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Using the ResetDRM tool on Windows 8
This guide will walk you through using the ResetDRM.exe tool successfully on Windows 8. Out of the box it isn't officially supported, but after re-installing Windows 8.1 a few weeks ago I noticed my Zune / Xbox Music pass music wasn't playing - not the stuff already downloaded nor streaming. So I had to find a way to get it working.
Zune was throwing a couple of different errors codes including C00D11CD and C00D2721. Windows Media Player was also effected, pretty good indication for whatever reason the DRM system on the machine was frazzled. My likely candidate was my RAM being overclocked by about 30% during installation, which did throw a few errors.
Presumbily if you've found this walkthrough you've already got the ResetDRM tool, if not you can download it from the Microsoft website. A quick glance at the tool showed it to be a self-extracting cabinet file.
I used WinRAR to have a look inside, but WinZip or similar tools would also open it up, this can be simply done by dragging it onto WinRAR.
From here what we need to do is extract it somewhere, just dragging the files onto the desktop will do the trick.
Next we need an elevated command prompt, which on Windows 8.1 is as simple as right-clicking the Start button and choosing Command Prompt (Admin).
From here we just need to run it, we'll also use the -v option. If you extracted it to your desktop you can run it by typing the following:
%userprofile%\desktop\cleandrm.exe -v
And then hit enter. That should successfully run the tool.
Upgrading from Windows Home Server to Windows Server 2012 Essentials
A couple of weeks back I started the upgrade from Windows Home Server to Windows Server 2012 Essentials. I never bothered moving to Windows Home Server 2011, the lack of Drive Extender was the deal breaker for me. But with WHSv1 falling out of support, it had to be done, that plus all the drives were almost full, which was having a noticeable impact on performance sometimes, so time to do something about it. Plus getting something a bit more modern was much desired!
For background I put together the current box from an Asus T3-P5G31 around 2008 or 2009, does the job nicely, small and compact. Only downside is there's only space for two 3.5 inch drives, I have a third in the 5 1/4 inch bay. I was running it with a 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB drives.
First up Windows Server 2012 Essentials isn't cheap, it is insanely expensive to use as a home server, at around ten times the price of WHSv1. But as someone who has run a server at home since Windows 2000, hosting commercially successful websites from it, along with Small Business Server 2003, just so I could get push e-mail to my phone, it was more a returning to the norm. But undoubtedly the price is a deal breaker, the product is clearly aimed at the small business.
I ordered two Western Digital Red 3TB drives to go along with it. There was mixed opinion on the internet as to if the board with its ICH7 controller would support 3TB drives. So I ordered a Transcend PDC3 SATA board, to add 2 more SATA ports, and definite support for 3TB drives, if the on-board controller didn't. Also added 2 USB 3 ports, juicy bonus, or so I thought, more on that later.
Before doing the install, I backed up all the data onto one of the 3TB drives by plugging it into another machine and copying everything over the network. Data safe, ready to go to work.
I ended up installing the system on an old 500GB drive I had lying around, then using the two 3TB drives to mirror data on the server - I ran into a setback when Storage Spaces had to wipe the data from a drive to use it in a Storage Space - d'oh, so I had to copy the data to another drive, and then back again after creating the Storage Space - adding about 20 hours to the process.
I then used the 2TB and 1.5TB drives together in a simple volume to hold File History backups, and also image-based backups. So yes, I have two drives sticking out of the case, but I needed the storage. Alternatively you could run with USB drives in nice tidy enclosures, but I don't need tidy.
I had already tested it out in virtual machines so had few unexpected surprises. It installed without a hitch.
By default the connector software joins the client machines to the domain, I don't need this and run my home network as a workgroup, there is a workaround. Run the following on an elevated command prompt before installing the connector software:
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Server\ClientDeployment" /v SkipDomainJoin /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Boom, joins the computer without messing with your local user profiles. It installs the Launchpad and Dashboard software, and away you go basically.
I however ran into some issues. The largest of which was the server becoming unresponsive after about 12 hours, upon closer inspection it seemed the Transcend SATA card's USB driver had a memory leak! Luckily I'm not using the USB ports, so I disabled the driver. This is something you should be aware of if you're using this card in a similar setup.
The following minor issue is the connector installation adds a service that periodically changes your DNS servers to your server, if you need to prevent this from happening you can disable the service (Windows Server LAN configuration).
Lastly clients seemed to forget their network credentials every session, this would prevent File History from running unless you accessed the server and entered them again - it seems the Launchpad software changes the credentials from permanent to session only. Disabling the Launchpad software resolves this - there seem to be no major side effects - backups still run normally, but you lose server alerts, or trigger backups manually from the client (you can still do it via the Dashboard) - no big deal in my opinion. Presumably this is a side effect of running as a workgroup rather than a domain.
All in all no major problems, just be aware it is way more expensive, and way more complicated to setup, well relative to Windows Home Server, certainly not compared to older versions of Windows Server. But alas it seems the Home Server market has been abandoned by Microsoft, however Windows 8 Pro does support Storage Spaces, so using Windows 8 on a home server isn't unreasonable, in fact it's very possible.
And yes my Terraria and Freelancer servers continue to operate normally from it!
How the Windows Store handles traditional desktop applications
One of the key advantages to the Windows Store which many people overlook is the ability to showcase existing desktop software. The Windows Store doesn't only deal with metro/RT/modern applications. It can show all the existing stuff, if their publishers use it.
Here's Age of Empires Online listed. It also quite clearly is listed as desktop app. Hopefully to avoid any confusion.
The experience is much the same as for a WinRT application. Except of course you get pushed over to the applications website to install it, or to buy it. A seemless experience might have been better, like Steam. One can only imagine how long-winded and un-friendly some publishers websites are. Maybe next time.
Windows 8, LE1700, Surface and other tablet thoughts
As regular readers will know I'm a long-time Tablet PC user - my most recent purchase however was years back. That was an old Motion LE1700. One of the early ones, with a 1.2Ghz Core Solo processor. I've held off since, as low-resolution screens have dominated the market, and I don't see the point in upgrading to downgrade my screen.
Launched early 2006 it originally shipped with Windows XP Tablet Edition. But I promptly upgraded it to Windows Vista. There were two major improvements it brought, first was the ability of the handwriting recognition engine to learn, the second was pen flicks - probably the single most important innovation for making Tablet PC use faster and easier.
Instead of grabbing the scroll bar, or using the D-pad - which isn't always under your thumb or fingers you could just flick a page up and down, and it would scroll, flicking left and right would move forward and backwards. This worked across Explorer, Internet Explorer heck pretty much everything. You could even set it to use diagonal flicks to do things like copy, paste, delete etc.
Windows 7 brought some performance improvements, but it was clear the Windows and IE teams were no longer interested in focusing on these active-digitiser based tablets, despite me hassling the IE team for years, pen flicks were never fixed in Internet Explorer, they've been broken in three major versions now. Other browsers never properly supported the input panel, and/or pen flicks so were difficult to use compared to Windows Vista and IE7.
