text:
Checking to see if anyone has tried welding (or having welded) two sanke kegs together. I'm thinking about welding a pony to a 1/2 bbl keg in order to make a taller mash tun. This would help when I need/want to mash more than ~30# of grain in my current keg mash tun. Since a pony is only about half the height of a 1/2 bbl it should still be manageable. Plus, I'll be able to either use my current false bottom, or easily get another one (NorCal/Jaybird of course).
So, if you've welded a two sanke kegs together, post up your experiences in doing so. If no one has, then I'll have to post up when it comes time and what the experience is as well as the end result. Chances are, I'll have someone that welds a lot do this, so it's done right.
For this price http://shop.usedstainlesssteelbarrel...ess-OT1240.htm I'm not sure I would destry 2 kegs, pay someone to weld them together, and have a weld seam to worry about sanitizing.
Few issues with your post...
1. I don't need 55 gallon capacity.
2. I won't be able to use my current false bottom (if I decide to not get a new one for when using the second mash tun).
3. I already HAVE the two kegs on hand. So all I need to do is some cutting, grinding, and then get them welded together. I doubt it would take more than an hour to weld the two together, which would cost me all of $40...
4. I like the cone bottom of the kegs, you don't get that with the barrels.
5. Since this is pre-boil, no sanitizing involved. Simply have to CLEAN it between uses, just like I do now.
Anyone have something useful/helpful to post??
Can't see how it wouldn't work if you cut the top of the big keg and the bottom off the smaller one. Finding a good stainless welder might be the toughest part, you could cut them yourself and drop them off to get welded. Kegs are already heavy so one and a half kegs might get cumbersome though.
I would not cut it yourself. Most welders are picky and would want to cut it themselves so they know it was done right and cut straight. I don't see any issue with it, even if there is a little slag on the inside you can grind it smooth and polish it since the top is cut open.
What you'll get is a very deep mash tun that will be difficult to clean and will most likely have efficiency issues due to it's shape. It will also look like 2 kegs welded together.
On the flip side, ingenuity is what makes this hobby so great.
Everybody chill and have a homebrew...
Brewright. All Rights Reserved. We reserve the right to brew and to help you brew. To protect the brew and defend the brew. To make the brew and drink the brew.BrewSteel.comBrewSteel on Facebook
So, being a welder i dont see there being any difficulty in welding two kegs together except. Iv noticed kegs do have a bit of a taper to them at certain junctions, they arnt perfectly cylindrical so mating them up will be the trick. Thats the only issue id see. Also as onehoppyguy mentioned grain mashing benefits from a certain width to height ratio. So making your mashtun taller will allow more grain for sure, but it adds more weight to your false bottom, probably making suck sparges more likely and definitely less efficient than a wider shallower mashtun. Otherwise fly at it!


text:
AirBridgeCargo Airlines launched the first scheduled freighter flights between Russia and France.
The Russian all-cargo carrier is deploying some of its 747-400 freighters for a twice weekly service between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
Paris Charles de Gaulle, Europe's second largest cargo hub, is the seventh European airport served by AirBridgeCargo. The launch of the service follows the recent acquisition of AirBridge's tenth 747 freighter.
By The Numbers: European Airlines' Freight Traffic.
AirBridgeCargo, a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr group, said the new service is targeted at French shippers of fashion and apparel products and pharmaceuticals.
French shippers will also be able to access the Chinese market and AirBridgeCargo's other Asian destinations via its Moscow Sheremetyevo hub, the airline said.
AirBridgeCargo's other European destinations are Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Malmo, Zaragoza, and Milan.
-- Contact Bruce Barnard at firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ring in the New Year with this collection of party-perfect recipes.
SAVE BIG when you give 5 online cooking classes for the price of 1. Now Only $29.95 for five classes. SAVE Over $100!
Perfect dinners in a pinch with 316 quick-and-easy recipes!
Per one ounce
Please sign in to post
Please Select Username to appear on public areas of the site like community and recipe comments.


text:
Can electrocoat be masked like powder or liquid coatings? R.K.
Yes, electrocoat can be masked but provides some challenges and opportunities that are not normally found with liquid or powder coatings. The challenges that electrocoat provides include:
Advantages of the electrocoat process that may reduce, alter or eliminate masking requirements include:
Supplier Categories
Suppliers | Products | Experts | News | Articles | Calendar | Process Zones
The Voice of the Finishing Industry Since 1936 Copyright © Gardner Business Media, Inc. 2014


text:
Literacy Strategies to Impact Learning in the University Mathematics Classroom
Researcher(s):Dr. Tena Roepke
Institution:Ohio Northern University
Two university faculty (Dr. Tena Roepke - ONU, Dr. Debra Gallagher - BGSU) discuss exploratory efforts to integrate appropriate literacy strategies into a university calculus/precalculus class. The development of the project, specific strategies used, sample lessons, and records of impact will be shared.
Full Conference Program available at www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Conferences/2014_Annual_Program_Book.pdf
Conference:National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 11, 2014


text:
Comparing Virtual Machines and Linux Containers Performance
IBM Research Division has published a paper comparing the performance of container and virtual machine environments, using Docker and KVM, highlighting the cost of using Docker with NAT or AUFS, and questioning the practice of running containers inside of virtual machines.
Red Hat Releases Project Atomic
In April, Red Hat released Project Atomic, a prototype system for running Docker containers. This is Red Hat's response to the interest in CoreOS a system for hosting Docker containers based on ChromeOS.
Experiences from Failing with Microservices
Different views within the team on the benefits and drawbacks comparing a microservice architecture with a more traditional monolithic architecture was one of the major reasons we failed, Richard Clayton writes sharing his experiences and reasons for failing when implementing and maintaining a microservice architecture.
CoreOS First Stable Release
CoreOS has announced the first CoreOS stable release, CoreOS 367.1.0, including Linux 3.15.2 and Docker 1.0.1, and supported across several platforms through the CoreOS Managed Linux product.
"Terraform" Infrastructure: New Tool From Vagrant's Creators
Terraform is a new tool to build, change and version infrastructure, such as VMs, network switches or containers. It comes from the creators of Vagrant, the popular tool for managing development environments. Terraform's main selling point is its ability to combine and compose different service providers resources in a declarative and agnostic way.
The Future of Docker
Jeff Lindsay, creator of Dokku and early Docker contributor, discussed in an interview by CenturyLink the Docker related projects he is working on, and how they aim to solve the problems involved in a next generation Docker-based service oriented architecture.
Interview With Luke Kanies on $40 Million Funding of Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs recently closed $40 million funding round. Five investors including VMware, Google Ventures and Cisco want the company invest into talent, technology and global expansion. This fifth round nearly doubles the company's venture capital to $85.5 million. InfoQ has talked to Luke Kanies about growing his company so fast.
Agile 2014 Opening Keynote
Sam Gluckenheimer opened the Agile 2014 conference with a talk titled "The Journey to Cloud Cadence" in which he discussed the transformationt at Microsoft Developer Division from a waterfallian box product delivery cycle of four years to Agile practices enabling a hybrid SaaS and on-prem business, triweekly delivery of new features in the service, and quarterly delivery for on-premise customers.
Blameless Post-Mortems
Blameless post-mortems of production incidents are increasingly seen as an essential fixture of any organisation's procedures. Mathias Meyer, from Travis CI, shared how blameless post-mortems had a profound effect on him. InfoQ took this opportunity to have a look at post-mortem practices of organizations like Etsy, GitHub or Chef.
Revisiting What is DevOps
Mike Loukides, vice president of content strategy for O'Reilly Media, writes an update on his now two year old "What is DevOps" article focusing on the DevOps cultural changes.
Ansible Is Learning Windows
Ansible is adding support for Windows, using PowerShell and Windows Remote Management as the underlying technologies. Ansible 1.7, which should be released in a few weeks time, will feature Windows integration in "beta" status. InfoQ talked with Michael DeHaan, Ansible's creator, to know more about this development.
The Birth of Continuous Delivery and DevOps
At GOTO Amsterdam 2014 conference, agile coach Dan North shared his experience as part of a build team employed in a client project back in 2005. The team introduced several (technical and cultural) practices that became core tenets of the Continuous Delivery book and of the DevOps movement (for instance bridging the gap between development and ops teams was critical to success in that project).
Puppet Labs Releases Puppet Enterprise 3.3 and Starts the Puppet Supported Certification Program
Puppet Labs has announced the release of Puppet Enterprise 3.3, the commercially supported Puppet release, and the creation of the Puppet Supported certification program, providing fully tested, certified and supported solutions for managing compute, network and storage resources.
Continuous Delivery Challenges in Mobile Development
Jesper Richter-Reichhelm, Head of Engineering at Wooga, spoke at GOTO Amsterdam 2014 about some of the challenges teams face developing mobile games with a continuous delivery mindset. In particular Jesper stressed how lack of control over the software delivery process on mobile nearly crashed their business.
Top Docker Misconceptions
Based on his experience as a system administrator evaluating Docker, Matt Jaynes has written at the DevOps University website about the top Docker misconceptions, warning about adopting Docker at small scale and without solid infrastructure foundations, and providing alternatives to improve the deployment process.


