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30 Jun 2014 12:29:27 PM
Don Frye's UFC 175 "Predator Predictions" Features the Glorious Return of His Facial Hair, Rampant Sexism
(*blows bubbles with sippy straw*)
Do you guys remember where you were when you found out that Don Frye had shaved his legendary mustache? I do. I was on the toilet, weeping into my paperback copy of The Fault in Our Stars while blaring Paula Cole's "Where Have All the Cowboy's Gone?" to drown out the sound of my cries, as has become my standard Sunday morning ritual. It was with tear filled eyes that I opened up CagePotato to see in what fashion Saccaro had managed to shit on the previous night's UFC event when I was instead greeted by the horrific image of a plain-lippy Don Frye. There he was, the most rugged man to ever walk the face of the earth, with his upper lip just exposed for everyone to see. Like some kind of broad.
The paramedics told me I had lost nearly a quart of blood by the time they kicked my door down.
It was a traumatic day to say the least, but in any case, I'm glad to see that Frye had the good sense to grow his stache back out for his UFC 175 edition of "Predator's Picks," which I've kindly thrown after the jump for you.Read More DIGG THIS


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Widower Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) moves with his daughter and son to a fishing village in Alaska, and earns his keep as a bush pilot by ferrying supplies to remote locations throughout the state. While the daughter loves her new home, the son cannot stand it, and is impatiently waiting until he is grown up enough to move away. However, they join forces to look for their father when they learn that he has gone down in an airplane accident. The official search party is called off and Jake is assumed dead, but the children will have none of it, and go off on their own into the Alaskan wilderness. Along the way, they thwart a big-game poacher (Charlton Heston) and his sidekick, and learn about survival in the wilderness. A highlight of the film is its fine footage of wild Alaska.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
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28 Jun 2014 11:39:08 AM
Repentance Alert: Pat Miletich Will Apparently Be Inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame
Earlier today, MMA Junkie unearthed a rumor about Pat Miletich being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Their theory? Miletich is one the schedule for the UFC's fan expo next week in Las Vegas. Do you know what else is also on the schedule? Pat Miletich's UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony. So I guess we shouldn't call it a rumor so much as it's either fact or one of the UFC's web design interns made a huge mistake.Read More DIGG THIS


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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro
*** A new, aggressive Obama? As we mentioned on Friday, one thing that McCain's negative turn did last week was knock Obama off message when his focus was supposed to be the economy. We'll see if Obama can dominate the message today, when his campaign plans a full blitz on the issue of energy -- which includes hitting McCain for the millions in campaign contributions he's received from the oil industry, as well as the billions in tax breaks the industry would receive under McCain's tax plan. This effort comes in three parts. The first is a new TV ad that the campaign says will be rotated into national buy. ("Every time you fill your tank, the oil companies fill their pockets. Now Big Oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2 million dollars in contributions," the ad goes." Because instead of taxing their windfall profits to help drivers, McCain wants to give them another $4 billion in tax breaks.") Second is a conference call the Obama campaign held just before publication time. And third, Obama gives a speech later this morning outlining his energy plan, which includes a $1,000 rebate financed by a windfall profit tax on US oil companies. Can this break through in the way McCain broke through last week? Probably not, but if he can control the message debate for a few days, it will be seen as a good week for Obama.
*** Easy Rider? McCain should feel at home today in Sturgis, SD, where motorcycle enthusiasts from all over will be hanging out. But this visit may not be about appealing to Harley voters -- but voters actually living in the Dakotas. Of the red states where Obama has been spending money, the one where he's had the most impact is clearly North Dakota. In fact, Obama's been polling so well in that state, there is speculation the campaign may add neighbor South Dakota to its target list. The McCain camp knows Obama's been gaining some ground in the region, so this event seemed like a way to at least get some local coverage in the Dakotas and see if they can easily snap these states back into the Red column like some in the GOP believe.
*** Three months to go: With exactly three months until Election Day and three weeks until the Democratic convention, it's worth recounting what has taken place during this summer lull in the presidential race. Clinton stumped for Obama in Unity, NH; Obama began moving to the center on several issues (most recently on offshore drilling); Obama also went on his highly publicized (and pretty well-received) overseas trip; Maliki ended up endorsing Obama's timeline for withdrawal at a time when many began praising the surge for reducing violence in Iraq; and McCain's campaign took a negative turn (airing the Britney-Paris ad, charging the Obama camp for playing the race card, and producing that Jesus-Moses Web video). And still, the race is pretty much where it was when the summer began. (That's why they call it a lull, right?) Nationally, Obama holds a lead over McCain in the mid-single digits, and the Illinois senator has a wider map to play with, although McCain does have chances to turn New Hampshire and Michigan red. Where the race was three months ago is where it is now…
*** Veepstakes lull: Speaking of lulls, we've hit one in the veep chatter. In fact, it's such a lull we're starting to see House members make token appearances on the VP lists. It was leaked to someone in the Virginia press corps that Rep. Eric Cantor (R) of Virginia is being vetted. Considering that leaks like this haven't come from McCain, one can only guess who was behind it. Cantor's profile as a rising Jewish conservative from a swing state has no doubt drawn some attention from McCain. But it's hard to imagine either candidate picking a sitting House member as a running mate. The last time it happened -- 1964 and that didn't work out so well for Mr. Goldwater, the last Arizona senator to secure the GOP nomination. Cantor's not alone in the House on the VP speculation lists. There's a new round of chatter about Chet Edwards (D), the Texas Democratic Congressman Nancy Pelosi has been pushing.... *** UPDATE *** As many have reminded us, the last time was 1984, when Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro (more on Ferraro here).
*** Remembering 1988: Speaking of veepstakes, one has to assume that both campaigns have studied 1988 very hard, because it was a unique year when both nominees followed the conventional wisdom -- and ended up not doing too well. Dukakis needed someone to help his presidential resume, and he found someone who perhaps looked TOO presidential standing next to the Duke (Lloyd Bentsen). Bush 41, meanwhile, needed someone to show he was going to bring some change and newness to the Oval Office, and he picked someone a bit too green at the time (Quayle). No doubt Obama doesn't want to pick someone who overshadows him, and McCain doesn't want to pick someone who looks too uncomfortable standing on the national stage.
*** On the trail: McCain holds a small business roundtable at the National Label Company in Lafayette Hill, PA before heading to a veterans' motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD. Obama gives a speech on energy in Lansing, MI and then goes to Boston for a fundraiser celebrating his 47th birthday.
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Kiter Background:
Well, first off I am not the most experienced kiter, but would say I am knowledgeable when it comes to kiteboarding. I spend a lot of time, too much, on the Internet reading reviews, articles, forums, etc. I personally have been flying a Liquid Force 2006 Menace 10M C kite for a year and a half. But I have been struggling to actually be able to ride on the water. I bought the Liquid Force Session for the safety and beginner aspect.
