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Lifting large bins of grapes onto a van all day was taking a toll on my humor, despite the fact the van driver was a very lovely woman for whom I was falling hard. She was drop-dead gorgeous, witty and urbane, and I was naive, smitten and achingly untested in the ways of the world.
At times, being clueless can have advantages: one thinks anything is possible, that perhaps with hard work and perseverance, goals can be achieved. Anyone with any sense could see that I was hopelessly out of my league, but working those vineyard bins on that hot October day, in 1968, remains forever in my heart and thoughts. I was trying to impress my boss, my fellow co-workers and above all, Helene. They would have to drag my dead ass out of those vineyards before I would slow down or quit.
As we bumped along the end rows of the vineyards, Helene began to tell me a little about herself. It all happened quite innocently as I began to complain about the overfilling of the bins for the 10th time that afternoon. She stopped the van under a giant fig tree and turned off the engine. Wiping dirt from her brow, she turned to me and said, without any anger but with great conviction, that I had no idea how "lucky" I had it. I could, she said, "go home" any time I wanted; there was nothing keeping me in France or in the vineyards.
Helene was getting very emotional. I could see tears welling in her eyes and I wondered what all this was about. I began to tell her about my work-study program and she gently brushed that away with one hand while wiping her eyes with the tail of her shirt with the other hand. I just sat in the van watching her quietly weep with absolutely no idea of what to do or where she was coming from. Tears were making tracks down her cheeks as she sat there, transfixed in sorrow. It remains one of the most poignant moments of my young life.
After some time, she started the engine and we went on in silence. I lifted bins and shoved them into the van while she stared straight ahead and wiped her eyes from time to time.
After some time, she began to tell me her story. She was Czechoslovakian. She had come to France with a small group of fellow students for a cultural art exchange several years ago. Secretly, her parents had urged her to "not return" but to stay in the West as long as she could. Helene had taken the courageous decision to walk away from the group and ask for asylum.
Then, in August, the Soviets had come back to Czechoslovakia and she was very afraid to return home. Yes, I had no idea how lucky I was.
After a while, things got back to normal, and she patted my arm with a nod and a smile. I tried to reassure her that things would be all right, but, of course, I had no idea what I was talking about. They might have been heartfelt, but my assurances rang hollow in light of what was happening in the Eastern Bloc.
Not an hour later, we would find ourselves in an emergency clinic.
Lorn Razzano is former owner of the Wine Cellar in Ashland and still works there parttime. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com. To see previous columns on his adventures as a wine intern in France, visit www.dailytidings.com/razzano.
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Lifting large bins of grapes onto a van all day was taking a toll on my humor, despite the fact the van driver was a very lovely woman for whom I was falling hard. She was drop-dead gorgeous, witty and urbane, and I was naive, smitten and achingly untested in the ways of the world.


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The latest chart tracking Baltimore-area gasoline prices looks a bit like a sandwich cut in half diagonally, so steep is the decline. A gallon of unleaded has fallen about 28 cents per gallon (nearly 8 percent) since mid-October and is expected to fall further — despite the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the busiest travel times of the year.
That's substantial, but it's also little noticed by most Marylanders. Economists aren't forecasting a sudden upswing in the job market. Retailers aren't bracing for a record holiday rush because of all those petro-dollars now lining consumer pockets. Nor are they dropping prices because of suddenly lower shipping costs.
The point is that energy prices have become a bit elastic, and we adapt to these fluctuations. Five, 10, 15 or even 20 cents one way or the other is not a crisis. Investments in conservation and energy alternatives along with increased domestic oil and gas production have not only helped stabilize prices, they've made it possible to be less subject to the whims of foreign providers.
What is a genuine crisis, however, is the prospect that our transportation system could soon be in sharp decline. Maryland can't continue to function on 1992-era gasoline tax rates, at least not if the state wants to grow its economy.
That fact was made abundantly clear in a recent analysis by the legislature's top budget expert that not only warns that the Maryland Department of Transportation has greatly overstated future revenues but that the state will be reduced to a "maintenance only" transportation budget within five years. No road widening projects, no replacement bridges, no safety upgrades, no expansion of any port or airport in this state, no MARC or transit expansion. Just filling pot holes and watching the infrastructure deteriorate.
Maryland is already one of the nation's most traffic-congested states, so what would such a future look like? This much is certain: a lot worse than what we see today.
Gov. Martin O'Malley recognized this and asked the General Assembly to raise the tax on gasoline nearly one year ago, and the proposal went exactly nowhere. Now, the forecast only looks worse. Maryland needs to invest — and yes, "invest," is the word best suited for these circumstances — in transportation.
Nobody likes to pay more in taxes, but in this case, not paying more in taxes is what is certain to stifle the economy. Don't take our word for it; that's the view of most business organizations — including the Greater Baltimore Committee — which have strongly supported a gas tax increase.
There are alternatives, of course. As the recent legislative analysis notes, Maryland could use general fund revenues, seek more public-private partnerships, create toll roads or bridges and use other nontraditional methods. But none can possibly bridge the multibillion-dollar gap. That's the cold, hard reality of the situation.
What's needed is an all-of-the-above strategy that not only raises the gas tax but will keep the revenue stream ahead of inflation. Applying the sales tax to wholesale gas transactions is one alternative. Tying the gas tax to inflation is another. Ultimately, what Maryland needs is the equivalent of a 20-cent boost, but that can be phased in over several years.
What will that get taxpayers? For starters, it means a light rail expansion for Baltimore. The east-west Red Line, a $2.2 billion project to run from Woodlawn to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, would do much to connect the city's disjointed transit systems — but it's highly unlikely to happen without a gas tax increase.
That tax hike could also pay for projects in some of the state's most traffic-clogged corridors, particularly in the Baltimore and Washington suburbs. Adding more lanes to the approaches to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is high on the state's wish list, as is widening the Baltimore Beltway and accommodating recent expansions of Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade.
Lawmakers have waited on this long enough. House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller need to settle their differences on this issue and agree to back a gas tax increase when legislators return to Annapolis in January. It's the single biggest thing they can do to create jobs in this state, potentially thousands of them. In this economy, and with the prospect of federal downsizing looming, that alone should compel them to act.


