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Although the Nile has historically been the key to socio-economic development for the countries along its banks, it has also been an object of political tension and conflict. (Kukk and Deese, 1996: 42)
Conflict and cooperation along the Nile River goes back as far as the time of the pharaohs. According to historians, the rulers of Egypt long ago used to send gifts to the rulers of Ethiopia to ensure an uninterrupted flow of the Nile water (Dawoud; Kerisel, 2001; Pankhurst, 2000). This was partly based on the assumption that Ethiopians were capable of interrupting or diverting the flow of the Blue Nile. Richard Pankhurst, examining such beliefs, concludes, "There is, however, little evidence that the Ethiopians ever made plans for the diversion of the Nile, let alone that they executed them. … One may even doubt whether changing the course of the Nile, however much desired, or feared, ever lay within the technological possibilities of the time" (2000: 35).
Although Egypt and Ethiopia have no common borders, the two countries linked by the Nile River share a common history, culture, and religion, and have been mutually interdependent. Ethiopia is the main source of the Nile water on which Egypt is dependent (material existence), while Egypt historically has been the source of the abun, or patriarch (spiritual existence), that remained the key to religious legitimacy for Ethiopia's political establishment (Erlich, 2002; Pankhurst, 2000: 25).
Relations between the two countries, however, have not always resulted in harmonious exchanges of gifts as mentioned above. The modern history of the Nile is typified by tensions and conflicts. It is thus difficult to write about utilization and management of the Nile River without addressing the tensions and conflicts related to it. The literature on this subject is immense. Collins, 2002 (Chapter 12); Erlich, 2000; Erlich, 2002; Foulds, 2002; Kendie, 1999; Kerisel, 2001 (Chapter 5); Klare, 2001 (Chapter 6); Tafesse 2001; and Waterbury, 2002, are some of the most recent publications.
Conflict over the Nile waters is dominated by threats and counter-threats between Egypt and Ethiopia, which at times also involves the Sudan. Following the Suez Canal Crisis in 1956, Gamal Abdel-Nasser negotiated an agreement with the Soviet Union for the construction of the Aswan High Dam. In 1957, Ethiopia under the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie, who was a close ally of the USA signed a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to carry out a survey of the irrigation and hydropower potential of its Blue Nile watershed. The Bureau of Reclamation completed its multivolume study in 1964 and identified over twenty major water projects for irrigation and hydropower developments. The total amount of water that these projects would have used was estimated at over 4 billion cubic metres (bcm) or about 5 per cent of the mean discharge of the Nile as measured at Aswan. Only the Fincha Dam project has been implemented (Waterbury, 1997: 288; 2002: 69, 116–118). The announcement of the survey, Waterbury states "was a clear shot across the bows of Egypt and the USSR; Egypt may have its Soviet-financed dam, but Ethiopia has Egypt's water" (1997: 288).
This alliance lasted until the early 1970s, as the situation changed after the death of Gamal AbdelNasser in 1970 and the deposition of Haile Selassie four years later by a military coup. Anwar Sadat, who succeeded Nasser, reconsidered his country's relations with the Soviet Union and took steps to normalise relations with the USA, while the military that took power in Ethiopia allied itself with the Soviet Union. Consequently, tensions between the two Nile countries were high in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the frequently quoted threats and statements over the Nile waters were exchanged. Egypt threatened to use the military whenever it felt Ethiopia was engaged in water projects that might reduce the amount of water in the Blue Nile. Tesfaye Tafesse for instance, lists six instances where threats of war and conflict-laden statements have been issued by Egyptian leaders and politicians between the end of the 1970s to the end of 1990s (2000: 10–12). Ethiopia, on the other hand, reminded Egypt that the Nile has one of its sources in Ethiopia (Collins, 2002: 213). Tensions and conflicts between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters is covered by Arsano, 1997; Collins, 2002: 213–17; Kendie, 1999; Klare, 2001: 153–54; Kukk and Deese, 1996: 41–46; Swain, 1997; Tafesse (2001); and Waterbury, 2002: 69–71.
The end of the cold war, which coincided with regime changes in both the Sudan (1989) and Ethiopia (1991), has had impact on Nile politics in the region and together with other factors has contributed to opening dialogue on cooperation in the Nile basin. The Nile waters, however, have continued to invoke tensions in this region, despite the end of the cold war and the initiative of basin-wide cooperation. Relations between Egypt and the Su-


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A vulnerability checking tool for a host computer designed to examine security logs of attempted logins and revocations, to detect systematic attacks of a wide variety, and to generate a report file that can be examined for information concerning these types of events. Host computer files which contain data regarding attempted accesses and logins are used to create an event list based upon event criteria. The list is evaluated using a "floating period" time frame which advances by single event steps while no violation is detected within a particular floating period, and which advances by "jumps" when violations are detected in a time period so as to reduce the possibility of "over reporting" violations related to the same set of events.
1. A method for detecting systematic attacks and unauthorized attempts to access a host computer, said host computer having an event list containing time-stamped records for each attempt to login or logon to the host computer, said records including user detail information such as a user name, said event list having an earliest event and a latest event with the time there between being a scan time, said method comprising the steps of:
establishing a float period length having a finite time duration;
establishing a float period at an initial position, said float period having a start time and an end time, said end time being equal to said start time plus said float period length, wherein said start time is initially equal to a time stamp value of said earliest event in said event list;
counting a number of events in said event list which fall within said current float period;
responsive to said count exceeding a threshold, producing a violation message and jumping said float period by setting said start time to be equal to a time stamp value of an event in said event list immediately following said float period end time, otherwise advancing said float period by a single event by setting said start time to a time stamp value of an event
in said event list immediately following said start time; and
iterating said steps of counting, producing a violation message and jumping said float period and single-event advancing of said float period until said float period end time exceeds a time stamp value of said latest event in said event list.