text:
APPLIANCE Line
A Refreshing Solution
Editorial from Diane Ritchey, Editor, APPLIANCE Magazine
It may be the largest issue affecting the water heater industry in several years.
Ritchey, Editor
While the new water
heater design is in response to the ignition of flammable vapors by gas-fired
water heaters, the issue is not whether gas-fired water heaters in
homes and businesses throughout the U.S. are safe and reliable. They
are not defective, nor do they present an unreasonable risk of injury.
In many cases, the water heater is the most consistently performing
appliance in the home.
The problem lies in consumers
storing flammable liquids, such as gasoline, next to or near water
heaters. The result, says the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
is flammable vapors - the byproduct of the evaporation of flammable
liquids, such as gasoline, due to accidental spills or misuse - coming
in contact with an ignition source and causing a fire or explosion.
CPSC says that traditionally designed gas water heaters, which draw combustion
air through vents at the bottom of the appliance, have occasionally ignited
these vapors. CPSC has associated nearly 2,000 fires a year, 17 deaths, and
316 injuries to flammable vapor fires and water heaters. However, it's important
to note that only 5 percent of fires involving ignition of flammable vapors
in homes were related to the gas water heaters. About 75 percent of the fires
were due to spills of improperly stored gasoline or the improper use of gasoline.
To address the issue, a group
of water heater manufacturers came together to form the Joint Research
and Development Consortium. The goal was to develop a permanent, technical
solution to the flammable vapor ignition resistance (FVIR) problem.
This ongoing, voluntary industry
approach to developing FVIR technologies, says David R. Martin, vice
president of Marketing for Rheem Water Heaters in Montgomery, AL, U.S.,
calls for manufacturers to invest their own resources in new product
designs and the methods to test them. He says, "The new ANSI standard
is a milestone because it represents an industry-leading approach that
will ensure the long-term reliability of the new FVIR technologies."
Thus, as of June 30, all
30-, 40-, and 50-gal atmospherically vented water heaters will have
to pass a flammable vapor test designed to keep water heater pilot
lights and burners from igniting spilled gasoline. Phase 2 of the Standard
begins July 1, 2004, with 30-, 40-, and 50-gal power-vented heaters,
and Phase 3 covers the remaining models starting July 1, 2005. (Canada's
Phase 1 will begin Jan. 1, 2004 - 6 months after the U.S. rollout).
The new design calls for
a sealed combustion chamber with an air inlet, where air flows through
the arrestor plate, which is a perforated piece of steel. If any flammable
vapors enter the combustion chamber, the arrestor plate, or flame arrestor,
controls the burning of the vapors and prevents the flames from escaping
the unit into the room, thus avoiding a fire or explosion. A bench
standard that calls for protection of the water heater from lint, dust,
and oil, or LDO, was attached to the flammable vapor standard after
it was determined in test studies that LDO contamination could be a
According to Mr. Martin,
the new FVIR standard will not affect the current installed base of
residential gas-fired water heaters, or any unsold water heater made
before the effective date.
However, says Mr. Martin,
at this juncture, it is difficult to pinpoint how the industry-wide
compliance with the ANSI standard will impact the residential water
heater market this year. One observation he does make is that the new
FVIR designs will cost more to produce and must necessarily be sold
at significantly higher price points.
Design differences may be the largest difference, says Mr. Martin. Early in
the development process, flammable vapor resistance was achieved with the use
of arrestor technologies. As a result, all the new water heaters will incorporate
some form of flame arrestor plate to shield the water heater burner and prevent
its flame from spreading beyond the arrestor. "But while some type of
arrestor will be common to every new FVIR unit, there still will be many design
differences in the products that come to market after June 30, 2003," Mr.
Martin says. "Over time, these critical variations may influence brand
loyalties among plumbing and HVAC contractors."
One design difference within
the flame arrestor plate is that the plate can pass the test necessary
to meet the ANSI standard, but the standard does not cover a sustained
flammable vapor incident. Meanwhile, says Mr. Martin, shutting off
the gas supply, as all designs will do, does not stop combustion in
the chamber. Thus, Rheem's new Guardian System calls for a complete
shutoff of the combustion chamber when a flammable vapor incident is
detected. The system is intentionally designed without a user interface
or "reset" feature. As a result, says Mr. Martin, the homeowner
is spared any concern with "nuisance" shutdowns or maintenance
during the usual life of the product.
Despite warning labels that
make it clear that consumers should never store gasoline near their
water heater, and past aggressive programs to educate and warn consumers
about the dangers of storing gasoline near their water heaters, such
as the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association's consumer awareness
program in 1993, it's safe to assume that consumer responsibility will
wane and accidents will happen.
What was once considered
an unsolvable safety hazard has now been solved. And unlike past CPSC
rulings and regulations, in this case, the water heater industry was
given the opportunity to voluntarily develop the technology necessary
to achieve a permanent solution. That's a refreshing change from the
CPSC simply handing down regulation, as it has done in the past. The
voluntary approach results in manufacturers taking control of their
destiny and the products they manufacture.
Daily News
Dec 17, 2014: Bosch names Kenny head of marketing
Dec 17, 2014: Multifamily Production Index off its peak, but still positive
Dec 17, 2014: AHRI launches two new certification programs
Dec 16, 2014: Arçelik awarded for fridge with integrated ice-cream bowl
Dec 16, 2014: Report: appliance segment at the top of 2014 reshoring list
Daily News>>
November 2014: Appliance Magazine Market Insight Annual Subscriptions
November 2014: U.S. Appliance Industry: Market Value, Life Expectancy & Replacement Picture 2014
October 2014: Portrait of the European Appliance Industry
September 2014: Appliance Industry Focus: HVAC


text:
3 Responses to "Paris tourist map"
I am presently preparing a scientific book entitled "Shared Earth Modeling" to be published by Technip editions (Paris, France).
For illustrating part of the etxt of one of the chapters, I would like to use the above Paris tourist map that you published on the web.
I would like to ask you:
- if you could authorize Technip editions to reproduce this map (we are ready to pay reproduction fees, if necessary),
- if you could provide us a version of this map with a high resolution fit to be printed in our book.
Thank you in advance for your answer.
Michel Perrin
Well written post. keep it up!
hi,how a u


text:
Nodejitsu's New Node.js Framework Shows How Coder-Led Companies Roll
Nodejtitsu, the New York and San Francisco-based hosting platform co-founded by a pair of young but extremely prolific developers, had a mega release yesterday: Flatiron, a framework for node.js app development. It's not the first node.js framework, but it's had rave reviews from developers so far who praise it for simplicity, speed and sheer volume of code. Read More


text:
also see:
nearby alternative beer places
nearby bed & breakfasts
nearby hotels (w/reservations online)
nearby historic landmarks
nearby restaurants
Beer Guide for New York, NY
Beer Guide for New York
DUI lawyer
DWI lawyer
gift certificates
homes for sale
houses for rent
local bands
web hosting
After further exploring the grand interior of the place, I found the bathrooms in clean condition, a grill in the back, and a cool party room open to all.
By the fourth round, we had gotten into the cask selections and were foolishly contemplating the magnum of Christmas ale (Baladin Noel).
I was happy the crowd seemed to be in their late 20's to mid 40's, which added to the civility of the place.
As this place is just a few blocks south of Grand Central, I would encourage anyone in the area to visit this landmark. It has strength in its presentation.
The beer list has always been amazing! On tap are sixty draughts from around the world, many not being available in the US. Of course, cask-conditioned beer is always available. I appreciate the consistent freshness of the beers and the efficient, prompt and knowledgeable staff. The food ain't bad either.
On the hot July day of my visit the new beers were:
1. Aecht Schlenkerla Helles 2. Dinkle Aker Pils 3. Red Hook Sun Rye 4. Weyerbacher Muse 5. De Ranke Bitter Of course, the heavier styles are rotated in the colder months. (What a place!)
It is a handsome bar as well: high ceiling, a very long wooden bar that is opposite several booths running along the wall towards the back. In the front, to the immediate right are scattered a few tables and a couple of coveted sofas. In the back off to the right is another lounge area complete with additional sofas and comfy chairs. Need I say more? To be here is to be in beervana.
About half our staff has been working here for over 4 years, and I am an 8 year veteran myself. That should tell you something about the place. It is a great environment to work in and we really do enjoy our jobs.
The clientele is a mixed bag, as some of you have noticed. Because of our location, we have a high volume of commuters and professional people who come to enjoy the big space, which we pack to the brim on Thursday nights (there may even be a line to get in) and every night during the "busy season", which is Oct-Feb. This can tend to give the place an anyonymous feel, but we also have a phenomenal collection of local regulars who have been coming in for years, and have developed a good relationship with the staff. If you'd like to enjoy a relaxing beer experience and chat, the best times during the week are very early evening, maybe between 4 and 6, Saturday nights before 10 (we get packed to the gills with young 20 somethings after 10), and Sundays.
As some of you have commented, it is a delicate balancing act to have 66 beers on tap, and to try to create a variety that appeals to everyone. We do beer and line maintenance at least twice a day, and because of our high volume, it is extremely rare that any beer sits around for very long, and we pull it promptly if it's past its prime. Fresh and tasty beer is absolutely a priority, and a lot of care goes into maintaining proper temperatures and promoting beers that excel the norm.
We offer small samples of our draft beers, and really try to give good recommendations. This is also a challenge we embrace. From the beer nuts who enjoy playing "stump the bartender" to the guy who walks up and just says, "what's good?", most of us have enough knowledge and experience to offer something to please. You may have come and had a server who was new and didn't answer your concerns as well as you may have wanted, but with time, all our staff become total beer nerds! We receive a few weeks of extensive beer training upon hire and have to take tests to keep our jobs. There's even been a couple of "blind" taste tests in our history, where we sit in front about ten beers have to get them right. This is an environment where the beer is the key, and we take it seriously and have fun with it at the same time.
As far as food, i've found that the Ginger Man is kind of a "snacking place". Our kitchen is actually called a "pantry" and it's small. Come before dinner, or come with a group and order some finger sandwiches and sampler plates. Nothing fried or grilled here, sorry guys!
Prices are what you would expect in Midtown Manhattan. Most of our pints are $6 (a little more for German Bocks and Belgian Beers) and and pretty on par with other beer bars in the city.
I hope this helps with any questions you may have about what you will find at our bar. For myself, i get a lot of satisfaction from meeting cool people with good beer taste, and i also really enjoy turning a novice onto something they'll come back for!
Happy beer drinking everyone!!


