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One of the reasons cited for the recent downturn in the Giants passing game is the play of wide receiver Hakeem Nicks.
He had one monster game this season — 10 catches for 199 yards against the Buccaneers in Week Two — but has been held to 17 catches for 191 yards over his other five games. Nicks missed three games thanks to a knee injury earlier this season and some have connected the dots between that injuries and Nicks' inability to find much separation from defenders in the last few weeks.
Nicks sat out Wednesday's practice with swelling in the knee, raising the possibility that the Giants would sit him down this week and then use next week's bye in order to get him ready to go for the final six games of the season. Nicks returned to practice on Thursday, though, and said that no one contemplated the more cautious approach.
"Yesterday was just taking a day off," Nicks said, via Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger. "It was still a little swollen, a little puffy from the game like it always is after the game. This time it was just a little bit more puffy, so they wanted to sit me down for a day, and I got back out there today and everything was fine."
We gave you some of Nicks' stats up top, numbers that don't interest Nicks in the least. He said Thursday that "stats is for girls," which seems to have rubbed someone in the Giants organization the wrong way since a team spokesman felt it necessary to clarify that Nicks meant that stats were only important to players who were trying to impress girls.
However he might feel about the demon numbers, the Giants could use a day from Nicks that drives the ladies wild so they can head into the bye with a 7-3 record.


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Telus is probably the most bullish company I have yet to run into that has established a comprehensive Nearshore presence. As the second largest telecom carrier in Canada, Telus has made global expansion a key priority under the leadership of CEO Darren Entwistle, who has run the company since 2000. That global growth comes partly in the form of responding to the requirements of customers, who increasingly require call center agents to possess Spanish language skills.
Telus, through its partnership with Transactel, runs three outsourced customer delivery sites in Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama, employing a total of 3,400 agents and support personnel. Customers can be other telecom providers, pizza delivery companies, video game operators or just about any business seeking BPO and outsourced call center services.
Jeff Puritt, president of Telus International, told us why Transactel was selected among over 100 Nearshore service providers, the commitment Telus has to corporate responsibility and why increasing geopolitical stability is great news for the entire Nearshore services industry. To read the interview, click
Question: Can you give us an example of the service you provide from your Nearshore sites?
Answer: If you order a pizza in New York, you're probably speaking to one of our agents.
Question: Why did you choose to land in Central America?
Answer: It was pretty much mandatory for us to develop Spanish. We obtain access to a skill set that is not readily available to us in Canada. There is a growing US population that includes Spanish speakers. As we grow our US customers – it's more and more critical to have Spanish-speaking delivery capabilities.
Question: How well are you positioned to scale?
Answer: In the outsourcing game, scale and efficiencies are the name of the game. When you can amortize your infrastructure costs across a broader base you are in an advantageous position.
Question: What are some key attractions of the region?
Answer: Government stability is growing and standards of living continue to improve. There is clearly a growing long term opportunity and we want to participate in that growth. Overall, there is a growing sense of stability across the region. My personal expectation is we will grow our footprint.
Question: What about geopolitical issues?
Answer: There is no shortage of risks associated with doing business internationally, and clearly risks around working in certain countries. There is also less obvious risk around connectivity, energy availability, systemic support structure and education.
Question: Do you see some of these Nearshore destinations moving up the value chain in providing more specialized services?
Answer: Near term India still represents the largest destination for that skill set. There is more recognition among the newer destination that KPO is an important capability. Voice based services are becoming commoditized. We're already delivering KPO and ITO, so India does not have the monopoly.
Question: What makes your partnership with Transactel succeed?
Answer: We found Transactel to be fantastically component and highly capable. They have helped us accelerate our capability.
Question: What's your outlook?
Answer: We certainly have some ambitious growth forecasts and it's not a trivial undertaking to pursue these objectives. We also will continue being a contributing member of the communities where we have operations. Darren Entwistle (CEO) is passionate about his desire to ensure we are active in a corporate citizen role.
(This post orginally appeared in Caribbean CRM Central).

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There are all programs syllabus which are approved by the UGC:
01. B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
02. B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
03. B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (CE)
04. B.Sc. in Architecture (A. Arch)
05. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
06. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
07. Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
08. Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language & Literature
09. Master of Arts in English (Preli. & Final)
10. Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Bangla (4 Years)
11. Bachelor of Social Science BSS (Hons) in Economics
12. Master of Social Science (MSS) in Economics


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A former network engineer who shut down an oil and gas company's computer network and phone system for a month last year has been indicted on federal charges, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Wednesday.
The deletion of phone system accounts and accounting data cost Charleston-based EnerVest Operating LLC about $1 million in losses, Goodwin said.
The company was unable to fully communicate or conduct business from June 26 to July 27, 2012.
Ricky Joe Mitchell, 34, of Mableton, Ga., was indicted by a grand jury in Charleston on Tuesday on charges he recklessly damaged a protected computer.
Mitchell doesn't have a telephone listing and it wasn't immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
The indictment says Mitchell knowingly erased backup information on a protected computer, then disabled a data-replication system designed to send that backup data to Houston, Texas.
Goodwin's office said that Mitchell was a disgruntled employee.
The indictment notes that Mitchell worked for EnerVest from August 2009 until the day of the computer damage.
He faces up to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine if convicted.


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Happy New Year!
'Tis the season for New Year Resolutions and here at Café Darkness, I also have made a list of resolutions. However, as opposed to all the morons who will infiltrate the gym for two weeks before going back to their lives of gluttony and sloth, I have zero intention of keeping any of these resolutions. Let's think of them as more like anti-resolutions!
1-Quit Smoking. No thank you! If the Mayans are right (and I think they are!), I have less than two years of smoking like a lady left before we'll all donezo. If and when we make it to 2013, I'll strongly consider not quitting smoking once again.
2-Check my mail more than once a month. I know this would please my local USPS worker dearly as they love to leave me notes asking me to please check my mail and even go as so far as leaving it in front of my apartment. (Still don't care, I'll just step over it). However, I will not do this. As much as I love getting bills and credit card offers on the regs, I will have to decline this invitation.
3-Go out less. In theory, this is a solid resolution, but let's get real. Why set the bar (pun intended!) impossibly high? That's like a meth addicted prostitute off Jeff Davis saying she won't give any more awkward handies and is going to enroll in Community College to become a paralegal and turn her life around. Ain't happenin' folks. Next!
4-Like babies more. Lol. No.
5-Stop procrastinating routine tasks. Things like taking out the trash and activating my new check card shouldn't weigh heavy on my mind for days on end when they can easily be accomplished in under ten minutes. However, think of how much more rewarding it is when you actually do the dishes that have been in your sink for five days or put away the laundry you did last week? It's so much better when you wait, stress out about irresponsible you are, finally do said chore and then congratulate yourself on your awesomeness with an extra large glass of vino. It's how errands are done, yo!


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"Live in Munich 1977" is a live album and DVD released by the British hard rock band RAINBOW in 2006.
The concert was recorded in Munich on October 20, 1977, originally filmed to air on the German Rockpalast TV show. Repeated airings have led to numerous bootleg video and audio tapes of the show being available through the 80's and 90's. The set is not from the same tour that produced the previously released live album "On Stage" (which was mostly culled from their 1976 Japanese tour), but from their 1977 European tour, a few months prior to the release of "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll", with a different bass player and keyboardist.