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6. A computer readable medium encoded with software for detecting systematic attacks and unauthorized attempts to access a host computer, said host computer having an event list containing time-stamped records for each attempt to login or logon to the host computer, said records including user detail information such as a user name, said event list having an earliest event and a latest event with the time there between being a scan time, said causing said host computer to perform the steps of:
establishing a float period length having a finite time duration;
establishing a float period at an initial position, said float period having a start time and an end time, said end time being equal to said start time plus said float period length, wherein said start time is initially equal to a time stamp value of said earliest event in said event list;
counting a number of events in said event list which fall within said current float period;
responsive to said count exceeding a threshold, producing a violation message and jumping said float period by setting said start time to be equal to a time stamp value of an event in said event list immediately following said float period end time, otherwise advancing said float period by a single event by setting said start time to a time stamp value of an event
in said event list immediately following said start time; and
iterating said steps of counting, producing a violation message and jumping said float period and single-event advancing of said float period until said float period end time exceeds a time stamp value of said latest event in said event list.
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11. A system for detecting systematic attacks against a host computer by analyzing an event list of attempted log-ons and accesses, said event list having a plurality of events comprised of time stamps and user names, said event list having an earliest event and a latest event, said system comprising:
a float period manager for advancing a float period from an initial position to a plurality of subsequent positions, said initial position having a float period start time equivalent to said earliest event time stamp and a float period end time equal to said start time plus a float period length, said float period being adapted to jump the float period to a subsequent position such that said start time is equivalent to a time stamp of an immediately subsequent event following said end time, and also being adapted to advance said float period to a subsequent position by a single event such that said start time is equivalent to a time stamp of an immediately subsequent event following said start time;
an event counter for determining an event count within a given position of said float period; and
an evaluator for comparing said event count to a violation threshold, and responsive to said count exceeding said threshold, producing a violation message and causing said float period manager to jump said float period to a subsequent position, otherwise causing said float period manager to advance said float period by a single-event to a subsequent position, until said float period end time exceeds a time stamp of said latest event in the event list.
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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to the arts of networked computer system security, and especially to the arts of detecting and preventing unauthorized access or "log-on" to such computers.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Networked computer systems are often provided with remote console or terminal capabilities, be it through a direct data connection or through a network such as a corporate intranet, a dial-up modem, or through the Internet.
[0005] The most fundamental form of security for preventing unauthorized remote access to these types of computer systems is a "log-on" or "log-in" procedure during which a remote user provides a user name or ID and a password. The log-on management process, typically provided in the computer system's operating system such as Unix, Linux, Microsoft's Windows [TM] or International Business Machines' (IBM) AIX [TM], checks the supplied user name and password against a registry of known and system users. If the password and user name do not match an entry in the registry, the log-on attempt is denied. The user can then re-attempt the log-on, perhaps he or she incorrectly input their user name or password or is trying one of several possible passwords they believe are correct. Typical log-on management processes will restrict the number of total failed attempts for a given user name, and then will require system administrator intervention to re-enable that user name.
[0006] In computer security parlance, "systematic attack" is a term which refers to an attempt to gain access or control of a networked computer through a systematic approach, which is usually automated. In its simplest form, a systematic attack may simply comprise a series of log-in attempts using computer generated user names and passwords in every combination possible, starting with, for example, all possible combinations of 5 characters and numbers (e.g. aaaaa, aaaab, aaaac, . . . 99999), and then progressing to 6 characters and numbers, then 7, etc., until a valid combination is found.
[0007] Most corporations who operate networked computer and information systems have established security policies which must be followed in the implementation of such systems in order to protect the assets of the corporation, including but not limited to database contents, e-mail and telephone lists, e-mail engines, web servers and web content, corporate sales and marketing data, and manufacturing information.
[0008] These corporate security standards typically apply also to all providers of network and computing services for practices used in and on network and computing environments within the corporation.
[0009] According to the security standards and policies used by IBM, Operating System Resources (OSR) file and directory, permissions and owners are verified under their standard, which determines the configuration of the machine and verifies that default shipped passwords have been changed. The standard tool provided by IBM for meeting these requirements or objectives records login failure events when the certain administrator-defined thresholds have been exceeded. For example, an administrator of a particular system may define 5 failures as a threshold to be recorded into a log file. The administrator may later review the log file to determine if there have been patterns of failures that may indicate a systematic attack occurred. This not only can be a time consuming task, but the tedious nature of the task may result in it not being thoroughly and routinely performed, leading to the possibility that systematic attacks are not noticed and appropriate security measures will not be taken.
[0010] Similar system administrator tools are used in other corporations for the same purpose, whether they be "third party" tools or proprietary tools.
[0011] A systematic attack may also be more sophisticated in its approach to subvert any potential security measures running on the host machine, such as timing the attempts to login to pace them over a period of hours or days to avoid making the attempt obvious to a system administrator by creating too many invalid login attempts in a short time, or by randomizing the combinations tried to avoid creating a more noticeable pattern in the failure log file.
