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News for the Hospitality Executive
Electronic Lock Leader Completes Agreement to Enable Smart Room Interoperability With Control4
MADISON HEIGHTS, MI – November 11, 2009 – Today, SAFLOK™ announces a collaboration with Control4®. As a leader in electronic locking systems and part of the Kaba Group, SAFLOK has integrated some of its best-selling Messenger™ technology on the Control4® Suite Systems for "smart rooms" at hotel properties.
"This integration will be a winning technology venture for SAFLOK, Control4, and most importantly the hotels," says Kerry Hirschy, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Kaba Lodging Systems. "The integration between our two systems is proof of the smart room interoperability concept as a significant benefit to a hotel property."
The SAFLOK lock essentially becomes part of an online virtual network that uses the ZigBee mesh to communicate with Control4 Suite Systems' in-room controllers. With the SAFLOK software inside the Control4® hubs, properties will utilize one communications backbone and maximize the benefits of a single infrastructure. As the "gateway", the lock maintains a key role in communicating access information to the in-room coordinators, which in turn determine how the in-room appliances such as lamps, thermostats, or the TV will respond. This leveraging of technology is expected to provide properties with an improved bottom line.
"There will be an amazing amount of personalized automation in the guestrooms for the utmost in luxury," says Hirschy. "When the guest walks in, the room will come to life. When guests aren't in the room, our system will help with energy management. Heating/cooling, lighting, TVs and other appliances can be turned off or down to greener settings when the room is unoccupied. Any customized settings will be remembered for return visits from this guest, too. Most important, all of this is seamless to the guest."
"With Control4, our Messenger LENS takes on an expanded role – not just for security, not just for access control. Our system becomes a mechanism for interoperability and even greater integration," explains Hirschy. "This alliance clearly differentiates us from other competitors – through our willingness to work with other vendors, share resources, and collaborate to exceed our customers' expectations."
SAFLOK Messenger™ is an online lock communication system that operates on the internationally accepted ZigBee Prostack protocol. The LENS component was introduced as part of this system earlier this year. LENS refers to Lock Event Notification System which is a subscriber-publisher program that routes and displays messages from the locks in real-time. The Control4 Suite System also uses ZigBee wireless technology for its reliable automation system. Hotel property management can operate from one to 10,000 properties – remotely – with this system.
A flagship installation of the SAFLOK and Control4 integration is currently under construction in Las Vegas. The MGM CityCenter Las Vegas is set to open in December 2009. Its 67 acres of luxury – and more than 4,000 guestrooms – tower over the Vegas Strip.
About Control4
As the operating system for the connected home, Control4 brings home automation and control to the broad market. Control4 technology is at the heart of an expanding ecosystem of leading consumer electronics products designed to work together with ease. Control4 develops and delivers award-winning control software and hardware for virtually any room, home or building from anywhere at any time. Control4 is the affordable, easy to use, and easy to install solution for digital living. From essential energy management to effortless entertainment; from whole-home lighting control to comprehensive security systems, Control4 is the platform for managing all the pieces of today's connected life. Control4, the Control4 logo and Everyday Easy are registered trademarks or trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others. www.control4.com
About SAFLOK
SAFLOK has been a member of the Kaba group since 2006. As a market innovator, SAFLOK has nearly 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and distributing electronic locks and systems. Its solutions are installed globally in the hospitality, lodging, multihousing, and commercial markets. SAFLOK is committed to delivering best in class solutions that help properties achieve improved operations and reduced costs. www.saflok.com
About Kaba Holding AG
Kaba is a globally active, publicly traded security corporation. With its "Total Access" strategy, the Kaba Group is specialized in integrated solutions for security, organization, and convenience at building and information access points. Kaba is also the world market's number-one provider of key blanks, key cutting and coding machines, transponder keys, and high-security locks. It is a leading provider of electronic access systems, locks, master key systems, hotel locking systems, security doors, and automatic doors. www.kaba.com
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SAFLOK Website: http://www.saflok.com
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|Also See:
Unveils Integration with OpenWays; SAFLOK™ Introduces New Remote Access
Technology at IH/M&RS 2009 / November 2009


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The Goddess Inheritance
by Aimee Carter
Nine months after she was kidnapped by the queen of the gods, Kate Winters finally gives birth to the son that only a few even knew existed.
Now she must find a way to get him back to his father, free herself in the process, and stop the most Titan to ever walk the Earth from getting free and destroying everything she loves and has sworn to protect.
Final thoughts: Such a disappointment! This one just doesn't live up to all the other books in the series. I had high expectations walking into this one and just didn't get much from it. Kate was whining and indecisive, seeming to have lost all her gumption from the first books. The story shifts around far too quickly and moments are pushed through rather than savored. The ending felt like a set-up for the next series Carter might be planning, rather than a true, meaningful end. So very sad.
Rating: 3/5 (and only because the rest of the books helped this one)


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Deeply engaged in musical and dramatic thought in the picture at left are (clockwise from the piano) myself, Musical Director Wayne Strongman, Director/Dramaturge Tom Diamond, and Stage Manager Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner. You can see the entire slideshow of Opera To Go workshop action shots at Tapestry's Inside the New Works Studio blog.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Opera To Go 2009 Workshop Pics
For the first two weeks of January, I was at Tapestry New Opera Works playing for the workshop of Opera To Go 2009. A workshop of a new operatic work is quite different from staging rehearsals, since the operatic works have not yet reached their final form. Much work is done with tweaking words and music so that when the work finally goes to production, it will have reached a high level of polish and a much more successful dramatic trajectory than a work hot off the press that hasn't had such a fine-tuning.
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Breanna has a field trip tomorrow and it will be interesting to see how much of a meltdown she has from that when she gets home from school. And then she has another one on Friday. I hope and pray that things do not digress like they did the beginning of the school year when they had so many field trips. It got so bad that she would only poop in her pants!! She is 5 and has been potty trained for over two years! It was like her body couldn't tell her that she needed to go the bathroom until it was too late. She was getting to overstimulated from all the field trips and even after doing the brushing/deep joint compressions she was no better.
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I actually called on Eyemage to see if he wanted to do GMR tonight, to the shack. But he's faking sick again. He's always sick when I mention GMR he he he! :-P I've done it before alone at night but Ron did see that bear and all up there a few weeks back. :-O
Max speed on the downhill was 32 mph. The lights look much brighter than they do in the video so it ain't all that scary rolling down Euclid Ave.
BTW. got this note through my email. Just in case anyone else uses Ribble. ;-)
Uhh, why is only my nose sticking out? :-P
And God said, "Let there be cycling lights!".
30 MPH downhill into the darkness! :-O


