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Chainsaw Safety and Tree Felling Workshop
When: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Chainsaw safety, maintenance, and tree felling taught by Joe Glenn, Certified Chainsaw Safety Instructor.
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MU Extension "Farm Page of the Air" radio program (Session 177 of 261)
When: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
This radio program is intended to educate viewers on a wide range of topics related to gardening in the Ozarks. Morris Westfall conducts the interview with Patrick Byers, MU Extension-Greene County regional horticulture specialist. The program airs several times on Saturday and Sunday on radio stations KWTO, KTXR, and KBFL.
Patrick Byers, email@example.com Extension in Webster Countyphone: 417-859-2044
Missouri State Fair - Exhibition
When: Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, 9 a.m. to Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, 6 p.m.
Annually hundreds of 4-H'ers share the skills and knowledge they have gained throughout the club and project year by exhibiting projects and presenting demonstrations at the Missouri State Fair. Not only do fairs provide an excellent way of showing individual accomplishments but also serve an important role in marketing 4-H to Missouri citizens.
Demonstrations and exhibits at the State Fair provide youth the opportunity to showcase knowledge and skills; practice skills in following specified guidelines, decision making, and organization; and in promoting 4-H.
Demonstrators are selected at the county level to present demonstrations/illustrated talks at the Missouri State Fair. Registration information should be submitted by July 15. Exhibits are also selected at the county level to be showcased at the State Fair. Exhibits are delivered to the State Fair by county staff or volunteers and arrive Sunday, August 4 or Monday, August 5.
Liberty Farmers Market (Session 5 of 6)
When: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, 9 a.m. to noon
Fresh produce demonstration
Blue Springs Farmers Market (Session 5 of 6)
Alton Comet Cavaliers Meeting (Session 6 of 6)
When: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, 10 a.m. to noon
Community 4-H club meeting.
Traditional club meeting. Youth work on community service, individual and club projects.
To enroll call Fay Moore @ (573) 255-3461 or attend a meeting and fill oput enrollments then.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
NSA to "Screen" .gov Now, I Predict .com Later
The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site...
President Obama said in May that government efforts to protect computer systems from attack would not involve "monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic" and Department of Homeland Security officials say that the new program will only scrutinize data going to or from government systems...
Under a classified pilot program approved during the Bush administration, NSA data and hardware would be used to protect the networks of some civilian government agencies. Part of an initiative known as Einstein 3, the pilot called for telecommunications companies to route the Internet traffic of civilian government agencies through a monitoring box that would search for and block malicious computer codes...
The internal controversy reflects the central tension in the debate over how best to defend the nation's mostly private system of computer networks. The most effective techniques, experts say, require the automated scrutiny of e-mail and other electronic communications content -- something that commercial providers already do.
Proponents of involving the government said such efforts should harness the NSA's resources, especially its database of computer codes, or signatures, that have been linked to cyberattacks or known adversaries. The NSA has compiled the cache by, for example, electronically observing hackers trying to gain access to U.S. military systems, the officials said.
"That's the secret sauce," one official said. "It's the stuff they have that the private sector doesn't."
But it is also the prospect of NSA involvement in cybersecurity that fuels concerns of unwarranted government snooping into private communications...
The classified NSA system, known as Tutelage, has the ability to decide how to handle malicious intrusions -- to block them or watch them closely to better assess the threat, sources said. It is currently used to defend military networks.
You're thinking, "this article says NSA will not monitor purely private networks. What's the fuss?" Imagine you're the CEO, CIO/CTO, or CISO of a big company. You say "why is my company and our employees paying taxes so that the government can protect itself while my company is left outside the circled wagons?" The higher you go in corporate management, the more likely the only "security" that will be recognized will be "firewalls." So, you're going to have big-league corporate leaders telling the government that they want their companies "protected" too. This isn't really what is happening, but at that level it really doesn't matter.
The bottom line is that first the military protected itself, and now the military is going to help protect civilian government agencies. Critical private infrastructure will be next, followed by economically important companies -- think "too big to be 0wned." This will be interesting.
Richard Bejtlich is teaching new classes in Las Vegas in 2009. Late Las Vegas registration ends 22 July.
4 comments:
- yoshi said...
The military did a poorer job protecting itself than many companies did. Different incentives I suppose.
Personally I know of no company that would ask the government to protect them. That's a pretty naive comment. They don't want the government involved at all.
- Richard Bejtlich said...
Naive? You remember the NSA wiretapping issue? That's not going away. If NSA is already watching everyone's traffic, I could easily see some (not all) companies saying "protect me too", even if they don't really understand what that means.
- John Ward said...
Well, that answers my earlier question on the subject. I can see the C levels wanting their cake and eating it too, but as a private citizen, I really don't want the government watching my commerce, not that they aren't already. It just opens privacy and expectation of privacy issues that I don't think we are ready to answer just yet.
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|View Poll Results: Angel Beats! - Episode 5 Rating
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|2010-05-01, 11:07
|Link #84
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As that said I think this episode was really successful in making the viewer feel sympathy for Tenshi or Kanade should I say (since we know her name now). I mean given that her default personality is the the "never changing, cold/silent" type they single act of her buying that meal ticket is what distinguishes her from being a machine and that note really hits the viewers hard as Otonashi noted, something so simple was taken away from her already lonely existence. Now I think it is pretty much a given that she is "human" like the rest of them but being the student council president forced her to play on the opposing side whether she wanted it or not.
But the funny thing is that the new president seems a much bigger of a jackass than Tenshi could ever be and Yuri might regret her decision of kicking Tenshi from her place. The new dude has this whole "Nazi" army thing going on too so I expect torture in the next episode
I predict that Tenshi will probably regain her position in the next episode or so buy Yuri really needs to get her just desserts. It is hard to root for her team when what they are doing seems like playground bullying but with guns to me.
|2010-05-01, 12:00
|Link #85
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|2010-05-01, 13:13
|Link #86
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I was under the impression that they weren't allowed to kill the regular students because it would gain them nothing and more than likely cause them to, in the long run, get removed from the afterlife. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that the reason why all their plans are so simple? They cause some trouble, but not enough trouble that they could get removed, and then run away. If you remember, when the singer disappears everybody blames Tenshi until the real reason is said. My impression was that they seemed to think that if Tenshi couldn't get to them while they were making trouble, they couldn't be removed. I don't feel like researching that at this moment, but I'm sure someone else does. At the very least, its obvious that up until the end of this episode, shooting NPC students has never even remotely yielded anything.
As far as our new Student Council man goes... I'm having some Persona 4 flashbacks. Clearly they've realized at this point that Kanade was a much better alternative, and I have no doubt of this. One could say that she actually sympathized with the rebels, and actually assisted in their ascension from the afterlife. Obviously they have no choice at this point but to completely go along with the school system in a non-disruptive fashion, and anything else will result in their punishment.
|2010-05-01, 13:16
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Really good episode. I really, really, felt bad for Tenshi. Now that Yuri knows she's human, she better not pick on the poor girl again. Seriously, I really felt for her this episode. That being said, I do see her alligning with everybody in some form. The chair jet thing was funny, especially the replays. They did it one time too many IMO, though. Anyway, great episode.
|2010-05-01, 14:07
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when Otonashi was talking with Kanade, i was like, "awwww, she's so cute." then when i saw her being slowly torn down, i felt genuinely sorry for her. especially what Yuri said in the end, "she's turned to her favorite comfort food." even though there's no ship, i now support Tenshi. this one honestly stirred my emotions, despite being something so minor. i can't wait to see what else is in store for the series. at best, since i don't really like Yuri, she remains in purgatory, while everyone, including Kanade, moves on. at worst, they do the standard plot where everyone is happy at the end.
the new song was meh. but the new pres is interesting. if he keeps them locked up in detention, maybe they'll see what was so good about Kanade, and reveal what they did to get her back.
the jet chair was hilarious. especially because they played the ed with it. can't wait for that one to be released.
|2010-05-01, 14:12
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This episode was pretty good regarding the obvious development for Tenshi, but to some extent, Otonashi and Yuri.
