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But with the end of the Soviet Union, Russia now has sex, a lot of it. Sex aids are sold alongside boxes of tea in street kiosks, pornography next to serious newspapers in the subway. There are no laws prohibiting prostitution, and major urban streets usually feature a chorus line of teenage prostitutes after dark.
If Russian teenagers face the same pressures as Western youths to have sex early, Russian parents, who grew up during the Soviet era, are much more reluctant and ill-equipped to talk about sex than Westerners. "It's a very dangerous situation. On the street level, there's incredible licentiousness, permissiveness," Marianna Besrukikh, head of the Developmental Physiology Institute at the Russian Academy of Education, says. "But at the same time, you can't talk about it at home."
A partial solution to the information vacuum has been to offer sex education through private organizations such as Chestyakova's center in Tula.
Hers is one of more than 50 regional branches of the Moscow-based Russian Family Planning Association, a six-year-old nonprofit group that receives support from the Russian government and the London-based International Planned Parenthood Federation.
A small, elegant woman in high heels, Chestyakova went into family planning after years of treating women who had become infertile as a result of numerous abortions or sexually transmitted diseases.
ON a rainy summer morning, a local day camp brings campers for a series of talks about health and sex education. The 12- and 13-year-old boys and girls go off with separate instructors.
The girls' instructor gently tells them that while it's great that some of them are going steady, they should hold off on having sex. She encourages them to visit the center, but stresses that their mothers are the best resource.
At this, 13-year-old Katya shakes her head and shoots back: "No, it's different with our moms. They grew up in a different time. They had a very closed childhood. Things are more open now. There's movies, magazines. If I want to know something, it's much easier for me to talk to my friends."


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US 5259944 A Abstract A corrosion detecting probe is to be used in combination with an electrochemical corrosion-rate meter for performing on-site diagnosis of the corrosion rate of metallic reinforcement systems in concrete structures. After the probe is brought into surface contact with a concrete member, voltage/current signals are applied thereto and a series of calculations are performed to determine the polarization resistance directly about a confined concrete portion. The probe consists essentially of an external counterelectrode, a central counterelectrode, a central reference electrode and a pair of extra reference electrodes (sensors). A current applied from the external counterelectrode serves to repel the lines of current (resulting from a voltage signal first applied at the central counterelectrode) below the probe and within the confined concrete portion which is between the central counterelectrode and the external one. The pair of sensors located on the surface of the concrete make it possible to fix the operating conditions so as to confine the measured area for which a polarization resistance is to be calculated. The sensors are necessary as they provide a substantially accurate indication of when the measured area is sufficiently confined as a function of the electrical signal field effects resulting from the voltage signal applied at the central counterelectrode and the current applied to the external counterelectrode.
Claims(2) 1. An on-site corrosion rate meter for determining the corrosion rate by calculating polarization resistance of a metallic reinforcement disposed at least within a confined area of a concrete structure, the apparatus comprising:
corrosion detecting probe means comprising a plurality of electrodes adapted to be positioned on the surface of the concrete structure, and including: an external counterelectrode concentrically positioned around a central counter electrode, said central counter electrode and external counterelectrode being electrically isolated from each other along said surface; and a pair of adjacently disposed sensor electrodes positioned between said central counter electrode and said external counterelectrode and aligned with a central reference electrode, said central reference electrode being disposed within and insulated from said central counter electrode; and corrosion rate measuring means, coupled to said electrodes and the metallic reinforcement, to selectively apply signals thereto so as to confine the electrical field of action emanating from the central counterelectrode, said corrosion rate measuring means comprising: recording means for recording an increase (ΔE) in the reinforcement corrosion potential across the reference electrode and the metallic reinforcement, as well as an initial value of a relative potential difference across the pair of sensor electrodes; bias means for applying an increasing first D.C. current source signal (ΔI) across the central counter electrode and the metallic reinforcement to generate a first expanding electrical field of action at least within the confined area as delineated by the pair of sensor electrodes, said first expanding electrical field of action causing the relative potential difference across the pair of sensor electrodes to vary from the initial value; counter electric field means for applying a second current source signal across the external counterelectrode and the metallic reinforcement to generate a second counter electrical field of action which serves to repel and confine the first expanding electrical field within the confined area delineated by the pair of sensor electrodes, whereby the second current source signal is adapted to be applied with a maximum intensity necessary to return the relative potential difference across the pair of sensor electrodes to the initial value, at which time the recording means is adapted to record a final value of ΔE caused by a recorded final value of first D.C. current source signal (ΔI); and polarization resistance calculating means for calculating polarization resistance of the reinforced metallic member as a function of the size of the confined area as delineated by the pair of sensor electrodes, the recorded final value of ΔE, and the recorded final value of first D.C. current source signal (ΔT). 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrodes are electrically isolated from each other and including a wet spongy material for providing electrolytic conduction among all the electrodes and the reinforced metallic member.
