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Piczel Video Temperature Alert
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Peace of mind while you are away
The Piczel Video Temp Alert adds the temperature of a monitored area to the video of a CCTV camera. When used with a newer model DVR (like the Piczel 5208, 5216, or 5190) you can see the current temperature of your home, vacation home, office, or specific equipment at your business from a PC or Smartphone. Walk in refrigerators and freezers can also be monitored with the included temperature probe. The area where the temperature is being monitored does not have to be associated with what the camera is viewing, in effect, adding another channel to your DVR system. No need to wait for an alarm, you can see what the current temperature is whenever you wish.
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The Video Temp Alert will trigger a normally open or normally closed alarm contact on a properly equipped DVR (like the models listed above) and send you an e-mail or text message alert when there is a problem. Simply set the high and low temperatures you determine in one of the user friendly menus. The alarm contact will trigger whenever the temperature rises above, or falls below your settings.
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A typical installation is to place the unit between a camera and a channel input on an internet ready DVR. The Video Temp Alert can be located near the camera, or close to the DVR. All that is necessary is that you loop the video through the BNC connectors on the unit (a BNC-BNC patch cable is also included in the box), and plug the 12VDC power adapter into an AC outlet. A temperature sensor at the end of a 10' cable is included and normally installed in the room, refrigerator, freezer, or area that falls within the operational range of the included probe (0° F ~ 180° F). The length of temperature probe can be extended to reach areas further away from the unit, or cut shorter if desired. The three switches on the front panel guide you through the menus and settings which include: High Temp Value, Low Temp Value, Deg C / Deg F, Alarm Output NC/NO, Move Temp Display on Screen, Screen Saver Mode (temp display moves on screen arbitrarily), and Calibration Mode (adjusts for any differences caused by extending the temperature probe wiring, or to match the readings of other devices being used).
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The first bilingual end-of-the-year educational recognition event will be held on Thursday, at Woodland Community College in Community Room 800 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
This event, hosted by the Chicano Studies class, has been titled Si Se Puede, which in English translates to Yes We Can.
The Si Se Puede Recognition Event is being held to help create awareness about the Chicano/Latino educational pipeline, increase readiness for higher education, and strengthen support for students pursuing education, according to Melissa Moreno, professor of Ethnic Studies.
"Since mid-January the class has been studying about the history of Chicano/Latinos and factors that have prevented students from successfully graduating and/or transferring into a four-year institution," reported Moreno. "The class has been proactively gaining knowledge from research and preparing to host this event."
According to Researcher Tarra Yosso, the Latino educational pipeline shows that of 100 Latino students that attend elementary school, 46 of them graduate from high school and only eight of them graduate college with a bachelor of arts degree, two with a professional degree, and two with a doctorate degree.
"Given today's structural challenges and the ever growing number of young Chicano/Latinos, education continues to be fundamental in preparing them to civicly participate and be future leaders in our society," stated Yosso.
This event will not only educate the community but also recognize individuals in our community who have mentored students and helped conquer the negative side of this educational pipeline.
Some of the individuals we plan to recognize are alumni as well as community educators that have supported students through the educational pipeline, and students that will be graduating this May.
The keynote speaker for the Si Se Puede Recognition Event will be Carlos Alcala, who is a 1973 Harvard Law School graduate who earned his undergraduate degree University of Texas El Paso.
Alcala served as a full time volunteer and chief trial attorney for the United Farm Workers and Civil Rights Leaders Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez. He is a former associate professor at UC Berkeley where he taught in Chicano Studies.
Alcala is also a former national director of Education Litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, and a former director of the California Office of Civil Rights in the California Department of Health Services.
He is the current chairman of the Chicano Latino Caucus of the California Democratic Party, the Policy and Governmental Affairs Consultant for the California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, a lecturer, and an author.


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MsC 848
Collection Dates: 1872 -- 1898
.25 linear ft.
Collection Guide
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University of Iowa Libraries
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S. G. Finney lived in Wapello County Iowa, where he was postmaster of Blakesburg from 1857 to 1859. He built the first brick house in Blakesburg, which later became the bank. His son George went west and eventually became a driver for the Wells-Fargo stage company, then a cattle rancher in Nebraska. These two carried on a correspondence from 1872 to 1898. This collections contains only S.G.'s letters to George. There are 136 letters here.
These letters contain local and regional news, including marriages, deaths, burials, prices for grain and livestock, fist fights, races, burglaries, shootings, suicides, a beheading, fires, trials, and family news. S.G. describes the Oklahoma run, and says that most of the people who went out came back and were better pleased with Iowa than when they went. The letters also hint at family strife, with S.G. repeating in these letters that his son "doesn't know what he has to put up with." Finney also complains that he is a "perfect slave" to the work he does on the farm. He tries in many letters to coax George to come home, offering such enticements as a share of the profits in the farms he owns. S. G. says in a letter, dated December 22 , 1880, " I conclude you boys have made up your minds to remain and ware out in that God forsaken country rather than in a sivalized country, but then as we make our beds so we must lie." These letters tell the often sad tale of those left behind in the westward migration. S. G. and his wife have at least eight children, judging from these letters -- George, Albert, Louis, Frank, Eddy, Ella, Emma, and Annie. There is a Sammy or Samma referred to, who may be a younger son, as well as Arnold. Annie is married and living in southern Iowa or Nebraska; Emma is a school teacher who moves around taking jobs in different places each year, mostly in Nebraska. It appears that all of his sons have gone west. In a letter of December 2, 1889, when he is is about 72 years old, S.G. laments "I often think of how badly we are situated separated and scattered hundreds of miles apart. I know you have had a good deal to do and care for, and if anything should befall you there is plenty of vultures standing ready to take up everything. If it so there, it is so here, and everywhere. Such seems to be life, and such our destiny. Your mother is getting old and failing and when Emma leaves, then it will be lonely indeed. As for any of our boys ever coming back to take any care or interest in the home, that is out of the question. They never have taken any care of themselves, don't suppose they are worth enough to bring them back if they wanted to come."
At some point George moved to California, because included in these papers is a photocopy from The Sunday Morning Outlook calling George a Santa Monican, and containing a photograph of him and his reminiscences of driving stage.
JRoethler, October 2006
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These papers were purchased by the University of Iowa Libraries in 2006.