As far as everyone already mentioned about "Kanade", I appreciate again Otonashi's narration about how things are going.
That being said, I can't see Yuri and everyone else in a antagonist role at all.
Sure, what they did was more like some weird bullying. That being said, there was no real "proof" for them to figure if Tenshi was human or not.
Regarding how it went with the novel, it is obvious that Yuri and Hinata had to go through a lot of things against Tenshi, which explains how hardball they are against her (it explains very well how they went as far as concluding she was like an Angel so to speak). Considering how the afterlife is hardly that enjoyable as soon as you realize your place (a bit like Matrix as we already know for a while), it is actually a soft way to go against Tenshi if you ask me.
In the end, I can appreciate the whole cast for various reasons and degree, and I'm quite impatient what will be Yuri's decision about Tenshi, or rather Kanade.
I say that because not only Yuri acknowledge before the plan that Kanade might be human, but also that she didn't react at all when Otonashi suggested that she might be an ally.
As reckless and nuts Yuri can be, she is actually as sensitive as Otonashi, imho. As far as it goes, I wouldn't be surprised if an alliance is indeed made shortly after this episode.
|2010-05-01, 14:17
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maybe their reason to not shoot ordinary student is because they don't want to lose their support? (kinda) if they are programmed to act as a real human being, of course they will be angry to the group that injure their fellow friend or even themselves, so if students aren't fond of SSS, they will not come to their concert (the girls dead monster), etc. Which means lose-lose situation for them. heck they might even support student council to disband the SSS (maybe).
|2010-05-01, 14:22
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Makes it odd that they are strolling around the school when they have no reason to be attached to it.
|2010-05-01, 14:30
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|2010-05-01, 15:27
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While i didn't find the first part of the episode nearly as amusing as many here apparently did (Don't get me wrong, it was still entertaining and kept a smirk on my face, but never actually got me to laugh), the second part offered something that this show definitely needed imo - the signs of a continuous plot string the show can latch on and follow up on afterwards, as thus far it has lacked an importan element for me - a real reason to care for any of the characters, which stand-alone episodes that include a lot of other stuff can only do so much to provide, something i hope a prolonged issue is going to amend
Tenshi having a human side to her shouldn't be anything unexpected to anyone, but with SSS (or more specifically Yuri) having found enough brain to consider the full implication of this at the end of the episode, this could lead to a number of interesting things, and it shouldn't be surprising to see what Otonashi suggested become reality at some point, probably sooner than later, with Otonashi himself being the obvious bridge between the two groups. Where the story would steer afterwards the two camps joining forces i don't dare to predict for now, but regardless, the immediate events to follow should be pretty interesting, with the new council president in no mood for jokes. Personally, i look towards having Yuri experience some of her own medicine, and finally face some actual consequences for their actions, something i have deemed as "wrong" ever since the show started. Regardless, the plot-ball has seemingly started to roll, and i am itching to see what the next episode brings
|2010-05-01, 15:51
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i also didn't know Kanade was so short. after seeing this, i conclude that people who don't feel bad for her are heartless. you're not heartless are you.
you can also hear her "ugh" when she loses her meal ticket
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|2010-05-01, 16:35
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When it's not funny it's good. Not saying I hate comedy but come on, now... I'm glad to see more interaction between Otonashi and Tenshi/Kanade though. This episode further questions the group's moral standing.
|2010-05-01, 16:36
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Was a great episode for development of the cast showed a good on Yuri, Otanashi, and of course Tenshi whom I couldn't help but feel bad for.
Yui did a great job on the new song, I really liked it, though need full version to decide if I like it more than Crow Song.
Also really loved comedy of Yuri's rocket seat, especially the second surprise owning of Hinata with him getting stuck in the ceiling . Three Hinata/Ozakazi reference was amusing too.
So episode overall 10/10 this episode.
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Daniel '62 to Give Mathematics/Computer Science Colloquium Fridayby Karen Handley • October 2, 2006 Share:
Crawfordsville, IN — Wabash College math and computer science department invites you to hear James Daniel give a talk at 12 p.m. Friday, October 6, in room 104 in Goodrich Hall. His presentation will be on Actuarial Mathematics and Actuarial Careers.
Daniel is a 1962 graduate of Wabash College and received his master's and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He also received an honorary degree from Wabash in 1987. He became Director of Actuarial Studies at the University of Texas-Austin in 1989. Although his main activity is undergraduate teaching, he previously was very active in research (primarily in numerical optimization and the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations) and in academic administration (former UT-Austin Faculty Senate Chair and former Mathematics Department Chair). In the spring of 2005 he was named to UT-Austin's Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He is the author of three college textbooks, one on Mathematical Interest Theory for actuarieal students and two research books.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > May 2007 > Speaker urges graduates "be an adjective" during commencement
Speaker urges graduates "be an adjective" during commencement
PLAINVIEW – Though students have long used nouns to describe their future career goals, Rob C. Thomas II urged new graduates of Wayland Baptist University to "be something different; be an adjective" during his commencement address on Saturday in Hutcherson Center.
As executive director for the Air Force Personnel Center in San Antonio, Thomas encouraged students to not just pursue the noun of their future – be it doctor, pastor, lawyer or teacher – but to pursue the higher calling.
"It doesn't matter what noun you pick; what matters is to be an adjective. Don't just be a doctor, be a compassionate doctor. Don't just be a pastor, be a humble pastor," he said. "Be accountable for your actions; be dependable, resourceful, independent, trustworthy and sincere.
"Be bold. Set your goals high, and go for it."
Thomas urged students to follow three key principles for life: have courage in the face of adversity, pursue balance in life and keep an unwavering adherence to personal integrity and character. Based on his own experiences of working at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the subsequent anthrax scare and the sniper killings, Thomas said courage was foremost in his family's survival of those difficult days and the experience made him stronger.
"You have to have balance between your personal life and your professional life," he added. "It takes a conscientious effort to do this. And you must make time for your spiritual wellbeing."
Thomas also said that personal integrity was of utmost importance, saying it "opens a vast number of doors because of its intangible value."
Student speaker Jalissa King, a graduate from Portales, N.M., encouraged her classmates not to be intimidated and to dream elaborately. She also encouraged trust in God for the road ahead.
"Follow the plan that God has laid out for you," she said. "It may seem like it is impossible, but God has equipped you with the tools to meet the challenges."
King asked her classmates to keep learning and allow God to continue teaching them about the world and themselves.
"Our journey isn't over. We don't know what God has in store for us, but whatever it is, it will be awesome," she said.
Approximately 100 students received diplomas during the ceremony, during which five students were recognized as the highest ranking seniors, each maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average throughout their careers. Honored were Maureen Coutinho of Moroni, Comoros Islands; Noel Keener of Elkhart, Kan.; Nick Pruitt of Plainview; Leigha Messer of Amarillo; and Martin Ortega of Midland.
The following students received degrees from Wayland during the ceremony, listed by degree and including major and hometown:
Master of Arts in Counseling: Marlene Marie Antu of Lubbock; Jeremy Joe Berry of Plainview; Patrick Dewayne Cornelius of Amarillo; Cari Lynn Ingram of Littlefield; Melissa J. Rogers-Fortenbury of Plainview; Kelly Ann Smith of Plainview; and Trisha Nicole Williams of Lubbock.
Master of Arts in Management: Jennifer Lane Beal of Plainview, organization management; and Jeremy Joe Berry of Plainview, psychology.
Master of Business Administration: Kendall Myles Webb of Amarillo, general business.
Master of Education: Elizabeth Ann Feagin of Lubbock, elementary education; Willie Ray Flemons of Plainview, secondary education; Tammie Carol Hewitt of Big Lake, educational administration; Joshua Rieff of Hale Center, secondary English; Brandi Denise Smith-DeLong of Lamesa, educational administration.
