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Correlating soil compaction measuring devices to soil densities and moisture conditions
Daniel J. Vetter, P.E.
Principal Engineer
Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, Illinois
Presenter, 2005 APWA Congress
Research was conducted to evaluate and rank soil compaction measuring devices that are currently available in the market for use in compaction control of utility trenches, bellholes, and keyholes. The research correlated the output of the devices with the measurements of the Nuclear Density Gauge. The report from this research recommends modifications to selected soil compaction devices to enhance their performance and gain their acceptability as a replacement of the Nuclear Density Gauge.
This research was initiated by the USEPA, FHWA and several local natural gas distribution companies across the country. The main reason was to find a viable replacement for the Nuclear Density Gauge due to stringent controls on possession of a nuclear source and to allow crew personnel to have the capability to control compaction during the backfill process without the expense of having a Nuclear Density Gauge (cost of gauge, licensing, training, testing, etc.).
The soil compaction device measurements were correlated to the density and moisture measurements of the Nuclear Density Gauge and the Sand Cone tests (the Sand Cone was used only as a control to verify the Nuclear Density Gauge readings). Measurements were performed in full-scale 3-foot by 3-foot bellholes, 2-foot wide trenches, and 18-inch diameter keyholes. The test sections varied in depth from 14 to 36 inches. Fifteen sets of tests were performed in these sections in order to evaluate the devices with various backfill types, lift heights, compactor types, soil relative compactions, and moisture contents. The results were utilized to establish the criteria for selecting the most applicable devices for use in compaction control of trenches and bellholes.
Soil compaction and soil compaction measuring devices
Soil compaction is one of the most critical components in the construction or repair of roads. In generic terms, soil compaction is simply the process of increasing the density of the soil by applying a compactive force to remove the air present in the soil. The durability and stability of a road following its construction or repair are directly related to the ability to correctly compact the soil underneath the road. The structural failure of a road can often be traced back to the failure to achieve correct soil compaction.
Two of the main parameters that control the performance of soil compaction are the density of the soil and the soil's moisture content. Unfortunately, many soil compaction measuring devices (other than the Nuclear Density Gauge) do not provide direct readouts of soil density or soil moisture values. Most soil compaction measuring devices are strength or stiffness measuring devices. These monitor the change of the soil's engineering properties due to the application of impact or vibrating force on the soil. These devices, however, provide a measure of soil densification and can provide acceptable results when they are calibrated with the soil type, compaction efforts, and moisture conditions.
The use of these devices instead of the commonly used Nuclear Density Gauge for field compaction control requires replacing the density requirements by strength or stiffness values as a measure of compaction acceptance. This approach is supported by the concept that the performance requirements (e.g., maximum soil strength, minimum permeability, or minimum compressibility) may not correspond to the maximum soil dry density at its optimum moisture content. However, soil type, its moisture condition, and compaction effort are essential parameters that need to be quantified whether the compaction measuring device reads soil density or stiffness values.
In order to establish the relationship between the readings of these devices and soil dry densities at various soil moistures and compaction efforts, there is a need to evaluate the sensitivity of the measured strength and stiffness parameters to the changes of soil types and properties. A comprehensive experimental testing program was performed in an effort to correlate the readings of soil compaction devices to soil densities and moisture conditions. The program evaluated the devices during the compaction of confined backfills in trenches and bellhole utility cuts in roads and highways. The backfills commonly used in these applications are the reusable silty-clay spoil that is excavated from the subgrade, granular soils, and stone base materials.
The compaction measuring devices were categorized into two types: Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) measuring devices. The QC measuring devices are used in layer-by-layer measurements during the compaction process. The QA devices are used in measuring the post-compaction profile of the whole section.
The QC devices evaluated in the testing program were the Soil Compaction Supervisor, the 10-Kg Clegg Hammer, the Humboldt's GeoGauge, and the Utility Dynamic Cone Penetrometer. The post-compaction QA devices were the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) and the Panda Meter. The measurements of these devices were correlated to the density and moisture measurements of the Nuclear Density Gauge (NDG) and the Sand Cone tests.
Testing program
Compaction tests were performed in the field to determine the correlation between the QA and QC devices and the soil densities measured by the Nuclear Density Gauge and Sand Cone tests. The tests were performed in bellhole and trench cuts in pavement. The soils were compacted at various layers of thicknesses, relative densities, and moisture contents. Sandy soils and gravels were compacted using a vibrating plate while the silty-clay soils were compacted using a rammer compactor.
The devices were used to measure compaction at the center of the cuts and near the sidewalls. Measurements were taken when the compacted soil reached 90 percent of its maximum dry density based on the modified proctor test results. Some lifts were purposely compacted to lower densities. In some tests, the measurements were carried out after each pass of the compactor.
Conclusions on the results of correlation tests
The results of the research program "Evaluation of Soil Compaction Measuring Devices" have shown the applicability, and limitations, of the tested compaction measuring devices in restoring utility trenches, keyholes and bellholes. The final report (available at GTI's website, www.gastechnology.org) established:
The three highest-ranking devices were selected for further modifications and improvements in order to gain acceptance by the utility and regulators as Q/C devices. These devices are the 10-Kg Clegg Hammer, the Utility Dynamic Cone Penetrometer, and the Soil Compaction Supervisor. The suggested modifications relate to the operation of the devices, moisture measuring capabilities, output display, adding and improving their data storage, and improving their field durability. Most agencies have been open to starting a pilot program using all three devices. A few examples of the acceptance by agencies of an alternative compaction measuring device include some agencies in California which have accepted the use of the DCP, an area in Tennessee which is allowing the use of the Soil Compaction Supervisor, and New York City which has a program with the local gas company to try all three recommended devices.
Furthermore, the participation of federal agencies (FHWA and EPA) in the previous study has shown their interest in the development of devices that replace the Nuclear Density Gauge in the compaction of backfill soil and asphalt pavement.
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AUBURN, Alabama -- Barring any unexpected additional signees, Auburn's 2013 recruiting class appears to be complete, a pool of 23 players who all inked their national letters of intent on National Signing Day.
Bringing in those 23 players brought Auburn's current number of players on scholarship for the 2013 season to exactly 85, the maximum number allowed by the NCAA, according to Auburn's current official roster, although there could still be some movement over the spring and summer.
If those numbers hold, first-year Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn will have 15 seniors, 28 juniors, 14 sophomores, 11 redshirt freshmen and 17 true freshmen on campus at the start of training camp.
And the preparation for the 2013 season has already begun in earnest, both for Auburn's already enrolled players working out on campus and a group of 20 newcomers who haven't enrolled yet, although Malzahn said during his National Signing Day press conference that the process of getting them ready started as soon as they signed their national letters of intent.
"I think it starts today," Malzahn said. "The recruiting part of it is over, and now the preparation time begins -- to get them prepared not only in the classroom, to get them prepared physical with working out and the expectations on offense and defense."
For a look at the positional breakdown of Auburn's 85 players on scholarship, check out the list below. Members of Auburn's 2013 recruiting class are in italics, early enrollees are marked with an asterisk, and all positions could be subject to change if the coaching staff wants to make a move during practice.
Kiehl Frazier, Jr.; Nick Marshall, Jr.; Jonathan Wallace, So.; Jeremy Johnson, Fr.; Jason Smith, Fr.
Cameron Artis-Payne, Jr.*; Corey Grant, Jr.; Tre Mason, Jr.; Peyton Barber, Fr.; Johnathan Ford, Fr.
Quan Bray, Jr.; Jaylon Denson, Jr.; Trovon Reed, Jr.; C.J. Uzomah, Jr.; Sammie Coates, So.; Ricardo Louis, So.; Marcus Davis, Fr.; Earnest Robinson, Fr.; Tony Stevens, Fr.; Dominic Walker, Fr.
Blake Burgess, Sr.; Jay Prosch, Sr.; Brandon Fulse, Jr.; Chris Landrum, Jr.; Ricky Parks, R-Fr.
Reese Dismukes, Jr.; Tunde Fariyike, Jr.; Chad Slade, Jr.; Devonte Danzey, So.*; Patrick Miller, So.; Greg Robinson, So.; Avery Young, So.; Will Adams, R-Fr.; Shane Callahan, R-Fr.; Shon Coleman, R-Fr.; Jordan Diamond, R-Fr.; Alex Kozan, R-Fr.; Robert Leff, R-Fr.; Deon Mix, Fr.
Nosa Eguae, Sr.; Dee Ford, Sr.; Craig Sanders, Sr.; Justin Delaine, Jr.; LaDarius Owens, Jr.; Keymiya Harrell, So.; Gimel President, R-Fr.; Elijah Daniel, Fr.; Carl Lawson, Fr.
