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Job Description:
Registered Nurse (RN) Hybrid PCU Celebration Part Time
AdventHealth Celebration seeks to hire a Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ.
Facility Profile:
Established in 1997 and now a 203-bed hospital, AdventHealth Celebration Health was designed as a Mediterranean resort-style facility to serve as a cornerstone of health in Disney's planned community of Celebration, Florida. The hospital consistently delivers a state-of-the-art healing environment to residents of Osceola, Orange, Polk and Lake Counties, as well as to visitors from across the United States and the world. All within a 'living laboratory' of groundbreaking, research-driven clinical solutions that integrate mind, body and spirit in the defeat of illness and disease.
Department Profile:
The Hybrid PCU at AdventHealth Celebration Health is a 31 bed medical telemetry unit serving patients with various diagnoses. Oncology/Hematology diagnoses are the primary group of patients we serve. In addition, it specializes in surgical oncology which includes patients requiring surgical interventions related to head and neck cancers, gynecological cancers, and breast cancers. Our team strives to provide the optimal patient experience and healthy work environment for the staff. The fast paced environment offers opportunities to provide compassionate care, grow clinical skills using evidence based practice, and participate in research and decision making through our Nurse Practice Council.
Work Hours:
2/12s; 7:00am 7:00pm
Job Summary:
The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age specific groups. Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Adheres to the AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
Knowledge, Skills, Education, & Experience Required:
Organizational and multi-tasking skills
Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
Ability to work as a Team player within a unit
Effective verbal and oral communication and problem-solving skills
EKG (based on patient population; see document EKG and Advanced Life Support Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (Preferred)
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Required:
Current registration with Florida State Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Advanced life support certification (ACLS, PALS, NRP) per specialty/unit requirements
For Radiology/Imaging, PALS required only for cost centers 4220,7211,6236
Professional certification (preferred)
ACLS, PALS, NRP (based on patient population; See document EKG and Advanced Life Support Requirements) (preferred)
Job Responsibilities:
Demonstrates through behavior AdventHealth's Core Values of Keep Me Safe, Love Me, Make it Easy, and Own it as outlined in the organization's Performance Excellence Program.
NURSING PROCESS: Completes timely assessments per Practice Guidelines including physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, spiritual, and life-style factors, including signs of abuse or neglect. Makes appropriate decisions and interventions and nursing diagnosis according to patients actual or potential health conditions or needs. (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2012)
NURSING PROCESS: Based on the assessment and diagnosis, sets measurable and achievable short and long-range goals for the patient (ANA, 2012), assisting in the development and implementation of an individualized plan of care. Prioritizes and completes follow up assessments, evaluates and modifies plan of care as needed. Nursing practice reflects mutual goal setting and whole person care including meeting the needs of the mind, body and spirit. (King, 1995)
NURSING KNOWLEDGE: Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret diagnostic data relative to patient age and condition, including, but not limited to lab results, non-invasive monitoring data and interdisciplinary team notes. Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge and skills pertaining to all diagnoses, procedures, medications, complications, and equipment associated with unit patient population.
PATIENT SAFETY: Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge, skill and adherence to all pertinent regulatory standards. Follows strict infection prevention precautions. Adheres to policy and procedure regarding all aspects of medication safety. Practice reflects importance of patient teaching and takes advantage of opportunities, both planned and unplanned, to carry it out in accordance with plan of care.
COMMUNICATION: Promotes an exceptional patient experience by abiding to compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships through effective/therapeutic communication with the patient, family, and visitors, including but not limited to and as applicable, hourly rounding. Exhibits ability to utilize appropriate techniques, verbiage, and resources in all interactions with the patient to their level of understanding. Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team by completing thorough hand off communication in all situations. Follows chain of command when appropriate.
DOCUMENTATION: Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the recording and accessing of all patient information in electronic medical record according to policy and in real time. Performs appropriate and legible documentation, recording all procedures and assessments within established timeframes, and in accordance with standards of care, departmental policy and practice guidelines.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Abides by American Nurses Association Scope, Standards and Code of Ethics. Participates in practice changes, process improvement initiatives and completes all required education by the due date. Supports quality standards and initiatives set by the department. Exhibits desire to learn, teach, mentor and advance nursing skills.
RELIEF CHARGE NURSE (as applicable): Under the supervision of a manager, assumes authority of the daily operations of the unit/department and is the primary resource nurse for a specific shift. Manages staff accountability and adherence to regulatory requirements. The leadership responsibility includes but is not limited to facilitation of the team dynamics of patient care, patient experience and patient flow including managing staff assignments. Additional management responsibilities include effective conflict resolution, patient/staff rounding and communication, resource utilization, comprehensive hand off communication and completion of unit specific audits/checklists as required or assigned.
May perform waived and/or non-waived Point of Care Testing. If performing non-waived Point of Care Testing, as defined in AHCA rule 59A-7.034, must have approved competency and documented proof (copy of either diploma or transcript, at the highest level of academic achievement) at the time of AdventHealth non-waived Point of Care training.
If you want to be a part of a team that is dedicated to delivering the highest quality in patient care, we invite you to explore the RN opportunity with AdventHealth Celebration and apply online today.
Bonus Details:
Applicable experience required.
Must live 50 or more miles from 601 East Rollins Dr., Orlando, FL to qualify.
Full Time employment contract required.
Rehires within 12 months are not eligible.
Job Keywords:
RN, Registered Nurse, Medical, Surgical, Med Surg, Tele, Celebration, Part Time
Position Location: Celebration
Job: Nursing
Organization: AdventHealth Central Florida
Primary Location: US-FL-Celebration
Schedule: Part-time
Shift: Day
Job Level: Staff / Associate
Education Level: Associate's Degree
Travel: No
Job Posting: Mar 20, 2019, 10:42:54 AM
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Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, who waged a blistering -- and ultimately controversial -- slugfest in 2008, will meet in a rematch on Dec. 3, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com.
Arum said he has deals with both sides, although the paperwork is not complete. Representatives for both fighters also said that they have accepted the fight and are in the process of finalizing agreements with Arum.
"We're on board and moving forward," Sergio Diaz, Margarito's co-manager said. "We've met with Bob. We want the fight. Cotto wants the fight. We're just finishing everything."
When Arum was in Puerto Rico last week to announce the signing of junior lightweight Luis Cruz to a co-promotional deal between Top Rank and Cotto's promotional company, he met with Gaby Penagaricano, Cotto's attorney.
