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Review : Hands-On Ethical Hacking & Network Defense
The chapter layout of this book consisted of 13 chapters:
Chapter 1 : Ethical Hacking Overview
Chapter 2 : TCP / IP Review
Chapter 3 : Network & Computer Attacks
Chapter 4 : Footprinting and Social Engineering
Chapter 5 : Port Scanning
Chapter 6 : Enumeration
Chapter 7 : Programming for Security Professionals
Chapter 8 : Microsoft Operating System Vulnerabilities
Chapter 9 : Linux Operating System Vulnerabilities
Chapter 10 : Hacking Web Servers
Chapter 11 : Hacking Wireless Networks
Chapter 12 : Cryptography
Chapter 13 : Protecting Networks with Security Devices
Chapter 1 I thought the author did very well in giving an introduction into the field of Penetration Testing. He gave a good view of what Ethical Hackings all about. Talked about penetration testing methodologies, certifications one should opt for if trying to get into the field, went over how a Pen Tester should define the scope (Rules of Engagement) & included various Federal Laws one should take into mind before considering this path. After reading chapter 1 I felt he had done a pretty good job introducing the user to the field.
Chapter 2 the author ended up covering binary, hexidecimal & the octal numbering systems - along with IP Addressing schemes, TCP Flags, ISN, ports & talked about 4 layers (which as he mentioned, were the Internet, Application, Network & Transport layers). He also introduced the 3 - way hand shake which is always useful to know about. I felt he did a fair job on this chapter, except he had the SYN flag as Synthesis instead of Synchronize, so it left me with a feeling like, "I thought it was Synchronize, not Synthesis?". Writers are human also I was just really surprised he didn't catch that.
Chapter 3 was called Network & Computer Attacks, & it basically was written to let the reader muster : "This is what a trojan is" , "This is what adware is", "This is what a DDoS Attack is", "Keylogger, Buffer overflow, etc". Ultimately at the end of this chapter, I was left with a feeling like, "Why didn't the author go more in depth about Buffer Overflows? These are one of the largest attack vectors of today!"
Chapter 4 was a short and quick introduction to social engineering & reconnaissance. Common tools and techniques were introduced like Paros Proxy, the dig & host commands, banner grabbing, DNS Zone Transfers, etc but the author kept it pretty basic in introducing the functionality of all of these. I thought this chapter was sort of lame because I was expecting him to mention how search engines play a roll in gathering intel, along with sites like 411, social networking sites, etc. He did introduce basic skills like Piggybacking, dumpster diving, shoulder surfing but what I was looking for was more of a, "Can you give a good example you've used that've actually worked?"
Chapter 5 was about port scanning, and it honestly wouldn't of been about port scanning if the author didn't mention nmap. In this chapter, the author talked about tools like nmap (and provided in detail what goes on to get the results of SYN Scans, FIN Scans, XMAS Scans, Etc), Hping & Fping, Nessus, Unicornscan & covered some quick bash scripting on how to look for live hosts on the network. Overall, this was a pretty good chapter, I was happy he didn't mention a crappy port scanner I hadn't heard about.
Chapter 6 was all about enumeration. The author introduced some basic enumeration tools like NBTScan, nbtstat, DumpSec, Hyena & finger (oh yeah!). He also talked a little bit about null sessions and gave examples on how an attacker could access shares on a network. I was displeased because he failed to mention service enumeration with nmap in this chapter, along with the VRFY, etc commands you could run on alternate ports to check if certain users exists. I was in a way displeased at this chapter cause I felt he left out some good information.
Chapter 7 was entitled Programming For Security Professionals. Being interested in programming I was looking forward to this chapter. In this chapter, Michael just ended up talking about basic programming syntax of Perl, C & HTML. I was also displeased at this chapter simply because it left you feeling like, "He didn't talk about python, or bash? Why do Ethical Hackers chose C & Perl?". The chapter kind of leaves you hanging, it's like he was talking about going from Enumeration then he turns into an introduction to C, Perl & HTML teacher & doesn't even talk about hacking in this chapter.
Chapter 8 was all about Microsoft Operating System Vulnerabilities. He talked about tools you could run on your own computer to check for vulns like, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, HFNetChk. He also talked a little bit about NetBIOS, RPC, SMB, Samba, CIFS, patching, Passwords and Authentication. What I didn't like about this chapter was that the author re-went over Null Sessions again & randomly put in a whole write up on, "Passwords and Authentication" as if its based directly on the Windows OS Vulnerabilities. Surely it relates, but I felt his idea of enforcing strong password policies should be put into place over a global scale of operating systems. I don't see how relevant it was to stick Passwords & Authentication into this chapter specifically, it just sort've seemed out of place. A positive about this chapter though was he did introduce the reader to SQL Server Agent, Extended Stored Procs & The SA Account.
Chapter 9 was entitled Linux Operating System Vulnerabilities and as enticing as it sounds, the author really failed to deliver in this chapter. The only thing I found useful and learned in this chapter was he talked about the Linux Directory Structure. He introduced basic shell commands, but this chapter was so lamely put together overall that he ended up repeating Footprinting in this chapter and social engineering in a section he called, "Using Social Engineering to Attack Remote Systems". What I found really lame about this chapter was that he failed to mention what the bad guys are after : /etc/shadow . He also failed to mention privilege escalation & randomly threw in an introduction to Packet sniffers in this chapter, as if packet sniffers don't work with windows. I honestly don't think the guy had enough information in this chapter to call it a "Linux Operating Systems Vulnerabilities" chapter. He recovered buffer overflows this in a more in depth approach, but failed to mention how the shellcode between OS's differs (I don't do exploit development but I'm thinking it does).
Chapter 10 was titled Hacking Web Servers. In this chapter he gave a brief introduction to ASP, CGI, PHP, JavaScript, VBScript, ColdFusion & databases. Infact a couple of the exercises in the chapter were to create a webpage using ASP. Databases were introduced in this chapter along with a rather weak introduction to SQL Injection, which is widely used today by attackers to penetrate databases. A mere paragraph was written for "Application Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures" for attacks like, Command Injection Flaws, XSS, Broken Account & Session Management, Broken Access Control, Etc. I was pretty surprised he didn't have anything solid to explain Cross Site Scripting at all. A positive about this chapter is that he mentioned the OWASP Project and 1 of the exercises was getting WebGoat up and running.
Chapter 11 was about Hacking Wireless Networks. Of course to be able to break into Wireless Networks you should know a few things about them. In this chapter, the author went through a brief overview of the 802.11 Standard, Wireless Technologies, Authentication Schemes (Like EAP, PPP) & talked about WPA & WEP. He also gave a brief introduction of NetStumbler, Kismet, WEPCrack & Airsnort. I thought he did a pretty good job teaching about alot of the wireless concepts but didn't do a good job explaining the attack process. He failed to mention all the different types of attacks you could perform when attempting to break WEP & offered somewhat weak countermeasures to help defend against wireless attacks. One was : "If you use WEP, consider using 104-bit encryption rather than 40-bit encryption. If possible, replace WEP with WPA...". How about not use WEP at all? In todays world we live in a 128 Bit WEP Key can be cracked in under 5 minutes with ease. He also failed to mention it's useful to keep router firmware upgraded, what information is sent over in clear text that can be grabbed if connected to a rogue access point. To me, it would've been a good place to throw packet sniffers in this section, because although they don't relate to wireless hacking in particular, it's typical people run sniffers on their laptops to receive user credentials (Especially these days).
Chapter 12 was all about Cryptography & was a positive chapter. Of course the history of cryptography along with plaintext, ciphertext, symmetric, asymmetric algorithms were discussed. It also talked about authenticity, nonrepudiation & a whole lot more that you'd expect to see on a Security+ exam. This chapter had alot of information in it and it's probably one I need to go back to since it's crammed with alot. The author knew what he was talking about in this one by far. There were also some activities in this chapter like using Hotmail & PGP, creating your own Cipher Key & a couple more. Simpson (The author) also introduced password cracking & introduced tools like John the Ripper, Hydra, L0phtcrack & pwdump.
Lastly (if you actually have read through all of it I bet your going, "Finally!"), chapter 13 was called Protecting Networks with Security Devices. This chapter managed to cover Cisco router configurations as well and some command line in dealing with these, Access Control Lists Network Address Translation (NAT), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Firewalls, Packet Filtering, DMZ's, Microsoft's ISA Server, Network IDS's & Host-Based IDS's & honeypots (It failed to talk about honeynets though). This chapter were pretty decent & the activities consisted of examining an open-source honeypot to creating standard and extended IP Access Lists.
In conclusion the book was decent. I was amazed that the author didn't cover how to use the tools too much he sort've just mentioned them and left a reference for the reader to go off and study it on their own time. The last chapter ends on page 345 and it's a 460+ page book, towards the back it's filled with useful reference material like Penetration Testing Documentation, Sample Report, Etc. Overall, being familiar with Back Track & the book coming with a linux distro that was pretty lame. I guess I should take into account that the book is a few years old, but overall it was decent. I'd recommend it possibly to beginners if they have the money. I've heard positive things about Counter Hack Reloaded, maybe you'd get a bit more out of reading that. This book has it's positives and negatives. I've mentioned a few of it's negatives but a good positive about it, is that it offers activities for you to do step by step so you could pick up & retain the information you read. I think that's probably why teachers teach it. I hope my review was somewhat helpful, thanks for reading.