text:
Recycling On the Go
Advancing event sustainability through education & action since 2006.
St. Louis Earth Day's Recycling On the Go is the region's first comprehensive event greening program. Our goal is to reduce the negative environmental impact of events and festivals by reducing and recycling a portion of the waste they generate. We offer a full range of services from managing event recycling to full event greening assessments and action plans.
- See our ROG calendar to find out where you can find recycling at upcoming events.
- Visit our volunteer opportunities page to find out how you can help. Individuals and groups welcome!
Get recycling or composting at your event!
- Full Service Event Greening We'll help you examine your event and identify areas where eco-friendly approaches can be applied. We specialize in waste diversion and can arrange waste haulers, on-site recycling/compost management and/or support vendor communications so that your green goals are realized.
Let's Get Started: Click here to submit information about your event.
- Do-It-Yourself Event Recycling Allows access to our fleet of recycling and compost bins by small event organizers and community groups through our bin loan program. Perfect for fundraisers and church gatherings!
Let's Get Started: Click here to learn more about the DIY loan program.
In 2013…
- Our service was available on 101 event days and experienced by almost 625,000 event-goers!
- We provided full service event greening at 45 large area events.
- Our recycling bins were utilized at 32 community events, charity functions and celebrations through our Do-It-Yourself recycling loan program.
- We diverted 53 tons of mixed recyclables, organic waste and compostable food service items and spent cooking oil! That's almost 1,000 cubic yards of waste! In addition to breaking our record for waste diversion, we provided event greening services at more events than ever.
- Full listing of our 2013 ROG events.
About Recycling On the Go
Named Outstanding Community Recycling Program for 2012 by the Missouri Recycling Association, we began in 2006 when St. Louis Earth Day was awarded grant funding to pilot a program focused on reducing and recycling waste produced at special events. Since the official launch of Recycling On the Go in 2007, approximately 241 tons of materials have been diverted from area landfills (primarily recycling, but this figure includes compost and spent oil). Recycling On the Go has enhanced the waste management of 336 events (656 event days). Many of these events occur annually, and so ROG has become an established part of organizers' planning and patrons' experience. Over the past seven seasons, the program has exposed over 4.8 million people to recycling when away from home. Through these efforts, people have come to expect access to recycling containers when they attend an event.


text:
New York
Palestine refugees caught up in the Syrian conflict have been provided with a much welcomed US$ 15 million contribution from the State of Kuwait through the auspices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The generous donation from the Kuwaiti government will provide emergency relief for Palestine refugees who have sought shelter in neighbouring countries and for those who remain trapped in Syria.
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Pierre Krähenbühl, said: "UNRWA has 3,700 courageous and dedicated staff in Syria, and through their work, this donation will help us to continue to deliver emergency education and health-care services, as well as providing food and cash support to Palestinian refugees in Syria. It will also help us to support those who have fled Syria to neighbouring countries, in particular, Lebanon. Not for the first time, Kuwait has proved its generosity towards Palestinian refugees and UNRWA. We are most grateful to the government and people of Kuwait."
The ongoing conflict in Syria has become one of the most serious challenges UNRWA has faced in its six decades of working with Palestine refugees. As violence continues, its impact on Palestine refugees has increased, displacing over 50 per cent of the registered refugee population, including over 270,000 within Syria itself. Despite the considerable challenges, the Agency continues to provide Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled to neighbouring countries within the UNRWA areas of operations, including Lebanon and Jordan, with emergency relief, health, protection and education services.


text:
TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" will have to change its name again!
The Duggar Family made a huge announcement on "Today" this morning -- they're pregnant with baby number 20!
"We are so excited," Michelle Duggar says. "I was not thinking that God would give us another one, and we are just so grateful.
Mega-dad Jim Bob joked about the news, saying "I don't know how it happened. We didn't want to stop at an odd number."
45-year-old Michelle says she's not too worried about a pregnancy at her age -- adding "I'm really in better shape than I've been in 20 years."
The new baby is due in April.
Congrats to the HUGE family!
This woman is singlehandedly responsible for overpopulation. Somebody tie her damn tubes!
Stop the madness, poor woman looks like shes going to pass out, it cannot be healthy
for her to have so many. Her husband says another one, she says ok.
Shocking *rolling eyes*
You guys, it's her religion, she doesn't use birth control. While we may think it's crazy, and it is, it's just how things are going to be.
I'm scared for her and this next baby though. After all the troubles from last time.
I have to say I am seriously appalled. The world is already severely overpopulated and they think it is ok to have 20 children. She doesn't even care for her children, her OTHER children do. I think it is extremely abhorrent for them to continue mass production like this.
Manda, I agree. She is definitely even more at risk this time than with Josie.
I despised this family and show until I actually sat down and watched a few episodes. They are some really good and together people who love the lives that they lead.
I certainly could not do it - but God bless them! And good luck!
I would be more comfortable if the Mother was raising the children but her children are raising their siblings. That should NOT be their responsibility. She is just an incubator. I hope her pregnancy delivers a healthy child but seriously when you become a grandparent I think it is time to stop. Definitely unsettling and not great for her health.
That is so efn gross... its a vagina lady, not a clown car!!! And considering baby #19 practically fell out 3mo early when you sneezed... obviously your body is ready to retire from "mama" to "grandma"... you'd think such "relgious" people would have taken that as a sign from GOD.
Gross. It's okay to tell him he can masterbate.
I can't believe she is still smiling.....
Staceyann Dolenti
"I'm really in better shape than I've been in 20 years." How can ANY woman say that after 20 babies are born from her body?? I am completely disgusted with these people.
I can't believe how many cruel people are in this world. Has this family hurt you in any way? Don't you have anything better to do than spit mean and spiteful words out of your brain? Your believes are yours. Theirs are theirs. At least respect that. I don't know about you, but my parents always told me "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. To the Duggars: As the Isley Brothers put it, "It's Your Thang, do what you wanna do". I am sure there will be comments after this message. Get a life.
© 2014 EHM Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
In partnership with TMZ.com | Privacy Policy


text:
You're receiving this CLE and Events Notice as a former participant in the MSBA Labor & Employment Law Investigator Training program.
Please join the MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section and your fellow investigators for breakfast and a timely seminar. Bruce J. Douglas and David E. Schlesinger will discuss religious discrimination claims from the prospective of both plaintiffs and defendants. They will focus in particular on religious accommodation claims involving Muslim workers' requests for time to pray at work. This program is aimed at helping investigators, plaintiff and defense counsel better assist clients in religious discrimination matters.
David E. Schlesinger , Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Bruce J. Douglas , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
1 hour of Elimination of Bias CLE credit applied for
Event Code: 166262
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Breakfast |
8:45 a.m.
Seminar | 9:00
to 10:00 a.m.
MSBA Offices
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Cost: Free
Teleconferencing is available. Request instructions when registering or contact Elyse Farnsworth prior to April 2, 2012. Instructions will be distributed via email on April 3, 2012.
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds will be processed for cancellation requests received in writing on or before noon on the registration deadline. Requests should be directed to the event contact person listed at the bottom of this notice. Cancellation requests received after this time are not eligible for refunds. You may send a colleague in your place if you are unable to join us and the registration deadline has passed.
Requests for an exception to this policy should be directed to Elyse Farnsworth, Section Services Director, by e-mail or at (612) 278-6336
Please contact Elyse Farnsworth prior to April 2, 2012, with special dietary requests.
Go to the Labor & Employment Law Section Website
Contact: Elyse Farnsworth | e-mail | Phone: (612) 278-6336
600 Nicollet Mall - Suite 380 - Minneapolis MN 55402 | Phone: (612) 333-1183 Toll-Free: (800) 882-MSBA


