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Make sure you refresh this page often for the latest updates on this day after Election Day. Plus, we want to hear what you think (see below).
4:45 p.m. ET: Latest updates posted for referendums story, gubernatorial and congressional story, and story on congratulations from Catholic leaders in U.S. to Obama.
3:25 p.m. ET: Sneak peek: Was it race, or something else, that led to an Obama victory? (From the CNS columns package offered to our client publications for their editorial use.)
2:13 p.m. ET: This CNS story, which ran last month, is worth a second read in light of Obama's victory because it captures the historic nature of this election balanced by the troubling position of Obama on abortion: Black Catholics see Obama candidacy as a path to racial equality.
2:00 p.m. ET: Here's one way of looking at yesterday's results if you're a pro-lifer (from the National Catholic Register): "Life Didn't Lose – the GOP Did."
1:28 p.m. ET: Quite the variety of reactions in this story in the National Catholic Reporter. Everything from "hope" and "promising" to "a tragedy because of the gap between what he (Obama) claimed to embody and what his few unscripted utterances, and his votes and associations indicate him to be." The paper also editorializes, "In moment of hope comes the challenge of accountability."
12:55 p.m. ET: Early story on Cardinal George's letter to President-elect Obama now updated with more U.S. church reaction. Includes comments from Archbishop Wuerl, Bishop Zubik, Catholic Students for McCain, Priests for Life, others.
12:23 p.m. ET: Second update now posted on pope's message to Obama and other Rome reaction. There's an extremely intriguing comment at the end from a Rome-based missionary news agency:
Obama's victory speech ended with the words, "God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America," something that would not be possible in Catholic Italy and which demonstrates that religion remains at the foundations of public life in the United States.
12:06 p.m. ET: Another CNS election story, Democrats make gains in gubernatorial, congressional races, includes comments from a political science professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
11:45 a.m. ET: Don't miss yesterday's story on reconciliation after a particularly contentious election. We're hearing that several parishes have called because they want to reprint it in their church bulletins. Nice to hear positive feedback from readers, especially this year.
11:25 a.m. ET: Our earlier story on the pope sending a congratulatory message to Obama has now been updated with comments from the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.
11:18 a.m. ET: Backgrounder from our Latin America correspondent: When dealing with Latin America, Obama faces complexities.
11:13 a.m. ET: The Catholic Sun in Phoenix (where John McCain conceded last night) has its own story on last night's events there.
11:02 a.m. ET: Our story on yesterday's referendums: Church view on same-sex marriage prevails; other ballot issues fail.
10:51 a.m. ET: In addition to noticing the success of ballot initiatives on marriage (see below), the National Catholic Register has an editorial titled "Our President" noting that, like it or not, Barack Obama won the election and deserves to be treated with respect even when opposing some of his policies.
10:44 a.m. ET: The next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican? Amy Welborn says she first thought of Douglas Kmiec but then had this name flash through her mind: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. As she says, "Hmmm."
10:33 a.m. ET: The Catholic Key, newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., has this blog post up reminding readers that no matter who won or lost, the Lord God is the one we should trust.
10:25 a.m. ET: A blogger on the site of Commonweal magazine wonders if the day will pass without someone putting up the headline, "First Catholic VP is elected."
10:15 a.m. ET: Big Wins for Marriage, says the National Catholic Register.
9:05 a.m. ET: Pope sends congratulatory message to Obama
8:52 a.m. ET: President of U.S. bishops congratulates Obama on 'historic election' (text of news release)
8:40 a.m. ET: Vatican spokesman expresses hopes for Obama's presidency
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Today we're gathering reaction from around the church and the Catholic press to the results of last night's election returns.
But also, what do you think? By any measure, the election of the first African-American to the presidency of the United States is historic. But also, what does yesterday's election mean to the future of race relations, to the future of the abortion issue, to the future of the rest of the Catholic Church's social agenda? And what about the approval in California of the amendment that defines marriage as the union of husband and wife?
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India is such a beautiful country. I am amazed by its many colorful cultures. And it has worked so hard to eliminate Polio!
Our Rotary team of 16 volunteers from District 1570 (Netherlands) participated in National Immunization Days (NID) in Bijnor and Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh in February. We vaccinated many children during Booth Day, but also went door to door so as not to miss a single child.
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Some shareholders submitted a proposal to Apple to force the company to reveal its succession plans for Jobs, who took a leave from the company two weeks ago for medical reasons. His third medical leave since he founded the company.
The proposal was submitted by the Central Laborers' Pension Fund and was backed by the proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services.
The group owns 11,500 shares of Apple, which represents about one thousandth of 1 percent of the company.
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The Ranter has obtained a transcript of an exchange between a mid-level equipment manager and their supervisor shortly following the team's exit from the locker room.
"Sir, we have an issue here...I....I....I think it's time."
