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Also, Drew Tyler Bell returns as Ridge and Taylor's son Thomas on Oct. 30 and 31, and on Nov. 3.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Familiar Faces Return to B&B for Brief Stints
Also, Drew Tyler Bell returns as Ridge and Taylor's son Thomas on Oct. 30 and 31, and on Nov. 3.
AMC's Eileen Herlie Passes Away at Age 90
From imdb.com:
Actress Eileen Herlie has died from complications resulting from a bout of pneumonia.
The star, real name Eileen Herlihy, passed away on Wednesday, aged 90.
Born in Scotland, Herlie began her career in the late 1940s and landed her first big role in the 1948 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, opposite Laurence Olivier, and went on to secure parts in movies like 1958's She Didn't Say No! and 1962's Freud.
Herlie was also noted for her success on the Broadway and West End stages, where she starred opposite Richard Burton in a New York production of Hamlet in 1964. Her turn in Broadway musical Take Me Along also earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical in 1960.
But it was her role as Myrtle Lum Fargate in long-running U.S. TV drama All My Children that earned her the most recognition.
She joined the daytime soap in 1976 and was nominated four times for the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series between 1983 and 1986.
In recent years, she made guest appearances on sister soaps like One Life To Live, and continued to play Myrtle up until her final days.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Y&R November 2008 Teasers
* Nikki makes a heartfelt sacrifice as the heat turns up on the international search for Victor.
* Nick and Sharon are drawn back together in Paris as Phyllis plans a surprise visit.
* Sharon & Nick, and Michael & Lauren battle over the budding young romance between their rebellious teens, Eden and Noah.
* When Kay helps a long lost friend with a medical problem – even as her family questions her own health – a twist of fate leads to a reversal of fortune for more than one of our characters.
* Michael gets a break in River's case that exposes a family secret that sets his world upside down.
* Ashley (Eileen Davidson, pictured) has a difficult decision to make as she is drawn back to her complicated past.
Jason Priestley to Return to 90210 - As a Director
A representative for The CW has confirmed that Jason Priestley will be back on the 90210 set - however, he will be behind the camera. He is slated to direct the 18th episode of the season, which should air sometime this spring.
Perhaps if he had turned out to be little Sammy's father, instead of Dylan, they could have persuaded him to come back as an actor. I know many of you, like me, hope that TPTB can still convince Brandon Walsh to return.
Also, reports are that Shannen Doherty is in talks to appear in two more episodes.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Night Shift: Sneak Peek!
Episode 212 ("Truth and Consequences") – Patrick puts the entire hospital in jeopardy when a notorious patient dies, and Dr. Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) pays a visit to the night shift. Meanwhile, Robert reminisces about the past with Anna (special guest star Finola Hughes) before taking a turn for the worse. Later, Saira confronts Leo while Kyle and Eric (special guest star Chad Allen) share a tender moment on General Hospital: Night Shift, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 (11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., ET/PT) on SOAPnet.
B&B: Such a Tease!
· Marcus discusses his long terms plans of love with Steffy.
· Donna pleads with Stephanie (Susan Flannery, pictured) for her help.
· Katie rebounds by forming an unusual attachment to Jack.
· Rick and Taylor plan their wedding.
· Steffy makes waves between her parents.
Daytime Emmy Award-Winner Irene Dailey Dies at 88
From The New York Times:
Irene Dailey, a late-blooming actress perhaps best known for her roles in television soap operas and for her portrayal of the quick-witted, sensitive mother, Nettie Cleary, in the 1964 Tony Award-winning drama "The Subject Was Roses," died on Sept. 24 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was 88 and lived in Guerneville, Calif.
The cause was colon cancer, her friend Arleen Lorrance said.
From 1974 to 1986, and then again from 1988 to 1994, Miss Dailey played Liz Matthews in "Another World" — an upper-class-bred matriarch of a middle-class family dealing with the convolutions of life in the fictional town of Bay City. For that role, Miss Dailey won a Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding actress in 1979.
For a year, in 1969, Miss Dailey played a role in the crime-mystery soap opera "The Edge of Night." Her many other television credits included appearances on shows like "Ben Casey," "Dr. Kildare," "The Twilight Zone" and "The Defenders." Miss Dailey's film credits include roles in "No Way to Treat a Lady," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Amityville Horror."
It was only after appearing in a long series of Broadway flops that, in 1964, Miss Dailey received critical acclaim in the United States. It was for her portrayal of the mother in Frank D. Gilroy's three-character drama, "The Subject Was Roses." The play dealt with an incompatible couple's love for their 21-year-old son (with Jack Albertson as the father and Martin Sheen as the son) after the son returns after three years in the Army.
"Miss Dailey's Nettie is a luminous creation," Howard Taubman wrote in The New York Times. "She can suggest hurt and desiccation with a stricken glance. Wearing a plain hat and coat and holding her purse, she can turn to walk out of her apartment so that her back conveys her utter defeat and despair."
Miss Dailey was born in New York City on Sept. 12, 1920, the daughter of Daniel and Helen Ryan Dailey. Her father was the manager of the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. Her brother Dan Dailey gained fame as a song-and-dance man and Hollywood actor.
At 8, Irene Dailey was dancing in vaudeville, and at 18 she was working in summer stock. With consistent bad luck, she kept winning parts in what she once said were 13 of Broadway's worst shows. "Miss Lonelyhearts," for example, had a nine-day run.
Miss Dailey ran a lampshade store and worked as a waitress while making the Broadway rounds. Then, in 1960, she tried her luck in London. She was the 47th actress to try out for the lead in "Tomorrow — With Pictures," about an American woman trying to take over a British newspaper empire. She got the part and drew rave reviews.
"Every plummy-voiced English rose of an imitation actress should be dragged to see Miss Dailey," The Daily Express critic wrote. "She sweats love, breathes hate, weeps desire."
In an interview with Time magazine at the time, Miss Dailey said: "I shall be 40 in September. I have nothing, really nothing. I'm not married. I have no children."
"All I really care about is the theater," she continued. "But now, for the first time, I know in my stomach that my work is good."
Days: Such a Tease!
* Lucas tells Chloe that Sami will live with them for the time being.
* Daniel and Kate (Lauren Koslow, pictured) make love.
* Nick and Melanie share a passionate kiss.
* Abe and Lexie are accused of being terrible parents.
* EJ accuses Nicole of using her pregnancy for financial gain.
Thursday – John presents Marlena with signed divorce papers.
Friday – Sami witnesses a murder.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Early Rick Springfield Footage Unearthed
Thanks to Ea for the heads-up:
The final new show to air on ABC this season [Saturday morning 1973] was a spin-off of The Brady Kids called Mission: Magic! The show featured an animated, pre-General Hospital, pre-Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield as he journeyed along with the magical Miss Tickle and her after-school group of adventurers as they made their way through time and space. Since Springfield was the star of the show, he performed a song at the end of each episode that usually tied into the moral of the story.
Check out the opening credits and song (sung by Rick). Priceless!
Interview: Days' Alison Sweeney: "Sami Still Excites Me!"
Even those who don't watch Days of Our Lives know who Sami Brady is. When Alison Sweeney came onto the Salem scene in 1993 as Roman and Marlena's scheming, spoiled daughter, she made her mark and never looked back. Sami has lied, schemed and plotted to get what she wants.
However, she is not without heart; it would be impossible to care for this type of character is she were purely evil. Although she is in her 30s, Sami is still a mixed-up kid at heart. And she is rarely without a need for someone to save her.
"I love playing Sami," Alison tells me. "It still excites me. She's different every day. Every day I get a script, and it's a brand-new challenge."
These days, Sami has children of her own to think about, along with herself — a fact that is not lost on Alison. "I enjoy how she has developed. It's fun and interesting to go through these changes — parenthood and adult relationships — and that's part of what makes it so fun and challenging."