text:
Sydney budget accommodation
Sydney Austrailia hotels
road safety message
Sydney Austrailia Hotels
safety tips
Road safety in Sydney and Australia
Probably most people have heard of dangerous and scary things one might come across when travelling in Australia. However it's important for our
Cheap Sydney accommodation
visitors to keep things in perspective. There are highly publicised dangers like:
Deadly "Sea Wasp" box jellyfish
Venomous Snakes
The deadly "Sydney Funnel-Web spider"
While its sensible for
Sydney Austrailia hotels
visitors to be aware of these creatures in their natural habitats, some other more common hazards are worth keeping in mind.
To put things in perspective,
cheap Sydney accommodation
visitors should consider the following government statistics:
Accidental causes of fatality in Austrailia
1984 -1994
Spider bite...................4
Crocodile attack............8
Shark attack.................11
Snake bite...................28
Hornet, bee, wasp..........31
The total
of all above!!!!!!!!.......82
compared to
So you can see that the most important time for
cheap accomodation Australia
visitors to take care is simply when
crossing the road.
Yes that's correct. There is 4973/82=60 (SIXTY!) times more risk from crossing the street than from all the hazards listed above. In other words, of every 100 people who died in Australia from any of the causes listed above, 98.4% were involved in an accident crossing the street!
If you are a
cheap accomodation Australia
visitor, and especially
if the traffic in your home city drives on the right hand side of the road,
you need to take much more care than your average traffic-wise Sydneysider.
This is because in Sydney and Australia, we drive on the left hand side.
When crossing the street in Sydney and Australia, your natural instinct and ingrained habits will prompt you to check the traffic the same way you always do at home before stepping onto the roadway.
But in Sydney Australia where we drive on the opposite side of the street, the speeding cars and trucks will be coming from the opposite direction to what you are used to, and your habitual way of looking for approaching traffic will be in the wrong direction. This is how an accident can easily happen.
To cross safely,
first look to the right,
then look to the left and then look to the right again.
Give this your full attention before you arrive in Australia and throughout your stay at
cheap accomodation Australia
so you will be prepared to cross safely.
All of us, staff and management at
Australian Sunrise Lodge,
wish a safe and enjoyable visit to Sydney to all our accomodation guests, so in the interests of road safety, please remember:
look to the right, look to the left and look to the right again,
stepping onto the road
in Sydney and in all Australian states.
Thank you for reading our safety message, click here to return to
Cheap accommodation Australia
Newtown Hotels and Accommodation
Accomodation in Newtown Sydney
Sydney Hotels and Accommodation
Budget Accommodation in Sydney
© 2005 Australiansunriselodge.com


text:
BazarPorn.com Screenshot History
Screenshot Details
The most recent screenshot for this website was taken on Jan 5th, 2014.
We have 4 historic screenshots of BazarPorn.com dating back to Jan 22nd, 2012.
Our earliest WHOIS history record for the BazarPorn.com domain was first recorded in the year 2007.
The registrant on the WHOIS record for this domain is associated with about 2,355,800 domains.
View the complete WHOIS record for BazarPorn.com.
The following websites are similar to BazarPorn.com:
- bazzarporn.com
- domaintools.com
- khokhlomatube.com
- massivevideos.com
- newsextube.org
- pornoglobe.com
- porntubenews.com


text:
My lighthouse
When I was 5 years old I been at the sea. It was very picturesque memory cause it was first time and hadn't ever seen so much water. I was afraid of water, didn't want to go in. But when my brother's trough me into the water and I water was so warm I realized that there is nothing to afraid of. However, I found some other interesting thing for me there it was lighthouse. And the light was so magnetic to me so I decided to explore what was that…
Time passed I love the sea and I know what lighthouse is. But the feeling of something leading you is still exists. I felt the same when was told by my friend that there is World Pulse Community, they have successful work , so the results are vivid and I wont have frames to express my opinion, voice and soul. So when I joined I saw that and it reminded me my curiosity towards sea and lighthouse a specially. That motivated me to write more, express more and made my brain work.
My vision is what I SEE. And I see that Voices of our Future is a part of my future.
Sea & Llight house....
I love the simplicity and succinctness of your post ! you express yourself so well.
I am fond of light house too - there's something really special about them :-)
Your writing describes your experience with the sea very well, and I can feel your curiosity about exploring new things! Thank you for sharing such a special moment of your childhood with us :) I wish you much luck on your work with World Pulse, and look forward to hearing more from you!
Dear Svetlana,
I am left wanting more..and more. In fact I can't get enough! You have a beautiful voice and your writing is powerful, descriptive and soulful. I am sure you could write much longer pieces. For instance, what exactly do you see for yourself, for women, for your country other than being a part of voices of our future. What is your vision for your world? Please do share with us. I am very interested to read more from you.
Vivid storytelling! :)
Dear Svetlana,
I felt like I was at the sea with you, seeing the light house by your side. You are very descriptive!
I too want to read more: what is your vision for yourself and for women in your country? You are a very passionate writer, and we would love to hear more.
Keep up your great work! Feel free to use all 500 words that you can to give us more, more, more! :)


text:
Choose your preferred language. We speak English and 41 other languages.
Most often used by people in the United States
All languages
Saved to list
Save to a list
Houston, United States of America
702 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, TX 77060, United States of America – Show map
Low rates
No booking fees • Save money! Best price guarantee — enter dates to see these prices!
379 properties in Houston
Including hotels, apartments, villas and more.
135 verified reviews
We verify all reviews from guests who have stayed at Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Houston. Find out more.
They speak your language!
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites Houston's staff speaks: English
Booking is safe
When you book with us your details are protected by a secure connection.
Outdoor Pool, Terrace
Fitness Center
Food & Drink
Snack Bar
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Room Service, Vending Machine (snacks), Airport Shuttle (free), 24-Hour Front Desk, Tour Desk, Baggage Storage, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Fax/Photocopying
Non-smoking Rooms, Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Heating, All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private), Designated Smoking Area
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.
Children and Extra Beds
All children are welcome.
All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
Any additional older children or adults are charged USD 10 per person per night when using existing beds.
One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.
There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Cards accepted at this property
Hover over the cards for more info.
Ideal Alternatives for You
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Based on 135 reviews
Value for money
Free WiFi
Show reviews from:
Sort by:
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaLatest booking: 1 hour ago
Ramada Houston Intercontinental Airport SouthLocated a 5-minute drive from Bush Intercontinental Airport and 17 miles from downtown Houston, this hotel features free Wi-Fi access and a complimentary continental breakfast each day.
Score from 606 reviews Review score
Red Roof Inn Houston - IAH AirportThis Texas hotel is 2 miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston. It features a free airport shuttle service, an outdoor pool, and guest rooms with cable TV and free Wi-Fi.
Score from 329 reviews Good
Red Roof Inn Houston BrookhollowThis pet-friendly Houston hotel features a refreshing outdoor swimming pool and free wireless internet access. The property is on Highway 290, just 15 miles from Texas Medical Center.
Score from 78 reviews Review score
La Quinta Inn and Suites Houston Bush IAH SouthThis Houston hotel is located a 10 minute drive from George Bush Intercontinental Airport. It offers a deluxe continental breakfast and Wi-Fi is included in all rooms.
Score from 105 reviews Very good
Proximity to airport Promptness of shuttle
Excellent WIFI, Staff were really accommodating, Extremely budget friendly, close to the airport and food places, free ample parking.
Water was shut off for a day when I got there other than that, I didn't expect much considering what I paid so it exceeded my expectations
Staff, bed, kitchen facilities and toilet/bath.
TV, I'd have preferred a flat screen TV. 1 or 2 of the bulbs didn't come on or weren't there at all.
Clean lots of room got a suite
The room looks very old (color, decoration...) The bathroom smelled
I liked the prices of the rooms. Very economical for our business.
I didn't like the fact that during my online booking, I was asked if I would like to pay now or later. Using my personal credit card to book the rooms and wanting to use the company credit card to pay for the rooms, my personal card was charged the first day before I arrived at the hotel. This caused my account to overdraft. Extremely upset about that.
It's cheap and close to the bush international airport
I forgot I had stayed in much better hotels so I was a bit disappointed with the quality I met there
Size of the room
Cheap on towels No creamer with coffee Housekeeping barging in--several times had to get moved from first room tv wasn't working then the second rooms furniture etc was way better the hotel wasn't sold out but why wasn't that room offered to begin with...#CustomerSatisfaction
The shuttle for the airport, The room size,
The shower and handwasher was poor, spliting wather everywhare except as should be. Internet didn't work at all.
Price, rooms were large
Good Value for money.Airport shuttle-free.Spacious room.Comfort-ok.
1.Horrific staff particularly the lady in blue who mans the reception at night, no sense of customer hospitality 2.Stayed for 10 days but same TINY breakfast everyday.You wont like it if you are a food lover 3.You will be charged $1 for one printout if you need one 4.Only option for food in walkable distance-a small restaurant called waffle.Otherwise only 4 people in entire Houston deliver to this hotel, Dominos, Pizza Hut, One chinese restaurant and Indian grill(note the timings though)
Good and prompt shuttle service from and to airport.
Part of the hotel was a temporary housing unit for the Houston highway crew and other displaced or homeless people. The free breakfast had almost nothing available by the time I arrived to eat at 7.30. I could smell food frying permeate from my room wall. It's the worst $117.00 ever spent.
It's an average hotel particularly when you want a cheap hotel near the airport
It looks like an ancient building that have seen many years and been sustained by many layers of paints
Location, it was close to my family I was visiting and close shopping, restaurants.
Staff was rude, could never get towels, breakfast was put out in very small amounts, on top of that they watched you like you stealing something. My door was left open by housekeeping staff. The an employee that look like he had just come off the street came to one of our rooms telling us we had to leave. That turned out to be a mistake. Just so much. I did speak with the manager and got the impression that nothing would be done as he only tried to explain everything away. Never again will I book at that location or may no location. Thanks for allowing me to share my experience.
Size of room
AC not working well and 105 degrees outside. Took all night before comfortable. 1 TV did not work and other one had poor picture. Breakfast selection was limited and horrible.
i liked the clean room and the quiet enviroment all around..totally recommended
The price
They ran out of towels and when we ask for more the lady on Sunday July 27, 2014 had a very nasty attitude. The hallway was very hot I will not stay at this location again
This place was disgusting. I would not even let my kids sit on the couch. There was mold all around the room. Furniture and TVs were outdated by about 20 years. The pool area was disgusting. We got in late the first night of a planned 4 night stay... Otherwise we would have checked out after seeing the room. We stayed at the drury inn the next three nights.
I used to like that they had a sofa bed in the living room area and a separate tv so that the kids can have that part to themselves, and I had the other part with my own tv, but now they have gotten rid of the sofa bed, and that sucks, but they still have two tvs, and also they used to have two air conditioners and now they only have one, and it was very hot. They should have left well enough alone, I liked it the way it was.
The fact that I had to ask for towels every time I go their, the first time I didn't have a problem, second time, they kept promising to bring me towels, but I never received any, and the third time I bought our own towels.
Lots of room
The lady at kitchen was rude
I liked the location, and the space provided in suites.
Most of the hotel clerk's we in countered were rude. They watched us like we were criminals, made us feel very uncomfortable. Some refused to give us towels as the maids never brought any back. My door was left unlock by maids. It was never reported to management as I found out later. The rooms had a mold smell. Just can't list every thing. I will not stay in this hotel again. Oh, I did talk to the night manager but he only defended the employees and I didn't feel like he cared at all about me or my stay there.
There is a waffle restaurant 3 blocks away
The staff really unhelpful the shuttle leaves whenever it wants to, there is nothing around the hotel, the hotel was filthy, they don't even have normal size towels, ac really noisy, the cleaning lady didn't want to make my room, I doubt the bed sheets were cleaned before I arrived.
Room was nice and cold.
This hotel needs remodeling. The only thing that was clean was our bed sheets. Look like there was mold on the ceiling in bathroom. Faucet sink in bathroom was rusted. Little black ants in room. We couldn't control the ac unit in the dining area of our room. It was taped up, but it was ice cold the whole time we were there.
It was so nasty. I even took pictures to send to corporate. The sheets were dirty and comforters had several I mean several cigarette burns. Lamps where broke hole in the walls. No toilet paper no towels. Nasty nasty nasty. Worse of all the beds were like bricks. This is by far the worst place I have ever stayed.
Close to freeway
The room smelled, the air conditioner leaked water mold/mildew in bathroom, Wi-Fi choppy, elevator broke lack of staff professionalism
It looked like public housing.
We've negotiated with thousands of hotels to get the very best deals. We call them Secret Deals and they only last for a limited time.
You can get these deals for free by subscribing to our newsletters. You can even choose your favorite destinations to receive personalized deals.
Don't worry – your email address is safe with us. We'll never share your private information and you can unsubscribe at any time.


