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Ahead of Friday's World Cup Qualifier, check out this excellent video by KickTV on the match and all the goings on in Costa Rica this week.
Remember, the LA Galaxy will be in for their own battle down there later this month when they face C.S. Cartagines in CONCACAF Champions League play.
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LA Galaxy players Landon Donovan and Omar Gonzalez will look to move the U.S. National Team one step closer to the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Friday when they take on Costa Rica at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose.
As the U.S. prepares for that vital match against Los Ticos, they'll have a dangerous weapon in Donovan, who admits that he is playing as well as he's ever played. Over the past two months, Donovan has scored a combined of 10 goals and tallied nine assists—five goals and two assists coming with the Galaxy—with LA and the U.S.
It may seem surprising that the veteran of three World Cups, who has been named to MLS' Best XI six times and has won four U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards, may say such a thing, but Donovan affirmed in Costa Rica on Thursday that he's feeling as good as he ever has.
"I guess if I had to evaluate, I'd say this is the best I've ever played," he told reporters after the team's practice on Friday. "The energy I had when I was 20 is pretty close to being matched now, but I have the experience of all the years. Everything has really slowed down for me now. I see everything very clearly on the field. Everything sort of makes sense. "Not every play is perfect, but I feel like every time I get the ball I have a real chance to impact the game. That's a great feeling. I'm just going to keep enjoying it."
Robbie Keane has been awarded MLS Player of the Month for August.
The Irishman is the second Galaxy player to win the honor joining former LA midfielder Mike Magee, who earned the honor in March.
Keane was stellar during the month of August as he notched five goals and two assists in four MLS Regular Season matches, but also added two in the Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League victory over C.S. Cartaginés. Add it all up and that's seven goals in five games over the month of August.
The forward will not take the field this weekend for LA's match against the Colorado Rapids as he is currently away with Ireland on international duty as they prepare for World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria.
In the latest edition of 'View from the Booth" Joe Tutino and Cobi Jones analyze the Colorado Rapids.
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CARSON, Calif. – In my latest feature for LAGalaxy.com, I look at LA Galaxy forward Jack McBean and his experiencing growing up in an LA Galaxy uniform.
The story discusses McBean's rise from a kid, who would watch Manchester United with his father Calum to an 18-year-old, who is contending for minutes for the two-time defending MLS Cup Champions.
Galaxy Associate head coach Dave Sarachan admits that when LA first saw Jack, they knew that they had a player with the physical make-up to succeed; it was simply about filling in the rest.
"When we got Jack, we had the physical outline and the physical body type, but the internal, tactical, and the experience factor needed to continue to build upon each other through training and games," said Sarachan. "Now we're at this point, we have a much more complete player. Far from fully complete, but better in understanding the pace of MLS, connecting, and now it's the final pass and the final shot that needs to count. We've seen a progression, now he needs 10 more percent to get himself at another level."
Below is more from my talk with Jack McBean about his time growing up, his father, and a plethora of other topics. Check it out below…
(On growing up and soccer help from his father…)
MCBEAN: "He was always really supportive. He was my coach in AYSO but then once I got to the club level he kind of backed off a little bit from the coaching side. He was always intense but never in a negative way, he'd be yelling at all the guys on my team just encouraging them. They all love him and he still goes back to their games and does the same thing, so that's pretty funny. "
(On when he knew professional soccer was what he wanted to do…)
MCBEAN: "Probably when I got to high school and had some interest from the national team and knew I was a pretty good player for my age and then the contract came up and it was a no brainer for me."
(On his first soccer memories…)
MCBEAN: "The first thing I remember was playing AYSO on this all-star team and we made it all the way. But I mean I've been playing forever and the games always on at my house, always soccer on the weekends. So yeah, it's in my blood I guess."
(On being 18 and playing alongside players who are married with kids…)
MCBEAN: "It's definitely weird if you really think about it but everyone's got a different scenario that they're in and there's a bunch of young guys out here, a couple guys still live with their family too and there's old guys who have kids who live with them so it's kind of weird if you think about it but it's cool. Everyone can play this game."