[0012] Should a systematic attack be successful in finding a valid user name and password combination, the "user" or "hacker" may gain access to the computer system and proceed to steal corporate information, vandalize application programs and data, and even launch viruses and systematic attacks against other computer systems using the hacked system as a the attacker in order to "cover his or her tracks" (e.g. make it more difficult to find the source of an attack).
[0013] For these reasons, a process of controls must be in place for detecting and handling systematic attacks, such as attempts to "logon", to a networked computer. A system security administrator should be notified whenever the number of revokes and invalid logon attempts exceed an installation defined limit, according to most corporate policies.
[0014] Therefore, there is a need in the art for a system and method for detecting a systematic attack against a networked computer system. Preferably, this system and method shall provide the following capabilities to a system administrator: Some of the basic requirements of such a systematic attack detector are:
[0015] (a) report failed logins and revocation separately;
[0016] (b) allow the threshold for failed logins and threshold for revocations to be set by the administrator;
[0017] (c) allow a specific time period for failed logins and revocations to be set; and
[0018] (d) write or output the results to a report file which may be examined by a system administrator or another process later.
[0019] Further, there is a need in the art for this new method and system to be realizable and useful for a variety of operating systems and computer platforms, such as Unix, Linux, IBM AIX [TM], IBM OS/2 [TM], or Microsoft Windows [TM].
[0020] The present invention provides a checking tool for host computers designed to examine security logs of attempted logins and user ID revocations to detect possible systematic attacks of a wide variety, and to generate a report file that can be examined for information concerning these types of events.
[0021] The invention accesses host computer system files which contain data regarding attempted accesses and logins, creates an event list based upon event criteria, evaluates the event list to detect possible systematic attacks on the system, and outputs useful information regarding patterns detected in the event list. The invention uses an analysis time frame or "floating period" in which a threshold of events is defined to indicate a security violation. While no violations are detected within a given floating period, it is advanced by one event repeatedly through the event list to look for other possible violations. If a violation is found within a given floating period, it is next "jumped" to begin at the end of the current floating period to avoid allowing events which have already accumulated to a reported violation also accumulating to another violation report, thereby reducing the possibility of "over reporting" violations.
[0022] The following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the figures presented herein, provides a complete disclosure of the invention.
[0023]FIG. 1 shows the well known arrangement of remote terminals and client computers with networked host computers and servers.
[0024]FIG. 2 provides a general illustration of a timeline of events and the floating period of the invention.
[0025]FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 provide an illustration of the movement or behavior of the floating period during analysis of the event list.
[0026]FIG. 6 sets forth the logical process of the invention.
[0027] The method of the present invention, referred to as "LogLooker", is preferably realized as software running on a networked computer system having a log file or "audit file" containing time-stamped event information relating to attempted log-ins and revocations. Most operating system which provide a log-in or log-on management process also provide such a log file in the form of a text or binary data file.
[0028] According to the preferred embodiment, the invention is realized in "C++" code targeted for use on IBM's AIX operating system on a networked computer such as an IBM-compatible personal computer or an enterprise-class computer. It will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art, though, that the invention is not dependent on use in any particular computer platform or operating system, and as such, it may be realized in alternate programming languages for use with alternate operating systems and computing platforms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
[0029] Remote terminals and client computer arrangements are well-known in the art. FIG. 1 shows a general arrangement of either a Remote Terminal (1) with direct access to a host computer or server (5), or with access through a computer network (3) such as a local area network (LAN), intranet or the Internet. The remote client may also be a computer system itself, such as another peer-level computer to the server or a client such as personal computer running a remote console program. The host computer (5) is typically running an operating system such as Unix, Linux, IBM's AIX [TM] and OS/2 [TM], or Microsoft's Windows NT [TM], or others which are well known. These types of operating system provide from remote user logon to the server to allow a user to utilize the resources of the server.
[0030] For the purposes of this disclosure, the following definitions and terms are used. A "threshold" is the minimum number of failed logins or revokes that constitute a security violation. "Scan time" refers to the period of time within a security event log file that LogLooker will examine for violations. The "floating period" is the window of time that is examined within the scan period, as it "floats" along the scan time. A "violation" refers to a condition that exists when the number of login failures or revokes within a single float period meets the threshold.
[0031] Table 1 illustrates the content of a typical audit file, including time of each event as well as the user name and password attempted. Such a file may be in a comma separated value (CSV) file, tab delimited data file, or binary format, all of which are well known in the art.
[0032] The basic method for scanning the events in the audit file are shown in pseudo code in Table 2.
[0033] A "violation message" is issued when the threshold is exceeded within the floating period for any of the following conditions according to the preferred embodiment:
[0034] (a) number failed logins for a given (same) user;
[0035] (b) number failed logins for all (different) users;
[0036] (c) number of revokes for a given user; and
[0037] (d) number of revokes for all users.
[0038] A "warning message" is issued when any of the following conditions are found:
[0039] (e) at least one failed login is detected within the scan time and the number of failed logins does not otherwise constitute a violation; or
[0040] (f) at least one revoke is detected and the number of revokes does not otherwise constitute a violation.
[0041] An "information message" is issued when any of the following conditions are found:
[0042] (g) no failed logins are detected; or
[0043] (h) no revokes are detected.
[0044] Additionally, a return value is provided to the calling process (or to the display if manually invoked), preferably having the values as shown in Table 3.
[0045] The floating period can be thought of as a window of time that is evaluated for login attempt and revoke events. As the audit file is being examined, this window of time will "float" along the timeline of the audit file in discrete steps, producing a span of time to focus on at each step. Only events within the floating period window contribute to a violation determination.