Windows 8 continues that tradition - and makes it worse in some regards. You no longer get a hovering input panel when the pen is focused on a field to enter text, you need to manually open the keyboard. Like Windows XP pre-SP2. Nasty. However in the new modern environment you always have a keyboard open up. Sweet. Now if only that worked on the desktop.
Other than the tablet features of Windows retreating - making using Windows 8 on the desktop in many ways like the original Tablet Edition of Windows. Windows 8 actually runs quite well. The new modern-environment largely works OK, bar having to use the scroll bars to scroll around rather than flicking - there's a few performance issues with some of the games but it is quite useable. More so than Windows 7 was in my opinion.
There's a few other issues with Windows 8 - Internet Explorer renders text in a sort of half-assed approach, rather than proper ClearType. I don't think it is using sub-pixel positioning, in the desktop or modern environments. This makes some fonts, especially ones designed for ClearType like Segoe look pretty bad. You might argue that's less important since screens are finally starting to increase in DPI - but tell that to my desktop screens - that aren't, and have maxed out the resolution of DVI/HDMI.
The earlier issues I've mentioned like a pegged-CPU in the earlier builds are now fixed - at least after connecting to Windows Update.
But I'm still at two minds what to do. The plan is to buy an ARM based Surface when they're available in October, as a stop-gap as they're pretty low-resolution and don't have an active-digitiser. Then an x86-64 one when they're available 3 months later. The x86-64 ones have 1920x1080 screens, so will do my fine on the resolution front and they have a pen for the times when I don't want to get the screen grubby.
Do I wanna go back to Windows Vista on the LE1700? Undoubtedly the best old-school Tablet PC OS? Or buy Windows 8 since it'll be dirt cheap and leave that on there.
Technet or MSDN and installing Windows 8?
Just a quick heads-up for those subscribers of TechNet or MSDN who are looking at installing Windows 8.
Windows 8 automatically activates when connected to the internet, and it seems to do it almost straight away. Don't wanna waste those now-limited keys activating virtual machines or other temp boxes that you're only going to use for a week.
I suggest pulling the plug on internet access unless you need it/can work out how to block it from activating. Alternatively there is a 90-day trial version of the Enterprise edition available. Might be best to use that for evaluation - be warned the trial cannot be later upgraded to a final version.
Seems the old advice of not activating machines you won't be using for very long isn't very valid anymore. Need the Windows Vista days back, of installing without even having to faff about finding a product key - don't have to worry about accidentally activating that.
Windows 8 - the worst article ever
An article written by Johanna Armstrong on Piki Geek has taken the crown as the most inaccurate Windows 8 article I've seen to date. I won't be linking to it, you can find it easily enough by searching for it, but I refuse to assist their search rankings.
The PC Master Race is facing a threat from Microsoft, a threat that both Valve's Gabe Newell and Blizzard's Rob Pardo have spoken out against. The threat is Windows 8.
Nice way to start an article. As someone who a lot of people would regard as being part of the "PC Master Race", I like Windows 8.
Newell explained that he was trying to make Steam and Valve's games compatible with Linux, as a way to make alternatives in case Windows 8 becomes a reality.
Windows 8 is reality. RTM is imminent. Valve releasing Steam for Linux is a low-cost option for cornering another market. Porting the Source engine - almost 10 years old, no big deal.
The article then goes on to quote Michael Mace, former executive at Apple and Palm. An impartial source? Not likely, especially since Windows Mobile buried Palm, and Windows buried the Macintosh.
From a user perspective, Microsoft Windows is being killed this fall and replaced by an entirely new OS that has a Windows 7 emulator tacked onto it…
Windows 8 is still Windows NT. It certainly doesn't use an emulator to run Windows 7 applications, they run natively just like they've done in the past, such a suggestion is absurd.
Johanna goes on to say "Windows 8 uses an interface known as 'Metro', which turns everything into an app." errr, what does that even mean? Everything a computer runs is an application or program of some sort and always has been. Windows 8 has metro-style applications in addition to traditional ones, and it has a metro-styled Start Screen, which replaces the Start Menu. Turns everything into an app? What do you think Steam, Office, Civ 4 are anyway? They're apps.
This means that programs like Steam won't be able to run on Windows 8 without turning itself into a Metro-friendly application. Furthermore, all of the applications will be full-screen, although you can adjust them to 1/3rd or 2/3rd of the screen, which isn't really an improvement—forget about moving a window out of the way to view another, and forget about the Start button: there isn't one, not even on the desktop. And for those of you with battle stations: Windows 8 doesn't currently support multi-monitors, so forget about playing a game on one screen while browsing online on the other. One screen has to be devoted to Metro at all times.
The above screenshot shows Windows 8, running on multiple monitors with the Metro-style Messenging application open down the right-side of the left monitor, Outlook 2013 open on the right monitor, and Steam running on the left monitor, a window, not fullscreen. I could also cover it up with other applications if I so choose, just like always.
Sorry, what were you saying about not supporting multiple monitors? What were you saying about Steam having to be metro? All false, do some research.
In short, the primary issue with Windows 8 is that it's not designed for PCs. It's meant to be used with tablets, and then only Windows 8 compatible tablets
Really? Works fine here on all my PCs. Plus I get all the new power-user features that Windows 8 sports, like 2-click opening of Device Manager, admin-elevated Command Prompt, loads of other admin-style tools, much faster performance (great for games), overhauled File Explorer which can pause file transfers (sweet). Better battery life, much faster boot, better multi-monitor support, I can even have the Task Bar on both screens now, and set it to show all open apps, or just the ones on the specific screen its on (nice). I use the desktop, just like I always have and move into metro when there's a metro-application I want to use.
Imagine, then, being a developer like Valve or EA that have programs like Steam or Origin, trying to decide whether they should invest the time and money into figuring out how to get their program to work with what is essentially a mentally disabled iPad in a PC's body
Errr they don't need to do any work. They already work just fine. Windows 8 is backwards compatible, just like every other version of Windows. :-)
I don't even know where to start with the comparison to a mentally disabled iPad.


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PRATT — Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) — which pays landowners to allow public hunting access on their land — are reminded that the deadline for enrollment is July 15. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, has grown to include more than 1 million acres and nearly 3,000 contracts with Kansas landowners.
Almost anyone who owns, leases, or manages 80 contiguous acres of land with suitable wildlife habitat can qualify. A little more than half the land enrolled in WIHA is federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grass, but other lands are also considered,including native rangeland, weedy wheat stubble, milo stubble, and riparian and wetland areas.
