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At Home Beauty Salon in Alberton before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Mobile Hair Stylist is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
Choosing a Mobile Hairdresser - 4 Simple Tips to Help You Choose The Best
1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Mobile Wedding Hairdresser hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
The Role of a Mobile Hairdresser
4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
Your mobile hairdresser should be happy and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and often make-up to accentuate and compliment the individual looks of the customer, and offer suggestions on what hairstyle or make up should best suit the client.
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Hairdressing is one of the many trades that can be carried out in a clients home. Hairdressers only need a pair of scissors a small stock of products comb and other accessories to cut and style a persons hair. But is it worth it? below I discuss some of the pros and cons of mobile hairdressing and perhaps uncover some little known truths.
I hope this article maybe useful to someone who is thinking of starting up in mobile hairdressing and help them to assess which is the best route to take salon based or mobile.
So you have a car, have all your tools a client list and decide to go into the flexible working of being mobile. You can book clients in when you want as much of what will allow get up late arrive home early?
Firstly nowadays if you use a car for business you must have the correct insurance often this will incur a higher premium. There could be an argument that the car is just insured for "personal" use social and pleasure and that if you had an accident that you would just say you where visiting a relative? Insurance companies are more and more tightening there belts and looking for people outside of the scope of this they may ask to prove you where on holiday from work or proof of travel.
Do your research
This is the most important part before going into any new venture and its also the part that most people get wrong partly because of their desire to live the dream. Be hard on your plan scrutinize the competition how many the what why where and how. Also look at the possibility of future competition and threat of reducing your market.
Allot of people do not really Analise there costs, when I mean costs I mean true costs down to the penny, here's an example.
Outgoings cost of car payment, car tax, insurance,fuel, wear and tear, cost of equipment and stock, fair wear and tear to equipment, necessary taxes. Add all this up on a yearly then monthly and drill down to a daily basis this will give you an idea of where you need to start from.
Best of luck
Choosing a Mobile Hairdresser - 4 Simple Tips to Help You Choose The Best
Mobile Hairdressing is regular part of our everyday lives. It's too easy to take it for decided, and forget the key task it has in causal to an active and increasing economy. Mobile Hairdressing is a trendy career that countless people enjoy making a income from. Mobile Hairdressers work - cutting, dyeing and shampooing customer's hair and many other services. Mobile Hairdressing as a Career has many unusual forecasts and can also gives you time to a busy social life.
If you are interested to make Mobile Hairdressing as a Career or if you are looking what to do to become a hairdresser the following information will be helpful for you:
Entrance Level
As well as having relevant experience hairdressers also need the right personal qualities to progress. Candidates require being good with their hands and enthusiastic to learn new skills. A reasonable degree of inspiration is required as are good customer service skills. These two characteristic will frequently be experienced as customers will ask for advices for dissimilar hairstyles for different intentions. As well as this you require to be eager about your work and keep alongside each other of new styles and fashions.
Well qualified hairdressers keep on developing their skills in high-quality areas. This can consist of coloring and dyeing skills as well as alternative therapies and other mobile hairdressing services.
After working as a hair stylist in a salon some hairdressers make a decision to go into business opening their own salons. Otherwise some people start mobile hairdressing businesses plateful people in the society who have problems with maneuverability or who unable to leave their home for some reasons. If you would like to practice either of these it is optional that you learn a business management course at National Vocational Qualification level. A driving license is also required and is essential for hairdressers wants to start mobile hairdressing business.


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Mobile units will be on site for three years
Siemens Water Technologies has established its mobile water treatment solutions in the Middle East with its first installation outside North America. Siemens will supply the system to Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. The 50-m3/hr system uses media filtration followed by reverse osmosis to treat and purify groundwater for use as drinking water.
The mobile water treatment units began operation on June 15, 2008, and will be on site for about three years. Unlike other treatment systems, which require the investment of capital expense, manufacturing time and installation, the containerized mobile water systems provide numerous advantages such as rapid response for emergency or unplanned maintenance, minimal field construction costs and the flexibility to upgrade or change a treatment process if source water chemistry changes.
