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Gen.V.K.Singh, who will be retiring as the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on May 31,2012, will go down in history as a highly competent General, who did not deserve to be the head of the proud Indian Army despite his excellent record in the battle-field against our adversaries.
2. He proved during the last months of his tenure that to command the Indian Army, one's professional qualities and battle-field achievements alone are not sufficient. One requires leadership qualities like firmness in man management combined with fairness to subordinates and colleagues, discretion, an ability to win the respect of the colleagues and establish an atmosphere of trust with the political leadership.
3. India has been a successful democracy. Its success has been due to not only its voters and its electoral system, but also to the responsible behaviour of the heads of its institutional pillars. Our Army has always been one of the important institutional pillars of our nation and democracy.
4. In our 65 years of history as an independent nation, we have had instances of honest differences of opinion between the COAS and the political leadership and between the COAS and his senior colleagues. They were handled in a way as they ought to be handled in a sensitive institution like the Army--- with a sense of balance, with mutual respect despite the differences, with discretion and away from the glare of publicity. We, the people, became aware of such instances long after the COAS concerned had gone into superannuation.
5. It went to the credit of those chiefs that they saw to it that their differences did not damage the trust of the political leadership and the public in our proud Army. An Army marches on its pride and its image in the eyes of the public. If the pride and the image are damaged, even the best of weapons and training will be of little avail in maintaining the battle-hardiness of the Army.
6. In his last months as the chief, Gen.V.K.Singh played to the gallery and exhibited in public a viciousness towards some of his senior colleagues, the like of which will not do credit to any institution, particularly the Army. We have had instances of viciousness in leadership in other institutions of the Government of India dealing with national security, but such viciousness was never exhibited in public and did not make the institutions the laughing stock of the public.
7. Firmness and fairness in man management is the most important quality the heads of the Armed Forces should have. The esprit de corps, which keeps them fighting fit all the time and under all circumstances, depends on those qualities.
8. Gen.Singh showed himself to be lacking in those qualities. The Indian Army, that has never been accused or suspected of factionalism, became a breeding ground of factionalism. The relationship of mutual trust and mutual respect between the political and military leadership which has been the bedrock of our successful democracy stands eroded.
9. Over the years, there has been a demand from strategic analysts in the country for giving our Armed Forces a greater role in decision and policy making in national security matters on par with practices in Western democracies. The Government of Dr.Manmohan Singh had initiated a major exercise to see how this can be done.
10.Any decision to give the Armed Forces a greater role in decision and policy-making in defence and national security related matters has to be that of the political leadership. It would depend on its confidence in the sense of balance, discretion and responsibility of the military leadership.
11. That confidence is likely to have been eroded by the way Gen.Singh conducted himself in his sunset months as the COAS. A major casualty of his behaviour could be the exercise to associate the military leadership with policy and decision making in an increasing measure.
12. The last months of Gen.Singh as the COAS were a bad dream for the country. It is hoped that his successor will repair the damage quickly and make the Army once again one of the important institutional pillars of our democracy and re-establish its esprit de corps. ( 27-5-12)
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Duchene, Landeskog and Iginla were not very good together overall.
Mackinnon and Mikko are a perfect combo with their speed.
Soderberg-Bourque-Comeau played well together.
Mitchell-JC-Martinsen was the best line.
Martinsen and Comeau looked great. Zadorov is coming into his own. Gelinas was the best defensemen last night.
Good win against a struggling team.
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I think we could be pretty good, and the record doesn't tell the whole story. I wouldn't be too upset with Iginla playing on the first line because it's early, and Bednar is still trying to find the best combinations. Iginla has gotten very old though. He is definitely this years version of Tanguay.
Scoring needs to pick up. Duchene is the only one consistently scoring and Varly has to start playing better. He has been hot and cold this year.
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Almost out shot Chicago 2:1 and we are losing 4-0. Defense has been terrible but we need goals.
First time in a long time we didn't get dominated by Chicago in Chicago.
Not really sure how I feel/what to do with this team.
Lot of current dead weight right now on this team that isn't producing. Varly, Iginla, Soderberg.
Barrie has been terrible this year.
Still trying to find some offense outside Duchene.
Wow nobody has been in here since November, has the fan base given up? I'm a flyers fan that moved out to Denver so I follow the avs a little bit. Has anybody heard anything on the trade rumors? This team needs a rebuild.
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- A Doc 2 Be said...
hahaha... apparently, you and Experian, TU, and Equi are tied at the hip.... and they say docs don't have connections!
- July 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Erin said...
Is this the same guy who needs a doctor's note about police light-inducing seizures, except now he's forgone his court appearance and is now skipping town?