After receiving applications, KDWP biologists evaluate wildlife habitat on the applicants' land. Payment rates are based on the size and location of tracts and the number of months the landowner will open the land to hunting. A 50-percent additional incentive payment is offered for WIHA in the following urban counties: Butler, Coffey, Cowley, Douglas, Franklin, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Kingman, Leavenworth, Lyon, Miami, Osage, Ottawa, Reno, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sumner, Wabaunsee, and Wyandotte.
Counties that have had historically low program participation are also eligible for the 50-percent additional incentive payment. The following counties are considered to have historically low program enrollment: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Crawford, Dickinson, Doniphan, Elk, Ellsworth, Geary, Greenwood, Harper, Labette, Linn, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Rice, Riley, Stafford, Wilson, and Woodson.
Once enrolled, the property is posted with signs indicating access dates, and a map of the tract will be included in a free atlas provided by KDWP. Natural resource officers periodically patrol WIHA properties. In addition, state law provides protection to private individuals who lease their land to the state for recreational purposes from liability for damages or injuries resulting from ordinary negligence.
Lease options include open periods running Sept. 1-Jan. 31 and Nov. 1-Jan. 31, with the option to run through March 31 in areas where habitat and hunt opportunities are appropriate. A popular spin-off is the Spring Turkey WIHA Program, with lease dates from April 1- May 31. For more information, phone 620-672-5911.

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Hey Hey,
I commented that PortQry could probably use a tutorial so I've decided to write one. I'm going to cover a few of the unique and not-so-unique features of the software. You can obtain PortQry from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en.
- Breakdown of /? (section by section)
- Testing a Port (Troubleshooting)
- Testing a Service Set (Troubleshooting)
- Port Scanning
- Using PortQry to watch for Trojans.
- Monitoring a Service
Breakdown of /?
As you can see you have three options with PortQry... CLI, Interactive and Local Mode. CLI allows you to call a single command and recieve the output... we'll use this while we're scripting. The Interactive Mode allows you to run a series of tests against a single node. Local mode allows you to more closely example the PC which you are running PortQry on.Code:D:\Program Files\Support Tools>PortQry /? PortQry version 2.0 Displays the state of TCP and UDP ports Command line mode: portqry -n name_to_query [-options] Interactive mode: portqry -i [-n name_to_query] [-options] Local Mode: portqry -local | -wpid pid| -wport port [-options]
Not a lot to explain here... you could really look this over yourself by running the command, but this way I ensure that you've read it over first... I would say note the -q option, however I've had varied success with it... otherwise it would be the ultimate scripting tool.Code:Command line mode: portqry -n name_to_query [-p protocol] [-e || -r || -o endpoint(s)] [-q] [-l logfile] [-sp source_port] [-sl] [-cn SNMP community name] Command line mode options explained: -n [name_to_query] IP address or name of system to query -p [protocol] TCP or UDP or BOTH (default is TCP) -e [endpoint] single port to query (valid range: 1-65535) -r [end point range] range of ports to query (start:end) -o [end point order] range of ports to query in an order (x,y,z) -l [logfile] name of text log file to create -y overwrites existing text log file without prompting -sp [source port] initial source port to use for query -sl 'slow link delay' waits longer for UDP replies from remote systems -nr by-passes default IP address-to-name resolution ignored unless an IP address is specified after -n -cn specifies SNMP community name for query ignored unless querying an SNMP port must be delimited with ! -q 'quiet' operation runs with no output returns 0 if port is listening returns 1 if port is not listening returns 2 if port is listening or filtered Notes: PortQry runs on Windows 2000 and later systems Defaults: TCP, port 80, no log file, slow link delay off Hit Ctrl-c to terminate prematurely examples: portqry -n myserver.com -e 25 portqry -n 10.0.0.1 -e 53 -p UDP -i portqry -n host1.dev.reskit.com -r 21:445 portqry -n 10.0.0.1 -o 25,445,1024 -p both -sp 53 portqry -n host2 -cn !my community name! -e 161 -p udp
Interactive mode allows for the same functionality as CLI mode, however it drops you into a PortQry prompt to execute the commands.Code:Interactive Mode: Used as an alternative to command line mode portqry -i [-options] For help with Interactive mode options: - run portqry.exe - then type 'help' <enter> example: portqry -i -n server1 -e 135 -p both
Local mode is very nice... especially on it's own.. it'll tell you the mapping of processes to listening/established connections. Think of this as a mixed netstat/fport with a bit more details. The monitoring service is also provided here which is a nice function.Code:Local Mode: Local Mode used to get detailed data on local system's ports portqry -local | -wpid pid | -wport port [-wt seconds] [-l logfile] [-v] Local mode options explained: -local enumerates local port usage, port to process mapping, service port usage, and lists loaded modules -wport [port_number] watches specified port reports when port's connection status changes -wpid [process_ID] watches specified process ID (PID) reports when PID's connection status changes -wt [seconds] watch time option specifies how often to check for status changes valid range: 1 - 1200 seconds default value is 60 seconds -l [logfile] name of text log file to create -v requests verbose output Notes: PortQry runs on Windows 2000 and later systems For best results run in context of local administrator Port to process mapping may not be available on all systems Hit Ctrl-c to terminate prematurely examples: portqry -local portqry -local -l logfile.txt -v portqry -wpid 1272 -wt 5 -l logfile.txt -y -v portqry -wport 53 -l dnslog.txt
Now.... on with the tutorial.
Testing a Port
Testing a port is very simple, but we might as we cover the basics rather than jump into advanced stuff and leave people floating behind. This will be done using the CLI.... here's an example of how you do it.
As you can see this is a fairly basic example, it's actually included in the help, however now you can see the output. It resolves the address (which fails in this case...we could bypass this by simply giving the no resolve option (-nr) ). We are told the service is smtp, that it's listening and the banner is returned. Nothing overly intense, just a very simple test of a port to see if a service is running or not. We'll demonstrate a complete port scan (or partial port scan) in the upcoming sections. However, first I'd like to show you something special that you can do while you are in Interactive mode.Code:D:\Program Files\Support Tools>portqry -n 192.168.1.99 -e 25 Querying target system called: 192.168.1.99 Attempting to resolve IP address to a name... Failed to resolve IP address to name querying... TCP port 25 (smtp service): LISTENING Data returned from port: 220 colinux ESMTP Exim 3.36 #1 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 07:52:57 +0000
Testing a Service Set
Something that you can do is test a complete service set. Perhaps you want to test the functionality of a mail server... You don't want to run the above command three times, you could use a port scan... but PortQry allows for you to perform certain service checks (as long as they're using the standard port numbers) while in Interactive mode.
Let's take a quick look at interactive mode to understand what we can and can't do.
This command has put us into interactive mode and specified the default node (For those interested this is a Debian host running through Cooperative Linux. The host is Windows XP SP2 @ 192.168.1.100).Code:D:\Program Files\Support Tools>portqry -i -n 192.168.1.99 -nr PortQry Interactive Mode Type 'help' for a list of commands Default Node: 192.168.1.99 Current option values: end port= 80 protocol= TCP source port= 0 (ephemeral) Reverse name lookup disabled >
Let's run the help command to see fully what our options are.
