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They All Scream for Edvard Munch, but Oslo Can't Satisfy Demand
The Local Museum Is Down at the Heels, but City Council Is Uneasy About Funds
OSLO—For Norwegians, things have never been better. Swimming in oil money, the small Scandinavian nation has an expanding economy, modest unemployment and a currency, the krone, that is among the strongest in the world.
But fans of this land's most influential artist, Edvard Munch, are finding a big reason to scream.
The 50-year-old building in Oslo that houses thousands of his works is a bit of a dive, looking more like a postwar municipal building than an art gallery.
The museum displays one of the four versions of Munch's most famous work, "The Scream." Another was sold in London in May for nearly $120 million, a public auction record.
"People expect more from museums," Stein Olav Henrichsen, the director of the Munch Museum, said recently in the museum's cafe following a tour. He dreams of far more luxurious digs, like the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, that would include a library, research quarters and a digitized catalog of the massive collection.
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That dream may eventually come true. After years of prodding, Oslo's city council is considering three proposals for an upgrade and had been expected to announce a plan on Dec. 12, Munch's birthday. Key city leaders, however, are opposed to spending municipal funds on the project, and the announcement has been delayed.
As city officials consider the matter, Mr. Henrichsen spends his days maintaining the humble Munch Museum in Oslo's Tøyen district—one of the few truly impoverished pockets in Norway's capital.
Because of slowing attendance rates, the museum is considering job cuts in 2013, the artist's sesquicentennial.
The Oslo museum has two of the four original versions of Munch's iconic "Scream." The National Gallery, also in Oslo, has another. But Mr. Henrichsen can hang only one of these classics at a time because the museum lacks funds to install better lighting and more sophisticated climate control to safely display both.
Much of Munch's work remains tucked away in the basement. Norway's outmoded system slows the rate at which pieces can be lent, potentially limiting the world's exposure to an artist whose work is in great demand. A Munch exhibit from the Oslo museum that recently toured Paris, Frankfurt and London drew nearly a million visitors.
Mr. Henrichsen's plight hasn't gone unnoticed. In late October, nearly 1,000 people packed the streets of Oslo carrying torches to the music of a marching band demanding that Oslo City Council members find a better home for Munch's work.
At the end of the march, the crowd let out a collective scream.
"He is treated better overseas," Elisabeth Munch-Ellingsen, a great-grandniece of the artist and leader of the protest, said. She notes that his house was destroyed a half century ago, and part of the property was turned into a parking lot. "We must look like a silly little country to everyone else." She jokes that the 11 descendants who share rights with the city of Oslo should "claim our inheritance back" because of the artist's mistreatment.
Munch isn't entirely ignored in his homeland. Norway has put his portrait on its 1,000 kroner bill, the largest denomination, which is worth about $175. But Norway's relationship with its famous artist has never been as cozy as it could be.
Munch, born in 1863 to a physician, created art seen as controversial in Norway, and he often had to go abroad to win acclaim for his works. Still, he bequeathed his entire collection—which includes 26,000 sketches, lithographs, writings and paintings—to the city of Oslo because he thought it would provide some protection from the Nazis, who had labeled his works "degenerate art."
Munch died in 1944, four years after the Germans invaded Norway in World War II.
In the years since Munch's death, Mr. Henrichsen believes a lack of appreciation for Munch's international clout has tainted the public's approach to him.
"The importance of Norway's role in the art world is taken for granted," he said. "I don't think [Norwegians] are aware of the enormous impact Munch has internationally."
Upgrades for the Munch Museum have often come from foreign sources—notably the Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co. In 1991, Idemitsu spent millions to update the Munch Museum, and a decade later it paid to upgrade security after "The Scream" and a Munch painting called "Madonna" were stolen.
Both were eventually recovered.
Oslo is anything but short on cash. Last year it spent $300 million on the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. And the city did try to get involved in the Munch revitalization.
Four years ago it launched a project called Lambda, a $295 million museum that would sit on Oslo's waterfront near a massive new opera house. The building would supposedly attract half a million visitors each year. The existing Munch Museum attracts 150,000.
With museum officials, foreign investors, including Idemitsu, and much of the public supporting the project, the city spent three years and $19 million on it. But work was halted by the city council.
"Why should only Oslo taxpayers finance this museum, when [Munch] is a national artist?" asks Carl I. Hagen, a former leader of Norway's Progress Party who is now a city councilman. "Why isn't the Norwegian state coming in to build this?"
Mr. Hagen suggests simply moving Munch's materials to the National Gallery and spiffing it up.
The third option is to close the museum for two years and make improvements. Hallstein Bjercke, a city councilman in charge of Oslo's cultural affairs who supports the Lambda project, says that those who oppose the new museum and favor an upgrade are simply trying to "use the Munch Museum to uplift the poor Tøyen neighborhood."


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Caps top Habs in battle of division leaders
Montreal, QC – Jack Hillen's first goal of the season proved to be the game-winner as the Washington Capitals took a big 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
The win gives Washington 44 points on the season, and the team sits in first place in the Southeast Division, third in the Eastern Conference, with a two- point lead over Winnipeg, which defeated Buffalo on Tuesday.
Eric Fehr and Alex Ovechkin both had goals for the Capitals, who have won five straight. Michal Neuvirth posted 27 saves for the win.
"It's the biggest points for us right now," said Ovechkin. "We beat the team in front of us so we know we can play against good teams. But we have to keep going and play our system, which gives us results."
Montreal will remain in first place in the Northeast Division with a one-point lead over idle Boston. The Bruins, though, do have a game in hand.
Lars Eller scored both goals for the Canadiens, who had won five of six coming in. Carey Price turned aside 24 shots in the loss.
"We weren't quite there today," said Eller. "They got two points they shouldn't have had. The first 10 minutes of the game, we weren't hard enough on the puck. We were a step behind many times and in the second period they got momentum."
Montreal got the first goal of the game as a rush up the middle was broken up, but Brandon Prust grabbed the puck to the right of the net and centered it where Eller one-timed it home with 4:16 to play in the first.
Ovechkin, though, tied the game at the 7:50 mark of the middle period when he skated with the puck from the right point to the slot and snapped home a wrister for his 26th goal of the season.
The Caps then took a 2-1 lead just 1:46 later as a shot from the left point by Hillen popped into the air and Fehr was able to get a stick on it and past Price for his seventh of the season.
It was a 3-1 game 5:33 into the final frame as a slap shot from the left point by Hillen sailed past Price.
The Canadiens got one back with 3:22 to play when a Nathan Beaulieu shot from the left point was tipped in by Eller, but the Habs were unable to net the equalizer in the time that remained.
Game Notes
Ovechkin is tied with Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos for the NHL lead in goals ... Washington will host Carolina on Thursday ... Montreal plays in Buffalo on Thursday ... Montreal had taken a 4-1 win in Washington on Jan. 24 and these teams will play one more game in Montreal on April 20 ... Both sides went 0- for-1 on the power play.

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MIDDLEBURY — The Death Race, a multi-day physical and mental challenge created five years ago by Middlebury resident Andy Weinberg, is designed to be the final word in extreme racing. Competitors are told when to show up but not given any specifics on the unique mix of grueling challenges scattered across the mountainous and forested terrain they will face.
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Armed only with the knowledge that the race, which kicks off June 24 in Pittsfield, may take up to 48 hours, competitors find themselves truly training for the unknown.
For Don Devaney, who is training for his first Death Race, the unknown serves mainly to motivate, rather than intimidate.
"The unknown is the biggest motivation for me," the Middlebury 47-year-old said. "The willingness to begin is the single hardest piece for people ... the willingness to step over the line. Not necessarily the finish line, (but) the start line."
According to Weinberg, Devaney, like all 200 competitors, really can't know what he'll face.
"This particular race is totally different (from any other)," Weinberg said. "We try to get the athletes to break, either mentally, physically or emotionally. And usually we see all three during the course of the race."
Though many endurance athletes may be able to withstand the physical demands of the race, the mental trials are designed to frustrate and aggravate, and can often be the breaking point for athletes.