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A Solihull-born speed skater who began learning at just 18 months has been chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain in tomorrow's opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Jon Eley, 29, will be taking part in his third Winter Olympics and is the most experienced member of the British short track speed skating team.
The Olympic gold medallist said he was delighted to be given the honour of carrying the flag for the 56-strong British team.
To be representing Team GB for my third time is a great honour and being selected as the flagbearer has made it unbelievable," he said.
"Carrying the flag I hope will not only be a very proud moment for my wife, my family and myself, but also my team-mates across Team GB - who have all made a massive contribution to my career - and my sport.
"It is an amazing privilege and a moment that I will treasure for the rest of my life, and I plan to use this opportunity to fuel my ambitions in competition and encourage my team-mates to be their best, ensuring that this is just the start of a very successful Games for myself and the rest of Team GB."
Eley, who began skating at just 18 months, gave short track a try at the age of 12 to improve his ice hockey and was subsequently offered a chance to join the British national short track team.
He made his Winter Olympics debut in Turin in 2006 and in February 2007 became first British short track speed skater to win gold at a World Cup competition when he won the 500m in Heerenveen.
Gold followed in the 2008 Europeans and he finished sixth in the 500m and the relay at the Vancouver Games in 2010.
Team GB chef de mission Mike Hay said: "Jon is an excellent choice to lead Team GB into the opening ceremony in Sochi and we are very proud to have him as our flagbearer.
"Jon understands and embraces the responsibilities that come with being an Olympian and a member of Team GB. He leads through his actions and sets a positive example for our entire delegation. Jon is widely respected by his team-mates across Team GB and he is certainly deserving of this tremendous honour."
The opening ceremony will begin at 2014 local time (16.14GMT) tomorrow, with the athletes' parade taking place between from 8.25pm (4.25pmGMT).
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March 21. 2013 9:30AM
Gambling opponent alleges proponent has vested interest
John DiStaso, New Hampshire Union Leader
A leading opponent of bringing a casino to New Hampshire is charging a conflict of interest between the state's police association, troopers union and a top State House lobbyist.
Jim Rubens, a former state senator who heads the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, said Tuesday, March 19, that Jim Demers of Demers and Blaisdell of Concord represent the New Hampshire Police Association and the New Hampshire Troopers Association, as well as Cannery Resorts Casinos and International Game Technology (IGT).
Cannery Resorts Casinos, is a subsidiary of Millennium Gaming, which has an option to purchase Salem's Rockingham Park, and IGT is the self-described "industry's leading manufacturer of gaming machines."
The NHPA and NHTA formally endorsed Senate Bill 152 on Monday, March 18. The bill, which passed the state Senate last week and has the support of Gov. Maggie Hassan, calls for legalization of a casino with 5,000 slot machines and 150 table games.
Rubens, reacting to the endorsement of the gambling bill by the two groups, said, "The police and troopers unions could speak with the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police and every attorney general over the past 35 years, who have all repeatedly testified that casinos cause increases in serious crimes.
"They could review the published, peer-reviewed literature showing that casinos cause increases in serious crimes. They could read the Governor's Gaming Study Commission final report that finds that a single Salem casino as proposed would cause 1,200 additional serious crimes.
"Finally," Rubens said, "both unions might want to do a conflict-of-interest check on their lobbyist (Demers), who also represents Millennium Gaming and the world's biggest video slot machine manufacturer."
Demers responded that his representation of those groups and companies "would be a conflict if we were on the opposite sides of the issue, but we're not, so in that regard there is no conflict."
He said did not try to influence either group's stand. Both have supported expanded gambling for several years.
"I know for a fact that the troopers association looked very seriously at this and reached out to troopers in states that have casino gambling," Demers said. "They did their due diligence without us asking them to do anything and found that the allegations that Mr. Rubens makes about runaway crime just aren't true."
Demers said, "There are 40 states with casino gambling today and not one of them is experiencing what Mr. Rubens claims will happen in New Hampshire. The discussion about this is reaching the foolish stage."
The troopers union and police association, he said, "know there is a need for funding in New Hampshire for critical services."
Demers also said neither he nor partner Robert Blaisdell tried to convince the groups to the support the leading gambling bill, Senate Bill 152.
"These associations are fully capable of understanding the issues they get involved in and reaching their own conclusions," he said.
Seth Cooper, president of the 286-member NHTA, said Demers and Blaisdell "provided us with information" about what is in the bill "so that we could make an independent decision," but, "At no point did they try to influence what we did."
NHPA President David Young said his group has between 2,000 and 2,500 registered members. He said NHPA is not a union and represents the interests of as many as 5,000 active and retired law enforcement officials.
Young said his group receives information from the Demers and Blaisdell firm but was "not by any means" influenced by that firm to support Senate Bill 152.
The New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police has long opposed expanded legalized gambling.
Association Second Vice President Richard Crate, chief of the Enfield Police Department, said, "The issues that were present 10 years ago are still present now. Nothing has changed."
Those issues, he said, are increased serious crime, addiction, "the breakup of the family" and potential financial damage to the existing hospitality industry.
"We only have a certain amount of revenue we can put into recreation," Crate said. "By opening a casino, we're going to start seeing families, instead of going to the White Mountains, for instance, some of those moms and dads will go down to the casino.
"I'm disappointed that the troopers and police associations are blind to that. Comparing it to a mall," as the NHPA's Young did, "is ludicrous," said Crate.


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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Brian Higgins today announced $280,332 in 2014 funding for Roswell Park Cancer Institute's summer research experience programs in cancer sciences and oncology in Buffalo. This federal funding, part of a five-year, $1.4 million allocation, will be used to engage college and medical school students in research and clinical internships.
"It is critical that we continue to invest in cutting-edge, life-saving cancer research," Gillibrand said. "While cancer continues to claim lives, with the right investments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, families will have the tools and resources needed to combat this terrible disease. I am pleased Roswell Park Cancer Institute will be able to use this funding to give students and educators a first-hand experience in cancer research, igniting the potential for future advancements."
Higgins added, "The work underway at Roswell Park Cancer Institute both in treatment and research is inspiring and exciting. Engaging rising students in this state-of-the-art discovery and care provides not only a quality learning opportunity for students, but an opportunity for the nation to prepare future lifesaving pioneers."
"Every year, about 40 college, medical and physician-assistant students spend their summers at Roswell Park getting an introduction to oncology and medical research. For many, it's the start of a career pathway in oncology research or clinical care," said Richard Hershberger, Ph.D., M.B.A., chief academic officer at Roswell Park. "The federal funding announced today makes it possible for us to extend our 60-year tradition of providing these real-world, hands-on opportunities for the next generation of cancer researchers and care providers. It's an incredibly important piece of the education continuum, and one that grows more critical as our aging population requires more clinicians and researchers to provide cancer care and develop new therapies."
Roswell Park Cancer Institute will use the federal grant from the National Cancer Institute to provide research and clinical internships for 20 undergraduate students and 20 medical and physician-assistant students for eight to 10 weeks during the summer months. The funds will support lab supplies, attendance at a science retreat, travel to local biotech companies and professional conferences as well as programming costs. During the programs, participants are able to choose their specialized research area and are paired with a mentor. The sessions are concluded with presentations by participants on their summer research work.
The federal grant also supports, in part, a partnership between Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Howard University in which honors students meet online weekly for three semesters with Roswell Park faculty to discuss research in preparation for their summer internships.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute was founded in 1898 and is America's first cancer center. It was one of the first centers in the nation to be designated by the National Cancer Institute as a "comprehensive cancer center," and remains the only such center in upstate New York. In addition to serving as an education and research facility, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center.


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Canes fans, get out your wallets.
If you're not a season-ticket holder, Monday is the day to buy some of those coveted tickets.
UM announced Sunday night that single-game tickets for home games would go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday.
From UM:
Fans can purchase tickets online through HurricaneSports.com, by calling 1-800-GoCanes or by visiting the Hurricane Ticket Office at 5821 San Amaro Drive in Coral Gables (Google Map).
Sales are anticipated to be brisk, especially for the home opener against Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State.
Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability.
Single game ticket prices begin at $19 for all games, except Ohio State, which starts at $40.
The Canes kick off the 2011 season on the road at Maryland on Labor Day (Sept. 5). UM fans that don't make the trip can watch the game live on ESPN and ESPN HD at 8 p.m. Eastern. The Golden era will make its first appearance at Sun Life Stadium on Sept. 17 when the Hurricanes and Buckeyes renew their rivalry on national television at either 7:30 or 8 p.m.