The Siemens mobile water system at Saudi Aramco will supply 50 m3/hr of treated water to supplement an existing drinking water supply during construction of a new permanent system. The company selected a mobile unit instead of a permanent treatment system, because the fully integrated, containerized system can be installed quickly with minimal construction time. By using the Siemens water treatment system, Aramco has improved the quality and quantity of available drinking water from the existing wells.
"The protection of this vital resource is an important responsibility and one of Saudi Aramco's highest priorities," said Mazen Snobar, community services executive director at Saudi Aramco. "We are greatly honored to work with Siemens Water Technologies, a leader in mobile water systems."
Unlike the systems in North America, which are built inside trailers on wheels, expansion of the mobile treatment concept into Saudi Arabia involved designing treatment systems to be built in international-standard ISO containers. All of the necessary interconnecting piping, power distribution and instrumentation are complete within the container, including PLC controls for fully automatic operations. Chemical feed systems are also integrated in the container when required. This configuration allows Siemens to adapt fully integrated treatment systems into transportable containers built to withstand rigorous use and transportation. Once on site, a single-point connection for water inlet and outlet and a single-point connection for the power supply are all that is required.

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Audio/Sound Design: The Big Picture
Great sound has the power to take us inside the experience — whether we are watching a film, television program, live theater, or enjoying music.
The BA in Television and Digital Media Program, Audio/Sound Design Concentration approaches the study of sound production as an interdisciplinary, multi-platform experience. The skill-based curriculum is designed to allow you to create compelling sound design for all forms of media as well as become proficient in audio production techniques. Coursework is complemented by hands-on work at the campus radio station as well as on various documentary, television, film, theatre and music projects. Internships at professional broadcast, post production, music and media companies are highly encouraged and strongly supported by the school.
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The Audio/Sound Design Concentration begins with theoretical and practical coursework in the physics of sound as well as studio operations, recording principles, mixing, editing and effects processing. As you progress through the program, you will create original sound design for broadcast, film, music, theatre and gaming projects.
Access to state-of-the-art equipment in the audio studios, radio station and DuMont Television Center will allow you to hone your expertise as you become skilled on audio equipment used in the industry today.
The curriculum for the BA in Television and Digital Media, Audio/Sound Design Concentration is comprised of 120 credits (3 cr. per course) and includes five areas of requirement:
- Television and Digital Media – Audio/Sound Design courses (15 credits) — sequential instruction specific to the major-concentration
- Common-Core School Curriculum(18 credits) — a broad foundation for understanding all communication and media disciplines (required of all students in the School of Communication and Media)
- Major Elective courses (15 credits) — further development of major-related expertise
- General education courses (45-48 credits) –- exploration of studies that comprise a liberal arts education – e.g. in writing, humanities, math, and the natural, social and computer sciences (required of all University students pursuing a bachelor of arts degree)
- Free electives (15-24 credits) — exploration of additional areas of interest or inclusion of a Minor
In addition, students often pursue internships to acquire practical experience related to the major.
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- Four-Year Course Sequence
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Careers in Television and Digital Media – Audio/Sound Design
Audio/sound specialists find work in such areas as film, broadcast, television, entertainment, theatre, music and gaming. Graduates may also find jobs in craft disciplines including sound design and sound editing, working in settings such as concert venues and recording studios. Many audio specialists service large-scale performance productions and sports events as well as smaller-scale meeting functions and school lectures.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers very positive data for careers in communication and media, including those in sound engineering and related professions.
Below is a sampling of career titles in the industry:
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- Recording Assistant
- Sound Mix Engineer
- Recording Engineer
- Audio Programmer
- Forensic Audio Specialist
- Audio Producer
- HD Audio Applications Engineer
- Assistant Studio Manager
- Re-recording Mixer
- Sound Designer/Mixer
- Senior Audio Programmer
- Recording Studio Technician
- Senior Audio Designer
- Recording Studio Manager
- Audio Director
- Voice-over Director
- Soundtrack Engineer
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Schneider Michael
Hungerbergstrasse 26
CH-5000 Aarau (AG)
Classical Music
Born in Göttingen in 1964. First important musical influences during college in Aarau through swiss-hungarian composer János Tamás. Studies at Zurich University (Musicology, History, Art History) and graduation as Master of Arts with a master thesis on swiss Composer Peter Mieg. Studies of composiiton with Dimitri Terzakis at the Conservatory of Music in Berne and in master classes with Edison Denissow. 1998/99 Sabbatical in Sydney with various contacts to the australian music scene. Grants by Aargauer Kuratorium in 1997, 2001 and 2005. Performances at Alternativa Festival Moscow, MDR Music Summer, Festival Archipel Genf, Music Week Braunwald et al; Composition commissions by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Vocal Ensemble Musica Vocalis Rara, Bläsersolisten Aargau, baritone Kurt Widmer and Ensemble Proton.