In a previous race, for example, before hauling a wheelbarrow full of logs up a steep hill, competitors had to first assemble the wheelbarrow themselves. Explained Weinberg, "Putting something together when you're tired, muddy, hungry and being attacked by bugs isn't easy."
And competitors shouldn't expect the race organizers to do them any favors.
"We (also) didn't give them any tools," Weinberg added. "We had a designated area miles away with tools."
Devaney, unlike a significant portion of his competition, has never run an extreme race of any kind, nor would he consider himself to be an endurance athlete.
"I think the real endurance race that I run is really just (living) an active, exciting life," said Devaney, citing swimming and hiking as two long-time hobbies that have contributed to his physical vitality. Acknowledging the pedigree of his competition (two former Olympians have signed up for this year's race), Devaney knows that he is "the guy who has gone out there and worked hard, all his life, (and) always been on that good side of fitness."
So he isn't messing around with his training regimen. It includes trail running, day or night, with 60 pounds of weights in his backpack; hill intervals on Mill Street in downtown Middlebury; bike training in the gym; even purposely denying himself sleep to get used to the feeling of exhaustion that he anticipates during the race.
"How can I perform the best, when I'm mentally at my worst?" seems to be the question driving Devaney's training, which he says has him in the best shape he's been in in 25 years. He's tried incorporating yoga, Zumba, spinning — anything and everything.When he's in the gym, he tries to be always moving, in order to best prepare himself for the vast number of possible physical tasks he'll be asked to complete on the mountain.
"I'm at the gym, and I'm doing this kind of dance with weights, and people are like, 'What's that about?'" he said. "I say, 'Well, I want dynamic muscle movement ... because I don't know what they're going to throw at me.'"
Beyond the draw of the unknown, Devaney was inspired to run the race this year by his best friend, Frank, who last year was diagnosed with the disease ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
"(He is) in a real death race," said Devaney.
The Death Race, according to Devaney, would have presented no problem for Frank, who "wouldn't even necessarily (need to) train, he would just do it ... that's the kind of person he is."
Seeing what the neurodegenerative disease has done to his friend has inspired Devaney to make the most of his physical ability.
"It sounds a little hokey, but we need to enjoy what we have today, because we can't make any assumptions about what's going to be around for us tomorrow," he said.
Devaney is so inspired that he has also signed up for a eight-mile Spartan Race at Killington on Aug. 6 and is seeking recruits for his team in support of ALS. To learn more about ALS or donate to ALS research he is directing people to visit http://webnne.alsa.org.
While Devaney will be a first-timer at the Death Race, Middlebury resident John Illig, 47, is a veteran. He said having some idea what you're walking into is helpful to a Death Race competitor.
The Middlebury College squash coach has run the Death Race twice, getting to the finish line only on his second try. Illig got lost on the course during his first attempt in 2008, and admits that his anger and frustration at what he felt was a poorly marked trail led him to quit the race 17 hours in, despite feeling physically capable of finishing.
Two years later, he was back on the mountain with renewed determination to finish, and more importantly, a different perspective on the race and its unique challenges.
"(The second time around), I grasped the simple fact that it's all a big joke," Illig said. "It's very physically tough, but the contestants who finish laugh the whole way."
On his second attempt, Illig refused to let the frustrations of the race break his "mental calm," which proved essential and allowed him to finish the race in 36 hours.
"(Over) that many hours, and on a course that's (so) spread out, you're gonna have things that go wrong, like getting lost," Illig said. "And if you treat them like life and death, like I did, and get angry, and feel things are unfair, then you get in your car and go home, and you're one of the people who doesn't finish."
Weinberg, who has had relationships damaged when friends took the race too personally, echoes Illig's sentiments.
"The race isn't personal at all ... if you look at it from a personal side, you're not gonna do well. You'll struggle a little bit. You have to figure out what the race means to you, and then push yourself accordingly."
Devaney thinks he is ready, but he won't really know until sometime during the two-day challenge.
Besides inspiring him to take the step over the starting line, the attitude of his friend Frank toward his own death race has shaped Devaney's mindset in preparing for the race in Pittsfield.
"The way he's going through his life now — it's fearlessness," Devaney said. "And fearlessness isn't the absence of fear, it's going beyond fear ... understanding fear. Understanding the realities of what we all have, and feeling that fear, and then going beyond it."
Reporter Ian Trombulak is at [email protected]


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Journeying to the Land of the Eternal Ones
MY MOTHER FLEW home to China in checked baggage.
Mom and I often talked about the trip we'd someday take together to the "city of eternal spring" where she was born. In Kunming, she said, the fruits are sweeter, the mountains look like Chinese paintings and the weather is always perfect. I promised that I would go with her when my life was less hectic, but the years inexorably slipped past and suddenly, it was too late.
As she lay dying, I made the promise one last time. Yes, Mom. We'll go to China.
Nine months after her death, I fulfilled my vow. Worried that the TSA would confiscate her cremated remains from my carry-on, I packed the urn containing my mother's ashes into a suitcase filled with gifts for my Chinese relatives and entrusted the lot to United Airlines.
At baggage claim, my family and I were met by dozens of excited relations I'd never met before. Both my parents were Chinese, but I couldn't understand a word these relatives were saying—growing up in California, I was so determined to be American that I refused to attend Chinese language school, and I didn't pick it up from my parents' conversations. But my half-Caucasian son, Adam, has embraced his Chinese roots. He translated for everyone, flipping between English and Mandarin while I stood there nodding and smiling—and berating myself for having become just another clueless foreigner.
Outside the airport, Kunming looked nothing like the quaint town my mother had described. Instead I found an eight-lane freeway jammed with cars and a skyline studded with blocky high-rises. I'd long suspected that my mother had wildly embellished her stories of China, and I wondered what else had been an exaggeration.
But in the days that followed, we ventured beyond the modern city, into Yunnan Province. The Stone Forest, a set of towering rock formations, truly looked like a work of art. The ancient towns of Dali and Lijiang, the glacier surrounded by green hills on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the markets with their sweet, sweet peaches—all were as wondrous as she had promised. This was the China she had wanted me to see, a land that was not merely the fantasy of an aging woman. My mother's China was real.
On the day of the funeral, my relatives drove us out of the city in a caravan of cars, to a neighborhood of dirt roads and crumbling buildings. I was bewildered when someone handed me a black umbrella. Adam explained that we were taking my mother's ashes to visit her parents, but that she had to make the journey in shadow. Adam carried the urn; I held up the umbrella. We climbed a half mile up a dirt track, past stray dogs and chickens, and waded into a cornfield. Unprepared for this hike, I slipped and slid in my sandals; my feet were coated in mud by the time we arrived at my grandparents' tomb.
" I imagined my mother's spirit, merrily puffing away in the afterlife. "
My Chinese relatives reached into the many bags they had carried up the hill, pulled out gardening gloves and hedge clippers with which to clear away the weeds, and set my mother beside the tomb so she could visit. They burned incense, planted colorful paper flags to ward away evil spirits and laid out fruits, cakes and cookies for the dead to enjoy. I was startled to see them place two cigarettes beside my mother's urn. Her smoking was a habit I long deplored, and I almost blurted out: "Take those away, they're bad for her!" Then I imagined my mother's spirit, merrily puffing away in the afterlife.
After the visit, we carried the urn back down the hill. Another hour's drive took us into cool and forested mountains, to the serene Buddhist mausoleum where the ashes would be entombed. In China, the dead are not forgotten—my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as if gesturing at the homes of the living.
Buddhist monks led the ceremony, and although I claim no religion, I found myself dutifully bowing and chanting words that I did not understand. It was my brother's duty to clean our mother's eternal home, so he wiped down the niche and placed the urn inside.
It was my duty, as firstborn, to close the door and lock it.
I hesitated. My hand caressed my mother's urn. I thought of the turbulent journey that had been her life. How she had escaped war-torn China, leaving behind everyone she knew and loved, and never again saw her parents. How she had struggled as an immigrant in America, endured an unhappy marriage to my father and nursed a lifetime of regrets. She was back where she was born. Home at last.
I was sobbing as I locked the door.
