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|Servings Per Container: 30
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* % Daily Value (DV) is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower based on your calorie needs.
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NitroPro blend of Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate, consisting of 75% (Hi-Tech) peptide-bound amiino acids (PBAAs, Microfiltered Whey Protein Isolates, Ultrafiltered Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Naturally Sweet (blend of erythritol, maltitol, maltodextrin, xylitol, tagatose, sucralose [
Mix 3 scoops of NitroPro in 8-10 ounces of water and/or beverage of choice. Drink 3-5 shakes per day for optimal nitrogen retention and muscle growth.
The Most Advanced Protein Supplement For Promoting, Accelerating, And Sustaining Muscle Protein Synthesis!
A Protein Supplement With No Equal!
The Most Advanced Protein Supplement For Promoting, Accelerating, and Sustaining Muscle Protein Synthesis
Scientifically-Formulated To "Get Back" From Your Protein What You "Put Into" Your Training!
Each serving of NitroPro provides:
24 gm high-quality protein
20,000 mg peptide-bound amino acids (PBAAs)
8 gm branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)
NitroPro was developed specifically for serious athletes and bodybuilders. NitroPro is the first protein whose formulation focuses exclusively on protein absorption, protein utilization, and, ultimately, protein synthesis.
Nitro = Nitrogen Balance....Pro = Protein Synthesis
NitroPro is the first scientifically-based protein ever developed. NitroPro is, literally, "Hi-Tech" protein and is crucial to the body's ability to build quality muscle tissue and enhance strength.
1. Increased Net Nitrogen Utilization (NNU) - NNU refers to the extent of protein ingested that the body actually utilizes for protein synthesis, to build structural proteins (anabolism). NitroPro has a NNU six times greater than typical whey protein supplements.
2. 75% Peptide-Bound Amino Acids (PBAAs) – PBAAs are absorbed more quickly and increase nitrogen retention up to 16 times, as compared to free-form amino acids (FFAs).
3. Partial Hydrolysis of Protein - NitroPro utilizes a proprietary process in which systematically reduced protein molecules are abated from 20,000 daltons down to 400-1,000 daltons, resulting in a complete di- and tri-peptide amino acid profile.
4. Dual Approach, Sustained Release Delivery - With an AN/TN ratio like this, NitroPro eviscerates the competition.
NitroPro also contains many additional vital nutrients that are critical to the body's ability to build and retain muscle.
NitroPro is the fastest, purest, and most advanced whey protein supplement ever developed by Hi-Tech. By hydrolyzing the protein in this revolutionary formula, we've created the fastest-acting whey protein yet. Hydrolyzing breaks larger proteins down into smaller pieces that are able to get into your system rapidly, enabling your muscles to start rebuilding rapidly. NitroPro contains an amazing protein composition that consists of 75% peptide-bound amino acids (PBAAs) and 8 gm branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). In addition to being super fast acting, NitroPro is also ultra-pure. That's because NitroPro incorporates 85% hydrolyzed whey protein as its primary protein source! NitroPro also contains another 15% high-quality proteins. This scientifically-designed ratio of proteins helps ensure optimal blood levels of crucial, muscle-building amino acids - both PBAAs and BCAAs - to promote and support the growth of muscle tissue throughout the entire day and night. NitroPro is assayed for purity and potency and is only made from the highest quality material available. NitroPro Highlights:
NitroPro Highlights:
NitroPro contains a hydrolyzed whey protein blend that is instant, delicious, and easy to use!
NitroPro is versatile! Use it as a maximum strength protein supplement to increase your daily protein intake, or as a high-protein, low-carbohydrate meal replacement drink.
NitroPro is the best protein available if you are serious about building lean muscle without adding unwanted body fat.
NitroPro (1 scoop) contains a whopping 24 gm of four different high quality whey proteins.
NitroPro is "User-Friendly" - mixes easy with a spoon. It's low in fat and easy to digest.
NitroPro is naturally high in BCAAs and glutamine, and is a complete source of all essential amino acids.
NitroPro contains 24 gm protein per serving with 85% from hydrolyzed whey protein.
NitroPro is ideal for low-carb diets and muscle-building cycles.
NitroPro is the most delicious tasting protein supplement available!
By combining the absolute finest ingredients with a series of highly specialized processing techniques, Hi-Tech has created its most revolutionary muscle-building protein yet. Everything about NitroPro was designed with an uncompromising attitude toward human performance - both in the gym and in enhancing your physique.
NitroPro is protein in its purest sense. NitroPro is made with 85% hydrolyzed whey proteins that have been isolated to remove excess lactose, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and fat. The result is a product that is ultra-pure, quickly digested, and packed with muscle-building and replenishing amino acids. NitroPro is also the first protein to utilize a 75% PBAA composition formulation with a net protein or nitrogen utilization score of 92 out of 100.
NitroPro utilizes a proprietary hydrolyzing technique to precise degrees. Hydrolyzing is a process in which intact proteins are strategically broken down into smaller fragments, called peptides, for faster delivery and easier utilization by your body. Hi-Tech's exclusive combination of mild, moderate, and ultra-hydrolyzed proteins results in di- and tri-peptides, while retaining select microfractions naturally found in whey. If this is too much scientific jargon, then all that you really need to understand is that NitroPro is exactly what you need first thing in the morning, before your workout, and immediately after your workout when your hard-working muscles benefit most from a fast-acting protein.
All proteins are made up of amino acids, but not all amino acids are of equal importance. The three BCAAs (leucine, isoleucine, valine) - are particularly beneficial for athletes because they assist with new muscle protein synthesis and protect the muscle that you already have against breakdown. Even more important is the amount of PBAAs. That's why every serving of NitroPro has a whopping 8,000 mg of BCAAs and 20,000 mg of PBAAs.
When comparing protein supplements, you need to look no further than NitroPro. There isn't another protein supplement available that can even compare to NitroPro simply because NitroPro totally annihilates the competition!
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Fiordland's Top 5 Waterfalls
Fiordland National Park is a land carved by glaciers, where waterfalls cascade hundreds of meters into impressive fiords.
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Fiordland National Park is a land carved by glaciers, where waterfalls cascade hundreds of meters into impressive fiords. There's nothing quite like a waterfall to make you feel new again, and Fiordland – our backyard – is full of them. Below, we've put together a list of our top five favourite waterfalls. Don't miss adding a few to your New Zealand itinerary.
Stirling Falls
Stirling Falls is one of the most photographed waterfalls in New Zealand, and it's not hard to see why. Deep in the heart of Lord of the Rings territory, the falls are often shrouded in mist and feel both ethereal and ghostly. If you're willing to cop a drenching, take the two-hour boat cruise to the base of this beauty and be in awe. Cruises leave from the Milford Sound Visitor Terminal – parking is available nearby.
Sutherland Falls
At 580m, Sutherland Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, and that alone earns it a spot on this list. Cascading down the mountainside near Milford Sound on the Milford Track, this is one of those rare places in the world where you feel the landscape is truly untouched. If hiking is your thing, then walk to the base from Quintin Public Shelter on the Milford Track – it's about 90 minutes each way. Alternatively, splash out on a scenic flight.
Lake Marian Falls
Lake Marian Falls are a collection of cascading rapids as opposed to your textbook waterfall descending from cliff top. However, combined with a stunning nature walk through silver beech forest complete with its very own swing-bridge, you're in for a lovely afternoon out. You can access the Lake Marian track from Hollyford Road. Look for signposts approximately 1km from the turn off.
Browne Falls
Winding through temperate rainforest, Browne Falls are located in beautiful Doubtful Sound. The 836m high waterfall drops from high up a mountainside, descending through a series of leaps and often disappearing and reappearing again. Named after aerial photographer Victor Carlyle Browne, viewing is only possible via Doubtful Sound boat cruise or scenic flight.
Mackay Falls
Mackay Falls are another cascade waterfall ensemble located on day four of the Milford Track. They're the type that just begs you to take long exposure photographs of the silky white water as it flows on by. The most distinguishing feature however is Bell Rock, where the water has carved out a hollow beneath it that is big enough for you to stand in and witness the waterfall by looking out. Mackay Falls are another cascade waterfall ensemble located on day four of the Milford Track. Take a guided day walk from Milford Sound to reach them.
All of these waterfalls can be found in Fiordland and are accessible by either day trip, scenic cruise or as part of the epic Milford Track.