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Anyway, I got it, and we lived in a state peaceful co-existence.
And then this morning I see this in The Boston Globe (scroll down to the second entry):
"That's water under the bridge," Damon said. "I got a great offer and a great contract from the Yankees and I'm happy. Maybe [the Red Sox] learned a lot from what happened last year. They finished in third place. They definitely needed to go out and make a statement, and it seems like they're kind of doing that."
What? He didn't just say that . . . well, he did say it. And in doing so, he (unknowingly) violated our truce. I liked it when he appeared to be taking the high road. A former boss used to tell me everyone cuts their own deal. The Red Sox looked at him, determined his value to them for each of the next four years, and went with it. Damon wanted more and he got it elsewhere. So why the sour grapes? Does he really need to rub the collective nose of Red Sox Nation in it? There isn't a single Red Sox fan that would have rather had Coco Crisp instead of Damon in 2006 (Damon outscored Crisp, 115-58 and out-OBPed him .358-.317).
Crisp got hurt, then he slumped, then he got hurt some more. Not to mention, we all thought we got rid of the CF that threw like a girl, only to find out we'd got the other one who did (I'll be honest, the revelation that another major league outfielder could have an arm as bad as Damon's was a total shock to me). Meanwhile, Damon, as predicted (short porch in right and all that), hit a career-high in HRs (24) and did all the other good things like get on base, and score, and slp hits just barely over the thirdbasemen's head.
This is a whole different topic but this deal was never about 2006 or 2007. It was about what Johnny Damon will be in 2008 and 2009. when he's playing at ages 34 and 35 (his birthday is in November). And I'd like to point out that Crisp isn't the only mid-to-late-20s centerfielder that struggled in his first year with a new team. In 2001, at the age of 27, Damon had a horrific year in Oakland (.256 BA, .324 OBP) that ultimately led to his acquisition by the Red Sox.
[simmons]My buddy Rick (sorry, no cool nickname) urged calm. "Maybe he was talking about J.D. Drew."[/simmons] That calmed me down for a little while until I found a longer version of the story on ESPN.com where it is clear he is referring to Matsuzaka's new $52 million contract.
I guess what bothers me is this: Damon has always been a good player. Seamheads knew about him in Kansas City where he turned in three solid seasons and two breakout ones that led to his flop in Oakland. But it was Boston, the Red Sox, and the fans, along with his style, skill and quirks, that made him an icon. And now here he is, a day after
So, as you can tell from the title of this post, I'd like it very, very, very much if Mr. Damon would SHUT HIS FREAKIN' CAKE HOLE.


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Hello dearlings, here below are a few excitement-fuelled little announcements from my recent newsletter, in case you didn't receive that (you can sign up for my free newsletter in the little box on the right side of the RawReform site HERE if you're not subscribed already... ;)
I am VERY excited to announce that we have a VERY special offer for you right now:
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on May the 24th I had:
1 quart water
mug of cranberry/apple tea
1.25 quarts veggie juice: cucumber, celery, mixed greens, romaine, carrot, lemon
big baby green leafy salad with dressing (tahini, almond butter, apple cider vinegar, lemon, water, Hawaiian fire salt), kim chi, baby carrots, dulse, nori flax crackers, followed by 1 Tbsp Goji Bliss
3 cups water
3 cups green smoothie: strawberries, grapes, ½ banana, masses of mixed leafy greens
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Mr. M and I are all over the US at the moment giving talks and presenting at festivals. Thanks to EVERYONE who has been coming out to play ;) Here are some of our upcoming speaking engagements, if you'd love to come and connect in person:
*May 29th–31st, NYC – Yoga and Raw Food Expo
*June 5–7th, Santa Barbara, CA
*June 20–21st, Central Point, OR – Raw Union Festival and our Wedding *July 7th, San Antonio, TX
*July 10th, Dallas, TX
*July 12th, Downers Grove, IL
*July 14th, Livonia, MI
*July 25th, Kansas City, MO
*August 21–23rd, Fort Bragg, CA
*August 24th, Healdsburg, CA
*August 26th, Sacramento, CA
You can see full details for all these events over on Mr. M's site HERE. There will be more dates added along the way too.
If you would love to help us set up a talk in YOUR area, or help publicise an event in your area, please email firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll see what we can co-create ;) We'd especially love to hear from anyone in the Oregon/N. California/WA state area about helping to post flyers etc for Raw Union - thanks :)
on May the 25th I had:
1 quart water
1.25 quarts greeeeen juice: celery, kale, pineapple
2 cups water
40 chlorella 'nuts'
big baby green leafy salad with dressing (tahini, almond butter, apple cider vinegar, lemon, water, Hawaiian fire salt), kim chi, baby carrots, dulse, nori flax crackers, followed by 1 Tbsp Goji Bliss
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water from one young coconut with Greener Grasses powder
big baby green leafy salad with dressing (tahini, walnut butter, apple cider vinegar, lemon, water, Hawaiian fire salt), kim chi, sun–dried tomatoes, dulse, nori flax crackers, followed by oatmeal cookies topped with YUMMY orange carob spread :)
3 cups water
on May the 26th I had:
1 quart water
mug of rooibos tea
½ a pineapple cut in chunks, 2 segment of a grapefruit (eeeeeew – I still do NOT like grapefruit – was testing ;)
3 cups smoothie: coconut meat, strawberries, celery, Greener Grasses powder. YUMMY :)
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big green leafy salad with dressing (tahini, pumpkin seed butter, apple cider vinegar, water), with baby carrots and sun-dried tomatoes on the side, followed by 1 Tbsp of Goji Bliss
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Rookie group NU'EST recently celebrated the birthdays of members JR and Aron with their fans in an intimate meet-and-greet event hosted at Olleh Square on June 4th.
NU'EST debuted only a few months ago, quickly garnering much success with their debut single "Face." This fan event will mark the group's first ever official fan event since their debut on March 15th.
The event was created to give back to the fans for their support for the group. While there was a limit of 1000 entrees for the event, the seating limit in the venue was increased by 300 seats due to popular demand. In order to give all fans a fair chance to be a part of one of the 300 extra attendees, the lucky contestants were chosen by a random drawing.
The event consisted of various events that enabled fans to interact face-to-face with the idols, allowing an intimate bonding between the the boys and the fans. The two birthday boys JR and Aron also provided a special surprise for the fans as they performed a duet version of their song "Face." Other notable events for the fans included a montage of video clips that showed the members during their trainee days.
"It's been a long time since we saw you last, and we're so happy to see you all here today," said NU'EST, "We are so blessed to have you all, and I hope you will stick with us through all the memories we're going to make together in the future!"
Meanwhile, the boys have announced during the event that they will be making a comeback this summer with an upgraded concept and performance.


