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Starring: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson (his first film), Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent
Director: Neil Jordan
Summary: An IRA terrorist befriends a British soldier he kidnapped and becomes drawn into the soldier's world
Other Nominations: Director, Actor (Rea), Supporting Actor (Davidson), Original Screenplay*, Film Editing
This movie is pretty much solely known these days for its big plot twist about halfway through, and to me that's a shame because it's a genuinely good movie. The first act which is mostly Rea and Whitaker talking with each other in a room where Whitaker is tied up, but their banter is surprisingly enjoyable to listen to and it all sets up the second part of the film where Rea meets Whitaker's girlfriend. Speaking of Rea, he's great here-while he looks half-asleep for most of the movie, his dry style somehow works really well for the character, a good man who is not cut out to be a terrorist even if he believes in the cause.
I thought that it treated the revelation and aftermath with a remarkable amount of taste and respect of everyone involved, especially given the time period when the movie was made. It actually goes on to explore the feelings of both parties in a way I haven't seen another movie try to do since. Davidson's role was extremely difficult to cast but Davidson does give a really solid performance, especially considering this was Davidson's first acting role of any kind which is kind of unbelievable to me. The chemistry and camaraderie between Rea and Davidson is great to see-for a movie that was made on a shoestring budget with few sets and is mostly just dialogue between characters, the three major characters, the dynamics between them and the performances of them make for a very good movie.
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16 October 2007
Beijing has strongly urged US President George W Bush to cancel a
planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it would "seriously
damage" relations.
Mr Bush is due to host Tibet's spiritual leader at the White House.
On Wednesday, Mr Bush is due to attend a ceremony at the US Capitol
where the Dalai Lama will receive a Congressional Gold Medal, a top US
civilian award.
It will be the first time a sitting president will have appeared in
public with the 72-year-old Buddhist leader.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: "We would like
to again prompt the American side to correct the mistakes and to
cancel the arrangements."
The White House has said Mr Bush understands Beijing's concerns, but
hopes the Chinese leaders could get to know that the Dalai Lama was
someone who wants peace.
Tuesday's White House meeting will be the third encounter between the
US president and the Dalai Lama since Mr Bush took office in January
But the meeting is expected to take place in the White House residence
rather than the Oval Office out of deference to China.
'Brutal interference'
Chinese officials in Tibet expressed fury at the announcement of the
Congressional award.
Tibet's Communist Party Secretary of Tibet, Zhang Qingli, lambasted
the exiled spiritual leader for trying to "split the motherland".
"We are furious," he said. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an
award, there must be no justice or good people in the world."
The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since a failed uprising
against Chinese rule in 1959.
Beijing has long argued the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking
to destroy China's sovereignty by pushing for independence for Tibet.
The Dalai Lama insists he wants "real autonomy", not independence for
the region, which China claims has been its territory for centuries,
and which it has ruled since communist forces invaded in 1951.
Human rights concerns
The Dalai Lama's arrival in Washington on Monday was greeted by a
crowd of singing and dancing Tibetans dressed in traditional robes.
The Dalai Lama meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Recently, world leaders have grown more vocal in their concern for
human rights in Tibet.
In September, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama,
incurring Beijing's wrath.
The historic Berlin meeting prompted China to withdraw from a
Germany-China symposium scheduled to be held in Munich and cancel an
annual event due to be held in Beijing in December to discuss human
The Dalai Lama has also met Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and
Australian Prime Minister John Howard this year, and is due to meet
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper later this month.
China was outraged when Canada granted the Dalai Lama honorary
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Stories about the Musical Process
From creating a new band to the songwriting process to the touring experience, these stories are all about the lives of musicians.
We don't play shows, we throw parties...
In 2010, while signed to the Jonas Records label (a Jonas Brothers imprint of Hollywood Records), the band Honor Society toured the country in support of their album Fashionably Late. I joined the band for their 20-city US tour.
"Fashionable Late" debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200.
The band was named one of six "Breakout bands" by Rolling Stone Magazine.
And identified as a Buzzworthy band by MTV.
Honor Society opened for the Jonas Brothers' 2009 World Tour alongside Jordin Sparks and the Wonder Girls.
The next year...
Honor Society opened six shows on Timbaland's Shock Value II Tour alongside special guests including Justin Timberlake, Drake, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus.
Kashmere: Howling at the Moon
I stopped by Barry Davis's rehearsal space and talked with him and his bandmates about their musical process. For more music by Barry, check out the Kashmere Youtube page.
Johnny Wright + AOL + AT&T = On The Spot
Photos and video camera B operation by Ashley Myers-Turner
Music Manager Johnny Wright teamed up with AOL's teen site Cambio.com and AT&T to find the next supergroup. Participants from around the world had the opportunity to audition for Johnny Wright by way of video submissions. Then he put the top 20 finalists to the test, utilizing the power of the Internet and the AT&T network to orchestrate a series of challenges that test each contestant's artistic prowess, business savvy, and passion. The most impressive performers were then flown to L.A. to participate in Johnny's famous "Boot Camp", an intense workshop of rehearsals, dance choreography, vocal lessons, and media training.
On The Spot with Perez Hilton
In one of their hardest challenges to date, the contestants face the self-proclaimed 'Queen Of All Media,' Perez Hilton, who dishes to Johnny on which contestants he believes have real star potential.
The Decision: Part 1
At the world famous Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, Johnny puts the contestants through one final round of auditions before making his big decision. This is it: the night they've all been waiting for.
Ariana Grande gives Cambio.com a tour of her house
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The first draft ICD-11 was to be made available online in August and the public is encouraged to review the content and provide comments and feedback, including on information standards for traditional medicine codes.
The ICD-11 will assist in creating an evidence base for traditional medicine – producing terminologies and classifications for diagnoses and interventions, which are the primary source of healthcare for many people in parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as Europe and North America.
Officials with the World Health Organization said the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, and other traditional medicine practices has been increasing, but global classification and terminology tools for traditional medicine have been lacking.
ICD-11 is based largely on the work of the International Classification of Traditional Medicine (ICTM) project experts, who represent a broad spectrum of traditional medicine knowledge from around the world. Many of the experts come from The People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other countries.
Those who participate in the review may also make proposals for changes to ICD-11, either to address missing content, or to provide updates based on new understanding and information. Through this process, WHO intends to draw upon the broadest possible group of individuals with healthcare expertise to ensure the most accurate, up-to-date information possible.
The web site will be accessible directly from the WHO website at www.who.int. The classifications page can be located directly at www.who.int/classifications/en/, or the ICD-11 page at www.who.int/classifications/icd/revision/en/index.html. The link to the browser will be here.
