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In "It's My Blogiversary, and I Want Presents", Shelley asked for 'presents' in the form of corrections on Trove. I was happy to do that. Now it is my turn to ask, and what I would like you to do is...
Spread the word about the 'Genealogists for Families' project!
If you are not familiar with it, read about how the project started. After just one year, our genealogy team on Kiva has made a huge difference to the lives of thousands of families around the world. Your gift could be any one of these simple tasks:
- Mention 'Genealogists for Families' to your family history group, seminar audience, etc.
- Spread the word via your online social networks (our Twitter hashtag is #KivaGFF).
- Raise funds by doing paid online surveys.
- Put a link to 'Genealogists for Families' (http://genfamilies.blogspot.com/p/background.html or http://www.kiva.org/team/genealogists) in:
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- Your blog posts (see these examples).
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HTTP is rapidly becoming the default transport for any and all business logic. With the advent of Web services and service-oriented architecture, XML has become the glue that holds disparate applications and data types together. Web portals, content management systems, and even corporate blogs and wikis are becoming preferred communication channels.
But defending Web applications is an uphill battle. Traditional network security defenses have concentrated on the first four OSI layers, but, by definition, most Web app exploits are valid HTTP traffic, passed through proxies and firewalls.
Open-Source vs. Commercial Web Application Firewalls
Click here for a comparison of Open-Source vs. Commercial Web Application Firewalls (PDF).
What to do? You can certainly buy a commercial Web app firewall product, but perhaps you can't (or won't) add another yearly license renewal to your budget. The alternative is building a Web app firewall using freely available open-source tools to parse, rewrite and filter HTTP traffic to defend against application attacks. You won't get all the functionality of a commercial solution (See "Open-Source vs. Commercial Web Application Firewalls," at right). But, you'll add a much needed layer of protection in front of Internet-facing Web services and apps.
A Solid Foundation
A Web app firewall will ideally sit behind your Inter-net-facing firewalls, acting as the sole ingress path for all of your Web traffic. Use a hardened Unix or Linux platform, such as OpenBSD, with its stack protection, minimal installation and aggressive source code auditing. Bastille is also an excellent hardening tool available for most Linux distributions.
Since the firewall will parse all Web traffic, the load will be substantially higher than a typical proxy. You'll need as much CPU as you can afford, and a lot of RAM. You can build several redundant gateways and use an HTTP load balancer in front of multiple security gateways.
However, sizing a solution like this can be complex. As with a network IDS or IPS deployment, the number of rules in your configuration, the amount of traffic to your sites, and the complexity of your rewriting and parsing operations will all affect performance.
Still, a good rule of thumb is to size your Web app firewall as large as your busiest Web server. Since performance will vary based on the types of applications you use in your organization, be prepared to tune, test and benchmark prior to any move to production.
Knowledge to Build On
As a Web app firewall mason, you will need a strong Unix/Linux background and a solid understanding of Web applications, Web attacks, and the HTTP protocol. Some of this will feel a bit like Web development: You will need to test and ensure that the filtering does not affect any Web applications, and run Web-scanning tools like Nikto (www.cirt.net) to compare the original and proxied content.
You should know your way around a command line, and be familiar with Apache configuration syntax to load the modules required and create security rules and filtering expressions. You will find that a good comfort level working with regular expressions (which are often used in Snort rules) will also come in handy.
Now, let's look at some open-source components you can use to construct a Web app firewall.
Breaking Ground
Of all the commercial and open-source HTTP proxies available, the Apache Web server stands out with its ability to parse and rewrite content. Apache includes a fast and stable built-in HTTP proxy as part of its core distribution, and its modular design allows you to tune it extensively, so you can deploy it in a proxy-only configuration. You can leverage its content-awareness to build a filtering and rewriting HTTP proxy.
Starting with version 2.0, Apache includes the PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) library as a built-in pattern-matching engine, which substantially improves the performance of regular expressions. It also allows for the ordering of multiple parsing and rewriting operations, based on the type of content.
These features, combined with the third-party and built-in modules discussed later, provide a powerful toolkit for protecting Web applications.
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Mod_security (www.modsecurity.org) is at the heart of your firewall's Web intrusion prevention capabilities. It began as a simple pattern-based filtering engine to block network worm traffic, but has matured into a full-blown Web security suite.
Mod_security signatures use a regular expression-based filtering language that will be familiar to users of Snort, and can be automatically updated via the mod_security site, much like typical IDS signatures. These include filters against cross-site scripting and SQL statements in URLs, and traffic that contains shell commands and path or user ID information.
Free, frequently updated signatures for mod_security are available for download at www.gotroot.com.
Mod_security also normalizes and sanitizes Uni- code traffic to protect against URL-encoding attacks.
Mod_security's pattern matching can also be used to prevent error message leakages that might give an attacker useful information. Any messages that might disclose Web server configurations can be filtered and redirected to a generic error message. You can also use mod_security to enforce what file types can be requested from the environment, such as .php, .asp, .jsp, and .html files.
The Great Wall
Mod_security is powerful, but like most IDS/IPS solutions, it takes a default-permit, or exclusionary approach. You will want to use some additional modules available with Apache for a Web app firewall that begins to attain a default-deny posture. Here are some additional modules to get the job done:
This is a typical Web transaction using an open-source Web app firewall. A client request for a static HTML page is rewritten as a dynamic request behind the gateway and inspected, scanned and validated. HTTP response headers are also rewritten to mask the Web server and hide its underlying platform.
- Mask your platform. Web server version banners are an easy way for an attacker to discern the platform of a Web server. A simple telnet to port 80 and an HTTP GET request will yield the version number and often any additional extensions that are loaded on the server. Masking the server header and any other platform-specific headers with mod_headers is a simple measure that reduces information leakage.
To stop more advanced fingerprinting tools, you could go a step further and modify the Apache source to send unique error headers and reorder responses.
- Rewrite and sanitize content. With no changes to code running on the back end, you can modify outbound responses or inbound requests, and validate input, all via simple regular expressions.
Mod_rewrite is a popular tool used to rewrite inbound HTTP requests, often to present Web content in a format that's more easily parsed by search engines. Using regular expressions, you can create a filter to limit what's allowed through to your Web environment according to specific security rules (such as maximum length for a parameter, alpha or numeric characters only, maximum length for a request), sending all other requests to a generic error page.