[0046] The period of time from the "Start Time" to the "End Time" is the scan time. Login failures or revokes lying outside these time limits are not considered by the invention.
[0047]FIG. 2 shows an example time line from start time (21) to end time (22), with several events in between including a failure or login revocation (23), and a floating period (24).
[0048] If a violation is found within the a given float period, it moves or "floats" to the next event following the end of the current float period so that events already considered and which have already contributed to a violation are not allowed to contribute to another violation. In this scenario, the float period is advanced by a whole float period or more, depending on where the next event is following then end of the current float period. We refer to this type of move of the float period as a "jump".
[0049] If no violation is found within the current float period position, the float period is simply advanced to start with the next event following the first event in the current float period (e.g. advanced by one event). We refer to this type of movement as a "single event advancement".
[0050]FIGS. 3 through 5 illustrate this behavior, in which Xn represent events such as login failures or revokes, the square bracket encompasses the events within the float period (31), and the horizontal axis represents the scan time from start time (21) to end time (22) with time advancing from left to right.
[0051] In this example, it will be assumed that the threshold is set by the tool user to define 5 events as constituting a violation. Turning to FIG. 3, the method starts with the float period (31) initially positioned at the earliest position within the scan time in which the entire float period is within the scan time. In this example, 5 events, X1 through X5, will be counted, which results in a violation being reported by the method. Next, because a violation was found in this float period (31), the float period is advanced (41) to begin at the next event (X6) following the last event (X5) in the current float period (31), as shown in FIG. 4.
[0052] At this position of the float period (41), only four events are found within the float period, so no violation exists or is reported but a warning may be reported since at least one event has been found in this float period.
[0053] Because no violation is found within this float period (41), the float period is advanced (51) by one event to begin at the next event X7 following the first event X6 in the current float period (41), as shown in FIG. 5.
[0054] In this new position, the float period (51) encompasses 5 events, X7 through X11, so another violation is reported. Also in this position, all events in the list have been considered, so the evaluation is complete.
[0055] In the above example, two violations would be reported. This example also made no distinction between events generated by different users. In some situations, an attack coming from the same source may attempt to use different user names to login, as well as different passwords, so one type of violation to detect is a threshold of all users within a float period.
[0056] In most cases, an audit log contains events from multiple users, so two types of passes may be made through the audit file data. In order to check for total numbers of violations within float times regardless of the user name, the entire audit file is processed as previously discussed. However, in order to count violations for a specific user or set of users, the initial audit file is filtered to remove events which do not pertain to that user or users, and then the method is applied to the filtered audit file.
[0057] Alternatively, as each float period is considered, another threshold and count of user-specific failures may be considered. For example, if the total number of failures for any and all users exceeds 10, a violation may be reported. And, if any single user has more than 3 failures during the same float period, a violation may be reported.
[0058] According to the preferred embodiment for use in the AIX operating system, the list of revokes (e.g. audit file) may be generated by using both the "failedlogin" and "wtmp" file by performing the following steps:
[0059] (1) build a list of failed logins, sorted by time, from the "failedlogin" file located typically at "/etc/security/failedlogin ", ignoring events from users who cannot be revoked;
[0060] (2) checking the file "wtmp" file (typically located at /var/adm/wtmp) for any successful logins and add those entries to our list, sorted by time, also ignoring any users who cannot be revoked.
[0061] At this point, an audit list sorted by time of all the failed and successful logins for users who can be revoked is complete. This temporary list is next used to build a list of revokes by performing the following steps:
[0062] (3) Stepping through the login list to find the first or next login failure, and remembering the current position in the list.
[0063] (4) Scanning forward looking for more login failures by the same user. For each failure found, a counter is incremented. If the value of the counter equals the "loginretires" threshold allowed for that user, an entry is added to the list of revokes for that user. If a successful login by that user is encountered during the scanning, the counter is reset to zero, and scanning continues.
[0064] (5) When the end of the login list is reached, the login list is scanned again for the next user until the list has been processed one time for each user.
[0065] At this point, a list of revokes sorted by time is complete, and the method can be applied to the list to find violations. In other operating systems, the audit log may already contain both revoke and failed login events, and as such, this method of generating a list of revokes may be unnecessary.
[0066] For alternate embodiments of the invention running under the Linux operating system, the revoke check operates the same as for AIX, except that the Linux log file /var/log/messages is examined which contain all the needed information. Also, instead of considering the value of "loginretries" on user-by-user basis, the number of failures that constitute a revoke may be fixed at a certain number such as 5.
[0067] According to the preferred embodiment, the invention's process may be invoked in two different manners. In the first manner of invocation, the process uses a set of parameters (start time, end time, float period length, number of failures threshold, file locations, etc.) retrieved from a configuration file. This allows an administrator to define one or more configuration files, and to repeat checks based on those configurations. In the second manner of invocation, the process is invoked from a command line using a set of parameters or "command line options", which may be used to override default values and thresholds which are set in a configuration file for the method.
[0068] Table 4 shows the command line options of the preferred embodiment of the invention, with some notations for alternate embodiments with alternate operating systems given as well. In this table, each entry for which a "short name" is given, such as a two-letter combination, is a command line option (this allows the command line entry to be less cumbersome). "Long names" are given for the syntax for the configuration file equivalent of the option, which allows for a more descriptive or "readable" entry in the configuration file. For example, the command line syntax for the command to specify the logging level is "ll<level>", and the corresponding configuration file syntax for specifying the logging level is "log level=<level>".