Out of the bag:
I ordered a 12M Session package. The contents included: kite, bag, bar & lines, pump, and repair parts/pieces.
- • Kite: Pumped it up in my house and was shocked at the construction and time put into every detail. The kite completely holds it shape at all the joints. In addition to the construction, the graphics look very appealing too. Liquid Force thought of everything. They have tie downs for the bridle and even velcro straps for the bar right on the kite. They even added "notes" on the lines showing you which knot to use.
• Bag: Well it's a nice bag, but I can't get my 12M to fit into the bag in its smallest configuration. (EDIT: I learned that you put the kite in first, THEN you "shrink" the bag into its smallest configuration; which works amazingly!)
• Bar: Very clean and simple. Everything on the bar makes sense and is practical. However, the quick release is very tight. After "breaking it in", it got looser but still not acceptable in my opinion. It works, but feels too tight. (EDIT: I actually just got a new one thanks to LF and it works fabulously)
• Pump: Standard pump. The nozzles for the pump don't like to stay on but that has happened with my other pumps.
• Repair kit: Has everything you would ever need to repair the kite. However, it would have been really nice if they gave you colored repair material to match your kite instead of just standard gray.
Specs for flights:
- My weight: 200lbs
Board: 134 Liquid Force Recoil & 145 Liquid Force WLF
Harness: Liquid Force Luxury
Beach Conditions: Typical California coast with onshore winds and waves.
First Flight:
I flew the kite on the beach in 11mph just so I could see how it flew. I was instantly taken back by the kite's performance, especially for such little wind. Sheeting the kite out (releasing the bar) completely depowers the kite, as you would expect. But the kite still flew depowered in 11mph wind! This was very impressive. I was also impressed with the kites turning ability for such little wind. If you power the kite it responds and turns tightly, close to a C kite. The kiter can also control the radius of a turn by bringing the bar farther in/out.
Second/Third Flight:
Wind Conditions: 15-23mph, some gusts
At first I was weary of flying such a large kite in 23mph winds. But after realizing I had so much control over the depower, I relaxed. Within 10 mins on the water I was doing short rides. Keep in mind, I am a beginner and have struggled to ride on my previous kite. Any time I fell or got into trouble I released the bar and the kite would go to 12 or mostly gently drift to the edge of the window. I did probably about 5 water relaunches. I never had a problem. The kite acted predictably and got up almost immediately. Super simple! I was completely stoked that after two days of riding on the water that I was actually beginning to kiteboard. This kite made all the difference for me. It was completely stable, practical, maneuverable, and most of all safe! As a beginner it is nice to have a kite that performs like a "Havoc/C kite" but remains stable and predictable. I am also extremely excited to have such a well-rounded kite. I rode in 23mph gusty winds and in 15 mph calm winds later that day, and the kite performed in both conditions magnificently. Overall, I would recommend the Liquid Force Session to anyone wanting a consistent everyday kite where they can go out and simply ride without any worries.
Light Wind Capabilities:
Well, I would first off say this kite does fly in light-wind BUT it does seem on the heavy side. By light wind I mean 10-15mph winds. My friends were flying 9m waroos and their kites performed/flew the same as my 12m in 12mph winds. It is pretty obvious that when you compare the Session to a Waroo the Session is a heavier kite and thus might backstall. It did for me twice in 12 mph winds when I had it fully powered on the bar and kite. Just something to keep in mind if you are purchasing this kite as a "lightwind kite." If you are looking for a kite for winds in the range of 15-25mph this kite will be perfect.
At a Glance Report Card
- Inflation system: Excellent
Control Bar: Excellent/Above Average
Control Bar Accessories: Above Average
Safety System: Excellent
Bridle: Excellent
Stability: Excellent!
Power: Excellent when needed
Turning: Excellent for an SLE
Pop: I don't have enough experience to say. ☺
Bar Pressure: Excellent; Just the right amount
Depower: Excellent
Relaunch: Excellently simple
Durability: Excellent
Kite Bag: Average; good quality just small for a 12m [EDIT: Excellent! (see above)]
Pump: Average; nothing special


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX-V: VRS, OTCQX: VRSEF, Frankfurt: V3T) (the "Company" or "Verisante"), a leader in cancer detection technology, announced today that it has retained Hamza Thindal Capital Corp. (the "Firm" or "Hamza Thindal") for investor relations to help broaden investor awareness via the Firm's established network of investors in North America, Europe and the Gulf/MENA Region.
"We are very pleased to start working with the team at Verisante as they enter an exciting phase of their commercialization strategy. As a medical doctor I understand the real need for the revolutionary products in Verisante's pipeline," said Dr. Essam Hamza MD, CEO of Hamza Thindal. "Our unique approach, experience and successful track record of working with development stage Health Care companies fits very well with Verisante as the company begins full commercialization," added Kam Thindal, President of Hamza Thindal.
"Hamza Thindal's experience and expertise in the healthcare market is impressive," said Thomas Braun, President & CEO of Verisante. "We are looking forward to working with their team to increase awareness and strengthen shareholder communication."
The agreement with Hamza Thindal is for a one-year term that may be terminated by either party in writing with 3 months notice. The Company will pay a consulting fee to Hamza Thindal of $7,500 per month plus approved expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and has granted 300,000 share purchase options at $0.75 per share. The options are exercisable for 24 months from the grant date and are subject to vesting over 12 months with no more than ¼ of the options vesting in any three month period in accordance with TSX Venture Policy. Both the consulting agreement and the options grant are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Neither Hamza Thindal nor any of its principals have an ownership interest, directly or indirectly, in Verisante or its securities prior to this agreement.
About Verisante Technology, Inc.
Verisante is a medical device company committed to commercializing innovative systems for the early detection of cancer. The Verisante Aura™ for skin cancer detection and the Verisante Core™ series for lung, colon and cervical cancer detection utilize a proprietary cancer detection platform while the operating software and probe technology are unique to each device. The cancer detection platform was developed by the BC Cancer Agency and tested and refined at the Skin Care Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. This exclusive platform technology allows Verisante to develop and offer a range of compact, non-invasive cancer detection devices that offer physicians immediate results for many of the most common cancers. Aura™ has been approved for sale in Canada, Europe and Australia. The Core™ has not yet been approved for sale.
Verisante Aura™ was awarded Popular Science Magazine's "Best of What's New Award" for 2011, and awarded a 2013 Prism Award for Innovation in Photonics. Verisante Core™ was named one of the top 10 cancer breakthroughs of 2011 by the Canadian Cancer Society.
About Hamza Thindal Capital Corp.
Hamza Thindal Capital is a Vancouver based boutique capital markets firm providing fundraising, investor relations (IR) and advisory to emerging small-cap companies. The firm has the unique ability to combine fundraising and investor relations expertise with a market centric focus. The integration of these services provides our clients with a long term partner as their business grows. For more information please visit: www.htcapitalcorp.com.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Company Contact:
Firm Contact Information Hamza Thindal Capital Corp.