Mod_proxy_html works in a similar way, but on output, rather than input. It reads and then replaces HTML returned by a server. By combining mod_proxy_html and mod_rewrite, it's possible to perform Web application impersonation that's analogous to network address translation, rewriting the content presented by a given site.
This opens almost limitless possibilities for tricking an attacker: ASP pages can be impersonated as PHP, dynamic content can be made to appear static, and sites can be split across multiple servers transparently to the outside world.
Another tool, mod_lineedit, provides the same rewrite functionality as mod_proxy_html for not only HTML, but any content in an HTTP message. It's very useful for stripping out other sources of information leakage, such as META tags that name the author or tool used to create a Web page, developer comments and any other potentially dangerous data not caught by your filters.
Bricks and Mortar
A host of other tools can be deployed on a proxy that inspects all Web traffic:
- Traffic-throttling tools can minimize worm traffic and DoS attacks by limiting the number of requests a specific host or network can make per second.
- Log parsers will help detect anomalies in Web request logs.
- Traffic analysis apps alert when load differs from the norm.
- The Web security gateway is a great place to add multifactor authentication, or use LDAP or another mechanism to integrate with an enterprise directory for single-sign-on.
Building your own Web app firewall requires substantial heavy lifting up front, but the returns are potentially quite high. Whether you build a solution or buy one, don't wait to find out the hard way that network security defenses are blind to what's going on in your Web environment.


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Who Keeps Your IPS Up To Date?
The realm of Network security encompasses many perspectives and interests as is evident from the wealth of articles prevalent across the media and availability of various proactive protection measures. One particular technology recognized as integral to securing a network is the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), which is used to detect and prevent suspected malicious network traffic or behavior. However, an IPS is not just a 'set-it-and-forget-it' type of solution. This is because of the necessity of employing current Cisco IPS signatures, which are the lifeblood of the IPS and are essential for it to identify and block attacks against specific vulnerabilities or certain types of threats. Because new threats and vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered, the IPS signature database for an IPS-capable device needs to be kept current to maximize the level of protection that it can provide. If you already use Cisco IPS technology, then you might already be familiar how crucial it is to use the most current IPS signatures. Otherwise, the IPS solution cannot provide optimal protection against new threats and attacks. Cisco IPS owners with a Cisco IPS Services License understand this fact and can receive signature updates as they become available. Signature updates can be installed manually or downloaded and installed automatically using native Cisco IPS capabilities or management tools such as Cisco Security Manager. For those inclined to write their own signatures, Cisco has published documentation on how to write customer signatures for the IPS.
And while the signatures are the "lifeblood" of the IPS and keeping them current is paramount, it is also important to make sure that the underlying operating system is kept up to date on the sensor as well. The underlying operating system and engines decompose and analyze the traffic as it passes through the device. Things like protocol decoding, features, and evasion resistance are handled here. The engines work but do not alert without the signature set as the signatures provide the matching framework for an alert to fire. The same can be said about the signatures. They do not work without the engines. Each requires the other to function and therefore keeping them both current is important.
So who at Cisco is responsible for developing these IPS signatures that you can update your IPS with? Well, Security Intelligence Operations has a full-time highly trained team of IPS Signature Developers dedicated to developing IPS signatures. For Cisco IPS signature service customers, it is like having their own virtual cyber threat defense team. This team investigates and creates signatures for new threats as they are discovered and publishes them thereby enabling maximum efficacy to the IPS. To give you an idea of the effort involved in creating an IPS signature, the signature development lifecycle follows these steps:
- Research the vulnerability
- Develop the signature
- Test the signature
- Packaging and release of a signature
It might be easy to take for granted such a service where the delivery standards are high, but you might find it interesting to get to know the Cisco Signature Developer team role and also gain a deeper appreciation of how they operate at Cisco. As a continuation of my previous series of 'day in the life' blog articles on security roles at Cisco, the following section is taken from an interview that I conducted with the goal of providing a closer look into a day in the life of a Cisco IPS Signature Developer and also helping those of you considering this type of career in the information security field.
What range of background does an IPS Signature Developer role have?
In general, most people have a computer science degree or programming background, since you need to understand how software works. That background is needed 100% of the time in order to be successful. In addition, being able to understand from a holistic perspective and relating to how the data travels and ends up at its destination is essential as an IPS Signature Developer needs the aptitude to analyze a problem and figure out its solution.
What does an IPS Signature Developer do to come up to speed?
You must have a strong grasp of the technologies we have and use, understanding the strengths and limitations of what you can and cannot do with the software, hardware and internal development tools. You are normally paired up with a senior developer to come up to speed. A good deal of ramping up activities in this role are on-job-the-experience and training. This activity covers learning how to recognize and catch an attempted exploit of a vulnerability that can be made more pervasive over a network and being able to take the next step of consistently detecting that type of malicious activity.
What do you like most about your role? (i.e. Why would you want to do this)?
The responsibilities that come with this role are very challenging. There are a variety of areas we cover (i.e. operating systems, protocols, applications, etc.) and it is always changing which tends to keep you on your toes. Therefore, you get the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of a broad range of associated technologies (web, e-mail, telephony etc.).
Can you share some insights on what your day-to-day core activities involve?
There is a lot reading and scouring of the news lists such as MITRE's CVE feeds and other publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (similar to those provided by the IntelliShield Security Analysts). Then after digesting all of this information, you get to go try to break stuff (i.e. an application). Sometimes a proof of concept exists and works. Sometimes they kind of work and need fixing. Other times you write your own proof of concept code to exploit the vulnerability.
How does your day usually begin?
We review and research intelligence feeds (i.e. Internet Storm Center). As appropriate, we continue projects from the previous day. You need to be self-driven and self-directed to do that on your own (from research to solution and ultimately on to testing and integration). In other words, you have to learn and want to learn and dig up information in order to perform your job.
What is a key aspect (i.e. qualitative or quantitative) of being successful?
You need to be able to do multiple things at the same time, jump back to correct things, desire to do things outside of your comfort zone, be hungry to learn new things (curiosity) and have initiative. You should also be comfortable working in non-structured situations, being autonomous and taking responsibility to own a problem end-to-end.
Are there any other aspects of your job that are especially essential as you work with your team members or others that depend on your work?