The DVD release also features the three promotional videos for RAINBOWs "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" album, and interviews with Bob Daisley and former tour manager Colin Hart.
On April 26, 2010 a double 180 gram limited edition gatefold vinyl reissue of the album was released through Just For Kicks Music (Germany).
On May 6, 2013, the CD and DVD were reissued by Eagle Rock and Eagle Vision respectively. The only difference being the addition of "RAINBOW Over Texas '76", a short 13-minute feature, to the DVD, and revised track timings to the CD tracks. Many of the titles on the original 2006 issue CD were edited, cutting almost 15 minutes from the total length of the concert; the 2013 issue restores these edits, making the total running time closer to that of the concert film.
On "Live In Munich 1977" you get the classic tunes that were 3-5 minutes long in the studio, but live it's something totally different, the tunes are stretched out exponentially with solos, jams and the occasional foray into another song, exactly what I want as a listener, I want to feel it, Live with it and sense it. "Live In Munich 1977" is pure "Live" rock, a complete live concert without any real production. It's simply the band playing their asses off in October 1977. The line up during this evening consist of man with the big voice Ronnie James Dio along with the string bender Ritchie Blackmore, the drummer and percussionist Cozy Powell, bass and backing vocals by Bob Daisley and David Stone on keyboards.
"Live In Munich 1977" reminds of the RAINBOW live recording "On Stage" but there are some differences, first the order of the tracks. Like today's tune "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" that is almost a minute longer here and it's shreds the "On Stage" version, as does the thrashing opener "Kill the King". "Man on the Silver Mountain" is a beast on this live recording, 3 and half minute longer that the "On Stage" version, is it better, well yes!. "Catch the Rainbow" is a real beauty on this recording, Ronnie James Dio sings with a such a feeling that is this might be his prime time on stage. Then we also have the 25 minute "Still I'm Sad" and the closing killer "Do You Close Your Eyes" where we hear Blackmore's skill at his highest peak when he plays the hell of the whole band.
This a really mindblowing recording, the sound is really good and it's freaking tight and raw, a record that you need in your collection if you are a RAINBOW, DIO fan!
Today's tune "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves"
When performing this song with RAINBOW, lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore would lead into it with the original "Greensleeves". Running to 3 minutes 21 seconds, it was co-written with lead vocalist Ronnie James Dio who said "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" is Blackmore's idea of a castle where the black knight lives. The black knight of course being Ritchie and the black knight periodically comes out of his castle and captures a young peasant maiden from the village.
Blackmore appears to have lived out this fantasy in his personal life; after lengthy spells with DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE again, he formed Blackmore's Night and began writing, playing and recording traditional Olde Englishe music. The other half of the duo, the former Candice Isralow, met Blackmore when she was still a teenager. In October 2008, after working together for more than a decade, the two married. On stage, the stunningly attractive American blonde - Blackmore's fourth wife - has the appearance of a true Mediaeval damsel, and in spite of their age difference, this appears to be a marriage made in heaven.
More info @
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Listen to "Rainbow - Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" on Spotify!
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HIV/AIDS News
Media Statement by Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, we all must take stock and take action to prevent HIV from continuing its toll on Latino communities across the United States. While Hispanics represent just 13 percent of the United States population, they account for an estimated 18 percent of people living with HIV in this country, and an estimated 17 percent of new infections each year. In fact, Hispanics are becoming infected with HIV at a rate that is three times as high as that of whites, with gay and bisexual Latino men hit the hardest within the population. Although prevention efforts have helped to keep new HIV infections among Latinos fairly stable for more than a decade, Latinos continue to be far too affected by HIV.
Because there is no single Latino culture in the United States, the factors driving the HIV epidemic among Latinos are as diverse as the communities themselves. A variety of complex factors confronting this population lead to increased risk for HIV, including socioeconomic factors such as poverty, discrimination, lack of access to health care, and language barriers; stigma surrounding a variety of factors, including homosexuality, drug use, and HIV itself; and a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases, which can place individuals at a higher risk for HIV infection.
HIV prevention among Latinos is one of CDC's highest HIV prevention priorities. At CDC, we are working to stop the spread of HIV in Latino communities throughout the country, through diverse and culturally appropriate means. Our activities range from efforts to increase testing and early diagnosis, to developing more prevention programs specifically for Latinos and to expanding access to HIV prevention services for those most in need.
Today, I join my colleagues across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in recognizing both the tremendous toll that HIV takes on Latino communities, as well as the continued action that is needed to stem the spread of HIV in this population. In recognition of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, events will be held across the country to raise awareness among Latinos about the disease and to increase HIV testing and knowledge of HIV status.
But it's not just today that we must remember the threat of HIV, and the more than 82,000 Hispanics with AIDS whose lives have been lost. Every day, every Latino can take a number of steps to reduce his or her own risk of infection. Get basic information about the disease and how it is transmitted. Take control and protect yourself by making smart choices if you choose to have sex: only have sex with a single monogamous partner you know is not infected, and use a condom every time. And get tested for HIV, so if you are infected, you can take steps to protect your partners, as well as access treatment that can help to dramatically extend your life.
Finally, talk to everyone you know about HIV. The sooner we start to talk openly about the disease, the sooner we can reduce the stigma that keeps too many Latinos from accessing the testing, prevention, treatment, and support services they need. To fight HIV among Latino communities, we all can and must become a part of the solution.


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Juan Peròn's fix for the touchpad locking button works great on Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat as well.
In this case I wasn't certain if Gedit would work so I did this:
kdesudo dolphin
(navigate to /etc/default/grub and click it, this opened it in Kate.)
== Alternatively, I suppose easier would be to just do:
kdesudo kate /etc/default/grub
== In Kubuntu, always, ALWAYS make sure that you know when to use kdesudo (whenever wanting to sudo a gui-based kde program, use kdesudo !!!) and sudo.
Getting this mixed up can and will cause a lot of headache when you suddenly find that important files suddenly become read-only and you get a bunch of error messages which basically make your pretty kubuntu system into a pretty useless paperweight.
There are fixes for it that I found after a lot of googling, but which I forgot again, so fix 1 is and always will be, to not get those two commands mixed up.


text: Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced that its chief technology officer, Dr. Martin Nuss, will join operators and other industry executives in a panel discussion during the Carrier Ethernet APAC 2012 at The Mira in Hong Kong. Click to Tweet: Join @VitesseSemi CTO at CE APAC 2012 panel with @TelkomIndonesia Vertel Australia @ADVAOpticalNews @Accedian http://bit.ly/VI3rGD " Carrier Ethernet is rapidly becoming the predominant access technology in IP Edge networks," said Martin Nuss. "Whether for carrier mobile backhaul or Enterprise cloud access, best-in-class carrier-class networking functions combined with low power and nanosecond-accurate timing synchronization are critical. Our demo and discussion at Carrier Ethernet APAC will highlight the available technologies for future-proofing IP Edge network deployments." Dr. Nuss will participate alongside industry experts from Telkom Indonesia, Vertel Australia, Adva Optical Networks and Accedian Networks in the "What is the business impact of CE 2.0 for mobile backhaul" panel. The panel is scheduled during the "Mobile Backhaul" stream on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, starting at 3:00 p.m. local time. Vitesse at Carrier Ethernet APAC 2012 Vitesse will showcase a new Network Interface Device/ Ethernet Access Device ( NID/EAD) reference design supporting MEF CE 2.0 at the industry's lowest power, as well as its VeriTime™ portfolio, at Carrier Ethernet APAC 2012, Stand #9. Vitesse technology experts will also host private tutorial sessions on the adoption trends, industry standards and other requirements needed for the Carrier Ethernet market. Carrier Ethernet APAC 2012 will take place December 3-5, 2012 at The Mira, Hong Kong. Learn more about the show at carrierethernetapac.com. About Vitesse Vitesse (NASDAQ: VTSS) designs a diverse portfolio of high-performance semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Vitesse products enable the fastest-growing network infrastructure markets including Mobile Access/IP Edge, Cloud Computing and SMB/SME Enterprise Networking. Visit www.vitesse.com or follow us on Twitter @VitesseSemi. Vitesse is a registered trademark and VeriTime are trademarks of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.