Bachelor of Arts: Malissa Nicole Barnes of Plainview, mass communications; Luciana M. Barror of Seminole, art, magna cum laude; Jeremy Clay Carpenter of Plainview, religious education; Stephanie Ann Ciszek of Phoenix, Ariz., music; Maureen Coutinho of Moroni, Comoros Islands, criminal justice, summa cum laude; Mary Tyshay Daniels of Plainview, criminal justice; Thomas Derrick of Dallas, religious education and religion; Devin John Marshall Fitch of Ashland, Ohio, religion and political science; Mark Clifford Franklin of Plainview, music and English, magna cum laude; Florentino Timothy Garcia of Plainview, mass communications; Predenia Goodwin-Grantham of Tulia, English; Jason Lee Graves of Plainview, religion and religious education; James Terrell Hawkins of Edinburg, history education; Abby Michelle Holmes of Hobbs, N.M., music; Joe Wesley Hoyle of Perryton, religion; Kelsie Jack Jackson of Spring, music and history; and Noel A. Keener of Elkhart, Kan., religion, summa cum laude.
Also receiving the BA are Kasey Kuriyama of Hale Center, religion and English; Joshua M. Lubenow of San Antonio, speech; Erin Luckie of Lubbock, psychology, summa cum laude; T. J. Marrow of Albuquerque, N.M., history; Nicholas Trou Pruitt of Plainview, history, summa cum laude; Heather P. Robison of Slaton, speech; Consuelo Salazar of Plainview, Spanish; David Loman Sanders of Plainview, history, magna cum laude; Marionito R. Schwabe of Coppell, religion; Tyson Snow of Raton, N.M., religion; Samantha Stephens of Monument, N.M., psychology; Paul Edward Sutton of Virginia Beach, Va., mass communication and political science; Resa Kay Uptergrove of Hale Center, language arts and social studies; Michael M. van Buskirk of Raton, N.M., religious education and English; and Deborah Jo Williams of Artesia, N.M., English/language arts.
Bachelor of Business Administration: Jennifer Lynn Baker of Canyon, business administration; G. Shea Byrns of Plainview, management/marketing; Dayna Michelle Cline of Cotton Center, management/marketing; Alicia Ann Hamman of Lubbock, business administration; Lisa Marie Jennings of Plainview, accounting and management information systems, summa cum laude; Matthew Alex McCabe of Plainview, business administration; Justus Mikelionis of Vilnius, Lithuania, cum laude; Akisha Sade Simmons of El Paso, management/marketing; Amy N. Wallace of Haskell, business education; and Sandra Kay Wyatt of Tulia, economics and finance, summa cum laude.
Bachelor of Christian Ministry: Jason Darby Laird of Amarillo.
Bachelor of Music: Benjamin R. Hutto of Plainview, instrumental music education; and Katherine L. Smith of Plainview, instrumental music education.
Bachelor of Science: Sarah Nicole Barbre of Shallowater, biology and physical education, cum laude; Michael Charles Bechtold of Plainview, history; Stephen Blake Burrow of Tulia, physical education; Philip J. Carlson of St. Marys, Kan., chemistry and mathematics, cum laude; Jerod Taylor Clopton of O'Donnell, mathematics; James D. Estes of Plainview, mathematics; Charlotte Ann Jackson of Plainview, psychology and criminal justice; Jennifer Ann Jones of Artesia, N.M., biology and chemistry, magna cum laude; Tiffany Renae Lambert of Hawley, physical science; David Allen Lara, Jr. of Lubbock, physical education; Abby Lauren Loerwald of Amarillo, mathematics; and Stephanie Ann Lopez of Plainview, psychology.
Also receiving the BS are Leigha Jean Messer of Amarillo, biology, summa cum laude; Elisabeth Joy Montoya of El Paso, biology; Elyse Renee Newland of Plainview, mathematics education, magna cum laude; Martin Ortega of Midland, biology, summa cum laude; Emily Gail Parker of Tulia, physical education, magna cum laude; Marcia Kay Peck of Westminster, Colo., biology; Jenna Alaine Steinle of Plainview, psychology; Leigh Antoinette Thomas of Plainview, mathematics education, magna cum laude; Lacy Marie Vercher of Hempstead, sociology and biology; Erin Mari Whedbee of Plainview, psychology and religious education.
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Angie Aleman of Floydada, elementary education, magna cum laude; Kameron Jo Copass of Van Alstyne, elementary education; Christy M. Gonce of Plainview, elementary education; Staci Ilene Hutto of Plainview, elementary education, magna cum laude; Kris Ann Jennings of Perryton, middle school mathematics, magna cum laude; Jalissa Dawn King of Portales, N.M., middle school mathematics, magna cum laude; Kristy M. Lopez of Belton, elementary education; Sarah Elizabeth Quisenberry of Post, middle school science, summa cum laude; and Jillian Lee Riemersma of Phoenix, Ariz., elementary education, magna cum laude; and Brandie M. Shaffner of Wichita Falls, elementary education, summa cum laude.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education: Marissa Amador of Plainview, human services; Eric Ambriz of Plainview, human services; Melinda Sue Cabrera of Plainview, business administration; Stephanie Rene Clements of Plainview, business administration; Andria Raquel Ester Cuevas of Plainview, occupational education; Yanna Feng Elliott of Plainview, occupational education; Angela Nichole Oakes of Floydada, occupational education; Guadalupe Perez of Plainview, human services; Michal Polanowski of Konin, Poland, business administration; Virginia L. Rawls of Plainview, occupational education; Ana Rey of Hale Center, business administration; and Scott Allen Wheeler of Amarillo, business administration.


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By Brenden Vaughan and Andrew Brandt
This week, our support and advanced malware removal (AMR) team did not have a lot of new data to report about rogue security products. The most commonly encountered infection continues to be one of the rogues we reported about last week.
While we may refer to it as XP Total Security, it actually chooses one of a series of names at random, based on the operating system on the victim's computer. Last week's post contains a more comprehensive list of these names. As previously reported, you can remove the rogue by scanning (with our product, not theirs) while the computer is in Safe Mode.
Its main executable has a random, three-character filename, and gets installed into a random, three-character folder inside the Application Data folder for the user who is currently logged on at the time of the infection. The rogue's install location is:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\<random>.exe
AMR reported seeing another rogue called Antivirus IS. While this is the first time they have mentioned it, Brenden believes it is a bit older, and has been floating around since late last year. Its logo is a blue shield with a single red diagonal stripe; its tagline, "Innovative protection for your PC," is utter nonsense.
It's worth mentioning, as well, that there shouldn't be any programs in the Application Data folder. Legitimate programs usually create folders inside that directory, and maintain data files, logs, and other files they require inside of those folders. Technically speaking, there are two of these folders for a given user account.
To see what's inside each of your Application Data folders, click the Start menu, select Run…, then type either of the following commands into the text field and hit the Enter key or the OK button. Each will take you to a different folder.
%appdata% %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\
The directories should be full of other folders, and should not have any executable files in them, though there may be a few stray (harmless) data files or .ini files. Common legitimate three-character folder names include Sun (which contains files for Java) or vlc (used by the popular media player of the same name). There are probably many other legitimate three-letter folder names as well. Don't delete anything from these locations unless you know what you're doing.
Antivirus IS
Antivirus IS makes some system modifications that inhibit your ability to use the browser.
The rogue changes your DNS server settings, which permits the rogue's operators to direct your computer to sites other than the ones you intend to visit. We were shocked, shocked to discover that the DNS servers it points to are in a range of IP addresses assigned to an ISP in Ukraine. It also sets a registry key that disable the Internet Explorer Phishing Filter, and other keys that permit the rogue to act as a local Web proxy on port 5643 of the infected machine, which serves to prevent the browser from visiting certain Web sites.
The following registry keys are some of the ones Antivirus IS created on a research testbed:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters NameServer=18.104.22.168,126.96.36.199 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter Enabled=0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run <random>=%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\<random>\<random>.exe
(<random>, in this case, is typically three alphabetic characters chosen at random.)