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
J. Crew Navy Bubble Necklace and Scoopneck Anchors Aweigh Blouse
I grabbed the J. Crew Bubble Necklace in Navy and the Scoopneck Anchors Aweigh Blouse last week. I love both of these items. Here are a few IRL pictures:
I'll refrain from admitting how many J. Crew Bubble Necklaces I own, LOL. Let's just say that I LOVE this necklace.
I also love the Scoopneck Anchors Aweigh Blouse seen below. I'm wearing a J. Crew Anchor Necklace with the blouse:
Here is a close up of the Anchor Necklace:
What do you think of the J. Crew Bubble Necklace in Navy and the Scoopneck Anchors Aweigh Blouse? Do tell!
Thanks for stopping by!
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I like the blue bubble necklace, though I'm not sure I'd justify the cost of such a statement piece. How does it match up with the Gondola Coat? I am imagining an outfit with the necklace, the Jaquard Dot Pencil skirt and a white blouse with the coat. Apparently I have too much time on my hands.ReplyDeleteReplies
JulieStyles: The Navy Bubble Necklace matches up well with the Gondola Stripe Coat. The outfit you've imagined is super cute!!! I'm going to play around with this necklace and the Gondola print. Thanks SO much for the outfit inspiration!!!Delete
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I so want the Anchors Aweigh blouse!! Paired with the anchor necklace it is too cute! The navy bubble necklace looks very pretty against the pink shirt you have on.ReplyDeleteReplies
Apples and Pencil Skirts: Thanks SO much!!! The Anchors Aweigh Blouse is super cute, and I can see you rocking it with one of your gorgeous pencil skirts!Delete
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Ooooo the navy bubble is the only one I've been seriously considering. But they are all so lovely. I adore that you have more than one, it only makes me lust after your closet even more! :):):)ReplyDelete
Tasia: OOOOOO is right! I knew that I had to have the Navy bubble necklace. The color is absolutely great! LOL about me having more than one bubble necklace! I love these necklaces!!!Delete
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I have no bubble necklace yet - I hope there are some in the clearance rack when I actually hit the jcrew in Boston in July... I am so anyway! You look smashing as always!ReplyDeleteReplies
WMM: You're so sweet, thanks SO much for the kind compliment!! I hope that you can snag a bubble necklace too! I think that they're adorable!Delete
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I love the anchors aweigh blouse on you so very cute!! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Bobster: Thanks SO much!!! I really like this blouse!Delete
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I like the necklaces and the tops on you.ReplyDelete
I for one would like to know how many bubbles you have and in what colors and which one is your favorite. I would like to know the same about your pencil skirt collection and if they differ in quality from different years J crew has sold them. thanks you make us all happy with your positive attitude towards shopping for multiples.Replies
Unknown: Thanks SO much!!! I own the turquoise, black, red, papaya, and navy bubble necklaces. I think that the turquoise and navy are my favorite colors although I love all of them!Delete
About the pencil skirts: I LOVE J. Crew pencil skirts, and I think that the quality has been pretty consistent from year to year.
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I love that navy bubble necklace with the pink blouse, what a great color combo!! The anchor set is really cute too.ReplyDeleteReplies
cate: Thanks SO much!!! I love the navy/pink combo too. I think that the navy necklace really pops against the pink shirt. This is one of my favorite color combinations.Delete
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I too am a Bubble necklace lover... I have 2, Black & Turquoise. I bought them when they first came out and wear them constantly. I would love to buy the coral colored one, if I could everfind it. BTW, love you in both pictures.ReplyDeleteReplies
kirbydog: Thanks SO much!! It is great to know that I'm not alone!!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you can find the coral bubble necklace. Coral is such a vibrant color!Delete
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Love the anchor blouse, am hoping it makes it to sale so I can scoop it up!ReplyDeleteReplies
Tara: Thanks SO much! I'm hoping that you can snag this blouse too. It will be a great addition to your wonderful wardrobe!Delete
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Love the Anchor necklace!!!! I hope I find it today!!. Thank you, also you rock those bubble necklaces, I wish I could. You look so stylish, enjoy!ReplyDeleteReplies
MB: Thanks SO much!! I hope that you were able to find the Anchor Necklace! And, thanks for your kind words, as always!Delete
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Cute, cute! I love the anchor pendant with the blouse. It looks really good onyou.ReplyDeleteReplies
Gigi: Thanks SO much! My retail personal shopper suggested this combination, and I really like it!Delete
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I love your pink shirt Rynetta! It is a Jcrew one?ReplyDeleteReplies
em in espana: Thanks SO much!!! This shirt is from Ann Taylor, and I actually returned it because of the pockets. I think that I will wear this necklace with the J. Crew Perfect Shirt in Linen in Neon Pink.Delete
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Oh Ive been looking for a necklace like this for my husbands homecoming. He has been deployed and would such a cute accessory for my outfit.ReplyDelete
I love the anchor necklace. Ive been looking for something like this to go with my homecoming outfit. My husband is coming back from deployment and this is a cute accessory. Wish they were still for sale.ReplyDelete


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(65) Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Sometimes, we need to stop and reflect God's goodness; how He has indeed dwelt well with us. If we do a search in His Word, we will find that "He is faithful that promised" (Hebrews 10:23).
God doesn't merely expect us to keep His Word - He also keeps His Word.
(66) Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Believe - OT:539 'aman (aw-man'); a primitive root; properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (Isa 30:21; interchangeable with OT:541) to go to the right hand:
Good judgment and knowledge come only from God. Before we learn them, though, we must believe them. Am I founded in the Word of God? Do I know that it is truth? How can I learn from something that I think is fallible? I must be fully convinced that God's Word is truth. I must have total faith that His promises are true. Only then can I make any progress in learning His judgment and knowledge.
A brief review of from Whom we're learning judgment and knowledge: "Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?" (Isaiah 40:13-14)


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so as you may have guessed, I needed a 60th birthday card for a friend...
after being inspired by Teneale's card,
I grabbed my scallop edge square punch, alot of dimensionals, the new PAPER DOILY sizzlit,
pennant parade die, scallop circle punch &
some scraps from my package of EVERYDAY ENCHANTMENT dsp
( from the 2012 SALE-A-BRATION)
& went to town CASEing the card...
each one of the 16 punched squares is raised with a dimensional dot!
love my results!!


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Just to clarify, is this a change to the origional site or, is this a copycat site with a very similar url?
I noticed the other thread called it "answertoeverything.com" where this one adds "thefinal" to the url.
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Originally posted by Springer
That was me typing while extremely angry that someone would do this. Obviously it's a tweak to the original domain that has sought to "phish" our Membership with by stealing and cheating...
Originally posted by AGENT_T
Hey guys..I only ask you to PLEASE double check Mech32,s involvement in this..After working closely with him and a few other guys...
I really find it hard to believe that this was a malicious attempt on his part..I am definitely not webwise and I have no idea what harm these "changes ''would have brought but I feel in my ''heart of hearts'' that if Mech was involved then it was simply by being suckered in to the excitement for a possible new phase to the game..
I would not presume to question the mods expertise in these matters but please..if there is even a shadow of a doubt regarding motives, to please be lenient..
My humble request only.
Originally posted by Valhall
Considering you weren't in chat and shouldn't know anything about this, I'm assuming he's emailing members to bolster his support?
That's weird. He needs to realize that the facts will produce the outcome. And this may very well be one of the facts, right?
Originally posted by Valhall
Considering you weren't in chat and shouldn't know anything about this, I'm assuming he's emailing members to bolster his support?
That's weird. He needs to realize that the facts will produce the outcome. And this may very well be one of the facts, right?
Originally posted by Fiverz
He was in another room along with Sil, who won the site. I just shared what I saw from my point of view (the same as in the chat with you and SO). I believe Mechanic 32 to be innocent as well, but as you said, wait until all the facts come in. I just hope that there's a way to find out who really did what ... conclusively.
[edit on 3-8-2006 by Fiverz]
Originally posted by Freenrgy2
Without trying to be nosey on this, exactly what was being perpetrated?
Springer said that they were using the fake site to phish members? I don't really understand much of this web forum stuff, so can someone explain without all of the details?
Originally posted by Valhall
Originally posted by Fiverz
EDIT: one other thing ... there are no other *KNOWN* consequences for members who did follow those instructions other than an IP phish, correct? I can't see anything else that would have happened, but then again I didn't think to look at the source code for that page at all.
[edit on 3-8-2006 by Fiverz]
Cool! I just want to make sure my fellow members, who have been targetted on this thing, don't get pulled into further nastiness. I'm sure SO has the kung fu to figure out exactly who was zooming who, and that will be the final say.
I hope your computer didn't get creeping crud in it!
This now on bonus.thefinalanswertoeverything.com
Sorry, bonus.thefinalanswertoeverything.com was a benign mini-hoax whipped up by me.
The question was: "keeps spinning in the mountains..."
The answer was: "testatika.html"
this lead to the following:
"Sorry guys, just couldn´t resist... Now let´s find the real game together!"
Unfortunatly it seems I´ve been banned over this, despite my eplanation to SO... :-(
Maybe Mechanic32 as well, but he shouldn´t be as he was not in on it.
Goodbye guys.. Stay skeptic.


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"There is a gaping hole in port security," Byron Miller of the Charleston, S.C., port, the nation's sixth largest, told me. "Right now, by law we cannot do background checks on 8,000 people who work at this port." He noted that a state bill to provide for background checks was killed last year after unions applied a full-court press against it. [emphasis added]


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In a week filled with Miley Cyrus' bumping-n-grinding which went super-viral after the VMAs, this amazing video from a Kristen Chenoweth concert at the Hollywood Bowl feels like something of a cultural antidote. With 2.6 million views, it just may be the remedy for too much Miley.
Chenoweth asked a random audience member to come up on stage and join her to sing "For Good," the now classic number from the role she originated in WICKED. Sarah Horn, an unassuming teacher from Riverside California, raised her hand when Chenoweth asked who knew all the words to the song. Well, not only did Horn know the words, she is actually a vocal teacher who was somewhat obsessed with the show and that song and (surprise!) even knew the harmonies.
The quality of the video image is a little rough but the sound comes through loud and clear. Horn has a lovely voice and not only stuns the crowd, but also Chenoweth too. There were cynical Internet allegations that Horn was a plant but Horn actually thought she wouldn't get chosen because there was a plant! Horn reveals this detail in a great Q/A with the Hollywood Reporter about her once-in-a-lifetime experience. All in all, it's really a great counterpoint to the Miley-madness which has filled the August news vacuum this week.


