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Guyver Unit
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The Guyver Units (also: G-Units, Unit-G's, the Bio-Boosted Armor or simply Guyvers) are mysterious, symbiotic bio-organic mechanisms that bond with a host, enhancing the host's own capabilities, while granting them new abilites and a host of weapons.
The Guyver Units were designed as an all-purpose environmental suit for the purposes of the Creators (believed to be a group of aliens of different species). Although classified as armor, the G-Unit also changes many aspects of the hosts biological system, including the removal and rearranging of organs. Besides increasing the powers of a human being when he/she wears it (more than when the Creators themselves wore the armor), it also frees them from the will and telepathic commands of the Creators themselves. This led to the naming of "Guyver", which in the Creators langauge means "Out of Control."
While extraordinarily resilient, an activated Guyver can still be damaged, even destroyed with the proper tools. Guyver Killer-type Zoanoids, for example, were specifically designed to secrete a corrosive chemical compound capable of dissolving the bio-boosted armor. A seasoned, battle-tested Zoalord also possesses the raw power necessary to destroy a Guyver, as do some Hyper-Zoanoids. The most effective tool to counter an activate Guyver however, is with a weapon known as the Unit-Remover, developed by the Creators. This device actually deletes the host data from the Control Medal's records, forcing the bio-boosted armor back into it's stasis mode; The condition of the human host after the process remains unclear. Unlike the Zoanoids, the Guyver is humanoid in form - mostly because all known hosts are human. The Guyver was used by the crew of the Creator's spacecrafts and in later chapters, Sho used his Control Medal to speak telepathically with the Relic itself.
A Guyver Unit itself is semi-sentient and can act on its own in a limited capacity if its host is unable to consciously control it. In this mode, it usually acts only in self-preservation towards a perceived threat. Guyver I demonstrated this function after its host (Sho) was left unconscious follow the bonding process, when he was regenerated by the Control Medal in Chronos Japan Headquarters and when he killed the Zoanoid his father had been turned into. It is presumably also this semi-sentience that prevents the host from disengaging the armor if they have sustained injuries that would prove fatal without the Guyver's protection and ability to rapidly heal from damage. Guyver I has demonstrated the ability to regrow approximately 50% of the host's brain and skull in a matter of minutes.
The first Guyver (labeled "Guyver-0") was the result of experimentation conducted by the Creators eons ago on the effects of the Guyver unit that had successfully bonded with their newly developed weapons. The results were astonishing, but the newly-developed psionic shielding liberated the human subject from the Creators' control. The newly-created creature turned on the Creators and even destroyed one of their ships. As such, the bio-boosted human was named 'Guyver' (a word meaning "out of control" in the Creators' language, though other versions give it as "beyond the norm" and Bio-Boosted Armor Guyver gives the meaning as "not to specification"). They gave the Unit Remover to Archanfel who then proceeded to remove the Guyver unit from the human and incinerate him.
Guyver 0
- Unit Holder: Unnamed Cro-magnon
- Gender: Male
- Appearance: Dark, with a unique collar around the neck. An unusual shade that can appear green/brown or even pink at times.
- Height: Unknown
- Weight: Unknown
Guyver I
- Unit Holder: Sho Fukamachi
- Gender: Male
- Appearance: Light colored and simple, usually a shade of light blue/teal.
- Height: 174 cm
- Weight: 261 kg
Guyver II
- Unit Holder: Oswald A. Lisker
- Gender: Male
- Appearance: Asymmetrical features, wide sonic swords, light colored, usually yellow.
- Height: 210 cm
- Weight: 360 kg
- Unit Holder: Valkyria Forsberg Lisker
- Gender: Female
- Appearance: Simple and light colored, usually pink/violet, more curvy figure.
- Height: 181 cm
- Weight: 262 kg
Guyver III
- Unit Holder: Agito Makishima
- Gender: Male
- Appearance: Dark and spiky, with extra vibration swords, sometimes given a tint of purple.
- Height: 191 cm
- Weight: 328 kg
Powers & Devices
As the human race was developed as a weapon, the unit gives humans super-strength, incredible speed, strong armor and various weapons and abilities:
- Biological Enhancement: This is the primary ability of the G-Unit. It has been stated that the organism that composes the majority of the G-Unit and the Guyver itself was engineered to adapt and change to it's host. This would mean that the form of the bio-boosted armor changes based on the species equipping it. It has been shown that the Creators were nowhere near as powerful as a human equipping the G-Unit. This is most likely because humans were engineered to be weapons and thus have tremendous destructive potential locked in their DNA. The armor itself draws out the full genetic potential of its host and it can be assumed that the powers and abilities of an armored organism depend on the genetics of the organism. In general the armor will most likely boost all of the physical capabilities of its hosts without distinction and raise the strength, speed, stamina, endurance, and reflexes of all its hosts. The armor will also protect any host from harsh environments that could hurt or even kill the host.
- Regeneration/Accelerated Healing: The organism that composes the majority of the bio-boosted armor is capable of repairing and regrowing any part of itself or it's host at an extremely high rate. So extreme is this ability that it was able to completely regenerate Guyver I from only a few cells attached to the control medal. Even when a only a part (Guyver I's hand) survived it still regenerated into a full independent organism.
- Vibration Globes (口部金属球): The two orbs at the Guyver's mouth that produce highly destructive sound waves known as the "Sonic Buster" (ソニック・バスター). It literally means "Sound Wave Destructive Blast". At full power, the sound waves produced by the weapon do not merely batter or shake the object, but in fact "hone in" on its molecular resonance frequency, causing it to literally disintegrate into a cloud of disparate particles. The sonic buster has also been seen to be able to focus in on particular objects and destroy them without devastating the immediate surroundings, and has been seen to reverse Noskov's Sonic Eraser.