There was one final ritual to perform. Before you leave a cemetery, someone must call out your name and say: "We are going home." You must answer: "Yes, I am going home now," so the spirits know you are departing. The relatives queued up, waiting for their names to be called, and one by one they left.
At last it was my turn. My son called my name and said, "We're going home."
But it was to my mother that I spoke when I answered: "I am going home now." To my own home, in America.
—Ms. Gerritsen is a retired physician and the author of more than a dozen thrillers, including the recently published "Last to Die," part of the Rizzoli & Isles series.
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Indiana Secretary of State Announces Major Fines Related to Ongoing ISTA Litigation
UBS will pay in excess of $600,000 to Indiana securities division for violations related to the Indiana State Teachers Association's financial troubles
INDIANAPOLIS (June 9, 2011) – Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White today announced that Securities Commissioner, Chris Naylor, has signed and approved an agreement in which UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS) shall submit to a fine of $450,000 and pay $227,000 in investigative costs to the securities division in order to settle the Commissioner's claims that UBS sold unsuitable investments to the Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) Insurance Trust. By entering into a consent decree, UBS neither admits nor denies the Commissioner's allegations.
This resolution with the Securities Commissioner follows a settlement ISTA reached directly with UBS, resolving claims brought by ISTA against UBS in the Marion County Superior Court. ISTA claimed in that lawsuit that UBS representatives had placed ISTA in unsuitable investments that resulted in massive losses in the ISTA Insurance Trust's investment portfolio. Claims by ISTA against other entities are still pending.
"We're glad to see a resolution to this part of an ongoing investigation into other violations related to the troubles surrounding ISTA," White said. "We will continue to peel away each layer of this case until we have done all we can to account for the losses incurred."
In addition to its investigation and enforcement proceedings involving the Insurance Trust, the Securities Division continues its pursuit of securities fraud claims against ISTA and the National Education Association (NEA) in a lawsuit pending in the United States District Court in Indianapolis. That lawsuit alleges that more than 20 Indiana school districts lost as much as $23 million because of misrepresentations made by ISTA representatives to schools and teachers regarding an investment component of medical programs sold by ISTA.
The ISTA Insurance Trust's current trustees have adopted a resolution that any settlement funds earmarked for ISTA relief will be held pending the outcome of what they refer to as the Naylor litigation in the Marion Superior Court, as well as the actions taken by the securities division. ISTA and the Securities Commissioner have also agreed that ISTA relief funds shall be held by the ISTA Trust and not used for ISTA general purposes for a period of 60 days, while the parties work to properly designate the distribution of the relief funds. In the event a more formal method of securing these funds for a longer term can not be reached by agreement, the Division expects to seek the court's assistance to secure the funds pending the outcome of the federal court matter.
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Checking in on the numbers for Haemonetics Corp (HAE), we have recently seen that the +DI is higher than the -DI. Traders may be keeping close watch to see if the stock is showing signs of bullish momentum.
When doing stock research, there is plenty of easily measureable data regarding publically traded companies. There is also plenty of information that is not easily measured such as competitive advantage, quality of staff, and company reputation. Because there are forces such as the human element that come into play when selecting stocks, prices may not always move as expected. Even after crunching all the numbers and digging deep into a specific company, the stock's performance still might not match expectations. Investors may realize that sometimes perception can be more powerful than reality. Human emotions can change very rapidly, and so can the prevailing market sentiment as well.
Shifting gears to the Relative Strength Index, the 14-day RSI is currently sitting at 56.63, the 7-day is 60.13, and the 3-day is currently at 52.50 for Haemonetics Corp (HAE). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a highly popular momentum indicator used for technical analysis. The RSI can help display whether the bulls or the bears are currently strongest in the market. The RSI may be used to help spot points of reversals more accurately. The RSI was developed by J. Welles Wilder. As a general rule, an RSI reading over 70 would signal overbought conditions. A reading under 30 would indicate oversold conditions. As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. RSI can also be a valuable tool for trying to spot larger market turns.
Moving average indicators are used widely for stock analysis. Many traders will use a combination of moving averages with different time frames to help review stock trend direction. One of the more popular combinations is to use the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Investors may use the 200-day MA to help smooth out the data a get a clearer long-term picture. They may look to the 50-day or 20-day to get a better grasp of what is going on with the stock in the near-term. Presently, the 200-day moving average is at 90.98 and the 50-day is 109.56.
At the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for Haemonetics Corp (HAE) is 19.01. Many technical chart analysts believe that an ADX value over 25 would suggest a strong trend. A reading under 20 would indicate no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. The ADX is typically plotted along with two other directional movement indicator lines, the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI). Some analysts believe that the ADX is one of the best trend strength indicators available.
Traders may be focusing on other technical indicators for stock assessment. Presently, Haemonetics Corp (HAE) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 114.32. The CCI technical indicator can be used to help determine if a stock is overbought or oversold. CCI may also be used to help discover divergences that could possibly signal reversal moves. A CCI closer to +100 may provide an overbought signal, and a CCI near -100 may offer an oversold signal.
Investors may be watching other technical indicators such as the Williams Percent Range or Williams %R. The Williams %R is a momentum indicator that helps measure oversold and overbought levels. This indicator compares the closing price of a stock in relation to the highs and lows over a certain time period. A common look back period is 14 days. Haemonetics Corp (HAE)'s Williams %R presently stands at -30.02. The Williams %R oscillates in a range from 0 to -100. A reading between 0 and -20 would indicate an overbought situation. A reading from -80 to -100 would indicate an oversold situation.
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This is to redesign Eagle Web Assets, Inc. (EagleWebAssets.com and EWA.CO). I'm interested in building further. Whomever wins this contest will continue onto developing other assets of our site. I want something unique and not template. I'm a harsh reviewer and I'm very blunt - I'm only looking for the best. Let's do it big guys! Development of homepage and sub pages required.
Websites that I Enjoy:
- I like how the page is centered, side menu comes in. Font's used, minimal organization.
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- I like how the footer has a zig-zag breakoff on the bottom with gradients.
- Add twitter, facebook buttons for users to connect
- I love how the content boxes are simply darker versions of the background
- The picture in the background is very strong, would love something similar. (I would like a photograph in the background)
- Buttons used are very clean, simple
- I would like the footer to be a large picture with a similar overlaying "menu" that's darker than the picture
- This is just sexy for so many reasons, I love how the objects seem to be just placed over the top
- I really like the header part with the overlaying laptop, colors used, etc.
- I love the photo blur effect
Main Pages
Like how we did with BlamAds with the four categories - unique pages for each of the below links that are built around the topic.
Homepage Splash
- I like the how clean this design is, very simple entrance webpage.
- I really like how clean this is, I want this built in.
What We Do
- Needs to be clean but scalable (as we are buying lots of companies, and making companie)
- This page highlights the companies that we own, including
- BLAM Ads
- EWA Private Network
- ThugAds
- and room for additional companies
Our Mission
- An executive profile page with pictures / subpages about our main employees.
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Way back in the Victorian era, if ones' skin was pale in color like porcelain, then that was an indication of being wealthy. On the other hand, If you were tan, then that meant that you were a laborer or a slave.
This two used to separate classes until the 1920s when a renown French designer in the name Coco Chanel stayed very long in the sun ending up having a golden tan. That set the trend that would follow into modern day. The dark golden skin was symbolic of being healthy and it was very sexy.
As we became more aware of the damage that the sun was doing to our skin, we became torn between looking healthy and being healthy. It was in the 1950s that the first sunless tanning product hit the market. We've certainly come a long way from then.
Remember the sunless tanning products of the 1970s. One could only guess what shade of orange you would turn, and the occasional person was lucky enough to come out a shade that could pass for a tan from a distance. It was during this time that sunless tanning got a bad reputation.
For years, many weren't interested in trying a product that would make them look like a pumpkin. But as the sunless tanning products improved interest in them grew. Today's products are incredibly good, so good in fact that they look like you've been basking in the sun. That healthy youthful tan can be yours right from a bottle.
With so many products on the market, there's a shade that's right for everyone. The key is to do a skin test. That will determine color as well as whether you will have any allergic reactions although reactions are rare.