"In our meeting, we had the opportunity to discuss all aspects of the Cotto-Margarito II deal," Penagaricano said. "Although we no doubt made progress, there are some aspects that will require further discussion (but) Miguel is certainly happy and even looking forward to having the opportunity to avenge his first loss."
The fight, for Cotto's junior middleweight title, will take place either at New York's Madison Square Garden or the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Arum said.
"We need to hammer out the site and we're doing an analysis now of New York and Las Vegas," Arum said. "The costs are so high in New York. The unions will kill you in New York."
Margarito is lucky he is able to fight after suffering a severe injury to his right eye during his lopsided decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in November. In that bout, Margarito suffered a broken orbital bone and also developed a large cataract in the right eye as a result of Pacquiao's repeated blows.
Arum hoped to make the rematch first in July and then in September, but the date was pushed deeper into the year so Margarito, who had surgery to remove the cataract in mid-May, could continue his recovery. The orbital bone has healed, Diaz said.
Diaz said that Margarito was originally told he could continue to box only as long as he didn't have cataract surgery, but that the blurry vision in his right eye would not improve. Diaz said at that point, Margarito strongly considered surgery and retirement.
"(His vision) was pretty bad, really blurry," Diaz said.
But Arum suggested that Margarito visit an eye specialist he had once seen. So Margarito arranged to visit Dr. Alan Crandall in Salt Lake City about two months ago.
"He told us Antonio's problem was very fixable and not a career-ending injury," Diaz said. "Antonio had pretty much accepted the fact that he would have surgery and have to retire. But they did this different kind of surgery that day, a half-hour surgery. They removed the cataract and put in a new lens. His vision is a whole lot better and will continue to get better. We have to do a minor laser surgery in a couple of weeks, but Antonio is going to be fine. He has been released to continue his career."
Like the first fight, the sequel will be on pay-per-view, although the company that will handle the event -- HBO or Showtime -- has not been determined. HBO PPV produced and distributed the first fight (which generated approximately 450,000 buys), but Arum said the network that he makes a deal with for the rights to the Nov. 12 pay-per-view fight between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will also land Cotto-Margarito II.
The first fight was one of the most memorable battles of 2008 and one of best fights in the rich history of the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry.
"Cotto and Margarito can't help but be a terrific fight because of their styles," Arum said. "Margarito knows how to fight only one way, and that is to come straight ahead. Cotto has to be more intelligent this time and have more gas in the tank. I talked to Cotto about that and he said, 'There's one big difference for me in this fight as opposed to the first fight, the smart old guy in my corner.'"
Puerto Rico's Cotto was referring to Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who has been with him for his past two fights.
In the first fight, Mexico's Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) came on strong in the late rounds to stop Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) in the 11th round of a bloody battle and take his welterweight belt on July 26, 2008 at the MGM Grand.
Margarito, who has lost two of his three fights since, was given tremendous credit for the victory as he ended Cotto's undefeated run. However, the win was eventually tainted because before his next fight, against Shane Mosley, Margarito was caught in the dressing room trying to wear loaded hand wraps containing illegal pads coated in a plaster-like substance. Mosley eventually knocked Margarito out in the in the ninth round and Margarito subsequently had his license revoked.
Because Margarito had fought Cotto in his previous fight -- and administered significant facial damage to him late in the fight -- many suspected he had gotten away with wearing illegal hand wraps.
Margarito, 33, sat out for 16 months after the license revocation before moving up to junior middleweight. He returned in his native Mexico, where he was welcomed with open arms and won a decision against low-level opponent Robert Garcia.
The hand-wrap scandal continued to swirl around Margarito, who was not licensed to fight in the United States until Texas granted him one for a November bout against Pacquiao. In their fight for a vacant junior middleweight belt, Margarito lost a lopsided decision and suffered the injuries.
Diaz said Margarito was ready for the scrutiny that will accompany a rematch with Cotto and the questions about whether he cheated in the first fight.
"When I was sitting with Bob, we were talking about going to Puerto Rico on the press tour," Diaz said. "Antonio said he was prepared for anything. He said, 'I could go anywhere and people don't like me, but this is the business. I'm a fighter and I have to face people who don't like me. I love Puerto Rico and I have to be prepared for it.' When he told me that, I felt relieved. I've been with him since he was 18 and it bothers me, it hurts me (that many people believe he cheated against Cotto). But Antonio is a strong guy. He knows he didn't do anything wrong, but he also knows he has to answer the questions."
Cotto, 30, moved up to junior middleweight in June 2010 and stopped Yuri Foreman in the ninth round to win a 154-pound title, which he defended March 12 with a 12th-round TKO of former titleholder Ricardo Mayorga.
"I think the rematch will continue from the first fight," Diaz said. "Antonio is really excited about the fight. He knows it will be a war. Antonio knows it will be another exciting fight. Cotto is a tremendous fighter, a four-time world champion. Antonio's a three-time champion. There are a lot of skeptics out there to show that Antonio's win the first time was no fluke.
"If Antonio was questioning himself he wouldn't have taken this fight. A lot of fighters say, 'I beat him once why do I need to do it again?' But Antonio is ready to get back in the ring. The payday is always good and the thought of being retired, I could see in his face when hit him. He was like, 'I'm 32 (at the time) and I have to retire already?' He wasn't taking it good, so when he was told he could continue he said it was a blessing. This fight is a blessing."
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn.

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2016 and before
Do global fund flows point to further recovery in EMD relative?
Markets appear to have recovered some of their poise recently. Emerging market debt (EMD) relative specialist James Barrineau, argues that a number of fundamental factors suggest this is more than just appearances.
The market has been showing definite signs of recovery from its jitters at the start of the year.
Since the February 11 market lows, the S&P 500 equity index is up about 5%, while emerging market sovereign debt dollar spreads have tightened by about 41 basis points (both as of 24 February, source: Bloomberg).
Liquidity flows
When market sentiment improves like this, it is easy to point to the factors that in retrospect looked sure to be the drivers.
But one factor remains of paramount importance to us, and that is liquidity flows. When they change for the better, asset prices rise. Whether with a bit of a lead or a lag, this is a solid rule.
The chart below compares the sovereign dollar bond index with changes in aggregate foreign exchange (FX) reserves for a number of key EM countries (excluding China), which represent a good proxy for investment flows into and out of emerging market assets.
The course of these indicators over the past 12 months or so has been interesting. In 2015, after a disappointing January for asset prices, the bond market rallied until April, then began a steady sell-off which has continued until recently.