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Obamas toast 'new Africa' at White House dinner
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dined under a tent on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday night with 50 African leaders and a slew of other notable guests, including the chairman of the African Union.
The Obamas welcomed them all to the White House as part of the first-of-its-kind U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that kicked off in the nation's capital Monday to boost trade between the two regions.
"I stand before you as the president of the United States, a proud American. I also stand before you as the son of a man from Africa," Obama told the attendees, drawing applause. "The blood of Africa runs through our family, so for us, the bonds between our countries, our continents are deeply personal."
Obama spoke of his trip to Africa last year in which and his family stood in the Door of No Return, where slaves were shipped west from Africa, and former South African leaders Nelson Mandela's jail cell.
And then proposed a toast to the new Africa.
"The Africa that is rising and so full of promise. To our shared task to keep on working for the peace and prosperity and justice that all our people seek, that all our people so richly deserve," he said. "Cheers. Enjoy your dinner everybody."
The 400 guests were treated to a traditional American meal infused with a touch of African flavor before enjoying a performance by award-winning singer-songwriter Lionel Richie, who was taking a break from his global tour to appear at the White House. (His first song was "Easy Like Sunday Morning.")
The Obamas were accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden.
Other notable guests: former president Jimmy Carter, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, actor Robert DeNiro, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted Tuesday's session, and current New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Several Cabinet secretaries, including Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, attended. As did members of Congress, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who is engaged in a public spat with the White House over a report on interrogation tactics used after Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
They dined on chilled spiced tomato soup, chopped farmstand vegetable salad, grilled dry-age beef with a roasted sweet potato puree and braised collard greens made with chilies and coconut milk and cappucino fudge cake with papaya, scented with vanilla from Madagascar.
"This is one of most exciting things I've ever seen," Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. said. "To think that the son of an African man is hosting this event in a house built by African slaves..."


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Sky Bet Championship: Leicester on verge of Premier League after beating Sheffield Wednesday
Anthony Knockaert's brilliant winner all but secured Leicester's promotion after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1.
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The Foxes made it 21 league games unbeaten as they moved onto 89 points - two more than Cardiff won the division with last season - and will be up if QPR lose at Bournemouth and Derby fail to beat Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Knockaert's free-kick settled the game after Riyad Mahrez's third goal since joining from Le Havre in January was cancelled out by Michail Antonio's solo effort in the first half.
Foxes boss Nigel Pearson made five changes to the side that earned a 2-2 draw at Wigan on Tuesday, with Jeff Schlupp, Danny Drinkwater, Matty James, and Mahrez coming in.
Wednesday manager Stuart Gray, whose side were thrashed 4-1 at home against Watford on Saturday, replaced Jeremy Helan and Benik Afobe with Antonio and Caolan Lavery.
Leicester made the brighter start and should have been ahead after just five minutes when David Nugent's endeavour down the left channel allowed him to play in Knockaert, who blazed wide from 12 yards out.
The Foxes were in front five minutes later though, with Jeff Schlupp, Knockaert and Chris Wood linking up impressively for the latter to play in Mahrez.
The winger still had plenty to do, but cut inside his marker and curled a low left-foot shot into the far corner.
Wednesday steadily began to play their way back into the match, and the lively Antonio saw a fierce 25-yard effort kept out by Kasper Schmeichel on 24 minutes.
At the other end Knockaert bent a 20-yard shot over the bar, and just past the half-hour Wood played in Nugent, whose low effort was inches wide of the far post.
The Owls levelled eight minutes before half-time, and deservedly it was Antonio with the goal.
The former Reading winger cut in from the left flank and fired a 20-foot effort into the bottom corner, although Denmark international Schmeichel should have done better having got a hand to it.
Knockaert put Leicester ahead again just after the hour mark - the Frenchman bending in a tremendous free-kick from 20 yards after Kieran Lee clumsily brought down Mahrez on the edge of the box.
Ritchie De Laet played in Nugent five minutes later, but the ex-Portsmouth man scuffed his shot wide attempting to double the hosts' advantage.
Wednesday pressed for an equaliser and Chris Maguire volleyed a Joe Mattock corner wide from 20 yards 18 minutes from time.
However, the visitors were unable to create a clear sight of goal until stoppage time - when Lee and Liam Palmer saw their efforts blocked during a scramble in the box - as Leicester's march towards the top flight neared its conclusion.


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Try these two dishes and leave your guests wondering how you learned to cook so well while they ask for seconds and thirds!
1. Prepare the dee.lish. marinade. Its super simple ! - all you need are the following ingredients (to taste) and a blender! Blend together: sour cream, fresh coriander, mint, chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric, salt, paprika, coriander powder, lemon juice, onion and a little bit of water.
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2. Cut up chicken thighs (with bone please! marrow makes this dish amazing) and rinse the chicken pieces with a mix of vinegar, water and turmeric. After rinsing the excess vinegar and turmeric off of the chicken pieces once more, add the blended marinade to the chicken pieces. Add a bit more sour cream to make a thicker marinade if you like! : j Put the chicken in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
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The Music Performance Major is planned for students who exhibit exceptional potential as performers in their principal applied area.
This classical program provides training for those planning careers as professional performers and/or studio teachers. It is the best preparation for graduate study with emphasis in performance.
At Belmont, Music Performance Majors have numerous performance opportunities.
Class-specific performances:
- Weekly lessons and performance seminars
- Jury Exams at the end of each semester
- Performance opportunities on Departmental Recitals
- Junior Recitals
- Senior Recitals
Performances by audition:
- Roles in operas and musicals
- Master Classes with guest artist/teachers
- Ensemble and solo possibilities with choral and instrumental ensembles
- Concerto/Aria Concert with University Symphony Orchestra
- Classical Singers Recital
- Options for Studies Abroad with teachers at major music schools in Europe
Knowledge in the performance area is enhanced through courses in Diction (voice) and Literature in the student's performance medium.
Degree Requirements
To see a full course listing: Instrumental - Course Listing (pdf) or Vocal - Course Listing (pdf)
Career Paths
University Professor
Orchestral musician
Solo performer
Opera singer
Private Studio Teacher
(Click here to learn more about the Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy)
Instrumental Studies: Dr. Joel Treybig
Keyboard Studies: Dr. Daniel Landes
Vocal Studies: Dr. Mark Whatley
Vocal or Instrumental
Sample Course Offerings
Applied Study
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Digital learning technologies enable students to become better rounded
Digital learning technologies enable students to become better rounded
Higher education 20 years ago wouldn't recognize itself today. MOOCs, digital badges, social media and other technologies are playing increasingly larger roles in colleges and universities across the country — and Penn State is no exception.
The rise of online learning and new digital technologies are forcing faculty to think about pedagogy in new and innovative ways — both in the virtual and on-campus classroom. Even the way students earn their degrees is being reconsidered from new perspectives.
"This is a pivotal point in the realm of higher education," said Kyle Peck, co-director of the Center for Online Innovation in Learning (COIL) at Penn State. "Faculty are looking at what actually goes into earning a degree. Instead of looking at classes as a whole, we can start considering micro-credentialing and badges."
Currently part of a pilot program at Penn State, digital badges are much like an online version of the iron-on badges earned in scout troops. They serve as proof of a skill learned.
For example, the Penn State University Libraries were ranked eighth among North American research libraries last fall. Students that go through training on library research methods could receive a badge to recognize that experience.
Once earned, badges can be listed on a student's resume or social media profiles and would link to a list of what qualified the student for the badge and to portfolio samples that illustrate the skill.
Kyle Bowen, director of Education Technology Services, says digital badges can help capture the nuances of learning that can get lost when simply looking at a college transcript.
"Badges are evidence of something learned," Bowen said. "If a student takes a chemistry course taught by a Nobel Prize winner, there's an opportunity there for a unique learning experience. A badge could be a way to recognize that."
Chris Gamrat, an instructional designer in the College of Information Science and Technologies (IST), is creating a proposal for a pilot for IST that will explore various uses of digital badges.
"We're hoping that badges will eventually be a way to provide both professional development to alumni and be a way to give credit for accomplishments students aren't currently receiving a grade for," Gamrat said.
The massive open online course (MOOC) — also usually offered without course credit — is another technology trend trying to find its footing in higher education. Penn State released its first five last year on the popular platform Coursera, and additional MOOCs are being planned for the future.
One of them, being released by the College of the Liberal Arts and titled "Presumed Innocent? Social Science and Wrongful Conviction," also will run on Coursera but will be the first to experiment with offering an optional track for earning college credit.
"We are interested in exploring the potential to deliver a high-quality academic experience on a large scale for students seeking credit, while simultaneously providing an open learning experience to a general audience," explained Christopher Long, associate dean for graduate and undergraduate education.
The course, which will explore why and how wrongful convictions occur in the judicial system from a social scientist's perspective, will be open to University students and the public with two track options. The free track will function much like Penn State's previous MOOCs, while the for-credit portion will require a heavier workload and offer instructor and TA feedback and assessment on completed work in exchange for a fee less than that for an average college course.
The course's students will have the opportunity to interact with the diverse audience that MOOCs attract, which bring together more varied backgrounds and points of view than courses catering to traditional students.
One common misconception about MOOCs is that the sheer number of students enrolled — more than 100,000 in some courses — make it impossible to form meaningful relationships between students and faculty, but Anna Divinsky says that isn't true. Divinsky, lead faculty in the digital arts arts certificate program at Penn State, led a MOOC in May 2013 (Introduction to Art: Concepts & Techniques) that attracted approximately 60,000 students.
"I was pleasantly surprised by how close I felt to my MOOC students," she said. "Many students were very outspoken, reaching out not just to each other but to me, as well."
Divinsky says that students forged strong connections with each other, organizing into their own groups according to age, language, experience level and other demographics. But that doesn't mean they only socialized within those groups.
"We had students from almost every age group," Divinsky said. "We had everyone from adult learners to children as young as ten or eleven who took the class with their parents. Seeing the critiques exchanged between these age gaps was very interesting."
Her students communicated in a variety of ways. They created discussions on the MOOC's message boards, and also communicated with Divinsky and her teaching assistant via social media outlets like Facebook, Flickr and Twitter, transforming the way Divinsky thinks about connecting with her students.
"It seemed like social media gave the students an opportunity to create smaller, more intimate relationships within a course of about 60,000 people," Divinsky said. "It inspired me to bring a social media aspect to my other, non-MOOC course."