- Mega-Smasher (胸部粒子砲): Two high-power particle cannons contained beneath the Guyver's chest armor. It should be noted that the Mega-Smasher is considered, in Guyver canon, to be the most powerful particle beam weapon in existence on Earth. It has been shown heavily gouging Mount Minakami, as proof of its raw power. Oftentimes, only one side of the cannon is used, as it is sufficient enough to destroy anything within its path, though doing so cuts the power of the Mega-Smasher by half, resulting in only 50 megawatts of power being used. However, in times of desperation both sides of the Mega-Smasher are used, unleashing the full raw power of the Mega-Smasher on anything that happens to be in front of it.
The upgraded, Gigantic versions are even more powerful at 100 times the power of the Mega-Smasher. The Gigantic version of the Mega-Smasher is called the Giga-Smasher. In Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor the Mega-Smasher is shown to require a significant amount of time to recharge after being fired. Its original name literally means "entire chest particle cannon." Analysis by Chronos estimated the power output of the weapon to be well in excess of one hundred megawatts - similar to the energy needs of an aircraft carrier. Nevertheless, the beam can be resisted with a sufficiently potent force field; Neo-ZX-Tole 'split' the beam path with an electromagnetic field, indicating the cannon fires charged particles and not, for instance, neutrons. Archanfel has proven quite capable of not only resisting, but deflecting the beam back at its source while also increasing it's raw power several fold.
- Head Beam: (ヘッドビーマー) A multi-directional laser mounted just above the Control Medal on the Guyver's head. In the 2005 anime series, Lisker explains it utilizes excess body heat, concentrated under one single point and expelled through a laser generator. Since the Head Beam uses body heat, rapid fire is obtainable and it is often used over the Mega-Smasher which requires a substantial amount of time to charge.
- High Frequency Wave-Vibration Swords (高周波ソード): Blades that extend from the Guyver's forearms; they can bend and lengthen at will, folding into short spikes, or extending into meter-long swords. These blades vibrate at an extremely high frequency allowing them to cut through almost any material with ease. This is done by the molecular vibrations emitted from the swords themselves interfering with the molecular bonds of the objects. The molecules begin to disrupt and disperse before the blades themselves make contact, thus the object itself has already nearly been destroyed before being neatly cut or sliced by the blades. It is believed this process takes place when an object comes within several inches of the blades, meaning it's composition has already begun to be destroyed at a molecular level before the blades cut it.
Also known as Sonic Swords. Its name literally stands for "high vibration wave swords." Though formidable, they are limted in a number of ways. Their range can be exploited due to their forearm locations. The blades can be cancelled out by other vibrational swords of similar power, often resulting in painful ear aching sounds caused by their resonating soundwaves near one another (this is often referred to a High-Frequency Lock or High-Frequency Clash). Another flaw is, that despite their vibrating nature, corrosive liquids and explosions can easily destroy them on contact, provided either is of strong enough potency.
- Gravity Controller (重力制御球): The Gravity Controller orb siphons gravitational energy from a higher dimension. Two main uses include giving the Guyver the ability to fly and to unleash destructive gravity waves that are compressed into a circular shaped ball and fired in the form of a directed "Gravity Cannon" (重力砲), also known as the "Pressure Cannon". This cannon could also be used to block attacks like a small temporary shield.
- Pressure Cannon: (重圧砲) A powerful gravity attack that concentrates high level of gravity within a single point between the palms of the Guyver's hands. The gravity is manipulated then forms a small ball and begins to spin in a circular rotating motion, both vibrating and absorbing nearby sound waves. If something happens to come into contact with the ball, the ball will immediately begin to suck everything into it's own core, even at the molecular level, until it can no longer maintain itself before exploding violently and causing devastating damage. This process is done incredibly quickly, unlike Richard Guyot's Quasi-Black Hole, usually taking only a few milliseconds for the Pressure Cannon to explode upon contact.
- Hyper Sense: (ヘッド・センサー) Each Guyver displays two metallic orbs on either side of its head. These orbs give the Guyver the ability to sense electromagnetic fields outside of their direct line of physical sight. The manga often displays this as an outline of whatever body the Guyver is sensing. It also appears to have some thermal sensing properties. This ability was demonstrated early by Guyver I and has gone unnamed until its recent usage by the unknown female Guyver. It also allows the wearer to hone in on sound waves and pick up on vibrations within the atmosphere, allowing the wearer to locate individuals from a distance or sense incoming attacks. The Gigantic exhibits two sets of these organs.
- Control Metal: (制御装置) It is located on the Guyver's forehead, this medal button-like sphere regulates the energy flow between the organism and the host's body, as well as preventing the alien parasite that the Guyver system is based on from literally eating its host alive. It also stores the genetic structure and memories of its host, so that if the host is injured or killed, it regenerates that host from even the smallest bits of genetic material (even regenerating scars made by past wounds). It can also be assumed that it is because the control medal stores the mind and memories of it's host that the host is immune to telepathic control/manipulation. This memory storage feature is also why if the host is brain damaged or almost destroyed, when the host is regenerated they regain any memories that would be lost due to brain damage (as when Sho regenerated, his memories prior to being destroyed were completely intact). If the control medal is destroyed, the Unit absorbs its own host. The control medal has tentacles that reach into the host's brain and is the hard wiring of the Unit that allows the host to use the systems of the Guyver.
- Guyver Bio-Organs: During the joining with the Guyver, the host's body is changed permanently. The Guyver leaves two growths on the back of the host that act as a form of 'transceiver' to the Guyver while also being able to sense other Guyver hosts nearby. When the host calls for the Guyver, a signal is sent and the Guyver is activated. When not needed, the armor is stored in what can best be described as a sub-dimension; it follows the host constantly so as to be instantly available when needed. When the Guyver is called by its host, its appearance causes a destructive burst that damages anything within a few feet of the host's body.
Bio Boosted Creature
The Bio Boosted Creature does not have its own shape or form. It is an unknown living creature that strengthens and amplifies the living function of its "host". That is the true body of the cells of the bio-boost armor. Usually kept in check by the control medal, if for some reason it separates from the control medal, it will return to its brutal form, and will continue to find a new host. Having the genetic information of it's host, it has the ability to mimic it.