EM reserves have tracked the market changes pretty well over that period, so the recent sharp rise is striking, suggesting as it does that recent market gains are continuing to consolidate.
Certainly, the three key investment themes we have discussed at length already this year remain intact, and have probably been strengthened by recent news:
Currency stability seems to be leading to a reduction in the perceived threat of tail risks from China.
The Chinese renminbi has appreciated by about 0.6% since the interview given by Zhou Xiaochuan, the Governor of the People's Bank of China on February 15.
It looks like Chinese policymakers have heeded warnings from investors (including ourselves) that they needed to get better at communicating with markets.
The recent sell-off in the currency is looking more or less like a repeat of last August, when an ill-fated sharp currency depreciation led to global "risk-off" for a number of weeks.
The oil price seems to be stabilising. The market quickly discounted an agreement between the Saudis and Russians to leave production unchanged, but we think it was significant for two reasons.
- If the agreement is upheld it will effectively result in a reduction of Saudi exports this summer, when the country's domestic demand increases seasonally by about 500,000 barrels a day.
- While we remain sceptical about the chances of achieving a broader deal, the Saudi-Russian accord seems like a necessary precursor to getting Iran on board through some more complicated deal that takes into account the lifting of sanctions and the need to increase production there.
In the mean time, future supply reductions looks to be well on track, as the US rig count continues to decline rapidly and debt-financed production disappears.
Monetary policy
Finally, major central bank monetary policy differences appear to be narrowing. US economic data still seems soft enough to keep the Federal Reserve's (Fed) plan to continue raising interest rates at bay, given the poor market reaction to December's move.
At the same time, the latest estimate from the Atlanta Fed predicts current quarter GDP growth of 2.6%, so a plunge into recession also seems unlikely.
We await news on the further loosening of ECB monetary policy next month but, with the Fed effectively "out of play" for now, the dollar index has continued to tread water.


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Jewish Heritage Initiative
The Indiana Jewish Heritage Initiative is funded through the generous support of the Midwest Regional Office of the National Park Service
In a quest to continue its public recognition and preservation of Indiana's history and historic sites and structures, the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, in partnership with the Midwest Regional Office of the National Park Service, has intensified its commitment to the interpretation, preservation and representation of the Hoosier State's historic Jewish communities. To better understand this nearly-forgotten Indiana history, the DHPA has created the Indiana Jewish Heritage Initiative, a project designed to encourage the preservation of remaining Jewish cultural sites and with them the history of these waning communities.
The Indiana Jewish Heritage Initiative, funded through the generous support of the National Park Service, promotes the conservation of Indiana's Jewish cultural resources through the identification, preservation, interpretation, and recognition of sites representative of historic Hoosier Jewish communities. To do this, the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology has undertaken in-depth research of the state's Jewish history to compile a list of potentially historic sites including structures such as commercial buildings, houses and cemeteries. The DHPA, along with its network of local and county historians, Jewish federations, synagogues, historical societies, and descendents, will investigate these sites, revealing the often overlooked and underrepresented histories that accompany both standing and former sites and structures.
The map below indicates counties containing sites and structures with significance to Jewish heritage with red highlighting. Click on a county to view the history. (NOTE: Many county histories are not available at this time but will be added in the future as our research progresses)


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Even experienced painters discover new advantages
New Advantages with EasyMax
Bo Hvid, owner of painting contractor Egå Malerfirma and his six employees display a livid enthusiasm about working with the ST MaxTM 395. In the summer of 2010, Hvid bought one of the first cordless guns that came to Denmark. He hasn't regretted including it in his existing set of Graco units. "I immediately decided to buy it. We only use Graco spraying equipment, as it is our experience that it is the only equipment that really gets the job done. This cordless gun is perfect for smaller as well as for middle sized jobs, tasks that are just too small for a 395 or where there would be too much to cover up if we would use a larger unit. I specially think about works in private dwellings, where we need to cover up furniture and other objects."
His employees Tanja and Kim underline that the machine gives a perfect finish, leaves almost no overspray and is extremely easy to use. Tanja (37) has been working as a painter for 21 years. Three years ago, she joined the Egå Malerfirma team. "Until then, I wasn't familiar with spraying equipment. Graco is now a part of my daily professional life. I'm using Graco paint spray equipment almost every day. Apart from getting the job done much quicker and with a better result than by painting with brush and roller, I really feel the difference in my body," she explains. "Before I started using spraying equipment, I suffered from back and neck pains, and really felt the physical wear of my body. Nowadays I don't even have to climb a ladder to paint a ceiling. I just use an extension."
Kim (46) has been working for Bo Hvid for five years. Before joining Egå Malerfi rma, he was also relatively unfamiliar with paint spray equipment. Kim is especially impressed by the capabilities of the cordless gun to spray almost all kinds of materials from paint to adhesives: "In Denmark it is common to use glass tissue in kitchens and bathrooms. The machine sprays the adhesive coating material without a spit, again making a serious time saving difference." Besides saving time, reducing physical wear and getting the good sprayedon fi nish, Bo has found another advantage from using spraying equipment. "You are much less likely to get dirt mixed into the paint when you spray it on, than if you use a brush or a roller."


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April 18, 2012
Communications and Marketing
Celebrate, remember, and fight back are the words 700 Anselmians were inspired by late into the night on Friday, April 13 and the early morning Saturday, April 14 as the college community walked for the 5th annual Sr. Pauline Lucier Relay for Life, raising more than $45,000.
The relay kicked off with a powerful lap led by Grand Marshall and Saint Anselm student Emma Furlone. Furlone, a sophomore nursing major, battled cancer as a child and set the tone for the evening. Forty-one teams of service societies, clubs, sports teams, faculty, and friends continued walking from 6 p.m to 6 a.m. Throughout the night as the task of staying up longer and walking further, the community rallied together, reminding one another that anyone can be affected by cancer. "Cancer does not discriminate," was mentioned in many speeches.
Student, faculty and staff who are cancer patients, survivors or caretakers spoke about their experiences including junior Kelsey Lee who discussed her current battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Lee was accompanied on stage by her roommate, who she said was her main support and her reason for being able to continue on campus. She talked about the fear and how her life changed drastically so quickly while the Saint Anselm community remained the same. They supported her more than ever, but didn't make her feel different then everyone else. She received a standing ovation.