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A friend of mine just recieved an email attachment named, "..." It references his temp folders. He can not download it. Has anyone here ever come across something like this?
may i ask for complete mail ??
your friend should handle the "..." (???) by using the webmailer ...
(if exists)
do NOT delete!
pls send to me... (addressexchange via pm)
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Is he running the latest version of Outlook?
I seem to recall that one of the enhancements was a virus protection mechanism. There should be an option "Do not download attachments that might be unsafe" or something along those lines.
If that is set, and I believe it is the default, then Outlook itself may be preventing the download. I an not sure how it works, but I guess it just blocks executables.
I would suggest that your friend contacts the sender of the mail to find if they really did send it, and what the attachment is about BEFORE attempting to retrieve this item.
Yeah, depending which version of outlook you are using, Go Tools > Options > Security > Attachment Security then select the relevent setting you want from the windows that opens up.
If you select none, you may want to change it back to what ever it was on before after you have opened the attachment!
I have an old version of Outlook (2000) so yours maybe different but I shouldn't imagine it would be toooo different.
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Outlook - from Office 2003
Tools > Options > Security > Change Automatic Download Settings
options here are :-
Don't download pictures or other content automatically in HTML e-mail
Permit downloads in e-mails from senders and to recipients defined in the safe senders and safe recipients lists used by the junk E-mail filter
Permit downloads from websites in this security zone : Trusted Zone
Warn me before downloading content when editing, forwarding, or replying to e-mail
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Actions > junk e-mail > junk e-mail options
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DirectAccess is a breakthrough technology first released in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 that gives remote users seamless access to the corporate network from anywhere on the Internet, without the need to manually connect to the corporate network. IPv6 and IPsec let organizations extend their network to any point in the world where Internet connectivity is available, thus improving users' productivity and experience.
Microsoft has released several improvements to DirectAccess since the technology's original release. DirectAccess server support was added to Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG), with features that simplify deployment, such as IPv6-to-IPv4 translation (NAT64/DNS64) and support for scaling and high availability using server arrays. On the client side, a free DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) tool was released that provides end-user notifications and client troubleshooting.
Microsoft has now released Forefront UAG SP1. In addition to fixing several bugs, Forefront UAG SP1 incorporates several improvements in DirectAccess support. These changes include "always managed" functionality, native support for Force Tunneling, one-time password (OTP) authentication, enhanced monitoring and logging capabilities, and easier deployment. With these improvements, DirectAccess is an even more appealing technology for enterprises than ever before.
"Always Managed" Functionality
Although much of the hype around DirectAccess has centered around users' transparent access to internal network resources, for many IT departments the most appealing aspect of DirectAccess is the ability to extend desktop management functions beyond corporate network boundaries. DirectAccess provides this functionality by using two different IPsec tunnels when connecting to the Forefront UAG DirectAccess server. The first tunnel, called the infrastructure tunnel, connects the machine to the domain controllers (DCs) and management servers. The infrastructure tunnel uses only machine credentials for authentication and remains connected as long as the machine has Internet connectivity. The second tunnel, called the intranet tunnel, uses both machine and user credentials to connect the user to the other servers on the internal network and is active only when the user logs on and tries to reach one of those servers.
Because the infrastructure tunnel is always connected, standard Windows features such as Group Policy settings and password changes, as well as management software such as antivirus, software distribution, and monitoring and compliance tools, can now transparently work from anywhere on the Internet. For example, an organization can push a new antivirus update or a critical patch down to all its computers and receive a report of the success of the operation without waiting for users to eventually connect their machines back to the corporate network, or without setting up an additional remote management infrastructure in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) network.
Forefront UAG SP1 introduces support for an organization to deploy DirectAccess for remote management only, without actually providing end users access to the internal network. Machines can use DirectAccess to access Active Directory (AD) and desktop management services, while end users continue to use their existing remote access technologies—such as VPNs or web publishing portals—to connect to internal resources.
In this "always managed" mode, which Figure 1 shows, clients are configured only with the IPsec infrastructure tunnel, with no intranet tunnel. This approach greatly simplifies DirectAccess deployment, because the scope of the deployment is narrowed to only the servers that will be exposed to external clients. DirectAccess becomes a powerful tool for IT departments to extend their management capabilities, such as transparently using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and AD Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with clients anywhere on the Internet, without immediately replacing the existing remote access technologies that end users already have in place to connect to the corporate network.
Figure 1: Selecting the management-only deployment scenario
The infrastructure tunnel is established only with the IP addresses specified in the DirectAccess policy, allowing an organization to determine exactly which servers DirectAccess clients can reach. Forefront UAG SP1 can automatically discover AD DCs, as well as Network Access Protection (NAP) and SCCM servers, as Figure 2 shows. In addition, Forefront UAG SP1 provides an optional safeguard to allow only service accounts to connect through the tunnel, blocking non-administrative users from connecting to these servers.
Figure 2: Automatic discovery of SCCM servers
Because only management traffic goes through DirectAccess in this mode, a Forefront UAG SP1 server will likely support a lot more concurrent machines than a default DirectAccess deployment with end user connectivity. In a test conducted by the Forefront UAG product group, a Forefront UAG server that supported 2,300 concurrent users in the default DirectAccess configuration was able to handle 4,000 concurrent users with DirectAccess in "always managed" mode. With easier deployment, better scalability, and no end-user impact, this approach can be the best way for many organizations to take advantage of DirectAccess's benefits.
Force Tunneling
On the opposite end of the spectrum, some organizations require that every communication from end users is routed through the corporate network, then back to the Internet if necessary. To address this requirement, Forefront UAG SP1 adds native support for the Force Tunneling option, which previously had to be configured separately through a Group Policy setting.
Split tunneling is enabled by default in DirectAccess. For those not familiar with the term, this means that the client sends traffic through its DirectAccess tunnels only to destinations in the internal network. Traffic to the Internet is delivered directly, without passing through the DirectAccess server. The same approach is used for DNS queries: Names in the internal DNS namespaces are sent for resolution by internal DNS servers, whereas names from other namespaces are resolved by the DNS server provided by the local network. Split tunneling typically provides the best user experience because it tends to use the most direct route to reach the destination, while reducing network and CPU consumption on the DirectAccess server.
However, many organizations are wary of using split tunneling because of security reasons. Some companies have policy or regulation requirements to inspect all traffic from the client, whereas others are worried that clients connecting from open wireless networks (such as those found in hotels, coffee shops, and airport lounges) could be targets for attack. In such networks, an attacker could steal authentication cookies from HTTP connections and impersonate the user, or manipulate name resolution to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. Not using split tunneling ensures that all communication from the client is sent in a secure channel to the internal network, blocking those attacks and making sure the client is adhering to the organization's policies when browsing the Internet.
Forefront UAG SP1 lets you change the DirectAccess behavior from split tunneling to force tunneling, as Figure 3 shows. When force tunneling mode is enabled, all client communication is sent through the DirectAccess server, with the exception of local subnet traffic. All names are resolved by the internal DNS servers regardless of the namespace.
Figure 3: Enabling force tunneling behavior
Force tunneling comes with a price. When force tunneling is enabled, all traffic from the client is transported to the DirectAccess server over HTTPS using the IP-HTTPS interface, introducing another layer of encryption in addition to IPsec. The double encryption increases CPU consumption on the DirectAccess server, which also must cope with the additional traffic from the client to the Internet. A Forefront UAG DirectAccess server supports significantly fewer concurrent users in force tunneling mode than in split tunneling mode.
The biggest impact, though, might be in terms of application compatibility. With force tunneling, all traffic from the DirectAccess client can use only the IPv6 protocol, because the traffic must go through the DirectAccess tunnels that are IPv6 only. (IPv6 isn't required on the server side, because Forefront UAG can translate the client traffic to IPv4 using NAT64.) Client applications that don't support IPv6, such as Microsoft Communicator, won't be able to communicate even to IPv4 hosts on the Internet and can't be used on DirectAccess clients with force tunneling.
Although Microsoft supports the use of DirectAccess with force tunneling, this mode should be used only when absolutely necessary. In addition, organizations should carefully evaluate and test this option before enabling it in a production environment.
One-Time Password Authentication
For many organizations, two-factor authentication is a must-have for any remote access service. In its first release, DirectAccess offered two-factor user authentication using smart cards; Forefront UAG SP1 introduces support for authentication using OTP tokens, such as RSA SecurID. OTP authentication is used to authenticate the IPsec intranet tunnel; only users in possession of the token can connect to servers on the internal network.
One of the challenges Microsoft faced to incorporate support for OTPs in DirectAccess was the fact that Windows's IPsec implementation can't use OTP credentials. Forefront UAG SP1 goes around this limitation by using OTP authentication to issue users a short-lived certificate, which is then used to authenticate the IPsec intranet tunnel. Figure 4 shows how the authentication process works.
Figure 4: OTP authentication process
- When an application tries to connect to an internal server, the DCA tool prompts the user for his or her OTP credentials.
- The user enters the OTP credentials, and the DCA tool sends the credentials over HTTP to a special OTP web portal trunk created on the Forefront UAG SP1 server.
- The Forefront UAG SP1 server contacts the OTP server to authenticate the credentials. Forefront UAG ships with the RSA SecurID agent, but any Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)-based solution that's compliant with the OATH standard can be used.
- If the authentication is successful, the Forefront UAG SP1 server requests a short-lived user certificate from a certification authority (CA). Microsoft recommends that a dedicated CA is used to issue these certificates, which by default are valid for only 8 hours or while the user is logged on to the machine, whichever comes first.
- The Forefront UAG SP1 server replies back to the DCA tool with the short-lived user certificate, which is then used to authenticate the IPsec intranet tunnel and enable access to the internal network. When the certificate expires, the process starts again with the user being prompted for a new OTP.
A key piece of the underlying infrastructure is the CA that issues the short-lived certificates. This CA needs to run on a Server 2008 R2 server, and it can't be the same CA that issues the machine IPsec certificates, nor can it be one of that CA's parents. To simplify deployment, Forefront UAG SP1 includes a PowerShell script that configures the appropriate certificate templates and permissions on the CA server.
The OTP authentication support lets organizations preserve the investments they've made in deploying OTP tokens for VPN or remote web access. In addition, OTP authentication eliminates one of the most common deterrents to DirectAccess deployment.
Monitoring and Logging
Another area of improvement is monitoring. Forefront UAG SP1 introduces integrated monitoring of DirectAccess connections in the Forefront UAG Web Monitor tool. The DirectAccess monitor provides a list of currently logged on users, including machine and user account, IPv6 source address, level of access (infrastructure or intranet), and health status if NAP is being used.
This information, which Figure 5 shows, is persisted in the local SQL Server database. You can use the Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) management tool, which is also included in the Forefront UAG SP1 installation, to view the historical data. You can also configure logging to a remote SQL Server machine, which is great for consolidating logs from servers in an array.
Figure 5: DirectAccess monitoring with the Forefront UAG Web Monitor tool
Speaking of arrays, the Web Monitor tool now includes a consolidated status view of all the DirectAccess servers in an array, indicating the health condition for each array member, as Figure 6 shows. The Web Monitor tool can be used remotely from any browser, providing operators an easy way to quickly check the status of the DirectAccess infrastructure.
Figure 6: Health monitoring of Forefront UAG array members
Easier Deployment
Forefront UAG SP1 incorporates several improvements to ease DirectAccess deployment. The UAG DirectAccess Configuration Wizard can now configure DirectAccess settings across multiple domains, as well as use existing GPOs for client, gateway, and application server configuration instead of creating new ones. The flexibility also exists to link these GPOs to organizational units (OUs) instead of using groups and to customize the names of the GPOs directly from the wizard.
NAP configuration is also integrated into the UAG DirectAccess Configuration Wizard. If NAP is selected, Forefront UAG SP1 sets up Health Registration Authority (HRA) and Network Policy Server (NPS) on the UAG server and configures the network policies for reporting and enforcing system health requirements on the DirectAccess clients. The NAP components report into the Forefront UAG monitoring and logging infrastructure, so administrators can see the latest information in the Web Monitor tool and query the SQL Server database for historical data about client health status.
On the client side, the DCA tool configuration is now part of the UAG DirectAccess Configuration Wizard, and its settings are incorporated into the client configuration GPO. Deploying the tool still isn't part of the wizard, but because the tool installation package consists of a single Windows Installer (MSI) file, organizations could even use the same GPO to install it.
An All-Around Better Solution
Overall, Forefront UAG SP1 is a huge step forward in making DirectAccess more secure, simpler to deploy, and easier to operate. With the increasing mobility of the workforce and the trend toward deperimeterization reaching many enterprises, no Windows 7 deployment is complete without a remote access and management technology—and DirectAccess is now an even stronger contender for this role.