(On his first goal before graduating high school, which he did earlier this year…)
MCBEAN: "Yeah that was a good game. We didn't get a good result but our team was really good that year and had the supporters shield locked up so all the youngsters kind of got a chance and luckily I put one in the back of the net. It was cool."
(On playing alongside fellow academy graduates like Jose Villarreal and Oscar Sorto…)
MCBEAN: "It definitely makes it a lot more fun. You know the guys before they're on the team but this is my third year so I know everyone pretty well. Been with most of the guys for over two years now and comfortable with all of them."
(On going from AYSO to playing with Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane…)
MCBEAN: "It's pretty crazy to think about. [Back when I was a kid], I would always watch for those guys on the weekend. Especially Robbie, playing for Leeds and Tottenham and all those EPL teams so it's pretty weird to think about but it's pretty cool."
CARSON, Calif. – Back after a knee infection caused him to miss two training sessions and a reserve match, Kofi Opare is eager to fill the starting spot vacated by Omar Gonzalez, who is currently away on international duty.
Opare has become a regular on LA's game day roster since the start of August and performed well during his first competitive start for the club in their 3-0 victory over C.S. Cartaginés earlier this month. However, Opare was unable to get in the squad in LA's 3-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes and the subsequent reserve match due to a knee infection called cellulitis.
Even though the injury cost him a reserve league appearance, Opare believes that it didn't hurt his sharpness.
"I'm just glad to be back in training," said Opare. "The good thing was that even with the injury, I was still able to run and even though I wasn't in training, I was still able to do fitness work and keep my sharpness."
It's vitally important that Opare is fit and ready because with Gonzalez away on international duty, the 22-year-old is in the midst of a battle for a starting role with the likes of Tommy Meyer, A.J. DeLaGarza, and possibly even Pablo Mastroeni.
"With Omar gone, the center back is spot and players are competing for that spot. I'm trying to do that same thing so that I can impress the coaches so I get that spot," said Opare. "To be honest, I still go through the same steps that I do every week. I just want to come in with the attitude to work hard and play well in practice. Nothing changes. Now there is a spot and we're all competing, I just want to bring the same attitude."
The highly anticipated World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Mexico will take place in less than a week at Columbus Crew Stadium, but the U.S. women got the party started early a they put a beat down on their Mexican counterparts 7-0 in a friendly at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Sydney Leroux led the way with four goals while Abby Wambach, Rachel Buehler and Morgan Brian also scored.
Highlights of the match are below...
CARSON, Calif. – As soon as the final whistle sounded on Saturday's 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo was already thinking about meeting up with Panama ahead of their vital World Cup qualifier with Jamaica.
Los Canaleros are currently in fifth in the Hexagonal just a point behind Honduras for a spot in a playoff against Oceania champions New Zealand and two points behind Mexico for CONCACAF's final automatic qualifying berth. It is very possible that Panama's next to matches may decide their fate as they host Jamaica on Sept. 6 in Panama City before traveling to Tegucigalpa to take on Honduras five days later.
"First off, we can't give away points at home. We have to continue to get points at home," said Penedo of the game against Jamaica. "That's a big game for us because it's the dream of our nation [to qualify for the World Cup]."
Although the challenge is a tough one, Penedo is confident that Los Canaleros can get the results needed to put them in contention for the nation's first ever World Cup berth.
"Right now, for these two games, we should try to get the full six points to put us in position to qualify," said Penedo. "To be honest, I think that we have the group, the mentality and the confidence to accomplish that goal."
CARSON, Calif. – After helping the LA Galaxy go undefeated in their last five games in all competitions, captain Robbie Keane will now devote his full efforts to helping Ireland qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The Irish face a pair of decisive games during this international period as they face Sweden in Dublin on Sept. 6 and Austria in Vienna on Sept 10. Currently, Ireland are in fourth place in Group C tied on 11 points with with second place Austria and third place Sweden due to goal difference. Six points from these two matches could put Keane's squad in contention for a spot in UEFA's playoffs as Germany is expected to win the group as they currently top the group with 16 points.
"These games are the make or break for us," said Keane. "It's important that we hopefully get six points. It's going to be tough, but we certainly can't afford to lose the games."