Sunless tanner is designed to provide you with a safer alternative than lying out in the sun. Skin cancer is a real risk of sun tanning so in as much as you making yourself look healthier as you may be a, your are putting your health at a risk.
With a sunless tanner, you can look and feel healthy but without danger of having a skin cancer. Either you can apply your own sunless tanning product or you can opt to go to the salon and get a professional airbrush your sunless tan, or you can use one of the tanning booths and receive a very professional looking sunless tan.
If you are applying your own bed tanning lotions, make sure to allow your body a few minutes for the application to dry so as not to stain your clothing. Once the application is dry, it will begin to work its magic with your skin starting to darken almost immediately.
It's a good idea to exfoliate before applying any sun tanning lotions. That way you'll remove any of the flaking dead skin and your sunless tan will last longer. You will have to reapply every 7 to 10 days.
Soaking up the sun's rays is no longer the only option for obtaining a beautiful tan. The right sunless tanning product will reward you with a bronze tan that has you looking healthy and sexy.


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With a new album Starbound Beast coming out earlier this year, California metallers Huntress scored a choice spot on the summerlong Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival roster.
At the fest's recent tour-opening event in San Bernadino, Calif., Huntress definitely earned their billing, unleashing a furious performance on an eager audience that held their horns high.
Calling to mind European heavy metal from the 1980s, Huntress' dueling guitars provided great depth to their songs. Guitarists Blake Meahl and Anthony Crocamo seem to emit more thrash metal, but they also dabble in black metal and more melodic sounds.
Meanwhile, it is impossible to take ones eyes off Huntress' Jill Janus, whose stage presence is full of dark energy. Donning a black cape on a day where temperatures reached the triple digits, Janus stalked back and forth, alternating between creeping ghoul and marching soldier. (more…)


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The benefits of Rosemary oil are endless and it is often used in good skin care products. It is an excellent acne treatment as research has shown that rosemary has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.
Rosemary is one of the most popular essential oils as it stimulates circulation and promotes a more even skin tone. It is also used as a treatment for colds, headaches, respiratory disorders and a hair growth stimulant as it increases the circulation to the scalp.
The rosemary plant (rosmarinus officinalis) is a green shrub bush. It originates from the Mediterranean but today it grows world-wide. It grows to around 5 – 6 feet high and has leaves with flowers that are lilac and pale blue. The scent is strong, fresh and citrusy, which makes it an attractive room freshener. .
Rosemary was used by the ancient Romans in cosmetics many years ago. It is an essential oil that is used for complementary medicine and aromatherapy. Rosemary oil is made by extracting liquid from the flowers and leaves of the plants through a process of steam distillation.
Rosemary oil has a pronounced action on the brain and the central nervous system. It is excellent for clearing the mind and helping to achieve mental awareness as well as improving your memory.
Rosemary oil cleanses the skin without causing dryness and will help prevent the build-up of bacteria on your skin. Rosemary is found in many cosmetics and is an ingredient in soaps, hair products, toners and skincare products. To help treat body acne, always choose a product that contains rosemary oil.
If you are looking for an effective acne treatment then look no further than rosemary, as it is a natural ingredient it will only provide your skin your nourishment, something that your everyday acne treatment will not do.
If you experience body acne then try a rosemary acne body wash. This will be helpful for stubborn acne. Rosemary also givess a cool feeling of relief.
Don't take out word for it, try some soothing products with Rosemary in and tell us how the benefits of Rosemary affected you.


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Hampshire lost a Clydesdale Bank40 thriller against Nottinghamshire at The Ageas Bowl tonight.
James Taylor hit a 77-ball 115* as Nottinghamshire made 277-4 after Michael Lumb was lbw for 0 on his return to Hampshire.
But half-centuries from Jimmy Adams, Michael Carberry and Sean Ervine - and a brave 48 from Dimi Mascarenhas - took the game to the final over.
Hampshire needed 15 from the last six balls, but Darren Pattinson held his nerve as the Royals suffered their first CB40 defeat of the season, by 12 runs.
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"Corn, beans and Florida" is an expression I have heard about farmers for years. While it may ring true for a few grain farmers, it certainly does not for most livestock farmers. Once the crops are in and the fall field work is done, there is plenty to do on a cow-calf operation that does not include going to Florida for the winter!
Of course there are meetings of all sorts — new chemicals, new corn and bean hybrids, farm bill, crop insurance, farm succession and planning to name a few. Farmers are also spending the winter months working on or updating their machinery and delivering corn and beans that have been sold.
Once we got our cows pregnancy-checked and culled the open or late calvers, we focus on the nutritional needs of the cows through the winter. The cows must be kept in good body condition for when they calve in March or April. The first step was actually taken at pregnancy checking. The cows we kept were vaccinated to help the cows pass immunity to their calves against bacterial viral respiratory diseases and also to help prevent diarrhea in the calves. We also treat the cows to control internal and external parasites.
The next important step is nutrition. On our farm the cows get free choice alfalfa hay, salt blocks and 32 percent protein lick tubs that also contain important micro- or trace ingredients such as calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, zinc and boron. We feel we are meeting the nutritional needs because we have very high quality hay. Some producers that do not have access to good hay feed, corn silage or supplement poor quality hay with dried or wet distillers grains (DDGS or WDGS). Another supplement is corn distillers solubles (CDS). CDS is becoming a very economical supplement if you can get a reliable supply. All these supplements are by-products of the ethanol industry.
Early winter is also the time to look at upgrading or changing the cow herd genetics. If it is time to get a new bull, this is probably the most economical way to go. It is less costly than trying to replace half your cow herd. There are private treaty bull sales all around the state. There are also university-sponsored bull sales all winter. One of the largest bull sales is held Feb. 21 in Springfield. This is during the Illinois Beef Expo held at the state fairgrounds. The expo is a four-day event featuring breed association sales, judging contests, junior shows and the Illinois Beef Association trade show along with the main event, of course, the Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale. Angus, Simmental, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn, Limousin and Gelbvieh are among the breeds to be represented.
As I mentioned earlier, winter is for meetings, and March is probably the busiest month of all. March 13 is the IBNIPPA legislative reception, and March 14 is Illinois Ag Legislative Day. Both events will be held in Springfield, of course. March 9 is important locally as the Bureau County Cattlemen will host its annual meeting. Our speaker will be the new Illinois Beef Executive Vice President Reid Blossom. Invitations are in the mail, but if you don't receive one and would like to attend, call me at 815-646-4735 or Mike Thacker (815-303-9650) for reservations. The meeting will be held at the Ye Olde Underground Inn beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late in 2012 the final rule for ADT animal disease traceability). Points of information concerning the rule are printed in the January/February Illinois Beef magazine. The Illinois Beef Board felt this was a necessary service to its members. If you do not belong to the Illinois Beef Association, you can join online or call a board member such as myself, and we will gladly sign you up and explain the benefits of membership.
On our farm we are about five weeks away from calving time, and it has been a mild winter for the cows so far. This past week of rain has brought some needed moisture, although I don't know how much of it got through the frost. It has made the field where we feed the cows pretty muddy, but the next freeze will allow us to clean the barn so the cows will have nice dry bedding for the remainder of the winter, and the calves will have a dry, warm place to get out of the weather.
A little personal P.S. to the beginning of this column in that this year this cow-calf producer will be going to Florida. We will be attending our daughter's wedding. Hopefully we get a break in calving and get back before it is time to plant. Congratulations Dawn and Chris!
Until my next column, thank the Lord for all His blessings, remember what Easter is really about, have a safe and successful calving season and Eat Beef — it's what you want for dinner!
Larry Magnuson farms south of Tiskilwa and serves on the Illinois Beef Board.


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Top 6 Fun Cars for $25,000
Although it was once true that shoppers interested in sports cars like the Ford Mustang had to step up to a top-line trim level for exciting performance, that's no longer the case. We've rounded up several of our favorite sporty cars that provide exciting thrills even in their most basic trim levels. And we've capped our budget at $25,000, ensuring that performance-minded shoppers don't have to break the bank to have a little fun.
