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Mole Valley Farmers has secured the contract to distribute brewers' grains from the Molson Coors breweries at Alton in Hampshire and Sharp's brewery at Rock in Cornwall. Molson Coors the second largest brewer in the UK, produces over 130,000t of brewers' grains which is all used in the animal feed market. The contract means Mole Valley Farmers can produce a new range of feeds with brewers' grains at its Devizes centre for its farmer members. The range consists of Mole Sweet Grains, Mole Fibre Grains and Mole Pro Grains all of which will help to increase dry matter intake and yield. These brewers' grain products can replace or complement forages or concentrates for dairy or beef cattle.


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Jefferson Students Celebrate Red Ribbon Week
Students at Jefferson Elementary School recently learned about the dangers of drugs and alcohol use during National Red Ribbon Week. To show their commitment to stay drug free, the school asked the students to wear red one day during the week. On a different day, students were given rolls of Smarties candies that read, "Be a Smartie, Don't start."
The culminating activity for the week was to create a wall of "Paws" that listed alternative activities for students to do instead of doing drugs.
In 1988, Red Ribbon Week was recognized nationally with President Ronald and First Lady Nancy Reagan serving as the first Honorary Chairs. Today, the Red Ribbon Week brings millions of people together to raise awareness regarding the need for alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention, early intervention, and treatment services. It is the largest, most visible prevention awareness campaign observed annually in the United States.
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African Sweet Potato-Peanut Stew
Peanut butter, cayenne pepper, and cilantro create a tantalizing trio of flavor in this meatless African meal.
3 cloves garlic
2 cups loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves and stems
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes
1/2 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
Salt 1 cup water
3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 can (15-19 ounces) garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 package (16 ounces) frozen whole or cut green beans
1. In a blender or food processor with knife blade attached, blend garlic, cilantro, tomatoes with their juice, peanut butter, cumin, cinnamon, ground red pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon salt until pureed.
2. In a 4 1/2-6-quart slow-cooker bowl, pour peanut butter mixture and stir in water. Add sweet potatoes and garbanzo beans; stir to combine. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours or on high setting for 4-5 hours, or until potatoes are very tender.
3. About 10 minutes before sweet potato mixture is done, cook green beans as label direct; gently stir green beans into stew.
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now offers online play without the need to download software.
Because of this, all platforms may now enjoy Bridge Base Online.
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Hi, this is Pete Rudie, I play and teach on BBO as "grizz"
and have just launched a website. The lesson archives from my
free defense lessons in the Beginner and Intermediate Lounge
on BBO are on the website now, and I expect to have archives
from my free defense lessons in Club2/1 up shortly, with more
content to come.
Internet Club for students - A new club, especially
de-signed for students, has been established on Bridge Base
Online (BBO): the University Bridge Room. All students are welcome
to the online tournaments held every Wednesday at 20.00 hrs
and Sunday at 15.00 hrs CET (Central European Time).
Bridge Base Online (BBO)
was launched on April 23, 2001. The software for this site was
written by Fred Gitelman. It is possible to play various forms
of online bridge through BBO, but this program also offers many
training and social facilities that are unique in the world
of online bridge.
Types of Games
duplicate matchpoints
duplicate imps
set game (total points)
play the deals from major tournaments and imp yourself
against the results that were originally achieved
play premade instructional deals
minibridge (simplified version of bridge that was developed
in The Netherlands and has been used successfully in various
European countries to introduce children to bridge).
play at teaching tables. these tables include several
functions that are designed to facilitate student/teacher
Rating system
Schedule of Events
Daily mentoring sessions with Shelaugh Paulsson.
Weekly mentoring sessions with a guy named Francesco (will
have to find his last name) who is one of Italy's top teachers
these sessions are conducted in Italian.
Bi-weekly live online lectures by Fred Gitelman.
Special Features
Vugraph theatre containing complete play records of thousands
of deals from major tournaments
Truly live vugraph broadcasts of major tournaments
Integrated Bridge Library contains over 100 articles on
Bridge Chat Rooms - designed for talking about bridge
Lecture Hall - allows teachers/authors to present live
and highly graphical and interactive presentations of their
material to large audiences.
Partnership Bidding area - used for practicing bidding
whatever types of hands you want with a partner or student.
Double Dummy area - work on double dummy problems while
online - Deep Finesse is integrated in this (and several
other) areas of BBO.
Complete text of ACBL Learn to Play Bridge program is available
through BBO.
Bridge Base Standard (2 bidding systems designed for casual
online partnerships) - system notes available directly through
Bridge Master 2000 demo - play 5 Bridge Master deals directly
through BBO.
Integrated "bridge movie editor/viewer" allows the user
to type in a deal, bidding, and play sequence. This information
can be saved to a file or sent to another user so that they
can view the movie you created. Teachers can have their
students play deals that they construct using this facility.
Several excellent bridge teachers are using BBO for their
classes. All teachers are welcome to use our software for
this purpose and the staff of Bridge Base Inc. will provide
teachers with free training and technical support.
You can now play in the Bridge Base online environment
whithout having to download software. Updates will be automatic
and all platforms, including PC and Mac, are able to play.
BBO Turned 10
years old on April 23, 2011.
* People behind Bridge Base - a short history
of BBO: Click
* The Bridge Base Timeline: Click
* Interviews with:
- Sheri Winestock: Click
- Fred Gitelman: Click
- Uday Ivatury: Click
BBO Adds New Investors
Bridge Base Online Ltd. today announced a change
in the ownership structure of the company with the addition
of three new investors: Bill Gates of Medina, Washington; and
Sharon Osberg and David Smith of Tiburon, California. They join
Fred Gitelman and Uday Ivatury, who both remain as significant
"I am extremely pleased to announce the additions
of Bill, Sharon and David," said President Fred Gitelman,
who remains the company's largest shareholder. "Their experience,
knowledge and wisdom will help ensure that we make the best
possible decisions for the future of our site. All three of
our new partners are longtime BBO members, have executive management
back- grounds and are avid bridge players. Sharon has won multiple
world championships."
The full text of Fred's personal letter to BBO
members regarding this event is available through a link on
the company's web site (www.bridgebase.com).
Speaking for the new investors, Bill Gates adds,
"We are all very proud to be backing Fred and Uday's vision
of utilizing BBO as a platform to promote the game of bridge
throughout the world."
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) and the Chinese
Contract Bridge Association (CCBA) are currently hosting the
2007 World Bridge Team Championships in Shanghai, China.
Thanks to the ongoing support of WBF President
José Damiani and the hard work of the CCBA, hundreds
of thousands of bridge players from around the world will be
able to watch these championships live and for free on BBO vugraph,"
said Gitelman. "In addition to our usual live coverage
on BBO, the Shanghai broadcasts will be available for free through
BBOTV -- an exciting new online vugraph technology."
A link to access BBOTV is available through
Bridge Base Online Ltd., a privately held Nevada
based company, was formed in 2001. BBO hosts more than 50,000
bridge players daily and is the largest online bridge site in
the world. BBO offers an array of free and premium services
for players of all levels -- from novices to world champions.
Inquiries from the press should be directed to:
From the Daily Bulleitn, Shanghai Oct 1 2007
May 25, 2005 - Bridgebase
SK - A new site for slovak and czech speaking players with
many articles for advanced and expert players. Contact: Eduard
Sep 2007 :: www.GrizzBridge.com.
Hi, this is Pete Rudie, I play and teach on BBO as "grizz"
and have just launched a website. The lesson archives from my
free defense lessons in the Beginner and Intermediate Lounge
on BBO are on the website now, and I expect to have archives
from my free defense lessons in Club2/1 up shortly, with more
content to come.
