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LACONIA — It was a chilly day Sunday with a brisk wind whipping in from Paugus Bay as some 49 high school students from a dozen different school districts across the state took part in the first-ever High School Winni Dip at the Margate Resort to raise funds for the New Hampshire Special Olympics.
Modeled on the Winni Dip conducted by law enforcement agencies for the last six years, the event raised over $12,000 with the top fundraiser being Shaun Chase of the Inter-Lakes School District's Middle Tier, who raised $747.50. He was at the event along with Inter-Lakes Athletic Director Jeff Cloos and Inter-Lakes Middle Tier teacher and Unified United Sports basketball coach Tracy Burhoe.
Other local school districts represented were Winnisquam Regional, Prospect Mountain and Laconia High School.
Taking the plunge for Prospect Mountain were Roy Poslusny, day shift custodian a Prospect Mountain, 17-year-old Alex Furtado and Hunter Sanborn, a 15-year-old freshman.
Poslusny said that he has taken part in the Penguin Plunge at Hampton Beach and last year was in the Winni Dip while Furtado has made the Penguin Plunge twice. It was Sanborn's first ever event and he said the day was ''quite chilly'' and that the jump into the water was sure to make him even colder.
''I'm so pumped I don't feel the cold.'' said Furtado, who like many of the participants was wearing a prom gown.
Sean Cashman of Laconia, a 17-year-old Laconia High School junior, was the only representative from that school. He wore shorts and a button-down collar and tie and said that the water was cold, but not so bad that he couldn't handle it.
The Winni Dip is part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a year-round partnership between Special Olympics and the state's public safety officials that raises funds and awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics New Hampshire.
"The partnership between Special Olympics and New Hampshire's Law Enforcement is a great one, the members of (torch run) help us throughout the year by raising funds and awareness for our organization. They also help at many of our events by handing out medals to our athletes, and participating in ceremonies at our competitions," said Mary Conroy, Special Olympics president.
Saturday's sixth annual Winni Dip drew 118 ''dippers" and 22 teams and raised over $66,000 with the top fundraiser being Woodstock Police Chief Doug Moorhead, who raised $5,570.
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Gilmanton voters hear from 3 candidates vying for seat on school board
GILMANTON — Gilmanton voters packed the school gymnasium Tuesday night for candidates night hearing from the three candidates for School Board. One seat is available.
Dr. David Strang introduced himself as a "fiscal conservative" who said he considers education one of the most valuable things society does but said it is the responsibility of the School Board to spend taxpayer money wisely.
He said if elected he would work toward a long-term plan for the School District so it wouldn't find itself needing a modular unit to combat over-crowding that the district should have seen coming.
Strang also said now is the time to be discussing the contract with Gilford that is slated to expire in 10 years.
Identifying himself as a "fiscal conservative" opened Strang up to a line of questioning from one man who wanted to know if he was member of the Tea Party — something the questioner said fostered a "destructive environment."
"Are you fiscally conservative or our you fiscally responsible," the man asked Strang who replied that he could make an argument that the two terms are synonymous.
Strang said he supports the ballot question, Article 14, that raises and appropriates the $133,661 dollar for the modular because at this point in time the School District has no choice. His point was the district needed better planning.
He didn't say if he was a member of the Tea Party.
Incumbent Michael Hatch is running for his third term on the School Board and described himself as "fiscally responsible."
He said in his six years of service, Gilmanton School has improved under the soon-to-be retired tenants of No Child Left Behind and that the district has addressed many of its former deficiencies.
Hatch said there is a Space Needs Committee that is being formed to discuss the growth of Gilmanton and its expanding student population. He also explained that the School District budget contains many items that are beyond the control of the School Board — like Gilford tuition rates and Special Education costs — and said the board did the fiscally responsible thing by returning the excess in those two line items last year by returning the money to the taxpayers.
He also said the district has come a long way with regard to maintenance and repairs within the school property. He noted the improvement to the facility, including some security updates, that have made it a better place for teachers to teach and a safer place for students to learn.
"I think this School Board has done a good job," he said.
He also said townspeople should put an end to the personal attacks against members of the towns governing boards. "I've seen them written in the newspapers and it should stop," he said.
Hatch replied to one man who kept asking why the School District didn't foresee the student increase "bubble" by saying it did foresee it but when any talk of expansion was raised at a district meeting a few years ago, it was "shot down" by the body.
"People have short memories," he said.
Frank Weeks has served on the School Board in the past but did not serve last year.
He said he didn't want to characterize himself as a fiscal liberal or a conservation but as someone who doesn't want to make cuts that would effect the students or their ability to learn.
He said he likes sending Gilmanton's students to Gilford and, if elected, supports continuing in that direction, noting the only other choices are to build a school, go to another district, or splitting up the children and sending them to a variety of neighboring districts.
Weeks said he doesn't like to make rushes to judgment and that if he is elected will "listen without judging."
He also put in a plug for the Gilmanton Year-Round Library saying it was an invaluable tool for the children in Gilmanton.
Election Day is March 11 at the Gilmanton Academy upstairs in the auditorium. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Council Glimpses Cost of County Jail
LACONIA — Although the city dodged a bullet when the Belknap County Convention adopted a 2014 county budget that will not place undue stress on the tax cap in 2014-2015, Mayor Ed Engler reminded the City Council last night that county officials left the future of the county jail unresolved.
Engler reminded the councilors that the Belknap County Commissioners have been wrestling with the recommendation of Ricci Greene Associates to construct a correctional facility at an estimated cost of $45 million, which would require additional staffing and an increased operating budget. Although the commissioners insist that the cost can be significantly reduced, in light of the hostile relationship between the commission and the convention, they have yet to offer a formal proposal, apparently preferring to await the outcome of the general election in November. The mayor ventured that a project costing between $20 million and $25 million could muster sufficient votes to carry the convention.
