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High Performance Firewall
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Imagine this, you have more than two networks separated by Virtual Lans protocols (IEEE 802.1q) or VLANs, carried to you by an intelligent/manageable switch on one troncal line 10/100/1000 MB HD/FD (naturally the best is 1000 MB FD).
You have to share internet to a really BIG numbers of hosts, and maintain a good performance. The first choice is to separate the networks into a equal numbers of ports and maybe a more numbers of firewalls machines. This is not really cost effective, but works.
The second one is what I did. The history of how this begin is related to a some emergency/burn/crash/out of a group of Cisco PIXs. I won't go too deeply into that.
The facts:
- I have about 4 networks mask 21 i.e a 8 class C each!!! This is a lots of MACs addresses and even more dangerous a lot of BROADCAST. This is insane but this is the way that my company works.
- They gave me 30 publics IPs addresses in 3 groups.
- And a machine, a little one, not a big deal.... just for testing. Later (about 8 months) we changed the PC. We put in a real monster.
- Later we added a class C network with a routed lot of increasing subnets.... PLUS!!!!
The work
VLAN support
The first thing we have to do is give the kernel the capacity to work with Jumbo Frames. This is done by adding the 8021q module to the kernel
# modprobe 8021q
and/or put in modules in /etc/rc.conf
Next we have to create the virtuals NICs with this command vconfig. Let's suppose we have vlans 20,30,40 and 50 working in our core network.
# vconfig add ethX 20 # vconfig add ethX 30 ... # vconfig add ethX 50
Where ethX is the troncal NIC Now, if we want to see the interfaces just put ifconfig -a and we will get a list.
So .... next just set the private address as you want. For example (using eth1 like a troncal)
# ifconfig eth1.20 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.248.0 # ifconfig eth1.30 192.168.8.1 netmask 255.255.248.0 ... etc.
I will not explain the number of host neither the mask.... I do a kind of daemon with this, a vlan.conf file in /etc and a vland in /etc/rc.d... I can share this if you want?
The Firewall
It is really easy to make a firewall/nat with iptables there is a lot of information around there...
Just take in mind that you will work with a lot of traffic, this means a lot of CPU usage, so keep your rules tiny, just those necessary. Accept all by default just want to make NAT, no more.... Maybe it is good to accelerate some ports, (80,443,25,110,21,20,53 etc) remember, every packet running through our firewall will past through every rule until it matches to one or fall in the pool (default policy).
The round robin NAT
Let's suppose we have a one ip: 200.aaa.bbb.6 and our gateway is 200.aaa.bbb.1. we can safely put these parameters by default in our configuration. It will not get participation at all in our firewall.
I say I have 3 groups of 10 IPs each to play...... we'll define the NEXT in our firewall script:
Gr1='200.AAA.CCC.10-200.AAA.CCC.20' Gr2='200.AAA.DDD.10-200.AAA.DDD.20' Gr3='200.AAA.EEE.10-200.AAA.EEE.20'
And the next important line is:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.0.0/21 -j SNAT --to $Gr1 #ACCESS VLAN 10 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.8.0/21 -j SNAT --to $Gr2 #ACCESS VLAN 20 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.15.0/21 -j SNAT --to $Gr1 #ACCESS VLAN 30 .... etc
You can repeat the groups for access, subdivide the networks ETC, iptables make a round robin over the Gr1, Gr2 and Gr3 by default, no modification is needed.
It's not necessary to create a virtual card (alias) to every IP in the group.
It's important that every real router knows every group and publishes its via BGP (or similar) to the neighbours.
To accelerate some ports you can put this in the top of FORWARD chain
iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -p icmp -o eth0 -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -m multiport --dports 80,443,110,53 -j ACCEPT # FAST FAST FAST iptables -A FORWARD -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
This mean:
- the packets incoming will pass only 1 rule if it is an establish connection
- the packet incoming will pass 2 rules if is a ping or similar
- the packet will pass 3 rules if is http, mail or similar
- and the DNS request will pass 3 o 4 rules until go out
The outgoing virus will KILL our machine, and we not need to share "windows" conversations so, kill them!!!!
#VIRUS iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp --dport 135:139 -j DROP iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp --dport 445 -j DROP iptables -A FORWARD -p udp --dport 135:139 -j DROP iptables -A FORWARD -p udp --dport 445 -j DROP
If you can, before they reach our machine.
The High Performance
We get to the real important part of this howto.
In our run to get a really big number of hosts running through our machine we miss some things
- We forget that is just one NICs to potentially more than 8000 Mac Addresses. The card shared memory is not prepare for this!!!!!
- By default iptables is not prepared to make this number of connections simultaneously !!!!!!
To the first issue... I get some error messages in the logs relative to this, I'm really sorry, I lost these logs and don't remember what they said. But the answer is this, increase the threshold memory to the neighbours. Type this and read:
# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/default/gc_thresh1 128 # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/default/gc_thresh2 512 # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/default/gc_thresh3 1024
Next you can put this in the /etc/sysctrl.conf
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 512 net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 = 1024 net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 = 2048
and make sysctl -p to increase to the double!!! (no reboot needed) with this I get no errors!!!!!
