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My norton internet security asked my permission to remove host file entries 'tc.symantec.com' and 'om.symantec.com'
as it needs those sites to update........It seems going by other sources that these sites are spyware sites...has Norton got it wrong?
seems to be some confusion of information......I wonder if Norton would clarify?
These are sites used by Norton internet security to update"
Not really ... they just want you to think that ...
Symantec detects a possible malicious entry in the HOSTS file
Why does Symantec (Norton 2007) detect a possible malicious entry in the
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I did not read in detail the links you provided, so this may not directly answer your question, but it may help you understand what is happening here.
When you tell your internet browser to go to www.google.com one of the first things that has to happen is that your computer has to turn that nice address for google.com into an IP address. An IP address looks like this: 74.125.XX.XX (which is one choice for google).
So how does your computer translate www.google.com to a number? It uses DNS (Domain Name Service) to lookup the IP address, much like you would lookup a phone number in a phone book. You type google and your computer 'lookups' the number for google (and google is big enough that it has more than one 'number' that might be found--but that issue isn't relevant here). DNS servers for most home users are usually provided by your ISP, and anymore the whole process is really quite transparent to the end user.
Thats the simple version of the explaination. Now to expand on that without getting really to technical, for the sake of speed and minimizing network traffic your comuter has a variety of places it may 'look first' for the number before consulting the DNS server.
So in your case what has happened is that a piece of malware has modified your HOSTS file to include entries for 'tc.symantec.com' and 'om.symantec.com'. I don't know what those specific sub-domains are for but if I had to guess I would bet they are related to liveupdate and/or virus definitions. Whats happening here is that when liveupdate runs instead of your computer being properly routed to valid symantec servers, it gets re-directed to talk to the 'wrong number'. The computer that answers at the 'wrong number' tho can lie and say hello i'm symantec and then download false or empty virus definitions, and or more malware.
The prompt by NIS telling you it wants to remove these entries from HOSTS is a tamper protection. NIS says 'hey i'm about to update, let me check and make sure I think I'm going to get to the correct server to get my update' So it performs some tests and says 'oops, there is something in the HOSTS file thats going to prevent me from getting to the correct server'. So NIS then asks your permission to remove these entries before it updates.
[mod note: Broke IP address (even tho it is google and most likely alwasy will be).]
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Why can i not find this message in the listings for 28-8-08 entries
The threads in the board listings are ordered by the most recent post. This is the common protocol found on internet forums, new content on top.
To always be able to locate your own threads, click your posting name 2 lines above the search box in the upper left section of the screen. On the page that loads you can see your 5 most recent postings, underneath which is a link to view all your prior posts.
i have seen these in my net connections log on and off,but nis has not asked me about them.is this the same as above?should i worry or not?thanks
bullhorn wrote:
Further added, the links if read suggest links to DNS hijackers and advert vendors
yea if you read my earlier post that essentially what i explained... malware uses your HOSTS file to at the very least prevent liveupdate from working.
mo wrote:
i have seen these in my net connections log on and off,but nis has not asked me about them.is this the same as above?should i worry or not?thanks
probably don't need to worry... they should appear in the logs. In bullhorns case he had some malware that was attempting to redirect or hijack how his norton installed software phoned home for updates... You can check your HOSTS file if you want...just open it in notepad... remember that for any line that starts with a # the rest of the line is ignored or considered a comment. The single normal entry to have point localhost to 127.0.0.1 if you have anything else (on lines that DON'T start with a #) post it for comment.
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[quote]The prompt by NIS telling you it wants to remove these entries from HOSTS is a tamper protection. NIS says 'hey i'm about to update, let me check and make sure I think I'm going to get to the correct server to get my update' So it performs some tests and says 'oops, there is something in the HOSTS file thats going to prevent me from getting to the correct server'. So NIS then asks your permission to remove these entries before it updates[/quote]
No, I'm afraid you've got that the wrong way around a screen came up over Norton protectection centre screen warning that Norton
could not proceed to update unless it removed two sites from my host file, these sites were already routed to 127.0.0.1
so the prompt asked me if it could remove them.....a yes or no screen...I selected yes and then made inquiries with host sites
in other words it was a [u]no go place[/u] ..When removed it was a go place. I discovered later that my Google had a lot of guff added to it in the way of adverts........this is DNS hijacking by way of browser cookies....I had to clear my DNS cache to get rid of them
You are twisting what I had originally stated in my first post.