Another challenge, for Sami at least, is trying to hold onto a man. She has been bouncing between Lucas and EJ for a while now, and now it appears that both men have moved on. "She's had two men fighting over her for so long, and now there are none. She is definitely wondering what happened with that.
"With Lucas, she found a real, adult, mature relationship. Then EJ came along, and he played a bit of the Sami role; he manipulated Sami like she did with Austin."
While it might seem that Sami is falling into the same traps and making the same mistakes as she always has, Alison can see that with each mistake, Sami is learning and growing. Maybe someday, Sami can channel that into something more productive.
"As an actress, it's fun for me to be along for the ride," Alison explains. "But I would love to see Sami get involved with a career of some kind. I've always felt that she's been underestimated in her abilities. If we could get her focused on her career, that would be a good way to vent her emotions and energies."
Alison has no problem finding productive ways to use her extra time and energy. She is involved in many charitable organizations, her most recent being Thermos' newest campaign, Hydration for All.
"They approached me to help spread the word, because they were launching their Web site, hydrationforall.com. They've asked me to talk about how important proper hydration is for families. It seems obvious that people should know that, but many people really don't.
"We are especially encouraging kids too. Thermos has some cool containers kids can use, which is helping the environment as well, since disposable bottles are filling our landfills. We are educating kids and making conservation fun for them."
Aside from her family, Alison has seen firsthand that people need education about proper hydration. As the host of NBC's The Biggest Loser, she sees that "people don't have the information. Many people don't know the basic rules of nutrition. It's not automatic for everyone. It all starts with drinking more water and less soda and sugary drinks. People simply don't drink enough water."
Getting enough water is an important first step toward getting healthy. "In The Biggest Loser, we try to help people get healthy and get active. With this program, we need to get parents to get their kids outside and play and be active."
Go to hydrationforall.com and see for yourself. There you will find helpful tips, products and programs for helping to make you and your family more healthy and active.
Y&R: Such a Tease!
• Nick and Phyllis have a heated argument over her resentful actions.
• Billy puts Chloe on the spot when he inquires about her baby's real father.
• After learning more detail about Victor's Mexico trip, Heather (Vail Bloom, pictured) will stop at nothing to find the truth.
• When an outraged Adam asks for his job back, Neil and Victoria turn the tables on him.
• With Gloria's help, Michael finds a key witness who may be able to free River, much to Jeffrey's dismay.
• Devon is shocked to learn that Ana and Tyra are missing.
GL: Such a Tease!
• Lizzie (Marcy Rylan, pictured) goes missing.
• Natalia comes to Olivia's rescue.
• Marina is stunned by Mallet's surprise.
• Cassie and Cyrus team up to help Josh.
ATWT: Such a Tease!
• Passion ignites between Emily and Dusty (Grayson McCouch, pictured).
• Liy rails against Lucinda for her betrayal.
• Paul's jealousy causes him to take drastic action.
• Alison and Aaron make a decision about their marriage.
Days Fan Event - More Info
BURBANK, Calif. – The stars of NBC's daytime drama "Days of our Lives" will meet fans face-to-face at the first "Day of Days" fan event on Saturday, November 1 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood. This complimentary event for loyal "Days of our Lives" viewers will offer fans the chance to meet and greet Salem's favorite Brady, DiMera, Horton or Roberts family member during autograph signings, a Q&A session, a trivia challenge and much more.
"Days of our Lives" stars planning to attend include Blake Berris, Nadia Bjorlin, Darin Brooks, Molly Burnett, Shawn Christian, Bryan Dattilo, Kevin Dobson, Mary Beth Evans, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Shelley Hennig, Drake Hogestyn, Leann Hunley, Jay Johnson, Renee Jones, Lauren Koslow, Eric Martsolf, Joe Mascolo, Rachel Melvin, Stephen Nichols, Thaao Penghlis, James Reynolds, James Scott, Alison Sweeney and Arianne Zucker.
The event schedule includes:
10-10:30 a.m.
"Day of Days" Introduction
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
"Meet & Greet" with the cast of "Days of our Lives"
1–2 p.m.
Lunch Break
2–3 p.m.
Q&A Panel with the Stars
3–3:45 p.m.
"Days of our Lives" Trivia Challenge
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Event finale including the selection of a grand-prize raffle winner and a sneak peek of future "Days of our Lives" story lines
Throughout the event fans will also have the chance to win raffle prizes, be selected as a "Days" star lookalike and win exciting "Days of our Lives" merchandise.
For more information on this exciting event, fans can log on to www.nbc.com/days
For more information on CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood go to www.citywalkhollywood.com
Sunday, October 05, 2008
GH: Such a Tease!
Jason stands his ground with Sonny.
Things heat up between Ric and Claudia.
Anthony begins to lure Sonny into his trap.
Kate urges Olivia to tell Sonny the truth.
Sonny feels as though Jason's betraying him.
Ric (Rick Hearst, pictured) warns Anthony that Johnny is out of control.
The animosity between Jax and Nikolas remains high.
Jason doesn't think he and Elizabeth can have a future together.
Max pretends to be the big cheese when his father comes to town.
Jason helps Max keep his ruse alive.
Sonny admits the truth to Kate.
Patrick and Robin reach a decision about their future.
Karpov views Alexis as a problem that must be eliminated.
Claudia rubs Olivia the wrong way.
Patrick struggles with the secret he's keeping from Robin.
OLTL: Such a Tease!
Marty decides to focus on her future, not her past.
Dorian has it out with Clint.
Langston (Brittany Underwood, pictured) appeals to Ray to let her stay in Llanview.
Todd and Marty make plans for the future.
Dorian wants Jackie McNaughton to get rid of Ray once and for all.
Clint and Nora don't see eye to eye where Ray is concerned.
John keeps his suspicions about Todd and Marty from Blair.
Jared begins to grow certain that Tess has returned.
Todd throws Marty for a loop.
Marty makes a surprising admission to Todd.
Jared learns about the existence of the secret room beneath Llanfair.
Adriana refuses to budge in her stance against Gigi.
Jared is desperate to find Natalie.
Rex takes a turn for the worse.
Tina takes action after fighting with Tess.
AMC: Such a Tease!
Kendall (Alicia Minshew, pictured) learns the truth about the tainted perfume.
Annie turns to Zach for help.
Jake tries to get Taylor to open up to him.
Aidan keeps a close eye – and ear – on Greenlee.
Adam makes a move against Fusion.
Taylor pulls away from Jake.
Ryan tells Kendall to concentrate on her own life instead of his.
Colby is impressed by Pete despite herself.
Annie plays into Zach's hands.
Zach knows what Annie did last summer.
Greenlee struggles to remain faithful to Aidan.
Kendall, Greenlee and Amanda try to do damage control.
Zach forces Annie to do the right thing.
Aidan admits the truth to Greenlee.
Jesse's past catches up to him.


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I first came across this design at this years Birmingham Interiors Show, in the Designers Block section and since then it's popularity has rocketed. It was displayed in George Clarke's revamped eco-friendly house at last months Ideal Home Show event at London's Earl Court.
Designed by Sam Wilkinson, this Plumen light bulb is the worlds first designer energy-saving bulb which takes on a snake-like shape and looks amazing set in the dark glass shade. (Above) It lasts 8x longer and uses 80% les energy than incandescent bulbs, saving you on your electric bill as well as looking hot!
The name Plumen came from "plume" which is a birds decorative feather, used to attract attention and this certainly does that! The great news is that the bulb doesn't cost a fortune and a nightmare to get hold of, in fact you can lay your hand on one of these delights for only £19.95 from B&Q! Hurry before they're sold out!

