
- Use historical NetFlow data to identify relevant past network occurrences, allowing accurate incident scoping
- Reverse engineer custom network protocols to identify an attacker's command-and-control abilities and actions
- Decrypt captured SSL traffic to identify attackers' actions and what data they extracted from the victim
- Use data from typical network protocols to increase the fidelity of the investigation's findings
- Identify opportunities to collect additional evidence based on the existing systems and platforms within a network architecture
- Examine traffic using common network protocols to identify patterns of activity or specific actions that warrant further investigation
- Incorporate log data into a comprehensive analytic process, filling knowledge gaps that may be far in the past
- Learn how attackers leverage man-in-the-middle tools to intercept seemingly secure communications
- Examine proprietary network protocols to determine what actions occurred on the endpoint systems
- Analyze wireless network traffic to find evidence of malicious activity
- Use visualization tools and techniques to distill vast, complex data sources into management-friendly reports
- Learn how to modify configuration on typical network devices such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems to increase the intelligence value of their logs and alerts during an investigation
- Apply the knowledge you acquire during the week in a full-day capstone exercise, modeled after real-world nation-state intrusions
Press & Reviews
"I feel like I have won the lottery with the wealth of information from this week! Very relevant and applicable. I have already started using in our environments with results." - Charlie H.
"This is an incredible curriculum. This class NEEDED to happen and I am glad it did." - Peter Steinmann
"Cutting edge - puts me ahead in the job market." - Anonymous
"Very good real-world material." - Jason Lawrence
"Great resource. Only true network forensics course I know of." - Jeremy Robbins
"If you are into disk/memory forensics, you will need this, too!" - Wouter Jansen
"This class is immediately applicable to my work environment." - Thomas Heffron
"No FLUFF - focused and targeted learning!" - Jackie Stokes
"Awesome! Best SANS course I have taken!" - Jim Horvath
"Although FOR572 is a network forensics class, it gets exactly right what most incident response courses get wrong. Instead of focusing on specific exploits and malware that quickly become outdated, 'Advanced Network Forensics' taught me about the full range of evidence sources available and how to effectively mine them for clues. Even more importantly, FOR572 taught me how to use different evidence sources to fill in missing gaps. This is critical, as most environments or incidents will not have every type of evidence available. A large scale APT breach will not have full packet capture available for what could be over a year of attacker activity, but making effective use of network log files can fill in those gaps. It also dove into advanced topics like analyzing unknown protocols, which is an important skill when dealing with the ever-evolving landscape of malware and odd but legitimate applications. Finally, the network forensics capstone investigation is a small but realistic simulation of an APT breach. Having to perform a realistic investigation under the pressure of limited in-class hours felt much like the pressures of investigating a live incident under the pressure of stopping ongoing data theft. It is an excellent class, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to bring their IR skills to the next level." - Alexander Bond, Mandiant
"The SANS Institute is currently the leader in the commercial IR and computer forensic training market. They have a large number of quality courses." - Luttgens, Jason; Pepe, Matthew; Mandia, Kevin. Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition - July 2014
"SANS Institute has many valuable assets - Phil Hagen is one of them." - Anonymous
"Loving the detailed and mutli-layered labs. I have been doing the walkthroughs for time sake but will revisit in depth later." - Anonymous
"FOR572 - next step in developing top notch incident response and network analysis professionals." - Tom L.
"Phil shared an example with pastesite.com extracting cached content and identifying and extracting a GZIP file. These practical analysis examples I think are extremely valuable." - Anonymous
"Material is directly relevant to what our analysts are doing daily. Highly useful." - Tom L.
Author Statement
When I first became interested in computer and network security in the mid-1990s, the idea of "attacking" another computer network was a concept still firmly in science fiction. Today, commercial, governmental, military, and intelligence entities have robust, integrated information security processes. Within the forensic community, we have seen developments that show the agility we must have to remain effective in the face of dynamic adversaries. Disk-based forensic practices will remain the keystone of digital forensics for the foreseeable future - events ultimately occur on endpoints, after all. Memory forensics has formalized how we address the components of a compromised system that avoid the disk.