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THE big day is here. After weeks of politicking, thousands of signs and a lot of the usual political hot air, voters will end the Primary season when polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. Elections supervisor Monica Franklin is predicting a turnout of 20-25 percent. In-person absentee voting ended at 7 p.m. Friday, with 1,839 people casting ballots. Another 200 had returned paper absentee ballots as of Friday evening, but paper ballots may be brought to the elections office all of the way up until the polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Democrats have no contested local primary races, but Republican voters will pick five nominees — in districts 1, 2 and 3 of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, District 8 of the Barrow County Board of Education, and for Barrow County Chief Magistrate. Of those, the District 3 BOC nominee will be the only one facing Democratic opposition in November's general election.
Election results will be posted on BarrowJournal.com tonight.
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Manhattanville College
On its 100-acre campus just 30 miles north of New York City, Manhattanville College has created a small global village. The private, coeducational College, founded in 1841, draws its student body from 66 different countries and 33 states. This richly diverse group embodies the College's mission: to prepare students, through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs, for ethical and socially responsible leadership in a global community.
The Manhattanville curriculum nurtures intellectual curiosity and independent thinking. Manhattanville offers challenging academics spanning more than 50 areas of study, taught in small classes with virtually unlimited support and faculty access. Students and professors form close collaborative relationships beginning with the Freshman Seminars, an interdisciplinary survey of the liberal arts required of all freshmen.
Manhattanville's proximity to New York City creates a constant flow of opportunity that brings learning to life. Manhattanville's global perspective is enriched by its role as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) formally associated with the Department of Public Information (DPI) of the United Nations. Select students have an opportunity to intern at the UN as well as to study with an ambassador. Manhattanville is truly known for its phenomenal internship programs. PepsiCo., HBO productions, Morgan Stanley, VH1, NYU Medical, Regis & Kelly Live, and Madison Square Garden are just a few of over 450 places where our students have receive invaluable hands-on experience. These opportunities set the foundation for a successful career after Manhattanville. Graduates have secured employment with MasterCard Worldwide, Rolling Stone Magazine, American Museum of Natural History, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fundación ALAS, Morgan Stanley, USA Hockey, and more.
Manhattanville College's campus lies in the heart of WESTCHESTER COUNTY in NEW YORK, bordered on the east by the Long Island Sound and on the west by the Hudson River. Being just 30 miles from New York City— the city that calls itself the "Capital of the World"—is one of Manhattanville's many assets. The College provides transportation to the city on weekends and to Manhattan-bound commuter trains during the week so students can take advantage of all New York City has to offer.
Manhattanville students know how to have fun, but they also have a sense of purpose. The College's social conscience is informed by a commitment to serving the community—whether it is defined as the surrounding geographic area, where undergraduates logged 30,000 hours of community service in a year, or as the global community. Manhattanville students actively seek opportunities to serve humanitarian causes in the developing world.
School Information2900 Purchase St
Purchase, New York 10577
Locale: Suburb: Large
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Carnegie Basic: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Accrediting Agency: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Students & Faculty
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DEV544: Secure Coding in .NET: Developing Defensible Applications
Wed, March 16 - Sat, March 19, 2016
It is shocking to see how much we are missing in our code. I am going back to change the code immediately.
This course illustrated just how easy it is to write exploitable code and how to prevent the attacks.
ASP.NET and the .NET framework have provided web developers with tools that allow them an unprecedented degree of flexibility and productivity. However, these sophisticated tools make it easier than ever to miss the little details that allow security vulnerabilities to creep into an application. Since ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft has done a fantastic job of integrating security into the ASP.NET framework, but the responsibility is still on application developers to understand the limitations of the framework and ensure that their own code is secure.
Have you ever wondered if the built-in ASP.NET validation is effective? Have you been concerned that web services might be introducing unexamined security issues into your application? Should you feel uneasy relying solely on the security controls built into the ASP.NET framework? The Secure Coding in .NET course will help students leverage built-in and custom defensivie technologies to integrate security into their applications.
What Does the Course Cover?
This is a comprehensive course covering a huge set of skills and knowledge. It's not a high-level theory course. It's about real programming. In this course you will examine actual code, work with real tools, build applications, and gain confidence in the resources you need for the journey to improving the security of .NET applications.
Rather than teaching students to use a set of tools, we're teaching students concepts of secure programming. This involves looking at a specific piece of code, identifying a security flaw, and implementing a fix for flaws found on the OWASP Top 10 and CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors.
The class culminates with a security review of a real-world open source application. You will conduct a code review, review a penetration test report, perform security testing to actually exploit real vulnerabilities, and finally, using the secure coding techniques that you have learned in class, implement fixes for these issues.
PCI Compliance
Section 6.5 of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) instructs auditors to verify that processes exist that require training in secure coding techniques for developers. If your application processes cardholder data and you are required to meet PCI compliance then this course is for you.
Be secure. Before you're next.
You Will Learn To:
- Understand attacker's methodology and how they will attack your web application
- Apply defensive coding techniques to prevent your application from being compromised
- Safeguard your sensitive information using approved cryptography standards
- Find vulnerabilities in your application using code review and basic penetration testing techniques
- Integrate security into your software development lifecycle
Course Syllabus
DEV544.1: Data Validation
Eric Johnson
Wed Mar 16th, 2016
Improper data validation is the root cause of the most prevalent web application vulnerabilities today. On the first day of this course, students will examine some of the most prevalent web application vulnerabilities, such as XSS, SQL Injection, Open Redirects and Parameter Manipulation. You will learn how to find these issues and how to re-create them in a running application. Then you will use a variety of methods to actually fix these vulnerabilities in your C# code.