Participants stayed busy with a dance competition, a competitive round of tug of war, group Zumba, a talent show, and inspiring speeches. Stakes were high as teams competed for miniature Sr. Pauline Lucier statues reminding everyone of the Anselmian who brought Relay to Saint Anselm College and in whose memory they walked. The community's fundraising efforts achieved a donation exceeding $45,000 for the American Cancer Society, and donations are still being contributed. Associate Dean of Students, Dean Litz said, "Each dollar we raise will do something. Even if it is as small as allowing a family member to stay at a hotel with their loved ones, it is something."
As the sun rose in the early morning of Saturday, the remaining walkers gathered to hear the final donation announcement and a "thank you" for participating. Finally, every one gathered to take a final lap together.
By Meghan Gill '14 and Kristen MacNeil '12


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Beginning Monday, the Crew will have five practices before playing at New York on Saturday. How will they ever cope?
That question's in jest only because training and rest have been foreign concepts for the team after going 4-1-2 in a 22-day period that finished with a 2-0 loss at New England last Wednesday.
Mercifully, head coach Robert Warzycha gave the team the next four days off before the players returned to the Obetz training facility.
"We're going to work on some things to get better, but the main thing is to make sure we're rested," he told MLSsoccer.com.
The Crew haven't had the luxury of this much preparation since the week of July 30, leading into a defeat at D.C. United on Aug. 4. Early the next morning, rookie midfielder Kirk Urso unexpectedly died in Columbus.
What followed was a week of mourning in which the players and staff tried to gain some normalcy through several light practices before ultimately having the Aug. 11 game against Toronto FC postponed so they could attend Urso's funeral that day.
The Crew resumed their match schedule on Aug. 15 in the first of four consecutive Wednesday games plus three weekend matches that disrupted the training routine.
On the positive side, Columbus' play during the arduous stretch didn't suffer. In fact, they moved to fifth from seventh in the Eastern Conference and hold the final playoff spot with seven matches left.
"We went on a decent run and [now] we have to take advantage of this time off," goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum said.
Inside out
Despite the recent success, an area for the Crew to work is making sure forward Federico Higuaín can operate closer to goal after New England felt their strategy of denying him dangerous space was one reason for their win.
"You could see when Higuaín would get the ball, we were on him, and he started to drift wider and we knew to take him there," Revolution coach Jay Heaps said after the match.
Montreal tried the same approach in the previous match with mixed results: Higuaín was kept in check until assisting on a free-kick goal by Chad Marshall in the 80th minute and the stoppage-time winner off the head of Emilio Rentería.
"For the most part, [Higuaín] disappeared for most of the game," Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins said afterward. "He's getting balls out all the way on the touchline. It's not dangerous for us. We gave away silly fouls and one hurts us."
A little good fortune is needed for a win streak, such as the four-gamer Columbus had until the New England match.
Warzycha noted as such after Eddie Gaven scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give the 10-man Crew a 2-1 win at Philadelphia on Aug. 29.
"Five minutes of extra time for me was a little bit too much," Warzycha said. "I thank the referee for five minutes because if he had given us four, we would not have scored."


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Facebook, Microsoft release information on government data requests
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Technology giants Facebook and Microsoft said Friday night that they have received thousands of requests from U.S. government agencies to turn over user data in the just last six months of 2012.
Representatives of both companies said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders requesting user data.
Ted Ullyot, Facebook's general counsel, said in a statement Friday that Facebook is only allowed to talk about total numbers and must give no specifics. But he said the permission it has received is still unprecedented, and the company was lobbying to reveal more.
"These requests run the gamut – from things like a local sheriff trying to find a missing child, to a federal marshal tracking a fugitive, to a police department investigating an assault, to a national security official investigating a terrorist threat," Ullyot said.
Using the new guidelines, Ullyot said Facebook received between 9,000 and 10,000 government requests from all government entities from local to federal in the last six months of 2012, on various topics. The requests involved the accounts of between 18,000 and 19,000 Facebook users.
Facebook was not allowed to make public how many orders it received from a particular agency or on a particular subject. But the numbers do include all national security related requests including those submitted via national security letters and under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which companies had not previously been allowed to reveal.
Ullyot said the company wanted to reveal the information because of "confusion and inaccurate reporting" on the issue, and to show that only "a tiny fraction of one percent" of its 1.1 billion users have been affected.
"This is progress, but we're continuing to push for even more transparency, so that our users around the world can understand how infrequently we are asked to provide user data on national security grounds," he said.
Microsoft released similar numbers for the same period, but downplayed how much they revealed.
"We continue to believe that what we are permitted to publish continues to fall short of what is needed to help the community understand and debate these issues," John Frank, Microsoft's vice president and deputy general counsel said in a statement.
Frank said Microsoft received between 6,000 and 7,000 criminal and national security warrants, subpoenas and orders affecting between 31,000 and 32,000 accounts.
Both attorneys emphasized in their statements that those affected by the orders represent a "tiny fraction" of their huge user bases.
The disclosures come after Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old American who works as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, revealed to The Guardian newspaper the existence of secret surveillance programs that gathered Americans' phone records and other data. The companies did not link their actions to Snowden's leaks.
In a rare alliance, Facebook, Google and Microsoft Corp. have been pressuring the Obama administration to loosen their legal gag on government surveillance orders.
The companies have sought to distance themselves from the Internet dragnet code-named "PRISM" that was revealed in leaks last week.
"We have always believed that it's important to differentiate between different types of government requests," a statement from Google said. "We already publish criminal requests separately from National Security Letters. Lumping the two categories together would be a step back for users. Our request to the government is clear: to be able to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests, including FISA disclosures, separately."
Facebook repeated recent assurances that the company scrutinizes every government request, and works aggressively to protect users' data. Facebook said it has a compliance rate of 79 percent on government requests.
"We frequently reject such requests outright, or require the government to substantially scale down its requests, or simply give the government much less data than it has requested," Ullyot said." And we respond only as required by law."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Via Augusta, following the trail of the Roman Empire in Spain
Sagunto Castle
Can you imagine walking on a road more than 2,000 years old, surrounded by stunning landscapes? Would you like to go on a wonderful journey back to the times of the Roman Empire? All this is possible if you come to Spain and travel the Via Augusta. A trip that will make you feel like a real emperor.