Ken Carter, Sr.; Jeff Whitaker, Sr.; Angelo Blackson, Jr.; Ben Bradley, Jr.*; Devaunte Sigler, Jr.; Gabe Wright, Jr.; Jabrian Niles, So.; Tyler Nero, R-Fr.; Montravius Adams, Fr.
Jake Holland, Sr.; Kenny Flowers, Jr.; Justin Garrett, Jr.; Kris Frost, So.; Cassanova McKinzy, So.; Anthony Swain, So.; JaViere Mitchell, R-Fr.; Cameron Toney, Fr.
Chris Davis, Sr.; Ryan White, Sr.; Jonathon Mincy, Jr.; Robenson Therezie, Jr.; Josh Holsey, So.; Jonathan Jones, So.; T.J. Davis, R-Fr.; Kamryn Melton, Fr.
Demetruce McNeal, Sr.; Ryan Smith, Sr.; Erique Florence, Jr.; Trent Fisher, Jr.; Brandon King, Jr.; Jermaine Whitehead, Jr.; Mackenro Alexander, Fr.; Khari Harding, Fr.
Steven Clark, P, Sr.; Cody Parkey, K, Sr.; Jake Lembke, LS, Sr.; Daniel Carlson, K, Fr.
For more news and notes on Auburn football, check out the Auburn football page, and don't forget to follow the Tigers on Twitter: Follow @JoelAEricksonAU

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So when I made an xbox live account I was not 18, therefore I had to create a parent account. I created it and just threw on a random password that I can't remember anymore and now I need the password to sign into my parent account so I can accept the new terms of use. Unfortunately I cannot just get a new password for the parent account... Because I used the same email for both my account and the parent account so whenever I try to change the parent password it just sends me a new password for my account. I am thankful for any help at all anyone can give me.
Hey there guys! If you are having trouble with ToU and Parent Accounts, please check out our guide (forums.xbox.com/.../355550.aspx) for what to do next. Let us know if that helps, thanks!
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> Because I used the same email for both my account and the parent account
there are three email addresses in the Xbox system for every account. Which email is the same?
1) The Microsoft Account, also known as the Windows Live ID, which is used to sign in at websites and download the profile to the Xbox. If that's wrong, you can keep using it until you have time to contact Xbox Support support.xbox.com/contact-us for help with your account. You can change that at account.live.com/summarypage.aspx by selecting Update Email Address
2) The alternate email address which is where password reset messages are sent. You can see that at account.live.com/summarypage.aspx and change that by selecting Edit Security Info
3) The billing contact email address where billing statements are sent to. You can see and change that at http://xbox.com/accounts by choosing Billing Contact Information
2 & 3 can be the same. Ideally, 1 should not be 2 or 3 but they often are.
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i am having the same trouble try accepting it on here but for some reason it keeps signing me out or going to the error page.
Hello,It's not possible to have one e-mail address associated with your own account and the parental account. When you login to your account you should see the e-mail that's listed for your parental account. If your sure that the e-mail is associated with both accounts then please contact phone support.
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The one link to fill out a form to get access back to a adult account, that link doesnt work for me? Is there somethign wrong with it?
mister gwyther the form isn't loading correctly, and i have been on the phone with customer service for 1 HOUR, and i spoke to a man who said he would redirect me to someone who can reset my parent email (which wasn't entered correctly), and i have been on the phone waiting for a half-hour since.
Hi,The Account Recovery Form can be found here, for some reason that link is just formatted wrong it should be fixed shortly. Until then just access it by going to the link I posted.
Hey guys! Here's the URL, you may need to manually enter it: https://account.live.com/acsr
When i made my account i wasn't 18, so i had to have a parent account. Now i cant remember the password and can't accept the ToU. I cant get a reset link because the email was terminated. What should i do?
What is the parental email which appears on the Xbox console? Use http://account.live.com/acsr to reset it.
I have the same problem. I cannot accept terms of use due to an attached parent account with a lost pw. I sent a pw recovery email to the parent account- got the password- AND IT STILL wont help. Now what?
OK I'm having the same issue of not being able to get onto the parental account so i cant accept the new Terms. In the past this account has been hacked numerous times, and now they have hacked into my parental account. We arent able to reset the password cause the alternative email doesnt work and the hackers have changed the security question. Is there anyway of getting it back or should i just give up on this account ?
Greetings Arothgar! If your account is compromised, please contact phone support (support.xbox.com/contact-us) as soon as possible and start an Unauthorized Access investigation. Thank you!
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The biggest events in boxing these days involve either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather faced Miguel Cotto in a battle that exceeded most of our expectations on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Now it's Pacquiao's turn.
The Filipino superstar is scheduled to fight Timothy Bradley on June 9 in the same arena on The Strip. And THE RING provides in a special preview package everything you need to know going into event.
Here's a look at what you can find:
Also featured in the July 2012 issue is our popular STATE OF THE GAME package, an exclusive and in-depth annual look at the sport division by division, which was compiled by contributor Don Stradely.
And in SO LONG TO A TRUE ORIGINAL, by contributor Bernard Fernandez, we look back on the remarkable life and career of prolific author and boxing historian Bert Sugar.
Also, Stradley conducted one of Sugar's final interviews – which we call TRUE TO FORM UNTIL THE END – in which one of the sport's most-recognizable figures was at his engaging best.
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Ok so if you could create a superhero team using characters all from one company (eg Marvel, DC, Image ect) based out of the country/state you live in who would be in it and what would be it's aim? OK i'll go first
Name: Academy of Strange (full title: Cambridge Academy for the Exploration of the Strange)
Purpose: The Academy of Strange is less a "Justice League of Britain" and more a Future Foundation/Challengers of the Unknown/Planetary hybrid. It is a freelance group founded by the government to investigate strange happenings. Werewolves rampaging around the Highlands? Alien fossils found in Yorkshire? Infestation of extra dimensional killer lawnmowers in the Millennium Dome? The Academy of Strange are the guys you call.
Richard Swift AKA The Shade: Armed with his ability to control darkness and his dry wit, reluctant leader and immortal Shade was contacted by the government because of the extensive knowledge he has gained over the century's
William Glenmorgan AKA Congorilla: Famed adventurer and expert hunter, tracker and marksman Congorilla is one of the Shades closest friends and his first recruit.
George Cross AKA The Hood: A dashing and debonair mercenary that commonly works for MI5. He is a master thief, escape artist, martial artist and marksman.
Jeramey Chriqui AKA Canterbury Cricket: A young teen hero that after an accident was turned in to a human/grasshopper hybrid. Richard Swift inducts him in to the Academy in order to "keep an eye on him"
Tim Hunter AKA The Merlin: Tim Hunter is the most powerful magician in the UK and is this age's incarnation of Merlin although he is still young and learning how to use his power.He was referenced to the Academy by John Constantine after refusing membership.
Even MCCullach AKA Mirror Monarch: After repenting his past, Even has been given redemption by working as the Academys senior scientist. He uses his powers and inventions to help the Academy travel the world investigating mysterys
Penny Black AKA Britannia: Member of the Royal Navy and the British Governments representative inside the Academy. Britannia uses her incredible suit of armor to help defend Britain.
Dora Leigh AKA Godiva: As one of the UK's most famous heroes Godiva has been elected as the face and spokesperson of the Academy of Strange.


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FLINT, MI -- Police say one man was listed in critical condition and another in good condition in a shooting on the city's westside.
Police received a call for shots fired around 2 p.m. outside a home on Reid Street near Downey Street. When they were investigating, one man showed up at Hurley Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Then another victim showed up McLaren-Flint with a gunshot wound. He was expected to be treated and released.
Two persons of interest are in custody. Police did not release anymore details.
Anyone with information is asked to call Flint police at 810-237-6801 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-422-JAIL.


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NASA launches open source web site
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US, has launched code.nasa.gov, a web site that will serve as the central source of information about the agency's open source projects. The site, which is still in early alpha, is intended to help unify and expand NASA's open source activities.
Along with an overview of NASA's open source projects, such as the interactive 3D world viewer World Wind Java.
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Enjoy a breakfast of ham or sausage, eggs, and pancakes on Saturdays beginning June 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $2.50.
Learn to cook vegetarian dishes and how to incorporate protein in your diet at a free class May 28 from 12:45 to 2 p.m.
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The American School Bus Council (ASBC) announced on Friday that outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has accepted an invitation to serve as the lead speaker at its main "Love the Bus" event here on Feb. 12.
As SBF previously reported, LaHood informed employees of the U.S. Department of Transportation that he would not be serving a second term as transportation secretary. However, he said that he would stay on until his successor is confirmed.
