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Nelson's Navy 1793-1815
Britain's 'Wooden Wall' kept the country free from invasion from the French for 20 years from 1793. Each ship was manned by hundreds of seamen; the Royal Navy was the biggest employer of the period. We think of the big set-piece battles, such as the Nile, St. Vincent and, above all, Trafalgar, but for the most part ships were engaged in blockading the French coast or in actions against individual enemy vessels. If you had an ancestor in Nelson's Navy, then this booklet will point you in the right direction.

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In what proved to be a problematic case for prosecutors, the Jefferson Parish district attorney's office announced Friday it will not retry three men accused of murdering an alleged crack dealer in Marrero 18 years ago.
Glenn D. Davis Jr., Terrence Meyers and Larry Delmore were convicted in 1993 of killing Samuel George and spent 14 to 16 years of their life sentences in prison for the Aug. 3, 1992 crime they have denied committing.
Their convictions were tossed out in recent years, after new defense attorneys say they uncovered evidence showing that the original prosecutors withheld information from their trial attorney, who defended them despite knowing that another of his clients was a suspect in George's death.
Free on bond while awaiting retrial on second-degree murder charges, the three men appeared Friday before Judge Patrick McCabe of the 24th Judicial District Court for a status hearing when Assistant District Attorney David Hufft dismissed the case.
"Our decision not to retry was based on, one, the sole eyewitness who identified the three defendants is deceased and, two, evidence developed by the defense since the order of new trial," First Assistant District Attorney Steve Wimberly said later Friday.
The Innocence Project New Orleans, which helped investigate the case, provided its new information to prosecutors, who agreed to review the case, said Emily Maw, the group's executive director.
"They made a right and sensible decision to not retry the case, and for that we're grateful," Maw said.
George, 34, was shot twice while standing at Cabildo Lane and East Claiborne Parkway, by a gunman who fired from a passing car.
Minutes after the dismissal, Davis, Meyers and Delmore huddled in the Jefferson Parish Courthouse in Gretna with family members, celebrating quietly their release and posing together for photographs.
"I'm excited, just trying to take it all in," said Davis, 37, of Marrero. "It's been so long."
Delmore, 40, of New Orleans, was all smiles. "Finally," is all he would say.
"I feel wonderful," added Meyers, 39, of Avondale.
Much of their newfound freedom ironically comes thanks to their original defense attorney, Anderson Council. According to new defense attorneys, Council also represented Derek "Blake" Richardson on unrelated narcotics charges and, knowing he was a suspect in George's killing and providing legal advice. That duel representation created a conflict that adversely affected his defense of Davis, Meyers and Delmore, the new attorneys say.
The new attorneys also say they uncovered evidence showing that Richardson killed George. He was gunned down outside his Avondale home in 1993, in an unrelated crime.
Further complicating the case was that the only eyewitness, Norman Jackson, was shot to death in New Orleans in 2003, leaving prosecutors with his testimony from the 1993 trial. New defense attorneys also say a witness came forward with claims that Jackson wasn't at the scene.
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Video Lending Library
- Program Title: Take Care of My Cat
- EASC Code: KT-06
- Series Title:
- Region/Country: Korea
- Language: Korean
- Subtitles: English, Chinese
- Subject: Fiction, Movie & TV Drama
- Program Type: Feature
- Media Type: VHS
- Director: Jae-Eun Jeong
- Producer: Oh Ki-min
- Release Date: 2001
- Running Time: 112 min.
- Color or BW: Color
- Program Abstract: Take Care of My Cat tells the story of five young women who are just beginning their lives after graduating from a vocational high school. While each of the women faces different options and challenges in life, the group's frienship starts to deteriorate. Yet, the five young women equally experience the uncertainties of their lives, and their vulnerability both in their relationships and in their encounters with society. Director Jae-Eun Jeon, one of the new Korean women directors, examines the subject in a very intimate and sincere manner. A genuine portrayal of the life and relationship of ordinary women in Korea, the film is also memorable for its rich visuals and awesome soundtrack.
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Butterscotch Peach Pie
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup shortening
* 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
* 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup light corn syrup
* 3 tablespoons butter, melted
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
* 8 medium peaches, peeled and sliced
* In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
* For filling, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and flour. Stir in corn syrup and butter until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and extract. Place peaches in a large bowl; add syrup mixture and toss to coat.
* Divide dough in half so one ball is slightly larger than the other. Roll out larger ball to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer to pie plate; trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate. Add filling. Roll out remaining pastry; make a lattice crust. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cover edges loosely with foil.
* Bake at 375° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 8 servings.


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Our Delegation Howd they do?
Next to stepping down early, one of the hardest things to do is to look back at the just-completed General Assembly session to score the Frederick delegation.
These columns were much easier to write as an insider to the process; the General Assembly is not necessarily friendly to the casual observer. In fact, one of the reasons that lobbyists make so much money is that they possess the ability to navigate the annual Annapolis information vacuum for their clients!
For the rest of us, especially those who can't afford thousands of dollars to buy access or several hundred dollars for "real-time" updates, we're stuck trying to follow the General Assembly via the Internet. That effort is akin to searching for a single strand of corn silk in Baker Park. While seemingly impossible, there is always a slight chance that you might come across what you need!
The legislative leaders appear interested in solving the problem; it's just that it takes time – long, slow time! The Maryland General Assembly website gives one the chance to listen to live audio of the proceedings; which is sort of like being given the chance to listen to a speed-reader at an auction where 141 people are all talking at the same time.
Both House Speaker Michael Busch (D., Anne Arundel) and Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller (D., Calvert/PG) are practiced at getting through a legislative calendar as quickly as they can with as little distraction as is humanly possible.
