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Mobile scanning transport documents, easy using 'Scangaroo' app.
Scangaroo is the mobile scan application on the TomTom PRO 8 series. Lading bills, Proof Of Delivery (POD), CMR, Lieferschein, packing slips, and other documents used in transport can be scanned directly when needed. This way, information about loading and unloading is instantly available to the conveyor. The transporter can communicate real-time information to the client, the load address and the delivery address. Through digitisation of the transport documents information can immediately be made available to the entire chain.
Communication: truck to home-base:
1) E-mail attachment
3) Integrated in TMS
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Tconsult is an IT consultancy firm with the focus on Smart Logistic Solutions, e.g. Scangaroo (mobile scanning), Print Panther (mobile printing), and RTI Solution for Real Time Information in logistics.

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Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor picked up a 15-yard penalty in Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens for slapping running back Ray Rice in the helmet. Taylor wouldn't say what led him to hit Rice but hinted that Rice spit him on. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Monday he didn't see any evidence that Rice spit on Taylor but Taylor is firm in his belief that Rice followed the example of former Baltimore Orioles player Roberto Alomar.
A league source tells PFT's Mike Florio that Taylor insists that Rice did spit on him and that there is video evidence to prove it that will be sent to the league office for review.
Taylor and Rice came face-to-face after Desmond Bryant stopped Rice for a 3-yard loss on the second play of the game. Browns' linebacker D'Qwell Jackson told Tom Reed of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer that someone yelled he got spit on after the play.
If there is documented video evidence of the altercation, Rice could face a penalty from the league retroactively for the action.


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An attorney for the family of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died after a pledge party earlier this school year has added 16 sorority members to a lawsuit he had filed against the fraternity and its members.
The wrongful death suit, amended Friday to include the female NIU students, also names the fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, and 22 fraternity members who also face criminal charges related to the death of 19-year-old David Bogenberger.
Bogenberger, who grew up in Palatine and was an NIU freshman, had been drinking excessively at a "Mom's and Dad's Night" pledge party when he died in November. The pledges had been told that participating in the party was a condition of being accepted to the fraternity, according to the lawsuit.
The Bogenberger family's attorney, Peter Coladarci, said the women also should be held accountable for Bogenberger's death because they participated in the initiation ritual at the fraternity house, and may have given him the alcohol or encouraged him to drink it. The women were members of various NIU sororities, Coladarci said.
"They were participating with the active (fraternity) members in hazing," Coladarci said. "The perception of the pledges was that the women were just as much in charge as the men and were doling out liquor."
The civil lawsuit alleges that the NIU students failed to get Bogenberger help when he became unconscious after a two-hour pledge initiation party on Nov. 1. Bogenberger was found dead in the fraternity house the following day. His blood-alcohol level was as high as 0.43 percent – more than five times the legal limit for driving, Coladarci has said.
During the event, the pledges went to various rooms in the fraternity house where they were asked questions and told to drink by fraternity and sorority members – the party's "moms" and "dads," Coladarci said.
"The Bogenbergers want people to know if they participate in events like this, they will be held morally and legally accountable," Coladarci said.
The lawsuit also alleges that the fraternity's national organization failed to ensure that its chapters were warned about the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption, and did not do enough to ensure the NIU chapter was following anti-hazing policies.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based fraternity has said in a statement that it educates members on such topics through its website, anti-hazing programs and educational conferences.
It suspended the NIU chapter after Bogenberger's death.
The lawsuit seeks more than $100,000 in damages.
Five student officers of the fraternity have been charged with felony hazing violations, and 17 others face misdemeanor counts stemming from Bogenberger's death.


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MIT Assistant Professor of Physics Anna Frebel has been named a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award for her proposal, "The origin of the metal-poor halo of the Milky Way." These highly selective grants are given to junior faculty members who are likely to become academic leaders of the future. Recipients are selected by the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program.
Frebel's project, which begins on July 1, has three specific goals:
- to perform stellar archaeology, giving us new constraints on the major physical processes that drove early star formation;
- to perform dwarf-galaxy archaeology, allowing us to better understand galaxy formation;
- to determine the role of metal-poor stars as tracers of the accretion history of the Milky Way halo.
Utilizing the Australian SkyMapper Telescope, Frebel will identify large numbers of 12 to 13 billion-year-old stars in the galactic halo, for which she will obtain high resolution spectroscopic observation using the Magellan telescope in Chile.
Professor Frebel is a resident faculty member at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, and Assistant Professor of Physics in the Astrophysics Division.


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The Association for United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment or Ukie (pronounced YOU-KEY) is a trade body that aims to support, grow and promote the whole of the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry. Founded in 2010 (although formerly known as ELSPA), Ukie's membership includes all the major UK and global games publishers and the best of UK development talent - from promising start-ups to some of the biggest, most successful studios operating in the UK today.
Ukie works with government to champion a range of issues including age ratings, education and skills, access to finance and protecting intellectual property rights. It also works with the media to ensure true and accurate representation of the sector by raising awareness of the industry's positive economic contribution and the societal benefits of gaming to policy makers, regulators and consumers.
One of Ukie's key roles is to support its members by providing them with key market information, promoting careers and offering the business support services, training and best-practice knowledge to enable them to operate most effectively.
We also offer comprehensive events programme to give the games industry access to key information, leading industry figures and give everyone the chance to network. You can see our events programme here.
In addition, Ukie compiles weekly, monthly and annual retail charts and sales reports for the UK market.
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Few things are as exciting and satisfying as a ride on your motorcycle. The unbridled sense of being out there on a scenic road creates a near permanent smile on most riders' faces. But all of that joy can quickly be ruined if you're not riding on a properly maintained two-wheeler. Use these handy tips below to ensure your next trip is a successful and memorable one.
- Proper maintenance of your motorcycle is critical to its safe and reliable operation.
- Each motorcycle has its own specific inspection/maintenance requirements.
- The inspection/maintenance requirements and service intervals are covered in the motorcycle owner/operator's manual and should be referenced to ensure all required periodic maintenance and inspections are performed.
- Each time before riding the motorcycle a quick visual inspection of the entire vehicle should be conducted.
- In addition to the quick visual inspection, fluid levels, tire inflation/condition, controls operation and lamp functions should be checked before each ride.
- Motorcycles with chain drives may require maintenance more often than shaft driven models.
- Washing/cleaning/waxing the motorcycle will not only make it look better but will also help to maintain its cosmetic condition and help it retain its value.
- When not in use (if possible) store the motorcycle in an enclosed garage to protect it from the elements.
- If the motorcycle will not be in use for an extended period of time you should see article "Prepare Your Motorcycle for a Bike Storage Shed" for additional storage and maintenance tips.
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FHA Mortgages
What are FHA Mortgages?
FHA mortgage loans are very competitive loan programs. FHA mortgages allow the homebuyer to put down as low as a 3.5% down payment AND have less than perfect credit. Because the Federal Housing Authority insures your mortgage, Inlanta Mortgage may be more willing to give you loan terms that make it easier for you to qualify. Other benefits of the FHA mortgage loan program may include:
- lower closing costs
- down payment can be gifted to the homebuyer
- available on 1-4 unit properties
- cash reserves not required
- closing costs can be paid by seller
- flexible qualifying debt to income ratios
- streamline refinance available
FHA Mortgage loans can be fixed-rate or adjustable rate mortgages, but the majority are fixed-rate mortgages.
How is an FHA Mortgage Structured Compared to Other Mortgage Loans?
FHA Mortgage loans require a mortgage insurance premium to be collected at closing (upfront MI) and an annual premium is collected in monthly installments. The FHA mortgage insurance premium is not the same as your homeowner's insurance and is required of all borrowers with less the 20% LTV. A typical monthly mortgage payment on a FHA mortgage loan includes principal and interest, taxes, monthly insurance premium (MIP), homeowners insurance (assuming you have elected to make monthly payments on your taxes and homeowners insurance).
FHA Streamline Refinance
In order to refinance using the FHA Streamline Refinance program, your mortgage must already be FHA insured. The mortgage to be refinanced should be current (not delinquent). The refinance is to result in a lowering of the borrower's monthly principal and interest payments. No cash may be taken out on mortgages refinanced using the streamline refinance process. Contact a mortgage loan professional near you to discuss FHA Streamline Refinance opportunities.
Current News Regarding FHA Streamline Refinance Fees
Recently announced changes from the White House affects loans the Federal Housing Administration insures and would reduce fees on those mortgages for borrowers previously unable to borrow at lower rates.
The Obama administration said it will lower the costs on up-front mortgage insurance premiums to 0.01 percent for streamlined refinancings of FHA loans. The White House also said it will cut the annual fee for these refinancings in half to 0.55 percent.
The eligible borrowers for the streamline refinance program must have taken out those FHA loans on or before May 31, 2009.
Inlanta's Mortgage is proud to be a direct endorsed lender of Federal Housing Authority (FHA) mortgage loans. Apply now for a loan or find a licensed mortgage loan professional near you.
Other Resources:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) maintains a comprehensive FHA Resource Center. Visit the HUD/FHA Resource Center's database of Frequently Asked Questions.