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1. Physics a process by which an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus acquires an additional particle
2. Geography the process by which the headwaters of one river are diverted into another through erosion caused by the second river's tributaries
3. Computing the act or process of inserting or transferring data into a computer
(aerospace engineering)
The process in which a missile is taken under control by the guidance system.
Of a central force field, as of a planet, to overcome by gravitational force the velocity of a passing body and bring the body under the control of the central force field, in some cases absorbing its mass.
In a crystal structure, the substitution of a trace element for a lower-valence common element.
The natural diversion of the headwaters of one stream into the channel of another stream having greater erosional activity and flowing at a lower level. Also known as piracy; river capture; river piracy; robbery; stream capture; stream piracy; stream robbery.
A process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; for example, the capture of electrons by positive ions, or capture of neutrons by nuclei.
i. In flying aircraft, to control aircraft trajectory to intercept and then follow an external radio beam (as in ILS, or instrument landing system).
ii. To detect and lock onto a target by a radar.
iii. In flying, to reach a desired altitude or direction, especially using an autopilot or automatic flight control system.
ii. To detect and lock onto a target by a radar.
iii. In flying, to reach a desired altitude or direction, especially using an autopilot or automatic flight control system.


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Registration for the 2013 Canfield Soccer Club summer recreational league runs March 15 through April 15. The league runs June 24 to Aug. 2 and is open to all players ages four to 13 in Canfield and the surrounding communities.
The club runs safe, relaxed co-ed games with sanctioned referees at their home fields at Township Park on Herbert Road.
For more information or to register, visitwww.canfieldsoccerclub.org.


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Levittowners. COM
Your online source
since October 5, 1997
Syllabication: Lev•it•town•er
Pronunciation: (lev'it-toun"-er)
Definition: 1. Noun - A name given to a
resident of Levittown.
2. Noun - A name given to residents of
any U.S. post–World War II new suburbs,
typically middle-class families living in
inexpensive, single-unit housing outside urban
Levittowners.COM is a website for
people who grew up in Levittown, PA.
This site is all about the great social
experiment that was, and is, our
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Levittowners.com launched in 1997 & the
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"Levittowners" was the name given to the
young, post WWII families, like Dick & Betty Wagner, who moved
out of a row house in Northeast Philly
in search of the American dream of owing
their own single family home with a
yard. In post-WWII America, Levittown,
PA represented a new lifestyle, in a
"modern suburban planned community", and
Levitt was the pioneer, offering
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Levittown, PA was the prototype of post-WWII Suburbia.
It was built from 1951 to December 1957 by developer
Levitt & Sons, whose front man was William J. Levittt.
The community covered 22 square miles and over 5,500
acres in lower Bucks County.
At the time, it was the largest suburban planned
community in the United States. Levitt & Sons built
17,311 single-family homes and the community plan also
included churches, schools, swimming pools, and shopping
centers. It was inhabited by over 70,000 residents,
mostly WWII Veterans and their young families. They came
from Philly, Jersey, and Upstate PA to realize the
American Dream of owning a single family home with a
yard in Levittown.
The houses cost from just under $ 9,000 to $ 17,990,
fully equipped and landscaped. Levittown houses were
easy to buy, requiring only $100 down. For veterans, a
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MONTREAL - It's a marriage made in cholesterol heaven (hell?): Montreal's Epic Meal Time gang converges on the legendary Cosmo Snack Bar in N.D.G.
Cosmo founder Tony Koulakis, also known as Lord of the Potatoes and Captain Cholesterol, hung up his spatula long ago, but his son Nikos, now running the all-day breakfast joint with his sister Niki, invites Epic Meal Time's Harley "Sauce Boss" Morenstein and his four co-conspirators to go crazy behind the grill. But not before they wolf back Cosmo's famed Mish Mash omelette, an artery-clogging combo of bacon, ham, sausage, salami, onions, tomatoes and eight eggs that packs a whopping 1,900 calories per portion.
Morenstein and his cohorts don't want to hurt Nikos's feelings, but the Mish Mash is chump change on their caloric and cholesterol scale. Hell, the guys created their famed TurBaconEpic Thanksgiving Dinner, featuring five bird species stuffed in a pig with enough sausage and bacon to make Homer Simpson drool before sending him into cardiac arrest. The TurBaconEpic tipped the scales at around 80,000 calories.
Then there was Epic Meal Time's Breakfast of Booze, consisting of everything from steak to dumplings to cream cheese to more bacon than is available at most supermarkets, all drenched with a couple of bottles of Jack Daniel's. We could go on about their Fast Food Lasagna, consisting of 45 burgers and meat sauce and so much more bacon, but you get the tummy-turning picture.
The Epic Meal Time players have made more than 100 culinary-shock videos for YouTube, which have generated more than 441 million hits. Not surprisingly, their caloric excesses and all-around gluttony have caught the attention of folks well beyond our borders. Among other pit stops, they did the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and managed to gross him out.
Now, the boys will get their due on home turf, where they will play and concoct at the Just for Laughs festival, July 27 at Metropolis. They are circumspect as to what they will prepare for the evening – apart from the mandatory bacon and Jack – but Morenstein, the group's mouthpiece, guarantees the creation will be among their most memorable. As an incentive – or not – audience members will be encouraged to sample the finished product.
For those who have never caught their antics, enter with an empty stomach. But the show is as much in Morenstein's droll play-by-play as it is in the preparation.
They offer a tease of sorts at Cosmo. With limited supplies available – customers have already cleaned the place out of bacon – the boys, undaunted, attempt a culinary first: a Black Cherry Lard and Cheese and Sausage and Onion and Potato Burger. It's the black cherry soda, drizzled over the rest, that gives this mass of fat its flavour.
Even Nikos, who has seen his fair share of over-the-top gorging, seems taken aback. But one of the conditions he has laid down for the guys is that they must devour what they have cooked. And they do, down to the last gooey morsel of cheese and onions.
Even hardened Cosmo customers have abandoned their counter seats while the boys knock their burger back. It takes a lot to revolt this lot, too. But Nikos is impressed: "Wow! That's some kind of sickening snack. My dad would be very proud of you guys."
Morenstein doesn't like to boast, but he does point out they once made a monument to bacon that came in at a staggering 800,000 calories.
So now you're imagining that the team members are roughly the same size as a pack of Clydesdale steeds. They're not. Most are in decent shape, and even the 6-foot-6 mountain that is Morenstein doesn't appear to have a gut. That's because he's on a diet that has him eating protein – think bacon again – every four hours, but he eschews carbs like bread and potatoes.
"Sometimes I have to break the rules relating to the carbs and the Jack, but it's for the job," says the full-bearded and shaggy-haired Morenstein, 26, a former substitute high-school teacher who likely had few discipline problems among his students. He cuts an imposing figure.
Morenstein and the others hail from the West Island, where many played football together as teens. They went off the rails shortly thereafter.
"We got a little bored in the West Island," Morenstein explains. "So to amuse ourselves, we would throw burgers on pizza and stuff like that. Plus, I had always been passionate about video production. I started to check out these weird websites like This Is Why You're Fat and became fascinated about creating culinary masterpieces, or abominations – take your pick."
It took an extended period of gestation, but this mix of calories and video resulted in the birth of Epic Meal Time two years ago.
Ameer "Prince" Atari and Josh "Mooky Gwopson" Elkin do all the cooking for the videos – despite the fact that they had no cooking experience or culinary training whatsoever.
"Cousin" Dave Heuff does all the shooting and editing – despite the fact that he has no experience or training in these fields, either.
Tyler "Tyler!" Lemco is the actor – and, of course, he never graduated from any drama academy, although his ability to eat is abundantly evident.
Muscles Glasses, the only member of the gang not at Cosmo, is perfectly cut out for his role: He simply sits and says nothing.