Description This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/699,393, filed on May 14, 1991, which was abandoned. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a device for electrochemically measuring the corrosion rate of a reinforced steel bar used in concrete structures, by non-destructive methods, with which a high measuring accuracy is obtained. It is also an object of the invention to provide corrosion detecting probes for use with the device of the present invention. 2. Description of the Prior Art Concrete is the most frequently used building material for all kinds of structures, such as houses, bridges, roads, dams, irrigation ditches, etc. The steel reinforcements embedded in these concrete structures remain indefinitely free of corrosion unless the concrete contains chlorides or it reacts with atmosphere carbon dioxide. When the metal reinforcement corrodes, the rust build up breaks the concrete cover and this loss of physical integrity jeopardizes the structural integrity and load bearing capacity of the concrete structure. Thus, diagnosis in situ of the metal structure corrosion rate is of high economic interest. Leaving aside destructive methods, that is, those in which measurements are performed by partially destroying the structure, which cannot in a large majority of cases even be practiced, non-destructive methods are known, based on applying a small amplitude electrical signal to the reinforced steel bar and measuring the response it provokes. The ratio between the applied potential and the response intensity is inversely proportional to the corrosion rate, and it is known as Polarization Resistance. Its theoretical basis was given by Stern and other authors starting from 1957. For the value to be quantitative it is necessary that one know the area of a rebar (reinforced steel bar) to which the applied potential is being applied; thus can be calculated ampere/unit area values in the manner summarized in the article by S. G. McKenzie entitled, Techniques for Monitoring Corrosion of Steel in Concrete, Corrosion Prevention & Control, February, 1987, pg 1. In that article, the author emphasizes the importance of knowing the "area really affected by the applied signal". However, the author states that the direct use of the Apparent Polarization Resistance values does not reliably permit one to measure an on-site corrosion rate. McKenzie does not explain how to resolve this problem but only stresses the need to resolve it. While conventional non-destructive methods as described in the McKenzie article offer acceptable results at the laboratory level where the extent of the metal area is known, such methods lack reliability in practice when applied to large structures, since for achieving this, it is mandatory to delimit or calculate the rebar area to which a measuring signal is applied. As stated above, when dealing with real scale structures this problem poses a great obstacle in performing successful measurements. When applying an electrical signal, the signal will spread along the rebar until it reaches a critical length which is a function of the corrosion rate itself, of the concrete's water content (i.e., its resistivity), of the metal reinforcement surface, and of concrete thickness. In order to overcome the above difficulty, different solutions have been tried and patented including U.S. Pat. No. 4,958,130 (18 Sep. 1990) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,861,453 (29 Aug. 1989), which disclose various devices, detecting probes and electrode arrangements for calculating True Polarization Resistance. U.S. Pat. No. 4,958,130 discloses a method based essentially on measuring simultaneously three parameters: corrosion potential, polarization resistance and concrete ohmic resistance. These measurements are taken over in a plurality of points, and are functionally related to the concrete surface, the diameter of a reinforced steel bar, a sensor diameter and the gap between adjacent reinforced steel bars. The inventors claim they are able to obtain accurate values of True Polarization Resistance, however, no claim is made as to any specific corrosion detecting probes. U.S. Pat. No. 4,861,453 discloses a corrosion detecting probe having a central counter and reference electrodes and another annular counter electrode, assembled in a material filled with a particular electrolyte which is electrically connected to a measuring device. None of these references resolve accurately the calculation of a rebar area actually affected by an applied potential signal because: a) the use of alternating current, even in the case where a guard ring is used, does not provide accurate values of the Polarization Resistance or does not allow an efficient confinement; b) the calculations or methodology used are not well explained, nor do the references clarify or overcome the difficulty of making reliable measurements of the applied potential as it extends along a reinforcing bar. The present invention is different from the prior art because it is based on a measuring device which uses D.C. signals and corrosion detecting probes with very specific electrode dispositions in order to obtain a True Polarization Resistance via CPU implemented computations which reliably account for rebar area difficulties encountered by an applied potential. As an object of the present invention, True Polarization Resistance can be obtained as a function of the quotient obtained by dividing an applied potential with a measured response with reference to a rebar area and by monitoring the electrical field between a central counterelectrode and a guard ring electrode disposed therein, thus maintaining a controlled confinement. More specifically, a central counterelectrode is again used having a corresponding reference electrode. Assembled again therewith is a surrounding (ring) electrode around the central counterelectrode which has a considerably larger diameter, and two reference (sensor) electrodes provided between the latter and the former in order to monitor that the surrounding electrode efficiently confines the electrical signal generated by the central counterelectrode. In any case, the counterelectrode in a corrosion detecting probe is a metallic or other such electrical conductor material; and may be circular or may have some other geometric configuration (e.g., polygonal). The counterelectrode may also consist of a one piece structure or of fragmented portions in order to better form an electrical connection with the concrete surface. In addition, corrosion detecting probes may be provided with a contact bed made of a spongy and flexible material offering the maximum adaptability to an irregular concrete surface. By keeping the contact bed continuously wet, a possible ohmic drop between a corrosion detecting probe, a reference electrode and the concrete can be minimized. On this note, corrosion detecting probes should also be provided with some appropriate system for maintaining a continuously wet environment. The invention is also provided with the, necessary potentiostat/galvanostat circuits coupled to a data processing system for providing any necessary recording and processing/calculation of data. To complement the above description and in order to contribute to a better understanding of the invention, this specification includes a set of drawings in which, with an illustrative, non-limitative character, the following has been represented. FIG. 1 shows a perspective schematic view of a corrosion detecting probe for performing potential attenuation along a known path to measure a corrosion rate of a large reinforced concrete structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a side elevation schematic view of the same corrosion detecting probe shown in FIG. 1, in working position and placed on the structure to be measured and connected to an external measuring device. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention wherein a centrally disposed counterelectrode is surrounded by larger diameter ring counter electrodes for calculating corrosion rate. FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention wherein a centrally disposed counterelectrode is surrounded by a guard ring electrode in a manner which selectively confines the measured area. FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a corrosion rate meter for use with the corrosion detecting probes shown in the above figures in accordance with the present invention. From these FIGURES and more specifically FIGS. 1 through 6 in each probe (1) a contact bed (2) is incorporated based on a spongy and flexible material having the ability to adapt itself to the irregular concrete surface (3), such contact bed should remain continuously wet in order to minimize the ohmic drop between the corrosion detecting probe and the concrete. Each probe (1) incorporates one or more counterelectrodes which may be made of metal or any other electric conductor material, as well as one or more reference electrodes. Each probe (1) includes a central counterelectrode (4) having a central hole inside which a reference electrode (5) is housed, and which is connected to a corrosion-rate-meter (6) for measuring, recording and processing the data therefrom. A corrosion detecting probe may be structured in the following different ways: I. Probe for a measurement based on the apparent polarization resistance. The probe according to FIGS. 1 and 2, incorporates besides the central counterelectrode (4) and reference electrode (5), other reference electrodes (7),(8), and (9) which are disposed in a line with the central reference electrode. II. A Probe for a measurement based on the polarization resistance value obtained which is a function of the counterelectrode area selected. The probe shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes additional counterelectrodes 10 and 11, which are preferably ring shaped and concentric to central counterelectrode 4. These electrodes are electrically isolated and coupled only to the extent they are all connected by means of their respective connections to corrosion-rate-meter 6 shown by FIG. 7. As in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the dimensions of the counterelectrodes are not crucial to the proper operation of the invention. III. Probe for measurement of the true polarization resistance obtained by means of efficiently confining an applied potential. As may be seen from FIGS. 5 and 6, ring shaped electrode 12 concentric to central counterelectrode 4, receives from corrosion-rate-meter 6 a signal which can confine the signal produced by electrode 4 within an area perfectly delineated by a circle having a center inscribed by electrode 5 and passes through the central point between the reference (sensor) electrodes 1 3 and 14, aligned with the central reference electrode 5. The dimensions of guard the ring electrode 12 and the position of the reference electrodes 13 and 14 are not critical. In performing a measurement of the polarization resistance using a probe shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 the probe is first conveniently placed on the surface of concrete 3. Subsequently, the various electrodes of the probe are electrically connected to corrosion-rate meter 6 shown in FIG. 7. A reinforced steel bar 15 is also connected, through a perforation in the concrete, to corrosion rate meter 6. Following this connection, the critical value corresponding to the reinforcement corrosion potential, as read with reference electrodes 5, 7, 8 and 9 are recorded in corrosion-rate meter 6. Next, a potential (or current) is applied from corrosion-rate meter 6 to central counterelectrode 4 by means of a wire connector. This signal should not displace a corrosion potential reading by more than 20-25 mV. The response is recorded by corrosion-rate meter 6. This measurement will be used in the calculation of the apparent polarization resistance. Immediately after a further signal is applied, large enough to produce significant variations on electrodes 7, 8, and 9, difference readings between prior and subsequent signal applications are recorded by corrosion-rate meter 6. These measurements will be used to determine the rebar area affected by the applied signals. Corrosion-rate meter 6 calculates the true polarization resistance by way of software implemented routines which convert readings received from the probe into user readable data. These routines are strictly mathematical data crunching steps for solving well known interpretive relationships of known variables to calculate the true polarization resistance and effective corrosion rate. In the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4 wherein increasing size electrodes are used, it becomes necessary to apply a number of electrical signals equal to the number of increasing area electrodes 10 and 11 being used at any one time. Similarly, an equal number of responses must be obtained. The response data is extrapolated and is a function of the electrode size and the type of concrete structure. Here again, the calculations necessary for extrapolation are carried out by corrosion-rate meter 6 using well known mathematical relationships. In the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 which confine an applied signal, the measurements by corrosion-rate meter 6 are based on the initial values corresponding to the corrosion potential of a rebar and the potential differences measured across reference electrodes 13 and 14. A current (or voltage potential) is then applied between central counterelectrode 4 and rebar 15 which does not displace the reading of the corrosion potential measured by electrode 5 by more than 20-30 mV. Immediately afterwards, another (current or voltage potential) signal is applied between external/confining counterelectrode 12 and rebar 15 until the potential across reference electrodes 13 and 14 returns to a value equal to that prior to the application of the first electrical signal from central counterelectrode 4. As soon as the response is stabilized, the current flowing through electrode 4 and rebar 15, as well as the average potential difference relative to electrode 5 are recorded by corrosion-rate meter 6. With these values, a confined circular area of reinforcing bars can be delineated. Here again, corrosion-rate meter 6 can determine based on the electrode outputs a polarization resistance value and the corrosion rate of a rebar within a confined area. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of corrosion-rate-meter 6 for use with the probes shown in any one of FIGS. 1 to 6. Corrosion-rate meter 6 includes a conventional continuous voltage converter 17, providing voltage outputs 16 of convenient polarity, thanks to a battery set 18 which is rechargeable by means of an external supply 19. Corrosion-rate meter 6 further includes a CPU 20 coupled to ROM 21 and RAM 22 which store the software routines for performing any necessary calculations. The corrosion-rate meter can be easily adapted to select among the three modes of operation discussed above in connection with the embodiments of FIGS. 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6, respectively. The data processed by CPU 20 are made visual by alphanumeric display 23 made of LCD technology which is provided with the corresponding interface logic to CPU 20. A keyboard 24 allows operator control including mode selection and data entry. A bi-directional interface 25 permits transmission of data to/from--up to a maximum of 2400 baud--an auxiliary computer which may perform additional analysis and processing operations. CPU 20 also controls D/A converters 26 which, in turn, give rise to the controlled voltage/current sources 27, 28 and to potentiostatic circuits 29, which are coupled via connector 30 and 31 to a sensor. A power supply system 32 may be used to control battery charge or other kind of complementary information. The operation of corrosion-rate meter 6 is as follows: a) Performs initial measurements of reference potentials. b) Provides selection of the measurement technique(s) most adequate as a function of the reference potential values measured in step (a) and as a function of additional operator input parameters. c) Processes the data input from the corrosion detecting probe in accordance with a corresponding mode of selection determined in step (b). d) Analyzes the measurements and calculates a corrosion rate of the measured concrete structure. Patent Citations
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Dr. Bruce R. Saran, MD
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Dr. Bruce R. Saran graduated from the University of Buffalo, SUNY School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1988. He works in West Grove, PA and 2 other locations and specializes in Ophthalmology. Dr. Saran is affiliated with Jennersville Regional Hospital, Wilkes Barre General Hospital and Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital. He speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 27 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of Buffalo, SUNY School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Graduation Date: 1988
Hospital Affiliations: Jennersville Regional Hospital, Wilkes Barre General Hospital, Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Specialties: Ophthalmology
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Why is the Wrath of Khan combadge...