I intend to take screen shots if it occurs again and will post them here as evidence if possible..........bullhorn.
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bullhorn wrote:
'tc.symantec.com' and 'om.symantec.com'
Ok... so those two domains were pointed at 127.0.0.1 (also known as localhost)
so that means
any requests being made by software (liveupdate) to those two domains will be redirected back to your own computer (and the requests are most likely blocked at the firewall as requests to an unknown port -- after all your computer isn't a symantec server is it? so why would it be set up to do anythiing but disregard requests like that.)
at anyrate.. NIS found the tamper, and told you it had to remove it to phone home (which it did, because your computer was told to ask itself)
Page 2: The Hosts file can also be used in another way... and that is to redirect you to fake / ad / malicious sites... Thats the direction this thread was headed in... sorry for the confusion... things became clear when you mentioned 127.0.0.1
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Iran's nuclear ambitions are a problem. But more sanctions may not be a solution. If China doesn't co-operate, they may just end up distorting oil markets.
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Buyers looking for the combination of a contemporary property with a historic location may find exactly what they are after at a new development in Cornwall by Cavanna Homes. However, with only eight houses for sale at this new homes development in Bodmin, buyers will have to be quick if they want to snap up a property.
Set just off Rhind Street, within the town centre's conservation area, Tower View is an attractive collection of three- and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached properties, the styles of which all echo the local architecture. Despite the development's small size, there are six types of home on offer, ranging from a pair of three-bedroom semi-detached townhouses, each with a parking space, to four four-bedroom detached homes with garages and parking. In addition, there are two three-bedroom detached houses, also with garages and parking.
The houses all have a variety of different finishes, featuring natural stone or render and some also have slate cladding. Some of the detailing featured at this development, such as the granite quoins and canopy pillars, has been sourced locally, something which is an important part of Cavanna's building ethos.
All these new homes in Cornwall have high-specification fitted bathrooms and kitchens and are designed to provide low-maintenance, energy-efficient living, with smoke-alarms, double-glazed windows and a 10-year NHBC Buildmark Warranty. Master bedrooms in the homes have en suites while many of the properties include much needed extra space in the form of a utility area. Prices at Tower View start from £219,950 for the townhouses, with the four-bedroom detached homes starting from £295,000.
"It is very close to the centre of Bodmin," says Karen Heywood-Cann, the sales manager at the development. "There is something here for everyone and we expect Tower View, which is named after the Bodmin Beacon, to appeal to both couples and families."
Local amenities include two hospitals, schools, a leisure centre, college, museums, library and nature reserve. For outdoor types, Bodmin is just 30 minutes from the spectacular beaches on both the north and south coasts of Cornwall. Bordering the famous Bodmin Moor - an area of outstanding natural beauty - the picturesque landscape provides a perfect backdrop to relax and enjoy the scenic delights of the area. The more adventurous owners can enjoy the 18-mile Camel Trail, which enables walkers, cyclists and horse riders to experience the striking countryside from Bodmin all the way to Padstow or Wefordbridge.
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Welcome to the Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview Hotel,( fromerly the Brock Hotel) a grand classic AAA/CAA 2013 three Diamond four star hotel located in Niagara Falls, Canada. The Grand Dame of all the Niagara Falls Hotels, the Crowne Plaza is just steps from the Falls, featuring direct indoor connections to the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Casino Niagara, Restaurants & Attractions, all located within the Falls Avenue Entertainment Resort.
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An AP story and ESPN report that Randy has tendinitis in his left forearm and will miss his next start, but isn't expected to go on the DL. Edgar Gonzalez likely takes his spot.
Good news, it's not his back or legs. That may be about it.
