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Health Intervention Projects for Underserved Populations
Health Intervention Projects for Underserved Populations (HIPUP) aims to improve substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment research and services for underserved populations, such as transgender persons, Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (MSM) and substance users. Through collaboration with targeted community members, community-based organizations and public health departments, HIPUP, led by Dr. Tooru Nemoto, strives to have a significant impact on health promotion and human rights for underserved communities locally and internationally.
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Butterfly Project for Transgender Women of Color
The Butterfly Project (BP) has three major components: outreach, intervention, and building and sustaining community for transgender of women of color in Alameda and San Francisco counties. Through the Motivational Enhancement Intervention, quality of life workshops, and support groups, BP will engage transgender women of color, increasing retention of those infected with HIV in HIV primary care and other necessary services.
Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for Young, At-Risk Transgender Women of Color
This project aims to prevent substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors among young (18 to 24) transgender women of color in Alameda and San Francisco counties. In collaboration with a local substance abuse treatment agency, we will develop, implement and evaluate the motivational enhancement intervention, which will be adapted and tailored to high-risk transgender women of color.
Culture and HIV Prevention in Cambodia
This collarative project explores what Cambodian female sex workers think about HIV risk, HIV infection and prevention technologies. The socio-cultural constructs of harmonious control and fatalism, investigated in previous studies with female sex workers in San Francisco, will also be explored and the comparability of these constructs across studies will be examined.
Developing a Couples HIV Prevention for Transgender Women and Male Partners
The research study adapts, refines and pilot tests an empirically supported couples-focused behavioral intervention, Project Connect, to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors among transgender women and their male partners. This study is guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's evidence-based framework for adapting scientifically validated HIV prevention practices for heterosexual couples to transgender women and their male partners.
Enhancing Engagement and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Transgender Women of Color in Oakland, CA
This five-year Butterfly Project will enroll 180 transgender women who live with HIV. The Butterfly Project will utilize innovative intervention programs to engage and retain African-American transgender women who live with HIV. In addition, the Butterfly Project will operate a storefront safe place for transgender women of color and hold weekly support groups and health promotion workshops.
Exploring Factors for Future HIV Prevention in Malaysia
The study will investigate homophobia/transphobia and other sociocultural factors that influence substance use and HIV-related risk behaviors among stigmatized high-risk groups in Malaysia: men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women.
HIV Prevention for Young African American Transgender Women in Oakland/Alameda County
AIDS Project of the East Bay, in partnership with PHI, implements culturally sensitive and efficacious HIV-prevention programs for African American young transgender women between the ages of 13 and 29 in the targeted communities in Oakland/Alameda County, California.
Preventing Substance Abuse and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Asian Pacific Islander MSM
The project aims to prevent substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors among Asian/Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM) based on the collaboration of multiple community-based agencies, who will implement and evaluate motivational enhancement intervention and brief intervention, adapted for high-risk API MSM.
Substance Abuse and HIV Risk Reduction for Transgender Women of Color
This randomized controlled study evaluates the efficacy and community impact of Motivational Enhancement Intervention and Brief Intervention to reduce substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors among African American and Latina transgender women. Priority will also be placed on disseminating findings and building capacity to develop a a full-scale intervention study.
Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors among Thai Women
This study investigates the sociocultural contexts of HIV risk behaviors and drug use among Thai female and male-to-female transgender (kathoey) sex workers in Bangkok. This research will be used to develop theoretical models and HIV prevention intervention studies in the future.
Successful Stories from API MSM about Prevention Strategies
This study describes HIV risk behaviors among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API MSM) in socio-cultural contexts based on an Internet survey and focus groups. The study will describe protective strategies against HIV/ATIs, which will be used in HIV prevention programs for API MSM in the future.
Here's How We're Making a Difference
Reducing Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Transgender Women of Color
Organized through PHI's Health Intervention Projects for Underserved Populations, the Mariposa Project worked to reduce substance use and sexual risk behaviors among transgender women of color in the San Francisco Bay Area. Peer health educators worked closely with 200+ participants, providing individual Motivational Enhancement Intervention sessions. In collaboration with a local substance abuse treatment program, the project also provided referral services to the participants who expressed a need to enroll in the recovery program. A preliminary evaluation showed a 70% reduction of substance use over the three months between the intake and exit assessments.
The Mariposa Project also facilitated transgender sensitivity trainings to 150 participants from 10 agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area that work with or might work with transgender clients in the future.

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Tre Thomas, Overland linebacker, verbally commits to Colorado State
Overland linebacker Tre Thomas is the latest local player to verbally commit to Colorado State, according to the Coloradoan.
"I know that I'm going to a winning team with a good winning culture and a team that's on the rise right now," Thomas told the Coloradoan.
The senior, who's 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, anchored the Trail Blazers' defense, recording 219 tackles and four sacks. He was named to The Denver Post's 2013 All-Colorado team.
"He was a true captain in every sense of the word, so we're going to miss him a lot. CSU is very lucky to have him," Overland coach Seth Replogle told the Aurora Sentinel.
Thomas becomes the sixth in-state player to verbally commit to the Rams, joining WR John Freismuth of Loveland, DB Shun Johnson of Denver South, RB Trey Smith of Douglas County and DB Marcus Wilson of Valor Christian.


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The Reign jumped out to a rare 5-0 lead, enabling them to withstand a four-goal third period by Idaho in a game with plenty of implications in the standings.
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If you search your ancestors in Pratola Serra, Campania, info about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives or at the parishes.
In towns and villages of Campania and in Avellino province registry offices were established in early 1800: it means that you could find information in Pratola Serra registrar as of that date.
So, if your ancestors were in Pratola Serra in the nineteenth or twentieth century, then you could try to contact the City Office of Pratola Serra to know more.
Before to start your genealogy research in Pratola Serra, we suggest you to read our tips for your search . They are useful to search in Campania and in Pratola Serra too.
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Pratola Serra from the Italian Unification (1861) an important info to understand how many people lived there in the past.
It could be important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Pratola Serra. As more your surname is common in Pratola Serra, as more it could be difficult to find the right info about your ancestors in Pratola Serra archives if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Avellino province are:
Albanese, Bruno, Capobianco, Capone, Carbone, Cardinale, Caruso, Cioffi, Cipriano, Colucci, Coppola, Cucciniello, De Feo, De Luca, De Maio, De Simone, De Stefano, De Vito, Di Pietro, Esposito, Famiglietti, Ferraro, Festa, Fiore, Forgione, Gallo, Grasso, Graziano, Guarino, Guerriero, Iannaccone, Iuliano, Lepore, Lo Conte, Lombardi, Luongo, Matarazzo, Napolitano, Nigro, Petrillo, Picariello, Romano, Ruggiero, Russo, Santoro, Sarno, Spagnuolo, Vitale.
Church archives in Avellino province may instead contain even older information, but they are far less accessible from abroad (and almost impossible by email). Then,parishes send information not easily.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Pratola Serra:
MARIA SANTISSIMA ADDOLORATA – Via Roma, 1
If you have the opportunity to visit Pratola Serra and Avellino province, you could plan to investigate churches' archives by yourself, but from abroad is very difficult to obtain any result unless you find a reliable local help.
For our experience is better to start to search months before your arrival: in this way you will avoid to waste time in the offices and with italian bureaucracy and you will have more free time to visit the town and surroundings on your ancestors footsteps.
Another important source of information is the "Archivio di Stato" (National archive) in Napoli.