Everyone has there own style of carrying out their responsibilities. You need to understand how they work including both their strengths and weaknesses. For example you need to ensure that you have done your due diligence which enables you to structure your interactions with peers and creatively collaborate with a diverse group of experts.
What else can you recommend to others regarding optimizing their practices based on your experience?
Do not be afraid to tell people you do not know something and ask questions. You absolutely cannot keep yourself isolated. You have to be willing to put the time in and do due diligence so you can ask better questions to interact with you peers. Do not expect people to do your work for you and at least be considerate of people's time by doing your research in advance before asking for help. You really need to self-motivate yourself and put in the legwork. You will be more respected for it.
What do you like to do for fun when your are not a practicing IPS Signature Developer?
I take a break from anything to do with the job or technology. I enjoy photography as well as anything else removed from the security rat race such as run, shoot and spend time with family. This allows me to cut the cord and detach from the office.
Meanwhile, I encourage you to check out the wealth information and resources available at SIO as well as the related security blog articles covering several other roles behind the scenes which are dedicated to delivering early-warning intelligence, threat and vulnerability analysis, and proven Cisco mitigation solutions to help protect networks. I welcome your questions, suggestions and comments on this or any other product security role at Cisco.
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It's very important to hardened and properly patch the OS, as well as keeping the IPS signatures current.


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Biodiversity: A Reference Handbook
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This timely volume explores the multiple issues surrounding biological diversity. In addition to an overview of the major issues in biodiversity, this book features a chronology and biographical sketches of important individuals in the field. Readers also will find related statistics, documents, and illustrations, as well as a directory of organizations that includes web site addresses. A glossary and detailed listing of print and electronic sources complete an informative volume that students, librarians, policy makers, environmentalists, and others will welcome as an invaluable addition to academic and public libraries.
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Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission to conduct last meeting of the year
PRATT – The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 N. Plum, Hutchinson, will be the locationof the next Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission public meeting and hearing Oct. 17, 2013. The afternoon session will begin at1:30 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m., with the evening session reconvening at 7 p.m.
The afternoon session will begin with time for public comments on non-agenda items, followed by a general discussion period. Topics covered in the general discussion include: Secretary's remarks regarding agency and state fiscal status and an update on the 2014 legislature, a briefing on tourism, the Bass Pass program, a series of antelope and elk regulations, and an update on the potential federal listing of lesser prairie chickens.
During the afternoon session, commissioners will workshop items that were covered under general discussion at the August meeting. Workshop topics, which will be discussed for potential regulatory action at a future meeting, include permanent regulations pertaining to big game, a series of deer-specific regulations, and regulations regarding state parks.
The commission will recess at 5 p.m., then reconvene at 7 p.m. at the same location for the public hearing. The public hearing will be focused on youth permit fees; special provisions pertaining to fishing, as well as creel, size, and possession limits, and open season; and spring turkey season, including bag limits, permits, and game tags.
Time will be available in both the afternoon and evening sessions for public comment on topics not on the agenda. If necessary, the commission will reconvene at the same location at 9 a.m., Oct. 18, to complete any unfinished business.
A commercial-free version of live video and audio streaming of commission meetings will be broadcast through the KDWPT website, ksoutdoors.com.
If notified in advance, the department will have an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request an interpreter, call the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission secretary at (620) 672-5911.
The next commission meeting is scheduled for Jan. 9, 2014 at Southwestern College, 100 College St., Winfield.


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Joe Dressner and I met once and talked once more on the telephone. Each time, it did not turn out well.
Fact is, Joe and I didn't much get along, and I am sorry for that, because I am certain that his crazy sense of humor and his impeccable taste in wine, not to mention his outspokenness, would have helped me to solidify a personal relationship with him. I am less certain that my personality would have done much to get him to that same point with me: Joe held a grudge as tenaciously as he held his passion for "real wine."
Joe Dressner died on September 17, 2011 after almost three years living with brain cancer and all the injustices that the disease throws at those who have it. During that time, Joe was gallant, funny, morose, vicious, beautiful under fire, which is to say that he was not much different than he had been before the diagnosis.
The most telling thing, to me, about Joe and brain cancer was his passion to stand up to it. He was a passionate man to the end.
Now that I have been dealing with prostate cancer for almost a year, it's time for me to admit that I looked forward to Joe's entries on his blog, the Amazing Misadventures of Captain Tumor Man. When he addressed the cancer and not a member of his family, the blog was inspirational, not for any insights about the disease but insights about how to handle it. (There were times when I wanted to comment on his blog, but my IP was blocked.)
When faced with our own slow demise, many of us get religion. Not Joe Dressner. He was gruff, strident, and irreverent at times, but he was not a hypocrite. I particularly liked his attitude with those who wished him well—he objected when someone placed the weight of God on his shoulders, as he professed no belief in such things.
As I've said, I am sorry that Joe Dressner and I didn't get along; I guess I figured that it was his loss, and I assume that he figured it was my loss.
What I know for certain, however, is that his death is the wine world's loss.
It is for Joe's taste in "real wine" that we wine drinkers are compelled to offer a farewell toast, and we should do it often.
Copyright Thomas Pellechia
September 2011. All rights reserved.
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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
SAPPHIRE, N.C. - With just one round separating the Tennessee Tech men's golf team from its winter break, the Golden Eagles are sitting right where they want to, tied for third place in the Hummingbird Classic in Sapphire, N.C.
Tech put together a very solid Round Two Monday morning, shooting 286 as a team to position itself just four strokes behind first-place Appalachian State and one behind Ohio Valley Conference foe Belmont.
The Golden Eagles saw strong leadership from its impressive sophomore, Mitch Thomas, on the second day of the event hosted by Western Carolina. The Knoxville native carded his second consecutive 71 on Monday, placing him in a tie for fourth place out of 56 participants.
Thomas was not alone, as wiley veteran Lee Whitehead turned in an impressive 69 after his first-round 73 to tie with his teammate for fourth overall with a 142 overall score. Also playing exceptionally well on Monday was Mason Griffin. The junior also shot a 69 at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley, placing him in a tie for 34th.
Junior Maxx Verble also sits in a tie for 34th, putting together a 78 in Round Two for a 149 overall score. Sophomore Adam Cunningham wrapped things up for the Golden Eagles, shooting a second-round 77 to finish with a two-round total of 150.