"I don't think we can afford not to be involved in these conversations," Engler told the council. He explained that he calculated that the city's annual share of a $20 million borrowing over a term of 20 years would be approximately $380,000, which would have to be fitted within the bounds of the tax cap. If the city had to bear the cost this year, it would represent 40 percent of the $929,000 increase in the amount to be raised property taxes permitted by the tax cap and require a corresponding reduction in other municipal expenditures.
Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3), chairman of the Finance Committee, warned that if federal officials found conditions at the county jail failed to comply with standards, the county could be compelled to correct them this year. He suggested the council advise county officials "what we can reasonably work with" in the course of preparing the city budget. "It would be a mistake not to let them know," he said.
Engler replied that the 2014-2015 city budget was not likely to be affected, but warned "it will affect our budget in 2016."
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Election results for the District 1 Executive Council race and various township races and referendums may or may not be available tonight in time to place in Wednesday's newspaper but they will be available online (www.laconiadailysun) as we have them, starting at 10 p.m.
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Chamar is a Dalit sub-caste; mainly found in the northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; whose traditional occupation is leather-working and tanning.Answered by parul advani, 11 May '08 05:23 pm
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As sandeep said is right but also ,Answered by Doll Panchal, 11 May '08 04:28 pm
when we tease someone we say the sometimes as CHAMAR
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Cha = Charm = skinAnswered by ingesh kumar, 16 Apr '12 04:31 pm
Ma = Mans = muscle
Aa = Asthi = bone
Ra = Rakta = blood.
So, Chamar means Manav (human)
Ma = Mans = muscle
Aa = Asthi = bone
Ra = Rakta = blood.
So, Chamar means Manav (human)
C for uttam chritra m for mercy r for rakht jo bha hamara ab ham bhi bahayengeAnswered by mukesh, 19 Mar '12 03:30 pm
Chamar is basically a combination of two words, 'Ch' and 'Mar'. 'Ch' comes from sanskrit background and is a sort of acronym for the word 'Chandervanshi'. 'Mar' comes from persian background and connotes Naga origin (mar in persian mean naag). Chamars are therefore the people belonging to the 'Naga clan' of the Chandervansh race. The word has nothing to do with the occupation of dealing with leather though many of the people of this clan had to opt for such occupations after coming of Aryans. After the invasion of aryans, the Chamars were further divided into number of sub-groups which ultimately became untouchable castes and one such sub-group carried its original name 'chamar', whereas other subgroups were called by different names such as megh, batwal, doom, mahar, etc.Answered by raj thapa, 19 Feb '12 07:14 pm
Chamr ka matlab jo mare hue janawar ki khal uske badan se nikalta hai use karm se chamar kaha jata haiAnswered by DEEPAK JARIWALA, 11 May '08 08:58 pm
Coblar who mends/ makes shoes...Answered by Mrinalendra Banerjee, 11 May '08 06:09 pm
Y u askin dese type of ques.?????? as i said u previously it's nothing only a man made word.Answered by SWEETY, 11 May '08 05:42 pm
It is castAnswered by sumati gayki, 11 May '08 05:36 pm
One who deals with the leather ,manufacture articles from leather is called CHAMAR, in north india it is a castAnswered by Pardeep kapoor, 11 May '08 05:25 pm

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Plaquemines residents review plans for new bridge
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The Regional Planning Commission unveiled a proposal that it hopes will relieve the commuting headaches surrounding the Belle Chasse tunnel and bridge.
The Judge Perez Bridge shut down for repairs is a familiar inconvenience for residents in Plaquemines Parish.
Traffic has been redirected to the Belle Chasse Tunnel, which isn't much better.
"The tunnel is terrible, because it leaks all the time, and a new bridge needs to be built," said Belle Chasse resident Earl Boswell.
He and dozens of Plaquemines residents got the first look at plans for a new bridge in the Parish that will replace both the bridge and tunnel.
The Regional Planning Commission held the public meeting at the Belle Chasse Auditorium, not far from the bridge that's shut down for a week undergoing repairs.
The Belle Chasse tunnel is accommodating drivers with one lane in each direction.
Parish President Billy Nungesser says the aging infrastructure is a safety concern.
"I just think we need to be very aggressive to come up with a solution because of the condition of the tunnel. No one wants to give me in writing that that tunnel is safe," Nungesser said. "I dont want to scare people, but go in that tunnel and see if you feel safe."
Plaquemines residents were presented with three plans to replace the existing bridge and tunnel.
The first is a 100-foot fixed bridge, the least likely and most expensive of the proposals, Parish leaders say.
Also up for consideration, either a 70-foot movable bridge, or a 60-foot one.
Nungesser has stated publicly he favors the 60-foot bridge. He believes it would be the quickest and most cost-effective solution, causing the least disruption to homes and businesses.
Nungesser says he would even support a toll dedicated to pay for a new bridge just to get the project off the ground. That plan would need wide public support to move forward.
State Sen. David Hetimeier says the project is further along than it's ever been. The Department of Transportation has already offered support.
"We have commitments from the secretary (sherri lebas) for survey money. Starting to trickle some dollars in," Heitmeier said.
A feasibility study for the bridge is already complete. An an environmental study is underway. Still, it's going to take local state and federal funds for the project to move forward.
"Anywhere from $170 to $200 million depending on which design we go with," Heitmeier said.
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Thanks for the files. It works great on my core. But different story when it comes to my MDs. Can't play any DVDs on them after updating them. (unfortunately, I didn't backup the files on the MDs) One of them is 64 bit. Any ideas on troubleshooting?
A dumb question - what audio is on Bluray DVD's ? (did not have time to research it)
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Derby or Birmingham could be site for HS2 college
A National College to train people to build HS2 could be built in Birmingham or Derby after the sites were shortlisted by the Government.