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Lately, my life has been filled text books, projects, and supreme court cases (oh my!).
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I'm not finished the semester (my final isn't until December 8th), however, I have now completed BOTH of my projects for the course. I didn't realize how much all these school deadlines were weighing down on me, but now that they are done I feel absolutely FREE – what a wonderful feeling!
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I feel like I have my life back, so after reading an inspiring quote, I decided that I couldn't let all this delicious free time go to waste; I needed to challenge myself with new and exciting things. Suddenly, the message printed on my lululemon water bottle was pounding in my head: "do it now, do it now, do it now"!
So I'm doing it now, er, tomorrow. My plan is to make a French Apple Cake to take as dessert for our dinner date with friends on Friday. French Apple Cake, really? I know. This is huge for me. I'm not a baker, I never thought that I would buy a springform pan much less actually USE it.
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Robin Vaccai Yess's and my Op Ed "Pondering the Imponderable: Salaries of Ulster County Town Supervisors" appeared yesterday (Sunday, October 4) in the Times Herald Record:
By Robin Vaccai Yess and Mitchell Langbert
Posted: October 04, 2009 - 2:00 AM
Almost a year ago, the Times Herald-Record concluded that there is no rhyme or reason as to why certain town supervisors in the region earn more and other town supervisors earn less. In Ulster County we have uncovered a reason: Part-time town supervisors earn less than full-time. This seems like restating the obvious, but it isn't.
Why some town supervisors are part-time and others are full-time remains a mystery of imponderable proportions. Taxpayers might expect that part-time town supervisors are in smaller towns and full-time supervisors are in larger ones. But that is not so. Whether a town supervisor is full-time or part-time is the single most important determinant of Ulster County supervisors' paychecks. But part-time and full-time status is not significantly related to factors like numbers of town employees and town budgets.
There is no statistical difference in town budgets, household income or numbers of employees in towns with part-time versus full-time supervisors. But in Ulster County, in towns with part-time supervisors, supervisors earn an average of $24,775 in salary. In towns with full-time supervisors they earn $36,876. Budgets, numbers of employees and household income are all higher in towns with full-time supervisors, but at less than the margin of statistical error. Only the difference in salary is greater than the margin of error.
We obtained data on the salaries of Ulster County town supervisors as of Jan. 14 by sending Freedom of Information Act requests to all of the towns in Ulster County. The highest paid Ulster County supervisor is in the Town of New Paltz ($47,870). The lowest paid is in the Town of Kingston ($10,920).
Town supervisors' salaries do correlate with town budgets and populations. But we tested whether budgets and town populations are more important than part-time versus full-time status with a statistical model where part-time status serves as a control. We found that holding part-time/full-time status constant, population, budgets and household income do not have an effect on town supervisors' salaries in Ulster County. Only part-time versus full-time status matters significantly. Our model explains 58 percent of the variability in town supervisors' salaries but the only variable that matters is part-time versus full-time status.
Whereas Olive had a budget of $2.8 million and a population of 4,579 and Ulster had a budget of $14.0 million and a population of 12,550, Olive paid its supervisor $46,350 while Ulster paid its supervisor $45,000.
Almost as imponderable is the amount of health insurance that the towns provide their supervisors. The Town of Kingston does not offer health insurance coverage, while eight other Ulster County towns provide 100 percent of health insurance coverage. In between, five towns provide 82 to 85 percent of health insurance coverage.
We checked whether there are differences among the towns that pay 100 percent of coverage and those that do not. There are no differences in budgets, household income or the number of town employees between towns that cover 100 percent of health insurance and those that do not. However, there is a weak difference in salaries between towns that cover 100 percent of health insurance and those that do not.
We also looked at whether full-timers are more likely to have 100 percent health insurance coverage than part-timers. Half of the part-time town supervisors and 63 percent of the full-time town supervisors get 100 percent medical coverage. The difference is less than the statistical margin of error.
Town supervisors' salaries are likely to be of interest to voters during the coming election year. Many area residents are out of work, and many will have trouble footing their property tax bills. Yet, it will be difficult to get a logical answer as to why some town supervisors are paid more and others are paid less. Voters in districts with full-time town supervisors might ask why they need a full-time supervisor while other towns, equal in size, population and household income, do not need one.
Robin Vaccai Yess is a self-employed certified financial planner and is executive director of the Ulster County Republican Committee. Mitchell Langbert is an associate professor at Brooklyn College and serves on the Town of Olive Republican Committee.
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Alright! I've finally added in the labels for the genres for the manga in my reviews. Please note that the numbers next to the labels do not actually reflect the number of manga I've reviewed, just the number of posts on manga reviews. For nearly two months I made reviews in threes and then started making individual posts.
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A Bola gun might be a good intermediate step. Say four fishing weights attached by lengths of string and placed on some wadding would work pretty good.
You could probably easily just do the same with a circle of netting with weights on the outside, carefully inserted down the barrel. It should 'shotgun' out fairly well if you don't just wad it up and stuff it down the barrel in a tangled mess.
I have actually done this with a combustion with a 3/4 inch barrel. just attach a net to 4 marbles and stuff that thing in there(net first). I have actually cought a squir....nm.. but sometimes it wont spread out and it will just shoot the marbles in a straight line unless you shoot them in the air. BTW, i saw that episode and that was funny as hell.(just like the superbowl commercials )
I believe Myth Busters made a pneumatic net gun to catch pigeons for an experiment. It wasn't very fast but was alright. Used tennisballs and multiple barrels. Just see if you can find it on youtube or something. Hope this helps you
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Done and dusted.
What was exciting this week?
I had a few workouts that I expected to feel challenged by.
The first was another brutal Sufferfest bike ride, followed by a short 3 mile run.
GOOD LORD. The struggle is real. I find biking to be a horrific challenge, but I am sticking with it, determined to suck less, eventually.
|This is how I feel.
Compared to stupid sufferfest, this was basically an evening stroll.
Well, perhaps not quite that easy. However, I am well accustomed to the challenge that running presents and I find it much more manageable than that of biking.
|400's are so much easier than biking.
|The very best of good beers
I felt good about this workout, and was pleased with how my legs cooperated. I made a really foolish rookie move and neglected to bring any snacks. Despite that noob mistake, everything went well.
I hit some big hills. My photo shows my vantage point from the very top of one such hill, with a point in my run just visable across the little white blob that is the lake. The bottom pic shows the flip side, I'm on the other side of the lake looking at the hill where I just was. You can see a little (white, snowy) field in the middle/right of the shot, which shows where I came from.
|Top of the hill, bottom of the lake (which doesn't look lake a like....)
|Beers and burgers at the Gastropub, a post long run staple.
I also had a gentle recovery run, coming in at a 9:45 AP, as a recovery run should.
Three weeks in and I am feeling good. My mileage, and the challenge of my workouts is steadily growing. I am begining to notice the positive results of consisent work.
This week was particularly pleasant because several key workouts were done outside! Bonus!
My jaw/chin continue to heal nicely, but I am not cured.... I continue to have some unpleasant pain in my ears, which of course comes from my jaw injury. My chin looks good but is still a gross combination of quite sore, and completely numb (this combo resonates quite poorly with me. I try not to think about how it feels, as I find it disgusting.)
All this being said, I know it could be so much worse.
THAT being said, I am OVER it and wish that my face felt like it used to.
Weekly stats:
Miles run: 30, per the plan.
Longest run: 12. A very sensible step up.
Other: 1 bike, 2 strength work outs.
Wildlife sightings: ZERO. Which is very, very strange. WTF?? Come out DUCKS!!!
Low/High temps: 8/42. A mostly mild week.
How am I feeling? Good, a little tired after a couple of my bigger workouts. After a recovery day, all better with good energy. Lots of weird dreams, everything from having a pet snake, to running from a terrifying killer, to dealing with the fallout of an atomic bomb (which was kind enough only to blow up half the house. ok.)
Beer of the week: Double or nothing. A terrific maple barleywine by Lawson's (geniuses) and Otter Creek. Go get some.