Guide posted to the Internet: September 2006
Letters from S. G. Finney to his son George
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Art Deco Sterling Silver Marcasite Watch Fob
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A beautiful and wonderfully detailed watch fob from the Art Deco (1930) era! This lovely piece is made of sterling silver and and the entire surface is encrusted with sparkling marcasite stones. The marcasites are set within a lined geometric pattern that adds wonderful, subtle detail, giving a beautiful Deco look. At the base of the fob is a round watch face which has a pearly white background and silver ticks and hands. The face of the watch is stamped with words "BUCHERER", "17 Jewels", and "SWISS MADE". The winder can be found at the side and at the top is a silver bail, where one could connect a watch chain or necklace. It's a wonderful piece and would make a fantastic addition to any collection!
Measurements: The watch fob hangs approximately 1" long and has an approximate diameter of 3/4".
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Another Zimmerman juror speaks, this time with regret
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:53:55 GMT —
MIAMI (AP) " A juror says she feels like she let Trayvon Martin's parents down by agreeing to acquit George Zimmerman in the teen's fatal shooting.
In a taped interview aired Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America," juror B29 said jurors couldn't find enough evidence under Florida law to convict the neighborhood watch volunteer in the February 2012 death.
The juror agreed to let ABC show her face and use her first name, Maddy. She says she "fought to the end" but stands by the verdict returned earlier this month by the six-member, all-woman jury.
The 36-year-old Puerto Rican mother says the decision was difficult.
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Humoral Determinants of Immunity to Pneumococcal Infection
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|Pneumonia Pneumococcal Infections Infections, Streptococcus Pneumoniae
|Biological: Prevnar Biological: Pneumovax
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Humoral Determinants of Immunity to Pneumococcal Infection
- Serum will be used to measure antibody to capsular polysaccharide by ELISA and opsonophagocytic activity [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Serum will be used to measure antibody to capsular polysaccharide by ELISA and opsonophagocytic capacity [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|January 1, 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|June 1, 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 1, 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: PPV-PCV
Patients receive Pneumovax, and 6 months later Prevnar
Biological: Prevnar
0.5 ml IM into each deltoid muscle one time (or two in group PCV-PCV)
Other Name: Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate VaccineBiological: Pneumovax
0.5 ml IM one time
Other Name: Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent
Experimental: PCV-PPV
Patients receive Prevnar, and 6 months later Pneumovax
Biological: Prevnar
0.5 ml IM into each deltoid muscle one time (or two in group PCV-PCV)
Other Name: Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate VaccineBiological: Pneumovax
0.5 ml IM one time
Other Name: Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent
Experimental: PCV-PCV
Patients receive Prevnar, and 6 months later Prevnar again
Biological: Prevnar
0.5 ml IM into each deltoid muscle one time (or two in group PCV-PCV)
Other Name: Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine
Experimental: PCV only
Patients receive Prevnar only
Biological: Prevnar
0.5 ml IM into each deltoid muscle one time (or two in group PCV-PCV)
Other Name: Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine
Detailed Description:
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause of pneumonia leading to hospitalization of adults. Resistance to infection is generally thought to be highly associated with antibody to the capsular polysaccharide (CPS). Most people who develop pneumococcal pneumonia lack antibody to the capsule of the infecting type. We have previously shown that some persons develop this infection despite the presence of antibody to the capsular polysaccharide of the infecting type. When such antibody is found, it tends to be poorly functional (DM Musher et al, J Infect Dis 182:158-167, 2000) in that it opsonizes pneumococci poorly for phagocytosis by human white blood cells in vitro, and protects mice poorly or not at all against challenge with the infecting organism.
About 20% of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia in our previous study had been vaccinated with the only vaccine currently in use for adults, namely 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax [Merck]). This product consists of purified capsular polysaccharides from 23 different serotypes of S. pneumoniae. During the past two years, with more active vaccination programs at our hospital, the proportion of pneumococcal pneumonia patients who have been vaccinated has increased to about 60%. Clearly, the vaccine has not provided a full degree of protection.
After many years of study, including one involving nearly 40,000 children in the Kaiser Permanent health care system, a new form of pneumococcal vaccine was released. In this vaccine, Prevnar [Wyeth-Lederle], capsular polysaccharide from 7 of the most common pneumococcal types were conjugated to a protein that closely resembles diphtheria toxoid. There have been suggestions that Prevnar stimulates antibody in some subjects who fail to respond to Pneumovax (DM Musher et al, Clin Infect Dis 27:1487-1490, 1998) and also that the resulting antibody may more effectively opsonize bacteria for phagocytosis.
We propose to focus the present research on persons who develop pneumococcal pneumonia, a group that is regarded as being at very high risk of reinfection. Persons who recover from pneumococcal pneumonia will be randomized to vaccination revaccination with Pneumovax or vaccination with Prevnar. These studies will clarify whether administration of protein conjugate pneumococcal vaccine stimulates antibody in patients with pneumonia who failed to respond to prior vaccination or stimulates better functional antibody in those who have previously responded with antibody that is only poorly functional.
Our laboratory and others have shown that Prevnar successfully immunizes adults (Ahmed et al, J Infect Dis 173:83-90, 1996). The vaccine is not officially recommended for adults because antibody levels are the same after Prevnar as after Pneumovax. Such antibody may be more functional; this has not yet been determined. Prevnar contains only 7 antigens whereas Pneumovax contains 23 antigens; thus, it would be less desirable, in general, to administer this vaccine instead of Pneumovax. However, in patients who have developed pneumonia despite having received Pneumovax, the conjugate vaccine may offer an opportunity to stimulate production of effective antibody. In the proposed research, all participants will eventually receive both Pneumovax and Prevnar.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia
- Age matched controls who have not had pneumococcal pneumonia
- Patients enrolled must be veterans
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not have the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia based on a clinical syndrome that is consistent with pneumonia and the finding of pneumococcus in blood or sputum or any other sterile site will be excluded
- Women of child-bearing age will be excluded
- Patients who have had a prior reaction to pneumococcal vaccine that they describe as 'severe' will be excluded
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00304382
|United States, Texas
|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Daniel M Musher
|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00304382 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
H-16562 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: VA Medical Center, Houston )
|Study First Received:
|March 16, 2006
|Last Updated:
|September 1, 2017
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Pneumococcal Infections
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017


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Security, scaleable solutions and ensuring sufficient capacity for migration and conversion of digital content are all important elements in digital archiving initiatives.