Thomas Braun, President & CEO Telephone: (604) 566-9233
Verisante Technology, Inc. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: (604) 605-0507 Website: www.htcapitalcorp.com
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.verisante.com
Youtube: www.youtube.com/verisante
Twitter: www.twitter.com/verisante
Facebook: www.facebook.com/verisante
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the future commercialization of medical devices, the market demand for these products and the proprietary protections the Company will obtain with regard to the technology, all of which statements are subject to market risks, and the possibility that the Company will not be able to obtain patent protection or obtain sufficient customer demand. These statements are made based upon current expectations and actual results may differ from those projected due to a number of risks and uncertainties.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd May 2011 22:13 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
Yes, it's still being updated.
OS/2 eComStation 2.1 has been released by Serenity Systems International and Mensys BV. The market for eComStation may not be particularly huge, but it still has its niches here and there. Since there might be folks here that aren't in the know: eComStation is the commercial continuation of IBM's OS/2, developed to support modern hardware.
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RE: Seriously, It's Time to Let it Go
by galvanash on Wed 25th May 2011 01:52 UTC in reply to "Seriously, It's Time to Let it Go"
OS/2 is dead folks. It's time to accept that and move on.
...and yet a news item about it yields 30 comments (and counting) - and at least half of them are actually on topic. That is a pretty good signal to noise ratio all things considered.
I used OS/2 for about 5 years or so back in the 90s - I have very fond memories. I don't use it anymore - mostly for all the reasons you mentioned. Yet I do not feel the need to derail the discussion about it with "its dead, everyone needs to move on" crap. If you don't want to use it then don't, but a very small and very vocal minority of users still do use it - have a little respect for their feelings.
I'm not arguing your facts or reasoning are flawed - I just don't think anyone who is actually using ecom station is going to be the least bit swayed by your post. I think they already know they are using an OS that has already seen its better days - but they just got a new release, let them have their fun with it.


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turn of the 20th century, the breed really started looking distinct. In the early 1900's, the Frenchie was one
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Going to the movies is always an act of expectations. Perhaps the trailer teased. Or an ad in a newspaper seemed interesting.
Some might immediately discount the film if the words "action thriller" appear anywhere in the copy. So if action movies (call them B-movies or pulp cinema) have little if any appeal, then you will likely skip "Non-Stop."
It's a niche movie directed at that audience that enjoys a kind of narrative rush that only a certain type of film can deliver. And when done well, it can create serious tension and be a satisfying piece of entertainment.
But know that the fulcrum of the action movie is mostly external, meaning there is little character backstory, and the source of conflict is generally situational in the sense that a crisis (usually life-threatening) must be confronted and solved. This almost always involves physical action of some sort. The caveat with such films is that they do not have to meet a high standard of plausibility. The audience is more than willing to suspend its disbelief in order to take the ride. Wherever it may lead.
Regarding "Non-Stop," start with the title. It could refer to the fact that some 150 folks have boarded a transatlantic flight out of New York City, bound for London. No layovers. Or it could refer to the soon-revealed circumstances that once set in motion are ratcheted up, the tension sustained and unrelenting.
On board this flight is air marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson), a man who begins his pre-flight prep with a shot of whisky in his coffee, followed by a white-knuckle takeoff (he hates to fly). Clearly, he is a flawed man who is struggling with demons.
Once airborne and the passengers are settling in for what will be a long red-eye, Marks receives a text on his secure TSA cell phone, the message demanding $150 million or a passenger will die every 20 minutes. Let the games begin. For openers, how do you kill someone on a plane and not give yourself away?
And so, not only is the game clock ticking, but the question of serious concern to Marks is, who could be sending the text? Everyone on board is suddenly a suspect. In other words, the construction of the movie is a whodunit or who is doing it that slowly evolves into a film not too dissimilar from the post-9/11 movie "Flight 93," with a touch of "Panic Room" starring Jodie Foster and not to forget the Denzel Washington vehicle, "Flight."
What ads to the potency is that "Non-Stop" is a container film, meaning everything that takes place occurs within a very small space (the confines of a jumbo jet) and at 40,000 feet. There is a fight to the death in one of the plane's toilets that is in part brutal because of the small space within which it occurs.
Does the film work? Indeed. It's gripping from beginning to end and possesses a fine supporting cast to include Julianne Moore and Michelle Dockery (of "Downton Abbey") and not to forget Lupita Nyongo'o of "12 Years a Slave."
Tangentially, the movie is one more installment for Neeson on what might be considered a late-career revival. He's become, surprisingly, a weathered, believable action hero who is blessed with more than a modicum of intelligence and, as he says to a kidnapper, in the 2008 hugely successful film, "Taken" (if you've not screened it and enjoy the genre, it's a must see), "I have a certain set of skills which you don't want to learn about." That would be life lessons developed as a career CIA agent (in "Non-Stop," he was a New York detective now with the TSA). The life lessons he demonstrates in this film are as much those of Sherlock Holmes as they are of a hands-on air marshal, prepared to do whatever it takes to save the plane and all of its passengers.
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On Borneo live some of Nature's most remarkable creations - from the orang-utan to the world's largest flower, and from the proboscis monkey to tropical pitcher plants. For many of these species Borneo is their last stronghold. Once extinguished there, they will be gone forever. And Borneo is changing rapidly.
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Orlando, FL — Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc. (SSYH), today announced it has been selected as a member of the Bob Scott's VAR Stars for 2012, a group of 100 organizations honored for their accomplishments in the field of midmarket financial software.
SSYH provides implementation, training and consulting services with industry specific software applications for small, midsize and large businesses. SSYH specializes in On-Premise and Cloud ERP & CRM Solutions, including Microsoft Dynamics and Acumatica software applications. SSYH brings over 20-years of experience in the manufacturing, distribution, professional services, and not-for-profit industries to help business leaders address industry specific challenges.
Members of the VAR Stars were selected based on factors such growth, industry leadership and recognition, and innovation. Selection is not based on revenue and those firms chosen represent a wide range of size and many different software publishers of accounting software.
"Each year, 100 VAR Stars are picked from the best organizations that market financial software. It is always an honor to recognize those who contribute to the development of our business," Bob Scott said.
"SSYH is committed to investing in innovation and technologies to help our clients optimize their business systems and meet their unique business needs," said Angela Stuart Mills, chief executive officer of SSYH. "We are honored to be named to this prestigious list, and we are both proud of our talented team and thankful for our loyal clients who have enabled us to be ranked among such a prestigious group of firms."
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About Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc.