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Kawaii Pop Fest 2013 Hong Kong
Up Up Girls, Dorothy Little Happy, Dempagumi.inc, 9nine, and Super☆Girls will perform at Kawaii Pop Fest 2013 Hong Kong.
The festival will be held on May 17-19 at Music Zone @E-Max, KITEC, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. The event is organized by @Jam and Top Yell.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
You Are the Best
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Lovely card Lis, background paper is great.ReplyDelete
Fabulous card Lis love the card design and the horse,ReplyDelete
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Wonderful card Lis, I love the horseReplyDelete
Kevin xx
Wonderful masculine card (or for a cowgirl too) Love that pretty background with the graceful horse. Happy Thanksgiving. Hugs & TFSReplyDelete
This is awesome! I'm a horse lover, so this one really caught my eye! NJ!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for taking time to post your very creative art with us this week at Word Art Wednesday in our 211th AG challenge! Blessings, CaroleReplyDelete
Very sweet, Lis!ReplyDelete
Lovcely card Lis, I really like the background :o)ReplyDelete
Jackie xx
Lovely card Lis, love the backgroundReplyDelete
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great card...happy thanksgiving, hope you had a good one in company of fa,ily and friends...big hugs bibianaReplyDelete
Love the colouring on the horse-I struggle with animals and fur lol-fabulous embossed backgroundReplyDelete
Carol x
What a fabulous card. My husband would absolutely LOVE this. Thanks so much for stopping by to share your talents with us. I appreciate your participation SO much, and hope that you will join us again real soon.ReplyDelete
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end of the year is synonym with wedding right? i guess some of u guys would tie the knot either getting engage or married. so hear this.... hes very very talented guy. he did miracle with his fingers, be it make up artist, wedding planner @ even in taking photographs. hes name is ALENG. u can view his awesome magical touch at here ALENG. but im not very sure if he still got many available slot for this year but no harm right if u guys ask. mana nak tau, rezeki. trust me, u guys would never regret if appoint him as ur make up artist. berbaloi-baloi. he do work closely with pak abu too =) and yes yes, he's the one did the make up for dr halina & dr sheikh muszaphar. eh the best way, add him la at his face book la. so that u guys can view more and more of his photos
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I have got 2 yam in my fridge which I have almost forgotten about. I have to get rid of like 1/4 of it as it has already started to soften and rot. I am glad I still have 650 gm left to make 1 recipe of taro cake.
A) Boil the yam cubes in 2 cups of water over medium heat so the water still remains after the yam soften.
B) Fry the garlic (I just run out of shallots so I use garlic instead) and shrimps with some oil till fragrant, then add in the mushrooms to fry....then the pork till they are well mixed.Add in the shredded yam to fry till all the ingredients are well mixed together.
Pour in to (C) mixture.
C) Mix these ingredients well together (make sure there is no flour clumps)
Pour in (B) - the fried ingredients.
When (C) is ready, pour in right away and stir immediately to mix them together.
When done, put to steam for 1 hour or so.
Now it is ready to be cut into pieces ......
......to be fried lightly in pan with little oil. If you are using a non-stick pan you do not need much oil. I just spray mine lightly with oil which comes in a spray can.
Pan fry the taro cake pieces till lightly brown and crisp.
You will note that the yam cubes are still in good shape and they give you a good taste of yam.
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Men's tights, for so long the preserve of ballet dancers and runway models, are taking Manhattan by storm and could soon be seen on the street of Britain.
When trendsetters speculated what would be the defining men's fashion movement to sweep New York this winter, few opted for the male legging.
But "Megging", as the male legging is known, is now all the rage in sartorial circles. Celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Russell Brand and Lenny Kravitz have all been spotted wearing leggings, while fashion stores Uniqlo, Barneys and Nordstrom are selling tights for men.
The bad news is they are on their way to Britain: Uniqlo is already selling them on its British website, and their success in New York is seen as an indication they will also prove popular here.
They are expected to follow on from the trend for "skinny jeans" on men, which have become a staple of the British high street.
Some New Yorkers, however, see the "megger" as an affront to masculinity. Gabriel Cru, 35, from the Bronx, said: "Men in tights? Get out of here. We don't do men in tights in New York. That's European!"
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Day 136: Muscle Milk 'n' Oats
I recommend Muscle Milk 'n' Oats by Cytosport for a quick fix in the morning:
- 4.5 blocks protein
- 3.5 blocks carb
- 4 blocks fat
Add 1/2 an apple and it is zone perfect.
This is not quite as good as steel-cut oats (higher GI) but it takes about 29 minutes less to prepare. It is also expensive, but it is so worth it to start the day conveniently in the Zone.
Get it here: Muscle Milk 'n' Oats for about 1/2 price from Amazon.
You can get it at GNC too, it's a lot more expensive.
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8AM 1 cup milk = 1 block
9AM Muscle Milk 'n' Oats, 1/2 apple = 4 blocks
Noon 6 oz ground turkey, 2 slices diabetic lifestyles bread, cup veggies = 4 blocks
4PM 2 oz roast beef, 1 slice diabetic lifestyles bread = 2 blocks
9PM 4 oz chicken, 1/2 lb veggies, 1 slice diabetic lifestyles bread
Block Target = 17 +.5x fat
Block Total = 15 blocks
Run 5K
Time:22:15 - hills, I might have screwed up the mileage, but I was running fairly fast for me.
Posted by Maximus Lewin at 9:28 AM
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- weight lifting tips said...
Cyto sport is great, i usually take muscle milk, the protein shake. Didnt know they had cereal lol
- November 23, 2008 at 3:43 PM
- MuscleMonsters said...
Cyto sport is great, i usually take muscle milk, the protein shake. Didnt know they had cereal lol. I have a site about Weight lifting tips , if ur interested in link exchange, contact me
- November 23, 2008 at 3:44 PM
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Reservoir Dogs will be celebrating their 5th anniversary with an Ultimate Heist themed Mock War on Feb 13 - 15, 2015 at 6 PM EST.
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|Official Gene Symbol: HFEAlternate Symbol: HLA-H
Name of Gene Product: hereditary hemochromatosis protein
Locus: 6p21.3 The HFE gene is found in region 21.3 on the short (p) arm of human chromosome 6.
Size: The HFE gene's 7 coding regions (exons) are scattered over about 10,000 base pairs of genomic DNA. Exons translated into the HFE protein are interspersed with segments of noncoding DNA (introns). After transcription, introns are spliced out and exons are pieced together to form an mRNA transcript about 2700 bp long. The mRNA is then translated into the 348-amino acid sequence of the hereditary hemochromatosis protein [1,2,3]. Mutations in the HFE gene can result in hereditary hemochromatosis (HH).
Protein Function
The HFE protein is a transmembrane protein expressed in intestinal and liver cells; it works in conjunction with another small protein called beta-2-microglobulin to regulate iron uptake [4]. Although homologous to other major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins that present antigens to killer T cells, the HFE protein appears to have no immunological function [5]. The HFE protein is an interesting example of how homology is not always an indicator of protein function.
Sequence ExerciseThe "mRNA" sequences obtained from databases such as NCBI's GenBank are actually complementary DNA (cDNA) sequences generated from mRNA transcripts extracted from cells. Genomic DNA sequences of eukaryotic organisms contain coding segments (exons) interspersed with noncoding segments (introns). During transcription, introns are spliced out and exons are pieced together to form messenger RNA (mRNA). In addition to containing nucleotides that are translated into the amino acid sequence of a particular protein, mRNA also contains untranslated regions upstream and downstream of the coding sequence. Intron-free cDNA sequences synthesized from mRNA also comprise these untranslated regions.
Use the Table of Standard Genetic Code to find the initiation codon (ATG) and next nine codons in the HFE nucleotide sequence shown below. The first 10 amino acids of the hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) protein sequence are as follows:
1 ggggacactg gatcacctag tgtttcacaa gcaggtacct tctgctgtag gagagagaga
61 actaaagttc tgaaagacct gttgcttttc accaggaagt tttactgggc atctcctgag
121 cctaggcaat agctgtaggg tgacttctgg agccatcccc gtttccccgc cccccaaaag
181 aagcggagat ttaacgggga cgtgcggcca gagctgggga aatgggcccg cgagccaggc
241 cggcgcttct cctcctgatg cttttgcaga ccgcggtcct gcaggggcgc ttgctgcgt
Nucleotide sequence taken from NCBI RefSeq record NM_000410
The answer is at the bottom of this page.
|Protein StructureHFE protein consists of extracellular alpha-1 and alpha-2 domains that sit on top of the immunoglobulin-like alpha-3 domain, which spans the cell membrane and binds a separate protein called beta-2-microglobulin. The alpha-1 and apha-2 domains interact with the transferrin receptor, another transmembrane protein that plays a very important role in iron uptake and regulation [6].
Figure 1 shows backbone structures of two HFE protein molecules. Blue and green chains represent HFE proteins, and smaller aqua and gold chains represent molecules of beta-2 microglobulin. Purple residues indicate where cysteine 282 is located in each HFE chain. A mutation at cysteine 282 is a common cause of hereditary hemochromatosis.
Common Disease-Causing Mutation
|The most common mutation responsible for hereditary hemochromatosis is the substitution of tyrosine for cysteine at the 282nd amino acid position in the protein sequence (C282Y mutation). The cysteine residue at this position is part of a disulfide bond that forms a loop in the alpha-3 domain of the HFE protein.When cysteine 282 is lost, the disulfide bond cannot be formed and the HFE protein's alpha-3 domain is no longer able to complex with beta-2-microglobulin, which serves as a stabilization factor. As a result, the mutated HFE protein is degraded before it has a chance to be incorporated into the cell membrane.
Cells become iron-overloaded when there is no HFE to negatively regulate the iron flow into the cell's cytoplasm [4]. Over time, iron overload in these cells can damage tissues and organs, leading to symptoms and complications associated with HH.
Additional Resources
HFE Nucleotide Sequence
HFE Protein Sequence
HFE Protein Structure
HFE Mutation Resources
Other HFE Web resources
Article Reporting HFE Gene Discovery