The Via Augusta was the longest Roman road anywhere in Hispania, covering some 1,500 kilometres from the Pyrenees Mountains, skirting the Mediterranean Sea as far as Cadiz, in southern Spain. Although many of its original sections are now roads and cannot be walked, if you want to cover part of this route you will be able to walk along many sections that do coincide with the original itinerary.
This Roman road links at least 96 monuments. It forms part of the European Union "Roman Roads in the Mediterranean" initiative, and besides a wealth of cultural attractions, also offers stunning landscapes that you can enjoy on foot, by bike, or on horseback. Choose the sections you like most or design your own personalised route, because the lack of hills on this itinerary makes it easy. Furthermore, the pleasant Mediterranean climate means you can make this trip at any time of year. We will now outline the most noteworthy points on this route that combines nature and culture.
Landscape of vineyards in Catalonia
You can start your route in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, through a real natural corridor that the Roman emperor Augustus used between the years 2 and 8 BC. This first stage covers almost 700 kilometres, crossing Girona, Barcelona and Tarragona. On the way you will be able to savour the landscapes of vineyards while you enjoy monuments that date back to the ancient Roman Empire, such as Barà Arch, in Roda de Barà (Tarragona). Also in Tarragona, which the Romans called Tarraco, there is an impressive archaeological site very close to the Via Augusta, with the UNESCO World Heritage designation.
The Region of Valencia, on the shores of the Mediterranean.
The next large area crossed by the Via Augusta comprises Castellón, Valencia and Alicante, in the Region of Valencia. The route covers 425 kilometres and a large part of this runs less than 25 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea. The remains of mansions, bridges and triumphal arches such as the one in Cabanes (Castellón) succeed one another on an unforgettable journey running to places such as Jávea and Elche (Alicante province) and Sagunto (Valencia province), where you can visit its Roman Theatre. Landscapes of fruit trees, especially oranges, will accompany you on your way. Furthermore, you should not miss the stunning spots that surround the Via Augusta, such as Las Palmas Desert in Castellón, or the Albufera Nature Reserve in Valencia and the Carrascal de la Font Roja Nature Reserve in Alicante.
In Andalusia
The third stage of this age-old route runs through Andalusia, in southern Spain, in the provinces of Jaén, Cordoba, Seville and Cadiz, following the course of the Guadalquivir River. The first pleasant surprise is in Linares (Jaén), where you will find the Roman ruins of Cástulo. However, one of the best conserved and most fascinating sections of the road is surely the one from Seville to Carmona. There you will find the Roman necropolis and Puerta de Sevilla Gate.
After marshland, the mountainous region of Sierra Morena and the vineyards of southern Spain, you come to Cadiz, where the Guadalquivir River has its mouth, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This marks the end of an unforgettable journey on the Via Augusta, a real window onto the past. We recommend you contact local tourist offices for detailed information.
If this article has been of interest, you could also look at: Tarragona, the mark of the Roman Empire Roman towns in Spain: a journey into History
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Instead of rehab, Amy Winehouse is headed for court.
The five-time Grammy winning British soul singer on Thursday begins her trial for allegedly punching a fan last September, reports Reuters.
Sherene Flash told the Westminster Magistrates' Court that she had asked Winehouse for a picture after a performance, and Winehouse got violent after a drunk friend of Flash's tried to get in the picture.
"Miss Winehouse may have felt she had generously agreed to be photographed on her own and not with a drunken stranger," said Flash's lawyer Lyall Thompson. "[Still,] this was a deliberate assault by Miss Winehouse."
Flash, who said she was shocked and started to cry after being punched in the eye, said Winehouse, who has had well-chronicled problems with drugs and alcohol, appeared out of it. "She looked like maybe she was on drugs or something," she said.
Winehouse's lawyer painted a different picture, saying the songstress pushed the stargazer away after she tried to put her arm around her.
"You wanted to be in a photo with Miss Winehouse," said Patrick Gibbs. " When she said 'I am coming back in two minutes' time, you weren't prepared to wait. You put your arm around her and she pushed you away, and she must have caught you on the side of your eye," said Gibbs.
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Sigma take alpha chart position
London-based dance duo Sigma have gone straight in at number one in the singles chart.
Sigma's new song, Nobody To Love, pipped Brit boyband The Vamps to the top spot, pushing their latest effort, Last Night, into second place.
The track is a remix of Kanye West's Bound 2, which only reached number 55 in the singles charts when it peaked in September 2013.
Elsewhere in the singles chart, Aloe Blacc's The Man slumped from last week's chart top spot to number three, while John Legend's All Of Me was at number four. New entry Fancy by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX completed the top five, the Official Charts Company said.
Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell's For The First Time In Forever, from the score to Disney's Frozen, climbed 18 places to 38, while Paolo Nutini's Better Man surged 31 places to number 40.
Other new entries in the top 40 include David Guetta and Showtek's new collaboration, Bad featuring Vassy, which debuted at 22 on this week's singles chart, while the Kaiser Chiefs' latest single, Coming Home, climbed 14 places to make its Top 40 debut at 31.
And the Kaiser Chiefs' chart cheer is not confined to the singles competition, having secured a second week at number one in the albums chart with their blockbuster record Education, Education, Education And War.
Paloma Faith's third record, A Perfect Contradiction, has bounced back to the number two album slot. The London-based singer-songwriter has enjoyed booming sales this week after the highly-publicised performance of her latest single, Can't Rely On You, on the finale of the BBC's hit talent contest, The Voice.
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Kathryn Lopez draws attention to the New York Times photo taken in the Senate yesterday (caption: "Day laborers from the Washington area gathered in the Senate to wait for the results of the immigration cloture vote"). Kathryn asks: "Do idiots run Washington?" I believe that the distinguished gentleman looking down from the portrait is none other than the original Grand Bargaineer himself: Henry Clay. If so, the photo is a classic in more ways than one.
There's a caption contest for the photo going on at the Forum, here.
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Silent Hill's resident bogeyman Pyramid Head ask the class to solve for X using the Pythagorean theorem.
Known as "Sankaku Atama" ("Triangle Head") in Japan, Pyramid Head first appeared in Silent Hill 2. And now he appears in a classroom.
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Senator Jeff Sessions released this statement about today's disappointing jobs numbers:
Today's jobs report reveals that 90 million Americans are now outside the labor force. We need to be getting Americans back to work, helping people move off of food stamps and welfare, and find good jobs with steady incomes. But the comprehensive immigration bill being drafted right now would provide nearly immediate work authorization to millions of illegal immigrants while substantially increasing the future flow of workers. Our first priority must be to help American citizens, and current legal immigrants, find good employment. What we cannot have, and what is not sustainable, is an economic system where a large and growing share of our population is permanently unemployed while jobs are filled by a constant supply of foreign workers.