In any case, never give up! Probably the distance from your country and Italy, some difficulties in understanding and in translation, could complicate your search but this should not discourage you.
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UNGEI Forum: Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps) in Education (2006)
Vol. 6 No. 2 September 2006
Author/Publisher: UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Language: English
Download: PDF
Volume 6, Number 2 of the UNGEI FORUM, ESAR Education Newsletter is focused on the theme of Sector wide approaches (SWAps) in Education.
Sector wide approaches have been adopted in education (and other sectors, especially health) more prevalently in Africa, especially in the Eastern and Southern Africa, than anywhere else in the world. Many countries started developing SWAps in the mid or late 1990s and many more have adopted them since. UNICEF is clearly committed to the SWAps approach and has become a very important player even if the approach is quite a challenge to us as well.


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The Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Ab Falconi as the new Director of Education for the York Catholic District School Board, effective April 1, 2018. Mr. Falconi replaces retired Director of Education, Patricia Preston, and Acting Director, Diane Murgaski.
"We are pleased and excited to welcome Mr. Falconi as our new Director of Education," said Elizabeth Crowe, Chair of the Board. "Known throughout the province as a strong advocate for publically funded Catholic education, Mr. Falconi is a collaborative and dynamic leader. The Board is very confident that his extensive background and deep commitment to student achievement and well-being will support him to foster innovation and nurture the stellar reputation of the York Catholic District School Board."
Mr. Falconi is a Catholic educator with more than 28 years of experience. He is currently a Supervisory Officer with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board and oversees the Board's Special Education Department, as well as a number of schools. Throughout his career, he has held the positions of Teacher, Vice-Principal, Principal and Superintendent of Education.
Mr. Falconi's experience spans a wide-range of disciplines including providing direct support and leadership to schools, students and parents. His extensive knowledge and skill in the area of educational technology and Special Education will assist the Board in its goal to provide innovative and diverse learning environments for all students. Mr. Falconi's previous work portfolio also includes safe schools, leadership development, labour management and accessibility. In each of his portfolios, he works tirelessly to support the faith-filled development of all students, in partnership with families and parishes.
At the provincial level, Mr. Falconi actively supports the Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officer Association as Vice-President, and has been a member of the Supervisory Officers' Mentorship Steering Committee. He currently sits on several provincial committees including ECNO (Education Computing Network of Ontario), the Institute for Educational Leadership, and the FSL Labour Market Partnership Committee.
Mr. Falconi is an active volunteer in his community, is a proud member of St. Mary's Parish in Barrie and belongs to the Knights of Columbus.
"I am humbled and honoured to have been appointed as the Director of Education for the York Catholic District School Board," said Mr. Falconi. "I look forward to serving with trustees, staff, parents, parishes and our community partners to ensure excellent faith-filled learning opportunities for all students. High student achievement is dependent on each student having a strong sense of purpose and well-being. I look forward to supporting this great work within one of the top performing School Boards in Ontario. "
The York Catholic District School Board delivers quality Catholic education to more than 54,000 students in 103 schools throughout the Regional Municipality of York.


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Letter to the House Opposing the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act
May 09, 2012
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the more than three million members of the National Education Association (NEA), we strongly urge you to VOTE NO on the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act. This bill makes the wrong choices for our nation – opting to place the burden for the nation's financial crisis squarely on the shoulders of the middle class and the poor, while failing to ask anything of those most able to contribute toward economic recovery. Votes associated with these issues may be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card for the 112th Congress.
The Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act would go far beyond the cuts agreed to on a bipartisan basis in last year's Budget Control Act. In FY 2013 it would cut overall FY 2013 discretionary spending by $19 billion and nondefense spending by $27 billion below the levels established on a bipartisan basis in the Budget Control Act (BCA). For FY 2014, it would severely slash education and other nondefense spending to levels well below not only those set in the BCA, but also far deeper than would occur under the sequester. In FY 2014, nondefense discretionary spending would be cut 19 percent below current spending – more than double the cut that would occur under sequestration.
At the same time, the proposal makes no attempt to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction. There is no attention paid to the need to close corporate tax loopholes and ensure that those most able to do so will pay their fair share. This is clearly the wrong direction for our nation.
The proposed cuts to education will hurt the neediest students, causing class sizes to rise even further, forcing elimination of more programs aimed at providing a well-rounded education, and putting more public servants in unemployment lines. Education programs have already suffered significant harmful cuts to both K-12 and higher education. The final FY 11 Continuing Resolution cut education programs (exclusive of changes to Pell grants) by an aggregate $1.25 billion with more than three dozen education programs eliminated and another four dozen cut. The FY 12 omnibus appropriations bill cut Education Department funding by another $233 million. Since FY 10, funding for over 50 education programs has been terminated, cutting over $1.2 billion.
This shortsighted policy will jeopardize our students' and our nation's future. Funding targeted to quality public schools will see the greatest return on taxpayer money and will strengthen the entire economy. When we invest in public education, lower and middle incomes grow even more than upper incomes, positively impacting businesses' bottom line as lower-income people spend their new income on consumer goods and services. In a typical state, investing two percent more in public education generates 3,900 new jobs and $92 million in new personal income. An equal tax cut generates less than half those gains — 1,500 new jobs and $41 million in new personal income. (Richard Sims, NEA Research, previously Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2011).
The reconciliation measure includes deep cuts to programs serving our nation's most vulnerable populations. We are particularly troubled by provisions that would kick 280,000 low-income children off automatic enrollment in the Free School Lunch and Breakfast Program and cause these same children, and 1.5 million other people, to lose SNAP benefits that help them afford food at home. At a time in American history when one of every five children is living in poverty, it is simply unconscionable to exacerbate the challenge so many American children and their families are facing just to survive.
NEA members know first-hand that hungry children cannot learn, and that access to an adequate and healthy diet is essential to academic success. And, in these difficult economic times, food assistance programs are even more critical for children and families:
- 2.7 million more children lived with an unemployed parent during a typical month in 2011, compared to 2007 (an increase of 71%), bringing the 2011 total to 6.5 million children;
- 3 million (47% of those living with an unemployed parent) lived, during a typical 2011 month, with a parent unemployed six months or longer;
- 8 million more additional children relied upon SNAP for food in 2011, compared to 2007, bringing the total number of children receiving SNAP to 21 million (one in four);
- 16 million children (more than one in five) currently live in poverty. (The Recession's Ongoing Impact on America's Children: Indicators of Children's Economic Well-Being Through 2011, Julia Isaacs, Brookings Institution, December 2011.)
We are also very troubled by proposed roll backs of health care protections, including provisions that would reduce the number of people covered by Medicaid (which serves one third of our nation's children) and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The proposals would result in a sharp increase in the number of uninsured Americans – 100,000 children and adults in 2013 and at least 300,000 children in 2015, according to CBO. In addition, we oppose the elimination of funding for state insurance exchanges to help uninsured people find affordable coverage. NEA members across the country see first-hand every day the importance of access to health care for children's success in school. Students simply cannot learn unless they come to school healthy. Families with access to regular medical care are more likely to keep the entire family healthy and create a better learning environment within the home.
The Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act reflects the wrong priorities for our nation. Not only does it ignore the bipartisan budget deal reached last summer, but it ignores the needs of millions of struggling middle class families and those who have fallen out of the middle class. It leaves the majority of Americans to fend for themselves, while pandering to a small percentage of wealthy individuals. This proposal runs completely counter to our values as a nation, by failing to take care of those most in need while sparing those at higher income levels. It asks our children, working families, seniors, and disabled populations to make greater sacrifices than others. We urge you to reject this ill-conceived proposal.