In the manga, the bio boosted creature managed to form its own body containing the genetic information of Sho from the severed hand of Guyver I during the battle with Enzyme. In the Anime, however, Sho's body devolved into this creature, rather than it regenerating from his severed arm, after his control medal was torn out by Enzyme. The severed arm was not addressed in the anime.
Guyver GiganticAfter Sho and Agito's defeat at Relic's Point, Sho, who was linked to the Relic ship through his control medal, summoned the ship to help him and the others. In doing so the control orbs of the ship (used as the interface between the Guyver and the organic ship) fused together, then pulled Agito and the remains of Sho into it, sealing itself off and relocating itself. Not long after the incident, Agito found a pupa with him and residing inside was the remains of Guyver I, tissues of the ship and the fused control orbs. Sho, desiring more power to fight against Archanfel, had subconsciously used the newly-fused control orbs to build an upgrade module for the Guyver unit. One year passed and Sho was finally resurrected as the Guyver Gigantic.
The power of the Gigantic is estimated to be at least twenty times superior to the original Guyver. There was originally one Gigantic suit which could be worn by either Agito or Sho, but only one could wear it at a time and it could be snatched from someone already wearing it if the person summoning it had more willpower over the current host. This proved to be a problem as Agito had his own plans for the Gigantic Armor and maybe even more as he obtained two more control orbs from a dead ship in Arizona. Recently, Sho's willpower (born of his innate desire to protect) has grown to the extent that he has fully capitalized ownership over the first Gigantic armor, leaving Agito unable to equip it again. Despite this setback, Agito succeeded in creating his own Gigantic thanks to one of the control modules he excavated from one of the Creators' ships. So far the Gigantic is known to improve virtually all the weapons of the Guyver and even adds some new ones.
Power & Devices
- Energy Amps: They give the Gigantic the ability to produce an omni-directional forcefield similar to a Zoalords Barrier Technique. Usage of the power amps can include the control of surrounding body parts even if severed from the main body.
- Enhanced High Frequency Wave-Vibration Swords: They are now able to become flexible and can grow and curve to amazing distances.
- Tri Head Beam Orbs: The large center orb has fifteen times the intensity of a normal Guyver's Head Beam, and the two smaller orbs have the same output of a normal Guyver Head Beam.
- Vibration Globes: There are two more Vibration Globes at its mouth and they are concealed by plates that open out.
- Giga-Smasher: It is one hundred times more devastating than the Mega-Smasher because of the two extra Gravity Control Orbs, one embedded in each chest plate, which grants it extra power.
- Gravity Knuckle: A high-powered jab, mostly used in conjunction with the back thrusters, channeling energy into its fist for a powerful discharge upon target impact.
- Gravity Ram: (重力衝角) By extending the chest spike and channeling energy into it, activating the Barrier shield and powering up all three gravity orbs, the Gigantic accelerates using the thrusters on his back. This has the same effect as seen caused by evil Aptom's high-frequency spear, which means the surrounding area is totally obliterated without any visible trace as though atomized.
- Plasma Jets: On the back of the Gigantic are two large packs that sit right under the shoulder blades. These packs can be used to propel the Gigantic forward at incredible speed and an alarming rate, allowing it to fly much faster than before.
Gigantic ExceedThe Gigantic Exceed (巨神殖裝) is a transformation (only used by Sho thus far) that increases the Gigantic's size to 52 meters, with all the orbs and chest spike glowing and (in Sho's case) the body color changing into a dark red and black.
According to the data file in volume 25, this is the true form of the Gigantic. The three gravity orbs and power amps operate at full capacity, constantly drawing the necessary energy needed to keep the Gigantic's size from "another dimension". All of the Gigantic's weapons and abilities are available in this form and their power is increased in proportion to its size.
Power & Devices
- Gravity Implosion: (重力爆撃, Juuryoku Bakugeki) is a new weapon used by Sho as "Gigantic Exceed." It behaves like a black hole by sucking in surrounding matter and energy leaving no trace. It seems that this is highly controlled as it appeared to dissipate as soon as Guyver I's opponent was vanquished.


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Bahrain's Gulf Air Resumes Flights to Iraqi Holy City
Gulf Air, Bahrain's state-owned carrier, resumed flights to Najaf, one of the holiest cities for Shiite Muslims, marking the resumption of service to Iraq after a halt that lasted more than a year. The Najaf airport said it wouldn't allow future flights, Agence France-Presse reported.
A flight left Bahrain to Najaf this morning, Manama-based Gulf Air said in an e-mailed statement, and the carrier plans to operate four weekly flights to the city.
The airport in Najaf decided to ban Gulf Air planes from landing starting today as a sign of "solidarity with the people of Bahrain," the airport's committee supervising said in a statement, according to AFP. "This decision aims to protest against the inhuman practices to which the Bahrainis are subjected."
Katherine Kaczynska, a Gulf Air spokeswoman, said the carrier hasn't been informed of any change in the flights to Najaf.
"Gulf Air's flights are operating into Iraq as scheduled, in line with the official approval granted by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority in Baghdad," she said in an e-mail. "We have not received any official communication from the authorities in Iraq stating otherwise."
Millions of Shiite pilgrims annually visit the shrine city, where Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-low and cousin, is buried.
Gulf Air said last month it would resume flights to Baghdad, Erbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq, and Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran, that were suspended last year amid unrest in Bahrain. The carrier canceled flights to and from Iran and Iraq in March 2011, when Bahrain declared a three-month state of emergency after troops from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states arrived to help quell protests driven by majority Shiites, who were calling for democratic reform.

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Tom Izzo has been to six Final Fours in the last 12 seasons at Michigan State, a run unmatched by any other coach in the country during that span.
Yet when Izzo sits down to measure his success and that of his Spartans teams, he doesn't look to the rafters for the number of banners hung there or at the trophy case for the assembled hardware.
He looks on the basketball court, in the hopes of seeing a team that doesn't change from Game 1 to game over.
Izzo hasn't seen it yet at Michigan State.
In fact, he's seen it in only one other place in the country.