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Part of this trail has now been made accessible for all lovers of nature with a wooden boardwalk. The boardwark winds its way through the fynbos towards the pebbled shoreline. There are benches en-route to take some time to stare at the ocean, spot some whales (in season) and reflect on the original Khoi inhabitants who used this area to trap and catch fish.


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Anderson Cooper will launch a daytime talk show next fall while keeping his prime-time newscast on CNN.
Telepictures Productions said Thursday it has signed Cooper for a talk show that will cover social trends, entertainment and human interest topics. With Oprah Winfrey ending her syndicated talk show, companies in that market have been looking for new daytime personalities who will connect with an audience.
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Cooper called the daytime deal "an exciting opportunity to show another side of myself."
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Most of us go through life doing our own thing. But then one day you realize that some of those random strangers are actually on your team. Snap Judgment proudly presents, "All In It Together."
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When a prison yard conflict between guards and an inmate heats up, one guard puts himself in the line of fire.
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The Definition of Cool
Stephanie goes from being an independent, nerdy kid to just another sheep in the herd when she falls for the most popular girl in school. But no matter how hard she tries, "cool" remains elusive.
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Eye for an Eye for an Eye
Rais Bhuyian's parents taught him to forgive. They never knew how powerful that forgiveness could be. Check out more of Rais Bhuyian's work at www.worldwithouthate.org.
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When Erin Auerbach gets the chance to become a telephone psychic, she knew it was a risk, but the reward proved priceless.
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You can feel when Christmas starts sweeping New York. The tree goes up in Rockefeller plaza, snow piles on lampposts. For Dylan and Jim, the mailbox at their apartment on 22nd Street starts to fill up with letters to Santa.
Thanks so much to the New York Times and Sarah Klein for making this gorgeous mini documentary about Dylan and Jim. It's a must-watch. If you're in New York, help Dylan and Jim out by visiting their Facebook page, but they ask that you also participate in Operation Santa. Operation Santa fulfills letters to Santa from children across the nation. You can get your own letter to fulfill at your local post office.
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Blood Currency
Mohammed's mother is in a coma in a Beirut hospital and needs blood to survive. Mohammed and his father must venture deep into Hezbollah territory to find the blood to save her life, but he comes away with something more.
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Stephen was a model student in a British boarding school who took a younger awkward lad under his wing. Together they used their good boy reputation to swindle the school out of thousands until the under-master got wind of their scheme. That's when the real adventure began...
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I have some largish prints that I will exhibit locally. The print sizes are nominal 16x23 and 23x34. I don't really know at what size I should use 8 ply mat board. I have been regularly exhibiting prints up to 16x20 (matted and framed to 20x26) using 4 ply mats and the Neilson standard frames. These look good but I am not sure about going any larger. I might be able to get away with staying with the 4 ply mats for the 16x23 prints but I really doubt that this will work with the 23x34 prints. For these I am considering to use the Neilson Standard plus three frames and 8 ply board. Also what sizes would work for the overall mat and frame dimensions for these print sizes? If anyone who is working in these sizes and is familar with the Neilson frames can give some feedback I would appreciate it. Framing and matting prints at this size is an expensive proposition and I don't want to be in the position of ordering materials that won't work for me. All dimensions are in inches. Thanks in advance. Art


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Merchant Navy Day is celebrated on 3 September, to commemorate the contribution the merchant navy has made, and continues to make, to Britain. This online exhibition highlights some of the certificates commonly found in the personal papers of seafarers which can be of use to the family and maritime historian.
By comparison with other professions, seafarers working lives are well documented. The merchant navy was vitally important to the British Empire and this meant that successive governments sought to record its numbers and ensure its quality. This interest meant that seafarers of all levels were issued with paperwork that other jobs didn't require or receive. As these certificates were so important, for proof of service and capabilities, seafarers held onto them and, therefore, they often survive amongst family and personal papers. They are revealing documents in their own right and can also offer a starting point for exploring other sources. For further details on tracing seafaring ancestors see our information sheets and frequently asked questions.
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Have you noticed? People are already getting in line to be the first purchasers of the iPhone 5. The first to get on line did so exactly eight days before stores will actually be selling the iPhone 5 (set for Friday, September 21).
Did you notice something else about the first people on line? They're all using the line as a PR tool for companies looking to piggyback on the huge media attention the iPhone 5 is garnering. That's right. The iPhone 5 lines are attracting some awfully clever newsjackers. Newsjacking, as you may already know, is the process of taking advantage of a huge news story and then tying your PR or marketing message to that event.
In London, the first two guys on line in front of Apple's Covent Garden store are using the media attention in the hope of raising thousands of pounds for Cancer Research UK. In New York City, the first two people in line (arriving last Thursday at 8 AM) were using their place in line to get the word out about their social media startup (Vibe). The next two online are sponsored by a company called Gazelle, which providing the two standees with food, chairs, branded clothing and even a tent. To top it off, the two will be getting free iPhone 5s.
Don't be shocked to see a lot more "selling" in the lines before the first iPhone is actually sold.
If you're not using newsjacking for your brand or clients yet, why aren't you? It's easy:
Read the news, every day.
Find the story that you can logically hitch your story to.
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Matrix is an ambitious new open standard for open, distributed, real-time communication over IP.
It defines a new approach for interoperable Instant Messaging and VoIP based on pragmatic HTTP APIs and WebRTC, and provides open source reference implementations to showcase and bootstrap the new standard.
Matrix.org's focus is on simplicity, security, and supporting the fullest feature set.
For more information, visit http://matrix.org/.
Matrix: The Missing Signaling Layer for WebRTC?
WebRTC defines no default signaling protocol, causing fragmentation between WebRTC silos. SIP and XMPP provide possibilities, but come with considerable complexity and are not designed for use in a web environment.
In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Matthew Hodgson, technical co-founder of the Matrix.org, will discuss how Matrix is a new non-profit Open Source Project that defines both a new HTTP-based standard for VoIP & IM signaling and provides reference implementations.
Speaker Bio:
Matthew Hodgson is technical co-founder of the Matrix.org, a not-for-profit organization focused on solving the problem of fragmentation in current VoIP and IP Messaging applications. By defining a new lightweight pragmatic open standard for federation and interoperability and releasing open source reference implementations, Matrix hopes to create a new ecosystem that makes real-time-communication as universal and interoperable as email.