The course is full of hands-on exercises where you can apply practical data validation techniques to prevent common attacks with defense, including input validation, output encoding and the use of new techniques like Content Security Policy.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Web Application Attacks
- Web Application Proxies
- Parameter Manipulation
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Open Redirect
- Unvalidated Forwards
- SQL Injection
- HTTP Response Splitting
- Input Validation
- Indirect Selection
- Blacklists
- Whitelists
- Regular Expressions
- Event Validation
- Character Encoding
- Command Encoding
- Content Security Policy
- LINQ and Entity Framework
DEV544.2: Authentication and Session Management
Eric Johnson
Thu Mar 17th, 2016
Authentication, authorization, and session management vulnerabilities are commonly exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to web applications. In this section, you will learn about various authentication and authorization attacks such as man-in-the-middle, cross-site request forgery, clickjacking, and session hijacking. Then, you will use a variety of techniques to fix these vulnerabilities in an ASP.NET web application.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Authentication Factors
- Authentication Attacks
- Authorization Attacks
- Password Management
- ASP.NET Identity
- Forms Authentication and Membership Provider
- Race Conditions
- Session Identifiers
- Man-in-the-middle Attacks
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Clickjacking
- Session Hijacking
- Session Fixation
- Session Management
- Cookie Security
DEV544.3: .NET Framework Security
Eric Johnson
Fri Mar 18th, 2016
A secure architecture is critical for mission critical .NET applications. You will learn about various built-in .NET security features such as cryptography, password storage, web service security and many other .NET features you should consider while writing secure code. A number of hand-on exercises will guide you through writing a cryptography utility for storing sensitive data and user passwords, protecting data in memory, exploiting a running application using DLL Injection, and much more.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Cryptography
- Password Storage
- PCI Compliance
- Threading
- String Immutability
- Numeric Overflow
- Risks of Malicious Code
- Exception Handling
- Auditing and Logging
- Web Services
DEV544.4: Secure Software Development Lifecycle
Eric Johnson
Sat Mar 19th, 2016
We will take a look at each phase of the SDLC and discuss how security fits into the process. Using what you have learned about Web application vulnerabilities, you will get the opportunity to review code from an open source application to identify various vulnerabilities. Then, you will then perform security testing and actually exploit these weaknesses. Once they have been exploited, you will then fix them using the security coding techniques you have learned in class.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Security Training
- Security Requirements
- Secure Design
- Threat Modeling
- Implementation
- Static Analysis
- Peer Reviews
- Secure Code Review
- Verification
- Dynamic Analysis
- Penetration Test Reports
- Release
- Response
Additional Information
Laptop Required
A properly configured system is required for each student participating in this course. Before coming to class, carefully read and follow these instructions exactly.
Please download and install VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, or VMware Player on your system prior to the start of the class. If you own a licensed copy of VMware, make sure it is at least VMware Workstation 10, VMware Fusion 7.0, or VMware Player 7.0. If you do not own a licensed copy of VMware, you can download a free 30-day trial copy from VMware. VMware will send you a time-limited serial number if you register for the trial on its website.
VMware Player is a free download that does not require a commercial license.
Mandatory Laptop Requirements
Mandatory Host Hardware Requirements
- CPU: 2.5+ GHz multi-core processor or higher
- Memory: 8GB of RAM minimum
- Hard Disk: 50GB of free disk space minimum
- Working USB 2.0 or higher port
- Students should have the capability to have Local Administrator Access within their host operating system
Mandatory Host Operating System Requirements
You must bring a laptop with one of the operating systems listed below. These operating systems have been verified to be compatible with the course VMware image:
- Windows (7, 8, or 10)
- Mac OS X (Lion, Mountain Lion, Yosemite)
Mandatory Software Requirements
Please ensure the following software is installed on the host operating system prior to the course:
- VMware Workstation 10+, VMware Player 7+, or VMware Fusion 7+
- Zip File Utility (WinZip, 7Zip, or the built-in operating system zip utility)
- Bring the proper system hardware and operating system configuration
- Install VMware (Workstation, Player or Fusion)
- Make sure you have a working USB drive. The course VM will be copied onto your laptop from a USB key provided by SANS.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for:
- ASP.NET developers who want to build more secure web applications
- .NET framework developers
- Software engineers
- Software architects
- Developers who need to be trained in secure coding techniques to meet PCI compliance
This class is focused specifically on software development, but it is accessible enough for anyone who's comfortable working with code and has an interest in understanding the developer's perspective. This could include:
- Application security auditors
- Technical project managers
- Senior software QA specialists
- Penetration testers who want a deeper understanding of how to target ASP.NET web applications or who want to provide more detailed vulnerability remediation options
Students should have the following:
- At least one year of experience working with ASP.NET and the .NET framework.
- Experience with programming in ASP.NET using either Visual Basic or C#. All class work will be performed in C#.
- A thorough knowledge of web technology.
- While this class briefly reviews basic web attacks, a prior understanding of web application vulnerabilities (i.e. the OWASP Top 10) is recommended.
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What You Will Receive
- Course books
- Day 1: Data Validation
- Day 2: Authentication and Session Management
- Day 3: .NET Framework Security
- Day 4: Secure Software Development Lifecycle
- Lab workbook
- USB drive with a Windows 10 VMware virtual machine used for all hands-on exercises
- Windows 10 Standard License
- MP3 audio files of the complete course lecture
You Will Be Able To
- Use a web application proxy to view HTTP requests and responses.
- Review and perform basic exploits of common .NET web application vulnerabilities, such as those found in the SANS/CWE Top 25 and the OWASP Top 10:
- Cross-Site Scripting
- Parameter Manipulation
- Open Redirect
- Unvalidated Forwards
- SQL Injection
- Session Hijacking
- Clickjacking
- Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Man-in-the-middle
- Mitigate common web application vulnerabilities using industry best practices in the .NET framework, including:
- Input Validation
- Blacklist and Whitelist Validation
- Regular Expressions
- Command Encoding
- Output Encoding
- Content Security Policy
- Client-side Security Headers
- Understand built-in ASP .NET security mechanisms, including:
- AntiForgeryToken
- Data Annotations
- Event Validation
- Request Validation
- View State
- Entity Framework
- ASP.NET Identity
- Forms Authentication
- Membership Provider
- Web API
- Apply industry best practices (NIST, PCI) for cryptography and hashing in the .NET framework.
- Implement a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) to include threat modeling, static analysis and dynamic analysis.
Hands-on Training
- Parameter Manipulation
- SQL Injection
- Cross-Site Scripting
- Session Hijacking
- Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Cryptographic Storage
- Web Services
- Secure Code Review Challenge
Press & Reviews
"This class should be required for anyone in the field of software development." - Attendee, Meijer
"I do development on a daily basis. This information is extremely valuable! I discovered several areas of my applications that have areas where security can be improved." - Attendee, Meijer
"This is a must-have for all applications and must-know for all developers. I recommend it to my colleagues." - Praveen Palety, Western Union Business Solutions
"It is shocking to see how much we are missing in our code. I am going back to change the code immediately." - Ruojie Wang, New Jersey Hospital Association
"DEV544 covers the fundamentals of security. Many tools and concepts have been introduced." - Duc Bui, WorldPay
"DEV544 does a terrific job at discussing security in .Net, a fairly elusive part of .net programming." - Craig Allyn Moore, Oncology Nursing Society
"This course illustrated just how easy it is to write exploitable code and how to prevent the attacks." - Brian Scoggins, TransCard, LLC
Author Statement
Developers are always up against rigid deadlines, sparse and changing requirements, and constant production support issues. This leaves little time for keeping up with current threats and defenses, and inevitably makes security an afterthought. Bolting security on at the end of the development phase leaves applications vulnerable, and requires significantly more effort than if the applications were architected with security in mind from the beginning. CWE defines approximately 658 software weaknesses that can be introduced at different points in the software development lifecycle. An attacker only needs to expose one of these, while developers feel pressure to defend against them all. The goal of this course is not to teach developers how to write 100% secure code, but instead to help developers change their mindset to developing defensible code from the early stages of the software development lifecycle. This will allow applications to withstand an attack and provide feedback when under attack, enabling organizations to adjust and adapt to the changing threat landscape.