Doncaster and Manchester have also been shortlisted as locations for the college.
Church leaders condemn HS2 for disturbing graves
Church leaders have condemned the planned route for HS2, warning that it will run through graveyards and disturb human remains.
The Archbishops' Council, which includes the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, says the route will destroy three burial grounds including one in Birmingham.
In a letter to the House of Commons they say not enough is being done to ensure exhumed remains are treated in a reverent manner. They say the Bill allowing HS2 to go ahead should not be passed into law.
Janet Gough, from the Archbishop's Council, has told ITV News that a specific clause is needed in the legislation behind HS2 to ensure Bishops can oversee exhumation and reburial.
The Department for Transport says burial grounds have been avoided as much as possible and all remains will be treated with dignity, respect and care.
List of Midlands Tory rebel MPs against HS2 plans
A majority of MP's have voted in favour of giving the HS2 bill a second reading, with 452 to 41 backing the principle of the HS2 project.
A total of 47 Conservative MPs missed the vote and 41 MPs either opposed the HS2 plans or backed an amendment put forward by former Cabinet minister Cheryl Gillan.
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Tonight's vote in Parliament on the HS2 bill means the high-speed rail line will begin construction in 2017, the Transport Secretary has confirmed.
Patrick McLoughlin also tried to calm the fears of anti-HS2 campaigners over the impact of the proposed route on their areas, saying:
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Cheryl Gillan, the Tory MP for Chesham and Amersham, has pressed for an extra day's debate on Bill:
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So many people's lives and homes and livelihoods are affected, so much environment is damaged and there is such a high risk with this project, this House deserves two days' debate on the second reading.
Debate on controversial HS2 to begin April 28
Legislation for the HIgh Speed rail link will be debated by MPs for the first time on April 28.
Phase one of the line will allow a 49-minute link between London and the West Midlands from 2025.
The debate will see MPs discuss the principle of the link between London and the West Midlands and vote on the legislation as a whole.
A two day debate has been put forward by Cheryl Gillan, the Tory MP for Chesham and Amersham, rather than the typical one.
She said:
So many people's lives and homes and livelihoods are affected, so much environment is damaged and there is such a high risk with this project, this House deserves two days' debate on the second reading.
The date for the debate is provisional and could change.
Transport Secretary backs sooner build for HS2
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It follows the recent report from the newly appointed HS2 Chairman Sir David Higgins calling for a new hub in Crewe to be built six years earlier than planned. The line will cut journey times from London to Birmingham to 49 minutes .
Final report on HS2 calls for dedicated 'HS2 Minister'
The £50 billion high-speed rail project needs a dedicated HS2 Minister in government, a new report claims today.
The report, released by the HS2 Growth Taskforce, states that the minister would be able to push through projects which would allow regions to capitalise on the rail line.
Led by Lord Deighton, the report argues that the scale of HS2 was "without precedent" and "catalyse far-reaching economic and social benefits, particularly to the cities of the Midlands and the North".
It adds: "So it is clear to us that we cannot expect to get the most out of HS2 simply by following 'business as usual'."


text: Advanced Log Processing Dr. Anton Chuvakin Written in 2002 DISCLAIMER: Security is a rapidly changing field of human endeavor. Threats we face literally change every day; moreover, many security professionals consider the rate of change to be accelerating. On top of that, to be able to stay in touch with such ever-changing reality, one has to evolve with the space as well. Thus, even though I hope that this document will be useful for security at the time when you are reading it, please keep in mind that is was possibly written years ago. Introduction "Only look for those problems that you know how to solve" - says one of the Murphy Laws. In security, it means to only detect what you plan to respond to. It is well known, that any intrusion detection system is only as good as the analyst watching its output. Thus, having nobody watch the IDS is just as good as having no IDS at all. But how and where to look if you are drowning in the ocean of alerts, logs, messages and other attention grabbers? This paper deals with log collection and analysis, both extremely important part of information security game. We will touch upon using logs in incident response and handling logs in day-to-day routine. Further, we will look at three fundamental problems: log transmission, log collection and log analysis. We will also briefly touch upon log storing and archival. UNIX system administrators have always had a habit of looking at /var/log/messages (or /var/adm/messages) in case of problems, be it the failed hardware components or malicious hacker attack. In Windows world, NT Event log provides similar source of information. Logs serve to both assure that everything is OK and to help figure out what emergencies happened. Having logs from multiple machines collected in one place simplifies both day-to-day maintenance and incident response. More effective audit, secure storage and possibilities for analysis across multiple computing platforms are some of the advantages. In addition, secure and uniform log storage might be helpful is intruder is prosecuted based on log evidence. In this case, careful documentation of log handling procedure might be needed. I. First, lets look at log transmission. The tradition mechanism for UNIX log transfers is UDP, port 514 (see RFC3164 for more details) . Log messages are sent and received by a syslog daemon. Network security devices (not only UNIX based) also often use UDP for logging. What are the evident problems with this approach? Messages can be injected, quietly dropped (or replaced) or delayed in transit. There is no "delivery confirmation" and encryption. But how important are all those properties, considering that syslog was in wide use for many years? in light of the above, logging over UDP is unsuitable for high security environments, unless a separate LAN is used for collecting the logging information. What are alternative channels for log transmission. First, there is a standard for a reliable syslog transmission (RFC3165), but it is not implemented by any major vendors. The simplest approach is to accumulate logs locally and periodically copy them to an aggregation server via ssh-based secure copy (scp). There are several scripts available to