Kim Anderson
Director, Center for Advocacy
Mary Kusler
Director of Government Relations


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PORT ST. JOE � The host Tiger Sharks had a handle on the game in the first half, but Blountstown swiped it back in the second.
PORT ST. JOE � The host Tiger Sharks had a handle on the game in the first half, but Blountstown swiped it back in the second.
In a physical contest in which neither team managed 150 yards of total offense, Blountstown made several huge second-half plays to secure a 14-6 win in the District 2-1A opener for both teams Friday night.
�I am proud of the kids, but disappointed for them because when you play that hard you would like to win,� Port St. Joe coach Chuck Gannon said. �They have to learn to finish. We are playing some good teams early in the season and we are just not learning how to finish.
�We�re getting down in scoring position. We are creating chances. We are just not finishing. That is something we have to learn to do.�
Both defenses were outstanding, particularly the Tiger Sharks (1-2 overall) in the opening half.
With two weeks to prepare, Port St. Joe tossed schemes and formations at the Tigers (3-1 overall) they had not shown before, Blountstown coach Greg Jordan said.
Blountstown managed just 19 total yards in the first half and finished with 143, less than 100 on the ground.
�It�s a win but we sure had to earn it,� Jordan said. �They showed some things we had never seen on film and we were confused early in the game. In the end, we didn�t have many offensive yards but we made enough big plays to make the difference.
�You have to give credit to Port St. Joe. No matter how much you tell the kids how physical a Blountstown-Port St. Joe game is, they have to play it to understand.�
The Tiger Sharks, who actually outgained Blountstown by 5 yards, came up with the first key play of the game on special teams.
Dusty Richter barreled in from the right side on a fourth-down punt and managed, with help from the up blocker who Richter pushed through on his way to the punter, to block the punt.
Ramello Zaccarro scooped up the ball at the Tiger 27 and was untouched on his way to the end zone. A pass was incomplete on the extra point try and it was 6-0.
The Tigers entered Port St. Joe territory just twice in the first half, once courtesy a roughing-the-kicker penalty, and could get no closer than the Tiger Shark 37.
Port St. Joe also had two forays into enemy territory, but one ended on downs and another on a fumbled snap.
The Tiger Sharks seemed to grab momentum when Jarkeice Davis (a game-high 80 rushing yards) recovered an onside kick to start the second half.
But Port St. Joe turned it over on downs at the Tiger 38, one of four times the Tiger Sharks were in Blountstown territory in the second half, the deepest penetration the 28.
On its second possession of the half, Blountstown struck for the biggest play of the game when quarterback Hunter Jordan found Ryan Hathcox with inside position on a 32-yard post pattern for a touchdown, the extra point kick putting the Tigers ahead to stay.
They added an insurance touchdown early in the fourth quarter when on a fourth-and-goal from the 8, Hunter Jordan scrambled out trouble in the pocket and finessed his way just inside the left corner of the end zone.
The extra point made it 14-6 with 6:24 to play.
Blountstown is off next week while Port St. Joe hosts Holmes County.


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Evan Anderson leaving UW basketball
Won't return for senior season
MADISON — Wisconsin Basketball redshirt junior Evan Anderson announced Thursday he won't return to the program for his senior season.
Anderson will be honored along with Ben Brust and Zach Bohannon on Wisconsin's senior night at the Badgers' home finale Wednesday, March 5th against Purdue.
In three seasons, Anderson played in 35 games scoring 20 points, getting 10 rebounds and six assists.
"My ultimate goal was to help this team out in any way that I could," Anderson added. "No matter how small or how big of a role that would have been. I really feel like I fulfilled that part. I'm glad I was able to come here. It's really a special place to be."
Anderson, who's from Stanley, Wisconsin, will graduate in May with a degree in community and environmental sociology with a certificate in criminal justice.


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Continuous Monitoring and Security Operations New
Great course for people starting into security essentials.
Excellent material for security professionals wanting a deeper level of knowledge on how to implement security policies, procedures, and defensive mechanisms in an organization.
SEC511: Continuous Monitoring and Security Operations. We continue to underestimate the tenacity of our adversaries! Organizations are investing a significant amount of time and financial and human resources trying to combat cyber threats and prevent cyber attacks, but despite this tremendous effort organizations are still getting compromised. The traditional perimeter-focused, prevention-dominant approach to security architecture has failed to prevent intrusions. No network is impenetrable, a reality that business executives and security professionals alike have to accept. Prevention is crucial, and we can't lose sight of it as the primary goal. However, a new proactive approach to security is needed to enhance the capabilities of organizations to detect threats that will inevitably slip through their defenses.
The underlying challenge for organizations victimized by an attack is timely incident detection. Industry data suggest that most security breaches typically go undiscovered for an average of seven months. Attackers simply have to find one way into most organizations, because they know that the lack of visibility and internal security controls will then allow them to methodically carry out their mission and achieve their goals.
The Defensible Security Architecture, Network Security Monitoring (NSM)/Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM)/ Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM), taught in this course will best position your organization or Security Operations Center (SOC) to analyze threats and detect anomalies that could indicate cybercriminal behavior. The payoff for this new proactive approach would be early detection of an intrusion, or successfully thwarting the efforts of attackers altogether. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed guidelines described in NIST SP 800-137 for Continuous Monitoring (CM), and Day five (5) will greatly increase your understanding and enhance your skills in implementing Continuous Monitoring utilizing NIST framework.
SANS is uniquely qualified to offer this course. Course authors Eric Conrad (GSE #13) and Seth Misenar (GSE #28) hold the distinguished GIAC Security Expert Certification (GSE). Both are experienced, real-world, practitioners who apply the concepts and techniques they teach in this course on a daily basis. SEC511 will take you on quite a journey. We start by exploring traditional security architecture to assess its current state and the attacks against it. Next, we discuss and discover modern security design that represents a new proactive approach to such architecture that can be easily understood and defended. We then transition to how to actually build the network and endpoint security, and then carefully navigate our way through automation, NSM/CDM/CSM. For timely detection of potential intrusions, the network and systems must be proactively and continuously monitored for any changes in the security posture that might increase the likelihood that attackers will succeed.
Your SEC511 journey will conclude with one last hill to climb! The final day (Day 6) features a capture-the-flag competition that challenges you to apply the skills and techniques learned in the course to detect and defend the modern security architecture that has been designed. Course authors Eric Conrad and Seth Misenar have designed the capture-the-flag competition to be fun, engaging, comprehensive, and challenging. You will not be disappointed!
With your training journey now complete and your skills enhanced and honed, it is time to go back to work and deliver on the SANS promise that you will be able to apply what you learn in this course the day you return to the office.
You Will Be Able To:
- Analyze a security architecture for deficiencies
- Apply the principles learned in the course to design a defensible security architecture
- Understand the importance of a detection-dominant security architecture and security operations centers (SOC)
- Identify the key components of Network Security Monitoring (NSM)/Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM)/ Continuous Monitoring (CM)
- Determine appropriate security monitoring needs for organizations of all sizes
- Implement a robust Network Security Monitoring/Continuous Security Monitoring (NSM/CSM)
- Determine requisite monitoring capabilities for a SOC environment
- Determine capabilities required to support continuous monitoring of key Critical Security Controls
- Utilize tools to support implementation of Continuous Monitoring (CM) per NIST guidelines SP 800-137
While the above list briefly outlines the knowledge and skills you will learn, it barely scratches the surface of what this course has to offer. Hands-on labs throughout the course will reinforce key concepts and principles, as well as teach you how to use scripting to automate continuous monitoring. We look forward to seeing you soon!