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- Lockable room
- Dishwasher
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Parking available
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This 12m2 room is super bright, very cozy and you will feel like home. It is a family room in our flat share and it can accommodate up to two guests in two very comfortable single beds, where you are going to have very relaxing nights.
The kitchen and bathroom (shower) can be shared, but there is for the guests an extra toilet that offers everything you need for personal care.
You have a beautiful view of the park, the Görlitz Park in Kreuzberg.
The connection to the transports is excellent. Kreuzberg is full of lovely cafes, restaurants and in 15 minutes you are at Checkpoint Charlie and Alexanderplatz, as the zoo or in the Friedrichstrasse. All sights are easy to reach from here, so this room should be a great point to start your Berlin adventure.
Enjoy your stay in this wonderful city! Hope to see you soon!
House rulesThe guests are self-responsible for the cleaning of their room during their stay.
After using the kitchen and the bathroom you should leave it clean properly.
No non-paying guests allowed
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Reviews of this property
Maria is a very close guesthouse. You share the breakfast with her and she helps you with information related with Berlin, transport, etc....
The room, the flat, its situation everything is perfect.
If I amb able to get to Berlin again, I will go to the same place.
Nice cozy room. Maria was there for questions that we may have and she was very attentive of us. The room is cozy and clean, you share the bathroom with the residents and also very clean. Walking distance to metro station and a lot of restaurants around for dining.
Maria is very friendly and very nice talk with her in the welcome. The appartament is very clean, comfortable And very close to interesting kneipes
Great host and María is very friendly. I recommend This place. It is very comfortable. And the appartament has everything that 1 Traveller want.
We do enjoyed our stay in Berlin and Maria's place is so comfy, our bedroom has a big window with a beautiful view of the park and trees, we could sleep with the moonlight: )
Maria is very nice and helpful, we had good talks and eat breakfast together, she made coffee for us, everything is so nice and sweet.
The location is perfect, 5 mins to metro station and many good restaurant and shops.
Thank you Maria, we would come back to Berlin : )
Nice room in a very good area of Berlin ( Kreutzberg) near the bus station and U-bahn station.
Maria is a very good en gentle host. Clean Room on the thirth floor of the building.
Thank you for the pleasant stay !
We just can thank to Maria for everything. Our stay, as the room, was so good. Maria is able to help you all the time and she gets you feel so confortable.
We are sure that if we come back to Berlin, we repeat with her!
I had a great stay at Maria's apartment! Although it's a very short stay, but Maria's hospitality makes me feel like home. The room is perfectly bright, nice, and clean as well as the bathroom, toilet, and kitchen. Around the neighborhood there are a lot of nice cafes and restaurants. U bahn station is also just in walking distance. Overall, it's a perfect place to stay in Berlin!
100% is too little to describe the positive experience that I acquired during my temporary stay at Maria's house. Aside from the cleanliness, comfort, friendliness in the house, I very much valued the convenience and superb surroundings of the area where Maria's house is located. I am highly recommending this accommodation.
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Re: st: Error from replicating -ice- result on UNIX system
"Ada C. Chen" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Error from replicating -ice- result on UNIX system
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:37:10 -0400
Thank you for both responses. I already updated all. To check whether
I made the mistake Nick said, and since my syntax took too long to run
in Windows, I'll condense it into short version, and try to run it in
both Window and Unix again. Hopefully this time it will work in UNIX.
2007/3/22, Stas Kolenikov <email@example.com>:
The problem I am often finding with the big computing environments is
that they might be sluggish with Stata updates -- doing those once in
a quarter or so (understandably, if they have 50 other programs to
maintain, and C++ compilers are probably used 50 times more often than
Stata in a typical university setting). Check for updates for
everything, including -ice- itself.
On 3/22/07, n j cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> There is little precise information here, but
> enough to guess that you are probably looking in
> the wrong direction.
> If you ran _exactly_ the same command on _exactly_
> the same dataset, once on Unix and once on
> your PC (you don't say what OS, but I guess Windows),
> and got the difference you report, then that would
> be very puzzling indeed. But the error message
> would then be most unlikely to be that given here.
> Assuming that -ice- is correct, the problem
> will be true regardless of platform. Also,
> I would be surprised if -ice- had any machinery
> that was platform-dependent.
> No; my guess is that something else is different,
> your dataset or your syntax, but you are just
> not aware of it -- and not telling us.
> The -ice- package on SSC underlines that Patrick
> Royston, the author of -ice-, is not a member
> of Statalist.
> Nick
> email@example.com
> Ada C. Chen
> I run my -ice- program (for multiple imputation) in my PC, and it took
> me almost 50 hours for one imputation, but I got the result without
> error message. To fasten the imputation process, I tried to replicate
> the same program in UNIX system, but I got error message as:
> "invalid, ssesp is passively imputed" when it should be estimated with a
> logit.
> I wonder if there is anything wrong with the passive subcommand or
> anything I should have taken care of when I run a STATA program in
> UNIX system.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
The Diana Gabaldon, Outlander series, is best I have ever read.
LOL and here I am reading quilt books from the Library ..LOL
When Life brings big winds of change that almost blows you over.Hang on tight and Believe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care-for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair. Author unknown to me
Do what you feel in your heart to be right; for you'll be criticized anyway-Eleanor Roosevelt
I am on a kick reading historical novels, and historical biographies, etc. Right now am reading "She-Wolves" by Helen Castor. Don't particularly like the title! It is about 3 queens that ruled England before Elizabeth I. Very interesting. For lighter reading I love Jeffry Deaver's mystery books.....as well as Cornwell's historical novels, all based on something real, but reading like a good novel.
I loved her books, too, tho the last one I read was a little bit too explicit and differed from the earlier books in the series.
Thanks for those sites. I will check them out today!
I read 100 books last year. I've read many of the same authors as some of you. I just got a bunch of books by Lee Childs so I was glad to hear it's a good read. I am reading a series now by Lee Harris, they are lite mysteries. I am curently reading The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews. She's a fun read. M DD and I go to a book swap every Jan. This year we turned in 97 books. Last year we turned in 500. No we didn't take 500 back. LOL It's a good way to try new authors.
We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.