Various Activities as Music manager and artistic director; 2006-2019 Managing Director of the Künstlerhaus Boswil, Place of Music, 2000-2012 artistic director of the Wettingen Chamber Concerts. Member of GONG/Jeunesses Musicales Aargau, Peter Mieg Foundation, Music commission and board of Argovia Symphony Orchestra.
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La beauté retrouvée (1991)
for four-handed piano
'La beaute retrouvée' is a piece in memory of the Swiss composer Peter Mieg: The title ties in with Marcel Proust whose novel 'A la recherche du temps perdu' provided Mieg with his most important literary influence. In a modified form, the titel of this piano piece plays with the title of the novel and also makes reference to the specific musical ideal, which Mieg felt himself commited to in the creation of his compositional oeuvre. The cross-shaped formal and harmonic disposition underlines the symbolic 'in memorium' character of the piece.
Relatively simple piano part in space notation; fragile sounds in a dialogue between the players.
Duration: 4' 00"
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Evokation (1991)
for violin, clarinet and piano
Impulsive, feverish movements with lyrical bright spells.
Duration: 5' 00"
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Der Mann im Mond (1991-1992)
for three speaking roles, oboe, saxophone, violin, violoncello and percussion (one player)
Texts: Georg Britting
Based on Georg Brittings expressionistic drama about failing in life and taking part in the happiness of a third party.
Duration: 30' 00"
Licht über Schatten (1993)
for two flutes
"Licht über Schatten" is dedicated to Elfriede Frank, the mother of Anne Frank, in memory of her son Heinz Geiringer from her first marriage, and her two daughters, Margot and Anne, by her second husband Otto Frank: Three children who fell victim to the National Socialist's persecution of the Jews. Hounded under the Stalin regime, a poem by the Russian lyricist Ossip Mandelstam provides the motto for this piece. Powerlessness and hope are contrasted, the belief that a glimmer of resistance to totalitarianism is beginning:
Into the distance stretch the mounds of people's heads:
I become small up there, where no one will espy me;
But in kindhearted books and children's games, instead,
I'll rise again to say the sun is shining.
Duration: 7' 00"
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CH-6000 Luzern 7
Von einer Wanderung (Werner Wehrli) (1992-1995)
for chamber orchestra
Werner Wehrli (1892-1944) was one of the most renowned interwar Swiss composers. His multifaceted body of work encompasses every musical genre and spans opera and pieces for educational use. After training in Zurich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Basel, Wehrli returned to his hometown of Aarau and developed an interest in a myriad of activities, including directing and music teaching. In 1921, Wehrli composed a piano cycle comprising 22 poetic miniatures after a trip to the Säntis mountain area of Switzerland. Colourful travel impressions were the result, each one laying testament to the composer's bond with nature and "can only be compared in their richness of reproduced sentiment to the corresponding compositions by impressionistic musicians." (Walter Labhart). This instrumentation comprises eight pieces to form a cycle for chamber orchestra, whereby the number of instruments has been purposefully reduced to six (simple woodwind section, horn and trumpet) to increase performance possibilities. A relatively comprehensive percussion part (which can be mastered by a single player) additionally accentuates the colourations found in the piano part in the orchestral version.
Can also be performed by an amateur orchestra.
Duration: 11' 00"
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Über verwunschenen Ebenen (1994-1995)
for chamber ensemble (0.1.1.1/126.96.36.199/1perc/188.8.131.52)
This piece is based on inspiration gathered from a flight over the Afghan desert, whose mountain tops, streets and settlements became apparent via a ten kilometer deep fata morgana - optically near, geographically and culturally, however, unattainably distant.