As you can see there are shortcuts that will send preconfigured queries based on the ports used by different services. We'll use their example and take a look at the output of running the q mail command.Code:> help Valid Commands: =============== help or ? - display info on common commands phelp or ?p - display list of frequently used ports node NAME - set default node to query, NAME or IP address query or q - send query to default node set OPTION=value Options: all - display current option values port=n - set port number to query - set port= or set e= sport=n - set source port number, 0=ephemeral - set sport= or set sp= protocol=p - set protocol used for query, TCP, UDP, or BOTH - set protocol= or set p= cn=string - set SNMP community name - default is set to public nr - toggles reverse name lookups - enables/disables resolving node IP address to name sl - toggles slow link delay for UDP queries - doubles timeout period waiting for UDP responses query shortcut - sends queries associated with shortcut Shortcuts: DNS - queries TCP & UDP port 53 FTP - queries TCP port 21 IMAP - queries TCP port 143 IPSEC - queries UDP port 500 ISA - queries TCP & UDP port 1745 LDAP - queries TCP & UDP port 389 L2TP - queries UDP port 1701 MAIL - queries TCP ports 25,110,143 POP3 - queries TCP port 110 RPC - queries TCP & UDP port 135 SMTP - queries TCP port 25 SNMP - queries UDP port 161 SQL - queries TCP port 1433 & UDP port 1434 TFTP - queries UDP port 69 example: q mail
As you can see each of the ports displays either a listening or not listening state, the service name and the banner (if the port is listening). Let's take a quick look at the output from ippl (let's us see basic connection attempts to our debian node)..Code:> q mail resolving service name using local services file... TCP port resolved to the 'smtp' service TCP port 25 (smtp service): LISTENING Data returned from port: 220 colinux ESMTP Exim 3.36 #1 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:04:05 +0000 > resolving service name using local services file... TCP port resolved to the 'pop3' service TCP port 110 (pop3 service): NOT LISTENING > resolving service name using local services file... TCP port resolved to the 'imap' service TCP port 143 (imap service): NOT LISTENING >
Note the lines in italics... to ensure that it wasn't just a lost packet that lead to the assumption that the port is not listening, PortQry will send three queries to the port..Code:colinux:~# ippl -n Jan 8 08:05:01 IP Protocols Logger: started. Jan 8 08:05:07 smtp connection attempt from 192.168.1.100 Jan 8 08:05:07 pop3 connection attempt from 192.168.1.100 Jan 8 08:05:08 last message repeated 2 time(s) Jan 8 08:05:08 imap2 connection attempt from 192.168.1.100 Jan 8 08:05:09 last message repeated 2 time(s)
I have followed the tcp stream in ethereal (a screenshot is available @ http://www.aoaddicts.net/htregz/portqry/ethereal1.jpg) and the software simply sends an SYN packet to the port in question, if there's no reponse received then the packet is sent two more times, if a response is received, then the software will return a RST, ACK.
These are the bare bones of the software functionality... this was more to let you see the output and give you a bit of an understanding of what is happening underneath the software. Now we'll take a look at running a portscan from the software. Again a basic, but we'll call it level 2 for the hell of it.
Port Scanning
We'll run the port scans from the CLI and again this is a fairly simple process.
I'll truncate this because the output is rather large, however the full log file of the scan can be seen @ http://www.aoaddicts.net/htregz/portqry/portscan.txt.
As you can see we told the software to scan our debian node, ports 1 - 1024 and to not resolve the IP, we're also dumping a log file. I could have specified if I wanted TCP, UDP or BOTH using the -p option, or I could have specified a source port (-sp), however I didn't feel the need to use either of those to make an example of the port scan options. You can see that ports are identified as listening or not listening and when possible the service is named (echo, discard, systate, daytime).Code:D:\Program Files\Support Tools>portqry -r 1:1024 -n 192.168.1.99 -nr -l portscan.txt Creating log file called portscan.txt Querying target system called: 192.168.1.99 TCP port 1 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 2 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 3 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 4 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 5 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 6 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 7 (echo service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 8 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 9 (discard service): LISTENING TCP port 10 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 11 (systat service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 12 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 13 (daytime service): LISTENING
In this following section, you can see that you will also obtain the banners when available
That's basically all there is to a port scan.... Nothing advanced so far, just basic functionality of the software... consider this a walk-through... Now let's see how we can use PortQry to check for Trojans, RATs, or any PhoneHome software that may be on our system.Code:TCP port 24 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 25 (smtp service): LISTENING Data returned from port: 220 colinux ESMTP Exim 3.36 #1 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:16:28 +0000 TCP port 26 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING TCP port 27 (unknown service): NOT LISTENING
Using PortQry to watch for Trojans.
In order to demonstrate this we'll use PortQry in local mode. A complete log of the program being executed on my PC can be found @ http://www.aoaddicts.net/htregz/portqry/local.txt. This can be useful to track down exactly which application has an established connection. Let's take a look at some of the output in the file and then examine how this can help us trackdown any nasty malware that's opening/using our ports.
Let's look at how it helps me breakdown IP communication to my PC
First I'm giving a completely statistical breakdown of protocols and states
I'm also given detailed breakdowns by process/process IDCode:Port Statistics TCP mappings: 96 UDP mappings: 20 TCP ports in a LISTENING state: 11 = 11.46% TCP ports in a SYN SENT state: 1 = 1.04% TCP ports in a SYN RECEIVED state: 1 = 1.04% TCP ports in a ESTABLISHED state: 57 = 59.38% TCP ports in a FIN WAIT-1 state: 5 = 5.21% TCP ports in a CLOSE WAIT state: 4 = 4.17% TCP ports in a TIME WAIT state: 17 = 17.71%
As you can see I'm connected to a large number of hosts for the file that I'm downloading through Bit Torrent... but if I saw a weird IP showing up that I didn't know, I could simply check this list and see if it was someone that was connecting because of my current torrent downloads. The process is identified as is the process id and then all the connections and their current states.Code:====================================================== Process ID: 2164 (BitComet.exe) Process doesn't appear to be a service PID Port Local IP State Remote IP:Port 2164 TCP 12642 0.0.0.0 LISTENING 0.0.0.0:4155 2164 TCP 1887 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:7795 2164 TCP 2076 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:14218 2164 TCP 2124 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:6881 2164 TCP 2140 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:6881 2164 TCP 2210 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:32459 2164 TCP 2287 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:20002 2164 TCP 2298 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:6881 2164 TCP 2305 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:28100 2164 TCP 2306 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:6882 2164 TCP 2309 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:43212 2164 TCP 2310 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:6881 2164 TCP 2311 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:49200 2164 TCP 2319 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:6881 2164 TCP 2322 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:21345 2164 TCP 2323 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:6881 2164 TCP 2325 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:6881 2164 TCP 2326 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:51015 2164 TCP 2327 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:16151 2164 TCP 2331 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:6881 2164 TCP 2333 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:32250 2164 TCP 2338 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:6346 2164 TCP 2339 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:6881 2164 TCP 2343 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:49152 2164 TCP 2346 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:6881 2164 TCP 2347 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:10810 2164 TCP 2355 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:65500 2164 TCP 2412 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:22628 2164 TCP 2439 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:6881 2164 TCP 2608 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:6881 2164 TCP 2609 192.168.1.100 FIN WAIT-1 184.108.40.206:6881 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:2387 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 FIN WAIT-1 22.214.171.124:4269 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:3428 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:1816 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:1962 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:4291 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:4480 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:32937 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:4183 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:4894 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:61264 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:4062 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:3846 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 FIN WAIT-1 188.8.131.52:3451 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 22.214.171.124:4685 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 FIN WAIT-1 188.8.131.52:1748 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 188.8.131.52:4280 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:61081 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:4342 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:4684 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 126.96.36.199:4890 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 FIN WAIT-1 188.8.131.52:3537 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 18.104.22.168:2728 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 220.127.116.11:1624 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 ESTABLISHED 184.108.40.206:1994 2164 TCP 12642 192.168.1.100 SYN RECEIVED 22.214.171.124:4597 2164 UDP 12642 0.0.0.0 *:* ======================================================
Let's look at what this will do for us with services as well. We'll use one of the running copies of svchost and look at how it helps us break it down.