This course covers common attacks - including applicable topics from the CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors, the OWASP Top 10 and deficiencies in the .NET framework - while also providing solid defensive techniques. It will change the way developers approach the design and implementation of software. Take part in this exciting class and arm yourself with the knowledge to protect your .NET applications.
- Eric Johnson


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text: Zona Casts One for Sox Jay Kumar, OutdoorChannel.com Show host honored to throw out first pitch at MLB game Bassmaster TV and Zona's Awesome Fishing Show host Mark Zona had the honor of a lifetime Saturday night when he threw out the first pitch at a White Sox game. For Zona - who grew up in Chicago as a White Sox fan - the experience was, of course, "awesome."But it wasn't easy. Because the one thing he had to do was throw the ball over the plate. Not a big deal when you're just messing around with buds. But at a big league park with family, friends and pro ballplayers watching, that's a different story.Zona's first pitch photo gallery He knew zipping it over - no dirt, not a lob - was everything, and he got that reminder moments before walking out to the mound of U.S. Cellular Field. "I'll tell you what kind of freaked me out the most," he said. "One of the White Sox employees walks out and says, 'They will boo a 10-year-old girl if she bounces it - just don't put it in the dirt.' I looked at him and was like, 'Dude, you're going to tell me this two minutes before I go out?'" Luckily, although the Z-Train played catcher back in the day, he wound up and sent it over the plate. No dirt. "It probably wasn't the prettiest pitch and I'm sure it wasn't a strike, but it wasn't a blooper," he said. "I got some claps - unless I was just clapping for myself in my own mind!"But I'll tell you: For two minutes before the pitch and two minutes after, I don't remember much. I'm not joking. It was like the first day of high school, when you walk into a room where everyone's already sat down, and you get that warm, sweaty feeling - you just get tunnel vision. "When the [catcher] caught it, no lie it was like an 800-pound gorilla off my back."Looking back, he said: "To see my kids down on the field with me throwing a pitch for a team I grew up rooting for every single day, it was one of the coolest things in my life, ever."But now it's back to business as usual he said from the lake. "I have a flipping stick on the bottom of my boat, and when we hang up I'm getting back to what I love doing," Zona said.Zona wanted to make sure to thank the White Sox, the Outdoor Channel, Shimano and G. Loomis for their efforts in making this a great night for him and fishing fans.


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Chevy Blazer Battery Charging Problems
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g ha`scanged .I took the alternator to the Auto Zone to have it checked to see if something was wrong with it , I was told that it was fine. I am trying to find out what could wrong with my truck my battery is not getting a charge. Can someone please help?
I assume your instrument cluster ammeter indicates a charge since your alternator has been tested and is charging the battery when the engine is running. Apparently you have a excessive parasitic drain on the battery or a weak battery or both. There is a normal 10 to 20 ma parasitc drain on a battery on the newer vehicles that have digital clocks, computers, relays, sensors, etc. If your battery is weak or is over 24 months old, a 20 ma parasitic drain can be fatal to it if the car sits for a few days without being driven.
I have a little Deltran 800ma Battery Tender I keep attached to the battery in my Blazer when it is not running even when I have a new battery. The light on the battery tender indicates if there is a excessive battery drain because the indicator light will remain yellow and never reach the green maintenance mode indication. That is how I found a bad power door lock relay. .0
i replaced the alternator on this truck and still no result soi took the 1 i took off to autozone to get it checked and it was good. the car overheated replaced radiator then this alterator problem started. got a new battery . the volts meter reads nothin. it should be at 14volts.please help.0
sandwichman Posts: 3Check your battery cables. Had issues with my blazer. Would charge a battery overnight to Float and put in in the blazer and would act like it was dead. Checked a voltmeter on the posts and it would say 1 volt. Figured it was a bad battery. Checked it after removing it and it read over 12 volts. Cut the rubber boot off the negative cable and reattached and it works fine.0
sugar3941 Posts: 6my blazer was fine all day yesterday. i went to the store last night got in the truck to leave all the dash lights come on as normal, then i turned the key every thing went dead, i have no power getting to the truck. The battery cables are fine and the alternator is fine, but it is just not getting power to run any thing on it. the when i do get lights they are really dim and then they go out, but some thing in the engine compartment is trying to work but just can't no power. i need help i need to get it running again so i can trade it in, in a couple of days :sick:0
customcarpgh Posts: 3i replaced everything from a radiator, fuel filter, fuel pump, yet i still am having problems .... truck starts rough, then it goes but will lose power and not move, i turn the truck off and restart it .... it moves again ..... then after so long it does the same sh_t again .... can u help me
jlflemmons Posts: 2,242Sounds like your battery croaked. The newer "maintenance free" batteries don't just die slowly, they tend to have the internals short together, giving that "all is fine, now all is dead" symptom. Your description of the lights coming on, then dimming when you try and start, and then staying dim is a spot-on symptom of this.
Have the battery load tested and see what the results are. Can I guess that this battery is about three years old?0
1. Replace the fuel filter, it is mounted in the fuel line on the driver's side frame rail. It is AC Delco GF652 -- $16..
2. When the fuel pump in the tank was replaced, was the harness and strainer also replaced? The better quality fuel pumps include a new wiring harness and it is Airtex WH 3006 for $10. You must purchase the fuel pump strainer (not the filter) separately and it is AC Delco TS29 and costs $15 It is recommended that the fuel pump, wiring harness and strainer be replaced as a complete assembly especially since they are inside the fuel tank.
3. Load test or replace the battery. AC Delco 72-60 and it costs $100.
4. Replace the fuel injector pressure regulator assembly, AC Delco 217-2251 and costs $61 or replace the complete fuel injector assembly (spider) and it is AC Delco 217-3028 and it costs $312.
5. Replace the ignition coil, AC Delco D577 and costs $46 and you will need the coil bracket which is AC Delco 10457978 and it cost $18.Tha tis because the original ignintion coil may be riveted to the original coil bracket.
6. Replace the ignition control module, AC Delco D579 (4-pin) and costs $101.
7. Replace the VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) Delphi SS10299 (4WD) it costs $125 or the Delphi SS10302 (RWD) it cost $23. A diagonstic code 72 is a VSS singnal loss and will cause bucking, jerking and stalling just as you describe.
Those parts are plus labor cost. It would be best if you could check the more expensive parts before they were replaced. Sometimes if you do the work yourself, you must fix a problem by the process of elimination, which is nothing more than a crap shoot... or purchase $5000 worth of diagonsitic equipment and learn how to use it. . Fixing a problem that in that manner is not the most economical way but an auto repair shop diagonsitic will cost $90 up-front and there is no guarantee what they find will fix the problem. You will still have to pay for the parts and labor.