"One of the few rules we have is that we don't use vegetables – other than onions and potatoes," says Morenstein.
Wait a sec: Morenstein is knocking back a Diet Coke. Is that not verboten?
"Nah, it just tastes better to me than regular Coke," he shoots back. "But that's really all part of our charm: We're unpredictable. No one knows what we're going to do next. Sometimes we don't even know.
"But I do believe we've sparked a revolution of a kind. We're anti-snob foodies."
"Surprisingly to some, we actually get praise from elements of the foodie community – like Bitchin' Kitchen, Jamie Oliver, Tyler's Ultimate," says Elkin, 29, who works out at the gym daily. "Sure, we're crazy, but we are different. Bacon is our elixir. We've created our own mould."
There must be a pun in there somewhere.
"People think the hard part of my job is the eating, but it's really the Jack drinking," claims Lemco, 23.
In fact, Morenstein insists the guys have always been able to keep their food down – no matter how revolting. "Sure, we've had our share of meat sweats, but I'm proud to say we've never barfed."
Of course, he can't speak for his YouTube audiences.
Epic Meal Time creates – so to speak – July 27 at 7 p.m. at Metropolis, 59 Ste. Catherine St. E. Tickets cost $39.67. Call 514-845-2322 or visit hahaha.com. To check out the group's videos, visit epicmealtime.com.
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My Garden of Eden
Sheila965 in Rincon, GA
My goal is to attract as much of nature as I can to enjoy on a daily basis. Sitting in my swing watching the butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and toads is so relaxing to me. I also enjoy taking photos of nature as well.
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How did you get the bird to sit in your hand? very nice and love the butterflies
Looks like a very natural landscape in your backyard. Congrats on being a featured yard.
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Feeling the Pain: Addressing Pain Care in the United States
March 7, 2010
by Pamela Katz Ressler, RN, BSN, HN-BC, MS-PREP student, PREP-AIRED blog moderator
The Mayday Fund, a leading organziation dedicated to alleviating the incidence, degree and consequence of human physical pain has announced its recommendations for high-quality, cost-effective pain care in this country as we move forward in the decade. The Mayday Fund special Committee on Pain and the Practice of Medicine has recommended 12 action steps in their report entitled: A Call to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care in America. The committee was made up of clinicians representing nursing, medicine, pharmacy and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary strategies to move forward in addressing this widespread public health issue. According the Mayday Fund's report, chronic pain affects as estimated 70 million Americans making the burden of chronic pain on society greater than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. To read the complete report, click here
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Bengt, I am applying a 2-groups (males and females) version the status change model described in "The Influence of Changes in Marital Status on Developmental
Trajectories of Alcohol Use in Young Adults" (Curran and colleagues, 1998). I have 2 clarification questions:
1-- In your analysis, all of the status change coefficients were significant and of comparable magnitude. How would one interpret model results where only some (one out of 3 in my case) of the status change coefficients are significant?
2-- Regarding interactions: while I understand the intuition behind testing against the grand mean effect model as described in the paper, why not simply test the 2-group unconstrained model (model 2 in the paper) against a model that imposes equality on the 3 intercept terms across groups?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 8:01 am
I would say that status change effect is age-specific.
Your approach would be fine.
Claire Noel-Miller
posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 8:13 pm
Thank you for your answer. I have a couple more questions:
1--In discussing possible extensions to this model, the paper states "the status change variables can be cumulative (e.g. once married always married)". What would be the interpretation of the coefficients on such a variable?
2-- I am considering an extension to this model which would use the duration (in months) since the status change occurred rather than the status change variable itself. I am interested in seeing whether the effect of status change on the added intercept diminishes with time since event occurrence. Would this be an appropriate way to do this?
Thank you for your help.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 11:18 am
1. The degree of permanent level (intercept) change.
2. Seems like this could be handled by letting the loadings of the latent intercept be estimated rather than all fixed at 1.
Katy Roche
posted on Friday, February 07, 2014 - 7:18 am
I am attempting to test a model similar to Curran, Muthen & Harford (1998).
Can you tell me how to develop syntax to create a latent intercept factor representing change in status at each time point?
This is the syntax I'm currently using for this model but I am not sure it gets at what Curran et al. do in their article. I want to know how change in school status at each time point is associated with change in depressive symptoms at each time.
i on community contagew1 hhsingm hhkin hhoth hhnoad poverty male ;
s on community contagew1 hhsingm hhkin hhoth hhnoad poverty male ;
dw1 on T1SCH;
dw2 on T2SCH T1SCH;
dw3 on T3SCH T2SCH T1SCH ;
!T1sch = time 1 in school vs. not
!T2sch = time 2 in school vs. not
!T3sch = time 3 in school vs. not
!dw1 = depressive time 1
!dw2 = depressive time 2
!dw3 = depressive time 3
Finally - how does one interpret the coefficients for, say, "T3SCH" from the "dw3 on T3sch T2sch T1sch" command.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, February 07, 2014 - 2:16 pm
Look at slides 157-159 of the Topic 3 handout from our short courses which is on our website.
Katy Roche
posted on Friday, February 07, 2014 - 2:30 pm
Thank you for the reply.
When I looked at the slides, I was unable to figure out the syntax. I then listened to the video by my syntax for By and On statements that are described are giving me error messages.
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Because it's received with the sort of unabashed glee normally associated with found money, we're once again happy to offer: "Did this conversation actually take place?"
Because it's received with the sort of unabashed glee normally associated with found money, we're once again happy to offer: "Did this conversation actually take place?"
It's the interactive column all the kids are talking about in which you – the reader – are asked to judge whether the following conversation actually occurred verbatim, is partially fabricated, or is totally the product of a brainpan that's no longer weather proof.
In this week's edition, the setting is a family living room on Christmas Day. A beaming father stands by the Christmas tree, obviously pleased with himself. His adolescent offspring seems less pleased after opening an elaborately wrapped folder and inspecting the contents.
Beaming father: Well, what do you think?
Adolescent offspring: Um, what is it?
Beaming father: It's your custom – deluxe – star registry package.
Adolescent offspring: Huh?
Beaming father: Your star registry package. Right now – and forevermore – there's a star in the constellation of Coma Berenicus that's named after you.
Adolescent offspring: I wanted a Wii.
Beaming father: Anyone can get a Wii. This is a gift that will last as long as the stars. Heck, a Wii will be obsolete in a couple years.
Adolescent offspring: Then we could buy the new Wii.
Beaming father: You don't understand. This is your very own star. It's registered with the International Star Registry. Look at your star package. It explains everything.
Adolescent offspring: I mean, cash would have been all right, too. Or a gift card …
Beaming father: This is the deluxe package. It cost me 160 bucks. Check it out. There's a personalized star chart – and frame.
Adolescent offspring: A lot of parents just ask their kids what they want, you know. It doesn't have to be a surprise every year.
Beaming father: You're not getting into the spirit of this. Look, there's a personalized wallet card with your star name on it – and the coordinates.
Adolescent offspring: Clothes would be better than this. I could take clothes back.
Beaming father: Look, there's also a booklet on astronomy written by a professional astronomer – and a letter of congratulations from the Star Registry.
Adolescent offspring: They deserve the congratulations for being able to sell this stuff.
Beaming father: Hey, they've been around for decades. There's like a million stars out in the universe they helped name. Think of it – it's mind boggling!
Adolescent offspring: It sure is.
And there it is, cherished reader. Now it's up to you: "Did this conversation actually take place?"
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I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an E-series Vaio with windows 8 pre-installed.
To do so, first I shrinked windows 8 partition (using the windows software). Then I burnt a 64-bit Ubuntu 13.04 Live DVD. I disabled Secure Boot and Fast Startup (not UEFI).
