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We often think about security measures as ways of protecting resources by preventing access to them. The need for authentication arises because, in the real world, keeping people out of protected areas is only half the battle. Authentication is about letting certain people (or processes) in, while keeping everyone else out. In practice, this usually means some people are going to have to be given secrets (passwords) that will form part of the credentials they need to present in order to gain access to protected resources. But since, as the old saying goes, the best way to keep a secret is not to, the distribution and exchange of access-providing secrets inevitably raises the level of risk to a secure system. A major goal of authentication, from a security point of view, is minimizing that risk - especially when users are being authenticated remotely, over publicly-accessible networks. Authentication is the process of poking minimally risky holes in one's security.
In this column I will look at the typical spectrum of authentication methods used in IIS. It is a subject on which you can find plenty synopses online, and a lot of detailed documentation on implementing the specific methods, but not much in between. Without drowning you in implementation details, I will try to go into enough depth to provide a solid understanding of the various options, with special emphasis on the security implications of each.
Note: Not every possible option will be covered here, only the most commonly used ones. If there is reader interest, future columns may investigate less-commonplace choices such as client certificate mapping, .NET passport, and options requiring third-party integration like Fortezza and RADIUS.
In one sense, anonymous authentication is effectively no authentication at all, since the user is not asked to supply any credentials before being served the requested resource. However, it is worth remembering that, from the Web server's (or the operating system's) perspective, even an anonymous Web site user is logged into a site using a specific set of credentials.
Users who access a site anonymously are logged in using the Anonymous account (by default called IUSR_MACHINENAME although this can, and as a security precaution probably should be renamed). This account requires the Log on Locally right in order to function properly, and by default is part of both the Guests and Everyone groups. When you disable anonymous access to a resource (or a whole site) users must be authenticated in the standard sense -- meaning they must provide security credentials such as username and password in order to gain access to the resource.
IIS Basic authentication as an implementation of the basic authentication scheme found in section 11 of the HTTP 1.0 specification.
As the specification makes clear, this method is, in and of itself, non-secure. The reason is that Basic authentication assumes a trusted connection between client and server. Thus, the username and password are transmitted in clear text. More specifically, they are transmitted using Base64 encoding, which is trivially easy to decode. This makes Basic authentication the wrong choice to use over a public network on its own.
When combined, however, with the robust transaction security provided by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Basic authentication is often the best alternative. One reason is the relative absence of client-side compatibility issues. Basic Authentication is a long-standing standard supported by nearly all browsers. It also imposes no special requirements on the server side -- users can authenticate against any NT domain, or even against accounts on the local machine. With SSL to shelter the security credentials while they are in transmission, you have an authentication solution that is both highly secure and quite flexible.
Basic authentication is a simple challenge/response model. The following listing shows the essential components of an entire Basic authentication transaction at the HTTP layer -- essentially this is what you would see if you were watching the exchange of data between client and server using a network sniffer like Microsoft's Network Monitor (keep in mind though that this exchange would be sheltered by end-to-end encryption if SSL were being used). In the first frame, the browser requests a resource -- in this case, the homepage of a Web site called "host."
Get / HTTP/1.1
Host: host
The server then responds with its challenge: an access denied message containing the WWW-Authenticate header, which informs the client of the type of authentication available, and the "realm" to which clients who successfully authenticate will have access. (In the Windows implementation, the idea of "realms" has been largely superceded by the NT domain, but a default realm is included for informational reasons anyway.)
HTTP/1.1 401 Access Denied
WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="192.168.1.1"
On the client, the user sees (on first request and in the default mode) a dialog requesting her credentials. She types in her user name and password and the Base64 encoded version of these credentials is sent back to the server in the Authorization header, along with a token indicating that the offered authentication scheme -- Basic -- has been accepted by the client.
Get / HTTP/1.1
Host: host
Authorization: Basic dGVzdDp0ZXN0
Finally, the server, having gotten the all-clear from the password store (probably a Windows Domain Controller) serves the requested resource.
The Digest authentication option was added in Windows 2000 and IIS 5.0. Like Basic authentication, this is an implementation of a technique suggested by Web standards, namely RFC 2069 (superceded by RFC 2617).
Digest authentication also uses a challenge/response model, but it is much more secure than Basic authentication (when used without SSL). It achieves this greater security not by encrypting the secret (the password) before sending it, but rather by following a different design pattern -- one that does not require the client to transmit the password over the wire at all.
Instead of sending the password itself, the client transmits a one-way message digest (a checksum) of the user's password, using (by default) the MD5 algorithm. The server then fetches the password for that user from a Windows 2000 Domain Controller, reruns the checksum algorithm on it, and compares the two digests. If they match, the server knows that the client knows the correct password, even though the password itself was never sent. (If you have ever wondered what the default ISAPI filter "md5filt" that is installed with IIS 5.0 is used for, now you know.
To make the exchange even more secure, the password checksum is computed with a value passed to the client by the server, called a nonce. Because it is recomputed each time a 401 challenge is issued, the nonce makes the Digest challenge much more robust than the one issued in Basic authentication. Constantly changing nonce's help deter replay attacks, since the checksum of the client's password will be different for each logon.
While the encryption used in calculating the checksums isn't as strong as what is used in SSL, the point is not to encrypt the entire transmission, but rather to use encryption to avoid transmitting the secret in the first place. While not as strong a challenge/response paradigm as Kerberos (see below), Digest authentication has the advantage of working across firewalls and proxies. This is only true of Integrated Windows authentication in the case of (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) PPTP connections.
A major weakness, however, is that passwords must be stored in a reversibly encrypted form, so that the authenticating server (IIS in this case) can access them and run them through the checksum algorithm. Although it is trivial to configure Active Directory to store individual user accounts in "encrypted clear text" form, this setting compromises the stronger default configuration under which those passwords are stored as (non-reversible) hashes. In other words, the price paid here for keeping the password out of the transmission is storing it in a more vulnerable form on the backend.
Digest authentication requires Internet Explorer 5.0 and later clients, plus as mentioned Active Directory (Windows 2000) domain accounts on a Primary Domain Controller configured for digest authentication. Here is the relevant Knowledge Base article from Microsoft.
Here are the essentials of a Digest authentication transaction. Get / HTTP/1.1
Host: host
After the initial request by the client the server issues the following challenge.
HTTP/1.1 401 Access Denied
WWW-Authenticate: Digest qop="auth", realm="host",
The WWW-Authenticate header in this example obviously contains much more information than in the Basic authentication case. In addition to specifying the Digest scheme and realm, it provides the unique nonce to be used by the client in computing its request digest. The qop parameter lets the server announce the "quality of protection" that must be applied to the message digest.