Tech will look to grab its first win of the fall season on Tuesday morning as play for the third and final round will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. CT.


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"As usual with Missing Manuals books, there is an excellent Index, and the book is illustrated liberally with screenshots. Selling at the modest price of $24.95 for a 508 page book, Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual is a must-have for anyone making the Windows to Mac transition. It will smooth the way immensely by omitting needless confusion and potential frustration. It will also prove a treat for Windows users who may not be familiar with best-selling Mac author David Pogue's delightfully witty and conversational prose style."
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"Are you a long time Windows user that is new to the Mac? Perhaps you are a long-time Mac user that is thinking of running Windows on your new Intel-powered Mac? In either of these cases, Switching to the Mac is a great book to read. Surprisingly, I also found it a good book for Mac users that have no interest in Windows...Many people would not think of reading a computer book as a fun activity, but "Switching to the Mac" was certainly both entertaining and informative. I'd recommend this title to anyone who wanted to understand the Mac better."
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This will be a well-known deck for those of you who are familiar with tarot cards, and is the first of Mary Hanson-Roberts' artistic contributions to Tarot. She followed up with The Quick and Easy Tarot, the Universal Waite and the Whimsical. The accompanying booklet is written by Stuart Kaplan. The hanson roberts has probably become one of the all-time most popular decks around with beginners and old hands alike.
It's a traditional structure deck with King, Queen, Knight and Page on each of the Suits, and it sticks closely to the symbolic format first created with the Rider Waite Deck, using closely allied symbolism and structure. However, the illustrations are much more detailed on this deck and the cards themselves contain a helpful and pretty use of colour.
Almost all of the cards have flowers or vegetation included in the images, and the illustrations are evocative and thought-provoking. I particularly like the Rods in this deck - these are all flowering staffs where the blossoms are generally closed with the notable exception of the Ace, where exotic flowers bloom against a sun-streaked sky in front of a fairy tale castle. One criticism I would make of the illustrations (and this a somewhat endearing one) is that several of the male figures seem to have lost their necks!
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The Pokemon Art Gallery
There is a lot of horrific art out there. As an art minor I'm ashamed to say that I've wasted too much of my life staring at it. Luckily, The Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis did not dissapoint with their recent Pokemon Battle Royale Exhibition.
This small art gallery opened its doors on April 20th to a new exhibition that features 151 paintings, prints, and drawings of the original batch of Pokemon. Contracting with 151 different artists from around the country was no small task, as the small team behind the project had to keep everybody on the same page regarding things like art sales and (most importantly) which artists get which Pokemon. Each contributing artist had to write down their top five choices for which of the original 151 they would like to adapt to their style. Talking with Chris Hajny about the behind the scenes process, he said that the least desired Pokemon were "the rats" (Rattata and Raticate) and Machoke and Machamp.
Machoke by Zac Gorman
With an iPod playing classic Pokemon music in the corner, I wandered around and admired each piece of art, hoping that my favorite Pokemon were coupled with agreeable artists. As an insane fan of the Pokemon series, I couldn't have asked for more. It was one of those Truman Show-esque moments where you feel like your environment was hand-crafted to fulfill everything you've always wanted from the local art scene. This wasn't just simple fan-service, the contributing artists knocked it out of the park. Nobody phoned it in, banking on simple nostalgia to ensure a crowd. Some of the work was faithful to Nintendo's original concepts (like Pikachu) and others were taken into a whole new and interesting direction. From the frightening to the comedic, the show had you soak in a wide variety of art styles and interpretations.
Jynx by Jaime Zollars
One of the minds behinds the exhibit was telling me that they've received angry e-mails that their favorite Pokemon from the later generations weren't included, but overall the creators say this showing was a success. Opening night had kids, adults, and Ash Ketchum cosplayers filling up the small studio space and inspecting every artistic detail. Despite the success, the creators aren't planning another Pokemon show any time soon. They definitely want to keep sprinkling in game-themed exhibits in the future, however, and hope to arrange an indie game art show and a fighting game-themed exhibit down the road. We are at a point in gaming history where something once as far-fetched as a Pokemon art exhibit is happening just down the street in your hometown, games are a crucial aspect of our modern culture and it is nice to see them given such an interesting and well-crafted tip of the cap from the Light Grey Art Lab. For those of you in the Twin Cities area, the exhibit will be open until May 11th. I cannot thank them enough, as well as the contributing artists for their spectacular work.
Venonat by Teagan White
I'm tempted to post all of the images from the exhibit in this blog and share me thoughts on each, but to spare you the hassle I strongly recommend that you just check out the Light Grey Art Lab's website where they have a majority of the 151 art pieces for you to browse. You can even purchase a print, so choose wisely.
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Though the man, Junior Bradshaw, had been found guilty three months ago, his sentencing was delayed for a psychiatric evaluation. According to the BBC, doctors found that Bradshaw did not require hospital treatment for the schizophrenia and mental impairment that he talked about in the original trial.
The judge also told the defendant in the latest hearing that although he has an IQ of just 65 (someone who has an IQ below 70 is usually defined as mentally handicapped), he understood what he was involved in.
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To some extent all questions may be approached either quantitatively or qualitatively. It all depends on what is our chief goal. Are we interested in a systematic approach, in order to produce comparable, generalisable data, or do we want to produce a "thick" description of a particular case/group/situation/context? Each option involves different kinds of planning, which may best be followed by a particular research design. Nevertheless, combination or mixed method approaches prove to be very useful in many situations, and seem to solve many of the problems, which arise from adopting a single methodological approach.
What kinds of questions should be translated into which research strategy? Are all problems quantifiable? Or should some be presented only qualitatively? Do we want to generalise our findings to the whole population? Are we after deep meanings rather than numbers?
Creswell, J. W. (2008). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Bryman, A. (2004). Social research methods (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
First of all, let's consider quantitative strategies independently.
In 2005 a special Eurobarometer Survey on issues related to "Safer Internet" was conducted in 29 countries (25 EU member states, two candidate states - Bulgaria, Romania, and two accession countries - Croatia, Turkey). Respondents were adults who had a child under 18 living in their household for whom they were responsible (- for this reason, respondents were not necessarily the child's parents but could be older siblings or other carers). They were asked several questions regarding child internet uses. Although this didn't provide access to the children's actual behaviour but to others' perception of their behaviour, we might say that the research strategy chosen had the same general implications as it would have had with a different population: to produce comparable data about internet uses. This aim was achieved through a questionnaire, delivered to a representative sample from each country involved in that study.