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forum: Food & Drink
#20001 Thu 08 Mar 12 7:39am
- Forum super champ Occupation Growing things
- From Up the garden path...Tasmania
- Member since Thu 02 Sep 04
Re: Whats For Supper?
Chicken snitzel, coleslaw and boring salad.
#20002 Thu 08 Mar 12 9:03am
- Forum super champ
- From Newcastle, Australia
- Member since Sat 10 Mar 07
Re: Whats For Supper?
This weather sure is the pits, Grub. Yes, thank you, he got home safely yesterday but won't finish classes until 9pm and it is *bucketing* down up here (and down there from the news on the car radio).
It's wet, chilly (for this time of the year) and miserable and it's probably "in my head" but I have the sniffles (again). Dash to the supermarket to buy chicken drumsticks for boring but comforting chicken, veg and noodle soup.
That's dinner! Will probably have seconds. Rarely eat/bother with dessert when "home alone" but have some fruit on hand in case I get a (rare) "sweet" craving.
#20003 Thu 08 Mar 12 9:58am
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Re: Whats For Supper?
Thanks Joy, I'll let you know how it turns out.
#20004 Fri 09 Mar 12 12:38am
- Forum super champ Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: Whats For Supper?
Meatloaf sandwich (made meatloaf last night) and stir-fried asparagus. Want to make Malaysian fish curry tomorrow if I can find the ingredients.
#20005 Fri 09 Mar 12 1:16am
- Forum champ Occupation Book Seller
- From Jacksonville, FL
- Member since Sun 04 Apr 10
Re: Whats For Supper?
None tonight. I had a very late lunch. Just going to eat a piece of fruit before bed.
#20006 Fri 09 Mar 12 2:30am
- Forum champ Occupation Mommy, wife, chauffeur, chef, nurse, maid, occasional zookeeper...
- From North Carolina, USA
- Member since Thu 18 Mar 10
Re: Whats For Supper?
Made one of my favorite things to make with leftover chicken - baked chicken chimichangas and guacamole.
#20007 Fri 09 Mar 12 7:38am
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- From Newcastle, Australia
- Member since Sat 10 Mar 07
Re: Whats For Supper?
Going to try (for the second time) to make sushi . Frizz (or Frizz's daughter) where are you? ()
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Re: Whats For Supper?
Home-made chicken soup (using the carcass) smoked back Bacon filled ciabatta rolls.
#20009 Sat 10 Mar 12 7:02am
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- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: Whats For Supper?
Chickpea, clam and pasta soup..
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Re: Whats For Supper?
take out extra spicy Hot and sour soup and beef shanghai noodles.
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I would like to make a bundt cake, the only recipes I have used are the Bacardi Rum Cake and the Chocolate Pistachio Cake, I like both, but would like to try something different. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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I would like to make a bundt cake, the only recipes I have used are the Bacardi Rum Cake and the Chocolate Pistachio Cake, I like both, but would like to try something different. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I just did the one here everyone is making.
Angel food cake mix, just add one can of comstock apple pie filling. Thats it
i frosted it with cinnamon and confectioners sugar with a touch of milk.
I dissappeared in a few min.
Thank you, low in fat for sure. Did you bake it in a bundt pan?
I practically refuse to make anything other than a bundt cake. I hate dealing with layer cakes and sheet cakes are so "unglamorous". I can't recommend enough the book "The Cake Doctor". It has been worth every penny. Incidentally, you can get a paperback version on Amazon for less than ten dollars. If you don't want to purchase it see if you can find it at the library.
One of my favorite recipes in the book (besides the rum cake :D ) is her Lemon Poppyseed Cake. I just did a google to see if I could find it on line. That failed but I found this recipe that credits it as the source and it sounds really good. I may try it for the holidays. http://www.recipething.com/recipes/s...poppyseed-cake
I use plain old box cake mixes in my bundt pan. Ordinary to elegant in one step.
Go to Betty Crocker reciepes, they have lots of them. Also go to Cooks .com.
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
1 bx. yello cake mix
1 bx. ( 3-4 oz. ) butterscoth pudding **Powdered sugar for dusting cooled cake
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cut water
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
4 eggs
Mix the 1st seven ingredients. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, beat on medium for 4 minutes.
Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or til done. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and or serve with whipped cream.
I just made this one , two in fact one for Bake Sale and one for me. It is good.
Every year at Christmas, I make a bunch of these 'Fresh Apple Cakes'. They are a bit of work, but not hard. The recipe was my grandmother's. I never liked iced cakes, and this one is so good. It always get lots of people asking for the recipe. I lightly spray the Bundt pan with Pam, then dust lightly with flour before putting the batter in.
Great Grandma Cook's Fresh Apple Cake Bake 325° Spray pans with Pam, then dust 1 hr. 15 min. lightly with flour for bundt pan 1 hr. for small alum. 1 1/4 C. Wesson Oil 2 C. Sugar gift pans Makes 5 2 tsp. Vanilla 2 Eggs 3 C. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/4 tsp. soda 3 C. chopped apples 1 C. chopped pecans Mix apples and pecans together Mix flour, soda and salt together Cream sugar and Wesson oil in large bowl Beat eggs, add to sugar mixture Add Vanilla. Add flour mix Add apples/pecans
I just love the recipes I get from this site. They are always good and most of the time very easy to put together.
Thanks everyone.
This is one of my favorites and can be used as a dessert cake or a coffee cake.
Bundt Cake
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
l pkg. vanilla instant pudding
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup water
1 t. butter extract, optional
4 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
2 T. cinnamon
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 T. milk
1/2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. butter extract, optional
Mix cake ingredients together for 8 minutes. Layer batter in greased bundt pan with the streusel mixture. Cake batter, then streusel, cake batter, streusel then cake batter on top. Bake 35-40 minutes at 350°. Let cool 8-10 minutes, then remove from pan. Mix glaze and drizzle over cake. This cake is a very moist cake and gets moister day by day....if it lasts that long.
Now don't laugh............ I have a wonderful recipe for a bunt cake that has black coffee in it...... Haven't made it in years as I am alone and diabetic............. but in looking for the recipe the other night to post here I couldn't find it but did get 2 drawers in my kitchen cleaned. Will keep looking and maybe get a couple more drawers cleaned. lol


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Chokecherry Festival, Purple Elephant Run for Dru Sjodin are Saturday in Pequot Lakes
The sixth annual race to celebrate the life of Dru Sjodin — The Purple Elephant Run/Walk — and the sixth annual Chokecherry Festival will be Saturday, Aug. 10, at Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes.
The run/walk to create awareness of violence against women and children while promoting health will start at 8 a.m.
The Chokecherry Culinary Contest will start at 10 a.m. The only rule is that chokecherries must be included in the recipe. Participants may enter in more than one category. All entries must be received by 10 a.m.
A kid's arcade area on the north side of Trailside Park will feature a variety of reasonably priced kid's games, including Plinko, bean bag toss, tugboats, fish pond and more with prizes for the kids to win.
The day will include an arts festival and food vendors, including the Pequot Lakes/Breezy Point Lions Club's almost famous Shish-ka-Bobbers.
The Back Seat Driver game and pit-spitting contest return. And Chokecherry T-shirts will be sold.
For more information, go to www.chokecherryfestival.com. The event is sponsored by the Pequot Lakes/Breezy Point Lions Club.