Look on the bright side, if you replace various parts that does not fix the problem and the last one you replace is the one that fixes the problem, at least you have some new parts on the car that probably needed replacing anyway just because they are old and may fail at anytime. Heck...sometime I have replaced a part just because it is dirty and looks bad.0
mrsrga2 Posts: 1I have been experiencing very intermittent problems with the transmission. At stops, the tranny slips before engaging. One time as I was coming to a stop, the tranny actually up-shifted!! This does not happen every day; maybe once or twice every couple weeks or so, then seems to run fine. I have no problems with the gears, or it shifting in general. I have been told that it may need a transmission vacuum modular but not entirely sure that is has one. (I think that was the name of the part.) I asked the dealer if there was any way to diagnose problems w/ the transmission, and they said they can, but wanted to charge 80 bucks to do it, and that was checking fluid pressures & things like that. I would be very willing to pay that if the problem came up during the diagnostic check. I just wanted to know if anyone could help me find out about the vacuum thing and if anyone has ever experienced this problem.0
tidester Posts: 10,059You'll want to post that question in Chevrolet Blazer GMC Jimmy Transmission Problems or Chevy TrailBlazer Transmission Problems.
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The West Wing (season 4)
|The West Wing (season 4)
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of episodes
|Original network
|Original release
|September 25, 2002 –
May 14, 2003
|Season chronology
The fourth season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25, 2002 to May 14, 2003 and consisted of 23 episodes.
After the difficulties Aaron Sorkin encountered in writing Season 3, he saw Season 4 as a return to the form he and the show had previously enjoyed, saying "[we] came back to work, after the hiatus, and didn't feel any of that, just felt the week-to-week pressure of trying to write well."[1] In 2003, at the end of the fourth season, Sorkin and fellow executive producer Thomas Schlamme left the show due to internal conflicts at Warner Bros. TV not involving the NBC network, thrusting producer John Wells into an expanded role as showrunner.[2] Rob Lowe departed the series after episode 17, saying he was not happy with his character Sam Seaborn and believed he did not fit in the show anymore.[3]
On December 11, 2015, in an interview with the Archive of American Television, producer John Wells said that Sorkin was unhappy with two of the cast members, and wanted one in particular removed from the show. NBC disagreed, but Sorkin "just stopped writing the character." As the season progressed, with ratings cresting and episodes consistently going over-budget, Wells told Sorkin he would have to be more responsive to the demands of the network and the studio. When a meeting with Warner Bros. executives, backed by NBC, was held at the end of the season, Sorkin declined to make any changes to the way he worked, and quit the show.[4]
The fourth season had star billing for ten major roles. Nine of these were filled by returning main cast members from the third season. Rob Lowe received star billing for the episodes in which he appeared, while Martin Sheen received the final credit for his role as President Josiah Bartlet. The rest of the ensemble, including (from episode eleven) Joshua Malina, were credited alphabetically. Rob Lowe departed in episode seventeen. Channing was only credited for the episodes in which she appeared.
Main cast[edit]
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg
- Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet
The fourth season covers the end of Bartlet's fourth year of his first term in office through the beginning of the first year of his second term. The season begins with the continuation of the election storyline with the president touring the nation and his staff trying to firm up presidential debates. The storyline ends in a clear victory for Bartlet less than halfway through the season in "Election Night". Other plots include Sam leaving the White House to run in a special election in California, the news of the Abdul Shareef assassination resonating both inside and outside the U.S., Will Bailey taking Sam's position after coming over from the California campaign's staff, the President and his staff facing the reality of an overseas genocide, and Vice President Hoynes being forced to resign after a sex scandal is uncovered. The fourth season ends with Bartlet's youngest daughter being taken hostage. Bartlet ends up invoking the 25th Amendment in the final episode, "Twenty Five." Since no one had been nominated to replace Hoynes, the presidency passes to the iron willed conservative Republican Speaker of the House, Glen Allen Walken.
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|"20 Hours in America"
|Christopher Misiano
|Aaron Sorkin
|September 25, 2002
|Donna, Josh and Toby are stranded in Indiana when the presidential motorcade leaves a campaign stop without them, leaving Sam to staff the President alone. Leo is informed that Qumar has reopened the investigation into the death of its defense minister, Abdul ibn Shareef. In a stop in a hotel bar on their way back to the White House, Donna, Josh and Toby meet a man who is struggling with the thought of paying for his daughter's education. Sam spends the day as the President's "wide-angle lens" on policy issues. Debbie Fiderer has a second job interview with the President and her impressive ties to Charlie Young are revealed. A bombing at a collegiate swimming meet sparks a national tragedy.
|"College Kids"
|Alex Graves
|Story by : Debora Cahn and Mark Goffman
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|October 2, 2002
|Josh and Toby consider a way to help parents pay for college tuition. Leo approaches Jordan Kendall for legal advice on the Shareef assassination. The staff are concerned by a judicial ruling that allows third party candidates into the presidential debates.
|"The Red Mass"
|Vincent Misiano
|Story by : Eli Attie
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|October 9, 2002
|A terrorist standoff in Iowa is complicated by the presence of a sick child. The White House negotiates on the number of presidential debates, which results in Sam advocating a risky strategy. Senator Howard Stackhouse considers a third party candidacy, leading Josh to accuse him of potentially stealing "the President's votes". Leo and the Israeli defense minister discuss Qumar's investigation into Shareef's death.
|"Debate Camp"
|Paris Barclay
|Story by : William Sind & Michael Oates Palmer
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|October 16, 2002
|Tension between Israel and Qumar escalates while Bartlet is preparing for the Presidential debate. Both the questions raised in debate preparation and those present lead to flashbacks to the administration's first weeks in office. Toby tries to get his pregnant ex-wife to remarry him.
|"Game On"
|Alex Graves
|Aaron Sorkin & Paul Redford
|October 30, 2002
|The President and staff travel to California for the Presidential debate. CJ is concerned over which Bartlet will be debating, the President at his best or "Uncle Fluffy." Sam travels ahead to meet with the campaign manager of the deceased Horton Wilde to urge him to stop the campaign but ends up making a deal with him instead. Leo remains at the White House to meet with a representative from Qumar.
|"Election Night"
|Lesli Linka Glatter
|Story by : David Gerken and David Handelman
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|November 6, 2002
|Results are coming in from around the country. Both Charlie and the First Lady are concerned for the President's health. The stunning result in the California 47th could have serious implications for Sam. Donna, while trying to "swap votes," meets a new White House military aide. The President wins re-election in a landslide.
|"Process Stories"
|Christopher Misiano
|Story by : Paula Yoo & Lauren Schmidt
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|November 13, 2002
|In the wake of the President's victory, C.J. deals with an impostor campaign advisor trying to steal the spotlight. Donna develops a relationship with Lt. Commander Jack Reese (Christian Slater). A potential military coup in Venezuela interrupts Leo's plans with Jordan Kendall, and Sam contemplates a possible congressional run, imposing on the President's private victory party with the First Lady. Toby reveals his ex-wife's pregnancy to the President.
|"Swiss Diplomacy"
|Christopher Misiano
|Kevin Falls & Eli Attie
|November 20, 2002
|The Ayatollah of Iran arranges through a Swiss intermediary for his son to fly to the United States for a life saving heart operation, which sends Leo and the President into political turmoil. Josh must deal with nervous Democrats in Congress already distancing themselves from the re-elected President and manages to insult the Vice President.