Host: host
Authorization: Digest username="authtest", realm="host", qop="auth"
algorithm="MD5", uri="/", nonce="2bd66743fd60d0a947828020000005
68aeb718920e1494a50e65be582dcf", nc=00000001, cnonce="6012f
8c9164809aa4bd43a9d6bf9f006", response="30d83bc31f870a4e85a
The client's response to the server's challenge is still more complex. First, the username is passed in the clear so that the server can look up the appropriate password. After some additional informational parameters, the nonce is returned unchanged, so that the server can use it in computing its own version of the digest. The "nc" and "cnonce" parameters are required because the server sent the quality of protection (qop) directive in the challenge. The "nc" parameter provides a count of the number of requests the client has sent using this nonce -- duplicate counts indicate an attempted replay attack. The "cnonce" parameter is effectively a client-side nonce. This unique value was used by the client, along with the server's nonce, in calculating the request digest, and it must be used by the server as well. Requiring the use of a client-side nonce adds a measure of mutual authentication and message integrity checking. Finally, the request digest itself (the checksum of the nonce and the user's password) is passed as a 32 character quoted string in the "response" parameter.
Integrated Windows authentication -- NT Challenge/Response in NT and IIS 4.0 -- has changed over the years as the underlying authentication mechanism for Windows domains has changed from LANMAN (NT LAN Manager) to NTLM (versions 1 and 2) to Kerberos. What has remained the same is the core idea of integrating the process of authenticating on the Web server with the standard domain authentication mechanism. When Windows clients (essentially, the required version of IE) can be presumed, and when passage through firewalls and proxies are not a concern, this authentication method has always provided significant efficiencies in terms of user account and password management.
Integrated Windows authentication is the most complex IIS authentication topic because it incorporates so many different elements, including quite varying levels of security depending on OS version, type of domain and configuration. It's strengths and weaknesses, advantages and limitations, are largely those of Windows domain authentication itself.
In Windows 2000 domains, Integrated Windows authentication comes in two flavors: NTLM version 2 or Kerberos 5.0. NTLM is a holdover from NT 4.0, in which version 1 was the default authentication mechanism (the stronger version 2 became available with NT Service Pack 4). Just as Windows 2000 still allows for the use of the NTLM, so NT 4.0 also supported the earlier LANMAN mechanism, and for the same reason -- backwards compatibility with Windows clients that could not support the newer standard.
This evolutionary approach to upgrading Windows authentication has always proved something of an Achilles' heel from a security point of view, since the presence of the older authentication mechanism as an option weakens the security posture of the newer, more secure mechanism. (See the Multiple Methods and Negotiation section below.)
The NTLM version of Integrated Windows authentication is similar to Digest authentication in that it is a challenge/response mechanism where the challenge is a nonce provided by the server to the client. A major difference is that it does not require passwords to be stored in reversibly encrypted form in the Active Directory on the Domain Controller. This as a significant server-side security advantage over Digest authentication.
This is accomplished because the client, instead of creating a digest directly from the user's password and the nonce, first creates (but does not store) a hash of that password that is identical to the NTLM hash of the password that is stored in Active Directory on the Domain Controller. The client then uses the password hash and the nonce to build the digest response. Thus the server side of the transaction does not need access to the client's original (clear text) password in order to recompute the digest and verify that the client has knowledge of the password.
Integrated Windows authentication will also work with much older versions of IE (as old as 3.01). However, unlike Digest authentication, NTLM is not firewall or proxy friendly (a culprit here is need for multiple round trips over an open connection), nor does it support delegation of security credentials, once established, to other servers such as SQL (double-hop impersonations).
Here is a trace of the essentials of an Integrated Windows authentication session using NTLM.
Host: host
HTTP/1.1 401 Access Denied
WWW-Authenticate: Negotiate
WWW-Authenticate: NTLM
After the client's initial request for a protected resource, the server responds much as it would for Basic authentication (except that a second WWW-Authenticate header is sent to indicate that the method can be negotiated up to Kerberos by a Kerberos compliant Windows client).
Host: host
Authorization: NTLM TlRMTVNTUAABAAAAB4IAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB=
In the Authorization header sent with the client's second request, accepting the offer to use NTLM, the parameter is a so-called Type 1 message, containing a Base64 encoded series of flags indicating the authentication options supported by the client. This is the real beginning of the NTLM specific exchange and, from now on, the HTTP connection must remain open for the authentication process to complete successfully.
HTTP/1.1 401 Access Denied
WWW-Authenticate: NTLM TlRMTVNTUAACAAAADAAMADAAAAAFgoGgCY6qiih3j
This server's second 401 message is a distinguishing feature of NTLM authentication, relative to the other methods we have looked at. The WWW-Authenticate header includes another Base64 encoded message, this one called a Type 2. It completes the negotiation of the authentication options between server and client and also provides the actual challenge (the nonce) to the client.
Host: host
Authorization: NTLM TlRMTVNTUAADAAAAGAAYAGIAAAAYABgAegAAAAwADAB
The client's third request contains a new Authorization header with a Type 3 message that answers the server's challenge and proves that the client has knowledge of the correct password.
Kerberos is a Key Distribution Center mechanism that incorporates the Needham-Schroeder challenge/response protocol, Denning-Sacco timestamp nonces, and a Ticket-Granting Service for single sign on. Another words, it is quite a complex and subtle mechanism, in comparison to past versions of Windows authentication -- too complex to describe in detail here. Generally speaking, it is far more secure than the NTLM mechanism it is meant to replace. The idea of using Kerberos for Internet negotiation of keys was specified in RFC 3129.
The core idea in Kerberos is the use of a Key Distribution Center (or KDC -- a role played by the Domain Controller in the Windows implementation) to provide shared temporary secrets ("tickets" in Kerberos-speak) for clients and servers to use in mutual authentication. The KDC maintains a set of master keys corresponding to valid users and servers, which it uses to encrypt these shared temporary secrets. Overlaid on this KDC system is an elaborate set of refinements: challenge/response patterns to combat forgery, timestamps in place of conventional nonces to combat replay attacks, and a ticket granting service to issue Ticket Granting Tickets (TGT) so that users do not have to keep logging in order to use different services within a single session.
Its significantly greater algorithmic sophistication gives Kerberos an inherent security advantage over the NTLM version of Integrated Windows authentication. In addition Kerberos has a practical advantage over NTLM in that it allows delegation of security credentials for distributed application environments. In other words a user's authenticated identity can be passed to another server, hence another application tier (such as a database server). It also authenticates the server being connected to, as well as the client.
It also requires rough synchronization of all clocks on systems throughout the domain, or the timestamps that are an essential part of Kerberos' defense against the reuse of cracked session keys in replay attacks won't work. As a result, users won't be able to authenticate even though their credentials are otherwise valid. Or, worse, a server's time service could be compromised to facilitate an attack with expired tickets.
Although Kerberos is default authentication scheme for Windows 2000, XP and 2003, there are many cases of Windows Integrated Authentication in which older, and weaker authentication schemes will end up being used in preference to Kerberos. The authentication routine will negotiate down to NTLM for other clients in a Windows 2000 domain, or for Windows 2000 or later clients when authenticating on NT 4.0, or for those same clients when not part of the domain. You can disable the older authentication schemes, but at the cost of backwards compatibility for scenarios like these.