This year's main Love the Bus event is scheduled to take place at Tuckahoe Elementary School. LaHood's appearance will mark the second time he has participated in a Love the Bus event. In 2011, he visited an elementary school in Takoma Park, Md., where he spoke to students about the safety of school bus transportation.
Love the Bus, which began in 2007 and is held every February, is a month-long celebration of the importance of the yellow school bus, and it includes events at schools and other locations around the country.
At the main event at Tuckahoe Elementary School this year, officials said students will hear from LaHood, as well as locally elected officials and school administrators about being respectful to their bus drivers and appreciating the safety, environmental and congestion mitigation benefits of the yellow school bus.
One group that will receive special recognition at the event is school bus drivers, who safely transport millions of children to and from school every day. Tuckahoe Elementary students who participate in the event will draw pictures of their buses and send Love the Bus Valentine's Day cards to their bus drivers.
"Love the Bus presents us with the opportunity to show our appreciation for the role each individual in the pupil transportation community plays in providing safe, efficient and effective transportation for our nation's children," said Ken Hedgecock, vice president of sales, marketing and service at Thomas Built Buses.
National School Transportation Association Executive Director Ronna Sable Weber added, "Love the Bus is a tremendous opportunity for kids who ride the bus to show their appreciation for the drivers who take them to and from school, and focus on the important role the school bus plays in their day-to-day lives."
Other Love the Bus events taking place this year include a celebration on Valentine's Day at school bus dealership Transportation South Inc. in Pelham, Ala.
For more information about Love the Bus events around the country or for assistance with planning events, contact ASBC at (866) 955-2722, or visit www.americanschoolbuscouncil.com. ASBC can also be found on Facebook here and on Twitter here.
To view a variety of photos from 2012 Love the Bus celebrations, see this photo gallery.
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Robby Hoffman
Named one of the "Top 10 Comedians" by the Montreal Mirror and Top 50 on Afterellen.com, Robby Hoffman has had two best-selling one-woman shows at the Montreal Fringe Festival (2010 and 2011). This will be her third tour at The Women in Comedy Festival in Boston and she was also featured in Boston's Arts Festival this past fall. Robby has performed the Muskoka Cottage Comedy Festival and the 2012 Just for Laughs Festival as the introduction act for two of the Festival's most popular features, The Nasty Show and The Ethnic Show. Recently, she made the semi-finals of SiriusXM's Canada's Next Top Comic (2013) and created a hit web-series with Just For Laughs, called Comedy in Biblical Proportions- where she comedically interprets bible passages. When not on stage, Robby also writes for TV and presented a TEDx Talk in the fall on women & comedy. Ultimately she's quite unsuspecting for a young tiny ex-chasidic girl with a Yiddish drawl.
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KKR Retain Gambhir, Narine for IPL-7
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Published: 10th January 2014 06:42 PM
Last Updated: 10th January 2014 08:08 PM
The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders have retained their captain Gautam Gambhir and mystery spinner Sunil Narine for the seventh edition of Indian Premier League.
Gambhir has led the team to IPL glory in 2012 and is again set to lead the team for the fourth straight season while Narine has been one of the biggest assets for the Kolkata franchise.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore said,"We are delighted that we have managed to retain two of our key players. We hope to build a competitive and exciting squad. The challenges of salary cap deductions and the retention rules did not allow us to retain more of our original team, who made us proud over the past three years."
KKR will have 38 crores of salary cap space and two retention cards going into the auction in February.
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Jefferies upgraded us to $60. Well finally somebody has a positive note on this!
OK, I'm getting in the shower. This is good! Thank you Jefferies.
It's always funny how the timing of these upgrades coincides perfectly with "being on the right side of the trade" lol. Gotta "luv" these firms.
Well...we've ll been getting loud and frustrated on this board lol. There is only so many times people can see the Cole Haan comparison and not realize the obvious.
I have to admit I was getting frustrated because of no movement. I believe in calling a spade a spade. I am still long. Their management still has a lot of 'splaining to do!


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Seeing the Malkin one knee stunned reaction brings back terrible memories.
Few events provide better stunned pics than when a home team loses at the Olympics. Russia went down against the Finns, and the pics were incredible:
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NORTH TONAWANDA – Lumber was once the lifeblood of North Tonawanda, still known locally as the "Lumber City." The industry spawned a number of businesses and their founders, such as Wurlitzer, Herschell and Rand, are names that are still well known in the region.
The city's rich history will be celebrated in a number of Path Through History events on Saturday and the following weekend, June 8 and 9, with programs at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., and the North Tonawanda History Museum at 54 Webster St.
The history museum also will present "Historic Treasures Tour Week," with tours of historic homes, on June 8, and there will be a concert on the historic Wurlitzer Pipe Organ at 6 p.m. on June 9 in the Riviera Theatre on 67 Webster St.
On June 5 David Eilers, the great-great-grandson of Wurlitzer company founder Rudolph Wurlitzer, will present a showroom plaque for the Wurlitzer exhibit hall at the history museum.
Eilers has been working to preserve the family history and raise awareness of the museum's goal to create a vintage Wurlitzer Piano and Organ Showroom. He said he is making a cross-country trip from his home on the West Coast to present a bronze plaque that once stood at the entrance of the New York City showroom.
Eilers said one of his passions is his family history. His family history blog inspired a man from Florida, Nick Arbusio, to contact him and donate the bronze plaque, created by Wurlitzer employees to honor Rudolph Wurlitzer.
"I learned through emails and phone calls that Nick was the former manager of the store and had saved the plaque before they demolished the building," Eilers said. "He kept it for several decades and wanted it to go to a member of the Wurlitzer family. I told him I'd be honored to have it, but thought the North Tonawanda History Museum would be the ideal place for it.
"As far as I know, North Tonawanda has the only Wurlitzer showroom museum and that's part of our family's proud history," Eilers continued. "I happened to connect with them when I was traveling through one day and decided to help them build that and establish the Wurlitzer name with the museum more strongly."
He said they have been working with the museum through the Wurlitzer Foundation to create a showroom.
"Wurlitzer was the largest musical company in the world for decades, and we want to capture some of that with some of the instruments, the music, some of the sales pitches – just the whole atmosphere of the showroom," Eilers said.
"One of the reasons they relocated from Cincinnati to North Tonawanda was because of the wood," he said of the manufacturing plant in the city. "It was just a great place to get the wood they needed for all the instruments. They are famous for jukeboxes and organs and pianos, but beyond that they were doing a whole host of instruments and music."
Eilers said the company continued to make the larger instruments and jukeboxes, but faded out in the 1970s as people switched to smaller instruments and no longer used jukeboxes.
"They made a wrong turn somewhere along the way," he said.
He said as a child he received $5 in the mail every year from an uncle, Farney Wurlitzer, who managed the Wurlitzer plant in North Tonawanda. He said that inspired him to learn more about the Wurlitzer name and his family history, including the Eilers name, which was also well-known in industrial circles.
In addition to Eilers, dozens of descendants of the Rand Family also will be on hand for the historic week. Historic tours include a visit to the home of Benjamin Long Rand, who was a banker and served as the city's mayor from 1915 to 1918.
Benjamin Long Rand and his two brothers, James H. and George F., all were bankers. James invented a new kind of supply for record keeping by bankers, which eventually became the Remington-Rand operation. The history museum has one of his original products, patented in 1893, and produced at his Rand Ledger factory on Goundry Street in 1898.
George F. Rand, the man for whom the Rand Building in Buffalo was named, began his career in banking in North Tonawanda. He served as the chief executive of Marine Trust Co. in Buffalo from 1901 until his death in 1919. George originally organized the First National Bank of Tonawanda.
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Steve Schmidt has been cheerfully getting his south Tempe neighbors caffeinated for almost nine years at Steve's Espresso café, where he serves up bold French press coffee, loose-leaf teas and an array of baked delectables prepared in-house.
When it comes to wi-fi though, Schmidt does not mince words. Simply stated, he refuses to be the neighborhood ISP.
"Who said I have to have free wi-fi, anyway?" Schmidt cracks from the store's patio on a busy Saturday.
He disconnected his store's wi-fi connection about three weeks ago, something most people would consider a death knell for a coffee house operating in the Internet age.
"My really good customers who don't even use the wi-fi are afraid I'm going to go out of business," he said with a relaxed smile, adding that the shop had its most profitable day ever the previous weekend.
After years in the business, Schmidt said his decision to disengage from the Internet defies people's perceptions about the No. 1 function of a coffee shop, and hopes it will facilitate more real-life human interaction.
"As I've watched my clientele change and see other coffee houses come and go," Schmidt said, "you start to ask yourself what is really important and who are the majority of your customers."
The core of Schmidt's clientele is morning rush hour commuters and what he calls "coffee shop socializers," so he has been focusing on providing good products and a lively atmosphere for that base.