"What I love about Duke is they never have letdowns. Who else can you say that about?" Izzo said. "That's the biggest compliment I can give them, more impressive than the four national championships Mike [Krzyzewski] has won. If they're supposed to beat a team by 20, they beat them by 30. To get a team to play the same instead of at the level of the team they're playing, and to do it from Game 1 to Game 30, that's my goal. It's not another Final Four. It's that consistency.''
The Spartans can take a step toward that when they travel to face the program Izzo believes set the standard. The hype over Michigan State's game at Duke (9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), the marquee matchup in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, has diminished some with the Spartans' loss to then-unranked Connecticut in Maui.
But whether the Spartans are ranked No. 2 (prior to the loss) or No. 6 (after), they remain among a pack of teams that are perhaps no more than a notch below Duke.
"I said at the start of the season, 'Why are we No. 2?'" Izzo said. "You know what someone told me? Well, somebody's got to be.''
The Blue Devils have done nothing to relinquish their stranglehold as the team to beat. Through six games, Duke has beaten its opponents by an average of 28 points. That includes a 14-point dismembering of Kansas State on Nov. 23.
So we know Duke is good.
The question is, what about Michigan State? Tabbed the 1A to the Devils' 1, do the Spartans remain the team best suited to challenge Duke's hope of a repeat title?
Izzo schedules like a masochist, so the fact that the Spartans have lost a game already shouldn't exactly set off warning flares. Michigan State lugged eight losses to the Final Four last season, including three earned outside the Big Ten, and six to the Final Four in 2008-09, two of which came outside the conference.
"We're used to people jumping off the bandwagon after we lose early and jumping back on when we're still playing late in March. I love it. It's hilarious,'' Draymond Green said. "But we play games in December that make us better. We might lose some and that takes some getting used to. I'm a junior, and I still struggle with it because I hate losing. I just hate it. But I also know that we could go play a bunch of patsies and not really get better.''
What is more pertinent is where does Michigan State, a team Izzo labels "a work in progress," sit on its learning curve?
Against Duke, the Spartans could be their own worst enemy. Michigan State has reached double digits in turnovers in each of its first six games, coughing it up multiple times against competition far less worthy than Duke (20 against Eastern Michigan, 17 against Tennessee Tech).
It's a tragedy of errors that could play directly into Duke's hands. The Blue Devils love to pressure the ball and turned multiple teams into the Bad News Bears already this year. Princeton, a team known for its ball control offense, was forced into 27 turnovers in the season opener, and Kansas State spilled the ball a disastrous 21 times.
Izzo understands where some of the mistakes are coming. He intentionally moved Kalin Lucas off the ball in Maui, hoping the position switch would give Lucas and his still recovering Achilles a break as the Spartans played three games in three days.
But some of them are the equivalent of tennis' unforced errors, silly mistakes borne out of carelessness, not effort.
Those have to go against Duke.
"That's been a point of emphasis in practice this week, as you might guess,'' Izzo said with a chuckle.
Yeah, you could say that.
"Oh yeah, it's been a huge point of emphasis,'' Green said. "Every time someone makes a mistake like that in practice, something is said. It has to be. We can't play like that, especially against a team like we're facing now.''
While Izzo prepped for the game against the Blue Devils, he watched ESPNU's All-Access with Duke. His ears pricked up when he heard players talk about how much they benefited from playing together all summer.
Michigan State didn't have that luxury. Saddled with injuries at every turn, the Spartans are finding their way on the court when the games actually count. Mix in Green's switch from power forward to wing and Derrick Nix's sudden return and you've got a top-10 team still working out the kinks.
Izzo knows no one will be breaking out a symphony of violins in sympathy for him anytime soon. He brings much of it on himself, scheduling a murderers' row of games -- Connecticut, Washington, Duke, Syracuse and Texas (not to mention Keith Benson and Oakland) -- that doesn't allow much room for error, let alone growing pains.
But as Izzo chases his own definition of success, one not measured merely in the win-loss columns, he's not terribly interested in taking the easy way.
"I could go out and schedule a bunch of dogs and go 12-0,'' Izzo said. "And I'm sure one of these years I'm going to get bit by it because the confidence will go down and people will be on you, but I'm going to do this as long as I'm here. It's about what I'm trying to do here, what I'm trying to build. I want a team without any letdowns.''
A team like Duke.
Dana O'Neil covers college basketball for ESPN.com and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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But the question still stands: Is the Java programming language -- which encompasses client-side desktop applications and Web browser extensions, embedded platforms, as well as Java running on smartphones such as Android -- safe to use? Or is it an over-targeted time bomb that's best avoided by anyone with an ounce of security sense?
Here are 10 related facts:
1. Security Concern: Client-Side Java
To be clear, the current Java security worries center on client-side Java, and the prevalence with which attackers have been finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in Java browser extensions. The latest threat has been the two zero-day vulnerabilities in Java 7 first publicly detailed last week, which allow attackers to run arbitrary code on vulnerable machines. Oracle Sunday released an update, dubbed Java 7 Update 11, that fixes or works around the flaws.
Monday, however, security firm Immunity reported that the fix from Oracle only repairs one of the two zero-day flaws. "Only one of the two bugs were fixed, making Java still vulnerable to one of the bugs used in the exploit found in the wild," said security researcher Esteban Guillardoy at Immunity in a blog post.
2. Second Zero-Day Vulnerability Remains A Vulnerability
But the other component wasn't patched per se, but rather addressed via new, default security settings in Java, which now require a user to authorize any Java applet that wants to run.
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Unfortunately, that "fix" now puts more security onus on users. "In theory, this should reduce the impact of malicious applets. However, because users can still expressly authorize these malicious applets, users may still be affected," said Jonathan Leopando, a technical communications specialist at Trend Micro, in a blog post.
Furthermore, the unpatched vulnerability remains. Using that bug, "an attacker with enough knowledge of the Java code base and the help of another zero day bug to replace the one [that's been] fixed can easily continue compromising users," said Guillardoy, provided the attacker launches the exploit using a signed Java applet.