automate the process: 1. rotate the logs - logrotate 2. compress them - gzip 3. apply the checksum algorithm (e.g. md5sum) - md5sum 4. copy the logs from host to aggregation server - scp 5. run the md5sum again and compare 6. store the log files and the checksums in a secure place (maybe encrypted) (see more details on this transfer method at http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1394) However, the evident flaw of this method is its time-delayed nature. Unlike the UDP-based syslog, this log copying methods allows for a lag time between the log generation and safe storage/analysis. Sometimes it is critical to see the log files immediately. The first idea that come to mind is tunneling. Some say its inelegant, but it works. Using netcat one can tunnel UDP over Secure Shell by (SSH) redirecting the syslog traffic to TCP tunnel, protected by secure shell. The directions can be found at http://www.patoche.org/LTT/security/00000118.html Make absolutely sure that the syslog is not receiving messages from other hosts, or message looping will occur. In fact, by replacing netcat with cryptcat, one can eliminate SSH from the equation. In this case the setup is as follows: To get cryptcat go to: http://farm9.com/content/Free_Tools/Cryptcat on log-generating host: 1. edit /etc/syslog.conf to have: *.* @localhost 2. run command: # nc -l -u -p 514 | cryptcat 10.2.1.1 9999 on log collecting host: 1. run syslog with remote reception (-r) flag (for Linux) 2. run command: # cryptcat -l -p 9999 | nc -u localhost 514 Stunnel SSL wrapper can be used in place of cryptcat (see this guide, for example, http://www.campin.net/newlogcheck.html) If one is not satisfied with makeshift tunneling solutions or needs even more security (such as even higher delivery guarantee or cryptographic log integrity verification), its time to look at syslog replacements. This ( http://rr.sans.org/unix/syslog.php ) SANS article provides a good (if outdated) high-level comparison of syslog replacements. We will look in more details at syslog-ng (http://www.balabit.hu/en/downloads/syslog-ng/) by BalabIT and msyslog by CORE SDI (http://www.corest.com). The third well-known replacement (nsyslog by Darren Reed http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/nsyslog.html) does not apear to be actively updated anymore. Their common features include TCP communication, more filtering options (in addition to SEVERITY and FACILITY of standard syslog) and log file integrity support. Let us look at configuring msyslog for production environment. Myslog-1.08a-1 is installed on client machine (produces logs) and server machine (collects logs) from RPM packages. Both client and server run RedHat Linux 7.2. Making msyslog work, while easy, was considerably more difficult than a regular syslog daemon. Software documentation appears to be contradictory at times. The TCP-mode setup that worked involves the following list of changing on the hosts: On the client: 1. Modify /etc/syslog.conf to have *.* IN PLACE OF *.* %tcp -a -h loghost -p 514 -m 30 -s 8192 @loghost 2. Run msyslog as "msyslogd -i linux -i unix". Just running "/etc/init.d/msyslog start" does the trick. On the server: 1. Run msyslog as "msyslogd -i linux -i unix -i 'tcp -a -p 514'" This can be accomplished by modifying /etc/syslonfig/msyslog to have: ----------- IM_LINUX="-i linux" IM_TCP="-t tcp -a -p 514" IM_UNIX="-i unix" # example: "-i linux" # example: "-i tcp accepted.host.com 514" # example: "-i unix" ----------- Result is an unencrypted TCP connection (can be verified by 'tcpdump proto TCP and port 514', one would see the log messages) Lets add hashing to the mix. On the syslog aggregation server, where the messages are distributed between various log files, one needs to: 1. Add a line to syslog.conf: *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none %peo -l -k /etc/.var.log.authlog.key %classic /var/log/messages 2. Stop the syslog daemon and rotate or erase the log files 3. Run the program to create the initial checksum (using included 'peochk' program): # peochk -g -k /etc/.var.log.authlog.key 5. Start the syslog: '/etc/init.d/msyslog start' To test the functionality run: peochk -f /var/log/messages -k /etc/.var.log.authlog.key to see: (0) /var/log/messages file is ok on the intact log file. If one is to edit the 'messages' file (say, by removing a line) and then retest the output is: (1) /var/log/messages corrupted The advantages of msyslog include: uses the same /etc/syslog.conf file as regular syslog, full syslog interoperability in UDP mode (as client and server) and extensive regular expression support, that allows matching messages with various source, time and content fields. The version that was evaluated also used easy-to-use RedHat-style /etc/sysconfig file to control daemon startup options. The options include various modules that handle I/O, such as receiver TCP/UDP, send TCP/UDP, send to database, record cryptographic has and others. Msyslog also features a debug mode that was very helpful during the setup. The software is not without minor problems: authentication is weak (by host only, thus any user from the allowed host can connect via telnet to TCP port and send spoofed messages), encryption has to be implemented via thrid-party tools (the easiest is via SSH port forwarding or SSL wrapper such as stunnel. However, performance impact of such is unclear). The best secure setup will involve binding msyslog to a localhost address (127.0.0.1) and using SSH RSA/DSA authentication for access control, together with hash integrity checking on the logging server. Another important issue is buffering. Since TCP offers reliable delivery (unlike UDP), some measures should be taken to keep the log files in case the log server goes down. Msyslog offers configurable buffering option. In the above configuration: '-m 30 -s 8192' stand for retry limit (in seconds) and buffer size (in message lines). Buffers are also important for dealing with message bursts, that do happen, for example, when programs are starting up or when the "noisy" firewall is getting port scanned. Syslog-ng (version 1.5.17-1) was installed from RPM packages on the same test systems. Syslog-ng supports TCP connections, filtering based on message contents, logging of complete chain of forwarding loghosts (unlike regular syslog which will only record the name of last step), etc. Extensive documentation is available. To make syslog-ng work, one has to use an included conversion tool to covert the /etc/syslog.conf to syslog-ng format file. The command: # /usr/share/doc/syslog-ng-1.5.17/syslog2ng < /etc/syslog.conf > syslog-ng.conf does the trick. The excerpt is shown below: ---------------------- # global options options { use_dns(yes); use_fqdn(no); use_time_recvd(no); chain_hostnames(no); mark(0); sync(0); }; source s_local { internal(); unix-stream("/dev/log" keep-alive(yes) max-connections(10)); file("/proc/kmsg"); }; # *.