As you can see we get the Name and Type of each service... so we can see which services are running themselves inside svchost. TermService also opens up a port (3389), we also see that it is listening... all in one nice neat chart.Code:Process ID: 1076 (svchost.exe) Service Name: DcomLaunch Display Name: DCOM Server Process Launcher Service Type: shares a process with other services Service Name: TermService Display Name: Terminal Services Service Type: shares a process with other services PID Port Local IP State Remote IP:Port 1076 TCP 3389 0.0.0.0 LISTENING 0.0.0.0:2144
Now let's go on to malware detection. I'm going to use netcat in this case to open the ports for testing purposes... but I think you already know where this is going. You can view the logfile with my 'malware' running @ http://www.aoaddicts.net/htregz/port...al-malware.txt
As you can easily see... an application that I was previously unaware of has opened a port on my PC and is listening for connections.
This is one of the best features of PortQry in my opinion... This could be handy if installed on each machine on a domain in conjunction with pstools (or in a script) to check the current port activity on end-user machines.Code:====================================================== Process ID: 2980 (nc.exe) Process doesn't appear to be a service PID Port Local IP State Remote IP:Port 2980 TCP 666 0.0.0.0 LISTENING 0.0.0.0:2080 ======================================================
Let's take a look now at the last real feature of PortQry before we move on to some of the things that we can do with it.
Monitoring a Port/Service
We can monitor local ports (or services attached to those ports) quite simply using portqry.
What I did was tell portqry to monitor port 25 on my system and keep an eye on it's status (checking every 2 seconds). When I started the process, port 25 was closed.. I then proceeded to open netcat listening on port 25. The first group of italics was created as soon as it saw that the port was now listening. The second group of italics shows that the port was closed (I killed netcat) and that there's now nothing listening. In essence that's all there is to port monitoring...Code:D:\Program Files\Support Tools>portqry -wport 25 -wt 2 PortQry Version 2.0 Watching port: 25 Checking for changes every 2 seconds **press escape to stop watching port ============ System Date: Sun Jan 08 02:46:07 2006 PID Port Local IP State Remote IP:Port 3060 TCP 25 0.0.0.0 LISTENING 0.0.0.0:38958 Port Statistics TCP mappings: 1 UDP mappings: 0 TCP ports in a LISTENING state: 1 = 100.00% ============ System Date: Sun Jan 08 02:46:14 2006 ============ System Date: Sun Jan 08 02:46:14 2006 Specified port currently does not have any port mappings TCP mappings: 0 UDP mappings: 0 PID Port Local IP State Remote IP:Port Port Statistics TCP mappings: 0 UDP mappings: 0
There's not a lot here... just an introduction for those of you that haven't used it before.... I've got a few uses for this that I'm going to use to kill some time at work... I'm going to create a VBS Script to monitor the services on a machine and email me when they go down (perhaps SMS)... I'm also going to create a python script to parse the log files and leave only open ports... Perhaps I'll do it with VBS as well.... If I can get -q to work, I'll also create some scripts on that... I'm also working on one troubleshooting script that will run a little bit of everything and return all the results formatted.... I'm turn those all into an Advanced Tutorial on PortQry.... for now here's the basics..


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Joey King, who plays the mischievous Ramona in the upcoming movie "Ramona and Beezus," has no trouble identifying with her character, the beloved Ramona Quimby from the Beverly Cleary book series.
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King, 11, said she roller-skates in the house, toilet-papers her older sisters' rooms and freezes their bras. "I can connect with (Ramona) because I have a big personality like her," King said.
It can be hard to believe that Cleary created Ramona in 1955. The protagonist of the series is technically decades older than her readers, but generations of young girls still relate to the Quimby family. The publisher of the books, as well as the makers of the film, are hoping that Cleary's ability to write timeless classic novels will translate into a movie that can appeal to old fans and bring in a new audience.
"I think the movie is going to breed a whole new generation of life into the series," said Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs. "It's not only going to draw them to (one) book but to all the books. Once you start one, you want to read your way through the entire series."
Not just for kids
The success of some book-to-movie adaptations, such as "Babe" (adapted from Dick King-Smith's "The Sheep Pig") or the "Harry Potter" series, have proven that so-called kid's movies have an audience of all ages. The summer blockbuster "Toy Story 3," while not book based, was able to please both adult critics and children alike. Cleary's books have already done that, but publishers and moviemakers are hoping that the film version can have similar success.
"I think that Beverly Cleary has a really direct connection to childhood and the feelings that she had as a child, like longing for security and recognition," said Barbara Lalicki, senior vice president and editorial director of HarperCollins Children's Books.
Movie review: Zaniness rules in 'Ramona and Beezus'
But when movies are made from beloved books, it's always possible that someone ends up disappointed. "Where the Wild Things Are" didn't show the same kind of on-screen magic that made it such a beloved book. And M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" received negative reviews from adults while still managing to pull in box-office bank from kid audiences.
"Ramona and Beezus" is based off Cleary's entire Quimby series, but focuses on "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" and "Ramona and Her Father" in order to have an older protagonist. (Ramona is only 4 in the "Beezus and Ramona" book.)
Lalicki said HarperCollins representatives and 94-year-old Beverly Cleary herself worked closely with the movie's director and screenwriters to keep the film as true to the series as possible.
"The people who were working behind the scenes knew the Ramona books and loved them," Lalicki said. "They wanted to pass Ramona on to the next generation."