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Who knew eating Vegetarian could be so easy?
What did you eat for dinner?
Flounder, Squash, and Grilled Potatoes.
Oh cool. Where did you go out to eat?
The Dining Hall.
Flounder, Squash, and Grilled Potatoes.
Oh cool. Where did you go out to eat?
The Dining Hall.
I am sure you won't be surprised to hear that when I told my friend I had gotten this delicious meal at the Dining Hall she was shocked. In attempt to promote Earth Week, BU's Dining Services has done amazing job of providing fresh and new produce to students. I decided as a part of my Ecolympics challenge to eat Vegetarian for a Week and I am loving it! To be honest, there have been few times where I remember that I am eating Vegetarian because the "veggie" options this week have been so amazing. Will it get harder once Earth Week is over? I am not sure, but I this week has certainly showed me that it is possible.
I just finished reading Jonathan Safran Foer's novel Eating Animals. I highly recommend it! So to make sure that the difference you make during the Ecolympics is not only a week long thing consider reading this book!!


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The Windows Incident Response Blog is dedicated to the myriad information surrounding and inherent to the topics of IR and digital analysis of Windows systems. This blog provides information in support of my books; "Windows Forensic Analysis" (1st thru 4th editions), "Windows Registry Forensics", as well as the book I co-authored with Cory Altheide, "Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools".
Monday, June 07, 2010
Richard Bejtlich went so far as to make a distinction between the terms "anti-forensics" and "counterforensics". On Wikipedia, the term "anti-computer forensics" is used to refer tocountermeasures against forensic analysis, while "counterforensics" refers to attacks directed against forensic tools. For additional clarification on the terms, see W. Matthew Hartley's paper on the topic here; the paper is three pages long, and makes a clear distinction between the two terms.
In short, from Hartley's paper, anti-forensics refers to techniques and technologies that "invalidate factual information for judicial review", whereas counterforensics refers to tools and techniques that "target...specific forensic technologies to directly prevent the investigator from analyzing collected evidence". Hartley's paper gives some very good examples to illustrate the differences between these two terms, so I strongly suggest reading the three pages.
Very often, we use these terms (in some manner) to describe what an attacker or intruder may do, but one thing that's not discussed often is how this applies to responder's actions, or inaction, as the case may be. In that regard, there are a couple of things that organizations and responders need to keep in mind:
1. You can not just grab the disk and expect to get what you need. Live response, including memory acquisition, is becoming more and more important, particularly in the face of questions brought on by legislative and regulatory compliance. Too many times, a response team (consultants, not on-site staff) will be called in and during the course of response, but provided with goals. Then, after the fact, the victim organization will start with questions such as, "...was data exfiltrated?" and "...how much data was exfiltrated?" Fortunately, consulting responders have faced these questions often enough that they can often head them off at the pass, but what do you do when the victim organization has already taken systems offline before calling for help? Would it have been beneficial to the overall response if they'd captured memory, and perhaps some volatile data, first?
2. Temporal Proximity - lots of stuff happens on Windows systems, particularly since Windows XP was released, that have an antiforensics effect...and much of it happens without any interaction from a user or administrator. Let's say that a bad guy gets into a system, uploads a couple of tools, runs them, copies data off of the system, then deletes everything and leaves. While the system is just sitting there, there are limited defrags going on, System Restore Points and Volume Shadow Copies are being created and removed, operating system and application updates are being installed, etc. It won't be long before, due to a lack of responsiveness, all you're left with is an entry in an index file pointing to a file name. Once that happens, and you're unable to determine how many records were exposed, you will very likely have to report and notify on ALL records. Ouch!
The point is that intruders very often don't have to use any fancy or sophisticated techniques to remain undetected on a system or within a network infrastructure. What tends to happen is that responders and analysts may have only so much time (8 hrs, 16 hrs, etc.) to spend on investigating the incident, so as long as the intruder uses a technique that takes just a bit longer than that to investigate, they're good. There's no real need to use counter- or anti-forensics techniques. Very often, though, it's not so much the actions of the intruder, but the inaction of the closest responders that have the greatest impact on an investigation.
ForensicsWiki: Anti-forensics
Adrien's Occult Computing presentation
CSOOnline article: The Rise of Anti-Forensics
Lance Mueller: Detecting Timestamp Changing Utilities
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Bejtlich's blog entry sees to be little but a squabble over terminology: an article in DarkReading used the term 'anti-forensics' in a way Bejtlich thinks is wrong: 'anti-forensics' means something else, though he can't remember who defined it that way.
All this gives me is an indication of the relative immaturity of this particular field of practice: terminology is still in a state of flux. (And in case anyone wonders, that's an attack of the field itself as insufficient for its purpose -- which I hereby define as 'contra-forensics'.)
I can't even decide why it is important to make that particular distinction. Indeed, insisting on a distinction seems to be as harmful as insisting that 'security' somehow is some kind of sum of confidentiality, availablility and integrity, which are the standard terms used to define security.
- Keydet89 said...
I have to say, I'm having a bit of trouble following your line of reasoning.
Also, it's easy to sit back and criticize others from behind a keyboard. Perhaps rather than deriding the community for being immature, could you point the community in the necessary direction? I would hope that would serve everyone best in the long run.
- jim said...
I believe one distinguishing factor is the intent of the user. We have seen the defense that a user was just cleaning up their privacy information when it is suspected that their real intent was to remove or "invalidate factual information for judicial review".
In the end I think the distinction is important for uncovering intent which may or may not lead to spoliation.
- Keydet89 said...
Good perspective, and thanks for posting.
One of the things I'm always a bit leery of is a discussion of "intent" based on only technical information found in an image. There are times when "intent" can be easily confused...for example, indicators of defrag activity from only the Prefetch files. Unfortunately, this doesn't establish intent.
I've seen instances where someone had "evidence elimination" tools installed for some time, and based on other information, they appeared to have been used quite regularly...therefore, how can someone say that the user "intended" to use them for the purposes of spoilation for one specific instance?
From a purely technical perspective, I'd suggest that intent can be something that's difficult, at best, to determine.
Of course it's easy to criticize others behind a keyboard ... as far as a blog is concerned, its the only place I can be. Doing it in print would be far too late, and to an audience who may not even know about the blog entry.
Why handicap myself? (And as for taking you more literally than intended, ... words are all I have to go on. If you don't mean what you say, I will probably misinterpret.)
Jim's point about intent is a good one in general... proving intent is important. But I don't think that is *really* what the words are meant to express. Both Bejtlich's and Keydet89's definition use the term 'attack' and 'countermeasure', and thus clearly indicate that they are deliberate and intentional (here's one of those cases where meaning what you say is important). Bejtlich confuses the issue somewhat when he says that network traffic encryption is an example of anti-forensic technique. But there intent is paramount: if the intent is to prevent forensic analysis, true. If the intent is to provide confidentiality, then no. Then the antiforensic effect is only a side-effect. The SSD TRIM command has negative effects for forensic analysis, but the intent is not there.
So again, why insist on a distinction? As forensic analysts, we have to be aware of intent to hide, and to mislead, confuse, overload ... but what practical use is it to say that signs A, B and C are anti-forensic and E, F, G counter-forensic? Does it help us unravel what has happened? Does it help presentation in court?
Or does it only muddy our thinking, insisting on distinctions where none clearly need to be made, and thus seduce us into spending time on making distinctions without a difference?
I'm a pragmatist -- or I try to be. If a definition isn't useful for what we want to accomplish, drop it.
As for pointing the way ... no, not in this context. I'm not pointing the way towards something better, I'm pointing at something to avoid: 'Don't get too close to that boghole'.
Over and out.
- Keydet89 said...
If you don't mean what you say...
By "behind a keyboard", I meant that you aren't signing your posts with your name. You've got some interesting points...you'd think that you'd want to make the distinction as to from whom they come.


