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Series: Live Free or Die Sermon: How God Wants us to Live Pastor Randy Wilson * 5/25/08 NIV Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God2 -this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. 1. 2. Salvation has made me free to SERVE God. I am free to give my whole LIFE to God. A. How do I give my whole life to God? 1. Give God your BODY. "…I urge you…to offer your bodies…" (12:1) 2. Give God your MIND. "…be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (12:2) 3. Give God your WILL. "…you will be able to test and approve what God's will is…." (12:2) 3. The process: A. B. C. Stop CONFORMING (External) Keep being TRANSFORMED (Internal) The end result: I live life yielded to His will Okay, I've heard the sermon…now what? We're glad you asked! Step #1: Stash your filled-in Sermon Notes in your Bible. Step #2: Meet with God this week and ponder the questions inside. Step #3: Exchange your insights with others next Sunday in your Life Group. Need a Life Group? Please go to the Welcome Center and they'll help you. Life Group Scriptures & Discussion Questions For Sunday, June 1 Series: Live Free or Die Sermon: How God Wants us to Live Sermon Nuggets: Last Sunday we talked about the first step toward ensuring that our walk lines up with our talk. As we know, it's all but universal in humans to say one thing and do another. The good news, though, is that the gospel is true, whether or not it's lived out in believers. Sadly, though, unbelievers evaluate the reality of the gospel based upon how it's expressed in the lives Christ's followers (e.g. how Christians relate to those inside the church, outside the church (e.g. school and marketplace), and those serving in government). Therefore, it's imperative that we live out the saving truth in every arena of life. So, after scaling the heights of Rom. 8, Paul leads us back down the mountain into the day to day joys and challenges of living out our faith in critical relationships. In Rom. 12:1, Paul urges us to present our whole lives to God as the only fitting and reasonable response to all He has done for us. Beginning in 12:3, Paul focuses on our relationships within the family of God. At the end of Rom. 12, Paul talks about living among those who oppose us. In the first part of chapter 13, Paul teaches about the proper way to respond to governmental authorities. The foundation of right living begins with getting ourselves aligned with God's perfect will. Exploring the Bible and Exchanging Insights in Your Life Group: 1. The first word of Romans 12:1 is "Therefore." This easily-passed over word actually packs a powerful punch. This word tells us that the imperative which it introduces ("offer your bodies as living sacrifices") naturally and logically follows from all that God has done to rescue and reclaim us for Himself. Look up the following verses from the first eight chapters of Romans. What did (or does) God do for believers that makes the joyful offering our whole selves to God the only appropriate and response? a. Rom. 5:1: [Hint: The war is over] ___________________________________________________ b. Rom. 8:3: [Hint: "Black Death" mortally wounded] ___________________________________________________ c. Rom. 8:15: [Hint: Special "heart" guest] ___________________________________________________ d. Rom. 8:26: [Hint: He talks when we're tongue-tied] ___________________________________________________ e. Rom. 8:28: [Hint: "Morphing" ministry] ___________________________________________________ f. Rom. 8:34: [Hint: A lawyer like no other] ___________________________________________________ 2. Because of these mind-blowing, voice-raising, hand-clapping, foot-tapping "mercies of God" which we just reviewed in question #1, Paul urges the members of the church at Rome to "to offer [their] bodies as living sacrifices." When you think about it, that's quite a twist. After all, sacrifices are dead (at least they are seconds after being offered). But believers are urged to offer our "bodies" (i.e. whole selves) to God as "living sacrifices." What are the implications and characteristics of a "living sacrifice"? Would presenting yourself to God as a "living sacrifice" amount to never-ending misery? Read Philippians 2:17, where Paul describes his own experience as a "living sacrifice." Rather than sounding miserable, how does Paul describe his emotional state? Are you surprised? When were you the most joyful this past week, month, or year? (Not happy, but joyful, which is a Sprit-produced sense of wellbeing and peace irrespective of life circumstances.) Were you were the most joyful when you serving others or being served? The Apostle Paul's Spiritual Advice Column. Dear Apostle Paul, My name is Sam. I've been married to Allison for seven years. It's hard for me to admit it, but I'm hurting her with my heavy sarcasm and criticism. No excuse, but it's how I grew up—and it's how I get along in my rough and tumble, dog-eat-dog workplace. But now that I'm "in Christ," I want God to change me—so I build up, rather than blow up, my wife. I know I need to change—or be "transformed by the renewing of [my] mind" as you write in your bestselling book, Romans—but how? I'm a practical guy who needs practical advice. How do I change? Sincerely, "Sarcastic in Sunnyvale" 3. 4. 5. Paul's visiting another church. He's asked you to write his column. What advice would you give to Sam in setting up a practical transformation plan to curb criticism. (Remember the all-important means of transformation which is "renewing" our minds by the power of the Spirit.) Brainstorm in your Life Group. On your Own This Week—Offer Your Whole Life to God in Prayer Each day this week, offer all your bodily parts and powers to God. Monday—God, take my body. I offer it to You for your purposes as I work hard for my company, apply myself to these studies, recover in this hospital room, talk to my spouse/kids, or cook and clean for my family. Tuesday—God, take my mind. Let each thought dwell on what is "true, noble, right, [and] lovely" (Phil. 4:8). Form in me a mind like my Master's. Wednesday—God, take my eyes. Keep them fixed on You and away from "worthless things" that entice me on television, the internet, and my own imagination (Ps. 119:37). Let me see and savor wonders of nature. Thursday—God, take my will and bend it to Yours. As you transform me progressively, I know that I'll come to love your will and shout "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!" (Rom. 11:33). Friday—God, take my emotions. Make gladness the rule rather than the exception. Fill me with "inexpressible joy" because I love You (1Pet. 1:8). This Sunday Morning Offer Your Whole Life Group to God in Prayer One last look at our key verse. Romans 12:1 "I urge you therefore, brethren…to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice.…" A final point to ponder. Paul is speaking to a group of believers (We know this because He calls them "Brothers"). Now notice the "fine print." Paul urges them all to "present their bodies (plural) as a living…sacrifice (singular)." Although the NIV translates this key phrase in the plural ("living sacrifices"), in the original language the phrase is singular, "living sacrifice." Significant? Yes, because Paul probably intends that in addition to individual members offering their bodies, each house church that hears this letter should offer itself collectively as a "living sacrifice." So, in your LG prayer time this Sunday, your Life Group Shepherds and others will prayerfully offer your whole Life Group to God as a single "living sacrifice." Pray that God would lead you as a Life Group to serve Him together in ways that make Him smile ("holy and pleasing to God"). NAS
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Thinking out loud here, but what if we re-positioned those ghoul summons to one ability and have his other abilities do different things.