A reader's rite of passage
Long before the film was envisioned or cast, Cleary's books had been handed down from mother to child as a "rite of passage," said Newman of Scholastic Book Clubs. She gave the books to her own children when they were around 8 and remembers seeing her son and daughter play-acting as Beezus and Ramona. "They'll kill me if I say this!" she said with a laugh.
King said she read 1981's "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" first, but after getting the role, read the entire series together with her mother. "It was really fun to read the books with my mom because we both had the same reactions, and we were laughing at the same parts," King said.
Those on the publishing side of the Quimby book series aren't worried about a generation gap. The books remain at the top of the Scholastic Book Club's best-seller list, said Newman, adding the book series still sells with or without the movie promotion.
"The issues are the same for kids all over," Newman said. The timelessness of the stories are transcendent. The book covers reflect more contemporary stories, but the book remains the same. It remains true to every kid."
Still, they are counting on the movie bringing more fans and attention to the series. The company is giving away copies of the "Beezus and Ramona" book to fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders who order from the Scholastic Book Club in July.
Elizabeth Bird, senior children's librarian at New York Public Library's children's center at 42nd Street, said that the movie is already bringing more attention to the book. Bird said that the beauty of the Ramona series is that they don't feel as dated, since Cleary continually wrote the books until the release of "Ramona's World" in 1999. Kids today can get a lot out of "Ramona and Her Father," which was written in 1977, since it talks about the depression Ramona's father goes into after losing his job. The series' willingness to talk about difficult topics is what kept it so popular, Bird said by e-mail.
"You should see my Beverly Cleary section right now," she wrote. "It looks like it was devoured by wild beasts. And the best part is that they're not just looking for 'Beezus and Ramona' (the book's title, the name order was switched for the movie) but everything else Cleary wrote as well."
Bird runs a book club for 9- to 12-year-olds, and said that the release of the movie has put the book in consideration for her reading list. "It's a great way to compare and contrast the title with the cinematic version," Bird said.
"Years ago there was a contest that we had for kids that asked, 'If you feel that you are like Ramona, send us your photo," HarperCollins' Lalicki explained. "We got photographs from boys and girls and all ethnicities. (They) all share Ramona's spirit."
It's that feeling of universal community that the movie's producers are counting on to bring both parents and children into the theater.
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Skip to comments.Belfast's Flag Riots Are Setting It On Fire Again
Posted on 01/15/2013 6:04:25 AM PST by Abiotic
Being born and raised in Belfast, Im used to hearing about terrorists, bombs and shootings on the local news, but I can honestly say that despite all that, I considered my hometown a pretty safe place to grow up. I moved to London a year ago, and while Northern Ireland is by no means front-page news here, I couldnt help but notice that for the past month rioting in Belfast has been featured in almost every news bulletin. The rioting began when Belfast City Council voted to end the continuous flying of the Union Flag from City Hall and hasnt stopped since.
The Republican Party, Sinn Fein, introduced a motion to remove the flag completely, but when brought to a vote, the final decision lay in the hands of the Alliance Party, who hold the balance of power between loyalist and republican interests on the council. The Alliance party brokered a compromise in which the flag would be flown on 17 designated days a year, bringing Belfast in line with the majority of other councils across the UK. The loyalist supporters of the flag see this as an act of treachery by the Alliance Party, and many of their councillors have been subjected to intimidation and their office buildings picketed and vandalised.
I spoke to Alliance MP Naomi Long, whose office in East Belfast has been picketed daily by loyalists, some of whom have also taken to sending her death threats and bullets in the post. She explained that as well as being a civic building, the City Hall is also a place of work". Staff, she added, "may have a legitimate grievance that the building is in some way partisan... and, as such, the Alliance Party sought out equality impact assessment and legal counsel......
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All that trouble over not flying a flag. Obama could take all our guns, give them to the Muslim Brotherhood in DC and Dearborn, then fly the Al Qaeda flag and we'd do nothing.
having lived in Northern Ireland for over a half and a year and having travelled all over the area I can say they the people do not take the crap .
You're right, homosexuals, cross dressers, communists, a wanna be King can take our rights away and nothing .
Hundreds of thousands of French marched to protect marriage yesterday or over the weekend, yet we see our first amendment getting taken away and having to put up with perverted marriage and nothing from our dear leaders, hell yesterday after the wanna be kings speech to a so called press and who showed his arrogance gave us orders, and then our party sent out a letter, WHAT THE HELL IS A FRIGGING LETTER GOING TO DO.
GET OUT THERE GOP GET SOME FRIGGING BALLS and like Levin said obama was up for election not the constitution.
Every time someone here wants to gin up support for a march on D.C., there are old do-nothings saying it's a waste of time. I say we get 500,000 people OFF THEIR ASSES and go, or simply stop complaining. There's a lot to be said for meeting up EN MASSE, not least of which is the contacts you'll make.
damn right, it should be 3 million of us outside that house camping out and letting obama know he is not a King.
The French have showed more balls wiht their stand for marriage than us , the northern Irish are rioting because a Brit flag was taken down and we have our party writing a letter and doing nothing and many on our side saying no point, F this crap
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- Financial Accounting I
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This course defines accounting objectives and their relation to business. The student will be taught the fundamental principles of bookkeeping. The trial balance, working papers, financial statements, and completing an accounting cycle are introduced. The course will emphasize valuing assets, including property, plant and equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable, and will address the classification of accounts, notes, payroll liabilities, and monthly adjustments.
Course ID: ACG1022
Credits: 4
This course is a further continuation of Financial Accounting I and will stress financial statement analysis for partnerships and corporations. It will also emphasize corporate accounting, corporate issuing and investing in debt and equity securities, financial and cash-flow analysis, and decision-making. The course will include manufacturing accounting methods used for budgeting and forecasting.
Prerequisite:Financial Accounting I
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Credits: 4
Focus is on computing and paying of wages and salaries, social security taxes and benefits, federal and state employment insurance and taxes, and payroll accounting systems and records.
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Course ID: APA1500
Credits: 4
This course is designed to provide knowledge of the rights, options, and requirements in filing returns for the individual and small business.
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This course will introduce students to the field of fraud examination and how fraud occurs and is detected within financial statements. This course will expand in areas of revenue, inventory, liabilities, assets, and inadequate disclosures related to financial statement investigations and fraud.
Prerequisite:Financial Accounting II
Course ID: ACG2680
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This course will be a synthesis of the accounting, business, and general education courses offered in the Accounting Associate's degree program. A study of emerging issues and timely topics in financial accounting, professional ethics, and transferable skills necessary for the success of an accounting graduate, and accounting careers will be discussed. This course focuses on research, case analysis, and interpersonal communication and class presentations. Students have the opportunity to participate in an optional internship/externship project.