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ME (singing): "Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed. A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed." (Tinkling banjoes are heard in the background)
Ok, I haven't even started and I digress. I do have a story to tell you, yes. But it isn't about a mountaineer man unable to feed his family, whose name is Jed. Also, there are no banjoes around me at the moment.
So, why did I start out that way? I have no idea, it's just the way my brain works.
"Or is it?" Maybe I am sharing with you a little about a past life regression I just had. ?. . No, it has nothing to do with my recent past life regression. It's just my odd brain at work.
However, now we are on the subject would you like to hear about my past life regression? If you're answer is "NO", click on the Style & Fashion Section and read about L.A. Fashion Week, good stuff! If the answer is "YES", sit back take a sip from that double soy, extra hot latte and read on. Comfy? Good! Ok, what I found out - I was an ancient queen, a knight - shining armor and all, and a prostitute.
"Groan" - I still can't get my story straight. I wasn't the Queen. That person came from my mothers' ancestral line and the knight came from my fathers' ancestral line. The prostitute however, guilty as charged but I'd like to say in my defense I was abducted into it.
You may be asking me "Girlfriend, what are you doing with your time? It sounds like you just may have too much extra time on your hands." "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps." There I go again, sorry! Anyway…
I heard about this woman her name is Sharilyn Wood Stalling and she is a DNA Healer. When I heard about her, my curiosity got the better of me and I had to have an appointment.
I called her and met her at Healing Body Works in Santa Monica, a healing center she is working out of while she is in town. Sharilyn is visiting her daughter for a few weeks, when she is not in Santa Monica she lives in Arkansas.
When I arrived at Healing Body Works I was met with a big hug by Sharilyn. She escorted me back to a treatment room pointing out that they all were named things like Faith and told me she had selected the "Love" room for us to work in.
I asked her to explain a little more about her work and how she performs her healings. Several times she told me that she didn't want people to be confused, she healed no one she just was a conduit for God's love and the healing came through God.
When she spoke about her work she went on to say that we all came into this lifetime with both positive and negative emotional charge from events either we or our ancestors experienced. When anyone dies in great trauma, it leaves an imprint of intense fear that creates phobias, psychological disorders and or a propensity for specific physical ailments. There is also another phenomenon which is created when intense emotional charge coupled with a focused intent to hurt another can produce what we commonly call a curse. A curse is like a virus waiting for the perfect conditions in your life for it to become enlivened. She stated that it can come to you through the family line (ancestral) or it can be focused on you (past life). Either way it is a block to you being in the flow of abundant life, blocking happiness, success in love, work, or relationship. It is her belief and experience that God's Love removes these all of these situations.
Sharilyn says her forte and expertise as a healer is in being able to open the doors to past lives in order to deal with the real causes of present day problems which may only be symptoms of the past. She begins the process by looking at your chest / heart area. If she sees part of a telephone wire coming into you that curls into a hook shape, she knows that you have a genetic code defect either from your father's blood line or your mother's blood line. Sometimes she sees two hooks, one on either side of a person's upper chest. This means that the problems today (that you came to her for) are impacted by both sides of your ancestry through their emotional/spiritual belief systems.
She then goes to the time of the greatest pain (around a given problem you came to heal). These appear to her as dark spots and she goes to that person of the past and merges with them so they are one and she can know what that pain is and what the given circumstances around that pain are. She finds out what that person thinks of God and then goes back deeper into the past to a time when that person is happy. She then finds out what they thought of God at that point in their lives.
After identifying both these points she turns the pain over to God and asks for it to be transmuted. Asking for that old pain and curses to be ended and cleared for that past person and all of their descendants up until you her client. (This clears up the genetic code defects in the DNA.) When those blocks and curses are removed then the blessings, benefits and love can flow freely into your life and into your families life.
I don't want to go into any detail of what it was that Sharilyn told me. I will say that we touched on a Queen like figure who was abducted and forced to learn the dark arts, and later killed by a dagger to her chest. A knight in shining armor who was hurt during a jousting match and then later killed by someone his wife hired to get ride of him, making it to look like he died of his jousting injuries. And a woman abducted possibly by pirates tortured and then sold into a brothel where she was forced to be a prostitute. Some sort of magic was used to convince all the women in that brothel that they would never believe they could be able to make a go of anything on their own and were forced to stay in the brothel to survive.
I've waited a few days to see how I've felt after my healing. I did develop a pretty big headache the night after the healing, which is one of my "detox" side effects I can get after healings. Sharilyn told me it may take a while to see things change and that I should be extra aware of any kinds of opportunities which may present themselves and that these opportunities may not come in as they usually do or as I would expect them to so to keep my eyes open and act on anything which presents itself. So, except for a little detox pain, I don't know that I feel or see much difference in my life, perhaps a little more hopeful, but I am keeping an open "lets wait and see" mind.
A few things I found interesting and wanted to share with you. Sharilyn works a lot with Angels and she states many times they want to step in and to help us but cannot interfere with our free will and so are waiting eagerly for us to ask for help. In anything big or small it doesn't matter they are ready and willing, we just have to ask and trust. The other is a statement she told me before we began and that I heard her repeat over and over to the "people of the past". "That there is nothing we can be, do, say or think that can separate us from God's love". We are extensions of the creator and of love. Because of this we are not now, nor can we ever be separated from God. And that the pain we have is because we have forgotten that simple truth.
Sharilyn Wood Stalling


text: BULOVA Masonic Past Master watch. This watch is the correct emblem for California Past Masters. This watch has a round Blue & Gold dial and a yellow plated case. It has a Gold tone bezel with a CALIFORNIA Past Master emblem (Compass & Quadrant) in the center. This watch has a black leather strap and the Case size is 38mm.


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Mexican mail order brides are too popular in the United States and Canada as well other Western and European countries, however, this type of service won't continue sometimes in 2015 and 2020.
Nowadays, most people in Mexican know how to use a computer so they are able to find their online love and romance, without such marriage agencies. So, from the year 2015, Mexican single women find their perfect man from the Internet dating sites. There is no mail order bride services needed anymore. Also, Western or European men can use online dating sites to find these beautiful ladies in Mexico. There are thousands of Mexican women looking for Western men for marriage online.
About Mexican mail order brides
Mexican women are the sweetest and warmest people on the world. They are the most stunning, gracious and loving women on this planet. So, millions of men around the world go to mail order brides sites to find these Mexican women to start a relationship. The women in Mexico are nice, sweet, loyal and sensual. They are different from Mexican American or Canadian women you have seen in the West. Most local women in Mexico are not concerned with money but they focus on the characteristics of the person. You should not think about these ladies are just out to get money, that's wrong. In Mexico, most men are unfaithful and poor and many of them are violent husbands who can beat up their wife. So, these women have to look for men overseas to build up a happy family.
Back to our topics, you guys can still find these Mexican ladies through the internet marriage services today but it is hard to find after next year, 2015. On this modern century, most young women know how to use a computer so they can just go online to find their second half directly. Another reason is that most of them don't get acquainted with single men who don't speak Spanish. As you know, Spanish is the second popular language in America today. So, most of these ladies don't get married with non-Spanish speaking men. So guys, learn Spanish if you really want to find a Mexican single woman.
There are many single men looking for these beautiful and sexy Mexican women online. So, they signed up a personal profile through Mexican dating sites that attract many local women in this country. On the other hand, local Mexican ladies also posted their profile at these dating websites so they come together online and contact each other. That's how it works and why Mexican mail order bride services won't continue after 2015. It is sad.
There are some reasons why a Mexican single woman won't use mail order brides services to find her life mate.
- Easy and convenient: she knows how to use a computer so she can find an ideal man by herself.
- Time and money: she does not want to cost money for single guys out there. She doesn't want to depend on other marriage agencies to find her life partner.
- She does not want to be forced from mail order bride services to contact with someone she does not like.
- She wants to select the best man from many available single men online. That's right. Some free Mexican dating site Mexicandatingo.com or others provide 100% free service for singles. So, she wants to have more chances to pick the best special someone by herself.