The National Library of Norway also offers services for archiving of digital content to other cultural institutions in Norway.
Materials that are not protected by copyright are available to everyone online. Where agreements with copyright organisations are in place, copyright-protected material is also made available online to everyone with Norwegian IP addresses. The entire digital collection, including copyright-protected materials is available for research and documentation on the National Library of Norway's premises.


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i cant help but laugh every time i hear his name
[/center]If you havin' depth problems, I feel bad for you son; I got 99 problems but a bench ain't one! - Hicks
( I'm not being sarcastic here.....I really have no clue who he is )
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
and yes, harter's name is good to hear
This is the darkest timeline.
Hold on... you start by spewing out some negative stuff... before you even know what kind of coach he is . Isn't that kind of... premature?
For the record: this came totally out of nowhere, but I love this choice.
He worked in Boston and his players really liked him there and he got them going again after Pitino.
2012 PD ABA Fantasy Keeper League Champion, sports.ws
2011 PD ABA Fantasy Keeper League Champion, sports.ws
2006 PD ABA Fantasy League runner up, sports.ws
I thoroughly enjoyed the press conference
So basically we know Harter is coming...so one of the assistant coaches is already out of a job.
After speaking with him the last 10 days, we have a vision of where we want this team to go, from how we are going to practice, to how we are going to play and the style were going to play. We are on the same page."
I'm with those who question what exactly is Bird's vision for this team?
I'm all for a coach who is a disciplinarian. I'm all for a coach who caters an offense around the team's overall talent instead of trying to force the "talent" to fit his mold. Until the brawl, RC did a pretty good job of getting his players to perform to their talents. However, IMO he lacked creativity and wasn't willing to take risks especially during those times where teams knew with a high degree of certainty what the Pacers were going to do. I only hope O'Brien can get these Pacers to believe in themselves and over achieve like he did with the Celtics and 76ers because frankly I just don't see it (assuming JO is traded as rumored).
Just watching the press conference, Jim has a presense about him. Just from the press conference, he seems like the type of coach and man who is a good leader. And his father-in-law is Jack Ramsey and there is nothing wrong with that.
Anyone else pick up on Bird's somewhat weak denial of the JO rumors.
Actually, I immediately thought that there is no other answer that he can give. I don't think that TPTB want to freely admit that we are going to rebuild....ESPECIALLY IF JONeal is sent to the Lakers.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I don't really remember much about O'Brien, so I'm not as enthused at this point as Buck is.
I will, however, say this. If Iverson did not like him, and ajbry does not like him, then I'll probably wind up being very much in favor of this hire.
I would expect them all to be out of a job and they should be right away. Jim will bring in all of his own people.
Great hire! And totally out of nowhere. No speculation at all from anyone on this guy..
Plus we are getting Mr. Harter to get the boys in line.
Let's bring back the D!
A+ on the first move of the offseason.
Part of me thought Bird was almost making his parting comments when he first started talking about Jermaine, but then he changed my mind when he said he heard that Kobe was avaliable.
LOL, yeah, I'm glad someone asked him about it
Is anyone else not surprised by all the speculation being wrong? I mean the GS trade came out of nowhere. Fwiw, TPTB are pretty damn good at throwing off the media.
On a side note, despite being disappointed with this news, the hiring along with the JO trade talks has done wonders for the discussion on PD.
Edit: Cudos to the admins for getting us back on the real PD just in time!
I like when asked about his style how O"Brien said he's a disciplinarian, but NOT when it comes to tempo. If the team needs to run against the Suns they'll do so, but we'll also be able to slow it down with a team that walks it up.
And the TEAM being able to defend, with individuals being held accountable for there defense was also a plus!
Their trying to make up for the Al Harrington trade....
When I heard this on the radio I was shocked. As I read and here his past I am beginning to understand why he was picked
Who's Mr. Harter?


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1 tsp Orange or tangerine juice
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3 cups Baby carrots
Prep: Separately whisk together vinegar, oil, orange juice and dressing & seasoning mix.
Fill: Place all ingredients in a Glad® SimplyCooking Microwave Steaming Bag. Seal bag. Gently shake.
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GREETINGS Saints in the Name of Christ Jesus. We continue to appreciate your comments and suggestions. This week we deal with a subject that could help you avoid eternal torment and lead you to an eternal enjoyable life, read and set your life on the right path to eternity.
Luke 16 vs 19-31:
Vs 19, "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day."
Vs 20, "But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate…"
Vs 21, "…desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores."
Vs 22, "So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried."
Vs 23, "And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."
Vs 24, "Then he cried and said, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.''
Isaiah 14 vs 9-10,
Vs 9, "Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations."
Vs 10, "They all shall speak and say to you: 'Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us?"
Rev 20 vs 13-15,
Vs 13, "The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works."
Vs 14, "Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."
Vs 15, "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."
1 Thess 5 vs 23,
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Paul here in 1 Thessalonians 5 vs 23 enumerates the three elements which together make up the total nature, or personality of man.
These three elements are: Spirit, Soul and Body.
The physical, material part of man — his body — is formed out of the dust of the earth.
The invisible, immaterial part of man (a combination of soul and spirit) has its origin in the breath of the Almighty God.
The Bible indicates that Spirit and soul are not identical, but are two distinct elements together making up the immaterial part of man.
The body – is from below – from the earth.Your spirit and soul – is from above – from God himself.
Some important facts to note
At death, the invisible, immaterial element of man — his spirit and soul — is released from its earthen vessel. Thereafter — the body is buried or restored to earth from which it came, and by process of decomposition it returns to dust. In Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 vs 7, Solomon puts it clearly, this theme of death, and he says… "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it." At death, man's body returns to the dust, but the destiny of his spirit is upward, towards God. The appearance of the spirit of man before God, immediately after death, is for one main purpose, to hear the divine sentence appointing to each spirit the state and the place which it must occupy from the time of death — up to the time of the final judgement.
A Look at the Books of Luke and Isaiah
The account of Luke 16 vs 19-31, if you combine it with Isaiah 14 vs 9-10… these accounts reveal certain definite facts about the condition of departed spirits.