....the only one that doesn't appear to be sinking into my captains boob?
Because it's the coolest combadge, and it knows it. The others are just ashamed to show their faces. :P
Because the WoK combadge is classy like that. It patiently waits for you to install nude mods instead of going right for the boobie prize.
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"I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her; marooned for all eternity in the center of a breast... buried alive! Buried alive...! "
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It isn't... the Terran Empire, TOS, TMP, AGT, and 2409 combadges should all be positioned high enough to avoid breast-clipping, even at 100% breast size. TNG-era badges will clip at bust sizes over like 42%, though, likely due to how they're "attached" to the model (they sit lower on the model itself than the ones that don't clip, and appear to be attached to a "bone" that's approximately at the surface of the model for small-breast models, and the bust slider does not move that bone as it scales the breast).
Both TNG badges do too. Try setting your bust slider to something realistic.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley is hosting the Paradise Cook-Off at the Paradise Elks Lodge at 5:30 PM on Saturday, March 29th. The evening includes a sampling of all dishes, live entertainment by The Amy Celeste Band, a raffle, and no-host bar. Guests will have the chance to vote for their favorite dish to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award.
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Runs to the national championship game rarely end without several key players leaving the team. And Michigan is no exception.
The Wolverines were national runners up a year ago, and that dream season resulted in the departures of Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., both of whom were first-round picks on NBA draft night. Three other seniors left as well. But make no mistake, the Wolverines are not completely depleted. There are players ready to keep last year's success going, ready to step into the shoes of Burke and Hardaway. In fact, Michigan's got quite a few of them.
Now it's just a matter of stepping up.
"We have a lot of things to replace," Michigan head coach John Beilein said at Big Ten basketball media day on Halloween. "We have five seniors that graduated last year that were incredible leaders for our team and sacrificed so much for the other guys. Now you lose two guys to the first round of the NBA. There's obviously some replacement to do. At the same time, there's 25 or 30 shots out there. There's another 80 minutes out there. I think our guys are embracing the opportunities that they have in front of them."
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The job of replacement Beilein speaks of will fall to Michigan's returning big guns, a trio of sophomores in Glenn Robinson III, Mitch McGary and Nik Stauskas. And though the departures of Burke and Hardaway are a big challenge for the Wolverines, it's not like they'll have to look far to find experience. Robinson started all 39 games as a freshman last season, Stauskas started all but six and McGary — despite starting in only eight — is the lone Big Ten selection of the AP's preseason All-America team.
Robinson, for one, is ready to take on a bigger role.
"I'm definitely ready," he said. "I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to step up, being more aggressive. I have great confidence in myself from the work that I put in during the summer."
Plus, all three of those players were instrumental in Michigan's run to the championship game. McGary broke out during the tournament, averaging 14.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, as did Robinson, who averaged 12.7 points in the Big Dance.
The loss in the final game hurt, so much that Robinson hasn't watched it yet. But that type of loss can sometimes provide the best kind of motivation, something Robinson said is the case.
"It's definitely a motivator," Robinson said. "Someone asked me earlier if I've watched the national championship game. I haven't watched it. I don't want to watch it, not for a couple years. I want to get back there, and I want to win. And that's ultimately our goal."
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Last year
Michigan posted a dream season a year ago, finishing 26-7 with a 12-6 Big Ten record. But it was the march to the championship game of the NCAA tournament that defined things, with the Wolverines eventually losing to Louisville by six. The campaign kicked off with 16 straight wins, and that tourney run included wins over Kansas, Florida and Syracuse.
At the helm
John Beilein is in his seventh year as the head coach at Michigan, with last season's run to the championship game the obvious highlight. But Beilein has turned in three very successful seasons in a row now, with the 2011-12 regular season — which saw the Wolverines win the Big Ten regular season title — actually going better than last year's. Each of the last three campaigns have seen Michigan finish in the top four of the conference, but last year was the only time under Beilein that the Wolverines advanced past the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.
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Departed and returned
Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. were Michigan's two leading scorers last season and a pair of the best players in the Big Ten. They averaged more than 33 points per game. They now play in the NBA. The task of replacing their output belongs to three sophomores: Glenn Robinson III, Mitch McGary and Nik Stauskas, who all had their own solid seasons a year ago. Robinson and McGary's outbursts in the NCAA tournament should have fans confident they can get the job done.
Fresh faces
Getting to the national title game will do wonders for recruiting, as Michigan found out. Beilein brings in an excellent freshman class, which includes three members of Rivals' top 150 rankings. The dual headliners are guard Zakarie Irvin, ranked No. 24, and guard Derrick Walton, ranked No. 37. Plus, there's 6-foot-9 forward Mark Donnal, who ranked No. 111, making this a recruiting class to get very excited about.
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Non-conference tests
There are several challenges scattered throughout Michigan's schedule. A road game at Iowa State and a trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off (featuring teams like Florida State and VCU, a team Michigan beat in last year's tourney) look like nothing compared to the Dec. 3 matchup at Duke (part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge) and the Dec. 14 game against Arizona. Michigan also plays Stanford in Brooklyn in its second-to-last non-conference game.
Season outlook
Coming off that championship-game defeat will surely provide motivation for the Wolverines. Robinson slipped in and out of cliche mode, talking about focusing on the games in front of them rather than the one behind. But he did let slip just how hungry this team is to get back to the final game and this time win it.
"Something that we're doing is we're looking forward to this season. We're not looking back at last season, we kind of want to forget about it," Robinson said. "Knowing that to do what we did last year, we have to step up. I have to be more of a leader along with Mitch and the seniors we have. We want to get back to that stage, but we're taking it day by day."
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This is the ninth in a series of 2013-14 Big Ten basketball previews, which CSNChicago.com will be rolling out over the next few days as the college basketball season gets into full swing. Be sure to check out all the previews to get ready for your favorite Big Ten team's upcoming season.