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Hi all
Well just after I sold my 5 years of collection, I got promoted and have funds.
This Time I am going to build each bit at a time. I am back on andthank you as always for your support.
My 1st order is full Boba maker armour and helmet bt I do not expect to have it until Feb at earliest.
Just an hello and I am still here
It is amazing how a month of funds can change everything but a house and a family is more important than any costumne .
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A computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiogram is an imaging test that looks at the arteries that supply your heart with blood. Unlike traditional coronary angiograms, CT angiograms don't use a catheter threaded through your blood vessels to your heart.
Instead, a CT coronary angiogram relies on a powerful X-ray machine to produce images of your heart and its blood vessels. CT angiograms are noninvasive and don't require any recovery time. Coronary CT angiograms are increasingly an option for people with a variety of heart conditions.
Both CT and traditional coronary angiograms expose you to radiation. If you have known coronary artery disease, a traditional coronary angiogram may be a better option, since you can also receive treatment for your coronary artery disease during that procedure.
Computerized tomography (CT scan) — also called CT — combines a series of X-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the bones and soft tissues inside your body.
The resulting images can be compared to looking down at single slices of bread from a loaf. Your doctor will be able to look at each of these slices individually or perform additional visualization to view your body from different angles. In some cases, CT images can be combined to create 3-D images. CT scan images can provide much more information than do plain X-rays.
A CT scan has many uses, but is particularly well suited to quickly examine people who may have internal injuries from car accidents or other types of trauma. A CT scan can be used to visualize nearly all parts of the body.
Cardiac ablation is a procedure that can correct heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias). Ablation usually uses long, flexible tubes (catheters) inserted through a vein in your groin and threaded to your heart to correct structural problems in your heart that cause an arrhythmia.
Cardiac ablation works by scarring or destroying tissue in your heart that triggers an abnormal heart rhythm. In some cases, ablation prevents abnormal electrical signals from traveling through your heart and, thus, stops the arrhythmia.
Cardiac ablation is sometimes done through open-heart surgery, but it's often done using catheters, making the procedure less invasive and shortening recovery times.
Cardiac catheterization is a procedure used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions. During cardiac catheterization, a long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in your groin, neck or arm and threaded through your blood vessels to your heart. Using this catheter, doctors can then do diagnostic tests as part of a cardiac catheterization. Some heart disease treatments, such as coronary angioplasty, also are done using cardiac catheterization.
Usually, you'll be awake during cardiac catheterization, but given medications to help you relax. Recovery time for a cardiac catheterization is quick, and there's a low risk of complications.
Cardioversion is a medical procedure done to restore a normal heart rhythm for people who have certain types of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias).
Cardioversion is most often done by sending electric shocks to your heart through electrodes placed on your chest. Occasionally, your doctor may perform cardioversion using only medications to restore your heart's rhythm.
Cardioversion is usually a scheduled procedure that's performed in a hospital, and you should be able to go home the same day as your procedure. For most people, cardioversion quickly restores a normal heart rhythm.
Carotid angioplasty (kuh-ROT-id AN-jee-o-plas-tee) is a procedure that opens clogged arteries to prevent or treat stroke. The carotid arteries are located on each side of your neck and are the main arteries supplying blood to your brain. The procedure involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon where your carotid artery is clogged to widen the artery.
Carotid angioplasty is often combined with the placement of a small metal coil called a stent in the clogged artery. The stent helps prop the artery open and decreases the chance of it narrowing again. Carotid angioplasty and stenting may be used when traditional carotid surgery isn't feasible or is too risky.
A complete cholesterol test — also called a lipid panel or lipid profile — is a blood test that can measure the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. A cholesterol test can help determine your risk of the buildup of plaques in your arteries that can lead to narrowed or blocked arteries throughout your body (atherosclerosis). High cholesterol levels usually don't cause any signs or symptoms, so a cholesterol test is an important tool. High cholesterol levels often are a significant risk factor for heart disease.
A coronary angiogram is a procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see your heart's blood vessels. Coronary angiograms are part of a general group of procedures known as heart (cardiac) catheterization.
Heart catheterization procedures can both diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel conditions. A coronary angiogram, which can help diagnose heart conditions, is the most common type of heart catheterization procedure.
During a coronary angiogram, a type of dye that's visible by an X-ray machine is injected into the blood vessels of your heart. The X-ray machine rapidly takes a series of images (angiograms), offering a detailed look at the inside of your blood vessels. If necessary, your doctor can perform procedures such as an angioplasty during your coronary angiogram.
Coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee), also called percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon where your artery is clogged to help widen the artery.
Angioplasty is often combined with the permanent placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent to help prop the artery open and decrease its chance of narrowing again. Some stents are coated with medication to help keep your artery open (drug-eluting stents), while others are not (bare-metal stents).
Angioplasty can improve symptoms of blocked arteries, such as chest pain and shortness of breath. Angioplasty can also be used during a heart attack to quickly open a blocked artery and reduce the amount of damage to your heart.
Coronary bypass surgery is a procedure that restores blood flow to your heart muscle by diverting the flow of blood around a section of a blocked artery in your heart. Coronary bypass surgery uses a healthy blood vessel taken from your leg, arm, chest or abdomen and connects it to the other arteries in your heart so that blood is bypassed around the diseased or blocked area. After a coronary bypass surgery, blood flow to your heart is improved. Coronary bypass surgery is just one option to treat heart disease.
Coronary bypass surgery improves symptoms, such as chest pain and shortness of breath due to poor blood flow to the heart. In some situations, coronary bypass surgery may improve your heart function and reduce your risk of dying of heart disease.


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Anna Schwalbe and her angora goats
The Nisswa Black Bear 4-H Club recently learned about club member Anna Schwalbe's angora goats by visiting them.
"Me and my mom have always wanted goats, but we did not know which kind to get," Schwalbe said.
Through their research, Schwalbe found she didn't want meat goats because they would not keep them as long as they would the angoras. They didn't want dairy goats because they would have to milk them two times per day.
Schwalbe soon began to love the angoras. When she went to pick out her angoras she found Bobbin, which they mated with a huge male angora. Bobbin had two goats, a boy and a girl, which they named Jack and Jill.
Schwalbe thought four goats would be a great number to have, so they also got Ilene. Jack and Jill are white, and Ilene and Bobbin are gray and black.
Schwalbe got all of her goats set up on her little goat farm near Nisswa, and she soon got the hang of what she was supposed to do with the goats.
She feeds her goats half crack corn and whole wheat oats two times a day. For a treat they love peanuts, especially Bobbin. She bucks and kicks just to get her favorite treat.
Jack likes them, too, and he will take a good amount of peanuts. Ilene also will eat a lot of them. Jill is shy; she does not like to be touched, but she will eat a few.
Schwalbe will shear her goats two times a year and sell their wool. There is about 10 pounds of fleece on one adult. They also clip their hooves once a month.
Schwalbe loves her goats and plans to keep showing them at the Crow Wing County Fair.