One final client-side compatibility consideration: IE 6.0 on Windows 2000 will not, by default, accept the "Negotiate" challenge and use Kerberos, but will instead take the NTLM option. This is because the "Enable Integrated Windows Authentication" option is not selected by default. Here is the Knowledge Base article on how to configure IE on Windows 2000 to use Kerberos when the server offers it.
Note: There is no point in showing you a second HTTP trace of the Windows Integrated authentication logon using Kerberos instead of NTML. This is because most of what distinguishes Kerberos from NTLM would not appear in such a trace -- the only differences you could see would be the lengths of the encoded strings and the presence of "Negotiate" rather than "NTLM" in front of them.
The idea of negotiating the authentication mechanism to be used is not a Microsoft invention, but is inherent in the way HTTP-based authentication was envisioned in the RFCs cited above. The IIS and Windows environments provide such a wide range of authentication options among which negotiation can happen that it is important to be aware of this process in some detail.
First, it is possible to select several of the authentication methods covered here, and rely on the users' browsers to negotiate the most secure available method. This has the advantage of greater client-side interoperability (non-IE and older IE browsers are given alternatives). However, this essentially means that the level of overall security is that of the weakest link. This danger is repeated if you enable only Windows Integrated Authentication, since by default it makes two authentication methods available (NTLM and Kerberos in Windows 2000 domains) and allows downlevel negotiation to determine that the weaker of the two will be used.
As mentioned above, this is part of a long-term problem with Windows authentication caused by the evolutionary effort to improve authentication security while maintaining backwards compatibility with earlier, less-secure methods. For example, the NT 4.0 SAM database stores not one but two hashes of the user's password -- one in the relatively secure NTLM hash and one in the much less secure LANMAN hash. This gives a cracker a great shortcut -- first crack the case-insensitive LANMAN password, and then compute the possible NTLM hashes by trying out the various possible combinations of upper and lower case.
In the case of NT 4.0, the weak link can be eliminated by disabling the LANMAN (or LM) authentication, using the procedure described in this Knowledge Base article. For domains having only Windows 2000 Domain Controllers, and only Kerberos-capable clients, it is also possible to insure that Kerberos is the only authentication option made available through Integrated Windows authentication. To do this, you can either unbind the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks from the Windows 2000 Domain Controller's network transport, or else set up an IPSec filter to restrict or block access to these same services.
As is probably obvious by now, the choice of the appropriate authentication method depends on a variety of factors: the composition of your user base (especially with respect to the browsers that need to be supported, and whether users are behind a firewall on a trusted network, or out on the public Internet, or both), the backend system against which users must authenticate, and the degree of security required. Given the relative vulnerability of the other alternatives, the best choices from a security point of view will usually be either Basic authentication over SSL (when maximum flexibility in serving a wide range of clients is the priority) and the Kerberos-only version of Integrated Windows authentication (when centralized user account management is the priority).
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Xiaomi Topples Samsung As The Top Smartphone Seller in India in Q4 2017
The Chinese company Xiomi, which is examining an open posting and is presently regarded at close $100 billion (by and massive Rs. 6.34 lakh crores), entered India somewhat more than three years back.
Its system there has so far laid on streak bargains on driving homegrown online business player Flipkart and US tech goliath Amazon.com's Indian website page, an approach that helped it snatch the bit of the pie without the need to spend enthusiastically on promoting.
Inconsistency pegged Xiaomi's phone bit of the general business in India at 25 percent in the last quarter in light of shipments, before Samsung's 23 percent. Lenovo, Oppo and Vivo came in behind them, each with around 6 percent bit of the general business.
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Autonomously, investigate firm Canalys said Xiaomi dispatched 8.2 million phones in the last quarter, while Samsung conveyed 7.3 million.
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Canalys measures Xiaomi has 27 percent of the Indian market while Samsung is on 25 percent.
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2018 will see the progression of some key innovation domains: most strikingly in the zones of virtual and enlarged reality, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and voice-empowered talk and Chatbot cooperations, says Mpumi Nhlapo of ICT arrangements supplier, T-Systems.
These innovations will bolster off each other's improvements, making something altogether new, T-Systems said. "They will intertwine to reshape the manners by which we associate with our general surroundings, with each other, and totally adjust the idea of business," said Nhlapo.
Rise of Cryptocurrency
The underpinnings of digital currency — a disseminated leger framework called the blockchain — has a genuine place later on of innovation, paying little respect to regardless of whether the cost of Bitcoin is $0 or $50,000.
The blockchain is the decentralized heart of cryptographic money, and is a dispersed record of records which consider the confirmation of records without the requirement for an agent. While its essential use in 2017 and before was to confirm digital currency exchanges, designers are acknowledging it has utilizes outside of fund. Exchange records, or "squares" are cryptographically ensured and afterward circulated to all members.
Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality
Augmented, virtual and 'mixed' the truth are quick moving toward the pinnacle of expanded desires, with gigantic buzz and a lot of action in specialty shopper territories, for example, gaming. Be that as it may, the corporate world hasn't yet sufficiently discovered establishment to move these innovations into a place where we'll see mass selection, said T-Systems.
Assembling, Industrial and building conditions have been noteworthy early adopters of VR and AR arrangements, especially to model business forms, spacial arranging, preparing, and in addition for prototyping new items and advancements cost adequately.
The Rise of IoT
Gartner predicts quick advances in the domain of the Internet of Things (IoT), and recommends that by 2020 over 95% of new item plans including hardware will consolidate associated sensor segment.
"We are now observing IoT rising up out of the trough of thwarted expectation, as the 'genuine' discussions about norms, conventions and segments are currently going all out. We've just observed monstrous interest in the empowering framework especially in IoT systems," said Nhlapo.
Increase of Chatbots
This pattern is firmly united to the ascent of voice as a medium of engagement with innovation. "In 2018, we'll see a kept developing of voice-acknowledgment innovation, to better comprehend setting, different dialects, accents, assessment and tone.
"Voice enables us to connect with various items and gadgets all the more naturally, enabling us to multitask all the more effectively. In an inexorably complex world, this ends up critical," he said.
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Top 4 Smartphones To Buy in 2018
Considering purchasing a smartphone? We have the best cell phones existing apart from everything else recorded here – with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus handsets duking it out with the iPhones for the best spot. Tap the dropdown above to see the full rundown!
We've invested hours whittling the contenders down to a best 4, and we consider the influence, specs, plan and, above all, esteem for cash of every handset – thusly, this rundown will continually move as we keep a laser-center around the amount it expenses to claim these telephones.
We should get straight into it the rundown – our best telephone at this moment is the Samsung Galaxy S8, however have a peruse through our rundown to see which suits you best.
1. Samsung Galaxy S8
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the best telephone on the planet for a couple of reasons, yet none more so than the show: it makes each other handset available look emphatically out of date.
The screen is one of the, absolute best available as yet, accompanying the lengthened, 18.5:9 resolution that extends stunningly all over the telephone, with capable shading generation and differentiation proportions that make everything look clear and fresh – in addition to it has the QHD determination that we anticipate from all the best smartphones.