[0069] Turning to FIG. 6, the logical process (60) of the invention is shown in a general manner suitable for realization for any operating system. First, a list of events is built (61) containing login failures and user ID revocations, as described previously. Next, the float period (having a user-specified length) is set (62) to start at the first event in the list.
[0070] Next, a check (63) is made to make sure that the float period does not extend beyond the end of the list. In this first time through the loop, this condition may be true the separation between the last event in the list and the first event in the list is shorter than the float period (e.g. the float period is set to long or there have been very few failures). If so, the process ends (602).
[0071] Normally, though, at this point, the float period will not extend beyond the end of the list of events, so the number of events within the float period are counted (64). If the count exceeds the threshold for a violation (65), then a violation message is issued (66), and the float period is "jumped" (67) to begin at the next event following the last event in the current float period, as described previously. The float period is checked (63) again to make sure that it does not extend beyond the list of events, which if it does, then the entire list has been considered and the process ends (602). Otherwise, processing loops through the counting and message issuance steps again, as shown.
[0072] Upon completion of a count (64) of events in a given float period, if the count does not exceed the violation threshold (65) but is equal to or greater than 1 (68), a warning message is issued. If there are no failures in a given float period, then an informational message is issued (600). Following the issuance of a warning or informational message, the float period is advanced (601) by a single event to begin at the next event following the first event in the current float period, as previously described.
[0073] Once the float period has been advanced to a position where it extends beyond the end of the list of events, either by single event advancement or by jumping, all events have been considered and processing is complete (63, 602).
[0074] Table 5 shows the output report of the preferred embodiment, which includes descriptive information regarding the types of check which generated each set of messages (individual user or system-wide) as well as the scan time, float period length, and threshold values. This report is preferably written to a computer-readable file, such as a "plain text" file, such that it may be printed for visual review, or further processed by additional security analysis tools.
[0075] While certain details of the preferred embodiment have been disclosed relative to a given computing platform, it will be readily recognized that certain variations and alternate embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, including but not limited to changes in programming methodology, use of alternate operating systems and computing hardware. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.
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I also notice that they are always treated respectfully, a rare find-usually books contain outdated information regarding DS. I was just wondering if you have someone "special" in your life that inspires you to place these characters in your books? My favorite quote is from your novel Seize the Night: "Those who don't perceive beauty in the face of a Down's syndrome person are blind to all beauty or are so fearful of difference that they must at once turn away from every encounter with it." This quote is hanging on my wall at work and it is a daily inspiration to me. Thank you. Jackie, Milford, N.H.
Answer: Dear Jackie — you are an inspiration to me, as are so many parents of Down's children, as well as those whose children have severe physical disabilities. My wife and I have long worked with organizations assisting the disabled, and we have been impressed that virtually all those parents say that their special children were blessings, that in caring for their children and helping them to achieve a full life, they (the parents) have grown emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. You are exceptional people, and because of that, your children will be exceptional and, by their example of triumph over hardship, will give hope to those in search of it and will inspire more tolerance and compassion in society.
I have no DS person in my family, but those I have known are gentle, kind, and in many ways a lesson to those in our world who value flash and glitter and only the standard for beauty that our largely shallow pop culture promotes. My books are based on a worldview that values taking responsibility for those around us and thus brightening the corner where we are; a worldview that also values perseverance in the face of hardship. The rewards of self-discovery and the rewards to the community of those values are deep and lasting.
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When the turnpike authority closed its toll booths in December 2010, it installed cameras to take photos of drivers' license plates and mailed bills to vehicle owners, [NTTA Spokesman Michael] Rey said. But until recently, the agency didn't have records showing Oklahoma drivers' home addresses, meaning they had no way of billing them.
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From the Browns- "The Cleveland Browns today signed defensive back Akeem Auguste, punter T.J. Conley, defensive lineman Nicolas Jean-Baptiste, defensive back Abdul Kanneh and linebacker Ausar Walcott, the club announced. All five players participated in the team's minicamp this past weekend on a tryout basis. In addition, the Browns waived defensive back Kevin Barnes, wide receiver Mike Edwards, defensive lineman Paipai Falemalu, punter Jake Schum and defensive back Ricky Tunstall." The Browns were at the roster limit of 90, so any players added would have meant dropping someone from the current roster. Kevin Barnes was signed to a one year deal this off-season after playing for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. Nicolas Jean-Baptiste played his college ball at Baylor with Phil Taylor. He spent four weeks on the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad last season. A four-year letterman at Baylor University (2008-11), he appeared in 49 games with 21 starts and totaled 94 career tackles, five sacks, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. [Related: New receivers Bess and Nelson bring experience and reliability to the Browns]
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"I sent these holiday cards to my family and friends. The print & paper quality was very good! I chose the grey color to switch it up from the traditional holiday colors. If you're looking for a simplistic and non-traditional holiday card, this design fits the bill perfectly!"
"This card is stylish without being over the top! I love the matte card stock with the pearl finish. It gives it that shimmery look that you wouldn't get with the plain matte finish. You should be aware that because this is a square card it is about $.20 more per card to send via snail mail...not a deal breaker for me because I only send out about 30, but for someone who sends out a lot of cards this might deter you. Otherwise, this is a great card and I would recommend it."
"I absolutely loved this Christmas card and it was perfect for photos of my two children. However, I wish this card would have fit in a standard envelope. The square design costs extra in postage, even though it is not really bigger than an standard card. That is my only complaint. As usual, the customer service, quick turn around time, and prompt delivery were right on point with Tiny Prints. I am a loyal customer!"