This requires a certain kind of legislative mumble, an almost-unintelligible jibber-jabber that a clerk can follow but excludes almost everyone else from understanding. Not to worry, the legislators really aren't listening, either!
One of the best moments of any legislator's career is when visitors come to Annapolis for the first time to sit in the Gallery to watch the session unfold. The first reaction is normally a comment about how impressive it all is; the second comment has to do with how little attention any of the legislators are actually paying to what is happening around them.
There is a move afoot to provide web-streaming video of the public hearings conducted by the House and Senate standing committees. This would be a ground-breaking step for the General Assembly, as the committee process has been as secretive as the nuclear launch codes during the Cold War.
So, the million-dollar question: How did our legislators do? It all depends on how you measure success.
The Board of County Commissioners uses a simple test to measure the delegation each year. They send a bunch of bills to Annapolis, and if most get passed, they consider the delegation successful. If not, then they bemoan the delegation's lack of effectiveness.
Problem: Most of the bills they send shouldn't pass, so their value judgment is really questionable. It would be fitting if the delegation was given the right to evaluate the effectiveness of the commissioners; otherwise, you should just ignore the commissioners' legislative scorecard.
For example, the commissioners sent eight bills and two utterly meaningless policy statements to Annapolis this past session. Of those, the delegation chose to introduce two of the bills. Of those, only one actually passed and was signed into law.
So, how did our legislators do as a group? Every four years or so, The Gazette of Business and Politics ranks the delegates and senators. The idea of rating all 188 legislators is unthinkable, mostly because so many would fall into middle – not too effective, but not total basket cases either – that it only makes sense to focus on the top and bottom 20.
In the top 20 most effective, Frederick placed two, one in the Senate and one in the House. Sen. David Brinkley (R., Frederick/Carroll) once again garnered recognition from media, staff, and lobbyists as a go-to guy who can navigate the halls of power to achieve his objectives. Senator Brinkley has maintained an effective working relationship in a chamber known for thoughtful debate, clubby relationships, and the power of a handshake agreement.
Over in the more raucous House of Delegates, Del. Galen Clagett (D., Frederick) typifies a style of legislating from a bygone area. The undisputed champ of the grip-and-grin, Galen has risen through the ranks of Speaker Busch's leadership process to secure a coveted spot as a subcommittee chair on the Appropriations Committee.
On the other end, sadly, a number of our other legislators found themselves on the bottom rungs of the legislative effectiveness ladder. Unfairly, Del. Charles Jenkins (R., Frederick/Washington) was listed among the less effective, but come on! The guy took office the week session started, thanks to a certain early retirement. How could anyone expect him to navigate in 90 days what takes most delegates four years to figure out?
Friends in the House emailed me the morning that Charles stood on the Floor for the first time and clarified a vexing point on education funding mandates that helped the Montgomery County delegation get an important local bill passed. That kind of help will be long remembered.
Not so for Sen. Alex Mooney (R., Frederick/Washington). Senator Mooney's take is that if being an outsider who can't get his bills passed by liberal Democrats is what causes him to be listed as ineffective, then so be it. He's proud to wear legislative inaction in Annapolis as a badge of honor if it means that his success is even partially hinged on cooperating with liberals.
Two notable events from the 2010 session: Del. Don Elliott (R., Frederick/Carroll) was honored by the House with the "Mac" Mathias Award, which is given to a legislator who distinguishes themselves by acting in a bi-partisan manner on a regular basis. Don is a class act, an expert on healthcare issues, and one of the nicest guys I know. I had breakfast with him almost every day for most of my time in Annapolis, and I still miss those talks.
Del C. Sue Hecht (D., Frederick) announced she would not seek re-election after this term. Sue has a long history of service, known as a fighter for issues that matter to her. She has been a recognized leader on domestic violence, victim's rights and alternative energy. While Sue and I disagreed on many issues, I always respected the way she conducted her business.
So, now the delegation members (minus Sue) shift from their role as legislators into campaign mode. No doubt much will be made of their effectiveness, particularly if current members of the Board of County Commissioners decide to run for state office against some of them. As shown above, take the commissioners' claims about effectiveness with a grain of salt. The delegation is an important Constitutional mechanism to stop some really stupid ideas from becoming law, and it is working.
So, are they effective? It depends on what you mean by it. Regardless, they're yours. The only test of effectiveness that really matters is coming up this September and November.


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The deep Web refers to content of the Internet that is not indexed by search engine spiders and bots. As of 2014, the deep Web is reported to contain roughly 96 percent of the world's Internet content and is only accessible anonymously.
The deep Web requires the use of a special type of anonymous browser, the most commonly used being "The Onion Router," or TOR. TOR finds information unavailable through surface browsers, such as limited-access content and pages that are not linked to other pages. The deep Web is legal to use, but due to the anonymous nature, it is widely used for illegal activity.


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This is my siamese cat……Cheeyam!
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Si Chie-Chie sa Oven Toaster
Isang umaga, pagpunta ko sa kitchen para mag-prepare ng breakfast, ito ba naman ang nakita ko…..
Si Chie-Chie ang aking kitty cat ay natutulog sa ibabaw ng oven toaster….kaloka!
At take note, ayaw umalis ng bruha kahit binuhat ko na at inilagay sa chair, bumalik siya ulit sa ibabaw ng oven toaster
Haay naku chie-chie…..ikaw na talaga!
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This Cat Visited A School So Much That They Let Him Become An Actual Student
Bringing a cat into your home is always a wonderful thing. Unlike dogs, cats mostly take care of themselves (as long as you supply them with food, that is). They're also incredibly loving creatures who can be just as loyal as their canine counterparts.