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Access cannot be freely granted to data. Such is the reality of the world today. If a vendor is allowed to freely access, use or otherwise interact with data, unnecessary risk has been created. Why go down the risk-filled road, when issues can be identified and addressed? This question is central for healthcare entities, whether covered entities contracting with business associates or business associates contracting with subcontractors. The direct liability all of the way up and down the chain of access now firmly entrenched in HIPAA means no entity on any level can escape notice.
If risk exists on all levels, what can be done? Asking questions prior to full engagement of a vendor is the first step. Do not assume that a vendor is providing all necessary information, or even any of the relevant information when pitching services. Instead, having a questionnaire ready to go that can pull in baseline data. For example, ask a vendor whether it has HIPAA policies and procedures in place, when it conducted its last risk analysis, how the results of the risk analysis were used and whether a breach has ever occurred. Obtaining responses to these and similar questions can begin providing comfort as to the actual status of a vendor's security and/or privacy preparedness.
If a vendor makes it past the initial road of vetting, the terms of the service agreement are the next important step. What requirements should be baked into the agreement and how specific or granular should those requirements go. The answer likely depends upon the nature of the services being provided. If a vendor is hosting protected health information or regularly transmitting protected health information, then the agreement may get quite specific as to types of encryption to utilize, means of transmission or other requirements. However, if the vendor provides a service where they only get a minor subset of protected health information, then a little more leniency may be possible. In addition to the scope of requirements for protection specified, consideration should be given to the consequences of non-compliance. Is there a monetary penalty, immediate termination or some other outcome? Again, the scope of remedies will depend upon the nature of the services, but all of these issues should be considered.
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There has been so much false information being spread about Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center that it is time for the taxpayers to look at facts, not the rhetoric from disgruntled employees at the home and one commissioner's untruths.
Sunnyview currently serves 220 nursing home residents with 290 county-paid employees. Sunnyview's employees surprisingly account for one-third of Butler County government's total work force.
There are 12 other privately owned and successful nursing homes in Butler County. Those homes also accept Medicaid and Medicare patients, just like Sunnyview.
Census figures reveal there are 50,830 Butler County taxpayers over the age of 55 and 37,526 over the age of 60.
Yes, there is an aging population — and the taxpayers are to pay $1 million or more annually to supplement only 220 elderly residents at Sunnyview.
What about future needs as the elderly population expands in Butler County? Obviously Sunnyview's role has greatly diminished over the years.
Many counties in Pennsylvania have already seen the move to private nursing homes, the out-of-control losses in running a taxpayer-supported facility — and have sold their homes to the private sector. Those sales have resulted in the retention of a quality facility.
The fear-mongering currently bombarding the residents of Sunnyview is shameful.
The RFP (request for proposals) provided to potential buyers puts many requirements into the sale to protect both patients and employees.
Money from state and federal sources will continue to be reduced in the future and county taxpayers should not be saddled with one small nursing home that shows continued and substantial annual financial losses.
All sources are facing restraints. Even County Commissioner Jim Eckstein pledged to personally donate $50,000 to Sunnyview if he was elected in 2011. Eckstein has since donated nothing to Sunnyview. Yet Eckstein sees nothing wrong with county taxpayers paying more and more taxes to supplement the deficit-riddled operation.
Taxpayers should ask if a money-losing operation like Sunnyview, serving only 220 patients, in a county with a population of 189,862, is a viable investment of our limited tax dollars?
Taxpayers in our county have been saddled with higher taxes because of the millions of dollars lost by the county trying to operate this nursing home.
I commend two of the county commissioners, William McCarrier and Dale Pinkerton for bringing their decades of business experience to address this issue and to preserve Sunnyview's future while also protecting taxpayers from the ongoing financial losses.
Yes, Butler County is our home.


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Bulldog Sophomore Had 6-Point Week
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Colin Flaherty, the sophomore midfielder who scored three straight goals in the fourth quarter that helped Yale beat Dartmouth last Saturday, was named co-Ivy League Player of the Week.
Flaherty, who had four goals and six points over two games last week, and the Bulldogs were down 5-4 to the Big Green at Reese Stadium in the fourth. The Eastport, N.Y., native scored the only goals of the final frame to help the Blue improve to 6-3 overall and 2-2 in Ivy play.
The Elis, defending Ivy League Tournament Champions and winners of three straight games, got a goal and two assists from Flaherty in the 13-6 win over Providence on April 2. He is fourth on the team with 10 goals and 17 points.
Flaherty's brother, Jack '11, played midfield for Yale and was drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse in the 2012 supplemental draft.
He shares this week's league award with Cornell senior midfielder Steve Mock.


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In an attempt to stay fit and get a taste of European experience, Homegrown midfielder Wil Trapp is headed to Holland where he will train with PEC Zwolle of the Dutch Eredivisie. The first club of new Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter's playing career, the arrangement with "The Bluefingers" culminated within the past week or so.
"My agent and Gregg have been talking a lot about trying to get me overseas, just to get my feet wet a little bit, get some experience and learn a few things," Trapp said Thursday. "It just formulated to this recently, I found out two days ago. I'm excited. "
After a busy 2013 in which he helped the United States qualify and play in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey and starting the final 16 matches for the Crew upon his return, the Gahanna native is sacrificing vacation time for the experience with Zwolle. Just over a month removed from his rookie season, Trapp has started to become antsy without regular training sessions.
The 2013 U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year looks forward to getting a feel for the soccer culture in Holland during the two-week training stint.
"To me, I get restless when I'm not playing," Trapp said. "I'm excited for this because I want to see what the level is like over there and hopefully bring some things I learn over there back for my sophomore season."
Aside from the soccer, Trapp is anxious to get a feel for the culture in Europe. After traveling the world for with different levels of the U.S. Youth National Team, the Akron product is ready to take-in a bit of the European experience.
"[I look forward to] the culture, just to see what it's like because I've traveled to Europe, but I've never been sedentary there," he explained.
"I'm excited just to see what it's like to live there and go to training every day."