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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- John McAfee, the founder of the anti-virus software producer that bears his name, was arrested in Guatemala on Wednesday on the accusation that he entered the country illegally, Thursday media reports said. Reports say that Guatemala plans to deport him back to Belize. McAfee, who no longer is affiliated with the Santa Clara, Calif., subsidiary of Intel Corp., INTC, -1.33% is seeking political asylum in Guatemala. He has been sought by authorities in Belize, where he has properties. Police in that country want to question McAfee in regard the death of a neighbor. McAfee has said that he is innocent and that he won't voluntarily turn himself into Belize authorities.
John McAfee detained in Guatemala, may be deported
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The average family's activities have changed so much in recent years that certain rooms are left untouched for long periods. The living and dining rooms are often too formal for daily use. But room makeovers can turn these rooms into places that are as welcoming to family time as they are to visitors.
Introducing brighter colors is one way to achieve this without giving up the sophistication that many homeowners want in their entertaining spaces. Other ways to make a living room less formal is to change its color proportions and set up furniture in a more casual arrangement.
Create Proportions
If colors are kept in proportions that are nearly equal between walls, draperies and upholstery, there's less chance that one color will dominate the color scheme. In addition, accessories in bright colors can be used to accent walls and furniture. Or, a darker color may be chosen for an area rug to anchor the room without overpowering other elements.
As one of those elements, a large living room window can be turned into a focal point with the use of custom drapery that adds color in a wide variety of solids or prints.
A bonus of custom drapery is that it provides insulation against heat in summer and cold air in winter, and saves on the homeowner's energy bills. Another energy-efficient move is the installation of radiant floor heating, which warms up a room without the need for air ducts. Floor warming systems provide uniform heat with the flick of an electric switch.
Add Versatility
Whether they're used as coffee or sofa tables, one of the most versatile items in living rooms are small tables. Both decorative and practical, they can be placed in front of a couch or between seating to create separate conversation areas.
According to Real Simple magazine, the many choices in small table styles range from contemporary glass-topped versions to hardwood that matches wood furniture. Those that come with drawers or a shelf beneath the top surface provide storage. A beveled mirror placed on the table top will fit a room decorated in Art Deco style and a traditional Parsons table goes well with rustic decor.
Slipcovers give homeowners a chance to change the look of a room according to seasons or allow their upholstered furniture a rest from continuous use. It's one of the easiest makeovers available in a room where many furnishings are among the homeowners' most valuable.
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...everything I thought it could be and more.
Recently I dyed some yarn with food coloring. You can read all about the process here in Turquoise Dreams. I searched high and low for a project that would really show off the gradient colors. A shawl made the most sense but I already have a turquoise shawl. And I'm currently knitting a dark blue one. Too much of a good thing. My friend Angie had made this cowl that I found stunning. It changes stitch patterns so you don't get bored easily. Perfect!
Name: Turquoise Dreams
Yarn: Art Yarns Ultramerino 4
Pattern: Eternity Scarf by Michele Wang
Modifications: I wanted to be able to see the color gradients so instead of knitting straight stockinette stitch, I used seed stitch instead.


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The AAFP is calling on CMS to simplify the Medicare requirements for prescribing diabetic supplies by allowing physicians to use more generic terms when writing prescriptions for the items and to write open-ended prescriptions.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner(3 page PDF), M.A., AAFP Board Chair Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.I., of Spokane, Wash., said physicians should be able to use the term "diabetic supplies" when prescribing the products, a change in regulatory requirements that would benefit both patients and physicians without compromising the integrity of the Medicare program. It would lead to better patient outcomes and lower costs, according to Stream.
"Family physicians simply want to be able to efficiently and effectively prescribe what their diabetic patients need to help manage their condition in a way that maintains their health," said Stream in the letter. "Unfortunately, the current Medicare rules surrounding prescription of diabetic supplies impede this goal and add no discernible value to the care of such patients."
Stream listed the lengthy requirements for Medicare glucose testing supplies and acknowledged that glucose testing and other diabetic supplies are an area often cited for processing errors. "Physicians have a role to play in fraud prevention," said Stream. "However, the related requirements have become overly burdensome with little to no value added to the actual care of the diabetic patient."
For example, said Stream, many physicians interpret instructions to provide a detailed description of items being prescribed to mean that they need to specify the exact brand of machine, test strips and lancets needed by patients. This information typically is immaterial, and it becomes a burden on the physician to collect such information.
Stream also questioned the requirement to specify the length supplies will be needed. "Diabetes is a chronic disease with no known cure," said Stream. "Patients with diabetes need glucose testing supplies for as long as they are able to care for themselves in their own home. Asking physicians to specify length of need for such equipment and supplies puts them in an untenable position of predicting a future that is not knowable."
Stream also described the reporting requirements as onerous, noting they do not contribute to patient care. "Family physicians' time is better spent helping patients manage their diabetes, not providing additional paperwork to justify what the patient needs for such a basic service in diabetes."
CMS recently has been looking for opportunities to streamline rules and regulations to benefit patients and physicians without comprising the integrity of the Medicare program. Changing regulations related to diabetes supplies would provide such an opportunity, said Stream. "We expect that by streamlining this process, patients will have better outcomes at a lower cost to the program," he noted.
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Automated drilling in surface mining is here. It's successful, and it's at work around the world. Coal, copper, iron and gold mines in large mining countries such as Australia, South Africa, Canada, the U.S. and Chile are meeting objectives previously ruled out as unattainable. Automation on the Pit Viper drill enables operators to accomplish more goals safely, and operator-assist functions such as AutoLevel, AutoDrill, Auto Rod Changer, and multi-rig teleremote control, are just a few of the features being used to gain consistent, sustainable productivity, shift after shift. Here, we highlight the value that Pit Viper automation is bringing to mines across the globe.
Since Atlas Copco first introduced its electronic Rig Control System (RCS) in 1998, innovative features based on RCS have come steadily, one after another. Automating the control of various rig functions replaces human experience and multiple inputs from joysticks and switches with computerized inputs based on sensors and software.
The most noticeable gain from automation is that the control system will not deviate from how it was trained to perform. While even the most masterful driller varies slightly in performance from one repetition to the next due to fatigue, distraction or simple error, RCS performs each repetition with reliable precision. A master driller might beat its time in a single repetition, but for most tasks, the automated system will outpace the driller by the end of a shift. It also means automated operating performance can be replicated shift after shift, no matter which human operator is monitoring the automation.
Fifteen years and four RCS generations later, automation packages are available for any Atlas Copco Pit Viper drill. Atlas Copco's suite of office-based software tools, such as Surface Manager, complements automation packages with easy-to-use reporting interfaces. Surface Manager displays Pit Viper data in a sensible layout to map drill usage, evaluate production statistics, track consumables and compare planned outcomes against actual results. Portrayed on charts and graphs, such active management tools help with driller training and provide decision-making support for all stakeholders.
Increased automation equals increased utilization
Paulyn Espíndola, Product Manager for Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions in Chile, says one of his copper mining customers is increasing rig utilization by expanding where it can use its drills. The Atlas Copco Pit Viper 351 diesel rig that joined a fleet of five PV-351 rigs in April, is the first teleremote rig for open pit mining operations in Chile. Complete wireless control of the rig allows the operator to now drill anywhere he'd like on the bench since the driller is well away from the drilling operation. Espíndola says the copper mine had a unique challenge that only automation could overcome, and the Pit Viper automation package allowed the mine to choose features and upgrade packages that precisely matched its operational needs.
Automation for limited resources
Dustin Penn, Business Line Manager for Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions in Australia, serves several iron ore mines with the RCS-based PV-271 blasthole rigs. Some have pushed forward from AutoLevel and AutoDrill to more advanced systems to continue to conquer operational and strategic goals. "The issue in Australia," says Penn, "is the limited workforce and the extraordinary expense of personnel logistics for our customers – everything from employee housing and food service to transportation. It's a two-hour flight for them to get in and out of the mine."
The goal for these Australian mines is to expand their capabilities by growing a fleet with the drillers they have, and that means automation. Penn says: "With automation, the driller can become a supervisor of a drill fleet, not just a single driller operating one machine. Automation will not just lower production costs but will also streamline servicing. Multiple services such as water, fuel and visual inspection will be performed at once, more efficiently. Combined with the decreased downtime at shift changes, automation promotes greater Pit Viper utilization.
Penn emphasizes that transitioning to automation requires unified dedication from all management groups at a mine, from senior management to IT and human resources departments, to drilling, planning and blasting. Then the mine has to integrate with the supplier. Penn's customers set up cross-functional teams to work with
Atlas Copco as they incorporate automation into the mine's operations.
Epiroc operated under the trademark "Atlas Copco" prior to January 1, 2018.