3. DHS Recommends: Disable Java
In the wake of the Sunday part-patch, the Department of Homeland Security Monday said that from a risk standpoint, Java remains too hot to handle. "Unless it is absolutely necessary to run Java in Web browsers, disable it ... even after updating to 7u11," according to the DHS advisory (which also details exactly how to disable Java). "This will help mitigate other Java vulnerabilities that may be discovered in the future."
The tail end of the advisory encapsulates many security experts' current thinking: Disabling Java today ensures businesses won't be unknowingly compromised by future zero-day Java vulnerabilities. Or as Bogdan Botezatu, a senior e-threat analyst at security software vendor Bitdefender, put it via email: "As [Java] attacks are highly likely to hit from the Web, the absence of the plug-in would dramatically cut down on the attack surface."
4. Danger: Java Continues To Be Attack Magnet
Attack surface is the operative phrase, because zero-day Java vulnerabilities continue to be sought after by online criminals or anyone else seeking to exploit targeted PCs. "These types of vulnerabilities are attractive to criminals because Java is somewhat platform agnostic -- so the same vulnerability can be used to reliably exploit a variety of targets -- and historically, Oracle has been slow to release fixes, which maximizes the timeframe in which the exploit can be utilized," said Joe DeMesy, a senior analyst at information security consultancy Stach & Liu, via email.
Indeed, the Red October espionage malware (nicknamed "Rocra") first publicly detailed Monday by Kaspersky Lab includes an attack module for exploiting a Java vulnerability (CVE-2011-3544) that was patched in October 2011. But the most recent Rocra attack module designed to exploit the vulnerability was compiled in February 2012, reported security firm Seculert. That lag highlights how even after a patch had been released, attackers still expected to find exploitable machines four months later.
The cybersecurity profession struggles to retain women (figures range from 10 to 20 percent). It's particularly worrisome for an industry with a rapidly growing number of vacant positions.
So why does the shortage of women continue to be worse in security than in other IT sectors? How can men in infosec be better allies for women; and how can women be better allies for one another? What is the industry doing to fix the problem -- what's working, and what isn't?
Is this really a problem at all? Are the low numbers simply an indication that women do not want to be in cybersecurity, and is it possible that more women will never want to be in cybersecurity? How many women would we need to see in the industry to declare success?
Join Dark Reading senior editor Sara Peters and guests Angela Knox of Cloudmark, Barrett Sellers of Arbor Networks, Regina Wallace-Jones of Facebook, Steve Christey Coley of MITRE, and Chris Roosenraad of M3AAWG on Wednesday, July 13 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss all this and more.


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A controversial sex education book has parents divided over whether or not it should be allowed in the school library. While some parents say it is too graphic, others think the information is important for kids to learn early on. KSDK
ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KSDK) – A controversial sex education book is available to middle school students in the Francis Howell School District.
Some parents are outraged over the cartoon drawings of naked people and others involved in sexual acts. It's available at the middle school libraries. And although it show that it's meant for kids 10 years and up, it's still making some parents uncomfortable.
"Most of the time, when I showed this to parents, their jaws just hit the floor," parent Tim Schmidt said. "They were shocked and then their next reaction was outrage."
Tim Schmidt is a father of two. He's talking about the reaction some parents have to "Perfectly Normal." According to the authors, it talks about changing bodies, growing up, sex and sexual health.
"It has a lot of explicit drawings," Schmidt said. "Cartoon images, life-like cartoon images. A look of nudity. It actually shows people having sex."
This is the first school year that the book has been in the Francis Howell School District. It's only available in e-form at the middle school libraries… but it's not a part of the school curriculum.
Schmidt filed a formal complaint to have the literature removed. The school district's only comment on this issue mainly addressed the complaint.
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LeBron Stans and the entire state of Ohio is in an ecstasy level of rejoice right now, as LeBron James ends "The Stall" and comes back home!. I would say something about the state of Florida too but, let's be honest, they checked out of this basketball thing that 3rd quarter of Game 4 in the Finals. There are no Miami Heat Fans; There Are Wade Fans, LeBron Stans and Smart Gamblers. That's another topic for another day.
LeBron's action is being reported as the move that will decide whether Melo goes to Miami or Stays in NY and if Bosh goes to Houston or stays in Miami. I think everyone's mind is made up.
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Recently purchased a Sodastream for our office and it is a big hit so far... I am currently supplying the syrups but when sodacaps come out, I may experiment with employees supplying their own. I still have a Coke machine but may get rid of it. The biggest obstacle is keeping the plastic bottles in fridge full of water in order to have cold drinks as we do not have ice in the office
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Is this a joke shorty? Don't you guys ever give up? No one cares about your "ice" problem. So what if the machine doesn't chill the water. Your threats about not buying soda caps are a joke. Stay short, this stock is going higher.
nope not short... I am a shareholder and believe we are heading much higher from these levels. I was curious if others have a Sodastream in their office and what they do with it. I am supplying basic flavors (cola, diet, etc) and will let employees purchase other flavors that they would like to have. You are a little sensitive in regards to shorts, they will feel much pain shortly as we approach 100 toward end of the year!


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A client of the company i work for asked if the email we provided them along with their domain will be SSL / TLS encrypted. We use qmail. What should I check to tell the client for sure that their e-mail communications are encrypted?
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17 Jul 2009 4:35 AM #1
How to improve RPC performance
I am working on big project in which I am using many components of EXT-GWT. All are working fine but my main concern in speed.
In my application,
1. I have one module in which I am using TreeTable component. Now, when I open this module it will make RPC call to server.
2. At server side, I have code in hibernate which will fetch data from database, create one POJO class for one record and finally return List of POJOs to client ( 100 POJOs - It will increase in future).
3. At client side, these data will be set in TreeTable component.
All the above steps client->server->client are taking 14-15 sec. to complete.
It is taking 8-9 sec. to return List of POJOs from server to client back and 4-5 sec. to set returned List of POJOs to TreeTable.