* destination d_2 { tcp("anton" port(514)); }; @anton filter f_5 { level(debug...emerg); }; log { source(s_local); filter(f_5); destination(d_2); }; --------------------- It is easy to follow the logic, even though the file is different from regular syslog. However, writing files by hand and using advanced options will take some learning. For example, to enable TCP logging one has to replace udp with tcp in the configuration file (done in the above example: see 'tcp("anton" port(514));'). Again, by default the communication is not encrypted. Syslog-ng also features more granular access control and can use TCP wrapper to limit network access. The program can also redirect messages to custom programs for real-time processing. For example, to send every log message to the STDIN on the "correlate.sh" script, add to the config file: ------ log { source(s_local); destination(d_prg); }; destination d_prg { program("/home/bin/correlate.sh -a"); }; ------ The first test performed was the interoperability test - syslog-ng client successfully sent messages over UDP and TCP to msyslog server. Syslog-ng comes with a stress test tool (that calls '/usr/bin/logger' command in a large loop). However, it is apparent that TCP transfers will be slower than UDP, even with no encryption. The syslog replacements should be stress tested (at well above normal message rates) before enterprise deployment. It should be noted, that for conventional syslog UDP transmission the failure mode will be losing messages, it is not clear how the TCP-enabled daemons will behave. Overall, msyslog and syslog-ng are viable options where extra security is desired. However, a detailed testing is required before deployment. A few words on covert logging. If one is running a honeypot (like we do) and is experiencing intense paranoia about attackers detecting your system and keyboard log transfers, some covert options are available. Encrypted spoofed UDP transfer mechanism has been proposed for this purpose. However, the discussion goes beyond the scope of this paper. II. The typical method of log collection is a dedicated logging host, holding the log records from many machines in a single mammoth file, rotated and compressed periodically. This method is used since the early days of UNIX and there are few disadvantages with it. Logging to a database brings us to the next level of log aggregation. Msyslog has native support for logging to a database (MySQL and Postgress). To configure, do the following on the log collecting server: 0. Install and start mysql # /etc/init.d/mysql start 1. Create a database instance: # echo "CREATE DATABASE msyslog;" | mysql -u root -p 2. Define tables for log storage: # cat syslog-sql.sql | mysql msyslog (the file is shown below: ------------------CREATE TABLE syslogTB ( facility char(10), priority char(10), date date, time time, host varchar(128), message text, seq int unsigned auto_increment primary key ); ------------------------ 3. Edit syslog.conf to enable database-logging module: *.* %mysql -s localhost -u snort -d msyslog -t syslogTB 4. Grant access privileges for message insertion: # echo "grant INSERT,SELECT on msyslog.* to snort@localhost;" | mysql -u root -p 5. Restart msyslog # /etc/init.d/msyslogd start That is how the result looks in PHPAdmin: ====================== ====================== ======picture 1======= ====================== ====================== In this setup, message queuing is enable on the client (which uses the configuration shown above). In some cases, it was necessary to restart the client after the server restart if using the TCP mode. Other tools to collect syslog messages include SQLSyslogd (http://www.frasunek.com/sources/security/sqlsyslogd/), which can be used with regular syslog daemon. Collecting logs in the database presents several important advantages over plain text storage. Databases can be set to accept messages at much higher rates. In the our tests, for simple messages msyslog-MySQL combination received and archived about 240 messages per second. Sustained rate of thousands of messages per seconds is not unheard of for a commercial log aggregation software, which can also analyze the resulting massive datasets. If proper analysis software is available, log file database can be used to analyze the data more effectively. For example, fine grained searches can be performed (as will be shown below). III. Now lets turn to the analysis part. Log analysis often is defined as getting meaningful intrusion data and some historical trends from log file. In fact, a lot of good software is written to analyze plain text log files (a large resource list is available at http://www.counterpane.com/log-analysis.html). Not having the space to review all the log analysis scripts, it makes sense to review the approaches and then formulate suggestions on log analysis. Log analysis can be split into real-time and periodic. Tools like "swatch" or "logsurfer" provide real-time log processing and "logcheck", "logwatch" and many others use the periodic approach. Both approaches work, provided you know what to look for and (usually) can write some sophisticated regular expressions to tell the grains from the chaff. Some of the analysis scripts come with an extensive set of default regexes (logcheck),. while others make you create your own (swatch). The techniques are well covered in their documentations. One tool deserve special mention for having a much more sophisticated real-time analysis and correlation engine. SEC (simple event correlator) by Risto Vaarandi (http://www.estpak.ee/~risto/sec/) offers not just regex matching on a line by line basis. The programs offers an extensive list of sophisticated multi-event matches such as match an event A and wait for X seconds for the event B to arrive, then execute an action, match an event A, then count same events for X seconds and execute an action if threshold is exceeded, etc. In addition, events can be matched across multiple lines. Provided, that you know what to look for, the program can be an extremely powerful tool for log analysis. But what if the logs are stored into a database? What are the techniques one can use to analyze those? Instead of running a script one can write a simple (or, not-so-simple, if desired) SQL file to look through events and establish relationships. To analyze logs, one might want to run various SELECT queries, such as (the msyslog database described above is used for tests): -------------- A. High-level overview queries: number of events select count(*) from syslogTB; number of hosts that sent messages in select count( distinct host) from syslogTB; number of messages per host desc; select host, count(host) from syslogTB group by host order by host Sample output from MySQL: +------------------------+-------------+ | host | count(host) | +------------------------+-------------+ | box1 | 20 | | 3147 | | box2.example.com +------------------------+-------------+ B. Drill-down detailed reports: search by hostname search by message text select * from syslogTB where host like "%box1%" select * from syslogTB where message like "%restart%"; search by combination "box1"; select * from syslogTB where message like "%restart%" and host like select * from syslogTB where message like "%restart%" and time like "10:51%"; Sample output from MySQL: +----------+----------+------------+----------+------------------------+------------------+-----+ | facility | priority | date | time | host | message | seq | +----------+----------+------------+----------+------------------------+------------------+-----+ | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 2002-05-17 | 10:51:19 | box2.example.com | 2002-05-17 | 10:51:41 | box2.example.com | syslogd: restart | 1 | | syslogd: restart | 3 | +----------+----------+------------+----------+------------------------+------------------+-----+ count the number of events see all unique message types select count(*) from syslogTB where message like "%restart%"; select distinct message from syslogTB; -------------- The limit is one's creativity since SQL syntax is very flexible and allows extremely complicated queries to be built. Just keep in mind that with a loaded database the multi-message queries might take a while (however, still much faster than doing a 'grep' on a mammoth plain text file). As a conclusion, several best practices for system logging are provided: Use a dedicated logging host Make sure that tight access controls are enabled on all logging servers Encrypt logs if business case for this exists Try to log to more than one box to increase reliability Watch for overflowing log partitions/storage For more security store logs on WORM media (if business case exists) or transfer them to a nonnetworked computer Clearly, not all of the above have to be implemented for all environments. The lists provides some of the things that will ensure that one will be able track an incident when it occurs. ABOUT AUTHOR: This is an updated author bio, added to the paper at the time of reposting in 2009. Dr. Anton Chuvakin (http://www.chuvakin.org) is a recognized security expert in the field of log management and PCI DSS compliance. He is an author of books "Security Warrior" and "PCI Compliance" and a contributor to "Know Your Enemy II", "Information Security Management Handbook" and others. Anton has published dozens of papers on log management, correlation, data analysis, PCI DSS, security management (see list www.info-secure.org) . His blog http://www.securitywarrior.org is one of the most popular in the industry. In addition, Anton teaches classes and presents at many security conferences across the world; he recently addressed audiences in United States, UK, Singapore, Spain, Russia and other countries. He works on emerging security standards and serves on the advisory boards of several security start-ups. Currently, Anton is developing his security consulting practice, focusing on logging and PCI DSS compliance for security vendors and Fortune 500 organizations. Dr. Anton Chuvakin was formerly a Director of PCI Compliance Solutions at Qualys. Previously, Anton worked at LogLogic as a Chief Logging Evangelist, tasked with educating the world about the importance of logging for security, compliance and operations. Before LogLogic, Anton was employed by a security vendor in a strategic product management role. Anton earned his Ph.D. degree from Stony Brook University.


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J. A. DOVE Sept. ,2, 1941.
D 2 A s R E N I A T N O C S E B U T L A T E M G N T. P A H S R O F s U T A R A P. P A R o E N T. H C A M Filed April 21, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1.
Inventor J'ohnfl D0ve,
Attorney Sept. 2, 1941. DOVE 2,254,275
MACHINE 0R APPARATUS FOR SHAPING METAL TUBES, CONTAINERS, AND THE LIKE Filed April 21, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 2. I
40 Inventor Jbhnfl flove,
Sept. 2, 1941. 1 2,254,275
MACHINE OR APPARATUS FOR SHAPING METAL TUBES, CONTAINERS, AND THE L IKE I J. A. DOVE Filed April 21, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Joiznfl-D All ney Patented Sept. 2, 1941 MACHINE OR APPARATUS FOR SHAPING METAL TUBES, CONTAINERS, AND THE LIKE John Arthur Dove, Sutton-in-Ashfield, England,
assignor to Barringer, Wallis & Manners, Limited, Rock Valley, Mansfield, England Application April 21, 1939, Serial No. 269,276 In Great Britain April 25, 1938 2 Claims. (Cl. 11352) This invention comprises improvements in machinesor apparatus for shaping metal tubes, containers and the like, and is primarily concerned with the shaping of thin sheet metal articles by the exercise of pressure thereon at the part or parts to be shaped.
The invention is particularly concerned with machines of the kind wherein shaping of tubular, cylindrical or annular bodies, such for example as sheet metal containers, is effected by a tool operating within the work and embodying a number of radially displaceable pressure members, relative rotation and/or axial or longitudinal movement being efiected between the tool and the work and said pressure members being displaced outwards during said movement to bulge or expand the work at the required position or positions and to the required extent.
In the specification of my prior U. S. Patent No. 2,194,385, granted March 19, 1940, a machine is described having means for positively controlling the degree to which the radially displaceable pressure members are moved outwardly during the shaping operation and consequently also the degree to which the article is expanded or bulged; and it is an important object of the present invention to provide in a machine of the kind referred to an improved construction and. arrangement of shaping or expanding tool.
According to the present invention a shaping or bulging tool is provided comprising in combination a head, arms pivotally carried by said head and functioning to move radially thereto on their pivots, a roller rotatably mounted at one end of each pivoted arm, said rollers functioning when moved outwards by pivotal displacement of said arms to roll upon and apply pressure to the work to shape same, a member operating in the head between said pivoted arms, and said member functioning to control the degree of pivotal movement of the arms and consequently also the degree to which the work is bulged by the rollers on said arms.
Various constructions and arrangements of shaping tool are hereinafter described and included in the claims.
For the purpose of more fully describing the nature of this invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 illustrates in part sectional elevation a tool in accordance with the present invention, in the operative position within a container being shaped, there being also illustrated means for supporting the Work during the shaping operation.
Figure 2 is a similar part sectional elevational View illustrating a modified construction of tool in operation.
Figures 3 and 4 are part sectional detail views showing different constructions of pivoted arms carrying pressure-applying rollers.
Figure 5 is a sectional detail view showing one method of mounting a pressure roller within a pivoted arm on the tool.