text:
GBP/USD 1H chart 1/28/2013 7:15AM EST
Breakdown confirmation: The GBP/USD broke out of a short-term consolidation range last week. After the breakdown of the range, and a break below 1.58, there was some support around 1.5750 that produced a pullback. This pullback tested the lower part of the previous range, but eventually fell lower, starting the 1/28 US session with a test of the 1.57 area. This is the next psychological level to break to open up further downside. The RSI reflects persistent bearish momentum in development as it holds under 60 and continues to tag 30.
Downside, range: There is room to the downside all the down to 1.5260 area, near the lows in 2012, and basically the low of a large consolidation range since August 2010. However, in this larger degree look at the market, cable is directionless, and therefore the lower it goes, and the more oversold signals appear, the market likely it will revert back toward the middle of this range, roughly in the 1.5750 - 1.5850 area.
EUR/USD Daily chart 1/28/2013 (click for full size)
Fan Yang CMT is a forex trader, analyst, educator and Chief Technical Strategist for FXTimes – provider of Forex News, Analysis, Education, Videos, Charts, and other trading resources.
Information and opinions contained in this report are for educational purposes only and do not constitute an investment advice. While the information contained herein was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, author does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. FXTimes will not accept liability for any loss of profit or damage which may arise directly, indirectly or consequently from use of or reliance on the trading set-ups or any accompanying chart analysis.


text:
Drug Arrests - 100 W. Oak Streetby http://www.spartapd.com/ on 04/16/13
On April 14, 2013 at approximately 2:20 a.m. an officer on patrol saw Carrie Carlock, 42 from Sparta, standing in the Breakaway Bar. The officer was aware that Carlock was on probation and prohibited from being in bars. The Department of Corrections was notified and ordered Carlock be held for violating conditions of her probation. Carlock was taken into custody and a subsequent search of her person located numerous prescription medications that did not belong to her, methamphetamine, and items of drug paraphernalia. Carlock was arrested for Bail Jumping, Possession of Prescription Medications without a Prescription, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. During the arrest officers were confronted by Ashley Gorski, 25 from Sparta, who attempted to interfere with the arrest. Gorski was also arrested and officers located prescription medications not belonging to her. Gorski was arrested for Possession of Prescription Medication without a Prescription and Obstructing an Officer.


text:
Dieting with your partner could be good for your health and your relationship, but there is one thing you need to be careful of.
Discussing the impact of cancer on a patient's sexuality can be awkward, but a new phone counselling service offers help.
Age is just a number: study proves you're only as old as you feel
Life is good, age is irrelevant and the most energetic people are those who do not feel old, Harriet Alexander explains.
Westmead Hospital: Christmas shutdown to last a month
Despite Westmead Hospital having the busiest emergency department in NSW, its annual closure over New Year has been extended until January 27.
Publicly-funded home births in ACT a step closer as insurance costs clarified
Women may be offered a publicly-funded home birth service in the ACT if an insurance scheme moves forward.
Children with ADHD spend most of their childhood without medication
Australian families are reluctant to medicate children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a 20-year study has found.
Comfort foods not that comforting really, study finds
We smother or sweeten the sorrow of heavy hearts and hangovers with butter or bacon, ice cream or chocolate. Butter and bacon, ice cream and chocolate.
Paleo advocate Pete Evans accused of deleting critical posts on Facebook
Is Paleo Pete Evans is open to dietary debate? Some say he's not.
Foods we will be eating in 2015
Each and every year there are a couple of new foods that become part of our diet repertoire. Here a few that you may see a lot more of in 2015.
New end-of-life initiative to help doctors give families what they want
A new initiative is helping doctors to understand what is important to patients and their families at the end of their life.


text:
Adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Other Names for this Disease
- Adult NCL
- Kuf's disease
- Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 4
Related Diseases
News & Events
ORDR Co-Sponsored Conferences
The Spectrum of Caregiving and Palliative Care in Rare Diseases, Tuesday, June 09, 2015 - Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Location: NIH Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD
Description: The findings and recommendations resulting from the Workshop will provide guidance to the extramural community as well as to NINR and other Institutes, Offices (e.g., ORDR), and agencies in developing strategies for advancing the science of palliative care and caregiving in rare disease and research programs. It is anticipated that a funding opportunity announcement will result from the Workshop.
14th International NCL Congress: Supporting US Based Scientists, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - Sunday, October 26, 2014
Location: Córdoba, Argentina
Description:
The specific objectives are to: provide a forum to present the latest NCL scientific, clinical and translational research advances; promote opportunities for student and junior investigators to present their research; maximize the opportunities for interactions between members of the NCL research community through promoting discussion at poster sessions and a lively social program; promote links between NCL researchers and those working in other more common disease that may share similar mechanisms; bring together NCL researchers and clinicians with the NCL parent organizations and affected families, promoting clear and effective communication between these groups; and promote up-to-date diagnoses of NCLs in low and middle income countries.