"This card was easily personalized and the paper quality was exceptional. We have received numerous compliments on our cards this year."
"I wanted a card that showed all that we did during the year. This was perfect! I ended up choosing the pearly paper and it was worth the extra amount, it gave it that extra holiday sparkle. I also got the return address on the envelope and that is so worth it as well. Beautiful presentation. My ONLY complaint and the only reason why I dropped it a star was that there was no choice of color for the back (it was blackish colored). We like to personalize our cards and we had to get silver marker and it was just a pain bec the marker had a hard time with the kind of paper it was. But otherwise, super happy with everything else."


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Barb Sheridan here. I write historical and paranormal romance. And with Anne Cain I do m/m romance and paranormal.
I just found out this week that RT 2008 will be held right here in my home town so be sure to look me up and say hi. ^__^


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"This 10th anniversary is a very significant milestone," says Chipo Mkandla with ZimExpo." For 3 days we have a unique opportunity to bring people together from all over the world to network, discuss issues that are important to us and come up with plans and strategies that will also have an impact in Zimbabwe." Patric Gwenzi, ZimExpo Director based in England also added, "This year we are expecting over 2000 guests to come and view over 30 exhibit booths, including 10 from Zimbabwe. We are expecting our biggest and best Expo ever. So prepare to come to Leicester for the event. Arrangements have been made with local hotels to accommodate delegates and out of towners so pleases take a look at http://www.zimexpo.com for formal details."
Also gracing Miss Zimbabwe UK 2011 will be ZimExpo UK partner Maranatha Shelter Movement, a registered charity organization, founded by Pastor George and Mrs. Moyo of Breakthrough Ministries Zimbabwe. Maranatha Shelter caters to the less privileged mainly orphans and is recognized in the Sanyati area. Maranatha Shelter UK Movement is run by a team of delegates such as Christmas Darlington Jambwa, Togarasei Mungwadzi, Trymore Mahachi, Constance Chisamba, DJ Runnie and led by the young and hardworking Miss Zimbabwe UK 2010 1st Princess , model and actress Tafadzwa Jambwa. She said, "It all started from beauty pageants where I realized beauty actually comes from within, I am inspired by the words of Mother Teresa, "Give a little with a big heart". Because of these words and the works of Mother Teresa, I was challenged to do something, hence I now lead the Maranatha Shelter Movement whose aim is to gain sponsorship, partnership and hold fundraisers, all in the hope of raising orphan awareness worldwide so that they can be acknowledged by the society." If any individuals or organizations are inspired to support in any way or have any questions, come to the ZimExpo UK 2011 or contact maranathashelter@
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Canada's North provides training opportunity for Canadian Astronauts
Missions to Mars, the Moon or asteroids – all have been cited as possible future destinations for space exploration, but how can astronauts prepare today for the challenges of tomorrow?
By doing field work in remote or "desolate" environments on Earth, astronauts can train for the kind of rigours that will await them on planetary bodies.
During the Apollo missions one of the chief duties of the astronauts was the study of lunar geology. Lunar samples were selected and taken back to Earth. Likewise, astronauts today can take field expeditions to analogue locations such as the Arctic to study unique geological formations.
Clearwater Lake
From August 18 to September 3, 2014, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques will participate in a training expedition in the Arctic to learn methods and techniques for conducting geological fieldwork that could be applied to future missions to the Moon or an asteroid. During the two-week excursion, Saint-Jacques will assist Dr. Gordon Osinski and his research team from Western University's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) in studying impact cratering processes that can be applied to sites beyond our planet by studying different islands located on the site.
The team will study the Western Clearwater Lake, one of a pair of annular impact crater lakes located in Northern Quebec, Canada. It is the first time since the 1970s that people will visit this area to study the impact crater geology.
While the geology structure of the eastern lake is mostly submerged, the western lake presents several areas of interest that have a variety of geologic features and impact related rocks accessible within the limited distances suitable for a rover mission. The team will spend the first eight days of the expedition on Kamiskutanikaw Island before moving to Lepage Island. This is where they will be joined by a team from the NASA Ames Research Center's Field Investigations to Enable Solar System Science and Exploration (FINESSE) project. A Canadian geobiologist, Darlene Lim, is the deputy principal investigator of the FINESSE team at Ames and the SETI Institute. On September 3rd, most team members will leave, but Dr. Osinski's students will stay on Atkinson Island for an additional 10 days to pursue their research.
Follow @Astro_DavidS and @westernuCPSX to keep up to date on the mission!
Devon Island
In the summers of 2012 and 2013, CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen joined Dr. Osinski on similar geology field expeditions to Victoria Island and to the Haughton impact crater on Devon Island. Located in Baffin Bay of Nunavut, Canada, Devon Island is an extremely remote and uninhabited island that features one of the world's best exposed and preserved impact craters on Earth. The team only had a minimum of supplies and support, dropped off by airplane and isolated from civilization as they relied upon each other to fulfill their mission objectives.
Throughout his expedition to Devon Island, Jeremy tweeted updates and pictures from the Arctic. We accumulated them in a Flickr photo set.