Not all quantitative studies mobilise these kinds of resources; nonetheless their objectives remain identical: to obtain large amounts of information, under the same standardised conditions, in order that they can be treated, analysed and interpreted statistically. One of the main advantages of quantitative methods is precisely the possibility of making comparisons and enabling generalisations. This explains the popularity of surveys. But they also present some limitations. The number of questions is always limited, not to mention their scope. Some subjects may be difficult to translate into "closed questions", especially if we are dealing with sensitive subjects or when we are searching for meaning and understanding.
For some researchers, the benefits of using a qualitative research strategy exclusively are considerable, depending on the purpose of the research. If you don't have a pre-defined theoretical model or if you want to capture "freely" (that is, with minimum intervention) what is on your subject's mind, qualitative methodologies may be most helpful to attain that goal. This seemed to be the view of two researchers from the SAFT project, referring to their experience with a qualitative approach:
We chose to relate to the subject with as much openness and inquisitiveness as possible without formulating any clear theses until we were in contact with the field. We found that qualitative methodology was best suited to such an approach. In this way, we hoped to capture, as far as possible, the themes that were important to the youngsters whom we interviewed, and about whom this study is based, rather than focusing upon subjects influenced by our own theoretical observations as to what would be relevant. However, such an approach does place great demands of openness on us as researchers. Ideally, one should be open and objective to all the factors one comes across and treat all subject matter with the same degree of interest and understanding.
(Bjørnstad & Ellingsen, SAFT - Onliners. A report about youth and the internet, 2004)
Only at an abstract (or purist) epistemological level are quantitative and qualitative approaches likely to be presented as completely incompatible. In most cases, a combination of methods may prove to be more useful. Under different research circumstances both strategies can be (and usually are) combined. In fact, quantitative and qualitative mean different things in different situations. The actual form this combination will take depends, on the one hand, on the objectives and, on the other hand, on research development.
The data resulting from the above "free" qualitative methodology (Bjørnstad & Ellingsen, 2002) were used to formulate questions for the quantitative SAFT study, and to provide explanations and insights for the interpretation of the quantitative data.
In the project Children and their Changing Media Environment (Livingstone, 2002; Livingstone & Bovill, 2001), a qualitative study preceded a quantitative one, which proved to be very helpful when interpreting the quantitative data (Livingstone S. & Lemish, 2001); the same happened with the UK Children Go Online research project. As the authors of the study noticed, "Though often insightful in suggesting themes or trends, qualitative research is best complemented by quantitative research in order to judge the scale and significance of the findings" (Livingstone & Bober, 2004).
Aiming to analyse how children (7-12) use computer games in their lives and how this activity changes over time, a researcher decided to conduct a survey with the same children at two different moments (Malheiro, 2007). A questionnaire was designed with closed and open questions, the latter oriented to capture feelings and personal evaluation (for instance, "Do you prefer computer games or other things? What kinds of things?", "Do you think you are a good player? Why?"). The questionnaire was pre-tested on ten children.
The pre-test showed that the open questions did not allow the identification of any significant trend. Different concepts were used by the children and it was impossible to estimate patterns. Some open questions were also not answered, maybe because they were focused on the processes and required them to write a lot (such as, "Did you learn quickly? How was it?", "Did you learn new things with computer games?" "What?", "Do you think games are a good way of spending your leisure time?" "Why?").
Based on these results, the researcher decided to use qualitative approaches, mixing interviews with topics (where, when, how or why they play games, what kinds of games, experiences and expectations they have experienced, what were their "unforgettable moments"...) and observations of children playing games.
As the starting point for a new topic, a qualitative approach like this proved to be more productive for the design of questions that were less difficult for children to answer.(Cristina Ponte, Portugal)
Quantitative research is of better use when looking for the general features of a population. It can be particularly limiting when young respondents are involved because of literacy and social gaps between the researcher and the subjects, which make it a challenge to organise a questionnaire capable of motivating active participation. I found a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques more useful - the first helping to determine similarities and differences in socio-economoc status, and to trace routines and practices, while the second aids the exploration of social dynamics and contextual variations. In my study on children's readings of animation ((Leitão, 2005). I used both methods, employing two research techniques - the questionnaire and the small-group interview - in a school context, working with a class of twenty-two children from the first year of primary school education and a class of twenty-four fourth year children. (Sofia Leitão, Portugal)
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(WASHINGTON) -- Al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has released a new English-language training manual that offers American would-be jihadis details on what to expect when they join al Qaeda, but recommends that they should consider staying home and "attacking America in its own backyard."
Written by U.S.-raised al Qaeda propagandist Samir Khan, who was killed in a 2011 drone strike, Expectations Full tells Western recruits what hardships they can expect to encounter when they arrive at training camps in Yemen and other Muslim countries, from physical training and outdoor living to dealing with wounds.
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In the section titled "Aerial Bombardment," Khan tells readers that it's normal to be "shaken up by missiles, which are released from jets, helicopters, spy planes, ships and whatnot." During bombardment, recommends Khan, "If you feel terrified...close your eyes and image yourself inside, paradise, entering its magnificent gates. Imagine glancing at your beautiful palace...Think of your hoor [beautiful maidens promised to believers] that are awaiting you."
He also describes surviving an attack via cluster bombs, and the "loud and annoying bee-like sound" of a drone hovering overhead. "I swear by Allah, when one is under the aerial bombardment of the enemy, there is no time in the world when one feels closer to their [God] than this," wrote Khan. He was killed by U.S. Hellfire missiles fired by Predator drones on Sept. 30, 2011, along with U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
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Is there a better weekend in pro football? No way.
We get to see eight above-average-to-premium clubs, most of which had to scratch and claw their way here, fighting low expectations and/or injuries. The Indianapolis Colts actually stick out in both categories, with injuries on both lines, the Chuck Pagano situation and, of course, the low bar set for the team back in the spring, when Peyton Manning was getting eHarmony'd by seemingly every NFL franchise. He settled on Denver. The Colts settled on moving on.