"Are you sure? You have to be absolutely positive before this happens."
"Sir, I think we need to do it...it's not safe here otherwise, for him or for others."
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"Yes sir. I will inform the others that we are....enacting Emergency Protocol Twelve-Point-O."
"We knew this day would come. You have all been trained for it. Now is when you will rely on that training."
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"Thank you...ummm...sir?"
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For those of you wondering what Emergency Protocol 12.0 is, our crack research team has obtained a copy of the Green Bay Packers Top Secret Policy and Protocol Manual. (Don't ask how we got it. If we told you, we'd have to kill you. And we like you. All of you.)
On page 783, EP-12.0 is outlined:
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Coinstar's first-quarter earnings plunged 58 percent amid signs that its Redbox kiosks for DVD rentals are losing their appeal as more people switch to Netflix and other Internet video services.
The results announced Thursday still turned out better than analysts anticipated, despite Redbox's slowing revenue growth. That was enough to lift Coinstar Inc.'s stock by nearly 8 percent in aftermarket trading.
The company, which is based Bellevue, Wash., also disclosed plans to change its name to Outerwall. If shareholders and regulators approve the idea, Coinstar will become known as Outerwall this summer and its stock will begin trading under the ticker symbol "OUTR."
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In the latest evidence of the phenomenon's building momentum, Netflix added another 2 million U.S. subscribers to its Internet video service during the first three months of the year to propel its total number of streaming customers beyond 29 million. At the same time, Netflix shed another 240,000 subscribers to its DVD-by-mail rental service.
Redbox's first-quarter revenue rose by less than 1 percent from last year to $508 million. The revenue probably would have declined if Redbox hadn't been operating more kiosks than it was a year ago.
Investors had already been braced for the slowdown because Coinstar had telegraphed it in its previous forecasts.
In a Thursday interview, Coinstar CEO Scott Di Valerio said he remains confident that Redbox's DVD rentals can grow by 5 percent to 10 percent annually during the next three years. To accomplish that, Redox has been moving kiosks from stores that haven't been producing adequate rentals and has been developing plans to reward its best customers to keep them coming back.
"We feel real good about where the business is going and how it's trending," said Di Valerio, who became Coinstar's CEO earlier this year after a three-year stint as chief financial officer.
Redbox also is angling for a piece of the Internet video market with a streaming service recently launched in a joint venture with Verizon Communications Inc. Di Valerio said it's still too early to assess the performance of the streaming service.
Coinstar earned $22.6 million, or 78 cents per share, during the first three months of the year. That compares with $53.7 million, or $1.65 per share, last year
If not for certain costs unrelated to its ongoing business, Coinstar said it would have earned 93 cents per share. That figure exceeded the average estimate of 87 cents per share among analyst surveyed by FactSet.
Revenue edged up 1 percent from last year to $575 million, missing analysts' target of $580.5 million.
Coinstar's stock gained $4.47, or 8.1 percent, to $59.50 after the numbers came out. The stock closed up $1.77, or 3.3 percent, to $55.03 in regular trading.
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When you can reach as far back into the past as the city of Hampton, chances are that at least some people will sit up and take notice.
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Few understand risk better than a casino operator. That's why Les Leonard, director of IT for Boyd Gaming, doesn't take any chances when it comes to securing his IT infrastructure. In addition to conventional layered security defenses, Leonard relies on anomaly detection to protect the $1.7 billion gaming company from zero-day attacks and insider abuse.
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To some degree, network anomaly detection systems (NADS) are like Rodney Dangerfield: They get no respect in a security monitoring game that has numerous variables.
Network anomaly detection isn't exactly intrusion detection or prevention. It's not a firewall. It's not directly applicable to compliance. And, while it has the ability to automatically enforce policy, enterprises aren't really using that capability.
Vendor marketing materials promise that NADS will deliver automated profiling and tuning, zero-day exploit detection, and the ability to address events missed by traditional IDS/IPS. While enterprises aren't necessarily finding the total fulfillment of that promise, these systems have shown their value as a part of comprehensive enterprise monitoring.
In general, NADS are designed to analyze network traffic with data gathered from protocols like Cisco Systems's NetFlow, Juniper's cFlow or sources that support the sFlow standard. Data is correlated directly from packet analysis; and the systems use a combination of anomaly and signature detection to alert network and security managers of suspicious activity, and present a picture of network activity for analysis and response.
|NAD: The Real Deal
Network anomaly detection has been around for a few years, and the concept of anomaly detection in network defense even longer. The following debunks a few myths surrounding NAD:
Automated profiling/modeling/training eliminates tuning.
Automated response capabilities to enable containment, like
pushing ACLs to network infrastructure, can protect against threats.
NAD catches hard-to-detect insider misuse that cannot be addressed by firewalls and IPS.
NAD detects zero-day exploits.
NAD is the last line of defense.
