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Jeffrey Reynolds made the comments to reporters as he was being taken away after the hearing.
"I love my wife and son with all my heart and I hope the state will make new laws, enforce laws against synthetic drugs," Reynolds said. "It has ruined my life."
Reynolds is charged with feticide and attempted murder after the incident Oct. 23, 2012. Investigators said he slit his wife's throat, then cut their unborn child out. She survived the stabbing.
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In an industry dominated by the stick thin, Crystal Renn has stood out as one of the few plus-sized models to have obtained global recognition with the leading fashion houses.
She regularly graces the pages of Vogue, is on the books of one of New York's top modelling agencies and is this season's face of Jimmy Choo.
Now the model has hit out at the media and her fans for boxing her in to the plus-sized category and expecting her to maintain her fuller figure.
In a video interview published on the website of Ford Models, Renn's agency, the 24-year-old said: "Where do I feel pressure? Probably more than any place from the public. And the media.
"By placing a title on my head - which is plus size - and the picture that people have placed in their mind about what plus size is, I'll basically fail you just with that. Because I couldn't possibly live up to that. And at this point in my life, I would actually have to have another eating disorder to live up to that expectation."
Unlike most models who might show frustration trying to stay an industry-acceptable thin, Renn is not angry with people for expecting her to keep the weight off. She is instead annoyed by the pressure on her to keep her fuller figure.
Over the past month, fashion blogs and gossip columns have been filled with feverish - and often cruel - comments over Renn's changing figure which has dropped from a British size 16 that made her so famous to a 12.
In the fashion world, where anything above a size six is considered unusual unless you are very tall, Renn's figure is still relatively curvaceous. Most women of her build would not get a look in at the mainstream agencies. But many commentators have used Renn's weight loss as a chance to suggest the Florida-born model is selling out the principles on which much of her success is built.
The debate wasn't helped by Ford Models updating its statistics for Renn on its website and giving her size as a two - the equivalent of a British size four.
Gary Dakin, of Ford Models, said the size was a printing error. He added: "If people have truly followed her message, it is about acceptance and beauty at any size".
Even so, Renn is feeling the pressure to be a standard bearer for plus-sized models.
"I had anorexia ultimately because someone set the standard for me and I wanted to follow it," she said referring to her teenage years.
"If I followed what the public, or the media, wanted from me I would be doing the same thing. I would have a binge-eating disorder."
It was a black-and-white photo shoot for the small-circulation fashion magazine Little Planes that got the gossip tongues wagging. Renn appeared looking noticeably slimmer than in the swimsuit shoot she did for Glamour in 2009 which effectively launched her as the acceptable face of plus-sized.
The timing also tied in with a growing recognition that consumers were becoming intolerant of the lack of variety on catwalks and concerned about the health implications of size-zero figures. What made Renn so refreshing was that her success came once she started to put weight on.
She was discovered by a talent scout at the age of 14 and spent her teenage years trying to maintain a thin figure in the face of biological inevitability. Anorexia set in as she tried desperately to keep the weight off. Her Damascene moment came as a size-eight teenager being sent home from a shoot for being too large.
She put weight on and signed with the plus-size agencies and has hardly looked back since.
But if Renn had her way, there wouldn't even be a need to use the phrase plus-sized.
"[You] have to realise that plus-size model doesn't mean plus-size woman," she told a US radio station this week. "But bridging the gap would be a very good thing. We need to have all sizes. This isn't a them against us fight. It's about bringing everybody together.


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Bad weather was no barrier to a stream of visitors heading to Cape Reinga, with Kiwis on a pilgrimage north outnumbering tourists.
It also saw the NZ Herald's Greatest Stories road trip kick off after a night camping at Spirits Bay. The day started with a kahawai caught at dawn at Spirits Bay. Paparoa's Ian Ross was up as the sun rose, reliving fishing adventures of his youth. This time, though, he was with wife Tania Norden-Ross instead of the wild fishing mates of his youth.
They left Auckland eight years ago and horror stories of house prices in the Queen City fall on deaf ears. The joy of rural life has the couple discovering their own greatest story on their 4ha block halfway between Auckland and Whangarei.
"You look at the Auckland marketplace and think we would have made a capital gain. But measure that against how happy we are."
Reporter David Fisher and photographer Mark Mitchell were in Ahipara last night. They are travelling NZ to find people's greatest stories, to be published in November to mark the Herald's 150th anniversary.
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To defend against foreign pathogens, plants and animals employ proteins known as immune sensors which recognize extracellular molecules and initiate immune response. Despite playing a critical in innate immunity, the underlying mechanisms governing this recognition process have remained elusive. Previous work by the team has shown that in plants, HSP90, a molecular chaperone, binds to the proteins SGT1 and RAR1 to form a complex which mediates the activity of immune sensors, but the dynamic nature of the complex has prevented a detailed understanding of its structure and role.
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The Kiwi connection at the NBA Summer League in Orlando impressed today, with Steven Adams and Cedric Jackson both leading their teams to victory.
Adams and Jackson are at the opposite ends of the NBA spectrum - one taking his first steps and the other trying to climb back - and both have something to prove in the offseason tournament.
Chosen by Oklahoma City with the No 12 overall pick in last month's NBA Draft, Adams is attempting to make a good first impression and win over a fanbase with some reservations over the talented but raw rookie.
And Jackson, the Breakers' two-time most valuable player, is one of a legion of talented basketballers attempting to play their way onto an NBA roster - akin to hopefuls at a talent show aiming for fame.
The 19-year-old New Zealander and the 27-year-old American are representative of the type of athlete found at the Summer League, where rookies, fringe players and international talent compete with one another under the watchful gaze of NBA coaches and scouts.
It's difficult to stand out in such an environment, but both Adams and Jackson made positive steps towards achieving their respective goals today.
Starting at centre for Oklahoma City against Detroit, Adams played 31 minutes and scored 11 points on four-of-five shooting from the floor. Adams added six rebounds and turned over the ball only once as the Thunder edged the Pistons 79-75.
Adams' performance was all the more impressive considering he came up against Detroit big man Andre Drummond. Another 19-year-old centre, Drummond was drafted in last year's lottery (No 9 overall) and impressed enough in his first season to warrant selection to the NBA All-Rookie second team.
Although Adams will likely spend too much time in the NBA Development league to match such achievements when next season resumes, he managed to limit Drummond to 12 points and helped lay the foundation for the Thunder to overcome a 14-point deficit.
It was Adams' second appearance in the tournament - after he began with two points, six rebounds and two blocks against Indiana on Monday - and he will hope to contribute further when Oklahoma City play Philadelphia tomorrow.
While Adams' contract is guaranteed, Jackson is facing much longer odds of cracking the NBA. Having played limited minutes for three teams in 2009/10, Jackson headed to New Zealand and led the Breakers to consecutive championships, last season winning the league MVP award.
His longstanding dream is to play once again under the bright lights of the NBA, and he has done his chances no harm while playing for the Miami Heat this week.
A day after starting at point guard against Brooklyn and recording five points and nine assists, Jackson repeated the feat and added eight rebounds as the Heat easily beat Orlando.
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Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, champion cricketer and tipped as heir apparent to the national test team's leadership, is a man with a mission.
You'd think he had accomplished most of what there is to do, at least in personal terms, with South Africa.
