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Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (Professional) (cont.)
Classification of Pediatric Myeloid Malignancies
French-American-British (FAB) Classification for Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The first comprehensive morphologic-histochemical classification system for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was developed by the FAB Cooperative Group.[1,2,3,4,5] This classification system categorizes AML into the following major subtypes primarily based on morphology and immunohistochemical detection of lineage markers:
Other extremely rare subtypes of AML include acute eosinophilic leukemia and acute basophilic leukemia.
Fifty percent to 60% of children with AML can be classified as having M1, M2, M3, M6, or M7 subtypes; approximately 40% have M4 or M5 subtypes. About 80% of children younger than 2 years with AML have an M4 or M5 subtype. The response to cytotoxic chemotherapy among children with the different subtypes of AML is relatively similar. One exception is FAB subtype M3, for which all-trans retinoic acid plus chemotherapy achieves remission and cure in approximately 70% to 80% of affected children.
World Health Organization (WHO) Classification System
In 2002, the WHO proposed a new classification system that incorporated diagnostic cytogenetic information and more reliably correlated with outcome. In this classification, patients with t(8;21), inv(16), t(15;17), and those with MLL translocations, which collectively constituted nearly half of the cases of childhood AML, were classified as "AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities." This classification system also decreased the bone marrow percentage of leukemic blast requirement for the diagnosis of AML from 30% to 20%; an additional clarification was made so that patients with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities did not need to meet the minimum blast requirement to be considered AML.[9,10,11] In 2008, WHO expanded the number of cytogenetic abnormalities linked to AML classification, and for the first time included specific gene mutations (CEBPA and NPM mutations) in its classification system.[12] (Refer to the WHO classification of myeloid leukemias section of this summary for more information.) Such a genetically based classification system links AML class with outcome and provides significant biologic and prognostic information. With new emerging technologies aimed at genetic, epigenetic, proteomic, and immunophenotypic classification, AML classification will likely evolve and provide informative prognostic and biologic guidelines to clinicians and researchers.
WHO classification of AML
Histochemical Evaluation
The treatment for children with AML differs significantly from that for ALL. As a consequence, it is crucial to distinguish AML from ALL. Special histochemical stains performed on bone marrow specimens of children with acute leukemia can be helpful to confirm their diagnosis. The stains most commonly used include myeloperoxidase, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), Sudan Black B, and esterase. In most cases the staining pattern with these histochemical stains will distinguish AML from AMML and ALL (see below). This approach is being replaced by immunophenotyping using flow cytometry.
Table 1. Histochemical Staining Patternsa
Immunophenotypic Evaluation
The use of monoclonal antibodies to determine cell-surface antigens of AML cells is helpful to reinforce the histologic diagnosis. Various lineage-specific monoclonal antibodies that detect antigens on AML cells should be used at the time of initial diagnostic workup, along with a battery of lineage-specific T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte markers to help distinguish AML from ALL and bilineal (as defined above) or biphenotypic leukemias. The expression of various cluster determinant (CD) proteins that are relatively lineage-specific for AML include CD33, CD13, CD14, CDw41 (or platelet antiglycoprotein IIb/IIIa), CD15, CD11B, CD36, and antiglycophorin A. Lineage-associated B-lymphocytic antigens CD10, CD19, CD20, CD22, and CD24 may be present in 10% to 20% of AMLs, but monoclonal surface immunoglobulin and cytoplasmic immunoglobulin heavy chains are usually absent; similarly, CD2, CD3, CD5, and CD7 lineage-associated T-lymphocytic antigens are present in 20% to 40% of AMLs.[13,14,15] The aberrant expression of lymphoid-associated antigens by AML cells is relatively common but generally has no prognostic significance.[13,14]
Immunophenotyping can also be helpful in distinguishing some FAB subtypes of AML. Testing for the presence of HLA-DR can be helpful in identifying APL. Overall, HLA-DR is expressed on 75% to 80% of AMLs but rarely expressed on APL. In addition, APL cases with PML/RARA were noted to express CD34/CD15 and demonstrate a heterogenous pattern of CD13 expression.[16] Testing for the presence of glycoprotein Ib, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, or Factor VIII antigen expression is helpful in making the diagnosis of M7 (megakaryocytic leukemia). Glycophorin expression is helpful in making the diagnosis of M6 (erythroid leukemia).[17]
Less than 5% of cases of acute leukemia in children are of ambiguous lineage, expressing features of both myeloid and lymphoid lineage.[18,19,20] These cases are distinct from ALL with myeloid coexpression in that the predominant lineage cannot be determined by immunophenotypic and histochemical studies. The definition of leukemia of ambiguous lineage varies among studies, although most investigators now use criteria established by the European Group for the Immunological Characterization of Leukemias (EGIL) or the more stringent WHO criteria.[21,22,23] In the WHO classification, the presence of MPO is required to establish myeloid lineage. This is not the case for the EGIL classification.
The WHO classification system is summarized in Table 2.[23,24]
Table 2. Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage According to the WHO Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissuesa
Leukemias of mixed phenotype comprise two groups of patients: (1) bilineal leukemias in which there are two distinct population of cells, usually one lymphoid and one myeloid, and (2) biphenotypic leukemias where individual blast cells display features of both lymphoid and myeloid lineage. Biphenotypic cases represent the majority of mixed phenotype leukemias.[18] B-myeloid biphenotypic leukemias lacking the TEL-AML1 fusion have a lower rate of complete remission and a significantly worse event-free survival (EFS) compared with patients with B-precursor ALL.[18] Some studies suggest that patients with biphenotypic leukemia may fare better with a lymphoid, as opposed to a myeloid, treatment regimen,[19,20,25] although the optimal treatment for patients remains unclear.
Cytogenetic Evaluation and Molecular Abnormalities
Chromosomal analyses of leukemia should be performed on children with AML because chromosomal abnormalities are important diagnostic and prognostic markers.[26,27,28,29,30,31] Clonal chromosomal abnormalities have been identified in the blasts of about 75% of children with AML and are useful in defining subtypes with particular characteristics (e.g., t(8;21) with M2, t(15;17) with M3, inv(16) with M4Eo, 11q23 abnormalities with M4 and M5, t(1;22) with M7). Leukemias with the chromosomal abnormalities t(8;21) and inv(16) are called core-binding factor leukemias; core-binding factor (a transcription factor involved in hematopoietic stem cell differentiation) is disrupted by each of these abnormalities.
Molecular probes and newer cytogenetic techniques (e.g., fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH]) can detect cryptic abnormalities that were not evident by standard cytogenetic banding studies.[32] This is clinically important when optimal therapy differs, as in APL. Use of these techniques can identify cases of APL when the diagnosis is suspected but the t(15;17) is not identified by routine cytogenetic evaluation. The presence of the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome in patients with AML most likely represents chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that has transformed to AML rather than de novo AML. Molecular methods are also being used to identify recurring gene mutations in adults and children with AML, and as described below, some of these recurring mutations have prognostic significance.