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In the video below, MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough histrionically condemns Mitt Romney based on a misleading account of the Romney/Ryan campaign appearance outside Dayton last week. The Blaze picked it up here. I wrote about it in "The company he keeps."
BuzzFeed followed up with a good post here, reporting that Scarborough had mocked Romney for "something that didn't happen." Bryan Preston highlights the Townhall video below. It goes to the heart of the story. Reporters in attendance at the rally (including Byron York and McKay Coppins) had no doubt that Romney was responding to the crowd's chant of his name, not Ryan's.
The Blaze story set off a storm on Twitter. Twitchy captured the action here. He tweeted: "I won't even dignify the site that is fanning this false controversy but I will take note of those who link to the lie." He's taking note!
Yesterday Scarborough replayed the video (minus the misleading subtitles that gave rise to the controversy) and mocked the conservative bloggers who had called MSNBC out for its deception. NRO has posted the clip of Scarborough's comments yesterday here. Just about everything Scarborough said was transparently false, as my daughter Eliana explains in this post at NRO.
Scaroborough mocked the bloggers who had gotten on his case as eating Cheetos in the basement of the their mother's homes. This was a lame variation of Jon Klein's critique of bloggers eight years ago in the immediate aftermath of Rathergate, and it hasn't improved with age. I've been tweeting Scarborough in the hopes of eliciting a response (tweets collected here). Mr. Scarborough has, as they say, declined to comment.


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By Los Angeles News Group editorial board
Snapping a long winning streak for the expansion of rights for immigrants, Gov. Jerry Brown today vetoed a bill that would have allowed non-citizens to serve on California juries.
That's the right call.
Performing jury duty goes hand in hand with citizenship, as Brown said in his veto message. When jurors weigh a criminal case or a lawsuit, they represent society. It should be certified that they "get" that society, understand its values. That certification comes with achieving citizenship.
As Brown also said, jury service is "a prerogative and responsibility of citizenship." Citizens must not shirk it.
This was a big legislative season for U.S. immigrants in California. State lawmakers passed — and the governor has signed — expanded rights for undocumented immigrants, allowing them to practice law, protecting those arrested for minor crimes from behind detained for deportation, and allowing them to apply for California driver's licenses.
The driver's-license law sparked quite an outcry, with some making it sound as if driving a car to Target is one of the fundamental American rights fought for by the Founding Fathers.
It's not. But jury duty is, and should remain so.


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The Walrus Says
B.J. says, "The world has certainly changed in the last 60 years and the music we've chosen will reflect those changes. The number one hit in 1949 was 'Mule Train' by Frankie Laine. Harry Truman was president, having 'lost' to Dewey the year before. (NB: The Cleveland Indians, sadly, would not win another World Series after 1948, a fact that is not lost on this Tribe fan.)
"'South Pacific' opened on Broadway in 1949 and has been revived on Broadway just recently. (They don't make 'em like they used to.) Entering the 1950s, the world was going to have to deal with the U.S.S.R., the H-bomb, Eisenhower, Khrushchev, Bobby Thompson, Sputnik, Elvis, Chuck Berry, way too many Yankee World Series wins, 'Catch a Falling Star,' James Dean and 'Mr. Sandman.'
"The 1960s were the most tumultuous decade of the century. Vietnam, President Kennedy's assassination, Martin Luther King's march and 'I Have a Dream' speech, the Beatles, the Chevrolet Corvair, Woodstock, landing on the moon, 'Hello, Dolly,' 'Man of LaMancha,' 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the Celtics, 'Wild Thing,' the Newport Bridge and Richard Nixon.
"You get the idea. Seven decades and we haven't mentioned Watergate, disco, 'Send in the Clowns,' Iran hostages, Saturday Night Live, MTV, personal computers, Challenger, the fall of the Berlin Wall, 'Cats,' boy bands, the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox, cell phones, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan and President Obama.
"It's been a wild ride. There will be a time-line display in the lobby, where audience members can write in auspicious moments of the last 60 years, perhaps a marriage, a passing or the birth of a child. We hope that folks will want to revisit some of the high points and not-so-high points of the last 60 years. In addition, alumni chorus members will be asked to join us to sing Handel's 'Glory to God' with JCC Director Emerita Ginny Eastman at the piano."
The concerts will be on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. All ticket holders will be invited to a gala reception at the PAC Club on Sunday, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for general admission, and $8 for seniors and children. Call 423-1574 to reserve your tickets. They are also available at Baker's Pharmacy, Jamestown Hardware and The Secret Garden. Visit www. jamestownri.com/chorus.
It's going to be another wild ride. We got all misty just reading the item.
Each year about this time, letters begin arriving at the post offi ce addressed to Santa and each year, Jamestown Postmaster Charlie Burns makes sure those letters get special attention so the writers will have a reply by Christmas.
Two island youngsters, Dayna and Alden, sent their lists in early. Dayna wrote:
"Dear Santa, this is what I want for Christmas:
1. Julie doll
2. Rebecca doll
3. Snowy chic outfit
4. Honey puppy pjs
5. Doll stand
6. Starry doll carrier
7. Rebecca's Hanykkah dress
8. Julie's bed and bedding
9. Hair care kit for dolls
10. Rebecca's costume chest
11. Doll hair brush
12. Sparkly hair pick
p.s. It is ok if you don't get all this stuff
p.p.s. All these things are American girl"
Alden's list:
Real science stuff
Dragon castle (bad castle)
Get good castle back
Dragon castle choo choo
Telephone (real, not fake)
Need a charger for phone (like
Polaroid camera (paper with
pictures come out)
"Dear Santa, Thank you for the
presents so much."
St. Mark Church invites one and all to its annual Christmas Festival to be held in the church hall on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The St. Mark Women's Club's Taste and See Café will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Added to the menu this year will be the famous Woonsocket Dynamites to go along with soups, chowders, sandwiches, snacks and desserts. During lunch, enjoy Christmas music and traditional Irish tunes played and sung by the popular group "Celtic Gathering."
The bake table, well known for its disappearing goodies, includes favorites such as Irish soda bread, cakes, pies, cookies, candies and some special family recipes from the church cookbook.
All kinds of festive greenery arrangements and plants will be available, along with gift baskets, new gift items, attic treasures, auctions and raffles, including a chance at a flat-screen HD TV. Take a chance at the popular "Luck O' the Irish" game. The women of the parish have been busy crafting knitted goods, jewelry and handmade items for all ages.
The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association will hold its annual holiday Open House on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the lighthouse. Association president Richard Sullivan says, "The gift shop will be stocked for holiday purchases, plus a variety of homemade goodies for tasting. The holiday decorations are always special and not to be missed."
So, what was Joe Thomas' theme song? John A. Murphy, who posed the question, writes, "The theme song of Joe Thomas' great show (first on 55 AM WPAW, and later on a number of other stations) was...drum roll, please…Desiree, by the Charts. He was the greatest competition that DJ Chuck Stevens had."
However, Larry Lewis writes, "Great question from John A. Murphy on radio DJ Joe Thomas. It was fun to research this one. Joe's theme was "Las Vegas," a tune released on the old Kapp label by Vic Schone's orchestra. Joe had worked for a time in that city, prior to his many on-air stints in R.I., including WPRO.
"Not so lucky coming up with his real name, but it was apparently Slavic, ending with 'enko.' Wishing a very merry Christmas to everyone on the island. Looking forward to the free grub at the hardware store on Christmas Eve!"
It must be Christmas, Atlantic Lawn and Garden's beautiful white tree on Narragansett Avenue across from the PAC Club sets the tone for the yule season.
Responding to our lyrics' poser, Bay Voyage worker and former islander Charlie Cavanaugh writes, "I fondly recall listening to that song, 'Cocktails for Two,' the Spike Jones version, a lot during the last century. It used to drive my family crazy because I played it so much. Funny, the record (yes, the plastic kind) disappeared one day and never turned up."
Peter C. Pemantell says, "How could we possibly forget Spike Jones and 'Hello Mother, Hello Father' and this time of year, 'All I want for Christmas' and 'Cocktails for Two.'"
Bob Kinder and Barbara-Ann MacIntosh know the song and Barbara-Ann added, "Spike Jones did some funny/silly 'stuff.'"
"In some secluded rendezvous that overlooks the avenue
With someone sharing a delighful chat
Of this and that and cocktails for two."
Tired of Christmas yet? How about "green?"
In answer to Peter's question last week regarding the name of the island's highway superintendent in the 1950s, Pres Froberg says it was a Mr. Gill.
Help the animals and cut down on your shopping list at the same time at the Potter League for Animals' Critter Glitter holiday sale on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the League, 87 Oliphant Ln., Middletown. Check out the sequin fashion jewelry featuring necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings at 50 to 80% off retail. There are also home accessories from Edgar Berebi. A preview party will be held tomorrow, Dec. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and there is a $25 donation at the door. RSVP Laura, 846-0592, ext. 116.
Last night's full moon was the Cold Moon or the Moon Before Yule. Victor Richardson tells us that if you missed it, there is another full moon this month. When there are two such moons within a month, the second is a Blue Moon. This one occurs at 2:13 EST on Dec. 31. It will be the first Blue Moon for the Americas since May, 2007. Maureen Lapinski reports that it is the Long Night's Moon.
Who sang "Blue Moon?"
Victor says another interesting celestial happening this month is a total lunar eclipse on Dec. 21 at 3 a.m. EST. The eclipse occurs less than 24 hours before the winter solstice. The adjacent winter stars will appear stunning, standing out much more clearly than they normally would.
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Call in your stuff to 423-0383 or 829-2760 or e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail .com.