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The Largest Wifi Wireless Cracking Ever – ID Fraud Caselast updated in Categories Hardware, News, Security, Wireless networking
The US authorities have charged 11 people in connection with the theft of credit-card details in the country's largest-ever identity theft case. The cracking was done using nothing but wireless routers and by driving around neighbourhoods and cracking into wireless equipment. I've already written about few basic tips about securing wifi router.


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MADE HERE is a documentary series and website focusing on performing artists based in New York City. A collage of intimate interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes footage, MADE HERE mirrors the rich diversity of the artists and communities they serve. The website has far exceeded initial projections by producing double the number of seasons (4 instead of 2) and by reaching more than triple our expected viewership (35,000 unique viewers instead of 10,000)."
The first season was launched in May 2010, and by the end of September, had released 15 short episodes featuring 40 artists and covering five major issues: Creative Real Estate, Day & Night Jobs, Family Balance, Activism and Technology. Season Two rolled out from March through July 2011 with 28 additional artists and three episodes each month on: Identity, Creative Practice, Money, Lifework, and Home. Season Three (May through July 2013) and Four (September through November 2013) added 25 additional artists and three episodes each month on: Art & Commerce, Criticism, Health, Gender & Sexuality, Influences, and Staying or Going. The website provides a platform for audiences to offer feedback on the episodes, artists to share and discover resources, and communities to engage on the issues. In addition, each issue is accompanied by a monthly live screening and panel event. MADE HERE is supported by a 2009 Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Fund award with renewed funding for Seasons Three and Four. Additional support was provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the New Generations Program administered by Theatre Communications Group.
HERE has been a premier arts organization in NYC and a leader in the field of new, hybrid performance work since 1993. Under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Kristin Marting and Producing Director Kim Whitener, HERE has served over 12,000 emerging to mid-career artists developing work that does not fit a conventional programming agenda. Work presented at HERE has garnered 14 OBIE awards, including the 2009 Ross Wetzsteon Award, an OBIE grant for artistic achievement, five Drama Desk nominations, four NY Innovative Theatre Awards, an Edwin Booth Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. HERE proudly supports artists at all stages in their careers through full productions, artist residency programs, festivals and subsidized performance and rehearsal space. Work at HERE is curated based on the strength and uniqueness of the artist's vision. HERE's Artist Residency Program (HARP) provides development, commissions and full production for 15-18 artists over one-to-three years. HERE is located at 145 Sixth Avenue, one block below Spring Street. For more info, http://visit www.here.org.
Kristin Marting is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of HERE and a director of hybrid work based in NYC. At HERE, she cultivates artists and programs all events for two performance spaces for an annual audience of 30,000. Under her leadership, HERE has garnered 16 OBIE awards, 2 OBIE grants for artistic achievement, an Edwin Booth Award, five Drama Desk nominations, two Berrilla Kerr Awards, four NY Innovative Theatre Awards and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. She was recently named a nytheatre.com Person of the Year and honored with a BAX10 Award. She lectures at various universities and serves on grant panels for various agencies. She graduated from NYU with honors in 1988.
Kim Whitener joined HERE as Producing Director in February 2007. She works in partnership with Artistic Director Kristin Marting to co-curate and co-produce HERE's performance programs and activities. HERE supports the work of mid-career artists working in hybrid forms through commissions, developmental activities, and fully produced works as part of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), and presents Visiting Artist works through its presenting programs. Ms. Whitener has also been an independent producer working with a diverse range of artists in the contemporary theater, dance-theater, and multi-media worlds, including The Builders Association, Big Dance Theater, Martha Clarke, among others. Previously, Ms. Whitener was Managing Director of The Wooster Group.
Tanya Selvaratnam is a producer, writer, theater artist, and activist. Since 2008, she has also been the Communications and Special Projects Officer for the Rubell Family Collection. Recent film productions include Mickalene Thomas's HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, Catherine Gund's WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?, Chiara Clemente's OUR CITY DREAMS and the Webby Award-winning BEGINNINGS. As a theater artist, Tanya has performed around the world in shows by The Wooster Group, The Builders Association, Jay Scheib and many others; appeared in films and video installations by Carrie Mae Weems, John Malpede, Sharon Hayes, Andrea Geyer, David Michalek, and Jennifer Reeves; been a fellow at Yaddo and Blue Mountain Center; and a guest actor at New Dramatists, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Voice & Vision Theater, and the Institute on Arts and Civic Dialogue. As an activist, she has worked with the World Health Organization, Ms. Foundation, NGO Forum on Women, Third Wave Foundation, and Groundswell Community Mural Project. Her book, THE BIG LIE, is forthcoming from Prometheus Books in Winter 2014. about.me/tselvar
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Chiara Clemente is a film director who explores identity, cultural contrast, and the creative process. In 2000 she directed her first art documentary for RAI in Italy. Chiara continued to film and collaborate with artists, and in 2005, she started making her first feature documentary, Our City Dreams, following five women artists (Nancy Spero, Marina Abramovic, Kiki Smith, Ghada Amer and Swoon) who live and work in New York City. Critically-acclaimed, Our City Dreams premiered at New York City's Film Forum in February 2009, screened in more than 30 cities worldwide, and was broadcast on the Sundance Channel. Since making her feature Chiara has directed for Saatchi and Saatchi, T Magazine of The New York Times, Levi's, Apple, Wieden + Kennedy and Persol. Most recently she has created and directed two seasons of Beginnings, an original short film series for the Sundance Channel, which won a Webby Award in 2012. www.chiaraclemente.com
Russell Greene is a New York film editor of seven feature films as well as numerous commercials, short films and promotional videos. His most recent films include Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (Venice Film Festival and SXSW) and Ordinary Miracles: New York's Photo League. In addition to editing, he also wrote and directed the short film Easy Street, winner of six awards for Best Short Film on the 2012 festival circuit. He served as First Assistant Editor on several additional films including the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning The Betrayal and the Sundance Award-winning Patti Smith: Dream of Life. He is currently editing a feature doc on the legendary Coney Island restaurant Nathan's Famous. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.
Heather Greene is a New York-based producer that works in Feature and Documentary Film, Television, and Live Events. She has been a part of numerous and varied projects such as the live shows and film projects of Fischerspooner and Vanessa Beecroft, Vice's "Guide To Travel", the television series "How's Your News?", the Sundance web series "Beginnings", and documentary features "Of All The Things" and "What's On Your Plate?" to name just a few. Heather lives with her husband and two sons in Brooklyn, NY.
Karina is a New York-based producer and filmmaker, whose projects include an original web series, an interactive online documentary series, promos, how-to videos, and event videography. She has produced, shot, and edited videos for Howcast.com, Downtown Community Television, 13 Playwrights Inc., EmcArts, art.party.theater.company, and is the Associate Producer of "Flag Football," a feature documentary about the journey of four teams in the National Gay Flag Football League to Gay Bowl X. Currently, Karina is the Online Cultural Producer at EmcArts, Inc. Prior to joining EmcArts, she was a producer for Season One of the documentary series "MADE HERE: Performing Artists on Work and Life" for HERE, where she also served as General Manager/Associate Producer from 2008 to 2011. Prior to HERE, Karina served as General Manager for 13 Playwrights, Inc., Management Associate for Liz McCann/Tony Awards Productions, and Producing Assistant for Carole Shorenstein Hays Productions. Karina has an MFA in Theater Management and Producing from Columbia University, where she wrote her thesis on the strategic use of online tools and technologies for arts organizations. She holds a BA from Harvard College.
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Sound Mixer: Richard Levengood, Joshua Tucker, Coleman Wenner
Assistant Editor: Erin Taylor Kennedy
Trailer and Graphics: Alex Meillier and Tanya Ager Meillier
Website Manager: Trevor Martin
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SEASON FOUR: Joey Arias, Arthur Aviles, Eisa Davis, Mohammed Fairouz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill T Jones, Cherry Jones, Mia Katigbak, Lisa Kron, Ethan Lipton, Carolina Penafiel, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Sxip Shirey, Elizabeth Streb, Clyde Vanletin, Reggie Watts
SEASON THREE: Joey Arias, Arthur Aviles, Eisa Davis, Mohammed Fairouz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill T Jones, Cherry Jones, Mia Katigbak, Lisa Kron, Ethan Lipton, Carolina Penafiel, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Sxip Shirey, Elizabeth Streb, Clyde Vanletin, Reggie Watts
SEASON TWO: Jen Abrams, Kahlil Almustafa, Thomas Bradshaw, John Collins, Brendan Coyle, Amanda Curtis, Dana Edell, Oskar Eustis, Miguel Gutierrez, Joan Jonas, Aaron Landsman, Elizabeth LeCompte, Young Jean Lee, Kate D. Levin, Sheila Lewandowski, Abby Marcus, Qui Nguyen, Brian Rogers, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, Steven Sapp, Betty Shamieh, Black-Eyed Susan, Chandra Thomas, Basil Twist, Kate Valk, Reggie Watts, Natasha Williams, Caroline Woolard
SEASON ONE: Moe Angelos, Arthur Aviles, Jess Barbagallo, Anne Bogart, Wally Cardona, Hai-Ting Chinn, Ping Chong, Gabri Christa, Chinese Theatre Works, Toni Dove, Yehuda Duenyas, James Tigger! Ferguson, Kuang-Yu Fong, Ximena Garnica, Roselee Goldberg, Ain Gordon, David Gordon, Miranda Hardy, Mikéah Ernest Jennings, Melanie Joseph, Ben Kerrick, Mari Kimura, Peter Ksander, Taylor Mac, Kristin Marting, Jennifer Miller, Paul D. Miller, Shige Moriya, Julie Atlas Muz, Erin Orr, Vernon Reid, Laine Rettmer, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Rokafella, Elizabeth Streb, Valda Setterfield, Xiaojun Song, Charlie Todd, Kate Valk, Marianne Weems, Jennifer Wright Cook, Ying Zhang
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LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York Theater Workshop
Joe's Pub
Queens Council on the Arts
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
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Ackerman may have been considered a liberal Democrat in decades past, but due to the ideological polarization in Congress on both sides, one can call him a relative centrist. He now retires, and claims to do so with complete confidence that the seat will remain comfortably safe for the Democrats.
A year ago, Councilman Dan Halloran decided not to challenge Ackerman for the seat. Halloran has become a well known political figure in his part of Queens, namely Bayside and Flushing. With Ackerman out of the picture, however, it might be interesting to see which names bubble up to the top of the candidate list.
If Republican Bob Turner was able to win in the 9th Congressional District, which was tailor drawn to be a Democratic seat, when Anthony Weiner vacated it, can a Republican win Ackerman's seat?
Many of the people who have worked with, and for, Ackerman are potential candidates for this seat. Ackerman, like most of the Democratic Party in the five boroughs, groomed talent for just this possibility. Former City Council candidate Kevin Kim could be a possibility, for example.
Ackerman is considered a reliable vote for issues dealing with the support of Israel. If this was a defining issue, a GOP candidate might have an opportunity.
One of Ackerman's past Republican challengers is lawyer Grant Lally. Lally was an insurgent candidate who challenged the GOP party choice, Alan Binder, in 1994. Lally won, and went on to lose to Ackerman in the general election. Ackerman then defeated Lally again 1996.
But Lally was in his early thirties then. He was a good candidate running against an institution. Now that Ackerman is leaving, a guy like Lally can make a serious challenge. Lally would be a reliable vote on Israel, where others may not be. Remember, Turner won in the 9th District partly by making the argument that he was strong on Israel.
Ackerman was a good public servant. And his retirement will make for interesting politics, perhaps more interesting than he has predicted upon his exit.
Senior Housing
Maybe the housing market has hit bottom, although it is hard to tell if you follow what housing analysts tell you.
The fact is, when you get a good deal, it does not really matter what the trend is. One trend that used to be reliable to follow was the flow of senior housing. Availability of senior housing was hard to come by a few years ago, as the World War II generation started selling their homes and moving into smaller apartments with fixed rents.
If trends are what we follow, however, the availability of those units nationally would be even scarcer. The Baby Boomers are retiring now. Although the retirement of the boomers, the largest segment of the population, has come slower than expected because of the economy, they are still eligible to live in retirement communities and senior facilities.
So why are many states seeing vacancies in senior housing at time when there are more seniors than ever? The only explanation is that the Baby Boomer generation is simply unable to sell their homes right now, and so they are not moving into senior housing.
In their retirement, they are staying in those homes. The market has crashed, thus many of them are waiting out the tide before selling.
Another reason is that there are a lot of boomers still working. They cannot retire fully, so they still need to live in cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc. What might be good for people now seeking senior housing (apartments mostly) is that prices should stabilize or remain low since there is added inventory in some markets.
This is not to suggest that getting into a senior housing arrangement is easy, because one still has to show a certain income level to qualify for particular arrangements.
Years ago, many of us were calling on the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens to turn St. Anthony's Hospital (which was no longer an actual hospital) on Woodhaven Boulevard into a senior residence to cater to the neighborhood's growing number of seniors.
The Diocese did not sell the property to a builder with senior housing on the agenda, unfortunately, but we might keep such housing in mind as we rehabilitate buildings in New York City. Right now, the trend is that senior housing is far more available in the suburbs than it is in the city, and that is not good for an aging population.