There is a definite persistence of personality after death (your spirit man will continue living). There is a recognition of one person by another (we are not going to be ghosts). There is communication between one person and another. There is awareness of present conditions in this place of departed spirits. And according to Isaiah 14 vs 9-10, there is correspondence in some measure between a man's state in this world and his state in the next. (Those who had positions on earth will be known, however, without special treatment, but looked down upon). For those who were kings in this world are still recognised as kings in the next world (not that in Hell you are given special treatment… no!) but on the contrary… the devil makes a mockery out of it. (But those in Hell are able to tell that this was a king, minister, businessman, manager, chief executive officer, etc…). Listen to Isaiah 14 vs 10, "others in hell will say, have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? (Chef?) However, the passage in Luke 16 vs 19-31 adds one further, very important fact.
After death, the destiny of the spirits of the righteous is quite different from that of the spirits of the wicked.Both Lazarus and the rich man found themselves within the realm of departed spirits, called in Hebrew "sheol" and in Greek "hades". The two men's destinations were quite different. The rich man's spirit was in a place of torment — not because he was rich — no, because he had no time for God and others, while he was here on earth. Between the place of rest and the place of torment was a gulf (or fixed impassable gulf, that could not be crossed from either side).
(Awungeke wajampa amafensi).
Martin Luther King says of the rich man, He maximized the minimum and minimized the maximum.He made Lazarus invisible because he was poor — he passed by him and never saw him. The spirit of Lazarus was in a place of rest (not because he was poor here on earth) no, but because he had time for God and others while he was here on earth.
Between the place of rest and the place of torment was a gulf (or fixed impassable gulf, that could not be crossed from either side).
(Awungeke wajampa amafensi).
Abraham's Bossom
The place of rest, set apart for the departed spirits of the righteous, is in Luke 16 called "Abraham's bossom." The name indicated that those in that place had followed in the footsteps of faith and obedience marked out by Abraham, who was known as the father of faith.
When of course Jesus died and went underground he emptied this place (took the captives captive) straight to heaven (thus no more Abraham's bossom or paradise) but heaven. (He preached salvation to them).
Final Judgement
In Revelation 20 vs 13, this portion of scripture reads "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them, and they were judged every man according to their works." This is the final judgement, it concerns "every man."
None is omitted. Every realm of God's created universe is called upon by divine authority to give up the dead which are in it. John uses three words: "the seas," "death" and "hell." Remember the Greek word for hell is "hades" or "sheol", a place of temporary confinement before final judgement for those outside Christ. After final judgement, all the unrighteous are consigned to the lake of fire. The Hebrew word used in the Old Testament is not "shoel", but "Gehenna."
There is a difference between "shoel", "Hades" on one hand, and "Gehenna," or "the lake of fire" on the other hand. "Shoel" or "hades" is a place of temporary confinement, of the spirits only of the departed (outside the Lord). You are in great torment there, but later…hell itself is thrown into the lake of fire."Gehenna", or "Lake of fire" is a place of final, unending punishment of the total personality of every unrighteous person — spirit and soul and (new) body together. Revelation 20 vs 14 says, "And death and hades (that is hell) were cast into the lake of fire
(Gehenna). "Obviously "hades" cannot be the same as the lake of fire, since "hades", together with "death", is cast into the lake of fire.
According to Luke 16 vs 19-31, in hell, everyone there is aware of the fact that you are there. You are not dead, but alive. According to Mark 9 vs 43 – 48, even the worms there never die, they continue to eat you.
The rich man in hell lifted up his eyes. The rich man was in torment. In hell the rich man was in pain (for he cried and said) "Father Abraham have mercy on me." In hell, there seems to be a clear acknowledgement that there was some wrong done. Hell is very very hot (the rich man said) "Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue." In hell there are flames (the rich man said, "I am tormented in this flame…"). Once in hell, you can't come out, you are there forever. "And besides between us and you there is a great gulf (we can't come to you and you can't come to us). In hell are worms that eat continually. This rich man's senses (soul) was alive in hell.
Sense of sight — He saw Lazarus.
Sense of feeling — Being in torment, he felt the pain.
Sense of taste — Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue (wanted a taste of water).
Sense of hearing — But Abraham said.
Sense of smell — He wanted to smell water one more time. If hell is bad news like we have described, how much more the lake of fire
"Gehenna" where eventually hell is thrown into?
Isaiah 14 vs 9-10,vs 9, "Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations." Vs 10, "They all shall speak and say to you: 'Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us?"
Comments from last week's article
Thank you so much I learnt something from this piece may God richly bless you — 0779711317
Thank you for article on casting out demons, it's really enlightening where in the Bible do we see people counselling or chatting with demons like we see in churches today? And how do we know it's God behind all that mumbo jumbo? — 0716236590
Thanks for Demons part 2 instalment. Could you give us a full installment on Romans 20 and 30. What exactly does it mean, are some people predestined for Hell and some for paradise? — 0772396359
Request to our readers this week:
Minister to at least two unsaved souls this week and lead them to Christ and ask them to attend any church that teaches the fundamental doctrines of Jesus Christ.


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IBM® WebSphere® Business Modeler Advanced is an advanced business process modeling and analysis tool. Business users are able to generate process modeling, simulation, and analysis to help them to understand, document, and deploy business processes better. Based on the WebSphere Business Modeler Basic edition, WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced helps to accelerate process development in response to today's evolving business needs.
IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced provides:
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Effect of Glycerol Trierucate on Clinical Course of Adrenoleukodystrophy
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OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the clinical efficacy of combination glyceryl trierucate and glyceryl trioleate (Lorenzo's Oil) therapy in boys with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
II. Compare the frequency and severity of neurological disability of study patients with untreated historical controls.
|Drug: glyceryl trierucate Drug: glyceryl trioleate
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study of Glyceryl Trierucate and Glyceryl Trioleate (Lorenzo's Oil) Therapy in Male Children With Adrenoleukodystrophy
- neurological disability [ Time Frame: 6 months post intervention, then every 3 months until age 13 years ]
- magnetic resonance imaging of the head [ Time Frame: yearly ]
- very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) [ Time Frame: every month during first year, then every 1-3 months ]
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|Study Start Date:
|April 1998
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|November 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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GTO/GTE treatment
Treatment with GTO/GTE orally; 30-60 ml daily for study period
Drug: glyceryl trierucate
Glyceryl trierucate is an oil to reduce very long chain fatty acids
Other Names:Drug: glyceryl trioleate
Patients receive 2-4 tablespoons of a mixture of glyceryl trierucate and glyceryl trioleate oil once daily.