Is there any way to improve performance of RPC so I can get data within 2-3 sec.
Hope, I am clear to you. Please give me suggestions or guidance to achieve speed.
17 Jul 2009 4:38 AM #2
For the TreeTable rendering: TreeTable is not the fastest one. That is why we replaced it with the TreeGrid. I suggest to change to the TreeGrid.
RPC calls should not take 5 secs for only 100 objects. Is it possible that this objects have many inner objects or big lists?
17 Jul 2009 4:48 AM #3
Thanks for your quick reply
Yes ideally it should not take but it is taking and I don't have other object or list in it.
But, how to deal with it if I have reference of other object in it?
How many changes do I need to migrate from TreeTable to TreeGrid?
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21 Jul 2009 8:09 PM #5
Wow those are some pretty slow timings..... I do not use RPC, I use Restful WebServices (basically Servlets in Jersey) and output JSON. My web services access my JPA backing store using EclipseLink. So similiar except I am using RequestBuilder to do my AJAX call and I am responsible for converting my POJO to JSON.
On startup I need to load ~ 5 stores (key preferences, albums, collections, countries and catalogues) and it does so in an aggregated 1.5 seconds of "network" time. (I have 98 countries, the others are typically 10 or less). This is browser request/response AJAX time. Time to render these is negligble (only the TreePanel takes any time and it builds remarkably fast compared to the old Tree widget). It took 500-700 milliseconds to recieve 50 objects / page upon choosing a filter and the "render" time is probably < 1.0 second to render the grid (50 rows with 8 columns). I should also mention, the objects in this table are not a simple bean but have relationships to other beans as well as foreign references and these are needed to render some of the columns (for example the bean contains the country id as a foreign key, and the country name comes from the country store loaded at startup) Generally speaking, parsing the JSON into beans is the slowest part but if you are using Chrome, Firefox 3.5 or even IE8 this is faster (Chrome is lightening fast!) If I turn off paging and download all 1000 objects for one grid "view", the objects are downloaded in ~ 2.0 seconds and the display will take longer (as long as 25 seconds on IE7 - I think it was something like 7-8 seconds in Firefox 3.0). This is part of the reason for the switch the paging. The disadvantage for me right now, is because many of my columns do not have a natural sort order, I need to server sort where I have this logic already coded. But even this I did a few things like request the next page upon completion of the current page to cache so that I have it ready for the next request, things like that.
My app is small (datawise) only because it is dependent on my entering more of the data, but I have approximately 7000 items I will display to the user (in a few panels) etc. and rarely is there ever more than a 2.0 sec delay for anything (this is accessing my server in my basement over a cable modem from a remote location) If you really have to display a "report" of stuff (trust me I understand - I develop PDM systems in my day job! Try displaying the product structure for an aircraft) You'll need to squeeze every last CPU cycle and try and push the penalty to the client browser (ie. get a faster machine = faster display). If you are working on a little more mundane client, then try and think of ways to do more and display less (ie. paging, scrolling tables, don't get a tree store and then make a query for N stores representing the types in the tree etc.)
21 Jul 2009 8:40 PM #6
My limitation is that I have to use only GWT-RPC to retrieve data from server and I am returning List of POJOs from server.
So, is there any way to improve performace of GWT-RPC? I want to return List of POJOs only so I can't use JSON.
23 Jul 2009 12:37 PM #7
Take a look in Firebug to see how big the actual size of the transfer is - a page I am working on pulls down and deals with 13k of objects in just over two seconds, and renders all of the data in about another two.
As Sven asked, are there a lot of other objects that each of those 100 objects has as properties? And can you switch to some other display than a TreeTable?
23 Jul 2009 9:00 PM #8
It is only 3935 means 3kb.
I surprised why it is taking time for such small data.
Can you provide any comments or suggestion in this?
it is not feasible to shift from TreeTable to other component say TreeGrid.
I have done certain R&D on TreeGrid and came on conclusion that
I need to change code and flow to shift to TreeGrid and
my project is little bit typical so it might be possible that it will create
some more bugs.
24 Jul 2009 8:42 AM #9
3k is nothing - the delay you are experiencing is your js processing and rendering. If you aren't willing to change your code, then there isn't much else I can suggest that you do... Slow UI code is slow, and superficial changes cannot fix that.
26 Jul 2009 10:17 PM #10
But I have noticed time when server call happened and time when I got complete list of POJOs from the server. The difference between these two times show me that this server call is taking 10-12 seconds. After it data rendering comes in pictures in which js comes in pictures.


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Role of tumor-associated macrophages in tumor progression and invasion
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Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAM) represent the major inflammatory component of the stroma of many tumors, able to affect different aspects of the neoplastic tissue. Many observations indicate that TAM express several M2-associated protumoral functions, including promotion of angiogenesis, matrix remodelling and suppression of adaptive immunity. The protumoral role of TAM in cancer is further supported by clinical studies that found a correlation between the high macrophage content of tumors and poor patient prognosis and by evidence showing that long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduces the risk of several cancers. Here, we discuss evidence supporting the view that TAM represent a unique and distinct M2-skewed myeloid population and a potential target of anti-cancer therapy.
KeywordsTumor-associated macrophages Tumor Inflammation NF-κB Metastasis Hypoxia
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In 1762 Matthew Boulton opened Soho Manufactory at a cost of 0,000. It was the biggest factory in the world and put Handsworth at the centre of the industrial revolution. In 1775 Boulton went into partnership with James Watt - Watt being taken on board to develop steam engine production, while Boulton concentrated on the company's other products such as Coins and Tokens, Ormolu and Silver Plate. Steam engine production expanded rapidly and the firm set up offices in Cornwall where demand was heavy from the tin and copper mines.
William Murdock (sometimes spelt Murdoch), the firm's chief mechanic and technical agent, represented company interests there for nineteen years. On his return in 1797 he developed a gas lighting system to increase productivity, for which he remains known to this day. All three men are buried in Saint Mary's Church Handsworth where thee are tablets commemorating their magnificent achievements. Boulton once remarked that they had succeeded in providing "What all the world desires to have - power !"