Fred Gitelman is 2005 ACBL Honorary Member
" If you're not careful, bridge could ruin your life."
That's the warning that Ted Horning gave Fred Gitelman
many years ago. Gitelman ignored that advice, and now he is
the 2005 Honorary ACBL Member of the Year. Read
More Here ::>
Bridge Base Online Live Vugraphs
click here
for schedule
The site with the best teaching facilities is Bridge Base Online,
the archives alone make it worth visiting.
Jesus M. Arias Jr.
There are enough users now to make it a viable playing site
- last time I checked there were almost 150 people logged on
- more than on the ebridge site at the same moment.
However the really unique thing on Fred's site are his excellent
analyses, often of hands that he played himself.
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Building new schools in the 31 poorest school districts — including Newark, Camden, Trenton and other urban hubs — for more than a decade has been the responsibility of a state agency now called the Schools Development Authority.
Critics say the SDA has been moving at a slow pace in recent years, with "cookie-cutter" designs that don't cater to local needs. They argued in court that the state should delegate more power to school districts to get more schools built faster.
The 2007 state law that established the SDA says it "may" delegate some powers to the districts. But the agency chose not to give them the ability to draft blueprints or acquire land for their new schools.


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Campaign contributions workshop
The last thing anyone would think elected officials would need a workshop on is campaign contributions. The Cohoes Common Council is doing just that Tuesday following its meeting. Mayor John T. McDonald III said it has to do with the city's recently enacted ethics law. The workshop is to clear up any misunderstandings by some […] [Read More]
DOT hearing on city railroad crossings
DOT will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Wednesday on proposed alterations to the railroad crossings downtown. A run down of the costs and crossing can be viewed here. The hearing will be held at Cohoes Multi-Service Senior Citizens Center, 10 Cayuga Plaza. [Read More]
The city announced its newest Adopt-A-Park volunteer of the week. CITY OF COHOES ADOPT–A–PARK VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK Theresa Thibodeau has been chosen as this weeks Volunteer of the Week. Theresa has adopted Canal Square located on Remsen Street and has helped in maintaining the flower beds and planting new flowers as well as cleaning […] [Read More]
City school budget hearing
Here's a reminder alert from the city school district issued Wednesday afternoon on the proposed budget: The Cohoes City School District Board of Education will present its proposed 2011-2012 budget at a public hearing tonight, May 4, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cohoes Middle School library, 7 Bevan Street, Cohoes, NY 12047. The proposed budget […] [Read More]
State of the City
Mayor John T. McDonald III is scheduled to deliver his State of the City address to the Common Council at its agenda session at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 8. at city hall. [Read More]
Update from Cohoes City School District
The Cohoes Schools issued this advisory for today: *School will dismiss at the regularly scheduled time, but all after school activities in the Cohoes City Schools have been canceled. *The University at Albany's tutoring program is therefore canceled. Students will be dismissed at the end of the school day. *The Cohoes Community Center's after school care will […] [Read More]
City declares snow emergency
The city declared a snow emergency beginning at 7 a.m., Wednesday and running through 7 a.m., Friday. The details are below in an announcement issued this morning. COHOES DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY COHOES –Mayor John T. McDonald III has announced a Snow Emergency in the City of Cohoes commencing at 7AM Wednesday, February 2 continuing […] [Read More]
Fundraiser set for fire victims
A fundraiser has been set for the victims of the recent conflagration on Main Street. The event will take place on Sunday, January 2nd from 2-6pm, at the Cohoes Waterford Elks Lodge on North Mohawk Street. Minimum donation is 10 dollars which will include draft beer, soda and hot dogs. Music provided by DJ Krazy […] [Read More]


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What a difference a few weeks make.
That's how the Jan. 7 edition of this column began. It was a commentary on Boeing Co.'s tremendous finish to 2012.
In a short span, the company well-exceeded its previously announced goal for 787 Dreamliner deliveries, announced plans to greatly expand its footprint in North Charleston and reclaimed the title of world's biggest aircraft maker from European archrival Airbus, among other minor achievements.
Then, on the same morning that column was published, a Japan Airlines 787 caught fire shortly after almost 200 passengers and crew alighted from their Tokyo-to-Boston flight.
What happened next has been well-documented: more glitches, like fuel leaks and a windshield crack, the announcement of a Federal Aviation Administration review of the entire 787 program, another smoky battery malfunction, this time in flight, prompting an emergency landing in Japan; and then, what Boeing hoped would never happen, the FAA-ordered grounding of all 787s.
On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board's chairman said her team still does not know what caused the Boston battery incident and that they are still in the early stages of their investigation.
In other words, Boeing had been flying high, and now the pride of the Lowcountry (and the United States) is scrambling to get its prize planes and its reputation back to where they were.
On Wednesday morning, Boeing will release its quarterly and 2012 earnings report, and CEO Jim McNerney, who so far has issued only prepared statements, will inevitably face a series of tough questions from investment analysts and reporters.
McNerney has piloted Boeing during a period of big profits and major achievements, but unless his engineers working with government investigators figure out what's wrong with the Dreamliner and how to fix it — soon — that conference call could be McNerney's last as CEO.
What a difference a few weeks make.
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Anima review
- Easy to learn and control
- Allows to create big masses of people in an easy and fast way
- Slowness experienced in 3DS Max on certain configurations
By Meny Hilsenrad, Oct 16, 2011
Software type: Standalone
Version: 1.1
Category: Crowd Simulation
Company: AXYZ-design
The software comes with plugins for 3DS Max and C4D that integrate and import projects created with Anima into these 3D applications.
First Impressions
The software has a small learning curve. After quick exploration to understand the basics, a user manual helps one get through the first learning phase and takes less than a couple of hours to complete. The interface is quite easy to learn, though viewport navigation requires a bit of getting used to – zoom in/out controls and the movement inside the viewport react a little bit too fast, and currently there's no way to change this. It would be nice also to have an option to customize the interface as well as to create your own shortcuts, or maybe load familiar presets for major 3D applications.
Creating Crowds
The first step is to import a basic 3D model of a structure. In this case it was an OBJ format model, which was initially exported from Max. Anima can read OBJ files, as well as other well-known formats such as 3DS and LWO.
The next step is to create an actor's path. To do that there are 4 different tools available:
Spline Path – defines a path where people will be located and walk on.
Stairs Path – defines a stairs path that actors will use to go up or down.
Fixed Path – spreads actors around a surface who will stand at one point without walking, with a choice of several basic poses such as sitting on a chair, leaning on a wall, waiting in line etc.
Escalator Path – defines a path of animated stairs that actors will use to go up or down.
An interesting concept in Anima is that there is no ability to control the Z axis, something that ends up revealing as a big advantage. The paths are created in the scene only in the X and Y axes, while the height is determined automatically by the imported 3D model. This is a great time-saver, there is no need to adjust the spline and lay it down exactly on the surface; it's all done automatically by snapping according to the model's height. When creating the stairs or the escalators, their height is also determined by the surface they are created on.
After building and defining the path/stairs/escalator comes the part of adding the actors that will move through them. Adding an actor is easy, all there is to do is to drag and drop the desired one on the path – that's it. The actor starts walking immediately along the path. You can add any number of actors to this path and it will update in real-time.
Anima comes with only 2 actors, but their outfit can be modified and randomized with just a few clicks. This way you can get a good number of actors that look different. Having 2 actors could be more than enough for long and medium shots where you won't notice the similarity between them. It's a different story though in closer shots. In this later case you'll probably need to expand your actor's library, which can be done by buying actors from the AXYZ store.