Evocation of mystical, enchanted (sound)landscapes, largely in space notation.
Duration: 7' 00"
Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Desii e terre nuove (1995)
for two pianos
The title 'Desii e terre nuove' (longing and distant worlds) brings together four pieces based on different ideas and themes, which unite to form a cohesive, tonal cycle. These pieces use virtuosic and colourful, atmospheric gestures to condense four of the composer's formative impressions into musical portraits. The enigmatic movement titles refer to non-musical impressions that formed the basis of the composing process. The vibrant, tropical atmosphere in the very northern part of Australia is the departure point for the first movement 'Voci sotto uno cielo tremolante' (voices under shimmering sky). A second movement follows where the strings inside the piano are hit directly: a lament, an epitaph on the strings (Epitaffio sulle corde). The third movement is dedicated to the floating filigree, polished bird sculptures by the Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi 'Satz Gli uccelli di Brancusi' (the birds of Brancusi). A homage to the Russian composer Edison Denissow forms the fourth movement. The memory of a moving visit to Denisow's Moscow apartment is combined with a quote from his orchestral piece "Glocken im Nebel": Un momento nella ulisza studentscheskaja - a moment on student street.
Duration: 12' 00"
Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
Laufen auf dünnem Eis (1992-1996)
for orchestra (pic.2.1.ca.2.1.cbn/22.214.171.124/1perc/str)
A commemorative plaque at Ganghoferstrasse 24 in Frankfurt reminds one of where Anne Frank spent her early childhood. The peace that has settled over the Ganghoferstrasse today emerges as a deceptive idyll that does not protect from danger, persecution or death. Shortly before being murdered in 1980, John Lennon wrote in his song 'Beautiful Boy': "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". The title of this piece 'Laufen auf dünnem Eis' (Walking on Thin Ice) is taken from another of John Lennon's songs. This work for orchestra is not supposed to be a concrete permutation of these two influences, but attempts to create a wider-reaching, more universal atmosphere.
Duration: 7' 00"
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Kailash (1996)
for horn and piano
Drawn-out lines of the horn face gong-beats and dazzling interpolations of a piano prepared with two chains.
Duration: 8' 00"
Postfach 7851
CH-6000 Luzern 7
touch(e)! (1996)
for piano trio
The titel "touch(e)!" refers to variations in the participating instruments: la touche / toucher (French) or to touch (English). This piece begins with no particular pitch indications. Glissandi in the violin and violoncello create specific atmospheres, which then form into quasi-melodic sighs. There are frequent dynamic contrasts between the instruments as the piece progresses. The development leads to an expressive point of culmination and picks up on several re-evocations. The finale is a kind of elegy, initially evoked by the 1996 Dunblane school massacre in Scotland, when 16 children lost their lives.
Duration: 10' 00"
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Colors and Countenance (1996-1997)
for Soprano and wind quintet
Texts: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson
"Colors" and "Countenance": central terms in the sensitive American natural poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emily Dickinson.
Colors = the colors and moods of light and nature's power.
Countenance = the processes of nature moving the human soul are reflected in human countenance.
The human state is inseparable from the incidents of nature, human destiny is bound in the charming and mysterious course of the seasons.
In the first movement ("In May when south winds pierced our solitudes" [sic!]) the voice is bound in a net of a max. of 4 of the 5 wind instruments. In the second movement ("A light exists in spring"), the voice alternates with the wind quintet in flowing, declamatory gradations. Vocal effects, together with the timbre, tracing and accentuation of the wind quintet - Colors and Countenance.
Duration: 8' 00"
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Schubert überquert die Donau bei Wien (1997)
for string trio
Twelve bars taken from Schubert's abandoned Impromptu D 946/I form the material for this string trio, which was composed for the "Sarine's Pilgrim" festival during the Schubert Year in 1997. Each of the attacca-performed, overlapping sections I-VIII uses the 142 notes of this fragment only; after the Schubert fragment (IX) there follows an epilogue (X) using all the notes of the chromatic scale except for c and f. Through the interlocking of each of the successive sections using motive-like elements, a metamorphosis takes place at the interface between the rapidly-changing scene sections.