The next part will need some comprehension about buckets and conntracks and hashsize (the way how iptables manage the nat connections). There is a very good document about this at here. Read it!!!! Some thing are change since IPtables is know as Netfiler.
In resume!!! Put this in your modules section:
MODULES=(8021q 'nf_conntrack hashsize=1048576' nf_conntrack_ftp ...and other nf_stuff .......)
The last ones is just to avoid some problems that we have with ftp connections (I thing this is not necessary anymore). The 'nf_conntrack hashsize=1048576' increase the numbers of the hashsize (increase the kernel memory designated to NAT connections) (need reboot or reload module :-) see with dmesg | grep conntrack)
And the next is put some similar to the /etc/sysctrl.conf file
... net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max = 1048576 ...
And do the sysctl -p command
In my case is the same number, that means that I have 1 connection for bucket!!!! I don't need more!!!! by default NetFilter put rate of 1:8. I.E. 8 conections per bucket!! (I think, not remember well)..
In our case we get about 600.000 simultaneous connections in 2 1Giga NICs cards, You can see this with the next command
# cat /proc/sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_count
And put this in a snmpd agent to get and graph it in a MRTG/cacti server ..... uuuuuuu homework
A sample here. (Not actualized, not ever here, but I'll try.)
The iproute2
We have 3 big access to Internet!!! This is because we manage 3 class C groups of IPs (some restrictions of BGP) in this firewall. So, we have 3 incoming traffics that we can manage, but only one outgoing!!! Our default gateway. This can easily fill our outgoing quote, so we have to spare it.
First we have to put some new tables to /etc/iproute2/rt_tables file
# echo 200 PRO_1 >> /etc/iproute2/rt_tables # echo 205 PRO_2 >> /etc/iproute2/rt_tables # echo 210 PRO_3 >> /etc/iproute2/rt_tables
Can be more, can be less, depends on traffic
Second we have to give a default gateway to this tables
# ip route add default via 200.aaa.bbb.2 table PRO_1 # ip route add default via 200.aaa.bbb.3 table PRO_2 # ip route add default via 200.aaa.bbb.4 table PRO_3
It's recommended but not necessary put the local interfaces to each table. If you don't put the next few lines you will get not answer of ping in the local network, but you will be able to pass trough.
# ip route add 192.168.0.0/21 via 192.168.0.1 table PRO_1 # ip route add 192.168.8.0/21 via 192.168.8.1 table PRO_1 # ip route add 192.168.15.0/21 via 192.168.15.1 table PRO_1 ..... same PRO_2, same PRO_3
The last thing is to give the order to the incoming packages
# ip rule add from 192.168.0.0/21 table PRO_1 .... ....
Again, you can play with the PRO_X and even you can play with the mask and submask For example we want to give only a one class C to outgoing to PRO_3
# ip rule add from 192.168.1.0/24 table PRO_3
Put this before the <NET>/21
and then TEST IT!!!!
pick a WinPC in one of the private networks and make a tracert to somewhere!!!
Before this, you can browse to a some MYIPsite like www.whatismyip.com and get your "RightNow" address, test it later and get some other address ETC...
Actually we are using a PC with 2G ram , Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz Dual and 2 NICs 1Gb (one integrated one PCI-E), the top CPU usage don't get the 80% pic...
- I got a really big surprise when upgrade net-snmp to 5.4.1 (to get statistics)on the Firewall, the CPU usage goes down a lot... from 80% to almost 3%... YES I mean it... I got a confirmation on the other machine (the bridge one, I mention it below) so, we have a much more machine to keep increasing the traffic... this is very good news.
Out traffics is about 180 MB OUT and maybe the half IN.
We get some lost in the cards, about 1 packets per second, it's really low compared with the traffic, so we just don't care.
- Now we have no errors and no packets lost.
Nevertheless we get a big problem, the MAIL/SPAM outgoing, provoked by VIRUS/MAD_GUYs, can block all the publics IP in a really short time. (in the public Black Lists).
The answer to this may not be ethical, but we have to do it.
We put a similar machine before this one with a bridge configuration blocking every port 25 traffic and sending to another anti SPAM/VIRUS/MAIL machine.
To do this is necessary to give to the bridge the capacity of VLANs and one virtual card (in bridge mode i.e.'br0.30') in every net to answer to the sender...
It works and the customer doesn't notice the difference. Just if you do a telnet anywhere.net 25 you get a Hi I'm a scanner hello answer!!!.. It's really good!!! and works, the mail outgoing is sender from another IP, so we get our 3 groups safe!!!.
Thats all folks, I hope this can help anyone, and it's the only thing I can do to give you something back..
Be strong, be free, 4 ever
- CarLost 11:51, 12 October 2007 (EDT) from Chile


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Meeting hundreds of new people during Orientation Week and parties marks the start of the university year for many from next week.
But it is terrifying to think that these social gatherings may come with the threat of sexual assault.
At the end of last year, the discovery of hordes of internal police documents revealed reports of rampant sexual assaults and harassment in university dorm rooms, corridors, libraries and car parks.
Female students reported being grabbed at random, raped in bushes and molested in university swimming pools and bathrooms.