Bringing a cat into a school, however, is a different story. Cats aren't usually allowed to traipse around on school property, but students and teachers at Leland High School in San Jose, California, were more than happy to welcome their furry visitor.
This is Bubba.
Amber Marienthal of San Jose brought Bubba into her home in 2009.
She quickly realized that the cat loved hanging around at the nearby school to get a little affection from the students.
The kids liked Bubba so much that they eventually made him an official student.
He even has his own school ID card!
He also snagged a coveted cover spot on the school's newsletter.
He's clearly a model.
Bubba loves keeping an eye on his human friends.
And he sometimes makes his way over to the middle school to see what's going on!
This cute kitty really loves spending time with his peers.
This cat has made history as America's first feline student.
He's focused and ready to take on that math test!
But all of that learning really tuckers him out.
Bubba goes home from school every day, just like the other students.
And mom is always there to greet him with hugs and snacks!
(via BuzzFeed)
I can say for certain that Bubba is one smart cat! To see even more of his exploits, be sure to visit hisFacebook fan page. You won't regret it.


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Bring your Valentine to SKI WITH A HEART ON and join the Snowballers on its annual ski trip to the Kissing Bridge Ski Resort. Fun events that we will be having on February 13 will be a Poker Run and a 50/50 Raffle and dress in your best Ski with a Heart on Costume to add more fun to the day.
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The bus will leave Reinecker's (8575 South Freeway Dr., Macedonia). East side pickup will be at Lakeland Community College, (7700 Clocktower Dr.,Kirtland - Main parking lot). Stop at North Kingsville if needed - arrangements will be made.
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|The Half Shaman in Space: the bit of space as seen from the shuttle
After I have pressed my hand against that jamb and thought my goodbyes toward them all, Mongoose and I go back to the command room with its glassy-looking dome. "I am totally comforted that you can be up here with me," I say.
Mongoose smiles. "Told you, I'm your love-struck loon." He squeezes my hand. We lie down, sweatily holding hands the whole time.
I slot the transponder in the depression for it on the arm rest. A dash dash dot dot flickers through its sequence. A dash dash flickers on Mongoose's arm-rest. The mattress moulds itself around us. A pair of hoods come down from somewhere above and we cover our faces.
We breathe the cool fresh air spurting from the hoods.
I hear the shuttle's starter engines scream.
I feel the shuttle spinning faster and faster to gather power to escape the steep-sided valley.
I feel sleepy.
Mongoose does too, I can tell because his hand slides from mine.
Before I start to worry that I can't feel his hand, the most amazing scents drift from the hood. Spices and flowers, things of Earth my mother told me about.
I dream.
The Half Shaman in Space begins here:
The Half Shaman in Space begins here:
I'm aware. I'm awake. My breathing sounds loud. The space I'm in sounds big so I'm not in the shuttle. I fall … only a short distance.
My legs seem too long.
My legs seem too long.
I feel around me. Carpet or something under me, my hands and my thighs. Then I realise … I don't hear Mongoose breathing beside me. I don't feel him. Snap! I open my eyes.
Mongoose isn't beside me!
I'm wearing a thin white tunic.
Mongoose isn't beside me!
I kneel up. Stand.
I'm in a group of animals, still-as-statues, sitting or standing or frozen in a leap. Each on its own brown carpet square on a raised area in a huge white hall.
What is this place? Where's Mongoose?
Tiled white walls. White ceiling. White floor below the … podium?
Among the statues I see animals I know. There's a meerkat. A puma. A bear. A woodchuck. An orang utan. They are all life-sized.
No. They are all the size of human beings! There's a thylacine with a front paw that is a different brown to the other. In the square next to the place where I was is a mongoose.
Sweat springs from me and is soaked up only where the skimpy tunic touches me. Everywhere else it rolls down me. I'm clammy in seconds. My heart hammers in my chest.
The furry animal mongoose is up on its hind-legs and is wearing a sauger-hide belt with a curved panga hanging from it. A familiar-looking dagger is strapped to its leg. I'm sure they are my Mongoose's tools and weaponry when I see his leather pouch with oil stone and cloth in it nestle in the small of the mongoose's back that Mongoose keeps in his pack so I can hold onto his belt.
I want to touch the furry mongoose, is it real? And I don't want to touch it. What if it is cold as death? What if it is warm? All that fur. It looks fierce. Angry. Red mouth open in a snarl.
Behind where I was is a meerkat. He wears similar weapons to Mongoose's weapons worn by the mongoose. Next to him and behind the mongoose is an animal I don't know. I have too many mysteries already. I turn back to face into the direction that the mongoose stares into. The front.
In the square beyond mine, I see the back … I walk around it … of a wild dog. A jackal wearing Jackal's gear, I fill in for myself. I walk on. In the next square is a woman with a blond plait. It is Isis. Leader of the smaller group that joined us in the Yellow City. She is herself.
I remember that she never told us her Totem.
As soon as I think that, I'm crying. I know the animals. I'm spurting with tears. I jump back to the mongoose. Sobbing, I hug his knees. "Mongoose! Wake up, Mongoose!"
Finally, I lie down. Curl around his feet. When he comes back to life, he'll trip over me, find me there.


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We love the benefits of sunshine, especially Vitamin D! When we enjoy sunshine without overexposure, we naturally feel happier, relaxed and in love with our improved appearance (thanks to that glow)! We promised the lowdown on sunshine, and here it is. Enjoy!
What is vitamin D?