A unifying concept for the role of specific mutations in AML is that mutations that promote proliferation (Type I) and mutations that block normal myeloid development (Type II) are required for full conversion of hematopoietic stem/precursor cells to malignancy.[33,34] Support for this conceptual construct comes from the observation that there is generally mutual exclusivity within each type of mutation, such that a single Type I and a single Type II mutation are present within each case. Further support comes from genetically engineered models of AML for which cooperative events rather than single mutations are required for leukemia development. Type I mutations are commonly in genes involved in growth factor signal transduction and include mutations in FLT3, KIT, NRAS, KRAS, and PTNP11.[35] Type II genomic alterations include the common translocations and mutations associated with favorable prognosis (t(8;21), inv(16), t(16;16), t(15;17), CEBPA, and NPM1). MLL rearrangements (translocations and partial tandem duplication) are also classified as Type II mutations.
Specific recurring cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities are briefly described below. The abnormalities are listed by those in clinical use that identify patients with favorable or unfavorable prognosis, followed by other abnormalities.
Molecular abnormalities associated with favorable prognosis include the following:
Molecular abnormalities associated with an unfavorable prognosis include the following:
Other molecular abnormalities observed in pediatric AML include the following:
Classification of Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Children
The FAB classification of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is not completely applicable to children.[155,156] In adults, MDS is divided into several distinct categories based on the presence of myelodysplasia, types of cytopenia, specific chromosomal abnormalities, and the percentage of myeloblasts.[156,157,158,159]
A modified classification schema for MDS and myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) was published by WHO in 2008.[160] The primary WHO classification includes:
WHO classification of MDS
WHO classification of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
WHO classification of myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and abnormalities of PDGFRA, PDGFRB, or FGFR1
The peripheral blood and bone marrow findings for the myelodysplastic syndromes according to the 2008 WHO classification schema [160] are summarized in Table 3.
Table 3. World Health Organization (WHO) Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Findings for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts is rare in children. Refractory anemia and refractory anemia with excess blasts are more common. The WHO classification schema has a subgroup that includes JMML (formerly juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia), CMML, and Ph chromosome–negative CML. This group can show mixed myeloproliferative and sometimes myelodysplastic features. JMML shares some characteristics with adult CMML [162,163,164] but is a distinct syndrome (see below). A subgroup of children younger than 4 years at diagnosis with myelodysplasia will have monosomy 7. For this subset of children, their disease is best classified as a subtype of JMML. The International Prognostic Scoring System is used to determine the risk of progression to AML and the outcome in adult patients with MDS. When this system was applied to children with MDS or JMML, only a blast count of less than 5% and a platelet count of more than 100 x 109 /L were associated with a better survival in MDS, and a platelet count of more than 40 x 109 /L predicted a better outcome in JMML.[165] These results suggest that MDS and JMML in children may be significantly different disorders than adult-type MDS. Older children with monosomy 7 and high-grade MDS, however, behave more like adults with MDS and are best classified that way and treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.[166,167] The risk group or grade of MDS is defined according to International Prognostic Scoring System guidelines.[168] A pediatric approach to the WHO classification of myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative diseases was published in 2003; however, the usefulness of this classification has yet to be evaluated prospectively in clinical practice.[11] A retrospective comparison of the WHO classification with the category, cytology, and cytogenetics system and a Pediatric WHO adaptation for MDS/MPD, has shown that the latter two systems are better able to effectively classify childhood MDS than the more general WHO system.[169] A prospective study should be done to definitively determine the optimal classification scheme for childhood MDS/MPD.[11]
Diagnostic Classification of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
JMML is a rare leukemia that occurs approximately ten times less frequently than AML in children.[167] JMML typically presents in young children (a median age of approximately 1.8 years) and occurs more commonly in boys (male to female ratio approximately 2.5:1). Common clinical features at diagnosis include hepatosplenomegaly (97%), lymphadenopathy (76%), pallor (64%), fever (54%), and skin rash (36%).[170] In children presenting with clinical features suggestive of JMML, current criteria used for a definitive diagnosis are as follows:[171]
Table 4. Diagnostic Criteria for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
Characteristics of JMML cells include in vitro hypersensitivity to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and activated RAS signaling secondary to mutations in various components of this pathway including NF1, KRAS,NRAS, and PTPN11.[174,175,176] Mutations of the E3 ubiquitin ligase CBL are observed in 10% to 15% of JMML cases,[177,178] with many of these cases occurring in children with germline CBL mutations.[179,180]CBL germline mutations result in an autosomal dominant developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired growth, developmental delay, cryptorchidism, and a predisposition to JMML.[179] Some individuals with CBL germline mutations experience spontaneous regression of their JMML, but develop vasculitis later in life.[179]CBL mutations are mutually exclusive with RAS/PTPN11 mutations.[177] While the majority of children with JMML have no detectable cytogenetic abnormalities, a minority (20%–25%) show loss of chromosome 7 in bone marrow cells.[163,170,179,181,182]
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hi, First of all Thank you very much for your script. it is a very successful operation. However it is not sending an e-mail.
For example:http://www.skalaajans.com/ajans/bize-ulasin.html
What is the problem do you think? help me please..
hi, First of all Thank you very much for your script. it is a very successful operation. However it is not sending an e-mail.
For example:http://www.skalaajans.com/ajans/bize-ulasin.html
What is the problem do you think? help me please..
I have the same problem. When I press submit, I just see the "loading" icon, just loading endlessly... The submissions does not go through my inbox either.
I also tested other forms and it seems all of them does not work. I am not sure what's the error.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
anyway, I found out the error on my end. I used to have "wp-cache" plugin on my site and I removed it coz of some issues. And this plugins usually adds a line of code in your wpconfig.php. So I just remove the:
define('WP_CACHE', true);
And my forms are working again. I am not sure if this is the same for you cronaged, but you should try disable some plugins might be some conflict.
Thank you for your help but there isn't this line in wp-config.php. I couldn't understand
Thanks. That solved it for me.
I removed define('WP_CACHE', true); from wpconfig.php and the form started to work again.
Tag that generates "Contact Form 7 is

Tu nombre (obligatorio)
[text* text-468 akismet:author]

Tu email (obligatorio)
[email* email-705 akismet:author_email]

I followed the instructions to place the codes, and the form works but get sent to my gmail email as spam, and corporate email does not reach out this form.
I appreciate if you can help.