Ireland head coach Giovanni Trapattoni couldn't ask for his captain to be returning to the national team in better form as Keane has scored seven goals and two assists in his last five games with the Galaxy and joins the Irish full of confidence.
"It's good. It's a completely scenario, once I leave [the Galaxy] then I'm 100 percent focused on the national team," Keane said following Saturdays' 3-0 victory where he scored two goals in LA's win. "I'm looking forward to meeting up with the lads and putting on that green jersey again."
LA Galaxy Under-16's Haji Wright and Abraham Romero named to U.S. Under-17 Residency Program for fall semester
LA Galaxy Under-16 forward Haji Wright and goalkeeper Abraham Romero will be among 28 players that will take part in the fall semester of U.S. Under-17 Residency Program, U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday.
Wright made 20 appearances for the Galaxy Under-16's last season and finished in third in scoring with seven goals. The fall semester marks the start of preparations for the qualifying cycle for the 2015 Under-17 World Cup in Chile. A total of eight players selected by U-17 head coach Richie Williams heading to residency are California natives, which is the most of any state -- six of which are from Southern California.
Also named to the roster is Wright's Academy teammate Abraham Romero, who made 11 appearances last season while playing for LA's U-16 and U-18 squads. Romero was listed by U.S. Soccer as a member of FC Golden State, but is registered under with the Galaxy for the upcoming Development Academy season according to Galaxy Academy Director Peter Vagenas.
The complete roster is below...
GOALKEEPERS (3): William Pulisic (Richmond Strikers; Mechanicsville, Va.), Abraham Romero (LA Galaxy; Altadena, Calif.), Kevin Silva (PDA; Bethlehem, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (10): Hugo Arellano (Chivas USA Academy; Norwalk, Calif.), George Braima (Crew Soccer Academy; Columbus, Ohio), Pierre Da Silva (New York Soccer Club; Port Chester, N.Y.), Nikkye De Point (Revolution Empire; Rochester, N.Y.), Tanner Dietrich (Tennessee Soccer Club; Nashville, Tenn.), Cristian Martinez (NJSA 04; Mine Hill, N.J.), John Nelson (Internationals; Medina, Ohio), Matthew Olosunde (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trenton, N.J.), Elijah Rice (Chicago Magic PSG; Highland Park, Ill.), Alexis Velela (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Eric Calvillo (Real So Cal; Palmdale, Calif.), Ronaldo Escudero (Pateadores; Placentia, Calif.), Kyle Gurrieri (NJSA 04; Totowa, N.J.), Thomas McCabe (Players Development Academy; South Orange, N.J.), Weston McKinnie (FC Dallas Academy; Little Elm, Texas), Logan Panchot (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; St. Louis, Mo.), Devin Vega (San Antonio Scorpions; San Antonio, Texas), Brian Zelaya (Juventus Heat; San Mateo, Calif.), Alejandro Zendejas (FC Dallas Academy; El Paso, Texas)
FORWARDS (6): Kevin Coleman (FC Richmond; Warrenton, Va.), David Loera (Orlando City Lions; Orlando, Fla.), Jonathan Navarro (De Anza Force; San Jose, Calif.), Christian Pulisic (PA Classics; Hershey, Pa.), Sean Teixeira (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trumbull, Conn.), Haji Wright (LA Galaxy Academy; Los Angeles, Calif.)

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The Bulls said scans on injured loose forwards CJ Stander and Dewald Potgieter have shown they could be ready to face the Chiefs on Friday..
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Since yesterday was officially designated "Grandparents' Day," I thought I'd share some thoughts about that odd relationship that exists between many children and their grandparents.
One grandparenting adage says:
"The two greatest joys a grandparent has are seeing the headlights of the car bringing to grandkids for a visit – and the taillights of the car hauling them away."
Sometimes after an invasion from Munchkin Land, Sandra will say:
"Listen. … Just listen."
We pause, swathed in the sound of silence that falls after the purveyors of cacophony depart.
On one of the doors of the bathroom, Sandra has posted a sign that confronts us each time we ascend the throne. The words come from Alex Haley, author of "Roots." They read:
"Nobody can do for children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."
I have lived long enough to exist on both ends of that spectrum. Granny Parker spent much of her life sprinkling stardust over me. She worked a magic on my life that endures to this day.