The ICD documents date back to the 1800s, and are based on the causes of death in the 1800s. The ICD-10, will begin use in the United States on October 1, 2012. This document, ICD-10, is being revised and overhauled completely to produce ICD-11. The new version of ICD-11 will be completely digital, and there is every possibility that because it is in digital/electronic form that there will be no need for an ICD-12 version. By being digital/electronic, it will be possible to update, change, revise or add to on a regular basis. For this reason, Traditional Medicine codes must be included in ICTM-11 version.
"This work is something, which is relatively unprecedented in the area of traditional medicine, particularly at this level," said Dr. Molly Meri Robinson Nicol, technical officer at WHO. "The ICTM, including the selection included in ICD-11, will be the foundation on which future research will be based. This classification will serve as a tool for the collection of clean, clear data on who is using traditional medicine, what they are using it for, if it works, if it is safe, how much it costs, and how it compares to other medicines in similar situations."
Nicol noted ICTM will also support research, clinical documentation, policy development, and healthcare reimbursement, and it will do so in a way, which is consistent and internationally comparable.
"This project is immense, and will require a great deal of meticulous work, but it is also a project, which could be considered long overdue," Nicol said.
Non-traditional medicine (Western) basically is the only practice that has been counted in the past. The World Health Organization has just completed a study and found that about 60-80 percent of the world's population uses some method of traditional medicine.
Traditional Medicine has no reliable statistics. These statistics include numbers of mortality, morbidity, and all types of adverse side effects and events.
Last year, the World Health Organization had a mandate from the United Nations to gather health information. This information related to the 193 member states (countries around the world) and then it is put into the data health information systems. The World Health Organization is the only global agency that can put all of this process and information together.
The potential benefits of the formation of International Classifications of Traditional Medicine include the following:
- ICTM will link Traditional Medicine practices with global norms and standards development.
- ICTM will enhance the international public health task on global statistics, surveillance, and public safety.
- ICTM will enhance basic and clinic research around Traditional Medicine throughout the world.
- ICTM will help to give equal access to global public goods for all World Health Organization 193 member states.
- ICTM will integrate Traditional Medicine into global statistics.
- ICTM will be used to create reimbursement.
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Okay, I guess I am just not all that cool. I know I am not all that intellectual. Still I do read a whole lot, so how come I just can't get the deal with James Ellroy? I mean, I long ago decided to read the Underworld USA trilogy. Made my way through book one. Eventually started book two...several times...but I just cannot get past all the white supremacist, sexist, patriarchal, Jew hating, Mexican hating, homophobic rhetoric and portrayals which fill these books. I know, I know, it's supposed to be some sort of a literary device meant to shock the likes of me and all that. Well, I guess it works. What I can't figure out is where does one draw the line. When does all the bigotry exemplified by the characters actually exemplify the bigotry of the author? I mean, who thinks up and writes every racial slur imaginable...and to what end.
The story lines of these three books are intriguing. The Weekly Standard says,
The books focus on the malign role played in that history by organized crime, rogue elements of the CIA, and (above all) J. Edgar Hoover, who is the central character of the trilogy.
All three novels explore vicious American racism—Mafia chieftains and J. Edgar Hoover being among the most vicious racists. All three novels indicate that American involvement in undeveloped countries (Cuba in the first book, Vietnam in the second, and Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the third) consists largely of support for Third World dictators who brutalize and oppress their impoverished subjects. Ellroy does not romanticize communism, but all of the books' anti-communists are either far-right fanatics or greedy businessmen. Admirable, principled opponents of Communism on moral grounds are nowhere to be found.
Finally, the books embrace conspiracy theorizing in a big way. American Tabloid culminates in the assassination of JFK—murdered at the behest of organized crime, which was angered by Castro's expropriation of its Cuban casinos (and then by Kennedy's unwillingness to continue to try to oust Castro after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion), and by Robert Kennedy's crusade against organized crime. (The assassination is given tacit permission by J. Edgar Hoover, who refers to it obliquely as a measure "of great boldness." Lee Harvey Oswald was a fall guy; the real assassin, we learn in the next volume, was a rightwing French extremist.)
Mutatis mutandis, the next volume, The Cold Six Thousand, tells a similar story. This book culminates with the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. Both of these assassinations again receive tacit permission from Hoover: King's assassination is an offshoot of an FBI campaign (orchestrated by Hoover) to discredit the civil rights leader; Mafia leaders are responsible for the RFK—as for the JFK—hit, because they know of (and fear) his intention to fight organized crime if he is elected president in 1968. (James Earl Ray and Sirhan Sirhan are, like Oswald, patsies, made use of by the actual assassins to obscure their own guilt.)...
When you read the back cover you are sure you are going to want to read them. The writing itself is dark, evocative, noirish, and all that. Ellroy proclaims himself to be sort of a right wing Marxist...and I mean right wing. What the hell does that mean.
I understand at the end of book three if I ever get there, we come to "love" some female lefty or something. Boy, there is a whole lot of shit to plow through before we get there.
Again, every time I pick it up and start reading book two, I feel dirty, and I don't mean nasty. I mean slimed.
Did I mention the violence, the violence directed at women, at blacks, at just about anyone really? I am not afraid of violence in books, in TV, in movies, in life, but it gets old and it gets sickening after a while.
They tell me Ellroy has changed his perspective from his youth as a neo nazi loving a-hole via a period one could call right wing talk radio ideology to...well, I don't know what.
Ellroy likes to describe himself as a Tory. Meaningless...
But then there is the "other" Ellroy, the one who in one interview stated correctly that,
America itself as an entity was founded on a bedrock of racism, slavery, land-grabs, and the slaughter of the indigenous people.
Can't argue with that.
But where is any hint of another possible world? Nowhere, that's where.
Some fellow at the Straight Dope writes:
I've read a bunch of James Ellroy's novels, including the L.A. quartet, American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and a couple of others. I find his writing to be extremely intelligent, densely plotted, and remarkably thought provoking. I think that American Tabloid is the best novel I have ever read about the JFK assassination.
However, one thing disturbs me about his work, and that is the rampant racism of most of his characters, even his ostensible protagonists. Now I understand that he is depicting the thought processes of specific characters set during a specific era (usually cops in the 1950's) and I don't confuse the attitudes of a character with the attitude of the author, but I have also noticed that Ellroy never seems to depict any black character who is not a pimp, a drug addict, a rapist or a murderer. Granted, he is portraying seedy underworlds, but wouldn't at least ONE good black person pop up once in a while, even in this milieu.
The same goes for homosexuals in his novels. They are routinely sneered at by his protagonists and are often portrayed as amoral.