The archives of Boulton and Watt are housed in the Library of Birmingham. The Digital Handsworth Project presented a sample of it online. Much of the material has not been widely available before, so it provides a fascinating look at life, work and products of the principals and the factory itself.


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- Release Date: Dec 15, 1995
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The result is a thrill ride with enough plunges and turns and loop-the-loops to make it worth a spin. What the picture lacks is the magic and resonance you feel in the best of popular entertainments.
Regrettably, however, the weird elegance of Chris Van Allsburg's much-praised picture book has been all but lost in translation.
Based on a popular children's book by Chris Van Allsburg and directed by that "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" guy Joe Johnston, Jumanji is a calculated but very entertaining special effects extravaganza. [15Dec1995 Pg. 01.D]
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Sep 29, 2011This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I consider this movie as one of my all time favourite movies, and also Robin Williams as one of my favourite actors.
This is the story of Alan Parish who finds a board game, which unknown to him releases the inhabititants of the game, depending on the role of the dice.
While playing the game with a girl called Sarah from his street, they both decide to stop playing the game, but Alan un-wittingly throws the dice, and the game punishes him, by sucking him into the game with the message ' In the jungle you must wait, till the dice reads five or eight'.
Many years later Judy & Peter who have moved into Alans house, find the game, and begin playing it, and Peter eventually throws an eight, thus releasing alan from the game.
What follows in an action paced film, with great special effects.
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ShlumGuyJul 10, 2006Metacritic got this one WRONG, this was a great movie. Too many people compare the book to the movie directly which is horribly bias, and Metacritic got this one WRONG, this was a great movie. Too many people compare the book to the movie directly which is horribly bias, and unfair. Judge this movie without the book in mind, it is unfair to do otherwise. If you do, which you should since every other movie should be judged that way, this way a great movie!… Full Review »
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In such paintings as After Lunch 1975 (Tate T02033) Patrick Caulfield's investigation into the nature of pictorial representation was staged within a highly contrived but spatially logical composition. However, during the mid to late 1980s, as is evident in Interior with a Picture, the stabilising element of rational pictorial space was discarded, and varied textures and a uniformly warm palette were introduced.
The black descriptive line, which had been the primary means of defining form and space in earlier paintings, is used sparingly in Interior with a Picture. In fact, only the corner of the corridor, the dado-rail and the banister are described by a black line. For most of the picture Caulfield uses flat blocks of colour to suggest form and space. The juxtaposition of these two styles contributes to the uncertainty surrounding the relationship of the staircase to the rest of the interior, the position of the still-life painting in relation to the wall, and the precise arrangement of the floor level.
In addition to these styles, the still life picture in the upper centre introduces realism. The image is copied from an illustration of Meal by Candlelight (Hessisches Landesmuseum Collection, Darmstadt) by the German seventeenth century painter Gottfried von Wedig (1583-1641), which Caulfield had found in Charles Sterling's book Still Life Painting from Antiquity to the Present Time. In his version of the painting Caulfield has enlarged the book illustration of von Wedig's picture to approximately the same size as the original and then painted a modern frame around it. The flat yellow shaft of light that illuminates the painting contrasts with the subtle modulations of light within the still life itself.
Directly below this highly illusionistic passage of painting is an oval motif, perhaps a mirror frame, formed from three thick strands of acrylic paint squeezed from the paint tube onto the canvas. The dialogue between two dimensional, naturalistic representation and three-dimensional reality is a common theme in Caulfield's work during this period, and part of his wider exploration of the artifice of painting.
Further reading:
Patrick Caulfield, exhibition catalogue, Hayward Gallery, London 1999, reproduced p.97, cat.no.37 (colour)
Jennifer Mundy (ed.), Brancusi to Beuys: Works from the Ted Power Collection, London 1996, p.60, reproduced p.61 (colour)
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Record 103 D-League Players on NBA Rosters
- Updated: April 14, 2011
Note: Three former Red Claws players are currently on NBA teams competing in the NBA Playoffs: Avery Bradley (Boston), Magnum Rolle (Atlanta) and Bill Walker (NY). Five former Red Claws players were on end-of-the-season NBA rosters: Magnum Rolle (Atlanta), Avery Bradley (Boston), Mario West (NJ), Bill Walker (NY), and Alexis Ajinca (Toronto)
A record-high 103 players with NBA Development League experience, representing 23 percent of all NBA players, were featured on NBA end-of-season rosters as the 2010-11 regular season concluded on Wednesday, April 13. For the first time ever, all 30 NBA teams featured a player with NBA D-League experience.
Of the 103 former NBA D-League players on NBA rosters, 50 played in the NBA D-League this season, the league's 10th. The NBA D-League saw record highs this year in individual NBA players assigned to their affiliates (39), total NBA player assignments (56) and NBA teams assigning a player (25), and also had 20 players receive 27 GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA. Among the NBA D-League alumni who excelled in the NBA this season are Cleveland's Ramon Sessions, Golden State's Dorell Wright, Phoenix's Aaron Brooks and Marcin Gortat, Utah's C.J. Miles and Washington's Andray Blatche.
Forty-five former NBA D-Leaguers will suit up for their teams in the NBA Playoffs, which tip off on Saturday. Included among the postseason participants with NBA D-League experience are Jose Juan Barea (Dallas), Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown (L.A. Lakers), Brandon Bass (Orlando) and Lou Williams (Philadelphia).
Visit http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/nba_rosters_2011.html to view the full list of NBA D-League alumni on NBA end-of-season rosters. Following is the list of players with NBA D-League experience competing in the NBA Playoffs:
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Dominique Jones
Ian Mahinmi
Chris Andersen
Gary Forbes
Kosta Koufos
Dahntay Jones
Josh McRoberts
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Derrick Caracter
Devin Ebanks
Trey Johnson
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Ishmael Smith
Joel Anthony
Dexter Pittman
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Patrick Ewing Jr.