Anyone who has spent time reading the words I put in this space knows that I am a proud papa of 12 grandchildren – 11 on Earth and one in Heaven. In March, Lydia will make that number a baker's dozen. Will I be their Bilbo Baggins?
Since I survived the trials of raising four children, I understand the burdens of parenting. Jobs must be worked, houses cleaned, clothes washed, meals prepared, grass cut, bills paid – and children nurtured. Most moms put in a long day at work only to come home to spend their few remaining waking hours caring for the house and the kids.
When Sandra and I know any of our grandkids are coming, we try to clear our schedule. When those kids hit the door, they become our chief focus from that moment until we cart them home or their parents pick them up.
Grandparents can commit time most parents cannot give to their children. Do you have any idea how many episodes of "Bubble Guppies," "Dora," and "Team Umizoomi" we have watched? Can you imagine the puzzles we have helped put together? Or the number of books we have read?
For a while, each time Alex came to the house, he would head to the bookshelf, grab "The Hungry Caterpillar," and climb up beside me.
"Read me this book," he would say. And I would read. When I got to the part about the caterpillar being "still hungry," Alex chanted with me: "and he was STILL HUNGRY."
Haley, Taylor, Jaxen, Isaiah and Abby are lovers of jig-saw puzzles. Ben loves to play the make-shift empty-coffee container drum set. Thank goodness he has not figured out a way to make a cymbal. Hannah likes for me to sing "Wagon Wheel." Allison loves to eat, so I usually make pancakes while she is with us.
Time and attention are the twin ingredients of that inscrutable stardust grandparents sprinkle.
Most children can never appreciate what their parents do for them because the kindnesses and provisions are lost in the whirlwind of living. I had to become a parent before I ever understood the subtle – and not so subtle – things my mom and dad did for me. But grandparents are the calm eye in the midst of that storm.
Granny was always my saint, patron provider of yellow cake with chocolate icing and a glass of iced tea. Later, iced tea changed into a cup of coffee, but the cake remained constant. She was my anchor.
Now I am trying to share the stardust Granny sprinkled on my life with children five generations removed.
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The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots was witnessed by numerous invited people even though it was done indoors at Fortheringhay Castle. The following report of Mary's execution was written by one of those witnesses for Elizabeth's ministers. There seems to be a general agreement that Mary died a brave death.
prayers being ended, the executioners asked her Grace to forgive them
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This done, one of the women put a holy cloth over the Queen of Scot's face, and pinned it fast to her hair covering. Then the queen knelt down on the cushion and, without any token, sign of fear of death, she spoke aloud a psalm in Latin.
Then, groping for the block, she laid down her head. Lying most quietly upon the block and stretching out her arms, she cried in Latin "Into your hands, o Lord" three or four times.
One of the executioners held her slightly with one of his hands and she endured two strokes of the axe, making very small noise or none at all.
He lifted up her head to the view of all and bade "God save the Queen". Then, her head-dress falling off, her hair was as grey as someone of threescore and ten years old and cropped short.
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Whilst assessing vulnerabilities in the PC build I have I found the following. Now I always get pissed off when I hear people rattle on about the AT command and using that to get a SYSTEM shell. In my experience after XP SP2 you're required to be an admin to run AT, so what's the point really?
So rather than just focussing on holes in the Microsoft system, which frankly I'm not really talented enough to find much there, I decided to look at the configuration and implementation. In my opinion I would have much better luck looking for mistakes made by people not necessarily trying to secure a system but more trying to get a system to work.
In this post I'll focus a common mistake made by the guys who build the system which allows a standard user to escalate to have full system privileges.
Looking at Services
It would be nice to use WMIC to look for services that are in a directory that I can write to and that start automatically:
wmic service get name,startmode,pathname | find /i "auto"
However, when trying to run WMIC I get an error telling me that I need to be a member of the Administrators group. I could just go to the Services.msc but this means that I have to go through each service to get that path to the executable. A better tool I found for this is MSInfo32.exe
As can be seen in the screenshot I can quickly scan down the autostarted services for ones that have paths that I can write to. I also need the service to be running with an account with some decent privileges.
OK, VNC looks pretty good.