"Warning: Lively setting and loud music," reads a small, clever sign by the sugar and cream. "Steve's is a place to enjoy life."
Schmidt said he originally offered free wi-fi nearly a decade ago to keep up with his competition. Now he thinks the ubiquity of wi-fi has become a moot point. "Lowe's has free wi-fi," he said.
"Businesspeople think it's this magical thing—it gives an aura of being on the cutting edge."
He admits the shop has received a few smug online reviews and the occasional flummoxed customer that spots the wry "no wi-fi" signs.
On the other hand, he has heard from customers who think of his coffee house as an Internet-free oasis from their incessant email inboxes.
"Is the customer always right?" he shrugs. "Over the years, I've learned that you can't please everyone. If you try to do that, it can be a recipe for disaster."
Schmidt's focus on only the most important aspects of the café business appears to be working.
Mike Bolitho, 29, brought his 42-year-old friend Gary Powell to Steve's for some coffee and conversation.
He said the lack of wi-fi is not a make-or-break factor.
"It would be nice to have, but I'm here more for the atmosphere," Bolitho said.
Jeannemarie Hormell, a project-management professor, agreed. She said she has been coming to Steve's for two years.
"The atmosphere is good for conversation and studying," she said, her computer and textbooks splayed on her table.
"I still come even though there's no wi-fi."
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They really like the coffee.
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Raven (drag queen)
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Raven performing in July 2015
|David Petruschin[1]
April 8, 1979
Victorville, California, U.S.[2]
|Riverside, California
|Drag queen, reality television personality, Rising Ryza
|Years active
David Petruschin[1] (born April 8, 1979), better known by his stage name Raven, is an American drag queen from Riverside, California.[2] He was the runner-up of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and also the runner up of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. He also made regular appearances on all three seasons of RuPaul's Drag U[3] alongside fellow season 2 competitors Morgan McMichaels, Pandora Boxx, and Jujubee.[3] She is also well known for her weekley webseries with Raja where they critique other drag race aluminis clothing.
RuPaul's Drag Race[edit]
In the Snatch Game episode of the show, he impersonated millionaire heiress Paris Hilton. Raven won the season's first mini-challenge, a photo shoot, in the first episode, "Gone with the Window." His next win came in the mini-challenge of "Snatch Game", where Raven guessed the price of brass knuckles, pepper spray, and a human hair wig the closest. Raven won a phone call home. His next win was in "Here Comes the Bride" episode in which the contestants had to decorate a box with something old, something new, and something borrowed, showing their personal style. Raven borrowed Jujubee's raven hat, securing a win.[4] Raven also won the main challenges in the seventh[5] and eighth[6] episodes "Once Upon a Queen" and "Golden Gals", respectively. In the seventh episode, the queens had to create and promote their autobiographies. Raven's book, Young, Broke, and Fabulous, was the winner.[5] In episode 8, the contestants were tasked with making over older gentlemen as their "drag mothers." Raven and his drag mother, Golda LaMae,[7] won the challenge.[6] Although he ended up as the runner-up of the second season's competition, Petruschin has criticized the way he was portrayed on Drag Race and felt the show's editors purposely edited the show's segments in order to portray him as a villain.[citation needed]
Career after RuPaul's Drag Race[edit]
In addition to his participation in RuPaul's Drag Race, Petruschin was featured on an episode of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8, in which he participated in a photo shoot with each of the show's contestants in male drag and paired with a drag queen.
RuPaul's Drag U[edit]
Raven was one of many Drag Race alumni who were invited to be as a drag professor in spin-off series RuPaul's Drag U which has screened three seasons. Raven serves as a "drag professor" and mentor to female contestants who are given make-overs. In the series, Petruschin's persona is not portrayed in a villainous fashion, but instead as a softer and nurturing mentor. Raven has so far made a total of ten appearances during the series' run.
RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race[edit]
On 6 August 2012, it was announced that Raven was one of twelve past Drag Race contestants selected to join the cast of RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race that premiered on the Logo network on 22 October 2012.[8] Paired with contestant Jujubee to form Team Rujubee the duo managed to make it to the finals which aired on 26 November 2012, where Raven landed as runner-up to winner Chad Michaels. Prior to the airing of the series finale, Raven (along with All Stars contestants Manila Luzon, Latrice Royale, and Tammie Brown) appeared in a television commercial for travel website Orbitz's new portal for LGBT leisure travel.[9]
Other appearances[edit]
Featured in a commercial promoting the syndication run of the cable television series Nip/Tuck on the Logo network, Raven lip synchs to the theme song "A Perfect Lie" as he caresses a syringe close to his lips. The commercial is based on one of her past drag performances. He also has made a guest appearance in an episode of Logo's reality series, Pretty Hurts, which documents the life and career of celebrity medical aesthetician Rand Rusher.
Raven made an appearance as drag cameo in a photoshoot on America's Next Top Model cycle 8.
In 2012, along with other RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, Raven appeared in the music video "Queen" by Mimi Imfurst's band Xelle.[10] Raven also starred in the music video "Feed Me Diamonds" by MNDR.[11] In Spring 2014, Raven joined RuPaul's Drag Race season 3 winner, Sutan Amrull, known as Raja, on World of Wonder's weekly YouTube fashion critique show "Fashion Photo RuView", where they "toot" or "boot" fashion from various Drag Race alumni.
Personal life[edit]
In Drag U! Episode 208: "A Family That Drags Together!", Raven stated that he was raised as a Mormon (via his mother). He is of Russian Ancestry.[12]
He previously worked as a cosmetics salesperson and as a freelance makeup artist before pursuing a full-time drag career. He currently hosts several drag-related events at gay clubs throughout Southern California.
- ^ a b LOGO On-line. "RuPaul's Drag Race 2: Cast Bios". LOGO On-line. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ a b "Raven". RuPaul's Drag Race. Logo. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b Polly, John. "Drag Race Daily: Start Studying! RuPaul's Drag U Will be in Session this Summer. Watch a Preview". NewNowNext on Logo. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ O'Wisdom, Pearl (March 15, 2010). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Here Comes the Bride". Poptimal. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b Stranksy, Tanner (March 23, 2010). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: The queens throw shade and shill books". Popwatch. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b Stransky, Tanner (March 30, 2010). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: Drag mamas, Cloris Leachman, and the season's most controversial elimination!". Popwatch. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ D, Jacob (March 30, 2010). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Mom's And Babies". Reality TV Calendar. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race cast includes Jujubee, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon from chicago.gopride.com; 06 August 2012
- ^ The Queens Take Vacation Back: Orbitz Behind The Scenes from www.newnownext.com 12 November 2012
- ^ Spargo, Chris (25 October 2012). "XELLE's 'Queen' Music Video Features Every 'Drag Race' Queen: Watch October 25, 2012 ● by Chris Spargo". New Now Next. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ James, Diego (13 December 2012). "WATCH: Raven in New MNDR Video for 'Feed Me Diamonds'". Out. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ Backlot, The (2011-08-16). "Watch! "Drag U" Episode 208: "A Family That Drags Together!" - thebacklot.com". Afterelton.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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|RuPaul's Drag Race runner-up
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This is a discussion on [PATCH] one-time ssh-agent confirmation password - openssh ; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060907070609000803050102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The patch (against 4.7p1) modifies gnome-ssh-askpass to optionally generate a one-time password and transmits it to the user via an out-of-band communication channel. If you ...
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The patch (against 4.7p1) modifies gnome-ssh-askpass to optionally
generate a one-time
password and transmits it to the user via an out-of-band communication
channel. If you can
read the password and enter it back into the gnome-ssh-askpass dialog,
ssh-agent is allowed
to continue with the authentication process.