Q: 20 second cooldown. Debuffs a minion or monster dealing x damage over 5 seconds. If the minion or monster is killed a ghoul is resurrected under the control of Yorick. This ghoul depends on the type of monster it was raised from (lizard, wraith, wolf or minion -- but not superminions).
If no target is selected a generic ghoul is summoned.
Yorick can have up to 3 ghouls summoned at one time. The health of these ghouls slowly decay and will eventually die after 1 minute.
This would allow the rest of his kit to not directly deal with the summoning of minions. Not that minions shouldn't be interactive with the rest of his kit, just simply that all of his abilities don't need to summon them.
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A better question would be: Do you want Yorick to be up close and personal with an entourage of ghouls or swarm you with an army of the undead?
Right now he does both in a very boring way. You would have to change his appearance for the latter because a big buff hunchback dude wouldn't hide behind an army of minions. He would run up to you and hit with his shovel.
I don't want you changing Yorick completely to lose his shovel and be a minion commander. I feel like you need to tone down your passion to make the perfect game and be aware that many people would be so upset with Riot if you decided to completely changed what Yorick is. Give him more incentive to run up and smack people with his shovel, but give him bigger and buffer looking ghouls to back him up. Change his abilities from swarming from afar to being this undead army wall that storms a base or an enemy.
Idea on how to do this:
- Q no longer gives increased movement speed but gives increased attack speed/damage on hit for Yorick
- W spawns the Green ghoul in an area around Yorick while also dealing the aoe and applying a mark. Hitting champs with the mark on them will slow them and apply a DoT.
- E now applies a DoT mark on the enemy that when consumed by an auto-attack spawns the Orange lifesteal ghoul next to the enemy
Underlining mine. Spectacular and eloquent explanation why Yorick should remain in his current role magik8ball's.
Im not a big fan of this third kit. It makes his ghouls seem even more out of the picture than they are now. They just kinda sit around and huck stuff at you and play minor roles in two of his spells. His ult seems interesting but does not interact with the ghouls at all.
This third kit has less ghoul interaction other than "They do minor spell effects, provide ranged damage, and tank some of Yorick's damage." Killing them dosnt seem to merit anything besides making him slightly more vulnerable to damage while removing a bit of annoyance via ghouls throwing stuff at you unlike kit 1.
Kit 1 denied Yorick buffs and damage from Yorick and his ghouls which left Yorick vulnerable. At the same time having the ghouls felt meaningful for Yorick. Kit two also had a spell effect in every spell. I liked that a lot. Having the ghouls gave you a few benefits in many situations. I feel the ghouls should be melee since they're meant to "Swarm" you in the same fashion zombies would. If they're at range chucking stuff at you, they just kinda feel like turrets. Yorick is unique in the sense that he is a minion summoner that fights -with- the minions. Having them at range creates a "reverse" summoner who fights while his minions are just -there-.
The ult on Kit 3 is a vast improvement thematically and mechanically over the one from kit 2. It fits the demand for an "Army of the dead" theme while Yorick can fight with them and command them to swarm an area. A few friends of mine discussed and it agree that so far this is the best iteration of an ult for Yorick you have proposed.
Overall, I wish to see Yorick as a minion commander who fights with them. Not fighting in front of them, not fighting behind them, but fighting with them. Therefore he should be in the bruiser category, yet unique. The bruiser that uses minions in the fight to swarm you. The bruiser that offers feel good moments for you and him. This is why I liked kit 1 the most. I would hate to see Yorick as a squishy caster that just controlled minions. That archetype gets old. A guy that fights with his minions in your face? Now that's cool. He would also be a lame support. The ghouls are his buddies. They belong to him. Plus we already have a Shadow Isles support.