It doesn't eliminate it; it changes the nature of the tuning from which signatures should be enabled to which anomalies you choose to highlight and address.
Automated response features are present, but — as was the case with early adopters of IPS products — most operators are reluctant to turn on automated response because of the high potential for false positives. While NAD produces interesting intelligence, the collected data is better suited for investigative rather than automated responses.
Technically, yes, but it's subject to the limitations of determining which anomalies are really important. NAD doesn't substantially affect the difficulty of detecting and addressing malicious insiders.
NAD detects infections and helps organizations contain them before they spread, which could be argued as the only really effective way to deal with zero-day attacks. There's no magic that understands zero-day exploits any better than any other technology.
This may be true. As a decision-support system, NAD helps organizations address the impacts of various attacks and behaviors on their network.
Not Really an IPS
To understand the value and limitations of NAD technology, it helps to understand the differences between it and a traditional IDS/IPS. NADS are more complementary than competitive solutions to the signature-based technologies. While the systems have the ability to trigger automated responses and/or blocking like IDS/IPS, they're used most frequently to create a presentation of the network traffic that allows a security manager with good contextual knowledge of his network to identify otherwise elusive behavior. They can be thought of as a last line of defense when preventive tools like firewalls and IPSes fail to stop real-time exploitation of vulnerabilities. And, they can be used to detect new applications, behavior and devices for investigation.
The most significant difference between NADS and IPS/IDS is the class of attacks each addresses. An IPS primarily detects (and possibly blocks) attacks that can be predefined. The size and comprehensiveness of the attacks that can be blocked is dependent on many factors, such as placement of the sensors and quality of the signatures.
Despite vendor claims to the contrary, NAD is primarily an investigative technology. While it has the potential to detect zero-day and other stealthy attacks, confidence in its results remains a problem in enabling automated response mechanisms. This isn't unlike the early versions of IDS/IPS products, which weren't reliable enough to enable automated responses. In this light, NAD is best used to detect, investigate and manually address suspected incidents and problems.
Herein lies its advantage and differentiation from IDS/IPS: NADS may not be able to automatically detect and block with the confidence of an IPS signature, but neither can an IDS/IPS help an organization if the enabled signature set misses something. This is where NAD shines.
One company reported installing a NAD product after Nimda hit its network, penetrated 70 percent of its servers and took four days to bring under control. With NAD firmly in place, the company was then hit by the MyTob virus. The system discovered MyTob on five PCs within a few minutes of the first infection, and sysadmins manually blocked ports to contain the virus. This is a typical success story with NADS, where they provide early warning and investigation to isolate the problem, but aren't used for automated response.
In addition to detecting ongoing attacks, NADS can work with policy compliance or vulnerability management applications to monitor and prevent incidents. For instance, NADS can detect machine-to-machine connections, unauthorized applications and processes, protocol and port usage, misconfigured systems, network traffic loads and bandwidth consumption.
|Technology Forecast
Many organizations will find network anomaly detection systems (NADS) useful as complementary controls to firewalls and IDS/IPS implementations. However, convergence in both the technology and its vendors continues. Eventually, NAD technology will become a feature set of comprehensive network security suites.
NADS providers have begun adding the ability to accept other data sources, such as firewalls, creating an overlap with security event management (SEM) products. SEMs, meanwhile, are adding statistical analysis and are starting to overlap with NADS. Finally, IDS/IPS vendors such as Sourcefire and Enterasys Networks (through a partnership with Q1 Labs) are adding network flow analysis to their products' capabilities.
The convergence of anomaly detection with conventional security technologies is best illustrated by several emerging and established vendors. ConSentry Networks is blurring the line between signature-based IPS and NADS with a hybrid inline system that analyzes and controls traffic. Startup Intrusic operates out of band, but directly analyzes packets for high-value patterns of interest like reverse tunneling.
While these capabilities may not survive as standalone systems, they have proven their worth in assisting organizations with monitoring requirements. A decade of learning has taught us that monitoring is fundamentally flawed and that separating good from bad behavior is significant. Network anomaly detection systems offer a different view of network activity, which focuses on abnormal behaviors without necessarily designating them good or bad.
NADS Is Limited
Security incident detection typically falls into two categories: signature- and anomaly-based. These terms are so overused that they have lost all common understanding. There are several technology implementations and techniques that fall within these two categories, including mechanisms — protocol analysis, expert systems and artificial-intelligence techniques (neural nets, Markov chaining, etc.) — but there are some fundamental properties of each.
Signature mechanisms detect patterns of predefined sequences in data — event A followed by event B followed by event C. If implemented and tuned properly, signature mechanisms have relatively few false positives. Of course, they will only detect attacks and incidents for which they have signatures, so the must be kept up to date.