@cronaged: Be sure that the wpconfig is the one you have downloaded from your domain. Anyway, if you can not find the code I mentioned in wpconfig.php. Then I think you should first try this:
1. open your header.php, located in /wpcontent/themes/yourtheme/, and check if it has this line of code before :
<?php wp_head(); ?>
2. Do the same with your footer.php check before end of  if it has:
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
Those codes are important to make your plugins work correctly.
@rcajavilca: be sure to make the "from" format as follows:
[text-468] <[email-705]>
I dont understand your language but I am guessing that's name & email.
The only problem I have to report using your fix above is that now I get a notice in my plugins drop-ins section that says for advanced-cache.php "Advanced caching plugin. Inactive: Requires define('WP_CACHE', true); in wp-config.php"
Is this an issue?
@johncharlton: Yes. If you are still using some caching plugin, you should not remove the
define('WP_CACHE', true);. In my case, I am no longer using any caching plugins coz they dont' work (in my opinion).
Ya, I'm not a fan of caching plugins either, but this showed up not as a Plug-in but a Drop-in, which is listed in the Plug-ins section but as a separate category so in this case, I have 6 active Plug-ins plus one Drop-in.
A note above the Drop-in states: "Drop-ins are advanced plugins in the /wp-content directory that replace WordPress functionality when present."
I first noticed Drop-ins showing up in the Plugins section recently. I am running WordPress 3.0.4
Ah, drop-ins. I thought they've been added by our hosting admin since the transfer. So now I think its a wordpress default. Anyway, if you really don't need it you can just download and save a copy on your PC (in case you change your mind later) and then delete the one in your domain's /wp-content. In my case, i have deleted my drop-ins coz I really don't need them.
Thanks. I did that and it is gone. I'll keep a local copy just in case I need it at some point.
I also found wp-cache-config.php in there. I trashed that as well. I thought I had deleted it before along with the plugin, but there it was.
Thanks for your reply, I found the lines of code and well ... I think the problem is mail.
Moreover, I solved it with making a form in html and then I put it in the text editor of the contacts page and it worked.
Thanks for the help they gave me.
Until next time.
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I did it all sugested here and it is still not working. No one contact plugin has ever worked for me.
I realize that contact form 7 works only if I use and email @mydomain.com
wich is not likeble because only I have this kind of email...
Please, would you have anything else on your sleeves?
Hi mrcgloes,
When you say:
I realize that contact form 7 works only if I use and email @mydomain.com
does it mean you can not use any free emails like google or yahoo mail?
One solution I think is to disable all other plugins and check if its working. Then enable them one by one..This is to check if there are conflicting plugins. Another is to update your wordpress to the latest version. If still not working might be your theme, try choosing the wordpress default theme (twentyten)...Also did you get any errors at all?
@freelance webmasters
Yes. If you try to send me a message on my blog using my contact form if you write email@example.com it will not be sent.
I´ve got an message from my host that is not good.
that´s the answer I´ve got from my host service. It was translated to english via babel fish
Leading in account that its e-mails use servers of email (MX) of the Locaweb, some points exist that must be observed in the configuration of its form of contact:
From field: OBLIGATORILY it must use a valid email and of its domain. This field is responsible for determining the shipper of the email sent through its form.
Return-Path: We recommend that this field is filled with email the same used to carry through the sending of the message (in the case of errors during the sending, the error message will be sent for the email configured in this field). Although power to be filled with a different email of the used one in " From" , when filling this field with a different email some suppliers can consider the sent message as a Spam, carried through the blockade of the same one.
Reply-To field: This field is responsible for defining an email for reply. That is, although an email to be sent through a post office box of its domain, when answering the message, the reply of the message will be sent for the email configured through this field. We suggest the use of this field disponibilizado for the fulfilling for the user of its site.
By means of these information, we recommend that it can effect the due corrections in its application so that its form comes back to function. These alterations are necessary therefore all emails that if not to fit above in the informed standards, will be blocked by our new filter anti-Spam.
anyway I will try you ideas and see if it work. but I belive it is caused by my host.
I am having the same problem. I deleted my cache plug in along with a few others, that didn't work. I changed the email addresses it was sent to, still didn't work. I have updated the wordpress page that the form is on, still nothing. Cleared my browser, quit and started over, still doesn't work.
I am not so computer savvy so where do I find "wpconfig.php" so I can check it?
@mrclgoes: Yes, it might be your host's problem. Ask them if they could remove the filter thing.
@4wehelp: you should login to your host admin and view files from your site's directory. Or you can use an FTP program. wpconfig.php is located just on your worpress' root. Usually inside
@freelance webmasters
thanks dude!
see ya
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Yajuan Xiang has been on an extended journey that many Americans could never even imagine.
At age 18, she left Urumqi – the capital city of Xinjiang Province in northwest China, along the borders of Russia, Pakistan and Mongolia – and went to college in the Chinese capital city of Beijing.
Then, seven years ago, she got on a plane with about 20 other Chinese nationals and headed for the University at Buffalo to start a new chapter of her life, in a strange culture where few spoke her native Mandarin.
"I never thought what would actually scare me about living in a different country, not until I came to my first class and feel like I can't understand half of the class," said Xiang, 29, whose full name is pronounced Ya-Jrin Shung. "I started to cry right after the class."
She discovered, as do many Americans, that taking a foreign language in junior high school "doesn't prepare you for real life" in the country you studied in text books.
Since that first class, Xiang has helped bridge the cultural and linguistic divide between those from her home country and those in Buffalo. Her charges include 25 students, ages 21 months to 5 years old, at the UB Early Childhood Research Center, a learning lab for college students and teachers looking to become more effective in preschool and elementary school classrooms.
Roughly half the youngsters who come to research center are children of Chinese or Korean immigrants with ties to UB, said Kelly Ross Kantz Roy, its director. Xiang started using Mandarin informally with children here in 2008, the year after she arrived on campus. "She would speak to the kids in Chinese and it just became evident that they were learning English and Chinese and had virtually no accent in either – not that I could judge the Chinese," Roy said.
Xiang soon expects to get her doctorate degree in early childhood education from the UB Graduate School of Education. After that, she will head to a tenure-track faculty post at the University of Southern Indiana, where she will teach students what she learned in Buffalo, and in her hometown 6,800 miles away.
How did the language teaching develop here at the research center?
I taught at a toddler group. That's their first school experience. A lot of students come to the center without speaking any English. Hearing somebody speaking their native language is a huge help and a comfort to them. They adjusted better. American families found it really interesting that another language was being spoken, that stories and movies can be presented in a different language.
It sounds like you're also incorporating culture.
This helps us connect with the families, too. Some immigrant families, it's also their first school experience with their children. They're trying to learn the American education system, so it's good for them to be invited to our school. We're inviting them to introduce pictures and read with the kids and dance with them. And we make dumplings or traditional foods, and cook with them, to let them feel more involved.