I go to the directory that VNC runs from and rename the executable. I copy Taskmgr.exe from System32 to the VNC directory and rename it as the VNC executable.
After a restart I see that I have no VNC in the system tray, so I go to the Services.msc and start it. Task Manager starts up for about a minute and then closes. Ok, that's good. I start the service again and quickly launch a command shell before it closes, great now I have my system command shell. From here I can add accounts, change settings, install software etc... But maybe I want my full desktop. I launch Taskmgr.exe from the command shell, kill explorer from the process list and the launch explorer from File menu. Fantastic, I have a whole desktop running as System, now I really am closer to god!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Getting Closer to God with Privilege Escalation
Whilst assessing vulnerabilities in the PC build I have I found the following. Now I always get pissed off when I hear people rattle on about the AT command and using that to get a SYSTEM shell. In my experience after XP SP2 you're required to be an admin to run AT, so what's the point really?
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- Rob Fuller (mubix) said...
This method is actually going to be a part of my ToorCamp talk. And as far as WMIC not working. That's only a XP problem. Vista and 7 allows you to run it. Does it still give you that error if WMIC has been installed on XP by an admin? I know it autoinstalls after the first run.
- June 10, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- SynJunkie said...
Hey Rob.
The PC i was testing on was an XP SP2 PC. I was testing it with a user account that was a member of Power Users but not Local Administrators. WMIC had previously been run on that PC.
I never tested any further as I was just looking at my standard build and nothing else.
Hope that helps.
Good luck with the talk. Hopefully you'll make it available from Room362.
- June 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Rob Fuller (mubix) said...
If they record it, I will definitely make it available. Might just take my own vcam just in case since you made me think of it.
So testing on Vista and Windows 7, standard user can't alter anything in Program Files, so you would have to do that offline, but at that point you would do better just to copy cmd.exe to and overwriting utilman.exe in system32. Backing up of course the original.
But, doing that doesn't apply to a remote privilege escalation very well. However there are ways of making windows do things after boot. ;-)
- June 10, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- SynJunkie said...
Sounds like your talk is going to be pretty good. I'll keep an eye out for it.
I'll be looking into other implementation failures in the PC build when I'm finished getting to grips with some SQL Injection for A Web App I'm looking at.
- June 10, 2009 at 8:55 PM
hey Syn,
don't know if it's any interesting but I thought, it could be useful too as you are talking about xp sp2. Andres Tarasco from www.haxorcitos.com released srvcheck which makes use of service implementation failures
By the way, I often see things like xampp on windows web development machines. xampp is always running under LocalSystem, so it's xampp which lets you add another user to the local admin group through php.
greetz, Markus
- June 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- mneis said...
hey Syn,
not sure if it helps, but with a little commandline kungfu you can get what you need
(sc query state= all | findstr /i "service_name" > f:\enum\services & for /f "tokens=2,3" %i in (f:\enum\services) do @sc qc %i | findstr /i "service_name auto_start binary_path_name") & del f:\enum\services
it's dirty, but it works ;-)
By the way, for privilege escalation is still a tool out there from Andres Tarasco
pretty old, but in some situations pretty good, either ;-)
cheers and thx for all your great work
- June 13, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- SynJunkie said...
Hey Markus
Thanks for the comments. I did try to use SC for getting the detail on services but I couldn't get to what I wanted with it. I'll be sure to give your suggestion a try.
And thanks for the link to tool.
- June 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- mneis said...
Hey Syn,
while browsing in my tools for some access enumeration I found this:
Sysinternals accesschk.exe
Option -c =
Name is a Windows Service e.g. ssdpsrv. Specify '*' as the
name to show all services and 'scmanager' to check the security
you will love accesschk.exe -c *
it gives you the name of the service and the permissions who can change them. Guess what I found on almost any machine for some services:
RW Everybody :)
- August 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM
- SynJunkie said...
Fantastic tip, cheers mate. I'll look into that. I love sysinternals tools.
- August 3, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Every solution given above is not working with XP SP3 anymore:
- a non-admin user cannot rename or overwrite executables of services that reside mostly in system32 or program files
- Mneis' cmdline kung-fu actually works when leaving out "f:\enum\"
- accesschk's enumeration shows one Everybody entry which is only R :(
Any other backdoor to try on a fully patched XP machine? :)
- October 26, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- mneis said...
of course f:\enum does not work when you dont have a local drive f:
These are no backdoors, do some research on privilege escalation.
