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EUGENE, Ore. Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then, he started flying.
Not in the figurative sense but in an all-too-real way a shocking sprawl to the ground that cost America's best sprinter an Olympic spot in the 200 meters and made him look like less than a sure thing, health-wise at least, with the Beijing Games five weeks away.
Gay suffered what his manager called a severe cramp in his left hamstring at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday and had to be carted off the track. He was at his hotel later, being treated with ice.
"It was just one of those things," Gay said in a statement released through USA Track and Field.
Gay already has qualified for the Olympics in the 100 meters, but his chances at doubling are gone. Now, the nervous wait begins to see if it was, indeed, just a cramp, and how that affects his training over the next month.
"There is no apparent damage otherwise, except for some road rash from the fall," said Gay's manager, Mark Wetmore. "He said he felt a little tightness before the race."
Wetmore said Gay was getting an MRI as a precaution. Results were not immediately available.
"When he wakes up tomorrow, he'll know," said former decathlete Dan O'Brien, who famously missed the Olympics 16 years ago. "He'll be able to stretch it out, he'll be able to move it. If he can't sit on the toilet tomorrow, he's got problems."
Had this been gymnastics, or a number of other sports, an injury at trials wouldn't have ended Gay's chance to make the Olympics in that specific event. But USA Track and Field plays it straight top three finishers at trials make the Olympics, no exceptions.
It's a black-and-white policy that most athletes accept, though it could end up costing the American team as much as Gay in Beijing. Gay is the defending world champion in the 100 and 200 meters.
"I don't know any other way to do it, but it's tough," said Wallace Spearmon, now the favorite in Sunday's finals. "Either you're ready on this day or not. You can be the best athlete coming into it, and you could be sitting at home watching it from the house."
It was, in fact, a stunning setback for the 25-year-old Gay who last week set the American record in the 100 at 9.77 seconds. In the final, he ran it in 9.68, the fastest time ever recorded, but not a world record because the tailwind was too strong.
"It's scary. Especially in a round," said 200 women's favorite Allyson Felix. "It kind of shakes up your nerves. But you can't really do anything about it."
Damein White, running in the lane next to Gay, said he saw Gay pull up and saw something fly his way. It was the white sticker with Gay's number on it.
"I tried to keep going off the curve," White said. "It kind of threw me off. He just pulled something. He'll be right back. Next year, we've got worlds. You'll see him there."
More urgently, however, are the Olympics. Qualifying for the 100-meter dash starts Aug. 15, and Gay was one of the favorites, along with world-record holder Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, both of Jamaica.
Members of the U.S. track team are expected to leave for the games about 10 to 14 days before their event starts. Gay also was committed for a meet in London on July 25 and was considering running in a couple more events in Europe before the Olympics.
The injury will open up another spot in the 200, where Gay, Spearmon, Xavier Carter, defending Olympic champion Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix were considered among the top runners going for only three spots.
"It doesn't really change things on my part," Carter said. "Tyson's a great runner. He's No. 1. Everybody was shooting for him. I'm not going to change anything because he got hurt. I've got to continue doing what I was doing as if he wasn't hurt."
There were no more surprises in the 200 semifinals later Saturday, when all the top contenders advanced. Same in the women's heats, where Felix, 100 champion Muna Lee, Lauryn Williams and Torri Edwards all made it to today's finals without much drama.
Gay's injury, however, made the day a little difficult for everyone involved.
"It's such an awful thing when bad things happen to good people," Williams said.
If his injury truly was only a cramp, he could be back on the track soon.
If it's more serious, it would be a blow for track, at least on the American scene.
Gay is considered one of the fresh, young faces of a sport that has endured unrelenting doping problems over the past several years. Many were hoping to turn the page this season, and they were hoping Gay, a bit shy but successful, would be a big part of that.
"I'm really glad they're saying it's just a cramp as opposed to what it looked like," Williams said. "My eyes started to well up, like please, 'God, no, don't take him away from us now.' The USA needs him."


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Janez Bindas (2018) Prediction of Parallel Time Series with Machine Learning. MSc thesis.
Gregorc Anže (2018) Using machine learning for quantitative trading strategies. EngD thesis.
Jaka Koren (2018) Prediction of Ischemia on simulated data. EngD thesis.
Luka Mavrič (2018) Modelling the Elapsed Time between Two Events in a Basketball Game. EngD thesis.
Dejan Tesovnik (2018) Automated Slovene crosswords solving with the help of the internet. EngD thesis.
Gašper Petelin (2017) Deep neural networks and matrix factorization. EngD thesis.
Petar Vračar (2017) Analysis of Markov processes in team sports modeling. PhD thesis.
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Dušan Božič (2016) Automatic text summarization using semantic analysis. MSc thesis.
Miha Čelešnik (2016) Filling in Play-by-play data with player movement analysis. EngD thesis.
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July 30, 2008
CAP GRIS NEZ, FRANCE – On July 28, and after an 11-hour battle from Dover, England to Cap Griz Nez, France, MIT junior swimmer Clara Bennett joined an elite group by crossing the English Channel. Bennett became the third MIT student-athlete to successfully complete the grueling, 21-mile swim.
Beginning her journey at 5:57 a.m. Bennett enjoyed good weather conditions and low tides, although the water temperature hovered around 62 degrees Fahrenheit for most of the swim. Despite a slow start, the MIT physics major settled into a nice rhythm three hours in and fought off shoulder pain and exhaustion en route to an immensely inspiring accomplishment.
"I didn't have any nerves prior to jumping in and surprisingly I felt good while finishing," said Bennett. "The first few hours were definitely the toughest. After three hours, there was no concern about making it, just a matter of how."
Overcoming the mental grind is a critical component in crossing the English Channel and Bennett's intense preparation enabled her to conquer the circuit. Bennett completed a six-hour swim in 60-degree water to qualify for the attempt while one of her open-water training swims included battling five-foot waves and a 25-knot head wind off the Boston shore. To prepare her body for the physical and mental test, Bennett's daily workout routine covered four hours per day and included lots of dry-land exercises, yoga and kickboxing.
"The only time I was ever really worried was about a month ago," confided Bennett. "I was experiencing fatigue after all of the lifting, Pilates and other dry-land exercises while a previous injury to my shoulder led to some doubts."
It definitely helped that Bennett wasn't alone as she trained with friend and former club teammate, Mallory Mead. A recent graduate of Western Kentucky University, Mead made the swim across the Channel two days earlier.
"Mallory and I joked that we got most of the bad weather out of the way on our training trips, and I definitely have to give her the credit for planting the seed to make this swim."
The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, and as one of the narrowest but most famous international waterways lacking dangerous currents, crossing the Channel has been the first objective of a number of innovative sea, air and human powered technologies.
For a detailed recap of Clara's journey and the events leading up to her historic swim, visit Clara and Malloy's blog at http://swimmingthechannel.blogspot.com/.