In the presence of some or all of the above registry settings, the following ones may also be considered harmful. If you manually remove the rogue and fail to remove these keys as well, your browser will not be able to surf the Web until you turn off the local proxy by setting ProxyEnable to 0 (zero):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ProxyEnable=1 ProxyOverride=<local> ProxyServer=127.0.0.1:5643


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I bought a AX80 over the weekend, and am currently nursing it back to health. I've been getting acquainted with it, but I can't seem to find a way to do a manual filter sweep. When I select 'cutoff', press a key and turn the data knob, you don't hear the tonal change until you play another note. I like nudging the cutoff around a bit while playing bass lines, and the mod wheel only affects lfo depth. Is there some trick that I'm overlooking? Is my princess in another castle?
Are there any other tricks of note for this synth? So far, the only one I've figured out is to press one note and hit 'chord memory' to get it to work in a monosynth manner.


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Jeff Belanger will be a guest on Paradigm Shift Radio on May 20th at 8:30 PM (Pacific Time) talking about legend tripping.
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Who owns the land? Only the land knows. We mortals are passersby, and our lives are but a brief moment in the great span of time and space. We are born, we live out our lives, and most of us do the best we can with it, but the wind is forever, and the rivers flow forever to the sea, and all the seasons of the weathers will come and go after we are gone. But the Earth endures, the Earth is eternal" - Earl Hamner
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SANFORD, Fla. - With police and civic leaders urging calm, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman's fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a cop wannabe who took the law into his own hands or a well-meaning volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin because he feared for his life.
As the jury got the murder case, police in this Orlando suburb went on national television to plead for peace in Sanford and across the country, no matter what the verdict.
"There is no party in this case who wants to see any violence," Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said. "We have an expectation upon this announcement that our community will continue to act peacefully."
During closing arguments, Zimmerman's lawyers put a concrete slab and two life-size cardboard cutouts in front of the jury box in one last attempt to convince the panel Zimmerman shot the unarmed black 17-year-old in self-defense while his head was being slammed against the pavement.
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Attorney Mark O'Mara used the slab to make the point that it could serve as a weapon. He showed the cutouts of Zimmerman and Martin to demonstrate that the teenager was considerably taller. And he displayed a computer-animated depiction of the fight based on Zimmerman's account.
He said prosecutors hadn't met their burden of proving Zimmerman's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Instead, he said, the case was built on "could've beens" and "maybes."
"If it hasn't been proven, it's just not there," O'Mara said. "You can't fill in the gaps. You can't connect the dots. You're not allowed to."
In a rebuttal, prosecutor John Guy accused Zimmerman of telling "so many lies." He said Martin's last emotion was fear as Zimmerman followed him through the gated townhouse community on the rainy night of Feb. 26, 2012.
"Isn't that every child's worst nightmare, to be followed on the way home in the dark by a stranger?" Guy said. "Isn't that every child's worst fear?"
One juror, a young woman, appeared to wipe away a tear as Guy said nothing would ever bring back Martin.
The sequestered jury of six women - all but one of them white - will have to sort through a lot of conflicting testimony from police, neighbors, friends and family members.
Jurors deliberated for three and a half hours when they decided to stop Friday evening. About two hours into their discussions, they asked for a list of the evidence. They will resume deliberations Saturday morning.
Witnesses gave differing accounts of who was on top during the struggle, and Martin's parents and Zimmerman's parents both claimed that the voice heard screaming for help in the background of a 911 call was their son's.
Zimmerman, 29, is charged with second-degree murder, but the jury will also be allowed to consider manslaughter. Under Florida's laws involving gun crimes, manslaughter could end up carrying a penalty as heavy as the one for second-degree murder: life in prison.
The judge's decision to allow the jury to consider manslaughter was a potentially heavy blow to the defense: It could give jurors who aren't convinced the shooting amounted to murder a way to hold Zimmerman responsible for the killing.
To win a manslaughter conviction, prosecutors must show only that Zimmerman killed without lawful justification.
O'Mara dismissed the prosecution's contention that Zimmerman was a "crazy guy" patrolling his townhouse complex and "looking for people to harass" when he saw Martin. O'Mara also disputed prosecutors' claim that Zimmerman snapped when he saw Martin because there had been a rash of break-ins in the neighborhood, mostly by young black men.
The defense attorney said Zimmerman at no point showed ill will, hatred or spite during his confrontation with Martin - which is what prosecutors must prove for second-degree murder.
"That presumption isn't based on any fact whatsoever," O'Mara said.
In contrast, prosecutors argued Zimmerman showed ill will when he whispered profanities to a police dispatcher over his cellphone while following Martin through the neighborhood. They said Zimmerman "profiled" the teenager as a criminal.
Guy said Zimmerman violated the cornerstone of neighborhood watch volunteer programs, which is to observe and report, not follow a suspect.
Zimmerman's account of how he grabbed his gun from his holster at his waist as Martin straddled him is physically impossible, Guy said.
"The defendant didn't shoot Trayvon Martin because he had to; he shot him because he wanted to," Guy said. "That's the bottom line."
But to invoke self-defense, Zimmerman only had to believe he was facing great bodily harm, his attorney said. He asked jurors not to let their sympathies for Martin's parents interfere with their decision.
"It is a tragedy, truly," O'Mara said. "But you can't allow sympathy."
As people watch the Zimmerman trial, one of the people who seems to have taken the hardest line in the case has been Judge Debra Nelson. Channel 4 watched some of the exchanges between Nelson and the lawyers involved in the Zimmerman case.
"This case could have easily gotten out of control," explained defense attorney Gene Nichols. "That's why Judge Nelson has taken some of the hardest line she ever has before."
Nelson has been on the bench since 1999. She replaced a judge in the Zimmerman trial who the defense claimed was biased against Zimmerman, but that doesn't mean she hasn't had her own clashes with the defense.
"You have a minimum of 7 to 8 lawyers, not to mention 3 to 4 cameras. Full of family, full of lawyers, it would've been difficult to handle this any other way," said Nichols.
At one point during the trial, Judge Nelson gets up and walks out of court.
"Mr. O'Mara knows already that this situation has gotten out of control," said Nichols.
With the verdict drawing near, police and city leaders in Sanford and other parts of Florida said they have taken precautions for the possibility of mass protests or even civil unrest if Zimmerman, whose father is white and whose mother is Hispanic, is acquitted.
There were big protests in Sanford and other cities across the country last year when authorities waited 44 days before arresting Zimmerman.
About a dozen protesters, most of them from outside central Florida, gathered outside the courthouse as the jury deliberated. Martin supporters outnumbered those for Zimmerman.
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Al Madrigal: The Uncomfortable Latino
Al Madrigal derives a good chunk of his comedy from the guilty disconnect he feels from his Latino heritage. Don Steinberg has highlights of his interview with Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" kind-of sort-of Latino correspondent. Photo: Comedy Central.
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College leader changes for the third time in less than a month, after the interim president was ousted for blasting the school's board
Leadership of State College of Florida changed for the third time in less than a month Tuesday and SCF's board seem certain to choose yet another interim leader in January while they conduct a national search for a new president.
Frontrunners for the interim spot are Willis Holcombe, former chancellor of the Florida college system, and Larry Tyree, former President of Florida Keys Community College. Trustees plan to interview both men at their meeting next month and make an appointment in January.
Until that time, Carol Probstfeld, vice president for business services, will serve as acting president. She takes over from Jack Crocker, vice president of academic quality. Trustees ended his one-month stint as acting president because Crocker plans to retire at the end of the year.
"He obviously won't be around to fulfill those duties," Trustee Eric Robinson said.
Crocker became president by default when trustees decided not to immediately appoint a replacement for outgoing president Lars Hafner, who on Oct. 30 accepted a $363,000 settlement to resign.
In an email to college staff announcing his retirement, Crocker blasted trustees, saying that their rigid adherence to Gov. Rick Scott's agenda to run higher education more like a business could leave them as "someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
Tyree, who lives in Sarasota, has 32 years experience leading colleges, including Santa Fe College in Gainesville and Gulf Coast State College in Panama City.