Figure 6 is a sectional detail showing another method of mounting a pressure roller.
Figure 7 is a part sectional detail view showing one means for positively controlling the pivoted arms when moved out under centrifugal force.
Figure 8i11ustrates another method of positively controlling the arms.
In the method of carrying out the invention illustrated in Figure 1, the shaping or expanding tool comprises a solid cylindrical head l0 having diametrically opposed slots l I open at one end thereof. In each slot II is pivotally mounted an arm H, the pivot 13 being located intermediate the ends of the arm and also at or near the open end of the slot H, i. e. at or near the end of the tool head. At that end of each pivoted arm l2 which projects beyond the end of the tool head it! is pivotally mounted a roller l4 which may be of elliptical section, said roller being mounted to rotate upon a small pin fixed to the end of the arm or having fixed thereto a pin which extends down into and is rotatable within a hollowed portion of the arm. Alternatively, the end of the arm itself may be reduced to form an axle for the roller. That part of each pivoted arm l2 located below the pivot I3 is conveniently longer than the part extending above said pivot, or i otherwise formed to constitute a counterweight tending normally to move the rollers l4 towards each other, i. e. towards the axial centre of the tool.
The arrangement is such that as the tool head rotates, the lower or counterweight portions I 5 of the arms l2 tend to fly outwards under centrifugal force, thereby as aforesaid moving the rollers I4 towards each other, and when so disposed the tool is entered within the metal box IE or other Work being shaped.
When the tool has been entered within the work, a rod H extending axially through the tool head is slidably displaced, and a tapered extremity [8 of said rod co-operates with rollers l9 rotatably mounted between inwardly projecting sure rollers I4 to move outwards and bulge the work I6.
It will be appreciated that the extent to which the work is bulged is variably determined by the degree .to which the pressure rollers I4 are pressed outwardly by the tapered end I8 of the rod II. Opposite sliding movement of the rod I1 permits of the rollers I4 again moving inwardly under the action of the centrifugal force.
Instead of constructing the tool so that the lower portions I of the arms I2 fly out under centrifugal force, the outward movement of said arm portions may be effected by suitable springs, against the influence of which the rollers I4 are moved outwards by the rod II.
In the alternative construction illustrated in Figure 2, the pivoted arms I2 carrying the pressure rollers I I are pivoted at their lower extremities within the base of opposed slots II in the tool head I0; consequently rotation of the tool head results in the arms I2 being caused to fly outwards under the action of centrifugal force and apply the necessary bulging pressure to the work It by the rollers I4. In this arrangement the degree to which the rollers I4 move outwards, and consequently also the degree of bulging effected thereby, is variably determined by the slidable displacement of an axially disposed rod I! suitably connected at its upper end to a chain or other flexible connection 2I, the ends of which are connected to the pivoted arms I2 at a suitable position between their ends. It will be appreciated, therefore, that projection of the centre rod II from the end of the tool head functions to pull inwardly the pivoted arms I2 and the pressure rollers I4; consequently, the degree to which the rod I1 is moved determines the extent to which the bulging rollers I4 are permitted to fly outwards.
The connection of the centre rod II to the chain or the like 2I may be by a pin, screw'or the like passing through a centre link of the chain and fixed to the end of the rod.
If desired, there may be more than two radially displaceable pivoted arms I2 in the tool. For example, there may be three such arms.
In an arrangement such as last described, the pivoted arms ma be of substantially bell crank formation, as illustrated in Figure 3, the lower part 22 of each arm being normally substantially horizontal or radial and the remaining part 23 being normally substantially vertical or parallel to the axis of the head, the linking of the arms to the central axially slidable rod I! being effected as aforesaid by a chain or chains 2I.
By cranking the arms I2, the axes of rotation of the pressure rollers I4 are normally parallel or approximately parallel with the axis of the tool, and it will be appreciated that by so disposing the axes of rotation of the pressure rollers It the latter can operate to efiect bulging of the box or container I6 right up to or substantially near to a base or end wall I6a which has been previously fixed, by seaming or otherwise as at itb, to said box without any fear of damaging the seam or other joint between the peripheral wall and the end wall of the box. This operation is clearly illustrated in Figure 3.
The disposition of the pressure rollers I4 to permit of same operating right up to or approximately up to the end closure or wall ISa may, however, be accomplished by cranking the pivoted arms I2 at their upper or outer ends as shown in Figure 4 and pivotally mounting the rollers at said cranked ends, and with such an arrangement the pressure rollers may, if desired,
Y beyond the seam IBb thereof, is by so forming the pressure rollers I 4 that the entire exposed peripheral face of each roller is adapted to rotate solid. Where such roller is provided it is not necessary that the pivoted arms I2 be cranked, and it will be appreciated by reference to Figure 5 that the rollers can be brought into engagement with the inner face of the end closure I6a while the axes of said rollers are approximately vertical; and by virtue of the fact that the entire surface of the exposed part of the roller rotates relatively to the arm I2, same will exert a bulging effort on the closure I6a without fear of damaging said closure.
To this end the roller It may, as shown in Figure 5, be a solid member provided with a downwardly projecting pin 24 rotatably accommodated within a socketed end portion 25 of the pivoted arm I2 and retained from axial displacement by a small grub screw or the like 26 coacting with a circular groove 21 in the pin 24. Alternatively, a headed screw 28 inserted within a shouldered recess 29 in the roller I4 may be screwed into the end of the arm I2, and a disc 30 may be inserted within the shouldered recess 29 above the head of the screw 28 so as to complete the exposed face of the roller I4 and make same solid (see Figure 6).
In some instances it is desirable that the pressure rollers I 4 be so mounted that at all times during the operation thereof on the interior of the work I6, the axis of rotation of each roller 18 disposed so that as the rollers travel round in contact with the work same have a slight rubbing or slurring action on the work, and any more markings or imperfections on the face of a roller or rollers engaging the work are not imprinted on the surface of said work.