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Because we make cases for so many musicians and bands, we are really good at instruments and accessory cases. We have built many different styles of mic stand cases for both rock 'n roll and the military. So when Loyola Marymount School of Film and Television sent me this picture with a request to build a case to take its place, I was ready for the challenge. As you can see, it serves a purpose. But it doesn't hold any of the stands with tripod or round bases. And it certainly cannot be shipped anywhere in this state. And truthfully, it's kind of ugly. So we had many conversations back and forth about how big and what absolutely had to fit. Because it's a school, the kids don't always put things away the right way. They frequently do things the easy way. So we needed to find a way for everything to fit without having to take anything apart. So all those big heavy bases had to stay attached. After several rounds of drawings and discussions we hit on this: This made the most sense. The round based stands could hang or stand in half the case. The small tripod stands could hang in the other half, while all the rest of the stands would fit into compartments. This allowed for separating the two halves when needed or shipping the entire case when needed. A win win all around. And some make shift labels for some of the stand compartments. We are a small company and couldn't do our jobs unless we all work together. And we all wear many hats. My main job is to design a case to make the customer happy. Our CNC programmer also does double duty as our drawing engineer. He is the one responsible for the wonderful drawing above. He takes my down and dirty sketches and turns them into something the customer can relate to. And he does them all the time for all of us. It really helps the customer understand what we are talking about. So here is the final product all packed nicely with the stands. I think we did a fine job with this one!


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...that we are going to make several moves over the All-Star break and not one of them will make us a better team on the court. All moves will be to shed salary. Valuable players like Salmons will be sent packing with with little in return but expiring contracts.
It struck me when I read the Amick piece about how much money the Maloofs are losing that it was one of those inside jobs, where the team leaks information before the actual events to prepare the fanbase for the enevitable disapointment.
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We based this view partly on recent experience. We had watched the same thing happened to the cable industry's AOL--@Home--in the 1990s. We were confident that Hulu's TV overlords were not about to sit back and watch an Internet company steal their thunder and profits, even when they owned a piece of it.
This self-destruction process took a while--Hulu has built a great product and a good business--but it seems to be happening now.
Yesterday, Hulu's CEO Jason Kilar wrote a blog post outlining Hulu's view of the future of TV. In this post, among other things, he said:
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- Hulu's ads are 2X as effective as TV ads
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One person close to Hulu said the company's owners were furious with Mr Kilar. "If I were given billions of dollars worth of programming, I too could probably build a business," the person said. "But I know that in order to build a long-term, viable business I would have to do so in a way that works for everybody..."
Another person close to the situation said Mr Kilar was out of touch with mainstream television viewing. "These are clearly the musings of an elitist who is obviously disconnected from how the majority of America watches television," said the person.
Walt Disney said Mr Kilar's views were "personal and clearly not shared by anyone at Walt Disney".
Personal and not shared by ANYONE at Walt Disney, not even the folks who watch TV or invested in Hulu? Defensive, much?
Jason Kilar's a smart guy, so we imagine he didn't make these remarks with no idea of the fury they would invoke. So we read this as a throwing down of the gauntlet.
Specifically, we read it as Jason making his last stand--demanding that he be allowed to build a Hulu that works for Hulu's users and advertisers and not just the corporate overlords in the traditional TV business.
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Arcidiacono Leading Villanova Through March
"We have the benefit of a freshman coming in who knows the history and knows what we want," Villanova head coach Jay Wright said shortly after Arcidiacono posted a 15-point, 6-rebound, 5-assist performance that helped guide the Wildcats past Steve Lavin and the Red Storm, who were playing without suspended leading scorer D'Angelo Harrison. "He grew up watching Villanova basketball his whole life, so he knows how we play and what we're looking for."A Daily Dose of Hoops


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One of the works of composer Analia Llugdar, a member of the SMCQ artistic committee, will be presented in Belgium on October 25th. Luvina (for solo cello) will be performed by Gabriel Prynn as part of the Transit Leuven 2009 New Music Festival.
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After rain dampened the ground at Camp Muffly Saturday, the weather was much nicer Sunday for the conclusion of the annual Wine and Jazz Festival in Monongalia County.
The 19th annual festival raised money for the West Virginia Jazz and Wine Festival non-profit group, which gives back money to the community through grants.
Through the first 18 years, the event has been able to give back more than $320,000.
Organizers said this yearly event is a good combination of great entertainment and food.