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet's sporty Camaro packs a lot of thrills into its base price of around $24,000--even in the V6-powered LS trim level. While that model may not boast the 6.2-liter V8 found in the Camaro SS, it still produces a stunning 323 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque. That's enough for zero-to-60 times of around six seconds, and that's despite fuel economy figures of just below 20 miles per gallon in the city and nearly 30 mpg on the highway. Best of all, the Camaro LS boasts a long list of equipment, including automatic headlights, Bluetooth, satellite radio and cruise control. This one will never feel like a "base model" car.
Dodge Challenger
With a base price of $24,995 before shipping, the Dodge Challenger tugs violently on our $25,000 budget. But with parent company Chrysler offering several attractive incentives on the retro-styled coupe, we think most shoppers can walk away with a V6-powered Challenger SXT for around $25,000 or less. And while it's no V8-powered Challenger R/T, the SXT still boasts Chrysler's muscular Pentastar V6--a robust new power plant that's good for 305 hp and 268 lb-ft of torque. While some shoppers may lament the lack of a manual gearbox in the SXT, those who would prefer to let the car do the shifting will enjoy the Challenger thanks to zero-to-60 times of around 6.3 seconds, not to mention styling that draws jealous gazes on the road.
Ford Mustang
Priced from $22,200 before destination, the sporty V6-powered Mustang is a great choice for shoppers interested in a brand new high-performance car without splurging on a $31,000-plus Mustang GT. And while the Mustang V6 doesn't offer the same brawny 420-hp as its V8 stable mate, we think the V6 still provides ample thrills thanks to its 305 hp, 280 lb-ft of torque and standard 6-speed manual transmission. Best of all, the Mustang V6 offers a far superior fuel economy to the GT, with an EPA-estimated 19 mpg in the city and up to 31 mpg on the highway with its available 6-speed automatic transmission.
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Although the Genesis Coupe's base price of $24,250 before destination is testing the limits of our budget, we think savvy shoppers might be able to negotiate a deal on the sporty two-door, even in light of its recent update for 2013. And while it would be easy to get a leftover 2012 Genesis Coupe for under $25,000, we strongly recommend the new model. The 2013 Genesis features a new 274-hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, which boasts 60 horses more than its predecessor. And while the Genesis Coupe's available 348-hp V6 is tempting, we hardly think it's necessary, especially since this engine can scoot to 60 mph from a standing stop in just six seconds and still do up to 30 mpg in highway driving.
Mini Cooper
Sure, the turbocharged Mini Cooper S offers a delightful driving experience in the corners. But for shoppers who don't want to risk a ticket--or spend a fortune on fuel--we think the base-level Mini Cooper provides a more than adequate alternative. While its 121-hp 1.6-liter 4-cylinder doesn't offer tremendous power, the small hatchback still handles terrifically thanks to taut suspension and a wide front track. The Mini Cooper also flirts with 40 mpg in highway driving with its standard 5-speed manual transmission and reaches nearly 30 mpg with either manual or available automatic transmissions in city driving.
Volkswagen GTI
Volkswagen's 256-hp Golf R is certainly a tempting new proposition, but we think most buyers will be highly satisfied with a base-level GTI. While its 200-hp 4-cylinder may not seem muscular, the engine's turbocharged power delivery and ample torque help propel the hatchback to 60 mph from a standing stop in just 6.2 seconds. Not only is that less than a second behind the Golf R, the GTI is also far more affordable, with a base price of around $24,500 after destination. Best of all, the GTI achieves surprisingly miserly fuel economy figures of 21 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway with its standard 6-speed manual transmission--that is, if you can keep your foot from constantly mashing the accelerator.
What it means to you: If you're interested in a sporty new ride at a reasonable price, our list has several great base-model options that provide just that.


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Real Salt Lake forward Olmes Garcia was named to MLSsoccer.com's 24 under 24 list on Tuesday, placing 19th on the site's list of top MLS players under the age of 24.
Garcia's honor is very well-deserved – the 20-year-old Colombian has five goals and four assists in 21 league games for RSL, just seven of which have been starts.
Check out MLSsoccer.com's write-up on Garcia below. Make sure to stay tuned to the site this week for the entire 24 under 24 list.
19. Olmes Garcia
Pos: F | Real Salt Lake | Age: 20
The speedy 20-year-old Colombian striker is just another one of RSL's goal-scoring threats in 2013. Utilized more off the bench as a sparkplug for the highest-scoring MLS club, the first-year player has tallied (as of Sept. 11) five goals and four assists. All five of his goals have come while subbing on for Jason Kreis' club. All four of his helpers have come in games he started. The good news for RSL fans – Garcia is locked in with Salt Lake for five years.
What TDs and coaches like: "Because of the style of the game RSL play, he will do well. I think he has a great future ahead of him. ... He scored a great goal against us, and I think that he's got the ability to finish. He's a dangerous kind of player. ... He has the potential to be a very good player. He's got good pace, good size and an ability to score goals."
Where TDs and coaches want improvement: "It's going to be an up-and-down year for him. He shows at times brilliance and not as brilliant in other games. ... To be able to play off the ball. You can see when he has the ball, he does the right things, but he needs to improve off the ball. He needs to position himself better. ... He needs to improve his finishing."
Opta Says: Among players eligible for 24 Under 24, only Juan Agudelo (0.7) has more goals per 90 minutes than Olmes Garcia (0.5) during the 2013 season.


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The first female Marines began enlisted infantry training today as the Corps launched a year of research into prospects for women in the service's defining combat specialty – the "0311" rifleman.
Female officers were allowed to try Marine infantry training starting last fall, but this is the first time enlisted women have had the chance to test their mettle in the warfighting job at the heart of the Corps.
Fifteen female Marines started the first of 59 days of training today with roughly 250 men in Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion. They checked in Tuesday with the School of Infantry East at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Defense Department, under pressure from Congress to eliminate or justify gender-based employment restrictions, rescinded its direct ground combat exclusion policy for women in January. The services were required to present plans for integrating women into all job fields by 2016, or justify why an exception should be granted.
Air combat and most warships have been open to women since the mid-1990s.
For now, women attempting Marine infantry training will not be assigned to the infantry even if they pass. Completion of the infantry course will be documented in their personnel records and help the commandant determine whether to recommend opening the field to women.
Marine officials said they were surprised at how many enlisted women are interested in the infantry. Some 51 percent of about 720 surveyed at Parris Island, S.C., where all female recruits become Marines, said they would consider volunteering for infantry training.
"Most of them feel that this is something historic," said retired Marine Lt. Col. Leon Pappa, who is leading the research for Training and Education Command. Other reasons cited by respondents included: the hope of fighting in the infantry someday, desire for a challenge, and the belief that women should be allowed into the infantry.
Among a company of 114 women who graduated from boot camp this month, 42 passed the physical requirements to enter infantry training and 19 of those volunteered for the research program. Four reconsidered after reporting to Infantry Training Battalion and will proceed with their regular job training.
The women are undergoing the same physical screening tests for the infantry as men, including a three pull-up requirement, Pappa said.
Top reasons cited by female recruits who said they were not interested in infantry training were the risk of injury and satisfaction with the job for which they enlisted.
Adding women to the infantry and other direct ground combat jobs is vehemently opposed by many veterans and active duty troops. Critics say women are unfit for hand-to-hand combat, integration would be disruptive and combat effectiveness reduced.
Many also fear that standards will be lowered to help more women qualify despite weaker average upper-body strength and increased susceptibility to stress fractures under heavy loads.
Other countries that have women infantry now include New Zealand, Israel (in a specialized unit), and Canada -- which opened the field to them in 1989. Australia has been researching the issue for five years and made the change this year; it has one female officer in infantry training now and another who will begin soon, U.S. Marine officials said.
Very few women have joined infantry units in those countries, and their unit cohesion with male counterparts has sometimes been rough. A female infantry officer from Canada who spoke at Quantico, Va., home of The Basic School and the infantry officer course, said maintaining existing standards for pullups and other physical tasks is critical for women to earn the respect and trust of their brothers-in-arms.