The animation of actors walking, moving on the stairs and on the escalators is very convincing. Climbing or getting off from the escalators looks great, too.
Anima also allows you to define various animated actions for each actor, which can take place while the actor is either walking or standing in his place. These actions include smoking, talking, waving his/her hands and many more. The actions add more variety to the overall feel of the scene if you are using many actors in your simulation.
An impressive feature in Anima is the "clone" modifier. It lets you create a great number of actors on a single path very quickly. In just a few seconds you can have a crowd of people walking on your scene. After creating the spline path and adding, let's say, 3 actors to that path, the "clone" modifier is selected. Then the overall amount of actors is set, something like for example, 200 people. Anima calculates and creates a crowd of people based on the 3 actors chosen earlier. The animation of each actor and the color of their outfits can be randomized. No less impressive is the quick calculation and response time with this amount of actors – scrolling the timeline slide bar or just pressing play makes these 200 people walk smoothly and in real-time.
Another impressive feature is the Crowd Avoidance Engine. When this feature is turned on, Anima calculates the course of each actor and when two or more actors gets very close to each other it automatically changes each course in order to avoid collision. This calculation is automatic and within seconds it's updated in the viewport, depending on the amount of actors you are using.
Anima lets the user define groups that consist of paths and actors, to help work in an organized way. You can give names to each group and turn them on/off. But the real advantage of this feature is that these groups are also translated into 3DS Max as layers and dummy objects, which can be very helpful with heavy-weight projects.
Anima is ideal for working in long and medium shots. In tests we did at the studio the quality of the people in terms of models, textures and animation is excellent. They look very realistic and in long shots they can be easily confused with live action footage. On the other hand, in closer shots the realism decreases. You can increase the quality of the textures to be high resolution for close up shots, but you still won't reach the live action realism you got in the long shots. Animation is also great in close shots, but again, it naturally looks less good than it did in wider shots.
Working with 3DS Max
In order to import Anima projects into Max, one must first install the required plugin. After that you can import and work on the original .ani file that was created with Anima. Even though you can't modify or make changes to the paths or the location of the actors, integration works well. You can go back to Anima at any time, make changes, save the project, and refresh it in 3DS Max.
When importing the scene into Max, the actors are located exactly at the right point, on top of the original Max model exported earlier as an OBJ file. No further adjustments are needed. Along with the actors, their texture and materials are also imported automatically.
As opposed to Anima, scrolling the timeline slide bar in Max is slower and requires a lot of RAM, depending on the amount of actors. Performance varied when testing on different machines. In one case, when using a great number of actors it was impossible to work, due to the amount of freezes experienced. Only after removing actors' textures one could work freely and scroll the timeline smoothly. However, when testing on a different computer with 300 actors, including textures, things ran perfectly smooth. According to the developers the variation in performance depends on the video card's power, and is related to how Max manages texture maps, because it unloads much of its work on the video card's memory and processing. However, there's an easy workaround in case one has an older video card: the 'display properties' option allows you to display the actors in the viewport as boxes. This worked great and solved the issue every time.
Anima provides a fantastic solution for adding animated people to 3D scenes, a task that was previously avoided at our studio due to the huge complexity it involves. The tools are easy to learn and the real-time working environment helps make the creation process spontaneous and productive. It's a pleasure to see that there is finally an easy way to create quality 3D animated people and crowd simulation behavior, something that had been missing from the architectural field for too long. We are definitely going to use Anima in upcoming projects at Studio Aiko.
Meny Hilsenrad is the co-founder of Studio Aiko, a VFX and animation studio dedicated to quality CG production. The studio provides high-end visualization for several fields, including architecture, TV, commercial ads, product and medical simulations, etc. Studio Aiko offers its services to a wide variety of companies and also focuses on its independent goals – to produce original content and ideas. You can find more information at Studio Aiko.
Related Links:
Anima's website Anima videos – AXYZ-design's YouTube channel About AXYZ-design, makers of Anima
- A trial version of Anima is available. It can be found at AXYZ-design's website.
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Tags: Anima | Crowd Simulation | Character Animation
2 Comments
(October 27, 2011, 4:18 am)
Great review, but why is there comparison or a mention of Geppetto (even still in beta).
(November 2, 2011, 4:40 am)
Great software! I have been looking for this kind of tools for a long time!


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No Offense Mike, but you should choose some of your staff more carefully. I can put up with the misspellings on their "quotes" under articles, but I remember seeing a comment from one your kids regarding the 1st hack. The 1st time the page went down it was just a Matrix snapshot. But I do remember when it was back up the next day, one of your staff made a stupid comment about the hacker using a newly discovered exploit and that he wasnt impressed. (You know who you are) Few days later, your whole site was wiped out. Im sure it was this kind of CS response from your staff on the page that made him attack again. By now, you have security in place to prevent it from happening again Im sure, but I would still keep close eye on the comments your buddies make. Been coming to "nvnews" since the GeForce 3 was released. This is a prime check point for anything Nvidia for me, but I have noticed more pointless gab quotes on your front page increasing over the past year. These corny comments, mis-spellings, and double posts are making a high quality site like this look like a kids clan homepage. Im sure I will get flamed for this, but please dont let kids run this excellent site.
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First Place Matadors Host UC Irvine In Big West Game
This Week's Matador Men's Basketball Release
Game Gossip
In the 46-year history of The Matadome, the Cal State Northridge basketball team has only enjoyed one home undefeated season ... That happened during the 1964-65 season when the Matadors went 11-0 ... The 2007-08 Matadors are trying to make history at home ... CSUN is 7-0 at The Matadome with six more home games ... Thursday (Jan. 31, 7:05 p.m.), CSUN hosts UC Irvine (8-11 overall, 3-3 Big West), and on Saturday (Feb. 1, 7:05 p.m.) the Titans of Cal State Fullerton (12-6 overall, 5-2 Big West) ... Cal State Northridge sits atop the Big West standings at 6-0 and 14-4 overall ... The 6-0 conference start is CSUN's best league start in school history ... CSUN is ranked 17th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll (1/28/08) ... The Sagarin poll (1/28/08) finds CSUN ranked 71st in the nation, and 85th in the RPI poll (1/28/08) ... According to the ESPN Bracketology (1/28/08), if the NCAA Tournament was to start today, the Matadors would be a 14th seed and would play Texas (#3 seed) at the Little Rock Regional.
Series Story
UC Irvine holds a 20-18 advantage in the series against Cal State Northridge ... The Anteaters have won three of the last four meetings ... The lone CSUN win during that time was a 67-61 decision last year at The Matadome ... Rob Haynes came off the bench to tally 16 points while Jonathan Heard added 14 points and seven rebounds and four steals.
Coaches Corner
Bobby Braswell is in his 12th season as head coach at Cal State Northridge ... Braswell has coached 343 games in his duties as head coach, and has produced a record of 182-161 (.531) ... Braswell has guided Cal State Northridge to postseason play in each of his previous eleven seasons, reaching the conference tournament championship game on four occasions ... In past seasons under Braswell, the Matadors have prided themselves on tough defense and a productive offense ... Last year, the Matadors led the Big West Conference in rebounding margin (+6.9) and steals (8.97) ... Already this year, the Matadors have forced the opponents in 365 turnovers, produced 177 steals (#1 in the Big West), and have outrebounded the opposition, 687-655 ... Braswell's teams have been ranked in the Top 25 in steals nationally in ten of the last eleven seasons ... Braswell is assisted by second year assistant coach Louis Wilson, and newcomers Stan Johnson and James Blake ... Ryan Dodd is in his first season as Director of Basketball Operations.