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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Civil War Haiku
Leaving your comfort zone is oh-so-important for people approaching 60, because otherwise your brain glitches and starts to sputter. "Use it or lose it."
Until this week, I hadn't written a haiku in, oh, almost 40 years. I went through a "period" when I was around 13. I would stay up nights, listen to WABC radio (a top 40 station in NYC), and write my heart out.
What did I like about haiku back then? I liked the structure. The 5-7-5 syllable construction forced my sometimes chaotic thoughts into a kind of discipline. In a personal world that to me was in danger of breaking apart under the stresses of puberty and junior high (now called middle school), it was just what I needed.
What I am trying here is not classical haiku. I've been reading up on haiku in the past few days, and it is fascinating. (noting here that I am not a fan, in general, of poetry.) When you try to translate a poetic form from another language and another culture into American English...it is a much harder job than you would think. I'm not even going to try.
Readers of this blog know that I have a love for history, and have been "getting into" the Civil War in this, the 150th anniversary year of its beginning. So, I am going to try to describe the period from just before the election of Lincoln in 1860 to the Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas, as it is known in the former Confederate states) in July of 1861. (Historians, please don't hate me. This is very shallow, and I know it reads like a Classics Illustrated version of the start of the Civil War, but I'm trying to do something pretty new to me.)
The one thing I need to explain is that Lincoln was not on the ballot in a lot of the Southern states in the 1860 election. It was quite well known that a number of states were planning to secede if he was elected. Once war began with the shelling of Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor, many people thought the war would be over in 90 days or less.
And now, the haiku (accompanied by a couple of photos from my March, 2011 visit to Charleston.)
Storm clouds gathering
States want to leave the Union
Election winds blow.
Lincoln off ballot
Is elected regardless
States gather to leave
To Charleston they come
Confederacy is born
Will it be war?
Ft. Sumter is shelled
Union surrenders the fort
Cherry blossoms bloom
Both sides mobilize
The 90 day war begins
Then they'll all go home
War is just a game
As troops march to Bull Run Creek
Cicadas and heat
One thousand troops die
Brothers fight families split
War will last for years
Just don't ask me to write Civil War Haiku ever, ever again. I'm exhausted!
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Exhausted, perhaps, but what an interesting exercise!ReplyDelete
Your Civil War haiku is impressive. It brought back memories of Ken Burns' Civil War documentary that PBS recently ran again. My husband and I have also had the privilege of visiting Ft. Sumpter. In addition to the remains of the fort on the far side of the harbor, the visitors center there is very impressive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 1:48 PM
That was awesome! You captured the imagery and feelings of the people of the South so well in your Haiku's. The residents of Charleston still hold on to the fierceness of what would become the war of all wars, starting with the first shots at Fort Sumter.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM
I am a Civil War buff, who really enjoyed your poems. Very creative...and insightful of that monumental period in our history. Have you read April 1865: The Month that Saved America?ReplyDelete
Good luck to you from a fellow Blogathoner.
This is a comment I found in my email. When I try to post it Blogger says it "no longer exists". I am posting it; it looks like it is coming from me but it's not. Unfortunately, the link to "The Wordsmith" does not carry over.ReplyDelete
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I am a Civil War buff, who really enjoyed your poems. Very creative...and insightful of that monumental period in our history. Have you read April 1865: The Month that Saved America?
Good luck to you from a fellow Blogathoner.
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Another Hydrangea card, this time I stamped the image twice and die cut it twice, layering one on top of the other. This gave the flower some fullness.
I also changed the colour to Marina Mist, probably one of my most favourite colours.
The sentiment was from Butterfly Basics.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Thoughtful Branches, Butterfly Basics
Inks: Black Memento, Marina Mist
Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Beautiful Branches thinlet dies, Confetti embossing folder, Marina Mist Baker's twine, dimensionals, glue dots
We aren't the only ones who like Hydrangeas. Look at the cover of Canada Post's book of stamps.