The Marine Corps was the first of the U.S. armed forces to allow women on an experimental basis into infantry training. The Army and U.S. Special Operations Command are still evaluating whether to accept females in direct ground combat training.
For the Corps, the most male among the armed forces and most dominated by grunt infantry, allowing women to serve in that all-male bastion would be the biggest change in the service's 238-year history.
When the Corps released its timeline in June for potentially integrating women into the infantry by fall 2015, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, said "this is a big shock to Marine Corps culture and history.
"The infantry is the Marine Corps," said Hunter, who served as an artillery officer.
The Corps surveyed troops last year about women in combat and found that about 17 percent of male respondents said they would likely leave the service if women are allowed into combat jobs. If given the chance, 34 percent of female respondents said they would volunteer for a ground combat unit.
The Commandant, Gen. James Amos, visited Parris Island and the Camp Geiger area of Camp Lejeune last week to discuss the infantry research.
Pappa said there hasn't been much pushback against accepting female volunteers at the infantry school.
"Everyone understands that we've been doing this research almost two years and the importance of providing the commandant with data," he said.
Among Infantry Training Battalion staff, "their only concern was will they have to do something different in training females," Pappa said. The answer was no: "You train them just like the males."
The men and women starting infantry training this week are following the same program as always, he said: "we are not changing standards or doing anything different."
Infantry training
After initial physical screening tests, the first half of the infantry course is virtually the same as the 30-day Marine Combat Training all other enlisted Marines must attend under the service's "every Marine a rifleman" ethos. Both programs include long hikes, field training, marksmanship, patrolling and other basic infantry skills.
The second half of the infantry course delves deeper into job requirements for riflemen, including urban fighting, advanced weaponry and tactics instruction, and a two or three-day culminating field exercise.
Women in Delta Company are housed in their own squad bay but their training is integrated with men, as it is during Marine Combat Training. Three female combat instructors and a female first sergeant from that program were assigned to the infantry school to act as mentors for the women volunteers.
In a parallel line of research, the Corps started accepting women into its infantry officer course last fall. So far six have attempted the 13-week course. None passed.
Odds of success are higher among the much larger pool of female enlisted Marines attempting the shorter, eight-week infantry course. The women volunteers can drop out of the infantry course at any time, unlike the men training for the military occupation speciality in their enlistment contract.
Women volunteers will be accepted into all 17 rounds of the enlisted infantry course this year before researchers present findings to the commandant by October 2014. The goal is to have 300 women volunteer for Infantry Training Battalion, evaluate their physical and academic performance, determine how many women are interested in the infantry, and why.
New jobs
The armed forces took steps to open some ground combat units and jobs to women last year, before the Pentagon rescinded its policy.
Since then, the Marine Corps has opened 92 jobs for women, for ground intelligence officers and positions in the three Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies, said Maj. Shawn Haney, spokeswoman for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
The Marine plan signed by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on May 2 detailed the potential timeline for opening a total of 54,000 active-duty and 16,000 reserve billets reserved for men.
As it stands, 31 primary job categories out of 335 in the Marine Corps are closed to women, in addition to 16 other job categories.
Of those, the largest category by far includes the infantry, followed by artillery and combat engineers. Among the nearly 35,000 active-duty Marine positions in primary job categories closed to women, the integration plan indicated more than 25,000 fall in the infantry, including rifleman, machine-gunner and mortar man.
The Army, by comparison, which is more than five times the size of the Marine Corps, planned to potentially open 61,255 infantry positions to women among its active-duty, guard and reserve forces.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that the United Kingdom has female infantry. It does not. U-T San Diego regrets the error.


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The AD7839 contains eight 13-bit, voltage-output DACs on one monolithic chip. It has output voltages with a full-scale range of ± 10 V from reference voltages of ± 5 V. There are three separate differential references; one for DACs A and B, one for DACs G and H and one for DACs C, D, E and F. The AD7839 accepts 13-bit parallel loaded data from the external bus into one of the input latches under the control of the WR, CS and DAC address pins, A0-A2. The DAC outputs are updated on reception of new data into the DAC registers. Each DAC output is buffered with a gain-of-two amplifier into which an external DAC offset voltage can be inserted via the DUTGND pins. The AD7839 is available in a 44 pin PQFP package.
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The keynote address will be brought by Rev. Forrest L. Curry, pastor of Moses Chapel CME Church of Gilmer.
He will be accompanied by the Moses Chapel Mass Choir.
Admission is free.
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This tutorial will help you configure these two important MySQL GUIs to connect and do sessions in the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol. This will ensure that communication to your MySQL server is encrypted. Encrypted communication ensures the integrity and security of your data against unauthorized third party packet sniffers on the Internet.
You can find the HeidiSQL GUI and MySQL Query Browser online at the links shown.
The Basic Requirements
In order to make these MySQL GUIs work with SSH, you should meet the following requirements:
1. You have SSH enabled for your hosting account. Check with your hosting company to see if you have SSH enabled.
2. You have an SSH client. This tutorial uses the Putty SSH Client, which you can download here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
For the Linux version (Ubuntu), you can simply go to Applications — Ubuntu Software Center – Internet — and click Putty SSH Client to install.
3. If you are going to use HeidiSQL, which is an entirely MySQL GUI (there is no need to run commands to work with a database and tables), you can download it here: http://www.heidisql.com/
HeidiSQL is a Windows-based MySQL GUI but will run perfectly in Linux using Wine.
4. If you like the native MySQL GUI which is MySQL Query Browser, you can download it here for Windows: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html and select the Windows version.
If you are using Linux Ubuntu, you can also download it at Applications — Ubuntu Software Center – Programming – MySQL Query Browser — and click it to install.
{mospagebreak title=SSH Port Forwarding: The Solution}
Without encryption, it is said that your data (including your MySQL log-in information) will travel as packets on the Internet in "clear text format." If a hacker (or anyone) sniffs that data using a third-party application, he or she will immediately see and understand the information. If the sniffed data is your MySQL log-in, it can be compromised.
The solution is to encrypt packets using SSH is to employ "Port forwarding" techniques. It is illustrated in the screen shot below:
If a MySQL GUI (HeidiSQL or MySQL query browser) connects to your MySQL server "securely," the first thing that will happen is that it will use a local host port other than the one that your local MySQL server is using. MySQL commonly uses Port 3306 for its communications. If you are developer, chances are you have MySQL installed locally, which also uses Port 3306.
To prevent any possibility of conflict, it will use Port 3307 locally, which is then detected by an SSH Client (Putty) and "port forward" to Port 3306 in your remote MySQL server. Of course, before your SSH client can accomplish this task, it must first be connected to your remote SSH server, which is your web host.
To enable port forwarding, you need to configure Putty to accomplish that job. The result is that the SSH client will sit "in between" your MySQL GUI and your hosting MySQL server. All traffic traveling from your SSH client (in your local computer) to your remote MySQL server Port 3306 has been encrypted using SSH.
To summarize, your MySQL GUI uses local port 3307, which is "port forwarded" by the Putty SSH Client to your remote MySQL server using standard MySQL port 3306. This is how the encryption of MySQL data has been accomplished.
{mospagebreak title=Step 1: Enable Port Forwarding in Putty for MySQL SSH Application}
First, you need to enable port forwarding in Putty for MySQL purposes. To do this, follow the procedure below.
1. Launch Putty.
2. Go to Session; under "Category," enter the following required log-in information:
Host name: this is your hosting account SSH hostname (this is NOT your MySQL hostname).
Port: This is your SSH port. Contact your web hosting company to find out which SSH port they use. The standard SSH port is 22, but some hosting companies use different ports.
Under Connection Type: Select "SSH"
For example, suppose you have the following SSH log-in for your website (from your hosting account):
hostname: yourwebsite.com
port: 22
connection type: ssh
3. Under Connection — SSH – click Tunnels. This is where you will configure your port forwarding options. Fill in the data listed below.
- Source port: 3307
- Destination: yourmysqlserverhostname:3306
- Check " Local"
- Check " Auto"
Now click "Add."