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Elementary school placement
Original post made by Lillian Kvitko, Midtown, on Feb 20, 2007
We are planning to switch our daughter from the private school to a public school starting next school year. Our two older kids went through Palo Alto public schools and did fine - ended up at Stanford and Wharton/UPenn. Our current experience with the private school is marginal at best.
Look forward to getting feedback. Thanks.
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a resident of Palo Verde School
on Feb 20, 2007 at 12:58 pm
You don't say exactly where in midtown you live. We have new neighbors with a 4th grader and 3rd grader. The 4th grader got into Palo Verde, no trouble. The 3rd grader had to go to Escondido where there is space. She is now on the waiting list for Palo Verde, number 3 with the sibling priority, but if they had not got that sibling priority, they would be about number 18 on the waiting list. The bottom line is, it is different for each grade at each school and the best thing to do is to ask at the neighborhood school to see if there is space or not. It is best to do this now and get on a waiting list rather than wait until nearer the beginning of the school year.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 20, 2007 at 4:06 pm
All PAUSD elementaries are good. You'll fall in love with whichever one you get. Don't waste any time registering.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 20, 2007 at 5:41 pm
We've already registered - on 02/04/07. We are currently in suspense mode waiting on our school placement which should be determined by end of March according to the district? Next we need to contact Palo Verde, our neighborhood school, to see if they have space and if not where there is space? Is there a maximum number of kids per class in 5th grade? Is there an advantage to wait till the start of next school year or try to get a place in 4th grade now? We were told that Hoover does not fill vacancies for the remainder of this school year, only for next school year. We are both working parents and for our daughter to be able to walk/bike home from school would be a great help. Is there a school bus service? Would we need to hire a driver to get her home after school if we were sent to far away school? Currently we have a carpool at the private school. What are the differences between the schools? Thanks again for your responses.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Feb 20, 2007 at 6:56 pm
You can get school bus service to/from the nearest neighborhood school (not door-to-door). You'll have to pay for it.
All schools have after school care, and if that interests you, check into it as soon as you know which school your child is assigned to.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 20, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Once again, I would say check with Palo Verde for places in the current 4th grade. I know one child who moved here recently got in straight away. At 4th and 5th grades, there is a limit of 22 students per classroom. I am not sure if you can get in the Hoover lottery at 5th grade if you are already in a different school or not, but that is worth checking with Hoover itself. If you live in midtown, Palo Verde, El Carmelo, are the closest for walking, but Fairmeadow and Hoover are not too far, particularly if you let your child bike. Getting a carpool to any school other than your neighborhood school or Hoover might be difficult, but you can as the other parent suggested, try the childcare onsite, but they are often full unless you register at the beginning of the year.
Whatever you decide, do check with the school themselves as they will have answers to some of your questions. 5th grade is quite different from the other grades (particularly at Palo Verde) as they treat the 5th graders as one group divided into 3 classes, whereas earlier they do keep the individual classroom groups apart more. 5th grade is definitely geared up to preparation for middle school, in areas like homework, rotations and disciplines, e.g. working on homework at lunch time if you didn't get it done last night. You may be able to get a tour of the school and visit the current 4th and 5th grade classrooms if that is something you would like.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 20, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Thanks again for all your responses. Who do we talk to at the school about the placement - people in the office or the principal? Do we need to make an appointment? How do we ask them all these questions like how many students do they have and how many applicants, etc. and try not to annoy them to the point that they would want to send our kid as far away as possible :-)
Could we somehow increase our super slim chance to get into Hoover - talk to the principal, maybe? Our older daughter went through Hoover K-5 program some time ago and we loved it.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 21, 2007 at 10:04 am
I think you will find Chris or Joan very helpful in the Palo Verde office. They will refer you to the Principal if they feel that is necessary. He is also very approachable. I don't think they will look on it being a waste of their time talking to potential parents although they may ask you to make an appointment or come back at a more suitable time, e.g. not at recess or whatever.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Feb 21, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Palo Verde staff is extremely helpful ! When I was a incoming-kinder parent, I called them more than I should have .. I wanted to make sure I was not missing some important step. Every single time, the office staff answered my questions and assured me that I was on the right track :)
I took my daughter to the school when the school was still in session. I saw Mr. Goddard in his office and marched right in .. just to say hello! He bent down ( so that he was at the same eye-contact-level with my tiny kid :) ) and welcomed my daughter and told her to expect a fun time with the school .. and sure enough, we have had a great time with the school, the staff, the parents and the children !
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Few family travel destinations combine the tradition, luxury and convenience of Hatteras Island. Cruises, resorts and many East Coast beachfront destinations have now become over-commercial and congested. But paradise does still exist on Cape Hatteras. From Rodanthe to Hatteras Village, Outer Beaches Realty offers you the simple, secluded, family-friendly vacation that could only be captured by your imagination or the brush of Norman Rockwell.
Hatteras Island showcases the premier beaches of the Atlantic Ocean without the distractions of boardwalks, amusement parks or a bustling nightclub scene. The island is, in many ways, exactly as it was hundreds of years ago. Strict conservation laws preserve not only wildlife but also the traditional family vacation that many of us remember and each village's unique character and attractions.
As you reach these towns at the southern end of the island, the scenery begins to change. Summer cottages are spread out along the oceanfront among residential communities and nestled in wooded areas that border the sound. The area affords privacy and quiet for those who need a retreat from every-day pressures.
The famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, which is open to the public, is located in Buxton – the tallest operational brick lighthouse in North America at more than 200 feet – along with a Visitors Center and nature trail. The 3,000 acre Buxton Woods is a maritime forest and is perfect for a relaxing hike beneath the canopy of towering oaks. A stable nearby offers horseback rides on the beach or through the woods.
The village of Frisco lies between Buxton and Hatteras and remains a small community without much commercialization. The popular Brigands' Bay subdivision is located in Frisco to the delight of windsurfers, sound fishermen, kayakers and sailors. Frisco is also the home of the Frisco Native American Museum and History Center. Have some fun at the wooded miniature golf course or take a spin around the track at the go-cart park. The Billy Mitchell Airfield is located off Highway 12 just west of Frisco.
The best fishing on the East Coast can be found on Hatteras Island. Hatteras Village is home to numerous charter boats that offer abundant sport fishing in the Pamlico Sound or the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic Ocean. Stop by the marinas late in the afternoon to see the day's catch displayed along the docks, including dolphin, wahoo, tuna and king mackerel. Billfish such as blue marlin, white marlin and sailfish are normally tagged and released. At the southern end of Highway 12, guests can visit the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum or take the free ferry to Ocracoke.
Avon is the central village of Hatteras Island located about 30 miles south of Oregon Inlet and about 20 miles north of Hatteras Inlet. Food Lion, the island's only major grocery store, brings most vacationers here at one time or another. Avon is also the home office of Outer Beaches Realty where you'll find our swimming pool available exclusively to our guests.
The beaches here are perhaps the nicest on Hatteras Island. Most oceanfront cottages are either on or very close to the dunes, providing beach views and short walks to the water. Bring your bikes (or rent them from places like Ocean Atlantic Rentals or Island Cycles). You can bike the entire village in minimal time on Highway 12. Browse or take a class at Studio 12 while you're there, too! For world-renowned windsurfing, Canadian Hole is only two minutes south of Avon. Bring your boards or come to watch the thrill and beauty of hundreds of windsurfers shredding the wind.
The Tri-Village area offers vacationers plenty of opportunity to relax and take in the surrounding natural beauty of spacious beaches, rolling dunes, and abundant wildlife. If you're looking for something a little more exciting, we can accommodate you as well. You can take lessons and rent most kinds of water sport equipment. If you're a history buff, you'll want to visit the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station which has been refurbished as a museum with lifesaving re-enactments each week. Just to the north is the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge–a bird watcher's paradise!


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In our Holiday Gift Guide that we published on Monday, we mentioned that we've collaborated with membership deal site Huckberry to create a holiday gift shop just for Art of Manliness readers. I picked the items to include in the store and the gents at Huckberry worked with the companies to get a special discount just for AoM readers who sign up as a member of Huckberry. We've got over 50 items in the shop and in some cases you can get up to a 30% discount off of the retail price. My favorite item? The Leather Head Football. It's such a handsome ball.
To celebrate this season of giving, we want to give two very good AoM readers their pick of any item in the Art of Manliness x Huckberry Holiday Gift Store. Want to find out how to get your name on the nice list? Keep reading.
The Prize
Any one item in the AoM x Huckberry Store.
How to Enter the AoM x Huckberry Holiday Gift Shop Giveaway
You have two ways to enter the AoM x Huckberry Holiday Gift Shop Giveaway. Do both to double your chances to win!
1) Leave a comment sharing what you'd like to win
- Sign up for Huckberry to gain access to our exclusive store. You have to sign up because the store and the discounted prices are not available to the public. Just so we're clear, if you sign up for Huckberry, you're opting into receiving weekly emails from Huckberry on their exclusive deals. You can unsubscribe anytime you want.
- Take a look around, pick one item you'd like Santa John Sullivan to bring you, and leave a comment on this post sharing your selection.
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Prospective Students
Welcome! If you're currently exploring your college options in the performing arts, you'll discover that Rhode Island College offers exceptional programs in music, theatre, and dance.
Rigorous academic majors in these areas are open to qualified students. For information on how to apply as a music, theatre, or dance major, click here.
If you don't want to major in the performing arts but want to stay involved in other ways, you can minor in music, jazz studies, theatre, or dance – or you can just participate in our ensembles and productions, which are open by audition to all RIC students regardless of academic major or minor. For more information on that, click here.


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Microsoft Groove Server 2010 provides the server software and tools that IT organizations can use to best deploy, manage, and integrate the Groove functionality that comes with Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010.
For customers with SharePoint Workspace 2010 who want to add the power of peer workspaces (by allowing users to create and work in Groove workspaces), you can install and maintain Microsoft Groove Server 2010 at your site.
Centrally monitor the usage of Groove workspaces
Groove workspaces empower your business teams to collaborate freely and dynamically across organizational boundaries. With Groove Server 2010, you can review the usage of Groove workspaces in a way that matches your IT standards and keeps infrastructure and administrative costs to a minimum.
Manage users with Groove Server Manager
With Groove Server Manager, you can extend Groove functionality and Groove workspace usage across firewalls and network boundaries. You can maintain complete control. You can create and enforce your own unique IT policies for each user and domain to help ensure the proper level of security and compliance in your organization.
Groove Server 2010 Relay, a component of Groove Server, provides an efficient "store and forward" service that keeps the Groove workspaces in SharePoint Workspace synchronized.
Whether team members are in the office or on a plane, and working with colleagues down the hall or partners across the world, Groove Server 2010 Relay keeps them up to date automatically and efficiently, without compromising data security.
Leverage your Active Directory for easy account configuration
With Groove Server Manager, you can populate and synchronize user accounts with your existing Microsoft Active Directory (AD) service. Using the related feature that allows accounts to be automatically configured from almost anywhere, SharePoint Workspace 2010 users can then configure their SharePoint Workspace software automatically with their synchronized AD identity. Not only does this save you time, it also makes account provisioning quick and easy.
Utilize the next-generation Internet Protocol Standard
Groove Server and SharePoint Workspace 2010 both support the next generation Internet Protocol standard, IPv6. Both SharePoint Workspace and Groove Server can be set to use either IPv6 or IPv4 or a combination of both.
Rapidly provision and disable accounts from one interface
Groove Server Manager provides the capability to rapidly and efficiently provision new SharePoint Workspace 2010 users as well as disable or delete account, if necessary. Disabling and or deleting a SharePoint Workspace 2010 account is an effective way to temporarily or permanently revoke a user's access to any Groove and SharePoint workspaces.