League Leaders
Cal State Northridge and several players are among the leaders in the Big West Conference ... The Matadors are #1 in field goal percentage defense (.418), scoring margin (+10.3), rebounding (38.2 rpg), offensive rebounds (12.8), defensive rebounds (25.4), blocked shots (3.6 bpg), assists (16.0 apg) and steals (9.8 spg), and #2 in scoring (80.2 ppg), and 3-point field goal percentage defense (.317) ... Tremaine Townsend, senior all-conference candidates Calvin Chitwood and Jonathan Heard are 1-5-10 in the Big West in rebounding (8.4 rpg, 6.1 rpg, 5.8 rpg) ... Townsend is #1 in defensive rebounds (6.2 drpg) while Heard is second in offensive rebounds (2.5 oprg) ... Townsend, Chitwood, and Heard are 2-4-8 in field goal percentage (.545, .518, .482) in the league ... Chitwood maintains his league lead in blocked shots (1.6 bpg) while Townsend is fourth (1.0 bpg) .. Chitwood is trying to become the first CSUN player to lead the Big West in blocked shots ... Josh Jenkins continues to lead the conference in assists (6.6 apg), third in assist/turnover ratio (1.66) and fifth in steals (1.5 spg) ... Jenkins is trying to become the first CSUN player to lead the conference in assists since Markus Carr during the 2001-02 season (5.3 apg) ... Paul Wayne is fifth in steals (1.6 spg) ... Chitwood is seventh in free throw percentage (.810) and 14th in scoring (12.1 ppg) ... Heard is tenth in rebounding (5.8 rpg), and 15th in scoring (11.8 ppg) ... Deon Tresvant is second in three-point goals per game (3.1), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.444) and eighth in scoring (13.6 ppg) ... Rob Haynes is seventh in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.437, 31-for-71).
Scoring Story
Four players are averaging in double figures, three players are shooting .515 or better, three players are shooting 44 percent or better from three-point territory, and two players are shooting 80 percent or better from the free throw line.
Defensive Data
Cal State Northridge has showed signs of an improved defense in 2007-08 ... The Matadors have held the opposition to only .418 percent shooting (#1 in the Big West) and has forced the opposition into 365 turnovers in 18 games ... Cal State Northridge has collected 177 steals (#1 in the Big West) ... In only three games this year has the opposition shot 50 percent or better ... In only three games has the opposition hit 40 percent or better from three-point territory.
Rebounding Raves
Rebounding has vastly improved for Cal State Northridge in the last three seasons ... During the 2005-06 campaign, CSUN ranked last in the Big West, but improved to second-best last year, and are currently first in the Big West averaging 38.2 rebounds per game compared to 36.4 rpg for the opposition ... The Matadors are trying to break the four year stranglehold on the rebound title held by Cal State Fullerton ... The 50 rebounds at Pepperdine (11/17/07) is a Big West best this year ... Four CSUN players are averaging 4.4 or more rebounds per game, including a conference-leading 8.4 rebounds per game by junior center Tremaine Townsend ... Senior all-conference candidates Calvin Chitwood and Jonathan Heard are fifth and tenth (6.1 rpg, 5.8 rpg)) in rebounding, respectively ... Chitwood's 18 rebounds against Chicago State (11/10/07) is a Big West best in 2007-08 ... In fact, Chitwood's 18 rebounds, and Tremaine Townsend's 15 rebounds at Cleveland State (11/28/07) and 14 vs Utah Valley State (12/5/07) are the three best rebounding efforts in the Big West this year .. Townsend is trying to become the first player in school history to lead the league in rebounding.
Broadcast Barometer
All Matador men's basketball games can be heard live over the internet at GoMatadors.com with Bill Courtland and Alan Zinsmeister providing the broadcasting duties ... For the third-straight season, the Matadors have partnered with CSTV and the Big West Conference to present live video streaming of all league games and non-conference home contests ... Click on the Big West TV banner on the front page of GoMatadors.com for more information.
History Hoopla
The 2007-08 season marks the 50th season of intercollegiate basketball at Cal State Northridge ... During the previous 49 years, Cal State Northridge has produced several great teams, and numerous great players ... A history of many of the great moments in CSUN baskeball history is availiable on the Northridge website at www.gomatadors.com
Senior Salute
Experience counts ... Two reasons for CSUN's success this year have been the play of seniors Calvin Chitwood and Jonathan Heard, all-conference candidates ... Chitwood is averaging 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game whle Heard checks in at 11.8 points and 5.8 rpg ... In four seasons, Chitwood and Heard have played in 205 games (147 as starters) and have combined for 2,307 points and 929 rebounds).
Matador Memo
Cal State Northridge has shown an ability to fight back from behind in several games to win ... Five of CSUN's 13 wins have been comeback affairs after being down by eight points or more ... At UC Santa Barbara (1/5/08), the Matadors battled back from a 13-point second half deficit to win, 88-84 ... At UC Riverside (1/16/08), the Matadors were down by ten points in the first half, only to comeback to score a four-point win, 66-62 ... In the season opener vs Chicago State (11/10/07), the Matadors battled back from a ten-point second half deficit to post a 96-85 win ... At Utah Valley State (12/28/07), CSUN scored a 73-65 win after being down by nine points ... At at Cleveland State (11/28/07), the Matadors were facing an eight-point deficit but came back to score a 78-68 victory.
Depth Dialogue
There is no doubt the team's talented depth has contributed to the fast start in 2007-08 ... Nine players are averaging 14.2 minutes or more ... Two reserve players, Tremaine Townsend and Deon Tresvant are averaging 25.8 and 24.4 minutes per game, respectively ... Tresvant is CSUN's leading scorer (13.6 ppg, #8 in the Big West), Townsend is fourth in scoring (10.1 ppg) ... Townsend, is #1 the league in rebounding (8.4 rpg), #2 in fg pct (.544) and fourth in blocked shots (1.0 bpg) ... No reserve in school history has ever led the team in scoring or in rebounding ... That could happen this year with Tresvant and Townsend ... The last reserve to average in double figures was Gerald Rhoden during the 1996-97 season when he averaged 11.4 ppg.
Team Talk
In six games, the Matadors have scored 92 points or more ... The 40 field goals vs Vanguard is a Big West best in (2007-08). ... The 39-point victory (100-61) over Long Beach State (1/26/08) was the second largest margin of victory over a Big West school in the 46-year history of The Matadome ... The 100 points scored against Long Beach State (1/26/008) is the 69th time in school history that CSUN has scored 100 or more points in a game.
Road Review
The Matadors have a 6-3 road record ... The last time CSUN enjoyed a winning road record was during the 2000-01 season (8-6) ... That was also the year CSUN qualified for the NCAA Tournament ... The Matadors have five more road games during the regular season.
Footnote Facts
CSUN has notched ten of its 14 wins by double-digit margins ... The margin of victory in those games is 23.2 points (845-613) ... In 2006-07, the Matadors played 31 games and had only five wins by ten or more points ... The 12 assists by John Jenkins vs CS Bakersfield (11/21/07) is a Big West best in 2007-08. ... Calvin Chitwood's 18 rebounds against Chicago State (11/10/07) is a Big West best in 2007-08 ... Chitwood's six blocks at Washington (12/22/07) is a school record and a Big West season-best (2007-08).