The poor guy likes Ellroy's books and wants to know if he should feel guilty. I understand the feeling. I wanted to like the books, but that went away the more I read. I wonder how I would feel if I were an African American reading this stuff. I know how I feel when I read the Jew hating parts, disgusted, appalled...not good. And the Jew hating is nothing compared to the white supremacy.
Mike Riggs writes at ArtsDesk,
Ellroy has professed a love of racist language, and in (a) video of a pre-election lunch with Rose McGowan and Bruce Wagner, the crime novelist says that Obama "looks like a lemur."
That says to me, at least that Ellroy's actual views on race deserve as much attention as his fictional depictions of race.
Now let me tell you who I can't stand, and to top the list I would put that neo-Nazi in American writing who is James Ellroy… And to begin with he's not a good writer. He's a kind of methamphetamine caricature of Raymond Chandler… Each of his books is practically a Mein Kampf, it's anti-communistic, it's anti-Mexican, and it's racist.
That is what it seems like to me, too.
Here is something from an interview Ron Hogan did with James Ellroy:
RH: When I read critics of your work, they often react: "Oh my god, he's writing these horrible homophobic, racist, misogynist, psychopathic books." And I'm thinking: "No, he's not writing from his perspective. He's getting into the heads of these ugly characters." You're not endorsing their world by any means.
JE: I think I know what's behind this, especially some of the views expressed by Mike Davis. These are fully rounded characters, and the racism and homophobia are casual attriubutes, not defining characteristics. These are not lynchers or gaybashers, toadies of the corrupt system. When you have characters that the reader empathizes with, who are carrying the story, saying "nigger" and "faggot" and "spic", it puts people off. Which is fine. I would like to provoke ambiguous responses in my readers. That's what I want. There's part of me that would really like to be one of Dudley Smith's goons and go back and beat up some jazz musicians, and there's part of me that's just appalled.
What is your take on that? Mine says, I do not want to be a reader who "... empathizes with (charachters), who are carrying the story, saying "nigger" and "faggot" and "spic"...," Mr. Ellroy. There is no part of me that wants to beat up some jazz musicians, Mr. Ellroy.
Ellroy gets away with his schtick because, I think, liberals lap it up to show how "cool" they really are. Ellroy, meanwhile, laughs his way to the bank, his money made on his "talent" to write bigotry. I think he is a gasbag. I think he exposes himself as a racist yet again during interview found on the Venetian Vase conducted by Steve Powell when asked about his opinions on the Rodney King case.
Interviewer: Would you say that current, or moderately current LAPD scandals like Rodney King or O.J. Simpson are more beyond the pale compared to the good work the LAPD does in the majority?
Ellroy: Well a couple of things. First of all, I wouldn't call O.J. Simpson a scandal, it's just, it's not even a botched murder case—it's a bad acquittal. And the second thing, Rampart wasn't much of a scandal when truly dissected. Same thing with Rodney King if you see the entire three-minute tape. The fifty-six hammer blows that put Rodney on the ground, and the contact slash don't look good, but moment to moment the entire three minute tape leads me to say, and I realize this is revolutionary, I don't think they did anything wrong. There's a moment when one of the policeman, and it might have been interestingly enough a man named Powell, kicked Rodney King in the head, which was the only out-of-line and out of policy thing that they did. Yeah he attacked Stacy Koon. The other people in the car were led to safety. He kept attacking: he took a taser, he kept getting up, getting up, getting up. He's six foot five, two hundred and fifty pounds, and on angeldust, and you don't engage people like that in one-on-one fights. And I think it was an aesthetic call that people made: they could either see this in the context of white racism and police corruption or overall police misconduct, or they could see it in a more localized context, which in this case, I think, is also a more broader context—that these are the exigent factors of police work, ad hoc, day to day. And you can't let angeldust-addled shitbergs drive around at one hundred and ten miles an hour on the freeway, where they will kill people: interdict and suppress them. It doesn't look good, the footage a million people have seen, many millions of people have seen. In a larger context, it reveals itself to be something entirely different, and so pointing to these things, and Rampart's a crock of shit, and accepting them as historical fact is very dangerous and specious. And so what I'm morally obligated to do with interviewers is try to give them a different view of these speciously alleged facts.
Here is what Ellroy had to say about the movie "Panther" about the Black Panthers.
I believe it is stupid. I think the movie Panther is a joke. They were a bunch of dope-dealing idiot thugs, the Panthers themselves. And the cops were the relative good guys in that whole operation.
Or from the same interview with Robert Birnbaum, we have this nugget,
RB: Read a lot?
JE: No. I think a lot. I listen to classical music. I exercise. I watch boxing on TV and go to the fights occasionally. The only television show I watch is "The O'Reilly Factor." I like O'Reilly. I profiled him for GQ.
RB: What do you think about his political ambitions?
JE: Let me put it this way. If Bill O'Reilly ever decides to run for office, I will reach into my checkbook make the maximum allowable individual campaign contribution and assist him in his quest for public office to the limits of my ability. He is not a Republican and is no where near as right-wing as most people think he is. He shares my hatred and moral concerns about the death penalty among other things. And he is a pro-environment guy.
I could go on and on with this bit of Scission Cultural Monday on Wednesday, but I have said enough. Surely you understand my problem with Ellroy, his works, his supporters, those who fawn over him.
Me, I wouldn't give this blowhard the time of day.
I've answered my "question" from up top. Yeah, I think Ellroy is a bigoted turd hiding behind a "literary" veneer.
But what do I know? I'm just some guy who lives in Kansas City and as I recently learned after reading the blog of some "old friends" from California who visited the area a few weeks back, that pretty much makes me just some yokel.
But, wait, Ellroy lives here in the metro area, too. In fact, it is only a few miles from my home in the city itself to his in the wealthy suburb of Johnson County, Kansas.
All that said, like here is a different view, which I don't get at all, from the Jacobin.
The woman hated her father, screwed Mexicans to earn his wrath, had a crush on her father and got her white lefty consorts to dress stuffed-shirt traditional like him — so she could tear off their clothes and make a game of humiliating paternal surrogates. She hated her father's money and political connections, raped his bank accounts to lavish gifts on men whose politics the old man despised; she went to tether's end on booze, opiates and sex, found causes to do penance with and fashioned herself into an exemplary leftist Joan of Arc: organizing, planning, recruiting, financing with her own money and donations often secured from her own body.


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In the previous entry for hacking, I covered how to investigate local network connection information right this moment using netstat.
The first thing we're going to do is determine information about these foreign connections to your machine. Such as – who are they, where are they, and what machine configuration are they running.