There are two ways to use the modified gnome-ssh-askpass. The first
incrementally increases
the security provided by the traditional ssh-agent/gnome-ssh-askpass
combination. The second
allows you to create two fully separated authentication factors - the
private key and one-time
password - without using a specialized hardware token. Both are
described in the attached
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--- gnome-ssh-askpass2.c.orig 2003-11-21 05:48:56.000000000 -0700
+++ gnome-ssh-askpass2.c 2007-11-01 10:54:11.000000000 -0600
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
#define GRAB_TRIES 16
#define GRAB_WAIT 250 /* milliseconds */
+#define OTAC_LEN 4 /* number of characters in otac passphrase */
+#define OTAC_FIFO_LEN 128 /* number of characters in otac passphrase */
* Compile with:
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@
static int
-passphrase_dialog(char *message)
+passphrase_dialog(char *message, char *otac_passphrase, char *otac_fifo)
const char *failed;
char *passphrase, *local;
@@ -163,17 +166,32 @@
/* Report passphrase if user selected OK */
passphrase = g_strdup(gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry)));
if (result == GTK_RESPONSE_OK) {
- local = g_locale_from_utf8(passphrase, strlen(passphrase),
- if (local != NULL) {
- puts(local);
- memset(local, '\0', strlen(local));
- g_free(local);
- } else {
- puts(passphrase);
- }
+ if (otac_fifo) {
+ if (strcmp(otac_passphrase,passphrase)==0) {
+ puts("yes");
+ } else {
+ puts("no");
+ }
+ } else {
+ local = g_locale_from_utf8(passphrase, strlen(passphrase),
+ if (local != NULL) {
+ puts(local);
+ memset(local, '\0', strlen(local));
+ g_free(local);
+ } else {
+ puts(passphrase);
+ }
+ }
+ /* Zero otac passphrase in memory */
+ memset(otac_passphrase, '\b', strlen(otac_passphrase));
+ gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), otac_passphrase);
+ memset(otac_passphrase, '\0', strlen(otac_passphrase));
+ g_free(otac_passphrase);
/* Zero passphrase in memory */
memset(passphrase, '\b', strlen(passphrase));
gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), passphrase);
@@ -198,11 +216,55 @@
return (-1);
+/* generate the one-time agent confirm password */
+char *
+gen_otac_passphrase(int otac_length)
+ int i,ran,nchars=52;
+ char cpool[52]="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ";
+ char *otac_passphrase;
+ /* use random # to select characters
+ to build one-time passphrase with them */
+ srandom(time(0));
+ otac_passphrase=malloc(otac_length+1);
+ for (i=0;i
+ ran = random();
+ otac_passphrase[i]=cpool[ran%nchars];
+ }
+ strncat(otac_passphrase,"",1);
+ return(otac_passphrase);
+static void
+write_to_fifo (const char *otac_passphrase,const char *otac_fifo)
+ FILE *out;
+ if ( (out=fopen(otac_fifo,"w")) == NULL) {
+ mkfifo(otac_fifo, 0660);
+ out=fopen(otac_fifo,"w");
+ }
+ fflush(out);
+ fprintf(out,"One-time agent confirm: %s\n",otac_passphrase);
+ fclose(out);
main(int argc, char **argv)
- char *message;
- int result;
+ char *message,*passphrase,*otac_passphrase,*otac_fifo;
+ int result,otac_length=OTAC_LEN;
+ otac_fifo=malloc(otac_length);
+ otac_fifo=getenv("SSH_OTAC_FIFO");
+ if (otac_fifo) {
+ otac_passphrase=malloc(otac_length+1);
+ otac_passphrase=gen_otac_passphrase(otac_length);
+ write_to_fifo(otac_passphrase,otac_fifo);
+ }
gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
@@ -213,8 +275,7 @@
setvbuf(stdout, 0, _IONBF, 0);
- result = passphrase_dialog(message);
+ result = passphrase_dialog(message,otac_passphrase,otac_fif o);
return (result);
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This patch modifies gnome-ssh-askpass to optionally generate a one-time password
and transmit it via an out-of-band communication channel. If you can read the
password and enter it back into the gnome-ssh-askpass dialog, ssh-agent is allowed
to continue with the authentication process.
There are two ways to use the modified gnome-ssh-askpass. The first method
incrementally increases the security provided by the ssh-agent/gnome-ssh-askpass
combination. The second allows you to create two fully separated authentication
factors - the private key and one-time password - without using a specialized hardware
When an OpenSSH client tries to authenticate to an SSH server using a private key
cached by ssh-agent with the confirm option set, ssh-agent runs gnome-ssh-askpass.
The gnome-ssh-askpass instance displays a dialog that allows ssh-agent to use the
cached private key when you enter "yes" and/or click the OK button; authentication
can not occur if you don't positively respond to the dialog.
An intruder must jump two hurdles to steal your connection if you use the ssh-agent
private key confirm option. The first is the ability to access a private key by
interacting with your ssh-agent via the socket defined by the SSH_AUTH_SOCK
environmental variable. The second requires access to the your gnome-ssh-askpass
instance. The two hurdles create a simple but effective two-factor authentication
However, the gnome-ssh-askpass two-factor system is vulnerable to an anyone who
gains user-land access to your workstation. First, both ssh-agent and
gnome-ssh-askpass instances run in a single location, on your workstation. For
instance, a bystander will immediately gain access to both factors if you simply
walk away from your machine without setting a screen lock. Second, an intruder who
breaks into your workstation doesn't need a root-shell to steal both factors since
both ssh-agent and gnome-ssh-askpass communicate through sockets that you own.
This patch enhances gnome-ssh-askpass's security by giving it an out-of-band
confirmation capability. The modified version optionally generates a secret, called
the one-time confirmation (OTAC) password, and transmits it to a pre-defined
location, typically via e-mail. The valid user must be able to read the secret and
give it back to gnome-ssh-askpass. If the two secrets match, gnome-ssh-askpass
allows ssh-agent to finish the private key authentication process. Otherwise, you
can not authenticate.
How is this different from the original gnome-ssh-askpass? Well, the private key
remains the same as before and is the first factor. You must possess, or have
access to, the key to start the authentication process. However, you now must
obtain information through an out-of-band communication channel to finish the
authentication process. The potential intruder must now have more than access to
your workstation to authenticate to the remote server.
First you cache a private key(s) in ssh-agent using the confirm option. When you
try to authenticate using the cached key, ssh-agent kicks off the patched
gnome-ssh-askpass. If you set SSH_OTAC_FIFO to some non-null value,
gnome-ssh-askpass generates a random string, called the OTAC password and prints it
to the named pipe (FIFO) defined by SSH_OTAC_FIFO. An independent process reads
the OTAC password from the FIFO and transmits it to a pre-defined location.
For instance, run the ssh-otac-fifo.pl Perl script in the background (bundled with
this patch). It reads the OTAC password from the FIFO and e-mails it to your pager,
cell-phone or e-mail account. You enter the OTAC password into the
gnome-ssh-askpass dialog once your receive it. The public-key authentication
process is allowed to proceed if the two strings match (but the private key still
has to decrypt the challenge encrypted by the public key); authentication can not
occur if the two don't match.
The following list describes two OTAC-based two-factor authentication scenarios.
The first is the easiest to implement but less secure because it doesn't physically
separate both factors. The second scenario achieves better security, at the cost of
additional complexity, by completely separating both factors. (Other scenarios are
possible. For instance, the second scenario can be a front-end to a key repository.
However, this hybrid configuration needs its own README.)
1. Local confirmation: You cache a private key in a local ssh-agent instance
using the confirm option. When you try to authenticate to the remote machine using
the cached key, ssh-agent sees that the confirm option is set and executes
gnome-ssh-askpass. The gnome-ssh-askpass instance sees that SSH_OTAC_FIFO is set,
generates an OTAC password and passes it to ssh-otac-fifo.pl via a FIFO defined by
SSH_OTAC_FIFO. The ssh-otac-fifo.pl script, running in the background, reads the
OTAC password from the FIFO and e-mails it to you. You read the OTAC password,
enter it in the gnome-ssh-askpass dialog and are authenticated if it matches the
The advantage of the local confirmation scenario is simplicity. You only have to
run ssh-otac-fifo.pl on your local workstation, and place your public key in your
authorized_keys file on the remote machine. This method's disadvantage is both
factors exist on one machine, your workstation. Local confirmation achieves
incrementally greater security over the un-patched gnome-ssh-askpass by passing the
OTAC password to ssh-otac-fifo.pl through a FIFO owned by root. The potential
intruder must work harder to gain elevated privileges before stealing the second
2. Remote confirmation: This scenario uses a two-stage authentication process,
using two private keys. The first stage uses a locally-stored private key to
non-interactively authenticate to the remote machine. That non-interactive
connection kicks off the second stage, which uses another private key stored on the
remote machine to make an interactive connection to the remote machine. The purpose
of the second stage is to cache the second key in ssh-agent with confirmation set
in order to run gnome-ssh-askpass. This instance of gnome-ssh-askpass runs on the
remote machine and is completely separate from your local workstation as is the
OTAC password it generates and transmits.
A little more detail: the first, local private key is tied to a series of shell
commands on the remote machine defined by the "command=" option in your
authorized_keys file. Authenticating to the remote machine executes the following
processes: start an instance of ssh-agent, cache the second private key, with the
confirm option set, and make a second, interactive SSH connection to the loopback
interface on remote machine. When ssh-agent sees the confirm option set, it kicks
off gnome-ssh-askpass. gnome-ssh-askpass generates and transmits an OTAC password
while also opening a dialog that's displayed on your workstation. You authenticate
by entering the correct OTAC password in the dialog.