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The United States continues to believe that the International Law Commission's work on transboundary aquifers has constituted an important advance in providing a possible framework for the reasonable use and protection of underground aquifers, which are playing an increasingly important role as water sources for human populations. For all states, and especially those struggling to cope with pressures on transboundary aquifers, the Commission's effort to develop a set of flexible tools for using and protecting these aquifers has been a very useful contribution.
With respect to next steps, there is still much to learn about transboundary aquifers in general, and specific aquifer conditions and state practices vary widely. Moreover, many aspects of the draft articles clearly go beyond current law and practice. For these reasons, the United States continues to believe that context-specific arrangements provide the best way to address pressures on transboundary groundwaters in aquifers, as opposed to a global framework treaty. States concerned should take into account the provisions of these draft articles when negotiating appropriate bilateral or regional arrangements for the proper management of transboundary aquifers.
Numerous factors might appropriately be taken into account in any specific negotiation, such as hydrological characteristics of the aquifer at issue; present uses and expectations regarding future uses; climate conditions and expectations; and economic, social and cultural considerations. These factors will vary in each particular set of circumstances, and maintaining the articles as a resource in draft form seems to us the best way of ensuring that the draft articles will be a useful resource for States in all circumstances.
If the draft articles were fashioned into a global convention, we remain unconvinced that it would garner sufficient support. We also note that the draft articles seem to cover some waters that are already within the scope of the 1997 Watercourses Convention, such that the existence of two overlapping framework conventions could lead to confusion.
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The Wings finally notch a win, in Buffalo. It took a shootout, but it still happened. Wings now get to 82 points, trying to hold a surging Sharks team behind. Here is the recap:
In the first period, the Sabres scored at 12:55, and 14:59. Giving them the 2-0 lead. In most games this lead for the now struggling Red Wings would end up a loss, but it was just the warmup.
The Second had less scoring. The Only goal coming from Datsyuk at 10:43. Getting the Wings within one goal of the Sabres
The third period started off slowly and continued on to have no scoring until the final 58 seconds of the game. A late game tying goal by Jiri Hudler put the game into Overtime.
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What is tetany?
Tetany is a symptom characterized by muscle cramps, spasms or tremors. These repetitive actions of the muscles happen when your muscle contracts uncontrollably. Tetany may occur in any muscle in your body, such as those in your face, fingers or calves. The muscle cramping associated with tetany can be long lasting and painful.
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A common cause of tetany is very low levels of calcium in the body. The medical term for low calcium is hypocalcemia. There are many causes of hypocalcemia that can lead to tetany, and these different causes can vary widely in severity.
Serious causes of tetany include severe diarrhea and kidney disease. Problems with your thyroid or pancreas can create low calcium levels, which may cause tetany. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, malnutrition, vitamin D deficiency, and some medications may also cause hypocalcemia, leading to tetany.
In some cases, tetany may be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have slurred speech and other serious symptoms, such as changes in consciousness, vomiting, severe headache, and changes in mood, personality and behavior.
If your tetany is persistent or causes you concern, seek prompt medical care.
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Tetany may accompany other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Symptoms that frequently affect the muscles may also involve other body systems.... Read more about tetanysymptoms
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Marco Institute Sponsored Sessions at Kalamazoo 2015
The Marco Institute of the University of Tennessee will be sponsoring two sessions at the 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 14–17, 2015.
Session #1: Mother and Other Tongues: Choices, Conflicts, Resistances
This session is concerned with linguistic options medieval authors or scribes may have had with respect to choosing their language of expression, vis-à-vis in particular, but not limited to, the usage of the mother tongue. The growing use of vernacular languages towards the end of the Middle Ages became a source of reflection, sometimes explicitly, regarding their status, forms, spheres of usage or one's sense of belonging and identity. The choices that were made could have political, cultural, intellectual, territorial, gendered, or religious implications. We welcome papers that address any of these issues including aspects of language shifting or language contact phenomena, territorialization, diglossy, as well as discussions of linguistic minorities, or surprising/questionable linguistic choices made by authors in particular contexts. Approaches could include subjects of conflicts, structures of domination, or resistance to any form of cultural linguistic imposition.
Session #2: Celebrating Ten Years of the Marco Manuscript Workshop: Mind the Gaps
For the last ten years, the Marco Institute has sponsored its Manuscript Workshop, an annual gathering of scholars sharing their work on manuscripts and codicology in an informal collaborative setting. The guiding principle behind this program has been that scholars of all levels can better work through the thorny issues of textual scholarship with an engaged scholarly community, which can also open up new avenues of research for projects in development. The Marco-sponsored session "Mind the Gaps" will focus on understanding how readers interact with the physical layout of the page, script choice, or text-image interaction. "Mind the gaps" is open to papers covering topics like erasures, marginalia, missing portions, possible cases of censorship, or the disassembly and rebinding of manuscripts in the early modern period.
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1) LibreCAD is only partially GPLv2-only, and that part is what's inherited from QCad Community Edition. It's also the part which Ribbonsoft, the original developer of QCad, refused to relicense. As far as I can tell, all new code is GPLv2+.
2) Coin3D was relicensed to GPL-compatible BSD 3-clause in December 2011.
3) OpenCASCADE was never GPLv2 and most likely never will be. It could be LGPL, but that decision was put on hold.
4) "Both LibreCAD and FreeCAD both want to use LibreDWG and have patches available for supporting the DWG file format library" � this is simply incorrect. LibreCAD team did experiment a little with LibreDWG support, but AFAIK never completed the patch. FreeCAD team never had any such patches.
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Marjorie Jean Pearce, age 88, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014, at her home in Johnson City.
She was born on December 10, 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the late Grim and Lena Taylor.
She married the love of her life, Charles Pearce in 1946. Together they raised their six children in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, before moving to Johnson City in 1969. She will forever be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend.
She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church, where she was an active member of the United Methodist Women, the Christian Soldiers Sunday School Class and the choir.
Mrs. Pearce is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Laura Pearce, Mt. Gilead, OH, and Larry and Jane Pearce, of Surgoinsville, TN; four daughters and sons-in-law, Mariene and John Menger, Columbia, SC, Deb and Dennis Renner, of Rogersville, TN, Lori and Ted White, Johnson City, and Suzanne Strother, Irmo, SC; sister, Patricia Ray, Indianapolis, IN; three brothers-in-law, John Pearce, Mt. Gilead, OH, Lloyd Pearce, Victorville, CA, and Harry Andrews, Waverly, OH; sister-in-law, Shirley Wilson, Raleigh, NC; eight grandchildren, Kristen, Allison, Joe, Brad, Ryan, Alysha, Adam and Andy; six great grandchildren, Audrey, Ava, Jackson, Carson, Jeffrey and Thomas; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pearce was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Pearce; three Brothers, Oren, Gene, and Bob Taylor, all of Indiana; four sisters, Kate, Dolly, Vera, and Wilma also of Indiana.
The funeral service for Mrs. Pearce will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Monday, January 13, 2013, in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Pastor Lon Tobin and Pastor Jerry Jones officiating.
The family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home.
The graveside service and internment will be conducted at 10:45 A.M. Tuesday, January 14, at the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Those who wish to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15 A.M. on Tuesday. Active pallbearers will be the grandsons.
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SOUTH SACRAMENTO - Two people were dead, two were in critical condition and one person was in jail following a major wreck on South Watt Avenue near Tokay Lane reported at 12:58 a.m. Thursday.
California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bradley confirmed a man and woman were killed in the crash, and another man and woman were taken to separate local hospitals in critical condition.
The deceased victims were the driver and a rear seat passenger in one car.