New York
Bill Walker
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Cole Aldrich
Daequan Cook
Byron Mullens
Robert Vaden
Brandon Bass
Earl Clark
Daniel Orton
Craig Brackins
Antonio Daniels
Lou Williams
Luke Babbitt
Earl Barron
Armon Johnson
Chris Johnson
Patrick Mills
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James Anderson
Da'Sean Butler
Danny Green
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The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league. Featuring 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA franchises, the NBA D-League is a proven developer of talent: 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the league's 10th season, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA FUTURECAST, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
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Report on investigation into Willmar, Minn., utility GM nears completion
WILLMAR -- The law firm investigating possible misconduct by Willmar Municipal Utilities General Manager Bruce Gomm should complete its work by the end of this week, according to Municipal Utilities Commission President Dave Baker.
In an update near the end of the commission's regular meeting Monday, Baker said the commission will receive a copy of the report in advance of the Feb. 27 regular meeting when the report will be discussed and some decisions made. Gomm was placed on 30-day paid administrative leave Dec. 12, the same day when a complaint against him was brought to the commission.
City Attorney Rich Ronning has told the Tribune that the accusations against Gomm are not public data under state statutes; however, Ronning said Gomm has the right to review any private or non-public data the city or utility has pertaining to him.
Gomm's leave was extended 30 days on Jan. 5 and the commissioners voted 6-1 Friday to extend the leave by another 30 days because the report was not ready. Commissioners had anticipated the report would be completed by the end of January, but the report was delayed because the investigator was involved in a trial, the commissioners were told last week.
The investigation began after Doug Gronli, the claims manager at the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, initiated contact with City Attorney Rich Ronning on or about Dec. 16, said Paul Reuvers, a partner with the Iverson Reuvers law firm of Bloomington.
Gronli assigned the Iverson law firm to assist the Willmar Utilities in this matter, said Reuvers. He said Gronli routinely monitors news coverage for cities all over the state. Reuvers said Gronli saw coverage in the press about recent developments at the Willmar Municipal Utilities and offered the League's assistance.
Reuvers said the Iverson Reuvers law firm is directing the investigation of Gomm, including retaining the Quinlivan law firm of St. Cloud to conduct the independent investigation.
According to Ronning, the Quinlivan law firm is a well-respected firm which has conducted employment investigations in the past.
Also Monday, the commission authorized staff to begin the hiring process to fill a vacant coal handler position.
The position became open after Nefi Ibarra, 31, of Willmar, who was hired as a coal handler on July 11, 2011, was terminated Jan. 6, 2012, four days before his six-month probationary period was to expire.
Ibarra filed a claim on Jan. 26 with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging he was the victim of employment discrimination because of his national origin and religion.
The commission's Labor Committee met Jan. 27 and recommended the hiring process begin because the annual power plant overhaul is soon approaching, said committee member Matt Schrupp.
The power plant has 19 total staff members, including two coal handler positions, according to Jon Folkedahl, director of electric production. One of the coal handler positions has been vacant since Ibarra's firing.
Staffing will be a large part of an upcoming study the commission agreed to undertake Monday.
The commissioners voted to approve a proposal from Springsted Inc. of St. Paul to conduct an organizational and management assessment study of the utility. The cost is $17,500 plus $1,200 in expenses.
The commission had issued a request for proposals early in January for an assessment to include evaluation of the organizational structure; a review and analysis of job descriptions; identification of vulnerable areas regarding current and future regulatory issues; planning for succession and developing a plan for smooth transition as needs change; and determining the employee culture and current state of the organization.
Springsted was recommended by the Labor Committee. The committee also reviewed proposals from two other firms: Schulte Associates LLC of Eden Prairie for $35,000 plus expenses; and Raintek USA LLC of Vallejo, Calif., for $29,970.
Schrupp said Monday that Springsted has done a lot of work in this region. Springsted assisted the Willmar City Council last year in filling the city administrator's position.
Schrupp said the Labor Committee members spoke with references including officials in Melrose that had recently conducted as assessment of their organization.
"They were very pleased with the service provided,'' said Schrupp. "I think all three companies can provide what we're looking for and Springsted I think is most cost competitive for completing the assessment that we're looking for.''


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Red Hat Plans European Cloud Tour
Seven-city tour presents strategies and best practices for building open clouds.
Red Hat Inc. will host a seven-city tour of one-day, cloud-focused events throughout Europe. According to the announcement, the event series will cover strategies and best practices from Red Hat experts and partners on approaches for building open clouds. The Red Hat cloud tour aims to answer key questions surrounding cloud computing today, such as where to start, how to govern, and how to use cloud computing to accelerate business.
The cloud tour will also showcase Red Hat's cloud offerings, including its virtualization, platform, and middleware technologies.
Scott Crenshaw, vice president and general manager, Cloud Business Unit at Red Hat, will present a keynote session, and speakers from across Red Hat will provide local insight and expertise. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions and gain insight from existing Red Hat customers.
The dates and locations for the tour are as follows:
March 20, 2012 Helsinki, Finland
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Bardstown, Ky. (WBKO)-- It's been nearly a year since Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis was gunned down while on the job. Now he's being honored in the Nation's Capitol and his hometown.
Officer Jason Ellis
The Bardstown Farmer's Market is hosting a memorial for Ellis tonight.
The Farmer's Market will show a live feed of the National Candlelight Vigil to honor fallen officers happening in Washington D.C. where Ellis will also be recognized.
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Log4bash: Logging for Linux Shell
With version 1.0, log4bash makes its first appearance in providing logging functions for shell scripts.
With version 1.0, log4bash makes its first appearance in providing logging functions for shell scripts.
The open source project is itself a bash script tailored for the GNU project shell. Developer Philip Paterson recommends the log4sh logging framework for users of other UNIX shells.
Log4bash uses the log4j Java framework as model and allows creation of easy to read and parse log files from bash scripts. It provides six log levels from FATAL to DEBUG and can display logging output to the screen along with log files. The documentation includes a working sample script.
Log4bash is under LGPL 2.1 and available for download from the project page.
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