This is a technical course and a laptop is required to perform the hands-on exercises. Also, building and establishing a SOC are outside the scope of this course.
Course Syllabus
SEC511.1: Current State Assessment, SOCs, and Security Architecture
Seth Misenar
Mon Jun 15th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
The prevention-dominant security model has failed. Given the frequency and extent of significant intrusions, this should not come as a surprise. In order to address the root of the problem, we must understand the current architecture and the design gaps that facilitate the adversary's dominance. What do we need to address to begin to make things better? Can we ever hope to win? What would winning look like? These are important questions that we must answer if we hope to substantially improve our security posture.
We begin with the end in mind, and define the key techniques and principles that will allow us to achieve that state. An effective modern SOC or Security Architecture must enable an organization's ability to rapidly find intrusions to facilitate containment and response. Both significant knowledge and a commitment to continuous monitoring are required to achieve this goal.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Day 1: Current State Assessment, SOCs, and Security Architecture
- Traditional Security Architecture
- Perimeter Focused
- Addressed Layer 3/4
- Centralized Information Systems
- Prevention-Oriented
- Device-driven
- Traditional Attack Techniques
- Modern Security Architecture Principles
- Detection-oriented
- Post-Exploitation focused
- Decentralized information systems/data
- Risk-informed
- Layer 7 Aware
- Security Operations Centers
- Network Security Monitoring
- Continuous Security Monitoring
- Modern Attack Techniques
- Adversarial Dominance
- Frameworks and Enterprise Security Architecture
- Enterprise Security Architecture
- Security Frameworks
- Security Architecture - Key Techniques/Practices
- Threat Vector Analysis
- Data Exfiltration Analysis
- Detection Dominant Design
- Zero Trust Model (Kindervag)
- Intrusion Kill Chain
- Visibility Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Lateral Movement Analysis
- Data Ingress/Egress Mapping
- Internal Segmentation
- Network Security Monitoring
- Continuous Security Monitoring
- Security Operations Center (SOC)
- Purpose of a SOC
- Key SOC roles
- Relationship to Defensible Security Architecture
SEC511.2: Network Security Architecture
Seth Misenar
Tue Jun 16th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
Understanding the problems with the current environment and realizing where we need to get is far from sufficient: we need a detailed roadmap to bridge the gap between the current and desired state. Day two introduces and details the components of our infrastructure that become part of a defensible network security architecture and SOC. We are long past the days where a perimeter firewall and ubiquitous antivirus was sufficient security. There are many pieces and moving parts that comprise a modern defensible security architecture.
In addition to discussing technologies like Next Generation Firewalls, UTM devices, Malware Detonation Devices, SIMs, DLP, and Honeypots that may not be found in all organizations, we will focus on repurposing traditional devices such as layer 3/4 firewalls, routers, switches, and NIDS. The goal of this course is not to give you a long list of items to add to the next year's budget, so we will focus on maximizing the capabilities of your current information security architecture, while pointing out new technologies that may offer a compelling return on investment (ROI).
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Day 2: SOCs and Defensible Network Security Architecture
- SOCs/Security Architecture - Key Infrastructure Devices
- Traditional and Next Generation Firewalls, and NIPS
- Web Application Firewall
- Malware Detonation Devices
- HTTP Proxies, Web Content Filtering, and SSL Decryption
- SIMs, NIDS, Packet Captures, and DLP
- Honeypots/Honeynets
- Network Infrastructure - Routers, Switches, DHCP, DNS
- Mobile Devices and Wireless Access Points
- Threat Intelligence
- Segmented Internal Networks
- Routers
- Internal SI Firewalls
- VLANs
- Detecting the Pivot
- Defensible Network Security Architecture Principles Applied
- Internal Segmentation
- Threat Vector Analysis
- Data Exfiltration Analysis
- Detection Dominant Design
- Zero Trust Model (Kindervag)
- Intrusion Kill Chain
- Visibility Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Lateral Movement Analysis
- Data Ingress/Egress Mapping
SEC511.3: Network Security Monitoring
Seth Misenar
Wed Jun 17th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
Designing a SOC or security architecture that enhances visibility and detective capabilities represents a paradigm shift for most organizations. However, the design is simply the beginning. The most important element of a modern security architecture is the emphasis on detection. The network security architecture presented in days one and two emphasized baking visibility and detective capabilities into the design. Now we must figure out how to look at the data and continuously monitor the enterprise for evidence of compromise or changes that increase the likelihood of compromise.
We must first understand the approach and goals of monitoring and define a methodology for analysis. Key terms such as Network Security Monitoring (NSM), Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), and Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM) can cause confusion, and we will make sure these terms are understood, enabling the security professional to guide an organization in the best practices. Speaking of best practices: we will emphasize the continuous monitoring of the Critical Security Controls.
Then we will describe enabling continuous monitoring by developing a model for employing robust Network Security Monitoring (NSM). NSM will allow an organization to deal with and make sense of data that will rapidly allow for the detection of potential intrusions or unauthorized actions.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Continuous Monitoring Overview
- Defined
- Network Security Monitoring (NSM)
- Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM)
- Continuous Monitoring and the 20 Critical Security Controls
Network Security Monitoring (NSM)
- Evolution of NSM
- The NSM Toolbox
- NIDS Design
- Analysis Methodology
- Understanding Data Sources
- Full Packet Capture
- Extracted Data
- String Data
- Flow Data
- Transaction Data
- Statistical Data
- Alert Data
- Tagged Data
- Correlated Data
- Practical NSM Issues
- Cornerstone NSM
- Service-Side and Client-Side Exploits
- Identifying High-entropy Strings
- Tracking EXE Transfers
- Identifying Command and Control (C2) Traffic
- Tracking User Agents
- C2 via HTTPS
- Tracking Encryption Certificates
SEC511.4: Endpoint Security Architecture
Seth Misenar
Thu Jun 18th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
One of the hallmarks of modern attacks is an emphasis on client-side exploitation. The days of breaking into networks via direct frontal assaults on unpatched mail, web, or DNS servers are largely behind us. We must focus on mitigating the risk of compromise of clients. Day four details ways in which endpoint systems can be both more resilient to attack and also enhance detective capabilities.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Day 4: SOCs and Defensible Endpoint Security Architecture
- Security Architecture - Endpoint Protection
- Anti-malware
- Host-based Firewall, Host-based IDS/IPS
- Application Whitelisting, Application Virtualization
- Privileged Accounts, Authentication, Monitoring, and UAC
- Whole Disk Encryption
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Browser Security
- Dangerous Endpoint Applications
- Java
- Adobe Reader
- Flash
- Microsoft Office
- Browsers
- Patching
- Process
- To Test or Not to Test
- Microsoft
- 3rd Party
SEC511.5: Automation and Continuous Security Monitoring
Seth Misenar
Fri Jun 19th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
Network Security Monitoring (NSM) is the beginning: we need to not only detect active intrusions and unauthorized actions, but also know when our systems, networks, and applications are at an increased likelihood for compromise. A strong way to achieve this is through Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM) or Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM). Rather than waiting for the results of a quarterly scan or an annual penetration test to determine what needs to be addressed, continuous monitoring insists on proactively and repeatedly assessing and reassessing the current security posture for potential weaknesses that need be addressed.