The advantage of remote confirmation is total, physical separation of both factors.
First, you need access to your private key to start the process. However, once you
make that initial connection, the OTAC password is generated and delivered from the
remote machine. You must possess the designated physical device if you choose to
receive the OTAC password via cell phone or pager; these devices are not, however,
specialized and difficult to obtain like hardware tokens, they're ubiquitous and
cheap. The disadvantage is it requires you to configure each remote machine with
the modified gnome-ssh-askpass and configure the authorized_keys file.
The following examples show how to use both scenarios.
These instructions were written using two Fedora 8 machines, where gnome-ssh-askpass
lives in /usr/libexec/openssh; other distributions like Ubuntu use /usr/lib/openssh.
These instructions assume you've stored the patches and scripts in you home directory
and OpenSSH in /usr/local/openssh-4.7p1.
Both examples, refer to your local workstation, that one you're working from, as
machineA and the remote machine you're connecting/authenticating to as machineB.
You have to be able to execute the configuration instructions as Root or via sudo.
Example 1: local confirmation scenario
1. Log into machineA
2. Set the SSH_OTAC_FIFO environmental variable.
export SSH_OTAC_FIFO=/tmp/ssh-otac.fifo
3. Patch and install the gnome-ssh-askpass2.c program
(assume /usr/local/openssh-4.7p1)
cd /usr/local/openssh-4.7p1/contrib
patch -p0 < ~/gnome-ssh-askpass2.c.patch
make gnome-ssh-askpass2
sudo cp gnome-ssh-askpass2 /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
4. Install and start the ssh-otac-fifo.pl script
cp ~/ssh-otac-fifo.pl /usr/local/bin
/usr/local/bin/ssh-otac-fifo.pl firstname.lastname@example.com
5. Generate a public/private key-pair
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f otac-machineB -C otac-B
6. Copy the newly generated public key into you authorized_keys file on machineB
cat otac-machineB.pub | ssh paul@machineB "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
7. Start an ssh-agent instance and cache the newly generated private key using the
confirm option
eval `ssh-agent`
ssh-add -c otac-machineB
8. Connect to the remote machine using using the cached private key.
ssh machineB
Here's what happens at this point on machineA:
A. ssh asks ssh-agent to decrypt the challenge sent from sshd on machineB
B. ssh-agent launches gnome-ssh-askpass because the cached private key has
confirmation set
C. gnome-ssh-askpass generates an OTAC password
D. gnome-ssh-askpass passes the OTAC password to the FIFO designated by the
E. gnome-ssh-askpass opens a dialog on machineA
F. ssh-otac-fifo.pl reads the OTAC password from the FIFO
G. ssh-otac-fifo.pl e-mails the OTAC password to your e-mail account, pager,
or cell phone
9. You read the OTAC password from the designated channel
10. You enter the OTAC password into the gnome-ssh-askpass dialog
You're authenticated if gnome-ssh-askpass matches the OTAC password you entered
with the original.
11. (OPTIONAL) You can remove password authentication on machineB once you
export SSH_OTAC_FIFO=/tmp/ssh-otac.fifo
sudo /etc/init.d/sshd reload
Example 2: remote confirmation scenario
In this example, the OTAC process occurs on the remote machine, which is also the
one you want to authenticate to.
1. Log into machineA:
2. Generate a public/private key-pair.
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f otac-machineB -C otac-B
Enter a passphrase when prompted
3. Copy the otac-B.pub public key from machineA to your authorized_keys file on
cat otac-machineB.pub | ssh paul@B "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
4. Log into machineB:
5. Modify the ssh server configuration to accept the SSH_OTAC_FIFO variable.
sudo echo "AcceptEnv SSH_OTAC_FIFO" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo /etc/init.d/sshd reload
(We need to explicitly send the SSH_OTAC_FIFO variable from machineA to machineB
because the stage 1, of 2, connection does not start an interactive session so we
don't have a chance to define SSH_OTAC_FIFO via the shell.)
6. Install and start the ssh-otac-fifo.pl script
cp ~/ssh-otac-fifo.pl /usr/local/bin
/usr/local/bin/ssh-otac-fifo.pl email@example.com
7. Patch and install the gnome-ssh-askpass2.c program
(assume /usr/local/openssh-4.7p1).
cd /usr/local/openssh-4.7p1/contrib
patch -p0 < ~/gnome-ssh-askpass2.c.patch
make gnome-ssh-askpass2
sudo cp gnome-ssh-askpass2 /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
8. Generate the second public/private key-pair that will make the second
connection on the loopback interface.
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f otac-loopback -C otac-loopback
Do not enter a passphrase
9. Copy the newly created otac-loopback.pub public key into the authorized_keys
cat otac-loopback.pub >> authorized_keys
10. Modify the first key's - otac-machineB - entry in authorized_keys so it can
start a second, internal connection using the otac-loopback key. Do this by
pre-pending the "command=" option to the public key entry.
The command/key combination looks similar to the following:
command="eval `ssh-agent`; ssh-add -c ~/.ssh/otac-loopback; ssh -X -o sendenv=SSH_OTAC_FIFO localhost; ssh-agent -k" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIw ...many many characters... BU9rcQ== otac-remote
The commands designated in the authorized_keys file perform the following
a. eval `ssh-agent` Create an ssh-agent instance
b. ssh-add -c ... Caches the otac-loopback key to ssh-agent using the
confirm option
c. ssh -X -o ... Makes an interactive SSH connection to the loopback
interface from and to remote machineB using the private key cached by
ssh-agent. This connection specifies X forwarding and sends the
SSH_OTAC_FIFO environmental variable to the ssh server.
d. ssh-agent -k Stops the ssh-agent instance when you finish your
session (logout from machineA)
Back on machineA:
11. Set the SSH_OTAC_FIFO environmental variable
export SSH_OTAC_FIFO=/tmp/ssh-otac.fifo
12. Connect to the remote machine using the private key stored on machineA
ssh -X -i ~/.ssh/ssh-machineB -o sendenv=SSH_OTAC_FIFO machineB
What happens on machineB:
A. the ssh connection from machineA is authenticated using the first private
key - ssh-machineB
B. sshd on machineB executes the commands bound to the first public key in
the authenticated_keys file on machineB
C. the commands (from B) launch ssh-agent, caches the second private key
using the confirm option and makes a second ssh connection to the loopback
D. ssh-agent launches gnome-ssh-askpass
E. gnome-ssh-askpass generates the OTAC password
F. gnome-ssh-askpass passes the OTAC password to the FIFO designated by the
SSH_OTAC_FIFO variable
G. gnome-ssh-askpass opens a dialog, which you see on machineA because you're
forwarding X
H. ssh-otac-fifo.pl reads the OTAC password
I. ssh-otac-fifo.pl e-mails the OTAC password to your e-mail account, pager,
or cell phone
13. Read the OTAC password from whatever channel you use and type it into the
gnome-ssh-askpass dialog.
If the OTAC password you enter into the dialog matches the original, you are
14. (OPTIONAL) You can remove password authentication on machineB once you
export SSH_OTAC_FIFO=/tmp/ssh-otac.fifo
sudo /etc/init.d/sshd reload
In this example, the second factor is generated on the remote machine (B) and sent
through a channel that an intruder who has completely compromised the machine you
are working from (A) can never use as long as you are in possession of the
communication channel such as a cell phone.
This modification allows one to create a true two-factor authentication system. The
factors are the private key, or access to the key, and the OTAC password delivered
via an out-of-band channel. You can create the channel without using a traditional
hardware token by using a simple e-mail account, pager or cell-phone.
1. Create a better random number salt.
2. Allow non-graphical interaction.
3. Add logic to generate an OTAC password that a user can also compute. This option
removes the need for the out-of-band communication channel. For instance, the
remote server and user agree on two PINs (one two-digit and one four-digit). The
user asks to authenticate to the remote machine. The remote machine generates the
secret using a formula like: S=date^PIN1 mod(PIN2). The user generates the same
secret using a simple calculator and enters it into gnome-ssh-askpass dialog.
Authentication occurs if the two match (the server generates and compares all
values a minute or two before and after the current time). The intruder must solve
for two unknowns within a short window of a couple of minutes to break this system.