For example, suppose your MySQL hostname is: codex345.extremehost.com
After clicking "Add," your options for controlling SSH port forwarding should look like the screen shot below.
4. Finally, after going through steps 1 to 3 above, click "Open." Putty will connect to your SSH server.
5. Enter your SSH username and password.
6. If you finally see the bash prompt that ends with "$", you have successfully connected to your SSH hosting server and enabled port forwarding.
{mospagebreak title=Step 2: Configure your MySQL Graphical User Interface (GUI)}
Finally you are ready to connect to your MySQL server in SSH, because the port forwarding at local port 3307 has been enabled. Suppose you have the following MySQL log-in information below:
MySQL username: codexm
MySQL password: coolguy
It's VERY IMPORTANT that you execute step 2 while Putty is still connected to your SSH server. Do not disconnect the Putty connection that you made in step 1 or else you will not be able to connect to your MYSQL server in step 2.
Using HeidiSQL
Follow the procedure below.
1. Launch HeidiSQL.
2. Click "New" in the Session Manager.
3. Configure the following:
Network Type: TCP/IP
Hostname: 127.0.0.1
User: codexm
Password: coolguy
Port: 3307
Compressed client/server protocol: Checked
After entering the details above, it should look like the screen shot below:
4. Click OPEN. If there are no errors, you have successfully connected to your MySQL server using SSH, and HeidiSQL will then show you your databases.
Using MySQL Query Browser
If you are using the MySQL Query Browser, follow the procedure below.
1. Launch MySQL Query Browser.
2. Configure the options below:
Stored connection: (leave this blank)
Server hostname: 127.0.0.1
Port: 3307
Username: codexm
Password: coolguy
Default schema: (leave this blank)
After entering the above configuration details, it should look like the screen shot below:
There are two important things you need to note regarding the use of MySQL GUI.
First, there may be times when you can not establish a connection to your MySQL server even though you have perfectly followed the steps outlined in this tutorial. If this happens, you need to contact your web host and report that error. This might be due to some MySQL server restrictions they have imposed.
Second, if you are not certain as to whether your connection has been encrypted, you can inspect the packets going out of your network card using Wireshark and compare them with the packets leaving your computer using an unencrypted MySQL session. The recommended test procedure, if you are interested in doing this, is as follows:
Step 1: Install Wireshark.
Step 2: Hit capture to make Wireshark capture packets from your network interface card.
Step 3: Just seconds after hitting capture, log in to your MySQL server using phpMyAdmin "unencrypted."
Step 4: Immediately after pressing login (around three seconds later), hit stop capture.
Step 5: Look for any POST entry in the packets gathered. You will surely get your username and password in "clear text" because they are not encrypted.
Now, using your MySQL GUI and Putty, configure them so that they will connect to your MySQL server using SSH. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above. In step 3, instead of hitting the login button in phpMyAdmin, you will hit the Connect/Open button in MySQL GUI.
Just seconds after hitting "Connect," hit stop capture in Wireshark. If you examine those capture packets very closely, you will not be able to understand them because they are not in "clear text form;" instead, they are encrypted.


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Have you started to deck the halls yet? My kids always tell their friends that our house looks like the North Pole at Christmas.
They love to tease me about it, but secretly I know they love it. My husband really pushed the limit one year, when he attempted to spray-paint the front yard white. I think he was trying to create a Griswold Family Christmas.
Thankfully, he realized after spray-painting a tiny portion of the yard that it would take forever and decided not to do it.
One of my favorite things to do around the holidays is to walk around and look at every store's holiday displays. I am especially partial to snowmen. I was shopping the other day and someone jokingly asked me if I had ways to save on decorations. I gave them a few quick tips in the store and decided it was a good topic for all of us. I will be referencing the Dollar Tree quite a bit. Just in case you don't already know, everything at the Dollar Tree is $1. (Sometimes things are cheaper - just look for special tags on the shelves).
If you haven't checked out pinterest.com yet, you really need to. The site is full of great frugal decorating ideas and plenty of ideas to go along with the popular mischievous elf on the shelf. The ideas below are ones that I came up with myself but I have pinned plenty of other great ones that I like on Pinterest. You can follow me at pinterest.com/savvymichelle.
Save money on ornaments
One of the traditions we started when we were first married was to purchase a new ornament each year that was meaningful to that time in our lives.
We continued that tradition when our children were born; we purchase a special ornament for each of them every year.
We try to find something that matches their interests or hobbies at that time. We have Spider-Man and Barbie, figures cheerleading, hunting, playing baseball or football, and many other fun, memorable ornaments.
• Check the Dollar Tree - they always have a wonderful assortment of ornaments, or things that can be made into ornaments. Bring out your creative side and glue special photos to those coasters.
• Hallmark has great ornaments, but they can be very costly; however, sometimes it has the ornament that fits the moment perfectly. If you are going to purchase an ornament there, make sure you check the Hallmark website for coupons. Right now, they have a $5 off $10 purchase on the site at hallmark.com/offers/holiday. The coupon doesn't expire until Dec. 23, so I will be watching for some great deals.
• AC Moore and Michael's often have coupons in their store circulars. Pick up a Sunday paper to snag the coupons. The sales flyers they leave in their stores typically do not have the coupons in them because the coupons are meant to bring shoppers into the store and they figure if you are already there, you had planned to shop anyway. Don't miss out on additional savings. They sell cute ornaments and have kits so you can create your own.
• Give bulbs your own unique touch. Paint a child's hand white with poster paint and have them hold the bulb (not a hot one) in the palm of their hands. This will leave their hand prints on the bulb. The palm of the hand will be on the bottom of the bulb and the fingers will be on the body. Turn those finger markings into snowmen once they have dried. Use a paint pen to make eyes, buttons and a top hat.
Create inexpensive wall hangings
I love to hang festive pictures on the walls. I recently purchased one at Home Goods for around $25; the wall hanging reminded me of my husband's grandfather's house in the winter time. I absolutely love it, and wanted to buy a few more that they had, but it wasn't in my budget. I started shopping around and came up with some ways to make some very inexpensive wall hangings.
• Make a wall hanging out of a gift bag. I found an adorable snowman bag at the Dollar Tree. The handle was white ribbon, and is a perfect decorative hanger. I purchased the bag to make two adorable wall hangings. (The same picture was on each side of the bag). I used scissors to cut the bag into two pieces - I just cut straight down the creased edge and across the bottom. I folded the pieces from the sides and taped them to the back of the bag for reinforcements. They turned out adorable and only cost me $1 for two wall hangings! These would make great gifts, too. To make them have a more polished look, you could attach colored poster board to the back. If you receive an adorable gift bag this year, be sure to save it and repurpose it later.
• For a fun, three-dimensional wall hanging, wrap a shoe box with festive paper. I like to use the foil door hangings that are only $1 at Family Dollar. Place a favorite ornament or plush toy in the center and then hang on the wall. To create an easy hanger, just poke holes in the outside of the box, thread yarn through the holes and tie into a knot. I told you earlier that we have purchased ornaments for our kids every year, but guess what? Not a single person in my family enjoys decorating a tree. I will be creating some fun wall hangings for them with those ornaments. I plan to include a photo of them on the wrapped box and then attach the ornament to it.
Turn holiday cards into decorations
• If you made a family holiday photo card, be sure to save one for yourself and place it in a frame. If you make holiday cards every year, decorate the frames with the year the photo was taken. As your collection grows, you can look back at how much everyone has changed. You can get cheap frames at the Dollar Tree.
• Those cute holiday cards you end up throwing in the trash when the season is over can be repurposed. Just use colored duct tape to trim the card and hang it on the wall. Another option would be to frame the card in a cheap frame.
Decorate festive picture frames
Dollar Tree frames can be covered with colored duct tape or painted to look festive. Use a hot-glue gun to attach bows, tiny ornaments or tinsel to the frame.
Spray fake snow on the mirrors
Every year, I spray fake snow on the edges of the bathroom mirrors, china closet and other glass surfaces. A can is usually only $1, and it lasts a very long time. I just store it until the next year and reuse it. It comes off of glass easily with Windex, but be sure not to get it on furniture.