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Protecting The Artists? Disney's Marvel Uses Copyright To Crush Already Broke Ghost Rider Creator
from the how-nice dept
The full ruling in the case makes it clear that Friedrich's copyright claims were suspect in the first place, as it appears he clearly handed over the copyrights on the character to Marvel. The legal stipulation covers the specific terms, including the $17k payment, and the injunction against using the words "Ghost Rider" in connection with the sale of any goods, merchandise or services (i.e., "pay to get the signature of the creator of Ghost Rider!").
While Friedrich appears to have clearly overreached in his initial claim, the vindictiveness of Marvel/Disney is pretty ridiculous here. There's simply no reason for the company to demand $17k from a broke Friedrich, and (on top of that) make it that much harder for him to actually earn the money to pay them. As some are pointing out, you should remember this story the next time big companies claim they want to strengthen copyright law to "protect the content creators."


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The Mercedes-Benz Unimog was manufactured for decades in Gaggenau, Murgtal, before its production was switched to Wörth in Rehinland-Pfalz. Yet the association felt by the inhabitants of the region of Baden with the Unimog is so strong that in 2006 a private initiative took the step of establishing the Unimog Museum. Tracing the history of the vehicle, along with world history from 1945, the exhibition is a declaration of love for all things Unimog, or "Universal Motorized Working Machine" to give it its full name. Vehicles from different decades show the Unimog's wide range of application, in some cases with the addition of various attachments and mounted implements. Each year a specific area of application - for example firefighting, agricultural or winter service operations- is highlighted in a special exhibition.
Historic as well as modern exhibits, films and documents provide a very special insight into the world of the Unimog: anyone who owns one belongs to a unique family of enthusiasts devoted to this vehicle bearing the Mercedes star. On a guided tour, visitors can listen to some incredible stories, learn about the latest developments, and experience an exciting ride around the challenging outdoor obstacle course as a passenger in a Unimog - or even enjoy a driver training session for themselves. Pure Unimog action for all the family to enjoy, join in and be amazed by. Plus there is a bistro with outside terrace, exhibition halls, tourist information on the Murg Valley as well as a Museum shop.


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With the rapid growth of interest in the Internet, network security has become a major concern to companies throughout the world. The fact that the information and tools needed to penetrate the security of corporate networks are widely available has increased that concern.
With the rapid growth of interest in the Internet, network security has become a major concern to companies throughout the world. The fact that the information and tools needed to penetrate the security of corporate networks are widely available has increased that concern.
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With the rapid growth of interest in the Internet, network security has become a major concern to companies throughout the world. The fact that the information and tools needed to penetrate the security of corporate networks are widely available has increased that concern.
Because of this increased focus on network security, network administrators often spend more effort protecting their networks than on actual network setup and administration. Tools that probe for system vulnerabilities, such as the Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks (SATAN), and some of the newly available scanning and intrusion detection packages and appliances, assist in these efforts, but these tools only point out areas of weakness and may not provide a means to protect networks from all possible attacks. Thus, as a network administrator, you must constantly try to keep abreast of the large number of security issues confronting you in today's world. This article describes many of the security issues that arise when connecting a private network to the Internet.
Security Issues When Connecting to the Internet
When you connect your private network to the Internet, you are physically connecting your network to more than 50,000 unknown networks and all their users. Although such connections open the door to many useful applications and provide great opportunities for information sharing, most private networks contain some information that should not be shared with outside users on the Internet. In addition, not all Internet users are involved in lawful activities. These two statements foreshadow the key questions behind most security issues on the Internet:
- How do you protect confidential information from those who do not explicitly need to access it?
- How do you protect your network and its resources from malicious users and accidents that originate outside your network?
Protecting Confidential Information
Confidential information can reside in two states on a network. It can reside on physical storage media, such as a hard drive or memory, or it can reside in transit across the physical network wire in the form of packets. These two information states present multiple opportunities for attacks from users on your internal network, as well as those users on the Internet. We are primarily concerned with the second state, which involves network security issues. The following are five common methods of attack that present opportunities to compromise the information on your network:
- Network packet sniffers
- IP spoofing
- Password attacks
- Distribution of sensitive internal information to external sources
- Man-in-the-middle attacks
When protecting your information from these attacks, your concern is to prevent the theft, destruction, corruption, and introduction of information that can cause irreparable damage to sensitive and confidential data. This section describes these common methods of attack and provides examples of how your information can be compromised.
Network Packet Sniffers
Because networked computers communicate serially (one information piece is sent after another), large information pieces are broken into smaller pieces. (The information stream would be broken into smaller pieces even if networks communicated in parallel. The overriding reason for breaking streams into network packets is that computers have limited intermediate buffers.) These smaller pieces are called network packets. Several network applications distribute network packets in clear text-that is, the information sent across the network is not encrypted. (Encryption is the transformation, or scrambling, of a message into an unreadable format by using a mathematical algorithm.) Because the network packets are not encrypted, they can be processed and understood by any application that can pick them up off the network and process them.
A network protocol specifies how packets are identified and labeled, which enables a computer to determine whether a packet is intended for it. Because the specifications for network protocols, such as TCP/IP, are widely published, a third party can easily interpret the network packets and develop a packet sniffer. (The real threat today results from the numerous freeware and shareware packet sniffers that are available, which do not require the user to understand anything about the underlying protocols.) A packet sniffer is a software application that uses a network adapter card in promiscuous mode (a mode in which the network adapter card sends all packets received on the physical network wire to an application for processing) to capture all network packets that are sent across a local-area network.
Because several network applications distribute network packets in clear text, a packet sniffer can provide its user with meaningful and often sensitive information, such as user account names and passwords. If you use networked databases, a packet sniffer can provide an attacker with information that is queried from the database, as well as the user account names and passwords used to access the database. One serious problem with acquiring user account names and passwords is that users often reuse their login names and passwords across multiple applications.
In addition, many network administrators use packet sniffers to diagnose and fix network-related problems. Because in the course of their usual and necessary duties these network administrators (such as those in the Payroll Department) work during regular employee hours, they can potentially examine sensitive information distributed across the network.
Many users employ a single password for access to all accounts and applications. If an application is run in client/server mode and authentication information is sent across the network in clear text, this same authentication information likely can be used to gain access to other corporate resources. Because attackers know and use human characteristics (attack methods known collectively as social engineering attacks), such as using a single password for multiple accounts, they are often successful in gaining access to sensitive information.
IP Spoofing and Denial-of-Service Attacks
An IP spoofing attack occurs when an attacker outside your network pretends to be a trusted computer. This is facilitated either by using an IP address that is within the range of IP addresses for your network, or by using an authorized external IP address that you trust and to which you want to provide access to specified resources on your network.
Normally, an IP spoofing attack is limited to the injection of data or commands into an existing stream of data passed between a client and server application or a peer-to-peer network connection. To enable bidirectional communication, the attacker must change all routing tables to point to the spoofed IP address.