After all, de Villiers, at 28, is among the game's best test and ODI batsmen, producing top-class runs with equal facility in the two different disciplines, captains the ODI side and has led the T20 operation too.
Hashim Amla is technically vice- captain, although de Villiers is expected to have the reins at some stage.
But when he walks out tonight on to the St George's Park ground where he made his test debut nine years ago, it will be the next opportunity to reinforce his determination to hold on to the wicketkeeping gloves in the five-day game.
He has been in possession of the job since long-time gloveman Mark Boucher suffered his career-ending eye injury in England last year.
There are those who maintain the country's best wicketkeeper is Thami Tsolekile of the Johannesburg-based Lions.
But de Villiers, a cracking fielder and no slouch behind the stumps, enables South Africa to play an extra batsman at No7, or, potentially, strengthen the bowling.
So the challenge is to prove he is the man for the job.
"I'm really enjoying my role as wicketkeeper-batsman in the top order and want to be wicketkeeper for many years," de Villiers said.
"But I know I have to really perform well and improve my keeping and batting all the time."
De Villiers used to keep wicket as a 9-year-old but when he ascended to the national team, Boucher was a significant obstacle.
De Villiers is the highest-positioned wicketkeeper in the test game.
England's Matt Prior is often No 6; New Zealand's BJ Watling is filling that role now.
Australia, India and Sri Lanka all have their No7 spot occupied by the wicketkeeper.
But none of them have de Villiers' batting proficiency. Most recently he belted Australia for a run-a-ball 169 to help set up the series-winning victory in Perth, which kept them top of the world rankings.
That was testimony to his aggression and skill at the crease and an ample demonstration of why he's ranked the world's seventh test batsman and second in the ODI game behind Amla.
There is a complication, however, which may in time make keeping a second string too much for de Villiers.
He has had back problems - soreness and stiffness - which he insists is manageable.
"I have worked really hard with our physio and it's a self-responsibility to make sure I am as fit as can be, looking after my core stability, stuff that helps the back to perform for a longer period."
There's nothing that can be done to fully repair the back.
"It will always be around. There's definitely not a massive alarm bell that goes off when the specialist sees the x-rays. I'll have to look after it really well."
He's relishing tonight. Fond memories remain from his debut and "I've always loved playing here".
That said, St George's hasn't been that kind as a test venue to de Villiers. All three tests he's played in Port Elizabeth have been lost - also South Africa's last three at the venue - and he's averaging 29.66 there. He's due.
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News anchor loses her mind over a fat cat who swims to lose weight
Virginia news anchor Susan Bahorich is just a human being. Can you blame her for losing her sh-t when she had to report on Holly, a 13-year-old cat who has started to swim in an attempt to lose weight? No. No you can't.
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Joe Biden: Constitutional scholar
Editor's note: Joseph Farah is on vacation with his family until next week.
I shouldn't be writing this column.
I'm supposed to be on vacation.
But I fear no one else will comment on Joe Biden's appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" if I don't.
Let me begin by saying the best thing that could happen to the Republican Party in 2008 would be that Joe Biden somehow manages – by hook or by crook – to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
I can't imagine the scenario.
Maybe Al Gore, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton all suffer from some horrible collective fate that renders them impotent as politicians – like they forget how to lie.
Into the breach steps Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.
I guess I never realized just how ignorant Biden was until now. We all know about his plagiarism background, which forced him out of a presidential race in the past. The guy is an idiot – a pompous, arrogant idiot.
"I suffer from teaching constitutional law, so I apologize if I get a little turgid," Biden warned TV audiences in a condescending fashion. He shouldn't have bothered. I suspect the average viewer of this program has a better grasp of the meaning of the U.S. Constitution than Biden.
For starters, Biden is under the impression that the current U.S. Supreme Court is dominated by "conservatives." Not just conservatives, mind you, but activists.
The truth is, as anyone even modestly familiar with the Supreme Court knows, there are only three conservatives on the court – three of nine. Now granted the intellectual power of William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas far outshines the other six dolts. But the conservatives hardly have the votes to dominate.
Next Biden claimed that a "Republican-led U.S. Congress" filibustered and killed the nomination of Abe Fortas to be chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. For starters, a self-described constitutional scholar like Biden should know that only the Senate counts in judicial confirmation battles. But you would expect someone who has spent so much time in the institution to know that Democrats, not Republicans, dominated the Congress throughout the 1960s when the Fortas battle took place.
Next Biden said there would probably be a filibuster if President Bush nominated Edith Jones to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. What about Janice Rogers Brown? Whoops, I didn't mean Edith Jones, said Biden. Janice Rogers Brown is the chick he meant. This, by the way, after advising Bush to nominate a woman to replace O'Connor.
But how could a filibuster of Brown be justified given she was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate for an appellate court judgeship?
It was the answer to this question that jolted me from my laidback vacation on the beach to answer the call of duty once again. Read Biden's words carefully if you want to understand the imminent danger to the republic posed by the likes of Joe Biden and others who follow his interpretation of the Constitution.
"I'll tell you why," said Biden. "Because a circuit court judge is bound by stare decisis. They don't get to make new law."
Did you catch that?
Joe Biden not only understands what the activists on the U.S. Supreme Court have been doing is in direct contradiction to the U.S. Constitution, he approves of it. He thinks it is perfectly appropriate for presidents to name judges to lifetime appointments to rule over the American people with no accountability.
He thinks that a good thing – as long as the justices think like him.
Let me suggest, for the sake of Biden's constitutional law students and others who may be misled by this dolt, a simple reading of Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution: "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
This doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation – not even for the "living Constitution" proponents on the U.S. Supreme Court. No courts, no judges are to make law in the United States of America. We are a nation under the rule of law, not the rule of men.
But this is what we hear from constitutional scholars like Biden – a man who has served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a man who wants to be president.
And, not surprisingly, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, sat there and listened and smiled and nodded and paid compliments to the dunderheaded Biden. Maybe, he, too, is hoping Biden somehow captures the Democratic nomination in 2008.


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May 4, 2005, in Dipolog City, Philippines
Cantoneros, a "block-time" radio broadcaster known for hard-hitting commentary, died after being shot as many as seven times by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Dipolog City on the southern island of Mindanao.
Cantoneros, 32, who frequently criticized local officials for alleged corruption and illegal gambling on his talk radio program on DXAA-FM, was returning home at around 1:30 a.m. when he was attacked by as many as three gunmen, according to local news reports.
Cantoneros was clutching his own .45-caliber pistol when he was found, and he appeared to have fired back at his attackers, the news Web site ABS-CBN quoted police as saying. Cantoneros' colleague, Robert Baguio, told radio station DZBB that the journalist identified his assailants before undergoing surgery, according to the Inquirer News Service. He died at around 11 p.m.
Cantoneros' colleagues told reporters that the journalist had received several death threats, some by text message, ABS-CBN reported. Journalists said that Cantoneros was likely murdered in retaliation for his bold commentary about local politicians. "Block-timing" is a practice in which broadcasters lease airtime from a station owner and solicit their own commercial sponsors. Cantoneros died two days after CPJ named the Philippines the most murderous country for journalists in the world.
A special task force dedicated to solving Cantoneros' murder was formed in May 2005, headed by Dipolog City Philippine National Police Chief Tomas Hizon. In September, police arrested a suspect after a witness identified him as one of three gunmen. In November 2009, Dipolog City Judge Hipolito Bael Jr. convicted suspect Robert "Wangyu" Woo in the murder and sentenced him to a maximum imprisonment of 14 years and eight months.