Create a festive centerpiece
I love those candle centerpieces that you see with the garland and pine cones. I picked one up last year at AC Moore and used a 50 percent off coupon to snag one for around $13. I wanted another one but wanted something a little different. I found a way to create an even better one ... for less.
• The Dollar Tree has wine goblets and martini glasses. If you turn them upside down, the round bottom holds a pillar candle perfectly. I chose to purchase three wine glasses and two martini glasses so that I could have varying heights. By turning the wine glasses and martini glasses upside down, you are also creating a clear glass globe. Place a cute holiday figurine under each glass. The cool thing about this centerpiece is you can change it to match whatever the current holiday is. (Easter bunnies, pumpkins, hearts, etc.) I plan to sprinkle pine cones around the outside of my glasses. You can purchase these in stores, but this savvy shopper will be picking hers up off of the ground. (I will be leaving the bugs behind, of course.) I purchased five glasses and five candles, so the whole set-up only cost me $11.
I hope this helps you deck the halls and enjoy a festive holiday season. If you have a frugal decorating idea, please post it and some pictures on Facebook at www.savannahnow.com/savvyshopper. If you have a Pinterest board to share, post the link to us on Facebook.
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Option Trading: Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP) Winning Long Put Spreads Can Outperform Earnings
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP) : Winning Long Put Spreads Can Outperform EarningsDate Published: 2017-04-21
We're going to look at a wonderful result using long put spreads for Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. by pinpointing earnings risk, and then navigating around it. This is the information that the top 0.1% have and now it's time for us all to see it.
With relative ease we can become experts -- to see the risks we want to take and see those that we want to avoid, which ultimately allows us to optimize our results. This is one of those cases.
There is a lot less 'luck' involved in successful option trading than many people have come to understand. We can get specific with long put spreads on AHGP in this dossier. Let's look at a two-year back-test of a long put spread strategy and use the following easy rules:
* Test monthly options, which means rolling the put spread every 30-days.
* Avoid holding a position during earnings.
* Study an out of the money put spread -- specifically the 30 delta / 10 delta spread.
* Test the put spread looking back at two-years of history.
More than all the numbers, we simply want to walk down a path that demonstrates that it is actually quite easy to optimize our trades with the right tools. In the set up image below we just tap the rules we want to test.
Next we glance at the returns.
If we did this 30 delta / 10 delta long put spread in Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP) over the last two-years but always skipped earnings we get these results:
|long 30 Delta / 10 Put Spread
|* Trade Frequency: 30 Days
|* Back-test length: two-years
|* Always Avoid Earnings
|Gross Gain:
|Gross Loss:
|Long Put Spread Return:
|Stock Return:
|Option Out-performance
First we note that the long put spread strategy actually produced a higher return than the stock 465.8% versus -31.3% or a 497.1% out-performance.
Buying a put spread spread every 30-days in AHGP has been a pretty substantial winner over the last two-years returning  465.8%. Even better, the strategy has outperformed the long put spread that was held during earnings. Let's turn to that piece, now.
That initial move -- examining long put spreads while avoiding earnings is clever. It definitely gets us a study ahead of most casual option traders. But we can move our knowledge yet further.
The next move will implement the same back-test rules and deltas, but this time we will only test results during earnings. To be perfectly clear, we test the long put spread that is opened two-days before earnings, lets earnings occur, and then closes the option position two-days after earnings.
Here are those results for the same 30 delta / 10 delta long put spread:
|long 30 Delta / 10 Put Spread
|* Trade Frequency: 30 Days
|* Back-test length: two-years
|* Only Trade Earnings
|Gross Gain:
|Gross Loss:
|Long Put Spread Return:
While selling a put spread in Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. during earnings did prove to be a winner, more importantly, it returned less than the same long put spread that avoided earnings. While this clever use of avoiding earnings has outperformed the long put spread that was held during earnings, there's a bigger picture here. Let's turn to that piece, now.
For clarity we chart the stock returns, the long put spread (ps) strategy with earnings and the one that avoids earnings, below.
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Stock
and Long Puts Spreads %
The concept here is straight forward, friends: securing knowledge before entering an option position constructs a mind set about what to trade, when to trade it and even if the trade is worth it at all. Now we can see this practice taken further, beyond Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. and put spreads.


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When any race team starts a season dreams of becoming champions by the end is the main objective. The BMW Team RLL is fighting hard and well when it comes to realizing this dream.
For the third time in four years the team has won the four hour endurance race at Road America in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. Successfully taking home the checkered flag 2.63 seconds ahead of No. 45 Porsche with Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller at the wheel of their BMW M3 GT (No. 55) in the GT Class of the American Le Mans Series.
Starting from fourth, Auberlen would hold onto his position before handing the reigns over to Müller after the first 30 laps. Müller stepped in and shot off only to be met with the races first full-course caution. While the rest of the field pitted Müller would remain out and slot to P1. After another 30 laps, and falling back to fifth, it was Auberlen's turn back in the car. During the first lap of his second stint Auberlen would be forced back to the pits to tighten the left rear wheel. Now in a dismal 11th place, Auberlen seemed to take on the Team RLL mantra "Focus Forward" to another level. Fighting his way back to fourth in 17 laps.
Pitting on the 76th lap for fuel and tires Auberlen returned to the field in 5th and made it just before the next full-course yellow flag waved, allowing Auberlen to move up to first as the others pulled into the pits. Only 38 minutes remained of the four-hour race and once under the restart Auberlen would hold onto the lead even as another yellow would slow the field. But the shadow of the checkered flag would ultimately fall on him at the finish line.
No. 56 M3 GT of Dirk Müller and Jonathan Summerton would finish 10th after Müller was ran of the track by a rival two laps before the finish, dashing the hopes of a 1-2 finish for BMW.
As a result of the weekends race BMW now moves into second place for the GT Class Manufacturer points and BMW Team RLL into second as well in Team Points. Dirk Müller falls to third as Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller move into fifth for drivers points.


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(CNN) -- Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba confirmed his switch to China's Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday, a move which will reunite him with former Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka.
Drogba announced he would leave Chelsea days after scoring the penalty which beat Bayern Munich in last month's European Champions League final, and the 34-year-old has signed a two-year deal to become the Chinese Super League's latest high-profile star.
The two-time African footballer of the year will reportedly be paid £200,000 ($315,000) a week, which would make him China's highest-paid player.
"I have considered all the offers I have received in the past few weeks, but feel that Shanghai Shenhua FC is the right move for me at this time," said Drogba in a statement released through his representatives.
"I am looking forward to a new challenge, to experiencing a new culture, and I'm excited about the new developments in the Chinese Super League."I hope to help promote Chinese football around the world and further improve the links between China and Africa."
Former France international Anelka made the move from Stamford Bridge to Shanghai in January and even had a brief spell as the team's coach following Jean Tigana's exit in April.
Former Argentina coach Sergio Batista is now in charge of the team, and he is looking forward to working with former Marseille star Drogba.
"Drogba is a very good soccer player, his outstanding skills and amazing experience will give us motivation to improve our games," said Argentina's 1986 World Cup winner.
"It is my honor to invite him to join in our team. At last I have to say that the club owner Zhu Jun did his utmost to bring Drogba to Shenhua."
Shanghai is currently 12th in the league, with only three wins all season. But Shenhua owner Zhu is confident Drogba can have a positive impact on results as he seeks his first title since taking over in 2007 -- and the club's first since 2003.
Drogba scored 157 goals for Chelsea in his eight seasons at the club, winning three English Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups as well as the London club's long-awaited first European crown.
"We have been wanting to sign Didier for a while, and are very happy that it has finally happened," said Zhu.
"He is an incredible player, who has won so many trophies in his career, we feel that his experience and ability will be a very valuable asset to our squad.
"Shanghai is one of the most influential cities in the world, and we are very excited to welcome Didier here."
Drogba and Anelka are two of a number of soccer stars to have joined China's premier football competition.
Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi is now in charge at Guangzhou Evergrande, an ambitious club who in the last year have signed Argentine Dario Conca and Paraguay's Lucas Barrios.
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/sport/football/drogba-shanghai-anelka-shenhua/
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