I had problems with the installation, as afer selecting the install option the screen started to flash and flicker. I solved it using nomodeset and installed it. I made an 8GB partition for swap (as that's my RAM capacity), a 20GB one for root and a big one for /home. I wasn't sure if I had to make any of those primary instead of logical, but the installation ended correctly.
When I start now the PC, GRUB loads and shows me both windows 8, Ubuntu, and the Vaio system setup. BUT , if I select Ubuntu, it boots (I can hear the ubuntu welcome sound) but the screen flickers and flashes. I tried to use nomodeset, but that somehow starts Ubuntu in text mode (terminal). And if I choose Windows 8, it says that "drivemap" couldn't be found. "invalid EFI file path". The system setup boots correctly.
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Paulo Luna
WANTED FOR: Murder with gang enhancement
Age: 26
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Police Department
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WANTED FOR: Murder with gang enhancement
Age: 26
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RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Luna and Tapia are currently wanted for the murder of Tyler Tenorio and participation in a criminal street gang. The murder occurred in 2009 in the city of Santa Cruz. Investigators have been working to learn the whereabouts of these two individuals. Please forward any information that may lead to the apprehension of these two individuals to the Santa Cruz Police Department or your local authority.
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I have a problem with the bubbler at work.
The drinking fountain.
(Bubbler is a trademarked name that refers to a drinking fountain; people in the Upper Midwest still refer to drinking fountains as bubblers.)
I've stopped my bottled water consumption. Several times a day, I fill up my liter Sigg water bottle – the cool red aluminum one – and drink my fill.
(No, I am not drinking out of my fuel bottle; this comment ceased to be funny after the first time you said it to me.)
The bubbler in the office is chilled and it's hooked up to a purifier – part of a former publisher's push for her scribes to be more healthy.
The fountain sits outside the break room, near the main bathrooms.
When you're filling up your bottle, and someone flushes a toilet, the stream fluctuates.
Now I know logically that it's all a water-pressure thing.
But there's just something creepy about it.
I peed on my dog.
Rather, my dog ran underneath the stream, like a kid playing in the sprinkler, and I was powerless to stop her (or the stream).
I had like five iced teas at lunch and filled my water bottle with toilet water twice Tuesday afternoon. I got home, mowed the lawn, then decided to take the girls for a walk.
In the 24-acre, wooded field across the street.
Nature called. In an industrial way.
I was in a wooded part of the lot, well away from the street.
(The world is a man's urinal.)
I whipped me out and started to go.
That's when I realized that Scully was vectoring in at a pretty good clip. I caught her from snout to tail, straight down her right side.
(No it is not possible to just 'stop the stream.')
She looked up at me like, "What the hell did you do that for?"
And shook herself off.
My dogs have been with me on trails, on beaches, on long snowshoe hikes over snow. They know that sometime, I've gotta go too. Usually, they give me a wide birth.
"Dumbass, that was your own fault," I said.
And took her home, wiped her down with a soapy towel, and spritzed her with some doggie body spray.
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3 comments:
- TheRobRogers said...
So what you're telling us is that your NOT drinking out of your fuel container. Yeah, it's funny until I say it's not.
- RachelRenae said...
Aaahahaha funny funny
- Anonymous said...
My dane is a leaner... she will sneak up right next to you and lean on your leg in the hopes of getting a pat or scratch. I take them (and me) out for a pee right before bed in the back yard every night. The other night she chose a very inopportune moment to walk right in front of me and lean in. Somehow I managed to not piss on her, but it was really close.


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- Call Yellow Cab at 503-362-2411. Tell the dispatcher you are using SafeRide.
- Show the driver your valid Willamette ID card. The driver will enter your name and ID number on a SafeRide form.
- When you arrive, fill in the total to be paid, sign, and return the form to the driver.
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What to give a loved one? Or what to give a close friend? Or what to give a good friend?
The answer is obvious – a coach gift card!
What is a gift card?
A gift card is a great gift. On the coach gift card, you can fix any amount convenient for you. Making a purchase a gift card is activated automatically and will be valid as long as there is money on it. Also, each card has a validity period.
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Also on the official websites of suppliers you can find out the balance on the coach gift card. To do this, you must enter your card number in a specific field on the suppliers website.
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On any gift card must be a specified period of validity. Usually, the validity of the coach gift card is indicated on the back of the card.
Sometimes it happens that the validity period is indicated on the front of the card.
HOW TO CHECK THE coach gift card BALANCE
To check the coach gift card balance, you will need a unique card number, which is located on the back of the certificate. You have to go to the suppliers website and enter a unique card number in the field. If you have any questions or problems, you can use the contact number on the back of the coach gift card.


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It was a great honor for all of us at Eli's Cheesecake to create
the 171st birthday cake for the City of Chicago.
It was on March 4th, 1837 that Chicago was incorporated as a
City at that time with a population of several thousand. Later that Spring, 700
votes were cast as William Ogden was elected the first Mayor of Chicago
defeating John Kinzie.
We were delighted to join Mayor Richard M. Daley at the Chicago
History Museum for the Birthday Party celebrating Chicagoans with the birthday
of March 4th.
Mayor Daley celebrates the 171st Birthday of the City of Chicago
Marc Schulman of Eli's Cheesecake joins Mayor Daley and honored guests in singing Happy Birthday to the City of Chicago. Afterwards all the guests enjoyed Eli's Cheesecake and hot dogs from Vienna Beef.
Eli's Marc and Maureen Schulman with the City's Birthday Cake
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1) For all participants, you will have to compose 3 songs, one to complement each of the first 3 levels of Marathon
Durandal. To refresh your memory, these levels are Waterloo Waterpark, The Slings & Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, and Charon Doesn't Make Change. Together, these 3 levels make up the first chapter of Marathon 2, called Lh'owon.
2) Each song must fall within a reasonable length range. I'm looking for songs from 1 minute to 4 minutes. I will be flexible with the length, but please don't make a song as short as 10 seconds or as long as 10 minutes.
3) There must be no singing in any of the songs. The only exceptions will be for a few words, such as "Marathon!" or "The Power of Seven," and one of those background choruses. This is a contest on music composition and interpretation, not on singing talent. Note: Any profanity will disqualify all your songs from the contest.
4) Deadline: All entries must be emailed to me at [email protected] no later than
Anyone interested in judging also email me.
Your entries will be judged on the following material:
1) Interpretation of the Level: Does your song complement the level provided? Does it help set the atmosphere of the level and contribute to the gameplay? A bad example would be to play "Happy Birthday" during a war scene, while a good example might be to play "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" during a scene where a little kid is pondering the universe. 20 points
2) Musicality: How well the tempo, rhythm, notes, etc fit together. It shouldn't sound like a 6th grader randomly hitting stuff or pressing down keys on his first instrument. 20 points
3) Creativity: This is your music so make it unique. I understand that many background parts repeat over and over, but don't create a whole song where the majority of the melody is the same eight notes played repeatedly. Jazz it up and make it enjoyable and fun to listen to, while still staying within the other requirements. 10 points
4) Sound Quality: If it sounds like trash or is poor quality, you will obviously lose points here. I'm looking for clean, high quality music with no white noise, unless the white noise is intended. 10 points
5) Originality: Remixes sound great and all, but the point of this contest is too create something NEW that complements the given level. Remixing M1A1 music or any other music will cause you lose points here and probably in a few other sections of the judging scale. 5 points
6) Length: If the song length is too long or short, points will be lost. The song should be long enough to show effort, but short enough to be precise. 5 points
TOTAL: 70 points/song.
Each song will be judged individually, and then the 3 song scores for each participant will be added together for the total score out of 210 points. Depending on how many people enter this contest, only a certain number of songs will make it to the final release. This release will be called Lh'owon, seeing as it encompasses the Lh'owon chapter of Marathon 2. I'm planning on holding a music composing contest for each M2 chapter, until we have finally created a Marathon 2 soundtrack.