First thing is first, what is Vitamin D? According to Kaiser Permanente San Diego, although it's called a vitamin, Vitamin D is actually a class in itself most similar to a hormone. Sunshine can produce Vitamin D in your skin that is then distributed in your bloodstream to serve your kidneys and liver and finally activate itself as a hormone. Vitamin D hooks itself to our cells and sends messages to our genes, which is why it influences important body functions such as inflammation reduction, mood and immune system boosting, bone building and more.
How much do we really need?
So how much sunlight do you need to produce Vitamin D? During 2016 National Sunshine Month, Grassroots Health, an organization focused on moving medical research into practice, shared sunshine's importance to your health. Most importantly, they highlighted that the amount of sunlight necessary for Vitamin D production is dependent on your skin type (determines your reaction to sun) and your UV index (how strong the sunlight is), both of which help determine your duration of exposure.
In addition to Vitamin D benefits, a study from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition noted that sunshine benefits go beyond Vitamin D production. When the skin is exposed to UVB, it produces a beta endorphin or opioid peptides which result in increased feelings of well-being, boosting the immune system, relieving pain, promoting healing and more.
Want to understand how to enjoy the benefits of sunshine and not be overexposed? Convenient mobile applications like Dminder help track Vitamin D from the sun.
If you plan on getting more Vitamin D like us, post a pic during your next sunshine session and use #iTANfan!


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Demands on today's business networks are extensive - from the ever increasing numbers of connected users and personal devices in the workplace, requirements for anytime, anywhere network access, and shifts to virtualization and IPv6 to ongoing security concerns and more. And these demands are placing stress on two core enabling IP services, DNS and DHCP, as well as IP address management. Current operational processes, largely manual, simply do not scale. Enterprises require an integrated, standards-compliant and comprehensive solution to simplify management of IP addresses and provide reliable, always on DNS and DHCP services.
Product Overview
Cisco Prime™ IP Express is designed to quickly, easily, and securely manage IP addresses within an enterprise. This reliable, high-performance and cost-effective solution provides integrated Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and centralized IP address management (IPAM) services. It is specifically designed for today's enterprise networks - with associated emerging Internet technologies, mobile device proliferation, new security threats, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement, and high level of virtualization all in mind.
Users expect to be able to bring their personal mobile devices to work. Self-provisioning these devices securely and cost effectively requires a BYOD interface that integrates with a secure external authentication service like Microsoft Active Directory (AD). Providing terms of use, branding, and identity confirmation all lead to an in-house provisioning experience that will lower operating expenses (OpEx) while satisfying administrators and end users.
DNS and DHCP are core enabling IP services that are mission-critical in today's enterprise networks. Without fast, reliable, and secure DNS services, broadband Internet access will be compromised. If DNS fails, Internet connectivity will fail. High-performing, resilient, secure, centrally managed DNS is a requirement.
DHCP is a core network access technology - every device must be assigned a unique address when connected to the network, a virtually impossible task to undertake manually. The number of connected users and connected devices within the organization continues to grow, as employees want to access services from any laptop, smartphone, or virtual desktop over Wi-Fi, cellular, and wired networks. Given this growth, as well as the increase in demand for network services driven by rich-media applications such as voice over IP (VoIP) and video, automating the tracking and controlling of users and devices with a high-capacity DHCP server is imperative.
With the continual deployment of new IP services and technologies and, again, the increasing number of connected users and the explosive growth in connected devices, today's complex networks also require a full-featured, automated IPAM solution. Spreadsheets and homegrown applications are inefficient, labor-intensive, and error-prone. Without a next-generation, scalable IPAM system to plan, track, and manage the full lifecycle of IP address space and ease the transition to IPv6, enterprises risk operating inefficiencies and unnecessary costs.
Cisco Prime IP Express includes the following integrated components - all supporting both IPv4 and IPv6:
● DNS services for IP address translation and service delivery
● A single DNS caching server that supports forwarding, DNS recursion, and DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to prevent cache poisoning and other attacks
● DHCP services for device network access
● A powerful, comprehensive IPAM system to automate and manage all IP address requirements
Features and Benefits
Cisco Prime IP Express provides the following features and benefits:
● Centralized, automated management of IP address space and multivendor DHCP and DNS services: Automation of IP address discovery, tracking, allocation, assignment, and reclaim drives operational efficiencies to help eliminate IP conflicts and configuration errors. This, in turn, reduces downtime of DHCP and DNS services and lowers network operating costs. Seamless integration with and IPAM support for Microsoft DNS and DHCP services also reduces management complexity, while providing flexibility for heterogeneous environments.
● Reliable and secure: Cisco Prime IP Express offers multiple levels of redundancy with DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 failover, support for High-Availability DNS (HA-DNS), and IPAM database replication for backup of IPAM data. A patent-pending discriminating rate-limiter provides unsurpassed DHCP avalanche prevention to reduce downtime after network outages. The DNS caching server provides support for DNSSEC to reduce network attacks and secure role-based access administration, and external authentication using AD or RADIUS provides secure log-on.
● Lowers operating expenses: Enterprises can realize significant operating efficiencies and reduce costs with centralized management, reuse of AD authentication with an integrated BYOD server to accelerate provisioning, track devices, and more.
● Fast and scalable: The Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP server has the ability to assign more than 47,000 DHCP leases per second. And the recursive, extremely fast DNS caching server offers significant acceleration of DNS query throughput. The solution is also the industry's most scalable DHCP server - supporting millions of devices in a single customer deployment.
● Support for IPv6 and virtualization: The solution provides integrated, full lifecycle management for IPv4 and IPv6 (including US Government IPv6 certification) and allows dual-stack deployments on a single server. And extensive support for virtual machines and the related provisioning and administration of IP addresses helps enterprises manage the transition to virtualized environments.