The title plays with Siegfried Lenz's narrative "Einstein überquert die Elbe bei Hamburg". Schubertian parallels are exhibited in Lenz's story of an apparently insignificant old man on a ferry on the river Elb near Hamburg, who, using the power of his mind, is able to stop time and, similar to a concave mirror, in whose person all events are concentrated. The title "Schubert überquert die Donau bei Wien" plays symbolically on this reference: A single musician, insignificant to the surrounding world, was the central musical crystalisation point for the classic to romantic transition.
Duration: 7' 00"
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67 pas sur la nappe de l'étang glacé (1997)
for oboe and a frozen lake (play-back tape)
The title takes reference to Edison Denissow's biographical data, his environment and his piece for orchestra "Sur la nappe de l'étang glacé". The playback sounds were created using a Roland JV 1080 C and Proteus 2 synthesizer. (techncal assistance: Michael Baumgartner).
Duration: 4' 00"
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(DAT available from the composer.)
Gorillas are sleeping at night (1997)
for soprano, alto, mixed choir (SATB) and four-handed piano with small percussion
Texts: Wissenschaftssprache
A lyrical and atmospheric piece about the world of mountain gorillas. The choir parts can be performed by a good amateur choir, the small percussion (cymbals, small tam-tam, wood blocks, glass rattle) are to be played by the pianists.
Duration: 10' 00"
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Licht bei Vermeer (1997-1998)
for eight-part choir (SSAATTBB), basset horn and vibraphone
Texts: Vincent van Gogh, Pieter Teding van Berckhout, Dirk Hannema, Catharina Bolnes, Alltagssprache
Very little is known about the life of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675). There exists nothing but a scattering of contemporary articles and absolutely no personal testimonials with regard to the artist, who rarely left his hometown of Delft. Despite this, and a relatively small oeuvre of approximately 35 paintings known to exist, Jan Vermeer exposed new dimensions in the field of light, perspective and colour, and is regarded as one of the most outstanding painters of his era. Using compositional methods, 'Licht bei Vermeer' attempts to transpose the characteristic light and colour concepts of seven Vermeer paintings onto a musical level. While the basset horn and vibraphone generally represent the only painting depicting a view of Vermeer's hometown (View of Delft, ca. 1660/61), the choir tackles six genre scenes situated within this city: Woman with a Lute [ca. 1659-60], Lady and Gentleman Drinking Wine [undated] The Girl with the Wine Glass [ca. 1659-60], A Lady Standing at a Virginal [ca. 1672-1673], Woman with a Pearl Necklace [ca. 1664] and Woman Holding a Balance [ca. 1664]. Each of these genre scenes is assigned a text fragment, like tesserae in the mosaic of Vermeer-reception, where the musical reference to the picturesque work of Vermeer is coupled with exemplary statements about his life and impact.
Do you know a painter called Vermeer?
Vincent van Gogh to Emile Bernard, 1888
I visited a celebrated artist named Vermeer, I admired several examples of his paintings, the most extraordinary and curious aspect of which consists in the perspective.
Pieter Teding van Berckhout, 1669
The works of van der Meer from Delft are so extraordinary that we cannot refrain from pointing them out.
Auction catalogue, Paris, 1836
Aside from Rembrandt, Vermeer towers above all other notable artists of his era.
Dirk Hannema, 1935
During the long and devastating war, Vermeer was incapable of selling any of his paintings.
Catharina Bolnes, 1675
As a result, and together with the heavy burden of his children, he deteriorated with such rapidity that from a healthy state death had claimed him within just one and a half days.
Catharina Bolnes, 1675
Duration: 12' 00"
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Mandorla (1998)
for piano
The piano piece 'Mandorla' was composed in Sydney in 1998 at the request of the Swiss organist and pianist Helene Thürig, who commissioned a "sacred piano piece". The piece is based on the mandorla form, a medieval halo, which is reflected in the arching form of the composition. Central elements include the (sacred) numbers 3 and 7, as well as the numbers 8 (=mandorla) and 12 (the number of notes in the chromatic scale) upon which the structure of the piece is based. A musical reference to the medieval representation of the mondorla is evident in the piano's upper voice. To be played as a 'lontano' vision, the rapid, melodic phrases use the perfect 8th, 5th, 4th and unison tones to adopt characteristics of the medieval two-voice spiritual song (organum).