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What's happening in town 12/12-12/18. You know, when you're not shopping.
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Young Adult
Fear Factor (series return/season premiere; 8 p.m.; NBC)
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown! (special; 8 p.m.; ABC)
Rollin' With Zach (series debut; 8 p.m.; OWN)
Extreme Clutter (season premiere; 9 p.m.; OWN)
Enlightened (season finale; 9:30 p.m.; HBO)
William and Kate: Inside the Royal Marriage (special; 8 p.m.; NBC)
WWE Tribute to the Troops (special; 9 p.m.; USA)
The Biggest Loser (season finale; 9 p.m.; NBC)
CMT Artists of the Year 2011 (special; 9 p.m.; CMT)
Good Morning, Killer (TV movie premiere; 9 p.m.; TNT)
Chopped (season finale; 10 p.m.; Food)
Cops & Coyotes (series debut; 10 p.m.; ID)
A Stand Up Mother (season premiere; 11 p.m.; WE)
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 (special; 9:31 p.m.; ABC)
24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic (season premiere; 10 p.m.; HBO)
Debra DiGiovanni: Single, Awkward, Female (special; 10 p.m.; Showtime)
The Real World: San Diego (season finale; 10 p.m.; MTV)
Funniest Commercials of the Year 2011 (special; 10 p.m.; TBS)
The Real World: San Diego: The S--- They Should've Shown (special; 11 p.m.; MTV)
Charlie Brown Christmas (special; 8 p.m.; ABC)
The Year the Earth Went Wild (special; 9 p.m.; Discovery)
The Year With Katie Couric (special; 9 p.m.; ABC)
Selling Spelling Manor (special; 9 p.m.; HGTV)
Impractical Jokers (series debut; 10 p.m.; TruTV)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season finale; 10 p.m.; FX)
Burn Notice (season finale; 10 p.m.; USA)
Beach Heat: Miami (season premiere; 11:30 p.m.; Showtime)
Bama Glama (series debut; 8 p.m.; Food)
The Life & Times of Tim (season premiere; 9 p.m.; HBO)
Remains (TV movie; 10 p.m.; Chiller)
America's Most Wanted: U.S. Marshals Special Edition (special; 8 p.m.; Fox)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (special; 8 p.m.; Encore)
WWE Tribute to the Troops (special; 9 p.m.; NBC)
Color Splash Holiday Special (special; 9 p.m.; HGTV)
Dina's Party Holiday Special (special; 10 p.m.; HGTV)
CMA Country Christmas (special; 10 p.m.; ABC)
Donna Decorates Dallas Holiday Special (special; 10:30 p.m.; HGTV)
Survivor: South Pacific (season finale; 8 p.m.; CBS)
Football: Ravens at Chargers (8 p.m.; NBC)
Allen Gregory (season finale; 8:30 p.m.; Fox)
Secret Service Secrets (special; 9 p.m.; Discovery)
The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs (season finale; 9 p.m.; Food)
Geek Love (special; 9 p.m.; TLC)
Dexter (season finale; 9 p.m.; Showtime)
IRT Deadliest Roads (season finale; 10 p.m.; History)
Homeland (season finale; 10 p.m.; Showtime)
I Do Over (season finale; 10 p.m.; WE)
NEW ON DVD/BLU-RAY (Tuesday)
City of God [Blu-ray]
The Expendables
Family Guy, Vol. 9
Fright Night
Heavenly Creatures [Blu-ray]
How Beer Saved the World
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Life and Times of Tim: The Complete Second Season
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Rocketeer: 20th Anniversary Edition
Seven Chances: Ultimate Edition [Blu-ray]
Swamp People: Season 2
Transformers Trilogy
Velvet Goldmine [Blu-ray]
NEW BOOKS (Tuesday)
"Locked In," Tom Clancy
"The Leopard," Jo Nesbo
NEW ALBUMS (Tuesday; subject to change)
Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Stage Whisper"
Anthony Hamilton, "Back to Love"
Naughty By Nature, "Anthem Inc"
Nero, "Welcome Reality"
"Please Please Please: Tribute to the Smiths"
Rammstein, "Made in Germany"
Cat Stevens, "Tea for the Tillerman"
Travis Tritt, "Ten Feet Tall & Bulletproof"
RAMS HEAD LIVE: Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group (Thursday); MillionProof (Saturday)
BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE: Down to Everything (Monday); Tank (Thursday); Dub Nation 32 (Saturday)
TALKING HEAD @SONAR: Us From Outside (Wednesday); Questionable Character (Thursday); Welcome 2 the Court Vol. 14 (Thursday); A Very Mobtown Christmas (Friday); the Xscape (Saturday)
OTTOBAR: The Herd of Main Street (Monday); Good Old War (Tuesday); JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound (Wednesday); Chasing Bliss (Thursday); Dan Deacon Ensemble (Friday); Wye Oak (Saturday; sold out); Woods (Sunday)
SONAR: Fans 4 Bands 1 Year Anniversary Show (Saturday); Drums and Rock the Production Concert (Saturday)
METRO GALLERY: Gary B and the Notions, Bozmo, Clippers, Balkan Falcon (Monday); Bobby lee and the Sympathizers (Friday); After party for "Everyday Sunshine" screening with Fisbone lead singer Angelo Moore (Saturday)
THE WINDUP SPACE: Seabrook Power Plant/Les Rhinoceros/Quartet Offensive (Saturday)
RECHER: When Embers Ignite (Saturday)
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE: An Annapolis Christmas (Monday-Tuesday); Bret Michaels (Wednesday); John Cowan Band (Thursday); Pieces of a Dream (Friday); Hard Travelers (Saturday); Jim Messina (Sunday)
8x10: The New Orleans Suspects (Thursday)' Gary Clark Jr/White Dress (Friday); e-Dubble (Saturday)
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING: A Heroes Christmas (Friday)
9:30 CLUB: Beirut (Tuesday-Wednesday; sold out); The Pietasters/the Slackers (Friday); Virginia Coalition (Saturday)
BLACK CAT: Street Dogs (Monday); Pueblo (Tuesday); Deathfix (Wednesday); Black Cobra (Thursday); JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound (Saturday)
ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL: Empresarios (Friday); Woods (Saturday)
Dr. Sketchy's (Monday; Windup Space)
Gunky's Basement screening — "Groundhog Day" (Tuesday; the Charles)
"Karen Flann: Leaving Iowa" exhibition (Wednesday through Feb. 26; Minas Gallery)
"John of Arc at the Stake" concert (Thursday and Friday; Meyerhoff)
Cabaret Series (Thursday-Sunday; Center Stage)
Trevor Noah (Thursday-Saturday; Baltimore Comedy Factory)
Ben Creed (Thursday-Saturday; Magooby's Joke House)
Gridiron Sing Off (Friday; Rams Head Live)
Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas (Friday and Sunday; Maryland Science Center)
Kinsey Sicks drag show (Friday; Creative Alliance)
"A Christmas Carol" (Friday and Saturday; Meyerhoff)
Sip N' Crawl benefit (Friday; Power Plant Live)
Baltimore Improv Group holiday shows (Friday and Saturday; Fells Point Corner Theater)
"The Wizard of Oz" film screenings (Friday-Dec.20; Senator Theatre)
"Oy Vey in a Manger" concert (Friday; Creative Alliance)
Snow Day holiday themed bar crawl (Saturday; Dupont Circle, Washington)
"Diary of a M.I.L.F." play (Saturday; Theatre Project)
Yiddish Battle of the Bands (Saturday; Creative Alliance)
26th Reunion Winter Solstice Concert (Saturday; Goucher College)
"The Sing-Off" Dartmouth Aires perform (Saturday; Belvedere Square)
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker (Saturday and Sunday; Lyric Opera House)
WWE Presents TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (Sunday; 1st Mariner)
Ravens @ Chargers (Sunday; 8:20 p.m.)
A John Waters Christmas (Sunday; Birchmere)
Last day of Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar (Sunday; Saratoga Street between Holliday and Gay streets)
Town Square Open Mic (Sunday; Minas Gallery)