Table 1 lists additional detailed features and benefits of Cisco Prime IP Express.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Using the basic configuration mode with setup wizards for the DHCP and DNS components, users can easily perform DHCP and DNS configuration by entering the parameters that are essential for the configuration. An advanced configuration mode is available for users with more in-depth experience with DHCP and DNS configuration. Users can quickly set up and configure Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP and DNS properly to facilitate IP-based services such as VoIP, LAN, and so on.
● The Import Wizard allows users to import address space and resource records.
● Automated discovery facilitates creation of a central IPAM repository of network IP addresses.
BYOD portal
The Cisco Prime IP Express BYOD integrated captive portal is easy to use and allows for self-service device registration and management. It enables employees to use their own mobile devices for business communications in a managed way - with the correct IP addresses and network settings. And it allows enterprise network operators to accelerate provisioning of a large number of devices and acquire information about all devices being configured on the network. The BYOD captive portal is customizable and allows an organization to add specific terms and conditions, color schemes, and company logos.
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP provides the ability to query DHCP lease history for IPv4 and IPv6. Searching of lease history is possible both at the local and regional cluster level and is compliant with European Union privacy regulations. Lease history maintains client identifier to expedite client lookups.
This feature is used in lawful intercept solutions and for long-term storage of customer data for regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
For some U.S. government agencies, DNSSEC is an operational mandate. On 22 August 2008, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum requiring U.S. federal agencies to deploy DNSSEC across .gov sites. In addition, in July 2011, several additional zones were signed using DNSSEC, including .net and .com.
The Cisco Prime IP Express caching server offers DNSSEC support that helps to provide authenticated data to the end user, providing validation that DNS data has been signed.
Cloud Support
Support for virtualized environments
Cisco Prime IP Express provides:
● Automated tracking of IP addresses and DNS bindings in public and private clouds
● Consistent management of IP addresses for virtual machines and physical devices
● Support for role-based administration of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM for multidomain environments
● A single view across the entire IP address space that combines physical and virtual networks
● Extensive IPAM information about virtual assets, including location, type, MAC address, and more
Cisco Prime IP Express offers a virtualized deployment package.
IPAM Rich Graphical User Interface
Intuitive GUI
● A web-based interface allows administrators to quickly visualize the network and allocate addresses based on current and future requirements. The GUI allows users to associate address blocks easily with geography, topology, or other user-defined hierarchies through the use of a container model.
● The GUI provides administrators with a real-time snapshot of the network that reduces the amount of time it takes a user to perform certain tasks, including keystrokes, mouse clicks, pointing, selecting an item from a list, and more.
● Two-dimensional mega menus provide for easy navigation and greater visibility of available command options.
Context-aware menus and context-sensitive help
● Context-aware menus display relevant commands only for expedited operations and faster decision making.
● Context-sensitive help offers information specific to the task for greater user productivity.
The DNS, DNS caching, and DHCP component dashboards provide at-a-glance, real-time indicators of the server health, system metrics, alarms and alerts, and inventories of the respective Cisco Prime IP Express servers. The dashboards display graphs for monitoring DHCP and DNS general information, throughput, and error data that can affect network operations. To measure address usage over time, the DHCP component dashboard can collect DHCP metrics for a time period and present graphs showing trends that are useful for capacity planning. Benefits include improved network maintenance and increased uptime.
● Audit reporting promotes accountability and provides history tracking for administrators, subnets, devices, IP addresses, and containers.
● Utilization tracking, analysis, global search, and reporting (with threshold alerting for notification of pending address depletions) help preempt potential service-affecting outages and prevent:
◦ Lost productivity
◦ Calls to the help desk
◦ Lost revenue
◦ Expensive troubleshooting time
These capabilities also assist in compliance initiatives such as:
◦ Proactive and preventative management and maintenance
◦ Inventory reporting
◦ Graphical reports
Planning for hierarchical IPv4 and IPv6 address space with a continual feedback loop
● Planning tools facilitate development of a disciplined IPv4 and IPv6 address plan that can be deployed, monitored, and tracked automatically - for a continuous feedback loop to assure accuracy and provide an overall management view.
● Users can plan and stage the following interrelated entities for immediate or future deployment to DHCP and DNS servers: IP block or subnet allocation, IP address assignment, IPv6 prefixes and links, addition of a new DHCP pool and associated parameters, or DNS domain, server configuration, or resource records.
Using IPv6 prefixes or links, administrators can easily perform IPv6 address allocation, assignment, tracking, and search - for significant operational efficiencies compared to manual processes.
Definition of DHCPv6 options and client classes
● Client classes may be used to associate classes of devices with policies and options. For instance, users can easily create a VoIP client class with a policy set to provide an address out of a given scope or prefix with associated options.
● Users can create a client class configuration where specific client detail is stored.
Creation and management of IPv4 and IPv6 client reservations
Cisco Prime IP Express IPAM allows users to easily select and assign an IP address or prefix.
User definability/
The easy-to-use container architecture allows the user to define and manage topology, address space (including block allocations and subnets), device and block types, and associated attributes (through user-defined fields). This helps administrators to organize address space in a manner that best matches an organization's structure.
● Cisco Prime IP Express IPAM allows users to allocate space in a hierarchical, logical manner in accordance with the topology as defined in their IP address plan.
● Automated allocation prevents the administrator from having to manually enter IP addresses, improving worker productivity and network uptime, decreasing costs, and allowing service providers and enterprises to scale seamlessly.