Duration: 3' 00"
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Strassburgkonfiguration (1998)
for vocals and piano
Texts: Hans Arp
A text by Hans Arp on the emergence of Dada in 1916. Contains numerous musical cross references and aleatoric passages, with ambitious a-a" vocal range.
Duration: 3' 00"
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Alle Schatten der Blätter (1998)
5 madrigals
for soprano solo
Texts: Ulrich Suter
Duration: 7' 00"
Shark Turtle Ray (1998-1999)
for oboe, viola and guitar
I was spending a year in Sydney when I recieved an offer by Mid-German Radio (MDR) to write a piece after Paul Klee for the 1999 MDR Summer. Being surrounded by such unique flora and fauna reminded me of the strong affinity to life on and in water expressed in the paintings of Paul Klee, his numerous harbour scenes, and above all his fish pictures. What would Paul Klee have painted on a visit to the 5th Continent? "Shark", "Turtle", "Ray" are three such imaginary images, Australian scenes after Paul Klee and inspired by Klee's own related motives. Each of the three movements begins with a core instrument and a specific musical material. The multiple oboe tones in "Shark", the guitar's natural flageolet tones in "Turtle" and the viola's tight chord glissandi in "Ray" initiates the character and development of each respective movement.
Duration: 7' 00"
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I giganti nell'autosilo (1999)
for a-cappella choir (high register)
Texts: Franz Hohler
I giganti nell'autosilo - Una storia misteriosa - Il maiale di marzapane.
Three absurd stories are narrated in a paradoxical spectrum of sung, spoken and whispered passages. A small percussion played by a choir member is also in the score.
Duration: 11' 00"
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Im innersten Winter (requiem) (1999)
for orator, bass clarinet and guitar
Texts: Andreas Neeser
Composed during the 'Last Minute. Eine Ausstellung zu Sterben und Tod' exhibition at the Stapferhause in Lenzburg, this piece touches on eight poems by Andreas Neeser (*1964), an author from Aarau. Published by pendo-Verlag, his 'Triebholz' collection of poems deals with the death of his brother. The texts reflect personal experiences with respect to coping with dying, death and transiency. Formally, this piece is based on the multi-part structure of the traditional Requiem text, which leads to a sort of mini-cycle consisting of short, merging single movements, where each section makes musical reference to the poems' structures, characteristics and emotional levels.
Duration: 14' 00"
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Distant calls (1999-2000)
for saxophone quartet and piano
Right up until the beginning of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Tiger, a wolf-like mammal not related to the tiger at all, but with fur markings similar to the tiger, traversed the archipelago of Tasmania off the Southern coast of Australia. After decades of being hunted, it disappeared from the face of the earth in 1936. Exterminated because of its alleged inclination to tear up sheep, a price was offered for every one of these animals shot. Since then, people have continued to claim having seen a Tasmanian Tiger: They nourish the persisting hope that Tasmanian Tigers have survived in some inaccessible areas. The mystery of the Tasmanian Tiger has emerged as a parable for modern man, and his wish to reverse the destruction of the Garden of Eden.
The piece 'Distant Calls' was inspired by the 'The Mystery of the Thylacine' exhibition shown in Hobart/Tasmania in 1998/99. The structure of the piece is based entirely on the Tasmanian Tiger's charachteristic fur markings and its singular ability to open its jaw to an angle of 120°.
Duration: 11' 00"
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Voiles (2000)
3 Sketches
for three oboes
Three different 'veils' for oboe trio which attempt to avoid the typical oboe stereotypes.
Duration: 6' 00"
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Intarsien (1998-2000)
Four miniatures
for Soprano and piano after text by Ulrich Suter
Texts: Ulrich Suter
Filigree sketches where the almost obligatory piano sparingly adds shades to the central Soprano.