How are you finding the dynamic?
When we first started to read books in a different language for second-language learners, listening to English stories, they're trying to receive the language and figure out content, so they tend to spend a longer time staying quiet. Their classmates are noticing this. If I start reading something in Mandarin, they are very responsive. That makes a huge difference. The children will look at each other, 'Wow, you can communicate in a different language!' That's something cool. Half the students in the classroom who share Mandarin as a common language, they start to talk to each other in their native language. American students find, 'Oh, another language is being spoken,' so this becomes a new stimuli to them. We're trying to foster an atmosphere in that your identity is very much welcomed in the classroom, no matter if you speak Japanese or Mandarin or Spanish or anything.
You've done research for your dissertation with 43 Western New York cross-national families from 18 different countries. What have you discovered?
Previous research attempted to portray a negative image, the problems they face because of cultural differences. Especially when raising children, you need constant agreement on things, so that actually presents more difficulties. But what I found out is differences are not always a problem. Sometimes, there are advantages. They actually view their marriages as very strong and view their parenting experiences as more rich, and learning opportunities. They want to have multi-heritage from both sides. This is actually giving us information that in today's educational world, we need to incorporate a multicultural education in school because there's more and more children like this, not only from mixed marriages but from immigrant families. We tend to be living more closely together, and we have to acknowledge the fact of a more diverse culture in school settings. How can teachers help children? It's a very important thing.
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He's garbage.
I'll eat the crow but you do realize he didn't look near this bad this preseason and his money is guaranteed. We gain no cap space from cutting him, so yeah, he had a chance to make the roster and blew it.
He blew his chances a long time ago.
One halfway decent performance in the preseason wasn't going to be enough.
The nightmare will finally be over
That moment when Pickles doesn't get cut.
clausen should have been shining since he was playing with the people he normally practices with aka 2nd/3rd string. He did absolutly nothing. hes been on this team far to long to still play like a rookie. I tried to find one thing he did well and I'm afraid the only thing I saw was when he took a knee at the end of the game. he is a waste of a roster spot. Its time to move on from clausen.
Eh. If Armand Smith extends his hands a foot as he fall toward the endzone, Jimmy just lead a TD drive.
He should be cut but it has nothing to do with this game.
Eh. If Armand Smith extends his hands a foot as he fall toward the endzone, Jimmy just lead a TD drive.
He should be cut but it has nothing to do with this game.
looking at a body of work over a single performance is a great idea, but tonight's performance embodied his career performance with us, soooooooo... cut
99% of NFL backup QBs should be working at Target. I really don't know how they're getting paid to suck and stand on the sideline each weekend.
I feel bad for him, but that display was one of the worst QB displays I have ever seen. It was literally a comedy of errors.
You could make an entire blooper reel off of tonights performance.
Feel bad for the kid but that is the breaks.
I should add that it wasn't all his fault. But damn.
Jimmy could start for the Jets.
I cried of joy when we drafted him. I would now cry of joy to see him gone. I'm not sure where some fans got the feeling that he was going to take the no.2 spot away from DA some weeks ago. The man have been broken.
I'd vomit if we were to keep 3 QBs (Clausen) this season. That spot needs to go somewhere else: OL / DL.
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The show will see Sushant narrating real life cases of suspects and convicts on the run and urging the viewers to bring them to book. "I am glad to be associated with a socially responsible show like this. I hope our efforts trigger the thought that safety of the citizens is in their own hands," Sushant, known for his supporting roles in films ''Legend of Bhagat Singh'' and ''Dum'', said.
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1 Stop Maintenance307 Fifth Avenue New York, New York United States of America
1 Stop Maintenance The Company That Never Pays New York, New York
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Recently, I tried to call several times in a row, specifically asking for someone who was available. After the fifth time I called, I was then informed that everyone in accounting went home at 3 P.M. So, the next day I called at 2:15. After a couple of times of being routed to the mysterious voicemail (sometimes after being put on hold for several minutes at a time), I was informed that everyone in accounting had gone to lunch. Everyone. Together. Forty-five minutes before they were going to be done for the day. I would love to hear the explanation for that one.
Bottom line: Do not do work for 1 Stop Maintenance!
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I'm done with the site.
Somehow I've been made into an antagonist - I've been accused of harassing users, baiting people into debates, and being an unsavoury character in general. I haven't been able to get a straight answer as to what I did to recieve these bans, and at this point it doesn't matter any more. Truthfully, I don't think many people on the site hate me.
I criticize people when they post art. Of course I do - That's what I would want other people to do to my art. Getting honest feedback is difficult, and I want to improve. Maybe I'm projecting that onto others too much, but ultimately it's for the best.
Here's a quote from George Moromisato that I think describes my feelings on this very well.
When I see a kid's drawing or a newbie rendering of a Star Destroyer, I don't bother criticizing. There is nothing there that merits my time.
But when I see a skillfull and creative piece like most of your work, I want it to be as close to perfect as possible. I see the potential in the piece and I want it to be better. The piece evokes something in me and suddenly I feel invested in it. I want to spend my time to make it better.
The best creations come from a collaboration between the artist and the critics. Obviously, without artists, there would be no creations. But without critics, art would be solipsistic and irrelevant--a creation that speaks only to the creator and leaves all others untouched.
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The ibis Styles Saint Gilles Croix de Vie hotel welcomes you to the Atlantic coast in the Vendée region close to the beach, pedestrian area, city center and port. Our hotel offers comfortable rooms with air conditioning and a balcony or terrace. Breakfast and WIFI are included in all rates. Unwind in the restaurant or by the heated pool. For seminars or family getaways, discover the Vendée coast and participate in the Vendée Globe sailing race. The hotel is just 1 hour from Puy du Fou.
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NAN MarketingPO Box 635 West Jordan, UT 84088 Internet, Utah United States of America
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When the first estimated billing arrived from Directv it was in the mid $60 range. Nathan had not added some added features and charges to his order form. I spent an hour on the phone with Dtv with a very nice, well trained employee to straighten things out and reconcile my willingness to accept a higher monthly bill. NAN Marketing seems to have a problem quoting low to get an order.
When the Century Link Wifi rounter arrived I installed it but had no signal. I called NAN Marketing and later that day a CL installer called me to say he had hooked up our phone line so I got that running. Now I have a problem with Cenbtury Link withdrawing from my account the full price of my high speed internet service which is $76.99, not the $34,99 offered for the first 6 months. I had spent over an hour on the phone with their Customer Service over problems I had with their website establshing my accout etc. The problems of bundling and billing errors are still unresolved largely caused by NAN Marketing (Nathan A. Nelson door to door and internet sales).