We created FOR572: Advanced Network Forensics and Analysis to address the next domain of digital forensics. Many enterprises have grown to the scale that identifying which endpoints to examine is a significant challenge and the network has become its own medium for incident response and investigation. Our ability to use evidence from all kinds of network devices as well as from captured network data itself will be critical to our success in addressing threats today and tomorrow. From low-grade "script kiddie" attacks to long-term, strategic state-sponsored espionage activity, the network is one of the few common elements found throughout the life cycle of an incident. FOR572 will provide you with the tools and methods to conduct network investigations within environments of all sizes, using scenarios developed from real-world cases. You will finish the course with valuable knowledge that you will use the first day back on the job, and with the methodologies that will help address the next generations of adversaries' capabilities.
- Phil Hagen
When I first started my career in computer security, the term "advanced persistent threat" was unknown, yet I had personally recovered terabytes of data obtained from both commercial and government networks. The biggest cybersecurity threat in the news was the latest worm that would propagate through unsuspecting systems and cause more of a nuisance than actual destruction. What was known as the Russian Business Network wasn't even around yet. Network security monitoring was still in its infancy, with very little formal documentation or best practices, most of which were geared towards system administrators. While the Internet has continued to expand, we have all become more interconnected and the threat against our networks continues to grow. We wrote FOR572 as the class we wish we had when we were entering the field of network forensics and investigations - a class that not only provides background when needed, but is primarily tailored toward finding evil using multiple data sources and performing a full scope investigation. I am confident this course provides the most up-to-date training covering topics both old and new, based on real-life experiences and investigations.
- Mat Oldham


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Birthdays are the best.
Note: This is a lengthy, possibly manic hunger-inducing post. Read this when you have the luxury of time, and possibly something edible close by.
I'm someone who welcomes each birthday with an open heart and a fork in each hand. I regard each birthday as a gift and so I treat it as such: I'm alive and healthy and what could be better than that? I receive several messages through various mediums with one theme: "… just like last year … so curious to know how you celebrate your birthday and what you eat."
Here, an unabashed confession of an appetite unleashed.
While dessert is my favorite course, breakfast is my favorite meal so my birthday begins with it. I wish there were more breakfast places in Manila but I'm grateful for Apartment 1B (see numerous related posts below) and its excellent brekkie selection. Its second and new location at One Rockwell's East Tower is flush in browns and whites and impressively heavy wooden tables. A bigger space, there's a second floor, and similar to its original location, the open kitchen at back is clean and within viewing distance of the dining room. I'm just not sure about the six (!) flat-screen TVs that line one wall like a president's control room; overkill somewhat.
The Eggs Benedict here is exceptional, yolks slickly wet and comparable only to Bizu's Eggs Ben. But birthdays are for trying new things so I order the Croque Madame (P660; "…gosh it's big, we'll need to share," my Bin says) and the Orange French Toast (P280). The former perks up the nose with the piquant perfume of its Gruyere cover. Its nutty creaminess is likewise earthy, a foil for the saltiness of the ham and the pillowy bite of the bread. That the fried egg's yolk surrenders and weeps, its golden glory staining every forkful is yet an urge to eat more, more, more. I submit.
The sight of the Log Cabin Sugar Free Syrup on the table is unsettling. In reply to my inquiry if there's any other syrup that is not sugar free, the waiter says no. As a rule, I avoid artificial sweeteners. This has nothing to do with me being a freak for dessert but aspartame and its ilk wreak havoc on the metabolism and damage the brain's appetite center. I've done enough research and talked to enough health professionals to confirm this and really, even granulated white sugar is more natural. This isn't the place for me to further get into it and I try my best to always be flexible so sugar free syrup it is for the birthday girl.
Truth be told, it's not bad, just more fluid and boy, is it sweet! (One teaspoon of artificial sweetener can have the sweetness level of up to 2 teaspoons of granulated white sugar). But the cushion-y interiors of the Orange French Toast, lightly fried and golden, embrace the syrup, butter kisses it, and every swallow is sealed with a memory of orange. The sliced almonds are a nice touch, every sliver flits and swivels on the tongue.