However, if an attacker manages to change the routing tables to point to the spoofed IP address, he can receive all the network packets that are addressed to the spoofed address and can reply just as any trusted user can.
Another approach that the attacker could take is to not worry about receiving any response from the targeted host. This is called a denial-of-service (DOS) attack. The denial of service occurs because the system receiving the requests becomes busy trying to establish a return communications path with the initiator (which may or may not be using a valid IP address). In more technical terms, the targeted host receives a TCP SYN and returns a SYN-ACK. It then remains in a wait state, anticipating the completion of the TCP handshake that never happens. Each wait state uses system resources until eventually, the host cannot respond to other legitimate requests.
Like packet sniffers, IP spoofing and DOS attacks are not restricted to people who are external to the network.
Password Attacks
Password attacks can be implemented using several different methods, including brute-force attacks, Trojan horse programs (discussed later in the article), IP spoofing, and packet sniffers. Although packet sniffers and IP spoofing can yield user accounts and passwords, password attacks usually refer to repeated attempts to identify a user account and/or password; these repeated attempts are called brute-force attacks.
Often, a brute-force attack is performed using a dictionary program that runs across the network and attempts to log in to a shared resource, such as a server. When an attacker successfully gains access to a resource, that person has the same rights as the user whose account has been compromised to gain access to that resource. If this account has sufficient privileges, the attacker can create a back door for future access, without concern for any status and password changes to the compromised user account.
Distribution of Sensitive Information
Controlling the distribution of sensitive information is at the core of a network security policy. Although such an attack may not seem obvious to you, the majority of computer break-ins that organizations suffer are at the hands of disgruntled present or former employees. At the core of these security breaches is the distribution of sensitive information to competitors or others that will use it to your disadvantage. An outside intruder can use password and IP spoofing attacks to copy information, and an internal user can easily place sensitive information on an external computer or share a drive on the network with other users.
For example, an internal user could place a file on an external FTP server without ever leaving his or her desk. The user could also e-mail an attachment that contains sensitive information to an external user.
Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
A man-in-the-middle attack requires that the attacker have access to network packets that come across the networks. An example of such a configuration could be someone who is working for your Internet service provider (ISP), who can gain access to all network packets transferred between your network and any other network. Such attacks are often implemented using network packet sniffers and routing and transport protocols. The possible uses of such attacks are theft of information, hijacking of an ongoing session to gain access to your internal network resources, traffic analysis to derive information about your network and its users, denial of service, corruption of transmitted data, and introduction of new information into network sessions.
Protecting Your Network: Maintaining Internal Network System Integrity =
Although protecting your information may be your highest priority, protecting the integrity of your network is critical in your ability to protect the information it contains. A breach in the integrity of your network can be extremely costly in time and effort, and it can open multiple avenues for continued attacks. This section covers the five methods of attack that are commonly used to compromise the integrity of your network:
- Network packet sniffers
- IP spoofing
- Password attacks
- Denial-of-service attacks
- Application layer attacks
When considering what to protect within your network, you are concerned with maintaining the integrity of the physical network, your network software, any other network resources, and your reputation. This integrity involves the verifiable identity of computers and users, proper operation of the services that your network provides, and optimal network performance; all these concerns are important in maintaining a productive network environment. This section provides some examples of the attacks described previously and explains how they can be used to compromise your network's integrity.
Network Packet Sniffers
As mentioned earlier, network packet sniffers can yield critical system information, such as user account information and passwords. When an attacker obtains the correct account information, he or she has the run of your network. In a worst-case scenario, an attacker gains access to a system-level user account, which the attacker uses to create a new account that can be used at any time as a back door to get into your network and its resources. The attacker can modify system-critical files, such as the password for the system administrator account, the list of services and permissions on file servers, and the login details for other computers that contain confidential information.
Packet sniffers provide information about the topology of your network that many attackers find useful. This information, such as what computers run which services, how many computers are on your network, which computers have access to others, and so on, can be deduced from the information contained within the packets that are distributed across your network as part of necessary daily operations.
In addition, a network packet sniffer can be modified to interject new information or change existing information in a packet. By doing so, the attacker can cause network connections to shut down prematurely, as well as change critical information within the packet. Imagine what could happen if an attacker modified the information being transmitted to your accounting system. The effects of such attacks can be difficult to detect and very costly to correct.
IP Spoofing
IP spoofing can yield access to user accounts and passwords, and it can also be used in other ways. For example, an attacker can emulate one of your internal users in ways that prove embarrassing for your organization; the attacker could send e-mail messages to business partners that appear to have originated from someone within your organization. Such attacks are easier when an attacker has a user account and password, but they are possible by combining simple spoofing attacks with knowledge of messaging protocols. For example, Telnetting directly to the SMTP port on a system allows the attacker to insert bogus sender information.
Password Attacks
Just as with packet sniffers and IP spoofing attacks, a brute-force password attack can provide access to accounts that can be used to modify critical network files and services. An example that compromises your network's integrity is an attacker modifying the routing tables for your network. By doing so, the attacker ensures that all network packets are routed to him or her before they are transmitted to their final destination. In such a case, an attacker can monitor all network traffic, effectively becoming a man in the middle.
Denial-of-Service Attacks
Denial-of-service attacks are different from most other attacks because they are not targeted at gaining access to your network or the information on your network. These attacks focus on making a service unavailable for normal use, which is typically accomplished by exhausting some resource limitation on the network or within an operating system or application.
When involving specific network server applications, such as a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server or a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, these attacks can focus on acquiring and keeping open all the available connections supported by that server, effectively locking out valid users of the server or service. Denial-of-service attacks can also be implemented using common Internet protocols, such as TCP and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP). Most denial-of-service attacks exploit a weakness in the overall architecture of the system being attacked rather than a software bug or security hole. However, some attacks compromise the performance of your network by flooding the network with undesired and often useless network packets and by providing false information about the status of network resources.
Application Layer Attacks
Application layer attacks can be implemented using several different methods. One of the most common methods is exploiting well-known weaknesses in software commonly found on servers, such as sendmail, PostScript, and FTP. By exploiting these weaknesses, attackers can gain access to a computer with the permissions of the account running the application, which is usually a privileged system-level account.
Trojan horse attacks are implemented using bogus programs that an attacker substitutes for common programs. These programs may provide all the functionality that the normal application or service provides, but they also include other features that are known to the attacker, such as monitoring login attempts to capture user account and password information. These programs can capture sensitive information and distribute it back to the attacker. They can also modify application functionality, such as applying a blind carbon copy to all e-mail messages so that the attacker can read all of your organization's e-mail.
One of the oldest forms of application layer attacks is a Trojan horse program that displays a screen, banner, or prompt that the user believes is the valid login sequence. The program then captures the information that the user types in and stores or e-mails it to the attacker. Next, the program either forwards the information to the normal login process (normally impossible on modern systems) or simply sends an expected error to the user (for example, Bad Username/Password Combination), exits, and starts the normal login sequence. The user, believing that he or she has incorrectly entered the password (a common mistake experienced by everyone), retypes the information and is allowed access.