Now if you're a hacker, this information can be used to obtain information on how you can 'hack' into these machines.
But as a security analyst, an arguably harder and less financially rewarding position than a hacker, your reward is outwitting the hackers by thinking out of the box with a HUGE question like:
"As a network or system administrator, I wish I could wipe every computer of installed software I don't like and micromanage my domain's software and hardware installations. But I understand this is a heart attack in the making, and is clearly flawed logic, so how do I protect my domain against attacks when the software vendors themselves can't keep up with the vulnerabilities?"
I just washed my hands of a network administrator like this in Costa Rica. Carlos Moreira in Costa Rica, you're a heart attack in the making. If anyone knows the guy. Steer clear. These kind of guys are a nightmare to work with, and typically you won't get anything done other than spinning in circles.
But the answer to the question is surprisingly easy.
And gives credit to mother nature herself.
Employee education, allow and encourage personalization, and build in redundancy to the DNA of your Company's software, hardware, and network architecture.
This is the essence of white hat hacking.
Sure, there WILL be bad apples. But when you're paranoid and constantly on guard protecting your assets, you'll limit productivity and be the least liked person in the organization.
Reinforcing an evolutionary structure makes so much more..
… cents (har har)
Everyone on the internet loves to hate the company that invented internet security, the NSA themselves.
Here's a look at the NSA's web site:But let's say you want to find more out about their 'public presence' that most people don't. There's a tool called 'whois' which is available on many web sites (and most Unix based machines) where you can obtain this information.
www.iana.org obtained the whois results below:
Now keep in mind that a good majority of hacking is social networking. So when you're targeting an organization (or protecting one), this is the absolute START of determining vulnerabilities.
With this, we've just obtained the name of one "Lee Ellis" who is the program manager for the nsa.gov domain.
While this is valuable information, the next step is to determine physical location of the hardware containing the web site http://www.nsa.gov. You can do this by obtaining the IP for it using nslookup at the command line (described in previous session)..
Next, we take the IP provided (188.8.131.52), and we check it's location using two separate methods (redundancy).
The first method, an invaluable little site called Geobytes, provides this information:
That's interesting, GEOBYTES indicates the NSA's web site resides in Scotland.
… don't take this as evidence that the United States government is not controlled by our own people. There's a full on cyber war going on right now, has been for some time now, so just take this as evidence to question the information you're given on the internet – take absolutely nothing you read on the internet as fact!
You don't need me to tell you that though, do you?
Using tracert.org, we find the results we're looking for:
Now what can be gleaned from this tracert?
- The web server seems to be hidden behind routers and firewalls in or around Dallas, Texas (which is a hub for the great majority of United States intelligence activities). As our trace inches closer to it's destination, we see in the trace above that at step 3 we're going through a location in Houston, then it jumps over to Dallas in step 6 through 9. Even companies and government organizations do business with service providers like you would with your cable provider, who also sublets their lines from a much larger provider and so on, so that's all we're seeing here, is a backtrace through a larger provider to a smaller one until it ultimately reaches it's destination. The asterisks '*' indicate this is where the network's protected from 'PING' commands, which is an attack that's called a SYN Flood, which administrators learned a long time ago how to protect against.
So what have we learned so far?
1) We have contact information, a project manager by the name of Lee Ellis in Virginia.
2) The physical hardware is quite likely located in Dallas, Texas, but is well protected (as expected) by a few layers of routers
With this information, a social attack is probably much easier than a physical hardware attack, which more or less means investigating Mr Ellis's information (if he even exists), and then targeting him rather than the organization since he has administrative access. But that all depends on what kind of information we're trying to obtain.
This information is important because it sets our expectations for what we're going to receive via our scanning attempts, and lets us put our energy and attention in the right areas first.
NMAP – the preferred scanning tool for PORT SCANNING
What we're going to do next is a PORT Scan of the NSA's web site.
A little backgrounder on PORTS:
Every (standardized) networked computer sends and receives information via something called TCP/IP and UDP. TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol, a guaranteed method of transmission, and UDP stands for User Datagram Protocol, an UNGUARANTEED method of transmission – and both acronym you don't need to remember.
An easy way to think about TCP and UDP is this: Imagine writing a letter to a friend, and placing it in an envelope. If you send the 'envelope' using standard post office rates, chances are your friend will receive your message. But it's not guaranteed. That's UDP, an easy way to remember this is the U stands for unguaranteed receipt.
Now imagine sending that same envelope via FEDEX. You get a tracking number, and you know when it's been received. That's TCP.
Now the CONTENTS of the message are unique based on the application sending it, and the recipient. That's where ports come in handy. Specific ports being used helps us predict what 'language' or in computer terms – protocol – is going to be used to exchange information between systems.
Most ports are standardized and/or reserved for specific applications or application types (such as email or file transfers), and are published publicly here: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1700.txt.
What this all means is that I – or you – or Sridhar Kristhmancupaleanweirdnamefromindia has created a program – an application – that does something on a computer which communicates with or is communicated with by programs on other systems. As programmers, we're only as good as the information we're given and what we have endured through prior experience – which means – it's quite likely we're gonna screw something up when we set up communications for the programs we create.
We don't know everything, give us a break, willya!
Why is this important? Vulnerabilities, baybee. When specific vulnerabilities are detected in an application a developer(s) create on a remote computer system, these vulnerabilities are circulated in the hacker communities and are things you can leverage to 'crack open' a machine and gain full access to it – doing anything you want with it once this has been achieved.
How this is done – through the port that application receives it's commands on, where you can then execute something called an 'exploit' to gain control of that foreign system.
Once you have access to one important system administratively, you then leverage that system to gain access to the rest of the network. Or just that machine. Depending on your own goals.
I will get into that next time though. For now, we're just determining what's exposed.
Now bring up NMap. The first screen you should see is this:
NMap itself is a command line utility. ZENMap is the Windows Front end application that makes the commands easy to 'select' (rather than having to memorize them all).
Now I take the IP obtained for the NSA's web site, 126.96.36.199, and plug it into the 'target' machine. Intense Scan is fine to start off with, then select 'Scan'.
… Wait for it…
My nMap scan of NSA.Gov results in 3 pages of information.
Here's Page 1 of the NMap scan:
In the above dump, take a look at where it says "Discovered open port'
This is VERY important information, as what we've just found is somewhat expected, port 80 is open, port 443 is open, and port 53.
Now port 80 is the HTTP Protocol, in a nutshell this is what constitutes the vast majority of UNENCRYPTED internet conversations. When we go to the http://www.nsa.gov web site in our web browser, that 'conversation' is carried through this 'channel'.