Anomaly mechanisms model good behavior and look for deviations from the baseline. For example, an observation of network traffic shows that event B has always followed event A, so it would be considered anomalous if A followed B. This can be rife with false positives because it is difficult to model all possible good behavior. It requires stable systems that maintain a consistent model of what constitutes good behavior; the trick is figuring out which events should be measured and which are significant.
True anomaly detection means that observable (normal) behavior is modeled, and departures from that behavior are flagged. For example, certain identifiable protocols (TCP, IP, HTTP, ARP) are present at certain times (hours in the day, day of week) and at certain throughputs (100, 200, 500 Mbps). Once a baseline of behavior has been established, an anomaly would be anything that departs from this pattern — like the FTP protocol appearing or traffic volume changing during the day. These anomalies ostensibly indicate occurrences on the network that may be of interest to the security team.
NADS use network flow data to track predefined measures for establishing a baseline of normal behavior and anomaly analysis. Most of these systems use the concept of an index to indicate confidence in both how anomalous something is and how sure the system is that the anomalous activity is relevant and security-related. NAD's implied advantages include reduced tuning complexity, because it's not prone to human error, and zero-day detection, since it's not reliant on predefined signatures. However, the value of these advantages is significantly impacted by the volatility of enterprise networks. NADS suffer from high false-positive rates when "good" behavior can't be effectively modeled. Factors that affect network behavior modeling include the following:
- The number of possible behaviors and event types. Larger numbers of behaviors and event types yield more combinations of good and bad, which adds to complexity.
- The stability and consistency of the environment. A network with poor change control (common in many large enterprises) or a highly dynamic environment may have applications, partners or devices regularly changing traffic patterns, which reduces the model's reliability.
- The stability and consistency of network activity. A network subject to bursts of activity of varying types will make modeling both good and bad behaviors difficult.
- The reliability of bad behaviors. When unusual behavior isn't always bad, the gray areas can weaken the modeling and increase false positives. For example: Is it always bad when a computer that has never used a particular protocol starts to use it?
Anomaly detection is really only useful in stable environments where "normal" behavior can be effectively modeled. NADS vendors will admit that their products are only useful in controlled environments, such as an LAN, and unsuitable in unregulated settings, such as at the gateway. A good example is network protocol anomaly detection (provided by most contemporary IDS, IPS and NADS products), where the roughly 300 RFCs provide a model of normal behavior in which departures from the model are significant and useful for detecting attack traffic. Of course, many application developers regularly violate the RFCs, further illustrating the limitations of modeling even within well-defined rules.
While an argument could be made that tracking a sufficiently specific set of criteria could yield more useful results, experience has shown that more narrow criteria increase the number of events that must be investigated and the number that aren't truly of interest. For example, it may be suspicious if the application development LAN FTPs from the finance LAN, but this implies that new FTP connections, while clearly anomalies, are suspicious, and you will get flagged every time an FTP connection is made that exceeds defined thresholds. Some of those connections will clearly be interesting, suspicious and useful to know about; however, the majority will be acceptable business activity.
NADS users report that narrowly defined activities, like a new service starting, a new protocol appearing, or a new port opening, are interesting in theory, but that granular anomaly detection isn't useful in a large enterprise where those activities are common. Therefore, the usefulness of NADS in any particular environment is a function of the stability of the network, which behaviors are modeled, and the security manager's knowledge of the organization's network and the meaningfulness of the deviations. Enterprises that have had success with NADS are the ones that have done the most effective job of balancing and tuning these parameters.
The following is a representative list of pure-play network anomaly detection systems vendors and products.
Arbor Networks - www.arbornetworks.com
Peakflow monitors network traffic for deviations in load, providing insight into changes in network behavior.
Captus Networks - www.captusnetworks.com
Captus IPS 4000 series is a combined solution for network management and security, which prevents DDoS attacks, port scans, unknown worms and unsanctioned traffic.
Lancope - www.lancope.com
StealthWatch provides enterprises with a hybrid anomaly detection and response system that bases its actions on behavior deviations and protocol analysis.
Mazu Networks - www.mazunetworks.com
Its two products, Profiler and Enforcer, work in concert to monitor for deviations and automatically respond to threats.
Q1 Labs - www.q1labs.com
QRadar provides security managers with a continuous analysis of network traffic flow, giving real-time analysis of traffic type and bandwidth consumption.
Narus - www.narus.com
Born as a network management company, Narus provides anomaly detection products and technology to carriers.
netZentry - www.netzentry.com
Its FloodGuard technology provides enterprises with non-signature-based defenses against DDoS attacks, botnets and syn floods.w
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NAD devices are powerful knowledge tools for expert network operations people with enterprise-specific contextual knowledge. These systems can help enterprises learn about the traffic and behavior of their network. Even though they can catch detailed events, such as a new service opening up, a new protocol appearing or a new machine connecting to the network, these events are too common to have value in larger enterprises. NADS shine where obvious behaviors — like when a worm-infected machine spewing attack traffic or a DoS attack — are under way. The value these systems offer for addressing more subtle behavior is dependent upon the knowledge and experience of the operator. Under the right circumstances, NADS provide a wealth of network behavior information (protocols, ports, services, throughput, latency, etc.) that can be used to understand what's really going on in your network.