- July 11, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- The Good Cook said...
6 years and counting. You should charge late fees and interest, you can call it the stupidity fine.
- July 11, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Mugdha said...
Haha, oh people who don't know how the system works.
- July 11, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- Crazy Newt said...
Oh, god, this is pretty much my JOB. People call, wondering why there's a credit listing, and then get angry when my see that my company is the one that's making the listing.
Best part is when they get angry after I suggest they, y'know, PAY THEIR BILL.
People are stupid.
- July 11, 2010 at 1:17 PM
"But you should know that it's not actually my name on the card. It's my ex-girlfriend's. But that bitch totally owes me for that time she drank that bottle of Malibu I was saving for my birthday and then puked all over my roommate's sofa, so it's okay, and you can just tell her that if she complains."
- July 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM
"Plus, if you'd given me those pills to make me smart like I asked you for, then right now I'd probably be like a computer web billionaire or president of the world or something, so really you owe me."
- July 11, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Yeah, I'm surprised that people expect to pay back their debts. My roommate is very lax in paying back his student loans.
- July 11, 2010 at 2:36 PM
"The thing is, I've got the money to pay you because I already short-sold the car, but the buyer is coming by my place to pick it up on Monday, so I really really need to get it by then. Otherwise, I may wind up with more head injuries like the ones I had back in '04."
- July 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- The Mother said...
Doctor bills don't really count. You don't have to pay them. I mean, it's not like doctors really need to make a living. They do this entirely out of the goodness of their hearts, right?
- July 11, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Albinoblackbear said...
You do take a portable visa machine home with you right? For those times when people want to tip you for answering a page?
Nice to be back on the interweb again and back to reading your blog.
- July 12, 2010 at 1:15 AM
Dude, do you take PayPal?
- July 12, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Just a little snarky said...
Doesn't a change in his credit rating take, like 60 days or something?
Are you REALLY going to take a (probably fake) credit card from this guy?
- July 12, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Tweetit, Sendit, Diggit, Credit, whateverit, but PAY UP DUDE, or I will personally Orchidectomizeit!
- July 13, 2010 at 6:13 AM
- Debbie said...
And people wonder why docs have answering machines on their home phones!!
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Danger lurks for Sam and Jason.
Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst, pictured) has some tough words for Nikolas.
Lucky has no sympathy for Rebecca.
Alexis admits the truth to Sonny.
Jason's in bad shape.
Robin is determined to catch a killer.
Jax learns Olivia's secret.
Rebecca faces off with both Nikolas and Alexis.
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FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco
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A fire pit with seating was put in by Mod Pizza. More community gathering sites are planned for the upper area of The Promenade, but locations are still be determined.
Alberta is working to get its website working again. Meanwhile, they ask that those seeking updates contact them at 303-771-4004 or email@example.com.
There is a retaining wall at the Promenade development that sustained damage during a July 2018 rain storm. The wall was installed by the Promenade's developer and inspected by a third-party engineer. The July storm overwhelmed the temporary sediment pond above the wall, resulting in water and mud overtopping the retaining wall. As a result, dirt and sediment accumulated on Castlegate Drive. Town staff cleaned up this public street with the cost charged back to the developer, and the developer remediated the site and rebuilt the retaining wall on their private property. A structural engineer has inspected the repairs and determined there is no danger to the public. The developer has installed additional drainage that should prevent the same thing from happening in the future.
Albert Development Partners announced at Town Council's Aug. 21 meeting that Whole Foods has officially signed a 20-year lease for space in the Promenade. The natural-grocery store is planning to open in late 2019/early 2020.
Looking at the vision book for the Promenade, it appears that Alberta is leaving out A LOT of the amenities that were promised to create this "High Class" shopping experience and we are being left with a shopping center we can find anywhere else that is nothing special. What has been completed so far is just a fraction of what their documents show for area's that are completed already. What is being done by the town to ensure that the developer is delivering what was promised as many people I've talked to are disappointed with what has been done so far. I've tried contacting Alberta directly but they ignore all communications and their website has broken links that don't work.
Town staff in late March 2018 met with the Promenade Development Team to discuss existing conditions and review specific site design and landscape elements identified in the Council-approved Promenade Vision Book. The project is 60 percent complete and ahead of the initial 5-year schedule. The existing and proposed tenant mix, pedestrian gathering areas, and ongoing improvements to emphasize the "mountain to prairie" architecture and landscape material theme will be completed with each phase of the project. The development team noted that landscape improvements and pedestrian gathering areas will undergo further development in the spring and summer of 2018 and beyond. The tenant mix is consistent with the commercial needs of the community and initial presentation to Council, including additional sit-down restaurants and retail sales options. View a current site map, including updated businesses, at CRgov.com/Promenade.