One of the newest forms of application layer attacks exploits the openness of several new technologies: the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) specification, web browser functionality, and HTTP. These attacks, which include Java applets and ActiveX controls, involve passing harmful programs across the network and loading them through a user's browser.
Users of Active X controls may be lulled into a false sense of security by the Authenticode technology promoted by Microsoft. However, attackers have already discovered how to utilize properly signed and bug-free Active X controls to make them act as Trojan horses. This technique uses VBScript to direct the controls to perform their dirty work, such as overwriting files and executing other programs.
These new forms of attack are different in two respects:
- They are initiated not by the attacker, but by the user, who selects the HTML page that contains the harmful applet or script stored using the <OBJECT>, <APPLET>, or <SCRIPT> tags.
- Their attacks are no longer restricted to certain hardware platforms and operating systems because of the portability of the programming languages involved.
Trusted, Untrusted, and Unknown Networks
As a network manager creates a network security policy, each network that makes up the topology must be classified as one of three types of networks:
- Trusted
- Untrusted
- Unknown
Trusted Networks
Trusted networks are the networks inside your network security perimeter. These networks are the ones that you are trying to protect. Often you or someone in your organization administers the computers that comprise these networks, and your organization controls their security measures. Usually, trusted networks are within the security perimeter.
When you set up the firewall server, you explicitly identify the type of networks that are attached to the firewall server through network adapter cards. After the initial configuration, the trusted networks include the firewall server and all networks behind it.
One exception to this general rule is the inclusion of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are trusted networks that transmit data across an untrusted network infrastructure. For the purposes of our discussion, the network packets that originate on a VPN are considered to originate from within your internal perimeter network. This origin is logical because of how VPNs are established. For communications that originate on a VPN, security mechanisms must exist by which the firewall server can authenticate the origin, data integrity, and other security principles contained within the network traffic according to the same security principles enforced on your trusted networks.
Untrusted Networks
Untrusted networks are the networks that are known to be outside your security perimeter. They are untrusted because they are outside your control. You have no control over the administration or security policies for these sites. They are the private, shared networks from which you are trying to protect your network. However, you still need and want to communicate with these networks although they are untrusted.
When you set up the firewall server, you explicitly identify the untrusted networks from which that firewall can accept requests. Untrusted networks are outside the security perimeter and are external to the firewall server.
Unknown Networks
Unknown networks are networks that are neither trusted nor untrusted. They are unknown quantities to the firewall because you cannot explicitly tell the firewall server that the network is a trusted or an untrusted network. Unknown networks exist outside your security perimeter. By default, all nontrusted networks are considered unknown networks, and the firewall applies the security policy that is applied to the Internet node in the user interface, which represents all unknown networks. However, you can identify unknown networks below the Internet node and apply more specialized policies to those untrusted networks.
Establishing a Security Perimeter
When you define a network security policy, you must define procedures to safeguard your network and its contents and users against loss and damage. From this perspective, a network security policy plays a role in enforcing the overall security policy defined by an organization.
A critical part of an overall security solution is a network firewall, which monitors traffic crossing network perimeters and imposes restrictions according to security policy. Perimeter routers are found at any network boundary, such as between private networks, intranets, extranets, or the Internet. Firewalls most commonly separate internal (private) and external (public) networks.
A network security policy focuses on controlling the network traffic and usage. It identifies a network's resources and threats, defines network use and responsibilities, and details action plans for when the security policy is violated. When you deploy a network security policy, you want it to be strategically enforced at defensible boundaries within your network. These strategic boundaries are called perimeter networks.
Perimeter Networks
To establish your collection of perimeter networks, you must designate the networks of computers that you wish to protect and define the network security mechanisms that protect them. To have a successful network security perimeter, the firewall server must be the gateway for all communications between trusted networks and untrusted and unknown networks.
Each network can contain multiple perimeter networks. When describing how perimeter networks are positioned relative to each other, three types of perimeter networks are present: the outermost perimeter, internal perimeters, and the innermost perimeter.
Figure: Three Types of Perimeter Networks Exist: Outermost, Internal, and Innermost depicts the relationships among the various perimeters. Note that the multiple internal perimeters are relative to a particular asset, such as the internal perimeter that is just inside the firewall server.
Figure: Three Types of Perimeter Networks Exist: Outermost, Internal, and Innermost
The outermost perimeter network identifies the separation point between the assets that you control and the assets that you do not control-usually, this point is the router that you use to separate your network from your ISP's network. Internal perimeter networks represent additional boundaries where you have other security mechanisms in place, such as intranet firewalls and filtering routers.
Figure: The Diagram Is an Example of a Two-Perimeter Network Security Design depicts two perimeter networks (an outermost perimeter network and an internal perimeter network) defined by the placement of the internal and external routers and the firewall server.
Figure: The Diagram Is an Example of a Two-Perimeter Network Security Design
Positioning your firewall between an internal and external router provides little additional protection from attacks on either side, but it greatly reduces the amount of traffic that the firewall server must evaluate, which can increase the firewall's performance. From the perspective of users on an external network, the firewall server represents all accessible computers on the trusted network. It defines the point of focus, or choke point, through which all communications between the two networks must pass.
The outermost perimeter network is the most insecure area of your network infrastructure. Normally, this area is reserved for routers, firewall servers, and public Internet servers, such as HTTP, FTP, and Gopher servers. This area of the network is the easiest area to gain access to and, therefore, is the most frequently attacked, usually in an attempt to gain access to the internal networks. Sensitive company information that is for internal use only should not be placed on the outermost perimeter network. Following this precaution helps avoid having your sensitive information stolen or damaged.
Developing Your Security Design
The design of the perimeter network and security policies require the following subjects to be addressed.
Know Your Enemy
Knowing your enemy means knowing attackers or intruders. Consider who might want to circumvent your security measures, and identify their motivations. Determine what they might want to do and the damage that they could cause to your network.
Security measures can never make it impossible for a user to perform unauthorized tasks with a computer system; they can only make it harder. The goal is to make sure that the network security controls are beyond the attacker's ability or motivation.
Count the Cost
Security measures usually reduce convenience, especially for sophisticated users. Security can delay work and can create expensive administrative and educational overhead. Security can use significant computing resources and require dedicated hardware.
When you design your security measures, understand their costs and weigh those costs against the potential benefits. To do that, you must understand the costs of the measures themselves and the costs and likelihood of security breaches. If you incur security costs out of proportion to the actual dangers, you have done yourself a disservice.
Identify Any Assumptions
Every security system has underlying assumptions. For example, you might assume that your network is not tapped, that attackers know less than you do, that they are using standard software, or that a locked room is safe. Be sure to examine and justify your assumptions. Any hidden assumption is a potential security hole.