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Yorick uses the power of the dead to fuel his magic, permanently gaining 6 mana for each body collected.
Omen of Conquest
Passive Yorick gains 2/3/4/5/6 movement speed for each nearby allied unit (Max 6 units)
Active Yorick deals 5/10/15/20/25% bonus damage per nearby allied unit on his next attack. (Max 6 units)
Omen of War
Passive When ever someone dies close to Yorick he summons a dog of war. ( 1 + 1 for every 60 ad, Max 2/3/4/5/6, cool down 10/9/8/7/6 sec)
Active Yorick cries 'Havoc!', and let's slip the dogs of war. Dogs of war gain 42/48/54/60/66 % movement speed and seek out the lowest health targets slowing and attacking them for 3 sec before returning to their master.
Omen of Famine
Passive Yorick's basic attacks cause famine causing their target's health to decay. (2/3/4/5/6% +1% per 60ap over 6 sec)
Active Yorick spreads famine to all nearby enemies, healing Yorick. (60/70/80/90/100% +6% per 60ap)
Omen of Death
[Enemy] Yorick causes his enemy to take 50/75/100% increased damage from the next 6 attacks.
[Ally] Yorick absorbs the next 6 attacks taken for his ally reducing damage taken for each subsequent hit by 11/13/15%, if Yorick dies to this damage he is cool downs are refreshed and he is revived for 6 sec.
[self] Yorick becomes one with death causing him to take and deal 200% damage for 6 sec any damage that would otherwise kill Yorick instead heals him.
Numbers can be tweaked
[Edit] Dogs of war follow Yorick and have a short leash, when he lets lose the dogs of war their range increases, but they will only attack targets that can be seen. and will prioritize champions when he uses the ability. When he is not using the ability they will act like Elise spiderlings only attacking things Yorick attacks, Yorick can also control the dogs like Tibbers while the ability is active but unless given a specific target they will seek out low hp champions.
I was also thinking that the dogs should have a shared health pool with each other so that it is possible to kill all of them from simply single targeting them as well as aoe
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I heard that in some gyms, you're not allowed to chalk up or make grunting noises.
Well, I just found out that the new gym I'm attending in San Diego (I'm originally from LA), will enforce a new policy starting March 1, where we'll have to bring a towel along with our membership card. Personally, I'm not a sweaty monster like some people, so it will definitely be annoying to carry around a towel I probably won't use. I take a shower when I get home anyway.
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For those of you with rain shower heads...
Do you ever use both the rain head and standard (or handheld) head at the same time, assuming you can? How important is this feature to you?
I am close to pulling the trigger on a Hansgrohe S 240 showerpipe, the only thing stopping me is the built-in diverter valve only allows you to use the rain head or the handheld, not both. Otherwise looks, reviews, price, etc. are good. Trying to decide if its worth skipping this system and piecing one together just to be able to use both heads at once. I will not have body jets.
I understand the practical considerations here (e.g. reduced pressure from using both, emptying hot water tank, extra plumbing, water bills), just curious to hear about user experience.
P.S. new member here, this forum is full of great info.
My set up is (1) 10" Hansgrohe rain head (no built-in diverter), (2) Hansgrohe handheld on a slide bar and (3) three body sprays. I have three separate valves. I use the rainhead and the body sprays at the same time because I love the rain head and I also like the feel of being surrounded by the water. I rarely use the handheld, except when I want to shower without getting my hair wet or to clean the shower. In theory, I could use everything at the same time, or use just the rain head and the handheld at the same time but it would never occur to me to do that. That would not be an important feature for me.
Thanks nycbluedevil. My thought was, since I am skipping the body sprays, I could use the handheld as a sort of body spray.
I redid our master bath three years ago and have the Hansgrohe S 240 showerpipe with a hand-held - they can NOT be used simultaneously.
My wife and I both find that the force of the spray from the large flat head is not strong enough and thus we each ONLY use the hand-held unit... generally leaving it in thye pipe holder.
We have good water pressure >60psi and a 3/4" line up to our second floor bath.
I think we are glad we got the two heads from an esthetics perspective - and for re-sale some people attach great value.
I wanted to be able to use either the rain head or handheld or both at once. I found I had to put the system together. I used the Moen Velocity rainhead with a hans grohe Croma handheld. The valve and diverter are Delta Vero. I am VERY happy with this set up. The Velocity is nice because it is the rainhead and also can easily adjust to a more directed spray which my husband prefers.


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It took me a couple minutes to realize the story was not about the Apple Newton, leading into the rumored Apple Tablet...
I didn't realize technology had such a hold on my perception of current and past events, as well as common sense.
You clearly didn't recognize the gravity of your situation.
girlintraining [slashdot.org], you are my hero. Actually, you're not, but that's irrelevant, the point is that I could have predicted 99% of the posts in this thread, but your post was refreshingly different, it gives me hope that living in denial is not such a bad thing as long as believing in fairy tales has some positive effect on society.
Newton's apple was better received than Apple's Newton.
Man the rumors on this new force thing are really ramping up leading up to Apple's expected event at the end of the month. I've heard some people claim that it is a whole new force while others are just complaining "aww... it's just another form of the same old electromagnetism we've seen."