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Beats Covered: Corruption, Crime
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: Yes
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Government Officials
Impunity: Partial
Taken Captive: No
Tortured: No
Threatened: Yes
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A 3D model solar system that works in your browser.
Solar Storms
A good article about solar storms and its effect on the Earth
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An officer from the Starke County Sheriff's Department arrested a Plymouth woman after a pursuit incident Tuesday afternoon.
A caller notified the Sheriff's Department of an intoxicated driver leaving the area of 900 East and 300 North in Starke County. A detective was in the area and spotted the suspect vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the vehicle failed to stop. The detective pursued the vehicle from 150 North and State Road 23 in Starke County to Plymouth and then to Culver. The driver stopped the vehicle after a minor vehicle accident in Marshall County on Tulip Road, just north of 14B road.


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Snow update from Selva Val Gardena, Italy
We have recieved some images from Selva Val Gardena in Italy today that show the snow on the mountains and the sun in the clear sky. We see photos like these and it makes us want to be out there skiing. Esprit Ski have 5 chalets in the Selva val Gardena area of Italy with amazing prices for family skiing from as little as £999 for a family of 4!
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Beaches in Asker
Asker has a beautiful coastline with many small islands and beaches. Three of the beaches are awarded with the international beach award, the Blue Flag.
The Blue Flag is an international beach award which shows that the beach has a high standard when it comes to information, water quality, environment, safety and services.
There are only five Blue Flag beaches in Norway in 2010, and Asker has three of them with the beaches of Sjøstrand, Vollen and Hvalstrand.
Here are some of the most popular beaches in Asker:
The beach of Hvalstrand has a long history as one of the most popular beaches in Asker. The bathing fascilities with a diving tower, slides, floating docks and a restaurant was opened in the summer of 1934. Many learned to swim in one of the many swimming courses in Hvalstrand arranged from around 1940 to 1960, and there were also active groups of divers practising here.
Hvalstrand Bath (Hvalstrand Bad) is one of the most characteristic examples of functionalist architecture in Norway. The restaurant closed down in the 1960s, but it was renovated in 1996 and today it houses a restaurant again.
Hvalstrand is awarded with the blue flag, and has both sandy beaches and grass, in addition to the diving tower and the docks. In the summer season there is an open kiosk and different water games facilities.
More pictures from Hvalstrand.
The beach called The Fritzner beach, or just Vollen beach, is one of the three blue flag beaches in Asker This means it has good water quality, safety and services. It is a sandy beach surrounded by grass, and close by you also find Svelvikbukta, which also has good bathing fascilities.
Vollen beach has toilets, grill and a floating dock, and nearby you find the coast culture centre with cafe and kiosk. The centre of Vollen is also in walking distance, snd here you find both shops and restaurants.
Parking is a hundred meter from the beach, at Vollen Marina.
More pictures from Vollen beach.
The third of the blue flag beaches in Asker is Sjøstrand, located close to the boarder to Slemmestad. Here you find a sandy beach. grass and a concrete molo with a three meter diving tower,. There is also a floating dock, a kiosk, toilets and beach volley ball courses.
There is a smaller beach next to the main one, and it is also walking distance to the beach of Elnestangen, which is a popular place for fishing.
The stony beach area between Vollen and Bjerkås is by many declared to be the best place for angling in the entire Oslo fjord.
There are some paths to follow in the area, a floating dock, piknic tables and grassy plains sourrounding the beach. It is nice to walk from Elnestangen to the beach of Sjøstrand.
More pictures from Elnestangen.
Blakstad has a small sandy beach with grassy plains close to Blakstad Hospital.
The beach has a floating dock and some nice walking paths to follow along the coast in the area.
In Konglungen, outside Vettre in Asker, there are many nice places to take a swim. One of them is Spirabukta, which offers natural sand, a floating dock and quiet sorroundings.
You have to walk a few hundred meters on a pathto get to the beach from the parking lot.
Holmenskjæret, or just Holmen, as the beach area in Nesbru is also called, is a child friendly sandy beach. It is located in a bay and is surrounded by grassy plains a harbour and some cliffs.There is also just a few minutes walking distance to the shopping mall Holmensenteret.
There is a kiosk here open in the summer season, a mini golf course, volley ball courses, toilets, outdoor shower and a ffloating dock with a diving tower. There is also handicap parking down by the sea.
Hvamodden is a quite new public beach area in the island of Nesøya. The beach has a sheltered location in a bay, and there are grassy plains with a playing ground next to the beach, clean toilet facilities and a grill.
There are many walking paths and benches aound the beach, and som places suitible for fishing. While you are here, it is highly recommended to take a trip with the cable ferry to the neigbour island Brønnøya.
Another beach in Nesøya is Hestesund, a small and charmy beach, not so far from Hvamodden. Here is both sandy beach and rocks, a floating dock, piknic tables and toilets.
The beach is a bit hidden because of it's location in a residence area, but there is a sign for the beach that you can follow.
Bathing freshwater
There are also many lakes for bathing in freshwater as well in Asker:
This is the biggest lake in Asker, and it is probably the most popular lake, both for walking around and for swimming in the summer season. The area was protected in 1992.
Semsvann has several good places for bathing, and you find toilets, floating docks and garbage cans around the lake.
For many years it was forbidden to swim or fish in Sandungen, because it was drinking water for Asker. It was also forbidden to camp near the lake. From 2007 you are again free to take a bath in Sandungen, and you can also camp here or go fishing.
Sandungen is the largest lake in Vestmarka, and the easiest way to get there is from Solli. From the parking lot in Solli there is a 3,6 kilometer long forest road, or you can choose to walk paths as well.
In Heggedal Gjellumvannet is a nice place for taking a bath, especially on the south east side of the lake.
You find a sandy beach here and areas with grass around and a floating dock.
There are many places to take a swim in the lakes in Dikemark. Ulvenvannet has a nice beach with a floating dock and toliets.
Other places to take a swim in Dikemark is Poverudkanalen, Verkensvannet and Nordvannet/Svinsjøen.
Bondivann in Borgen has different places suitible to take a swim, and a small sandy beach with a playing ground, docks and toilets.
Finsrudvannet and Brensrudvannet
There is a parking lot by Finsrudvannet, and from here you can also go to Brendsrudvann.
Finsrudvann has a sandy beach, grassy plains, forest and a floating dock. Brendsrudvannet does also have a sandy beach.


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Here comes the rain again…..
Our next weathermaker is pumping rainfall north into Minnesota. This one looks potent, and most of Minnesota south east of a Worthington to Duluth line will see a good soaking in the next 36 hours.
Let's break down the system at hand.
The track:
Low pressure is deepening and moving north. The track of the surface low through eastern Iowa, almost due north assures plenty of gulf moisture will be dragged north with the system, then wrung out over Minnesota.
Speed: Slow motion rain machine:
The system's slow motion will mean a long duration event. Most of the rain will fall Tuesday as the storm stalls over Wisconsin… but rain (and snow?) may linger in some areas Wednesday and even early Thursday before the system finally pulls east.
Super soaker:
Cold air and slow movement will make this system an efficient rain producer. Look for the potential for an all day steady rain in much of southern Minnesota Tuesday into Tuesday night. There may be some embedded heavy rain pockets, and a clap of thunder is a possibility.