The battery life, in spite of being littler than in past gadgets from Samsung, is in reality better on account of the enhanced internals and the product running things all the more productively in the backgound.
The camera is one of the absolute best available – the auto mode offers perfect, fresh and clear shots each time and joined with screen quality influences you to need to flaunt your best snaps. There's a simple to-utilize master mode too to get the best out of your snapping.
2. iPhone X
The iPhone X is the most great handset Apple has ever constructed. Ever.
You could contend that the iPhone 4 or iPhone 6 ought to have that tag, however the X (that is 'X' as in '10') speaks to something that most iPhone purchasers need: another outline, after forever and a day of a similar thing being discharged.
You know as of now this is a costly telephone, however Apple has done everything it can to legitimize that cost. It has an astonishing, very much tuned screen, and a solid camera rushed on the back.
The absence of bezel around the gadget is a monstrous flight for the brand, and losing the home catch has prompt an overhaul of iOS 11 – you may battle to progress for a day or two on the off chance that you go for this telephone, however believe us, it'll turn out to be second nature in a matter of moments.
This is the telephone to purchase on the off chance that you need to treat yourself to a top of the line telephone – some additional every month for something you truly appreciate removing from your pack or pocket is justified, despite all the trouble in the event that you can bear the cost of it.
3. OnePlus 5T
On the off chance that it's a reasonable lead you're after, look no further. The OnePlus 5T offers facial acknowledgment, a 6-inch 18:9 display, double back cameras, an exceptional metal body and the most recent power in the engine, just at some cost that serenely undermines Apple, Samsung and companions.
To accomplish the lower value point a few corners have been cut, yet the cuts aren't as extreme as you may think. There's no QHD determination show, stereo speakers, expandable capacity or champion camera, however what you do get is a profoundly skilled Android smartphone that, as a rule, beats its value section.
In case you're willing to endure a couple of little bargains then you could contend the OnePlus 5T could be much further up this rundown. One thing is without a doubt however: regarding an incentive for cash it won't disillusion.
4. Google Pixel 2 XL
An extra large screen, unadulterated Android encounter and a fantastic camera are the foundations of the Android smartphone fan's list of things to get.
The Pixel XL 2 has a broad 6-inch display that is tolerable for gaming and video playback (in spite of the fact that a couple of issues have surfaced around its review edges), and it gloats an enhanced outline over the littler Pixel 2, with slimmer bezels lodging its double forward looking speakers.
There's a lot of energy in the engine, where the most recent Snapdragon 835 chip is combined with 4GB of RAM, yet it's round the back, with the 12MP camera, where the Pixel 2 XL truly sparkles.
Photographs look incredible, and they'll please both easygoing and more genuine snappers alike.
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In the town of Montecristi, Ecuador, the art of weaving Panama hats is slowly dying. Two generations ago, there were 2,000 weavers, but in the last generation the number dwindled to 200, and now there are only 20 master weavers left. A generation from now, because the current masters are in their 70s and 80s, there may be none. With the finest hats taking at least two months to finish and the best taking up to eight months, there is little time left to instruct young weavers in the art.
Obviously, there is an irony in that what the world knows as a Panama hat actually comes from Ecuador. But the small, somewhat dreary coastal town of Montecristi has been for centuries a place where straw hats were woven. The difference is that the Montecristi Finos are simply the finest straw hats in the world, even to the point of defying the description straw. And with the makers dying off, the treasures of Montecristi are in danger of disappearing.
Brent Black, the former Associate Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi in San Francisco, isn't about to let that happen. Eight years ago, he began an odyssey that eventually led to Montecristi, north of Guayaquil on the Pacific coast of Ecuador. What began as a passion to photograph the hats, soon turned into a mission to keep the hat making art alive. Black's quest actually began in Mexico, in the Yucatán city of Mérida, where he read guidebook accounts of a crude Panama hat being woven in the region.
"It wasn't easy," says Black today. "I didn't speak any Spanish, and even the shopkeepers and vendors who did speak a little English couldn't understand what I wanted. No one knew what a Panama hat was. In Mérida, they call the hats jipijapas" (pronounced hee pee hop as). Through a shopkeeper, he finally photographed some weavers in a nearby town. But back in San Francisco, Black mentioned his hat search to someone at a cocktail story. An attorney familiar with Ecuador told him about the hats there--and specifically about Montecristis. The information triggered Black's plunge into extensive research about the Panama hat and heightened his desire to see a Montecristi firsthand.
In 1988, he took off from his new base as Executive Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather in Honolulu to fly to Guayaquil. From there, he boarded a series of brightly colored, sputtering buses and traveled one hundred miles up the coast to the city of Manta, a commercial fishing village, where he stayed overnight in the best hotel in town--at $2 a night. The next morning, he climbed aboard another bus to Montecristi. Before even getting off the bus, a nine-year-old boy appeared at his elbow. "Panama hat, meester. Panama hat, meester."
"There aren't too many gringo tourists in Montecristi," laughs Black. "So when one does show up, he's bound to attract a certain amount of attention. And there is no rational reason anyone wouldever visit Montecristi except to buy hats.
"So, there I was. A four-foot-tall, self-appointed guide pulling atmy shirt sleeve, a dog of rather questionable ancestry sniffing at my legs and before me lay the legendary town of Montecristi. To say the least, it wasn't what I expected.
"I guess I had pictured in my mind a quaint, colorful little village with revered artisans working patiently in their workshops. The reality was quite different. Montecristi is rather drab. The one- and two-story buildings are made mostly of wood and split bamboo, and they just blend into the dry, dusty hillside on which the town is built. Nothing colorful about them. Dogs and idlers lounge in whatever shade they can find. Children play in the streets and open areas. Pigs occasionally wander here and there. There are no hotels. No restaurants. The town only has running water a couple of hours each morning.
So, a little dismayed, I yielded to the tugging at my shirt sleeve and followed my guide up the hill."
After a brief stop to meet 20 or so members of his guide's family, Black went with the guide to the home/workshop/warehouse of the largest distributor of hats in Montecristi. It was a fairly substantial two-story building made of square red brick. A large two-inch-thick wooden door had been slid open to allow access to and provide light for the approximately 20 by 20-foot workshop. One man was working at finishing the weave on the edge of the brim of a hat, and a second was trimming the long ends of straws protruding from the inside of a hat. A dozen or so hat bodies in various stages of completion were stacked at their feet.
"I felt like I had stepped into a legend," Black reflects. "There they were--Montecristi Finos. I had to actually pick one up and look at it closely to be able to see the pattern of the weave. That's how finely woven they are."
Black was introduced to the distributor. Conversation was difficult because Black spoke hardly any Spanish and the distributor didn't speak English. With the help of a phrase book, a dictionary, pointing to objects and a lot of smiles, Black says he was able to communicate that he was interested in the hats and that he would be around for a week or so.
"It was, and is, very important to me," Black's earnestness comes through in the tone of his voice and the way he leans closer as he talks, "to do business the way it's done in Latin America, not the way it's done in the U.S. I didn't want to blow into town, buy some hats and leave. That's the way most gringos do business down there. I wanted to get to know them and for them to know me before any money changed hands."