Celebrating 20 years in business, Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc. (SSYH) is a nationally recognized Microsoft Partner, having achieved Microsoft's Gold ERP Competency, offering the latest in Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM information systems, including NAV, SL, GP, and CRM. SSYH provides a full range of professional consulting services including information technology, and business application strategy, software installation, customization, training and ongoing product support. SSYH also provides complete Business Intelligence solutions utilizing Microsoft technologies, including SQL Server and SharePoint Server. SSYH specializes in Microsoft Dynamics-based solutions for the distribution, professional services, manufacturing and not-for-profit industries. SSYH provides award-winning service with commitment, caring and collaboration to help customers reach their business potential. Established in 1992 in Orlando, SSYH has offices in both the Orlando and Fort Lauderdale metropolitan areas. For more information, please visit www.ssyh.com.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Simulating the User Experience: Part 3
The whole situation got me thinking - are public sandboxes setting all of the environment variables? As was seen, some malware rely on these variables and if they aren't set the malware won't run. If someone were to use a public sandnet to test malware that relies on these variables and the malware didn't run, they could be under the false impression that the program is benign.
Before I go on I should state that this post is not a knock against public sandboxes. They provide a great service to the security community. I did not do this to find any weaknesses in them to exploit or publish maliciously. My goal here was to determine which sandboxes, if any, miss some variables that may be required for malware to run.
To test this, I wrote a program that would obtain the environment variables and write each one to its own registry key/value pair. Since the public sandboxes report any registry modifications made by the program, I would be able to see all of the environment variables available to the program. This program was then uploaded to a number of different public sandboxes and the results analyzed. The sandboxes I used were Anubis, Comodo, CWSandbox, Joebox, ThreatExpert, BitBlaze and the Norman Sandbox.
In my testing, none of the sandboxes set all 30 of the environment variables I originally saw in my test. BitBlaze set 29; Anubis, Comodo, CWSandbox and Joebox set 28; and the Norman Sandbox only set 16. For some reason, ThreatExpert did not report anything back from my program - this could be a problem with my program or some type of security measure on their part.
* Note: I will not say which variables were and were not set. That information could be used by malware to determine it was running in one of these sandnets and that is not my purpose.
Due to the way the malware is executed in my system, I think that having only 28 or 29 environment variables is a perfectly normal variation. Therefore, my conclusion to all of this is that with the exception of Norman Sandbox, the sandnets appear to be setting the variables they should and represent a likely variation in the systems malware would run on.
As for Norman Sandbox, they are setting a small number of environment variables. This is perhaps a likely scenario for some systems. However, the variation of such a small amount being set would concern me as I don't know if all malware would work as it normally would. Only further testing can tell.
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- May 13, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Mike said...
It is interesting that Norman Sandbox sets less environment variables than the winexe command.
I have used CWSandbox once before and it didn't provide me with same type and clarity of information that the setup you described in Hakin9. I prefer your setup.
- May 13, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Luke said...
would wmi work? I am absolutely horrible at this but something like the following?
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, shutil, wmi
#import win32com.client
ip = "192.168.1.5"
tmpDest = "\\\\" + ip + "\\C$\\"
malware = "malware.exe"
shutil.copyfile(malware, tmpDest + malware)
c = wmi.WMI(ip,user=r"192.168.1.5\UserID", password="SecretPassword")
#locator = win32com.client.Dispatch("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
#wmi = locator.ConnectServer(ip,"root/cimv2",id,pw)
command = "cmd /c c:\\" + malware
process_id, result = c.Win32_Process.Create(
if result == 0:
print "Process started successfully: %d" % process_id
raise RuntimeError, "Problem creating process: %d" % result
I have no real python abilities so this is probably completely broken also note that this is windows focused (i know, breaks the whole point of your question about using Linux) but using win32com.client I think you can do the same thing. You would have to rejigger process creation part and I don't think I ever looked into that before moving everything over to Windows only and the easier way of doing things with Tim Golden's WMI module. I will look it up at some point since it's becoming apparent that I will have to move back to a more generic and portable solution to the wmi things I do.
- May 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Security Shoggoth said...
I think your client would work, but isn't the wmi library only windows? My host-OS is Linux.
However, I would think that using WMI in the guest to execute it (via winexe) might work. I'll have to try that out.
- May 14, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Luke said...
There's a linux version of win32com.client. I think it may be part of Samba somewhere. I did have an older version of it running at some point in time.
I think it also had winexe bundled at one point... let me see here's a link I have in some notes.
There was something else I had to compile and install to get the Python parts to work.
- May 14, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- clementines said...
Would you be willing to share your tools and automation/scripts used for behavioral malware analysis? Im trying to build a test environment/lab to automate malware naalysis and sounds like you have a good setup.
- May 17, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Security Shoggoth said...
clementines - send me an email and i'll send you the files. Soon I'll have a centralized place to put everything, but I don't have anything right now.
- May 18, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- clementines said...
I cant find your email addy anywhere lol.
- May 19, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Security Shoggoth said...
securityshoggoth at gmail dot com
- May 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM


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The NMR spectroscopy and imaging facility provides the ability to determine the structure and conformation of purified biomolecules, to analyze intracellular electrolytes and metabolites, and to acquire magnetic resonance images of small animals (mice, rats). The facility is equipped with two multinuclear spectrometers, a Varian VXR-500 (11.8 Tesla) and a GE Omega-400WB (9.4 Tesla) NMR spectrometer.
The EPR facility consists of a number of state-of-the-art spectrometers that have been constructed at Einstein. Both theoretical work and experiments are being carried out to define the structure of metal binding sites in metalloproteins and to determine the orientation and distance of substrates to metal centers at active sites of metalloenzymes.
This facility, which is housed at Brookhaven National Laboratory, provides users with a bright source of x-ray and infrared light for numerous biomedical applications. Two x-ray beamlines allow users to perform x-ray crystallography, EXAFS, XANES, and time-resolved DNA, RNA, and protein footprinting. The infrared beamline is equipped with an infrared spectrometer and microscope for chemical imaging of small biological samples. The research emphasis is on characterizing structure-function relationships in a myriad of biological systems.
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Each year at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, the Society honors the winners of the prestigious ASIS&T Annual Awards. This years winners are featured in this section.
Award of Merit
|Don Kraft, flanked by Edie Rasmussen, with Award of Merit Bowl and citation
Donald H. Kraft, recipient of the 2007 ASIS&T Award of Merit, has played a pivotal role in both the field of information science and technology and our society as editor of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) over the past 22 years. Every field that has any association with information technology has undergone many dramatic changes in these decades. More than any other individual, Kraft has successfully negotiated these changes and shaped and advanced the field of information science and technology through his skilled and visionary leadership of the Journal.
That JASIST continues to reign as a top-ranked journal in quantitative and qualitative assessments is a tribute to Krafts leadership. He has steered the journal into electronic publication and more than doubled the number of issues and quadrupled the number of pages published each year. Krafts editorship has been characterized by expanded international reach and receptivity to new approaches and areas of research.