● Customization through multiple block types provides multiple address subspaces for various applications or IP types such as data, VoIP, higher quality of service (QoS), and more.
IPAM provides the ability to reclaim or free up IP addresses or entire subnets - a task that is crucial to assuring the IP inventory database is accurate.
IPAM allows trending and forecasting of address pools, helping to prevent network access failure through proactive management of available addresses and utilization trends.
Administrators can significantly reduce downtime with more accurate DNS/DHCP configurations.
Support for multitiered addressing, multihomed hosts (to model multiple IP addresses on a given device), DHCP client classes, MAC address processing, client ID, dynamic DNS, and more - all helping to meet complex network operator needs.
Verification and preview capabilities help limit network outages and IP conflicts.
● Cisco Prime IP Express IPAM performs host discovery using a variety of methods including ping, TCP port 80 connections, DNS lookups, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache data, and device OS mapping.
● The IPAM component performs integrated switch port mapping through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Bridge-MIB polling, facilitating support of a broad variety of switches, and mapping of a subnet's VLAN.
● Router subnet discovery identifies which IPv4 and IPv6 subnets are provisioned on given router interfaces.
● IPAM collects rich network data from a broad variety of multivendor Layer 3 routers, Layer 2 switches, and DNS/DHCP servers.
Users can set up thresholds and alerts - for example, for notification if an address space is over a designated utilization percentile or if an address pool is forecasted to deplete within a designated time frame - for proactive management. These capabilities help to facilitate planning and minimize network outages and IP conflicts.
Granular administrator policies and tiered administration capabilities
Granular administrator policies within Cisco Prime IP Express IPAM dictate access to and visibility and control of given functions, geographies, domains, subnets, and blocks. For enterprises with multiple operations personnel responsible for different portions of the network and/or different DHCP or DNS servers, administrators are empowered to delineate and partition responsibilities.
For users with needs for static IP address assignment, Cisco Prime Network IP Express DHCP can handle up to 500,000 lease reservations. Because Cisco Prime IP Express supports failover deployment, the enhanced lease reservation synchronizes the lease reservation between the main and the backup server to ensure that any update to the configuration will be populated between these servers. Modification to the reserved lease configuration can be done through the web UI, a command-line interface (CLI), and the Java Software Development Kit (SDK).
A simple failover model using TCP provides support for IP address, prefix, and variable-length prefix failover. This allows a backup DHCP server to take over for a main server if the main server is taken off the network for any reason.
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP provides client reservations for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses as well as IPv6 prefix delegation. This capability allows the DHCP server to reserve a permanent IP address assignment. These reservations can be stored internal to Cisco Prime IP Express (through the Cisco Prime IP Express client entries) or external to Cisco Prime IP Express - either in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or supplied through the DHCP server's extension interface from other external sources. This avoids the need to synchronize data with Cisco Prime IP Express' internal databases and provides for a much more dynamic and scalable reservation-based service.
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP can classify incoming client packets in three ways for greater flexibility:
The client class can specify the options supplied to the client - which subnet or prefix to use for address allocation, which DNS server to update, and how to generate the host name, and more - as required for the various device types and service classes in the network.
For example, device types could include phones, printers, and desktop computers.
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP provides powerful extension support to allow for DHCP server processing customization. Extensions can be used to classify client types, add/remove/modify options in packets, query or update an external database, and much more. Extensions are flexible enough to be written in the enterprise development environment - they are written in either Tcl or C/C++ and support all operating platforms and all devices.
The DHCP server will handle an avalanche of DHCP client requests by prioritizing and processing the most important requests using a patent-pending discriminating rate limiter. The DHCP server will not collapse under any load, no matter how extreme - it will rapidly work through any backlog and get the network back up as quickly as possible. Also, through the use of an extension, the Chatty Client Filter, the DHCP component handles misbehaving clients. For clients that do not have multiple packets outstanding but still frequently send requests to the DHCP server, the extension will automatically disable such clients and then, if their behavior improves, automatically reenable them. In customer situations this has been shown to decrease packet traffic by more than 50 percent.
The DHCP server will respond to lease query requests for a large number of DHCPv6 leases using standards-compliant bulk lease query functionality.
Prefix stability allows a client to retain a delegated IPv6 address prefix when the client changes location - for example, during network maintenance, when an administrator performs node splits, or during load-balancing events.
Universal prefix stability allows end users to retain a delegated prefix anywhere in the network. Use of this feature requires administrative assignment of the delegated prefixes and use of a client or lease reservation. It can be deployed across multiple DHCP servers.
Prefix allocation groups allow users to define multiple prefixes that do not result in multiple lease assignments to clients and to control the order in which the prefixes are used.
Cisco Prime IP Express DNS is a standards-compliant authoritative DNS server that offers an advanced feature set, with support for incremental zone transfers, dynamic updates, and notifications. To secure DNS services, the DNS component supports transactional signature (TSIG) to authenticate DNS zone transfer and update requests.
High-Availability DNS
If a single DNS primary server fails, dynamic DNS updates will get lost and the actual network will be out of sync with the database. High-Availability DNS enables a pair of DNS primary servers to act as an active standby pair. This feature ensures that a single DNS primary failure does not prevent dynamic DNS updates from DHCP servers from getting recorded.
The DNS caching server is optimized for its specific role, performing the actual recursion to resolve a given name, resulting in greater simplicity and better performance overall. The server improves speed/performance of high volume recursive queries, and administrators can expect increased performance in end-user applications. The server stores DNS query results locally, which helps to improve efficiency and reduce DNS traffic across the Internet.