Port 443 is SECURED HTTP, which says there's parts of this site that require a logon or are delivered through secured media. This is good news, which means some people might log on through this server, which means if we crack this machine, we might be able to gather passwords directly on this machine. Very good news indeed.
Finally, there's port 53. Referring to the RFC 1700 document, port 53 is reserved for Domain Name Serving, meaning this system is used for commands like nslookup.
Going to page 2 of the nMap results:
Page 2 doesn't give us too much interesting information, other than the security 'certification' is held by the NSA (ssl-cert). No surprise there, for more information on security certificates read up on RSA certificates and RSA Encryption on the internet.
What's important to consider about this is: Sometimes the certificate held may NOT be by the registered owner of the company. With this, you may be able to gain access to the network you're looking for by looking at who 'owns' the certificate'.
Now here's Page 3 of the nMap Scan:
Now what's important about this final page is the Operating System identified: we're running Linux version 2.6 on the web server.
THAT or the router queried is running that operating system.
Always question the information you're given via these scans is the moral to that story.
Now having run NMap, here's what we now have as potential ammunition against the NSA's Web server:
- We have Mr Ellis as a potential 'social hacking' contact (known)
- The physical hardware is likely in Dallas (known)
- Port 80 is exposed publicly (known by access via web)
- Port 443 is exposed publicly – this is new, and we now have SSL and RSA exploits we can perform against the company to gain access to their system
- Port 53 is open (this is a GREAT one) – and we now have DNS attacks we can perform against the system…
- The target system seems to be running some flavor of Linux version 2.6. Quite likely Redhat. This adds to our 'arsenal' Unix based exploits.
Now I know for a fact there are DNS overflow attacks which can potentially gain administrative access to the system. I don't doubt they've protected themselves against these attacks. But you never know.
In Summary:
The purpose of the port scan and the preliminary footwork is for intel gathering purposes. You don't bring a knife to a gun fight, and similarly with this, you don't waste your time trying out Oracle exploits against a machine which simply does not appear to have Oracle installed on it.
The port scan helps you determine what you as a hacker need to concentrate on, and you as an administrator need to defend yourself against.
Now brute force hacking like this believe it or not accounts for only 40% of successful hacks, which is why it's so incredibly important to understand the hierarchy of the organization you're attacking, and as much of the social structure as possible.
So in addition to the physical asset information we just obtained, we have at least one potentially technical point of contact to… shall we say.. befriend.
Coming up next time:
The easiest way to hack systems is to sit on it's network and watch the traffic go by.
I will detail a network investigation technique called 'sniffing' which provides more insight into how the intercommunication works between systems and to potentially gather unencrypted user names and passwords which ultimately will give you control over foreign systems.
For that, download Wireshark from http://www.wireshark.org/download.html and play with that for a bit until I detail it..


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Camping With the Wild Ponies on Assateague Island
Assateague Island offers a unique camping experience. You get to camp along the beautiful Maryland beaches while sharing the island with the native wild horses, or "ponies" as they are often called. Assateague Island runs through two states - Maryland and Virginia. The Virginia side is Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge which doesn't allow camping. There's camping available in private campgrounds on nearby Chincoteague Island, but not in the National Refuge itself. However, the Maryland side has camping available in Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateauge State Park. The wild ponies roam freely throughout these adjacent parks, and if you camp here you will often find these beautiful animals right in your campsite!
Where did the Wild Ponies Come From?
There are two different theories on how these wild horses first came to Assateague Island. The more romantic of the two tales is that a Spanish galleon carrying a cargo of horses was shipwrecked, and that the horses swam to the island. There seems to be some supporting evidence of this. The Hidden Galeon, a book written by John Amrheim Jr., claimed that the Spanish ship La Galga encountered a hurricane and was shipwrecked off the coast of Assateague Island in 1750. This was later proven to be true, and there have been remains salvaged from the wreck. Since there were horses on the ship, they very likely could have sought refuge on the island. A more mundane explanation is that the horses were brought to the island to evade the fencing and taxation laws of the late 1600s. I guess there's no way to actually prove either explanation, but let's face it – the shipwreck theory is certainly more dramatic, and was promoted in the popular "Misty of Chincoteague" written by Marguerite Henry.
There are about 300 wild horses on Assateague Island. The horses are physically separated by a fence on the Virginia/Maryland border. The Virginia herd is maintained by the Chincoteague Fire Department. Every year they swim the ponies across the channel between the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Chincoteague Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows the Chincoteague herd to graze on the Chincoteague National Refuge, but they must keep the herd to 150 horses. They reduce the herd by selling ponies off at an annual pony auction, and use the proceeds to maintain the remaining horses. The Maryland herd is maintained by the National Park Service.
Pony Safety Tips
Keep your distance from these wild horses. There are warnings posted throughout the national and state parks that these animals kick and bite, so don't get too close! There are some pretty grim pictures posted of children who have gotten nasty bites. Also, don't feed the horses. People were feeding the ponies from their cars, and as a result the ponies would approach oncoming cars and get hit.
Our Camping Experience on Assateague Island
My husband and I just returned from a wonderful six day camping trip on the island. We spent three days in Assateague Island National Seashore and three days in Assateague State Park.
1. Assateague Island National Seashore
Assateague Island National Seashore doesn't offer water, electric or sewer hookups, so you are basically dry camping there. If you have a generator, you can run it anytime from 6 AM until 10 PM. There are oceanside and bayside campsites. We camped in the bayside campground. Our campsite was very spacious, and we had a nice view of the bay. The horses were all over this campground! A couple of times they were right on our campsite grazing on the grass. Our only complaint was that with horses - and the inevitable manure they leave behind - you have lots of flies. There are also plenty of mosquitoes on Assateague, so bring an ample supply of insect repellant!
2. Assateague State Park
In Assateague State Park all the campsites are on the ocean side. All but one loop is primitive camping, with no water, electric or sewer offered. There is one electric loop (Loop H) , but until next year the only loop you can bring pets into is the J Loop. We have an Old English Sheepdog as our constant traveling companion, so of course we stayed in J Loop. I loved being so close to the beach. You only have to walk a little bit down to road to get to the beach entrance, so my husband and I were able to take lots of walks on the beach with our dog. There were fewer flies and mosquitoes camping on the beach side. We only saw one group of ponies in the campground, although there were some pony droppings on the beach and in the campground that suggested that there were more. Assateague State Park has electric fences between the beach and the campground, and I think that keeps many of the ponies off of the campsites. We really enjoyed this campground, and will be returning next year for two weeks. We look forward to once again sharing Assateague Island with the wonderful wild ponies.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
Questions & Answers
© 2012 Margaret Perrottet
Just a question- could you walk the dog around the park and on the beach? Thanks!