While network operations and security experts may find this cornucopia of network information empowering, it may be overwhelming to a person without the context and tribal knowledge of the enterprise-specific network infrastructure.


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Your doctor will listen to your heart and lungs and check your legs for fluid
You may also have other tests, including:
In some cases, a doctor may want to look at a small
sample of heart tissue, called a biopsy, to make a definite diagnosis.
Treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy focuses on relieving your symptoms, improving heart function, and helping you live longer.
You will probably need to take several medicines to treat heart failure caused by dilated cardiomyopathy. It is very important to take your medicines exactly as your doctor tells you to and to keep taking them. If you don't, your heart failure could get worse.
Your doctor may suggest a mechanical device to help your
heart pump blood or to prevent life-threatening irregular heart rhythms. Such
devices include a
pacemaker for heart failure (also called cardiac resynchronization therapy or CRT), an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), or a
combination pacemaker and ICD. If your condition is very bad, a heart
transplant may be an option.
Self-care is an important part of your treatment. Self-care includes the things you can do every day to feel better, stay healthy, and avoid the hospital.
Most of the time, dilated cardiomyopathy leads to heart failure. Heart
failure usually gets worse over time, but treatment can slow the disease and
help you feel better and live longer. In more and more cases, the problem is
being found earlier, when it can be better managed.
Some people
develop other problems, including:
If a woman gets dilated cardiomyopathy from pregnancy,
she should not get pregnant again. This is true even if her heart problem gets better.
If your disease is getting worse, you may
want to think about making end-of-life decisions. It can be comforting to know
that you will get the type of care you want.
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
Learning about dilated cardiomyopathy:
Getting treatment:
Living with dilated cardiomyopathy:
End-of-life issues:
Visit the American Heart Association (AHA) website for information on
physical activity, diet, and various heart-related conditions. You can search for information on heart disease and stroke, share information with friends and family, and use tools to help you make heart-healthy goals and plans. Contact the AHA to find your
nearest local or state AHA group. The AHA provides brochures and information
about support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a
nationwide organization whose members visit people with heart problems and
provide information and support.
The Heart Rhythm Society provides information for
patients and the public about heart rhythm problems. The website includes a
section that focuses on patient information. This information includes causes,
prevention, tests, treatment, and patient stories about heart rhythm problems.
You can use the Find a Specialist section of the website to search for a heart
rhythm specialist practicing in your area.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) information center offers information and publications about preventing
and treating:
This website for older adults offers aging-related
health information. The website's senior-friendly features include large
print, simple navigation, and short, easy-to-read segments of information. A
visitor to this website can click special buttons to hear the text aloud, make
the text larger, or turn on higher contrast for easier viewing.
site was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National
Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). NIHSeniorHealth features up-to-date health information from NIH. Also,
the American Geriatrics Society provides independent review of some of the
material found on this website.
Other Works ConsultedHare JM (2012). The dilated, restrictive, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies. In RO Bonow et al., eds., Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 9th ed., vol. 2, pp.1561–1581. Philadelphia: Saunders.Hunt SA, et al. (2009). 2009 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 119(14): e391–e479.Mestroni L, et al. (2011). Dilated cardiomyopathies. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's the Heart, 13th ed., vol. 1, pp. 821–836. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Hundreds of flights were canceled Friday morning out of Chicago as the Northeast braced for a storm poised to dump up to three feet of snow from New York City to Boston.
Travelers woke up early to fly out of Chicago while they still could, but for many their stay ended up being longer than anticipated.
More than 200 outbound flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport as of 6:30 a.m., and many other flights were delayed by up to an hour. Midway Airport also reported cancelations and minor delays.
Blizzard warnings were in place for seven states from New Jersey to Maine, and United and American airlines canceled thousands of flights around the country Thursday night. Nationwide, more than 2,500 flights were canceled.
Evalina Zielinska, who arrived to the airport by 6 a.m., was scheduled to catch one of the last flights out of town.
"Everything's getting canceled starting at 10 or 12, so we're fine," Zielinska said.
Passengers were urged to call ahead so they can plan accordingly.
The snow was expected to start Friday morning, with the heaviest amounts falling at night and into Saturday. Wind gusts were predicted to reach 75 mph. Widespread power failures were feared, along with flooding in coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy in October.
"This one doesn't come along every day. This is going to be a dangerous winter storm," said Alan Dunham, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass. "Wherever you need to get to, get there by Friday afternoon and don't plan on leaving."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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WHAT: Health First is pleased to announce it will again host the Health First Foundation Grape Escape event. In its 12th year, this event promotes the heart-health benefits of wine. Proceeds from this year's event will be used to provide a dedicated Electrophysiology Lab at Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, which will aid in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib). This Lab will include upgraded technology.