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PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is an open label study. Patients must follow dietary instructions as provided by the investigator. Patients receive 2-4 tablespoons of a mixture of glyceryl trierucate and glyceryl trioleate oil once daily. Patients complete a neuropsychological scoring scale questionnaire to measure neurological disability. Patients undergo physical examinations including magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the head.
Patients are followed monthly for 6 months, then every 3 months until death.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Months to 6 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Biochemically proven asymptomatic X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
- Platelet count in normal range
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004418
|United States, Maryland
|Kennedy Krieger Institute
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287-6681
|Principal Investigator:
|Gerald V Raymond, M.D.
|Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
|Responsible Party:
|Gerald Raymond, Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00004418 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
Nutricia-Loma Linda ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Nutricia-Loma Linda )
KKI-FDR000685 ( Other Identifier: FDA )
|Study First Received:
|October 18, 1999
|Last Updated:
|September 17, 2014
Keywords provided by Gerald Raymond, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.:
inborn errors of metabolism
rare disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Intellectual Disability
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Peroxisomal Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Adrenal Insufficiency
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
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Before you start to read this, I assure you it is true (I experienced it in person), and no, I have not had an overdose of Lifetime movies this holiday season.
On Dec. 14, America suffered yet another act of unexplained tragedy.
Hey there.
Even though the weather is turning cooler, many of us may not be ready for winter to arrive.
Last week we talked about Windows 8 and we discussed some of the things that you should be aware of if you pick up one of these new machines.
The 2013 legislative session is less than a month away.
Sunday night, while folding laundry at the dining room table, I started thinking about dad-like things I had done over the weekend. I was going to make it a Facebook status, but there were too many things.
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For the past week or so, several people have approached me in the following way: "I heard a nasty rumor about you. Is it true?"
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For the past months I've been studying programming and I've finally learned how to code, but one thing that is confusing me is how to properly organize the design of a game project - code wise.
The game I'm building is a pretty standard commercial game. It has the basic components of a normal game: A world, characters and items interacting with each other and all of this is run by game manager. Basically you play as a hero in a world and do stuff. Fight, explore and interact.
Think of your standard adventure game that starts off with an intro, goes to the menu system, then gets into the game and back to the menu. Pretty much like 99% of any commercial game or otherwise serious game projects. Thats what I'm aiming at.
The problem is:
How do you properly code a commercial game architecture?
How do you organize it?
How do you make it not become unmaintainable spaghetti code?
What specific things to keep in mind when building this, codewise?
How you can help me:
a) Please tell how do you code your own game projects. What is your thought-process when designing the architecture?
B) Recommend books, blogs, tutorials, videos or anything else on how to organize a commercial video game.
c) Give hints and tips on do's/don'ts when building a game, codewise.
Please help!
Okay I don't have so much time right now so I'll give u just brief answer (I'm being forced out of my PC to go swimming - and so I will do, because it's around 40°C outside) on code organization and how to do it (e.g how we do it in company). (With hope that my answer really answers your questions)
It's a bit different in every game engine and game. For example in our previous and our current project we strictly organize (e.g. project organization) every part of project into it's own folder, sometimes even we do it as separate project (e.g. we make a library out of it).
Our simple folder structure right now represens how code is structured: /bin - binary /data - data (contains gfx, audio, game scripts, etc. etc.) /etc - contains scripts for game engine /usr - contains user data (saves, screenshots, captured video) /src - most important folder, contains source
in /src we got basically just makefile (who needs IDE - good text editor
The second is code organization - e.g. not to have spaghetti code - every programmer must comment code so it's understandable (and comment a lot!) for every other programmer (we're currently 2 on current project, so it's not a problem). Also the naming should be united, nothing is as horrible as multiple naming systems in single project (class CShader, class model_t, class Texture ... no way - use single one, F.e. class CShader, class CModel, class CTexture), the same counts for procedure/method/structure/... naming. E.g. use one single naming system.
Also use namespaces in C++ or C# for organizing code (e.g. I call this inter-source organization) - F.e. I got namespace Engine, where is class CModel, this class can load models from obj file format (it can more, but one is enough for an example) through obj loader in namespace LibObj, uses containers for data from namespace Math.
If you keep high code organization the project (even monolithic) is easy to maintain.
Note: I don't say that our organization of code and project is the only one right... there are more ways to keep stuff organized and non-spaghetti.
I think finite state machines work well for a lot of gaming structure. You can have game states: menu, level1, level2, etc. You can have states for objects: door open, door closed, door opening, door closing, you can have states for characters: dialog, rest, attack, etc. I combine those with a global variable system. If(hasTicket) state = whatever. I write small games. For game saves, save the scene state and global variables. The global variables might also be main character variables, or whatever. I think object oriented code is the most maintainable, but not always the fastest. The ideal, for me, is to use an engine of some kind and then object oriented code for the interactivity. Plus, I hate detail work. You start with an entity and build up, animated entity, enemy, etc. I'm a hobbyist, so this might not apply.
One of the best things I learned to do was to structure my code in 'scenes'. When I first started, I had a behemothic application class which was a state machine, deciding what to do and what to render at a given time. But now, I have a singleton SceneManager which maintains a list of classes that inherit from Scene. Scene has virtual init, update and draw functions. So I have LogoScene, OptionScene, MenuScene, GameScene, HighscoreScene, StoryScene, etc. These can be kept completely separate. Also, the scenemanager knows which is the current and next scenes so thats where I do a nice fade transition.
The sad fact is that most commercial code is a mess.
You start out with a nice clean design (I agree, scenes are the best), then you need to add a patch to get it working on \ which means you have a load of #ifdef #else #endif all over the place.
Then management want to support \ and so you have another load of #ifdef #else #endif
Then someone decides that this is all round and hairy dangly bits, so they write an abstraction layer, but they leave before it's finished......
Etc. Etc. Etc. ad nauseum
At the moment I am trying to get a game working now I have ported all the code. I found a macro that couldn't possibly work on any compiler/os/hardware, yet it is in their code. So I dug a bit deeper and found this file was in the source tree, but not included in the build.