So that's the how this contest will go. Have fun making music!
Additional Notes:
- Please make sure your songs loop well. I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'm not going to beat each level within 1-4 minutes every time I play them.
- Just because you email your songs to me doesn't mean you can't edit them. You can email me edited songs as much as you like, but the last email I receive will be the one that gets judged.
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Secure Horizons
This story appears in the April 2004 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Something is lurking in your inbox. A war driver is sniffing around your Wi-Fi. That e-mail attachment has bad intentions. Your passwords may be compromised. Hackers are salivating over your Web site. Sometimes, it feels like your business is under a constant security siege. Well, it's time to stop worrying and start getting savvy about network security. Knowledge and preparation are the only things standing between you and lost data, lost productivity and lost money. If you've been wondering about biometrics, are curious about the effectiveness of firewalls, or have concerns about employee espionage, then read on to see what experts and other entrepreneurs are doing about these and other issues. After all, when it comes to network security, prevention is more than half the battle. -A.C.K.
Putting the Heat on Spam
Spam isn't just annoying-it also costs your business money. It may be hard to quantify in dollars, but all that time you and your employees spend picking out the e-mail chaff from the e-mail wheat adds up to lost productivity and lost cash. Market and technology research firm Ferris Research Inc. estimates that spam cost American corporations more than $10 billion last year.
President and founder Paul Hodara's company, NetWave Technologies Inc. , has been providing Web services to businesses for years. Demand from customers led the New York City-based company to offer an anti-spam solution that essentially allows companies with their own e-mail servers to outsource spam fighting to NetWave.
Hodara's advice for dealing with spam starts in a very nontech place. "I like to look at policies before looking at software. I like to have employees set up procedures internally within their organization," he says. He suggests that a written policy include items like not responding to spam e-mails, not clicking on opt-out links, and not posting your e-mail address on Web sites where it can be harvested. Make sure your employees are educated and that your anti-spam policy is companywide and well enforced.
With new anti-spam solutions popping up seemingly every week, Hodara has one piece of advice for entrepreneurs searching for the right fit: "Do your research." He recommends trying out downloadable evaluation copies and reading up on reviews and user feedback online. Home offices and businesses with just a few e-mail users can benefit from over-the-counter software like McAfee SpamKiller or Symantec's Norton AntiSpam .
Moving up in size to businesses with their own e-mail servers, you either have to implement a solution on your server, like Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall , or outsource to a company like NetWave. Outsourcing means not having to maintain the software yourself, a boon for entrepreneurs without an in-house IT staff. Whether you're one person or you have 100 employees, now is the time to take back your e-mail and take back your time and productivity. As the research shows, spam is only going to get worse. -A.C.K.
Spy Games
Employee espionage: It sounds like something out of a spy movie, and you can almost imagine an employee dangling from ropes and sliding under laser beams. The reality isn't as breathtaking, but it's still dangerous for your business. It can manifest in stolen customer lists, proprietary information or software; in business check fraud; or in siphoning money from the books.
The first point to understand is that any business can be at risk. It's not just obviously disgruntled employees who become problems, but also employees who are facing financial difficulties or thinking about starting rival companies. Detective Michael Terrell with the Omaha Police Department in Omaha, Nebraska, has investigated a variety of white-collar crimes and cybercrimes. "We always ask, 'Did you do a background check or a criminal history check?' If you don't do a background check, you don't know who you're getting," says Terrell. In Omaha, for example, a county check is available for $7 through the police department, while a statewide check costs just $10. A small investment upfront can save you from a big loss later.
Protecting your business from employee espionage starts with drafting a policy and putting it into effect. In both your employee handbook and contracts for contract employees, be sure to include language stipulating that all work produced belongs to the company and not to the worker. "If you're going to put [employees] in a sensitive position where they're going to handle client databases or money, there should be a buddy system," Terrell recommends. "One person shouldn't have access to everything." On a computer level, scrupulous backups of your server and use of passwords can help protect your data.
Educating yourself about the dangers of employee espionage, what to look for and how to prepare your business is key. Says Terrell, "Get with your local law enforcement if you do nothing else." Most police departments are available to share information or give presentations. Take advantage of that. -A.C.K.
Bug Control
With Internet onslaughts such as last year's SQL Slammer and Blaster, "The threats have changed," says Vincent Weafer, senior director of Symantec's Security Response group in Cupertino, California. You can be attacked directly over the Internet or by e-mail, rogue Web sites, IM, wireless access point, peer-to-peer packages, shared file folders or probably something else tomorrow. Says Weafer, "If you have a system that's exposed, it can be automatically scanned and attacked within 15 to 20 minutes."
Increasingly, small firms are targets for such attacks. That's not because hackers are more interested in your customers per se, but because they "want to compromise your box so they can use it to attack someone else," Weafer explains. What you need, he says, is "defense in depth." That means using a suite of tools to protect both individual PCs and shared network resources, such as an Internet gateway or a messaging server. Weafer also emphasizes the need to regularly update antivirus software, which the latest packages make easy.
Additionally, you must take special care with laptops and other remote PCs. Weafer points out, "You have situations where 90 percent of machines are well protected, and then you bring in a laptop and infect the whole network."
Antivirus makers have taken steps to respond more quickly and predictably to major crises, notes David Perry, global director of education in the Cupertino, California, office of Trend Micro, a security software and services firm. However, antivirus software doesn't do the whole job. You also need a properly configured firewall, regularly implemented security patches for Windows or other critical software, passwords that are enforced, and a company security policy that everyone understands.
Other software tools that are trickling down from larger enterprises could also prove highly desirable. Content-filtering tools not only block spam and access to inappropriate Web sites, but also check for key information coming in or going out-making sure that credit card information doesn't go out over e-mail, for instance. Intrusion detection alerts you when someone is trying to break in or if a program is logging keystrokes, for example.
Additionally, you should scan your system for vulnerabilities. There are a host of automated tools for this job. You can try some for free (such as Qualys), since the vendors know that security is not a one-shot deal. Alternatively, you may want to bring in a security specialist, especially if you're expanding or making major changes in your network. -E.B.
The Great Wall
In the mind-bogglingly complex world of Internet security, a firewall's role seems straightforward: It's software and/or hardware that sits between your computers and the Internet, keeping the nasty stuff out. But firewalls come in many guises, playing a more complex role as threats broaden and integrating with antivirus and other defensive tools.
The firewall bundled with Windows XP is a simple example, blocking inbound access but not addressing other threats such as e-mail viruses or desktop programs that access the Net in ways you don't want.
Stand-alone software products offer much more. For instance, Zone Labs' free ZoneAlarm allows only the programs you've approved to access the Internet and offers very basic e-mail threat prevention. At the high end, ZoneAlarm Pro also locks up personal information and key files on the PC, does content filtering against e-mail viruses and other plagues, and offers many other handy protections. Similarly, antivirus vendors may bundle firewall services with their full-featured suites, such as Symantec's Client Service Small Business Edition and Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall for Small and Medium Business.
Of course, you can also buy hardware firewalls, which many believe provide better security, especially for network deployment. The trend here is to combine a firewall with "every security service you can think of and plunk it into a single box," says Mark Bouchard, a senior program director at META Group Inc., an IT research and consulting firm with headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Growing businesses appreciate the convenience of this approach-you just plug the hardware into the network, do some configuration and you're ready to go. Among the many appliance vendors are Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco Systems, SonicWall and WatchGuard Technologies.
Regardless of which approach companies decide to take, firewalls must be correctly configured, open only for the services that are needed. (Curiously enough, some vendors leave everything open by default!)