Whatever it is, Apple doesn't disappoint very often. I've heard speculation that they'll be calling it "iGravity" or something similar. Now this headline is saying that it will go online somehow. I can't wait!
... gravity wsn't discovered by a Hawaiian scientist. It would have been a coconut and he would have been killed when it hit his head. No theory of gravity.
I fell for that one too...
"A lot of times, the truth isn't relevant."
I've suspected you were Melinda Gates for some time now, but this is the first time I have been unable to uncover any direct evidience. Is it true that a computer fell on Bill's head and inspired him to discover the GUI and pay someone to write Windows?
Yes, I would expect them to get a DMCA takedown letter from Apple's lawyers any minute now.
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This code snippet shows how to get the larger size video recorded by CVideoRecorderUtility.
To get a resolution greater than QCIF (176x144) for video recording, MPEG-4 format ("video/mp4v-es") must be used.
_LIT8(KMimeTypeMPEG4VSPL3, "video/mp4v-es; profile-level-id=3"); // MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 3
_LIT8(KMimeTypeMPEG4VSPL4, "video/mp4v-es; profile-level-id=4"); // MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 4
Video capture in VGA (640x480) at 30 fps is possible in devices that support MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 4 (e.g. Nokia N93, Nokia N95). Most other S60 3rd Edition devices support as least VSP Level 3, that is, CIF (352x288) resolution at 30 fps. For example,
iRecorder->OpenFileL( iFilename, iCameraHandle, iControllerUid, iFormatUid, KMimeTypeMPEG4VSPL4, KMMFFourCCCodeAAC );
In MvruoOpenComplete callback capture size, frame rate, and bit rate must be set before calling CVideoRecorderUtility::Prepare(). For example,
void CMyVideoRecorder::MvruoOpenComplete( TInt aError )
if( aError == KErrNone )
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TRAP_IGNORE( iRecorder->SetVideoFrameSizeL( iResolution ));
TRAP_IGNORE( iRecorder->SetVideoFrameRateL( iFps ));
TRAP_IGNORE( iRecorder->SetVideoBitRateL( KMMFVariableVideoBitRate ));
Retrieving maximum supported video capture size and frame rate from CCamera:
TInt sizeIndex = 0, rateIndex = 0;
iCamera->EnumerateVideoFrameSizes( iResolution, sizeIndex, CCamera::EFormatYUV420Planar );
iCamera->EnumerateVideoFrameRates( iFps, rateIndex, CCamera::EFormatYUV420Planar, sizeIndex );
Note that some devices might not return the maximum supported values at the first index (0).
For detailed information about supported video capture sizes, see the Nokia Developer Audio & Video feature tables.


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The invention in the preferred embodiment features a system (200) and method for automatically segregating harmful traffic from other traffic at a plurality of network nodes including switches and routers. In the preferred embodiment, the system (200) comprises an intrusion detection system (105) to determine the identity of an intruder and a server (130) adapted to automatically install an isolation rule on the one or more network nodes (114, 115, 116) to quarantine packets from the intruder. The isolation rule in the preferred embodiment is a virtual local area network (VLAN) rule or access control list (ACL) rule that causes the network node to route any packets from the intruder into a quarantine VLAN or otherwise isolate the traffic from other network traffic. In large networks, the isolation rule may be installed on a select plurality of network nodes under the gateway router (104) associated with the node at which the intruder first entered the network (100).
1. A system for containing traffic in a data communications network, the system comprising:
one or more switching devices;
an intrusion detection system to determine the identity of an intruder; and
a server, operatively coupled to the intrusion detector, adapted to automatically:
generate an isolation rule associating the identified intruder with an isolation action; and
install the isolation rule on each of the one or more one or more switching devices;
wherein each of the one or more switching devices executes the isolation action upon receipt of a protocol data unit (PDU) from the identified intruder.
2. The system of
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4. The system of
5. The system of
6. The system of
identify the default gateway; and
identify the one or more switching devices on which to install the isolation rule.
7. The system of
8. The system of
9. The system of
10. A system for containing a client device in a network comprising one or more routers including a first router associated with a network segment including the client device, the system comprising:
one or more switches operatively connected to the network segment associated with the first router; and
a central management node adapted to:
receive an intrusion detection with a source address from an intrusion detection entity, the source address associated with the client device;
identify the first router from among the one or more routers;
generate a rule to map PDUs having the source address associated with the client device to an penalty virtual local area network (VLAN) separate from other network traffic; and
transmit the rule to each of said one or more switches;
wherein each of the one or more switches causes PDUs having the source address associated with the client device to the penalty VLAN.
11. A method for containing traffic in a data communications network having one or more switching devices, the method comprising the steps of:
identifying an intruder in a network;
automatically generating an isolation rule associating the identified intruder with an isolation action; and
installing the isolation rule on each of the one or more one or more switching devices;
wherein each of the one or more switching devices executes the isolation action upon receipt of a PDU from the identified intruder.
12. The method of
13. The method of
14. The method of
15. The method of
16. The method of
identifying the default gateway; and
identifying the one or more switching devices on which to install the isolation rule.