I would stay away from NAN Marketing who originated these problems for us even through they are surviving a very rough beginning, they seem to have an inherent problem of overselling and mis comunicating their services on their door to door sales. This advice goes to both potential customers and trainees who are seeking to make big money by "working hard". It just dosent seem to happen by the reports I am reading from the BBB who rated this company "F" and elseshere on the internet forums.
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"Western Australia - Australias largest state." Top 5 Page for this destination State of Western Australia by K.Knight
State of Western Australia Travel Guide: 8,806 reviews and 22,346 photos
In August 2001, Anne and I had booked to take a trip to Egypt. We had used frequent flyer miles that we had accumulated from Ansett Australia. As you can imagine September 11 shook the foundations of every decent civilisation on the face of the earth and we found ourselves pondering our trip.
We decided that we would still travel to Egypt and around a week later, Ansett Australia collapsed and we lost all our frequent flyer points.
Singapore Airlines then contacted us and advised that Ansett had not paid for our airline tickets and we were in effect, grounded.
The following month, October, Swiss air placed a great deal on the internet to fly to Europe with a stopover in Cairo! Bargin! So we booked it and paid on the net with our Visa card. You guessed it, Swiss Air fell over and the Swiss Government bailed it out but we were grounded again. We got a refund from Visa as the funds had not been transferred to Swiss air and we were back to the drawing board!
What to do....Lets drive from Queensland to Western Australia, the only state in Australia we had not been to!
Western Australia is the nation?s largest state and covers an area of 2,529,000 kilometers. This area represents one third of the total area of Australia and in geographical terms, Western Australia is the country?s most remote state and has some of the oldest landscapes on the planet.
Anne and I spent one week traveling to and from Western Australia and five weeks touring the state at a comfortable pace. We did not spend much time in Perth or Fremantle because we wanted to experience everything else the state had to offer outside of the big cities.
Our trip saw us enter the state from South Australia at Border Village and drive across the Nullarbor Plain to Norseman. From there we headed south to Esperance before traversing the south of the state through Albany, Bunberry, Rottnest Island and Fremantle to Perth. From here we headed north through Cervantes, Geralton and Kalbarri to Denham, home of the famous Monkey Mia Dolphins.
Heading north again saw us travel through Carnarvon, Coral Bay to Exmouth where we went Snorkeling with the Whale sharks of Ningaloo Reef.
Turning north east we traversed through Tom Price and the Karijini National Park, Port Headland, Broome, Derby, The Gibb River road, Fitzroy crossing and Halls Creek before ending this In adventure at Kununurra and the Northern Territory border.
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You did a hard work preparing so good tips Gracias !!!!
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You've found some lovely places here, there's still loads more to see. Lesley
Great stuff -a veritable Virtual Tour of my home state. There's still heaps more to see -I hope you come back to do it one day. leyle (aka TheFootlooseEmu)
Happy belated Birthday! (Sorry Im late, Im bad at checking notices.) Hope your special day was great! This is another really amazing page by the way, I love your pictures.
I loved your pages here, it is a beautiful country and you have done it justice.
The Pinnacles look like something on a Pink Floyd album, Amazing!
Funny how a few misfortunes turned into a great trip. Great page, this is a place that I want to visit.
You have some excellent photos here of W.A. I've enjoyed my virtual journey thru your tips and photos. Thanks for sharing your travel experiences. Hope to visit the Western shores of OZ one day soon. - - Susan
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Stunning accommodations surrounded by some of the most sublime scenery on earth. Welcome to the Spa Hotel Jagdhof, situated in the midst of the Tyrolean mountains, just 30 minutes from Innsbruck, against the backdrop of the Stubai Glacier. This Relais and Chateaux property is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts-- country walks through the slopes of the Alps provide glimpses of chamois, stags, and dear-- and spa lovers, alike. The hotel's renowned Vital & Beautywelt Spa is a beautiful oasis that offers 17 different treatments in an area spanning 2,000 square meters. Exceptional cuisine includes hunted game and lamb from the hotel's own farm. With the Tyrolean Spa Experience package, enjoy four nights in a cozy 'Zwölfer' apartment including extensive breakfast, a six-course à la carte dinner, complimentary use of spa, indoor and outdoor pools, saunas and steam rooms, one stimulating Tyrolean massage, one glacier massage with high-quality natural oils from the Alps and return transfers from/to Innsbruck airport. Rates starting from EUR 899 per person for four nights. Valid until September 30, 2007.
Double Hilton HHonors Points at Conrad Indianapolis
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There's a lot to love at the InterContinental Hong Kong: the large outdoor heated swimming pool and unique trio of infinity spa pools, the luxurious I-Spa (with its feng shui inspired ambiance), prime waterfront location in Kowloon, unparalleled dining, not to mention the spectacular views. But one of the best things about the hotel is the stunning Presidential Suite, one of the most beautiful in Asia, and the city's priciest and largest. The price tag is $10,000 a night for 7,000 square feet of pure luxury. The 2,500 square ft terrace boasts its own infinity pool overlooking the sparkling lights of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island. The wrap-around terrace can easily seat 50 folks for dinner, and 24-hour room service from Alain Ducaisse's Spoon Restaurant is a perk enjoyed only by guests of the Presidential Suite. Of course this five-room facility has made the roster of Forbes' most expensive hotel rooms in the world.
King's Cup Elephant Polo with Anantara Resort, Golden Triangle, Thailand
Thailand's highly popular King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament returns to the hills of the Golden Triangle in 2008. Mark your calendars for March 31-April 6, for some serious fun in the sun. Event organizer, Anantara Resorts, describes the event as wildly entertaining, ranked as the 6th largest on the Thai tourism calendar. And it's easy to understand why. A charitable event that raises money for the country's National Elephant Institute in Lampang, King's Cup Elephant Polo is chock full of celebrities, seasoned elephant polo players, colorful parades and elephants. Plus, it's location in spectacular northern Thailand showcases the natural beauty of the Golden Triangle region, home to Thailand's elephant population. Indeed Anantara Resort has its own Elephant Camp, an on-site sanctuary for these peaceful pachyderms. Located 60 kilometers north of the Chiang Rai airport, perched on a ridge overlooking the hills of Myanmar and Laos, Anantara is all about laid-back luxury. Here you can experience the refreshing chill of a Northern Thai sunrise shrouded in mountain mist; the rush of a longboat ride up the Mekong to Laos; the exhilaration of riding an elephant through bamboo jungle along the border of Burma.
PS. The sport of Elephant Polo poses no threat to the participating creatures, says the World Wildlife Fund.