Additionally, running personal firewalls on each PC, and not just remote PCs or notebooks, may improve your protection against attacks such as Blaster, which slipped through many main external firewalls. Says Bouchard, "Companies could go a long way to securing their environments by putting personal firewalls on all their PCs." -E.B.
Hackers know where your public Web site lives. And it can be a mighty juicy target, particularly if it's running an e-commerce operation or is hooked into other critical databases.
That means you need to be extremely rigorous about enforcing standard security practices for your Web server. You start by following the laundry list of security recommendations for the software, carefully managing how those operating the site get access to it (simple password protection won't do) and taking other steps, such as turning off services you aren't using. E-commerce operations demand special attention to keep all transactions encrypted and the database secure.
Eric Ogren, senior analyst with communications research and consulting firm The Yankee Group, in Boston, suggests two more defensive weapons for your Web site security arsenal: First, protect the Web site applications by putting security software and/or hardware in front of the Web server that understands what kind of application traffic is appropriate. There's a fast-evolving collection of products for this, from vendors such as KaVaDo, NetContinuum and Sanctum.
Secondly, Ogren recommends installing a network integrity system from vendors such as Arbor Networks and Top Layer Networks. These systems can be seen as successors to intrusion-detection systems, which have been more focused on giving alarms than on dealing with them. Network integrity systems take a more active role in dealing with attacks.
As with any Internet-connected network, you should be sure to scan your site setup for security glitches. In addition to general software tools for network security, Web site security vendors such as KaVaDo and Sanctum offer specialized packages for this.
But for growing businesses, these specialized tools raise a problem: They typically target enterprise operations and are not necessarily cheap or easy to install and run. This suggests that, to get the best protection for your site, you should outsource security to a company already outfitted with a suitable infrastructure. (You may already be doing so if you rent Web and database servers from a host or outsource your entire site and e-commerce operation; there are many other reasons why renting such services can be cost-effective.)
If you choose to go the outsource route, be sure to grill your supplier in detail about its security practices, backup and disaster-recovery expectations. Alternatively, if you choose to do it all on your own, it may well be worth the cost to hire a security consultant. -E.B.
Air Raid
In the world of Internet security, experts say, one of the greatest astonishments is the number of Wi-Fi networks completely open to the world.
"You've got to know something about Wi-Fi to protect yourself," says David Perry, global director of education at Trend Micro. "Turning on network security would be a good start," he adds drily.
"People know of the risk that someone in the company parking lot can nail you through your Wi-Fi network, but you've also got to think about the risks when you travel," says Frederick Felman, marketing vice president at San Francisco-based Zone Labs, a provider of Internet security solutions.
Example: "I recently stayed in a hotel and left my computer on overnight," Felman says. "While I slept, my computer went out on a visit to meet its friends all around the world. In the morning, I counted 75 discrete individuals trying 275 different ways to get into my PC." (His company's ZoneAlarm Pro package stopped them all, he says.)
So-called Wi-Fi "war driving"-wandering around and tapping into wireless networks-has evolved into a well-established practice with user-friendly software, notes Perry. While many war drivers are just looking for free Internet access, some have darker designs.
Experts suggest taking the following steps to protect your company:
1. Set up WEP properly. While Wi-Fi's basic WEP encryption is very far from perfect, setting it up properly on the wireless access point and on each PC cuts your risk. Wi-Fi security is evolving quickly; the latest version of Windows XP supports a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) standard that is much improved.
2. Guard your overall network against improper Wi-Fi access. Hook the wireless access point to an appropriate security gateway rather than directly to the network, and make sure individual PCs are properly protected. Consider third-party software, devices and/or services specialized for wireless security.
3. On the road, use VPN software when connecting your laptop to your office network. In fact, it's a good idea to do this from any remote location-whether or not you are wireless.
As handheld computers get more powerful and as the variety of Wi-Fi connections grows, it's more and more important to keep an eye on the potential threats. Zone Lab parent Check Point Software Technologies already offers the VPN-1 SecureClient product for Pocket PCs. -E.B.
To Tell the Truth
"If you receive an e-mail from one of your friends about a virus, it is almost always a hoax," says Perry. "If you're asked to send it to a friend, it is 100 percent a hoax. We have never found an e-mail chain letter, ever, that was anything real at all."
Of course, there are some chain letters that do pose real trouble. Some carry worms or viruses. Others aim to grab your passwords or credit information by posing as messages from companies such as eBay. "Those are especially nasty; they strike people at all levels of sophistication," comments Frederick Felman at Zone Labs.
Other malignant messages can include a link that sends you to a rogue site-one that may look like, say, eBay but be something quite different.
Then there are the get-rich-quick schemes such as "Help me store my gold," notes Vincent Weafer at Symantec Security Response group. "Hoaxes will always be there."
While content-filtering technology can tackle much of this infected spam, "education is a big part of the response," Weafer says. "The human aspect is often the weakest link. Anything that seems too good to be true is."
Employees who are in doubt about something they receive via e-mail or see on a Web site should check with the go-to person in the company, Weafer notes, or visit valid Web sites such as those run by Microsoft and the security software companies.
"No matter how sophisticated your technology barriers are, the human element can be absolutely critical," says security expert W. David Stephenson of Stephenson Strategies, a security consulting firm in Medfield, Massachusetts. That means not only keeping employees informed, but also empowering them to make the right decisions, he emphasizes.
"While you must continuously keep on top of security advances, at the same time, you must understand that everyone in the company may be the last line of defense," Stephenson advises. "Don't just tell them what the rules are; explain them."
And make sure that everyone gets it. The Human Firewall Counciloffers advice and resources that can help you make sure all employees have gotten the word. -E.B.
When Words Fail
Passwords are a pain-and they often foul up their jobs.
We pick passwords that are easily guessed. We use the same passwords over and over again-in places where they are absolutely critical and in other places where we don't even bother to guard them. We share passwords inappropriately, forget them, blast them out via e-mail for all the world to see, or even set up our computers to ignore them altogether.
Make no mistake about it, that's a huge problem when people all over the world are constantly-and quietly-trying to waltz into your computers to grab control of customer information or the computers themselves.
And that huge problem is driving the spread of biometric security measures, based on individual physical characteristics that are distinctive and reliably quantifiable. The main techniques include fingerprint, hand, iris and face scanning. Fingerprint scanning is the leading approach, accounting for about half of the $1.5 billion market, according to biometric consulting and services firm International Biometric Group. Leading player AuthenTec shipped its millionth fingerprint scanner last year.
Biometric devices can be directly integrated into computer hardware. For instance, MPC Computers builds fingerprint scanners into its TransPort notebook line, which the company says sells briskly to small and midsize businesses. And unlike the case with smart cards (any plastic card with an embedded microchip where data can be stored), you can't lose or leave behind your means of access.
As slick as these devices are, however, they add cost and potential inconvenience, and some techniques (such as iris scanning) may make users uneasy. Also, it's often possible to fool the devices, experts say. Finally, according to Eric Ogren at The Yankee Group, due to accuracy and expense issues, biometrics is still not for everyone at this point.
"We do believe there is a need for better identification, and the technologies are getting better each year," says Mark Bouchard at META Group. "But we continue to see some pretty dramatic shortcomings. You have to balance keeping the right people in and the wrong people out. We're seeing a 2 to 3 percent error rate, which is pretty high."
According to Bouchard, "Overall, we're skeptical on biometrics but [are] keeping an eye out." -E.B.
Playing It Safe
What can you do to protect your e-commerce site from fraud?
Forget about the dotcom bust-e-commerce is actually looking pretty healthy these days. Entrepreneurs who are either starting their own e-commerce projects or looking to add e-commerce capabilities to an existing site will have to deal with accepting credit cards. But online shoppers are warier than ever about security, and business owners should be, too. In 2002, 45 percent of fraud complaints made to the FTC were Internet related. Online auctions are the most notorious source of fraud, but credit and debit card fraud take up their share.