Hi! Can you provide an update on the Promenade shopping area? It looks like we are building more than we can fill. Several store fronts, including the one by TJ Maxx and around other areas have been empty for a long time and yet land is still being cleared. There also has not been any action on the old King Soopers and now talk of the development of Millers Landing. This is very concerning to many residents.
The Promenade at Castle Rock is in its third year, and built-out is expected to take about five years. The developer, Alberta Development Partners, decides which businesses will go in various locations, based on the market. The area is about 40 percent completed. You can learn more about coming businesses on Alberta's Promenade at Castle Rock webpage.
It's just a cluster of fast food shops, discount stores, mini-malls and parking lots.The Promenade at Castle Rock is in year three, of a five-year build-out plan, and there's about 40 percent left to go. The types of businesses going into the development are market-driven and determined by the developer, Alberta Development Partners. You can view the design book at CRgov.com/Promenade. There is also a link to Alberta's site, where the company announces new businesses.
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Networking, the UDP port is 1434. This is the listener and browser for SQL.
Default Tcp1433 is the default port for SQL. What about TCP 2433? In SQL Server 2000, the "hide my server" button moved the listener to 2433.
If you are a worthwhile target, a hacker might take weeks to dig through the access points for your servers.
Those hallways conversations matter. You never know when someone is actively listening to get information about your internal systems. Tom Clancy is a perfect example. "The Hunt for Red October" contained a lot of classified information about submarines, Mr. Clancy was questioned by the CIA to determine how he learned things. He did a lot of research, listened a lot around personnel and put various pieces of information together to understand how submarines work,
These are hacking tools and you should use them with caution and with permission in your organization. use them carefully.
Nmap is a port scanner.
Quest's Discovery Wizard – will find sql servers
SQL Ping – similar to the Discovery Wizard
Perl, Python, PowerShell scripting
Nessus and other scanners
What do you check? Blank sa or simple sa password. Using "sa", "dba", "password" or anything like this is a problem, once someone can get into one server, they often jump to another one,
What was the last SQL server vulnerability? I didn't remember, but Brian told us it was MS09-004, which affected SQL Server 2000 SP4 and SQL Server 2005 SP2. It allowed access through a replication extended stored procedure.
People hop from server to server, so it's a good reason to have separate service accounts for each instance.
The standard hacker methodology is to find a weak point, attach, and then expand your attack. Move from machine to machine, or grow to more privileged accounts. This is why you need to provide a series of barriers, enforce auditing, and be diligent on vulnerabilities.
Third party apps are a problem, often with weak passwords, sometimes stored on the file system, if someone can get that file, they can attack your sql server.
Lots of scary stuff. It paints a picture that makes it seem like you cannot protect your serveres. After 45 minutes of scary ways to attack, Brian goes into a series of ways to protect your servers. Firewall your servers at the network layer, and remember to cover domain controllers, backup servers, dns servers, and other servers that your sql server might talk to.
A intrusion detection system behind your firewall is a good idea.
Most issues come from user workstations. Limit the accesss their systems have to the server, remove netbios, file shares, etc.
Pen test your systems. Run real world tests. Watch out for maintenance crews, cleaning crews, weekend open doors, etc. Watch out for backup tapes. They are a source of vulnerability. Data center tours are an issue, if you have a large data center.
Watch out for open sessions, remaining logged in, your password is in memory and if someone can get to the server, they can get logged in users' passwords.
SQL Server and Windows 2008 are much more secure. Many of the known vulnerabilities from the past will not work. A good reason to upgrade past 2003/2005.
Overall i think that a good firewall protects most of your systems, but there is s lot of education needed among both administrators and non IT people to keep secrets secret, be aware of conversations away from your office, and dont take shortcuts, most security isn't hard. It might be a pain, but often putting up with a little inconvenience can greatly increase your security.


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If you are not afraid of cold weather, consider snow covered mountains to be one of the most beautiful landscapes and can not live without skiing you are bound to visit Samnaun resort in the Eastern Alps, Switzerland. This place is ideal for skiers as snow fairy-tale continues there from November till May.
Samnaun provides forty lifts, 235 kilometers of ski paths and the opportunity to ski down one of the highest tops of Alps, such as Stammerspitze (3254 meters) and Muttler (3294 meters). The snowboarders will also like this resort as it has Boarders Paradise which presents one of the largest parks of entertainment in Europe and provides tracks of 1100 meters in length. You will definitely enjoy sleigh rolling and curling which presents a team game on the ice.