Luxury Eco-Resorts from AOL Founder, Steve Case
First stop: Costa Rica. Steve Case is launching a new luxury resort company, Revolution Places, with an eye on environmental and cultural preservation. Only natural for a guy who grew up in Hawaii and feels passionately about not paving over paradise. The first environmentally-friendly project is an $800 million, 650-acre development in Cacique, Costa Rica, on the northwest Pacific coast. What's in store? A 120-villa One&Only resort by Sol Kerzner, who developed Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas; a 180-unit Miraval: Life in Balance-branded destination spa resort; a Tom Doak-designed golf course; and a tennis and fitness center designed by Andre Agassi and his wife, Steffi Graf. Expected to open in 2010, the resort will be designed to reduce water and energy waste, with renewable energy sources and on-site treatment facilities to reuse waste water.
Raffles Dubai: Top Hotels of the Year
The moment we've all been waiting for. The Raffles experience has arrived in the Middle East. When Raffles Dubai opens its doors in October 2007, visitors will be blown away by what's been called "the hottest hotel of the year." It's not just the exciting architecture, inspired by the great pyramids of Egypt. Raffles promises an over-the-top, high octane dose of luxury: 11 distinctive restaurants and bars with culinary delights from all over the world, 248 opulent state rooms and suites, the one-hectare Sky Garden (perfect for outdoor celebrations), and the seriously decadent RafflesAmrita Spa. Located in Wafi City, adjunct to Wafi Mall, just 10 minutes from Dubai International Airport, Raffles Dubai offers the latest technology and blissful pampering. In a city that changes by the minute, Raffles Dubai is a prominent landmark, built to last.
West End: A Bistro by Eric Ripert Opens this Fall in the Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C.
Ritz-Carlton Dallas isn't the only luxury hotel to get a cutting-edge new restaurant designed and branded by a celebrity chef. (Dean Fearing's been getting a lot of press for the new $6 million Fearing's Restaurant, celebrating farm-to-market.) Ritz-Carlton is also launching a fancy new eatery in their hotel on 22nd Street in Washington D.C., overseen by Michelin three-star chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin in New York. This Fall, he will launch West End: A Bistro by Eric Ripert, which will feature casual French-American fare. (And all the bloggers-- from the Metrocurean to Zagat Buzz-- are paying heed. The true foodies, those readers of Chowhound, are also taking note.) This is part of a trend identified by USA Today. Ornate dining rooms, in all their stiff formality, are a thing of the past, as luxury hotels are looking to open brand-name restaurant concepts led by popular, super-star chefs. Examples abound:
Ritz-Carlton just opened Jeroboam restaurant with Michelin three-star chef Heinz Winkler at its Moscow property and is working with Gordon Ramsay on a restaurant for Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt near Dublin.
Last Minute Summer Getaways: Free Fifth Night at Cap Juluca, Anguilla
Heat and humidity? Bring it on! Escape to the Caribbean where cool breezes soothe and crystal clear waters calm. And with a deal like this, how could you possibly resist? From now until August 31, 2007, Cap Juluca is offering an Easy Breezy Summer offer where guests are spoiled with a fifth night free, when paying for four nights. Also included: daily breakfast, one dinner for two at the resort's Pimms restaurant, use of water sports equipment, tennis courts and the health club, nightly movies, and roundtrip transfers from the island's airport or ferry terminal. Located on the island of Anguilla just minutes from St. Maarten, this place is simply delicious. The sugary white sand beaches, dotted with swaying palms, conjure images of the picture-perfect tropical paradise. But Cap Juluca's got a lot more than pristine beaches. At this award-winning resort, there's a fitness center, bicycles and private golf carts, aqua golf driving range, putting green, croquet lawn, swimming pool, tennis courts, and endless water sports.
Puerto Rico for Pennies: Water Club Beach Hotel, San Juan
When new rules were established requiring U.S. citizens to carry passports for all Caribbean destinations (then relaxed again, after the worst passport waiting lines in history), savvy travelers avoided all the passport mayhem and booked vacas in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were the only two paradisiacal Caribbean destinations not affected. Old San Juan has been luring and exciting visitors with a renaissance of sorts; one of the oldest cities in the Americas has gotten a dose of South Beach glamour. Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Dior have opened stores along the waterfront in the Condado neighborhood. With the opening of myriad trendy restaurants and clubs, there's a cool vibe in the air. Liquid, on the top floor of the Water Club hotel, is one of the hottest spots in town. Indeed, the Water Club, named one of the coolest hotels in the world by Conde Nast Traveler, embodies South Beach chic. San Juan's only luxury boutique on the beach, the hotel boasts floor to ceiling windows with endless ocean views. Theatrical lighting brings the outdoors indoors; elevators have waterfalls (behind glass); corridor sounds are gentle surf. Doors are made of murano glass, and there are photographs of pebbles instead of corridor carpeting. For such a fabulous hotel, the rates are surprisingly modest. With the "Turn the Page" package at the Water Club, guests are spoiled with library benefits, book selection, free iPod using during their stay, and late check-out-- all for $149 per night. Valid through September 30, 2007.


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About Us ›Team
Leon Heller › CEO
Leon cofounded Cappex in 2006, and has overseen its growth from a startup to becoming Your College Decision Headquarters for more than 7 million students, 600 college and university clients, and thousands of high school counselors. Prior to Cappex, Leon was the CEO of FastWeb.com, which was sold to Monster.com in 2001. Originally from South Africa, Leon graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in Accounting.
Alex Stepien › President
Alex is responsible for company revenue and client growth across all business units, including developing and maintaining relationships with our college, university and other partners across 7 countries. Alex holds a BS in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Jonathan April › General Manager
As General Manager of College Greenlight, Jonathan is responsible for developing our strategic vision, ensuring that our community members (students, organizational partners, and college clients) are delighted with our efforts, and managing our incredible team. He has been with Greenlight since its inception and is thrilled with our growth and impact. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received his MBA from the University of Chicago.
Chris Homberg › Senior Vice President of Product Development
Chris leads product development efforts, where he oversees the team responsible for developing, building and delivering best-in-class products for the entire Cappex product platform suite. Chris graduated from Michigan State University, home of the Spartans, with a BA in Advertising.
Mark Kantrowitz › Publisher and Vice President of Strategy
Mark is the nation's leading expert on financial aid for college. He is interviewed regularly by news media and has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters, Huffington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Newsweek and Money Magazine. Mark has written 11 books, including 4 bestsellers about planning and paying for college. Mark served as Publisher at Edvisors, Fastweb and FinAid. Mark has served as a member of the board of directors of the National Scholarship Providers Association, and is a current member of the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education, the editorial board of the Journal of Student Financial Aid and the editorial advisory board of Bottom Line/Personal.
Junho Park › Vice President of Technology
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Alastair Cumming lead a team of those that sexually harassed female employees under his leadership, knowledge and participation.