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DURING the 1950s, on seeing a steel coil that had fallen off a lorry near Abergavenny, my father made the statement: "They can't built a roundabout in Monmouthshire, there is no camber."
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This club is made up of ladies who are dedicated to the sport of volleyball—in a state that has yet to fully embrace it as a competitive sport.
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For a mother, breastfeeding is a learned behavior. But for her baby, breastfeeding is instinctive. Babies instinctively search for the breast by throwing the head back and thrusting the chin and mouth forward. They need to be brought to the breast in this position, where the mouth opens wide, the tongue drops forward, and baby is ready to take a good mouthful of breast.
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Chefs including Manuel Trevino of TV's "Top Chef" and Michael Lomonaco of Porterhouse New York are featured in a YouTube video posted Tuesday applauding McKenna Pope's online petition. The 13-year-old from Garfield started the petition when she went to buy an Easy-Bake Oven for her 4-year-old-brother but discovered it comes only in purple and pink.
The chefs are echoing Bobby Flay, who agreed that Hasbro should make an oven in other colors to appeal to boys.
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So I'm sitting here perusing our beloved site (and I mean the actual definition of perusing, not the interpreted one) while watching a replay of the Eagles-Pats game from Monday night. We're all very excited to see not just what we will do, but how we can get back to the promised-land. There will be obstacles. There will be losses. There will be injuries. There will be replacement refs. We all feel confident that we have every capability of doing it again, but no one is going to give it to us. As we anticipate our title defense, I've decided to start discussing some of the teams who stand in our way. So let's be objective and see what teams will pose the biggest threat to our throne. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
I'm going to go ahead and start this mini series with the Eagles. Yes, the Dream Team. Those guys we just love to hate, and for such good reason. This is a good football team and you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise. We have to play these guys twice a year, occasionally a third, and all too often it doesn't end in our favor. We got off the schnide a little bit last year by cementing a real rough start to the perennial offseason champs with Victor Cruz's coming out party. And then we stubbed our toes the second time around to, of all people, the herald of greatness that is Vince Young.
This year's Iggles have the benefit of a year together now. There was no strike to stunt their growth, and they finished as strong as their start was poor. This defense can get after the QB, can stop the run, and have a veteran secondary that is going to make you earn it. Offensively, Vick (when healthy) is one of the hardest QBs in the game to plan for. Shady and Desean have already taken the baton passed from Westbrook and Mitchell as the next Giant killers. And they seem as deep on both sides of the ball as I can remember.
I'm not afraid of the Eagles. I'm a Giants fan, I don't fear anyone. I said when we beat Dallas for the NFC title last year that this was a team who wanted to play another week, and as long as they played like that, there wasn't a team in this league we couldn't beat. And we took that and rode that play onto our 4th Super Bowl title (oh **** yeah, I never get tired of saying that...we still the Champs, baby!). But you have to be prepared for a fight, and there are few teams in this league that consistently step to each other the way these two teams do.
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CATEGORIES Drama, Foreign Language, Casting, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Cinematical Indie, War, CinematicalWhile I eagerly await for Sony Pictures Classics to release Zhang Yimou's The First Gun in the U.S. (despite the negative response it's apparently received at home in China), I can't help but leapfrog that movie in order to excitedly bring news of the filmmaker's next film: The Thirteen Women of Jinling (also known as The 13 Women of Nanjing). According to a Chinese website, Jingling will apparently take priority over Yimou's other in-the-works project, Romance Under a Hawthorn Tree, and it will feature a Hollywood A-list actor in some capacity.
Producer Zhang Weiping mentions only the biggest and best as potentials, with Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt allegedly all showing interest. One of these actors could fill the role of a pastor in the film, which will be set in a Nanjing church during the Japanese invasion of 1937. As for the titular women, all prostitutes who sought shelter in church, Weiping says they're looking for unknown actresses with "good foreign language skills" (likely meaning they can speak enough English to act opposite a big Hollywood movie star).
Jinling is described as a Schindler's List type of epic film by the producer. And at a cost of $100 million, the film's budget is the biggest yet for Yimou, who has become mainland China's most internationally famous director with arthouse dramas like Raise the Red Lantern and action spectacles like Hero. The reported price tag also puts Jingling above John Woo's recent two-part epic Red Cliff as the most expensive Asian film yet.