Duration: 7' 00"
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Es werde Licht (2000)
for viola solo
"Es werde Licht", after a photograph by Silvia Kamm, relates to the situation immediately before (and during) a concert: From tuning the strings, the soloist is catapulted into the musical stream and simultaneously 'explores' the instrument in a quasi '3-dimensional' manner (longitudinal: chords; latitudinal: glissandi; vertical: pizzicato). A theatrical gesture throughout the performance is desirable. Like the photograph of Silvia Kamm, with the lit note stands in an empty, darkened room, the title of the piece symbolises this polarity (pre concert/during concert). With the piece's increasing 'internalisation', an additional content-related level picks up on the aspect of light. The frequency of the individual tones found in the melodic gestures of the final part are taken directly from the wavelengths of visible light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet).
Duration: 7' 00"
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Rubin (2001)
for string orchestra
Beguiling musical fragments of the duet "Sancta mater istud agas" from Pergolesi's Stabat Mater emerge from the musical flow... intrumented anew, they are found at the original position in the score, while the passages between the duet are "filled" with new ciphers/gestures over the Stabat Mater motive. The tonal material is developed from and leads to this original quote. Short episodes by the solo violin and string quartet serve to remind of an over-the-top concerto manner, which was pointed out by contemporary critics in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. The "newly composed" movement in its original length is framed by symbolic parts. At the beginning stands an "inclined plane" of Pergolesi fragments, which is penetrated "cross like" by a rising bourdon. The 2 x 7 "accents" of the coda represent the 14 Stations of the Cross.
Duration: 11' 00"
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Mandorla (1998-2001)
for soprano saxophone solo
'Mandorla' for soprano saxophone is a transcription of the identically named piano piece created in Sydney in 1998. Although some liberties have been taken with the saxophone version when compared to the version for piano, many characteristics of the original version have been preserved. The structure of the piece, based on the almond-shaped halo (mandorla), is largely determined by the (holy) numbers 3 and 7, complimented by the numbers 8 (mandorla) and 12 (total number of tones in the chromatic scale). A musical reference to the medieval mandorla form is found in the rapid, melodic phrases of the upper voice, which pertains to characteristics of the medieval two-voice spiritual song (organum).
Duration: 5' 00"
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A Dictionary of Maladies (2002-2005)
Chamber opera
for two deep voices and chamber ensemble (cl(bcl).asx(barsx).bn(cbn)/egtr/perc(two players)/vc.db)
It's 1920's England and two men meet in the broadmoor asylum, an institution for the criminally insane. William Minor, a former doctor during the American Civil War and one of the most important contributors to the Oxford Dictionary of English is amongst the inmates. John Ruskin, the symbolistic painter and writer is a guest. Both are helplessly exposed to the storms of the twentieth century. The world, so they believe, can be saved only when both have freed themselves from sin. A fragile balance between life and death develops over the four dramatic scenes of this chamber opera. The dense and complex libretto by the Australian author Jen Craig highlights obsessions, memories and hopes in a world caught between reality and delusion, guilt and expiation. The music is built upon keywords from the text (rolling, spitting, gliding, breathing) and evokes, in addition, contrasting sound worlds: pitch-black waves, grotesque accents, erotic and fear associations, breathing as life's essence.
Duration: 30' 00" ((bei konzertanter Aussührung))
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Gand (2005)
for baritone solo
The originally intended world-premiere venue for this piece at the Mongolian 'Roaring Hoofs' festival left me searching for an adequate text to suit this special location. And so I turned to the Central Swiss world of legends, whose archetypical elements are found in similar forms in many areas of the world: Rules that must be obeyed to appease the wrath of nature/gods - the blessing, which protects one's property from evil - the forbidden crossing of frontiers, which leads to punishment. The mountain herdsman sings an 'Alpsegen' or mountain prayer each evening in order to pull a symbolic blanket of protection over the alp, a 'golden ring' that serves to protect man, animal and property from evil. A mountain prayer form Urnerboden sounds twelve times in this piece, perambulating the circle of fifths thus symbolically closing the blessed circle. Spectral glissandi, outbreaks of 'fury' and a wave of catharsis develop out of the mountain prayer's three-tone motives - archetypical consequences of crime and punishment. The fatalistic punishment following sin is completed after 12 systems of notation: the circle closes. In order to symbolically define the mountain prayer's 'golden ring', the singer can (ad lib.) trace a circle around the audience during the performance. Out of regard for the underlying tradition, this piece can be performed outside; the acoustics should not be too dry if performed in a concert hall. The title 'Gand' (known in the dialect native to the canton of Uri as 'Geröllhalde') stands as a symbol to the fatalistic world of sung legend.