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I recently listened in on a conversation between SQL Server MVPs Cristian Lefter and our very own Itzik Ben-Gan.
Cristian asked, "Hi, I want to display an index structure from an AdventureWorks index an indexing chapter of a book. I mean by that the content of the leaf level pages and the page numbers and some data for the leaf level pages. How would you do that - DBCC IND and DBCC PAGE?"
I thought Itzik's response was quite a neat tip, so (with his permission) I'll share it here:
You can use the following code to generate a string with the page addresses in the leaf level in linked list order:
PageFID INT,
PagePID INT,
ObjectID INT,
IndexID INT,
PartitionNumber INT,
PartitionID BIGINT,
iam_chain_type VARCHAR(100),
PageType INT,
IndexLevel INT,
NextPageFID INT,
NextPagePID INT,
PrevPageFID INT,
PrevPagePID INT);
EXEC ('DBCC IND(''AdventureWorks'', ''Sales.SalesOrderHeader'',-1)');
WITH LinkedList AS
( SELECT 1 AS RowNum, PageFID, PagePID FROM #DBCCIND WHERE IndexID
= 1 -- specify index id here
AND IndexLevel = 0
AND PrevPageFID = 0
AND PrevPagePID = 0
SELECT PrevLevel.RowNum + 1,
CurLevel.PageFID, CurLevel.PagePID FROM LinkedList AS PrevLevel
JOIN #DBCCIND AS CurLevel
ON CurLevel.PrevPageFID = PrevLevel.PageFID
AND CurLevel.PrevPagePID = PrevLevel.PagePID )
CAST(PageFID AS VARCHAR(MAX)) + ':'
+ CAST(PagePID AS VARCHAR(MAX)) + ' ' AS \[text()\] FROM LinkedList
ORDER BY RowNum FOR XML PATH('') OPTION (MAXRECURSION 0);
For example, here I requested the layout of the linked list in the clustered index of AdventureWorks.Sales.SalesOrderHeader, and got the following output for the clustered index (IndexID = 1):
1:5280 1:5281 1:5282 ... 1:6024 1:6025 1:6026
And this is what I get for IndexID = 2:
1:8184 1:8185 1:8186 ... 1:8335 1:8336 1:8337
Both indexes are non-fragmented and were created when the data existed so it seems that the page numbers keep increasing sequentially, but with indexes that have fragmentation the picture would naturally be different.
Anyway, you can then use DBCC PAGE to investigate the contents of particular pages.


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The Houston Dynamo have signed defenders Mike Chabala and Anthony Arena, it was announced today. Per club and league policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Chabala returns to the Dynamo after playing in Houston from 2006 through 2011. The left back was traded to the Portland Timbers on July 21, 2011, and was acquired by D.C. United on August 9, 2012. He now rejoins Houston after completing a successful trial this preseason.
Chabala appeared in 47 games (36 starts) in his first term with the Dynamo, including a career-high 25 games in 2010. The Fresno, Calif. native was drafted by Houston in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Washington. Chabala appeared in 12 games with Portland and D.C. United in 2012.
"I'm happy to have (Chabala) back on the team," said Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear. "He's a player that brings versatility and a good attitude. Mike is also a player who knows how we play, which is important. Arena is a young central defender with a promising future. I hope that his time with our team helps him fulfill his potential as a player."
Chabala joins Brian Ching, Ricardo Clark and Brad Davis as four original Dynamo players still with the club. The defender will add depth to a defensive group that allowed 41 goals in 2012, tied for the second-fewest in the Eastern Conference.
Arena joins the Dynamo via the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft (18th overall pick). A mainstay in the Wake Forest Demon Deacon lineup since 2009, Arena played in 79 games (74 starts) over four collegiate seasons. He finished his college career with six goals, one assist and 13 points. Arena was also named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2009 and then earned Second Team All-ACC Honors in 2010 as a sophomore.


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Online nursing graduate program tapped No. 2 by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranked Lamar University's online graduate nursing program as second in the nation out of 101 programs evaluated.
The ranking is based on four criteria: faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, student engagement, and admissions selectivity.
"We are very proud of our well prepared faculty," said Nancy Blume, director of graduate nursing studies at Lamar. "They are the backbone of our successful program."
"We are proud that the Lamar University's Joanne Gay Dishman Department of Nursing was named at No. 2," said Brenda Nichols, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "The top score was 75.0 and Lamar scored 74.5. The next Texas school on the list, UT-Tyler, came in at 11."
"Of the four major areas considered in these rankings, we scored highest in Faculty Credentials and Training," Nichols said. "This area considered the number of doctoral-prepared faculty teaching courses, the percentage of tenure/tenured track faculty teaching courses, their preparation for teaching online and commitment to continue professional development."
Lamar's nursing program's second highest score was in student engagement, a reflection on its best practices, class size, student retention and graduation rates, Nichols said. The program also scored well in the area of student services and technology.
Other Texas school rankings were UT-Tyler, 11, Texas Christian, 25, Texas Tech, 30, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 31, UT-El Paso, 56, San Angelo, 64, and UTMB, 65.
"I believe that this ranking proves that we have made the best choices for ourselves and our students as we have moved to an online graduate program," Nichols said. "We offer students an excellent education, at a great cost and have tremendous faculty."
To create the 2013 Best Online Nursing Programs rankings, the organization compiled a list of schools offering these master's degree programs online and collected data from the schools.
Statistical questionnaires were sent to 471 institutions with CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) or NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) accredited graduate degree programs in nursing. Of those, 101 schools offering a master's in nursing degree through Internet-based distance education courses in a manner that met the definition of distance education used by the U.S. Department of Education were evaluated.
U.S. News collected additional statistical information from the schools with online programs, and this information was scored on student engagement, faculty credentials and training, admissions selectivity, student service and technology.
To compute the Best Online Nursing Programs rankings, responses to the statistical questionnaire were linked to different possible achievable point values, which were then summed into overall scores for each eligible school. One hundred was the highest overall score a school could achieve.
Numerical rankings were determined by sorting the programs' weighted overall scores in descending order, with the highest scoring school ranked No. 1. No two schools share a rank because although U.S. News rounds overall scores to one decimal place for display purposes on the website, the rankings themselves are based on longer unrounded scores that are all unique.
Schools performing in the bottom 25 percent of overall scores are categorized as Rank Not Published. Also, five schools that either offered an online program for the first time last year or reported fewer than 10 students enrolled were designated as Unranked.
Here is how different factors were weighted in the rankings.
• Student engagement (weighting: 35 percent): In a quality program, aspiring advanced practice nurses can readily collaborate with classmates in their classes and clinical settings. In turn, instructors not only are accessible and responsive, but they also are tasked with helping to create an experience rewarding enough for students to stay enrolled and complete their degrees in normal time.
• Faculty credentials and training (weighting: 25 percent): Strong online nursing programs employ instructors with academic credentials one would expect from a campus-based program, and have the resources to train these instructors on how to teach distance learners.
• Admissions selectivity (weighting: 20 percent): Student bodies entering with proven aptitudes, ambitions, and accomplishments can handle the demands of rigorous coursework. Furthermore, online degrees that schools award discriminatively will have greater legitimacy in the job market.
• Student services and technology (weighting: 20 percent): A program that incorporates diverse online learning technologies allows greater flexibility for students to complete coursework from a distance. Outside of classes, a strong support structure provides career guidance, academic assistance, and financial aid resources commensurate with quality campus-based programs.