The invention relates to a mechanism for isolating traffic from an intruder across a data communications network. In particular, the invention relates to a system and method for distributing isolation rules among a plurality of network nodes to route traffic from the intruder into a dedicated virtual local area network (VLAN) or otherwise segregate the traffic.
In today's highly mobile computing environments, mobile client devices can readily migrate between various networks including home and enterprise networks, for example. In the process, the client devices are more prone to transport files that introduce problems within the enterprise network. The problems may include, but are not limited to, the introduction of malicious worms into the enterprise network which may damage computers throughout the network and be costly to remove. One contemporary approach for limiting the scope of these problems is to install an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) or Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) between network segments of the enterprise network to inhibit the spread of a worm, or to outright disable entire portions of the network to prevent the propagation of a worm outside the infected area. These approaches, however, severely impact network operation and may only temporarily contain the problem device to a section of the network. Other machines on the network may still become infected if a laptop computer or personal digital assistant (PDA), for example, moves from a disabled portion of the network to an operable network segment where vulnerable machines are again infected. Despite best efforts, an entire network may still become infected.
Even if the spread of a malicious worm is isolated within a portion of the network, the network operators still need to determine the location of the offending machine. Although there are some automated methods for locating these devices on the network, including the Locator application in ALCATEL OMNIVISTA� 2500, there is currently no mechanism for automatically denying access to an offending device at its entry point, and the network more generally, in response to an intrusion detection. There is therefore a need for a system to automatically deny an intruder access across the network in response to an intrusion detection at any point in the network.
The invention in the preferred embodiment features a system and method for protecting network resources in a data communications network by automatically segregating harmful traffic from other traffic at each of a plurality of points that the harmful traffic may enter the network, thereby inoculating the entire network from an intruder. In the preferred embodiment, the system comprises one or more network nodes; an intrusion detection system to determine the identity of an intruder; and a server, operatively coupled to the intrusion detector, adapted to automatically: generate an isolation rule associating the identified intruder with an isolation action, and install the isolation rule on each of the one or more network nodes, such that each of the one or more nodes executes the isolation action upon receipt of a protocol data unit (PDU) from the identified intruder.
In the preferred embodiment, the network nodes may include routers, bridges, multi-layer switches, and wireless access points in a local area network, for example. Thus, when an intruder is detected by an IDS or IPS and its source media access control (MAC) address, Internet Protocol (IP) address, or both determined, the system of the preferred embodiment issues a virtual local area network (VLAN) rule or access control list (ACL) rule, for example, to the plurality of switching devices instructing the devices to route any packets from the intruder into a quarantine VLAN or otherwise isolate the traffic from other network traffic. In large networks, the gateway router associated with the switching device at which the intruder first entered the network may be determined by querying the ARP information throughout the network and the isolation action then installed on a select number of switching devices under the gateway router.
One skilled in the art will recognize that with the present invention, an offending device may be automatically denied access to an entire network at every entry point into the network in a matter of seconds with reduced network administrator participation and reduced cost. Installation of a quarantine VLAN rule or ACL rule on enterprise switches, for example, can prevent a virus from spreading between clients accessing the same switch as well as clients of different switches without an intermediate firewall. That is, installation of a quarantine rule can prevent the spread of virus between (a) clients coupled to the same switching device as well as (b) clients that are remotely separated whether or not the clients are separated by a firewall, for example.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, and in which:
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The enterprise network 100 in the preferred embodiment includes a plurality of multi-layer switching devices�including a first router 102, second router 104, first switch 114, second switch 115, and third switch 116�as well as an authentication server and Automatic Quarantine Enforcement (AQE) sever 120. The second router 104, which serves as a gateway to the Internet 118, is operatively coupled to a first network domain, a second network domain 106, and the AQE sever 120. The first router 102 serves as the default router for the first network domain comprising the multi-layer local area network (LAN) switches 114-116. The first switch 114 and second switch 115 are operatively coupled to clients 110-112 in a first virtual local area network (VLAN), i.e., VLAN_A, while the third switch 116 is associated with end stations (not shown) in a second VLAN, i.e., VLAN_B. The second network domain 106 may further include one or more nodes associated with the first VLAN, second VLAN, or both. The multi-layer switching devices of the preferred embodiment may be routers, switches, bridges, or network access points, for example.
The first network domain and second network domain 106 and Internet 118 are operatively coupled via the second router 104, which further includes an intrusion detection system (IDS) adapted to monitor data traffic transmitted to or through the second router 104 for the presence of harmful or otherwise unauthorized traffic. The IDS is can also be a firewall 105 adapted to detect worms and viruses, for example, which are available from Netscreen Technologies, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., Fortinet of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Tipping Point of Austin, Tex. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the plurality of switching devices including the second router 104 may be further adapted to confine or otherwise restrict the distribution of harmful traffic flows with a quarantine VLAN different than the first and second VLANs. As described below the traffic in the quarantine VLAN consists essentially of PDUs that are associated with an intruder or a suspicious flow identified by the IDS.
In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the network further includes an automatic quarantine enforcement (AQE) server 120 adapted to distribute and install isolation rules among one or more network nodes in response to an intrusion detection. The AQE server 120 is preferably a central management server operatively coupled to the firewall 105 via the second router 104, although it may also be integral to the second router or other node in the network.