The injured were in a car being driven by Raman Gill, 26, of Sacramento. Gill was not hurt. He was arrested and booked into Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence, and two counts of vehicular manslaughter, said Bradley.
Gill was held on $750,000 bail.
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Everyone who loves politics fancies that he or she could do a better job than whatever White House press secretary happens to be serving. It would be fun to fence with the snide press corps. And how hard can it be? You defer to State on foreign policy, don't speculate on unannounced personnel appointmenst and throw in some lighthearted personal anecdotes. Right?
Well, Robert Gibbs is having a rocky start.
First, he gets caught fibbing that good government groups don't oppose the administration's spate of ethics waivers for ex-lobbyists:
"He can't be talking about us,"said CREW's executive director Melanie Sloan. "We don't believe in a never-ending list of waivers. The waivers indicate the administration cannot live with its own policy. Ergo, they should revise the policy and stop pretending they are not hiring lobbyists."
As Sloan sees it, the Obama administration is trying to have its cake and eat it too, claiming the ethics high road except on occasions when it doesn't suit their interests.
Then he brought untold grief upon the President by explaining the sloppy dress code in the White House. You see they take off their jackets in the Oval Office because the President keeps it so darn hot in there. Uh oh. Doesn't mesh with the global warming hectoring and his campaign rhetoric about keeping the thermostat at 72 degrees. All this the day after he lectured his fellow Washingtonians about lacking "flinty Chicago toughness."
Well, it isn't easy getting up there every day, especially when you have come to expect softball questions and fawning press coverage. Gibbs isn't on the campaign trail against a hapless opponent. Now, with hundreds of cooped up reporters looking for news, he really can't play fast and loose with the facts. Even in the cushiest of media environments it is pretty easy to trip up.


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China to deploy new military garrison in West Philippine Sea
The People's Liberation Army, China's central military authority, has approved the deployment of a military garrison in the newly declared Sansha City in the sparsely populated West Philippine Sea, said a report posted on China's Ministry of National Defense website.
China's announcement is just the latest in a series of recent actions that have expanded its physical presence in the vast disputed waters and defied condemnation around the region.
China's announcement is just the latest in a series of recent actions that have expanded its physical presence in the vast disputed waters and defied condemnation around the region.
The report said that the military garrison will be "responsible for managing the city's national defense mobilization, military reserves and military operations."
The Chinese defense ministry likewise said that military troops to be sent to the newly established garrison will be under the dual leadership of Hainan province's military sub-command and Sansha City's civilian leaders.
China had envisioned Sansha City as administering the West Philippine Sea including the Spratly Islands.
The announcement came despite a diplomatic protest lodged by the Philippines against China over the establishment of Sansha City.
The Philippine protest said that "the extent of the jurisdiction of the city violates Philippine territorial sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo de Masinloc and infringes on Philippine sovereign rights over the waters and continental shelf of the West Philippine Sea."
Aside from the Spratly Islands, Sansha City—which was established by the Chinese Cabinet last June 21—also claims political sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank.
Portions of these territories are also being claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
On Wednesday, Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon Jr. said Filipinos have been settled in the islands since 1978, whereas China is forming the government of its Sansha City there only now. Kalayaan town, by Chinese reckoning, falls under Sansha's jurisdiction.
"Yung ating local government matagal na, 34 years na. Ako ay Filipino citizen, ang Kalayaan ay part ng Pilipinas, so sa Pilipinas tayo nagre-report," Bito-onon said in an interview on dzBB radio.
He said he is supposed to administer some 95 islands, shoals, reefs and atolls but some areas there have already been occupied by Vietnam, China and Malaysia.
Of the 95 islands, he said only 41 are occupied.
But Bito-onon said he hopes the Philippines and China can come to an "agreement on cooperation and co-existence."
He said that Kalayaan town, a fifth-class municipality, has only one village – Barangay Pag-asa. It has a population of "250-plus," he added.
"(We are) the smallest town in the Philippines," he said.
But he also admitted there is virtually no government office there, although the residents in the town are all Filipinos. He said they are developing fisheries and tourism.
He also said that while some Chinese fishing vessels would stop by the area, they would only ask for water and then leave.
Chinese infrastructure
A separate Reuters report meanwhile said that China is also planning to build structures such as buoy tenders, supply bases, light stations and radio stations in Sansha City.
"We are also planning to cruise regularly in Sansha in the future and set up a daily cruising mechanism when conditions are ready in order to safeguard China's sovereignty and maritime interests," Zhang Wei, head of the ship supervision division of China's Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, said in the report.
Last week, China also began setting up an organizing committee for the legislative body of Sansha, the beginnings of the city's government.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei, however, had earlier said that China will cooperate in the "peaceful resolution of disputes" in the West Philippine Sea.
"The Chinese side is willing to work together with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea comprehensively and effectively," the official said in a report posted on the Chinese government's official web portal. — DVM/HS, GMA News
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9.11.12 MEN'S SOCCER: Cedarville Blanks Cavs 4-0
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In its home opener, Walsh ran into a talented Cedarville squad and lost 4-0 in non-conference action Tuesday evening. The Cavaliers (1-2) were dealt their second shutout of the season while the Yellow Jackets (6-0) remained undefeated with their second-straight shutout on the season.
The Cavs faced a steady barrage of shots early in the first half, but were able to keep the game scoreless until the 40th minute. It was then that Cedarville's Joshua Hanif scored on a header from Christian Alexander. In the second half, Cedarville kept the offense moving as Justin Santoro was able to score two goals off rebounds and Dillon King scored another to set the final score.
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A technique for connecting New Network Devices (NNDs) to an existing communication network. The NND caches the MAC address of an Original (or "Old") Network Device, then gratuitously transmits Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) responses on behalf of the OND, but pointing to its own MAC address. This, in effect, allows the NND to insert itself in the path of packets originally destined for the OND. After performing its designated operations such as filtering, compression, caching, file serving, virus scanning, etc., any remaining packets can still be forwarded to the OND for further processing. In this event, the packets are forwarded by the NND to the OND as MAC layer frames using the OND's MAC address only and not its IP address. In the event that the NND fails, no special steps need to be taken, as the OND will eventually receive traffic again as it responds to further ARP requests.
1. A method for operating a communication network having at least an Original Network Device (OND) and a New Network Device (NND), the OND and NND under administration by the same authorized network administrator, the method comprising the steps of, at the NND:
detecting a first address resolution message on the network destined for the OND; and
transmitting a first address resolution response message on behalf of the OND, the first address resolution response message including a first layer protocol address associated with the OND, and a second layer protocol address associated with the NND; and
in response to an address resolution request message originating from the OND and received at the NND over the network, transmitting a second address resolution response message from the NND over the network, the second address resolution response message mapping the first layer protocol address associated with the OND to the second layer protocol address associated with the NND.
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detecting the address resolution request message, wherein the address resolution request message is an address resolution refresh request message originating at the OND; and
in response thereto, sending the second address resolution response message with the first layer address of the OND and the second layer address of the NND.
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processing at least one packet originally addressed to the OND.
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replying to packets originally addressed to the OND on behalf of the OND.
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forwarding one or more unprocessed packets to the OND for further processing.
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detecting a second address resolution message destined for the OND; and
transmitting a third address resolution response message on its own behalf, the third address resolution response message including a first network layer protocol address associated with the OND, and a second network layer protocol address associated with the OND.