Black says the weavers were surprised when he pulled a chair over beside them and sat down. The distributor handed Black a stack of hats for his inspection and asked if he wanted to buy some. Black said yes, but not today. "Mañana." The distributor smiled, pulled his own chair over near Black and went back to counting and sorting hats.
Sitting among the weavers for most of the week, Black learned firsthand about the craft, the history and the legend of the Montecristi Fino hat. Occasionally, Black would carefully sort through hats offered to him, putting aside ones he eventually wanted to purchase. And he constantly asked if there were any even finer.
The weavers explained that the really, really fine hats are becoming rarer and rarer. They provided the estimate that there are maybe 20 master weavers left and shook their heads when asked if children were learning the trade.
There's a reason why this trade is dying: The work is hard. The finest hats are woven only at night, when it's cooler, to protect the straw from being damaged by a weaver's sweat, which might build up during the steamy equatorial days and stain the straw. The weaving is done from a bent-over position, with the weaver's chest resting on a small cushion on top of a wooden block and his arms extended down toward the floor, fingertips working on the fine straw. It's a posture that is not just uncomfortable, it's painful. The younger generation, if they weave at all, prefer to work on simpler pieces such as ladies' handbags, fans and animal figures, which take less time and effort to complete.
"I suppose," muses Black, "that the question is not so much why people might not want to weave bent over all night, as it is how they evolved the technique in the first place, and why they have practiced it for centuries. Sometimes I wonder if a really good industrial engineer could study the process and come up with some kind of jig or something that would allow the weavers to create traditional hats without having to weave in the traditional posture."
Throughout the week, Black took photos of the weavers while they worked at finishing the edges and trimming straw from the hats. They warmed to him and took him out to other houses where other weavers were working.
"During that first incredible week, quite simply, I fell in love with the people, the hats, the weaving, the art form. And I became determined to do more than just buy a few dozen hats. I had found a mission. I wanted to preserve the art, to ensure that three generations from now the world will still be able to wear, admire and treasure Montecristi Finos."
Since that first visit, Black has made numerous trips to Montecristi. He has become deeply involved with the weavers and the community. He often purchases large quantities of food to be distributed to the weavers and their families during times when weaving jobs are scarce and family incomes are down. He has taken some of the older weavers into Manta for prescription glasses. He sends Christmas presents every year. And, of course, everyone he photographs receives a copy of the picture. If you visited Montecristi, you would see Black's photos in almost every house.
According to some of Black's pamphlets on the subject of Panama hats, they are woven from various types of straw from all over the world: the Caribbean, Polynesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, Africa and on and on. Why have the straw hats woven in Ecuador risen to such an exalted position at the top of the hierarchy? One of the most important reasons is the straw itself.
The source of the straw is a kind of palm, known in scientific jargon as Carludovica palmata. In Ecuador the plant is called toquilla, the straw is called paja toquilla and the hats are called sombreros de paja toquilla. Although it has been found naturally as far north as Panama and as far south as Bolivia and has been successfully introduced into Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, nowhere are conditions better for the plant's growth than in the coastal lowlands of Ecuador.
The plants grow wild in abundance but could almost be said to be cultivated by those who "harvest" their straw. The unopened leaf chutes are cut from the plants with machetes. The green leaf casing is removed. The vein, spine and coarse edge are stripped away. Then, the opened, pale green palm fronds are put into 50-gallon oil drums filled with water. A fire under the drum boils the water. After an hour or so, the palm chutes are taken out of the water and hung up to dry on a clothesline. As they dry, the long strands shrink and curl lengthwise to form closed cylindrical fibers about a yard long. Each fiber is then slit into yet narrower strands, and the straw is boiled and dried again.
The straw is then ready for the weavers.
The hat weavers split the strands of straw to as fine a width as they are comfortable working with. The best weavers work with straw so fine that one has to look at the hat very closely to make out any weave pattern at all. "They're incredible," remarks Black. "The texture looks more like fine linen than straw." The hats are woven from the center and worked out toward the edge of the brim. When the end of one strand of straw is reached, it is tied in a minute knot onto the next strand. This in turn forms little rings, or vueltas, inside the hats. Some claim that the number of rings inside a Montecristi directly relates to its quality. Black disagrees. He says that the number of rings, while sometimes a general indication of fineness of the straw, is not a reliable way to gauge the overall quality of the hat.
"It would be like counting the rings on a tree to decide how tall it is," Black says. The metaphor is apt. At best, the number of rings may roughly correlate to the fineness of the straw. But if the straw is badly woven, with gaps or extra knots, then it is not a high-quality hat.
Black recommends the following criteria when selecting a Montecristi: the fineness and tightness of the weave; the evenness of the weave; the uniformity of color throughout; and the compact regularity of the "back weave", the narrow band at the edge of the brim. "if you're looking for a fine hat," cautions Black, "never buy one with a brim that has been cut, folded under and sewn." His anger boils over as he talks about what he almost considers a blasphemous affront to a handwoven hat. It is a shortcut often taken in finishing cheaper hats so that the brims all have the same width.
"The very finest hats will have--I don't know quite how to describe it..." Black searches for the words. "They almost seem to glow. There is a kind of visual purity about them." He laughs at his own passion about these hats. "To me, it's almost as if they have an aura or halo around them."
Weaving is not the only endangered art connected with hats. The practice of fine hand blocking, or shaping, of the hats is also disappearing. "When I returned from Hawaii after that first trip, with a hundred or so Montecristi Finos, I had to find someone to block them. They were just hat bodies. Flat on top. Straight-walled, round crown. No leather sweatbands. No ribbons. Nothing. Without being blocked and finished, they were unmarketable.
"I began asking hat dealers in Hawaii and on the mainland. No one knew anyone who could do it for me. Pretty soon, I was making phone calls all over the country, following up on the thinnest of leads. Through a combination of persistence and luck, I finally found Michael Harris of Paul's Hat Works in San Francisco.
"Michael is incredible," says Black. "I think of him as the Sorcerer of Straw. He has the same reverence for the hats as I do. And he knows how to block and finish them so that their art is elevated, rather than compromised. He shapes them entirely by hand, one at a time, often employing tools that haven't been made in decades and techniques that are all but lost or forgotten. When he's finished, the hat is still just as soft and flexible as it was in Montecristi. There are only a handful of blockers left who can do that."
It was critical to Black to have the integrity of the art extend all the way to the consumer. He didn't use stiffeners or offer hats with the edges trimmed and sewn. He wanted to make sure that people would wear what the weavers had woven.