The last time I was at Assateague Island was in the mid-fifties. I am sure it is much different now but would like to remember the way it was then. Besides I find the Chesapeake Bay Bridge a bit unnerving. Thanks for a great hub.
This sounds like a great place to camp, mperrottet! I would love to visit the island, especially with my dog. Exploring the beach and watching the wild ponies would be wonderful activities. Thanks for the information and the interesting hub.
I would love to be near those ponies. I remember reading Misty of Chincoteague when I was younger. Thanks for sharing this with us. I enjoyed hearing about it.
Lovely place and this was a pleasure reading about your enjoyable stay and watching these beautiful photos.
Voting this up, beautiful and sharing.
I think it would be so cool to explore Assateague Island. Your photos are great! The landscape and the horses are beautiful. Really enjoyed this article! Voted up, interesting, and beautiful.
I love ponies and the beach! Beautiful hub and photos. Voted up and beautiful. I pray the ponies are okay after Sandy hit!!
What a wonderful hub! I truly liked learning about Assateague Island and the wild ponies that roam freely. Your photos add to the enjoyment. I am wondering if Hurricane Sandy has impacted this island as it has done to so much of the east coast. Have you heard anything about it? Up votes and sharing!
As you know, I've been RVing for years...so I'm amazed that I hadn't heard about this wonderful place! Thanks for the great info. Voted up and interesting.
Voted up, useful, awesome, beautiful and interesting. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. One of my nicest camping experiences happened on Assateaque Island. It was so beautiful to walk from the campsite over the dunes and be on the beach. The whole experience there is so freeing. It is hard to describe to others who haven't been there, yet you did an exquisite job. What really impresses me is when the ponies swim to the mainland for auction and how some good Samaritans purchase them only to see to it that they are once again released to the island. Thank you again for such a great story.
Absolutely stellar job on this article! I only know about this place because of my parents. When Dad was alive it was an annually excursion for them and I always wanted to visit after hearing their descriptions.
Yours makes me want to go.
I commend you for providing me many added facts I was unaware of.
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Volts divided by resistance equals amps. Amps times volts equals watts. The higher the wattage the higher potential for vapor production and throat hit. The higher the wattage, the shorter the battery life, and hotter the cartomizer will get.
Resistance is measured in ohms. Each refillable has an ohm rating and depending on that number, will work differently with different batteries (because batteries have different voltage levels).
The Smileomizer is a giant cartomizer that holds a lot more liquid than a regular cartomizer. Smileomizers have chewy mouthpieces that are great for holding the ecig in your mouth. Smileomizers work on all the batteries that Vapor4Life carries, but look best on the Vapor Zeus and Dial-A-Volt batteries. Smileomizers have a resistance of 2.5ohm, so the batteries that work best with them has a voltage between 3.2 to 5 volts. Smileomizers come in two sizes (small – 3.5ml and large – 6ml) and they both fit all sizes of the Vapor Zeus and Dial-Volt batteries. If you want it to fit flush (which looks the best), then get the small size for all sizes of the Vapor Zeus and Dial-A-Volt, except the XL. The XL Vapor Zeus and XL DAV look best with the Large Smileomizer.
Blank CoolCarts Cartomizer
Vapor4Life carries two types of blank cartomizers. The difference between the two is the amount of resistance they provide. CoolCarts have 3.4ohm, and these run a little cooler than WOW Vapor cartos. CoolCarts work on all Vapor4Life 808-threaded batteries, but work best on Vapor Titans, Vapor Kings, and USB Passthroughs. CoolCarts provide a strong throat hit and bring out the true flavor of a vape. They hold a little more liquid than WOW Vapor cartos.
Blank WOW Vapor Cartomizer
The WOW Vapor Cartomizer runs warmer than CoolCarts at 2.5ohm. They produce a lot of vapor and a strong throat hit. WOW Vapor cartomizers work on all Vapor4Life batteries, but because of their size, look best on Vapor Kings and Vapor Titans. If you like using the USB passthrough, then you'll want to stick with a CoolCarts cartomizer. The passthroughs run at 5 volts which when paired with a low resistance cartomizer can produce burnt juice.
Our tanks are acrylic holders with cartomizers inside them that can be removed. The cartomizer works like a regular cartomizer, but the extra room surrounding the cartomizer allows it to hold more liquid, so you don't have to refill as often. There are two sizes – 3.5ml and 6ml. The cartomizer is the same size for both, the added size comes from the acrylic holder surrounding the cartomizer.
The tanks come with a 1.5ohm dual coil cartomizer inside. When the cartomizer gets old, it can be replaced. There are many different replacement cartomizer options. You can find detailed info about this right here on our ecig blog. Our tanks work on all of our batteries, but look best on the Dial-A-Volt and Vapor Zeus.
Please let us know if you have any questions! Leave a comment here, call us at 1-844-VAPE4LIFE, or tweet us @Vapor4Life.


text: Advanced MID Server configuration There are several advanced options available for you to customize and configure the MID Server. Install and uninstall Nmap on a MID ServerIf you decide to use credential-less Discovery in your network, you must install Nmap on each Windows MID Server that you want to use for this purpose. Self-hosted customers whose network security does not permit downloads from install.service-now.com must use a specific manual process to install and configure Nmap. Enable script file synchronization for Windows enhanced securityWindows Internet Explorer enhanced security blocks downloaded files that it determines are potentially dangerous.Configure a MID Server for RCA for business servicesTo enable the Event Management root cause analysis (RCA) for business services capability, configure at least one dedicated MID Server with the ServiceAnalytics as a supported application, and with the RCA capability. To ensure uninterrupted services, you can configure a failover MID Server cluster for RCA. MIDSystem methodsMIDSystem variables (referred to by the variable name ms.) provide a variety of methods to get information about the MID Server .Synchronize a JAR file to MID ServersYou can upload a JAR file to an instance and synchronize it to all MID Servers, or write custom probes that use the synchronized JAR file.Set the MID Server JVM memory sizeThe MID Server starts with a default JVM memory allocation, but you can modify this setting in the configuration file.Set MID Server thread useIf the MID Server is running on a host containing many other programs that must compete for CPU time, fewer threads than the default of 25 might be necessary. ECC queue retry policyDefine retry policies for outbound Web Services that are executed via the ECC Queue table.