Thursday, Nov. 7: Illinois and Northwestern
Friday, Nov. 8: Penn State and Nebraska
Saturday, Nov. 9: Purdue and Minnesota
Sunday, Nov. 10: Iowa and Indiana
Monday, Nov. 11: Michigan and Wisconsin
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As a teacher with more than 36 years of experience, Dr. Back expects a lot from her students, but she gives a lot in return. "My teaching philosophy was developed early in my career as an educator and is based on a deep and abiding commitment to the learning process. I have always envisioned my classroom and students as part of a larger learning community—a college. My approach is based on creating an open, engaged environment for adult learners."
Dr. Back teaches business management, including courses in principles of leadership, organizational behavior, international business, and managerial communications. She is also a mentor in Alfred State's Emerging Leaders Program. And she recently received a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
A native of Houston, Texas, Dr. Back holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, a master's degree from the University of Houston—Clear Lake, and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Houston's central campus.
Dr. Back has also worked with Shell Oil Company, as a faculty member at the College of Technology at the University of Houston, and as a consultant to international teams—from Shell to Exxon to American Express. She has presented at conferences for the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations in Taipei, Taiwan and Hamburg, Germany.
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As mentioned, Liturgy are releasing a new album this year and they've now announced a tour in support of it. The tour includes the Brooklyn band playing a hometown show on April 15 at Saint Vitus. Tickets for that show will be available soon via Ticketfly. All dates are listed below.
The new album's called The Ark Work and is due out March 24 via Thrill Jockey. Listen to the very non-metal lead single "Quetzalcoatl," below...
by Bill Pearis
Yay: Warp just announced that they're reissuing Broadcast's entire catalog on vinyl on March 9. That includes, of course, their 2000 full length debut, The Noise Made By People (one of the best albums of the '00s, according to me), 2003's Ha Ha Sound, and early singles/EPs compilation Work and Non Work. As the original vinyl releases regularly fetch over $100 on the used market, this is great news. (Ask and ye shall receive.) Warp is offering a Broadcast Bundle of all six reissues, and preorders of any of the albums come with an eight-page 10" x 10" booklet of album art.
We tragically lost singer Trish Keenan in 2011. Broadcast released the soundtrack to Berberian Sound Studio in 2013, which was their final work. If you've never delved into Broadcast's pristine world of sound -- '60s baroque psychedelia with a love of analogue synths that timewarps them into the future -- you can stream some of their LPs via Rdio, below.
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I've already talked at length about how Hum's influence has been very prevalent lately, and another band that's proof of this is San Diego's Anakin. Like Hum, they go all in on the thick sludgy guitars, the pretty atmospheres, and melodies that could but probably won't fill an arena. Anakin also add some cool synth lines to the mix that sound more off Something to Write Home About than Downward Is Heavenward, but on other than that don't expect much of Matt Pryor's influence on this band.
Their debut album, Random Accessed Memories, came out in 2012 (they must have been pissed at Daft Punk a year later) and they'll release its followup, Celestial Frequency Shifter, on February 3 via No Sleep (pre-order). We've got the premiere of the new single "Artificial" in this post. You can check that out, along with previous single "Satellite," below.
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The 2015 Forecastle Festival take place July 17 - 19 in Louisville, Kentucky. The fest has just announced the first round of performers, which include Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, Desaparecidos, The Gaslight Anthem, Sturgill Simpson, Sam Smith, Alvvays, JEFF The Brotherhood, Speedy Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., and lots more. Tickets go on sale Friday (1/30) at noon EST. All announced Forecastle Fest 2015 performers are listed below.
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Torres has been playing new songs live for a while now, and she's finally announced the followup to her excellent 2013 debut LP. It's called Sprinter and will be out on May 5 via her new label home of Partisan Records. PJ Harvey collaborator Rob Ellis produced it and PJ's bassist Ian Oliver backed Torres on the record, as did Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley. Working with PJ Harvey collaborators is a good fit for Torres, who gets a bit of a To Bring You My Love-style howl out on new single "Strange Hellos." Like her recent live shows predicted, the new song dives deeper into the heavier rock vibe that her debut only hinted at. Check it out, with the LP tracklist, below. That's the album artwork above.
Torres also announced a tour which follows her previously discussed Brooklyn Night Bazaar show and SXSW. The BK Bazaar show is this Friday (1/30) and also features Mainland, Heliotropes and Ancient Ocean. Like most BKNB shows, it's free.
All dates are listed, with the tracklist and new song, below...
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Father John Misty launches not-serious "SAP" streaming service for new LP (listen +++ updated dates)
As mentioned, Father John Misty is set to release his new album, I Love You Honeybear, on February 10 via Sub Pop. Anyone who has seen him live knows that Josh Tillman (who is FJM) is part comedian, which may explain the press release today where he claims to have launched a new streaming service, Streamline Audio Protocol (SAP):
Hello! As an artist, it has been thrilling to see how a decade or so of increasingly free music on the internet has facilitated a veritable anarchic consumer utopia for fans of sharing, rating, discovering and music. Within the last year or so, I started to ask myself a question: We all know free is great for the fans, but how can we extend this freedom to artists as well? Is there a way to ensure that no one, artist or fan, ever has to spend, or lose, any money on music ever?He goes on to explain how SAP works:
...popular albums are "sapped" of their performances, original vocal, atmosphere and other distracting affectations so the consumer can decide quickly and efficiently whether they like a musical composition, based strictly on its formal attributes, enough to spend money on it.The first (last? only?) use of SAP technology is a stream of I Love You Honeybear which, turns the songs into quasi midi/chiptune versions, with rinkydink keyboard lines instead of vocals. You can stream it over at FJM's website.