Don't think commercial games are beautiful pieces of production quality code, they usually aren't
How do you properly code a commercial game architecture?
How do you organize it?
How do you make it not become unmaintainable spaghetti code?
What specific things to keep in mind when building this, codewise?
What you are asking here is for someone with experience to do a mega-mind dump of experiences, practices and processes...in a simple forum reply. Yeah, not gonna happen.
However, I can tell you that effective code is modular code. Seems blatantly obvious, until you see how much bad code is out there. There are two simple concepts: cohesionand coupling. You want to understand what code "goes together", and keep it in one method/block/module/function. At the same time, you try to minimize coupling, or how explicitly connected that block is to other blocks. You want highly-cohesive, minimally-coupled code.
From those two simple principles spawn a slew of methodologies, architectures, patterns, languages, language features (ex: generics), heuristics (ex: YAGNI, Law Of Demeter, etc.) and development tools that, to various degrees of success, help you keep those two principles in check.
In theory, you want to optimize furiously for both those broad concepts. But, in practice, there is a balance. The more effort you put in cohesion-coupling optimization, the more you may affect performance, development effort, maintainability, testability, etc. So, it's not just a matter of lining up the right "magic architecture". Also, as Stainless colorfully alludes to, there's the realities of development and the roadblocks that can make sticking to principles difficult or overlooked.
Some of my favorites "thingees" that are tied to the above discussion, off the top of my head: domain-driven design (esp. the concept of aggregates), inversion of control/dependency injection (to promote low coupling), functional languages, MVC-type patterns for UIs, component-based architecture and Haskell + functional-reactive programming.
Some notable books: Design Patterns, Code Complete, Game Engine Architecture, etc.
There's probably a million more things I could give you, but these were the neurons that fired during this post. At least, hopefully they should help you have starting points to google with...
lol at the "b )" turning into a smiley.
Thank you for your replies, you guys have given some really good directions to me.
@ Vilem Otte:
Thats some very good advice, especially the folder structure example which was something I didn't think of right away. Although, what exactly is the /etc/ folder for specifically? Did you mean that it contains third party libraries/plugins for the engine or something else?
@ Fireside:
Yeah, state machines will definitely have uses for various components, such as the menu system and AI, atleast.
Since I'm doing this using C# with Unity3D, object oriented design is being used extensively because I like how OOP works and C# has great support for OOP. I want to create a component-based architecture so that everything would be modular and easily expandable/modifyable.
@ BlackWingedGames:
Can you please tell me more about how do you start coding the singleton scenemanager and how do you progress? This is something I'm trying to figure out for my menu system, but I'm not sure where to start with it.
Infact, I want to use the singleton pattern to make a gamemanager class that would control the flow of the entire game system, but I don't know how to go about it properly. I don't know how to start coding it and I don't know how to progress from there on.
@ Stainless:
Haha yeah I'm very well aware of that. However most modern games made today by big companies don't crash, thanks to consoles being more strict to enforce more stable code and better technical design (no tolerance for framerate loss unlike on the PC platform).
I'm pretty sure game programming has evolved to have better practices, even if not every company might have enough time to actually use them, but still, there are way to properly code something, including games.
Also the fact that I'm using C# and Unity3D as my engine for the project, which takes away some of the issues you mentioned there, like porting to other platforms, because its designed in the way to be able to deploy to all the platforms of your choice without having to fiddle around with the details too much.
@ AlphaDog:
Modularity is definitely a priority for me. Not just because the project I'm doing actually demands it due to its functional design, but I like the concept of it and I also find it very robust and flexible. Thats why I'm planning on creating a component-based entity system once I get to that point (and learn how to do in the first place).
You give some really good advice and directions here, for which I'm very grateful of and I do realize my question(s) are very case-specific and that they have multiple different answers for them. I was hoping that posting it on a forum would bring small hints from various people, not necessarily one person that would answer everything at once, and so far it has been a success. I take what I can get and you people have given me lots. A little bit of this and little bit of that from many places will eventually accumulate to the big answer you were looking for.
I'm currently studying design patterns as well as the full language features of C#, but you also mention various other topics I haven't heard of (MVC, Domain Driven Design, Haskell...), so I'll have a look at those. Thank you.


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Ramona Rizzo and Karen Gravano of the hit VH1 series "Mob Wives" will be publicly make a stand in support of marriage equality today, December 1st when they officiate the wedding of "Anthony" and "Andrew" in the hit Off-Broadway comedy "My Big Gay Italian Wedding." This will be the ladies' debut on the NYC stage.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding satirizes the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage while drawing on larger-than-life gay and Italian characters. Anthony Pinnunziato, a gay Italian-American from a large chaotic family, wants to marry his boyfriend Andrew Polinski in a traditional Italian ceremony. Anthony's overbearing mother won't give her blessing unless Andrew's estranged mother also gives her blessing and the ceremony is performed by a priest. Matters are further complicated by Andrew's ex-boyfriend, intent on breaking up the couple.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding premiered at the Actor's Playhouse in November 2003. On September 12, 2009, a revised and updated version of the play played a benefit performance at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island, and then moved to St. Luke's Theatre in Manhattan in May 2010 for a sixteen month run.
During the run, the show hosted major celebrities to raise money and awareness for marriage equality and the Trevor Project. That list included all of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey", Lance Bass, Tabatha Coffey, Vincent Pastore, Dr. Joy Browne as well as many other celebrity bloggers and local celebrities. Ramona and Karen are the first to join the new run under Bianco Productions, scheduled to open on November 3rd for a limited engagement.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding will be directed by two-time Emmy award winning Director, Sonia Blangiardo. Sonia received Emmy Awards for her work on "One Life To Live" and "As The World Turns" and is currently a director for "General Hospital." The show will once again contain original music and lyrics from David James Boyd and original choreography from J. Austin Eyer. Scenic and costume design is by Frank Gericitano.
The production features recording artists Kim Sozzi (Singer of the Billboard Chart Topping Hits "Feel Your love", "Kiss Me Back", and "Little Bird") and Judy Torres ("No Reason To Cry", "Come Into My Arms" and "Faithfully") who will rotate the role of "Aunt Toniann." The show also features Anthony J. Wilkinson and Daniel Robinson (Hairspray, Big Gay Musical) as the respective grooms.