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I often wonder how our society and individuals within it come to perceive their environment, social position and responsibilities with a view that is often incorrect and sometimes damaging to themselves and those around them.
There are many areas of misperception or failure to recognize the obvious that often amazes me. The one that I would like to discuss today is regarding the American laborer, the true producer.
To do this, we must define "producer." Let's make it as simple as possible by saying it is any person who transforms a thing's physical state, with their own hands or machines, into something different that can be then be traded for money, goods or services. Remember, we are talking about an individual who starts with raw materials or a product and transforms it into something with value added by his efforts that someone else is willing to pay for.
We must look deep into this definition to get to these actual producers in today's complex society. Many wage earners are in service and support areas, which provide vital functions, but produce no hard goods that can generate income. Examples are managers, politicians, federal, state and local government employees, inspectors, lawyers, judges, secretaries, mailmen, etc. These are all vital functions but they, too, are supported by the efforts of the producers. A great number in today's society are not wage earners at all, but nonetheless are supported by the efforts of the producers.
Let's clarify this concept by looking from a wider perspective. World economists make references to Gross National Product (GNP). This GNP is the end result of what I am calling "producers." With this concept of GNP, let's step down to a specific company and pick out our producers.
I am in the manufactured housing industry, therefore I will use a factory-built home as our example. Let's say there will be 50 hands-on construction workers (producers) involved in the assembly of this at our plant that will be traded for money. Behind these 50 are other (producers) who create or modify materials used in the homes' construction. These modified materials include things like light fixtures, lumber, wire, carpet, paint, nails, screws, hammers, saws, truck, forklifts, nail guns, shingles, countertop material, windows, doors, etc. You get the point. As in our manufacturing plant, not all of the people who are required to provide these materials used to manufacture our homes are producers. I am a member of management at our plant. I think I provide a vital service that must be done, but I am not a producer. I do not create. I only assist in the creation. We have others who are essential to the smooth operation of our plant but are likewise not producers. Some of these are involved in material purchasing and handling, sales, service, engineering, administration, etc. We all help with the efficient flow of the work done by the producers - the ones who generate the product we trade for money.
So, as Labor Day approaches, I am writing this to thank the American laborer for giving me the opportunity to work with them and help them be as productive as possible. I would like to reinforce the pledge I owe to them: "I will do everything within my power to help you make your job, our product, our company and our country as great as I possibly can."
All Americans, producers and service providers should be proud on this Labor Day, the national day established to honor you. Remember, this holiday was not established as just a day off. It was created to recognize the honor of the American laborer. Your position of honor stands only second behind Memorial Day, the day honoring those who made the ultimate commitment to each of us. All people in this country owe their livelihoods to you. I only hope this will make them think about, recognize and be more appreciative of that fact.
Thanks again to the American laborer, the true driver of this nation.
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Mike I am currently in Dallas at a conference and had to the chance to read your editorial today.
I would like to thank you for the kind comments and support that you and your paper have given to us over the past several years. As you know we are working very hard to keep our community safe and to rid it of the bad elements. We are being successful due to the fact that we have a great staff of dedicated professional to work with and they are commented.
Although we face very serious budget concerns and officers have not got any pay or benefit increase for two years (and in-fact we have lost eleven officers and benefits have been cut) THEY CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND SERVE. I can not tell in words how proud I am to serve as their Chief.
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SQLite is already a popular API for persistent data storage in iOS apps so the upside for development is obvious. As a programmer you work with a stable, well-documented API that happens to have many good wrappers available in Objective-C, such as FMDB and Encrypted Core Data. All security concerns are cleanly decoupled from application code and managed by the underlying framework.
The framework code of the SQLCipher project is open source, so users can be confident that an application isn't using insecure or proprietary security code. In addition, SQLCipher can also be compiled on Android, Linux, OS X and Windows for those developing cross-platform applications.
Using SQLCipher in an iOS app is fairly straightforward. This document describes integrating SQLCipher into an existing iOS project using the Community Edition source code build process. This tutorial assumes some familiarity with basic iOS app development and a working install of Xcode (6.1.1). The same basic steps can be applied to OS X projects as well.
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Xcode with an iOS or OS X SDK installed. Visit the Apple Developer site for more information on downloading the latest Xcode and iOS and OS X SDKs.
OpenSSL is no longer required for building SQLCipher on iOS and OS X, as the project by default uses Apple's CommonCrypto framework for hardware-accelerated encryption. You can still build SQLCipher with other crypto providers like OpenSSL if you'd prefer, or you can write your own.
Fire up the Terminal app, switch into your project's root directory and checkout the SQLCipher project code using Git:
$ cd ~/Documents/code/SQLCipherApp
$ git clone https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher.git
The SQLCipher source provides a
sqlcipher.xcodeproj project file that we'll add to your project to build a static library that you'll link from your main application target.
Open your iOS app's project or workspace in Xcode, open the Project Navigator (command+1), and click on the top-level Project icon for your iOS app. Right click on the project and choose "Add Files to "My App"" (the label will vary depending on your app's name). Since we cloned SQLCipher directly into the same folder as your iOS app you should see a
sqlcipher folder in your root project folder. Open this folder and select
Check each target to which you want to add SQLCipher, and leave "Copy items if needed" un-checked.
Add a target dependency to each of your application targets to ensure that SQLCipher is compiled before the application code. In Xcode's Project Navigator (command+1), select your app's Project file and in the Editor pane select Build Phases and your app's main target (not the project file). It looks like this:
Expand Target Dependencies and click on the
+ button at the end of the list. In the browser that opens, select the
sqlcipher static library target:
Expand Link Binary With Libraries, click on the
+button at the end of the list, and select the
libsqlcipher.a library.
🔥 Hot Tip: If
libsqlite3.dylib or another SQLite framework is listed in your Link Binary With Libraries list be sure to remove it, or you'll see duplicate symbol errors.
Repeat these steps for any other targets in your project that will depend on SQLCipher, i.e. unit tests.
Select your app's Project file in the Project Navigator, and in the Editor pane select Build Settings and your main app target. In the Build Settings search field start typing Header Search Paths and you should see the setting appear. Enter
./sqlcipher/src like so:
Search for Other C Flags in Build Settings for your target and add
-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC (if you have differing Debug and Release flags, add it for both configurations).
🔥 Hot Tip: The handling of Architectures and the meaning of the
$(STANDARD_ARCHS)build variable changes depending on the Xcode release, but currently on iOS in Xcode 6.1.1 the
armv7sarchitecture is not included in your build. SQLCipher supports this architecture! If you need to squeeze that much more speed out of SQLCipher on those devices, add the armv7s architecture string to your Architectures option in Build Settings (sample image here).