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5-15-09 PNC Park
I attended today's game with my wife. She was looking forward to getting some reusable grocery bags. I was looking forward to snagging some baseballs.
I was about the 6th one into batting practice.
Soon,Craig Monroe fired a perfect strike at me for ball #1.
That was it for the Pirates section of batting practice. I changed into my Rockies gear and talked to a few other ballhawks.
Game: 5 balls (1 hit, 3 thrown, 1 device)
Season: 118 balls (51 hit, 53 thrown, 14 device)
Games: 22 games (19 with BP, 3 without)
Average: 5.36 balls per game
Career: 284 balls
Attendance: 17,179


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Tagged: Chris Jackubauskus
5-31-10 PNC Park
Today was Memorial Day, and there was an autograph session of former Pirates that would begin at 11:30 when the gates were to open. So, the line to get into batting practice was easily the longest I've seen it all season.
And I was near the end of it.
When I finally got in, I managed to get two balls rather quickly from the lone pitcher who was in the outfield, Chris Jackubauskus. He tossed me ball #1 from about 100 feet away or so, then began tossing balls to the other folks in the outfield. The second ball came when he overthrew a group of people in the front row. I was right there to pick it up.
Game: 4 balls (1 hit, 3 thrown)
Season: 152 balls (88 hit, 36 thrown, 10 device, 18 found)
Games: 24 games
Average: 6.33 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 3
Career: 730 balls
Streak: 120 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 20,235


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Jodie Foster steals the show for the LGBT community and beyond
By KARA YORIO STAFF WRITER | The Record
It was rambling, confusing and, at times, manic, but it was riveting, revealing and the moment of the Golden Globes. Hollywood legend Jodie Foster, for the first time, acknowledged publicly that she is gay during the awards show Sunday night. While some responded to the speech with a no-kidding shrug on Monday, others heard her words as a moving and monumental revelation.
"It brought me to tears," said Garden State Equality's Jon Galluccio, a North Haledon resident and long-time proponent of gay rights.
The information itself was not particularly shocking; many already knew Foster's sexual orientation. But the forum, the long-time-coming nature of the announcement and Foster's stature made this the most talked about story of the night. Even in 2013, a star publicly acknowledging she is gay still garners headlines.
"Apparently, it is still a big deal," Galluccio said.
The response to Foster's speech was largely positive, but she was criticized by some for the lack of clear wording (she never said the word gay or lesbian) and apparent anger and disgust with the media that she says seeks to invade her privacy. Some in the LGBT community offered a too-little-too-late analysis of Foster's declaration.
"There are a wide variety of opinions about her speech, but the bottom line is, she came out in her own way, and in her own time, and I believe that's all we can ask of anyone, celebrity or not," said Cindi Creager, a New York City-based media trainer and media relations expert with career experience in the news industry and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organizations.
But whatever the opinion, everybody was talking about it — not so much a reaction to the "Silence of the Lambs" star being gay, but that she finally acknowledged it and where she chose to make that revelation.
"She picked an important occasion to do so, while receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes, it doesn't get much more high profile than that," said Creager. "Choosing that platform clearly furthered the reach of her message. … This kind of revelation from a person of Foster's stature, and on such a large stage, helps to increase awareness and acceptance of LGBT lives."
During and immediately after Foster's speech, Twitter exploded with reactions, including comments from fellow celebrities.
Emmy Rossum tweeted, "Jodie Foster is an inspiration. Incredible speaker. So moving."
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton wrote: "Thank you #JodieFoster for your sharing your grace & grit over 47 yrs, and most of all tonight. #AnExample #GoldenGlobes"
Ricky Martin, who came out in a statement on his website in 2010, tweeted, "Jody Foster On your terms. Its your time! Not before nor after. Its when it feels right!" [sic]
Foster's speech notably never quite said the exact words, but it was sincere and the message was clear.
"So while I'm here being all confessional, I guess I just have a sudden urge to say something that I've never really been able to air in public, [a] declaration that I'm a little nervous about ..." she said, while holding her statuette. "I'm just going to put it out there, right? Loud and proud, right?
"I am … uh … single," she said to laughs, before going on to clarify that this was no big coming-out speech, because she already did her coming out "about a thousand years ago." She thanked her co-parent and "ex-partner in love" and talked to her two sons before bringing fellow entertainers in the audience to tears when she spoke directly to her mother who has dementia.
But that touching moment will be forever secondary to Foster finally publicly revealing her sexual orientation.
Like many in the LGBT community, Galluccio said, Foster built a wall around herself of close friends and family who knew her truth. As she wrapped up her speech, Foster seemed to acknowledge the difficulty of living life behind those privacy barriers.
"I want to be seen, be understood deeply and to be not so very lonely," she said.
"Jodie broke that wall [Sunday] night and I think she's going to finally have peace," Galluccio said. "I think she's going to have the best time of her life from this point forward."
Galluccio said that Foster's admission further helps people identify a humanity instead of a stereotype. The star came off as a person who loves her kids, her mother and her privacy, traits relatable to any demographic.
"She did a justice that was heard around the world, for all for us in the LGBT community," said Galluccio. "From the bottom of my heart, I thank her, as a gay man and especially as a gay man with children."