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We owe our thanks to screenwriter/producer Chris Morgan (Wanted), whose passion for bringing Conan the Barbarian back to the big screen also managed to convince Arnold Schwarzenegger to reprise the role. In the end, it was Morgan's description of The Legend of Conan, as more of a "cultural catch-up" than a reboot, that got the 65-year-old Schwarzenegger interested in the project. The veteran action star has already appeared in both The Expendables films after leaving office and will next star in Kim Jee-woon's actioner The Last Stand, followed by David Ayer's drug enforcement flick, Ten; but The Legend of Conan offers something more than just a return to his former action-hero glory. Hit the jump to see what Morgan has in store for The Legend of Conan.
In a recent interview with Hero Complex, Morgan spoke at length about convincing Schwarzenegger to take the role, as well as what he envisions for the Conan character this time around. Be sure to check out the full story at the link provided, but we've included some of the quotes most relevant to the plot of The Legend of Conan. Though still formidable, Schwarzenegger is not the bodybuilding champ he was in 1982 when he made his big barbarian break. So what will we expect him to do as Conan in the next iteration? Morgan stated:
"He's not going out and fighting battles, but he ends up getting drawn into something. And he has to access the barbarian he was in his youth. I love that Conan has been many things in his life, notably a pirate, a major tactician and a commander of men. In this movie, we're going to tap into some of those things – things you haven't seen on screen yet."
Morgan, who was referencing the original Robert E. Howard stories above, is a fan of the original John Milius film, as well as huge fan of the character and every facet of his life:
"I want the warrior whose joints have started to fuse together, who has to crack the cartilage so he can pick up a sword again. I want the guy who's not necessarily lost a step, but there's some rust he has to shake off. I want to embrace that. It makes it a greater hero story. Conan needs to be faced with challenges. The greatest challenge to him isn't the armies that are set before him. It's, on some level, self-doubt, a little bit of slowing down and forcing yourself to be heroic beyond what people expect of you. What I don't want is for him to step back in and look the same. That would defeat the purpose of our story."
Morgan's own level of involvement in the picture remains to be seen, as he is committed to turning in a draft of the seventh Fast and the Furious film before he could work on The Legend of Conan script.
"No matter what, I'll be there every step of the way. Whether it's penning this quickly or selecting the writer, it's me guiding the process or being a real honest-to-god producer. I'm excited either way. I'm really, really stoked."
Universal is looking for a Summer 2014 release for The Legend of Conan.


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Landmark lurch: Construction on hotel grinding to a halt?
Two sources tell the Hook that over 100 workers have been furloughed as construction on the luxury Landmark Hotel would come to a halt and the site may remain dormant for 60 days.
"The only work we're doing now," says a construction worker, who wished to remain anonymous, "is getting it to where we can just leave it for a while."
The hotel's owner Halsey Minor had not immediately returned the Hook's calls for comment at press time. His attorney on the project Steve Blaine says that, in the coming days, passers-by may see an apparent decrease in the amount of production on the site, but that this is not a shut down, but rather a chance to stop and re-evaluate the progress of the project.
"As with any project," says Blaine, "the owner is making certain he's going to deliver the project in the most financially efficient and viable way."
This, says Blaine, is not cause for alarm.
"Halsey Minor is still the owner, the contractor is still the contractor, and the bank still has a loan," says Blaine, "and they all intend to bring this project to completion."
On Thursday, January 15, a skeleton crew of workers were present on the site. A few who were there to work on the heating and air system said they were only there to load equipment into a truck to be taken away for a time, while the job remains unfinished.
A four-man concrete pouring crew say they are a week away from completing their portion, and planned to come back to work toward finishing.
Indeed, on the morning of Monday, January 21, the only workers at the Landmark were those laying concrete, and the only vehicle a cement mixer.
Not that anyone looking online for news of the hotel's progress would know there was any construction at all. On the Landmark Hotel's official blog, there has not been a new update since October 16, 2008, when workers installed framing and piping.
This is but the most recent of delays for the project. In November, Silverton Bank withheld its loan money on the project, though the reason was publicly disputed between owner and lender. The following month, owner Minor ousted developer Lee Danielson as the project's developer.
Nevertheless, the website for the Landmark Hotel, or as it is officially known, "Landmark: The Hotel," still promises it is "Coming Summer 2009."
–A previous version of this story appeared in the Thursday, January 15, issue.