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Selecting A Radiant Heating System:Hydronic Hot Water vs. Electric Heating. The dual-language signs are a source of convenience for the diverse nationalities in our country. A place of business needs to hold the needs and comfort of its customers above any prejudice or ignorance of the general public. Some factors that contribute to poor quality and other problems might be the suppliers and distributors of Lowe's.
These stops proved far less painful than I imagined, but time consuming, and we resumed our usual shopping schedule at Columbia Park near 30th Street hours after we would have normally, skipping stops in the dollar store and Staples in order to shave off time we would need later (I still had to construct the closet organizers, rearrange my clothing, and replace the screens) when we got home.
The number of new houses being built, or not built, directly impacts Lowe's through the decreasing demand for home improvement and building materials. On some systems, the cable will be shipped to you as a large spool of cable. Lowe's has to spend more in this area to ensure inventory is secure and efficiently distributed.
Over the last few years Lowe's has used a variety of different techniques to improve its productivity and quality. Lack of communication between workers on the floor and management bring rise to issues concerning policy and its proper enforcement. Customers often had bad experiences with the quality of products Lowe's retails.
Radiant heat technology has made significant advances over the years and is an excellent way to supplement your existing heating system or be your sole source of heat. Customers complain that Lowe's products are made with cheap material. Lowe's participates in an intensely competitive market for home improvement products and services.


text: More Media Questions & Commentary. Remember that questions are tools that can open the floodgates of understanding. Perception is reality. The tone in which you ask a question can determine how it is responded to. The answer you receive might not be the one you are looking for. Be tenacious in your search for information. Engage with people asking questions. Someone asking, "How can we do better?" is probably better to work with than someone who is content with the way things are. Asking open questions doesn't mean that you'll receive vague answers. It is usually an excellent way to open up a productive dialog, working towards a solution.


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The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that — by next February — it will begin opening its communications networks to iOS- and Android-based mobile phones and tablets. The move can be seen as a major blow against BlackBerry (nee Research in Motion or RIM); the Pentagon has more than 450,000 BlackBerry devices.
BlackBerry 10 devices haven't even hit the market in the U.S., though. As it struggles to regain market share it has lost to next-generation mobile platforms like Apple's and Google's, the BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen-only device will go on sale in the U.S. next month.
The Z10 is already available in other parts of the world, having launched only recently. The keyboarded BlackBerry Q10 has yet to launch, but there are many fans of the famed BlackBerry keyboard that are awaiting its release. BlackBerry 10 is the company's new OS, and was introduced publicly to the world — along with the Z10 and Q10 — on Jan. 30, 2013.
However, while the Pentagon has a lot already invested in BlackBerry devices, it says that — for the first time — it wants its employees to have the flexibility to use commercial mobile devices on its systems, including its classified network.
Defense Department chief information officer Teri Takai explained:
The Department of Defense is taking a leadership role in leveraging mobile device technology by ensuring its workforce is empowered with mobile devices. As today's DoD personnel increasingly rely on mobile technology as a key capability enabler for joint force combat operations, the application of mobile technology into global operations, integration of secure and non-secure communications, and development of portable, cloud-enabled capability will dramatically increase the number of people able to collaborate and share information rapidly.
The DoD Mobile Device Strategy and Implementation Plan aim to align the various mobile devices, pilots and initiatives across the department under common objectives to ensure the warfighter benefits from these activities and aligns with efforts in the Joint Information Environment. This is not simply about embracing the newest technology — it is about keeping the department's workforce relevant in an era when information accessibility and cybersecurity play a critical role in mission success.
Eventually, the Pentagon hopes its system will encompass both a military mobile applications store and be able to handle as many as eight million devices.
While it sounds like the Defense Department is heading down the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) path, Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said the Pentagon wasn't going quite that far.
It's not BYOD; it is the department migrating to a multi-vendor environment that is going to include more than BlackBerry currently. BYOD is a long-term objective, but we're just not there yet. The technology is there, but things like security, we're not quite there yet.
In other words, the Pentagon will continue supplying its employees with devices, rather opting for employees to bring their own; it sounds like the Pentagon is doing so because it doesn't believe its employees would necessarily bring secure devices into the system if BYOD were implementation. To be clear, without testing, there is no way to know for certain; we have seen devices that unlocked when you slid out their keyboard.
That being said, the Pentagon believes that iOS and Android have come a long way and can finally meet the Department of Defense's security requirements. Pickart added,
Other systems are maturing in their capability to provide greater security with their systems. The level of security with BlackBerry has been above most, but others are moving toward that and are achieving that.


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Encouraging more young men to consider the teaching profession is the subject of an upcoming live-streamed panel discussion by the Amarillo College early childhood education department.
The discussion, before a live studio audience, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday (March 28) and will stream live on the Amarillo College Teach Club's Facebook page.
The discussion is part of a statewide initiative funded by the federal Carl Perkins State Leadership grant, which supports increasing participation from non-traditional genders in certain career programs, according to Susie Wheeler, the Perkins coordinator for AC.
The college's early education department is focused on recruiting men into the field, department chair Mary Clare Munger said. Increasing the number of male teachers boosts the number of male role models in children's lives, adds perspective and dimension in the classroom and helps kids grow up with strong relationships with men and women, Munger added.
"Amarillo College is excited to be involved with young men who want to teach and lead classrooms with young children," Munger said. "Children are more able to relate to a wide variety of teachers and leaders when men and women are routine daily relationships."
Statewide during the 2014-2015 school year, fewer than one-fourth of regular classroom teachers in Texas were male – a figure that has been consistent for several years, according to the latest published records from the Texas Education Agency.
Mike Smith is a digital content producer for Panhandle PBS. Contact him at email@example.com, on Twitter at @newsmithm and on Facebook.


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Counselling is a way of raising awareness to our patterns of thinking, behaviour and how it affects the way we live our lives. It is not a treatment that you undergo but a process in which you engage. My role is not to judge or offer advice but to work collaboratively with you exploring thoughts and feelings in a safe, confidential space. The aim is to make you feel better and increase your overall wellbeing.
The first session is a bit like a mutual interview. It will give you an idea whether I am someone you could work with. It will give me a chance to take some details and ask what has brought you to counselling. There is no obligation to go further at this stage if you feel that this is not right for you.
Resistance is not to be broken through, but rather to be incorporated" Hycner, 1991
A counselling session is for 50 minutes. Ideally sessions should be every week on the same day and time to provide continuity. I appreciate that for some people, especially those who work shift patterns, that this may not be possible and so we will agree a schedule that works best for you.
The recommended minimum number of sessions is between six to eight but it depends on what you want to gain from the therapy. For some people, six sessions is all they feel they need while others may want to go on for longer. We will plan your therapeutic journey together and review our work regularly so that you are getting what you need from the sessions.