For more information about Grape Escape 12, call the Health First Foundation at 321-434-7353 or visit www.Health-First.org/Foundation.
WHEN: Saturday, October 12 from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
WHERE: Rosen Shingle Creek (located on Universal Drive in Orlando)
BACKGROUND: This year's event co-chairs are the husband wife team of Pam Gatto and John Gallo. Pam is the President and CEO of Gatto's Tires & Auto Service and John is a stockbroker with Raymond James & Associates. Honorary co-chairs are Phillip and Jeanne Farmer. Underwriting co-chairs are Health First Medical Group Dermatologist Dr. Larry Bishop and Wells Fargo Advisors CFP Melissa Flammio Clark. The event will include wine, a multi-course gourmet dinner and a live auction.
About Health First
Founded in 1995, Health First is a not-for-profit and is Central Florida's only fully integrated health system and employs more than 7,500 people and has four hospitals (including Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital and Viera Hospital). Health First Health Plans also offers a wide variety of health insurance plan options for Brevard and Indian River Counties. In addition, Health First is home to Brevard County's only Trauma Center. With 246 employed physicians, Health First Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty physician group on the Space Coast. Health First offers numerous outpatient and wellness services, including four Pro-Health and Fitness Centers. Visit www.Health-First.org for more information.


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DB App necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 226 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
<TBD - Contest Winner determines this>
We're creating an online database, reporting & collaboration product for small business & corporate workgroups.
The product will make it easy for novices & experienced database authors to create online databases & applications to help groups collect, report and collaborate on shared information.
The product will offer revolutionary ease of use in letting you quickly:
1. Create databases & applications from scratch or by importing your current database
2. Create forms for other users to view, enter and browse records
3. Create sophisticated reports to analyze and present data
4. Assign rights for groups and users to see particular forms, reports and records
5. Create web-based applications by adding interactivity and workflow
Everything is 100% browser-based: no hardware, software or IT is required. We host your application and data securely
Small business, corporate workgroups
1. Company/product name & domain in 14-pt. Arial font. No graphics, no logos.
2. Evidence that the company/product name is available for trademark:
Verify the name & similar names are not already trademarked or used by a company in software, database, or internet areas. E.g., if you propose "ABC Database", make sure there's no company called "ABC DB" or "ABC Applications" or "ABC Software" or "ABC Data", especially if those companies provide products or services for databases, application software, internet software/services, or mobile phones or services.
Use these resources (among others) to search for trademark availability:
On Left, click Trademarks
Click Search TM Database (TESS)
Click New User Form Search (Basic)
Select "Live"
Enter your proposed name
Click Submit Query
Open each entry on all pages to check for a conflict
3. Evidence that the domain name is available or purchasable:
Determine the availability of a domain name: in a browser, go to the URL. Is it available?. A parked page? If parked, any info re: sale price?
Resources to search for domain availability:
4. Using a search engine for your proposed name and URL, do you find other companies/products with the same or similar names? If you are unsure about a conflict, give us the URL.
Please start at REQUIREMENTS above in Target Audience
[ ***Check list, including template for the comments *** ]
Use Arial 14 pt font for your proposed company name.
Copy and Paste the following into the comment section for your entry. As a reminder, ALL submissions without proof of the detailed research will be rejected. Add comments as needed for proof.
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1. Company Name: ____________________________________
Trademark Exists: Yes or No
The following companies and products with similar names:
Company or Product Name:
<repeat for other names>
2. Domain Name: <enter domain name>
Domain Available: Yes or No
Domain is Parked: Yes or No
If it's parked, is there any information regarding it's sale?
Domain for Sale: Yes or No
Domain Sale Price: <enter US Dollar Amount or UNKNOWN>
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- Prefer short Names & URL
- Name & URL easy to recall, spell and pronounce globally
- Names that could support our product being used for both database and applications
- Invented names are OK, prefer a name that everyone would recognize
- Ideal name will have nothing to do with software,database, computer services.
- We can add DB onto the end of it if we need to help clarify it's a db or an app
- Trendy or localized language that only has meaning to select people
- Names that are too cute, silly, whimsical, or that imply low quality or cheapness
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Design4 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 46 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
act.fm (could also be taskify / taskify.me)
We are a small company with a big desire: to help people do things that are really important in life. Other things our company has done include Astrid, a task management application for Android that has helped over 1 million people complete over 12 millions tasks, and Todoroo, applications that coach people in specific areas such as family history research, piano, and relationships.
Our team shares the following ideas and beliefs:
Change - Moving forward is possible today
Collaboration - We work best with the support, encouragement and accountability of others.
The Real World - We hate Farmville. We want you to win in the real world.