Rainfall totals should be heavy in southern Minnesota, then taper off as you move northwest. A cutting northeast wind and temps in the 40s will make it feel more like March at times.
Here are some projected rainfall totals by Wednesday evening.
Detroit Lakes to Bemidji: Light rainfall generally under .25″. Little or rain north.
Twin Cities to Duluth: Generally .50″ to 1″ with some heavier totals in the south & east metro possible.
South & east of the metro including the I-90 corridor; Fairmont, Albert Lea, Rochester, Mankato, Owatonna Red Wing & Eau Claire:
Rainfall totals here could exceed 1″ to 2″+ by late Wednesday.
Bottom line: This will be a steady soaking rain for most areas of southern Minnesota.
Snowfall potential?
May begins on Sunday, so you wouldn't think we'd have to be talking about snow potential this week. Then again, this is Minnesota. We've been spoiled the past few years it seems.
It appears the atmosphere will be marginally cold enough for some wet snowflakes to mix in early Wednesday, especially north and east of the metro. Some slushy accumulations are possible, especially from Hinckley to Rice Lake and Hayward and maybe even near Duluth early Wednesday.
Better by Friday: Friday looks like the next best day after Monday's beautiful weather. Temperatures should surge onto the (upper?) 60s again. The respite may be brief with another storm rolling in Friday night & Saturday.
Twins match 2010 rainout totals in April?
We all watched happily in amazement as the Twins dodged a series of weather bullets last season at Target Field. It looks like the weather law of averages is catching up this year.
Last season featured just two games all season postponed due to weather at Target Field. It looks like we'll match (and maybe exceed) that total in April in 2011.
Friday night's Twins-Indians was game postponed. Right now I'd say there's a 90%+ chance tomorrow's Twins-Rays game is a washout. And Wednesday night looks iffy too. Thursday may be playable depending on how fast the system moves east.
That could be 3 games in April postponed due to weather at TF in 2011. Add a 4th from Yankee Stadium on April 6th and the Twins have some making up to do. Look for some doubleheaders later this year.
Did the Cardinals use a "severe weather strategy" to beat the Reds?
Thanks to my partner in weather crime (and Twins meteorologist) Craig Edwards for passing this along today.
It seems Tony LaRussa may have used incoming severe weather to pull a fast one on the Cincinnati Reds Friday night.
Check out the story from stltoday.com.
"A weather-delayed game the Cardinals ultimately won 4-2 at Busch Stadium negotiated its first turn almost 30 minutes before first pitch when the Cardinals notified the Cincinnati Reds that the game would start as scheduled despite an ominous weather forecast.
In a piece of managerial legerdemain, La Russa held back his scheduled starting pitcher Kyle McClellan; Baker allowed Edinson Volquez to warm as originally planned.
From there, the event evolved into a mix of meteorological intrigue, missed opportunities and a final four-out stand that left McClellan the winning pitcher, Mitch Boggs a successful closer and the Cardinals alone in first place for the first time since last Aug. 13.
La Russa told Miguel Batista that he would be making an unscheduled start shortly before the Cardinals notified Baker of their decision to start the game on time. Baker said afterward he was informed by the Cardinals that a window of 45-60 minutes remained after first pitch, a version also supported by the umpiring crew.
"They told us we had a window of an hour. That window turned into two minutes," said crew chief John Hirschbeck.
In this case, the window slammed on Baker's hands.
Because the home team, not the umpiring crew, controls a game's first pitch, McClellan replacement Miguel Batista served his first offering at 7:16 p.m., barely two minutes before a squall shut down proceedings after only six pitches.
Downpours, high wind and a tornado warning for downtown St. Louis froze the game for 2 hours, 10 minutes. Less than two years removed from elbow ligament replacement, Volquez never took the mound. Baker instead summoned lefthander Matt Maloney (0-1) to make his 10th major-league start in less than ideal circumstances.
"We had a few minutes [notice]," Baker said. "But that wasn't an issue. It didn't matter what Tony did. I wasn't going to have to follow what he did."
Asked whether the club contemplated delaying first pitch until dangerous weather passed, La Russa said, "The forecasts were flying fast and furious. They're just guessing. You don't know what's going to happen. But right after we announced it was starting on time — around 7:05 — somebody said it was raining at [Interstate] 270 and they thought it'd be here in 15 minutes. By then, it's pretty tough to back off.
"Sure enough, five minutes into the game it's raining."
When the game resumed McClellan was ready to take his turn, albeit in what surely will hold up as the season's longest relief appearance.
Asked after the game whether he believed the Cardinals operated under a different weather advisory than what he received, Baker said, "I'd say there's a pretty good chance. But, hey, it almost worked out for us."
Believe me, there will be days when the Twins will win a game because they have quality weather help in the dugout. Who knew the teams MVP could be an accurate weather forecast?


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The boss of the radio station responsible for the Royal stunt which drove London nurse Jacintha Saldanha to commit suicide has outraged her family by saying: "Sh*t happens."
Max Moore-Wilton, chairman of Southern Cross Radio in Australia, told shareholders at the company's AGM in Melbourne: "These incidents were unfortunate, no doubt about that.
"But in the immortal words of someone whose identity I cannot recall, Sh*t happens."
MP Keith Vaz, spokesman for the family of Ms Saldanha, immediately called for Mr Moore-Wilton to make a full apology for his remarks.
The Royal prank in December 2012, happened when the two DJs telephoned the King Edward VII Hospital posing as the Queen and Prince Charles and convinced Ms Saldanha to put them through to the private hospital room of the then pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, who was being treated for extreme morning sickness."
Another ward nurse, clearly believing she was actually talking to Her Majesty, gave an account of the Duchess's condition and how she was doing, details which should have remained confidential, but were broadcast around Australia on the 'Hot 30" show without permission. The stunt made headlines around the world.
But Ms Saldanha took her own life two days later. In one note she left behind, the nurse blamed to two DJs for her actions.Reuse content


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Enabling secure, remote access to IBM Lotus iNotes using IBM Lotus Mobile Connect
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This article is intended for IBM Lotus iNotes customers who want secure, remote access to enterprise Lotus iNotes servers from devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, or workstations that require access outside the bounds of their corporate intranet. You can accomplish this in two ways with Lotus Mobile Connect.
Lotus Mobile Connect provides a full client/server-based virtual private network (VPN) solution, for which the Lotus Mobile Connect client is installed on various supported user platforms. For HTTP-based applications (for example, Lotus iNotes), Lotus Mobile Connect also provides a clientless option that does not require that any additional software is installed on the user's device; instead, it provides secure authentication through a browser-based logon (see figure 1).
This article explains how the Lotus Mobile Connect clientless option is used in conjunction with Lotus iNotes.
Figure 1. Lotus Mobile Connect clientless option with Lotus iNotes
Why Lotus Mobile Connect?
Lotus Mobile Connect provides a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 certified platform containing the latest secure sockets layer (SSL) / transport-level security (TLS) ciphers and industry-standard authentication mechanisms. The Lotus Mobile Connect clientless option, that is, Lotus Mobile Connect HTTP access services, uses the same strong authentication and encryption algorithms as the full VPN client. HTTP access services can be configured to run simultaneously with full VPN sessions, providing a multifunction remote-access solution with a small footprint, allowing IT administrators to control the breadth of access per user.