The rest of the cast includes Brett Douglas (Maurizio), Donna Castellano (Angela), Joe Scanio (Joseph), Meridith Cullen (Maria), Justin Flexen (Gregorio), Liz Gericitano (Lucia), Meagan Robar (Connie), Tommaso Antico (Mario), Michael Gellert (Frankie), Erik Ransom (Rodney), Chad Kessler (Father Rosalia), Paul Moon, and Leah Gerstel
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In the wake of the latest revelations about baseball players and PED use, it's worth revisiting the piece reprinted below, which was originally published as a "6-4-3" column on December 6, 2004.
Anyone with access to a keyboard, microphone or telephone has weighed in on this. Local and national talk show hosts are more than happy to point out any number of things that may or may not be true, may or may not be relevant, but sure as hell serve to put the speaker in a position of perceived moral superiority, whether or not said position was earned.
There's enough decrepitude and childishness on this issue to go around, but let's start at the beginning, before the rules, before the ridiculous cries of "Who will save the children?"--a laughable cry from media outlets who sell half their ad inventory to beer companies looking to attract new, young customers under the age of majority. At the beginning is one simple question: Do steroids, human growth hormone and other "performance enhancing" drugs really enhance baseball performance? I assume that they do, but if asked for evidence, I couldn't supply any. There is significant evidence that anabolic steroids, used in a particular fashion, cause a number of deleterious physiological effects, but I've not seen any hard evidence that any of the drugs in question really do improve baseball performance. And if they do, do they help more than the amphetamines that ballplayers have been using for more than 30 years? I'm not a physiology guy, but I'm guessing a little meth would help a hitter more than the marginal muscle mass gain of say, Dianabol.
But let's assume there is a gain in performance due to "the cream," "the clear," HGH, THG, or other various and sundry chemicals. Do you really think this is something new, and falls disproportionately on the shoulders of
The idea that performance-enhancing drugs are something new in baseball is mammothly Pollyanna. Americans on the whole tend to mythologize the past. The '50s weren't like "Leave it to Beaver," as much as a sizable chunk of the citizenry would like to believe that they were. Similarly, baseball has had players looking for a chemical edge as long as there have been games to win or lose or, more to the point, money to be made. West Coast Turnarounds, greenies, and all sorts of other chemicals have been used by ballplayers since before I was born. This isn't anything particularly novel.
I'm not going to defend anyone who's chosen to take performance enhancing drugs to excel on the field. The drugs may or may not have specifically been against MLB's rules, but I don't think anyone can make a case based on ignorance; if you're trying to hide an activity, you've probably got a good idea that people wouldn't approve if they knew you were doing it. But I don't think this is a cut-and-dried issue of a few athletes using illicit substances. Instead, I believe the bigger concern here is one of hypocrisy, the symbolic trumping the substantive, and misplaced moralism.
The headlines are about Bonds and Giambi, but I'm struck by two other things that strike me as much more important and headline-worthy:
This whole phenomenon has become a Rorschach test for everyone concerned. If you didn't like someone before, you'll use this as further evidence to support your position as logical and righteous. If you're a selective enforcer of morals, like most of us, you can scream from the rooftops that athletes are setting a bad example for our kids by using these drugs, which of course have been available and prevalent in high school at least since I graduated back in '83, before the press covered anyone in MLB using them. If you're one of the sepia-toned fans, you can cling to your illusions that today's players aren't as talented/tough/dedicated as players were in the past.
There's a lot of ugliness in our collective hearts and minds that gets reinforced and hardened by this, and the boys at ESPN have continued to move away from actual sport and towards melodrama in their coverage of it. Reality check: This is a story about a few athletes who may or may not have used drugs to improve their performance, at the risk of their own health. The drugs may or may not have been effective, but what's certain is that your tax dollars have been chasing a guy who gave a ballplayer a cream that may have resulted in a few extra hits, instead of enforcing other federal laws that actually make a positive difference in our lives.
Maybe the agents on this case could have been taking courses in Arabic, or learning about forensic accounting and how to detect white-collar crime, or putting together a program to increase security at ports. Instead, they've given us an Ionesco-esque set of press conferences and news stories as the lead-in to "3," next weekend on ESPN.
Gary Huckabay is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Secure Answers for a Risky Business
Why Is There Such an Increased Focus on Security?
By Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner, PE
Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner bring their wits and more than 66 years of process control experience to bear on your questions, comments, and problems. Write to them at email@example.com.
Greg: The topic this month is cybersecurity. Since Stan and I are insecure by nature, we have asked Mark Nixon, the chief architect of the original DeltaV development, editor for the WirelessHART network management specification and the manager for the DeltaV future architecture team, to provide secure answers that get to the heart and HART of the matter.
Stan: Why is there such an increased focus on security?
Mark: Over the past several years, the drive for increased efficiency has led companies toward supporting larger networks that support a wider range of applications. Control applications that traditionally were isolated and self-contained are now incorporating scheduling, product materials information and lab samples. For example, SAP-based lab data may be pulled back into the control system and used in multivariable control strategies. It is no longer viable to view the security of control systems in terms of isolation (separation of control systems from other corporate computing networks).
Greg: What does this mean for control system suppliers?
Mark: Process control and SCADA systems, with their reliance on proprietary networks and hardware have long been considered immune to the network attacks that have caused IT departments so much grief. The move to standard platforms, such as Windows and Linux, and use of open standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP and Web technologies have opened the door, for a much wider ranger set of vulnerabilities.
Stan: What kind of vulnerabilities are we talking about? Are we just talking about hackers and terrorist? Can we just verify their age? Retirees can hardly get into a system even when permitted.
Mark: Although newspapers tend to focus on hackers and terrorists, we are talking about much more than that. Because of the open platforms, open standards and the role of control systems in plant operations, we need to take a much wider view. Vulnerabilities include natural disasters, the unintended consequences of operator actions, management practices, regulatory policy, inadequate technology and system designs, and, yes, hackers and terrorists.
Greg: You can add my lunch to that list. I wish I could figure out a way to have people stop stealing my lunch from the refrigerator. Tell me, what kinds of things are we talking about?