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@harrison_nfl packers, texans, ravensand Seahawks. You are very welcomeâ Yuval Vardi (@YuvalVardi) January 3, 2013
Alright, Yuval. Don't agree with all of those selections, but I can say that my neighbor's name is Yuval. He doesn't care much about football, but I do hear him playing Coldplay on his guitar every time he coaxes a girl to come over. So that's good.
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Elliot Harrison went 13-3 on his predictions for Week 17, giving him a 141-66-1 record since taking over this space in Week 4. How will he fare in Wild Card Weekend? His picks are below, with home teams listed second:
There, I said it, OK? The
Houston Texans have struggled too much for my taste. The
Cincinnati Bengals have won seven of their past eight games and present some matchup problems. The right side of the Houston offensive line is a problem. That's not swell, considering Cincy sits just one sack shy of the NFL lead with 51 on the season.
Matt Schaub has not handled adversity too well over the past several weeks, at least not in the pocket. Schaub has posted passer ratings under 75 in three of the past four games. Cincinnati has had its own problems protecting
Andy Dalton, who hasn't exactly been lighting the world on fire over the last month, either.
So, who will fare better? My sense is that Dalton will, even on the road. The Texans are allowing opposing quarterbacks a 96.7 passer rating over the past four games, including an awful 9:1 TD-to-INT ratio. Can Arian Foster pick up the slack for Schaub? Maybe. If you throw out Week 17's largely inconsequential game versus the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals' defense hasn't given up 100 yards rushing on the ground since Week 11. The pass defense last allowed 300 yards passing in Week 2. The Houston offense has a tough task. #CINvsHOU
Home-field advantage plays in the
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This is not to disparage Minnesota, which has benefitted from timely defensive plays, putting the team in position to win. The Vikings have 44 sacks and rarely give up big plays, allowing the sixth-fewest number of 20-plus-yard gains. That's huge when it comes to playing the Packers. Nonetheless, Green Bay gets Randall Cobb back this week, Greg Jennings was outstanding in Minnesota (eight receptions, 120 yards, two TDs), and Aaron Rodgers has the home crowd behind him. #MINvsGB
Well, in the interest of full disclosure, I originally leaned toward taking the pesky
Ray Lewis' retirement announcement changed that. You can't tell me the
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Bernard Pierce providing some serious punch off the bench.
Joe Flacco has been very good at home this season: 62.2 completion percentage, 8.4 yards per attempt, 15:5 TD-to-INT ratio, all of which leads to a 99.0 passer rating and a 6-2 record.
Can Andrew Luck do it again? That's the question. Losing Lardarius Webb for the season was a huge blow to the Ravens' secondary. The back four in Baltimore is exploitable, but Luck must have time to throw and Vick Ballard must give Indy some juice in the ground game. Ballard has been so-so -- at best -- the past two weeks. After hemorrhaging rushing yards the first half of the season, Baltimore improved greatly in the second half ( without Lewis), allowing 106 yards per game on 3.9 per carry. Remember, the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys both put up two bills on Baltimore's run defense in Week 5 and Week 6. So, can the Ravens really sit Lewis in his final game? That would be like Luke Skywalker asking Obi-Wan to tap out in Empire because he was merely a shadow (hologram? ghost? Force essence?) of his former self.
Ah, either way, Luck is gonna have to sling it 50 times. #INDvsBAL
Washington Redskins fans have asked me on Twitter to pick against them. That's because every time I do, they win. (Although last week I had a change of heart and
picked Washington to beat the
Yes, the Redskins have made me look stupid many times this season. So, I'm going to do what any quality analyst would do: Pick the Redskins to lose again. Seattle gets Brandon Browner back and has the good fortune of keeping Richard Sherman in the lineup after his appeal. The Redskins' pass offense doesn't pose a huge threat, particularly against this secondary. Seattle's defensive backs aren't afraid to hit, either. Given Robert Griffin III's limited mobility (still), capturing the edge might be a little tougher on this team. Still, defensive end Chris Clemons must study his arse off and play well as a result of time in the film room.
Can the Redskins halt the Seahawks' offense? Yes and no. Marshawn Lynch won't go nutso, although I expect 80 to 95 yards and a touch. This game really comes down to the Seattle receivers versus the Washington secondary. DeAngelo Hall played swimmingly in Week 17. Russell Wilson has played well for weeks. If his reads are not open, the dude will run, something he's done effectively. The Offensive Rookie of the Year (in my book) has scampered for 179 yards and four touchdowns in the past three games alone. #SEAvsWAS
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You don't need weights to get a challenging leg workout. The prone hamstring curl, demonstrated here by celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak and featured on his "Harley's Hollywood Workout" video game, can bring the burn without them.
What it does
This exercise tones your hamstrings, the muscles that run along the backs of your thighs. The propped up-prone position creates a situation of "passive insufficiency," Pasternak says, tightening the hamstrings and therefore creating an intense muscle contraction with very little movement.
What to do
Start by lying stomach down on a mat, propping yourself up on your elbows, with your chest open and facing forward. Lift legs back from the knee toward your rear as far as your flexibility allows, with the soles of the feet facing up. Lower legs back to the starting position. Make sure to keep your lower abdominals slightly contracted to protect your back.
To make it more difficult, you can add ankle weights on both legs, or do it one leg at a time, stacking the ankle of one leg behind the heel of the other, to provide additional weight. Cross legs the other way and repeat the movement.
How much
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Who is going and who got more info about it?
I did find the rally flyer but what I'm looking for is info on past experience at that rally in past years, good and bad.
Who is going and who got more info about it?
I did find the rally flyer but what I'm looking for is info on past experience at that rally in past years, good and bad.
The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. Now, the guy who invented the second wheel... he was the genius.
Great backroads - paved and gravel. Friendly folks, great atmosphere, free firewood. Free anvils - if you can catch it, you can keep it
Neal - '16 R1200GS / '81 R65
Be the person that your dog thinks you are.
This will be my fourth since my first FLR 2007. Ditto previous positive comments.
Really nice twisty asphalt roads south of Potosi....stay on alphabet and double alphabet roads and you'll have fun all day!
It's been just luck but the weather each year (excluding 2010) was outstanding...temps mid-70's and great fall colors.
Camping is a great time and the free firewood dropped at each campsite for evening fires is a nice bonus.