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Manage Microsoft Stream: Simplify employee sign-up
Ashish Chawla, Principal Program Manager, maandag 19 september 2016
Over the last few weeks one common request we have heard is from Admins that they want to be able to manage Microsoft Stream. As a first step towards that, this blog post covers how Admins can enable or disable Microsoft Stream for everyone in their organization.
Sign-Up employees so that they don't have to
Admins can now sign-up employees by running simple PowerShell commands to assign licenses to all users in the organization. Once the user has been assigned a license they can simply sign in and start using Microsoft Stream.
A more detailed walkthrough of the steps needed are covered in article Enable Microsoft Stream for everyone in the organization. At a high level, it's about three steps that only take a few minutes:
- Use "Connect-MsolService" to connecting to your tenant
- Getting the list of unlicensed users and getting the SKU's which are available in your tenant using "Get-MsolUser -All -UnlicensedUsersOnly"
- Use "Set-MsolUserLicense" to assign licenses to the unlicensed users
As users get license for Microsoft Stream they can sign-in at Microsoft Stream and start uploading and sharing videos across the organization.
Disable Microsoft Stream
We have also heard feedback in some other cases, Admins need more time to evaluate Microsoft Stream before they can have people in the company start using it. For those cases, please refer to another article Blocking sign-ups for Microsoft Stream in the organization.
Thank you for your feedback and please keep it coming!


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Pope Francis' 1st year: No revoluton, but hope for changeBy MATTHEW SCHOFIELD
McClatchy Foreign Staff
March 08. 2014 12:53AM
ROME - Seated in one of the thousands of stacking chairs packed between the enfolding arms of St. Peter's Square, pointed at a small stage on the steps of one of the world's most recognizable places of worship, Texan Bob Boillet uses the word everybody seems to be using when talking about the head of his church, Pope Francis.
The word? "Hope." It's a big word for many Roman Catholics these days. There's hope for inclusion, for acceptance and mostly for forgiveness.
"He talks about a more open-armed church. I like that," the 48-year-old San Antonio resident said. "Actual change won't be easy, especially when that change is about some dearly held beliefs. But he talks about a more open, more accepting church, and that gives me hope."
It'll be a year ago next Thursday when a puff of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel announced that the Roman Catholic Church had a new head. The choice was a 76-year-old Argentine cardinal named Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He arrived to find a church that many thought was out of touch with the modern world.
His church was struggling most visibly with a child sex abuse crisis, but there were other problems, such as how to deal with the modern realities of marriage, divorce and contraception. The Vatican bank had been shunned by most of Europe's central bankers. There were reports of homosexual orgies that involved members of the Vatican's government, fueled by a series of leaks of secret Vatican reports.
Amid this chaos, Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, a theologian who'd once overseen the church's investigation of child sexual abuse, announced that he would retire. It was a notion, in a church where every leader had died in office since 1294, that underscored the level of crisis. Popes simply don't retire.
Another centuries-old assumption also was about to die. The new pope was from South America, the first non-European to lead the church since A.D. 741. It was a signal of a church turning from its European past to a Southern Hemisphere future.
Bergoglio was not a choice without controversy, not least because he was not a man without controversy. Immediately, old accusations resurfaced that he'd failed to stand up strongly enough against the abductions of two priests during Argentina's "dirty war," an accusation he's strongly denied.
Others wondered whether Pope Francis would be as fiery as he'd been when as the archbishop of Buenos Aires he'd once lashed out at "hypocrites" among the clergy who "drive God's people away from salvation" by refusing to baptize the children of unwed mothers.
But if his ascension created a bit of stir, his first year in office has been closer to a whirlwind. Within months, those both inside and watching the Vatican - the city-state within Rome that serves as home to the church - were talking about "the Francis revolution" and "Vatican glasnost," a reference to the period in Soviet history when Mikhail Gorbachev began coming clean about huge problems, such as the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
Francis quickly told the Vatican to act aggressively on child sexual abuse cases and has since set up a commission to advise him on how to deal with pedophile priests.
While a change in policy remains to be seen, it was an open and very public declaration of intent, which many saw as at least the beginning of a positive change.
In addition, on a plane ride back to the Vatican from a World Youth Day in Brazil, he said: "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?"
He baptized the baby of a couple who'd been married outside the church - in the Sistine Chapel, no less - and promised an unmarried pregnant woman that he'd baptize her child as well, if she couldn't find another willing priest.
The head of an almost unimaginably wealthy church, he spoke out against financial inequality.
In a November apostolic exhortation, he said, "Just as the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills. How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?"
There are powerful vested interests in the church status quo. As such, some Vatican watchers focus more on Pope Francis' moves with the Vatican bank than on his social programs.
In his first year, he replaced four of five cardinals who sat on a bank supervisory board. Those replaced had been appointed to five-year terms in the last days of Benedict's papacy.
During Francis' first year, the Vatican has been more transparent about scandals within the bank - most notably accusations of money laundering - than a history of tightly held finances would have foreseen.
"It's an image change, certainly," he said. "But real change can take many years, even several popes. You don't so easily change an organization of 1 billion Catholics."
While Francis has addressed topics such as Communion for those who've divorced and offered hope for a larger role for women in the church hierarchy, Tosatti notes that any change would come against the deeply held beliefs of many around the world. Change isn't as easy as announcing it from the Vatican.


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MSI Eclipse SLI Review
With the introduction of the Core I7 architecture there is a need for a new platform. This platform begins with the X58 and ICH10R chipsets and builds upwards from there. The initial fears about the inability of the Core I7 processors not being able to overclock have been proven false. We have found that they do indeed overclock and performance scales well in non-gaming applications. What does this platform offer for the gamer? We are no longer bound to one chipset or the other depending on our video card preferences. So whether you prefer ATI or Nvidia, they are both covered on the X58 based Eclipse SLI. What else is there to distinguish one board from the other at this point? Feature set, technologies, price, performance, and brand loyalty, these are things that most people take into consideration. MSI has released the Eclipse SLI X58 based motherboard as a board that has the features and uses the latest technologies.
The MSI Eclipse SLI includes a multitude of features that include the X-Fi Extreme audio sound card sound solution in lieu of an on-board solution, OC switches for no fuss overclocking, on-board reset and power switches, ten SATA ports, DRMOS technology for cleaner power and lower temperatures, a split cooling system, the capability to run both TRI SLI and CrossfireX video solutions and much more. At $322, the Eclipse is what would be called an enthusiast grade product. Billed as the fastest motherboard, I am anxious to see how it performs when compared to its peers.
Closer Look:
The MSI Eclipse packaging, strangely enough, shows a picture of a solar eclipse on the front and rear panels, The front panel shows that the Eclipse SLI is part of the Gaming series and uses DRMOS technology and is built using the X58 chipset for use with socket LGA 1366 Intel Core I7 processors. The rear panel lists the specifications of the Eclipse in detail. The front cover flips open to give a description and glimpses of the exclusive features that MSI has included on this series. These items include the X-Fi sound solution, DRMOS technology, Rapid Boost and the GreenPower Genie.
Pulling the contents from the packaging, the Eclipse is shipped in a plastic enclosure with the X-Fi sound card, DLED Module and Green Power Genie module in compartments on top of the board. The balance of the accessories are shipped in the box underneath the motherboard container. The box is quite full with the documentation and the balance of the accessories.
Let's take a look at everything that is included with the Eclipse as well as the board to see how it stacks up against the competition.


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F Sergey Deev to return to Street Cats
The Alpena Street Cats have announced that Russian forward Sergey Deev will return to the Street Cats for the upcoming Midwest Junior Hockey League season.
During the 2012-13 season with the Street Cats, Deev scored at nearly a goal-per-game pace, netting 13 goals in 14 games, along with nine assists for 22 points.
Alpena head coach Igor Myaskovskiy is elated at Deev's return.
"Sergey is the character of our team and is the type of player who never gives up, isn't selfish, never complains, never leaves teammates without good passing and is always there on and off the ice for help and support," Myaskovskiy said in a press release. "I expect that he will be a real leader and will set a good example for everyone. To play with him gives a big advantage to everyone. Sergey is smart, brave and creative."
Deev, 18, started playing hockey with his hometown Moscow Dynamo when he was four years old. Deev played seven years for the Dynamo youth club.
Deev said chose to come back and play for the Street Cats for two reasons.
"My two reasons for coming back are the coach and the desire to win the league championship," said Deev. "Coach Igor gave me a lot last year in all areas – strategy, skills and team play. He let me play in different positions and it was better to see the game. And I have gone back to him and Alpena because I know it's my way to get on new level and play in the Ontario Hockey League or North American Hockey League. After the 2012-13 season about 6-8 colleges offered me to play for them, so I believe I have already proven that I can play at this level."