In other words, the rollers may be so mounted that the general plane of rotation of each roller is at an angle out of perpendicular to the axial centre of the tool, as illustrated in Figure 4.
It may, however, be desirable to produce certain markings on the face of the work during shaping, such for example as hammered effects, in which case the surface of the rollers may be prepared or treated for producing these effects, and the rollers in such case will be mounted to rotate on aXes parallel or approximately parallel with the axis of the tool head.
In order to obviate or minimise the possibility of spiral markings, rings or other undesirable lines being produced on the work, due to unsteady or inconsistent application of pressure or to vibration of the pivoted arms and pressure rollers, the invention provides means whereby positive outward pressure is applied to the pivoted arms carrying the pressure rollers during the shaping operation.
In one method of accomplishing this, a bar or equivalent member is fixed to the central rod I! so as to provide radiating arms 3| extending through slots 32 in the tool head and having their outer ends inclined or bevelled on their under side as at 33. Each of said bevelled ends 33 coacts with a slot 34, having a correspondingly bevelled base cut in each pivoted arm I2 (see Figure '7). As the head revolves and the arms l2 tend to swing out, the central rod I1 is moved downwardly, carrying with same the radiating arms 3|, and the bevelled ends 33 of said arms coact with the inclined bases of the slot 34 so as to exert outward pressure on said arms and prevent same from kicking. or vibrating in the event of their being met With varying resistance by the metal being shaped.
Where a parallel bulge is being produced (Figure 8) the aforesaid radiating arms 3| may be formed with approximately right-angle ends adapted to move into and out of engagement with approximately square cut slots or recesses 35 in the pivoted arms; the arrangement being such that as the arms I2 swing outwardly and the central rod is moved downwardly, the radiating arms 3| leave the slots 35 and become wedged between the arms so as to lock same against inward movement until the central control rod I1 is again moved in an opposite direction.
The movement of the centre rod i! may be controlled from one or more cams in a manner similar to that described in the specification of my aforesaid patent. Advantageously a. rotatable cam device is employed for this purpose; and where axial or longitudinal movement is imparted between the tool and the work, the rotation of the cam may be effected automatically and simultaneously with said axial or longitudinal movement. The operation may be such that during reciprocation of the work the cam is rotated in one direction or the other and the radial displacement of the pressure members of the tool thereby variably controlled. The employment of a rotatable cam enable a comparatively abrupt bulge to be produced in the work from a comparatively less abrupt rise or inclination of the cam.
During the shaping operation the work is carried between end supports, one of which may have associated therewith spring or resilient media for exerting a resilient or yielding pressure on the work and thereby allowing for any elongation or contraction of the work due to the bulging. The resilient pressure on the work also minimises the possibility of said work being damaged, such as by bursting or collapsing a seam or seams therein.
The spring or resilient end support for the work may comprise a plate 31 influenced by a plurality of spaced springs 38 and capable of a limited axial movement on headed screws or pins 39 fixed to a relatively stationary part 40. This resiliently supported plate 31 may be located at the open end of the container being shaped, there being provided an annular spigot or flange 36 on said plate 31, around which spigot the open end of the container is located. This spigot functions as an internal support for the open end of the container and obviates or minimises the possibility of inward collapse of said container during shaping, or inward collapse of a seam in the Wall of the container. The opposite end of the Work is supported by an end plate 4| carrying a second internal spigot 42; or where the container being operated upon has a closed end, this internal spigot 42 is dispensed with. The plate 4| is also provided with an outer or external spigot 4|a which encircles the end of the work. A similar outer spigot 31a may be provided on the plate 31 at the opposite end of the work.
The end supporting plate 4| is adapted to be moved axially from and towards the work for permitting insertion of the work in a machine. This movement may be effected by connecting the plate 4| to a sleeve 46 mounted to rotate upon a boss or the like 45a extending from a plate or bracket 45, there being a pin 43 on the boss co-operating with a cam or inclined slot 44 in the sleeve, so that by rotation of the sleeve by a hand lever 41 or other means, the plate 4| is moved towards or away from the work. The movement of the end plate 4| to and from the work may be effected automatically.
Where the shaping operation is being effected upon a container having a closed end, the end plate 4| may be provided with a rubber or other pad or similar cushion 48, adapted to have a pressing engagement with said closed end of the work.
If desired, the container or the like being shaped may, during the shaping operation, be assembled within an outer or female die having an internal contour conforming exactly to the outer shape of the finished article. die may with advantage be formed of two diametrically hinged halves adapted to be opened for insertion of the work and closed for retaining same in position while being shaped.
When the article being shaped is provided with one or more seams in its peripheral Wall, said seam or seams may be suitably locked for minimising the possibility of collapse during the shaping operation. For instance, if a container is being shaped having a base or end fixed prior to shaping, the side seam or each of a plurality of such seams may at one or more positions remote from the base, e. g. at the open end of the container, be formed with interlocking elements which function to resist a force tending to collapse the seam inwardly.
I claim:
1. A tool for shaping or bulging thin-walled tubular bodies such as thin sheet metal containers, comprising a head rotatable at relatively high speed; an arm pivotally carried by said head and responsive to centrifugal force produced by said rotation to move radially outward from the axis of rotation; an ellipsoidal roller journaled on said arm for engagement with the inner surface of an outwardly unsupported portion of the work; means for controlling the outward movements of said arm and roller in opposition to said centrifugal force, comprising a rod slidable axially within the head and a flexible connection between said rod and arm; and means carried by said rod and engageable with said arm for applying positive outward pressure on the arm during a shaping operation to minimize vibration of the arm and roller.
2'. The combination stated in claim 1, wherein the arm is provided with a camming surface, and the means carried by the rod for applying positive pressure to the arm has a complemental portion engageable with said camming surface.
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