Stop at Bixby on Route 32 and definitely have lunch at the local convenience store. Great food, ice cream, and all kinds of cool crap hanging from the ceiling. Always lots of BMW's parked out front and a good place to catch up.
Iowa riding doesn't offer as much practice riding the twisties. This ralley gives me a chance to brush up on my riding skills shooting curves, engine braking, counter-steering, etc.
Hope you can make it.....you'll have a great time!
98 R1200C Canyon Red
The riding in the area is worth the trip. I'm not a huge rally guy unless I can help (or watch) a fellow airhead at the airhead tent.. but stay for the anvil blast.
In person....ya get the added benefit of the blast wave :-)
98 R1200C Canyon Red
I'll be there. First timer.
"Hey, where you goin'?" "Nowhere in particular." "Man, I wish I was you." "Well, Hang in there..."
I've lost track of how many FLR's I have attended. Always one of my favorites. This year I hope to actually ride and not work on my old /5. Weather can be changeable, so just remember to be prepared!
For all that are intrested, here is a link.
B-est M-otorcycle (in the) W-orld
Have Bike - Will Ride
Anyone form SW Ohio heading to the rally looking for a riding partner drop me a line. Thinking about going but prefer to ride with other folks.
B-est M-otorcycle (in the) W-orld
Have Bike - Will Ride
This would have been my fourth...but unfortunatly my wife has signed up for her first 100 mile run somewhere in the middle of Kansas that weekend.
I really feel I owe her the support of going, plus I don't want her driving home alone after running for 30 hours!
I had been looking forward to it all summer though.........
Oh well, next year..
IBA #44567 Pres. Springfield BMW Roadriders
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
-Albert Eienstein
I'll be there, one of my favorites. Great backroads, mellow crowd, some vendors not alot. Go to Gateway rider site and check out Marilyns pics from previous rallies.
It can be dry and 90f or wet and 30f, plan accordingly. If it snows I'll proaly trailer down
Weather is looking good for the beginning of the Falling Leaf Rally next weekend, 10/12. Free firewood will be welcomed for the chilly evening/morning. Who is going?
10/11 Thursday - A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
10/11 Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
10/12 Friday Sunny, with a high near 60.
Forecast is from NWS.
Anyone from SouthEast Wisconsin attending besides me?
"Hey, where you goin'?" "Nowhere in particular." "Man, I wish I was you." "Well, Hang in there..."
Hook up with some Wisconsin Club members riding to the Falling Leaf. Here is a link.
'04 R1150GSA, '96 K1100RS SE, '94 K1100LT, '84 Honda VF700 Interceptor
the weatherman don't know .. whats going on..
will be leaving from Mayville wi.. it's kinda like the edge of southeast wis


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3D medical imagery has always been fascinating to me: generating 3D models from film footage is still a fledgling tech, while medical professionals render guts on a daily basis. And sometimes, apparently, connected to Xbox controllers.
Researchers at Iowa State University have designed software that can quickly and simply render a detailed 3D model of a patient's MRI and CAT scan results. The software, called BodyViz, claims two core advantages over similar technologies: It's easier to use, and it's set up to use with an Xbox 360 controller out of the box because, let's face it, to the latest crop of med school grads, old-school mice and trackballs are lame, bro.
Add a couple of stock FPS weapons, hook this thing up to some robotic arms with knives, fire up the laparoscope and bam: surgery, revolutionized. [IA State via BoingBoing]
This week, Gizmodo is exploring the enhanced human future in a segment we call This Cyborg Life. It's about what happens when we treat our body less as a sacred object and more as what it is: Nature's ultimate machine.


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We've seen a number of new big, European-style vans come out from major automakers in the past few years, and now Ram is getting its turn in the segment. It's the Ram ProMaster and it's basically a Fiat Ducato.
This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows anything about vans. When Chrysler was in bed with Daimler, Dodge's commercial van was a Mercedes. Now that Chrysler Co. is owned by Fiat,
Dodge Ram's commercial van is a Fiat.
We only hope that a Dodge truck enthusiast considers buying one of these things instead of a traditional pickup. At that moment, we would sing from a mountaintop "NON-VAN RAM MAN BUYS RAM VAN; BECOMES RAM VAN MAN."
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The dead message queue, mq.sys.dmq, is a system-created physical destination that holds the dead messages of a broker's physical destinations. The dead message queue is a tool for monitoring, tuning system efficiency, and troubleshooting. For a definition of the term dead message and a more detailed introduction to the dead message queue, see the Message Queue Technical Overview.
The broker automatically creates a dead message queue when it starts. The broker places messages on the queue if it cannot process them or if their time-to-live has expired. In addition, other physical destinations can use the dead message queue to hold discarded messages. This can provide information that is useful for troubleshooting the system.
The physical destination configuration property useDMQ controls a destination's use of the dead message queue. Physical destinations are configured to use the dead message queue by default; to disable a destination from using it, set the destination's useDMQ property to false:
imqcmd update dst -t q -n curlyQueue -o useDMQ=false
You can enable or disable the use of the dead message queue for all auto-created physical destinations on a broker by setting the broker's imq.autocreate.destination.useDMQ broker property:
imqcmd update bkr -o imq.autocreate.destination.useDMQ=false
You can manage the dead message queue with the Message Queue Command utility (imqcmd) just as you manage other queues, but with some differences. For example, because the dead message queue is system-created, you cannot create, pause, or destroy it. Also, as shown in Table 7–2, default values for the dead message queue's configuration properties sometimes differ from those of ordinary queues.Table 7–2 Dead Message Queue Treatment of Physical Destination Properties
Variant Treatment by Dead Message Queue
Default value is 1000, rather than -1 (unlimited) as for ordinary queues.
Default value is 10m (10 megabytes), rather than -1 (unlimited) as for ordinary queues.
Default value is REMOVE_OLDEST, rather than REJECT_NEWEST as for ordinary queues.
FLOW_CONTROL is not supported for the dead message queue.
Does not apply to the dead message queue.
Permanently set to false in broker clusters; the dead message queue in a cluster is always a global physical destination.
Does not apply to the dead message queue.
By default, the dead message queue stores entire messages. If you do not plan to restore dead messages, you can reduce the size of the dead message queue by setting the broker's imq.destination.DMQ.truncateBody property to true:
imqcmd update bkr -o imq.destination.DMQ.truncateBody=true
This will discard the body of all messages and retain only the headers and property data.