Time for cake
Call it corny but I get a kick out of seeing my name on a cake. I can bake a cake but I sure as hell don't know how to decorate or write my name on one. For my birthday, the good people at Starbucks send over a cake that draws an "awww…" out of me when I see it. The coral script is riveting (so pretty!) and I'm much amused when I'm told that it's called Guilt Free Indulgence. It's a "no sugar added" three-kinds-of-chocolate mousse cake made with sugar free chocolate and Splenda. Like I say earlier, I'm flexible but real sugar comes first so I decide to save this cake and share it with my family tomorrow night.
The cake I rip into immediately is the gift from The Peninsula Manila. I wrote about the King Oscar cake before, a transcendent meditation of meringue shored up and sheathed by an exceedingly divine custard, a cousin surely, to the yema. A shower of almond slices, tans and taupes, crushed and clusters, add to its rough-hewn appeal. This cake is biblically good, each bite a revelation and reminder to mindfully savor. There's a recipe for a King Oscar cake in Ginny Roces De Guzman's book, Bake Me A Cake. Though I know it's not the same, I will attempt to bake it once this cake from The Peninsula is gone.
Can't have a birthday without noodles
I'm not the superstitious sort but I always eat noodles on my birthday, long life and all that. I'm way past the slithery swirls of spaghetti, my knowledge of pasta having extended beyond type. Today, thick, flat sheets of dough hold sway as in the Mushroom Cannelloni (P580) at Lolo Dad's Brasserie. The pasta is rolled around sautéed mushrooms that peek shyly out from under a roof of Raclette. Its lush complexity moistens the mushrooms and ups the "mmm" factor. All of the pasta dishes here come with what the restaurant calls Filled Bread. In the case of the cannelloni, it's a Potato and Mango Club. It's an odd sort this one, sort of like an egg salad sandwich in sentiment but with the tang of mango. Takes some getting used to.
A more seamless dish is the Ox tail Lasagne (P480). Possessing prominent notes of acidity from its tomato sauce, it points up the robust beefiness of the ox tail. This dish – quite literally – bubbles exuberantly with the ox tail oil tinged red by the tomatoes and the melted cheese. The open-face Chorizo and Apple Sandwich is an imaginative pairing rendered perfectly: the chorizo 's smokiness opens up a new flavor dimension while the apple's subtlety ties everything in together. Gosh, I love this.
Red Velvet Cupcakes, BEST
Fully Booked is my second home. I can say that when I need to decompress, all I need to do is walk through the cookbooks section and an hour later, I've re-aligned my center. And after holding numerous events at the Top Shelf, the girls from Marketing (Vicky, Rhea, Loraine, Aimee, Regina, Gabbie) and the Lifestyle team are like family.
On my birthday, I'm thrilled to see their gift to me: the funkiest of salad bowls from Joseph Joseph . This product was featured in my Living The Story video and is also available in Fully Booked. The card is especially eye-catching with its golden rosette flanked by a similar floral made from … a ripped out book page? "Girls, treat books with respect," I tease them when I call to express my thanks.
The biggest surprise however, was what was inside the bowl. Clusters of cupcakes covered in cream cheese and embellished with a single red heart.
I pick up a cupcake – it sends up waves of vanilla and sugar. I take a bite – red velvet.
Now, red velvet is one of those things that's gotten itself so firmly enmeshed in the mainstream that it's thisclose to becoming démodé. But wait, I'm holding and eating a rare specimen: a red velvet cupcake worth the hype. Yes, better than Sonja's, the original red velvet cupcake purveyor, and one-up over Cukay's . This red velvet is achingly moist, the crumbs dissolving with hardly a chew. The cream cheese frosting cloaks and strokes the tongue then fades away, leaving only a lingering memory of something so good, I can't help but wish for another.
Carissa Daez makes these marvels, a twenty-something aspiring home baker who's been baking since she was a kid. Her raging red beauties came into being just late last year to fund her wanderlust. When she got back from that trip, she kept on baking and now she's poised for take-off. She also has an upside down pineapple cake in her repertoire, yet another cake that's chilling out in my chiller thanks to my friends at Fully Booked, and one I've heard fabulous things about.
Up next: Birthday dinner.