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The NIMs 204 preferably include one or more ports 102 with a physical layer interface and media access control (MAC) interface adapted to exchange PDUs, e.g., Ethernet frames, with other nodes via network communications links (not shown). The ingress PDUs are conveyed from the plurality of NIMs 204 to the switching controller 206 by means of one or more ingress data buses 205A. Similarly, the egress PDUs are transmitted from the switching controller 206 to the plurality of NIMs 204 via one or more egress data buses 205B.
The management module 220 generally comprises a policy manager 224 for retaining and implementing traffic policies including isolation rules discussed in more detail below. The policies implemented by the policy manager 224 include forwarding information 256 based in part on Layer 2 (data link) addressing information derived from source learning operations and Layer 3 (network) route information received from other routing devices, VLAN association rules 258, and access control list rules 260 originating from the AQE server 120 or network administrator via a configuration manager 222 my means of simple network management protocol (SNMP) messages 226, for example. The forwarding rules, VLAN association rules, and access control policies are made available to the routing engine 230 and collectively represented by the look-up table 254.
The switch 200 preferably comprises at least one switching controller 206 capable of, but not limited to, Layer 2 (Data Link) and Layer 3 (Network) switching operations as defined in the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model. The set of possible Layer 2 protocols for operably coupling the external ports 102 to a wired and/or wireless communications link include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 and IEEE 802.11 standards, while the set of possible Layer 3 protocols includes Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 defined in Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comment (RFC) 791 and IP version 6 defined in IETF RFC 1883.
The switching controller 206 preferably comprises a routing engine 230 and a queue manager 240. The routing engine 230 comprises a classifier 232 that receives ingress PDUs from the data bus 205A, inspects one or more fields of the PDUs, classifies the PDUs into one of a plurality of flows using a content addressable memory 233, and retrieves forwarding information from the look-up table 254 and forwards the PDUs to the appropriate VLANs if access to the switch 200 and associated network domain is authorized. The forwarding information retrieved from the forwarding table 256 preferably includes, but is not limited to, a flow identifier used to specify those forwarding operations necessary to prepare the particular PDU for egress, for example.
The forwarding processor 234 receives the ingress PDUs with the associated forwarding information and executes one or more forwarding operations prior to transmission to the appropriate egress port or ports. The forwarding operations preferably include but are not limited to header transformation for re-encapsulating data, VLAN tag pushing for appending one or more VLAN tags to a PDU using a VLAN tag generator 236, VLAN tag popping for removing one or more VLAN tags from a PDU, quality of service (QoS) for reserving network resources, billing and accounting for monitoring customer traffic, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) management, authentication for selectively filtering PDUs, access control, higher-layer learning including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) control, port mirroring for reproducing and redirecting PDUs for traffic analysis, source learning, class of service (CoS) for determining the relative priority with which PDUs are allocated switch resources, and color marking used for policing and traffic shaping, for example.
After the forwarding processor 234, the PDUs are passed to and stored in the queue manager 240 until bandwidth is available to transmit the PDUs to the appropriate egress port or ports. In particular, the egress PDUs are buffered in one or more of a plurality of priority queues in the buffer 242 until they are transmitted by the scheduler 244 to the external port 102 via the output data bus 205B.
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If the identifier type is an IP address, the ID type testing step (504) is answered in the negative and the AQE server 120 proceeds to determine the MAC address of the intruder. The AQE server 120 preferably transmits (520) an ARP table query via SNMP to each of the default gateways identified in the script distribution list 314. The default gateway associated with the end node that produced the suspicious packet will have a record of the intruder and return (522) the intruder's MAC address when its address resolution protocol (ARP) table is queried. Knowing the MAC of the intruder, the AQE server 120 preferably generates (524) an SNMP command set with an isolation rule that causes a switching device to segregate all packets having the intruder's source MAC address from uninfected traffic. The isolation rule in the preferred embodiment is a VLAN rule for bridging all packets from the intruder into a quarantine VLAN, although ACL rules may also be employed to segregate suspicious packets. Knowing the IP address, the AQE server 120 transmits (526) the commands with the VLAN isolation rule to each of the switches and routers within the domain headed by the default gateway.
Upon receipt, the script is executed and the VLAN or ACL isolation rule incorporated (528) into the VLAN association table 258 or ACL 260 where it causes any packet with the intruder's MAC address to be segregated if received on any edge or bridge port. The VLAN or ACL isolation rule may also cause the receiving switch to flush the MAC address of the intruder from its forwarding table 256. If configured to install the VLAN isolation rule on all switches in the network, however, the AQE server 120 need not determine the IP address of the intruder or identify a default router.