He has also served as interim president at six colleges, including Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York.
Holcombe, who lives in Tallahassee, was chancellor of the state's college system during its transition to offering bachelor's degrees. He also served as both president and interim president at Broward Community College.
Trustees said it was important to have an experienced leader for the next half year, during which time the college is preparing to obtain re-accreditation from the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges.
Trustees on Tuesday also agreed on a timeline to hire a permanent leader that would conclude by July 1, the start of the next financial year.
In a presentation to trustees, Florida College System Chancellor Randy Hanna urged the college to hold meetings to get community input from all three of its campuses.
Hanna said SCF will be conducting its search at the same time as two other state colleges: South Florida Community College and Florida State College at Jacksonville.
He said a search could take up to six months.
"This can be a transformational experience for the college," Hanna said. "If the process is done right, it will set the stage for many years to come."


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Each week in OSV Newsweekly, Carl Olson provides a thoughtful, relevant reflection on the Mass readings for Sunday in his "Opening the Word" column. The following is just an excerpt, but you can read the entire column here.
From Carl Olson:
"As it comes closer to the Passion of Jesus," observed Father Hans Ur von Balthasar about today's readings, "Lent raises the penitent sinner's hope to unmeasurable levels." Each of the readings today speak directly about rising from the dead. Thus, as we move toward Holy Week and the pain and darkness of Christ's sufferings, we are buoyed by the knowledge that, as the Lord told Martha, "everyone who lives and believes in me will never die."
Ez 37:12-14
Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Rom 8:8-11
Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45
The reading from Ezekiel is the conclusion of the prophet's vision of the valley of dry bones (Ez 37:1-11). "The hand of the Lord came upon me," wrote Ezekiel, "and he led me out in the spirit of the Lord and set me in the center of the broad valley. It was filled with bones." The bones represent the exiled Israelites, languishing in Babylon, severed from their land and former lives. Worse, they are in need of spiritual rebirth. And so the prophet proclaims a re-creation, with a reference back to the creation story: "Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Listen! I will make breath enter you so you may come to life" (Ez 37:4-5; cf. Gn 2:7). The word of God opens the way for spirit and life.
The opening of John's Gospel also focuses on the saving word of God: "All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race ..." (Jn 1:3-4). This sets the theological stage for the last great sign performed by Jesus: the raising of Lazarus from the grave. It was an act resonating with great love — for Lazarus, for Martha and Mary, for the fallen human race — as well as tremendous sorrow, even anguish. This is evident in the shortest verse in the Bible: "And Jesus wept" (Jn 11:35). The description immediately prior is even stronger, for upon seeing Mary and the others weeping, Jesus "became perturbed and deeply troubled ..." (v. 33).
Read Olson's entire column to prepare for Sunday Mass.
Jennifer Rey is the web editor of Our Sunday Visitor Publishing.
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3 Doors Down Releasing Live Gig Recordings on USB Wristbands
There's no doubt that technology has affected music in a massive way and now the rockers of 3 Doors Down are showing just how instant music can be served up to fans. On their current tour, the band is releasing each live set on custom USB Wristbands, which are available immediately after each gig.
3 Doors Down partnered up with DiscLive Network to produce this unique item. The 1GB wristband includes high quality audio and also has the band's 'Superman' logo inscribed on it. Only 500 wristbands per show will ever be produced.
The bracelets are available for purchase immediately after shows at the respective venues or online at the DiscLive Network official site for fans who can't make it out to the gigs.
3 Doors Down recently said goodbye to longtime guitarist Matt Roberts, who left the band due to health issues. The group is currently in the midst of the 'Gang of Outlaws' tour with classic rockers ZZ Top. Check out our exclusive photo gallery of 3DD's May 25 stop in Manchester, N.H., and for a full list of cities and dates, go here.


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Israeli plans for Iran go back years
For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made "bunker-busting" bombs and bolstered its missile defenses.world Updated: Mar 13, 2012 12:46 IST
For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made "bunker-busting" bombs and bolstered its missile defenses.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threats to strike Iran, voiced last week during a high-profile visit to the White House, were not empty bluster. Although a unilateral Israeli attack would probably not destroy Iran's nuclear program, it appears capable, at least for now, of inflicting a serious blow.
"If Israel attacks, the intention is more to send a message of determination, a political message instead of a tactical move," said Yiftah Shapir, a former Israeli air force officer who is now a military analyst at the INSS think tank in Tel Aviv.
Israel, along with the United States and other Western countries, believes Iran has taken key steps toward developing nuclear weapons. The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency has cited this concern in reports, but notes its inspectors have found no direct evidence that Iran is moving toward an atomic weapon.
Israeli leaders, however, argue that time is quickly running out. They have grown increasingly vocal in their calls for tough concerted international action against Iran while stressing they are prepared to act alone if necessary.
Israeli defense officials believe Iran is capable of producing highly enriched weapons-grade uranium within six months. After that, it would require another year or two to develop a means of delivering a nuclear bomb, they predict.
But Israel believes the window to act will close much sooner than that. Officials say in the coming months Iran will have moved enough of its nuclear facilities underground and out of reach of conventional airpower, and that the world will be powerless to stop it. Defense Minister Ehud Barak calls this the "zone of immunity."
Defense officials acknowledge that plans to go after Iran have been in the works for years, with the air force expected to take the lead in what would be an extremely complicated operation. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing sensitive military deliberations.
Israel has a total of 300 warplanes, but about 100 front-line planes would participate in the mission, officials suggest. They would include attack aircraft as well as others used to escort, target enemy warplanes and anti-aircraft batteries and provide support like communications and search and rescue.
The most powerful is the squadron of 24 F15i warplanes, American-made aircraft capable of carrying heavy payloads that could include 5,000-pound (2,200 kilogram), laser-guided GBU-28 bombs purchased from the U.S. These "bunker-busting" bombs would be at the heart of any operation.
In addition, Israel has four squadrons, or about 100, F-16i warplanes. These planes are more nimble in the air, capable of attacking ground targets but also ideal for escorting the heavier attacking aircraft. The air force also has developed long-range unmanned drones that can provide intelligence, communications and other support in any mission.
Experts believe that some of the Israeli warplanes, even F16s with upgraded fuel tanks, could not make the round trip without refueling in flight — depending on the route as well as the weight of their payload. Israel, which has eight tanker planes, can refuel an airplane in flight in a matter of minutes, though it's unclear where the task would take place since much of the airspace in the region is hostile.
There is precedent: Israeli warplanes destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981, and did the same thing to a nascent reactor in Syria in 2007. But an operation in Iran would be far more difficult — complicated by distance, stronger Iranian defenses and the Iranian strategy of scattering its nuclear installations in underground locations.
The Israeli air force has carried out a series of long-distance training runs that could serve as models for striking Iran. In 2008, 100 jets participated in a drill in Greece. The air force has carried out similar drills more recently with both Greece and Italy, officials say.
Probable targets in Iran, including the Natanz and Fordo enrichment facilities south of Tehran, lie some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from Israel.
Shafir, the former air force officer, said planners would need to choose among three likely flight paths, all of which carry grave risks.
The shortest, most direct flight would be to cross over neighboring Jordan and through Iraq.
Neither country has the capability to stop an Israeli warplanes from crossing through its airspace. But this would deeply embarrass them.
Such an operation would raise the likelihood of a diplomatic spat with Jordan, Israel's closest ally in the Arab world, and potentially Jordan it to Iranian retaliation. Jordanian officials refused to comment on how the government would react if Israel uses its airspace.
A second route would be to fly south and through Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have no relations with Israel, and while they feel deeply threatened by a nuclear Iran, any signs of cooperation with the Jewish state would unleash fierce criticism throughout the Arab world. The Saudis would also be an easy target for an Iranian counter-strike.