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It's now been over a month since I stopped spending money I could ill afford on needless items and started to focus on saving instead. I'm overjoyed to say that since this time, I've made over £700 in sales both on ebay and via facebook. In addition, I've saved ££££s through avoiding offers on products I may well want, but definitely don't currently need.
Popping £1 in a jar each time I used up a product seemed (in theory) an excellent idea. However it was far too easy to dip into it for bread/milk/petrol/postage so I've opted for a longer term solution and popped the cash into my ceramic saving pot instead. As a result, I've no idea how much has gone in there but will keep on dropping the coins in - It'll come in as a nice treat next year. Who knows, maybe even my third trip to Paris!
I've spent just a small amount on products I genuinely needed to replace - mascara (my Clarins Wonderperfect had seen it's best days long ago) and skincare and thought I'd include these in this post, after all, I've nothing to hide and a whole lot to be proud of since making what at the time seemed to be a hard decision.
I'd had an email from Lancome (it's worth signing up to them as now and again you get some great offers - only to be used when needed though) whereby for 24 hrs only, you could get a fab free trio with any order made.
This same trio is available free with orders over £50 using code FEBTREAT until 28.02 while stocks last.
After a little browsing, I opted for the Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara set (RRP £21) which contains a full size mascara (sold seperately for £22!) and deluxe sample sized Bi-Facial and Khol Pencil.
I'd also added the Baume In Love lip balm (RRP £20) to the order - it sounds so similar to the Clinique Chubby Sticks which I love (read my review on those here). This meant I'd get free postage and a choice of a further two sample products. I chose a La Vie Est Belle EDP mini and 2ml Hypnose Mascara.
Unfortunately the Baume in Love was out of stock. Fortunately, I still got free delivery and all my samples! A great deal for just £21.
My skincare bargain came courtesy of Ebay. For just £1.25 and postage I got this lovely selection of skincare minis: Clarins Day Cream x2, Exfoliating Refiner and Bi-Serum, Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme sachets x2 and L'Oreal Visible Lift Foundation.
I'm hoping to continue the current trend as long as I have products to use up. For the things I need to replace I'll carry on searching out the best deal and to keep my thirst for trying new things sustained, I'm entering competitions and giveaways whenever I stumble across them.
I hope all the other ladies and gents who are also on a spending ban/restriction are doing as well too, and that those that aren't still enjoy sharing my journey.
UPDATE - I've literally just finished a blog sale page (UK only I'm afraid). Here's a link for those interested....
Meanwhile blog-lovers ....I do my best to reply wherever possible so if you like a post, please comment, and if you love one, please follow.
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Better late than never?
So long story short, I studied my butt off in January in attempt to do anything but fail my 10 courses. Yes, 10 courses. Then I had a week between my last exam and my departure so I spent as much time with friends as possible. Then I came back and it would have been too hard to write a final blog post because I was so sad to be back in the US. Then my computer stopped working (and my car needed repairs but that isn't relevant to this story). Now I have a new computer and I'm ready to give you all a summary of my last month in Europe.
At the end of December I went to Cannes. I did some exploring on my own which included the Christmas market, the old city, the port filled with yachts and taking advantage of the after-Christmas discounts! Then I met up with my friends Anthony and Sam who grew up in Cannes. We walked along the Boulevard de la Croisette as well as the most impressive street of stores and shops, Rue d'Antibes. Also I took pictures on the red carpet, naturally.
New Years. We went to the highest point in Nice to watch the last sunset of 2013 over the ocean. At midnight we went to the beach to see the fireworks from Monaco and Cannes. That was pretty fabulous. Then we went to a pub with live music and danced and such! Here's me with my friends Silvia, Sonia and Giorgia.
Then I went back to studying until one of my great high school friends (we were in Paris together) came to visit for the weekend! She is living in Mallorca, Spain and teaching English for the year. We rode the Ferris wheel, walked on the beach, saw the sights and went to Monaco.
Then…..you guessed it, I studied some more. My record for how many consecutive hours I was in the library was 9. Finally, on January 22nd I finished my last exam and the following day I got on a plane to Rome. I knew some of my friends from Hamline would be there for a January term class but I didn't anticipate getting to spend a lot of time with them because of the demands of the class. So without a care in the world I got onto an airplane with my backpacking backpack and a guidebook to Rome without much of a plan. That was when I seriously realized how far I'd come since arriving in Dublin nearly 5 months earlier. I realized how independent and self-sufficient I'd become. It was a really empowering feeling.
I really enjoyed the hostel that I stayed at. I met some great people and bonded with the French speakers the most. The first thing I did was get out my map and figure out how to get to the legendary Trevia Fountain. I succeeded and then proceeded to walk back to the hostel that evening on a different route, where I passed a restaurant/pub with live musicians. Of course that was enticing to me so I did something that I probably would have never envisioned myself doing: I sat at the bar alone and ordered a beer and chatted with the bartender. Because it seemed like the perfect thing to do on a rainy evening in Rome. Also it is one of the better ways to receive compliments like, "You're too pretty to not have a boyfriend!" Here's my best selfie at the Trevia fountain.
Day 2: I went to the Colosseum with a new acquaintance from the hostel. It was so majestic! Very incredible. Then I went off on my own to see the Pantheon, Piazza d'Espagne, and just to wander around. That's a great thing about Rome. It's much less daunting to wander around Rome than a city like Paris or London, because it's not as big as those cities. So the density of cool things to see is higher. I think it's pretty obvious where I'm at in this photo.
Day 3: I went to Vatican City with another new friend from the hostel. We waited in a super long line to see the San Pietro Basilica; there's a mediocre picture of me there below that doesn't do that gorgeous place any justice. We also went into the Vatican museums but really all I wanted to see was the Sistine Chapel. The museums were cool but the Sistine Chapel really took my breath away. We stayed there for like 15 minutes I want to say, just staring. I didn't want to leave. On the way back we walked along the river that goes through and then accidentally found the coolest neighborhood that my Italian friends had told me about, Trastevere. It had the rustic charm that I had always imagined Rome would have. So basically we walked around until our feet hurt.
My last day in Rome was really only a half day, and I got on the bus to go to the airport just as it started to pour. So that was fortunate! Anyway, my last morning I wanted to go to this huge flea market that I'd read about in my guidebook. It was definitely an interesting and mildly overwhelming cultural experience! Getting there was a challenge because it was a bit of a hike from the nearest metro station! It was a great ending to my weekend in Rome.
The moment I got back to Nice I started rehearsing with my friends who performed with me at my going-away party/concert. I wanted to make sure I could say goodbye to as many people as I could rather than leaving without a goodbye. A couple weeks before we auditioned for the manager of a pub in the old town and he said we were good enough to perform! The night of my concert was definitely one of my top 5 moments of all 5 months I was there. I invited everyone I was facebook friends with in Nice which totaled about 100 people. And in the end I think about 70 of them came and brought their friends! To see how many people cared about me enough to come see me sing on a Tuesday night when they had 9am class the next day…that is when I started to realize just how blessed I was with all of these incredible people in my life. My friends in the pictures below are Andrea (from Italy), Vinh (from France) & Piotrek (from Poland), and Guillermo (from Spain).
The next day it rained. It's like Nice was sad to see me go too. I spent all day packing and then stayed up all night with friends until I left at 5:30 the next morning for the airport. After flight delays and missed connection flights, I finally landed in Minneapolis 26 hours later.
Now, I'm going to try to make some overarching statements about my time abroad. But really I can't even put how I grew and what I learned into words. I became more or less fluent in French. I learned about a bunch of different cultures from the people I met of different nationalities, and even the French that I met from different regions. I learned that beer is my favorite alcohol and tequila is my liquor of choice (especially with salt and a slice of lime). I learned to navigate a bunch of subway systems and confusing streets. I learned to hold back the tears when faced with a really challenging situation, and just push forward until the problem was solved. I discovered that after a night out, when the buses have stopped working and no one has a bike, 1 hour is considered walking distance. I learned how much Italians really do love their pizza and pasta. Sure I learned some things in school too, but that's not what I will remember the most. My "study" abroad enriched my life and helped me see what it's like to separate myself from the comforts, friends and family of home that I hold dear and take my own risks. My experience was more fabulous than I could have dreamed. Thank you to all who have supported me and encouraged me along the way.
Europe, I'll be back soon.