15. A New Network Device (NND) apparatus for operating in a communication network with an Original Network Device (OND), the NND and OND both being under administration by the same authorized network administrator, the NND comprising:
a network message receiver, for receiving a first address resolution message on the network destined for the OND; and
a network message transmitter, for transmitting a first address resolution response message on behalf of the OND, the first address resolution response message including a first layer protocol address associated with the OND, and a second layer protocol address associated with the NND; and
in response to an address resolution request message originating from the OND and received over the network at the network message receiver, transmitting a second address resolution response message from the NND over the network, the second address resolution response message mapping the first layer protocol address associated with the OND to the second layer protocol address associated with the NND.
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a receiver, for receiving a second address resolution message destined for the OND if the NND is not functioning; and
a transmitter, for transmitting a third address resolution response message on behalf of the OND, the third address resolution response message including a first network layer protocol address associated with the OND, and a second network layer protocol address associated with the OND.
The present invention is directed to communication networking, and in particular to techniques for installing new network devices without the need to reprogram routing information or modify existing network devices.
It is safe to say that an efficiently running communication network is now an absolute necessity for almost any business enterprise. The proliferation of inexpensive Personal Computers (PCs) and ubiquitous networking infrastructure has done much to improve personal productivity over the past several decades. Many Information Technology (IT) professionals spend their time installing network infrastructure, as well as connecting new devices and reconfiguring existing devices in the network.
Network Addressing Schemes
For example, proper installation of a New Network Device (NND) requires configuring different network addresses before the device can begin to communicate—in particular, addresses need to be assigned to the new device in such a manner as to avoid conflicts with existing devices. It can therefore become difficult for administrative users to configure devices so that no two share the same address.
The most common networking protocols are Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which are transport/network layer protocols, and Media-Access Control (MAC) protocol, used at the so-called link layer. The typical device connected to a network thus needs two unique address. One is the address of its network interface or MAC address. The MAC address, in theory, is a globally-unique and unchangeable address which is stored in the equipment hardware. MAC addresses are necessary so that the Ethernet protocol can send data independent of whatever higher layer application protocols are used on top of it. The Ethernet is principally responsible for building "frames" of data consisting of 1500 by blocks. Each frame has an Ethernet header containing the MAC address of the source computer and the MAC address of the destination computer.
A second address required for each computer is typically an IP address. IP is a network layer protocol that allows application layer software to communicate without regard to the exact network technology used. Each computer on a network must, therefore, also have a unique IP address so that application layer software can communicate. IP addresses are virtual and are typically assigned via software.
IP and Ethernet addressing schemes must work together to deliver data from a source to a destination. IP communicates by constructing "packets" which are similar to frames, but which have a different structure. Packets cannot be delivered without network layer processing. In the most common case, they are delivered by the Ethernet layer, which splits the packets into frames adding an Ethernet header, for and sending them along a physical path (which may be wired or wireless) to a switch. The switch then decides which port to send the frame to, by comparing the destination MAC address of the frame to an internal table which maps port numbers to MAC addresses.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
However, at the time of constructing a frame, an Ethernet layer processor has no idea what the MAC address of the destination machine is, which it needs to create an Ethernet header. The only information it has available is the destination IP address, taken from the packet header that the IP application software provided. Therefore, some way must be provided for the Ethernet packet processor to find the MAC address of a destination machine, given the destination's IP address.
This is where the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) finds use. ARP is a network protocol which maps a network layer address to a data link layer address. For example, ARP can be used to resolve an IP address to a corresponding MAC layer Ethernet address.
ARP operates by sending out a special type of packet called a "ARP request". An ARP requests asks the question, "Is your IP address x.x.x.x"? "If so, send your MAC address back to me." These packets are broadcast to all computers on a (LAN), even on a switched network.
Each computer receiving an ARP request examines it to see if it is currently assigned to a specific IP. If so, it sends a specialized reply packet called an "ARP reply" containing the corresponding MAC address. To minimize the number of ARP packets being broadcast, operating systems typically keep a cache of ARP reply messages. When a computer receives an ARP reply, it will update its ARP cache with a new IP/MAC pair association. As ARP is a stateless protocol, most operating systems will update their ARP cache wherever a reply is received, regardless of whether they have sent out an ARP request.
When an ARP needs to resolve a given IP address to an Ethernet address, it thus broadcasts an ARP request packet. The ARP request contains a source MAC address, a source IP address, and a destination IP address. Each host in the local network then receives the ARP request packet. The host with the specified destination IP address sends an ARP reply packet to the originating host with its MAC address.
In the event a host is not able to obtain a MAC address for a particular IP address, it will then resort to using other protocols such as a Domain Name Service (DNS) protocol, to obtain the IP address of another host, which may be remotely located. For remote accesses, a local network router typically maintains a cache of a such IP/MAC mappings for remotely located machines.
ARP Spoofing
ARP spoofing is a technique that is used to exploit the interaction of IP and Ethernet protocols in order to attack a network. By sending a forged ARP reply packet, a target computer can be convinced to send frames destined for a first computer to instead go to a second computer controlled by a malicious attacker. This can be done in such a way that the first computer has no idea that redirection to the second malicious computer is taking place. The process of updating a target computer's ARP cache with a forged entry is referred to as ARP cache "poisoning". A so-called man-in-the-middle attack (MiM) can be performed with a malicious user inserting his computer between the communication path of two target computers. The malicious computer forwards frames between the two target computers so that communications are not interrupted, and so that neither of the targets are aware of the attack. The attack is performed with the attacker poisoning the ARP cache of both the source and destination computer, associating the destination computers and source computers IP with its own MAC layer address. All of the target computer's IP traffic will then be routed to the attacker's computer instead of directly to one another. More information on ARP spoofing can be obtained in the paper by Whalen, S., "An Introduction to ARP Spoofing", April, 2001.
There are presently two options when installing a New Network Device (NND) that is intended to intercept traffic addressed to a destination that is an existing Original (or "Old") Network Device (OND), without changing routing information on the network.
The first option is to physically attach the NND in line with the OND. This approach works well, but, for certain network configurations, it is not possible. In other words, when the OND has several interfaces, this would require several NNDs to be installed, and it becomes problematic. This approach is also a possible problem in that the NND is installed "in-line" with the OND. If the NND fails, then traffic may also no longer be forwarded to the OND.
A second approach is to modify network routing information to send traffic directly to the NND instead of the OND. This, however, is labor intensive for the administrator. It also introduces risks of a different type. For example, even if the network administrator properly configures the NND with a unique address, when the NND fails, traffic will still be routed to it, until the routing information is again reprogrammed. Because this approach can also interrupt network operation, it too is often considered to be less than desirable.
The present invention is directed to solving the problem of installing a New Network Device (NND), typically one that has a function of packet inspection, filtering, caching, proxying, load balancing, virus scanning, or the like such that it needs to intercept the traffic destined for an Original Network Device (OND). Such a function may be commonly implemented in a router, default gateway, or with a file server. The present invention allows installation of the NND without manually changing routing information for the OND.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the New Network Device (NND) caches the MAC address of the Original Network Device (OND) to be intercepted. It then gratuitously transmits ARP responses on behalf of the OND, pointing to its own MAC address instead. In effect, the NND thus inserts itself into the network path of the packets originally destined for the OND.
The NND can then operate on the packets originally destined for the OND. Depending upon its assigned function, it can either reply on behalf of the OND, or if its assigned operations are filtering, compression, caching, etc., it may forward any processed IP packets to the OND for further processing. At this point, the NND will forward packets to the NND as MAC layer frames, using MAC layer addressing only, and not using the IP address of the OND. This is typically possible since the OND will usually be connected to the same LAN segment as the OND. The OND can then process the MAC layer frames as it would normally.