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I am a 33-year-old female with fair health.
Last year (2012), I had various female problems. I thought the back pain I was having was caused by these issues. Towards the end of the year, I had gotten to a point where I could barely stand up straight. Neither OTC or narcotic pain medicine would work. In March 2013, my right hip began to ache. I mentioned this to my PCP and an xray was ordered. The results were negative. My PCP attributed my pain to me being overweight. Later that month, I could finally could not take the pain in my back any longer, so I had a free consultation with a chiropractor. Only minor chiropractic abnormalities were also seen on this xray. After begging the doctor to order an MRI, the results from the scan revealed a hemangioma at L2 and what appeared to be an osteoid osteoma at L5. Still, the chiropractor was only concerned about the chiropractic issues. When I took the results to my physical medicine doctor, he stated that I would need to see a neurosurgeon. At this time, the waiting time to see a neurosurgeon in my area was 1 month. After my consultation with the neurosurgeon, a CT of my lumbar and cervical area was ordered, as well as a bone scan and EMG. The cervical area CT was normal. The lumbar CT revealed a possible osteoid osteoma or osteoblastoma at L5. My EMG show significant nerve damage at the L4-L5 nerve roots. Due to the location of the tumor, I was scheduled for an open biopsy/laminectomy in late May. After 2 weeks of waiting for pathology results, the local hospital informed my doctor that the specimen had to be sent to the Cleveland Clinic for further testing. One week later, the pathology results revealed that the tumor was an Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
I finally realized that my neurosurgeon was clueless or didn't care about my situation when I asked, "Is it possible this tumor could be elsewhere in my body" and he replied "Well, we did a bone scan so its not in your bones." So reassuring.
Nethertheless, I have an appointment with my hematologist/oncologist this Friday. I don't know what to expect.


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April 26, 2003
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University baseball team won its seventh-straight West Coast Conference game on Saturday, defeating Loyola Marymount by a score of 3-2 on a sunny day at Buck Shaw Stadium. With the win the Broncos improve their season record to 23-22 while their WCC mark increases to 15-5. The Lions fall to 22-22 overall while their league record drops to 9-11.
Kellan McConnell picked up the win for the Broncos after throwing six full innings in which he allowed only one run on three hits while walking two and striking out six. It was his longest outing on the season as his pitch count was increased to 85 for the game as he is still recovering from Tommy John surgery that he had last spring.
Scott Shapiro, Patrick McBride and Anthony Rea each threw one full inning to preserve the win for the Broncos. Each struck out one batter with McBride being the only other Bronco besides McConnell to give up a LMU hit. Rea faced four batters in the ninth but picked up his strikeout to end the game, giving him his second save on the year.
A.J. LaBarbera and Michael Lange each went 2-for-3 on the day, but it was Lange's RBI triple in the bottom of the third inning that tied the score at one apiece. Lange would come around to score later in the third, giving SCU a 2-1 lead, on a Jack Headley sacrifice fly. Scott Dierks' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth that scored Ryan Chiarelli gave the Broncos a cushion run that they would end up needing.
LMU scored both of their runs without getting a hit. Jon Higashi's sacrifice fly in the top of the third scored Chris Pettit to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Sean Smith scored Loyola Marymount's lone other run in the top of the seventh inning on a wild pitch from Shapiro. Both LMU runners that scored originally reached on a walk.
Kyle Huddy went the distance for the Lions, allowing the three runs on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts. He faced only five batters more than the minimum as two LMU double plays kept them in the ball game.
The Broncos also turned two double plays and did not commit an error in the field en route to the victory. SCU stranded only two base runners while LMU left six runners on base.
Santa Clara looks for the three-game sweep of Loyola Marymount on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at "The Shaw."


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O'Reilly Senior Editor Brian Sawyer is the first author (of soon to be many) in our new series, Maker Press. His book, DIY Bookbinding, is now available in the Maker Shed. Based on an article that Brian wrote for MAKE Vol. 05, this ebook teaches you how to bind a book by first having you print it out, then showing you all the steps to bind it into a book:
Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When you're finished, this ebook will truly be "hands-on."
O'Reilly Senior Editor Brian Sawyer takes you through the process with step-by-step instructions and scores of instructive photographs. All you need to bring to the table are a few simple materials—including magazines you'd like to preserve. Discover how simple, unmessy, fun, and satisfying binding books by hand can be.
We'd love to hear from you if you give this a try. And we'll give away a Maker's Notebook to the first person to bind this and post a link to the images in the comments below.


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Trapp Goes 15-for-18 on Face-Offs, Scoops Up 12 Ground Balls in Win
CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Eleventh-ranked host Washington College built an 8-2 second-quarter lead and withstood a strong second-half effort from visiting Colorado College en route to a 10-7 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament this afternoon on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Shoremen, who will play the winner of tonight's first round game between Stevenson University and Christopher Newport University in a second-round game on Saturday, improved to 13-4 with the win. The Tigers end their season at 13-5.
The Shoremen held a 5-1 lead after the first quarter and took their biggest lead of the game after running off three goals in a span of 4:01 to increase the margin to 8-2 on an extra-man goal by junior attackman Jim Cusick (Fallston, MD/Calvert Hall) off an assist from junior midfielder Hunter Nowicki (Baltimore, MD/Franklin) with 8:43 remaining in the second quarter.
The Tigers scored the final goal of the second quarter to trim the margin to 8-3 before halftime. Colorado College then opened the third quarter with three straight goals to pull to within two at 8-6 on an extra-man goal by Henri Halle off an assist from Eric Neumeyer with 6:47 left in the third quarter. Washington ended the Tigers' run when sophomore midfielder Grant Hughes (Alexandria, VA/St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) scored off an assist from senior long-stick midfielder Jonny Poe (Coronado, CA/Coronado) with 4:47 to play in the third. An extra-man goal by senior attackman Bennett Cord (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) off a Nowicki assist with 13:22 remaining in the fourth pushed the lead back to four goals. Jack Kreitler scored an unassisted goal for the Tigers with exactly five minutes remaining to provide the final margin.
The Shoremen enjoyed a massive 29-10 advantage in shots in the first half, while Colorado College had a 19-16 edge in the second half. Washington also held a 39-24 advantage in ground balls in the game. The Shoremen won 17 of the game's 21 face-offs, led by a 15-for-18, 12 ground-ball performance by sophomore midfielder Michael Trapp (White Plains, NY/White Plains).
Cusick paced the Washington offense with three goals and one assist, while Nowicki tallied four assists. Cord and freshman midfielder David McBrien (Bel Air, MD/Calvert Hall) had two goals each for Washington. Junior goalie Ted DiSalvo (Boca Raton, FL/Spanish River) made 11 saves for the Shoremen.
Halle led the Tigers with three goals and two assists. Kreitler added two goals, while Neumeyer had two assists. Chase Murphy made 17 saves in goal for the Tigers.


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Artist; III--The Yankee from Berlin
Recommended Stories
A Penn Law Professor Wants to Make America White Again
Amy Wax promotes the idea that the U.S. should limit immigration because of the superiority of Western culture.
Annals of Gastronomy
The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Is Here to Save America
The salt, the fat, the sharpness, the softness—together, the elements of the sandwich are so perfectly balanced that they meld into one another to form a new, entirely coherent whole.
Puzzles Dept.
The Weekend Crossword: Friday, August 23, 2019
Two or three in a Coco Gauff match: four letters.
Persons of Interest


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For country music lovers who have been waiting for the real thing to return, your time has come. Download the track, pick up the album, and let's do it Old School. You can check out the debut of Hank's lyric video for "Old School" over on Metrolyrics.