- October 28, 2010 at 5:10 AM


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Suicide in Children and Adolescents
edited by Robert A. King, M.D., professor of psychiatry and a member of the Child Study Center, and Alan Apter
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, United Kingdom) 2003; 334 pages
Experts from psychiatry, epidemiology, neurobiology, genetics and psychotherapy bring together the most recent findings in their fields to address important questions about suicide. How can these deaths be prevented? Can they be anticipated? Are there perceptible patterns? What role do families and gender play? What are the treatments for and outcomes of suicide attempters?
Treatment Planning for Psychotherapists: A Practical Guide to Better Outcomes, 2nd ed.
by Richard B. Makover, M.D., lecturer in psychiatry
American Psychiatric Publishing (Washington) 2004; 208 pages
This handbook offers a clear, concise explanation and clinical-case examples of practical treatment plans from initial assessment, through diagnosis and formulation, to the critical decisions about objectives, methodology and technique.
Dementia: A Practical Guide
by Marc E. Agronin, M.D. '91
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Philadelphia) 2003; 272 pages
This latest addition to the Practical Guides in Psychiatry series is a pocket manual written for everyone from medical students to fellows to psychiatrists, neurologists and internists in practice who want a concise guide to dementia at their fingertips.
A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography
by Bessie L. Marquis; edited by Scott T. Reeves and Albert C. Perrino Jr., M.D., HS '87, associate professor of anesthesiology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Philadelphia) 2003; 352 pages
This text offers a concise guide to the current practice of transesophageal echocardiography and includes discussions on its uses in surgical procedures and on data derived from Doppler studies.
Clinical Neuroanatomy, 25th ed.
by Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D., chair and professor of neurology and professor of pharmacology and neurobiology
McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange (New York) 2002; 400 pages
This text links basic concepts in neuroanatomy with clinical correlations. The new edition reflects the state-of-the-art in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and discusses the latest advances in molecular and cellular biology in the context of neuroanatomy.
Ellenberg and Rifkin's Diabetes Mellitus, 6th ed.
by Daniel Porte Jr., Robert S. Sherwin, M.D., C.N.H. Long Professor of Medicine, and Alain Baron
McGraw-Hill Professional (New York) 2002; 1,047 pages
This text is a comprehensive reference on diabetes mellitus, covering basic biochemistry, physiology and pathogenesis, as well as clinical diagnosis and treatment. The sixth edition includes five new chapters, plus new material on the genetic basis of the disease, new hypoglycemic drugs, mechanisms of hormone action and regulation of hormone secretion.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Psychological Aspects of Chronic Disease
by Lawrence A. Vitulano, Ph.D., and Melvin Lewis, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.Psych., HS '59
W.B. Saunders Co. (New York) 2003; 598 pages
Chronic illness in childhood presents many challenges for the child and adolescent mental health clinician. This book examines several major chronic illnesses in depth to provide a better understanding of the physical demands, medical treatment requirements, social limitations and general prognosis for the child.
Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid
edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Ph.D., IBM Professor of Psychology and Education
Yale University Press (New Haven) 2003; 272 pages
This book investigates the psychological basis for stupidity in everyday life. Experts shed light on the nature and theory of stupidity, whether stupidity is measurable, how people can avoid stupidity and its consequences and more.
The Perfect Fit Diet: Combine What Science Knows About Weight Loss With What You Know About Yourself
by Lisa Sanders, M.D. '97, HS '00, clinical instructor in medicine
Rodale Press (New York) 2004; 358 pages
Building on her research analyzing more than 700 weight-loss programs, Sanders has "uncovered a fundamental truth about dieting," according to the publisher, that "sustainable weight loss is only possible on a diet that fits [one's] food preferences, satiety signals, lifestyle and medical profile." Sanders, who also writes the monthly "Diagnosis" column in The New York Times Magazine, offers a plan for tailoring eating habits and activities to lose weight and keep it off.