The last possibility would be crossing through Turkey, as Israel illicitly did in the 2007 airstrike in Syria. But Turkey is believed to have upgraded its radar systems since then, and Israel's relations with Turkey, once a close ally, have deteriorated.
A Turkish official said it was "out of the question" for Israel to use Turkish airspace. He said the jets would be "brought down" if Israel attempted to use the airspace without permission. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter.
Once Israeli planes reach Iran, they would come under fire from Iranian air-defense systems and warplanes. Israeli officials say they take these threats seriously, but believe Israel's superior firepower and radar-jamming technology would allow them to perform the mission.
Iran's air attack capabilities depend heavily on domestically modified versions of long-outdated warplanes, including former Soviet MiGs and American F14A Tomcats from the 1970s.
Iran is also believed to possess retooled versions of Russia's state-of-the-art S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, as well as advanced Chinese radar systems. Russia has held up an official sale of S-300 defenses for five years, citing technical glitches.
Outside experts say Iranian capabilities, particularly homegrown technologies, are limited.
The biggest challenge to Israel may be the limits of its firepower. Iran's main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz is believed to be about six meters (25 feet) underground and protected by two concrete walls.
This would stretch the capabilities of Israel's arsenal of bunker busters and explains why the Israelis would much prefer that the U.S. take the lead in an operation. The U.S. has forces near Iran in the Gulf and possesses bunker busters even more powerful than Israel's.
Iran has also been shifting its enrichment operations to the far more fortified Fordo site, dug 300 feet (90 meters) into a mountain south of Tehran. Further complicating the task, Israeli officials say Iran uses special Russian-made nets that conceal the facilities and distort the detection of Western spycraft.
Iran has threatened to retaliate and has developed sophisticated Shahab missiles capable of striking the Jewish state. It also could encourage its local proxies, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to unleash their arsenals of tens of thousands of rockets.
Hezbollah has not said what it would do, while Hamas has signaled it does not want to get dragged into an Israel-Iran war.
Nonetheless, Israel has developed a series of air-defense systems for the various threats. It has begun testing the third generation of its Arrow system, designed to shoot down incoming missiles from more distant origins like Iran. It also has deployed its "Iron Dome" rocket defense system, which has successfully shot down about 90 percent of incoming rockets from Gaza in a new round of fighting in recent days.
Many experts believe Iran would retaliate against American targets in the Gulf, as well as U.S. allies like Saudi Arabia for their perceived support of an Israeli strike.
Any unilateral strike would likely also draw fierce international criticism. That means an Israeli operation would have to be short-lived, perhaps a one-time attack, and not a sustained air campaign.
Scott Johnson, an analyst at the IHF Jane's military research firm, said that given these limitations, Israel would at best set back, but not neutralize, the Iranian program. Success, he added, would depend on the effectiveness of the bunker busters.
Danny Yatom, a former director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, said even if Israel cannot destroy Iran's nuclear program altogether, a serious disruption would be enough.
"This might delay the appearance of the bomb by many years," he said.
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However you won't lose your local programming on that date. Nor do you have to rush out today to buy a new set. But here's what you will need to know to keep receiving your regular programs from the local station.
The big question you probably have is what do you need to buy?
All high-definition sets are also digital, but not all digital sets are high-definition.
If you decide to take the high-definition plunge, you'll need a new set. High-definition sets have dropped significantly in price the last few years. While you can still spend several thousand for a fancy model to hang on the wall or stretch across your living room, the good news is you can also buy a high-definition set for under $500 today. Head into any electronics retailer that sells TVs and you should be able to find one. You may want to check a consumer guide in advance for specific details on makes and models.
Once you've got the set, you'll either need to sign up for high-definition programming from your cable provider or satellite operator. But if you don't have cable, you can still get high-definition signals and digital TV. You simply need an antenna appropriate for your location receive your local programming free over the air on your new high-definition set.
Also, remember that if you don't want to invest in a high-definition TV, your set won't go dark on Feb. 18, 2009. You can essentially turn your analog TV of today into a TV that receives digital signals simply with a converter box. You might even be eligible to receive a government subsidy towards the purchase of one. You can also buy a converter box from most electronics stores like Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack or a locally-owned dealer.
When you go to the store, simply tell the salesperson that you need a high-definition receiver to get digital signals.
By the end of 2007 more than 47 million households in the United States will have high-definition TV sets, up from 35 million at the end of 2006. Also, by the end of 2007, only 16 million of those 47 million homes will have hooked up their high-definition sets to high-defitnion programming, according to Jupiter Research. Many consumers don't realize they must sign up for HD programming from their cable or satellite operator, or use rabbit ears to receive the programming free via their local broadcaster.
So if you do buy that new set, don't forget to get the programming too!


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3) The port number given with the IP Address on the Connection Tab on the Application Gateway List should match the Application Gateway port number on the Host machine given under Cisco ICM GatewayHost configurator.
3) The port number given with the IP Address on the Connection Tab on the Application Gateway List should match the Application Gateway port number on the Host machine given under Cisco ICM GatewayHost configurator.
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General Trouble shooting Tips:
1) When "CallType RealTime" Tracing is enabled in router logs, Similar message would be seen for the Call_Type being initialized, when the call was answered and also handling the TCD from OPC if it is enabled. Logs with CallType RealTime tracing. 21:45:37 Trace: CT_SL_Timer(40)(Init): CT(5000,CT_1), Threshold(15 + 2). …. 21:45:43 Trace: CT_SL_Timer(40), CT(5000,CT_1), DeleteSelf(0). 21:45:43 Trace: CountCallsAnswered: AnswerWaitTime = 3. …… 21:45:47 Trace: Handling ClosedCallRecord_V11: RCK(149494-223), CallType(5000,CT_1). 21:45:47 Trace: Handling TCD: CallType(5000,CT_1), SLTimer ID(40), disposition (13) 21:45:47 Trace: CT_SL_Timer(40)(delete), CT(5000,CT_1).
2) When multiple processes' logs and tables are collected, make sure all of them are available to the DE for the same time frame when the issue occurs. Make sure to turn off the tracing mentioned after the logs are collected.
3) Check the ICM version and if any ES installed.
4) Refer to the following link:
Router: http://ework.cisco.com/Livelink/livelink.exe/fetch/-2099362/7899926/12514483/router.html?nodeid=12518757&vernum=0.
VRUPIM: http://ework.cisco.com/Livelink/livelink.exe/fetch/-2099362/7899926/VRU_PIM_knowledge_base.html?nodeid=15373581&vernum=0
ICM: http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Category:Troubleshooting
|Symptom/Observation / Issues
|Initial Analysis Checklist
|Resolution Steps/Data Collection Inputs/Things to do by TAC
|Router assert/crash/restarted
|1) Collect the router.exe, .pdb ,minidump file and router logs for that time frame.
2) Analyze the logs to see if router has hit a EMSFailAssert point before the crash/restart. Search for already existing defects or cases using the CallStack printed on the router logs as the search string. 3) collect the output of the dumpcfg command, this might help the analysis if the crash if due to a configuration change done. refer to the link for dumpcfg http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/products_tech_note09186a00806919d8.shtml
|Routing issues
|1) Call flow of the customer.
|Problems with Label (Agent) selection in IPCC?VRU and Label related problems?
|1) Check if the label is configured for the correct Routing Client. In case of routing to an Agent, check the labels configured under Devicetarget Explorer / Agent targeting Rule.