Father John Misty's tour hits NYC next month for two sold-out shows. He's expanded his tour since the last time we posted and updated dates are listed below.
photo: Built to Spill at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)
It was already announced that Brand New and Desaparecidos would be playing pre-Coachella shows together, and they've since expanded their itinerary to include an LA show in between the two Coachellas, which excitingly is also with Built to Spill. Brand New have other newly-added Coachella-time dates (with Circa Survive) and Built to Spill are touring on their own around then too. Both BN and BTS also play Shaky Knees Fest. Updated dates are listed below.
Desparecidos have also added an in-between-Coachella LA show with Touche Amore and Joyce Manor, happening ahead of the San Francisco show those three bands play together. Updated lists of their dates below too.
Brand New, Desaparecidos, Built to Spill, Touche Amore and Joyce Manor all play the Sundays of Coachella (with Drake, St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis, OFF! and more). Built to Spill and Joyce Manor also both play Treefort Music Fest.
Lists of dates below...
Treefort Music Fest returns to various downtown Boise, ID venues from March 25-29 this year, and the lineup includes TV on the Radio, Built to Spill, of Montreal, Joyce Manor, Viet Cong, Cymbals Eat Guitars, !!!, YACHT, Foxygen, Twerps, Matthew E. White, Omar Souleyman, Posse, Delicate Steve, Craft Spells, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Generationals and more. Tickets are on sale now.
Full lineup below...
photo: Purity Ring at Webster Hall in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Purity Ring already announced that their second album, Another Eternity, would be out on March 3 via 4AD, and now they've announced a lengthy world tour in support of it. The tour hits NYC on June 2 at Terminal 5, their largest show here yet. Tickets for that show go on sale at noon on Friday (1/30).
All dates are listed, with streams of the album's two singles, below...
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Let's try this again, shall we? Primal Scream were supposed to have toured around an appearance at the 2014 Austin Psych Fest, including Irving Plaza and Warsaw in NYC, which ended up not happening. They're scheduled to play Austin Psych Fest (now re-dubbed Levitation) in May, and have announced a North American tour to go along with it, including the two same NYC venues they were to have played last year: May 20 at Irving Plaza and May 21 at Warsaw. Tickets to Warsaw go on Noisey presale Wednesday (1/28) at 10 AM (password: NOISEY2015) and general on-sale at noon on Friday (1/30), and tickets to Irving Plaza go on sale sale Friday (1/30) at 10 AM with a Noisey presale and also LiveNation/Music Geeks presales beginning Wednesday at 10 AM (password: MUSICGEEKS). All dates are listed below.


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MN Remembers Firefighters Who Died In Line Of Duty
This year's service will honor Fire Chief Matthew Frantz, of Rice Lake.
Key Element Of Golden Capitol Sculpture Departing
The golden sculpture atop Minnesota's Capitol is temporarily losing a defining feature. Crews will use a crane Tuesday to remove the charioteer that is symbolically steering the golden horses.
Electric Car Drivers Taking Wheels To Capitol
As part of National "Drive Electric" Week, electric vehicle owners will gather at the state capitol Sunday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Navy 'Leap Frogs' Jump From Plane Over Capitol
Parachutes are about to punctuate the sky over Minnesota's Capitol. An elite team of Navy skydivers planned to jump from a plane to the Capitol lawn on Wednesday afternoon as part of a Navy Week celebration in the state.
PODCAST PAGE: The WCCO Morning News With Dave Lee 8-18-14
Monday Blues? Check out Dave Lee's Podcast Page to warm you up! Click the above link to access today's show highlights.
Minnesota Gay Marriage Law Reaches Anniversary
It's been a year since Minnesota's gay and lesbian couples got the right to legally marry. The anniversary of the state allowing same-sex marriage arrived Friday.
New Law Enforces Slower Speeds In Work Zones
This Friday, drivers will have to reduce their speed in construction zones. A new law will force motorists to slow down to 45 miles per hour or face a costly ticket if they are caught speeding in roadside work zones. The new law comes after the deaths of Craig Carlson and Ron Rajkowski, who were hit and killed in October of 2011.
Students Learn Math, Science By Creating A Mini Golf Course
Just because school is out, doesn't mean students have to stop learning. A first-of-its-kind camp wrapped up in North Minneapolis this week. The "Built By Best Camp" took middle school students out of the class room to see how math and science are everyday skills.
Farmington Likes Idea Of Filling In For Capitol
The suburban city of Farmington is offering itself up as a temporary fill-in for the state Capitol. State Rep. Pat Garofalo says his city would be perfect to host a special legislative session to address spring flooding damage.
Candidates For Congress Shed Light On Fundraising
New campaign finance reports will detail how candidates in Minnesota's most hotly contested congressional races are faring in their hunt for money. Federal candidates had until Tuesday to file reports with regulators saying how much they raised and spent from April through June.
New Panel Studying Government Data Issues Convenes
A new commission tasked with studying whether Minnesota's records and data practices laws are keeping up with the times is getting off the ground. The Legislative Commission on Data Practices was holding its inaugural meeting Tuesday near the state Capitol.
State Capitol Renovation Enters Major Phase
Call it the mother of all fixer-uppers. If you've been watching the restoration of the Minnesota State Capitol recently, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The $272 million dollar renovation enters a major new phase this week, with most of the Capitol shut off from the public for the first time in its 109-year history.
Minnesota Budget Reserve Bumped By $150M
Minnesota's defense against future budget shortfalls is a bit sturdier. State finance officials said Tuesday they deposited $150 million more into Minnesota government's main rainy-day account.
Commission OKs Next Phase Of State Capitol Redo
The next serious phase of Minnesota's state Capitol renovation got the go-ahead Monday, and more state leaders began to vacate their offices for temporary quarters as the massive spruce-up drives forward. The Capitol Preservation Commission, led by Gov. Mark Dayton, approved the latest work package in the multi-year renovation project. When that part is complete, about 60 percent of the project will be done.