Control Your Secrets
Most security is based on secrets. Passwords and encryption keys, for example, are secrets. Too often, though, the secrets are not all that secret. The most important part of keeping secrets is in knowing the areas that you need to protect. What knowledge would enable someone to circumvent your system? You should jealously guard that knowledge and assume that everything else is known to your adversaries. The more secrets you have, the harder it will be to keep them all. Security systems should be designed so that only a limited number of secrets need to be kept.
Human Factors
Many security procedures fail because their designers do not consider how users will react to them. For example, because they can be difficult to remember, automatically generated nonsense passwords often are written on the undersides of keyboards. For convenience, a secure door that leads to the system's only tape drive is sometimes propped open. For expediency, unauthorized modems are often connected to a network to avoid onerous dial-in security measures.
If your security measures interfere with essential use of the system, those measures will be resisted and perhaps circumvented. To get compliance, you must make sure that users can get their work done, and you must sell your security measures to users. Users must understand and accept the need for security.
Any user can compromise system security, at least to some degree. For instance, passwords can often be found simply by calling legitimate users on the telephone, claiming to be a system administrator, and asking for them. If your users understand security issues, and if they understand the reasons for your security measures, they are far less likely to make an intruder's life easier.
At a minimum, users should be taught never to release passwords or other secrets over unsecured telephone lines (especially cellular telephones) or e-mail. Users should be wary of people who call them on the telephone and ask questions. Some companies have implemented formalized network security training so that employees are not allowed access to the Internet until they have completed a formal training program.
Know Your Weaknesses
Every security system has vulnerabilities. You should understand your system's weak points and know how they could be exploited. You should also know the areas that present the greatest danger and should prevent access to them immediately. Understanding the weak points is the first step toward turning them into secure areas.
Limit the Scope of Access
You should create appropriate barriers in your system so that if intruders access one part of the system, they do not automatically have access to the rest of the system. The security of a system is only as good as the weakest security level of any single host in the system.
Understand Your Environment
Understanding how your system normally functions, knowing what is expected and what is unexpected, and being familiar with how devices are usually used will help you detect security problems. Noticing unusual events can help you catch intruders before they can damage the system. Auditing tools can help you detect those unusual events.
Limit Your Trust
You should know exactly which software you rely on, and your security system should not have to rely on the assumption that all software is bug-free.
Remember Physical Security
Physical access to a computer (or a router) usually gives a sufficiently sophisticated user total control over that computer. Physical access to a network link usually allows a person to tap that link, jam it, or inject traffic into it. It makes no sense to install complicated software security measures when access to the hardware is not controlled.
Make Security Pervasive
Almost any change that you make in your system may have security effects. This is especially true when new services are created. Administrators, programmers, and users should consider the security implications of every change they make. Understanding the security implications of a change takes practice; it requires lateral thinking and a willingness to explore every way that a service could potentially be manipulated.
After reading this article, you should be able to evaluate your own network and its usability requirements, and weigh these requirements against the risk of compromise from unknown users and networks.
When defining a security policy for your organization, it is important to strike a balance between keeping your network and resources immune from attack and making the system so difficult to negotiate for legitimate purposes that it hinders productivity.
You must walk a fine line between closing as many doors as possible without encouraging trusted users to try to circumvent the policy because it is too complex and time-consuming to use.
Allowing Internet access from an organization poses the most risk to that organization. This article has outlined the types of attacks that may be possible without a suitable level of protection. If a compromise occurs, tools and applications are available to help flag possible vulnerabilities before they occur-or to at least help the network administrator monitor the state of the network and its resources.
It is important to stress that attacks may not be restricted to outside, unknown parties, but may be initiated by internal users as well. Knowing how the components of your network function and interact is the first step to knowing how to protect them.
Review Questions
Q - Name three common network attacks used to undermine network security.
A - Password attacks, IP spoofing, denial-of-service attacks, dictionary attacks, and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Q - What are the three main types of networks that must be considered when defining a security policy?
A - Trusted, untrusted, unknown.
Q - List some of the areas of possible vulnerability in your own network.
A - Internet connection, modems on PCs.
Q - What tools and applications are available to help monitor and test for system and network vulnerabilities?
A - Scanning tools (Nessus, nmap, Metasploit), packet sniffers, Netflow and intrusion detection devices.
Q - List five important considerations to address when defining a security policy.
A - 1. Know your enemy
2. Count the cost
3. Identify any assumptions
4. Control your secrets
5. Human factors
6. Know your weakness
7. Limit the scope of access
8. Understand your environment
9. Limit your trust
10. Remember physical security
11. Make security pervasive
For More Information
Chapman and Zwicky. Building Internet Firewalls. Boston: O'Reilly and Associates, 1995.
Cheswick and Bellovin. Firewalls and Network Security. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 1998.
Cooper, Coggins, et al. Implementing Internet Security. Indianapolis: New Riders, 1997.


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Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time Review
Is Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time a title that, thanks to the success of the original, critic proof? Along with the Angry Birds and Candy Crushes of the world, there are select iOS titles which are so iconic that one needn't worry about their success. Thankfully, Popcap Games keeps their franchise at an all time high with their latest release. If you're in need of a little pep in your gaming step, it's time to plant a few seeds.
The idea behind plants having the power to take down zombies was a novel concept back in 2009, and with the glut of undead projects within our midst, now's the perfect time to revisit this innovative dynamic. Simply loved by diehard vegans and their knack for vegetation, plants sprouted into near superheroes, blessed with powers to kill these flesh eaters right in our front yard.
The sequel has us going back in time so Crazy Dave can eat a delicious taco. Instead of rewinding back for several seconds, Dave takes us all the way to ancient Egypt, where lawn mowers actually existed. Even though it's probably impossible to grow any plants on sandy land, these green suckers are zombie slayers, so we'll let this slight inaccuracy slide.
The goal is to keep the zombies from overtaking your territory, and to stop them dead in their tracks, you can plant wall-nuts to temporary block their bath or strategically place plants in front of these monsters. Once you give extra food to the plants, each species will have a different type of power. For me, deluging the walking dead with a barrage of peas is my favorite aspect of garden warfare.
Every single inch of Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time needs the right amount of attention. If you don't grow enough sunflowers, you won't be able to collect enough sunlight, which in turn impedes your progress in growing your plants. The whole cycle of plant development is seen before our very eyes, albeit in an exponentially speedy fashion, as we also attempt to exterminate our enemies. It's this delicate balance of strategy and addicting game play which keeps the excitement of Plants vs. Zombies 2 at a fever pitch.
It's also a wonderful game to play on an iPad, especially since its use of power ups makes proper use of the tablet. Want to snap a few necks with a limb crushing add-on? Throw down some coins and proceed to pinch the screen and their heads will fall off. What about throwing them six ways to Sunday? Just swipe your finger to pick them up, and swipe again to fling them into Never Never Land. Since shock value is always welcome in my house, I prefer to just tap my screen and zap these bad boys into a heaping pile of ash.