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that are not a description of historical facts may be forward-looking
statements. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be
regarded as a representation by SkinMedica that any of its plans will be
achieved. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this
release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in SkinMedica's
business due to a number of factors, including: (i) we and our products
face significant competition; (ii) if we do not successfully manage any
growth we experience, we may experience increased expenses without
corresponding revenue increases; (iii) we are dependent on third parties
for supply of all the products we offer; (iv) unexpected adverse side
effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy of our products could delay or
prevent product development or commercialization, or could result in
recalls or product liability claims; and (v) we may not be able to identify
appropriate acquisition, licensing, or co-promotion candidates in the
future or to take advantage of the opportunities we identify. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement and SkinMedica undertakes no obligation to revise or
update this news release
|SOURCE SkinMedica, Inc.
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In John McPhee's sharp and heedful book, The Control of Nature, he chronicles attempts by Man to wrestle down disruptive Nature.
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Champion Minerals Drilling at Lac Moire Property Identifies Significant New Iron Mineralization
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Champion Minerals Drilling at Lac Moire Property Identifies Significant New Iron Mineralization07:30 EDT Thursday, May 19, 2011TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2011) - CHAMPION MINERALS INC. (TSX:CHM)(FRANKFURT:P02) - New zone of iron mineralization discovered with drillhole LM11-04 intersecting 130.2 m grading 30.5% Total Iron and drillhole LM11-05 intersecting 133.5 m grading 28.9% Total Iron. Twin drillhole LM11-01 intersects 154.1 m grading 30.7% Total Iron which confirms the result from historic drillhole QE43 of 154.2 m grading 29.9% Total Iron2. 2011 Lac Moire drill program increased to 7,000 m with the aim to validate and expand upon Historic Mineral Resources1 of 101.6 million tonnes grading 30.8% Iron using re-interpreted geological model. CHAMPION MINERALS INC. ("Champion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from the first five drill holes completed at the Lac Moire Project, one of seventeen properties in the Company's Fermont Property Holdings in northeastern Quebec. The Lac Moire Project is located 4 km southwest of the town of Fermont (Quebec), adjoining the east property boundary of ArcelorMittal's Mt. Wright Mine and Concentrator operations. The project hosts the Moire Lake Iron Occurrence (MRNFQ Deposit File 23B14-0014). Explored in the 1950's and again in the mid 1970's, the occurrence hosts Historic Mineral Resources1 of 101.6 million tonnes grading 30.8% Iron (MRNFQ Assessment File GM13035, 1963). A summary of drillhole intersections and assay results is provided in the following table: Hole NumberFrom metersTo metersLength metersFe% TotalLM11-00172.0226.1154.130.67includes120.0226.1106.132.32LM11-00211.6130.9119.326.61includes23.0124.9101.928.38LM11-00378.6247.0168.417.80includes78.6138.059.426.96and167.6239.071.415.30LM11-004110.7144.734.017.93LM11-004308.5466.7158.227.93includes336.5466.7130.230.54LM11-005159.5326.9167.424.95includes171.5305.0133.528.89Following a review of the historical data, Champion re-interpreted the historic geological model for the deposit and identified areas with favourable magnetic responses where there was no previous drilling. Drill holes LML11-04 and LM11-05 were targeted at these areas and intersected 130.2 metres (m) grading 30.5% Total Iron ("FeT") and 133.5 m grading 28.9% FeT, respectively.To view a plan map of Lac Moire please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/chma519.jpg. The re-interpreted geological model developed by Champion indicates the iron units defined by historic drilling around the perimeter of a semi-circular ring shaped magnetic anomaly converge inward to be within potential mining depths in a much larger "bowl"-like synform. Drill holes LM11-04 and LM11-05 successfully intersected the iron units in the interpreted synform in the centre of the semi-circular ring shaped magnetic anomaly. These positive results to-date suggest potential to significantly expand on the Lac Moire Historic Mineral Resource estimate1. To view a cross section of Lac Moire please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/chmb519.jpg. Based on these highly encouraging results, Champion has increased the total proposed metres of drilling at Lac Moire from 5,000 to 7,000 m in order to outline the full extent of the newly discovered mineral zone.Drill hole LM11-01 intersected 154.1 m grading 30.7% FeT including an interval of 106.1 m grading 32.2% FeT. The hole was designed to "twin" historic diamond drill hole QE43 and confirms the historic intersection which returned 154.2 m grading 29.9% FeT2. The holes are collared 5 m apart on the eastern side of a large semi-circular ring shaped magnetic anomaly that correlates well with iron formation units projected to surface from historic diamond drill holes.Hole LM11-02 was drilled down-dip from historic drill hole QL14 also located on the eastern side of the magnetic anomaly and intersected 101.9 m grading 28.4% FeT. Hole LM11-03 was drilled approximately 100 m along strike of historic holes QE55 and QE56 on the western side of the ring shaped magnetic anomaly and intersected a wide zone of lower grade iron mineralization that contained a higher grade interval of 59.4 m grading 27.0% FeT. Champion's 7,000 m drill program at Lac Moire will test the deposit in order to validate the historic drilling data as the Company seeks to potentially significantly increase tonnage while upgrading the Historical Mineral Resources1 into a National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate.Mr. Tom Larsen, President and CEO of Champion commented, "The latest drilling results at Lac Moire look very promising and could potentially enable the Company to meet its short-term goal of increasing its NI 43-101 compliant Inferred Mineral Resources to two billion tonnes. These drilling results further demonstrate the potential for Champion to develop additional mining operations, along side Fire Lake North in the Fermont district of the south Labrador Trough." The Fermont Iron Property and on-going 60,000 m Drilling ProgramChampion is continuing with an aggressive 60,000 m diamond drilling program designed to validate and potentially significantly increase and upgrade Historical Mineral Resources1. Of the seventeen (17) properties in the Fermont Property Holdings, seven (7) host a total of 620 million tonnes grading 