- Adult NCL
- Kuf's disease
- Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 4


text:
Hotel Search
► Advanced Search
Oklahoma - Cambria Suites
Cambria Suites offers thousands of hotels to choose from. We have every Oklahoma city covered, including:
Oklahoma City (1)
We also offer last-minute bookings, both online and through our 24/7 live help customer support center.
Oklahoma - Cambria Suites in:
- Oklahoma City (1)


text:
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has postponed parliamentary elections, pushing them back from the scheduled May 22 to September 18.
Fazil Manawi, a senior election commissioner, told reporters in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday that the decision had been madedue to a shortage of funding and lack of security.
"Due to lack of budget, security, uncertainty and logistical challenges ... the commission has decided to conduct the Wolosi Jirga election on September 18, 2010", Manawi said.
The Wolosi Jirga is the official name for Afghanistan's lower house of the parliament.
ReinforcementsAl Jazeera's David Chater, reporting from Kabul, said there were a number of reasons for the vote's postponement.
"One, [the government] is $50m short of the $120m needed," he said.
"May 22 is the time when the large number of reinforcements come into this country announced by [US] President Obama.
"Thirty-seven thousand troops, 30,000 American and 7,000 Nato [troops] will be engaging Taliban in some of the fiercest battles seen so far."This is where they are going to win or lose this fight against the Taliban. Not the time to be having a parliamentary election."The postponement removes a potential source of friction between Hamid Karzai, the newly re-elected president, and his Western backers just days before an international conference in London on Afghanistan's future on January 28.
Karzai's re-election on August 20, 2009, was largely characterised by fraud, widespread vote rigging, low voter turnout and a general lack of security.'Necessary conditions'William Crosbie, Canada's ambassador to Afghanistan, said it was important to address the deficiencies in the presidential election before holding another vote.
"We encourage the Afghan government and the Independent Election Commission to set the necessary conditions for parliamentary elections that are credible, secure and inclusive"
William Crosbie,Canadian ambassador
"This would have been extremely difficult to do by the original date," he said in a statement.
"It also provides time to make improvements to the electoral process based on lessons learned during the presidential and provincial council elections in 2009.Security 'framework'Meanwhile, a draft communique for the meeting in London has said that Afghan forces could begin to take control in some areas of the country by 2010.
The draft, a copy of which was obtained by the Reuters news agency on Sunday, says Afghanistan and the international community will agree to a "framework" for turning the country's security over to Afghan forces, with the process to begin this year.
It emphasises efforts to persuade Taliban fighters to lay down their arms, committing Afghanistan to set up an organisation to "reach out to insurgents", and international donors to pay for the programme.
Donors will also commit to channelling more of their aid through the Afghan government and providing debtrelief to Kabul, although precise figures were reportedly left blank in the draft.
Content on this website is for general information purposes only.
Your comments are provided by your own free will and you take sole responsibility for any direct or indirect
liability. You hereby provide us with an irrevocable, unlimited, and global license for no consideration to
use, reuse, delete or publish comments, in accordance with Community
Rules & Guidelines and Terms and


text:
Mission and History of Root Capital
Root Capital's mission is to grow rural prosperity by investing in small and growing agricultural businesses that build sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.
Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.
Root Capital clients include associations and private businesses that help create sustainable livelihoods by aggregating the products of hundreds, and often, thousands of farmers. Since our launch in 1999, we have provided more than $400 million in credit to over 460 small and growing agricultural businesses.
Root Capital envision a thriving financial market serving agricultural businesses that generate long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability for small-scale farmers and their communities around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital currently has associated offices in Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Kenya.
a. Administrator of the Root Capital website content management system and blog platform, including posting, updating and monitoring comments.
b. Write for Root Capital website, blogs and other publications.
c. Coordinate the production of monthly and quarterly Root Capital publications including newsletter, quarterly performance and impact reports, and print collateral meant for distribution to investors, donors, clients and other external stakeholders.
d. Coordinate of Quarterly Performance Report creation, requiring collaboration with all teams at Root Capital.
e. Mange marketing collateral and merchandise inventory, distribution and allocation of costs to appropriate teams. Reprinting and reordering materials as necessary.
· Manage, update and maintain online, social media and blog content. Administrator of Root Capital social media channels and blogs. Support the execution of Root Capital's online and social media outreach strategies by creating images, slideshows, social media and blog posts.
a. Amplify Root Capital's brand presence and its role as a thought leader in Impact Investing and Agricultural Finance spheres through social media engagement.
b. Create and post content on all of Root Capital's social media channels.
c. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to craft annual social media strategy, which is approved by the Communications team.
d. Collect key metrics and report on return on engagement in social media and blogs.
e. Think creatively about how to engage Root Capital's audiences across our different platforms.
· Coordinate knowledge management processes and systems including internal intranet system, Salesforce, Digital Asset Management and other departmental infrastructure
a. Sole administrator and manager of WebDAM – Root Capital's internal digital asset management system containing all images, video and other forms of marketing collateral for use in documents meant for investors, donors and other external stakeholders.
b. Developer for Communications intranet portal and responsible for internal collaboration and information sharing systems with other departments.
c. Maintain Communications and Marketing accounts on internal data management platform, Salesforce.
· Coordinate the decentralization of the communication's team operations.
a. Liaison with regional offices concerning their marketing and communications needs.
b. Collaborate with regional offices to find high quality print and merchandise vendors near regional offices in Africa and Latin America.
c. Oversee communications and marketing pilot projects in the field.
· Coordinate story gathering visits and assist in filming and production of video and other multimedia promotional materials
a. Coordinate travel to developing countries and conduct story gathering client visits in rural areas of Latin America and Africa.
b. Conduct interviews with farmers, business managers and staff members in English and Spanish.
c. Assist in production of videos for storytelling purposes requiring knowledge of video and audio recording equipment for use in the field.
d. Acquire video (b-roll) and photographic assets of clients and their operations, producers, community and environmental impacts and other images to support marketing and communications materials.
· Assist Communications team in writing (blog posts, client profiles, ongoing communications, etc…) and in developing presentations and other materials for conferences and events.
This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work of this position, and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in this role.
Qualifications and Experience
· Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Spanish or similar field plus two-four years of related professional experience, or equivalent combination.
· Demonstrated understanding of online communications and social media as a tool for constituency engagement, brand awareness and lead generation
· Knowledge of online content management systems with basic HTML and CSS skills
· Knowledge of video production and editing
· Familiarity with knowledge management systems including Salesforce and online digital asset management systems.
· Experience writing and editing blogs, website articles and similar materials
· Excellent written communication skills with a demonstrated command of grammar, punctuation and style.
· Advanced Spanish writing and conversational skills. Fluency in Spanish is necessary to conduct interviews with clients.
· Demonstrated awareness of international development issues and ability to travel to rural areas of developing countries
· Demonstrated familiarity with agricultural finance, value chain economics and the 'missing middle' of rural finance.
· Familiarity with the fields of social enterprise, sustainable agriculture, impact investing and finance.
· Passion for Root Capital's mission of environmentally and socially responsible investing.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Applications are due by January 31, 2013. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Applications including a resume and cover letter describing your interest, qualifications, language abilities, salary requirements, and how you learned of the position should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Please type "Communications Associate" followed by your name (Last, First) as the subject line of your email (e.g. "Communications Associate – Marrero, Marc"). Finalist candidates will be required to provide at least three work-related references.


text:
To lay carpet leaving a neat, professional finish, you need to tension it on perimeter gripper bars - this stretcher will help you complete that task.
- 'Knee-kicker' operation
- Extra thick knee pad and spiked head
- SAME DAY SAVER: Pick up and return this Carpet Stretcher on the same day and claim a 20% saving on our 1st Day rate. This excludes delivered items. Ensure you check branch opening times! Can't be used in conjunction with any other discount.


text:
Make sure you leave your appointments with all the information you need
Expert Elder Care Guidance
Expert Elder Care Guidance
At certain points in life, downsizing to a smaller living space is a necessity – or simply makes good sense. No matter who you are, the task is daunting. Here's how to help your aging parents downsize their home.
Downsizing challenges
Remember when you first looked at a college dorm or your first apartment away from your parents? Downsizing all of your worldly possessions into a tiny room seemed insurmountable. Now consider your parents' lives as they try to downsize from the family home to an apartment or assisted living facility. It's definitely an emotional transition, but the practical challenge of downsizing makes the move very daunting. The process involves "letting go," and deciding what to sell, what goes to charitable organizations, and what's going to be given to family and friends. Then, there are the innumerable choices involved in getting established in a new space. How will the furniture fit into the room? Where will the pictures hang? Just the thought of making all of these decisions paralyzes many people even if they're unhappy in a very large house.
A resource: professional organizers
A relatively new service offered by "professional organizers" can help your parents make all of the decisions they need to make when downsizing their full home to a more manageable space like an apartment or assisted living facility. Call the National Association of Professional Organizers at 1.856.380.6828 for a referral, or visit their website at napo.net. Also try the Yellow Pages under "Organizing Services." If you just want a little bit of help, some realtors now offer real estate consultants who can organize the move, sell the furniture and help your aging parents assess just how much space they will have in their new apartment for new and old furniture.
How to make a downsize happen
Professional organizer Alice Winner recommends the following tips to help your parents transition into a new, smaller living space:
In "Making the Move: A Practical Guide to Senior Residential Communities," Lettice Stuart recommends that your parents choose five of the most important pieces of furniture they must have to feel at home in their new place. Another great book is "Living Transitions: A Step-by-Step Guide for a Later Life Move" by Sue Ronnenkamp. You can order it through her website at livingtransitions.com.
The bottom line
© Homecare.com 2011 All rights reserved


text:
School Time Yoga
| Yoga Classes in Melbourne Victoria
|School Time Yoga Website
|Yoga Style: Family Yoga, Children's Yoga, Teen Yoga,
Melbourne, Victoria 3178
|61468 471 102
|Send Message
School Time Yoga is yoga for children at their school, kinder or during after school classes. Children from the age of 2 are introduced to yoga through fun, games, stories and music. Relaxation is another major part of Yoga for kids. We currently run from South East suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia but travel all over Melbourne to schools & kinders.
|Update listing
|You also might be interested in...
Australia Yoga Workshops
Australia Yoga Retreats
Australia Yoga Teacher Training Centers
Australia Yoga Advanced Training


text:
© William Meppem
Hazelnut-Chocolate Chip Tuiles
- 1/3 cup hazelnuts
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 7 minutes, or until deeply browned; let cool slightly. Transfer the hazelnuts to a kitchen towel and rub vigorously to remove the skin. Let the nuts cool completely. In a food processor, pulse the hazelnuts until coarsely ground.
- Butter 2 large, heavy baking sheets. In a medium bowl, whisk the ground hazelnuts with the flour and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the light brown and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. At low speed, beat in the dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
- Drop rounded teaspoons of the batter about 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Using the back of a spoon, spread the batter into 1 1/2-inch rounds. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Using a thin metal spatula, quickly transfer the tuiles to a rack or drape them over a rolling pin until cool. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Make Ahead The tuiles can be stored in an airtight container for 3 days.
CommentsAdd A Comment
Add a Comment
Tune in on Wednesdays at 10PM ET for Top Chef: Boston, the 12th season of Bravo's Emmy-Award winning, hit reality series.
Photo © Matthias Merges
Already looking forward to next year (June 19-21, 2015)? Relive your favorite moments from the culinary world's most sensational weekend in the Rocky Mountains.