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This course teaches communication theory and skills for developing professional documents and oral presentations for audiences in diverse communities and disciplines. To equip students to communicate effectively, this course emphasizes thinking and writing within global contexts, in collaborative situations, and in various electronic environments.
Prerequisite:Passing grade in Foundation coursework or placement determined by Rasmussen College entrance placement exam score
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This course is the standard introduction to the banking profession, financial markets, and financial institutions. It touches on nearly every aspect of financial services, from the fundamentals of negotiable instruments to contemporary issues and developments within the industry.
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- Introduction to Communication
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This course builds on students' understanding of the writing process through an exploration of various writing strategies and research. Students will analyze readings and apply critical reading and writing skills. This course will develop argumentative writing and application of research.
Prerequisite:English Composition
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Credits: 4
The course will introduce students to basic models and theories of the communication process. Students will learn about a variety of elements involved in communication. They will also explore how factors such as race, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, and gender influence communication. Students will focus on developing an awareness of the effects of various types of communication on themselves and others. They will also develop practical skills for improving their ability to communicate in personal, social and professional contexts. Specific topics will include perception, self-concept, verbal and nonverbal communication, effective listening and communicating in culturally diverse settings.
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Students will study different elements, forms, techniques and styles of film and will learn a critical approach to film and the motion picture industry. Students will critique films and filmmakers through various approaches and assessments that demonstrate analysis, interpretation, and evaluation skills as well as fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of film as an art form.
Course ID: G145
Credits: 4
Students will examine the historical, social, and technological factors that contribute to understanding the function and meaning of art in this course. Using a global and thematic approach, students will be introduced to the basic elements of art, while learning about a full range of media used to make art, and the fundamental concepts of art criticism. Western and non-Western art is represented, with a strong emphasis on a global perspective in relation to culture, communication, politics, and economics.
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Credits: 4
This course will develop the student's talents in creative writing. Various forms of writing will be studied, such as short stories, novels, poems, plays and non-fiction. Works by students and others will be critiqued. Students will also develop editorial skills so that each writer may revise and improve his/her work. Students will compose a minimum of 6000 words over the course of the program.
Prerequisite:Passing grade in Foundation coursework or placement determined by Rasmussen College entrance placement exam score
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Credits: 4
A study of the rules of valid judging and reasoning, both inductive and deductive, in a traditional, language-centered context rather than a symbolic context. Logical analysis of both formal and informal fallacies and of the consistency and logical consequences of a given set of statements. Logical analysis is applied to concrete problems dealing with our knowledge of reality.
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Course ID: PHI2103
Credits: 4
This course offers an introduction to the most common literary genres: fiction, poetry, drama, and literary non-fiction. Students will study the basic elements of each genre, learn how to compare genres, become familiar with sample texts that illustrate the particularities of each genre, and practice the skills of analyzing and writing about literary texts. Reading and analysis of texts will include a variety of literary forms and periods. Students will engage in approaches to determine literary meaning, form, and value.
Prerequisite:none [English Composition recommended]
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Credits: 4
This course focuses on common words and phrases students need to develop a working vocabulary which will enable them to communicate with Spanish-speaking individuals in their personal and professional lives. Although oral communication is stressed, included is an overview of Spanish grammar, phonetic pronunciation and Hispanic culture.
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Course ID: PHA1500
Credits: 4
In this course students will explore the role that science plays in the world. Students will survey different natural sciences such as: biology, health sciences, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology; as well as analyze specific case studies from these fields. Throughout the course students will develop their scientific reasoning skills. They will learn about the scientific method as well as how to detect common fallacies and misuses of science.
Course ID: G152
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to topics from modern mathematics that are relevant to everyday life and not typically covered in the standard college math sequence. Students will be exposed to a variety of mathematical tools from diverse branches of mathematics. They will utilize these tools to solve interesting real-world problems. Topics may include, but are not limited to, game theory, graph theory, the mathematics of growth, applications of geometry, probability, and statistics.
Prerequisite:Passing grade in Foundation coursework or placement determined by Rasmussen College entrance placement exam score
Course ID: MAT1402
Credits: 4
Students will explore fundamental concepts of human biology. They will examine cell structure and function, body systems, and biochemistry. They will also learn basic concepts of genetics and evolution. Students will explore the relationship of human populations and the ecosystem. Students will complete laboratory exercise coordinated with course content.
Course ID: BSC2145
Credits: 4
This course provides students with the skills to achieve mastery of algebraic terminology and applications including, but not limited to, real number operations, variables, polynomials, integer exponents, graphs, factoring, quadratic equations, and word problems.
Prerequisite:Passing grade in Foundation coursework or placement determined by Rasmussen College entrance placement exam score
Course ID: MAT1031
Credits: 4
Examines astronomical phenomena and concepts, including the solar system, stars and galaxies, planetary motions, atoms and radiation, and the origin and evolution of the universe.
Course ID: AST2002
Credits: 4
Examines basic geologic principles from a physical or historical perspective. Includes such topics as the formation of rocks and minerals; internal and external processes modifying the earth's surface and phenomena; and the evolutionary history of the earth, including its life forms, oceans and atmosphere.
Course ID: GLY1000
Credits: 4
Social Sciences (Required courses)
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of macroeconomics, which deals with the economy as a whole. An overview of the American economy will be explored through a study of basic supply and demand analysis and a review of fiscal and monetary policy to phases of the business cycle. Unemployment, inflation, GDP, and policy decisions which affect the American economy at home and abroad will be covered.
Course ID: ECO2013
Credits: 4
Students will be introduced to the field of microeconomics in this course, including theories of production, determination of prices, and distribution of income in regulated and unregulated industries. Other topics may include industrial relations, monopolies, and comparative economic systems.
Course ID: ECO2023
Credits: 4
Developmental Education Courses
- Practical Math
Mathematics is learned through communication. In this course, students will learn to communicate how problems are solved and how solving problems can be applied in real-world settings. Students will have opportunities to learn multiple problem solving strategies. This course also provides practice and skill problems.
Course ID: B087
Credits: 4
Total Associate's Degree Credits
General Education Credits: 36
Major and Core Credits: 54
Total AAS Degree Credits: 90*
* Credit totals do not include Foundation Courses. Students must either demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in Foundation Courses through a Rasmussen College entrance placement exam or by successful completion of Foundation Courses.


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Todd Hi Sheila. Yes, I've spent a few weeks. Absolutely loved it. We travelled from Cairo all the way to Abu Simbel on the Sudanese border.
Money was never a problem and everything is cheap. A falafel sandwich with salad was about 50 cents. Taxis are cheap too. A hot air ballon above the Valley of the Kings was about $75. Probably a bit more now, but cheap nonetheless.
Only real advice I have is to try to be tolerant in the bazaars. At first it will seem like people are being aggressive and your natural instinct may be to snap or avoid them. Our guide told us to just take a breath and go with the flow. Best advice ever. Don't feel pressured and try not to be defensive. Just have fun bargaining and chatting.