The Lotus Mobile Connect management console, Gatekeeper, provides access to all configuration options and full control over ciphers, authentication methods, security restrictions, and enterprise destinations.
How does it work?
Lotus Mobile Connect HTTP access services secure communications by forcing remote HTTP-based applications to connect using industry-standard SSL/TLS technology. SSL/TLS ciphers are configurable and can be restricted to FIPS 140-2 certified algorithms. Two-way certificate validation is also available, to add an additional layer of trust to the session.
After secure communications have been established, the Connection Manager sends a form-based challenge to the remote application prompting for user credentials. Credential information is x-www-url-encoded and sent over the secure connection using an HTTP POST operation. The HTTP access services decode the information and validate it using a configurable authentication method.
Upon successful validation, the HTTP access service builds a token and sends it to the remote application using the HTTP Set-Cookie operational model. The cookie contains a Lotus Mobile Connect-specific encrypted token and has the secure and session bits turned on. The remote client is then expected to include the cookie containing the token in all future connect requests.
Now that the token is present in the HTTP flows, the HTTP access service opens a connection to an enterprise host and relays traffic back and forth, similar to an SSL/TLS gateway.
What it's not
Lotus Mobile Connect Connection Manager's clientless support is not an HTTP proxy. It does not cache any content nor store any other information contained in the body of the HTTP data flow. It is not an optimizer, compressor, or token reducer, and it is not able to flush a browser's cache. Because a secure session cookie is used, users must be sure to exit the browser session when they are finished with an application session.
Why Lotus iNotes?
Lotus iNotes is a Web-based application that provides access to Lotus Notes mail and personal information management (PIM) information from a standard Web browser. Because browsers use HTTP as the primary transport, this application can leverage Lotus Mobile Connect's clientless option to gain access to the mail databases located within the corporate intranet from a supported browser with Internet access.
Lotus iNotes, previously known as IBM Lotus Domino® Web Access, supports three different usage modes. Full mode offers the richest feature set and is intended to be used when bandwidth is not a concern. It is the preferred mode to use from dedicated workstations with a high-speed network connection to the mail server. In Lotus Domino releases earlier than version 8.0.1, full mode was the only mode. It includes the following major functional areas:
- Welcome page (a customizable home page)
- Calendar
- Contacts
- To-do
- Notebook
Lotus iNotes also supports both Lotus Notes-style and S/MIME encryption and a cache-scrubbing capability for certain browsers. In conjunction with a Lotus Sametime® server, it offers integrated instant messaging and presence awareness. Lotus iNotes also offers a near-full-featured offline capability and local archiving using Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS). When deployed with the Lotus Domino Unified Communications offering, it also provides various unified communications features.
Lite mode, which premiered with Lotus Domino 8.0.1, is a feature-reduced version that's been optimized for bandwidth-constrained environments. Its initial release supports only the Mail function and some limited access to Calendar data using a sidebar. Like full mode, it provides a rich user experience that leverages the latest Asynchronous JavaScript™ and XML (AJAX) techniques. The user interface (UI) is even more consistent with the Lotus Notes rich client offering.
Ultralite mode was introduced in Lotus Domino 8.0.2 and is designed for browsers on the latest narrow-width mobile devices. The initial release supports the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The UI fully abides by Apple's recommended guidelines for iPhone applications. Ultralite mode leverages the least amount of script and is designed to function from script-disabled browsers.
Let's examine the architecture of the two product components involved here, Lotus Mobile Connect and Lotus iNotes.
Lotus Mobile Connect HTTP access services
The Connection Manager HTTP access services provide an SSL/TLS gateway function for HTTP communications from any HTTP version 1.1 client data stream, such as a Web browser. The connection provides access to Web-based services and content in the enterprise without requiring the presence of a VPN client. The session is secured by use of SSL/TLS and can be restricted to permit connections only from specified hosts or address ranges.
The HTTP access services is a subsystem within Lotus Mobile Connect that is responsible for applying set configuration options to all connection requests and data traffic. This subsystem is responsible for enforcing security, validating access, generating audit information, and relaying traffic to the intended enterprise-located servers.
Connection Manager's HTTP access services use SSL or TLS when communicating with the browser or client application. Both version 2 and version 3 of the SSL protocol are supported, and the following algorithms are supported:
- Public key algorithms
- RSA (1024-, 768-, or 512-bit keys)
- Symmetric key algorithms
- DES (56-bit key)
- Triple DES (168-bit key)
- RC4 (40-, 56-, or 128-bit keys)
- Message authentication codes
X.509 certificates can provide authentication for the SSL/TLS communications. These certificates, along with root certificates to validate the other party's certificate, are stored in a key database that is installed with Connection Manager. The Connection Manager administrator can configure the source of this database, using the Gatekeeper administration console. The administrator can also configure the desired root certificates and client-side certificates, using the administration interface of the SSL toolkit, IBM Key Management.
Lotus Mobile Connect supports restricting the SSL/TLS ciphers to those that are FIPS 140-2 approved and supports denying connection requests that support only SSL/TLS version 2 ciphers.
The HTTP access services authenticate each secure HTTP connection, checking the data stream for valid user credentials. If none exists, a configurable form-based challenge is issued to prompt for a valid user ID and password. This function uses authentication methods and algorithms available to all components of Lotus Mobile Connect.
Authentication methods are resource containers defining how Lotus Mobile Connect challenges for and validates remote user credentials. Lotus Mobile Connect supports methods for validating credentials with the following:
- LDAP V3-compliant directory servers
- RADIUS protocol servers
- RSA Secure ID including next-token support
- X.509 certificate exchange
- Lotus Mobile Connect system user accounts
For more information on authentication methods, refer to the Administrator's guide in the Lotus Mobile Connect Information Center.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
HTTP access services can enable SSO through Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA). LTPA provides a mechanism for storing user authentication information in a token that is generated when users are successfully authenticated with Connection Manager. The token is encrypted and signed by use of a password and a public/private key pair, stored in an HTTP cookie, and included in all requests for the configured SSO domain.
The LTPA keys are shared with other LTPA-enabled servers within the same domain, so the servers can validate the token and authenticate user requests instead of challenging the user. LTPA tokens include a configurable expiration timestamp; after the token expires, a new authentication challenge is issued.
The LTPA token is used in place of the Lotus Mobile Connect-specific token and is sent to the HTTP client application in the form of an HTTP cookie, using the Set-Cookie directive. HTTP clients include this token in all future HTTP requests.
HTTP access services resource
The HTTP access services resource contains information telling Lotus Mobile Connect how to authenticate users and where to relay traffic to the back-end server. Each HTTP access services resource can send traffic to a single application server or proxy. There are three options for configuring access to multiple backend application servers:
- Lotus iNotes Redirector. Lotus Mobile Connect is tightly integrated with Lotus iNotes Redirector, allowing a single HTTP access services definition to function with multiple back-end Lotus iNotes mail servers.
- Use a transcoding reverse proxy. This option allows a reverse proxy to route traffic to the appropriate destination, based on information contained in the target URL.
- Assign different listen ports to each HTTP access services resource definition. Since each HTTP access services resource can be configured to send traffic to a different back-end server or proxy, configure each service to listen on a different port. Users need to know this port and to add it to the URL request, for example, https://inotes.xyz.com:12345.