Unfortunately, this is not surprising. New research released this week by Our Watch's youth campaign, The Line, reveals that 1 in 5 young people (aged 12-20) thinkit's "normal"for a boy to put pressure on girls to do sexual things.
Of the 1000 young people surveyed, 1 in 5 also believed that if a young man wants to have sex with a young woman, it's up to the woman to make it very clear she doesn't want to.
In addition, we know that if a woman is sexually assaulted, 1 in 5 of the same young people will hold the victim at least partly responsible for the unwanted sex if she is drunk or affected by drugs.
A total of 15 per cent believe the same thing if the woman is wearing revealing clothing.
But it's not all doom and gloom – there is some good news in all of this.
Young people are telling us that they are craving reliable information about sex and relationships.
However, with a lack of guidance from parents and family members, they are instead turning to popular culture to get it.
I'm sure most people will agree that many music videos, online games and pornography do not portray women in a realistic manner.
Nor do they show thevalue of respectful relationships.
For example, a review of the most popular porn uncovered that 88 per cent of scenes included acts of physical aggression.
And in 94 per cent of those cases, the aggressive acts were directed at female performers.
Young people may also feel pressured to live up to certain outdated social expectations of being a man or woman.
Many young men believe they must be the ones who initiate sex, be sexually active and even aggressive.
Meanwhile, many young women believe that they are expected to be passive, nurturing and do what they can to "make boys happy".
So, we need to step up. We need to have awkward conversations about sex and consent with the young people in our lives.
Yes, they might squirm. We'll probably do the same.
But the fact remains that parents, carers and family members are some of the most trusted sources of information young people will ever have access to.
A few years ago, the National Union of Students indicated that 67 per cent of female students suffered an unwanted sexual experience. And 31 per cent had sex when they were, or felt unable to give consent.
It's up to us to try and change these statistics. It's up to all of us to help make university a safer experience for the people we know and love.
Mary Barry is the chief executive of Our Watch, the national organisation to prevent violence against women and their children.

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From Nov 28, 2013. Skiing in the best ski resort in the world, exclusive shopping in the picturesque center, combined with the traditional atmosphere provided by the Christmas Market: This is Kitzbühel during Advent – at the foot of the legendary Hahnenkamm.
Skiing in the best ski resort in the world.
Skiing has taken place in Kitzbühel since 1892 and the, "Streif", the famous downhill ski course, lies in waiting for skiers from all over the world. A network of 51 cable cars and lifts, operated by the Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel, allows you to discover and explore the 170 km of perfectly groomed slopes whilst also providing easy access to the 230 km² Freeride area. As a result, in 2013, Kitzbühel was voted as and presented with the award for, "best ski resort in the world", by Skiresort.de, the world's largest test portal for ski resorts.
During the festive period, the Bergbahn AG Kitzbühell operates a beautifully decorated Kitzbühel Advent gondola. If you're lucky you may be able to enjoy a ride in this particular gondola.
Exclusive shopping in Kitzbühel.
Kitzbühel and its picturesque center is the most beautiful "outdoor mall" in Tyrol. Dedicated followers of fashion can find themselves, "hopping", between internationally renowned designers and the stores of Bogner, Boss, Gucci, Moncler, Prada and Louis Vuitton! However, as well as these more widely known brands, established Kitzbühel, "fashion originals", such as Sportalm, Frauenschuh, Prader and Helmut Eder offer exclusive and exciting creations of their own.
Kitzbühel Christmas Market.
From November 28th onwards, Kitzbühel is transformed and is reminiscent of a festive scene from a traditional Christmas card. Throughout the snowy town, the scent of mulled wine and gingerbread lingers in the air, signifying it is that time of year again; the Kitzbühel Christmas Market has opened its doors. Numerous stalls abound, serving not only culinary specialties and delicious hot drinks, but also providing the opportunity to purchase unique crafts and fine gift items. This is what puts the meaning into Christmas and reinforces its true meaning.
Kitzbühel Christmas Market Opening hours:
Thursday, November 28th until Sunday, December 1st: 14.00 – 20.00 hours
Thursday, December 5th until Sunday, December 8th: 14.00 – 20.00 hours
Thursday, December 12th until Sunday, December 15th: 14.00 – 20.00 hours
Thursday, December 19th until Thursday, December 26th: 14.00 – 20.00 hours
Attention: Tuesday, December 24th: 10.00 – 14.00 hours
The Kitzbühel Christmas Market provides an excellent daily programme to cater for all ages. For children, there is the hugely popular zoo where they can play with the animals and take pony rides through the market as well as the ever popular letter to Santa Claus that they cannot afford not miss!
Every Sunday from 16.00 – 18.00 hours, there is a mystical torchlight hike with the distinctive storyteller, Reinhard Juen. It is a great opportunity for adults and children alike to hear stories and discover secrets about the legend of Kitzbühel, the Streif and the legendary Hahnenkamm on an evening trip around the Gamsstadt!