|"Arctic Radar"
|John David Coles
|Story by : Gene Sperling
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|November 27, 2002
|A charge against a top female fighter pilot has the women of the White House up in arms, driving the President and Leo to frustration. Josh unwillingly plays matchmaker with Commander Reese as a favor to Donna. Toby is in the midst of a powerful case of writer's block when Will Bailey (Joshua Malina) shows up at Sam's recommendation to help with the Inaugural Address.
|"Holy Night"
|Thomas Schlamme
|Aaron Sorkin
|December 11, 2002
|Zoey Bartlet arrives with a new boyfriend of French nobility, igniting jealousy in Charlie. Toby's estranged father arrives to make amends. Danny Concannon returns with a hunch about who killed the Qumari Defense Minister, as well as a present for C.J. Bartlet begins to feel the weight of Shareef's assassination on his conscience.
|"Guns Not Butter"
|Bill D'Elia
|Eli Attie & Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin
|January 8, 2003
|Charlie tries to impress Zoey by showing the reach of his power, and draws fire from the highest levels of the Pentagon. Josh works feverishly on a foreign aid bill and winds up in hot water. C.J. sets up an unusual photo-op for the President.
|"The Long Goodbye"
|Alex Graves
|Jon Robin Baitz
|January 15, 2003
|This episode is notable as a change of pace from the typical West Wing format, as it focuses solely on one character's home life and does not touch upon operations at the White House. C.J. returns home to Ohio for a class reunion and to visit her Alzheimer's-stricken father. As Toby juggles C.J.'s daily press duties in the West Wing, C.J. struggles with how to care for her father from afar as he continues to worsen, and her feelings for a former classmate.
|"Inauguration: Part I"
|Christopher Misiano
|Story by : Michael Oates Palmer & William Sind
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|February 5, 2003
|Will struggles with the politically-correct vetting process for the inauguration speech. Charlie scrambles to find the right Bible for the President to take his oath. An African conflict begins to turn to genocide, with calls for American intervention.
|"Inauguration: Over There"
|Lesli Linka Glatter
|Story by : David Gerken & Gene Sperling
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|February 12, 2003
|As the inaugural balls commence, the President must make a decision regarding the Kundu crisis, at the risk of alienating many of his constituents. Toby wants Will considered for a promotion. Josh believes that a recent comment in the press came from Donna.
|"The California 47th"
|Vincent Misiano
|Story by : Lauren Schmidt & Paula Yoo
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|February 19, 2003
|While Leo stays in Washington to oversee the Kundu situation, President Bartlet visits Orange County to campaign for Sam, but a list of problems arise, including the President's comments about the French, a traffic jam caused by the Presidential motorcade, and an altercation that lands Toby and Charlie in jail. As the President shakes up Sam's campaign staff, Will is left with no speechwriting staff, an endless list of assignments, and four interns to get everything done.
|"Red Haven's on Fire"
|Alex Graves
|Story by : Mark Goffman & Debora Cahn
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|February 26, 2003
|Rob Lowe's final appearance as a member of the main cast. Toby takes over Sam's campaign with help from C.J. and Amy Gardner, but it quickly becomes clear the ship is sinking. The capture of three Marines in Kundu leads to a larger crisis. Josh's condescending comments to the First Lady lead to new competition for his office in the guise of Amy. Will's interns prove their mettle.
|Alex Graves
|Story by : Paul Redford & Debora Cahn
Teleplay by : Paul Redford & Debora Cahn and Aaron Sorkin
|March 26, 2003
|A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution questions the validity of Abby's membership. On her first day of work, Amy is ordered by the First Lady to shoot down a crucial foreign aid bill. Charlie continues his quest to win Zoey back.
|"Angel Maintenance"
|Jessica Yu
|Story by : Eli Attie & Kevin Falls
Teleplay by : Eli Attie and Aaron Sorkin
|April 2, 2003
|A malfunction on Air Force One leaves the President, Will, and C.J. airborne over the Northeast. C.J. and Will try to keep the press in the dark, and the President works on the drug war via the issue of certifying Colombia's worthiness as a partner in it. Josh works on an environmental bill with a vulnerable Republican congressman, while Leo tries to keep the President calm via phone.
|"Evidence of Things Not Seen"
|Christopher Misiano
|Story by : Eli Attie & David Handelman
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|April 23, 2003
|A late night staff poker game is continually interrupted by crises. The President must deal with a downed spy drone in Russia without upsetting the Russian President. Josh senses something strange about his new candidate for Associate White House Counsel. C.J. tries to convince Toby and Will that an egg will stand on its end during the vernal equinox, and a gunman fires at the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue.
|"Life on Mars"
|John David Coles
|Story by : Paul Redford & Dee Dee Myers
Teleplay by : Aaron Sorkin
|April 30, 2003
|On his first day at work, new Associate Counsel Joe Quincy (Matthew Perry) uncovers a scandal of mammoth proportions, sending shockwaves through the administration. As he researches the possibility of a classified Mars report, he discovers the Vice President's affair with a Washington socialite, and the President must make a decision.
|Alex Graves
|Aaron Sorkin
|May 7, 2003
|Josh begins the selection process for a new Vice President, with some surprising candidates. Charlie makes peace with his feelings for Zoey, but Zoey turns the tables. The President procrastinates on the commencement speech he must give at Zoey's graduation from Georgetown. Toby tries to win his pregnant ex-wife's affections with a new house, only to have her go into labor before a decision is made. A late night party turns tragic when a Secret Service agent is found dead and Zoey Bartlet missing.
|"Twenty Five"
|Christopher Misiano
|Aaron Sorkin
|May 14, 2003
|The First Family is reeling in the wake of Zoey's abduction, leading the First Lady to be sedated and the President to doubt his ability to make decisions clearly. Toby's ex-wife gives birth to twins. The staff begins to weigh the implications the tragedy will have on all their jobs and the country in general. In the episode's final moments, Bartlet realizes that he cannot act as President because he cannot make impartial judgments about what to do next, and temporarily steps down from the Presidency using the 25th Amendment. Due to the lack of a Vice President, the iron willed conservative Republican Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken (John Goodman) becomes Acting President.
The fourth season received 15 Emmy Award nominations for the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning a total of 2 awards. The series won its fourth consecutive and final win for Outstanding Drama Series. Christopher Misiano won the season's other award, for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Twenty Five". Notable nominations included Martin Sheen for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Allison Janney for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Stockard Channing for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Tim Matheson and Matthew Perry for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Aaron Sorkin was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Twenty Five".[5]
Thomas Del Ruth received a nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers for the episode "Holy Night".[6]
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Name: Matilda
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Age: 20
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I'm trying to understand something. All the guys I know are so obsessed with their penis. It's like the whole world revolves around what they have in their pants. This is so different from how women relate to their genitals. I just can't understand how men and women can be so different. What gives?
I suppose the short answer is that men have external genitals and women have internal genitals. We also have way more cultural permissions to explore their bodies then women do. That pretty much sets the stage for everything else.
Of course this is a double-edged sword, so to speak. At every stage of life there's a potential downside to our pal's perpetual presence. Familiarity can, and often does, breed contempt. The delicate dance we do with our dick can suddenly go out of balance. Admiration can turn to contempt and pride of ownership can morph into pangs of inadequacy. This predicable human tendency gives rise to as much willie worry as willie pride.