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After installation of the quarantine rule on each of the switches 114-116 in the domain, PDUs received from the client 110 are automatically segregated into the quarantine VLAN independently of where in the first domain that the client attempts to gain access and independently of the content of the PDU. If the infected client 110 transmits a packet to the first switch 114, for example, the switch 114 applies (660) the VLAN isolation rule and bridges the received packet to the quarantine VLAN. Similarly, if the client 110 moves (670) within the first domain and re-establishes access at the second switch 115, the packet 630 transmitted to the second switch 115 is automatically bridged to the quarantine VLAN in accordance with the VLAN isolation rule, thereby preventing the infected client from moving around the network and extending the scope of the infection. As illustrated, the packets 620, 630 from the infected client 110 may be distributed to the third switch 116 for additional inspection, to firewall 105, or both. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the PDUs from the infected client 110 may also be subjected to an ACL rule adapted to segregate the suspicious traffic and prevent the client 110 from gaining access to any of the access points in the first domain. In some embodiments, the network user is informed that the offending device has been isolated and then offer software downloads or other solutions to repair the device before allowing the device back onto the network.
The AQE 120 of the preferred embodiment is also adapted to generate scripts, to reverse or otherwise repeal the isolation rules within the domain once it is safe to do so. The reversal scripts may be distributed upon the initiation of the network administrator or automatically after a pre-determined period of time has elapsed, for example. In some embodiments, the information about the MAC and IP addresses of the offending devices are stored so that the operator may later removing the MAC rule and restore service to the quarantined device.
Although the description above contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention.
Therefore, the invention has been disclosed by way of example and not limitation, and reference should be made to the following claims to determine the scope of the present invention.
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I noticed something didn't look quite normal with my cable modem yesterday...then finally it dawned on me: it went from two blue lights (RECEIVE, LINK) to three (also SEND). So it looks like the Buffalo, NY area was upgraded to bonded upstream channels.Thanks.
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Have your oak leaf hydrangeas leafed out yet?
Trying to figure out if mine succumbed to root rot due to the hurricane heavy rain last fall. So far, virtually nothing. Many stems are dead but some do seem to be a bit green inside (maybe). But absolutely no green leaves yet. It had been doing fine for a few years in a somewhat low spot but did lose one major stem last summer.
Ah the hopefulness of a gardener with a dead shrub. I'm doing the same thing with a leafless Cotinus Golden Spirit while one on the other side of the yard is fully clothed in leaves now. Tonight I bent the main branches and they were still flexible so I declared there was still hope.
Yes, all Oakleaf hydrangeas here, even a 5 inch cutting in a pot, are fully leafed out now. And I'm well north of you. So sorry :(
Looks like it bit the bullet. I'll probably replace it with an Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' since those will tolerate (and even like) wet soil and get another oakleaf for a drier spot that we just cleared out.
Yes, in dry sandy soil and at the bottom of a clay slope where the ground is slmost always damp. The ones in more sun are much faster to come out. I can dig starts for you, Larry, but don't know yet if I will be at swap. Stay in touch if and when you try again.


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NSA chief: Allies, not U.S., collected European phone data
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WASHINGTON — The head of the National Security Agency on Tuesday challenged reports that the United States had been gathering the phone records of millions of Europeans, saying the records actually were turned over by allied spy services.
"This is not information we collected on European citizens," said the agency's director, Gen. Keith Alexander. "It represents information that we and our NATO allies have collected in defense of our countries and in support of military operations."
Alexander said that phone data was generally collected outside Europe.
The Wall Street Journal reported on its website Tuesday that intelligence services in France and Spain had collected phone records of their citizens and turned them over to the NSA as part of an arrangement to mitigate threats against U.S. and allied troops and civilians.
Alexander and James Clapper, director of national intelligence, broadly defended the NSA's practice of spying on foreign leaders. Such espionage, they said, was a pillar of U.S. intelligence operations that had gone on for decades.
Both men said the intelligence was invaluable because it provided U.S. leaders with an idea of how other countries planned to act toward the United States.
Such spying was essential, the officials said, because other countries, including allies, spy on the United States.
"It is one of the first things I learned in intelligence school in 1963," Clapper said. "It's a fundamental given."
The two officials defended their operations before the House Intelligence Committee at a time when the NSA has come under growing criticism and calls for a congressional review of the nation's surveillance efforts.
"To be sure, on occasion we have made mistakes," Clapper said, adding that the intelligence agencies would work with Congress to address any concerns.
The intelligence committee hearing took place as key congressional Republicans and Democrats expressed misgivings in the wake of a report that the NSA had targeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel for surveillance for several years.
A bipartisan plan introduced Tuesday would end the NSA's sweep of phone records, allowing the government to seek only records related to ongoing terror investigations. Critics both at home and abroad have criticized the current program as a violation of privacy rights.
White House press secretary Jay Carney declined to take a position on the legislation, put forward by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with a broad array of support.
Carney said the administration is working with Congress on "appropriate reforms."
Asked about the reports of eavesdropping on world leaders, Obama himself said in a Fusion network television interview that the U.S. government is conducting "a complete review of how our intelligence operates outside the country."
He declined to discuss specifics or say when he learned about the spying on allies. But a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity that Obama didn't know the NSA was monitoring Merkel's communications until after he visited Germany in June.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen may have wanted to draw the attention of opponents by threatening to retaliate if his players get hit by a pitch, but he also garnered the interest of Major League Baseball.
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Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham and Scott Podsednik were hit by pitches by the Cleveland Indians during the Sox's 8-5 win on Saturday.
Guillen pointed out he didn't think the Indians were throwing at his players, but he is frustrated by his players getting hit. The Sox have been hit 44 times this season, which is the fifth-highest total in the majors.