In addition to his exemplary stewardship of JASIST, he has continued his pioneering research applying mathematics and logic to the very real problems of library management and information retrieval. Kraft has been in the forefront of defining and prodding the evolution of information retrieval through his own work and has championed information science in general through his enthusiastic voice and support for scholarly publication in the field.
For more about Kraft, his work and his acceptance address to the ASIS&T membership, please see continuing Annual Meeting coverage later in this issue.
Research in Information Science Award
Ophir Frieder, recipient of the 2007 ASIS&T Research Award, exemplifies the very ideals that this award celebrates. Working jointly with scientists at the National Institutes of Health, Frieder addressed the key information technology issue of the genome project namely the creation of efficient sequencing tools. He developed parallel systems for retrieving similar sequences and for aligning multiple sequences. Both systems significantly reduced the computation time needed for analysis.
|Edie Rasmussen presents Research Award to Ophir Frieder
In addition, with support from NCR, he was the first to efficiently map all key information retrieval primitives to relational scripts without introducing non-standard operators. Since his approach relied on purely standard SQL, parallel database engines could similarly serve as parallel information retrieval engines. Several NCR commercial data warehouse deployments adopted his approach to support their text processing needs.
He is a named inventor on nine patents and more than a dozen other patent applications. His patents cover inventions in the information processing and communication networks domains. He also co-authored two textbooks: one on distributed information systems and one, now in its second edition, on information retrieval. He likewise co-authored a research monograph on scalable gene sequencing and over 150 articles (including nine in
For all these reasons and more, the 2007 ASIS&T Research Award is presented to Ophir Frieder.
Watson Davis Award
Paula Galbraith is the 2007 winner of the Watson Davis Award, an award given in acknowledgement and recognition of lifetime service to the organization and the field. Paulas dedication and service to ASIS&T truly exemplify the spirit of this award. Since joining ASIS&T in 1981, she has dedicated her time to ensure the success of the Society through participation in the Societys committees, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), on award juries and as an ASIS&T appointee on numerous panels, task forces and committees.
Paulas commitment and hard work can be seen in the committee work she has participated in over the years. She chaired the Awards and Honors Committee from 1996-1998 and has continued to lend her time to the committee when called upon. She has also served on both the Education and Nominations Committees. She is an active member of five Special Interest Groups (SIGs): SIG/ED, SIG/KM, SIG/MED, SIG/NOT and SIG/VIS. In addition, she has worked on numerous awards juries, including the ISI Doctoral Dissertation Award and the Research Award among others. She was a member of the Board of Directors from 1993-1995 and served as board liaison to the continuing education, education, conference & meetings and professionalism committees.
Paulas service to the Society has also included outreach. She served on the Accreditation Task Force as an ASIS&T representative and was selected as an ASIS&T delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1991.
These are just a few a few examples of the dedication Paula has shown to ASIS&T. After reading letters in support of her nomination, jurors noted a few clear themes: Paula will always lend a hand, she does things on time and she is willing to take on essential tasks that yield little recognition. It is time we recognize and thank Paula Galbraith and her dedication to ASIS&T with the 2007 Watson Davis Award.
Thomson ISI/ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
The ISI/ASIST Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award is presented each year to an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching information science. This years honoree is Peter Ingwersen, research professor at the Department of Information Studies, Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen. He is a distinguished researcher and scholar whose contributions include, among others, suggesting cognitive approaches to interactive information retrieval theory and coining the term Webometrics to describe quantitative studies of the Web. His list of publications is impressive, his professional service is outstanding and his influence on the field is further enhanced through his teaching.
|Edie Rasmussen presents award to Peter Ingwersen
Standards for this award include evidence of sustained excellence and unique style terms that define Professor Ingwersen well, and his influence extends beyond his school and his nation. His papers appear on the syllabi of courses in schools of information and library science throughout the world. His teaching methods are innovative and his style is engaging. He is, above all, a charismatic teacher and a gifted mentor who has made a lasting impact on a new generation of teachers and researchers. Students praise his intellect, his passion for research and teaching, and his ability to inspire those qualities in others. One student has described him in this way: [He is] the single greatest influence on my research and teaching and the standard to which I strive to hold myself as a researcher, educator and mentor.
John Wiley & Sons Best JASIST Paper Award
The 2007 John Wiley & Sons Best JASIST Paper Award goes to Catherine Blake and Wanda Pratt for their two-part article, Collaborative Information Synthesis, Part 1, JASIST 57(13): 1740-1749 and Collaborative Information Synthesis, Part 2: Recommendations for Information Systems to Support Synthesis, JASIST 57(14): 1888-1895.
|Don Kraft presents Best JASIST Paper honors to Catherine Blake accepting for herself and her co-author Wanda Pratt
Blake and Pratt's beautifully crafted two-part article is an exemplary study of the collaborative information synthesis process. The study design allowed for sustained interactions with participants through which rich data about practice was gleaned. Rather than relying on one method of gathering qualitative data the authors employed an in-depth triangulated approach that reached beyond information seeking to consider analysis and synthesis, key components of scientific work that have been under-explored. The authors practice exemplary scholarship by frequently mentioning how their findings corroborate existing information behavior models and demonstrating scholarly courtesy when reporting findings that differ from those of earlier researchers. The study is further enriched by the collaboration the authors embody between the disciplines of information science and biomedical and health informatics. The robust evidence-based results serve as a highly constructive model for designers of medical and health information systems.
The jury believes that this work by Blake and Pratt is highly relevant and contributes significantly to the field of information science both theoretically and empirically. It is, therefore, most worthy of the 2007 John Wiley & Sons Best JASIST Paper Award.
Thomson ISI/ASIS&T Citation Analysis Research Grant
|Philip M. Davis receives Citation Analysis Research Grant from Edie Rasmussen
Philip M. Davis, Department of Communication, Cornell University, is the winner of the 2007 Thomson ISI/ASIS&T Citation Analysis Research Grant for his proposal entitled, Does Free Access to Scholarly Articles Increase Readership and Citation Impact?: A Randomized, Controlled, Multi-publisher, Multi-journal Study. Members of the award jury described this proposal as excellent, using innovative methods to study an important and difficult problem that is considered pressing in the field today.
Thomson ISI/ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship
Phillip M. Edwards, School of Information at the University of Washington, is the winner of the 2007 Thomson ISI/ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship for Mapping Scholars Decision Processes and Factors That Influence How They Publish and Distribute Their Works. Phillips dissertation proposal focuses on how scholars make important decisions about how, when and where to publish their work. One reviewer noted that the proposal is very thorough, well written and well reasoned. Other comments include that the methodology is creative and ties the different data collection methods together to inform the research questions; the proposal is nicely structured and very interesting.
A quote from his nomination letter further elucidates the proposal:
It is a topic at once very simple how do scholars decide where and how to distribute the results of their scholarly work but also quite complex, with a large and growing variety of factors affecting those decisions and in an increasingly complicated communication landscape. Mr. Edwards has chosen to attack this problem with an innovative and robust set of theoretical frameworks from management and social psychology, and an appropriate and cogent set of methods to answer his research questions using those frameworks. We have been struck by the lack of research in this seemingly obvious and crucial area, and his original approach should serve him well in his investigation.