Mark: As I said, control networks that used to be limited to a single facility or organization now increasingly are connected to business systems. Some of the business systems transport information on electric power demandandoil and gas transport, and coordinate transport and logistics. A shipping company can now coordinate shipping and delivery operations directly with its customers, linking systems and creating a web of functionality and interdependence.
Stan: This is a pretty broad topic. How do you break the problem down?
Mark: Segmentation is the key to the problem. The folks at ISA have been busy working on a standard to help. In the tried-and-true way of engineering, they have broken the problem down into pieces. They refer to these pieces as security zones. These security zones can be physical or logical zones. In the case of physical zones, equipment such as a firewall can limit traffic between zones. In the case of logical zones, profiles and roles can limit a specific user or application. Most companies today provide some form of physical security. With physical security, networks are segmented into zones. A zone may be an isolated stand-alone network segment or a network segment separated from the organizations network by some sort of a network barrier device. These barrier devices, often referred to as demilitarized zone devices (DMZ), provide isolation by filtering and remove nonessential communication traffic. DMZ devices should be designed to complement other cybersecurity measures.
Greg: What are these other security measures?
Mark: Todays control systems are connected to and integrated with business systems both within companies and between partner companies. Exposing control systems to all of this traffic increases the likelihood of security incidents. In keeping with the principles of least privilege and need-to-know, the control systems themselves should be architected so that applications and functionality are also compartmentalized. For example, this means that operators would be restricted to areas of the plant that they are authorized to operate in and applications that they have been certified to operate. Compartmentalizing applications and functions into zones does not necessarily mean isolating them. Conduits connect the security zones and facilitate the transport of necessary communications between the segmented security zones.
Stan: There has been a lot of talk about wireless. Can we use wireless for monitoring and control applications?
Mark: A lot has been printed on the issues surrounding securing wireless networks. We can get a view for how wireless is being addressed by looking at the SP100.11a and the WirelessHART standards. In both cases, security is designed into the standards. In the case of WirelessHART security is inherent. In the case of SP100, users need to be careful to configure their systems to disable distributing security keys in clear text.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Authorities say the three people aboard an Alaska State Trooper helicopter that crashed as it returned are feared dead.
Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters says the aircraft was carrying a state trooper, a pilot for the troopers and a rescued snowmobiler when it went down Saturday night.
She says the crash site was spotted Sunday and no survivors have been found. She says that though the three are feared dead, their deaths haven't been confirmed.
Wreckage of the helicopter burned, but Peters said it was not known how the fire started or how long it lasted.
The trooper helicopter was on a mission to pick up a snowmobiler stranded near Larson Lake 7 miles east of Talkeetna in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.


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Noah Hartsock is a hell of a college basketball player. I love watching that dude play.
The 'Cuse/Asheville game is a damn good one. Asheville is not going to tighten up.
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Noah Hartsock is a hell of a college basketball player. I love watching that dude play.
The 'Cuse/Asheville game is a damn good one. Asheville is not going to tighten up.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
The refs just sealed it for Syracuse.
Big shock, I know.
These refs are a joke.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
These refs had to have been paid off. This is just ridiculous.
Ok seriously are these refs on the take?
This is just pathetic, in the truest sense of the word. I'm glad Reggie's calling these refs out.
I've seen worse (2nd half of IU/Duke '92 comes to mind), but this is still incredibly blatant.
The end of this game was offensive. **** Syracuse and their slime ball coach.
Did you see the goaltend earlier in the game? It was the most blatant goaltend I've ever seen that didn't get called.
Stuff like that is what leads to conspiracy theories. Three refs cannot miss something like that.
Vandy's Tinsley is just horrible. He's single-handedly letting Harvard back in the game.
Pretty boring day so far. Favorites are 8-0 so far. Hopefully IU isn't the first fave to fall.
VCU looks good against Wichita State early, but that's more of an even matchup. Wouldn't be a huge upset.
I picked Baylor to go to the Elite 8 but I might root against them if they keep wearing the DayGlo. Gross.
Baylor vs. South Dakota State is why I love watching the tournament. Two teams with very very different skill sets, which one can win?
Why on god's green earth was VCU a 12 seed? I know they had a whole new roster, but so did Kentucky basically. VCU is really more of a 4 or a 5.
Wichita can't buy a whistle right now.
Wichita State is charging back into this game...give the ball to Stutz!! Go valley!
VCU/Wichita State's been a lot of fun. If I weren't still bitter from last year I'd probably be a VCU fan.
Look at their schedule. 12 may be an underseed, but no way they're a 4/5. They didn't beat anyone, hell they didn't even play anyone.
Freaking WVU... Playing in your backyard and laying an egg. I should have known better. they ruined my perfect day.
Of course, now that the IU game is about to start, the ESPN stream has gone to ****.
I get really ****ing tired of nothing working the way it's supposed to.
Their frontcourt is too strong for Cody.
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Victim-Blaming - The Gross American Pastime (part 1 of many) Marja Erwin (2011-03-25).
For our first entry, I'll take all statements of the form:"If you [act in some harmless but insufficiently subordinate manner], then don't complain when faced with the consequences [up to and including beatings, arrest, torture, and rape]."Look, do we even have to explain why kapoism and other evils are bad?...(Linked Friday 2011-03-25.)
I.W.W. presents "Finally Got the News" film screening & discussion. Guy Debord, Los Angeles Anarchist (2011-03-25).
"Finally Got the News" film screening and discussion April 9th, 2011 2:00 pm @ The Southern California Library 6120 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA (guest speakers TBA) The Los Angeles IWW invites you to commemorate the legacy and lessons of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. The League was...(Linked Saturday 2011-03-26.)
Resilient Japan. Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2011-03-16).
An 8.9 earthquake, a 33-foot tsunami, a series of crises at their battered nuclear plants: The people of Japan have withstood the last week with admirable tenacity. There's no shortage of lessons the rest of the world can learn from what we've been seeing. Here are three of them. 1....(Linked Saturday 2011-03-26.)
Two Socialist Catechisms. Shawn P. Wilbur, Two-Gun Mutualism & the Golden Rule (2011-03-28).
I've been reading around Proudhon quite a bit lately, trying to establish contexts as a step towards further clarifying his ideas. And I have been in search of 19th century English translations of the French socialists, as a step towards establishing the contexts for people like William B. Greene and...(Linked Monday 2011-03-28.)