- Use multiple Internet protocol addresses. The HTTP access services configuration includes the ability to bind the service to a specific IP address. This way, there can be multiple HTTP access services resources listening on the same set of ports. This option is necessary for applications that expect to use standard HTTP ports 80 and 443. The URL to the user simply looks like different host names, for example, https://inotes1.example.com, https://inotes2.example.com.
Configurable form-based challenge
Lotus Mobile Connect generates the challenge form after analyzing tokens in the HTTP header, to determine browser type and preferred locale (see figure 2). The template files used for this form are installed with the product in locale-specific subdirectories. These templates are designed to be customizable, provided that the basic attribute structure and function are not altered.
Figure 2. Form-based challenge screen
Administrators are free to change backgrounds, images, text, and more The resource files are located off the installation path in locale-specific subdirectories, as follows:
- AIX: /opt/IBM/ConnectionManager/http/msg/<locale>/
- Linux / Solaris: /opt/ibm/ConnectionManager/http/msg/<locale>/
- Windows Server: C:\Program Files\IBM\Connection Manager\http\msg\<locale>Resource files delivered to browsers have a standard_ prefix, while resource file intended for mobile devices have a mobile_ prefix. These files are loaded on demand, and any changes display upon next access without the need to restart the server. The mobile version of the challenge form is designed for iPhone/iPod displays (see figure 3).
Figure 3. Mobile version of challenge screen
When you enter a user ID and password and click the Login button, the browser generates a URL-encoded POST operation containing the entered fields along with hidden fields containing information about the session.
It's possible for HTTP-based applications to answer the challenge without the need to display the page to the user. You can uniquely identify the Lotus Mobile Connect challenge by querying the Server token in the HTTP header.
Lotus iNotes
Lotus iNotes is installed as part of a Lotus Domino server installation, as long as the option Lotus iNotes is not deselected when you do a custom installation. For more details about installing and configuring Lotus iNotes, consult the Lotus Domino Administrator Help.
Enabling access to Lotus iNotes using HTTP access services requires architecture decisions and configuration steps for both components. This section describes options and requirements for each of the components.
Lotus iNotes
For each of the Lotus iNotes servers accessed by Lotus Mobile Connect, the internal network address or host name and TCP port are required to properly configure the Lotus Mobile Connect HTTP access service. If you want an encrypted pipe between the Lotus iNotes and Lotus Mobile Connect servers, you need to import a certificate in PKCS12 format for each of the Lotus iNotes servers into the key database for Lotus Mobile Connect.
Lotus Mobile Connect
Configuring Lotus Mobile Connect involves setting up authentication methods and defining one or more instances of the HTTP access service resource. This section includes screen captures taken from the Lotus Mobile Connect management console Gatekeeper.
Let's consider a sample architecture that includes a single HTTP access service configured to authenticate users against a Lotus Domino LDAP directory server and then relay authenticated traffic to a Lotus iNotes Redirector node.
The steps assume that the Lotus Mobile Connect Gatekeeper management interface is being used.
Directory server resource
First, we create a Directory server resource, using these steps:
- Right-click a top-level folder, or create a new folder to contain configuration information, and select Add resource - Directory server.
- In the Add a Directory Server window (see figure 4), enter a Common name (free-form text describing the resource).
- Enter the Hostname or IP address of the directory server.
- Enter the Base distinguished name, the most specific suffix common to all users. This is the starting point in the directory tree for resolving user accounts. Click Next.
Figure 4. Add a Directory Server window
- On the next screen (see figure 5) enter the Port number of service.
- If anonymous searches are not allowed, enter an Administrator's distinguished name and password.
- If the directory server requires a secure connection, enable the Use secure connection option and enter a Key database and stash file. If the directory server is using a self-signed certificate, you need to import that certificate to the key database.
- Click Next. select a Primary OU, and click Finish.
Figure 5. Second Add a Directory Server window
Authentication profile resource
The next step is to define an authentication profile that uses the directory server resource from the previous step. An authentication profile is a container defining how the HTTP access service challenges for and validates user credentials.
Lotus Mobile Connect supports LDAP, RADIUS/RSA Secure ID, two-way certificate validation, and system-specific authentication methods. This example uses LDAP authentication against the Lotus Domino directory server:
- Right-click the System container again, this time selecting Add Resource - Authentication Profile - LDAP-bind Authentication.
- In the Add a New Authentication Profile window (see figure 6), enter a Common name and optional Description (free-form text describing the profile).
- Select a Password policy. The policy is used to determine the number of failed log-in attempts before the account is locked. To View/Edit a password policy, see the Default Resources - Wireless Password Policy container.
- Optionally, select a Backup authentication profile to be used if this profile fails to connect to external servers. Click Next.
Figure 6. Add a New Authentication Profile window
- In In the next window (see figure 7) that displays, select the Directory Server defined earlier.
- The User key field is the attribute that Lotus Mobile Connect uses to search the directory server for the userid provided by the credential challenge. It defaults to mail and can be set to any attribute that is part of the user record in LDAP.
Figure 7. Second Add a New Authentication Profile window
- Optionally enter Additional search criteria, such as group information or employee type, if you want to restrict access to certain groups or types of employees. This field requires X.500 notation, for example, (&(employeeType=active)(group=remoteAccess)).
- Set the Maximum number of processing threads. Each active session is assigned to a thread for processing. The thread is responsible for all data exchange between client browser and back-end application server. It takes a bit of trial and error to get the optimal number of threads, but a good rule of thumb is 1 thread for every 100 concurrent sessions. Click Next.
- In the next window (see figure 8), if single sign-on (SSO) is desired, select the Enable LTPA option. The steps necessary to complete the configuration for SSO are detailed later in this article. This setting can be left unchecked for now. Click Next.
Figure 8. Third Add a New Authentication Profile window
- In the next window, select the Primary OU and click Finish.
Additional configuration options can be found on the Properties panel after the resource is created. More information on these options can be found in the System's administrator guide and by viewing the properties panel and selecting "Tip on a specific option."
HTTP access service resources
Now we must create an HTTP access service resource. HTTP access services are designed to relay authenticated traffic to a single backend application server or proxy. Multiple backend application servers require multiple HTTP access service definitions.
In the case of Lotus iNotes, Lotus Mobile Connect contains integration code to work with the iNotes Redirector function, allowing a single HTTP access service to relay traffic to multiple Lotus iNotes mail servers.
HTTP access services require public certificates to secure communications. Lotus Mobile Connect provides a utility for working with a key database, generating a Certificate Request Message (CRM) that is used in requesting a certificate for a given machine name, and generating self-signed certificates. This utility, wg_keyman, is located in the bin sub-directory under the install directory.
Follow these steps to add an HTTP access service request:
- To add an HTTP access service resource, right-click the Connection Manager resource, and select Add - HTTP Access Service. The window shown in figure 9 displays.
Figure 9. Adding an HTTP access service
- In the Service URL field, enter the text string matching the URL contained in the certificate used to secure connections.
- In the TCP Port to listen on field, enter the TCP port that the service is listening on for access requests. The default is the SSL default of 443.
- In the Description field, enter the free-form text description of the service.
- In the Current state field, select the state of the service. Active state means the Connection Manager activates the service; defined is equivalent to down, in which case the Connection Manager does not start the service, making it unreachable.
- Click Next; the window shown in figure 10 displays.