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Thursday, May 20
Up North Quilters: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Akeley United Methodist Church.
Park Rapids Area Library: Open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Duplicate bridge: 12:30 p.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Center, 102 2nd St. West.
Headwaters stroke support group: 1:30-3 p.m. at St. Joseph's Area Health Services lobby conference room.
Young Moms Group/Teen MOPS: 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Evergreen Church, 295 Western Ave. So.
TOPS 414: 6-6:20 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 meeting at Riverside United Methodist Church (use the northwest entrance).
Laporte Book Club: 6 p.m. at the Lakeport Fire Hall.
Headwaters Regional Development Commission: 6 p.m. at the Beltrami Electric Cooperative meeting room, 4111 Technology Dr. NW, Bemidji.
Wadena Whirlaways square dancers: 7:30-10 p.m. at the Wadena Elks Lodge. A potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. The only requirement is a desire to stop using.
Friday, May 21
Mississippi Headwaters Board: 9 a.m. at the Cass County Courthouse in Walker.
Park Rapids Area Library: Open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Story hour: 10:45 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area Library.
Noon meal: 11:30 a.m. at the Nevis Senior Center.
Osage noon meal: noon at the Osage Community Center.
Alcoholics Anonymous: noon at Calvary Lutheran Church. Call 800-462-5525.
Whist card games: 1 p.m. at the Nevis Senior Center.
Weston A. Price chapter meeting: 4 p.m. at the Evergreen Church.
His Gathering: 6:15-8:30 p.m. at Jackpine Java.
Celebrate Recovery: 6:30 p.m. fellowship, 7 p.m. large groups, 8 p.m. small groups at Assembly of God Church, Menahga.
Depression and Bipolar Support Group: 7-8:30 p.m. at the Community Church of Walker.
Al-Anon: 7 p.m. Call 732-9662 or 732-1141.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Call 800-462-5525.
Saturday, May 22
Pancake breakfast: 8-11 a.m. at the Nevis Senior Center.
Twisted Stitchers: 9-11 a.m. at 210 South Main in Park Rapids.
Park Rapids Area Library: Open 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Heritage Family Council: noon at Heritage Living Center.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 8 p.m. at Pine Manor.


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07:11:45.781421 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 113, id 9433, offset 0, flags [DF],
proto: TCP (6), length: 48)
220.127.116.11.1256 > www.xxx.yyy.zzz.1229: S, cksum 0x5ed4 (correct),
2627126762:2627126762(0) ack 257795 6091 win 1460
0x0000: 4500 0030 24d9 4000 7106 4944 81fa 8015 E..0$.@.q.ID....
0x0010: wwxx XXYY 04e8 04cd 9c96 c5ea 99a8 7cfb ...{..........|.
0x0020: 7012 05b4 5ed4 0000 0204 05b4 0102 0403 p...^...........
07:11:51.517325 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 113, id 21659, offset 0, flags [DF],
proto: TCP (6), length: 48)
188.8.131.52.1252 > www.xxx.yyy.zzz.1070: S, cksum 0xa40c (correct),
1381904945:1381904945(0) ack 2301854615 win 1460
0x0000: 4500 0030 549b 4000 7106 764c 81fa 8015 E..0T.@.q.vL....
0x0010: wwxx XXYY 04e4 042e 525e 3231 8933 8397 ........R^21.3..
0x0020: 7012 05b4 a40c 0000 0204 05b4 0102 0403 p...............
In English, 188.8.131.52 is sending SYN ACK packets to the obfuscated IP addresses. 188.8.131.52 is sending SYN ACK packets because it is replying to SYN packets from the obfuscated IP. I knew right away what was happening. Some people called it "backscatter." When I wrote my first paper on the subject in 1999 I used the exceptionally exciting term "third party effects," thereby consigning my research to some vague corner of the Internet. In brief, 220.127.116.11 was being SYN flooded; it is a victim, not a perpetrator.
The ISC handlers wrote:
Generally the source ports are 80, 6667, 6666, and 443. However there are also a number of packets with random source ports between 1024 and about 1300. Ports 1024-1300 are also used as the target port. Looking at the Dshield data for ports 6666 and 6667 there was a small peak for these ports as source ports on the 27/28 Feb.
So we are seeing multiple hosts sending SYN,ACK with truncated option to targets (sometimes both scan the same IP) from known ports. The response is typically a RST, or RST,ACK. The window size is also often changed in the response.
What it looks like is a mapping/fingerprinting exercise using the target stacks' response to bad options. But at this stage the end goal is unclear.
I thought this was not right, and I told the handlers as much. They didn't believe me, so I asked them if they thought it might be a good idea to step out of the cave of packet conspiracies and ask the owner of 188.8.131.52 what was happening. (This was the strategy I followed in my original paper.) They decided not to pursue this non-technical investigative method, so I emailed hostmaster [at] ameri [dot] ca based on the resolution for the IP: compton.ameri.ca.
Since then I've been exchanging emails with Brad Dreisbach. He wrote:
i have been getting tcp syn attacked for about 3 weeks now. i have re-installed the OS on the host just to be safe, but im fairly sure my systems are secure. i have also taken measures with my upstream, whom i also work for, to migitate the attack. some stuff is still getting through but at this point im just waiting for the attackers to give up...
There you go -- Brad is being attacked. 22.214.171.124 is the victim. 126.96.36.199 is not doing some kind of reconnaissance.
When I asked Brad if he had captured any traffic related to his ongoing denial of service attack, he replied:
this pcap file doesnt appear to be a tcp syn attack, but some other form of tcp attack. whoever is doing this is changing their stategy though. the attack has changed a few times over its duration. they even attacked me via ipv6 for a few hours.
Here's part of the traffic he sent:
2007-02-22 17:40:20.844503 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 119, id 5698, offset 0,
flags [DF], proto: TCP (6), length: 40)
220.127.116.11.3072 > 126.96.36.199.80: .,
cksum 0xd7b5 (correct), 0:0(0) ack 0 win 0
0x0000: 4500 0028 1642 4000 7706 21bf 4466 8559
0x0010: 81fa 8015 0c00 0050 0000 0000 0000 0000
0x0020: 5010 0000 d7b5 0000
2007-02-22 17:40:20.855549 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 120, id 48455, offset 0,
flags [DF], proto: TCP (6), length: 40)
18.104.22.168.3072 > 22.214.171.124.80: .,
cksum 0x752f (correct), 0:0(0) ack 0 win 0
0x0000: 4500 0028 bd47 4000 7806 1733 48cf e376
0x0010: 81fa 8015 0c00 0050 0000 0000 0000 0000
0x0020: 5010 0000 752f 0000
2007-02-22 17:40:20.948933 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 118, id 3193, offset 0,
flags [DF], proto: TCP (6), length: 40)
18.104.22.168.3072 > 18.104.22.168.80: .,
cksum 0xd469 (correct), 0:0(0) ack 0 win 0
0x0000: 4500 0028 0c79 4000 7606 293c 47ed 851e
0x0010: 81fa 8015 0c00 0050 0000 0000 0000 0000
0x0020: 5010 0000 d469 0000
This looks like an ACK flood to port 80 TCP. The victim will reply with RST packets (not RST ACK) if it can.
I think ISC got thrown off the trail because SANS has a history of seeing global conspiracies in weird packet patterns. This dates back almost ten years and is documented in my first book. The unfortunate result of this attitude is hundreds, if not thousands, of other security analysts have "learned" to see these patterns as malicious too. ISC also spent too much time concentrating on "broken TCP options" on the backscatter traffic. They did not accept my observation that victims under DoS attack tend to respond slowly, weirdly, and eventually not at all when they are flooded.
If you decide to post a nasty reply here because you love ISC and SANS, please keep in mind you're only seeing the public side of the story. ISC and I exchanged very polite emails, but I am not going to disclose the additional justifications of the ISC evil packet theory here because those emails were private.
I think ISC does a great service to the security community, but I would like to see SANS officially abandon its adherence to this misguided view of the world. I am not trying to pick a fight with SANS. All I want is for security analysts to know this pattern is often seen as "malicious" by many when it is utterly benign -- at least as far as the backscatter recipient is concerned. Remember the site sending the SYN ACK, RST ACK, or RST traffic is responding to a SYN flood (to an open or closed port, respectively) or to an ACK flood.
The moral of the story is that it is not a good idea to assume the world is out to get you when a stray packet arrives at your doorstep. A second lesson is that it sometimes make sense to investigate issues by doing human analysis rather than peering at the world through the eyes of Tcpdump/Ethereal/Wireshark. A third lesson is that it makes little sense to interpret traffic as being malicious if the probablility of the "scanner" learning anything remotely useful is extremely low.
Update: One of my friends noted that the Virginia Tech DShield has 188.8.131.52 listed as one of their "Top 10 Most Wanted" "attackers". This demonstrates the trouble with automated reporting systems.
Update 2: Be sure to read the exciting conclusion here.