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The rear part of the frame on many Bike Fridays folds under. Part of their very flexable modularity.
Handlebars need to be in the right place in front of you. The stem riser allows us to do that in a way other bikes simply can't
The seat mast size is independent of the Top Tube on Bike Fridays unlike other bikes. This means a Bike Friday can be made to fit you better than a stock frame can ever adjust too.
Bike Fridays are modular frames. Makes for their wide range of folks they can be built for.
For picking tofu meatballs off your plate, or for steering your bike. And it holds the front wheel on!
Handlebars are an imporant first choice. This is where the layout of your brake and shift controls are. Plus hand comfort starts here. Multiposition bars will help a lot on longer rides.
One of the 3 important places your body touches the bike.
The stem attaches the handle bars to your bike. They come in different lengths. We usually choose the right length for you from your sizing information.
One of your set of controls. Controls the gear you want to be in to ride with the most comfortable and effective cadence.
Your very important controls for controlling your stopping. The bars you choose determine the type of brake levers that will work with them.
The main bearing where your cranks and pedals attach. All your measurements to fit your bike properly are in relation to this bearing also. Lighter is often better but more expensive too.
This is where you supply the GO! to your bike. Your pedals turn on them. They are best in proportion to your leg length. We supply choices. Not everyone does!
All those small cogs in the back of a bike that make the modern multispeed bike possible. The chain runs on them and shifts on the ones that have a cassette of gears with a derailleur mechanism.
Modern chains are much narrower & match the cassette. A plated chain is better as it helps to avoid rusting. They are good for about 1500 to 3000 miles.
The derail in French is derailleur. Is the one that makes the chain move back and forth on the big rings up front.
To derail as to take a train off its track. On this bike you have 8,9,10 or 11 little cogs in the back. The de-rail-er moves your chain magically back and forth when you move the shifters on your handlebars.
Include rims, spokes, and hubs. Tires, tubes and cassettes are sepperate.
Your bike has 5 important sets of bearings to make it run smooth. This is the front one that holds all those spokes together from the rim where that important front tire is.
The rear hub does several things, it attaches all the rear spokes to your pedaling through the pedals, cranks, chain & then cassette that is on the rear hub.
Rims are important to a good wheel for strength, good braking, and light efficient ride.
We use Stainless Steel slpokes. Your wheels quality is determined by the materials and build skills. Only the chain has more pieces on your bike.
20" tires on Bike Fridays are not children's tires. The right tire is available for the use and road surface you plan for. We can recommend if you need more input.
The secret to pnuematic tires. Air! Inner tubes are available in 2 valve types. Standard Schrader valves like on a car or French Presta which are easier to pump up by hand & many cyclists prefer. Choose a width to match the tire you choose.
Headset does not explain it well. It is that very important bearing that steers the front wheel. Fits into the part of the main frame called the Head tube!
Brakes are important. They come in 4 main types. Dual Pivot rim brake for road bike, 'V' & Canti rim brake for touring and mountain, disc brakes which are showing up on a lot of different bikes & the so called coaster brake that is still a very simple but effective brake in some hub gear style rear hubs. All work pretty well for their intended use. But some are more appropriate for some uses, lighter or of course more expensive than others.
Modern seat posts allow you to fine adjust the angle on your saddle and its fore and aft position. Extremely important to fine tune for your best comfort.
The third and most think the most important spot where you touch your bike. Do not choose a bike by its saddle. Spend time trying saddles to get one that fits. Price and weight do not predict comfort.
Pedals are one of the 3 important places you touch your bike and where you apply the power. A simple pedal is fine for simple riding but if you tour or sport ride you will want a pedal & shoe system to match. This improves power, comfort, and safety. This is why we do not choose your pedals for you.
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Bars HIGHER than saddle. You sit UPRIGHT when you ride.(1-3" or 2.5-7.5cm above saddle.)
Slightly FORWARD body angle, with bars about LEVEL with the saddle.
Skilled Touring/Sport
More FORWARD body angle with bars BELOW the saddle.(1-3" or 2.5-7.5cm below saddle.)
VERY FORWARD flat-back type position. Must complete sizing A-F below.
We will contact you to customize your fit. Please complete sizing A-F below if possible.
* This section is required for experienced, avid, and high-mileage cyclists who have developed a distinct position on their bike over time. We will match your current bike position.


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Alexander Carlisle was born about 1786 in Vermont. He died in 1840 in Virginia.
Alexander married Julia during 1810 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Julia was born in 1788 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. She died in 1871 in Virginia.
They had the following children:
Matthew Carlisle was born in 1812 in Massachusetts. He died in 1889 in New Jersey.
Charles Carlisle was born in 1815 in Massachusetts. He died in 1856 in New Jersey.
Michael Carlisle was born on 12 Aug 1818 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in New Jersey.
Rebecca Carlisle was born about 1821 in Massachusetts. She died on 4 Jul 1897 in New York.
Rose Carlisle was born about 1823 in Virginia. She died in 1858 in Essex County, New Jersey.
Joshua Carlisle was born in 1827 in Frederick County, Virginia. He died in 1917 in New Jersey.
Henrietta I. Carlisle was born in 1830 in Frederick County, Virginia. She died on 8 Mar 1890 in New Jersey.
Andrew W. Carlisle was born circa 1833 in Virginia. He died during 1908 in Monroe County, Kentucky.


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Meridien Research, a Newton, Mass.-based financial industry technology analyst firm, today released its annual report in which it predicts spending on CRM technology through 2007. The global estimate, based on 55,000 institutions and examining the likes of external IT spending for hardware, software, and related development, consulting, and implementation services for financial industry segments, shows a slowdown in growth for the next few years.
The report predicts continued market consolidation among suppliers, claiming that financial institutions' spending increases will flatten through 2003 as they deal with such factors as channel integration and the cost of building and maintaining effective, robust data warehouse infrastructures to support a wide variety of analytical decision support applications.
It goes on to say that global retail CRM spending in 2002 will stay essentially level compared to 2001's $6.7 billion, warning of no significant expansion until 2004. And, as many institutions examine their return on investment from "less-than-successful CRM investments," corporate CRM spending will remain at $3 billion in 2002 and also is not expected to grow significantly until 2004.
"We foresee that top management at financial institutions that 'get CRM' will carefully seize upon the market confusion to quietly strengthen their arsenal of capabilities, often at bargain terms," said Tom Richards, Meridien's research director for CRM, in a prepared statement. "In particular, we expect leading institutions will dig into business processes, probing for both cost savings and better service levels for customers."


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It�s that time of year again where cold temperatures (well, except the bout of warm weather we had this past week) prompt many to turn up the heat in their homes or burn some logs in the fireplace.
Unfortunately these ways to combat the cold make residences more vulnerable to the risk of catching fire. The Examiner spoke with Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Eddie Saffell about preventive measures homeowners or tenants can do to avoid fires.
�If you are going to start a fire in the fireplace,� Saffell said, �always get it cleaned by a professional chimney cleaner beforehand.�
He continues that soot and debris from previous fires in the fireplace are possibly lodged up in the chimney, resulting in a fire hazard. �And if its a gas fireplace, be sure to have it serviced as well.�
�As for applicances or heaters, always use it as indicated by the manufacturer,� suggested Saffell.
He goes on to say it is very important to read over the owner�s manual of your appliances such as space heaters or heating lamps.
�Be real careful with placing these kind of heaters,� he adds. �You never want it to get too close to curtains or furniture.�
And as always, Saffell reminds everyone to check both their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they are functioning properly and have new batteries. He also mentioned that people also like to burn candles this time of year and to be sure to blow them out before you leave or go to bed. Plus, always keep them away from combustibles.
�After some past ice storms, people are known to have used power generators, too. Check to ensure these generators are properly fueled and placed where they can be ventilated.