Figure 10. Specifying operational mode of the HTTP access service
- In the HTTP Proxy address field, enter the host name or IP address of a reverse proxy or application server to forward authenticated traffic.
- In the HTTP Proxy port field, enter the TCP port proxy or application server to forward authenticated traffic.
- Select the Require SSL to proxy option to require SSL/TLS between the Lotus Mobile Connect server and proxy or application server.
- In the Authentication Profile field, enter the authentication method to use to validate remote user credentials.
- If the SSO Domain option is set, this value overrides what is set in the authentication method. If it is not set, the authentication method properties are used.
- Click Next; the window shown in figure 11 displays.
Figure 11. Specifying the maximum number of threads and idle time
- In the Maximum number of processing threads field, enter the number of simultaneous processing threads. The number of simultaneous sessions and number of processors are considerations for setting this value. The recommended value for a two-processor system with 1000 simultaneous sessions is 5.
- In the Maximum idle time field, enter the maximum time that a session can be idle before the Connection Manager clears the session's authentication token, forcing the client to re-authorize.
- Select the Bind port to a specific address option to configure the service to be bound to a specific Internet address. By doing this binding, multiple HTTP access services resources can be configured to listen on the same ports, thus allowing for different back-end servers to be used based on the Internet address of the initial request. Multiple addresses can be assigned to a single network interface using IP aliasing.
- In the Address to bind to field, enter the Internet address or host name to bind the service to.
Secure the HTTP access service with a certificate
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TLS) is used to secure communications over HTTP access services. This requires that a certificate for the externally visible hostname be stored in a Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) key database file.
Lotus Mobile Connect ships with a utility, wg_ikeyman, for managing key database files. The utility generates self-signed certificates and CRMs to obtain a public certificate from a certificate authority.
Self-signed certificates can work but require the user to accept and import the certificate when first connecting to the HTTP access service. For this reason, valid public certificates are recommended. To generate and use a self-signed certificate, follow these steps:
- From the command line, enter wg_ikeyman.
- Either work with a new key database file or use one of the key database files installed by Lotus Mobile Connect:
- To use an existing file, select Key Database File > Open. Set the Key database type to CMS, use the Browse button to browse to the Lotus Mobile Connect install directory, and then select the http.trusted.kdb file.
- If creating a new key database file, be sure to select the "Stash the password to a file" option.
- Enter the password; the default is "trusted."
- To create a self-signed certificate, select Create - New Self-Signed Certificate. At a minimum, enter a key label and a common name. The common name should match the fully qualified external hostname of the Lotus Mobile Connect server.
- Click OK, and exit the IBM Key Management application.
- Using Gatekeeper, bring up the HTTP access service properties panel, select the SSL tab, and verify that the File name of key database and File name of stash password fields are set correctly. Use the full path if possible.
- Optionally, select the SSL Ciphers tab and select the appropriate ciphers. The default settings are to allow all V2 and V3 ciphers. Click OK.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Enabling SSO for Lotus Mobile Connect and Lotus iNotes requires that a common key file be generated by Lotus Mobile Connect and imported by the Lotus iNotes redirector and mail server nodes.
Configure/Enable SSO on Lotus Mobile Connect
You can enable SSO for Lotus Mobile Connect by using the Gatekeeper, navigating to the authentication method used by the HTTP access service and modifying the LTPA/SSO tab on the Properties panel (see figure 12), as follows:
- Select the Enable LTPA check box.
- Enter the LTPA token realm/domain. This value is typically set to the fully qualified hostname of the LDAP or RADIUS server used for authentication.
- Select the LTPA token user identification field. Use the distinguished name if authenticating against LDAP, and the uid for RADIUS or Secure ID.
- Select the Enable SSO checkbox and set an SSO Domain. The SSO domain is used to inform browsers when to include the LTPA token as a cookie in the HTTP header flows.
For HTTP access services, this value should be set to the fully qualified external hostname used to access the HTTP access service from a browser. If more than one hostname is used, it can be set to the external domain. This value can also be set in the HTTP access service definition, in which case it will override the setting in the authentication profile.
- Select Enable SSO over SSL connections only. The LTPA token is sensitive information and should be included by the browser only when communicating with Lotus Mobile Connect over a secure connection.
Figure 12. LTPA/SSO tab
- In the LTPA key action section, select the Generate new keys radio button and enter a 6-32 character password. Remember this password; it is required to import the key file on the iNotes servers.
- Click the Apply button to generate cryptographic keys that are used to generate LTPA tokens. These keys are stored internally by Lotus Mobile Connect and must now be exported.
Export LTPA keys to a file
The previous step generates cryptographic keys and a password used in LTPA token generation. For SSO to work properly, this data must be exported in a format acceptable to other application servers that grant access based on this token. To have Lotus Mobile Connect export the keys and configuration data, follow these steps:
- In the LTPA key action section of LTPA/SSO tab (see figure 12), select the Export to keyfile radio button and enter a file name. Include the full path to the file.
- Click Apply, to export the file. The key file is a user-readable ASCII file that can be transferred to the iNotes application servers.
Import LTPA key file on Lotus iNotes servers
For SSO to function properly, all servers must agree on cryptographic keys, user information, and miscellaneous other configuration data. Lotus Mobile Connect has generated the key file; now it must be imported by all participating iNotes servers. Follow these steps:
- Start the Lotus Domino Administration client and select File - Open Server.
- Enter the name of the server on which to work, and on the Configuration tab, expand Server and select All Server Documents from the left navigation pane.
- In the Server document, select Create - Web SSO Configuration from the menu.
- In the Web SSO Configuration window (see figure 13), enter a unique Configuration Name, for example, LtpaTokenLOTUSMOBILECONNECT, and enter the DNS Domain that houses the application servers, for example, .xyz.com. Then in the Participating Servers section, add the names of the Lotus Domino servers participating in the SSO configuration.
Figure 13. Web SSO Configuration window
- Click Keys (on the top menu bar of the Web SSS Configuration window) and select Import WebSphere LTPA Keys.
- In the Enter Import File Name prompt (see figure 14), enter the location of the key file obtained from the Lotus Mobile Connect Export Key file step and click OK.
Figure 14. Enter Import File Name prompt
- Enter the key file password, and click OK.
- A window showing the LTPA token configuration information displays. Click Save & Close.
- Return to the Configuration tab in the Server document, select All Server Documents, and select the server into which you want to import the key file again.
- In the Server document, select the Internet Protocols tab, and then select the Domino Web Engine tab (see figure 15).
- Set the Session authentication field to Multiple Servers (SSO), and set the Web SSO Configuration field to the Configuration Name set in step 4 above.
- Save and close the document, and restart the servers.
Figure 15. Domino Server document
Today's work force is becoming increasingly mobile. Enterprises need to extend the reach of email and PIM applications to users with browser access through both enterprise-provided and publically available mobile devices, laptops, and workstations. The combination of Lotus iNotes as a Web-based application and Lotus Mobile Connect for secure remote access provides Lotus Notes customers with a feature- and security-rich solution for meeting this critical business need.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- Refer to the Lotus Domino eMail on your Apple iPhone Web page.
- Refer to the IBM Lotus Mobile Connect Web page.
- Refer to the IBM Lotus Mobile Connect documentation.
- Read the developerWorks® WebSphere article, "Securing wireless communications with the WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager."
- Refer to the IBM Lotus Domino and IBM Lotus Domino Administrator Help.