31% Iron in Historical Mineral Resources* (Paquet, 1963; MRNFQ Assessment File GM 13035). Three (3) additional properties, the Fire Lake North, Bellechasse and Harvey-Tuttle Projects, host 1.55 billion tonnes in current NI 43-101 compliant Inferred Mineral Resources grading 25.4% Iron at a 15% cutoff, representing a near 5-times increase over the historic estimates. With the on-going 60,000 m of drilling, Champion hopes to achieve similar success at its other properties with Historic Mineral Resources1. About Champion Minerals Inc. Champion is an exploration and development company focused on discovering and developing significant iron ore resources in eastern Canada, particularly in the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador. The Company's projects include the Fermont Iron Property in Quebec, jointly held by Champion, with an 82.5% interest and Fancamp Exploration Ltd., holding a 17.5% interest, and the Attikamagen Iron Property in Quebec and Labrador, and the Powderhorn / Gullbridge Base Metal Projects in central Newfoundland. 1All Historical Mineral Resources outlined in the text are non-compliant to NI 43-101 Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves standards, and should therefore not be relied upon. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to upgrade or classify these Historical Mineral Resources as current NI 43-101 compliant Mineral resources. The current Mineral Resource estimates were calculated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council December 11, 2005. 2 Results for Historic Drill Hole QE43 were calculated from sample grades obtained from the MRNFQ Assessment File records (GM32289 pages 58 to 60).The technical information in this news release was prepared, revised and approved by Alex S. Horvath, P. Eng., Executive VP Exploration and Bruce Mitton, P. Geo., VP Exploration both of the Company. Both individuals are Qualified Persons under NI 43-101 standards. Please visit Champion's website at www.championminerals.com.Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" and readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual developments or results, may vary materially from those in these "forward-looking" statements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Thomas G. LarsenChampion Minerals Inc.President and CEO(416) 866-2200ORSalisha HoseinChampion Minerals Inc.Director, Investor Relations(416) 866-2200ORJorge EstepaChampion Minerals Inc.Vice-President(416) 866-2200(416) 361-1333 (FAX)www.championminerals.com


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SAN DIEGO, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- FirstMark, provider of the groundbreaking cardiovascular blood test PREvent, announced the meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board, held today on July 19, 2012. The July meeting focused on the selection and planning of future clinical validation studies, designed according to the following priorities: an independent clinical validation of the test for coronary artery disease patients, expansion of clinical utilization of the test to a more generalized population, validation of improved outcomes with PREvent testing for medical management optimization, and the impact of the test on health economics.
"Each member of our prestigious Scientific Advisory Board has made extraordinary contributions to cardiovascular medicine and research. We are honored to have their expertise as we move into this next phase for PREvent. It's an exciting time for FirstMark, now that PREvent has gained momentum for clinical adoption, especially among primary care physicians and internists" says Thomas Silberg, President and CEO of GenWay Biotech. "PREvent's launch was based on the remarkable data resulting from the 4-year, 3,414 cohort study at Emory University. We look forward to implementing plans based on the advice of our scientific advisors for the selected future trials that will uncover additional benefits of PREvent for coronary artery disease patients, and expand utility of the test to other patient populations. Most importantly, the future clinical validation studies are designed to provide evidence that PREvent can improve outcomes for patients tested with PREvent, and have an impact on overall health economics of coronary artery disease patients' management."
The FirstMark Scientific Advisory Board is comprised of prominent cardiologist and research scientists including:
George A. Beller, MD, MACC
Cardiologist, University of Virginia Health System
Past President of the America
|SOURCE FirstMark
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Tonight's pitching matchup: Carpenter vs. Maine
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Tonight's pitching matchup: Carpenter vs. Maine
I have a feeling the Cards are going to the series....let's hope the Mets have something to say about that tonight and keep this thing alive.
Go Mets.
The opening graphics made the Mets' '86 series apperence look as if it happened in the 1940s. Making me feel old.
Meanwhile, I am finding it interesting that they are make it a huge deal that this is the first time the Mets have a chance at the championship in 20 years. The last time the Cards won a championship? Four years before that.
Being in New York does buy one more media.
Here comes trouble for the Mets.
I don't like Scott Spiezio....and I have no real reason why
No way the Mets come back and win this series.
Cards leave the bases loaded in the 1st.
Lead off homer for Reyes. 1-0 Mets.
This should be the Mets Home uniform. Period.
Ditch the black.
Do they not teach you how to count in manager school?
That Reyes homer was a nice shot. I thought I felt the energy changing, and maybe the tide.
Maine has bad control.


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Most patients infected by a dengue virus develop a high fever, dubbed dengue fever, and recover on their own. However, a small number of these cases develop into dengue hemorrhagic fever, a dangerous condition marked by serious complications, including bleeding, respiratory distress and severe abdominal pain.
Until now, doctors have not been able to predict who will develop dengue hemorrhagic fever. When the researchers studied blood serum samples from patients with dengue infection, they found that the levels of a protein produced by mast cells, chymase, were significantly higher in the patients who developed dengue hemorrhagic fever compared to those who recovered after dengue fever.
"In addition to revealing a potential new way to diagnose and treat dengue infections, these findings may have much broader applicability for other infectious diseases where vascular leakage is a major pathologic outcome," said senior study author Soman N. Abraham, PhD, professor of pathology, immunology, and molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke Medicine and professor of emerging infectious diseases at Duke-NUS.
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