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1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Asia
Description: A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guillaume Raynal's 1780 map of Asia. Offers considerable detail considering the size, showing the tradewinds in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as numerous Silk Route cities in Central Asia. Highly detailed, showing towns, rivers, some topographical features and political boundaries. Drawn by R. Bonne for G. Raynal's Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes.
Date: 1780 (undated)
Source: Raynal, G., Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes, 1780.
Cartographer: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps bear many stylistic similarities to those of his predecessor, Bellin. However, Bonne maps generally abandon such common 18th century decorative features such as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses. While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal. Click here for a list of rare maps from Rigobert Bonne.
Cartographer: Guillaume Thomas Raynal (April 12, 1711 - March 6, 1796) was a French writer, philosopher, and historian active during the Enlightenment. Raynal was educated as a Jesuit, but left the order for unknown reasons, and moved to Paris where he dedicated himself to the production of a number of minor but popular historical works. Raynal's histories opened doors to elite social and artistic circles where he met and befriended various members of the Philosophe Coteries. Raynal's most important work is generally considered to be a 1770 collaboration with Diderot and others entitled, L'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Some of the philosophical ideas developed in the book drew negative attention from the authorities who banned the book and posted a notice for the arrest of its authors. Raynal fled to Berlin and later to St. Petersburg, where he lived for a number of years before returning to France in 1787. Though not a cartographer Raynal's name is often attached to several Atlases by Rigobert Bonne, from whom he composed the text. Click here for a list of rare maps by G. Raynal.
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Congratulations, New Jersey—you've just become the latest state to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption!
Just shy of his final deadline, Governor Chris Christie signed into law A.2023/S.1976, which is an amazing piece of legislation: Not only does it prevent a horse slaughter plant from opening in the Garden State, it also prohibits the use of state roads to transport live horses intended for slaughter elsewhere!
New Jersey's highways are a major East Coast artery up to Canada (and Canadian slaughterhouses). Now that horse slaughterers can't use them, their lives just became more difficult—and we have to admit, we're pretty happy about that.
Until we succeed in passing a federal law banning both U.S. horse slaughter and the transport of slaughter-bound horses across our borders, it is vital that individual states continue to stand against this horrific practice by passing their own bans. So thank you, New Jersey animal advocates, for fighting until the end to make sure this bill became law! Please take a moment to thank Governor Christie for approving the bill.
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how can anyone hurt a beatufil horse like one ones i seen
just stop it deonna m hill
I am appalled to read and see and hear about these cruel and inhumane acts of murder to these majestic innocent God Given rights for all horses to be abused and slaughtered inhumaneley on top of everything else we are fighting for the save all wildlife from extinction!! Its about KARMA.... The gov't can and will put a stop to this sick act of violence for wheat purpose ? money and greed ???? American horses are the the foundation of our American history...In all the wars and farming and travelling before the auto industry started. Too Much !!! Sickos!!!Stop it now! I will never eat horse meat-EVER!! And will boycott it whenever and whever I can!!
I believe these animal abusers should get the chair! They should be tourchered! They are LOE life rednecks!they do not deserve to breath oír air!
So happy that NJ banned the killing of these beautiful horses They race at the tracks then they get mistreated or killed after they retire them from races at the tracks. Which also be stopped! New York has to ban its horse carriages in the city that are also suffering and getting hurt in the city by traffic.
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I recently did a reader's response post for this article on my animal abuse blog. Feel free to give it a look and give feedback. You can follow this link : http://pawswap.blogspot.com/2012/09/greetings-animal-lovers-i-wanted-to.html
these people tha abuse horse sshould be dead horses are really pretty
how about stop slaughtering and consuming any animals including cows, chickens, pigs. What did they do wrong. Let's treat all animals equally.
The people who kill animals are just jealous of these animals beauty. But I am all in for stopping the killing of any animal. They are beautiful, kind, and wonderful. So PLEASE HELP SAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL.