Daily programm at the market:
15.00 – 19.00 hours: Pony rides and children's zoo
14.00 – 20.00 hours: Letter to Santa Claus
16.00 hours: Lighting of the Advent wreath candle ceremony
18.00 – 19.00 hours: Appearance of the local choir and musicians
19.00 – 20.00 hours: Hour of silence to gather one's thoughts In St Catherine's Church
20.00 hours: Rosemarie Gasteiger plays the historic organ in St. Catherine's Church
Weekly program at the market:
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Every Saturday at 17.00 hours, Christmas tales and stories are told in the Kitzbühel museum.
Every Saturday from 18.00 hours, selected stores remain open for late night Shopping.
Every Sunday at 16.00 hours, the torchlight hike with storyteller Reinhard Juen
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Saturday, November 30th,18.00 hours, Kitzbühel Christmas Market opening ceremony.
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Being a socialentrepreneur used to be a lonely endeavor. I grew up believing that to be in business meant leaving your soul at the front door -- being ruthless, shrewd, and above all focused on profitability at any cost. But as a businessman, I found myself less interested in the bottom line of profit than in the bottom line of community impact. For example, I started Busboys and Poets as a restaurant and gathering place, but also a social enterprise -- a business with a conscience -- in Washington, D.C.'s U Street neighborhood.
Having grown up in D.C., I was amazed at the dramatic changes that swept various neighborhoods in the 1990s. The U Street corridor in particular was undergoing some of the most vivid transformation.
Dubbed "Black Broadway" back in the early '40s and '50s, this neighborhood was the lifeline for the African-American community in a racially segregated city. It was the stomping ground for some of the early 20th century's most notable African Americans, including Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston. But in the wake of the 1968 riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the once-thriving social and cultural mecca of the African-American community became a drug haven, as businesses shuttered their windows and went elsewhere.
The boom of the 1990s brought about a huge influx of young white professionals and new buildings and businesses, all taking advantage of relatively low real estate prices. I remember driving on U Street, awestruck at the dramatic shift. I did a double take when, at the base of a new apartment building named in honor of the great composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, I saw a tanning salon. The tension around such a business was palpable. "These people just don't get it," an African-American friend confided. "This is the ugly head of gentrification showing itself; they're trying to erase our history," another added.
It was comments like these that planted the seed for Busboys and Poets. Our tribal statement articulates that we are a community where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted -- a space where art, culture, and politics intentionally collide. I believe that by creating such a space, we can inspire social change and begin to transform our community and the world.
But I used to think: Am I the only businessperson who thinks this way? I started seeking like-minded entrepreneurs -- individuals who were more interested in mission statements than profit and loss statements. This is what led me to the B Corporation model.
I first learned about it at a conference for social entrepreneurs. Created in 2007 and administered by the nonprofit B Lab, the B Corporation model is unique in that it sets up a legal framework for businesses that are here for the long haul. The framework, which all certified B Corporations must adopt, makes it a legal requirement, rather than an option, for the corporation to be mindful of the triple bottom line: responsibility not only for the financial health of the company but, just as important, to the environment, to the employees, and to the community.
The B Corporation Impact Assessment, which all B Corporations must complete (and 10 percent of which are audited each year), helps businesses better understand the ingredients and standards of socially responsible businesses. It quantifies the triple bottom line and provides benchmarks for better businesses to reach.
Every B Corporation leader I've met is out to change the world -- to make his or her community and the planet more livable. The model is one that not only validates best practices but also helps to assuage the dissonance inherent in the Wall Street model, which separates business practices from real community impact. Most important, it has given my business the structural DNA necessary to grow while maintaining its values.
Andy Shallal is an artist and the entrepreneur behind Busboys and Poets and Eatonville, restaurants in Washington, D.C. This article first appeared in the August 2011 issue of Sojourners magazine.
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The wars of Waitara - Roadside Stories
A Manatū Taonga audio guide to the township of Waitara and its martial history.
Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide to Waitara in the Video tab.
The small Taranaki town of Waitara has been the site of many battles, including major conflict between Waikato war parties and the local Te Āti Awa people. In 1860 a dispute over land ownership at Waitara led to the first Taranaki war between Māori and the government.
War in Taranaki 1860--63
Taranaki places: Waitara and the northern coast
Taranaki region: Māori--Pākehā conflict
Te Āti Awa of Taranaki: war and a kind of peace
Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number sa-d-0075-01-s1-pm).
Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way -- its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside/


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This is a "notable" question with a lot of votes and nearly as many marks as favorite. I'd put out a call for a user to add a response that compiled up all the different answers so I could accept it as the answer (couldn't do it myself, since it's my own question), and those following the question could then improve on it.
Someone provided an excellent answer, and it was itself upvoted about 20 times. And then something odd happened. The user got offended over something (no idea what) and deleted everything he had done at the site, including this answer. Community owned content is (or should be) harder to just delete.
It's also good practice to make answers to subjective questions also community-owned.
Everyone could edit/fix an answer, and nobody would try to get any reputation from it.
It makes it easier for people to edit them, (i.e. a lower rep is required to 750 vs 2000) and you get no rep for them. I think the community doesn't want rep to be gained for questions that should have just been answered in the FAQ.
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Rose Marie DeMaria, a lifelong resident of Brant who served as town clerk for 28 years, died Tuesday in Buffalo General Medical Center. She was 78.
Born Rose Marie Catalano, she was a graduate of Angola High School.