ProQuest/ASIS&T Dissertation Award
W. John MacMullen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the recipient of the 2007 ProQuest/ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Award for Contextual Analysis of Variation and Quality in Human-curated Gene Ontology Annotations.
|Catherine May presents the dissertation award to W. John MacMullen
The dissertation addresses a novel topic with respect to the increasingly important area of biotechnology enterprise, while addressing the fundamental information science issue of adding value to research literature. The jury was impressed with the attention to detail demonstrated both in the methodology and analysis. The methodology is carefully constructed and makes use of a mixed approach that combines both quantitative and qualitative techniques to assess research literature annotations that link experimental data to research literature for the gene ontology community.
This research contributes to our understanding of annotation behavior within a specific community and has practical implications for practitioners who can use this work to assess their annotation practices.
Two ASIS&T chapters receive the 2007 Chapter-of-the-Year Awards: Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T (LACASIS) and New England Chapter of ASIS&T (NEASIST).
The Los Angeles Chapter is cited for its stellar performance in all areas covered by the jurys assessment criteria. With 25 active local members, LACASIS provides its membership with myriad educational and networking opportunities in the Los Angeles area. Five events organized by LACASIS during the past year were on topics ranging from the practical Working with Wikis to the theoretical Toward Multimedia Surrogation. With one board member responsible for member recruitment and retention, LACASIS has an impressive array of activities geared toward attracting members from many different professional and geographic areas and keeping them hooked on the Society. The chapter sponsors two awards: the Margaret McKinley Memorial Student Scholarship which provides reimbursement funding up to $1000 for one student to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, and the Contribution to Information Science and Technology Award honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the field. The chapter also co-sponsors the UCLA GSE&IS Lazerow Lecture. This year the chapter moved its award-winning quarterly newsletter, OASIS, from a traditional print/pdf format to a wiki format, enabling registered users to contribute content to it. And finally, by watching expenses and juggling priorities, LACASIS maintains its fiscal health while continuing to offer its members rich local programming and services.
|Beata Panagopoulos, right, presents Chapter-of-the-Year honors to Caryn Anderson, left, New England chapter chair, and Christina Salazar, chair of the Los Angeles chapter
The second winner, the New England Chapter, was equally outstanding in all Chapter-of-the-Year assessment criteria. The chapter sponsored four successful programs with an average attendance of 85. The diversity of the program topics (The Dawn of the Embedded Library, Geographic Information Made Accessible, Designing Usable Interfaces and Visualizing Wikipedia) reflects the understanding that not all of its 200 members work in libraries. In support of the Societys goal to increase membership, NEASIST has begun offering discounted ASIS&T memberships to nonmembers who join the Society at the same time they register for a NEASIST program. The chapter has also shifted the pricing structure of its fee-based programs to provide deeper discounts to ASIS&T members, thus encouraging membership. NEASIST sponsors a Student Travel Award competition: up to two winners receive $750 to cover travel expenses to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. The chapter also supports the International Calendar of Information Science. With these initiatives which nurture and support the information science and technology community in New England and internationally, the chapter exemplifies the adage: Think Globally, Act Locally.
Student Chapter-of-the-Year
Two ASIS&T Student Chapters receive Student Chapter-of-the-Year honors for 2007: the student chapters at Simmons College and the University of California at Los Angeles.
From the left, John Khuu, co-chair of the UCLA student chapter, and Alison Cody, chair of the Simmons College student chapter, receive Student Chapter-of-the-Year honors on behalf of their colleagues from Shawne Miksa
Chapter Member-of-the-Year
The Chapter Member-of-the-Year Award goes to two individuals this year who are recognized for their incredible work on behalf of their respective chapters: Caryn Anderson of the New England Chapter (NEASIST) and Dawn Pointer McCleskey of the Potomac Valley Chapter (PVC).
|Caryn Anderson receives Chapter Member-of-the-Year honor from Beata Panagopoulos
Caryn Andersons contributions have significantly increased the visibility of NEASIST within the New England region. Among her many activities, she has introduced students and others to ASIS&T through events and programs, developed connections with sister associations and instilled a strong sense of camaraderie among chapter officers and members. Within the past year, NEASIST has staged four very successful events, including the Dawn of the Embedded Library program at Tufts University. Caryn implemented strategies to bolster and demonstrate the value of ASIS&T membership, such as increasing the member discount for event registration and establishing a process to register new members at a subsidized rate as they register for NEASIST events. Caryn also cultivated strong ties with Simmons College's student chapter of ASIS&T and with O'Reilly Media, which has allowed the chapter to give event participants free copies of O'Reilly books, magazines and other materials. Caryn is unselfish in sharing her time and enthusiasm, and she is willing to take on any task to ensure that NEASIST is successful. Her strong commitment to ASIS&T as an organization shines through, whether she's updating members about events via email, greeting them at the registration table, introducing speakers at programs or responding to questions about the chapter.
|Beata Panagopoulos, right, presents Chapter Member-of-the-Year honors to Dawn Pointer McCleskey
Dawn Pointer McCleskey began her rise to Chapter Member-of-the-Year honors at the very time that she joined ASIS&T. In July of 2006, Dawn was asked to take the helm of the Potomac Valley Chapter, the largest chapter in ASIS&T, but one that was experiencing a letdown in programming and leadership. She agreed almost immediately to give it a try, but first she had to join ASIS&T, which she happily did. As the new chapter chair, she found a large group of very helpful advisors who were looking for a leader to follow. Dawn stepped right in and provided the missing link. During the ensuing year, the chapter held five successful programs, attracting a diverse group of local ASIS&T members. Program topics included federated searching, disaster planning, internet policy and women in information networks. Dawn employed a highly collaborative leadership style that took advantage of the deep pool of willing helpers, many of whom are former local and national ASIS&T leaders. With an eye toward rebuilding a strong chapter that would continue on past her tenure, Dawn worked skillfully to involve as many people as possible at many levels and to make them active contributors to the chapter.
Chapter Event-of-the-Year
The 2007 Chapter Event-of-the-Year Award goes to Working with Wikis, the 2006 Fall Workshop presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T. Wikis have become a ubiquitous publishing medium in many libraries, universities and business information centers. This workshop served as an introduction to the format, including potential implementations, pitfalls, maintenance concerns, different platforms and evaluation methods. The featured speaker, Louisa Verma, librarian for the Specialty Coffee Association of America, has created and maintained several wikis, including the Los Angeles Chapters OASIS newsletter and one created for this workshop that provided a hands-on experience using wikis for the attendees.