PODCAST PAGE: The WCCO Morning News With Dave Lee 6-6-14
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I'm seeing an interesting tidbit being thrown around after our first weekend of playoff action: including the two wild card games, the road teams are 6-2 in all eight games that have been played so far. The two losses both came by the A's in Detroit, who lost the two games by a total of three runs. So all that talk about the team with the better record getting screwed isn't playing out so far in the Division Series matchups...interesting.
Yesterday's action was largely good. In case you missed it, the scores and recap links to all four games...
-Tigers 5, A's 4 (2-0 Tigers)
-Nationals 3, Cardinals 2 (1-0 Nationals)
-Yankees 7, Orioles 2 (1-0 Yankees)
-Reds 9, Giants 0 (2-0 Reds)
The two games today will be in St Louis and Baltimore. The Nationals and Cardinals will play at 4:37, and the pitching matchup is Jordan Zimmermann against Jaime Garcia. The Yankees and Orioles will play at 8:07, and the pitching matchup is Andy Pettitte against Wei-Yin Chen. The other two series are off today due to travel.
Thoughts from yesterday? The A's got what they needed out of Tom Milone and their offense, but rare breakdowns from their defense and bullpen cost them the game. The Cardinals couldn't do anything against Washington's pitching despite Gio Gonzalez not being able to find the plate with a road map, and Mike Matheny's lack of experience as a manager came through in a big way. The Orioles suffered a similar fate as the A's, playing the game they needed to play for eight innings before Jim Johnson melted down. The Reds are looking like the most complete team out of the eight remaining, steamrolling a very good Giants team with both their bats and their arms. Consider this with the Reds: they haven't even faced Ryan Vogelsong or Barry Zito yet. They won the first two games of this series against Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco's two best pitchers this year. Also, the starting pitchers that shut down the Giants included just eight pitches from Johnny Cueto. That is a flat-out nasty turn of events.
What to watch for today? Wei-Yin Chen has been the Orioles' most dependable, consistent starter this season, even if he did have his difficulties in September. Chen needs to give Baltimore a start similar to that of Jason Hammel's last night, if not better, if the Orioles want to win this game. Andy Pettitte in the playoffs is generally money, and in 2010, both of Pettitte's starts were seven inning, two run masterpieces. That's what the Orioles might have to contend with tonight, and that's what they need to beat. In the NLDS, the potent Cardinals lineup needs to be able to capitalize on any mistakes that Jordan Zimmermann may make. Zimmermann's control is nowhere near as iffy as Gonzalez's, and he's not going to walk seven batters unless something severely goes wrong. The Cardinals aren't going to be afforded the luxury of five free baserunners in the first two innings like they were yesterday, and they need to do better than a three hit effort.
Enjoy your day of baseball, everyone.
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PS2 ia a MMO FPS, thats what SoE is calling it. A better term would be FPS MMO, this is all about shooting people. :) It does have an open world, even if it is one divided into 3 sections and there is progression. But B3 has progression and smaller sections, thats not a MMO is it. PS2 is a hybrid, not a MMO and not a FPS game and it is good to see such games, gaming is better of the more diverse it is. |
Planetside 2 is a rvr game, which is a subset of themeparks.
Themepark doesn't just mean "oh god another wow clone" |
No Scot planetside is 100% a mmo
It's not a mmorpg though. |
Originally posted by ShakyMo Interesting comment. I'd never looked at it that way, but I'd tend to agree. RVR does seem to be a themepark characteristic. MSOTSG with PPE : Massively Single-player Online Task-driven Storyline Game with Purchasable Performance Enhancements *grin* |
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i wont comment about DF because ive never played it so i dont know much about it, and im not interested in DF in the slightest. However, i dont see Planetside 2 as a sandbox. Its only an mmofps with big maps. In Planetside you cant build outposts, craft vehicles and weapons, destroy enemy posts, among many other features included in sandbox games. Only the huge maps for anyone to go nuts killing and taking posts. That only doesnt make a sandbox to me. I see Planetside 2 as the baby of Battlefield 3 and Halo who was left in a basket at the MMOFPS (MMO Foster Parent Society) doorstep EDIT: PS2 is a lot of fun, i love it, but its not a sandbox IMO |
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Originally posted by Ichmen Your defintion appears to be overly narrow IMO, as it would seem that neither EVE nor SWG Pre-CU would qualify as being sandboxes, yet they clearly are (or were). The mistake most are making here is trying to define sandbox style game play by requiring them to contain specific features. Someone made the case that since PS2 has territory conquest, it must be a sandbox. Not true, DAOC had territory conquest and factions (another PS2 trait) and for most people it was more theme park than sandbox in design. Xyson is a game that follows more of your definition of a sandbox, there's really nothing in there but a naked world and the players, everything is made by the players, but that doesn't make EVE any less of a sandbox, even though it's not nearly as "hardcore" as Xyson in its sandbox game mechanics. Sandbox to me is more about how much freedom a player has to interact and influence the overall gameplay experience (not the actual game world itself). Can they pursue a career in crafting and never pick up a weapon, probably more of a sandbox than a game where one must level their combat skills in order to reach a specific crafting level. Territory control is important, but only if players can take territory, develop it, and hold it against all comers for a significant period of time (see EVE) but then you find gray areas like Lineage 2 where players held castles for periods of time but many debate how much of a sandbox it really is. At the end of the day, all I can say is I know when I'm in a sandbox style game and when I'm not. Never tried either of the titles that OP contained, so can't really be sure either way at this point, so I didn't vote.