With one of those three actors on board, even if only for a small part, Yimou could also see his highest international gross. He'd probably need to feature some of his stylish action showpieces to bring in the large crowd that went to see Hero in American multiplexes, though it's doubtful Jingling will feature such large-scale war sequences if it wants to be on the level with Schindler's List.
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Obama says he plans to buy a Chevy Volt… in five years. This is quite the assumption, considering he's suggesting that he is going to be granted another four years in office. Moreover, he's assuming that GM will still be "selling" (I put that in quotes for a reason) a product that cannot even be sold with $10,000 consumer subsidies.
So that leads me to believe that the President's declaration is nothing more than a political ploy to court Michigan voters — not that that takes a genius to figure out.
"I got to get inside a brand-new Chevy Volt fresh off the line," he averred, "Secret Service wouldn't let me drive it, but I liked sitting in it, it was nice, I bet it drives real good."
"And five years from now, when I'm not president anymore, I will buy one and drive it myself," he added. "Four more years."
Obama has spent the last three years being canvassed around in a plush limo. Even when he loses his presidential post this year, I wouldn't count on him driving a car that goes zero to sixty in 9 seconds. Of course, I don't see him riding in any vehicle where he's not sitting in the back seat with ten wine glasses and enough room to play Twister.


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Legal and Religious Scholars Debate ImmigrationBy Jeffrey Hess | Published 14 Feb 2011 01:46pm |
Legal and religious scholars debate the approach Mississippi should take to deal with the issue of illegal immigration. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on recent panel discussion about ethics and immigration at the Mississippi College of Law in Jackson.
Dr. Richard Land is president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
He argues that illegal immigrants are people who deserve to be treated with dignity, and that to suddenly crack down on laws that have been so lax for so long is unfair.
"Look, if the government were to send me a bill and say 'we have been monitoring you speeding habits on the interstate for the last 26 years by satellite. But we haven't given you a ticket but we are going to give you a ticket retroactively for every time you broke the law speeding. And by the way we are going to confiscate your car' I think most Americans would consider that unfair," Land said.
Lands says Immigrants were drawn here by the promise of work and, if they are law abiding, should be allowed to stay and have a path to citizenship.
But cracking down on loosely enforced laws is exactly the remedy to the problem, according to Jim Edwards with the Center for Immigration Studies.
"If you faithfully enforce the laws at the border, at the work place, federal, state, local level consistently. You will drive people to deport themselves. Self-deportation on their own dime instead of on the tax payer's dime. And it works. it has worked and it will work again if we did it consistently," Edwards said.
Edwards says he is a Christian and thinks mercy should come from the individual and that the government should be primarily concerned with Justice.
The Mississippi legislature is currently working on a bill modeled after the controversial Arizona immigration law. If it passes, it might end up in front of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jess Dickenson. Dickenson wonders if religion should play any role at all.
"I think most of it is simply the difference between federal and state law and who should be enforcing and interpreting that law and whether or not the states are set up to do that and whether it is appropriate," Dickenson said.
Dickenson declined to give an opinion about the constitutionality of the bill Mississippi legislators are considering but says it is legitimate to raise those questions.
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Here is a little comic relief to what seems to be, a tense and anxious Banter over the last week or so.
Window Lady: Welcome to Phoenix! How can I help you?
Glen: Yeah hi, can i trade for one of your prospects?
Window Lady: Glen?
Glen: Yeah…
Window Lady: Back again I see… you staying for long?
Glen: … No…
Window Lady: Well who do you want this time?
Glen: I'll take Enver Lisin.
Window Lady: Ok, that will cost Lauri Korpikoski, Please pull up to the next window.
Lauri: Huh? What?
Glen: Ok, thanks.
Sather pulls up.. Lauri peers inside the window
Nigel: Hey Lauri.
Lauri: …
Petr: Hey man!
Lauri: Petr…Nigel…
Dmitri: Sup dude.
Lauri: ****! Glen?
Glen: Get out of my car.
Don Maloney walks up to the window from inside
Don: Heeey Pal! Here's Lisin. Come back again next year, I could sure use Hagelin or Stepan.