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This weekend was pretty fun. Saturday was beautiful and Sunday was um...well, an opportunity to cook dinner while Amanda was attending the annual Cares4Pets board meeting. We took Emerson to Laurel Hill cemetery on Saturday to take some pictures. Andy loves the cemetery also, but taking them both at once doesn't leave any free hands for pictures, so we left Andy to defend the apartment from the mail person.
Tonight I made the Hearts of Palm Moqueca from Horizons: New Vegan Cuisine, a birthday gift for Amanda from Ladybeth. Delish! The recipe, like others from the book, is relatively simple, which makes it perfect for me. I highly recommend the book, as well as eating at the restaurant in Philadelphia.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Laundry Detergent: make your own & more than you ever needed to know on the subject
Well folks, I've decided to delve into the art of laundry soap making. I've done quite a bit of research to find out about cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly products. It sure helps to have a "chemically knowledgeable" consultant at home. No, I don't mean Emerson.
Here's the scoop:
No, really, here's the scoop:
If you've been thinking about making your own laundry detergent to save money, limit the chemicals you use, and/or save the environment, hopefully this'll help. I calculated that you can spend less than $0.06 per load of laundry and depending on how many loads of laundry you do in your home and how much you usually spend on detergent, save roughly 20 bucks a year. (That was my guesstimate for a family of four, doing an average of three loads per week.)
What you need:
Sodium carbonate (soda ash)
Bar Soap
Hand grater
The vegan way (about the ingredients):
Sun Oxygen Cleaner= sodium carbonate (soda ash)
I spent the most time researching this product. Straight up soda ash is easy to find, if you don't mind purchasing from Arm and Hammer...I do. I checked a few other options including purchasing it online, but decided against it when shipping charges were factored in. DocDufresne found a brand, Jacquard, sold at craft stores used for tie-dying. I thought this could be a good route. A small company; probably doesn't test, right? Wrong! Then I started thinking about things that contain sodium carbonate, like Oxiclean. When owned only be Orange Glo, Oxiclean was not tested on animals. Now it's owned by Church and Dwight and if it isn't tested on animals, I didn't find a label. Then I stumbled upon Sun Products and oh my goodness, yay! This entire company is cruelty-free!!! And guess what? If after this blog post you're not motivated to save money by making your own laundry detergent, that's okay! Sun Products include All, Snuggle, Wisk, and more! Doc checked the ingredients in All for eco-friendliness and while many of them are vague, he said there wasn't anything that alarmed him. Sun is super cheap and apparently is effective.
20-Mule Team Borax is a natural product that has been around for over 100 years. The company did not test on animals. However, it is now owned by the Dial Corporation, which does. I contemplated over the Borax issue. Basically, I came up with the following argument, which leaves me settled, but I certainly would prefer supporting a completely animal-friendly company. I likened purchasing a cruelty-free product (i.e. one not tested on animals) from a company that has purchased the product and DOES test to ordering a vegan meal from a restaurant that serves meat. Number one: It's not totally feasible to eat ONLY at vegan restaurants. Number two: Perhaps you're promoting the company's usage of vegan options and are therefore influencing their product focus.
With that being said, Tom's of Maine Toothpaste? Love the stuff. The company's now owned by Colgate. Do I totally dismiss the product? No, but I don't know when the last time I bought it was. TJ's fennel toothpaste is where it's at anyway.
In my research I found several recipes for laundry soap that mentioned a soap called "Fels Naptha." Further research discovered this soap contains pig fat- yuck! According to this laundry recipe, you can use any bar soap. I think Dr. Bronner's is a fine choice and I'll probably switch up the soaps I use. I actually plan to purchase essential/ fragrance oils to add to my laundry soap, but I thought I would try it with a strong-smelling bar soap first. To me, the way a detergent leaves my clothes smelling is just as important as how well it cleans.
The cost:
$5 (+ $0.40 tax) for 6 lbs of Sun Oxygen Cleaner
$4.34 (on Amazon- I already had some on hand, so I had to look up the $) for 76 oz of 20-Mule Team Borax**
$0.99 for 1 bar Chandrika soap
A container of Sun Oxygen Cleaner will yield approximately 9 cups ($0.60 per cup)
A box of Borax will yield approximately seven cups ($0.62 per cup)
Make a batch of detergent by mixing 1 cup Oxygen Cleaner, 1 cup Borax, and 1 grated bar of soap. This yields about 2.5 cups of laundry detergent. My sources say this should be enough for 36 loads of laundry**.
= 6 cents per load!!!!
The detergent worked really well and my clothes came out smelling fresh and like Chandrika! However, I don't know how worth it it is to make laundry soap myself.
Bottom line: This detergent is great if you can find all these ingredients super cheap, especially the soap. It would also make great gifts since you can customize the scent based on the recipient. I'll probably continue to use it intermittently with others.
**I guess I use A LOT more detergent than others do, but I like the smell to stick to my clothes. I also load the machine up pretty full. I estimate this amount will actually yield 16 extra large loads for me.
I still love Method. I wish their Water Lilly detergent would come back.
I could keep going with this post, but I'll stop here. Questions? I might know the answer. I did A LOT of research.
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In the NFL, there's a general rule of thumb that it takes a wide receiver three years to reach his potential. As with almost every rule, there are exceptions, and the Ravens will meet one of those exceptions Monday night when the Cincinnati Bengals visit M&T Bank Stadium.
A.J. Green forged a record-setting campaign in 2011 after being selected fourth overall in the NFL draft earlier in the year. Following a path blazed by Randy Moss formerly of the Minnesota Vikings and Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans, Green headlined a strong group of first-year receivers that included the Ravens' Torrey Smith and the Atlanta Falcons' Julio Jones.
Green said bucking that three-year trend was unintentionalbut entirely achievable.
"I don't listen to all that that it takes you whatever [number of years to develop]," Green said. "I feel like if you are willing to work [and] you're ready to put in the time to be great, who says you can't come out there and have a great season your first year? So that's what I did."
ESPN NFL analyst Eric Allen said not all wide receivers are created equally. He cited the San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree who entered the 2009 draft with as much promise as Green, but has taken longer to progress.
"On the other side of that, you have guys like Randy Moss and A.J. Green who came in and physically, these guys are so good that it wasn't a hurdle that they really had to overcome," the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback said. "Now it's just the ability to be able to digest the playbook and understand the game. These two guys were so athletically gifted that they were able to step onto the field and immerse themselves into the playbook. And once the coaching staff and quarterback realized that they could put him in a situation where he was one-on-one, he pretty much dominated his opponent. I think that's the kind of special guy that A.J. Green is."
Last season was an eye-opening experience for Green, who led all rookies in catches (65) and receiving yards (1,057), ranked second among first-year players in touchdown receptions (seven), and tied with the Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson and the New York Giants' Victor Cruz for the most catches of at least 35 yards (11). He became the first rookie receiver to be voted to the Pro Bowl since 2003 when Anquan Boldin went as a member of the Arizona Cardinals.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh called Green one of the top receivers in the league, and cornerback Lardarius Webb used Calvin Johnson's "Megatron" nickname to describe Green's big-play potential.
"No matter where you are on the field, he can score," Webb said. "He can catch the ball no matter who is on him and no matter how many are on him. He's like a mini Megatron or something."
WBAL Radio analyst Qadry Ismail said Green reminds him of former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt, the seven-time Pro Bowler who strung together a record six consecutive seasons of 1,300 yards. But whereas Holt was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds, Green is 6-4 and 207 pounds.
"I think tall guys sometimes lose a little bit of the art of running routes because it's harder for them to get in and out of their breaks," said Ismail, a former Ravens wide receiver. "But I think he's right on pace because he's a good, strong route runner, which says an awful lot about him because he didn't have other guys to learn from at that position. But he's put himself in a position to set himself up for success."
That success can also be a target, according to Allen who said opposing defenses will pay more attention to Green and look for vulnerabilities or strategies to render him ineffective.
"The coordinators, the defensive back coaches and the players are going to be more aware of where he is in certain situations and they're not going to allow him to line up and play man-to-man," Allen said. "They're always going to have a linebacker running underneath him or have a corner press him with a safety on top. If you're smart, you're always going to try to make him to avoid one or two defenders before he can get to his comfort zone."
One of the few opponents that denied Green much enjoyment last season was the Ravens. After he sat out the first meeting on Nov. 20 due to a hyperextended right knee, Green was limited to just two catches for 26 yards in the rematch on Jan. 1.
"I think we just went out and did what we did," cornerback Cary Williams said. "We just played our regular defense. I don't think we game-planned too much for him last year. It was just us going out there and playing defense and being sound in our techniques."
Because of the bar that has been set, there's some concern that Green may not duplicate last year's numbers. But if that's the case, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis argued that the reason won't have anything to do with a "sophomore slump."
"Nothing A.J. does surprises the people who watch him every day, and there's every reason to believe he'll be better this year," Lewis told the Cincinnati media. "This is not a guy you worry about having a sophomore slump."
Green said he's not worried about his numbers from last season. The only thing that matters is performing this season.
"I don't feel like I have anything to prove," he said. "I am just going out there and playing my game. Whenever the ball is thrown at me, I'm going to try to make the play."


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DOVER — Pete the Cat wowed young audiences at Woodman Park School Friday morning when he arrived to teach youngsters that no matter what life throws at them, "it's all good."
The popular children's series written by author Eric Litwin has taken off since its first story, "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes" was initially self-published in 2008 and rose to #8 on The New York Times Best Seller List for picture books after selling 7,000 copies in 10 months and being picked up by publisher Harper Collins.
Singing about his favorite white shoes, the "four groovy buttons" on his bright yellow shirt, and rockin' through the day at school with his guitar, Pete the Cat, played by Woodman Park School dad Doug McGregor, kept an upbeat attitude every time he was struck with unfortunate luck.
"I love my white shoes," he sang and continued on when his song told the tale of stepping in a pile of strawberries, blueberries and finally a big puddle. Pete the Cat loved his red shoes, blue shoes and wet shoes every step of the way and never got upset when his beloved white shoes were seemingly ruined.
"No matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song because it's all good," the song went.
One of the giant blue cat's favorite things to do is play guitar, something the second-graders gathered in the library were ecstatic about.
"I'm rockin' in my school shoes," he sang with young voices singing along with the tune.
With his big yellow eyes meeting the children's and with the help of his mother "Penelope," Pete the Cat shared with the audience what some of his favorite foods were: tuna sandwiches, tuna casserole, sardines, and anchovies. His favorite breakfast? Cat nip and coffee.
"We are so lucky to have Pete visit," kindergarten teacher Lisa Simko told the students, who were able to take a class picture with Pete the Cat after his visit.
All grades at the school had a visit with Pete the Cat.
"He was really cool," said Kaydince Tilley, 7, about the character whose books she's read "lots of times."
There are four Pete The Cat books published by Harper Collins including a "Pete the Cat Saves Christmas," which some of the students noted as a favorite tale.
"I like that he sings and I liked when they were reading," Timmy MacGregor, 7, said.
Timmy said he especially likes the story of Pete the Cat's "four groovy buttons," a story that once all the buttons have popped off his bright yellow shirt ends with the wide-eyed feline being content to have one last button that can't go anywhere, his belly button.
Lauren Mott, 7, was delighted to have one of her favorite characters visit at school for the day. She said she was familiar with most of Pete's stories and it was a thrill to have him right in her school library.
Simko said Harper Collins provides the costume to schools to host their own Pete the Cat events.
Molly Goodrige, 8, who also liked the "four groovy buttons" story the best said she thought his presence at the school was the most awesome part of the event.
"He likes to sing and he's really big," she said.


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Woman who tried to snatch purse evades police at Annapolis J.C. Penney
Police investigate attempted robbery, robbery
Anne Arundel County police said they are investigating an attempted purse-snatching and an assault and robbery.
In one incident, officers were called to the J.C. Penney store at the Annapolis Mall in Annapolis for a report of an attempted robbery around 2:25 p.m. Wednesday.
A 45-year-old woman told police she was shopping at the JC Penney and was in the ladies department when a woman approached her and began making random comments, causing her to feel uncomfortable. As the victim attempted to leave, the woman stood very close to her, continued an awkward conversation and suddenly grabbed the victim's purse and attempted to forcibly remove it from her shoulder.
The victim held onto her purse and refused to surrender it to the suspect, who ultimately let go of the purse and fled the area towards the parking lots.
Police said several officers and mall security canvassed the area, but did not find the woman. The victim did not suffer any injuries from the assault.
Police said the would-be-thief is described as a black woman, 30 to 40 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall with an average build, missing the lower portion of her right ear and wearing a gray hoodie.
In a separate incident, police are looking for two boys involved in an assault and robbery.
Officers were called to the 5100 block of Wasena Avenue in Brooklyn Park around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a robbery. A 10-year-old boy told police he was walking on Wasena Avenue and pushing his black Hyper BMX bike when two boys approached him from behind.
A physical altercation ensued with the victim and one of the robbers, who then punched the victim, knocking him to the ground, police said.
The robber grabbed the bike and fled east into Baltimore City. The victim ran home and called police. The victim refused medical treatment.
Police said they were unable to find the pair, who were described as two black boys, about 10 to 12 years old.