Today, Black distributes his Montecristi Finos through Kula Bay Tropical Clothing in Hawaii and Worth & Worth in New York. He insists on dealing with retailers who appreciate the level of workmanship and the sense of history of these fine Panamas. The completed hats sell for anywhere from $350 to $750 for a basic Montecristi to over $10,000 for a museum-quality piece. You can also buy hats at premium hat shops such as Paul's Hat Works in San Francisco. There are several other grades of Panama hats that are more readily available to the buying public, and more affordable. Coarser weaves are found in most major cities of Ecuador, and even those hats have the telltale signature of true handwoven Panamas: the small, concentric circles woven outward from the center of the hat's crown. These hats may take a weaver or several weavers just hours to complete. Interestingly, these Panamas often retain characteristics of weaving native to their regions. Cuenca, a town in the highlands south of Quito, is the home to a particularly handsome herringbone design that is somewhat tightly woven and intricate. The price for a more conventional straw hat varies from $50 to $1 10, and the best ones always retain some suppleness when handled.
Retailers who handle this kind of straw hat run the gamut and include Barneys, Neiman Marcus, Bigsby & Kruthers and J. Peterman; check locally with a major department store to see if it carries woven straw hats. Buyers should also beware of many claims by manufacturers that refer to their hats as genuine Montecristis when in fact they may be a lesser-grade Panama straw. Check with an expert hatter such as Paul's Hat Works in San Francisco or Worth & Worth in New York for authentication. If you happen to be in Hawaii, genuine Montecristis also are sold by the Kula Bay Tropical Clothing outlets in several of the main hotels.
In the end, the buying public may be the determining factor for the future of Montecristis straw hats. "The only way to save this art is to create a demand for it," explains Black. "Over the last few years, I've been able to purchase more Montecristi Finos than all other buyers combined. As a consequence, there are more weavers weaving now than at any time in the past twenty years. It's working. We may actually be saving the art. But we have a long way to go."
About a year ago, Black left Ogilvy & Mather to work full time on the hats. Besides day to day operations of importing, wholesaling and searching for additional retailers, Black sees his role as someone who is directly involved with the weavers, doing everything possible to encourage and reward their efforts.
He is in the initial stages of proposing the creation of a Panama hat museum, a project requiring the involvement of the Ecuadorian government. He feels that it is vitally necessary for the craftsmen to feel that their art is appreciated. He also hopes to sponsor an annual contest which would award a substantial cash prize for the finest Montecristi. He sees this as a way to stimulate the weavers to strive for the highest levels of the art and to encourage young people to pursue the craft. He has already instituted a program to number and register each Montecristi Fino so that people who purchase a hat will be more conscious of the importance of what they own.
Most of all, Brent Black would like to see the public become aware of the talented artists who create these treasures and who struggle to pass their art on from one generation to the next. "Whenever someone purchases one of our Montecristi Finos, they are, in effect, commissioning another to be woven. It's the only way these treasures will continue to exist."
Harry Rosenholtz is the owner of Worth & Worth on Madison Avenue in New York City.


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OTTAWA, Ontario (CNN) – A 2-year-old girl has been suspended from her daycare because of a fight over food.
Officials with the school say the child brought a cheese sandwich to school.
Evidently, the daycare has a strict 'no outside food policy.'
The girl's father says he didn't even know his daughter had food with her until it was too late.
Randy Murray said, "Faith must have snuck a cheese sandwich into her pocket, into her hand and nobody saw it and went into the classroom. And by the time she was two steps in, one of the teachers had saw it, handed it back to me and the next thing I know we're told we're suspended for three days."
The daycare defends its actions, saying the food policy is there to protect workers and children with food allergies.


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In case you are wondering how genuine we are about this family thing, let us reassure you – not only do we mean it; we live it – every day. EverydayFamily.com was initially created by a young father-to-be, as he and his wife were just beginning their own family. Years of hard work with talented developers, writers, and contributors saw EverydayFamily.com growing. Now the family business has expanded to include all three of his siblings, as well as extended family, and friends. We've established an incredible family atmosphere that we hope is apparent on the site. The family in EverydayFamily.com is real, and we're honored that so many are choosing to join us.
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As the founding CEO of Avanade, Mitch Hill once oversaw close to 9,000 employees. In his latest gig, there won't be quite as many heads to count. The 52-year-old Seattle executive has been named CEO of Opscode, a 37-person company backed with $13.5 million from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Battery Ventures and others.
That's obviously a pretty radical change of pace. But the Seattle technology executive said that he's excited to be at the helm of a startup again, pointing out that he was the first employee at Avanade and responsible for hiring the first employees.
"That was a unique experience to live at a company that was very small and then got medium-sized and eventually got large," said Hill, who led Avanade from 2000 to 2008. "But I am really excited about being close to the technology, close to the dev team and close to our early enterprise customers. I am doing sales calls and I am sitting in stand-up meetings with the dev team …. and it is just a hell a lot of fun. At a big company, you don't get to do stuff like that."
Hill takes over the top post from founder Jesse Robbins, a 32-year-old former Amazon.com employee who is assuming the new position of Chief Community Officer.
Robbins said that he's excited to have Hill on board, noting that the executive came in via the "side door" after a national search effort. He said that Hill "has proven experience in building large scale technology companies to serve the complex IT challenges of enterprise customers."
While Opscode may never equal Avanade in terms of headcount, Hill said that the opportunity in front of the maker of cloud computing infrastructure technologies is "very large." Opscode's Chef products help organizations better manage and control computing environments — servers, desktops, mobile devices and more.
"I've been doing this for a while, and computing in my lifetime, we go through periods where we scale up and we go through periods where we scale out. And now we are scaling out on the cloud, and the amount of complexity that that adds to everybody's life whether you are an architect or developer or a system admin is pretty phenomenal," Hill tells GeekWire. "People just have more stuff to manage and that is the problem that Opscode solves."
Opscode is growing fast, with plans to nearly double its office space along Western Avenue in the coming months.


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Marine reserves in Spain
Every year, thousands of people from all over the world choose to go scuba-diving in their free time, and Spain is one of the best places to do it.
Scuba diving
Why not discover Spain through its sea beds? Some of them are protected nature areas, where you will find a multitude of animal and plant species. Discover these marine reserves, areas where you can still see unspoilt nature. It is a different way to get to know Spain.
Why not come and enjoy Spain's marine reserves? These are areas that have a special level of protection on account of their biodiversity and ecological wealth. They are particularly vulnerable habitats. To ensure their survival, they are subject to a series of strict controls which include severe restrictions on fishing and diving.
Nevertheless, in some of these reserves, water sports such as fishing (at certain times of year and only using specific methods) and scuba diving are allowed - but only with the corresponding permits. These licenses are granted by the Government, usually through the Fisheries or Environment departments. If you require more detailed information on this subject, you can check the website of the State Spanish Marine Reserves (in Spanish only). Do not forget that if you want to go scuba diving independently, you must also have your official diver's license and appropriate insurance cover. In any case, the easiest thing is to book dives with one of the specialist companies operating in the area. Besides organising dives and the necessary permits, they also offer courses for a range of different levels, diving guides, boat transfers to different parts of the coast... These companies can often be found based at Marine Resorts, where you can organise a made-to-measure holiday with water-based activities.