She served as town clerk from January 1972 to December 1999 and recently was inducted into the Town of Brant Wall of Fame for her years of service, leadership and dedication to town residents.
This year, June 21, 22 and 23 were designated "Rose Marie DeMaria Days" by the Town Board, which presented her a plaque and Wall of Fame recognition during the 10th annual Summerfest and Strawberry Jam.
A member of the Erie County Town Clerks Association, Mrs. DeMaria was recognized in 1999 as Erie County Clerk of the Year.
She also was a member of the Brant Volunteer Fire Company's Ladies Auxiliary, Brant Senior Citizens, the Altar and Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church and the Brant-Farnham Democratic Club.
Her husband, John A. "Jack," died in April.
Survivors include a daughter, Kristine Thomann, and a son, Joseph.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony Catholic Church, 417 Commercial St., Farnham.


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Froggy wrote:I hated when players signed minor league deals during the lockout. Yeah, 45 year millionaire needs to take some 26 year old career minor leaguer's job because he wants to stay fresh. Boo
Gaucho wrote:You can't lower the cap and not lower salaries. That's unpossible.
Hugo Stiglitz wrote:Gaucho wrote:You can't lower the cap and not lower salaries. That's unpossible.
I don't think anyone was suggesting that wouldn't happen, but the issue will be with existing salaries which seems to be some of the sticking points they're trying to hammer out. Players want teams to be able to have some of their existing contracts be "forgiven" in a sense and will not count 100% against the cap. Chances are the Penguins wouldn't have to move anyone.
In fact, depending on how it all gets structured the Penguins could wind up a little room to spare...maybe not enough to go out and sign Doan or someone of that nature, but enough to have a little breathing room at the trade deadline.
One thing is for sure: there are quite a few teams in major trouble if this cap really goes to $58M. The Penguins should consider themselves not only lucky to have everything they need shored up, but lucky that we have a GM like Shero who was really smart about his spending. While money was obviously not the main issue and Shero could have obviously looked to move Michalek and Martin to free up the money to keep him, the Staal trade is looking a hell of a lot better now. Being able to have someone like Brandon Sutter as our 3rd line center has his price is going to be bigger than most thought when you compare how other teams are going to have to restructure.
Minnesota and Boston are seriously EFFED in the A. I actually feel bad for Minnesota. They had a lot of issues with injuries last year after getting off to a serious start and were a solid team on paper before Parise and Sutter got there, but they're going to have shed A LOT of space now. You can bet that Heatley is probably going bye-bye. They obviously have other contract they could shed, but that mean selling off their depth.
Vancouver and Philly will also be profoundly effected even with some cap forgiveness...they will both likely have to move at least one decent mid-level player.
After all the rumors all these years with Lecavalier, we could finally see him moved, but probably more likely Malone will get moved.
Either way, it's going to be really interesting to see how things play out. Lower tier teams will get a chance to trade for excellent players with giving up very little and again, the Penguins should consider themselves very lucky. They're one of the few contenders that will lose much of their power.
DesertPenguin wrote:If you could get Malone without giving up a major asset because the Bolts are trying to shed salary, would you? Let him rekindle that magic with Malkin, move Kunitz back to Sid's line and suddenly I feel better about the forward group. Plus we finally have that net front guy again.
Although I guess for the Bolts to need to do that, it would be because the cap has dropped so low the Pens would be out of room anyway.
shmenguin wrote:i saw that yesterday...i don't give it much credence, but "ugh" none the less. i don't enjoy hating philly. not at all. when they shipped out richards, i finally thought it was going to be a team i could tolerate. but then giroux became a d-nozzle, their coaching staff became insufferable, hartnell got his mojo back, we learned what kind of human brayden schenn is and rinaldo became a member of the NHLPA somehow. i would not enjoy the pk subban era in philly whatsoever. it's not good to have that much hate in my life.
Malkamaniac wrote:I enjoy that the league, wants players to take pay cuts, all the while giving these players these contracts.
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Jets' top 10 prospects get boost from recent draftsby John Kreiser
For a franchise that has picked fairly high throughout its history, the Winnipeg Jets don't have a lot to show for those picks. They've made the playoffs once since entering the NHL as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999, and none of their first-round picks prior to 2006 are with the team.
But the past two drafts have brought promising young players who figure to have prominent roles in Winnipeg in the not-too-distant future.
Here's a look at Winnipeg's top 10 prospects:
1. Mark Scheifele, C: The Jets' first pick (No. 7) in the 2011 NHL Draft showed enough to start last season in the League and even scored a goal during his seven-game stay before being returned to his junior team, the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, where he put up 63 points in 47 games. He also was part of Team Canada at the World Junior Championship and joined the Jets' American Hockey League team in St. John's for playoff action after his junior season concluded.
He'll have to add muscle to earn more than another cameo with the Jets this season, but they like his playmaking skills and vision. Scheifele may have to go back to junior hockey for another year, but he has the skill to be a first-line center.
2. Jacob Trouba, D: A first-round pick (No. 9) in June, Trouba is a big, mobile defender who can play in all situations -- the kind of player teams are increasingly desperate to find. He has the speed to stay with fast forwards and is physical enough to play the body. He has decent hands and moves the puck well.