In selecting this workshop as Chapter Event-of -the-Year, the awards committee noted several impressive factors about the event: the program was of high quality and included a meal function, while keeping the registration fee quite low; the selected speaker was appealing to the chapters diverse membership; a great deal of information was packed into a compact schedule; and the content was not only practical and useful to attendees, but the session also included the hands-on experimentation element.
Chapter Publication-of-the-Year
The 2007 Chapter Publication-of-the-Year Award goes to Observation of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (OASIS) the newsletter of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T (LACASIS). The Los Angeles Chapter has been publishing OASIS for more than 40 years. As the times have changed so too has the format of the popular newsletter. After years of successful print publication of OASIS, the newsletter migrated to an electronic format in 2004. As electronic options have expanded, the newsletters editors have kept pace as well, adding such delivery options and formats over the years as access to a PDF version, a database driven newsletter and the current wiki format. A sample issue of OASIS is available at http://oasisnewsletter.wikispaces.com/winter2007.
The awards committee noted that LACASIS continues to lead the way in publication innovation. The OASIS format is easy to use and allows for up-to-the-minute content. The publication also illustrates the great potential for the use of wikis to produce publications, record important information and conduct business.
Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year
Two ASIS&T chapters received honors for the Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year: the Indiana chapter and the Los Angeles chapter. The Indiana chapter has been making innovative use of videoconferencing technologies since 2004 for a variety of chapter functions and programs. The technology has allowed the chapter to overcome geographic distances and a dispersed membership to engage and reach out to ASIS&T members throughout the state. The Los Angeles Chapter has converted its newsletter, Observations of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (OASIS), to a wiki format, encouraging greater newsletter participation from the membership. In addition, the collaborative nature of the wiki format means that any author can edit the site at any time, rather than relying on a single gatekeeper or adherence to a strict publication schedule.
|Members of the Los Angeles and Indiana Chapters receive Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year honors
The two innovations not only received identical scores, but also similar comments from the judges. The judges believe that both chapters have been able to effectively use existing technologies to overcome challenges and enhance services to their membership. The innovations also show both chapters strong commitment to reaching out to their membership in order to get more individuals actively involved. These successful projects will no doubt serve as models for other chapters, special interest groups and committees within ASIST.
SIG/International Information Issues (SIG/III) and SIG/Digital Libraries (SIG/DL) share the 2007 honors for SIG-of the-Year in recognition of the service that each provides to its membership and to the Society at large.
|SIG/III members celebrate their selection as SIG-of-the-Year
SIG/III continues to set the bar high for what ASIS&T SIGs can and should do: deep involvement and participation with the membership, extensive outreach beyond the Annual Meeting, the InfoShare project which opens the world of ASIS&T to information scientists around the globe and many other activities that are planned throughout the year.
SIG/DL demonstrates an exciting scope of innovation with the use of wikis for their program planning; superior communication with their members; a usability study done in collaboration with students at SUNY/Buffalo; their leadership in exploring open access models of scholarship; and consistently strong and important programs and activities at ASIS&T Annual Meetings.
|SIG/DL members delight in their honor as SIG-of-the-Year
Articles in this Issue
2007 ASIS&T Award Winners
ASIS&T Award of Merit to Donald H. Kraft
2007 Award of Merit Acceptance Speech
Information Professionals in a Globalized World, Introduction
Information Professionals in the South Asian Region: The Challenges Ahead
Digital Inclusion Initiatives in Brazil: Improving Education and Information Seeking Behavior Through Government-Academic Partnerships
Distance Learning/E-Learning for Iraq: Concept and Road Map
Kosova Libraries: Where Practical Steps Are Most Needed
Information Professionals in Nigeria: Optimism and Innovation in the Face of Staggering Inadequacies
Glancing at the Rearview Mirror, Focusing on the Road Ahead: Library and Information Professionals in Indonesia


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Party: Democratic
Website: polisforcongress.com
Age: 37
Family: Parents: Dr. Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz; sister, Jordanna; brother, Jorian, grandmother, June Polis; partner, Marlon Reis; son Caspian
How long have you lived in 2nd Congressional District? I was born at Boulder Community Hospital and have lived in Boulder most of my life.
Professional background: Entrepreneur. I started several Internet companies such as American Information System, BlueMountain.com and ProFlowers.com.
Political/community experience: Colorado State Board of Education, 2000-2006; founded New American Charter School, 2004; founded Academy of Urban Learning, 2005; U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District, 2008-present
Education: B.A., political science, Princeton University
Name a person you admire and explain why:
My constituents -- like the scientist at CU racing to solve climate change; the student working hard to get an education; the new immigrant that is seeking a better life; and the single mother working two jobs to provide for her family. My constituents inspire me every day to work as hard as they do and to fight to expand opportunity and a chance at the American dream for all.
How do you plan to tackle the ongoing issue of high unemployment in Colorado and nationally?
I'm working hard to re-ignite the American dream by creating jobs and expanding opportunity. To grow our economy and create jobs we need to invest in infrastructure, science and education while establishing a business environment where companies can grow. In order to succeed and move forward with these goals, we need to reform our tax code and reduce unnecessary spending and regulation. I've started several successful companies and created hundreds of jobs, so I understand the problems facing our small businesses. Congress needs to put partisan posturing aside and pass a long-term balanced budget. We must also establish a level playing field. It's hard for small businesses to compete against large corporations when they are playing by a different set of rules. In Congress, I've been fighting for tax reform to clear out the loopholes in our tax code that benefit the few and manipulate the market to favor those with the best lobbyist.
What does Colorado's 2nd Congressional District most need in terms of help from Washington, D.C., whether that's funding or political assistance?
Colorado needs real leadership from our elected officials in Washington to put partisanship aside to forge real solutions that will get our economy growing again, create jobs, restore fiscal integrity and strengthen our long-term investment in America's competitiveness. We need to replace our broken immigration system with one that works for our country, improve our schools and make college more affordable. Protecting our quality of life and the environment is also critical, so I support wilderness designations, support for trails and open space, and sensible regulations to prevent fracking from damaging our communities.
What bill would you introduce first if you are re-elected?
I would introduce a bill to restore fiscal integrity to our country and provide the stability we need to increase confidence and grow our economy. To get companies hiring again, we need to achieve a balanced approach to eliminating our deficit and simplifying our tax code by eliminating special-interest loopholes that cost jobs.