You can get more information on counselling at the BACP website "It's Good to Talk" and click on the "About Therapy" tab. Click here to visit the BACP website.


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She went to the pool and was reading a magazine she then hold her forehead and wined and winched in pain then she threw out violently bloody sputum was spitted out she held her head and coughed persistently Olu came out searching for her and when he spotted her Hope already tumbled into the pool Olu jumped with his executive suit to save the life of his wife he helped her out and administered mouth to mouth resuscitation panting heavily he was scared as he thought of Hope drowning Olu cuddled her tightly.
"What happened sweetie? I'll never forgive myself losing you! You almost drowned me but I don't mind going together with you." He teased and forced a smile on Hope.
In Bed
"I love you Hope I was fighting it but not anymore." Hope cried bitterly. Olu apologized for maltreating her all this while;
"Baby I love you and what I begged of you is just to give me the chance to be the man you craved for the best man in your life." Hope continue to weep which surprised Olu all the more;
"Why are you crying when I've already shown my sincere love to you? I was ready to drown just because of you and if it is Sabina she was just fun when it lasts life has to be serious not always fun I'll not mention her again or is it something else?"
The Second Shock of his Life
"I am dying?" Hope explained with pain.
"What I don't understand what do you mean I am dying?"
"I have leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells) you can't love me I am dying I am sorry." The duo wept bitterly.
"Is it a curse for me when I am sober and want to follow the right path I lost it? When I understand my mom and what she meant for me I lost her just like that and now when I've come to discover my dear wife this? No!" He yelled at the top of his voice;
"No Hope we'll fight it together and will defeat the leukemia am not ready to lose you medically, spiritually we will fight and promise me that you'll never give up, we'll not give in I am here every second of your life you've cried before you'll not cry again!" He expressed with emotion.
Olu encouraged her to do chemo again but Hope was reluctant to go;
"It will be my third time if I do it again, the pain, the anxiety I don't want to go through it again." She pleaded with her husband.
He knelt down and held Hope' gown;
"Do it for love Baby I am here for you the queen of my heart mom was right let's fight this together it is our fight. I've just discover you God brought you into my life made you stay with me despite my brutality Dupe told me bluntly at my face and since she left I was never myself again I was angry with her guts but deep down inside me I know she was right." He held and squeezed her unto himself.
"Speak to God you are a woman of faith the virtuous woman in the Bible yes he can."
"Let us live and love ourselves." She sang a song and called on Olu to dance for their life and their discovery of true love.
She paid her a visit to give her solidarity and to console and counsel her.
"Don't give up Hope Olu has changed and he is here to fight the ailment with you, leukemia has to be defeated and still there are some options."
"What options? Drugs? Chemo? The end has already come I believe in God let it be now I am very happy that Olu has come around and I shall live every bit of my life in love and happiness."
"We need you Hope I disagree with you, you are a good Christian girl you cannot accept sickness like that it has to be fought with all the strength we can muster."
"I am tired Rugi I want to go home let's God work be done that' what I want maybe God's want me to go 'home' early."
"Tell him you'll stay you are not going anywhere."
"I am really tired girlfriend I am really tired."
She reflected on the months of drugs and chemo.
"I am an Activist Hope I don't give up you have to intensify the fight."
Prayers in their Bedroom
She knelt down and prayed while Olu stood at the door unnoticed shedding emotional tears to say the least he felt betrayed;
"Is the lord punishing me for my sins? Don't punish me! Don't take Hope away from me! I am a changed man please!"
Hope asked him to join her in prayers;
"Don't blaspheme we are good Christians and should thank God for whatever decision he takes."
He was enraged as he questioned God;
"Hope look at your eyes and lips eyes sunken and your lips cracked? Tell him to do something!"
"Olu stop pestering God who is always right Jesus died for us."
"God hear me Hope Bajan has to live and I'll see to it to my last breath and butut."
To be Cont.


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We've just launched a refreshed site, what this means to you and your account. 😁👍
We are happy to announce that this morning we launched our new website!
You are getting this email because you have made a purchase on our site in the past year or so, and to help things in the transition we have brought some of your account information over to the new site (details below, see sidebar about your password).
Our new site has many new features, including a Rewards Program (rewards) where you can get free products. For each order placed you get points that accumulate and later you can redeem for products – you can get more of your favorites or maybe try something that you've seen but haven't tried yet.
Other features will allow us to offer variety packs, some of which will let you select what flavors you'd like. And with some products we can now offer automatic discounts as the quantity you order increase.
Please check out the new site and discover the new features and products. We have introduced several new brands and are offering an introductory 10% off sitewide through the end of February. We will be introducing other new Brands during the year.
We could not transfer your past order history. If you need any information from your past orders, please let us know (firstname.lastname@example.com) and we will do our best to retrieve the information you desire from the old database.
Your New Account:
We were able to bring over some of your basic account information, name, tele, email, and default address. We were not able transfer your password, so you will need to set a new one by going to the login page (login – reset), entering your email (which you rcv'd this message on) and clicking on the "reset" link – you will be sent instructions to create a new password.
Finally, we were not able to bring over any reviews for products, so if you have an extra moment please rate and review your favorite products on the new site.
Thank you for your time and business… for being a loyal customer.
– Enjoy the Flavor Team!
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Status Report
From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA)
Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast
SDF Number 250 Issued at 2200Z on 07 Sep 2018
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 06/2100Z to 07/2100Z: Solar activity has been at very low levels for the past 24 hours. There are currently 0 numbered sunspot regions on the disk.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low on days one, two, and three (08 Sep, 09 Sep, 10 Sep).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 06/2100Z to 07/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 521 km/s at 07/1230Z. Total IMF reached 12 nT at 07/0601Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -8 nT at 07/0559Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 1884 pfu.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on day one (08 Sep) and quiet levels on days two and three (09 Sep, 10 Sep).
III. Event probabilities 08 Sep-10 Sep
Class M 01/01/01
Class X 01/01/01
Proton 01/01/01
PCAF green
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed 07 Sep 068
Predicted 08 Sep-10 Sep 068/068/068
90 Day Mean 07 Sep 070
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 06 Sep 005/005
Estimated Afr/Ap 07 Sep 008/011
Predicted Afr/Ap 08 Sep-10 Sep 009/010-006/005-006/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 08 Sep-10 Sep
A. Middle Latitudes
Active 20/15/15
Minor Storm 05/05/05
Major-severe storm 01/01/01
B. High Latitudes
Active 15/15/15
Minor Storm 25/25/25
Major-severe storm 30/20/20
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