The broker configuration property logDeadMsgs controls the logging of events related to the dead message queue. When dead message logging is enabled, the broker will log the following events:
A message is moved to the dead message queue.
A message is discarded from the dead message queue (or from any physical destination that does not use the dead message queue).
A physical destination reaches its limits.
Dead message logging is disabled by default. The following command enables it:
imqcmd update bkr -o imq.destination.logDeadMsgs=true
Dead message logging applies to all physical destinations that use the dead message queue. You cannot enable or disable logging for an individual physical destination.


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People did not spend as much as they did a year ago on electronics and clothing but they they flocked to buy video games, spending $1.31 billion in U.S. retail stores on hardware, software and accessories.
The games industry is optimistic about the coming weeks even amid bad news from electronics retailers, with Circuit City filing for bankruptcy and Best Buy Co. slashing its guidance and calling the current retail climate the worst it's ever seen.
Hardware sales climbed 5 percent to $494.7 million, led by the Nintendo Wii, which far outsold every other game machine. Cammie Dunaway, an executive vice president at Nintendo, said it was the biggest October ever for the Wii, which sold 803,000 units during the month.
Video games, Dunaway said, continue to be attractive to consumers in part because of their relatively low price compared with other forms of entertainment.
Microsoft's epic role-playing game "Fable II" was the month's best-selling title with 790,000 units sold, followed by Nintendo's "Wii Fit" exercise game with 487,000 copies. Other games in the top 10 included Sony's "Little Big Planet," Nintendo's "Wii Play" and "Mario Kart" for the Wii, as well as "Fallout 3" from Bethesda Softworks and "Rock Band 2" from Electronic Arts Inc. and MTV.


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A big majority of high-net-worth American investors are looking forward to a strong year despite worries about the U.S. economy, the budget deficit and geopolitical tensions.
A Morgan Stanley investor pulse poll, released Wednesday, found that 88% of investors expected their financial wellbeing to be better or the same as in 2013.
Nearly as many expected their investment portfolios to be better or the same, and 70% saw a better or similar investment climate.
GfK Public Affairs polled 1,004 U.S. investors, age 25 to 75, with $100,000 or more in investable household financial assets during the fourth quarter. A third of those interviewed had $1 million or more in household financial assets.
"The experience of 2013 has not been lost on investors," said Gregory Fleming, president of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, said in a statement.
"Despite a great deal of economic uncertainty, equity markets performed strongly as expectations accelerated for economic growth, and investors are looking for more of the same in 2014."
Investors expected to end 2014 with 42% of their portfolio dedicated to equities, including stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.
They said 23% of their allocation would go to cash, another 23% to fixed income and 13% to all other investments.
Millionaire investors said they expected to commit an even higher allocation, 50%, to equities.
The highest percentage of investors favored dividend-bearing stocks and various index funds as good investment prospects. Continuing caution was also evident, as three-quarters of investors saw gold as a "good" or a "neutral" investment.
Seventy-two percent of high-net-worth investors viewed technology as the top investment sector. Another 67% liked biotech, 66% favored energy, 61% pharmaceuticals and 54% communications.
The survey found that millionaires were relatively more bullish than lower-net-worth investors on financial services, health care, industrial and the consumer discretionary sectors.
Respondents planned to stay focused at home this year, with 52% favoring the U.S. as a place to invest. Forty-one percent were inclined to invest in China, 39% in India, 38% in Japan and 34% in Brazil.
The Middle East and Russia received the highest negatives as places to invest among survey participants, with 67% rating the former as "bad" and 54% saying the same about the latter.
Despite their overall bullishness, 90% of respondents were very or somewhat concerned about prospects for the American economy, 87% about the government budget deficit, 82% about increased foreign conflicts, 81% about the U.S. trade deficit and 75% about the effects of terrorism on the nation.
However, only 48% of investors said they were very or somewhat concerned about the stability of their employment. Slightly more than a quarter worried about being a financial burden on their children, or having their children be a financial burden on them.
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YUM…tonight's salad was one of the best so far! I didn't get a pic b/c things were crazy here today, but just look at my list of yummy goodness:
~2 large handfuls of arugula & mixed Spring Mix
~ 2-3 oz piece of chicken breast marinated in Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce
~1/4 cup buckwheat (steamed in chicken broth last night)
~ 1 TBSP Organic Raw Pine Nuts
~1 TBSP Goat Cheese
~ 1/2 Yellow Squash (chopped)
~ 1 Roma tomato
~ leftover sauteed okra & grape tomatoes
~ drizzle of balsamic
Had some baked Tostito's Scoops on the side. Very filling & satisfying salad. Now the kids and I are headed out to Cold Stone for some ice cream/frozen yogurt for Jon's 13th b-day!!
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Sanctioning body says it will have no comment until process is complete
RICHMOND, Va. – In the wake of a controversial late spin by Clint Bowyer that helped put Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR is reviewing Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
NASCAR Chief Communications Officer Brett Jewkes posted a statement on Twitter that the sanctioning body would have "no plans for further statement until that process is complete."
Because president Mike Helton and other high-ranking officials traveled Sunday to Iowa Speedway for a Camping World Truck Series race, the review won't be completed until Monday at the earliest. NASCAR usually issues penalties for race weekend infractions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ANALYSIS: NASCAR conspiracy theory or truth?
AUDIO: NASCAR conspiracy? You be the judge
On apparent orders from his team according to in-car audio, Bowyer spun to bring out the final caution flag with seven laps left and Ryan Newman in the lead and headed toward clinching the final wild-card berth in the Chase. Newman lost the lead during pit stops, and Truex clinched the final wild card when Joey Logano, who passed both Bowyer and MWR's Brian Vickers in the closing laps, gained three spots to move into 10th and final guaranteed Chase spot in the points.
The in-car audio from Vickers' channel indicated he was told to pit under green, putting him behind Logano.
NASCAR's competition committee reviews all races as standard procedure.
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text: You've already heard about the upcoming baby Ferrari. A lot. Though we're not sure if it'll be called Dino, F149, California GT, or something else. What we do know is that we're told we can expect it to expose itself in about two weeks. And now, we may also know what it looks and sounds like in motion around Ferrari's Fiorano test track. Is that a V8 we hear screaming through the tailpipes?[YouTube via autoblog.nl]