The volume of data that must continuously be sought and mined is vast: the goal of continuous monitoring would be out of reach without scripting and automation. Naturally, there are vendors and tools to scratch this itch, but they will be incomplete and require their own care, feeding, and monitoring. Day five describes how to perform continuous monitoring with simple tools and scripts.
Knowing how to script and automate is pointless unless you know what data should be captured and analyzed on a continuous basis. Again leaning on the Critical Security Controls, we will determine high value targets for continuous monitoring in an enterprise.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Continuous Security Monitoring
- Overview
- Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM) vs. Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) vs. Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM)
- Cyberscope and SCAP
- Industry Best Practices
- Continuous Monitoring and the 20 Critical Security Controls
- Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Strategies to Mitigate Targeted Cyber Intrusions
- Winning CSM Techniques
- Maintaining Situational Awareness
- Host, Port and Service Discovery
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Monitoring Patching
- Monitoring Applications
- Monitoring Service Logs
- Detecting Malware via DNS logs
- Monitoring Change to Devices and Appliances
- Leveraging Proxy and Firewall Data
- Configuring Centralized Windows Event Log Collection
- Monitoring Critical Windows Events
- Hands on: Detecting Malware via Windows Event Logs
- Scripting and Automation
- Importance of Automation
- PowerShell
- Hands-on: Detecting Malicious Registry Run Keys with PowerShell
SEC511.6: Capstone: Design, Detect, Defend
Seth Misenar
Sat Jun 20th, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
The course culminates in a team-based design, detect, and defend the flag competition. Powered by NetWars, day six provides a full day of hands-on work applying the principles taught throughout the week.
Your team will progress through multiple levels and missions designed to ensure mastery of the modern cyber defense techniques promoted all week long. From security architecture, network security monitoring, endpoint security, and continuous monitoring, this challenging exercise will reinforce key principles in a fun, hands-on, team-based challenge.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Day 6: Capstone - Design/Detect/Defend
- Security Architecture
- Assess provided architecture
- Continuous Security Monitoring
- Using tools/scripts assess the initial state
- Quickly/Thoroughly find all changes made
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|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
|Tue Jun 16th, 2015
|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
|Wed Jun 17th, 2015
|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
|Thu Jun 18th, 2015
|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
|Fri Jun 19th, 2015
|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
|Sat Jun 20th, 2015
|9:00 AM - 12:15 PM US Eastern
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM US Eastern
|Seth Misenar
Additional Information
Laptop Required
A properly configured system is required for each student participating in this course. Before coming to class, carefully read and follow these instructions exactly.
You can use any 64-bit version of Windows, MAC OSX, or Linux as your core operating system that also can install and run VMware virtualization products. You also must have 8 GB of RAM or higher for the VM to function properly in the class.
It is critical that your CPU and operating system support 64-bit so that our 64-bit guest virtual machine will run on your laptop.
In addition to having 64-bit capable hardware, AMD-V, Intel VT-x, or the equivalent must be enabled in BIOS/UEFI.
Please download and install VMware Workstation 11, VMware Fusion 7, or VMware Player 7 or higher versions on your system prior to class beginning. If you do not own a licensed copy of VMware Workstation or Fusion, you can download a free 30-day trial copy from VMware. VMware will send you a time-limited serial number if you register for the trial at their Web site.
- CPU: 64-bit 2.0+ GHz processor or higher-based system is mandatory for this class (Important - Please Read: a 64-bit system processor is mandatory)
- BIOS/UEFI: VT-x, AMD-V, or the equivalent must be enabled in the BIOS/UEFI
- RAM: 8 GB (Gigabytes) of RAM or higher is mandatory for this class (Important - Please Read: 8 GB of RAM or higher is mandatory)
- Wired Ethernet port (or adapter)
- Wireless Ethernet 802.11 B/G/N/AC
- USB 3.0 Ports Highly Recommended
- Disk: 25 Gigabytes of free disk space
- VMware Workstation 11, Player 7, or Fusion 7 (or newer)
- A Linux and Windows 8.1 Virtual machine will be provided in class
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who Should Attend
- Security Architects
- Senior Security Engineers
- Technical Security Managers
- SOC Analysts
- SOC Engineers
- SOC Managers
- CND Analysts
- Individuals working to implement Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), Continuous Security Monitoring (CSM), or Network Security Monitoring (NSM)
Basic understanding of network protocols and devices. Experience with Linux and Windows from the command line.
Hands-on Training
- Discovering indictors of adversary persistence
- Identifying evidence of post-exploitation pivoting
- Automating/Scripting Continuous Monitoring
- Snort for Exfiltration
- Data Leakage Detection
- Autoruns
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- Wireshark
- NetworkMiner
- Bro
- Kansa
- Sysmon
- ModSecurity
- Data Breach Detection with Honeytokens
- Log and Event Correlation
- Automating Port Scanning
- Automating Host Discovery
- Automating Service Detection
- Final Capstone: Design, Detect, and Defend the Flag. Powered by NetWars
What To Take Next?
Courses that lead-in
- 401: Security Essentials
- 501: Advanced Security Essentials
- 502: Perimeter Protection
- 503: Intrusion Detection
- 504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
- 566: Implementing and Auditing the Twenty Critical Security Controls
Courses that are good follow-ups
Author Statement
We are just beginning to accept that every organization can and will be breached. Perimeter-focused preventive security controls have failed. Attackers simply have to find one way into most organizations, and then the lack of internal security controls allows adversaries to take their time to achieve the goal.
This course assesses the current state of security architecture and continuous monitoring, and provides a new approach to security architecture that can be easily understood and defended. What I love most about this course is that when students walk out they have a list of action items in hand for making their organization one of the most effective vehicles for frustrating adversaries. Students are able to assess deficiencies in their own organizations security architectures and effect meaningful changes that are continuously monitored for deviations from their expected security posture. - Eric Conrad and Seth Misenar
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In today's online multiplayer shooter edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter WhoKnew? lists the tweaks he believes will lead to more people playing Battlefield 3 than Modern Warfare 3 this fall.
Dear EA / DICE,
While the internet is filled with Battlefield 3 vs. Modern Warfare 3 propaganda that pretty much defines fanyboyism at its best, there is really only one issue that needs to be addressed by you guys.
No, it's not frame rates, or engines, or multiplayer details.
Let's talk lobbies. We need to get this right. The one big, over looked advantage that the Call of Duty franchise has is the seamless lobby system. There needs to be a better lobby system in Battlefield 3 then there was in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Everyone needs to be able to talk to everyone between matches. This is just a must. Trash talking is part of the appeal of playing a multiplayer game (when keeping it classy). To not be able to taunt or trash talk your opponents between rounds, is rather boring.
Everyone on your team needs to be able to communicate during matches. Not just whoever is in your four-man squad. Let's face it, I have a ton of friends I want to be able to talk to during my matches, not just three. This is almost a deal breaker to anyone who loves online play with a bunch of friends. It is also why the majority still flock to the Call of Duty series.
There needs to be a kill/death screen at the end of a round. I know the franchise is not big into focusing on kill/death ratios but there needs to be one. It doesn't have to be the main screen but please let us scroll to a screen where we can see this data. In a world where, let's face it, everyone (well, majority) is obsessed with kill/death, it needs to be there.
Please listen and I guarantee your player numbers will not only meet but exceed that of your rival franchise.
Thanks for listening.