Trouba also has a history of success, helping the United States Under-18 team to a gold medal and playing a regular role as a 17-year-old at the world juniors. Trouba has said he intends to honor his commitment to the University of Michigan; the Jets would probably prefer he turn pro sooner rather than playing a couple of years in college.
3. Ivan Telegin, C: The 20-year-old Russian, a fourth-round pick in 2010 when the franchise was based in Atlanta, has some room to grow (he's 6-foot-4 but 185 pounds). He does appears to be ready for the pros after putting up 35 goals and 64 points in 46 games with Saginaw of the OHL. He's an above-average skater with good puck skills, hands and vision. He improved his consistency last season and has the creativity to be a top-six forward.
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No sophomore slump for JetsBy John Kreiser - NHL.com Columnist
The Winnipeg Jets hope the addition of a couple big bodies up front and the development of their top young players will help the franchise improve in the second year in Manitoba.
4. Paul Postma, D: There's no question Postma has the offensive chops to play in the NHL -- he had 13 goals and 44 points for St. John and has scored at least 12 goals in all three of his AHL seasons. It's his play in his own zone that will hold him back. The 2007 seventh-round pick has excellent hands and a big shot; he's also started to fill out physically (6-3, 195). The Jets signed him to a one-year deal this summer; at 23, he could be reaching a career crossroads.
5. Patrice Cormier, C: Cormier, a 2008 second-round pick acquired from the New Jersey Devils in the Ilya Kovalchuk trade two years ago, is a big checker (215 pounds) whose game should translate to the next level. His hands are OK and he can make some plays, though he's never going to be a big scorer. He has the versatility to play anywhere up front but will have to work on his skating to be anything more than a good role player.
6. Carl Klingberg, LW: At 21, the Swedish second-rounder from 2009 had 15 goals and 37 points for St. John's after a fast start, though a late-season slide showed he still needs time to adapt to the North American style of play. He has the speed to get in on the forecheck but needs to add strength. He dressed for 12 postseason games with the IceCaps and showed good chemistry with Scheifele, though he scored just one goal.
7. Zach Redmond, D: Redmond's first pro season wasn't bad -- the 2008 seventh-round pick put up eight goals and 31 points for St. John's after spending four years at Ferris State. He's mobile, tends to make good decisions with the puck, and appears to have better command of his own zone than Postma, his biggest rival for playing time among defense prospects. He won't be a star but can be a contributor.
8. Spencer Machacek, RW: Machacek is coming off an 18-goal, 50-point season with St. John's that might have been better had he not gotten a 13-game call-up from the Jets, for whom he had two goals and seven assists. The third-round pick from 2007 has drawn praise for his "never quit" attitude and defensive skills, though he doesn't appear to have the offensive upside to be more than a third-line player.
9. Lukas Sutter, C: Every team needs a good pest, and the second-rounder from the 2012 draft may be able to fill the bill. Sutter was among the most improved players in this draft, graduating to a role on the shutdown line for Saskatoon of the Western Hockey League while putting up 28 goals and 59 points in 70 games. He'll go back to juniors in the fall.
10. Julien Melchiori, D: At 6-4, 217 pounds, the third-rounder from 2010 has more than enough size to play in the NHL. He's an excellent skater for his size, moves the puck well, and has gotten stronger. He may not have a lot of offensive upside, but has the potential to be a good third-pair defender. He should start his pro career in St. John's this season.


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Now Dig This! is presented as part of Pacific Standard Time, a collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California. For six months beginning in October 2011 these institutions large and small will tell the story of the birth of L.A.s art scene and how it became a new force in the art world. Organized by the Hammer and curated by Columbia University professor Kellie Jones, Now Dig This! chronicles and celebrates this nuanced and multicultural history of Los Angeles.
Pacific Standard Time is a very significant event for the city of Los Angeles. The deep and remarkable history it explores serves as a foundation for the thriving creative community of artists living and working here today, remarks Hammer director Ann Philbin. Now Dig This! reveals a specific moment when a group of African American artists, gallerists, writers, and collectors generated a nexus of creativity and influence that is largely unknown to the general public.
While much has been written about artists like Ed Ruscha, Judy Chicago, Edward Kienholz, and Bruce Nauman, artists like Fred Eversley, John Otterbridge, and Noah Purifoy have not enjoyed the same recognition. Additionally, there has been significant attention paid to Los Angeless Ferus Gallery and the development of Artforum magazine, however far less is known about their African American counterparts such as Alonzo and Dale Davis, owners of the Brockman Gallery; and Samella Lewis, who began Black Art: An International Quarterly (now the International Review of African American Art) and wrote the two-volume Black Artists on Art.
The artists that have been included in Now Dig This! represent a vibrant group whose work is critical to a more complete and dynamic understanding of twentieth century American art. Their influence goes beyond their immediate creative circles and their legacy is something we are only now beginning to fully understand, says exhibition curator Kellie Jones.
By illuminating the richness and complexity of this creative community, Now Dig This! demonstrates how these African American artists and friends were not working in isolation but were quite integral to the developing U.S. art scene during the latter part of the twentieth century. The exhibition will offer a fuller view of the changing art landscape during this important era of artistic and cultural ferment, as artists shifted from more traditional formats such as painting and works on paper to modes such as assemblage, finish fetish (a West Coast style of minimalism), postminimalism, conceptualism, and performance.