That's why most men are obsessed with their johnson. But how do we get that way, you might wonder? Well your question got me to thinking about how us men folk form this particular relationship with our unit. So I started to jot down some thoughts on us men and our meat.
Nothing quite captures a man's imagination like his cock. Its size, shape and general appearance is a source of endless wonderment to each of us. Maybe it's because our buddy is always right there, just hanging around waiting for a little attention. And let's face it, we are always checkin' it out, right? We're forever giving it a little tug, playing a little pocket pool, adjusting it for a bit more comfort. It keeps us company when we are alone and we never leave the house without it. It's perfectly natural for us to grab hold of our unit several times a day simply to relieve ourselves. And, who among us, while it's right there in our hand, doesn't stop for a moment and admire its many attributes.
Our fascination begins at birth. Hey, did you know that we are born sexually aroused? (Women are too, but that's another story.) That's right, our infant stiffy is loaded for pleasure from day one.
Babyhood is spent figuring out the complexities of our body and gaining control over all our moving parts. We kick our legs, flail our arms, and outstretch our hands and fingers to test their capacities and develop muscle coordination. Then, one fateful day, our spasmodic movements suddenly bring our fingers in contact with our little baby penis. In an instant we make a mental note of this startling connection, how this particular touch equals delicious pleasure, and a life-long friendship begins.
Some social scientists suggest that our desire to purposely reconnect with our penis, to repeat the pleasurable sensations that occurred when first we accidentally brushed-up against our cock, is one of the most powerful motivators for further self-discovery and the development of motor skills. "If touching this part gives me this much pleasure, I wonder what else on my body will do the same?" How innocent we once were!
Babyhood gives way to boyhood and our favorite toy leads the way. We spend hours mindlessly fondling ourselves. Simply placing our hand on our dick can calm us when we are anxious as well as gives us a sense of overall wellbeing. Mastering our pee sessions, which takes quite a bit of clever hand/eye/penis coordination, is cause for great joy among the grown-ups. But negative messages are also beginning to seep in; and some are none too subtle. "Leave it alone!" That's dirty!" "Put some cloths on!" Someone is always trying to get between our buddy and us.
In time we notice that we're not alone, other boys and men have a joystick too. Along with our natural curiosity come the inevitable comparisons. "His looks different." Wow, that's big." But almost immediately, we learn that checkin' out another dude's package is not just bad, but it's real bad. Of course this doesn't make us stop, we just learn how to do it on the sly. The prohibition against looking, coupled with our natural curiosity make for a potent, but dangerous mix.
Puberty arrives with all kinds of surprises, not least of which is the discovery that Mr. Wonderful suddenly has a mind of his own. His unruly behavior is often an embarrassment: stirring to life and tenting in our pants at the most awkward moments. At the same time, we also discover new and exquisite pleasures. Our gun is now loaded. The incessant build up of sexual tension throws us into a frenzy of masturbation. We begin to beat our meat like it owes us money. We spurt and spew with wild abandon. Well, until we're busted by the grown ups, that is. In short order waves of repression from everywhere begin layer on guilt and shame. What was once such a natural a part of life has now become this great big conflict.
Our hormones rage and the dictates of biology press upon us with a counter force to the repression. Navigating this minefield is a huge challenge, especially when we haven't a clue what's happening to us or how to control it. Sex information is sparse when there's any at all. And most of what we hear is woefully unreliable. The information we get comes mostly from older boys, who are more knowledgeable than us. They hint at pleasures and intimacies we've yet to discover. They boast of their conquests, of bustin' a nut, of big schlongs and wet pussies. The message becomes clear; the bigger your buddy the happier and more successful you'll be at baggin' the chicks.
Adulthood is a mixed bag for our dick and us. Being a grownup has its privileges. There are fewer people around to dictate our behaviors, but there is also loads of worry and stress. And we soon discover that our cock is the first to suffer. Pressures to mate, to make money, and compete with rival males for status, power and position take their toll. The privileges of being an adult — fast living, late hours, a poor diet, alcohol and drug consumption soon lead to, burn out, sleep deprivation, weight gain, medical problems and a host of prescription medications.
Our old buddy is in rebellion. Maybe he's retaliating for the pressures we've placed on him, or the fact that we pay him less and less attention till we call him up for active duty. And then we expect him to perform like he did when we were lads. Fickle and stubborn as always, Mr Wonderful refuses to comply.
Our golden years are marked by more time for ourselves, but there's also less autonomy. Our body doesn't respond as it once did, or even like it did a few years earlier. While the pressures of life diminish, and a kind of peace settles in, medical problems proliferate. Happily, our hormones no longer rule us. But despite the quieting of our passions there is always desire.
All our life we've equated performance and stamina with virility and potency, but now our once vibrant buddy seems downcast, listless and decidedly unresponsive.
And that's why us men have such an obsession with our cock, Matilda. It's virtually impossible not to.
Good luck
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The economic-development accord between the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority and Weihai City, China, is only seven months old.
The economic-development accord between the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority and Weihai City, China, is only seven months old.
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Helen Yu, Weihai's deputy director of general foreign affairs, is in Terrebonne Parish, checking out the possibilities that could exist for potential business ventures between two corners of the world that are separated by thousands of miles and countless cultural differences.
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In a field such as culinary arts, the broad chances represented by international exposure are great. Future chefs would benefit greatly from seeing, learning and doing in another culture — whether that would bring more exchange students here or afford Nicholls students another chance to travel abroad.
For far too long, the U.S. and China have been isolated from one another by political and cultural differences.
While there is still some resentment across those lines, self-interest alone should motivate both sides to see what the other can offer and how strengthening the ties can work to both sides' benefit.
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The establishment claims it won the 2014 primary season.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander sailed to victory Thursday night, completing a near clean sweep for establishment-backed Senate incumbents this fall that has business groups bragging that they beat back the tea party.
But when the crowing stops, veteran GOP operatives will find themselves right where they were before: back in hand-to-hand combat with movement conservatives, fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.
( Also on POLITICO: The woman who could beat Walker)
While individual races were won, the biggest challenge facing Republicans — party unity — is still unresolved even as they head into 2016 presidential season.
"Right now there is no de facto leader in the party and, of course, the other issue is some of the professional conservatives running these organizations recognize there is a lot of money to be made fostering this so-called civil war," said Brian Walsh, a Republican strategist and former top aide to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. "I expect it to continue to play itself out until we have a nominee in the party."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce decided early to get aggressively into primaries, putting big money behind defending Sen. Thad Cochran in Mississippi and Rep. Mike Simpson in Idaho against tea party-backed challengers. Cochran and Simpson both won.
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"Conventional wisdom in Washington was that you can't defy certain special interest groups and continue to represent your constituents or get reelected, and we've shown this year that is not the case," said Blair Latoff Holmes, a spokeswoman for the chamber. The chamber had a near perfect primary record except in Georgia where their preferred candidate Rep. Jack Kingston lost in a runoff to David Perdue.
But Big Business' success in some races hasn't cowed outside conservative groups, which helped rack up victories against Rep. Ralph Hall in Texas and put Rep. Justin Amash over the edge in Michigan.
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Did Hillary Clinton have hay fever or was she shocked by what she saw during the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden? The planet dissects photos and briefs as they're meted out by the Obama administration.
- Thomas HALEY. Photo journalist, Sipa Press.
- Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET. Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph.
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