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Artie's South Shore in Island Park: Welcome back
Artie's South Shore Fish & Grill is half fish market, half fish restaurant, and all Long Island, a perfect expression of the maritime culture of Nassau's South Shore.
It was a tough fall for owner Artie Hoerning. Superstorm Sandy left his establishment with about 30 inches of water; all the cooking equipment had to be replaced. He reopened after six weeks, and yesterday I stopped by for a lunch of swordfish.
Hoerning's favorite method of cooking swordfish is to season it with lots of black pepper, saute it in blackened butter until it's a little crusty on both sides and finish it in a hot oven. That's exactly what his chef, Noahe Fuentes, did.
Served with sauteed spinach and Artie's excellent French fries on a plastic plate, this swordfish steak was the equal of any I've had at the fanciest restaurants.
Artie's South Shore Fish & Grill is at 4257 Austin Blvd., Island Park, 516-889-0692.


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Got to go into the office tomorrow for one of those rare (for me) weekend special project rotations.
So I'm afraid a have just a bit less time that usual to spend on the blogging front.
Today's offering is a large mix that covers LiveCD's, some WinPE stuff, virtualization, new utility "how to" videos, third-party plugin updates, browser bits, networking, admin tips, password hint leakage, forsec, and a bit of graphical goodies.
ForSec LiveCD's
PALADIN 3.0.1 Forensic Software - Paladin just released version 3.0 of their LiveCD. You must have set up a free user account first and log in to access the PALADIN Download page. Changes in 3.0 & 3.0.1 are:
Version 3.0 New Features -
-- PALADIN Toolbox has been ported to Ubuntu 12.04
-- Network Share Icon has been added to the desktop to access network volumes that have been added via the MOUNT Tab
-- Boot support for current Intel Macs (including the newer MacBook Airs)
Release Notes
3.0.1 - Fixed issue where Unallocated Image function was producing 0 byte files.
Road to DEFT 7.2 and more DEFT Linux - Computer Forensics live cd - Deft 7.2 is scheduled for release in September 2012 and will mark a milestone of sorts. It will be the last x32-bit system release. Starting with 8.0 builds, they are going for x64 system support builds only. Shouldn't be a deal-breaker, just keep a 7.x version handy as well.
DEFT 7 Cyber Forensic Tool Overview (by Casey Mullis) - LoveMyTool blog. Since we were speaking of DEFT, Casey Mullis gives a nice walkabout of DEFT 7 with nice screenshots if you are interested.
ESSPEE - Penetration Testing & Forensics - SourceForge.net - Updated to "R1 x86". This is a new distro to me and is based on BackTrack 5 for pentest/for/sec work. Uses the "Unity" desktop interface.
Back|Track 5 R3 - new release. More details BackTrack 5 R3 Released!, BackTrack 5 R3! — PenTestIT, and from this H Security: News and Features post, BackTrack 5 R3 adds tools for Arduino and Teensy attacks. Choose your path carefully! Available in both KDE or Gnome flavors, with x32 or x64 platforms. In case you can't decide, you may want to first look at this general KDE and Gnome Comparison post by ubuntucat.
WinPE Stuff
The few of you who regularly read this humble blog may have seen some recent activity in the comments sidebar. Turns out we had a recent celebrity visitor "Steve" from RMPrepUSB who posts a crazy-number of posts and tips on WinPE and USB booting in general.
Steve left a tip regarding use of the imagex.exe argument "/norpfix" switch when capturing images…specifically as it applies to junctions when the image is applied to a differently-named volume.
What is /norpfix switch, and what does it do? - Blogs from Zhou, Minxiao
In case you are interested, RMPrepUSB is a super cool tool to format and create bootable USB media. Lots of bells and whistles here and extreme tippage and tutorials for you WinPE fans.
- Create Bootable Windows or Linux USB with RMPrepUSB - ghacks.net
- RMPrepUSB (and USB booting) - RMPrepUSB blog
If I'm not careful I can loose hours at a time gong though Steve's extensive tutorials. Here are justa few you might find interesting:
- 16 - How to boot to different WinPE versions using a single boot.wim that contains multiple images
- 83 - Download ImageX, BCDBoot and other WAIK tools - RMPrepUSB
- 53 - Windows 8 To Go (boot Windows 8 from a USB drive!) - RMPrepUSB
Windows 8 and WinFE - Windows Forensic Environment blog. Brett Shavers tips us to a cmd script from Troy Larson (The WinFE dude) that allows creation of a WinFE build from Windows 8 RTM. New to WinFE building? Well then, see also:
- Build questions - Windows Forensic Environment blog.
- WinBuilder - Windows Forensic Environment blog.
- Colin's Final Version of his write protect application - Windows Forensic Environment blog.
- Winbuilder Tutorial - Windows Forensic Environment blog.
- Windows Forensic Environment - Colin Ramsden's site for WinFE Lite building.
How to sync time in Windows PE - WindowsNetworking.com
VirtualBox and VMware Player updates
Pretty good synchronization getting these updates out guys!
First up, VirtualBox 4.1.20 is out.
- Oracle releases VirtualBox 4.1.20 - BetaNews review by Nick Peers.
- Download VirtualBox 126.96.36.199170 - FileHippo.com - (sometimes faster)
- Oracle VM VirtualBox - Download from Oracle
- Changelog – Oracle VM VirtualBox
Next, VMwarePlayer is rolled up to v5.0 with some significant changes.
- Download VMware Player 5.0 - Get it from VMware direct, or..
- Download VMware Player 5.0.0 - FileHippo.com
- VMware Player 5 Release Notes
- VMware releases Workstation 9, Fusion 5 and Player 5 - BetaNews
- VMware Player angetestet 5 - Borns IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
For VirtualBox, be sure you download and upgrade your Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack at the same time. Likewise VMware users should also be sure to install the latest VMware Tools in your VMware hosted virtualized client OS for peak performance.
Defrag Tools Video
Defrag Tools - Microsoft Channel 9 - neat source for fresh reviews of MS tools and techniques now has two more quality videos up.
- Defrag Tools: #3 - Process Monitor
- Defrag Tools: #4 - Process Monitor - Examples
Update those Browser Plugins!
I'm thinking I've put in close to three hours this past week updating our home systems as well as Dad's system to ensure they have the latest Flash/Java/etc. updates.
Adobe closes numerous critical holes in Reader and Acrobat - Update - The H Security: News and Features
There are lots of places and ways to download and get the updates; inside app updaters, direct from the software builder's site, or from third-party locations like filehippo or majorgeeks.
I generally tend to just rock over to filehippo and pull them down. I suppose there is a risk they could have been corrupted or "seeded" with unwanted bits, but so far I've not had any problems and their Plugins Downloads page makes nice "one-stop" shopping.
At work it is hard keeping up with what "build" version we need to upgrade these to as for Flash there are both 11.3.x and 11.4.x versions which may cause problems for certain in-house software applications if compatibility is not verified first. However, most home-users should probably be on the 11.4.x run right now.
Likewise there are both Java 1.6.x builds and 1.7.x build branches. Again, most home-users should probably be on the 1.7.x builds.
- Download Shockwave Player 18.104.22.1686 - FileHippo.com
- Shockwave Player - Adobe.com
- Download Flash Player 11.3.300.271 (IE) - FileHippo.com
- Download Flash Player 11.3.300.271 (Non-IE) - FileHippo.com
- Download and install the latest Flash Player version - Adobe.com
- Web Player Download for All Operating Systems - Adobe.com
- Download Java Runtime Environment 18.104.22.168 - FileHippo.com
- Java Downloads for All Operating Systems Version 6 Update 34 - Java.com
- Java Downloads for All Operating Systems Version 7 Update 6 - Java.com
Regardless, once you are done with your patching, hop your Windows IE, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browser(s) over to Qualys BrowserCheck and run a quick free check to make sure they are sufficiently patched.
Additional Browser Notes
In my recent post Greased Monkey Business I celebrated the joy of finally finding a custom Grease Monkey script I could use that would justify adding it to my Firefox browser; Removing UTM data from URLs automatically for cleaner bookmarks. It has been a lifesaver to my blogging work.
So this past week I gave a second banana to the Monkey; Scrub Google Redirect Links for Greasemonkey from "ping".
Check out this MakeUseOf post that goes into the details: How To Copy Crap-Free URLs From Google's Search Results
Comodo IceDragon 14.0 released -- get it NOW! - BetaNews notice of the Comodo tweaked Firefox 14 browser release. (actually it is version 14.0.3). Direct download is available from this Comodo forums link: Comodo IceDragon ver. 14.0.3 is now available for download!!
BrowsingHistoryView - Nirsoft - Version 1.0 new utility release to view browsing history of all your web browsers. Nir Sofer has been offering browser-specific utilities to view browsing history, but this gem covers the four major ones at once; Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. New Web browser history viewer - NirBlog
Network Fun
NetworkMiner 1.4 Released - NETRESEC Blog - New release improves handling of fragmented IPv4 packets. Hurray! Also no longer checks for pcap extension; works as long as it is a valid libpcap file, DHCP options are extracted, new parser for a particular protocol. There are also some nice GUI improvements.
Trace File Case Files - Sharkfest 2012 (by Jasper Bongertz) - video presentation of using Wireshark to trace out real-world problems and solve them.
Wireshark Security Update - ISC Diary. Wireshark builds got updated to squash bugs and patch vulnerabilities. Go get busy…Wireshark · Download
Notes for the Sysadmins
Simple but Extremely Useful Windows Tricks - Open Security Research - Nice list of handy Windows tips.
Why The Size of My Partition is Maxed Out at 2 Terabyte and How to Get Over it - Windows7hacker. Just guided Dad though adding a second internal HDD to his Vista system. He's getting into digital photography and while he has lots of room left on his OEM primary HDD, adding a 2nd drive gives him an exclusive place to drop the files. I guess we could have gone with a external USB drive, but the internal was faster in the long run for large file transfers. Talked him into a 7200 RMP 1TB SATA drive. With some guidance got him to get it successfully installed. Then via a quick remote-control session, got it formatted, labeled, and added to the OS fine. Considered going for a 2+TB drive for a few more bucks, but this was easy enough. Next time I will have to follow the link tippage and set up a GPT disk if the conditions warrant.
Microsoft updated SkyDrive.com - Borns IT & WIndows Blog (Google Translated) - Nice review of the new SkyDrive updates.
RegKeyFixer - reboot.pro - sweet little tool by Joakim similar to Sysinternal's RegDelNull. Related: Reghide
ForSec Links
Password hints easily extracted from Windows 7, 8 - Ars Technica
All Your Password Hints Are Belong to Us - SpiderLabs Anterior
A Fistful of Dongles: AFoD Interview with Eric Zimmerman - A Fistful of Dongles - Eric Huber interviews F.B.I Special Agent Eric Zimmerman. Great article (and Eric wears a mean flat-top to boot!). Many years ago I had applied to the F.B.I. hoping for a career there following in the steps of my grandfather who was a former Special Agent under Hoover. Alas…it was a path not to be.
ShellBag Analysis - Windows Incident Response Blog
SetRegTime - Windows Incident Response Blog
Linkz for Tools - Journey Into Incident Response Blog - Corey Harrell has some info on this post, particularly those tipping us time-challenged guys to the Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator and Time Zone Map. Also valuable is the final section "Process, Process, Process" which strikes home the critical value of knowing in advance HOW you are going to do exactly WHAT it is you want to accomplish; supporting examples include links to the Forensic Process Lifecycle (PDF) from Lance Mueller at ForensicKB, the previously GSD blogged SANS DFIR Poster 2012 (PDF) download, and Corey's own Journey into IR Methodology scratchpad.
Man versus AntiVirus Scanner - Journey Into Incident Response Blog - Corey shows of the value of having skillz and technique and a rock-solid process in a John Henry'esqe dance against an anti-malware scanner. Really a great tutorial and exercise.
Registry Decoder 1.4 Released and Updated Registry Decoder Live - New versions are available. I noticed that in the past separate downloads were available for x32 and x64 however I don't see that in this release. I've not followed up yet to see if the newer version handles both automatically or not.
Generating computer forensic supertimelines under Linux: A comprehensive guide for Windows-based disk images - Forensic Focus. ForenicsRichard has also released the Shell (Bash) and C Source code as well.