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I'm just wondering if any of the infamous macro-viruses for MS Word/Excel/PPT docs can be used on Mac computers, with atleast a little bit of altering to make it compatible.
I wouldn't think so, but its worth looking into.
The reason I ask is I'm trying to convince my school to take office off of the Mac's in the lab. The programs on there make the Mac's all Windows boxes with a Unix shell and a slightly better GUI. They've tainted Apple. ::Shudders::
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2010: Two-year letterwinner … will again compete for a starting nod on the defensive unit this spring.
2009: Started all 18 games as a member of the defensive unit that ranked fourth in Division III, allowing an average of just 7.56 goals per game … led the team, collecting 45 ground balls … also won 14 draw controls and recorded a team-best 24 caused turnovers.
2008: Saw playing time in nine games as a member of the defensive unit that registered a 6.15 goals-against average ... collected four ground balls and won four draw controls.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey at Catonsville ... also ran indoor track ... earned Second Team All-Division Lacrosse honors and Second Team All-County laurels as a senior ... named MVP in field hockey as a junior.
Personal: Father, Charlie '78, played lacrosse at W&L and is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame … sister, Kristen '05, played lacrosse at W&L and was the 2005 ODAC Player of the Year … played field hockey at W&L as a first-year and sophomore ... psychology and studio art double-major.


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Man in Santa suit arrested for drunken driving after striking deputy
MADISON (AP) — A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff's deputy who was directing traffic.
Authorities say the crash happened about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 22nd.
A sheriff's deputy was sitting in an unmarked sheriff's sport utility vehicle while directing traffic on County Highway K in the town of Westport when he was rear-ended. The deputy suffered minor injuries.
Officials say John Schuster, who was dressed as Santa Claus, was returning from a holiday party at the American Legion in Westport. They say this is his fourth offense for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.


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Author Notes: My mother's cream cheese cookies couldn't be easier to make, which makes them ideal for last-minute bake sales or houseguests. They're chewy in the center, where the texture is kind of like a coconut macaroon, with buttery, burnished edges that crumble like a sandcastle gently collapsing. The cream cheese gives the cookies a nearly unidentifiable tang that keeps you reaching for just one more.
My favorite part, though? My mother got the recipe at a Tupperware party in the 70s. One of the women brought a batch of the cookies with her, and at the end of the party, she dictated the ingredients and instructions to all of the other guests. Who knows how many subtle variations of this recipe exist today, legendary among countless other families? —Merrill Stubbs
Makes: about 24 cookies
tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (we recommend using Land O'Lakes)
ounces cream cheese, softened
cup sugar
cup all-purpose flour
teaspoon salt
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Using a standing mixer or hand beaters, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in the flour and salt, just until incorporated. Scrape down the bowl and give it a quick stir with a spoon to make sure everything is evenly mixed.
- Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets lined with parchment, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between each cookie (they will spread a little). Bake for about 12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Do not over-bake, or the cookies won't be chewy! Cool slight on the cookie sheet, and then remove the cookies with a spatula and let them finish cooling on a rack.
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Earlier this year Foxconn introduced the nT-i1200 Nano-PC, a very compact PC system based on the Intel NV10 processors platform. Compared to full-sized PCs, nano-PCs generally include the basic components but you have to add a storage medium and memory. Their small dimensions make them ideal for users who have limited amount of space and are seeking for a completely cable-free system.
Foxconn's lightweight 450-gram nettop model is distinguished by its compact case sized at just 190 x 135 x 25 mm. It is based on the Intel Cedar Trail platform (1,86GHz dual-core Atom D2550) and supports up to DDR3 1066 memory.
Graphics is powered by the Intel GMA 3650/3600 chip, which supports Full HD and H.264 video playback. The device is also equipped with a slot for a 2.5-inch drives, SATAII and HDMI ports, SPDIF output, two USB 3.0 ports, four-USB 2.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet adapter , a 802.11 b / g / n WiFi module with two antennas along with a multiformat card reader.
Foxconn's nano-PC series is available in both Intel/AMD versions. The nT-i1200 model we have in our hands is based on the latest Intel NM10 chipset and it is powered by a 32nm Intel Atom D2500 dual-core processor (1MB Cache, 1.86GHz) with a 10W max TDP. It supports up to 4GB of DDR3 1066 memory. The integrated Intel 3600 graphics chip is clocked at 400MHz and shares memory with the main system. There is no support for visualization technology, meaning that you won't be able to run multiple OS's very fast. Foxconn has also added the USB3.0 connectivity to Intel's basic board.
According to the system's specifications found below, the nT-i1200 Nano-PC supports 2.5" HDDs and has a 1Gbit LAN. I also comes with a Wifi b/g/n module and two USB 3.0 ports, along with HDMI/VGA ports, making it very easy to connect it with external devices. Finally, there are four (4) USB2.0 ports and a card reader.


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Managing Records
The Records Services section of the State Archives serves the state and local governmental agencies operating in Louisiana with their records related needs. This section has three components: Records Management, State Records Center and Micrographics. In addition, the section also assists state and local agencies with disaster planning and recovery issues and records related policies and procedures.
Records Management
The Records Management program helps agencies comply with Louisiana R.S. 44:411 by providing training, assisting in the development of agency records retention schedules, processing agency disposal requests, and providing advice to agencies regarding records management related issues through rules, publications, policies and meetings. The Records Management program also provides records-related assistance and information to state and local agencies following disasters or other business disruptions.
State Records Center
The State Records Center created by Louisiana R.S. 44:414, provides state agencies a way to save money by using this off-site storage for semi-active records. Records stored in the State Records Center still belong to the agency storing the records and they control who has access to their records. Services include pulling requested records when needed, the notification of records that have met their retention schedules and are eligible for disposal, and the disposal of agency records after approval has been given by the agency.
The Micrographics program created by Louisiana R.S. 44:414 and 44:415, provides microfilming services for state and local agencies including prepping and filming materials, processing and duplicating film generated and quality review and archival storage of original negative film. Once the materials have been properly filmed, the originals can either be returned to the agency or disposed of in a confidential manner.
Disaster Planning and Recovery
The Records Management program and the Conservation Lab serve as a source for information about disaster planning and recovery procedures. Information on the removal, repair and storage of archival documents and permanent records from state and local government offices with damage from disasters, as well as disposal procedures for non-permanent records that have been damaged, can be obtained by contacting our office.
The Records Management section can be reached through the Records Management Officer Statewide at 225. 925.7552, fax 225.922.1220 or by sending a message.
The Conservation Lab, can be reached through the Conservator at 225.922.1218, fax 225. 922.0002 or by sending a message.
Policies and Procedures
The State Archives through the Records Management program provide information on record-keeping such as the program's Administrative Rules for Records Management, the Records Management Handbook and Appendices, and on topics such as email management policy.
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