text:
Get away to Frangista Beach, in Destin, and stay at this beautiful 2750 square foot home with 350 square feet of covered porch. This beautiful home has 5 bedroom, 3 bath private home.
I want to begin by telling you that the coolest thing about this house is the outdoor living space. The view from the great room, master bedroom is of a totally private back yard nicknamed ' lil' Costa Rica' by one of the owner's friends. The yard, which is completely enclosed by a tall privacy fence, includes a large heated pool surrounded by pool deck, palm and banana trees and other tropical foliage. There's also a back porch, which runs the full width of the house giving you a large covered outdoor gathering area with ceiling fans. Just off the porch is a natural gas grill for your outdoor cooking needs.
Moving inside from the back yard you step into a comfortable great room which includes a dining and bar area, living room, and kitchen. The dining table seats 8 with space at the bar for at least 6 more. The kitchen is equipped with everything you need to satisfy your group's dining desires. The living area sports a 50' TV, a large hign end sleeper sofa and more.
There are 4 1st floor bedrooms. The master opens to the back yard, has a private bath with a double vanity and a very large shower. There is also a king and a queen bedroom, 1 with a private entrance to the hall bath. We also have a queen bunkroom a very cozy sleeping space.
Last but not least is the second floor loft and bedroom. This unique living area is accessed by a 'U' shaped stairwell, which really isolates it from the first floor. The loft itself has a high end queen sleeper sofa with an upgraded 6 1/2' innerspring mattress. Off this room is a full bath and another king bedroom.
Come enjoy this beautiful home today!!
|Rate Period
|Weekend Night
My Standard Rate
Feb 1 2014 - Feb 1 2015
1 night minimum stay
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (US Dollar) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


text:
Contact: Kari Alitalo
University of Helsinki
Caption: A shows an illustrated view of blood vessels in a cancerous tumor, B shows blood vessels in healthy tissue. On the right, signals for blood vessel growth are shown schematically. The main inducers of blood vessel growth are vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF-C. The signals are mediated via VEGF receptor-2 and VEGFR-3, as illustrated with the arrows. The sites of action of the inhibitory antibodies (Ab) are indicated in red. The antibodies against VEGF are already used in the treatment of patients. Antibodies against VEGFR-2 are in clinical trials. The newly discovered antibody combination providing increased efficacy is directed against VEGFR-3.
Credit: Drawn by Helena Schmidt
Usage Restrictions: None
Related news release: A double block of blood vessels to starve cancerous tumors


text:
Shock means that your body and its functions are shutting down. The body goes into shock when it can't get enough blood to the vital organs like your heart or brain. This may be caused by a sudden illness, an injury, or bleeding. Sometimes even a mild injury will lead to shock.
Shock is a life-threatening condition. If a person develops signs of shock, call 911 or other emergency services and begin home treatment immediately.
Signs of shock include:
Prompt home treatment can save the person's life.
|Healthwise Staff
|Primary Medical Reviewer
|William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
|Specialist Medical Reviewer
|David Messenger, MD
|Last Revised
|March 20, 2012
Next Section:Home Treatment
Previous Section:Topic Overview
Next Section:Related Information
Previous Section:Home Treatment
Next Section:Credits
Previous Section:Related Information
Last Revised: March 20, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & David Messenger, MD
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.
To learn more visit Healthwise.org
© 1995-2013 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.


text:
How to have a whole HD LVM (except /boot)
View Single Post
28th February 2009, 18:19
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 53
Thanks: 0
Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts
I still haven't gotten this to work. I'm at the place above, where the system boots to saying something about my keyboard, then lists "all partitions", NOT to include the lvm filesystems.
I've fooled with this for the past week, and found a bug in lvm2create_initrd in the way it parsed out the required libraries, fixed it, then found out it was known, so got a later version where it was fixed "officially". That version ran out of space on the ram disk creating links to busybox, so I upped the added space from 512 to 1024, and it ran; however, it still bombs as above when I boot.
The lvm2rescue doesn't work, either, bombing in exactly the same way.
Does anyone know how to tell the boot ramdisk file system that it's got lvm volumes?
Also, supposedly, you can put an "linuxrc" file out on the initrd system. How do you do this? I thought I'd like to execute a shell during the boot process to see what is installed in the initrd (actually, I thought that's what lvm2rescue was
to do), but would like to try that from linuxrc.
View Public Profile
Send a private message to anw
Find all posts by anw


text:
Can't Decide on a Gift? Give an Eco-Friendly Gift Card to GreenCupboards.com.
For a limited time, GreenCupboards has $20 gift cards available for just $10! Use promo code: LASTMIN to get the discounted price. Limit 2 per customer.
Might I also suggest purchasing 2 for yourself? Each week GreenCupboards has a "Deal of the Week" at 50% off. This would be a great way to save 50% off a 50% purchase!


text:
5 Cities Vulnerable to the Next Bursting Bubble
WASHINGTON ( TheStreet) -- Bubbles are a beautiful thing to watch while they're inflating or floating along, but they can be extremely messy when they burst.
The U.S. still hasn't recovered from the real estate bubble that burst in 2007. Considering the somewhat tenuous state of the second coming of tech spending, the bubbling costs of college inflation, the seemingly limitless heights of gold prices and the ever-expanding demand for health care as baby boomers ease into retirement, there may be another bubble just around the bend.
Don't tell that to Las Vegas, which is still trying to pick up the pieces after the housing bubble's pop shattered its real estate industry. Average home prices dropped from $220,000 in 2008 to just $128,000 in the first quarter of this year. As a result, a 3.21% foreclosure rate quoted for the area by RealtyTrac is still the highest in the nation, and its 13.3% unemployment rate is outdone only by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.'s 13.9% margin (and 2.04% foreclosure rate). The good news is that foreclosure rate is a 11.54% improvement from fall of last year. The bad news is that it's only a 7.74% upgrade from the same period last year, is still costing more homeowners their properties than anywhere in America and is having a residual effect on business, with traffic down at McCarran Airport and once-untouchable businesses such as the Sahara casino closing, with owners cited the crisis as a reason.
California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida are among the states dealing with double- or near-double-digit unemployment, high foreclosure rates and home prices that have plummeted more than 50% in some cases, but even metropolitan areas within those states were spared the same pain. Another burst bubble could make some of those places feel a lot less lucky. TheStreet took a look at five regions that lean heavily on one industry and at just how much they stand to lose should their bubble be the next to go:
Select the service that is right for you!COMPARE ALL SERVICES
Action Alerts PLUSTry it NOW
Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link actively manage a real portfolio and reveal their money management tactics while giving advanced notice before every trade.
Product Features:
- $2.5+ million portfolio
- Large-cap and dividend focus
- Intraday trade alerts from Cramer
- Weekly roundups
TheStreet Quant RatingsTry it NOW
Only $49.95/yr
Access the tool that DOMINATES the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500.
Product Features:
- Buy, hold, or sell recommendations for over 4,300 stocks
- Unlimited research reports on your favorite stocks
- A custom stock screener
- Upgrade/downgrade alerts
Stocks Under $10Try it NOW
David Peltier, uncovers low dollar stocks with extraordinary upside potential that are flying under Wall Street's radar.
Product Features:
- Model portfolio
- Stocks trading below $10
- Intraday trade alerts
- Weekly roundups
Dividend Stock AdvisorTry it NOW
Jim Cramer's protege, David Peltier, identifies the best of breed dividend stocks that will pay a reliable AND significant income stream.
Product Features:
- Diversified model portfolio of dividend stocks
- Alerts when market news affect the portfolio
- Bi-weekly updates with exact steps to take - BUY, HOLD, SELL
Real Money ProTry it NOW
All of Real Money, plus 15 more of Wall Street's sharpest minds delivering actionable trading ideas, a comprehensive look at the market, and fundamental and technical analysis.
Product Features:
- Real Money + Doug Kass Plus 15 more Wall Street Pros
- Intraday commentary & news
- Ultra-actionable trading ideas
Options ProfitsTry it NOW
Our options trading pros provide daily market commentary and over 100 monthly option trading ideas and strategies to help you become a well-seasoned trader.
Product Features:
- 100+ monthly options trading ideas
- Actionable options commentary & news
- Real-time trading community
- Options TV