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Originally posted by Kyleran Well said Kyleran and agree completely. Though I also havn't played Darkfall from what I read/saw it seems to be closer to a sandbox type of game then planetside which I have played, off and on still am but PS2 feels more like a open-world game. Also felt that EQ1 was more of a themepark game where I felt that SWG was really a sandbox game yet compared to your example of Xyon is where Xyon is the more hardcore type of sandbox game But then again I also consider games like GTA to be open-world games yet numerous websites will state GTA is a sandbox game. Then there is this game From Dust, while it has the ultimate sandbox feature's as you can use earth, water and fire yet the game itself was incredible linear |
Originally posted by MMOExposed You are just making topics just for the sake of it. This is just stupid. If it's not broken, you are not innovating. |
Originally posted by MMOExposed It goes to show you've not played Darkfall or put much effort into researching the game. [mod edit] I'm guessing by your definition there's not a single game out there that is considered an MMO Sandbox. Sennheiser |
Planetside (the first one) is more the baby of daoc and unreal tournament. |
Matt Higby and Smedley (guys in charge of PS2) call it a Sandbox game because there is no hand holding in the game when it comes to how you play it. There are no missions, quests, paths, or leveling up progression. They don't make you do anything. They don't do much to guide you to do what they want. You are free to play the game any way you want, progress any way you want. They are hoping that the players in the game are going to create the "right way" to play by leaving the whole thing open ended. SO from the standpoint of comparing it to WoW it is WAY more sandbox. It is definitely light on content right now. You don't have many choices for gear except for camo patterns. But the stuff they are talking about adding in the future is going to seriously sandbox-ify the game. |
Just because a game is hardcore doesn't mean it's sandbox. SWG is a good example of the ideal sandbox. |
Originally posted by tom_gore I agree, i would say it's even less sandboxy than Age Of Wushu. |
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Darkfall also has extensive crafting which I dont believe PS 2 has, at all. It also has housing which you can decorate and so on, again I dont believe PS 2 has that.
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Originally posted by Torgrim [Kyle points finger at nose], Bingo, Yahtze, You hit the nail on the head You just described his MO (no pun intended), his entire personna was created to "expose" MMORPG's and the concepts behind them, and in fact, he operates under at least one other account that I'm aware of (he made a mistake one time and confused his replies when trying to bump one of these threads), was pretty obvious to all. At the end of the day, both titles probably have more of a sandbox like feel than say a more traditional MMORPG such as Rift, and probably far less than a title like EVE or Xyson. Arrogant, Condescending, Dismissive, Elitist, "Meany", you speak as if these are bad things? |
sandbox themepark who cares just a trend sterotype it will die in a about a year or so. Should be worried about gameplay then anything else.
DF was advertised as sandbox long before its released. Then they cut many sandbox features before release and I think people realise now it's not sandbox, it's just a pvp arena.
If PS2 is a sandbox then Unreal Tournament 2004 Onslaught is a Sandbox too. They're the exact same type of game, only PS2 doesn't restart the game every hour. Same for Tribes, if PS2 is a sandbox, so is tribes. What is sandboxy about PS2? I have no idea. It's a generic FPS like all the rest. |
Originally posted by kalrhael Then every FPS with a capture the flag system or onslaught system is a sandbox too, So half the FPS are sandboxes according to your definition. Is Tetris a sandbox then because you/re building content with blocks? I do not care anymore what a sandbox is lol, everyone has a different definition. |
PS2 a sandbox?? What?? Its a damn shooter a fps game with a large world that a lot of people play on. That is the only thing that makes it a MMO, but comparing it to a sandbox or even a themepark? As an avid gamer, i get the same feeling playing COD or BF series as i do PS2. No crafting, no housing, no quests, not even alien life on its world, no story, fps style progression, fps classes (medic, assault, heavy, engineer), limited social features, and lacks a lot of features a mmo/mmorpg should ahve. Dont see it happening. Even the main site for PS2 calls it a shooter/fps, not a mmorpg or a sandbox. Why do people look further into it? Like that one clwn that keeps calling LOL a mmorpg because he read it on a blog, but the main site calls it a battle arena which isnt a mmorpg. People realy need to do some research and look into this stuff. |


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Examining the art of computer forensics
Connection Origin
One final thing that forensic investigators should not forget is that the origin of a TCP or UDP connection does not necessarily match the attacker's location. Some attackers use hijacked systems as a starting point for their work.
If the connection originates with a system that is very close to your own network, you should be extremely cautious. A short list of hops in the output from tcpdump target-address will tell you more. If you can rule out a regular user, you have fairly convincing evidence that an attacker has made inroads into your network. An attacker who is close is much more dangerous than one who is far away. (Sniffing passwords off the same subnet is much easier than off the Internet.)
Looking for Clues
If the forensics expert has discovered an unknown process or program running on the system, the next question is: "What does the malware actually do?"
Is it just a jumping-off point for more attacks? If so, an unknown process will probably have created an entry in the socket list.
Does it sniff data off the network? If so, look for a network interface in promiscuous mode.
Typically, this creates an audit entry in the kernel ring buffer, and you can run dmesg to find out:
device eth0 entered promiscuous mode audit(1408381411.504:2): dev=eth0 prom=256 old_prom=0 auid=4267295 device eth0 left promiscuous mode audit(1408381413.144:3): dev=eth0 prom=0 old_prom=256 auid=4297295
What are you supposed to do if you see an active process but don't know what it does? To start, it makes sense to start by backing up the process itself. To locate the executable, type ps gauxwww or check /proc/PID/cmdline.
What are you supposed to do if an attacker has launched a tool, immediately deleted it, and overwritten the disk sectors? While the program is running, there is hope – the kernel keeps a virtual symlink to the executable in /proc/PID/exe, even if the attacker has deleted it from the filesystem. If the response team saves this file somewhere safe, analysis is often possible at a later stage.
Poking in the Binary Trash
One simple but effective approach is to take a closer look at the binary itself. The strings -a binary command searches a file for printable characters. If the malware connects to an FTP or web server that requires a password, you might be able to find the password in the program code. But you will need a modicum of intuition to distinguish digital bread crumbs from binary trash.
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NAND flash contract prices fall 6-9% in 2H July, says DRAMeXchange
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Toshiba to expand NAND flash memory output in Japan
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NAND flash contract prices to edge higher in late June, says DRAMeXchange
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Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
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DRAMeXchange raises outlook for 2013 NAND flash output value
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NAND flash inventory sufficient for now, say distributors
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