WhoKnew? :P
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Dictionary implementation very heavily optimized for keys and values that are of value types (because they are unboxed) Microsoft employees like Eric Lippert continue to claim that the important thing about value types is their pass-by-value semantics and not the performance characteristics that stem from their unboxed internal representation. Eric seems to have been proven wrong: more .NET developers seem to care about unboxing than pass-by-value. Indeed, most structs are immutable and, therefore, referentially transparent so there is no semantic difference between pass-by-value and pass-by-reference. Performance is visible and structs can offer massive performance improvements. The performance of structs even saved Stack Overflow and structs are used to avoid GC latency in commercial software like Rapid Addition's!
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Are functional languages inherently slow?
16 comments:
- Daniel Robinson said...
Great article. Thanks! Is it possible to achieve the performance of imperative languages through compiler optimizations? The chief benefit of functional programming is declarativeness. It seems compiler techniques such as TCL could be extended to transform even more code into imperative constructs, yielding the best of both worlds.
- 6 June 2012 at 13:01
- Tezka said...
+1 on a nice post. I really agree with you, MLTon is a gem with lots of nice features. I really wish it sees a revival of interest.
- 23 June 2012 at 15:06
- Jon Harrop said...
> Is it possible to achieve the performance of imperative languages through compiler optimizations?
In theory, compilers of purely functional languages could spot when a collection does not require persistence and swap it for a more efficient imperative collection (e.g. replace a hash trie with a hash table). In practice, that would be too unpredictable to be useful and the replacement might not always be faster.
Linear types could be used to convey to the compiler that there is only ever one reference to a value and, therefore, it can be modified in-place. Less declarative but more predictable.
In practice, I'm not sure the benefits outweight the costs...
- 24 June 2012 at 10:31
- Jules said...
Stalin Scheme is also worth mentioning. It is really fast but unfortunately quite old by now, and the ideas are largely undocumented except in code.
- 26 June 2012 at 06:34
- Ananth Balasubramaniam said...
Excellent article. It looks like functional languages on .NET/Mono like F# or Nemerle would straddle the best of both worlds. IMO, Mono is a great candidate to add features and try out stuff on because of it's open-source nature and overall solid code.
- 25 July 2012 at 09:16
- Lawson English said...
As I understand it (corrections welcome) method temp variables in Squeak Smalltalk are stack based also rather than heap-based objects.
- 26 July 2012 at 10:41
- Paul McJones said...
You start off strong, "If you have a benchmark comparing C with a functional language then it is almost certainly an extremely simple program." but then switch to a bunch of "what-ifs" -- supposedly better garbage collectors, unboxing algorithms, and approaches to data structures. To be realistic, you should admit that today's operating systems, database managers, scripting languages, desktop applications, etc., are written in C or C++. Here's a nice summary table: The Programming Languages Beacon. Can you give a similar list of applications written in a functional language?
- 26 July 2012 at 18:55
- simplemath said...
.NET garbage collector was primary written in Lisp and then autorewritten to C.
- 27 July 2012 at 02:16
- Paul Stadig said...
Excellent read. I enjoyed your perspective, and agreed with many of your points.
A couple of nits:
"...and the resulting collections are still substantially slower to read than their imperative equivalents."
This is not true for Clojure's persistent vectors. Clojure's persistent vectors are constant time accessible, and cache friendly. One of the goals in the design of the persistent data structures was to be competitive with mutable arrays by maintaining the O(1) access time. They do this, and also add a O(1) conj operation to insert at the end.
"However, few practical applications benefit from persistence in practice so this is often not advantageous."
This statement might be true on the face of it...I'm not sure. In the case of Clojure, it combines persistent data structures with a paradigm for managing state, which include reference types, and a heavily trafficked idea of snapshot reads (made possible and efficient with persistent data structures). I know other languages like ML have reference types, but I don't know ML enough to know whether it has such a pervasive and consistent paradigm for managing state. I find Clojure and its persistent data structures to be very practical, and we have used it to build large distributed systems.
- 27 July 2012 at 06:03
- Louis Wasserman said...
Modern array computations with Haskell are really impressively fast, largely because the authors of modern Haskell array libraries have developed optimization techniques that allow code written with traditional functional idioms (map, filter, scan, etc.) to get compiled down to much more C-like code that does almost no intermediate allocation.
The technique is really impressive, not least because it only exploits "traditional" Haskell optimizations not specialized for array computations at all. And once it hooks into the new LLVM backend for GHC, it's _damn_ impressive. (http://donsbot.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/smoking-fast-haskell-code-using-ghcs-new-llvm-codegen/ has some details, but that was in early 2010.)
- 27 July 2012 at 09:11
- Klapaucius said...
>probably under 1s on a modern machine!
No, not really:
Core i7 860
Klapaucius@CORE /cygdrive/d/tests
$ time mlton.bat
MLton 20100608 (built Fri Jun 11 12:02:32 GMT 2010 on APPLE)
real 0m0.070s
user 0m0.000s
sys 0m0.015s
Klapaucius@CORE /cygdrive/d/tests
$ cat hello.sml
print "hello";
Klapaucius@CORE /cygdrive/d/tests
$ time mlton.bat hello.sml
real 0m2.972s
user 0m0.015s
sys 0m0.000s
- 28 July 2012 at 06:07
- jackfoxy said...
This is a very timely article for my understanding, since I recently began a project to measure data structure performance in F#.
- 18 August 2012 at 10:17
- foobie42 said...
Regarding pass-by-value stuff in .NET - when creating a generic function, make sure to include then "when 'a : struct" constraint. Else boxing ensues.
-yet another Common Lisp hacker
- 26 August 2012 at 00:29
- foobie42 said...
One more thing, Toady. You were right. Static typing is good.
BTW, I'm writing a ML-inspired language that allows for failing occurs check and even circular type itself. There's no shameless-plug here, though.
But also Kenny was/is right. Did you have (positive/negative0 experience with dataflow? I once implemented a dataflow widget toolkit on top of XNA with F#. Can you cover dataflow too? It seems aligned with functional programming where side effects can be greatly abstracted away.
- 26 August 2012 at 00:48
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- 11 December 2012 at 09:27
- YouLoseBellyFat said...
A huge code site on Csharp Codings
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No action was taken against Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed last week in a shootout with police, however. The FBI had already interviewed him at Russia's request, and it had found no ties to terrorism, the officials said.
Those new details about the close eye the U.S. government was keeping on the older of the two ethnic Chechen brothers accused in the deadly bombing come just as federal investigators question his younger brother, Dzhokhar, 19, in his Boston hospital room, where he was charged Monday with terrorist crimes.
With the revelation of intelligence agencies' awareness of Tsarnaev came calls Wednesday from Republican Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte for congressional hearings to probe whether officials could have prevented the Boston Marathon attacks.
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Intelligence agencies were first alerted to the elder Tsarnaev brother in 2011, when Russia said it had reason to believe he was becoming a radical. Russia asked the U.S. for information about him twice that year — once early in the year from the FBI and then also in September from the CIA, according to the officials.
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The head of the House Homeland Security Committee, Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, said Wednesday that Tsarnaev had also turned up on another terror database, the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment — a list of almost a half-million names.
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Tamerlan's younger brother and fellow accused bomber Dzhokhar has told investigators that they were motivated by Islamic religious fervor and bombed the Boston Marathon in response to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to NBC News.
He said that the two acted alone, using bomb recipes they found online, and had no links to terrorist groups.
But the new disclosures about what the U.S. government knew of his older brother come as federal investigators try to piece together whether Tsarnaev, who had a U.S. green card, may have become radicalized during his six-month trip to Russia.