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Sony stopped the CES show with the unveiling of its new handycams, cameras and, most impressive of all, the Xperia Z smartphone.
Sony also threw in an "in development" device, what it's calling the world first and largest 4K OLED TV.
The company carried a 56-inch prototype to Vegas just for our viewing pleasure.
Science has stood in the way of such a development, the company laid out in a press release, but that's all changed thanks to Sony's "Super Top Emission" technology, it's overcome some of the challenges faced when trying to push light through larger OLED glass.
4K in the membrane
The company also announced 55- and 65-inch models to match its 84-inch 4K LED Bravia behemoth.
Both screens will come out in the spring and though no pricing details were given, Sony says the price will be "accessible."
Sony will demo a prototype for its first 4K consumer camcorder plus its initial line-up of 4K mastered Blu-ray discs.
Sony is clearly setting out to be a leader in the 4K field, and we for one welcome its attempts, especially in light of Samsung's new CES TV offerings. A little competition never hurt anyone, right?


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VO mud flaps are cut from 13-15 ounce Wickett & Craig fine harness leather. The leather is oiled for durability and long life. Mounting hardware is included. They are about 6-1/2" long and about 4-1/2" wide. But, best of all, they don't cost £25 (like some leather mud flaps).
Per piece. Recommended for fenders 40mm and wider.


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First Look: Per Se's $65 Five Course Dessert Tasting
Your daily dose of something sweet.
It's sort of like a dream come true isn't it? Five courses of plated dessert (not to mention sweet amuses and mignardise), from Pastry Chef Elwyn Boyles. Per Se's recently launched $65 dessert tasting menu is served exclusively in the Salon, which means that you can walk in on a whim any day of the week to indulge. And what a way to go. The menu changes frequently, incorporating both classic Per Se favorites (hello, "Coffee and Doughnuts") along with new, inventive numbers.
Chef Boyles structured the the experience to mimic the traditional Per Se tasting menu—that means you'll start with tiny ice cream scoops dipped in caramelized white chocolate (in place of warm gougères) and pineapple cornets (a sweet nod to the famous salmon cornets) before moving onto the "main courses." They're a parade of desserts, each one thoughtfully balanced so that you won't come crashing down from a sugar high hours later. You finish with a little tower of mignardises, which puts my favorite nougats in town alongside bonbons and caramels. You can skip dinner with this menu.
Don't forget that dessert is also served a la carte in the Salon, with some menu items overlapping with those on the tasting menu. I'd take that over a cocktail any day.
Per Se
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 (map)
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- A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean
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- The seeding of an expanse of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean with low concentrations of dissolved iron triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom which consumed large quantities of carbon dioxide and nitrate that these microscopic plants cannot fully utilize under natural conditions. These and other observations provide unequivocal support for the hypothesis that phytoplankton growth in this oceanic region is limited by iron bioavailability., Cited By (since 1996):930, Oceanography
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- Coale, Johnson, Fitzwater, Gordon, Tanner, Chavez, Ferioli, Sakamoto, Rogers, Millero, Steinberg, Nightingale, Cooper, Cochlan, Landry, Constantinou, Rollwagen, Trasvina, Kudela
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- Southern Ocean Iron Enrichment Experiment,
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- The availability of iron is known to exert a controlling influence on biological productivity in surface waters over large areas of the ocean and may have been an important factor in the variation of the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide over glacial cycles. The effect of iron in the Southern Ocean is particularly important because of its large area and abundant nitrate, yet iron-enhanced growth of phytoplankton may be differentially expressed between waters with high silicic acid in the south and low silicic acid in the north, where diatom growth may be limited by both silicic acid and iron. Two mesoscale experiments, designed to investigate the effects of iron enrichment in regions with high and low concentrations of silicic acid, were performed in the Southern Ocean. These experiments demonstrate iron's pivotal role in controlling carbon uptake and regulating atmospheric partial pressure of carbon dioxide., Cited By (since 1996):316, Oceanography, CODEN: SCIEA, ,
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- Coale, Johnson, Chavez, Buesseler, Barber, Brzezinski, Cochlan, Millero, Falkowski, Bauer, Wanninkhof, Kudela, Altabet, Hales, Takahashi, Landry, Bidigare, Wang, Chase, Strutton, Friederich, Gorbunov, Lance, Hilting, Hiscock, Demarest, Hiscock, Sullivan, Tanner, Gordon, Hunter, Elrod, Fitzwater, Jones, Tozzi, Koblizek, Roberts, Herndon, Brewster, Ladizinsky, Smith, Cooper, Timothy, Brown, Selph, Sheridan, Twining, Johnson
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