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# ssh-otac-fifo
# Copyright 2007 Paul Sery
# License: GPL
# Background: if ssh-add caches a private key to ssh-agent using the confirm (-c) option,
# then ssh-agent will wait for the key to be confirmed before allowing the key to be used
# authenticate an ssh session. ssh-agent calls gnome-ssh-askpass2 if the GNOME... environmental
# variable is set. The gnome-ssh-askpass2 displays a dialog and confirms use of the key if you
# either click the OK button, or type "yes" and click the OK button.
# This script reads a one-time agent confirm string (password) from a fifo
# and emails it to the designated user. You then enter the string in the
# gnome-ssh-askpass2 dialog. If the string matches the one that gnome-ssh-askpass2
# generated (and wrote to the fifo), then gnome-ssh-askpass2 writes "yes" to stdout.
use warnings;
use strict;
my $recipient;
my $debug;
while ($#ARGV >= 0) {
if ($ARGV[0] eq "-d") {
print "Debug on\n";
if ($ARGV[0] ne "-d") {
print "Recipient: $recipient\n";
shift @ARGV;
if (!$recipient) {
print "No reciepient specified\n";
# Don't fork if debug variable set
# (use fork to allow parent to create child process which act as a daemon)
if ($debug) {
} else {
if (fork()) {
exit 0;
} else {
sub main_loop {
my ($debug)=shift;
my $fifo="/tmp/ssh-otac.fifo";
$fifo = $ENV{'SSH_OTAC_FIFO'} if ( exists $ENV{'SSH_OTAC_FIFO'} );
print "[ssh-otac-fifo.pl] FIFO: $fifo\n" if $debug;
unless (-p $fifo) { system("mkfifo -m 0666 $fifo"); }
open(OUT,"< $fifo") or die "can't open $fifo: $!";
while (1) {
while (
) {
print "[ssh-otac-fifo.pl] OTAC: $_\n" if $debug;
exit if ($_ eq 'END');
sleep 1;
close OUT;
sub put_otac {
my ($debug)=shift;
my ($recipient)=shift;
my ($otac)=shift;
$otac=(split /:/,$otac)[1];
if ($debug) {
print "[ssh-otac-fifo.pl] OTAC: $otac\n";
} else {
my $mail = "/bin/mail -s 'OTAC: $otac' $recipient";
open(MAIL, "|$mail") or die "Cannot open $mail: $!";
print MAIL "\t\t$otac\n";
close MAIL;
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
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The spectacular kites on display at Gratwick Park on Saturday gave Cheryl Matthews plenty to smile about – from the gigantic purple spider that seemed about as big as a house to the elaborate manta ray that somehow slipped off the ropes that tethered it to the ground, only to be recovered soon afterward in a field down the road.
And then there was the seemingly endless flow of children – some riding in strollers, others eating hot dogs or ice cream, and hundreds of them doing their best to keep their own small kites aloft in the strong breeze coming off the Niagara River in the North Tonawanda park.
But really, what gave Matthews the biggest reason to smile was what the whole scene represented: a collective effort to provide help for veterans like her who find themselves homeless. A local group of Vietnam vets organized the event, which gave away kites in exchange for voluntary donations that will be passed along to local groups serving homeless veterans.
Matthews, who served 20 years in the Army and Air National Guard, knows all too well what it's like to be without a place to call home.
For nearly a year, she lived out of her car. For some of that time, her then-teenage daughter lived with her, until she started college.
"It was devastating, being homeless," she said. "We used to sleep at the Clarence truck stop. I would race my car around to warm it up and then huddle under down coats to keep warm at night."
Matthews worked for years as a licensed practical nurse in the private sector and as a guard on the Niagara Falls Air Force Base as a member of the National Guard. After she left the service, the single mother took a job working at McDonald's so she could be home as much as possible with her daughter. The job aggravated her rheumatoid arthritis after several years, and she had to stop working, she said.
Eight years ago, she and her daughter were evicted from their apartment in North Tonawanda. They stayed for several weeks at the Niagara Falls Air Force Base, paying their way using money from a tax return and disability checks. Eventually, they ended up living out of their car while Matthews waited for an interview for Social Security disability.
"People look down on homeless veterans," said Matthews, now 58. "But a lot of them, when they get home, they have physical problems or they have mental problems, and they need someplace to stay."
Matthews is among a new wave of homeless veterans, local experts say: women, many of whom have children.
About 1,760 veterans were newly homeless or at risk of being homeless in 2012, according to Celia O'Brien, chief operating officer for the Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition.
"It's not the stereotype of homeless pushing a shopping cart," O'Brien said. "Most are unemployed or underemployed. Many are couch-surfing. Families and females make up many of them."
"This is an ongoing problem. It's not getting any better," said Jack Michel, who served as a Marine squad leader in Vietnam more than four decades ago.
He and a group from Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 77 in the City of Tonawanda decided to take a new approach to tackling the longstanding problem: ask people to "come fly a kite for homeless veterans" at what they hope will become an annual Memorial Day event. The Great Lakes Kite Flyers Society donated its services, providing the eye-catching, larger-than-life kites that helped draw families to the park.
Members of the veterans group on Saturday sold hot dogs and hamburgers, handed out free kites and wandered through the crowd asking for donations.
Michel said he wasn't sure how much the event was likely to raise – he was hoping to hit the $10,000 mark, or at least enough to help get a couple of veterans established in apartments of their own. While the tally hadn't been counted by day's end, the group gave away more than 600 kites and ran out of 200 pounds of hot dogs by the end of the four-hour event.
What's more, the effort left many veterans feeling they had helped create a safety net for other former service members.
"But for the grace of God, I could be homeless. I could be starving and going to food pantries," Michel said. "Our young guys have given way too much. For them to come home and not have a place to live is not acceptable."
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Cole McClarren
Cole McClarren of Howard was one of 16 students recently inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society at Susquehanna University.
McClarren is a junior economics and finance major. McClarren, a 2009 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School, is the son of Jeffrey and Patricia McClarren.
Eric Dingler
Eric Dingler of Lock Haven, a January graduate of Lycoming College, was recognized as a Lycoming Scholar during Honors Convocation on April 15.
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In this case, it only told me where the program crashed, which told
me nothing on why (because a different line or a color image worked).
On Jan 29, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Russ Cox wrote:
>> I get something that ends in "(double-free?)" and then the program
>> crashes, but something like
> This usually means you have freed the same pointer twice
> or you are passing a pointer to free that was not returned
> by malloc. If you run acid to get a stack trace to see the
> context of the free, that is often enough to identify the
> problem.
> % acid pid
> acid: stk()
> ...
> %
> Russ


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With about 20 minutes left in practice, Michael Vick was inside the NovaCare Complex in his sweats, walking down the hallway toward the cafeteria. While Nick Foles was busy running the offense at practice and preparing for the Packers, Vick was already inside, too hobbled on his injured hamstring to even participate any team drills. Yet head coach Chip Kelly continues to refuse to name Foles his starting quarterback for Sunday.
Even though everybody knows he's starting.
Asked if he's ready to announce that Foles will start against the Packers in Green Bay Sunday a week after he tied an NFL record with seven touchdown passes against the Raiders, Kelly answered before the questioner could even get the question out. "Nope," he said.
Kelly did allow that Vick is still limited to just some individual drills at practice and no 7-on-7 or full-team drills. He said before practice Foles would get most of the first-team reps with the offense and rookie Matt Barkley would get a handful as well.
But three days before Eagles-Packers, he still wouldn't officially rule Vick out and wouldn't name Foles the starter. Kelly explained his thinking by saying that if he names a quarterback now, he would just have to change his plans if somebody got hurt on Friday. During the team's brief walk-through.
"If … somebody gets hurt Friday, we have to adjust it," he said.
But Vick remains hobbled and appears to be quite a ways away from being able to play football again.
Vick first hurt his hamstring during the Eagles' win over the Giants on Oct. 6. He tried to play against the Giants on Oct. 27 when Foles was out with a concussion but didn't make it to halftime before aggravating his hamstring. Kelly was asked if Vick's hamstring is even improving at this point. "I think it is," he said. "But it's one of those things where every day you kind of get an update on where he is [and] I know he's working extremely hard at it and doing everything he possibly can. But he hasn't taken any reps."
Kelly acknowledged that the Eagles need to be careful with Vick, since he aggravated the injury so quickly after returning to action the first time. Vick took off just two weeks before trying to play against Dallas. Sunday's game in Green Bay will be the second he's missed since the second Giants game. Vick has now missed 15 games with injuries since he became the Eagles' full-time starting quarterback early in 2010.
He doesn't look close to returning. There's certainly a chance he's played his last snap in an Eagles uniform. "He came back before and injured it again shortly in the first quarter against the Cowboys, so I think we've got to make sure you can't rush him back," Kelly said.
"You have to make sure he's healthy when it goes. It doesn't help anybody [if he tries to play hurt]. If Mike goes out there, he can only play a limited amount of snaps because we're back where we started." As for Foles, he insisted he just doesn't care if and when he's named the starter for Sunday. Or permanently. No many how many touchdowns he throws.
"Hey, it's not my choice," Foles said. "I'm just excited to play. Honestly, I'm just excited to play. I love playing this game. It's as simple as that. I love these guys here, no matter what the situation is. I'm fortunate to be in this situation."