Matthew juggles Matrix with running the Unified Communications line of business within Amdocs. As a technical lead at MX Telecom (acquired by Amdocs in 2010), he designed and architected Amdocs's next-generation Video/VoIP client and network infrastructure, and draws on his Internet background to rapidly deliver carrier-grade enhanced communication solutions to network operators. He has specialized in interactive video and telephony applications for over 14 years, including co-founding a digital marketing startup, and contracting roles at Accenture and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. He has a BA in Computer Science and Physics from the University of Cambridge, and has lectured on VoIP at Imperial College London.
WebRTC Summit 2017 New York, co-located with 20th Cloud Expo and @ThingsExpo, taking place June 6-8, 2017 at Javits Center in New York City, New York, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world.
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WebRTC is the future of browser-to-browser communications, and continues to make inroads into the traditional, difficult, plug-in web communications world.
WebRTC Summit 2017 New York continues our tradition of delivering the latest and greatest presentations within the world of WebRTC. Topics include voice calling, video chat, P2P file sharing, and use cases that have already leveraged the power and convenience of WebRTC.
Sponsors of WebRTC Summit 2017 New York will benefit from unmatched branding, profile building and lead generation opportunities through:
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For more information on sponsorship, exhibit, and keynote opportunities, contact Carmen Gonzalez (@GonzalezCarmen) today by email at events (at) sys-con.com, or by phone 201 802-3021.
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All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo, June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the right path to Digital Transformation.
Track 1. FinTech
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Delegates to Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo will be able to attend 8 simultaneous, information-packed education tracks.
There are over 120 breakout sessions in all, with Keynotes, General Sessions, and Power Panels adding to three days of incredibly rich presentations and content.
Join Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo conference chair Roger Strukhoff (@IoT2040), June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA for three days of intense Enterprise Cloud and 'Digital Transformation' discussion and focus, including Big Data's indispensable role in IoT, Smart Grids and (IIoT) Industrial Internet of Things, Wearables and Consumer IoT, as well as (new) Digital Transformation in Vertical Markets.
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Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech, which will incorporate machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and blockchain into one track.
Financial enterprises in New York City, London, Singapore, and other world financial capitals are embracing a new generation of smart, automated FinTech that eliminates many cumbersome, slow, and expensive intermediate processes from their businesses.
FinTech brings efficiency as well as the ability to deliver new services and a much improved customer experience throughout the global financial services industry. FinTech is a natural fit with cloud computing, as new services are quickly developed, deployed, and scaled on public, private, and hybrid clouds.
More than US$20 billion in venture capital is being invested in FinTech this year. @CloudExpo is pleased to bring you the latest FinTech developments as an integral part of our program, starting at the 20th International Cloud Expo June 6-8, 2017 in New York City and October 31 - November 2, 2017 in Silicon Valley.
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Today I was very surprised to receive an email from Gregory Fleischer, who directed me to his new tool TFTPgrab. He saw my ShmooCon talk earlier this year, heard my plea, and built a TFTP file transfer reconstruction tool! I downloaded and compiled it on FreeBSD 6.2 without incident, and here is I how I tested it.
I ensured a TFTP server was running on a FreeBSD system. I identified a small .gif to upload and download using TFTP.
richard@neely:~$ md5sum rss.gif
01206e1a6dcfcb7bfb55f3d21700efd3 rss.gif
richard@neely:~$ tftp
tftp> binary
tftp> trace
Packet tracing on.
tftp> verbose
Verbose mode on.
tftp> connect hacom
tftp> put rss.gif
putting rss.gif to hacom.taosecurity.com:rss.gif [octet]
sent WRQ <file=rss.gif, mode=octet>
received ACK <block=0>
sent DATA <block=1, 451 bytes>
received ACK <block=1>
Sent 451 bytes in 0.0 seconds [inf bits/sec]
After the file was uploaded to the TFTP server I changed to /tmp, then downloaded the copy on the TFTP server.
richard@neely:~$ cd /tmp
richard@neely:/tmp$ tftp
tftp> verbose
Verbose mode on.
tftp> binary
mode set to octet
tftp> connect hacom
tftp> get rss.gif
getting from hacom.taosecurity.com:rss.gif to rss.gif [octet]
Received 451 bytes in 0.0 seconds [inf bits/sec]
tftp> quit
richard@neely:/tmp$ md5sum rss.gif
01206e1a6dcfcb7bfb55f3d21700efd3 rss.gif
Notice the file I uploaded is exactly the same as the downloaded version, per the MD5 hashes.
The traffic looked like this.
I will have to be honest here and say that I expected to see everything happening over port 69 UDP. I didn't expect to see the server choose another port, but it's completely within spec and normal according to RFC 1350. Before commenting with a lecture on how TFTP works, please be aware that I read the relevant section of the RFC and understand transaction IDs and how ports are chosen.
I copied the trace to a system with TFTPgrab and let it process the trace.
hacom:/root/tftpgrab-0.2# ./tftpgrab -h
Usage: ./tftpgrab [OPTION]... [-r FILE] [EXPRESSION]
Reconstruct TFTP file contents from PCAP capture file.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
-r PCAP file to read
-f overwrite existing files
-c print TFTP file contents to console
-E exclude TFTP filename when reconstructing
-v print verbose TFTP exchanges (repeat up to three times)
-X dump TFTP packet contents
-B check packets for bad checksums
-d specify debugging level
hacom:/root/tftpgrab-0.2# ./tftpgrab -r /tmp/tftpgrab.lpc
reading from file /tmp/tftpgrab.lpc, using datalink type EN10MB (Ethernet)
hacom:/root/tftpgrab-0.2# file 192*
GIF image data, version 89a, 36 x 14
GIF image data, version 89a, 36 x 14
hacom:/root/tftpgrab-0.2# md5 192*
MD5 (192.168.002.101.32979-010.001.013.004.49324-rss.gif) =
MD5 (192.168.002.101.32980-010.001.013.004.53366-rss.gif) =
As you can see, TFTPgrab pulled two files out of the trace and saved them to disk. They are identical to each other and to the original.
Thanks again to Gregory Fleischer for writing TFTPgrab!