In case of Routing to VRU, check the label configured under Network VRU Explorer. Depending on the which node is used (Send to VRU /TransRouteToVRU) check the call flow along with the Type of VRU that is configured. Note: When Configuring a Type 10 VRU, do not select the NewtworkVRU on the Advance tab of the PG explorer for the VRU PG. 2) On any issue with the customer's configuration, take a back up of the Logger DB configuration through ICMDBA. Refer to the link for more info
|Router becomes unresponsive and appears to not processing any messages for ~ seconds (Determined from Router Logs)
|Look for any RTS restarts that happened during the timeframe of the pause. If so, enable the Registry for partial Real Time Update Fix(7.2.6 upwards) HKLM\Software\Cisco System,Inc.\<inst>\Router<side>\Router\CurrentVersion\RealTimeData\PartialUpdateInterval (In milliseconds)
Threshold: If threshold is set to 0, router will send all of the real time data at once. PartialUpdateInterval(in milliseconds): the default value is 500ms. If it is set to 0, router will send all of the real time data at once.
|Scripteditor crash/problems.
|Script/IS Editor crash?
|1) Event viewer logs and edt logs(tracing ffff)
|Scripting problems? Script problems due to config issues? Script validation problems?
|1) Check if the issue is specific to Script Editor or is it applicable to ISE also.
2) Does it happen on Client AW also, if yes, are the versions different in both distributor and client AW.
|VRUPIM Problems
|VRU PIM crash/Restart?
|Collect the event viewer logs, vrupim logs Collect the router.exe, .pdb ,minidump file along with the exact version info(any ES installed)
|Translation route to VRU failures?
|Check for "Consider if" condition on the TransRouteToVRU node (if used).Enable watch for the same and analyze one set of logs to see if the trunks status is reported to the Router.
|Connectivity between the VRU and the VRU PIM
|Enable the EMSUserData of the VRUPIM to hex 7F F7 E0
EMSTraceMask is not used and should be set to 0. Check for the Heartbeat messages between them. Collect the VRUCAP files which would capture the messages between the PIM and the VRU. Refer to the link for collect the VRUCAP files. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/products_tech_note09186a00800949b1.shtml
|VRU-VRUPIM related issue
|Refer to the below document for any VRUPIM/VRU related issue:
|Reporting issues
|Discrepancy In Reporting
|Watch commands can be enable on router logs using the rttest utility to watch a particular field to see if its incremented or decremented.
1) For example to see the variables associated with a Skill Group, run rttest utility from the command prompt, and run the command dump_vars /group <Skill group's Skill target ID given in the logger DB> Output of this will list the variables for which the watch command can be enabled. Use "dump_vars /?" to know on what other categories the command can be used. 2) Here is an Example of a Watch on a Skill group's one of the variable that would appear on the above list (RouterCallsOfferedHalf) watch SkillGroup.<Skill group name>.RouterCallsOfferedHalf For more info on rttest utility refer to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/products_tech_note09186a00800ac69b.shtml 3) For Half Hour reporting issues, collect table from the Logger/HDS. 4) For Real Time reporting issues, collect the table output from AWDB. 5) The below information on CallType and Skill group reporting, would aid to zero down the issue.
|Skill Group Reporting
|1) Skill Group Reporting is done by the PG except for the Service Level Calculation is done by router.
2) Collect the TCD, RCD, and the corresponding Skill Group table Report(half Hour)
|Call Type Reporting
|1) For CallType "Offered" field is incremented by router.
2) Fields like handled and abandoned (their respective service level calculation) depends on the TCD(Call disposition flag) cut by the PG. Refer to the DB Schema for Call disposition. Call values. 3) Answered fields depends on the real time input from the PG.
|CallType: From RtrTrace enable- Route Request, Translation Route, Call Queuing, CallType RealTime, Network VRU Tracing.
From rttest, enable the appropriate watch commands on the fields that have an issue.
|DBlookup issues.
|DBWorker not connecting to DB
|1) Refer to the following link on how to setup Login Credentials for external databases accessed by the DBWorker Process.
2) A common mistake which is made is to give the External Database Server's IP Address in the ICM Configuration (i.e. DBLookUp Explorer Tool through Configuration Manager) and/or the Registry under the Router key - "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cisco Systems, Inc.\ICM\<instance name>\Router<side>\Router\CurrentVersion\Configuration\Database\SQLLogin".
Please make sure that this should be given as Servername and Servername alone. Giving this as IP Address at either place would cause the DBWorker to fail connecting to the External DB.
|DBLookup Node failing
|1) Check the DbWorker logs for any errors.
2) Make sure to have the primary key column specified in the DBLookUp Explorer.
|For all the issues, Collect the DBWorker logs with ffff tracing enabled and corresponding router logs along with Event Viewer logs.
|Application Gateway Lookup issues.
|AppGateway Process not connecting to the Application.
|1) Collect the AppGW (AGI) logs with ffff tracing enabled and router logs with CICR Request tracing enabled from the ICM side. From the Application side, collect the AGI Host logs with ffff tracing enabled. Check the logs if the heartbeat message request/response is received.
2) In Application Gateway List on the ICM Configuration manager make sure to select the Type as "custom gateway" for Appgateway Lookup against Remote ICM which is used in cases of NAM/CICM and ICM-ICM deployments. 3) The port number given with the IP Address on the Connection Tab on the Application Gateway List should match the Application Gateway port number on the Host machine given under Cisco ICM GatewayHost configurator.


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27 Jul 2012
GARETH DUNCAN previews the Schoolboy Derby feature match of the weekend between Grey PE and Grey Bloem in Port Elizabeth.
If there ever was a chance for Grey PE to break their eight-year losing streak to arch rivals Grey Bloem, Saturday would be their best chance.
They haven't beaten the Bloemfontein school since 2004, which saw them celebrate a 17-14 win. They then struggled in the next seven derbies as Grey Bloem dominated the South African 1st XV scene.
However, this year, Grey Bloem have struggled according to their own high standards. Without any individual stars, they have suffered three losses this year against Paarl Gym (45-29), Affies (35-29) and Paarl Boys' (28-18). All these defeats have occurred on the road.
Grey PE have been inconsistent this season, but will be confident with home-ground advantage. The hosts' 1st XV head coach Rory Duncan believes they're in a good position to achieve victory.
'This will be my third Grey derby, but my first as a coach,' Duncan told keo.co.za's Schoolboy Derby. 'In my first 1st XV year in 1994, we beat them in PE. We then lost in Bloemfontein in 1995. This could be third time lucky.
'We won't underestimate Grey Bloem. They are a very strong side and still have a respectable record this season. But we can't ignore the fact that they are beatable this year and we will do what we can to win. The forwards battle will be vital, but we could see both teams run the ball. It will be an interesting battle.'
Grey Bloem 1st XV head coach Ingo Machts echoed Duncan's sentiments.
'Like us, they've done well to play a style of 15-man rugby. They like to spread the ball wide to their dangerous wings,' said Machts. 'I was happy with our win over Pretoria Boys' last weekend, but we'll need to improve on our defence if we want to win.
'Grey PE have been inconsistent, but they had a brilliant start to the season and are a good side if they play to their potential. If they deliver a strong performance, we could be in trouble.'
With SA Schools trials happening on Saturday in Kempton Park, both teams will lose a key player. Grey Bloem will be without eighthman Edward Schmidt, while Grey PE will lose star speedster Sergeal Petersen.
Kick-off is at 3:30pm.
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Acupuncture points are points on the skin, usually located on meridians, where the circulation of chi can be manipulated.
By stimulating an acupuncture point on the skin through pressure, suction, heat, or needle insertion, the circulation of chi is affected, which in turn affects related internal organs. But this is not the only way to take advantage of the meridian system. The meridian energy flow also carries with it information about internal organs that can be used in diagnosis. This is the basis of the electrodermal screening test (EDST). The device used in the EDST is the electrodermal screening device, or EDSD, which works by measuring electrical resistance and polarization at acupuncture points and meridians. Through these safe, skin-level measurements, it is possible to analyze the bio-energy and bio-information produced by internal organs and systems.
The predecessors to the EDST and EDSD were invented in the 1950's by the German doctor Reinhold Voll whose name is given to another title of this treatment modality, EAV or Electro Acupuncture According to Voll. Dr. Voll originally developed a system of acupuncture point electro-therapeutics, but he soon discovered that when an internal organ's function or structure changes, the performance of the related meridian and acupuncture points also changed, and that this change could be measured using a device. Voll used a device called the Dermatron, but all similar devices can be used for diagnosis and medicine testing. The core of the EDSD is an ohm meter designed to deliver approximately 10-12 microamperes of direct electrical current at 1-1.25 volts, a very small and perfectly safe amount of energy. On the majority of the devices the meter is calibrated to read from 0 to 100 such that the standard skin resistance of 100 kilo-ohms reads 50.