The Cisco Prime IP Express DNS caching server performs DNSSEC validation andauthenticates DNS data as being published by zone administrators. This helps to ensure the authenticity and integrity of DNS records and servers being accessed. Specifically, DNSSEC validation provides assurance to end-user resolvers that DNS query responses are accurate for signed zones. The DNSSEC server validates signatures of each resource record ultimately to the root zone in accordance with standard DNSSEC protocol.
DNSSEC also protects resource records against DNS vulnerabilities such as DNS cache poisoning.
The Cisco Prime IP Express DNS caching server supports DNS64, synthesizing AAAA (IPv6) records from A (IPv4) records in order to provide an IPv6-only client access to an IPv4-only resource. This capability helps facilitate the migration of IPv4 to IPv6, as many organizations still don't support IPv6 resource records.
DNS views support
Cisco Prime IP Express provides simplified implementation support for and management of DNS views. DNS views allow presentation of alternate resource record sets (different "views" of the same data) based on the source or destination of the query and whether the query is recursive or not. End users only have to remember a single URL rather than an internal versus external URL. Enterprises can realize operating expense savings through the ability to have a single primary DNS server for both internal and external view servers.
An enterprise domain could apply this concept to name spaces outside of the campus environment to create a true set of internal (on-campus) versus external (Internet-based clients) DNS name resolutions - for enhanced security for systems within a campus LAN.
Domain redirect
DNS administrators can optimize the user experience by helping users get to a predefined URL. The DNS server can be configured to modify response to queries to redirect clients away from known "risky" websites. Administrators can blacklist a domain or list of domains, redirecting the user to a notification page.
NXDomain redirect
Large enterprise network operators can assist users when they make errors while trying to find websites. When a user queries an invalid domain name (that is, the server has no entry), the system will return an "NXDomain" response, meaning nonexistent Internet or intranet domain name.
DNS ENUM configuration
E.164 Number Mapping (ENUM) allows telephone numbers to be resolved to URLs using a DNS-based architecture. Cisco Prime IP Express offers an easy way to input and manage ENUM records.
By placing telephone numbers into the DNS server, ENUM can facilitate interoperability for a wide range of applications including VoIP, video, presence, and instant messaging.
Users are able to streamline intersystem workflow using robust API/CLIs for communication between related asset inventory and network management systems.
The IPAM API is available for integration with third-party applications such as provisioning systems and change management systems. A callout manager service can trigger downstream flows (for example, to a router provisioning system), helping to automate the workflow process, improving accuracy, speeding up the provisioning process, and lowering OpEx.
The IPAM component cohesively supports the following additional DNS and DHCP servers: Internet Systems Consortium (ISC DHCP and BIND 9 DNS) and Microsoft, allowing support of existing infrastructure.
Import tool for Microsoft DHCP
The DHCP migration tool enables an organization currently running a Microsoft DHCP server to easily move its configuration and current DHCP leases over to a Cisco Prime IP Express server.
Integration with Microsoft AD
Cisco Prime IP Express supports external authentication using Microsoft AD. This integration allows an organization to use AD as the single source for authentication for enforcement of controls and security policies. This reduces potential access or security errors and ensures that operating costs and procedures are not impacted when migrating to Cisco Prime IP Express.
Deployment Environments: Virtual, Physical, and Cloud
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP, DNS, and the DNS caching server can be deployed as a preconfigured virtual appliance and will run on any VMware ESXi 5.X-capable server running Linux or Windows. Deployment of a virtual appliance helps simplify installation, lower deployment risks, and reduce startup costs.
Physical deployment of Cisco Prime IP Express offers choice of hardware and three operating systems: Solaris, Linux, and Windows or VMware with Linux/Windows.
Cloud support
Cisco Prime IP Express is a cloud-ready service, deployable in a virtualized environment for private cloud deployments.
System Requirements
Table 2 lists server system requirements for Cisco Prime IP Express 8.2 DHCP, DNS, and DNS caching servers. Table 3 lists server system requirements for the Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM Executive Centralized Manager and the IPAM Agent.
Table 2. Server System Requirements for Cisco Prime IP Express 8.2 DHCP (Regional and Local), DNS, and the DNS Caching Servers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 6.0
CentOS Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64 bit)
Small networks up to 100K configured leases - 4 GB; Average networks up to 500K configured leases - 8 GB; Largenetworks up to 2 million configured leases - 16 GB
With basic DHCP and optimal hardware configuration:
For expected peak load between 500 and 1000 DHCP leases per second, 7500 RPM SATA6 drives are recommended.
For expected peak load above 1000 DHCP leases per second, 15,000 RPM SAS drives are recommended.
Table 3. Server System Requirements for Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM Executive Centralized Manager and Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM Agent
Operating system
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32 bit)
Windows 2008 Server (32-bit or 64-bit English versions)
Windows 2008 R2 Server (64 bit)
Enterprise Linux 6.4
(64 bit)
Memory (RAM)
2 GB RAM or higher
Disk space
2 GB disk space for base install
Xeon - 1.2 GHz or faster processor
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To place an order, visit the Cisco® Ordering Homepage. See the Cisco Prime IP Express Ordering Guide for a list of Cisco Prime IP Express product numbers and upgrade product numbers as well as detailed licensing information. To download software, visit the Cisco Software Center.
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The Nissan Leaf has porthole windows up in front I'm a fan of the little things. They expand your view of the road which makes them a good idea from a safety perspective. They also add a nice, airy ambiance to the cabin.
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Two new members, Paul Bankes and Barb Kruse, was sworn in Monday to serve on the Thompson School District Board of Education, while Lori Hvizda Ward was sworn in for her second term.