Guillen said Monday before his team's game against the Mariners he hasn't heard from league officials, nor does he expect to, because nothing had happened yet on the field.
"I can say whatever I want to say -- as long as I'm not saying it about them," the outspoken manager said.
On Saturday, Guillen said he didn't care if he gets suspended for retaliating.
"[On Saturday] I get upset, they hit one guy and they throw in into another guy," Guillen said on Sunday. "I got upset.
"I know for a fact they're not throwing at nobody, but enough is enough. I have Konerko bruised all over the place. Around the league, be careful because we're going to hit people. I don't care if I get suspended because I need to protect my players.
"When we went to Cleveland, they hit two guys, not on purpose, but someone can get hurt out there. You can pitch in, but if you don't know how, don't do it. It gets to the point when they hit us seven times, 20 times in one week, and we hit one and they're the headhunters and that's a [problem] with Major League Baseball."
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Posted 26 December 2012 - 08:51 AM
Hello hello!!!
I just introduced my self in the comfy couch (very comfy indeed! ) and decided to start with a big fat post right away...
I am PCOS. I was diagnosed yeeeearsss and yeeeeears ago, when I was 16. I have alway taken the pill, which worked just fine for my uncooperative ovaries, but I have been doing some experimenting over the last year. I was off the pill for about 8 months as per Dr. since my period decided to stop visiting even while taking the pill (WTH?!?!?!?! ), nothing happened (pregnancy- or period- wise ) We weren't really TTC back then, but it was a good test run.
Went to my Dr again, did some test, decided to take pill again for six months and do more tests then. But after taking it for like 1 month, we received confirmation that mah man had bee hired by a very good company here in Sydney, and we would be relocating in the next couple of months. I decided to take the pill for only 3 months, went back to Dr. and explained that I wanted to take all my tests before leaving so that I could have the results asap. The plan was to have them in order to start seriously TTC right after landing (would have loved to start on the flight but might have seemed rude to other passengers.... ).
We are now settled in our new house (moved in last week so still half-furnished, hehe!) and I decided to start looking at support groups and things like that, and found this forum!
One of the things that I have to do first, is loose some weight. Damn PCOS messed with my body real good! But it's not something new since I have been struggling with my weight even since I was dx, so i won't dwell on that...
Luckily, we found an apartment with gym and pool, and I am not working at the time, so I will be spending a lot of time there hopefully, at least one hour every day! I already started and hit the treadmill yesterday and the day before, so I just need to stay focused!
And then, the questions to you lovely ladies BEGIN!!!!
Given that we have been "unprotected" for 4 months now, and another 8 months before that, and nothing happened, should i think about going to the doctor already?
Should i just wait untill i loose some weight? my goal is around 10-15kgs, although i will be happy as a hippo with 5! hahahahaha! i think i am reasonably healthy, eat my veggies and my fruits and suff (just need to stop snacking ).
There, that's all (for now)...
If you read all the way to the end, I really appreciate it, i know how tyring listening to me can be when i really get going! hahahahahaha!
Posted 26 December 2012 - 09:24 AM
welcome even though I don't have pco (found out by ultrasound) I have the symptoms there are lots of ladies here that do have pco or pcos please join in the buddy groups or another group here we will help you the best we can
Posted 02 January 2013 - 10:00 AM
Oh I know exactly how you feel, I had the merina to help with my endometriosis for a year but my PCOS got out of control while on it so I went back onto the pill for 6 months to get it under control. I am now up to my 5th cycle trying to get pregnant (need to test around the 18th jan so that needs to hurry up) my last cycle I had no period & no sign of it coming. I got so excited thinking I was pregnant but no I couldn't get into see my OB/gyn so went to my GP's back up (who has no idea ggrrr) she told me "oh I think it's just your endo or PCOS playing up so nothing to worry about" Aaarrgghhh WHAT nothing to worry about I'm pretty sure that is something to worry about, I'm really worried that my body can't cope with not being on some sort of hermone contraception for very long and I'm only 24 so it's 'meant' to be 'easy' ggrrrSo yes after that rambling WELCOME I think we are in a similar boat, here's hoping we both fall pregnant VERY soon Good Luck!
Posted 02 January 2013 - 11:07 AM
Can you get a referral to a specialist?
I have PCOS and conceiving was rather straight forward. Dr gave me some clomid (take it days 2-6 I think), then I had an ultrasound around day 13 I think to make sure that the dose was correct. Took a few goes to get the correct dosage and when the Dr finally saw one large excellent follicle, he did an IUI. It worked first go, I was very lucky.
This is through the private system so it was a bit pricey (IUI was $880), on top of the appointments, but I'm 34 weeks now, so it was all worth it.
Posted 02 January 2013 - 11:23 AM
I would seriously consider going to a fertility specialist to get a full work up of your bloods, get a new ultrasounds etc so you know what is going on right now, not in the past. Your fertility specialist depending on your results should give you a more concrete plan of what is right for you and your individual circumstances and that is a relief in itself.
I have PCOS and I know how difficult it is and how helpless you can feel with this condition.
Good luck and I hope you can know more soon and that you can have a plan you are happy with.
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