The absolute joy in playing this title rests on the knowledge that no easy shortcuts were made to get this game out on iOS. One can absolutely feel the love and attention that was poured into the creation of the sequel, and credit the powers that be for not resting on their laurels and giving us a simple throwaway experience. For example, the main menu section in most titles are absolutely and understandably forgettable. With Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, even the screen that takes you to your next level is a thing of beauty and nuance.
It's easy to see why the Plants vs. Zombies franchise is such a critically revered and insanely popular one. Casual games don't have to slack off in the execution department, and many apps rely on a gimmicky idea to creatively coast to the finish line. Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time is that rare title that gets better as you progress, crediting dedicated players who know that the best things are yet to come. To be honest, I really don't care if Crazy Dave finds that taco. I'm having way too much fun in the garden, even if it's being fertilized by a few unwelcome house guetst.
App Store Link: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time for iPhone & iPad | By PopCap | Price: Free | Version: 1.0 | 42.9 MB | Rating: 9+


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|2013-02-14, 01:07
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Psycho-Pass - Episode 17 Discussion / Poll
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|2013-02-14, 14:20
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Version Zero
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Discord - Mr.Bushido#2164
Age: 33
I thought Shougo would end up as a tool for Sibyl System but he was so cool at the end. He certainly knows how to draw people in and loving this awesome show.
In wrestling terminology, he proved to be a main-eventer rather than a mid-carder
|2013-02-14, 14:22
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Finally, the ordeal with the helmets is over.
This whole incident seriously shook up the system.
Makishima escaped once again. No surprise there.
So the old woman, Kasei, had him with her.
Their whole discussion was sort of disturbing.
OMG! Sybil system is truly a sick thing.
Hope Kogami and the rest find out the truth soon.
|2013-02-14, 14:36
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
I am not a regular viewer of this show, I only see bits of it raw while I wait for Sasami to air. But from what little we saw this episode we have a Gollum situation; that one evil was spared from death narratively because he would one day hinder an even greater evil.
The old lady is evil but doesn't know it. The psycho know he is evil and don't care. The old lady learned the hard way that evil people don't get along with each other.
|2013-02-14, 14:44
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One-Eyed Dragon
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Wow the truth to the system is pretty crazy. Was i the only one cheering as Makishima was beating up the chief? Interesting that the guy i disliked turned into a guy i would cheer for. I hope Kagari is alright, but it doesn't look good. Wonder how they'll get on the trail to truth now as they try and recapture Makishima.
|2013-02-14, 14:45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
oh man, Shogo. Even though a lot of the stuff he said before made sense. I disliked how he sacrificed everyone as pawns and puppets.
I cheered when he was basically "**** this sybil system x 100" complete with the music and threw the book at that evil robot's face. Though I immediately started going "ew..." at how violent he was with the body even though its a robot.
Once again, a /salute to Kagari T_T Everyone treating him as if he was still alive.
|2013-02-14, 15:28
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U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
While still shocking, I expected the Sybil system to be something like that, after all this is a 'dark' anime.
Makishima was given the choice to become 'god', but he chose to stay as a player in the game of life. Guess being purely a passive observer was too boring for him, Touma Kouzaburou misjudged Makishima's personality and ability big time.
While I'd like to believe Touma 'died', he probably has backups in the Sybil system, so he'll appear again.
Someone said in the previous episode thread that there's an army of Chief Androids, guess he was right.
Since Makishima rejected their offer, Sybil system will probably update itself and make him a killing target, regardless his Crime Coefficient.
Personally, I suspect Kogami will team up with Makishima later and take down the Sybil system. At the very least, Makishima thinks extremely highly of Kogami, since he even went out his way to contact him.
|2013-02-14, 16:24
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
The end game begins. The contradictory views laid out for the necessity of human element in any system and how any system instantly becomes imperfect simply by adding the very human element was amusing. Make sure to watch the episode all the way through since it continues after the end credit.
|2013-02-14, 16:39
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Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
I had already guessed the Chief was Sybil's avatar and that the brains of criminally asymptomatic people were used as components, but I was shocked to find out these brains are actually the ones running the Sybil system, meaning society is ruled by a bunch of sociopaths. That's messed up on so many levels.
I loved Makishima in this episode. I cheered for him as well when he rejected Kouzaburou/Sybil's offer in such a spectacular and gruesome way. He is a truly marvelously written villain (about to become an anti-hero?). I understand his desire to remain a player in the game called life. Being a referee might be appealing, but it's nowhere near as thrilling. I'm eagerly looking forward to his inevitable team-up with Kogami. This will be explosive!
It probably won't take Kogami long to find out the truth behind Kagari's disappearance. He's already correctly deducted he's been disposed of by a dominator in destroy decomposer mode, though at this point it merely remains a theory which happens to be spot-on. He still needs evidence. Incidentally, I thought it was a bit ridiculous how this hypothesis immediately sprung to his mind even though it's supposed to be an impossible scenario. He must have watched the end of last week's episode. I know he's supposed to be a genius at detective work but come on... there should be limits to his ability.
|2013-02-14, 16:40
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Sorry, just couldn't resist bringing in a little politics. I promise it won't happen again.
|2013-02-14, 16:47
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
In all honesty it makes the whole world that much smaller and big bad hacker dude, just another hacker. It's not as romantic being a super hacker, when you're just a visitor from a world where you have no impediment to be one, as opposed to some outcast in the psycho-pass world. That said the whole world the size of city is a little immersion breaking in itself (when was it reduced to a city/building anyway?) and I guess the revelation helps it out with some dose of realism.
|2013-02-14, 16:53
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Disputatio exaro nex
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Turkey
Age: 35
It was already apparent in the last episode that the system would turn out to be working over live humans, in fact, since the premise mirrored Minority Report from the start and was about perceiving the 'character' of a human, it was the more apparent possibility always. So it wasn't that surprising except the special rule about who's employed.
Now I gotta say, this episode once again went full bonkers on two accounts:
- A homicidal maniac being recruited as the director of whole ministry, not to mention right away when he was caught
- Homicidal maniac director thinking it's a good idea to stay alone with Hannibal Lecter in a room and counting on just a concealed gun
So let's summarize: They have ZERO security on or with the transport that's carrying the biggest criminal of recent decades so he brings it down and escapes by himself. And these guys supposedly run Japan. Alright..
It's really a big shame, the series really was going great until ep 11 but went steadily downhill since then as the supposed twists came rolling in. Each one is worse than the previous unfortunately.
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The death of my father in February makes for a bittersweet Father's Day this year. It's strange when you no longer have to find a card and try to come up with a gift idea.
But, like every day, it's an occasion to remember all the great times, all the love he offered unconditionally, the sacrifices made, the encouragement (every visit or phone call ended with his parting line, "Keep up the good work"), the contagious sense of humor.