Those disclosures are also significant because officials have said the U.S. intelligence community had no information leading up to the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others.
That the name of one of the alleged bombers was in a terrorism database for two years months before the attack was expected to drive congressional inquiries about whether the U.S. government adequately investigated tips from Russia that Tsarnaev posed a security threat.
Such inquiries could begin Thursday, when officials from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will appear at a regularly scheduled hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Sens. McCain and Ayotte wrote the committee chairman, Sen. Thomas Carper, a letter Thursday asking him to investigate whether government agencies properly shared information — and if they didn't, whether properly sharing it could have alerted authorities to danger posed by Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
"We are requesting that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hold a hearing as soon as possible to investigate whether our intelligence officials had information that could have prevented these attacks," they wrote.
The Democratic ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, also pressed for answers on Tsarnaev's associations during his six months in Russia.
"I think it's important that we continue to do more in Russia, to find out when the older brother went to Russia, who did he contact? Was he radicalized there? We need more information from that," he said.


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Happy February! Best wishes for African American History Month and for Valentine's Day
Welcome to French Connections!
Since Oct 2000, French Connections has been bringing you an eclectic variety of fabrics, antiques, table linens, art, and crafts from France, Mexico, and about 20 African countries. We're proud supporters of sustainable, ethically-traded products of the highest quality, directly sourced from artists, small manufacturers, and personal contacts from around the globe. Whether you shop online or in our Pittsboro, NC store, we promise to do our best to answer your questions and satisfy your needs.
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Bayou Abstract Framed Art
Product Code: RD5055999238380
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If you have received your goods and you have changed your mind. Under the distance selling regulations, you have the right to cancel an order up to 14 days after the day of receiving your goods. The cost of returning the goods is at the expense of the customer. You are not entitled to the 14 day cooling off period if the item has been personalised or custom made for you. You are under obligation as a duty of care to ensure the item(s) are returned in their original packaging, to eliminate damage to the items during transit, and to also verify it is the product you recieved. You have a further 14 days to actually send the item(s) back. Once the goods are back at our local warehouse and have been inspected for damage, misuse and/or incorrect fittings such as light fittings, we will confirm the refund amount due by e-mail and make the repayment within 30 calendar days. Please note for card refunds it can take up to 7 days from the date that we process the repayment for your account provider to re-credit you with the amount due.
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-Clean, Condense, and Organize our Loading Dock and Storage Areas
-Follow Proper Safety Standards
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-Vision Insurance
-Life Insurance
-401(k) with 4% Match
-Paid Time Off
-Discounts at Trig's, Tula's Cafes, Trig's Ace Hardware, and Trig's Village Market
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In addition to our Guests of Honor, Mistress of Ceremonies, and Special Guest we have a great lineup of other guests. This list will be updated as more guests are confirmed.
In addition to our Guests of Honor, Mistress of Ceremonies, and Special Guest we have a great lineup of other guests. This list will be updated as more guests are confirmed.
===Les Johnson===
===Les Johnson===
The final Con†Stellation is over 🙁
😀↪ But, join us for Not-A-Con 2019!! ↩😀
😀↪ Which will be 18–19 October ↩😀
We will be transforming the Con†Stellation pages into a history site
Please bear with us as that transition will take some time
Con†Stellation XXXV: Horologium (The Clock)
13–15 October 2017——Huntsville, Alabama
|GoH: Mary Robinette Kowal
|Artist GoH: David O. Miller
|MC: Toni Weisskopf
David B. Coe is a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award, given by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for the best book or series by a new fantasy author. His works include the LonTobyn Chronicle trilogy, five books in his Winds of the Forelands series, the Blood of the Southlands series (currently at 3 volumes), and various short fiction. His most recent releases are The Dark-Eyes' War (book 3 of Blood of the Southlands) and Robin Hood (a novelization of the movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett).
You can learn more about David at his website—www.DavidBCoe.com—as well as several other venues including his Facebook page, a WordPress blog, and a LiveJournal blog. As a bonus, if you visit his website you'll find sample chapters from many of his novels.
Melissa Gay describes her artistic interests as covering "Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming, Horror, and Speculative Fiction of All Stripes." Even a brief perusal of her work finds all of that and more, including some remarkably detailed botanical illustrations and darling children's art. Melissa has a BA in Studio Art from the University of the South (aka Sewanee) but claims that as a "very slow learner…all my illustration skills were absorbed on the job as I have gone along." Perhaps so, but however her skills developed we're happy for it. Her work has been featured by many companies (including Apex Press, DOJ/Hero Games, Evil Hat, Frontiers Nashville, Llewellyn Worldwide, Minigame Magazine, Mythopoeic Press, Phage Press, Rising Image Productions, and Third Eye Games) and snapped up by many private collectors.
You may be as likely to find Melissa in Gaming at Con†Stellation as in the Art Show. She says she's shy but loves to talk to people and welcomes your approach—whether it's to talk about art or reading or life in general, or to join her at the gaming table. You can find out more about Melissa at her website—MelissaGay.com—which includes a blog and plenty of examples of her work. You can see more of her work in various places around the web including The Dresden Files RPG website and Epilogue.
The Moon Princesses—Julie Wall, Toni Weisskopf, & Linda Zielke—have been friends for mumbledy-mumble years and are renowned in fandom(←What's That?) for the parties they throw at conventions plus a general level of welcome frivolity. Of course, each of them is also accomplished in fandom in her own right. Individually and collectively they've worked on more conventions, published more fanzines, and generally engaged in more fanac(←What's That?) than you can shake a stick at. One of the three is also known for major achievements on the pro side of the fence (Hint: she goes by T.K.F. Weisskopf over there), having risen to be publisher of Baen Books several years ago.
But we've invited the trio as this year's Fan Guests of Honor in large part because they had the nutty idea to throw together a bid to bring the 50th DeepSouthCon(←What's That?) to Huntsville and to provide the bulk of the committee from across the southeast rather than asking Huntsvillians to fill all the key roles. That means we have a con to go to right here in town that we don't need to run. Cool. Sounds worth honoring to us!
Stephanie Osborn is a former payload flight controller, a veteran of over twenty years of working in the civilian space program as well as various military space defense programs. Stephanie is retired from space work and has moved on to be a heck of a writer. She sometimes clams she's still fairly new at this "author stuff," but if so you wouldn't know about it by looking at the body of her work. Her website—www.Stephanie-Osborn.com—lists over a dozen novels (some co-authored with Travis S. Taylor or Darrell Bain) and a small handful of anthology appearances. Stephanie was such a big hit as our Mistress of Ceremonies at Con†Stellation XXX in 2011 that we've asked her to do it again :-)
In addition to her website, you can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, or any of several other social sites listed on her links page.
D.B. Jackson (the new pen name of an established, award-winning author) specializes in historical fantasy. D.B. is the author of Thieftaker Chronicles, just out from Tor Books in July 2012. TC—the first book in the new series Thieftaker—is an urban fantasy set in pre-Revolutionary Boston. The second book in the series, Thieves' Quarry, is currently scheduled for 2013. You can see sample chapters from both books on D.B.'s website—www.dbjackson-author.com—or you can sample his work in the short story "The Tavern Fire," which appears in the 2011 anthology After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar, Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray, eds. After Hours is a DAW book and includes fifteen tales of fantasy, history, and intrigue.
In addition to his website, you can check out DB's Facebook page, follow him on Twitter, or read his blog. Sharp-eyed observers may notice a strong resemblance between D.B. and another Con†Stellation guest.