Honesty - When we fail, we admit it. When we succeed we humbly acknowledge it.
Celebration - We celebrate success, both our own and those of others.
Action - Tomorrow is promised to no one. Seize the day!
We are building a site for people to share what they want to do. The web site functions as a task management applciation, where people create and check off tasks, but friends can comment or provide assistance or accountability.
Our target audience starts with those who currently use task management sites and people who read business books or something like the 4 Hour Work Week or Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. They are professionals or at least aspire to be professional some day.
A core belief in this group is that time is money and are willing to spend to save time. They care deeply about productivity because they have big dreams and big ambitions. They may use twitter.com to be in the know and like Facebook as a way to share their ideas with the world.
Our site is aimed at people who have many goals in the real world and are motivated to accomplish them. Busy, focused, has a sense of the big picture, and knows he or she needs a little help to get to where they want to go. These people have friends and trust them enough to ask them to help them with their goals. Some of those goals include spending more time with family, advancing in their hobbies and career, improving their fitness, and advancing in their education.
Probable demographics: age range: 20 - 50, ethnicity: any, socioeconomic status: middle class and up, type of work: white collar
We want a site that makes people feel productive when they use it and makes people want to come back again and again.
The site's overall design must help encourage people to do the following activities:
- Create new tasks
- Invite others to join or encourage them
- Encourage others or keep them accountable
- Use it daily
The site design should be:
- clean but not sterile
- social but not spammy
- something that a CEO of a fortune 500 company would find respectable but still friendly enough to be used by a soccer mom.
Must-have components on the site:
- link to sign in / sign out
- branding (logo), click it to go to the home page
- integration with Facebook. Faces of friends using the site.
We have come up with a functional layout/design, but it needs your love and ideas to become great!
Note: we are NOT tied to our logo...
Landing page:
Goal: get people to try out the site, period. We want people to get a clear idea about how the site would be helpful to them, how it works and how to get started.
Features required: none, though we think allowing users to easily get started by creating a task is cool.
This page shows users what to do and what is happening among their friends. This is the main page for logged in users, and with some modifications may be reused to show a user's friend's tasks and activity.
1) Easy way to add new plans
2) Your profile photo
3) Your current status and a way to update it
4) A list of your current tasks
5) Activity of those you are encouraging/following
6) A list of Inspirational blog feeds
7) Statistics (points and or badges describing progress)
8) Site notices
9) A list of upcoming tasks. Can be in calendar format.
Support Person X page:
When a user creates a task like "I want to blog weekly" and shares it with their friends, this is what they see. Because of this, the page will be the first page ever that many people see. A version of this page will show up in peoples e-mail.
Invitation to do one of 3 options
1) encourage person x
2) send an encouragement (through the site)
3) provide accountability
We also want to help them become more than just encouragers but also use the site themselves.
See attachements for current pages
Generally we like that it is clean and easy to navigate for people who use facebook. We like that it is decently professional looking. We like that there are faces and clear calls to action.
The colors and font faces can be improved. The dashboard is not as usable as would be desired because users can choose to either see latest activity OR tasks, but not both.
We like the following sites:
Clean and elegant, but a little to sterile. Good design that packs a lot of information onto each page.
Facebook is nice because it is very familiar to our users, I like the areas where the site suggests friends to you, and the Facebook profile page is worth being emulated sheerly for its familiarity.
Sparing use of large text is nice, the colors are nice, simple and attention-getting design.
http://posterous.com - we like the landing page and how it succinctly explains/shows what it does. provides easy signin and shows that real people are using it.
Basecamp does a nice job of trying to sell you on the benefits of the service from the home page. Testimonials, diagrams, faces, famous companies, statistics, screenshots.
I like the featured users on the landing page posterous.com does this as well. I think the clear call to action on the landing page is really nice. The site has big fonts, clear calls to action and subtle colors.


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Jimmy Omotosho led a team of surveyors who conducted the first valuation and identification of the infrastructure assets of the Nigerian state of Lagos.
The valuation involved surveying 698 roads and bridges covering a distance of 687km, and included Nigeria's largest city. The project has enabled the government to make more informed decisions on future spending, and to be more transparent and accountable in the management of state assets
The valuation revealed that the Lagos State Government's (LASG) LASG owned 1.7 trillion Naira, or $4.7 billion worth of assets, and allowed the LASG to perform an overall assessment of the past year's spending by the state. It showed, for example, that in 2016 the Lagos health infrastructure had received a boost, with the government procuring modern equipment to facilitate treatment in hospitals.
Similarly, improvement works was conducted on 300 of the states 698 roads and schools enjoyed new classroom blocks. In sharing the financial statement with the public, the LASG demonstrated a higher degree of accountability and transparency, which in turn boosted the confidence of both civilians and lenders to the state.