text:
Constitution Day, September 17, 2013
Every year, Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17, the anniversary of the date the framers signed the document which serves as the supreme law of the United States.
Signed September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution is one of the world's oldest surviving constitutions.
With only 4,400 words, our Constitution is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world. The framers of our Constitution likely could not have imagined that the document they wrote would have such lasting impact on not only the U.S. but on countries around the globe. Since its creation some two hundred years ago, over one hundred countries around the world have used it as a model for their own.
Today, the original document rests in the National Archives in Washington, DC. More than a million people view the Constitution each year, marveling at the forethought and flexibility written in a document that has stood the test of time and continues to be the foundation of our government.
This year, take time to reflect upon the Constitution and commit to honor the ideals set forth in that document. You might observe the day by reading about the Constitution, hosting a celebration or participating in our political process.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." — Preamble to the Constitution
Visit these sites for Constitution information
Resources for Teachers
Resources for Students
Resources for Employees


text:
Research Areas
REU students will conduct research in broad areas of information assurance and security, such as access control, applied cryptography, computer forensics, data privacy, malware analysis, network security, risk management, secure software development, security protocols, security testing, security verification, system security, web security.
We are currently establishing a real online banking system that supports Internet and mobile banking. This system will be used in our projects.
The following are SAMPLE research projects.
Project 1. Threat Modeling and Verification
- Research Area: Secure Software Development
- Mentor: Dr. Dianxiang Xu
Design flaws of software have been a major source of cyber security problems. They result from decisions made during the software design phase. For example, around 50% of the security vulnerabilities uncovered during the Microsoft's "security push" in 2002 were closely related to design-level problems. In 2008, Falk et al. found that 76% of the websites of the 214 financial institutions suffered from design flaws. These flaws promote insecure user behavior, such as break in the chain of trust, presenting secure login options on insecure pages, and e-mailing sensitive information insecurely.
Threat modeling has become a widely-adopted approach to the design of secure software. As Howard and LeBlanc argued, "You cannot build a secure system until you understand your threats". Threat modeling is the process of producing a simplified, abstract description of security threats, i.e., how an adversary would perform potential attacks. In the Microsoft's threat modeling approach, for example, we decompose a software application with Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), identify security threats, specify them with attack trees, rank security threats, and choose mitigation techniques to reduce security risks. However, there are two major problems. First, how can we assure that the security threats are correctly identified and modeled with respect to the system functions? Without correct threat models, it is difficult to mitigate the threats effectively. Second, how can we assure that the secure design indeed prevent the security threats? Is it possible that the threats will still occur after the mitigations are applied? Existing threat modeling techniques are yet unable to provide effective solutions.
To address the above problems, students can explore innovative and original methods for verifying the absence (or existence) of security threats in secure (or insecure) design and for checking security requirements against the security design. They can develop rigorous techniques to capture system functions and security threats. For example, high-level Petri nets are a well-studied formal method for modeling and verifying distributed systems. High-level Petri nets can be used to model system functions, security threats, and threat mitigations. The unified approach makes it feasible to check threat model for correctness. The verification of a threat model against a functional model is to check if each of the attack paths is reachable. Such rigorous verification can make software provably secured from anticipated security threats and thus significantly reduce design flaws. In this research, students may also build rigorous patterns of threat models that can be reused in different applications (e.g., online banking).
Project 2: Software Security Testing
- Research Area: Security Testing
- Mentors: Drs. Dianxiang Xu and Joshua Pauli
Although secure design is critical to the success of secure software, it does not guarantee security because security policies and mechanisms may not be implemented correctly for various reasons, such as programming errors, omissions, and misunderstanding of the design. There is a crucial need for verifying whether or not the implementation of a secure application conforms to its secure design. A good method for secure design should facilitate testing the target implementation. Testing for security, however, is difficult because security attacks typically result from unintended behaviors or invalid inputs. Given the complexity of input space and program structure, it is hard, if ever possible, to test a program against all invalid inputs. Manual and ad hoc testing for security would be a daunting task. It is of paramount importance to automate or partially automate security testing.
This research aims at novel techniques for automated generation of security test code from models. The generated test code together with the system under test forms an executable system – the tests can be launched to exercise the system under test and determine whether they pass or fail by comparing the runtime system states with the expected results. If any of the security tests fails, then the system has not correctly enforced the security features.
In this research, there are several important research issues that REU students may choose to address. First, how can we automatically generate complete security tests from a threat model to check whether or not the system under test is still subject to the threat? Second, how can we automatically generate security tests from a security design to check whether or not the system under test has implemented the security features correctly? Here, a security design refers to functional design together with threat mitigations (i.e., security features). Third, how can we execute the security tests generated from a threat model or a security model against the system under test? Note that a design-level threat model or security model is in general implementation-independent because they have no knowledge about how the actions in the model are realized in the implementation, what the concrete values of actions' parameters are, and how the expected results are corresponding to runtime system states.
Project 3: Towards a Tool-Driven Penetration Testing Standard for Web Applications
- Research Area: Penetration Testing, Web Security
- Mentor: Dr. Joshua Pauli
Attacks on web applications continue to increase in terms of the frequency of attack, the complexity of these attacks, and the damage caused by these attacks. Even with the knowledge that these attacks are increasing, the inherent vulnerabilities of all web application technologies still plague all industries. There are a myriad of present-day vulnerabilities in web servers, source code, 3rd party add-ons, scripts, and trusting user input. The payload of these attacks is especially high because of the amount and sensitivity of the personal data that these web applications modify and access.
This project will focus on the following areas of a web application penetration test.
- Mapping the application for content and functionality by leveraging web spidering, brute-force analyzing techniques, and server-side technology identification.
- Bypassing client-side technologies including hidden form fields, HTTP cookies, URL parameters, HTTP headers, and script-based validation.
- Attacking authentication measures by exposing design flaws and implementation flaws of commonly used mechanisms including brute-force password guessing, verbose messaging, and password change functionality.
- Attacking session management by exploiting weak session token generation, handling, and termination by leveraging token hijacking.
- Injecting code in the web application including SQL commands to bypass logins, escalate privileges, and bypass input filters.
- Exploiting path traversal vulnerabilities to access system files not intended to be accessed.
- Attacking legitimate users via cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, HTTP header injects, and cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
Project 4: External/Internal Attack Evidence Modeling and Reconstruction in a Simulated Online Business Information System
- Research Area: Computer Forensics, Network Security, System Security
- Mentor: Dr. Michael Tu
Developing digital forensic readiness for online business is urgent to support potential digital forensics investigation or auditing, in order to deter intrusions and frauds. To ensure evidence availability for forensics readiness, we will first develop threat models for the online business information systems using attack trees, and then map the threat modeling to augmented attack trees or attack graphs. The modeled attacks are then conducted against a simulated online business information system. Forensics investigation will be conducted, evidence will be collected, identified, and mapped to an evidence tree or graph, which can provide guidance for forensics evidence logging, forensic investigation, and auditing on both external and internal attacks or frauds.
1. Design and implement the simulated online business information system
2. determine the vulnerabilities of the information system
3. Identify the threats
4. Model two external attacks and two internal attacks
5. Conduct the four attacks against the system
6. Conduct Forensics investigation on each of the four attacks
7. Locate, identify, order the evidences
8. Built an evidence tree/graph for each of the four attacks
9. Reconstruct the attacks based on the evidences we discovered and then justify.
Project 5: Internal Attack Evidence Modeling in a Cloud Environment
- Research Area: Computer Forensics, Network Security, System Security
- Mentor: Dr. Michael Tu
With more and more companies and organization diving into the cloud world, we can expect to witness a large number of exploitations against clouds, and the likelihood that the creation, storage, processing and distribution of illicit material and fraud and identity theft will present major legal issues. To minimize financial loss and be compliant to laws and regulations, clouds and hosted services must be prepared for the investigation of unforeseen security incidents. The problem is that we lack genuine methodologies suitable for digital forensics investigation in the cloud.
In this research project, we will investigate new approach to improve the understanding of fingerprints that external/internal attacks and frauds leave in the cloud. We will develop systematic approach to identify what evidences are needed to reconstruct attacks, where to locate those evidences in the cloud, and which party (the cloud provider, service providers, end users) should be responsible for logging the needed evidence. An evidence model, sensitive fingerprint(s), and fingerprints based signature will be discovered for each attack studied.
1. Design and implement the simulated cloud environment
2. determine the vulnerabilities of the cloud and identify the threats
3. Model an external attack and an internal attack
4. Conduct the two attacks against the cloud
5. Conduct Forensics investigation on each of the two attacks
6. Locate, identify, order the evidences, and determine who which party should be responsible for the evidence logging
7. Built an evidence tree/graph for each of the two attacks, with appropriate metadata
8. Reconstruct the attacks based on the evidences we discovered and then justify.


text:
Favourite artists:
Craig Mullins, Dusso, John Wallin Liberto
Current Location:
Jilin City, China
Average time per image: Between one week and one month
Web: www.hdhcg.com
What makes the work of Dehong He compelling is that man has a meaningful role at the centre of a world alive with mythological significance. Whether it's among the battling dragons or raging seas, there's always a story to be gleaned, one with grand scale and human implications. "Fantasy," he says, "gives me the biggest possible stage to work with. It's as if you're God, you can create a new world."