Glen: We'll talk…
Lauri: I'll do anything Glen… please!
Petr-Nigel-Dmitri: One of us! One of us!
Lauri: No… ple- One of us!
Glen: …Good…
Don: Alright Glen, I don't want you to overstay your welcome. Take ca-
Al Montoya rushes to the window
Al: Glen! It's me! I'm good…. really! Take me back man I'm sorry!
Don: Petr, take Al back inside, he can't see daylight remember?
Petr grabs Al and begins to take him away
Al: Nooo! Glen, buddy, c'mon!
Glen: Well take it easy Don, Let's go Enver.
Enver: Yes!
Al (fading): Don't leave me here!!!
Don-Glen-Enver: Ahahaha!!
Window Lady: Thanks for shopping Phoenix! $164,000 is your change. Come back next year now!
Glen: Will do ma'am.
The change is the salary difference between players from last year's cap hit, according to nhlnumbers. Glad some of you enjoyed this piece, and for those who haven't seen this, hope you enjoy it too.


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At 6:30 p.m. Monday night, the Lacy Lakeview Fire Department was called to a home in the 700 block of Scarlett St. The family living in the home was able to get out safely.
Fire officials say the kitchen is a total loss and the rest of the home received heavy smoke and water damage.
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Riding the Up-and-Down Construction Cycle
Has the Hawaii construction sector finally turned the corner?
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Skyscraper Index: tracking Booms and Busts?
It's interesting to look at the Honolulu skyline through the lens of the famous Skyscraper Index.
This theory, first proposed by the economist Andrew Lawrence in 1999, posits that the construction of the tallest skyscrapers usually presages major economic downturns. He offered as examples the Singer Building and the Metropolitan Life Building, which were once the tallest buildings in the world, and which both began construction just before the Panic of 1907, and 40 Wall Street Tower, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, all of which began construction just prior to the stock market crash of 1929 that precipitated the Great Depression. To this list, you could also add more recent examples, such as the Sears Tower and the World Trade Center, both built immediately prior to the stagflation of the early 1970s, and the Petronas Twin Towers, completed in 1997, just in time for the Asian Economic Crisis.
Does the Skyscraper Index apply to Hawaii?
Before answering that, it's worth noting that not all economists buy the Skyscraper Index. They point to the construction of prominent buildings, like the Woolworth Building, in 1913, that aren't associated with a financial crisis, or to major recessions, like Japan's "Lost Decade," that weren't preceded by the construction of any iconic skyscraper. Lawrence himself proposed his theory at least partly in jest – in a paper whimsically entitled, "The Skyscraper Index: Faulty Towers" – so it's probably a mistake to take it too literally. But, to the layman, the correlation between the construction of giant skyscrapers and the incidence of financial crises seems hard to ignore.
That's true even in Hawaii – notwithstanding that none of the buildings here are tall in the sense that Lawrence meant. For our purposes, maybe they're just tall enough. Think, for example, of the towers that were either completed just before the last cycle peaked (Capitol Place, Moana Pacific and Keola Lai) or whose completion was stalled or complicated by the credit market collapse that began in 2007 (The Allure and Moana Vista). Previous recessions had their own symbolic Hawaii high-rises (for example, the Japan Bubble: Prince Hotel and Ihilani). Indeed, this is how it's been for almost every cycle in the Hawaii economy. The question today is simply: Which of the towers on today's drawing boards will make its own mark on the local Skyscraper Index?
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Distance runners Stephanie Caruso and Jessica O'Connell finished competition for West Virginia at the Stanford Invitational with league-qualifying times late Friday evening in Palo Alto, Calif.
O'Connell competed in section two of the 1,500-meter run with success as she finished in second place with a BIG EAST-qualifying time of 4:20.91, easily clearing the 4:38.44 standard. The time was just two seconds past her career-best time of 4:18.31 from the 2010 outdoor season. Caroline King of Boston College finished a half-second ahead of O'Connell in 4:20.25 for the victory.
"This has been a long but successful road back from a nagging injury Jessica sustained last year," says WVU coach Sean Cleary. "We are very excited to have her rounding back into the shape that saw her win the BIG EAST 3,000 meter last winter."