There are many different marine reserves, to be found all along the Spanish coastline, as well as in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. Come to the Medes Islands, on the Costa Brava in Girona, a paradise for scuba diving enthusiasts; the same is true of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve, in Andalusia, and the Cape of Palos-Hormigas Islands, on the coast of Murcia. The waters in these places are clean and crystal clear throughout the year, the habitat for thousands of species with different shapes, sizes and colours. Go diving on these sea beds, where you will also find caverns and unusual geological formations - mysterious places of stunning beauty. Coral reefs, star fish, spectacular marine flora and an array of autochthonous fish are just part of what you will find. Come and live this unique experience in other places such as the Columbretes Islands, in Castellón, or Tabarca Island, off the coast of Alicante; at the Masía Blanca Reserve, in Tarragona; in La Palma; on Graciosa Island, within the Chinijo Archipelago Nature Reserve, in the north of Fuerteventura, or at the Les Freus Reserve in Ibiza and Formentera. These are just some of the options you have to choose from.
Get ready to enjoy a few unforgettable days at these marine reserves on the Spanish coast, and discover an underwater paradise that is overflowing with life
More information: - Spanish State Marine Reserves
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BBC News iPad app not available in the UK - unjustifiable
Recently I have been trying to find a good general news app for my shiny new iPad. There are a few out there but what I really wanted was something that provides content of the quality of the BBC News website in an iPad friendly form. Unfortunately I could not find a BBC News iPad app when I looked.


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From beautifully embossed clear antique depression glass! This beautiful glass has been reclaimed and cut to measure 1" square, and hangs from a 1/2" sterling hoop and a 2mm sterling snake chain. Includes "The Story of the Glass" for you to enjoy the history behind what your glass was originally.


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Aus 96 Designs von 24 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are a financial investment company that specializes in > ASSET/WEALTH PROTECTION & INVESTMENT with technology at the core of the business.
Our audience is successful wealthy men 35+ years with a high net worth, sophisticated, hip and interested in protecting their wealth.
We need Square Business Card and Letterhead designs.
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SQUARE Business Cards: want a double sided square card - **NOT the standard business card dimensions.** On one side we want the logo over a glossy black background and the info on the flip side. Beyond that use your creativity. You may suggest paper textures, paper emboss on the logo though not a must - we just want to see different options.
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We have attached the logo to be used in this project. Also, attached examples of stationary that we like for you to get an idea of what we are aiming for. Notice the use of lines, positioning of info, font sizes, font weight and overall clean and modern contemporary look.
Colors: Notice the logo we have kept with black, white, gray and a small hint of color with the orange on the Q. We want to keep this use of color scheme throughout.
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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actor James Cromwell was arrested Thursday after protesting the University of Wisconsin's alleged abuse of cats in the name of research, TMZ said.
Cromwell, 73, is known for his work on TV's "American Horror Story," "Six Feet Under" and "All in the Family," as well as in the films "Babe," "L.A. Confidential," "The Green Mile," "The Sum of All Fears," "W." and "The Artist."
TMZ said he burst into a UW system board of regents meeting Thursday, shouting and holding up a sign depicting a cat with metal implanted in its head at a UW-Madison lab.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesman Jeremy Beckham was arrested with Cromwell, and both were charged with disorderly conduct, TMZ said.
"Today's events are just another attempt by outside activists to draw attention to a cause. They have attacked and distorted this research -- which has very real benefits for people who are deaf -- from every angle imaginable," the director of the UW-Madison Research Animal Resources Center said in a statement. "Exhaustive independent investigation by the USDA, which regulates the use of animals in research, concluded that PETA's allegations are baseless."


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For instance in Crystal Mn , if deep rooted ground cover plants are used without any retaining walls or support, the method of watering will need to be adjusted much different than that of flat or terraced ground. So the survival of ground cover plants and lawns on hills and steep grades will also require different considerations for proper watering.
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Shade gardens are consistent landscaping themes because they're beautiful and, more important, easy to maintain while using less water. In some regions, designing with shade may be a necessity; even full-sun plants are still blistered by heat throughout the south. Retractable awnings are integral elements for shade gardens by providing a consistent way to filter heat, UV rays, and sunlight while still allowing enough light at the right times to help plants grow.Lighting Issues for GardensThe big question is: why does shade matter to a garden when sunlight makes plants grow?George Gustafson, a master gardener with the Oklahoma State University Extension Office, explains that sun can cause damage to leaves and blooms, retard growth, and deplete moisture from the soil. Even plants labeled full sun may not be able to actually withstand full sun; Gustafson says the industry labels a plant full sun if it requires daylong sunlight if planted north of Kansas City. For any region south of Kansas City - from San Diego to Little Rock to Atlanta - even full sun plants can die in afternoon sunlight. Plants marked "full shade" still need light, but it should be filtered, like morning light or filtered light.Another factor is the affect sunlight has on maintaining a garden. Indianapolis-based landscape architect Dean Hill points out that sunlight stimulates weed growth and increases how frequently one has to water, fertilize, and manage plants, such as mowing and pruning. Both Gustafson and Hill recommend low-water use landscaping techniques (called xeriscaping) to lower the amount of maintenance in a yard, and Hill notes that low-water use techniques are also more eco-friendly. A few options:o Incorporating shade elements like retractable awning lowers heat and sunlight, reduces weed growth, and keeps water in the soil.o Reducing the amount of turf (grass) in the yard since flower gardens can actually require less water and maintenance.o Using native plants since "native plants are hardy," Hill explains. "They require less maintenance and less water." Gustafson notes the smaller blooms for native plants make them less popular than their cultivated cousins, so other xeriscaping techniques, like using shade, are important.Gardens depend on shade elements for filtered light. Controlling glare and heat creates more enjoyable and useful garden spaces. Some people avoid retractable awning shade elements because they think shade plants should all be green, something Gustafson disputes. "There are all kinds of hostas and ferns - yellow, white, variegated, different colors."Hill agrees. "A little research will reveal a veritable plethora of plants," he says, "a really expanded plant palette. Hydrangeas, ferns, shrubs, perennials. Perennials are really great for shade." One of Gustafson's favorites is a special kind of rose bush which is well suited to almost any environment: "It blooms all summer, grows north-facing, can go full sun or shade."Using retractable awnings for shade gardens can offer a variety of beautiful and long-lived texture, with "bright leaves in dark spots," as Gustafson describes it.Even apartments, condos, and balconies, prone to swinging temperatures and low moisture because of the shallow soil depth, can benefit with retractable awnings protecting container gardens. Retractable awnings block sunlight and heat gain; light-colored fabrics reflect heat and light more effectively while keeping the balcony bright and welcoming. Potted gardens allow you to experiment with your garden. "If a plant doesn't do well in one place, put it in another location," Gustafson encourages. "Find out what grows best in their place."Effective Retractable AwningsRetractable awnings control shade, which makes them much more versatile than fixed awnings or permanent construction. Retractable awnings have adjustable pitches (slopes) and can be extended and retracted part-way, so the amount of light can be adjusted according to your garden needs. Other features make retractable awnings even more functional:o Motors control retractable awnings remotely through sensors or timers.o Sun sensors respond to light levels and retract the awning in the morning or on cloudy days, when the sunlight is filtered and mild, while being automatically protecting plants from damaging afternoon sunlight and heat. o Wind and motion sensors automatically retract awnings in high wind speeds or when abrupt motions occur that could damage the awning.o Timers and remote controls control retractable awnings by preset schedules or at the touch of a button.Stylistically, the clean lines of retractable awnings fit with almost any kind of landscaping or architectural design. "Retractable awnings are very easily incorporated in landscape structures," Hill says, "cutting down on sun exposure and quite honestly, just improving comfort." Through extensive fabric selections (as many as 500 options for long-wearing solution-dyed acrylic) and nearly a dozen frame styles. Lightweight, durable aluminum frames mean that retractable awnings are also easy to install for a do-it-yourself-er.The Key to Easy GardeningShade makes it easier to keep up your garden. By cleverly positioning retractable awnings throughout your landscaping, you can create an oasis for plants - and yourself - by providing controllable shade elements, so you can:o Lower the amount of wateringo Depress weed growtho Have healthier plants by filtering lighto Control heatFrom apartments to acreages, gardens are a vital avenue to experiencing nature. Retractable awnings moderate temperature and sunlight for a better outdoor environment.