When Justin Souter, co-founder of personal Web-publishing service InkNoise Inc., set up an e-commerce solution, he made sure it was secure. "It was pretty straightforward. The hardest part is to understand what all the pieces are and how they interrelate," he says. Some entrepreneurs will choose to let someone else handle their credit card transactions. Services like Yahoo! Stores do the work for you. Just be sure your provider is reputable and has secure credit card technologies built in.
Souter, 40, wasn't satisfied with the looks and user experiences offered elsewhere, so he decided to tackle e-commerce for his Sherman Oaks, California-based company in-house. Research is the key for entrepreneurs looking for a good services match. InkNoise settled on using online bank National InterBank Banking Centerfor its business account, Charge.com for processing, and GeoTrustfor its Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate. That last step is important: SSL is what encrypts and secures the sensitive data sent from your customers to you.
For Souter, who's also a founder of Web site development and content management company Art+ Logic Interactive, setting up InkNoise for secure e-commerce wasn't a major deal. But for less IT-savvy entrepreneurs, he recommends bringing in someone who's familiar with coding and setting up servers to handle the task. -A.C.K.
Performing Triage
Protecting companies against hackers and other security threats is big business for entrepreneurs like this one.
Conqwest Inc.'s technical expertise is tested on an almost daily basis. A specialist in fighting viruses and spam, the firm distributes computer security alerts to more than 2,000 subscribers. Conqwest founder and CEO Michelle Drolet, 42, thrives on the busy pace at the Holliston, Massachusetts, firm. When interviewed in late January 2004, she was busy assessing how her clients' defenses stood up against MyDoom, then considered the fastest-spreading virus to date.
Conqwest customer Gary L. Lee, director of global IT infrastructure at $2 billion health-care equipment provider PerkinElmer in Wellesley, Massachusetts, says one of Conqwest's key strengths is its proactive approach to security. To wit: Conqwest began testing anti-spam technologies more than two years ago, long before the issue was the headline grabber it is today.
"Michelle really takes a lot of the weight off my shoulders, if you will, by staying more on top of things in the security marketplace than I could," Lee says. "I think [the Conqwest team] actually believes that their first objective is to do right by customers. And that, in fact, does lead to happy customers."
Conqwest, which will have its fifth birthday in its current incarnation this month, is growing at a pace of 35 per-cent year-over-year and maintains 420 to 450 active customers. Drolet won't disclose exact sales figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, except to say revenue will be between $5 million and $10 million. Conqwest employs 12 full-time staffers and works with another eight to 10 contract engineers. To extend its sales reach, the self-funded firm provides security services for customers of other local IT consultants. Conqwest also donated more than 400 hours last year in security training and other community service.
Drolet suggests that smaller companies with fewer than 20 employees can expect to pay a security consultant $1,500 to $2,000 for an assessment, and another $1,000 to $1,500 for a firewall. It will cost another few hundred dollars per month to keep the firewall updated with the latest antivirus software. "You need to look at everything once a year," Drolet says. "We talk about getting secure; we also talk about staying secure." -H.C.
1. Make sure there's top-down support. Installing security technology won't work unless it has the support of your top managers, who can ensure it's a priority throughout the company.
2. Remember it's a continual process. Just because you're safe today doesn't mean you'll be safe tomorrow. It's wise to invest in a schedule of ongoing maintenance and management of security processes.
3. Get references, then take a chance. Because IT security is still relatively new, many companies selling security products aren't yet household names. Make sure to do your due diligence before opting for an unknown, even though these vendors are selling some of the most innovative solutions this year. -H.C.
It's All About Trust
No matter how high-tech the business, success still comes down to great customer service-and that's exactly what to look for if you outsource security.
Network Computing Architects (NCA) Inc. is proof that cul-ture is a potent ingredient in the recipe for success.
Founded in 1992 by Internet whiz Craig Suhadolnik, 46, the 40-person firm has emerged like a phoenix from a December 2001 fire that destroyed its Washington state headquarters, to become a leading West Coast provider of IT security services to small businesses and corporate accounts. NCA's management team credits customers and suppliers with helping them get back on their feet. "It didn't even enter my mind that we weren't going to do it," Suhadolnik says.
So strong are NCA's technical credentials that many local financial services operations and several of the top IT manufacturers it represents-including firewall maker NetScreen Technologies and IP-telephone maker Shoreline Communications-are also its customers. NCA, based in Bellevue, Washington, expects sales of $15 million for the year ending June 30, 2004-approximately 80 percent of which will come from security assessments and installations of firewalls and other intrusion-detection products.
Tom Gobeille, the 45-year-old president and CEO of NCA, says a driving tenet is to ensure employees spend at least 50 percent of their time with existing or prospective customers. "The higher the percent of customer interaction, the higher the percent of success, especially at the right levels," he says. "People forget to spend time with customers, and that is a fundamental flaw with a lot of people's businesses."
NCA usually limits initial contact with prospects to a $1,500 consultation. Consider that it can bill upwards of $250 to $275 per hour for its services, and it's easy to get carried away. "If we think that people don't need what we sell, we will tell them upfront," Gobeille says.
That sort of candor won over Eduard Telders, security manager for Seattle-based PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co., who has been working with NCA for close to four years. His company balanced hiring in-house staff with outside security resources because it was more cost-effective. His team tapped NCA because of its technical depth and can-do mind-set, and he is evaluating how to extend the relationship into other security areas.
"They impressed us with not only their expertise on the subject, but [also] their corporate culture and their attitude," Telders says. "Even in the middle of recovering from the fire, they were able to do incredible stuff." -H.C.
Think Ahead
Before you invest in security technology, Tom Gobeille, president and CEO of IT security firm Network Computing Architects Inc., in Bellevue, Washington, suggests the following:
1. Assess first. Most companies have added to their corporate networks haphazardly and may not know where they're vulnerable. Hire an outside expert to run penetration tests.
2. Don't be afraid to start small. Sometimes, a lower-cost, all-in-one firewall or VPN may be all your company needs to get started.
3. Remember training. Your company could own the most sophisticated security in the world, but it's all for naught if your employees don't understand how to help keep you safe. -H.C.
Cool Tools
Walled in: For offices that need to secure a network with broadband Internet access, the Firebox 700 from WatchGuard Technologiesis an affordable firewall and VPN security appliance. One box provides firewall protection and secure VPN access for remote workers. And the Firebox 700 is geared for easy setup. · Street price: $1,700
Slamming spam...and more: You can get your anti-spam, antivirus, URL blocking, e-mail security and malicious-code defense all in one convenient package with Computer Associates'eTrust Secure Content Manager. Prices start at $55 per user; volume pricing is available. An integrated solution like this one can save your business money over purchasing components individually from separate vendors. · Street price: varies
Box of tricks:Check Point Software Technologies'Safe@ Office, a managed services appliance, takes care of many of your security needs. It's loaded with Network Associates' McAfee VirusScan ASaP online solution. Firewall, VPN and content-filtering features round out the capabilities of this box. Designed for businesses with up to 100 employees, it's geared for ease of use and fast setup. · Street price: varies
Hands down: Biometrics made easy: This USB fingerprint identifier lets you say goodbye to passwords. It's small enough for you to take along in your notebook case and also includes a two-port USB hub. A 3-foot cable allows you to hook it up to desktop PCs as well. A one-year warranty is standard. · Targus'DEFCON Authenticator· Street price: $120
Zone of defense: When you need a firewall for your home office or very small office, Zone Labs'ZoneAlarm Proleads the pack. It offers protection from everything from worms to spyware. ZoneAlarm Pro's ad-blocking and cookie-control features make the Internet a safer place to be. But this software is compatible with PCs only; Mac users will have to look elsewhere. · Street price: $49.95