A Wheeling, W.Va., native, Caruso met the BIG EAST qualification time of 37:03.74 for the 10,000-meter run as she placed 30th in section two of the event in 35:05.60. It was her first career 10,000-meter run.
"Caruso ran the race of her life to run into the NCAA Championships," Cleary says. "She was amazing tonight. She had to go through the 5,000-meter mark in a lifetime best in order to be with the field. We don't know what performance marks are required to make the regional meet, but both O'Connell and Caruso easily made the cut last year.
"We had a very successful trip out west and I'm proud of the group we brought," says WVU coach Sean Cleary. "The trip paid off in a big way."
The Mountaineers next compete April 13-14 at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio.


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Carjacking suspect shot and killed
(WXYZ) - The Redford Police Department says they are continuing to investigate a string of carjackings that happened Wednesday morning in both Redford and Detroit that put two victims in the hospital.
The incidents happened in the area of 7 Mile and Beech Daly in Redford and 7 Mile and Grand River in the City of Detroit.
We're told one of the suspects shot two victims in the process. Police say the suspect was found by officers, but began to flee on foot. The armed suspect was then shot and killed by an officer, according to police.
The victims are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.


text: 000 FXUS63 KTOP 190436 AFDTOP AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1136 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2014 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday) Issued at 352 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2014 The center of an upper level trough was located across eastern ND late this afternoon with an upper level trough axis extending southwest across central SD. The numerical models show this upper level trough digging southeast across southern MN and eastern NE into northern MO. The southwest section of the upper trough will move southeast across northeast KS between 6Z and 12Z. The NAM, GFS and ECMWF forecast QPF across northeast and east central KS later Tonight, with the ECMWF and NAM showing most of the CWA with QPF. The NAM model shows weak isentropic lift at the 310K level with LFCs around 700mb. The most intense isentropic lift at the 310K level will be across northern MO and IA. The mesoscale models, consisting of the ARW, NMM and HRRR do not forecast any QPF across the CWA tonight. I will probably keep slight chance to chance pops across much of the CWA, since the ascent ahead of the H5 trough combined with isentropic lift should allow elevated thunderstorms to develop across the northeast counties of the CWA around midnight, then building southwest across the central and southwest counties of the CWA through the early morning hours before spreading southeast across much of east central KS by 12Z TUE. Any lingering elevated thunderstorms, if they do develop, will shift southeast of the CWA during the mid morning hours. Skies should clear through the late morning and early afternoon hours and temperatures will warm into the lower to mid 90s. If there is a leftover outflow boundary across the northeast counties, then temperatures along the NE border may only reach into the upper 80s. I placed in 14 pops in case there is enough surface convergence for an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday) Issued at 352 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2014 Models are in agreement that heights rises and resulting warm air advection will be situated across the northeast corner of the county warning area Tuesday evening providing another chance for thunderstorms. As this area focuses further northward through the night...have removed pops this area after midnight. Will keep lows mild in the low to middle 70s. This will then set the stage for mostly sunny very warm...breezy day on Wednesday. Highs will generally be 95 to 100 degrees with the warmest in the Abilene area and the coolest near Hiawatha. As the upper ridge builds across the southern plains...expect dry weather across the cwa Wednesday night through Thursday. However... with south winds continuing...highs Thursday will again be in the middle to upper 90s. As the cutoff upper trough in the desert southwest gets picked up by Thursday and heads into the central and northern high plains into the weekend...there will be better chances for thunderstorms across the area...although the northern/northwest 1/2 of the cwa will be the more likely areas to see rain. Do not expect a frontal passage until during the day Sunday...so may not see highs temps below 90 degrees until Monday when readings in the middle to upper 80s should be the rule. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFs through 06Z Tuesday Night) Issued at 1119 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2014 VFR prevails at KTOP/KFOE/KMHK with main concern being TSRA potential. Cluster of TSRA over north central KS is progged to gradually dissipate towards the southeast overnight. Short term guidance maintains scattered TSRA aft 08Z so will leave VCTS mention through 11Z at KMHK and 14Z at KTOP/KFOE. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...Gargan LONG TERM...63 AVIATION...Bowen