Sorry kids...sorry NJ. Governor Christie cleverly worded this bill saying 'for human consumption in NJ'. However...the hell-hole Bravo Packing is still operating. The 'processed meat' is sold to theme parks, such as Great Adventure (for the safari cats), it is exported to other states in the US, and Canada. It is an export. It is still a 'big business', and it is still a tragedy. Please write to Barbara Buono, who is currently NJ Senator. She is running against Christie for Gov/NJ/2013. And please watch this video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vbN2SMszw


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Last month the Twitterverse declared February 23rd to be Bart Simpson's birthday. Being a lifelong Simpsons fan I thought it was odd that I had never celebrated my yellow friends entry into the world before. The website SplitSider tracked down this erroneous birthday in a very interesting post on their site. (http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-day-twitter-gave-birth-to-bart-simpson/). I will leave the details to their original post but effectively what happened was a global game of telephone. Ultimately the Chicago Tribune, Nexflix, Rolling Stone, and Columbia College Chicago added an air of credibility to this idea.
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When does a pharmacy student become a radio DJ? When hosting an internet radio show to drive new business to their pharmacy. That was one of the creative ideas LECOM students came up with as a way to make an independent pharmacy stand out from the crowd. The project was one of the business models unveiled during a poster presentation event at the Erie campus on January 26th.
|LECOM pharmacy students from the Class of 2012 presented their business plans to faculty members and fellow students at a recent poster presentation event.
Students from the LECOM School of Pharmacy Class of 2012 showcased their business skills and ideas in the LECOM Atrium. Second-year students in the Pharmacy Practice Management class worked together to create mock business plans as part of a class project.
Arpit Mehta's group formulated a business plan for an independent pharmacy that uses an internet radio show to reach new customers and bring in new business. Mehta said the idea was to launch a radio show where customers could call in and talk to pharmacists about their medications and other health related concerns. In order to complete the project, Mehta's group talked to five independent pharmacies in Erie, Pa., and several local radio stations.
"It was a great experience because we now have an idea of what it takes to open a new pharmacy and to encourage new customers to come to the pharmacy," Mehta said. They learned that it can be challenging for independent pharmacists to compete with the larger chains so they have to offer extra, value-added services in order to attract loyal customers.
Eighteen groups of second-year students explored a wide range of pharmacy business models. They included topics such as: opening an independent pharmacy, community service projects, and using new media to market and promote their pharmacy businesses and services. The assignment required students to think outside of their comfort zones and work as a team to come up with a plan.
This group of pharmacy students looked for ways to market an independent pharmacy by using new media. Pictured, front row (L-R): Brooke Spino, Kelsey Laks, Lori Sokira, Megan Groshner, and Arpit Mehta. Back Row (L-R): Chirag Patel, Joseph Kapanek, and Amanda Sommer.
Associate Professor Kim Burns, R.Ph., J.D., the course coordinator, said the poster presentations were the third and final step in a three-part project. Students had to submit a written business plan, make a presentation to a panel of faculty members, and create posters illustrating their work.
"This is an active learning experience for the students," said Dr. Burns. "After graduation some of them might be pharmacy owners or may have to incorporate some business aspects into their practice so the pharmacists' role is not just a clinical one," Dr. Burns explained.
In fact, two LECOM School of Pharmacy alumni from the Class of 2005 recently opened an independent pharmacy in Edinboro, Pa. Rebecca Wise, Pharm.D., and Paul Berkebile, Pharm.D, are the owners of Lakeside Health Mart Pharmacy. They are also adjunct clinical faculty members at LECOM who mentor LECOM students for clinical rotations at the new pharmacy.
Milanka Petrovic led a group that created a business plan called "Smart Start". They created a mock, non-profit program that teaches antibiotic resistance education to second graders in Erie County. They made coloring books for students and pamphlets for parents and came up with a plan to involve chain pharmacies in the educational outreach.
|These pharmacy students came up with a business plan for antibiotic resistance education. Pictured (L-R): Breanna Coletta, Joshua Miller, Milanka Petrovic, Christopher Cotton, Ashley Dawson, Milos Blagojevic, Megan Cody, and Derrick Day.
"It helped us work together," said Petrovic. "We all had to make certain compromises and sacrifices with each other to complete the project successfully," Petrovic said.
First-year pharmacy students were required to attend the poster presentation and had a chance to ask questions of the project leaders. It gave the first-year students some good ideas for next year, when they'll have to come up with their own pharmacy business projects.
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