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|2012 DOTY Industry's Choice Award Winners Announced!
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The Industry's Choice winners for the 2012 DOTY Awards were announced at the IDEX show in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 27. Photos of all the winning dolls will be published in the June 2012 issue of DOLLS, along with the ballot and voting information for this year's Public's Choice awards.
This year's Industry's Choice Winners are:


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Love for All, Hatred for None.
50kWatt generators
A cup of tea can keep you warm
A namazee doing vuzu at Masjid-e-Aqsa
A room at residence of Promised Massiah(Mardana Nishistgah)
A shelf-cum-bed in a room at Dar-u-l Massih(Residence of Promised Massiah)
A store in Bahisht-e-Maqbara
A wall waiting for a face lift, by the moonlight
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In February, I documented how liberal MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell thoroughly went to bat for Planned Parenthood in a biased interview
with Komen for the Cure CEO Nancy Brinker. The larger controversy, you
may recall, was over Komen's decision to not extend grants to Planned
Parenthood chapters, redirecting those funds elsewhere. This was one of
the controversies that MSNBC later used as evidence of a conservative
"war on women." In the midst of that firestorm, Komen vice president and
pro-life Republican Karen Handel was pressured by pro-choice activists
to resign her post.
Fast forward to the present, Handel is out with a new book, "Planned Bullyhood,"
which tells her side of the story. The former Komen executive was
interviewed via satellite today by Mitchell, who, of course, stuck to
her guns pushing liberal talking points and seeking to discount Handel's
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Not AHB, but impressive in size.
Sadly, the owners called a pest control company
rather than a beekeeper, so the colony was
not saved, nor was the estimated 450 lbs of honey
salvaged. A complete waste.
They also charged they homeowners $2000.00,
not including the cost of repairing the wall
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2012's Under the Radar Fighters in Kickboxing
- Written by Rian Scalia
2012 has been a year in kickboxing where new stars have emerged and established themselves as formidable fighters. Like always though, there are some fighters who had great years in 2012 but went under the radar, awaiting an opportunity on the biggest stages of the sport to potentially join the likes of breakout fighters like Murthel Groenhart, Davit Kiria and Sanny Dahlbeck. Much of kickboxing dwells in relative obscurity to many and there are a lot of good fighters that haven't gotten or are waiting on a big opportunity. The purpose of this post is to profile some fighters who had great years in 2012, but ultimately went under the radar.
Franci Grajs
Franci Grajs had a great year where he established himself as the #1 fighter in kickboxing at 85kg. The thing is, 85kg is not very well known by most fans, who are mostly familiar with 70kg and heavyweight. Grajs' performance at the Enfusion: Trial of the Gladiators final was his coming out party, and even though he beat fighters like Sahak Parparyan and Andrew Tate, he still hasn't gotten much recognition outside of this website. That's the nature of kickboxing when it come to divisions that aren't 70kg and heavyweight. 2013 will be a year where the likes of GLORY and K-1 have said they're going to bring in the 85kg division, and hopefully it will be when Grajs gets his big opportunity.
Vitaly Lisnyak
Vitaly Lisnyak has put together a very solid year, winning the W5 Fighter tournament at 60kg. He's gotten better with each fight, showing an increasing adaptation to kickboxing, as he comes from a Muay Thai background. His lone loss on the year came back in May to fellow up and comer Sofian Bougossa, but as aforementioned, Lisnyak has improved significantly since then. W5 did a great job of developing and building up fighters this year, and with 2013 possibly bringing a growth and expansion of W5, expect to see more of Lisnyak there. Despite not being a well known division, the weight range that Lisnyak fights in sees quite a bit of crossover with fighters from around the world, and there are plenty of match-ups out there for him.
Cheick Sidibe
Cheick Sidibe started the year off with a setback, a loss to Artem Levin in March. Of course there's no shame in losing to Levin though. After that, Sidibe has been on a tear, particularly in the last quarter of this year where he's racked up numerous wins over solid competition all over Europe. He's travelled to and won in England, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia this year. He also did fight on It's Showtime's smaller show in Belgium on May 12, where he particularly raised my eyebrows in defeating up and coming Dutch fighter Jason Wilnis, handing him the first loss of his career. That fight was also at 85kg, and similar to Franci Grajs, hopefully Sidibe can get an opportunity on the big stage at that weight next year. He usually fights around 81kg but he looked great in defeating a legitimate and solid 85kg fighter in Jason Wilnis, and has put on very strong performances in all of his other wins.
Vladimir Mineev
Vladimir Mineev is only 22 years old but I'd already consider him past the status of a prospect. He's one of the better 95kg fighters and put together a 6-0 record in 2012. His recent win over Ali Cenik showed that he still has a lot of room for improvement, but it also showed that he can overcome adversity and defeat a solid 95kg fighter. He faced a gradual rise in competition this year and I'd say we can expect more of the same in 2013. His last loss came all the way back at the end of 2010, to Igor Jurkovic, and he even beat Sergei Lascenko back in 2009. It will be interesting to see how Mineev handles a step up in competition and to evaluate his progession. Cenik was a tough fight, but ultimately he passed the test.


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Kingsport businesses clean up after heavy rain causes major flooding
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The intense rain hit even the heart of Kingsport, flooding nearly all of downtown. All day Thursday, businesses were out working to dry out their flood-damaged buildings, but everyone is still in shock.
Cathy Lounds still can't believe her eyes. "Oh my gosh, the worst ever. The entire floor was covered in merchandise. I mean, you couldn't even walk," said Lounds.
Her store, Variety Printing and Gifts, was one of the hardest hit by severe flooding in downtown Kingsport. "How will we ever get it back like it was?" she asked.
That's what all of East Market Street is trying to do as nearly all businesses recover from torrential flooding. "I've got to go muck it out. I've had as you can see, you can look at the leather chairs. I had water come up 18 inches," said Kingsport store owner Suzanne Justis.
At Bear-N-Friends Toy Shop, a third of the inventory was lost and they don't expect sales anytime soon. Store employee Laura Jones told News 5, "We know we had a bathroom that did get backed up. There is still a smell going on and there is a lot of dirt. Until we can get it sanitized for children to come in, I don't know, at least a week," she said.
These businesses can blame around four inches of heavy rainfall in about 45 minutes, which nearly submerged all of downtown Kingsport.
City Manager John Campbell says flooding like this in downtown is exceedingly rare, if not unheard of. "Our downtown infrastructure had always been very strong in supporting this kind of thing. It was just so quick, it couldn't handle that before it got to the streams and got away," said Campbell.
What's done is done and now these flood victims are just thankful they have help from community volunteers to get them back on their feet.
Cathy Lounds told News 5, "I never imagined this many people would help. There are a lot of nice people in the world."
As to just how much damage happened in the city limits, City Manager Campbell says there are eight city employees currently working to assess all the damage. They'll coordinate with Sullivan County and TEMA to see if any outside financial help is needed.


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I wore my Wonder Woman sneakers at a writer's conference last summer in Anaheim, California. Not being a fashion plate, I'm not used to comments on my clothes.
I received more comments on those sneakers than anything I've ever worn. A Hilton Hotel employee that I shared an elevator with exclaimed: "I love Wonder Woman! And, hey, when are we getting a movie?"
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By Joe Brewin
Mikel Arteta says former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has helped him adjust to life at Emirates Stadium.
Arteta arrived at the Club on transfer deadline day as Arsène Wenger looked to bolster his midfield options following the departure of Fabregas to Barcelona in the summer.
The outgoing and incoming Spaniards have never shared a club but Arteta says their connections have helped him settle into his new life in north London.
"I talked to him the day after I signed the contract and he advised me on two or three things," said Arteta. "To be honest he was really nice to me.
"He advised me on the areas to live, about the team-mates, about the Club and how good it is and the people here. It was very good.
"We are not friends because we have never played together, but we know each other because we have some friends in common."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Lisa Marie Presley And A Life More Ordinary
Amazing Grace
Five days before our interview with Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla, Clash attended a lunchtime showcase in the dark, velvety surroundings of Soho's legendary jazz club, Ronnie Scott's, where a reserved, sober audience were treated to a handful of songs from her new album, 'Storm And Grace'. Most of us had probably heard the album in advance, but none of us really knew what to expect. The name Presley conjures up so many pre-supposed images - it comes weighted with expectations, with an unparalleled heritage, and with a legacy that's almost impossible to live up to. Was this to be an all-singing rhinestone fest, where the front row would be bestowed silk scarves; a metaphorical passing of the torch from father to daughter? In short, no. What we got - Lisa Marie in a devilish black dress with red belt, and a band of behatted wild west dandies playing stripped-back, slow, echoed and haunting tunes - was a mature, enigmatic assertion of individuality. This was a coming-of-age: Lisa Marie was stepping out of the shadows and laying her heart on the line.
More than anything I needed normal and I've found that in Sussex
Lisa Marie Presley champions life in rural England
AS the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, daughter Lisa Marie was born into a world of fame and fortune on an almost unimaginable scale.
But two years ago she turned her back on the glitz of showbiz capital Los Angeles for a quiet life in rural East Sussex.
And now the 44-year-old singer and mum-of-four has exclusively opened up to The Sun about her new life on her sheep farm in the sleepy village of Rotherfield.
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Duets with Dad Premiers on CMT This Week
The singer has always tried to pave her own path, but at age 44, it looks like she wants to embrace her legacy. She is releasing a video in which she sings one of her famous father's songs along with him.
It's hard to believe, but Lisa Marie Presley is now two years older than her father Elvis was when he died, and she now fully understands the weight of her last name.
"When Lisa Marie Presley said she was done fighting her legacy as the only child of rock 'n' roll king Elvis, she apparently meant it," said Reuters.
Country Weekly
Lisa Marie Presley Releases Duet With Her Dad
Elvis' daughter went back to a 1956 album to remake a single that's being released this week.
Been a while since you've heard Elvis Presley on the radio?
As a special gift to Elvis' legion of passionate fans, his daughter, Lisa Marie, rerecorded the song "I Love You Because," from the King's very first album, to be played during the 35th anniversary of her father's death this past August. But the song and its accompanying video—a duet between father and daughter—were such a hit during the Elvis Week celebration that Lisa Marie is releasing the single to iTunes today (Oct. 16). The video will premiere on CMT on Thursday (Oct. 18).