Finding Smoking Gun and going beyond that – Helpful Forensic Artifacts - Hexacorn blog - another strong article supporting previously mentioned themes of having a process to use in looking for clues which here are referred to has HFA's (Helpful Forensic Artifacts) to guide the overall investigative and analysis journey and discovery.
HexDive 0.4 - New update at Hexacorn to a tool which extracts strings from a file/sample for additional review. Corey recommends using BinText or Strings to further review the output.
The "Hikit" Rootkit: Advanced and Persistent Attack Techniques (Part 1) - Mandiant M-unition blog
The "Hikit" Rootkit: Advanced and Persistent Attack Techniques (Part 2) - Mandiant M-unition blog
Grab Bag
Change the Windows Logon Screen Background - CybernetNews tips us to Luke Payne Software » Logon Screen Rotator. While I do rotate my Win 7 desktop login picture periodically, (right now it it Tardis based), generally I keep it stable. This is a cool tool however for those who like a bit more variety.
Organize & Manage Huge Photo & Video Databases Using Snaps - AddictiveTips reviews the Snaps - Photo management application.
Microsoft Reimagines Paint - Next at Microsoft - New "version" of the perennial "Paint" app. (Win 8 only).
Tip o' the Week #133 - The Art of Cut n' Paste - The Electric Wand
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Up for sale a complete running 1uzfe 1gen ( strongest block) front sump pump , AT, complete engine harness, cluster, MAF, intake, box, underdash harness, ecu. All semsors, headers, Off a LS 400 1991.
This fuker didn't fit on my datsun truck !
I know it could fit a corolla and others but not a 521 datsun.
Bought the car from the original owner who was moving out of the state. I have service papers and pink slip in hand.
Engine running strong, as you know about these power plants, Easily could reach 500hp on stock internals.
1st gen is the one to look after since the sump pump is at the front and you don't have to deal with vvti stuff.
Engine is stock.
Asking 950obo picked up in los angeles area ( san fernando valley) cash is king but I could take credit cards if you pay the transaction fee. Best offer.
Also have the subframe, axles, differential, hood, rack and pinion for some extra cash.
Only picture I have is the one sitting on the datsun frame.
Txt me for info / pics ( couldn't attach pic , file too big)
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Located in winnetka 91306.
1uzfe v8 complete swap - 1gen - lexus ls400 AT
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NIH prior approval is required for the transfer of the legal and administrative responsibility for a grant-supported project or activity from one legal entity to another before the expiration date of the approved project period.
A complete package of materials is needed in order for NIH to transfer a grant from one organization to another.
Current Institution Requirements
The old institution must submit the following documentation:
Relinquishing Statement (PHS Form 3734) or signed letter in lieu of the form (only if transfer is taking place prior to award of competitive application). If applicable, include a list of equipment that is transferring to the new institution. This form gives information about the date the investigator proposes to leave the old institution and proposes to start at the new institution. It provides an estimated amount of funds to be relinquished in the current grant year.
Important to Note: The Form 3734 requests "the unexpended balance on the termination date of _____calculated on the basis of the total amount awarded for the grant year." A common error is to include the total balance from all grant years (including carryover); however, this estimate should come ONLY from funds awarded in the budget period being relinquished.
Form 3734 should be completed as soon as possible and always before the PI moves. While some grantees will wait until all charges are cleared, this significantly delays the process. If there is an underestimation of expenditures, the awards will be revised.
- Final Invention Statement (PHS Form 568).
The Final Financial Status Report (FSR) (SF 269) is required for grant closeout and is due 90 days following the termination date of the project.
Important to Note: The FSR should be submitted on time. Its acceptance triggers transfer of unexpended funds to the new institution. FSRs must be submitted electronically via the eRA Commons. See NIH Guide Notice OD-07-078 for additional details on this requirement. Also be reminded that the final Federal Cash Transactions Report (PMS 272) for the grant must match the expenditure information provided on the final FSR.
New Institution Requirements
The new institution must submit a transfer application, which should be provided in PDF format (preferably 300 DPI resolution or better) to the grants manager at the applicable funding Institute or Center (I/C) at NIH. The application from the new institution should include, at a minimum:
- Application face page (PHS Form 398) with "CHANGE OF GRANTEE INSTITUTION" typed in capital letters across the top of the page. (Note these form page references still reflect paper submission using the PHS398. Transitioning this process to electronic submission using the SF424 (R&R) is in process; however, no firm transition date is known. Until then, all transfers should continue to be paper submissions based on the PHS398).
- PHS398 Form Page 2—Project Performance Site Primary Location information.
- A progress report for the current year, including a statement regarding the goals of the upcoming year. This is required for anniversary transfers and is strongly encouraged for mid-year transfers.
- A statement concerning the current research plan and an indication of whether the original plan has changed. If changed, appropriate details should be provided.
- If the application involves Multiple Principal Investigators, include a revised Multiple PD/PI leadership plan indicating how the transfer will affect the governance and organization of the leadership team.
- A resources page including a description of the facilities at the new institution and the probable effect of the move on the project.
- Budget pages. If the grant is transferring in the middle of a budget period, a partial year direct cost budget, at the relinquished direct cost level is required. For grants transferring on their anniversary date, a full year budget, at the committed direct cost level is required. Future year budget pages should also be provided at the committed direct cost level. For modular grants, only narrative budget information, including total direct costs and F&A costs is required;
- Important to Note: Generally, the negotiated F&A cost rate on file with the DHHS for the new institution will be applied to the direct costs for the grant, regardless if the rate is higher or lower than that of the old institution. If there are major increases in F&A costs in the current grant year, increases in the award will be contingent upon availability of funds. Future year F&A costs will be provided at the appropriate negotiated rate.
- Updated biographical sketches for new key personnel.
- Updated other support pages for all key personnel, if applicable.
- A checklist page, which should include information on the basis for computing FA costs for the transfer period and all future years.
- Human and Animal Assurances and IRB and IACUC approval dates.
- Human subjects education certification for key personnel, if applicable.
- A list of equipment, as presented on the old institution's Relinquishing Statement, to be transferred. Such a listing in the application represents acceptance of title to the transferred equipment.
Submitting the Electronic Request
Funding opportunity announcement PA-18-590 provides direction for the submission of electronic change of grantee applications through Grants.gov.
The signing official can submit a Relinquishing Statement electronically through eRA Commons.
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Chelmsford Cathedral
This is one of the smallest Cathedrals in England in one of the largest Diocese. The first church on the site of the present Cathedral was founded (as was the town of Chelmsford itself) 800 years ago. This church was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, and was rebuilt in the 15th and early 16th centuries. It became a Cathedral in 1914.
The honey-coloured limestone floor helps to give the Cathedral its sense of space and light. The altar, the Bishop's chair (cathedra) and the font are all made from Westmorland slate.
The 15th century south porch was enriched in 1953 to mark Anglo-US friendship. The Cathedral also has links with Thomas Hooker, who was Town Lecturer in Chelmsford from 1626-29, went on to found the town of Hartford, Connecticut and has been called the Father of American Democracy.
The exterior walls are of flint rubble intermixed with blocks of building stone and brick. The tower houses a fine ring of 13 bells. On the south east corner of the church is a contemporary statue of St Peter with his fishing boots, net, fish and key.
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Sacred space
9.00-18.00 daily.
Additional info
There is no parking on the premises but there is a council car park nearby. Drop-in visitors are welcome in the cathedral at anytime, to have a look around. Any services, events or concerts will be advertised on the notice board outside the cathedral. Alternatively, have a look at the website for a calendar of events, prior to your visit.
Youth Club
Chelmsford Cathedral Youth Club is for children aged 10 years and over and meets weekly for games, teaching, challenge and laughter.
How to obtain
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more details on how to join or get involved.
Educational Visits and Workshops
Our education programme includes a variety of cross-curricular trails and activities designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum, especially the RE syllabus. We tailor visits to your school's specific needs.
They can focus on themes like: The Cathedral as a place of worship; signs and symbols; vestments and seasonal colours; materials used in the Cathedral; or the role of the Bishop.
Each visit may include exploring the main parts of the Cathedral, using the senses, role play, drawing, sketching and story telling, ending with a short act of worship. We can often arrange to demonstrate the organ.
How to obtain
A visit to the Cathedral costs £1.00 per child, £1.50 per child for workshops. Teachers and helpers are not charged.
Visits usually last around one and a half hours, and those also including creative activities in the Learning Centre are held between 10.00am and 2.00pm.
Please book at least three weeks in advance, even if you do not require a guide. For more information and to make a booking, please contact the Education Officer, Mrs Bobby Harrington on 01245 265052 or email@example.com
A booklet entitled "A Young Person's Guide to Church Language" may be bought at the time of booking for £1.00. Information sheets, which may be photocopied, can also be purchased. These cover such topics as signs and symbols; vestments and seasonal colours; the role of the Bishop; the materials of the cathedral, etc.
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Steve Breaston donates iPads to Woodland Hills students
NFL WR gives back to 10 students at high school alma mater
While most NFL free agents spent Tuesday fielding offers from the highest bidders, Steve Breaston spent the day giving back.
The Woodland Hills High School graduate and free agent wide receiver returned to his alma mater to present new iPads to 10 students.
Slideshow: Pictures from Breaston's visit to Woodland Hills
"It feels good just giving back, that's what you always want to do," Breaston told Channel 4 Action Sports' John Meyer. "When you leave your high school, leave your community, you always want to make it to where you can come back and give back to your community again, especially helping the kids who are going through the same things that you've been through."
The iPads come equipped with apps designed to help the students improve their literacy, creativity and communication skills.
Students were asked to submit essays about why they needed an iPad. School administrators then chose the winners based on clarity, grammar and personal reflection.
Sophomore Killian Spitz Cohan said getting an iPad meant a lot because it showed the judges liked her work.
"It's really amazing because I honestly didn't think I was going to get this," she said. "Normally, they cost so much and it's kind of like, you know, you're never going to buy one, and then you get one that already has everything."
Freshman Jordan Bigelow told Meyer that being able to carry an iPad instead of a bunch of books will be a welcomed change.
"I did this spur of the moment, kind of last minute, but didn't think I was going to win. I tried my hardest, and my hardest worked," Bigelow said.
Breaston made a similar donation through his Steve Breaston Foundation to a high school in Kansas City, Mo.