Apartment 1B
E-101 G/F One Rockwell East Tower, Rockwell Center
(02) 869. 3530
132 L.P. Leviste Corner Sedeno St
Salcedo Village, Makati City 1227
(02) 843.4075
King Oscar Cake at The Peninsula Manila
Corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, Makati
887.2888 / 810.3456
Guilt Free Indulgence Cake
Available at all Starbucks stores.
Lolo Dad's Brasserie
6750 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
02 813.6750
Red Velvet Cupcakes from Carissa's Kitchen
0917 823.3239
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The mother of the Chosen One hates the Chosen One
Us Weekly has a hate-on for the Brange lately. Week after week they've been pounding the first family of gossip, and this week the streak continues with a juicy item about Angelina's disdain for none other than Barack Obama.
According to Us, "she hates him".
Now that is strong.
Those are fighting words.
The magazine's source continues:
"(Jolie is) into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise."
…the f-ck?
Suddenly Angie is Glenn Beck? Well, not quite.
"Angie isn't Republican, but she thinks Obama is all smoke and mirrors," the source says.
As you know, Brad Pitt is a staunch supporter of President Obama. He rode around on his bike one day with an Obama book waving it at the paps in New Orleans. He was in Grant Park the night the President was elected. So apparently this is coming between the Brange. They fight about it constantly. The Jolie thinks Pitt's politic opinion is for sh-t although, breathe easy, it's not enough to split them up. If anything, it probably makes the jungle sex even hotter.
Still…already a polarising figure, this has only added to the negative swirl around Angelina Jolie. We need a fix it very soon. The tabloids are on the attack. The tabloids are pushing them to bring out the twins again. Bet you that's what this is all about.
Photos from Wenn.com


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Jessa Blades, Glamour Magazine's Eco-Hero and founder of Blades Natural Beauty, shares her list of 30 ingredients to avoid in our personal care products. Jessa encourages us all to "Be curious" about what's in our products and to vote with our wallet for safe, effective and healthy personal care products. You can also learn more from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.


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Trust keeps $24 million jackpot winner anonymous
If you win the lottery and want to keep it a secret, you've got to trust.
In other words, let someone else face the publicity.
We'll probably never know who bought the $24 million Lotto Texas jackpot ticket July 28 at a southwest Houston Kroger store because the winner claimed the prize through the MDDSS Revocable Trust.
Manfred Sternberg, a trustee for the Houston-based trust, represented the winner Wednesday at the ceremonial check presentation.
Under Texas law, a lottery winner cannot remain anonymous, but the winner doesn't have to be an individual. It can be a trust, Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman Kelly Cripe said.
Information was not immediately available on how common it is for winners to form trusts before claiming their prizes, Cripe said.
Another Houston lotto winner used the same tactic in May 2010 when he collected his lump-sum payout of $48.8 million through the MAED Trust after a delay caused by a photocopier snafu that blackened the front of the ticket.
The man, who has yet to go public, purchased a winning ticket worth $76 million the previous October at the H-E-B Pantry in Alvin.
The MDDSS Revocable Trust also selected the immediate payout option rather than 25 annual payments, making the prize worth about $18.9 million before taxes, according to the commission.
Remaining anonymous can be a smart move for people who suddenly become very rich, a financial expert said.
Susan Bradley, a Florida certified financial planner who started the Sudden Money Institute, said it's a good thing Texas allows winners to keep quiet about striking it rich.
"Some states require a photo op," Bradley said Friday from her Florida office. "It's hard enough to adapt to having this kind of money - the responsibilities, the choices. It's very stressful. If there's less publicity, it makes it a little easier."
Many Texas winners, of course, do pose for the camera. You can see some of their smiling faces in the Winners Gallery at www.txlottery.org.
For selling the $24 million winning ticket in July, Kroger received a $240,000 retailer bonus. The commission presented the check Aug. 28 at the store where the ticket was purchased, 9303 Texas 6 South.
According to Texas Lottery officials, the MDDSS Trust's win marks the fourth Lotto Texas jackpot this year. Drawings take place each Wednesday and Saturday.
Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $105 million. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is an estimated $100 million and the Lotto Texas jackpot on Saturday is an estimated $15 million.
Sales for a new game called All or Nothing start Sunday, with the first drawing on Monday.
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