If the NND fails, with this approach, the network operation might be interrupted, but only temporarily. Operation will resume normally when the OND broadcasts its own ARP reply packet with its real IP address and real MAC addresses. This then allows the OND to resume operation as it had prior to installation of the NND.
It should be understood that the above process is different from a network attacker's approach of cache poisoning, in that with the invention, both the OND and the NND are under control of the same system administrator. In other words, here, the NND is authorized to perform the transmission of gratuitous ARP responses on behalf of the OND, unlike the scenario of a malicious attack from an outsider.
In accordance with other aspects of the preferred embodiment, an NND also looks for ARP refresh requests by the OND. When the NND sees such a refresh request, it immediately sends another ARP request with its own MAC address. This prevents packets from being routed to the OND even after the OND send its own ARP reply or when the OND otherwise attempts to reconfigure the network.
When the NND fails to operate, it will stop sending ARP request messages. This allows the OND to again send a reply to any ARP request messages that it sees, causing the network routers to reconfigure themselves automatically, to then stop sending messages to the NND.
The present invention has several advantages. An important advantage is the fact that the network administrator avoids having to otherwise manually configure the ARP table of the NND during its installation. The NND can thus configure itself automatically.
The invention also allows for installation of the NND with minimal interruption or upsetting of the operation of existing devices on the network. The NND is simply enabled, and it begins to participate in network operations as soon as it has a chance to reply to an ARP request packet.
In addition, when the NND is disabled or failed, the OND will simply take its place as soon as the OND has a chance to send an ARP reply itself.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention.
A description of preferred embodiments of the invention follows.
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LAN 1 is also connected to other networks, such as a wide area network 20, through a switch SW 16-1 and/or router 18-1. Still other networks may include a second Local Area Network (LAN 2) that is also connected to the WAN 20 such as through its own router 18-10 and switch 16-10. LAN 2 includes other PC's 10-10 and 10-11. It should be understood that myriad other arrangements are possible for LAN 1 and LAN 2. In addition, while there are shown a switch 16 and router 18 associated with each LAN, there are also myriad known arrangements for internetworking devices to provide connections between networks.
In the envisioned scenario, the New Network Device (NND) 14 is to be substituted for all, or at least part of, the functionality of the Original Network Device (OND) 12. The NND 14 thus must be arranged to intercept traffic destined for OND 12, without manually changing the address information in switch 16-1 or router 18-1 for LAN 1. In particular, OND 12 may be functioning as a router, a default gateway, some sort of file server, packet filter, or other function.
It may be desirable, for example, to have the NND 14 assist the OND 12 with sharing some of the processing load on OND 12. For example, large numbers of remotely located PC's 10 connected through other LANs may be making demands on OND 12 as a file server, such as to access Web pages hosted by the OND 12.
In other instances, the NND 12 may be an improved communication device for efficiently routing messages between LAN 1 and LAN 2.
In still other configurations, the NND 14 can be inserted logically in the network before the OND 12. This could be done, if the NND 14 is to serve as a virus checker and the OND 12 as a mail server, the NND 14 as a content filter and the OND as a web proxy, or the NND as firewall with multiple ONDs being a server farm, as just a few of the possible examples.
What is important to understand is that the administrator 15 for LAN 1 is, with his knowledge, expressly requesting that NND 14 be substituted at least in part for the functionality of OND 12. This is unlike the case of ARP cache poisoning where a malicious user is attempting to control access to the LAN 1.
In accordance with aspects of the invention, the NND 14 will be substituted for functionality of the OND 12 without the need to reprogram routing information. This avoids, therefore, interruption of network traffic and also reduces an element of risk which could otherwise interrupt network operation in the event that the NND 14 fails.
More particularly, from an initial state 100, a state 102 is entered in which the NND 14 listens for an "ARP request" packet originating from OND 12. Once the ARP request is seen, state 104 is entered in which an "ARP reply" packet is generated by NND 14. In particular, the ARP reply will have an IP address equal to the IP address of the OND 12, but indicate a MAC layer address assigned to the NND 14. The NND 14 does this gratuitously, without further programming of the OND 12 or intervention from other machines 10 connected to the LAN 1.
By transmitting ARP responses on behalf of the OND 12, the NND 14 in effect asserts itself in the network path of the packets originally destined to go the OND 12. In particular, any packets originating, for example, from LAN 2 at device 10-10 destined for OND 12 will travel through wide area network 20 and arrive at LAN 1 and then forwarded by the router 18 and/or switch 16 to the NND 14, instead of the OND 12.
Thus, upon arrival of such packets at inter-networking equipment such as switch 16 or router 18 that have been reprogrammed by the ARP responses originating from the NND 14, such packets will be forwarded to NND 14 instead of OND 12 even if the packets originated at LAN 2 with a destination address of IP address of OND 12. As shown in
In order to ensure that such programming remains intact, the NND 14 preferably engages in additional actions as follows. From the state 108, the NND 14 also listens for "ARP refresh" packets originating from the OND 12. Upon seeing them, a state 112 is entered in which another "ARP reply" packet is sent by the NND 14. This additional ARP reply will also indicate an IP address of OND upon a MAC address of the NND 14.
With the packet 202 having arrived at the NND 14 before the OND 12, the NND 14 may then operate on packet 202. Such operations will depend upon the function of the NND 14. For example, if NND 14 is a web page server intended to off load OND 12, the packet may be handled by NND and/or may be forwarded for further processing by OND 12. Such operations may include forwarding the packet to a higher level protocol such as the HTTP protocol in which a web page server is participating. It is understood that if the NND 14 is performing other functions, such as a packet filter, firewall, virus checker, etc., then it performs functions appropriate to its assigned task(s).
Once finished with its assigned tasks on the packet 202, depending upon its assigned function(s), the NND may need to forward the packet 202 to the OND in step 156 for further processing. In such an instance, the destination MAC address will be reset to OND 14 so that the packet will properly reach its destination at OND 12. The packet can be forwarded using the MAC layer address only at this point, since OND 12 is known to be on the same LAN 1 as NND 14.
While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention encompassed by the appended claims.
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Relational Aggression in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Implications for a Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Violence is a current concern among school professionals. Physical aggression is not the only type of aggression occurring in our schools. Although relational aggression has not received the wide spread attention as physical aggression and other types of bullying, it can be just as damaging to children and adolescents. This literature review will provide and overview of relational aggression, discuss factors that contribute to the use of relational aggression, and the impact of relational aggression on the victim and aggressor. Finally this literature review will discuss implications for a comprehensive school counseling program in addressing this form of aggression within our schools.
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By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2005 Two days after he was sworn in for a second term of office, President Bush promised to continue the fight against global terrorism.
America has proven "more than equal to the task" of combating terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the president said during his weekly radio address today.
"In response to attacks on our home soil," he observed, "we have captured or killed terrorists across the earth."
The government also has "taken unprecedented steps to secure our homeland from future attacks," Bush pointed out, while U.S. troops "have liberated millions from oppression" as the result of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"We remain in a war," the president said, noting the U.S. military will continue combating overseas terrorists "so that we do not have to face them here at home."
America will also "strive to keep the world's most dangerous weapons out of the hands of terrorists and tyrants," he stressed.
Bush pledged continued support to the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq "as they build free and democratic societies in their own lands, because when America gives its word, America must keep its word."
Harking back to his Jan. 20 second inaugural address, Bush noted that America's homeland security "increasingly depends on the success of liberty abroad."
Therefore, the president said, the United States will continue to promote freedom and democracy in the Middle East in efforts "to defeat the despair, hopelessness and resentments that feed terror."