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In addition to our Guests of Honor, Mistress of Ceremonies, and Special Guest we have a great lineup of other guests. This list will be updated as more guests are confirmed.
Les Johnson describes himself as a NASA physicist, manager, author, husband, and father—though probably not in that order. At NASA, he is the Deputy Manager for the Advanced Concepts Office of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville AL. He uses what he calls his spare time to write (popular science books/articles and now science fiction), read (science fiction), and fulfill both the roles of husband and that of father to his two children.
Les's first foray into writing science fiction is Back to the Moon—written with Travis S. Taylor—the story of (not surprisingly) mankind's return to that body after decades of absence. He's alwo the co-author (with Gregory Matloff and C Bangs) of the non-fiction Paradise Regained: The Regreening of Earth. You can learn lots more about Les at lesjohnsonauthor.com or you can check his Facebook page and his Linkedin page.
For the longest time, Joe Dickerson believed that he had been hatched by aliens and released in the woods in southern Illinois only to be found and raised by some of the local, back-water folk. Sadly, that was not the case, but such thoughts did make his errant childhood much more interesting, and might explain some of the finer points of his personality. At an early age, he discovered speculative fiction and soon preferred to engross himself in the works of Lovecraft, Herbert, McCammon, and other such literary greats than to interact with the rest of the outside world. Early in 2004, Joe, frustrated with the low number of speculative fiction markets available, founded the online speculative fiction magazine Aberrant Dreams, where Joe currently operates as managing editor and editor-in-chief. No one, not even Joe, can predict the direction Aberrant Dreams will take in the next few years, but he can guarantee the ride will be entertaining, to say the least. He invites you to make the journey with him. You can find out more at the Aberrant Dreams publishing website.
Referred to as the "Gothic Rachael Ray," Rachael Hill grew tired of collecting scar tissue and broken bones and decided to try her hand at cooking. With her devilishly twisted sense of humor, Rachael has crafted recipes of such temptation that one's very soul may be in jeopardy from tasting. Her cookbook, Cuisine from Beyond, was released in 2012 and showcases many of her original diabolical dishes. However, her creativity could not be quelled by her skills in the kitchen. She has also risen as a self taught photographer, specializing in many photographic genres, notably, live concert photography, which has afforded her the chance to contribute to the horror novel All the Darkness in the World by Andy Deane. Early in 2011, Rachael joined the Aberrant Dreams team where her contributions (and cooking skills) could be put to good use.
You can take a little peek inside Rachael's mind—if you dare—by taking a look at her blog.
J.F. Lewis is the author of the Void City series published by Pocket Books. His first book, Staked, resulted in his excommunication, but he assures us he doesn't bite nor does his head spin around… though he wouldn't put it past his characters to do such things. Jeremy thinks it's pretty darn cool that his works have been translated into Italian and French. An avid reader, J also enjoys sushi, popcorn, lukewarm sodas, and old black and white movies. His two favorite activities are reading comics to his kids and typing into the wee hours of the morning. Fortunately, like the protagonist of his Void City novels, he needs very little sleep.
J is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, where he volunteers as editor for their Pressbook pages. He is also a Codexian and a member of the League of Reluctant Adults. You can Like J on Facebook or follow him on Twitter. You can also find free fiction set in the Void City universe on his website.
Cats. Science Fiction. Renaissance Festivals. Irish drinking songs. Nowhere else but from the bizarre imagination of Marc Gunn would those four elements be so neatly integrated. Nicknamed "The Celtfather," Gunn is a champion of the Celtic MP3. He say he's given away over 10,000,000 MP3s since he began his Celtic music career in 1999. He allows fans to download and share his most-popular songs straight from his website for free.
Gunn is an award-winning acoustic folk musician rooted in the American Celtic song tradition—Celtic music, the Traditional and the Twisted. His musical instrument of choice—the autoharp—continues to surprise musical veterans and fans a like for it's unique sound and spirited energy.
His latest album combines drinking songs and fantasy music. Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits is a Lord of the Rings-inspired album highlighting the hobbits' love of eating, drinking and song.
You can find out more about Marc at his website, friend him on Facebook, give him feedback at his blog, or check him out on YouTube.
L.R. Barrett-Durham considers herself a Jane Of All Trades. Her first novel, Never Trust a Sorcerer, is an epic fantasy self-published in September 2011. While working on the second book in her "Trust Series," Always Trust Your Honor, she met E.G. Glover who quickly became her co-author on a paranormal romance series. Together they finished the first volume, Fear the Beast Within, in just thirty-seven days; it came out just one day apart from Always Trust Your Honor. The second book of the "Fear Series," Fear the Thirst Within, was published in May 2012.
L.R. is a native of North Alabama and not only an author, but a freelance artist in several media. She illustrated the cover of each of her four books; designs jewelry taken right from the pages of those books; and makes fantasy stained glass dragons, gargoyles, and custom pieces.
You can find out more about Ms Barrett-Durham at the joint website she has with Mr. Glover or Like them on their Facebook page
E.G. Glover's first novel, Fear the Beast Within, was published in January 2012 so he considers himself quite new to "the novel-writing scene." E.G. says he flirted with shorter fiction in high school—writing poems and short stories—but it wasn't until recently that his dream of writing a novel became a reality. Four short months later, he and co-author L.R. Barrett-Durham had two novels in print, when book two, Fear the Thirst Within, appeared.
An Alabama native, one of his hopes with the "Fear Series" is to prove that a romantic story can be told with a male's point of view entwined and still hold its romanticism.
You can find out more about Mr. Glover at the joint website he has with Ms Barrett-Durham or Like them on their Facebook page
Info on Cat Faber coming soon.


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Through presentations, small-group exercises, and discussion, you will gain a practical understanding of what it takes to be a leader on a college or university campus—both the challenges and the rewards. Examine the unique roles, skills, and relationships needed to lead as higher education faces and deals with the most challenging period in 50 years.
The program is designed for women who aspire to become senior leaders in higher education. Current responsibilities should include administrative functions that regularly require decision making that affects departmental operations and involves other important relationships on campus.
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The Newport Multistory Car Park is a multistory parking lot featured in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Located in Newport, Staunton, Liberty City (directly south of the entrance to the Staunton Island Safehouse) the car park is designed in a five-floor split level configuration, two of its highest floors being open air. A ramp at the southwest corner of the highest level is provided as easy access for the player to drive off the top of a building, with a Unique Stunt Jump from the ramp available in GTA III.
In addition to its architectural design, the car park boasts an array of different spawned vehicles that can be stolen at leisure. This is very useful when finding vehicles for the first few cars in the Import/Export garage missions in GTA III or the Love Media car collection in GTA Liberty City Stories. It is also a good place to earn money; when Taxis spawn inside, the player can enter one, gaining $12. Repeat until all Taxis in the garage have been entered.
The garage was also the place where the Yakuza Waka-Gashira, Kenji Kasen was killed by Claude who was disguised as a Colombian Cartel assassin in a Cartel Cruiser. Claude did this from the orders of Donald Love in order to buy newer property at a low price.
In GTA III, the side mission Multistorey Mayhem can be started by parking a Stallion in front of this car park and exiting and reentering the car.
- Sentinel
- Moonbeam
- Kuruma
- Idaho
- Esperanto
- Manana
- Landstalker
- Taxi
- Rumpo
- Blista
- Stallion
- Infernus
- Banshee
- Exclusively in GTA Liberty City Stories