The newly elected board members took their oath of office 20 days after the election and shortly after the election results were certified in Larimer, Weld and Boulder counties. Most of the Thompson School District falls in Larimer County with small portions in the other two.
The first order of business for the new board was to elect officers within the board. Hvizda Ward was chosen, again, as president of the board, while Pam Howard was elected vice president, Jeff Swanty secretary and Dave Levy treasurer.
The next official business will be a board retreat Wednesday during the Colorado Association of School Boards conference in Colorado Springs. The agenda for the retreat, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be posted by Tuesday morning at thompsonschools.org.
Hvizda Ward was the only incumbent to run for re-election. The other two whose terms expired, Carl Langner and Bryce Carlson, did not seek re-election.
Bankes and Kruse are new to the board, though both formerly worked in the Thompson School District for many years. Kruse now teaches reading at the University of Northern Colorado as an adjunct professor, and Bankes now works as a financial adviser.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the district offices, 800 S. Taft Ave., Loveland.
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A few days ago I went to the supermarket and, although I'm still on a spending ban, I couldn't help but wander around the bath and hair products section hehe! I restrained myself though, I didn't buy anything and God there were so many nice offers. I took my cellphone out and started making notes about the offers, so that I would share them with you in case you didn't know about them. Wanna know more? ;)
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- Garnier 30% off
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- Nivea several different offers to celebrate their 100 years (I was in the supermarket yesterday as well and saw that they have some offers, but didn't have time to go closer and check them out)
(BOGOF -> Buy One Get One Free) If you know about more offers feel free to leave a comment below! ;) Are you thinking about buying anything? Unfortunately I still have a lot of bath and hair products to use up, so no purchases for me. It's so hard lol !


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G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women), sponsored by G. Pulla Reddy Charities Trust was founded by Late Sri G.Pulla Reddy garu,an eminent businessman with the marked vision and commitment towards a noble cause. The college has been named after his wife Smt. G. Narayanamma Garu. "G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science (for women)" is one institute that targets to promote technical education among women. His dream was to raise the position of the women in society so as to help them stand with equamity shouldering professional and domestic responsibility.
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Mrs G. Srividya Reddy, Joint Secretary
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DDM Malaysia Contributes Greatly to Buddhist Culture and Arts Festival
For the purpose of celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence from Great Britain, 50 Buddhist organizations in Malaysia joined together for the first time to host the Buddhist Culture and Arts Festival, held from 6 to 10 June, 2007. The goals of the festival were to encourage the Malaysian public to further understand Buddhism, and to recognize the positive contributions of Buddhism in Malaysia towards humanity and world peace.
Dharma Drum Mountain Malaysia was warmly invited to take part in the celebrations. Two stalls were set up by DDM Malaysia to exhibit Venerable Master Sheng Yen and DDM's publications, including video and audio materials.
The dedication and hard work of DDM Malaysia gained a fruitful outcome. Many people who were attracted by the inspirational and tranquil Buddhist music, showed great interest in DDM, especially in Venerable Master Sheng Yen's compassionate ideas and publications. A small Chan hall, created within the stall to allow the people to experience Chan meditation, was particularly well received and many people joined DDM Malaysia's members to experience Chan meditation and its spiritual benefits.
On the final day of the festival, DDM Malaysia played the video titled "Odyssey & Renaissance" on the main stage screening the history of the thousand-year-old Akshobya Buddha head. The ancient artifact was returned by Venerable Master Sheng Yen to its place of origin; the Four Gates Pagoda in the Shentong Monastery, Shandong, China, bringing awareness to the Venerable's teachings on the need to protect the spiritual environment.
As one of DDM Malaysia's most extensive engagements since its founding, their participation successfully fulfilled the goals of the festival. They also look forward to seeing more contribution to world peace from the people of Malaysia. Moreover, DDM Malaysia is grateful to DDM Taiwan for the strong support received for this event.
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Pesky invasive flower invades Cherokee Park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It is popping up in yards and parks across Kentuckiana. The yellow flower that many see as beautiful is wreaking havoc on our area.
In Cherokee Park, it's a blanket of yellow and green, but it's the threat the plant poses to native flowers that has conservationists and botanists concerned.
"Up until they mowed this grass here, this whole field was covered with little yellow flowers," said Major Waltman of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy.
With its dainty appearance, many walkers and bikers in the park think it is pretty. Even botanist Pat Haragan sees the beauty in the weed.
"Actually it is pretty, I hate to say," Haragan said.
The truth is, however, the Fig Buttercup is better described as a lethal killer.
Jeff Masters points out the destruction that this plant is doing. Masters is a Ph.D. student who is studying the plant at the University of Louisville.
"These are some new seedlings," he said. "They are not going to survive."
The invasive plant, originally from Europe and Asia, has formed a dense mat of yellow along creeks in Cherokee Park, and continues to show up in areas along the Ohio River. But exactly where it's spreading is unknown.
"We don't really know where it is going," said Pat.
They do know they don't want it to get away from the waterfront property it enjoys so much.
"It is already moving up a hill over there which is one of my favorite places for some rare plants," said Pat.
Losing native flowers is the main concern.
"If this thing continues to move uphill, then it is going to crowd those out too," said Jeff.
And it isn't so easy to get rid of.
"We started spraying it in 2007, sprayed it in 2009, 2010, 2011, and we saw absolutely no success," said Major Waltman. Waltman is in charge of mitigating the spread of this plant in this particular park.
So they will continue to monitor the plant, and hope for a solution to the spread.
Also of concern with this Fig Buttercup is its possible role in the fading population of pollinating insects. With the weed taking over there are less native flowers for bees and other pollinators to feed on.
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