Foles has to be the first quarterback in NFL history to throw seven touchdown passes one week and five days later not even know if he's starting the next game.
Such is life with the Chip Kelly Eagles. "Hey, I trust Chip with everything," Foles said Thursday. "No matter what, I'm going to go with him, and I trust him."
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A Volusia County Sheriff's Office sergeant resigned after an internal affairs investigation found he'd been involved in a third alcohol-related incident while off duty.
Sgt. Kenneth Vickery resigned Monday after being notified by the sheriff that he was going to be terminated from the job.
Vickery had been with the department for 12 years, officials said.
According to internal documents, Vickery drove drunk in April while off duty, after being warned by police that he was too intoxicated to get behind the wheel.
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'Barber of Seville' is deliciously wiggy
Comic opera opens Skylight's 50th season
Mirth and melody are at center stage in the Skylight Opera Theatre production of "The Barber of Seville" that opened Friday.
Rossini's quintessential comic opera is full of colorful characters, hilarious situations and gorgeous music. The Skylight production, directed by Bill Theisen to open the company's 50th anniversary season, adds a grand set by Van Santvoord, beautifully detailed costumes by Carol J. Blanchard and an 18-piece orchestra conducted by music director Pasquale Laurino.
Based on a play by Beaumarchais, the plot is both simple and complex. Boy loves girl . . . girl loves boy . . . they marry - but not without false identities, comic confusion, a foiled elopement and some tongue-in-cheek operatic self-consciousness.
In short, Count Almaviva enlists the help of a local barber/entrepreneur named Figaro to win the heart of lovely, wealthy Rosina, whose guardian, Bartolo, wants to marry her (and her money) himself.
Figaro concocts several plots to finagle a costumed Almaviva into Bartolo's house, creating situations that disintegrate into complete chaos.
Skylight's ensemble cast of strong, theatrically savvy singers make both the music and the shenanigans work.
Andrew Wilkowske is a charming, easy-going Figaro. He sings with power and character, making the arias a natural extension of his comically conspiratorial character.
Katherine Pracht delivers a delightful Rosina, singing the role masterfully. She creates a dimensional character, often speaking volumes with mere facial expressions.
Gregory Schmidt is a dramatic shoo-in for the role of the often-disguised Almaviva. Singing recitative passages with perfect fluidity on Friday, he labored a bit over some of the melismatic passages of his arias.
Jason Budd is deliciously ridiculous as Bartolo, balancing physical comedy with a commanding voice to create an ineffectual yet menacing character.
Daniel Klein (Basilio), Kathy Pyeatt (Berta), Bryce Lord (Ambrogio) and Doug Clemens (Fiorello) give thoroughly enjoyable, polished performances, joined with equal strength by Peter Voigt, David Flores and a male chorus for larger numbers.
A slow-motion fight scene worked beautifully, allowing singers to sound their best amid a physical uproar. The orchestra, pared down some from Rossini's original score, delivered strong full-ensemble bits but faltered in some of the more delicate, exposed passages.
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Skylight's "The Barber of Seville" runs through Oct. 4 at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. For tickets, call (414) 291-7800 or visit www.skylightopera.com
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A quick look at what's happening in the world of local sports.
It should be a special event at St. Edward High School on Monday evening.
The Eagle basketball team will be welcoming a top-notch opponent to town for, what promises to be, a very interesting game.
Mater Dei High School, one of the top programs in the state of California, will provide the opposition for Head Coach Eric Flannery's team.
Mater Dei will feature a very familiar player to Eagle fans. Elijah Brown, who played for Flannery during his freshman and sophomore seasons, returns to Ohio to renew some old acquaintances.
Brown moved to Los Angeles two years ago when his father Mike Brown, former Cavalier head coach, was appointed coach of the NBA Lakers.
The varsity tip-off on Monday night is scheduled for 7:30.
• Little league, travel summer league and high school baseball players can discover at an early age what the colleges are looking for when they recruit players at the College Baseball Prospect Expectation Camp on Sunday, January 27. The camp will be conducted from 1-4 p.m. at the Independence High School Fieldhouse located at 6354 Selig Drive.
Midwest Pelicans Baseball and Avon Baseball have teamed up to offer those aspiring to play college baseball (boys ages 12-16) this unique opportunity to discover first-hand just what the college recruiters are looking for in a potential player.
Coaches from Kent State University, Youngstown State University and Baldwin Wallace University will instruct players on the overall recruiting process, while players will have the opportunity to participate in selected baseball fundamental drills.
For more details and registration, visit www.midwestpelicans.com. Click on the second camp under "Events." For further questions, call (313) 600-4468. The cost is $75 per player.
• St. Edward High School graduate Ryan Keenan (Class of 2002) will be inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame on Friday.
Keenan was a three-sport athlete earning a total of nine varsity letters, while achieving All-Ohio honors in football and track.
In football, Keenan was a first team all-state player at the positions of offensive tackle and defensive end. He helped the Eagles to an undefeated regular season his senior year, while being named as a participant in the annual North-South Classic All-Star Game.
In basketball, Keenan played varsity all four years, while earning a starting spot his senior year, a season that saw the Eagles advance to the state's "Final Four" in Columbus.
In track, he as a first team All-Ohio performer as a district champion and regional athlete in the shot put. He qualified for the state meet his senior year, while establishing the school record in the shot that stood for 40 years.
Keenan, who grew up in Avon Lake, lives in Bay Village with his wife Jackie (Laschinger). He works at PNC Bank and is obtaining his MBA at Cleveland State University.
• Hockey is certainly warming up on the ice in anticipation of next month's annual Baron Cup Tournament. The Avon Lake and Avon hockey teams are both out of the gates a little slowly regarding play in the Blue-West Division.
The season, though, is still early as the Shoremen and the Eagles have plenty of time to get hot just prior to the start of the postseason action.
Avon's Eric Novakovic is one of the top scorers in Lorain County with 14 goals, while in goal, Avon Lake freshman Keegan Sullivan has a .826 save percentage in front of the net.
And, speaking of Avon Lake, the Shoremen have their new head football coach. Actually, he isn't new. Larry Laird, an assistant coach at Avon Lake for many seasons under recently retired head coach Dave Dlugosz, will officially take over the program next fall.
Laird, 44, was Dlugosz's offensive coordinator in nine of the last 10 seasons. In 2010, he left Avon Lake to take the Medina football coaching job. In just one season, where he guided the Bees to a 9-3 record and a first-time playoff appearance, he came back to the Shoremen as a result of a school levy failure in Medina.
With the appointment of Laird, the speculation of Dlugosz returning to the Avon Lake football sideline as an assistant coach next year is now official.
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The Cerrado and its animals
The beautiful Cerrado contains 5% of all life on Earth and there is so much to discover there. Find out more about this wonderful place.
Isabella Vitali was born and grew up in the Cerrado. She's seen the changes caused by the massive soya plantations that have replaced vast swathes of the region over recent decades.
Watch some remarkable images from the Cerrado, and listen to Isabella's personal story.
Cerrado facts and figures
- The Cerrado's diverse landscape is a mosaic of dry grasslands, wetlands and forest areas.
- It's home to 60 vulnerable animal species – 20 endangered and 12 critically endangered
- 44% of its plant species exist nowhere else on Earth
- Around 300 of its native plant species are used as food, medicine, handicrafts or for trade
- Nine out of ten Brazilians use electricity generated by water from Cerrado areas
- Less than 3% of the total Cerrado area is strictly protected.
The Cerrado is home to a huge number of animals and plants – here are just three of the most iconic…
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Listed as "vulnerable to extinction" on the IUCN Red List, the giant anteater is already considered extinct in some parts of
There are very few studies into the lifecycle of the giant anteater, so we don't know for sure how long they live or exactly what their reproductive rates are. But it's known they're generally solitary animals, that the females give birth to just one young once a year, and she will carry the baby on her back for about six months.
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
The maned wolf, with its slim body and fluffy reddish-orange coat, is one of the most beautiful of Brazilian animals. A relative of both the wild wolf and the pet dog, the maned wolf is the largest canid in
Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus)
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is found in the eastern areas of the Cerrado and the Caatinga habitat of north eastern Brazil. Unlike other armadillo species, this species does not burrow and have a life underground, and instead rolls into ball when threatened.
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo was thought to be extinct until the early 1990s when it was rediscovered in a handful of isolated populations throughout eastern Brazil. It is listed as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN Red List due to its population decline, estimated to be more that 30% over the last 10-12 years.
In the Cerrado, the main threat to this species is that they primarily exist outside of the protected areas so are threatened by conversion of their natural habitat to sugar cane and soybean plantations.