While the majority of elements discussed here focus on the erosion control and planting of hills and sharp grades, there are also other elements that may need consideration. In some instances, access may be necessary up and down the side of the lot and so of course there will be a need for stairs or steps. This directory has a lot of great ideas and pictures of stairs and steps that can be used in landscaping and garden.
Landscape Design - The Principles and Elements of Landscaping
You're in the middle of landscaping your new backyard, or maybe finally having the chance to revamp your old one. A big part of your plans is to add a backyard structure for that central and finishing piece. But how do you choose when there are so many options, styles, and colors? There are a few things you're going to have to consider.Neighborhood: If you're in any sort of neighborhood in, there are likely HOA restrictions or rules on what you can actually put in your yard. Make sure to double check what's appropriate in structure and style before purchasing a backyard structure. Another thing to keep in mind is just what LOOKS good. Blending in with the rest of the neighborhood's overall appearance is important, but that doesn't mean you can't choose something that still captures attention. Weather: Climate is definitely something to think about when choosing a backyard structure in. Wherever the structure is located, make sure that it will be able to stand on it's own two feet in the environment and still look beautiful. Can it stand the heat, rain, snow, or whatever may come your yard's way? I live in Utah and the weather is definitely a factor not to toss out the window. You can even use this to your advantage. That is, backyard structures do not have to be summer use only! If say you decide to have a pergola installed, this can double as a display for a Christmas nativity, or a Thanksgiving display. Keep this in mind when deciding if you want to position your structure where it can be visible from the road or whether you want it to be your own private display. Personal Style: The signature home style in my home state is the rambler. Make sure to select a Pergola, or Arbor, or whatever structure you decide upon, that is all your own. Obviously don't forget the points above when it comes to blending with the neighborhood. However, your yard is one area that you can deviate to some degree as long as you stick with the covenants and ordinances of your area. Ask yourself, Do you like dark or light wood? Does it complement your neighborhood? Curves? Straight lines? Intricate or simple designs? Take into account the style that is already in your home. And above all, make sure whatever you choose is something that you'll love for years to come and not something that's just the current fad. Now that you have some things to mull over in your mind, you are well on your way to choosing the perfect backyard structure for your location. The style of a backyard can tell you a lot about a person and their likes and dislikes, so making sure you choose the right central piece is vital. Lastly, when working on your backyard remember to just have fun! Your backyard is about to become exciting and beautiful!


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Ian Knapp has been named vice president of ADAPCO Environmental Solutions, a subdivision of ADAPCO, Inc.
ADAPCO, Inc. announced Ian Knapp has been named vice president of the company's Environmental Solutions division. ADAPCO Environmental Solutions (AES) has distributed specialized chemistry and equipment to the wastewater treatment industry for more than a decade. In this role, Knapp will be responsible for the overall leadership of AES, including expansion of the current product line to deliver a more extensive offering to ADAPCO customers.
"Selecting someone of Ian's caliber to fill this role solidifies our commitment to the wastewater market and to growing our Environmental Solutions division," said Steve Burt, president and CEO of ADAPCO. "I am confident his leadership will further enhance the strength of the AES team and accelerate the significant growth we're already experiencing."
The mission of AES is to provide technologically superior products and services to the company's municipal wastewater treatment customers. AES distributes advanced wastewater treatment products, develops innovative technologies and provides unparalleled service to help protect the environment and improve the quality of life. ADAPCO is also the world's largest distributor of mosquito control insecticides.
Burt added, "Ian's proven record of success in the wastewater industry includes experience with start-ups to leadership of multi-billion dollar companies. In his various roles, he has delivered significant sales and profit growth, garnered increased brand recognition and successfully introduced numerous products to the market."


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TMJ FAQs
TMJ is an acronym which stands for temporomandibular joint. The temporomandibular joint is located just in front of the ear on either side of the head. When inflammation or injury affects this joint, it is known as temporomandibular disorder (TMD) or temporomandibular joint disorder. Characterized by jaw pain as well as a variety of other symptoms, TMJ disorder is a complex condition which varies from patient to patient. For more information about TMD, consult our TMJ FAQ page.


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|Luka was just a pup in 2009
But I thought of it again last month as I worked on a piece of my writing that will be published in an anthology later this year. In this piece I am citing Nicholas Thompson, who wrote in The New Yorker, "For someone who doesn't run, the difference between a 4-hour marathon and a 2:50-something may seem inconsequential, and easy to confuse. But for someone who does run seriously, it's immense. To make an analogy ..., it's like the difference between doing 25 push-ups (not bad!) and 100 (holy smokes!)."
I couldn't help but think that doing 100 push-ups sounded a lot easier than running a 2:50-something marathon. Regardless, I wanted to work on improving my strength, and decided to make this push-up challenge part of it.
This time an initial test was not needed: I knew from recent efforts that I could barely make it to five push-ups. So I started in the first column of the six-week program.
Day 1 had five sets of push-ups, doing 2, 3, 2, 2, and then at least 3 (I managed 4). It was challenging but I did it.
Each week has three days of training, with a day of rest in between. The third, and final, day of the first week felt so hard that I doubted I would be able to move on to the second week: I did 4, 5, 4, 4, and the minimum of 5 for the final set and was absolutely spent.
But I managed Day 1 of the second week, and the next, all the way until today -- Day 2 of the fourth week of this program. To my surprise, I managed a total of 72 push-ups over five sets: 14, 16, 12, 12, and 18. Amazing. It was not easy but I did them (I had Tim check my form). You do not always understand what your body is capable of, and how quickly it can progress.
Clearly, this training program works. Check it out here. Whether I will be able to crank out 100 push-ups after finishing the sixth week is almost irrelevant to me because the improvements I have made so far are already completely worth it.