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I can't remember exactly when I went to this place, but I do remember that we ordered a half-and-half pizza. Half Potato Gold, which I'd heard lots of good things about, and half bulgogi, just because there was no way we could go to a Korean pizza place and not try bulgogi as a topping.
Here's the result:
I wish I'd turned the pizza around before I took this picture, because this way you get an eyeful of the bulgogi half, which was really only okay. The bulgogi wasn't as flavorful as I'd hoped. It didn't taste like getting KBBQ on your pizza. The Potato Gold half, on the other hand, was pretty good, but you can't see it as well. It had bacon, potatoes, mayonnaise, and other tasty stuff.
I admit it sounds a little weird. I'm a fan of bacon on my pizza, but I'd never had mayonnaise before. I don't think I've ever had potatoes on my pizza before either, and to be honest, I can't really recall what I thought of them. But it didn't taste like your everyday American pizza.
Now we get to the best part. The crust stuffed with sweet potato mousse was amazing. That crust doesn't come standard on the bulgogi pizza, so to get it we had to pay as much as if we were buying a whole Potato Gold. I was okay with that. I'd been dying to try the sweet potato crust ever since I heard about it. It lived up to the hype.
I'm told Mr. Pizza Factory has a paid lot, but I found street parking.
Mr Pizza Factory
3881 Wilshire Blvd
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A couple things make my wonder if Bob Allen was in attendance at the ABC Biennial the week before last.
For one he said Overland Park is in Kansas City, Ks, It is not, it is a Suburb Of KC
Overland Park
City in Kansas
Overland Park /ˈoʊvərlənd ˈpɑrk/ is the second most populous city in the State of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, it is a suburb of Kansas City, and the second most populous city in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Wikipedia
Area: 75.37 mi² (195.2 km²)
Weather: 74°F (23°C), Wind S at 10 mph (16 km/h), 84% Humidity
Hotels: 3-star averaging $140. View hotels
Local time: Monday 7:02 AM
Population: 181,260 (2013)
BTW we got a much better rate at our 4.5 star Motel just across the traffic circle from the Convention center. And I note, the temperature has moderated.
Secondly in his report of the Sermon by Rev Dr. Amy Butler he makes no mention of the rather rapid but quiet departure of several folk as soon as she made her celebrative statement about the Supreme Court's same sex marriage decision earlier that day. From discussion over the next few days I learned that I was not the only one who while not sharing her excitement, stayed to hear her out. I agree with her overall thesis that the church needs to be on the forefront of eliminating racism and violence however I question the methodology that she proposes. TiC - Would she permit only professional chefs to posses and use knives or professional, at least semi professional ball players to use baseball bats? Please note. I do support better enforcement of current gun laws in most places.