Presented in the Hammers main temporary exhibition galleries, Now Dig This! looks at the period through several framing categories with each artist having his or her own space.
*FRONT RUNNERS -- By the early 1960s the West Coast became highly visible among the international arts community with the recognition of assemblage as an important artistic strategy. African American artists such as Betye Saar and Mel Edwards made some of their earliest important works at this time. Charles White, a veteran social realist from Chicago, arrived in Los Angeles in 1956, energizing the black art community and inspiring many young artists who studied under him at Otis Art Institute. Front runners: Melvin Edwards, William Pajaud, Betye Saar and Charles White.
*ASSEMBLING -- The Watts Rebellion of 1965 was the largest urban riot at that time in U.S. history. The Rebellion had a profound effect on this community of artists and many began to approach their craft and materials differently. For example, Noah Purifoy claimed that it was the Rebellion that made him a real artist. Purifoy and John Riddle made assemblage works from the detritus of the Watts Rebellion, creating formally impressive pieces that were also highly charged politically. Assembling: Daniel Larue Johnson, John Outterbridge, Noah Purifoy, John Riddle, and Betye Saar.
*ARTISTS/GALLERISTS -- Lacking representation in mainstream institutions, African American artists opened their own venues in the 1960s and 1970s. Spaces such as Gallery 32, founded by painter Suzanne Jackson, and the Brockman Galleryestablished by brothers Dale and Alonzo Davis, became sites for cutting-edge work and havens for discussions, poetry readings, and fund-raisers for social causes. Samella Lewis was an amazing one-woman institution, opening several galleries and a museum, starting a magazine, and publishing some of the earliest books on this cohort of artists. Artists/Gallerists: Alonzo Davis, Dale Brockman Davis, Suzanne Jackson, and Samella Lewis.
*POST/MINIMALISM AND PERFORMANCE -- This section of the exhibition documents the move away from more didactic subject matter toward abstract and dematerialized practices. Fred Eversley was the most visible African American working with the finish fetish style of Los Angeles minimalism in the 1960s. In the 1970s artists such as Senga Nengudi, Maren Hassinger, and David Hammons began to experiment with postminimal ephemerality and performance. Post/Minimalism and Performance: Fred Eversley, David Hammons, Maren Hassinger, Ulysses Jenkins, and Senga Nengudi.
*LOS ANGELES SNAPSHOT / FRIENDS -- The exhibition also explores the informal relationships between African American artists in Los Angeles and those in Northern California, like Joe Overstreet and Raymond Saunders, as well as artists of varied ethnic backgrounds, such as Virginia Jaramillo, Ron Miyashiro, and Mark Di Suvero. These relationships are an important part of fully understanding and contextualizing the work of this generation. One gallery in Now Dig This! will illuminate these connections. Friends: John Altoon, Karen Boccalero, Mark Di Suvero, Charles Gaines, Virginia Jaramillo, Marie Johnson Calloway, Houston Conwill, Elizabeth Leigh-Taylor, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Ron Miyashiro, Joe Overstreet, Raymond Saunders, Gordon Wagner, Tyrus Wong, and Andrew Zermeño.
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The exhibition is accompanied by a 350 page, full-color catalogue co-published by Delmonico/Prestel. The publication includes reproductions of works included in the exhibition supplemented by scholarly essays, a comprehensive bibliography, and reproductions of archival materials, including posters, invitations, documentary photographs, and other items recently uncovered. The exhibition will be accompanied by several free public programs, including performances, film screenings, and lectures.
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Jodi C.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
By: Jodi Carlson
On Thursday, November 29th, I became dizzy, lost the use of my legs and eyes, and passed out. This had also happened to me one week earlier while shopping. I was taken to Davis hospital at around 8 in the morning. Throughout the day on Thursday, I started to lose her ability to swallow and to speak. At about 4pm, they ran an MRI and determined that I had a massive blood clot at the base of her brain. They life-flighted me to the University of Utah where a team was waiting to perform emergency surgery to remove the clot. My Dr. was in Los Angeles at the time and after arriving at the University of Utah, she began the surgery. During the surgery, she, (the Dr.) determined that the blood clot was too large and the vein too weak to allow her to remove the clot. She performed a procedure that was entirely revolutionary and experimental in an effort to save my life. She placed a several stents in the vein at the base of my brain to allow blood to that part of the brain. Miraculously, I survived the surgery. Everything past that night is a miracle to my Dr., and my entire family.
That day changed my life.
My sister took my baby girl, who was only days old, and cared for and loved her for the next year. My in laws moved from their home 5 hours away, into my home to love my boys through it all.
I lost my ability to swallow so I had a tube placed into my stomach to feed me. I couldn't breathe on my own so I had a trach. My face was permanently paralyzed so speaking is next to impossible and I need a gold weight in my eyelid just to blink. In the hospital, I was unable to talk or write so I had to use sign language. I am unable to use my right hand and have limited use of my left. I had a muscle contracture in my leg that made my toe point downward, like a Barbie. I was unable to move, let alone walk. I remember the first time I rolled on my side, two nurses were there and cheered and were nearly in tears. For a long time, I was in a wheel chair, with a feeding tube, totally helpless and relied heavily on others for everything. Yes, everything. Due to where the stroke damaged my brain, medically that was as far as I was expected to progress.