Measuring electrical resistance on a acupoint using the EDSD.
There are two cables coming out of the EDSD, one positive and one negative. The positive lead is attached to a stylus with an electrode tip. The doctor holds the stylus by the insulated handle and presses the tip against one of the patient's acupuncture points. The patient holds a hand electrode in their free hand. During the measurement the patient and the EDSD form a closed circuit, allowing energy and information to flow from the EDSD to the probe, through the patient to the hand electrode, and back to the EDSD. The EDSD reading is a measurement of how much energy makes it through the circuit (the lower the resistance the higher the reading). A reading taken with the EDSD is usually described using two values, the initial reading (generally the highest value) and the indicator drop (ID). An initial reading of approximately 50 followed by little or no indicator drop is considered "good". Initial readings below 45 or above 60 and substantial IDs are all considered bad signs. After the initial stimulus (the initial reading) two things occur: cells become polarized, which increases resistance, and the affected cells work to maintain their natural, unpolarized state. An ID is the result of the polarization of cells that are weakened and can not maintain there own balance.


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1. When it comes to collage, it helps to give students a theme so they have a starting place to work with. Distribute standard paper for a background, and divide up collage papers into equal groups, and let the students start to create. I had found a high end stationary store that was willing to donate their damaged papers to me.
This artwork came out of a class that was working with a Valentine Card theme, but a birthday card was needed for a missing student and voila!
See what fun ideas your kids can come up with on their own ... just provide the materials and let them create!
Kathy Barbro earned her B.F.A. at Minneapolis College of Arts & Design, enjoying a 20-year career in graphic design. When her son entered kindergarten, her career path took a turn. The local elementary school had no art program and that was all the inspiration she needed. Kathy served as a volunteer art docent for several years, later becoming the school's Professional Expert in Visual Arts. She teaches twenty K-5 classes weekly and conducts an after-school Art Enrichment program. Kathy pooled her talents to share her curriculum via the blogosphere. With 500 classroom-tested art projects posted, her Art Projects For Kids www.artprojectsforkids.org is a favored source of art lesson plans among teachers, home schoolers and parents.


text: You post-structuralists out there will appreciate this story: Jacksonville police have video of someone stealing surveillance video. I know. Wha? The story is about as badly organized and constructed as possible, but the first paragraph gets the gist of it: One day after three men robbed a young mother at gunpoint, inside her home - someone stole the surveillance video from detectives. That theft was caught on camera. I mean, that's a really crappy couple of sentences (is there a reason for the hyphen?), but the point is that one crime (the robbery of the young mother) was caught on home surveillance footage. And then that footage, which was in the possession of the police, was stolen. And they got that crime on video, too. And, seriously, I've got to go through the whole rest of this article because it's just too crazy in so many ways: Doctor Royce McGowan refuses to watch Wednesday's surveillance video of the invasion into his Arlington home. His wife, mother-in-law and baby were inside the home when the men kicked in the front door. "I just listened to it once. I can't listen to it again. It enrages me," said McGowan. Yes, really, that's the next paragraph in the story. Yes, you can figure out why we're talking about McGowan (I like how they spell out "Doctor" - that's totally AP style), but it's not actually clear from the preceding paragraph which seems to talk about a young mother. And in the first paragraph, why was only the young mother relevant? Usually, if there's a baby involved, that baby's in the lede (that's a journalism term there - you're supposed to spell it wrong). And why are we talking about "listening" to surveillance footage? Shouldn't we be watching it? Did McGowan refuse to watch the video and only listen, and only do that once before turning over the footage to the coppers? I'm confused. He gave the video to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. He hopes the clear pictures of the men will help detectives find them. Why are we in the present tense for the second paragraph here, especially considering this next sentence? However his home surveillance video was stolen from police. The theft was caught on his office surveillance camera Thursday. "Crime is everywhere - you can't escape it," said McGowan. This doesn't really seem like a potential problem. How could the video be stolen? There was only one copy of the footage and that was given to the police? What was it a VHS tape or something that they didn't make a copy of? This doesn't seem remotely possible. And I'd like the "his office" to be a little clearer. Why are the cops interviewing the couple at McGowan's office if the incident happened in their home? I'm still confused. While a JSO detective was interviewing the couple inside the office, the surveillance cameras caught a man pulling up next to the detectives car in the parking lot. It would kill people to use apostrophes correctly. How do we show possession? Maybe by writing "detective's"? After scoping out the car for more than 10 minutes, the man broke out the car's back window and stole the laptop. Inside that laptop was a DVD of the surveillance video from Wednesday's home invasion. "Without that... we wouldn't have any recollection on who did it," said McGowan. Okay, I love that a guy was able to smash the window of a cop car, steal a laptop, and get away without anyone doing anything about it. That's awesome. But, seriously, why is a reporter acting like it's news that a DVD of surveillance video was stolen? Is it possible that's the only copy of the footage, like there's a security camera out there that just spits out DVDs and if you lose that DVD, well, you're SOL (that's also a very important journalistic term, but I'm not going to spell it out for you)? Isn't it more newsworthy that a cop's laptop was stolen? That seems like a bigger deal to me. McGowan had just moved into the Brentwood Avenue office two months ago. The cameras have been in place for fewer than three weeks. This doesn't seem relevant to me, but those are, indeed, two declarative sentences. His security company, Homeland Security Group, was able to replace the DVD. The laptop and the thief are still missing. Huh. So that first paragraph, where it was newsworthy that the surveillance video was stolen, was kind of disingenuous, wasn't it? Because you, the reporter, already know that footage was easily replaceable and therefore this isn't news. And what about the surveillance footage of the laptop theft? Did we get a license plate number? Is the face visible? No idea. At least they named the security company. That's a rarity. JSO says there is no sensitive information on the laptop. This might be my favorite part. A cop's laptop has "no sensitive information" on it? How are we defining "sensitive" here? What does he use the laptop for? Playing Minesweeper when he's bored by the side of the highway? So, a cop's laptop is stolen from the back of his car and we're worried about the DVD inside of it? Super. McGowan plans to add cameras to their home and business. Why? You caught both recent crimes on video. Is this just a last sentence because it seemed like there had to be a last sentence somewhere? Well done, award-winning news anchor Victor Blackwell (or, more likely, Victor's intern). Well done.


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The number of underwater mortgage borrowers is still steadily declining, market-research firm CoreLogic said. And that's another positive sign for housing.
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Roughly 100,000 more borrowers hit positive equity during the third quarter of 2012, bringing the number of borrowers who have resurfaced out of negative equity to 1.4 million borrowers, according to CoreLogic. That means they no longer owe more on their mortgages than what their homes are worth.
However, a still large 10.7 million, or 22%, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity at the end of the third quarter of 2012. That number is down from 10.8 million properties, or 22.3%, at the end of the second quarter of 2012, CoreLogic said. What's also not great—an "additional 2.3 million borrowers had less than 5% equity in their home, referred to as near-negative equity, at the end of the third quarter," CoreLogic said.
So put together, "negative equity and near-negative equity mortgages accounted for 26.8% of all residential properties with a mortgage nationwide in the third quarter of 2012," down fractionally from 27% at the end of the second quarter in 2012, the research firm said.
As for the total dollar amount of the value of homes currently underwater nationwide, "negative equity decreased from $689 billion at the end of the second quarter in 2012 to $658 billion at the end of the third quarter, a decrease of $31 billion," it said
"Through the third quarter, the number of underwater borrowers declined significantly," said Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic, in a statement. "The substantive gain in house prices made in 2012, partly due to tight inventory caused by negative equity's lock-out effect, has paradoxically alleviated some of the pain."


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