I wanted to acknowledge all of that on this Father's Day in some musical way. I got to thinking about fathers in music, and that quickly led me to one of the most moving passages in all of opera -- Wotan's Farewell from Wagner's "Die Walkure."
Not that I viewed my father as a Teutonic god (though he could bellow like one at times), or a great bass-baritone (though he could sing with terrific tenderness). There's just something very familiar about Wotan's pride and stubbornness, and how, as this scene reveals, he could not stay angry at his child for long. I'm sure an awful lot of us can relate to fathers like that, and will always feel grateful to them.
(There are many stirring performances of Wotan's Farewell, but, being based in Charm City, I felt I should choose a version featuring Baltimore's own James Morris, who just happens to be one of the best, ever, in this role.)


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You can run the Web Start program with a command-line interface (CLI) or with a graphical user interface (GUI). The content and sequence of instructions in the CLI and the GUI are similar. For more information about the Web Start program, see the installer(1M) man page.
On the cluster node where you are installing the Sun Cluster HA for NetBackup packages, become superuser.
(Optional) If you intend to run the Web Start program with a GUI, ensure that your DISPLAY environment variable is set.
Insert the Sun Cluster Agents CD into the CD-ROM drive.
If the Volume Management daemon vold(1M) is running and configured to manage CD-ROM devices, it automatically mounts the CD-ROM on the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory.
Change to the Sun Cluster HA for NetBackup component directory of the CD-ROM.
The Web Start program for the Sun Cluster HA for NetBackup data service resides in this directory.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/components/SunCluster_HA_NetBackup_3.1
Start the Web Start program.
# ./installer
When you are prompted, select the type of installation.
Follow the instructions on the screen to install the Sun Cluster HA for NetBackup packages on the node.
After the installation is finished, the Web Start program provides an installation summary. This summary enables you to view logs that the Web Start program created during the installation. These logs are located in the /var/sadm/install/logs directory.
Exit the Web Start program.
Remove the Sun Cluster Agents CD from the CD-ROM drive.
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On game days, a very limited number of tickets for that day's game are sold at Gate E on Lansdowne Street beginning 90 minutes prior to game time. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. See "How to Buy" (to the right) for important information.
Ticket availability may include standing room tickets, scattered single seats, and any remaining unused ticket inventory. The number and type of available tickets may vary from game to game. Cash, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover are acceptable methods of payment.
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Red Sox fans have spoken and based on feedback, the following procedures have been established to create the most equitable and efficient game day ticket distribution process which allows as many fans as possible access to tickets:
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Learners will build an open spectrograph to calculate the angle the light is transmitted through a holographic diffraction grating. After finding the desired angles, the students will design their own spectrograph using the information learned. The... (View More) activity is part of Project Spectra, a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
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This activity introduces the primary colors of light. Satellites transmit images to us as a series of numbers, and this activity is designed to show how numbers are combined to create images using the primary colors of light. Students work in groups... (View More) to create different colors using flashlights with red, blue, and green theatrical gels. Students create a numerical code to represent colors of light, experiment with building colors using the code, and complete a color mixing table. (View Less)
In this activity, a Whiffle® ball containing a battery-operated buzzer is twirled in a circle to demonstrate the Doppler effect. The demonstration is an illustration of how stellar spectra can be used to measure a star's motion relative to Earth... (View More) along the line of sight. This activity is part of Unit 2 in the Space Based Astronomy guide that contains background information, worksheets, assessments, extensions, and standards. (View Less)
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Students will collect samples of particles in the air on simple slides they make themselves. They will classify, count and chart their findings, draw conclusions, make predictions, and compare their findings to other available data. Supplies needed... (View More) for the investigation include microscope slides, petroleum jelly, magnifying glass, microscope, Eosin, and Methyln Blue or iodine. The activity is part of the Ground Truth Studies Teacher Handbook, which provides more than 20 activities to build student understanding of global change and remote sensing, and includes background chapters for teachers, glossary, and appendices. (View Less)
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biggame needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
King Football
I work for a software development company that specializes in the development of sports and fantasy sports applications. We don't do much design work - we typically outsource it. This particular project is for a client that is launching a football-related contest site. The name of the site will be KingFootball.com.
Target audience of the site will primarily be NFL fans (usually male, 18-55 years old).
The client would like the site colors to be black/gray/'reddish', so the logo should ideally be complementary with that color pallete (the site template background is black/gray/white).
The logo should ideally make use of a football-related graphic (such as a football, helmet, goal post, etc.) as well as something to emphasize the 'king' part of the name (crown, scepter, etc.).
The logo will potentially be used in print media, so it should also translate well from web to traditional print.
For the site design I prefer a logo that is more horizontal (wider and not as tall).
Most importantly, I'm open to most anything - if something doesn't necessarily conform with the things I've listed above, but looks really great then I'll absolutely consider it.
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text: My baby is 1 month old today and has been ebf since he was born. We have had a bit of a rocky road getting through this first month and I am now disheartened that it is still proving to be difficult for us. I really hoped that by a month in we should know what we are doing by now!! How long has it taken others to get to grips with it? I really don't want to give up but I can't go on like this!! It seems once we get one thing fixed another issue pops up to ruin it all.


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Small Cool 2009: Catherine's Urban Garden
Who Lives Here: Catherine
Location: London, United Kingdom
Size: 522 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Despite the low sloping ceilings, my home is extremely light and bright. This is largely due to the triple aspect windows, some of which look onto the garden — it gets so light that it can sometimes feel like being outdoors. I therefore wanted to bring elements of the garden into the flat with the plants and flowers, the grass growing out of the pelmet of the French doors, the floral prints and petal pink accent colours.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? I wanted to show that it is possible to stylishly furnish a flat on a small budget, which meant that my biggest resource had to be myself (with a little help from Hobbycraft and IKEA). Most of the art is my own work, I customised the dining chairs by wallpapering the backs, made a screen that can be slid out of the built-in wardrobe in my dressing area to create a separate room, drew my own designs on the crockery and made most of the cushions. My best bargain was the vintage Bertoia chair, which my father bought in the 1970s and had been gathering dust in my parent's house.