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The NFC East leads the league in hype. The huge media markets in which the teams play, the history of success, the rivalries ... all of it combines to create a perception that the NFC East is the best, most competitive and toughest division in the NFL. That the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants play in it -- and are not the clear-cut favorites to win it again this season -- only adds to the perception, as does the growing excitement over an NFL regular-season opener between the Giants and the Dallas Cowboys 16 nights from tonight.
But while Giants-Cowboys is fun, and each of those teams has something pretty intense going with the division's other two teams -- the Giants' recent struggles with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cowboys' longstanding rivalry with the Washington Redskins -- the stats don't back up the NFC East as the league's toughest division anymore. The division is, by many measures, coming off its worst season ever. Last season was the first regular season in NFC East history in which no team won at least 10 games. Only the Giants finished over .500, and they gave up more points than they scored. Their Super Bowl run might have saved the division's honor, but it also disguised the troubling fact that the NFC East is no longer the Beast it used to be.
A large part of the reason for this, I believe, is the state of the division's offensive lines. We all know offensive line play is important, but in the NFC East these days, concern about the lines affects too many things. Teams that are strong on the line can control games. Teams that aren't cannot. Eli Manning and the Giants have been talking for months about wanting to not have to come back in the fourth quarter as much as they did last season, and the best way to avoid that is to control games from the start. Given the issues with their offensive line, they could find that a challenge once again.
But they're not alone. As we look ahead to 2012 and start assessing everyone's biggest questions, offensive line stands out as an issue for each of the NFC East's four teams. To wit:
Giants left tackle Will Beatty is unproven and can't get healthy, and they're thin at tackle in general. Additionally, David Baas was a disappointment in his first season in New York, and they haven't seen Kevin Boothe as a full-season starter yet. The Giants finished 32nd in the league last season in rushing offense because of a line that couldn't get any push. Pro Football Focus graded them the 29th-best run-blocking team in the league, and the worst pass-blocking team in the league. Good for them for overcoming it all and winning the Super Bowl, but it remains an issue insufficiently addressed.
The Cowboys' offensive line has been the dominant story of their training camp -- specifically their struggles at center, where Phil Costa has been banged up and the potential backups and replacements for him have had trouble snapping the ball to the quarterback. The Cowboys also are trying to find guards who can protect Tony Romo against the interior pass rush better than they did last season. And starting tackles Tyron Smith and Doug Free have had to switch sides because of Free's struggles on the left last season. PFF had Dallas as the 15th-best pass-blocking team in 2011 and the 11th-best run blocking one, so it could be worse. But they need everyone healthy and playing together to see if they have a chance.
The Redskins likely were planning to use some of the $18 million in salary cap money the league took from them on the eve of free agency to upgrade the offensive line. But they couldn't, obviously, so they're still dealing with Jammal Brown's hip injury, Kory Lichtensteiger's knee injury and Will Montgomery's limitations as a center in their zone-blocking run scheme. The Redskins ranked 26th in pass blocking and 30th in run blocking last season according to those PFF grades, and they also made no significant change or improvement.
After a rocky start, the Eagles had a good season on the line in 2011. They ranked second in the league in run-blocking and 14th in pass-blocking. But they also lost left tackle Jason Peters, their best lineman and one of the best in the league, to an Achilles injury in the offseason. As good as the other four starters on their line are, the Eagles could struggle to replace what Peters gave them last season, and so far they have not figured out whether Demetress Bell or King Dunlap replaces him as the starter.
The NFC has no shortage of star power. It has three great quarterbacks and one, Washington rookie Robert Griffin III, who's getting as much hype as any of the other three these days. It has some of the great wide receivers in the league in veterans such as Hakeem Nicks, Miles Austin and DeSean Jackson as well as rising stars such as Victor Cruz, Dez Bryant and Jeremy Maclin. The Eagles' LeSean McCoy ranks with the game's great running backs. And on defense, of course, the division is known for its great pass-rushers. Each team can rattle off names that give opposing quarterbacks heartburn. DeMarcus Ware. Jason Pierre-Paul. Justin Tuck. Trent Cole. Jason Babin. Brian Orakpo.
All of that makes the NFC East very exciting. But very often in the NFL, excitement and hype can conceal issues of quality. And if the NFC East really wants to be the best division in football again, it's not the quarterbacks or the wide receivers or even the pass-rushers that will bring it there. The NFC East's teams all need to start paying more attention to their offensive lines, because as those continue to erode, so will the division's annual claim to Beastliness.


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Release Date: 2011 |
Xenophanes STAFF (2.5)In which consistency gives way to stagnation, with "Leveler" being a stale, forgettable, a...Jamoose (4)A solid progression despite some shortcomings....maidenpmcc (4)The perfect month to post an August Burns Red album review....Dismantle (2.5)August Burns Red is back with more of the same, while drawing in sounds from some familiar...
Outnumbered (4)Still light years ahead of their peers....
Album Rating: 4.0yay good reviews
although I'd neg if I could because fuck the staff
Digging: Chimaira - Chimaira
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffLOL Emim
"And that's the biggest problem with Leveler and August Burns Red in general. Regardless of however fun their songs are, after four albums of basically the same shit you can't help but feel like you've heard it all before, be it from them on a previous album or from a scores of other bands that sound exactly like them. Further more, where August Burns Red's earlier albums radiated with a youthful energy that helped make up for their shortcomings, on both Constellations and even more so on Leveler that energy has mostly dissipated."
Spot on, except I don't entirely agree about Constellations. Great review.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffConstellations was better, this is still good, Barbarian is still their best song
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off40 Nights absolutely rules.
Album Rating: 3.0Great review...I love them and always will, but you're right. All this has been done before on their previous albums. Still amazing guitar work and drumming here, though.
Album Rating: 3.0I agree completely, although I enjoy this a bit more than you. Great review as always Adam.
Pangea by Bells is the best track on here and it is only on the deluxe edition
Album Rating: 3.0this review is excellent. i'm still working on the album, but for some reason, the vibe i'm getting from Leveler is similar to the feelings i had for Scurrilous. it's a tad familiar.
Solid review.
Album Rating: 4.0"after four albums of basically the same shit you can't help but feel like you've heard it all before, be it from them on a previous album or from a scores of other bands that sound exactly like them. Further more"
imho, dont fix what isnt broken.
Except it may break very, very soon.
Album Rating: 3.5I like how half the review isn't about the album being reviewed.
Album Rating: 4.0Buying this, the new black dahlia murder and hopefully newest stray from the path album today
well sorry if you can't make the connection that it's all a problem of stale ideas.
Bonus tracks were unnecessary
Digging: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dazzle Ships
Album Rating: 4.0good review blah blah blah
album rapes
good review
Album Rating: 4.5BOOOOOOOO !!! Album slays.
Album Rating: 3.5I don't think a band needs to reinvent the wheel with every album. You don't have to be Radiohead, just make good music and as it's pointed out in other comments, if it isn't broke don't fix it. More often than not I see metal bands ruin their sound and lose their fans from trying to change things up when their previous work was excellent.
Album Rating: 3.5I agree with hotshot. I like them the way they are. Pangaea is def my fav song.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffGood review, and I agree that they can only keep this sound for so long before it will get old. BUT... that being said, I'm not tired of it just yet and I love this album. 40 Nights has gotta be my new favorite song by these guys, in fact a lot of the songs on the last half of this album are really good.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Mr. and Mrs. James Munro Gilbert of Charlotte are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Neely Catherine Gilbert, to John Thomas Crocker.
John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Eugene Crocker, Jr. of Chapin, S.C.
Neely is the granddaughter of Mrs. Martha Neely of Statesville, N.C., the late Mr. Pinckney Maxwell Neely, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Gawley Gilbert of Statesville, N.C.
Neely is a graduate of Charlotte Country Day School and received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Clemson University. She works in marketing and promotions in Charleston, S.C.
John is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Allen Nasworthy of Easley, S.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Eugene Crocker of Greer, S.C.
John is a graduate of Lugoff-Elgin High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Management from Clemson University. He is employed by SAIC in Charleston, S.C.
The couple will marry on October 26, 2013, at DeBordieu Club in Georgetown, S.C.