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Midtown Atlanta might as well be renamed Uptown. Not for its geography, of course, but for its rising reputation as the epicenter of all things hip in Hotlanta. From the High Museum of Art to the recent influx of contemporary art galleries just west of the neighborhood, Midtown is a mecca for culture. But it's also home to a number of up-and-coming (as well as classic) restaurants, trendy cocktail bars, and boutique hotels.
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One of these is Artmore Hotel, a boutique property originally built in 1924 that delivers a personalized approach to hospitality. Situated on West Peachtree Street, this recently renovated hotel features sleek guest rooms done up in sensual reds, creams, blacks, and grays. Each generously large Loft Suite is appointed with a Restronic king-size bedroom, a modern kitchen with refrigerator and wet bar, an oversize living room with a 37-inch flat-screen TV and iPod docking station, and a spacious bathroom stocked with Aveda amenities.
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First stop: the Artmore's Studio Bar & Courtyard. This outpost of hip, with white leather stools and modern-minimalist light fixtures, is frequented by locals and out-of-towners alike. And it opens onto a festive outdoor courtyard whose centerpiece, a flaming stone fountain, sets the mood for evening revelry.
During the day, cross the street to the High Museum of Art, showcasing more than 13,000 works in its permanent collection, which spans centuries of art from around the world. Or, for a more boutique cultural experience, head a few blocks west to Saltworks.
For dinner—and a time-honored taste of true Southern cooking—try South City Kitchen. This Midtown staple has been dishing up classic Southern cuisine with a modern, upscale twist (think cornmeal-crisped oysters and local Georgia trout) since 1993.
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Brenda Watson's revolutionary PBS TV special, Heart of Perfect Health (check local listings here), has got PBS spring pledging off to a very healthy start. It's also got people talking–about health, cholesterol, diabetes and the hidden silent inflammation epidemic, and especially about our #1 killer, heart disease. The info graphic below highlights just a few of the long-held heart disease myths Brenda busts on the show as well as links to more information.
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I got some Korean Evodia Trees as 6" saplings in July of 2011.
They've been growing really well and are now approaching 12 ft.
A May frost hurt some of the new growth but they have recovered well and I think one may be sprouting buds and will flower this year.
Does this look like flower buds for those that know this tree?
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You can see the pale leaves as a result of the frost but all the new growth since is dark green


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This Morning: Twitter, LinkedIn Bounce Back in Short Week, SAP's Old and New, Xbox Vs. PlayStation
Happy good friday. Markets in the U.S. are closed today.
Tech did well in this abbreviated week, rising 1.8% to 4,095.52 at Thursday's close. Tech gains were spread across industries. Yahoo! (YHOO) was up 11.6% for the week at $36.38 as of Thursday, following Tuesday's better-than-expected results. Intel (INTC), which also had a nice surprise Thursday, rose 2.2% to $27.04.
Google (GOOGL), despite its disappointing Q1 on Wednesday afternoon, rose 0.6% for the week. Old tech was mixed, with IBM (IBM) down 2.9% for the week at $190.01, following a disappointing Q1 the same day as Google. But Microsoft (MSFT) rose 1.8% for the tweak to $40.01.
Internet stocks on the whole performed well: Facebook (FB) rose 0.9% to $58.94, Twitter (TWTR) rose 12.2%, Yelp (YELP) rose 3.3% to $64.87, and LinkedIn (LNKD) rose 4.3% to $175.42.
In fact, FBN's Shebly Seyrafi took a bit of a victory lap today, issuing an update of the "heat map" he published a week ago. You'll recall Seyrafi argued the rotation out of Internet stocks was about to reverse itself in their favor, compared to declines of 3.5% and 1.4%, respectively, last week.
Seyrafi's latest heat map shows Internet stocks with an average gain of 5.5% this week, and 6.3% for the social networking outfits.
And with markets closed, analysts have had a bit of a chance to pick over the details, such as yesterday morning's less-than-expected Q1 earnings report from SAP AG (SAP). Citigroup's Walter Pritchard, reiterating a Buy rating on SAP stock, and a target price of $85.65, this morning writes that it's really about cloud computing versus the old stuff.
"On prem transactions were ~flat vs. last year although deal sizes were down 13% suggesting the large deal environment is still tough. Cloud growth accelerated in Europe and Asia, suggesting a "mainstreaming" of demand in these markets which have previously lagged. Business Suite (BS) on HANA customers doubled Q/Q to just under 1,000 and with "optimized" financials close to release, this ramp should continue."
Meantime, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), which announced better-than-expected Q1 results yesterday morning, followed the release by hosting an analyst day event.
Pritchard's colleague Roland Shu was in attendance at that event, and reports back on what TSM calls "integrated fan-out," or IFO, a chip packaging technology that aids combination of multiple semiconductor die. The technology is meant to replace traditional "PoP" methods of packaging chips, but it is still at early stages.
"While the IFO or vertical stacking fan-out may be able to offer a lower cost and a simplified process flow to the chipset makers to replace the current PoP package, the technology is still at a very early stage and the risk of IFO remains way too high," writes Shu.. "The molding compound process may warp the wafer and induce an extremely high yield loss, which is likely to undermine the cost structure."
Shu writes that for the time being, traditional "outsourced test and assembly," or OSAT, firms, such as Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), have nothing to worry about.
Microsoft took the time late yesterday to disclose in a company blog post that its "Titanfall" video game, released during the South By Southwest festival last month, was the number one selling video game in the U.S. in the month, citing data from research firm NPD.
Micorosft also said it sold 5 million units of its Xbox One video game console since it went on sale last fall.
Microsoft's announcement followed one from Sony (SNE) earlier this week in which the company said it has sold 7 million units of its PlayStation 4 game console as of April 6th.


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Harry Buckinx was a Dutch underground artist, best known for his contributions to Hitweek and Tante Leny Presenteert. Born in Geleen, Buckinx attended the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht and at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. His career took off when his drawings were published in the Dutch magazine Hitweek in 1968, and in Aloha in 1971-72.
He was present in Evert Geradts' underground magazine Tante Leny Presenteert from the start in 1970. Together with Marc Smeets, he formed the Limburg delegation of the magazine. Buckinx created surreal stories about the world he knew, that of art dealing, nightlife and difficult relations with lovers. His main characters were 'Titul' and 'Titula'. 'Titula' was also present in Aloha from 1972.
Between 1972 and 1974 Buckinx drew the comic 'De Familie Aepebroeck' for the VPRO magazine Vrije Geluiden. The comic deals with the chaotic and intimate escapades of the Bertus and Truus Aepebroeck and gives a good portrait of Holland in the 1960s and 1970s.
Buckinx also contributed to the collective comics serial 'Toon en Toos Brodeloos', that also appeared in Vrije Geluiden. In addition to comics, Buckinx made illustrations for the book 'Wie zeurt krijgt een beurt', as well as watercolor paintings in the style of old book illuminations. He died from cancer in Amsterdam in 1995, at the age of 51.
Lambiek will always be grateful to Buckinx for illustrating the letter "T" in our encylopedia book, 'Wordt Vervolgd - Stripleksikon der Lage Landen', published in 1979.
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[quote user="Morehead State"][quote user="lttaylor56"][quote user="Morehead State"][quote user="MattMeyerBud"][quote user="Morehead State"]
How right you are Matt about my vaca. St. Croix is a bit dissappointing. If any of you want to go to the US Virgil Islands, go to St. Thomas.