I had very intense therapy while in the hospital and my stay there lasted 3 ? months and included numerous stays in ICU, IMCU, Neuro Accute, and Rehab. After leaving the hospital, I still needed 24 hour care and my wonderful mom (a nurse) stepped up and took me to live with her for the next 14 months. She helped me bathe, gave me my numerous medications, put up grab bars, and mothered her sick little girl.
I have many permanent effects from the stroke, though I have made significant progress. I still walk very slowly and shakily, still have very limited use of my hands, swallow with great difficulty, and look, as my son puts it, like Harvey 2 Face from Batman. I have had continuous therapy and around 17 surgeries (I lost count). Even now I have very specific exercises I need to do daily.
I am home now with my 3 children and my unreal husband. They are what make me happy. My husband cooks, cleans, carries glass for me, and does so many other big and little things that I would need forever to name them all. Every day he puts his arms around me and tells me that he loves me. My kids open doors, hold my hand, and generally take care of me. But my favorite thing ever is when we all hang out and do absolutely nothing but laugh, and chat.
Just today I got the boys off to school, read with my daughter, did her hair, drove her to kindergarten, went to the dentist, drove carpool, helped with homework, made dinner and ate with the family, read with the boys, tucked the kids in bed before having some much needed quiet time with my husband. It's these "boring" days that I live for.
So many miracles have happened in my life. Rather than feeling forgotten or alone, I have felt peace, love, and hope.
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All the Burlesque Should've Said lines, have "BSS:" in front of them, and I've included a phrase of context. Enjoy.
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(Ali and Eyeliner-man asking each other intimate questions)
"Why'd you leave Kentucky?"
"Why'd you leave Iowa?"
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BSS: "I didn't."
BSS: "I wish you would".
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"You have no where to go, and I have a couch"
BSS: "And, eyeliner."
(Tess talking to random dancer who is throwing up in a toilet)
"Oh god, please have the flu."
BSS: "I have the 9 Month Flu."
(Sean watching Ali's audition)
"I couldn't keep my eyes off her..."
BSS: "Especially when she did the cat paws"
(Tess and Ali after the first show)
"Where are all the other girls?"
"Where are all the other girls?"
"Oh... they went out for pizza... I wasn't hungry." (looking at Tess)
BSS: "Because I looked at your face... it actually made me sick."
(doing make up for the first time at Burlesque)
"Oh... WOW..."BSS: "Now you just need all the fat sucked out of your eyelids."
(dancing & singing for the first time)
"I need a tough lover"BSS: "And someone who isn't afraid of my head which is exponentially bigger than the rest of my body, except for my ginormous gazungas."
(after the first show where she sang)
"What made you do that?"
"Who knew anyone could do that?"
"How did you do that?"
BSS: "Someone else just say 'do that'"
(Tess talking to her business partner)
"You have a lotta good qualities, and then you have some iffy qualities,"
BSS: "And then there are all of your shitty qualities, don't get me started."
(blowing out candles)
BSS: "I bought you this lip liner for your birthday, please wear it exactly one centimeter larger than your actual lips."
(Ali driving in a car with GERBER, aka: worst name for a male lead ever)
"Ahhh, where are you taking me? This is *not* the way to my house."
BSS: "Are you going to rape me?"
(out on the deck at a party, Gerber talking to Ali)
"What's your wildest dream?"
BSS: "I can make all your half-naked baby-food-eating dreams come true."
(Crumpling final notice)BSS: "No need to worry about this foreclosure notice... again"
(Tess, getting ready to sing...)
"Ok let's do this."
BSS: "Even though I look like a blue-skinned-zombie, and I literally have *no teeth*."
(Tess singing)
"Oh no, I'm not going nowhere"
BSS: "Because I'm stomping in place... again"
(After male lead comes out naked to eat cookies, then goes back in his room, closes the door & turns off the light)BSS: (door opens again, dressed in black pants) "I put on these black leather pants in the dark for you."
(Tess & Ali fighting)
"Do you ever listen to anything but the sound of your own voice??"
BSS: (cher singing) "Yesss I doooooo, believe in Love... and, the sound of my own voice."
Ok there were a lot more laughs, but seriously, I'm too tired from cracking up to put the rest in here.
Special Bonus:
People we think should've been cast in this movie...
- Elizabeth Berkley as Tess
- Ludacris as Mr. Tess
- Sean Connery as Gerber
- Tiger Woods cameo as the sound guy (or... his creepy self)
- Mr. Belding as a really sad drunk Mr. Belding who rides on Gerber's coat tails- A bald eagle wearing leather lederhosen and breast tassels as a back up dancer.
- Jason Segel as creepy guy who leers from stage left.
- Keenan from SNL as Bill Cosby
- Sad Keanu... as ... well, Sad Keanu. That would be pretty damn cool.
Who would you cast? Now taking suggestions for auditions.


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