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Caribbean Catamaran Kitesurfari 2008
Join us on the trip of a lifetime spending 2 weeks onboard a 43 foot catamaran exploring and kitesurfing the stunning British Virgin Islands. The islands feature a choice of flat water or wave riding locations in 15-25 knots of wind as well as white palm fringed beaches, azure waters and a chilled out vibe. The catamaran has multiple living areas, ample deck space, a swimming platform, an on-deck shower, a sound system and spacious accommodation with private bathrooms and the IKO/BKSA qualified crew are on hand to provide kitesurfing coaching and support boat cover. The voyage is to take place late January, early February 2008 which is post peak holiday season, the middle of the windy season and also the middle of the surfing season. So, if you are interested in spending two weeks in paradise kitesurfing, surfing, snorkelling, swimming, exploring, partying or simply relaxing, check out the website at www.oceanfusion.com or drop me a line on 07767777336 or an e-mail at email@example.com


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Jeff Robinson 1/11/2013 3:41:30 PMGreat color and detail - Beautifully captured Marilyn! #1508400
Colette M. Metcalf 1/11/2013 4:20:07 PMVery nice light and detail!! Very beautiful! #10510749
David Phalen 1/11/2013 5:17:03 PMSpectacular light, colors and clarity in this beauty! #10510817
Tiia Vissak 1/12/2013 12:51:36 AMa wonderful image! #10511147
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Jill Odice 1/13/2013 1:03:34 AMGreat minds do think alike :-) We needed a little sunshine in the cold days of winter! #10512553
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UNGEI statement on school attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
According to UNICEF, in Afghanistan, in 2007 a total of 236 school attacks resulted in 108 deaths and 154 injured. In 2008, a total of 293 school attacks have taken place resulting in 92 deaths and 169 injured.
In Pakistan, 172 government and private schools, particularly girls' schools, have been blown up or burned down in the Swat valley district in the Federally Administered Tribal Area and the North West Frontier Province, reportedly by illegal armed groups, since 2007.
More schools have also closed due to occupation by these groups or security forces, or due to their female teachers being threatened in both countries.
UNGEI will continue to work with the governments of these countries and partners to ensure that all children, girls and boys, have access to quality education. UNGEI calls for all parties to respect the right of girls and boys not to be harmed and to work towards this objective.


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Erin Kiser is in her fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing in 2010-11.
Kiser is responsible for the marketing and promotion of the 18 Matador athletic teams, as well as sponsorship opportunities.
In addition, she is highly involved with the spirit initiatives on campus and within the department as she advises the Cheerleading Squad, Dance Team, Matador Pep Band and Matty the Matador.
Kiser has worked at Cal State Northridge since 2001, when she first joined the staff of the Office of Alumni Relations, where she helped implement a dues-paying membership program and helped reconnect alumni with their alma mater.
Kiser, an alumna of Cal State Northridge, majored in Deaf Studies.
She is single and currently resides in Sherman Oaks.
Kiser's Korner
Favorite Food: Sushi
Least Favorite Food: Onions
Favorite Movie (s): A Christmas Story
Favorite TV Show: Too many! Deadliest Catch, Wipeout, Amazing Race
Favorite Actor: Harrison Ford
Favorite Actress: Kate Winslet
Would Most Like To Meet: Andre Eithier
Enjoys Listening To The Music Of: Just About Everything
What Actor Would Play The Lead If A Movie Was Made Of MY Life: Tina Fey
Hobbies: Taking Photos, Traveling
Greatest Heroes: My Sister, Shannon and my cousin, Stephanie
If I Had A Million Dollars, I would: Put it all towards buying a house on the beach. A million probably wouldn't let me buy it outright, though...


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Nick and Erin King, Sylvia, are the parents of a baby boy, Krece McCoy, born at 9:08 p.m. Jan. 28, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.
Grandparents are Dennis and Marla Rogers, Selden, and Nathan and Carolyn King, Garden City.
Great-grandparents are Eleanor Rogers, Selden, Doris Jean Oliver, Rexford, Velma Uhl Smith and Richard King, both of Coldwater.


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Coast Guard Rescues 2 Boys From Oyster Creek
The Coast Guard says a helicopter crew has rescued two children who became stranded in the marsh near Ocean County's Oyster Creek.
The agency says the father of the boys, ages 11 and 13, contacted the Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City about 8:20 p.m. Saturday. He told the Coast Guard he was fishing with his two sons when they got out of the boat and then became stranded when the tide went out.
The agency says an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived 40 minutes later, hoisted the boys from the marsh and took them to the air station. The boys were in good condition.


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As I sit here, typing these words, my eyelids are closing little. I'm yawning. And, like usual these days, I'm finding it difficult to concentrate. Because I haven't had coffee. In eight and a half months. Because I'm pregnant. And it sucks. However, a new study is now claiming that a few cups of coffee while pregnant or breastfeeding (not just the precautionary 200 milligrams per day) is A-okay.
Great. Now you tell me.
The researchers of the study concluded, "Maternal caffeine consumption, even in large amounts during gestation and lactation, had no consequences on sleep of the infant at 3 months of age." Awesome! But ... what if it disturbs the sleep patterns of the mom?
One of the first questions I asked my OB/GYN was, "Can I still highlight my hair?" And after that came, "Is it okay to have coffee?" She told me that, in small amounts, it should be fine. But still, I decided to eschew my favorite morning treat. Because I'm super affected by caffeine (also part of the beauty of it).
Unlike most people I know, who can enjoy an afternoon cup of joe, I cannot. Any caffeine that enters my system after, oh, say 11:30 a.m., seems to stay in my system the rest of the day -- and it seriously affects my sleep. "So, you know what?" I figured, "It's not worth it."
I have friends who have drank coffee during pregnancy, and friends who haven't. I know people who've exercised just as hard as they normally do during pregnancy, and people who've scaled it back. I've met women who have thrown out every single cleaning/beauty product in their home in exchange for completely organic ones. There's no proof that any of this stuff will have an effect on pregnancy or baby, but it's what you feel comfortable with.
If you're the type of person who can handle a cup of coffee in the morning -- without acting like a lunatic -- and you feel comfortable consuming one, why not? If, like me, you get all hyper and jittery, common sense says it's probably not the best idea. A new study is published every single day, telling us what we can and can't do during pregnancy. It's maddening. I think the best thing to do is go with your gut. No one knows your body -- or your baby -- like you.
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Minnesota Posts Highest Graduation Rate in a Decade
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Education says the graduation rate for Minnesota high school students is the highest it's been in a decade.
According to new data released Wednesday, about 79 percent of Minnesota students graduated in 2013, up from 75 percent in 2010. Last year, black and Hispanic students had the biggest year-to-year increase, although they still lag behind white students.
Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius says while more work needs to be done, the new graduation rates suggest the state will be able to meet its goal of cutting the achievement gap between white and minority students in half by 2017.
Reports say Cassellius attributes the statewide improvement to a couple of factors, including Minnesota's waiver from No Child Left Behind which was granted in early 2012.


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We've learned Corey had been sick the last couple of days with flu-like symptoms. The medications recovered, however, were not related to his illness, sources tell TMZ.
We're told no illicit drugs were found in the apartment.
Sources say Haim got out of bed just before 1 AM and collapsed in front of his mother. She called 911 at 12:53 AM and Corey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 AM.
Corey's mom told authorities he had been battling prescription drug addiction for years.
Authorities believe -- though are not certain -- Corey died of an accidental drug overdose.
UPDATE: We're told the LAPD has wrapped up their preliminary investigation and it's now in the coroner's hands.