Plus my friggin back went out all of the sudden and I'm in pain constantly.So I'm cranky. The only cure will be a Giants victory.

And Dezz...you're a twirp.

Thats all from St. Croix.

me and blondie are checking out the islands for our timeshare
we may just go do puerto rico because we're really poor so we have to go somewhere cheap right now....
the back thing REALLY sucks. Go find an islander and get some natural medicine. Dr Bud prescribes it 3 times a day, before you eat
Matt, be VERY careful about buying a timeshare. There are companies out there who will actually take your timeshare off your hands IF YOU PAY THEM $3000.00. People are looking to dump their timeshares. They are usually really bad ideas.

The only time they can work out is if you pick a place that you love and KNOW you are going to every year. Don't let them sell you on the benefits of trading to other places. It can sometimes work out but usually you have to settle for off season. The hard sell they employ is very tough to resist.

All I'm saying is BE SKEPTICAL. Thats not to say that they are all horrible deals. But most are.

I am more than happy to talk about it in any detail you want. Our experience has been a nightmare. Our maintenance fees have climbed to over $1000.00 and there is nothing we can do about it except pay. Its been a nightmare.

[/quote]I hope your back feels better MH. Must be the time of year, I know two other people that are having back issues.[/quote]

Thanks LT. I think I just overstretched when my back was a little stiff a few days ago. Its a little better today. Getting ready to go to the beach and or pool in a few minutes so no problem. The biggest problem is that Sandi and I like to work out every morning on vaca and I've had to pass today and yesterday. I think I can get back to it to some degree tomorrow.
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im not one to knock the healthy and whatever makes u happy, makes u happy
but working out on vacation?
Only thing of mine that gets worked out is my man muscle and my bicepts from picking up drinks and women
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I do not mind putting together hive bodies with screws and drill, but nailing all the frames together by hand is a bit tedious.
I do not have compressed air lines in our garage workshop, so would like to know if there is a good power nailer that is also not too heavy? I have a touch of arthritis these days! Recommendations as to models etc. welcome as I am complete power tool noob.


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Karl Eschbach
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(April 29, 2008)--Gov. Rick Perry named Karl Eschbach of San Antonio as state demographer for a term to expire at the pleasure of the governor. Eschbach will serve as director of the Texas State Data Center (the state demographer's office), housed at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The center distributes census information for the state, as well as Texas population estimates and projections, and information from federal, state and other government sources.
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Eschbach is an associate professor in the UTSA Department of Demography and interim director of the UTSA Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research. He is a past board member of the Texas Economic and Demographic Association and past caucus chair of the American Public Health Association.
"UTSA is proud to be the home of the Texas state demographer and I wish Karl continued success," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo. "By selecting Dr. Eschbach, the governor chose an outstanding professional and brilliant researcher and also has provided educational opportunities for graduate students in our applied demography doctoral degree program."
"This is a great honor and I look forward to serving the state of Texas and working with the extraordinary staff that has assembled at UTSA," said Eschbach, "Because the state is growing and in the midst of dramatic demographic transformation, I look forward to the opportunity to provide access to the highest quality information and analysis to business and civic leaders so they can respond to the implications of these changes."
"I am delighted that Governor Perry is recognizing Dr. Eschbach for his fine work, in appointing him as Texas state demographer," said State Senator Leticia Van de Putte. "This is great news for Karl, for UTSA and for all the people of Texas. San Antonio provides the state demographer a superb location for collecting data that is critical for forging good public policy. Because San Antonio is a predominantly Hispanic city, our demographic profile is reflective of the trends we are seeing in countless cities across America."
Eschbach is a member of the Population Association of America, Southwest Social Science Association and Gerontological Society of America. He also is a member and volunteer with the Galveston Historical Foundation. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree and doctorate in sociology from Harvard University, and a post-doctoral fellowship in demography from the University of Wisconsin. He replaces Steve Murdock of Helotes.
For more information, call the Office of the Governor at (512) 463-1826.


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I first read this play my senior year of high school, when I chose to take a playwriting class instead of AP Lit. It was a class of misfits, like a sort of Breakfast Club, but we had the best time reading aloud from Pygmalion, The Glass Menagerie, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Hamlet. I remember this class so clearly because I felt like it was the first time I truly appreciated Shakespeare. It may have helped that our teacher also taught drama.
Hamlet is a tragedy from any angle, and with most texts is prone to strange interpretations on the part of actors and directors. Some delve heavily into sexual interpretations, allowing for Oedipal comparisons, but the themes of corruption and revenge are what really carry the play. One scene, in which Claudius attempts to pray, is particularly disturbing. This is one of Shakespeare's longer plays, but is well worth the read for any true fan. (PG-13)
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Samson of Wash. County Commission cuts coiffure to help homeless, aid ailing angelsMonday, November 19th, 2012
See AA.com, County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi launches haircut campaign for homeless relief,
"Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, will be launching his campaign Monday to collect donations for area organizations that help the homeless in exchange for shearing off his hair, according to a Friday announcement from the county.
Rabhi, 24, announced at a Nov. 7 meeting of the Board of Commissioners his intent to cut his 28-inch-long mane of hair as a fundraising effort. Rabhi hasn't had a haircut since 2005.
…Rabhi plans to cut his hair in 2013 and donate it to Children With Hair Loss, a non-profit agency based in Michigan that provides free hairpieces to disadvantaged children. …"
Samson got shorn by Delilah, but YR is doing it to himself. (And using the Hair Formerly Known As Yousef's to cover some innocent young heads.) Now that's courage!


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George L. Barnett: Living in a bubble in Gaza
Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 3:59 p.m.
When I was a young child, I quickly learned that banging my head against the wall hurt and made absolutely no sense. I wasn't going to persuade my parents to give me what I wanted, so why would I want to continue hurting myself. It took me a while, but I learned that fighting with my parents all of the time to get what I wanted did not make sense at all. They ruled and if I wanted anything from them, I had to play by their rules. Sooner or later, I learned that the world works the same way; as an individual, I could not make it play by my rules.
So it is in world politics. The weak cannot compel the strong to do what the weak want, but sometimes the strong offer alternatives and when a weak power slaps the hand of a powerful one it fools itself, especially if it thinks that all of the other powers in the world really care. For the Arabs, especially Palestinians, and more particularly members of Hamas and Hezbollah to think that their constant bombing of Israel and constant terrorist attacks will win them anything, is madness. The history of the last 60 years or so demonstrates that overwhelmingly. So, why do they continue to do it?
Doing the same thing over and over expecting the result to change is the very definition of madness. So, it seems that the only reason that Hamas and Hezbollah continue to do what they do is because it earns their leaders a good living and gives them the opportunity to revel in their individual power.
Oh, yes, if Israel goes to ground war in Gaza, all of the nations in the world who covet Arab approval will condemn Israel. After all, how does that hurt them. Israel knows how the game is played and none of the condemning nations will really change their relationships with Israel (except maybe the Arabian and other Muslim countries, oh wait they don't have any relationship with Israel now).
I am constantly amazed at how innocent people can be led by demagogues who care only about their own power and not about the welfare of their followers. Is there any rational person in the entire world who doesn't believe that the Palestinians would not be better off if they simply gave in to Israel's conditions? Then they would be able to obtain financial, business and medical aid from Israel. They would be regarded as stable places where businesses throughout the world might be willing to invest in. They might attract tourists to warm and colorful places. But, I guess that makes no sense to selfish leaders who would rather posture and profit from power rather than show real leadership.
When Israel gave up Gaza, it was a productive area. Now it is a large camp of displaced persons and refugees with no business other than making rockets and begging for food and money from the world.
And you thought that right wing Republican ideologues were the only people living in a bubble.
George L. Barnett,
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