- Refer to the IBM Redbooks® publication, "iNotes Web Access: Deployment and Administration."
- Refer to the IBM Redbooks publication, "Domino Web Access 6.5 on Linux."
- Refer to the IBM Support Techdoc, "Key Content Resources for Lotus Mobile Connect."


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Recognition / Oct. 25, 2005
Crystal Weaver participates in GREENBUILD 2005 panel presentation
Dean of the School of Building Arts Crystal Weaver, Ph.D., will participate in a panel presentation for GREENBUILD 2005's Pre-conference Half-day Seminar Nov. 7, along with Richard Logan from Gensler, Steve Clem from TVS Interiors, Karen League from HOK and Kim Chamness from Perkins + Will. The presentation will address the fundamental questions, "What constitutes a 'green' interior?" and "What are the current and future trends in our industry?"


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The Leonard Lopate Show
Escaping from Child Slavery
Shyima Hall tells about being sold into slavery by her was desperately poor parents when she was 8 years old in Egypt. She moved to Cairo to live with a wealthy family and serve them 18 hours a day, seven days a week. When her captors moved to Orange County, California, they smuggled Shyima with them. She discusses how she was discovered and freed. Her memoir Hidden Girl reveals how she overcame her harrowing circumstances how she helps others to rescue others in bondage.


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DANCING TO THE FLUTE – A Debut novel by Manisha Jolie Amin
DANCING TO THE FLUTE is a debut novel from a second generation Aussie Indian, Manisha Jolie Amin. The book Dancing to the Flute is about Kalu, a cheeky street kid, who has, against all the odds, carved out a life for himself in rural India. He plays the leaf sitting high in the branches of a Banyan tree and his pure simple notes that dance through the air attract a travelling healer, whose interest in Kalu changes his life forever.
Manisha Jolie Amin was born in Kenya and moved to Australia with her family when she was five. Sydney is her home, although she travels frequently to both India and England to visit family. Manisha lives with her husband, son and cat. When not writing, she works for a children's welfare charity. In 2011 Manisha received a PhD in Writing from the University of Technology, Sydney. Dancing to the Flute is her first novel.
A love letter to India and an entrancing debut novel of life, music and dreams.
As I turned the pages of Dancing to the Flute in manuscript, I found myself relaxing into this incredibly charming, poignant narrative about everyday people bound together by storytelling that is as natural as breathing. – Annette Barlow, Publisher, Allen & Unwin
Sydney based author Manisha Jolie Amin was born in Kenya to Indian parents who later immigrated to Australia. Despite never having lived in India Manisha fell in love with Indian stories from a very young age, influenced by her mother – who would tell Manisha and her sister mythical tales at bedtime whilst their father played the Indian flute – and her aunt, who is an author in both Gujarati and English languages.
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An unforgettable story of three young friends making their way in the world.


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I ran across OpenCPU today. If you have any intest in R and reproducible research this is definitely worth checking out. Also, it looks like I might want to explore the potential of embedding functions in websites. Hm . . . .
I ran across OpenCPU today. If you have any intest in R and reproducible research this is definitely worth checking out. Also, it looks like I might want to explore the potential of embedding functions in websites. Hm . . . .
Title: A Backstage Tour of ggplot2 with Hadley WickhamDate: Wednesday, February 8, 2012Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM PacificPresenter: Hadley Wickham, Professor of Statistics, Rice UniversityRegister here.I used ggplot2 extensively a few years ago, but rever...
Next Thursday (Jan. 16), at the RSS, there will be a special half-day meeting (afternoon, starting at 13:30) on Recent Advances in Monte Carlo Methods organised by the General Application Section. The speakers are Richard Everitt, University of Oxford, Missing data, and what to do about it Anthony Lee, Warwick University, Auxiliary variables and many-core
In part 2 of this series of posts on RStudio Server, I commented that I suspected that RStudio Server would be fast. The first time I tried this from a remote connection, I was disappointed with the performance. Many companies… See more ›
I came across Dr. Peter Norvig's blog about writing a basic spell-checker (http://norvig.com/spell-correct.html), and just had to try to implement it in R. Please excuse the ugly-ish code (I have not optimized it or commented it adequately at this point, but you can get the idea of what it does by reading Dr. Norvig's blog).
I've neglected this blog for quite some time but I'm getting around to finishing up a bunch of draft posts. But here is a quick one: Listing objects in your global environment A simple ls() doesn't really tell you enough useful information at a glance. Most often I just want to know what I named
This is an exciting release of futile.matrix, which in some ways the package grows up and finds its purpose. It …Continue reading »
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Only about 3 more days until we start getting back into the "story." Stay with it.
5:6 "Tell the people of Isra'el, 'When a man or woman commits any kind of sin against another person and thus breaks faith with ADONAI, he incurs guilt (The Complete Jewish Bible). I thought this verse was more interesting in the Jewish Bible. It appears that when we wrong another person, we actually break faith with God! Think about the implications. That is powerful stuff. What is the solution? Hiding? Pretending we're right? Ignoring the problem? Verse 7: "He shall confess the wrong that he has done and make restitution."
12:18-27 I see the Sadd-u-cees are still sad! Remember that their question is basically scoffing Jesus because they don't even believe in a resurrection from the dead (very sad), and here they ask a post-resurrection question, thinking they've outsmarted Him now. Not!
Psalm 48
Another Millennial Psalm today.
Questions for reflection:
I think there's great value in the AA 12-step program for everyone! One step that is really beneficial is to make amends with others you have hurt, so long as it doesn't harm the other person further. So today is spiritual inventory day! Think long and hard. Is there anyone in your life whom you have intentionally wronged that you need to go to in order to make amends? Especially now that you know it has caused a broken place of fellowship with God? I personally believe this is a critical discipline in the surrendered Christian life! I believe whatever we do not make right here, we will have to make right "there," in front of a Holy God. I think it will be easier here. Not to mention, the spiritual vitality and freedom we will incur for being obedient! Why put it off? Make amends today (or at least make plans for amends)!
Testimony time!
Okay, here's a cool thing that happened for me. A few years back, I was having a discussion with my oldest daughter (she was in middle school at the time). She admitted that she had treated one of her elementary school teachers, a Christian no less, with disrespect, and that she felt really badly about it.
I dived into my own dumpster of the past, after thinking about her admission, and realized I had done the same thing to one of my teachers in high school, many years back. I shared the incident with her and told her I understood how horrible she felt for being so mean to someone who didn't deserve it. So I had a great idea for both of us, to get rid of the guilt and restore relationships.
"How about if we both write a letter to our teachers, and admit our wrongs, and humbly ask for forgiveness?" She was willing, so we wrote our letters and off they were sent to our teachers.
About a month later, Danielle got a reply from her teacher. He was extremely gracious and sweet, letting her know he forgave her and appreciated her letter—a lot! It made Dani feel so great and so relieved of the guilt she had carried for so long.
A few months later, that teacher died of a sudden heart attack. I thought, what if Dani hadn't ever sent that letter? She would never have had the opportunity to make it right on this side, and she would have always felt bad. Now she had a clear conscience in her heart that she had obeyed God and set herself free.
Isn't God awesome how He gives us the opportunity to right our wrongs and set ourselves free of the weight of guilt and bad feelings? I have followed this pattern with many people that God has put on my heart that I have wronged in my life, and I am so glad I did. Will you join me?