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Almost a month into the new year and finally 2015 is a soft blur, a whirl of high emotion spinning over a constant, blinking beat of down lowness. I grappled with sadness and grasped at spurts of wonder, wanting to hold on to them, pocket them like found treasures: the smoothest amber stone glimmering in the creek bed, the tiniest acorn dropped too soon from the oak, the downiest gray feather clinging to the rose bush. Talismans. Augurs. Omens. Somehow they always slipped away.
I wanted so badly to make sense of each day, drop into bed satisfied and yawning, emerging each morning shining and whole, ready for Joy because – and this is true – Joy is everywhere. It's right here in the kitchen in the buttered up frying pan, in the sizzling egg. Oh, and here it is again, in the sweet, firm kiss from my husband as I stand against the sink, dirty dishes piling. Now for some more Joy from the tail-wagging dog, her head in my lap, and in the gap-toothed grin of my four-year-old when she comes running to me after putting on her socks by herself. I sweep her up into my arms and…and…and what? I am fleetingly happy in the glow of others' happiness, but Joy does not seep through my skin, douse my heart and stay.
How is it that a seemingly simple desire is so complex? It wasn't until the very end of the year, prompted by the entirely frustrating loss of my umbrella on a downpour of a day, that I unearthed the reason: I didn't have room.
Before the sizzling egg and the kiss from my husband, before the warm snuzzle from the dog and the gushing, dressed-all-by-herself girl, there is the filling up. Leftover crap from the day before, to-dos that didn't get done, voice mails I could barely bare to listen to, emails left unanswered. That very morning, before my alarm had a chance to go off, the little one woke up, darkness still full and fallen.
"Mama! I have to pee!" Her little girl voice was urgent and at the other end of the house. My heart beat a little harder. "Go ahead, then," I called out from my bed, directing my snagging voice out the slightly open door and down the hall.
"No! With you!" she replied all sullen, edgy, defiant.
Her plea pierced my skin and took up residence on my insides. This is how I begin to fill – not with serenity or joy, not with satisfaction or knowing, but with a low pulsing sensation that is not my own. Before I've had a chance to palm my own material, I am being filled with someone else's. Must I really come running to escort my potty trained four-year-old to the toilet? If I don't, do I fail motherhood in one fell swoop or just suffer the toil of cleaning up a peed in bed? Downstairs my older two girls commenced their daily sniping over breakfast. My chest expanded with anxiety and worry. My head brimmed, my marrow boiled, my bones swelled to the size of blubbery whales threatening to breach. Laden, glutted. Full.
And so. I lost my umbrella and cried and cried over it and a million other bits of grief and slivers of sadness I didn's know how to deal with. After the tears and snot and heaving heart came the opening. First I filled it with deep breath after deep breath and when I exhaled and exhaled and exhaled all that was left was space.
What a relief. What a revelation. Yes, yes, yes: this is what I want.
Carving out and keeping space available is a constant practice and in this first month of the year, I've been practicing. It's not just emotional space I'm after. There's much to be done in the physical world, too: stuff to get rid of, commitments to reevaluate, people to let go of. Maybe not much has changed on the outside, but inside there is a flinging open and a real effort to stay open, no matter what might be coming at me. I am learning to make room, flourish in my own space, know myself entire and whole.
This has been a Finish the Sentence Friday post. This week's sentence is: "In 2015, I learned…." or "The one thing I learned in 2015 is…" FTSF is hosted by Kristi of Finding Ninee, Kerry of Her Headache and this week's sentence thiner upper Vidya from Collecting Smiles.


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One in a series of articles about Black people living with HIV/AIDS who are considering treatment, successfully adhering to their regimen and/or getting to undetectable.
Brandon Kennedy has never been one to allow what other people think of him -- or his lifestyle, for that matter -- to get in the way of how he feels about himself.
That's a big part of the reason the openly gay 24-year-old nursing student says he felt zero shame about going on medication a few months after he was diagnosed with HIV in 2010.
In fact, Kennedy says, he was eager to start taking ARV pills -- despite the potential complications -- because to do so meant he was taking the best possible care of himself.
"I'm totally against cowering in the corner just because I have HIV," says the Atlanta resident, who is currently a face of the "Let's Stop HIV Together" initiative, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Act Against AIDS campaign. "I even carry around a capsule I bought from a drugstore on my key chain so that whenever I need to take my meds and I'm not at home, or if I have a late night out or something, it's always with me. And if I'm at dinner with friends, I'll sip a little water and take my meds," he says matter-of-factly. "I don't have any shame around it."
Kennedy -- whose viral load is currently undetectable -- says the reason he didn't jump on the drug bandwagon immediately after testing positive is that 1) His doctor said he didn't have to, and 2) He needed a little time to research all the possible drug combinations.
"I found out I had HIV on June 7, 2010," he begins. "Back then my viral load was, like, 37,000, which is not too terribly high for someone who's newly infected. Also, my CD4 count was right at 800, so there wasn't any urgency for me to start medication. I chose to hold off on it until August or September so I could do some research and to make sure my body was ready for it," he explains. "I'm a preventive-care-type person, so I believe that if you train your body for changes, you'll have more of a positive experience."
Still, no amount of research could have prepared Kennedy for the severe physical reaction he would have to the first ARV he took when his CD4 count started creeping up.
"I started taking Atripla," he said. "I took it for two days, and on the second day I had to go to the ER because I had extreme versions of the side effects. It was so bad that I woke up in the middle of the night, holding up the walls in the house, trying to find my cellphone and call somebody," he says of his experience with the ARV, whose adverse effects can include dizziness and fatigue. "After that, my doctor put me on a regimen of Viramune and Truvada, and it worked out wonderfully. Within a 90-day time span, I was undetectable."
The moral of the story, Kennedy says, is that he was able to find out what worked best for him because he was open to the possibilities. When you are able to fully embrace and love yourself, you are then inspired to do everything within your own power to live your best life -- including adhering to your medication.
"For those that are struggling to accept their diagnosis and themselves, I would suggest looking to resources and materials that can aid you in the process," he says. "For instance, there are multiple cellphone applications that will alert you when you need to take your medication. There are also apps that will help you keep track of your CD4 count and other numbers -- you can store all of that information privately on your phone," he adds.
"Also, every single one of us could use a therapist, a counselor or another professional to talk to," says Kennedy. "It doesn't always have to be your best friend. We don't have to go through what it is we're going through alone when there are individuals out there who are willing to help us come through it together."
Tomika Anderson is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her work has appeared in Essence_,_ POZ_,_ Real Health and Ebony magazines, among others.