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Burger King, North Main Street, Frankenmuth, MI, USA
Location: Burger King, North Main Street, Frankenmuth, MI, USA
Report Type: Food Poisoning
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
Details: Burger, I got a whopper around 3 pm. I woke up at 2 am to several massive vomiting sessions followed by about 12 hours or vomiting everything I drank and intense diarrhea. Burger King is the only thing I ate so I'm assuming it had to have been that. 24 hours later I'm starting to feel a little better but still nauseous
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Symptoms started after about half an hour of eating and he had a fever and was constantly sick he couldnt even have a sip of water without it.making him sick. For four days he coulnt eat or drink he was totally dehydrated lips had started to crack and he had lost a lot of weight. We had tickets to go to eurodisney which we did go to as he still wanted to go. You could see he didn't enjoy it he was quite and very pale. When we got home on the 4th day of this happening he was still being sick and the diarrhoea had started. We were home by this point so we took him to the docs who were uming and aring whether to send him to hospital because of his dehydration the doc gave him 1more night at home to see whether he could keep any liquid down if not he was going to be admitted. We were also given a vile to collect some of his poop for testing which we did and thankfully after 1more night at home he was finallt able to keep down small amounts of liquid and at this point he had now gone 4 days without drink and food it was after a week that he was finally able to eat again and then it was only small amounts it took a month for him to be back to normal and even now he still gets very bad stomach Cramps and aches. The results had come back and he had cryptosporidium which the doc said would of come from the Chicken from burger King and I forgot to add that it was pushing half 10 at night when we went to burger King as we were all having a lot of fun in cannes. We have also had a letter form the department of infectious diseases asking as to where he caught cryptosporidium and that if we don't answer then they will send someone round to our house to gather all information as to where this all happened Read More
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Olga's Diary (Continued)
Dear Diary
War: Moores and I were in Oxford Street, when the air raid siren went, shopping for a new dress for her date that night with an army officer. We'd just reached John Lewis when it sounded and we knew it meant we were going to be bombed by the Germans. Suddenly people started running like mad in all directions including us. Terrified we hopped onto a bus without even knowing where it was going just to get off the street.
By the time we got back to the hospital we had learnt it been a false alarm, but our relief didn't last long because we were told that Britain was finally at war with Germany. There'd been lots of talk about war before but I wouldn't listen.
I don't want to go home, I want to stay and become a nurse, but I made a promise to Sydney and Mammie so, sooner or later Olga, you're going to have to leave. Moores and Ethel say I should go; at least I'll be safe in Jamaica. I told them I was frightened of being bombed, but I don't want to return home not having achieved anything after spending six months in England, especially as it has cost my brother a lot of money.
A few days later, great big silver barrage balloons hanging from cables were seen in the sky all over London. They were to stop the German bombs from hitting their targets in the city. I thought they looked like big silver elephants. One of our first jobs when we started our training was to put black material over the windows so that at night time no light from the hospital wards could escape and the Germans wouldn't be able to see London from the air and drop their bombs.
We have all been given a gas mask and Sister Tutor demonstrated how to put it on. You have to thrust your chin forward pulling the black rubber over the face and up over the forehead leaving your eyes peering out from the two holes. There're horrible smelly things and I tore mine off, I couldn't breathe with it on.
Then we had to fill out a form so the Government could issue everyone with an identity card.
And now ration books have appeared, although nurses don't have them because we eat at the hospital. Ethel's family are poor and she says ration books are a wonderful thing because food is distributed evenly and, poor families like hers, get the same as rich ones like Moores.
But some days I'd be so hungry my mind would start thinking about the food markets back home where you can buy lovely meals very cheaply. I find I'm dreaming of gungo peas soup with large pieces of yam and salt beef, vegetables and lovely dumplings or salt-fish and ackee or chicken with rice and peas and yam with half a boiled plantain. And in the end I just feel hungrier than ever. Now I've developed a taste for sugar sandwiches.
Dear Diary
Unhappy news: War doesn't make any difference to Sister Tutor; she's still very strict and only has to raise an eyebrow to show her disapproval about something I've done or haven't done.
This morning I broke a thermometer and have to pay 6d out of my wages to replace it. I'm not thinking about the war, all I can think about is passing the exam at the end of the three months.
Moores, Ethel and I test each other whenever we have time and if I get really stuck on something, Joanne helps me. Matron wants to see me. I can't think what I've done wrong.
Later: I couldn't stop shaking waiting outside Matron's office. When I entered she told me to sit down and I knew it was bad news. She never tells nurses to sit down, we always have to stand to attention as if we're on parade like soldiers in the army.
"I have some bad news for you Olga" she said in such a kindly voice it barely sounded like her.
"I'm afraid you cannot go home to Jamaica. Because of the war the Government has banned all non essential travel out of Britain which means you will have to stay until the war ends"
I suddenly burst into tears.
"It's not so bad really, is it Olga, think how proud your family be will when you do return home as a fully qualified nurse" she said.
Then she sat down beside me and put her arm round my shoulders and I cried even more. I was crying so much partly because Matron was being so kind and calling me Olga, instead of Browney, but also because, although I wanted to stay and finish my training, now I had no choice in the matter, I had to stay and suddenly I had such an urge to see Mammie and my sisters.
"I'm sure the war won't last long and in the meantime we need you here".
"Yes Matron, thank you Matron," I sobbed.
I was still crying as I reached the door to leave and she called out to me.
"Wait, I nearly forgot". She was holding a sheet of paper in her hand and there was a little smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Browney, you passed your first exam".
Mammie's (Becky) Diary
At last, I have been able to talk to Olga on the telephone, not that I could hear very much because the line was poor and crackly and we only had three minutes. The tots and Birdie all managed to say hello and tell her they loved her. At least now I know she's well and safe, but her place is here at home.
I should have insisted that Sydney brought her back. Lucy was right all along when she said Hitler couldn't be trusted and had invaded Poland. It's all very well for people to say that the war between Britain and Germany won't last long, but how do they know, it could go on longer than the first war. No one knows for sure except God.
There are reports that people are starving in England. Could this be true. Olga starving? The Daily Gleaner says that the predicted bombing hasn't happened and many who evacuated London when war was declared are returning to their homes. So maybe things will not be as bad as everyone first thought.
Olga says she hasn't seen Martha for weeks. Why, I wonder? What has been happening between those two? Now I have something else to worry about. There was no mention of anything wrong between them in Olga's last letter. There wasn't much of anything really because there was so little to read since most of it had been censored with heavy black ink.
But she has passed an exam we are all very proud of her. I went down to the meat market for the first time for years, just to tell Henry. Olga's status seems to have gone up a lot already as far as the younger girls are concerned and she has certainly impressed the rest of the family with her resolve to come home a fully qualified nurse. As Birdie says "beats working in a bicycle shop".
It sounds as if Olga has become very fond of her friend Joanne.
Do you know what I think? I think the hand of God was at work there. He sent Joanne to look after Olga. But even so, we will still continue to pray for Olga's safety.
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Colorado: LEGALIZATION!
Oregon: Failed
Washington: LEGALIZATION!
Arkansas: Failed
Massachusetts: MEDICAL ACCESS!
Montana: Medical restrictions
Detroit, MI: Decriminalized!
Flint, MI: Decriminalized!
Ypsilanti, MI: Lowest Priority!
Grand Rapids, MI: Decriminalized!
Kalamazoo, MI: Decriminalized!
Burlington, VT: Decriminalized!
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