With a better understanding of the value of their assets, the LASG has been able to make more informed decisions around spending for the following year. From the report, the LASG have decided to drive future prosperity through a tripod of security, infrastructure development, and job creation.
Following the success of phase one of the project, 2018 will see the LASG engage in phase two of the valuation, which will assess other fixed assets such as; leased assets, vehicles, plants and heritage assets.
The first of a kind project carried out by Jimmy and his team of surveyors gave the Government of Lagos crucial information to facilitate better decision making and improve transparency.


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Scandinavian debut for award-winning show
Karlstad, 20th March 2013: The award-winning blockbuster exhibition, 1001 Inventions, about the achievements of Muslim Civilisation in science and technology, will be making its Scandinavian debut with a five month residency at the prestigious Värmland's Museum in Karlstad at the end of August 2013, it was announced today.
Recognised as the world's best touring exhibition by the Museum and Heritage Excellence Awards in London, the ground-breaking 1001 Inventions show has already received more than three million visitors during record-breaking residencies in London, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC and the Middle East.
Opening Hours - Admission - Location (Map)
The Scandinavian debut of 1001 Inventions will be a dual language (English & Swedish) exhibition and countrywide campaign produced in partnership with Värmland's Museum and their headline sponsor, Svenska Postkodlotteriet (Swedish Post Code Lottery).
Värmland Museum is a foundation that was established in 1980 by the Värmland County Council, City of Karlstad and Värmland Ancient Memorial and Museum Society (now Värmland Museum Society).
Värmland Museum has a range of permanent exhibitions, first class coffee shop, beautiful auditorium and a large hall for temporary exhibitions. Carl Nyren was the architect behind this beautiful seven-angular house style museum. Today Värmland Museum is one of the most visited museums in Sweden, welcoming more than 250,000 visitors in 2012.
Speaking on behalf of 1001 Inventions, Producer and Director Mr. Ahmed Salim commented: "We are delighted that our award-winning 1001 Inventions show will be enjoying its Scandinavian debut here in Sweden. The scientific golden age of Muslim Civilisation was fueled by a diverse world of men and women of different faiths, cultures and ethnicities."
Ahmed Salim
(image copyright 1001 Inventions Ltd, released under free licence)
He continued: "1001 Inventions brings to life pioneering men and women from the history of science whose achievements have had a huge, but hidden influence on the way we live our lives today. These role models serve as an inspiration for young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics thanks to the modern, engaging and highly interactive 1001 Inventions experience. We're excited to be working with Värmland Museum to bring this ground-breaking dual language exhibition to Sweden."
The 1001 Inventions brand has received recognition from industry leaders, statesmen and academics from around the world including public messages of support from HRH Prince Charles (UK), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
1001 Inventions is a family-friendly educational brand supported by an international network of academic experts, which ensure that the content of 1001 Inventions productions is of the highest possible academic standard.
The content of all 1001 Inventions productions has been researched by academic experts and then peer reviewed by a network of specialist academics from respected Universities and Museums around the world. In addition, the Science Museum in London employed a panel of renowned experts to review and verify the content of the 1001 Inventions exhibition prior to its six-month residency there.
The Swedish version of the exhibition will feature more than sixty exhibits providing visitors of all ages with a hands-on, interactive and state-of-the-art family-friendly experience. Different zones dedicated to Engineering, Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics, Geography and Agriculture will highlight the many ways in which Muslim Civilisation helped lay the foundations for the European Renaissance and has had a profound impact on the modern world.
About 1001 Inventions
1001 Inventions is a leading and award-winning international science and cultural heritage brand reaching over 70 million people around the world.
1001 Inventions uncovers a thousand years of scientific and cultural achievements from Muslim Civilisation from the 7th century onwards, and how those contributions helped create the foundations of our modern world.
Through its award-winning educational programmes, books, blockbuster exhibitions, live shows, films and learning products, 1001 Inventions showcases the contributions of inspirational men and women of different faiths and cultures in a civilization that spread from Spain to China.
1001 Inventions has produced a world-class range of exciting and engaging educational experiences, productions, products and resources that are all extensively researched by academics and experts from the UK-based Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation.
For further information about the 1001 Inventions initiative, images, video etc. please contact us.
About ALJCI
Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) is the global strategic partner for the 1001 Inventions brand. ALJCI is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the ALJ Group, which is a Toyota automobiles distributor in 13 different countries. ALJCI plans and operates numerous global programs, such as poverty-alleviation initiatives, artistic and educational projects and technology innovation grants.
For further information about Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives visit www.aljci.org
Opening Hours
Monday 10am to 6pm
Tuesday 10am to 6pm
Wednesday 10am to 6pm
Thursday 10am to 6pm
Friday 10am to 6pm
Saturday 11am to 4pm
Sunday 11am to 4pm
Admission to the 1001 Inventions exhibition is included in Museum admission:
- Adults – 60 SEK
- Young people under 25 – free