Now that the SQLCipher library is incorporated into the project we can start making calls with the
sqlite3 API, including the extra functions and PRAGMA statements made available by SQLCipher. The encryption will be taken care of for us, but we'll want to provide the key for creating a new database (or opening an existing one). Let's open your app's Application Delegate class implementation file (usually named something like
MyAppRulesDelegate.m), add the
sqlite3.h header to the file, and jump to the
-applicationDidFinishLaunching:withOptions: method where we'll set up a database:
Build and run your project, and if it's been configured correctly you shouldn't receive any build errors, and if you're following the example above, you should see log message in the debugger once the app starts up:
🔥 Hot Tip: You can also execute
PRAGMA key = 'some key';as SQL, although we recommend you use the
sqlite3_bind_*API to avoid any pitfalls.
The call to sqlite3_key or "PRAGMA key" should occur as the first operation after opening the database. In most cases SQLCipher uses PBKDF2, a salted and iterated key derivation function, to obtain the encryption key. Alternately, an application can tell SQLCipher to use a specific binary key in blob notation (note that SQLCipher requires exactly 256 bits of key material), for example:
PRAGMA key = "x'2DD29CA851E7B56E4697B0E1F08507293D761A05CE4D1B628663F411A8086D99'";
Once the key is set SQLCipher will automatically encrypt all data in the database! Note that if you don't set a key then SQLCipher will operate identically to a standard SQLite database.
After the application is wired up to use SQLCipher, take a peek at the resulting data files to make sure everything is in order. An ordinary SQLite database will look something like the following under hexdump. Note that the file type, schema, and data are clearly readable.
% hexdump -C plaintext.db
00000000 53 51 4c 69 74 65 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 20 33 00 |SQLite format 3.|
00000010 04 00 01 01 00 40 20 20 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 |.....@ ........|
000003b0 00 00 00 00 24 02 06 17 11 11 01 35 74 61 62 6c |....$......5tabl|
000003c0 65 74 32 74 32 03 43 52 45 41 54 45 20 54 41 42 |et2t2.CREATE TAB|
000003d0 4c 45 20 74 32 28 61 2c 62 29 24 01 06 17 11 11 |LE t2(a,b)$.....|
000003e0 01 35 74 61 62 6c 65 74 31 74 31 02 43 52 45 41 |.5tablet1t1.CREA|
000003f0 54 45 20 54 41 42 4c 45 20 74 31 28 61 2c 62 29 |TE TABLE t1(a,b)|
000007d0 00 00 00 14 02 03 01 2d 02 74 77 6f 20 66 6f 72 |.......-.two for|
000007e0 20 74 68 65 20 73 68 6f 77 15 01 03 01 2f 01 6f | the show..../.o|
000007f0 6e 65 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 6e 65 79 |ne for the money|
Fire up the SQLCipher application in simulator and look for the application database files under
/Users/billy/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/<SOME ID NUMBER>/data/Containers/Data/Application/<SOME ID NUMBER>/Documents (step through the code in the debugger and enter
po [self.databaseURL path] for the exact path). Try running hexdump on the application database. With SQLCipher the output should looks completely random, with no discerning characteristics at all.
% hexdump -C sqlcipher.db
00000000 1b 31 3c e3 aa 71 ae 39 6d 06 f6 21 63 85 a6 ae |.1<..q.9m..!c...|
00000010 ca 70 91 3e f5 a5 03 e5 b3 32 67 2e 82 18 97 5a |.p.>.....2g....Z|
00000020 34 d8 65 95 eb 17 10 47 a7 5e 23 20 21 21 d4 d1 |4.e....G.^# !!..|
000007d0 af e8 21 ea 0d 4f 44 fe 15 b7 c2 94 7b ee ca 0b |..!..OD.....{...|
000007e0 29 8b 72 93 1d 21 e9 91 d4 3c 99 fc aa 64 d2 55 |).r..!...<...d.U|
000007f0 d5 e9 3f 91 18 a9 c5 4b 25 cb 84 86 82 0a 08 7f |..?....K%.......|
All applications that make use of cryptography, including those that use SQLCipher or iOS internal libraries like CommonCrypto and Keychain, must provide documentation to Apple that demonstrates review by the Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and classification of the application a mass market encryption item.
Information on the PBKDF2 key derivation function is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2


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Every month the charade continues. Governments in North America announce the latest labour market statistics, hoping to pull the wool over the population's eyes, making them believe that things are a lot better than they really are.
It's relatively easy to do: just don't count those who are so discouraged that they have given up looking for a job. In reality, these people still exist; they just don't show up in the unemployment figures. As a result, people are spoon fed a distorted picture of reality that they seem more than happy to accept, unless, of course, (Read more…)


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Adult education in Kansas City denotes the educational courses, specially designed for adults, who for some reason could not accomplish the basic school certification. Continuing education for adults, on the other hand, is meant for the employed people who aim for earning a higher degree for developing their career. The most prominent feature of such educational programs is that the timing of the courses do not coincide with the job-timings.
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"Solarize" campaigns are encouraging homes and businesses throughout the state to install solar – State will support another 31 "Solarize" campaigns set to begin this spring (Long Island, NY) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 900 solar projects are underway through 26 community "Solarize" campaigns across New York State. A component of the NY-Sun program and the Governor's comprehensive..


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Americans Agree. We must protect the Great Lakes.
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First-of-its-kind watershed-permit system allows municipalities to pool resources to reduce polluted runoff.
The Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust honored 11 municipalities for their work to improve water quality in the Menomonee River by formally adopting Wisconsin's first watershed-based stormwater permit.
In traditional permit systems, each municipality works alone, with different standards, to reduce polluted runoff that flows into waterways and contaminates water used for drinking, fishing and recreation. But, the new watershed permit system, one of just three Environmental Protection Agency pilot programs based on recommendations from the National Research Council, allows municipalities to operate with a unified stormwater permit to reduce pollution that runs off city streets and urban areas after rain showers and storms, contaminating area waterways. A watershed-based permit has the potential to reduce cost, by targeting specific trouble areas to improve water quality watershed-wide.
"Today is a day to celebrate the work of 11 municipalities who are making history by joining together in the fight to clean up the Menomonee River," Nancy Frank, Chair of Sweet Water - the Southeastern Wisconsin Watershed Trust, a Joyce grantee, said. "For decades our permitting system has been limited by arbitrary political boundaries. By adopting Wisconsin's first watershed-based permit, these communities will not only improve the quality of the Menomonee River, but also set an innovative model for communities across our state."
In her remarks at the event, Joyce Foundation Environment Program Officer Molly Flanagan heralded the permit system as a "model for collaboration and problem solving that should be a model for the rest of the country. It is critical that we take the time to note these successes and share them with others."
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