Duration: 5' 00"
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Painting / Orange (2007)
for organ and saxophone
This piece makes reference to a picture by one of Australia's most outstanding modern painters, Brett Whitely. It mirrors the intensity of the picture's colour effects and addresses the physical process of painting in five scenes (primer - gestures - colours - birds - varnish).
Duration: 8' 00"
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Fussball (2008)
4 Etudes
for piano solo
Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter - Die Kunst des Dribblings - Die Euphorie der Welle - Kanon für 11 Spieler.
Die chemischen Elemente (2008)
for flute, saxophone and vibraphone
The structure and course of this piece is based on the periodic table of chemical elements. The three instruments represent specific groups of elements within the seven periods of the periodic system (metals, transition metals, non-metals, noble gasses). Small variations in playing technique and "plasticity" represent the chemical properties of each single element in one-bar 5/4 "portraits", which are linked to form a suspended tonal stream.
Duration: 6' 00"
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Järvi (2009)
for violoncello solo
Järvi (Finnish = the lake) relates a single cycle of the seasons from January to December based on the average temperatures and precipitation volumes in Punkaharju/Southeast Finland. This piece was created for performance at the Schweizerischen Jugendmusikwettbewerb and offers within its dramaturgical arc an introduction to various contemporary playing techniques for the violoncello.
Duration: 8' 00"
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Fanfare for Sandringham (1991-2010)
for trumpet and trombone
"Bright and noble" - a festive fanfare in D flat major.
Duration: 2' 00"
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Ballade (Dällebach Kari) (2011)
for vocal quartet (SATB)
Texts: Mani Matter
Arrangement after Mani Matter.
Duration: 3' 00"
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Chue am Waldrand (2011)
for vocal quartet (SATB)
Texts: Mani Matter
Arrangement after Mani Matter.
Duration: 3' 00"
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Gran Partita (2011)
for wind septet (fl, ob, cl, bh, bcl, bn, hn)
"The seagull continues to play. But she is no longer alone. They came one after the other, against the wind. A bassoon is here, a long, thin lament; an oboe, guttural; a horn, horns, various colours, dry in the brass; a deep voice, a sonorous bass draws long, thick threads through the sound carpet. Above me on the craggy ledge sit thirteen seagulls, each with a tone of its own. Highs and lows, warmth and coolness, a mystical choir, a serenade from within the wind."
The number of seagulls in this excerpt from a short story by the Swiss author Andreas Neeser makes reference to the number of instruments in Mozart's famous wind serenade 'Gran Partitia', which also lends its name to Neeser's short story. Published in a volume of stories entitled 'Unsicherer Grund' or 'Unsafe Ground' (Haymon, 2010), Neeser's 'Gran Partita' pays homage to nature and the legends of Bretagne: An observation made at the westernmost side of Bretagne and a metaphor within which man and his emotions are mirrored.
Commissioned by the Bläsersolisten Aargau, my 'Gran Partita' reflects the music in Neeser's text and the nature it evokes - the structural elements of the short story and also the geology and fauna of Bretagne. The instrument's scales symbolise granite, the predominant stone in this area, and the vegetation and topos of the sea and the call of the seagulls. Non-musical parameters define the musical material, the form of which offers absolute priority to the melodic line. This leads to an autonomous sound metaphor comprising lines and colours, that makes the underlying substance as an explanation no longer necessary.
Duration: 13' 00"
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Groupe Lacroix - The Composer Group
(Creative Works Nr. 1030, 1997)
Darbellay, Jean-Luc
Henking, Christian
Novalis 24
Schneider, Michael
Brennan, John Wolf
Rhap.s.odie, op. 122
With more works of: Marianne Schroeder, Michael Baumgartner, Edison Denissov
Schneider, Michael:
Artikel "Fröhlich, (Friedrich) Theodor", in:
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Zweite Auflage), Personenteil
, Bd. 7, hrsg. von Ludwig Finscher, Kassel Basel 2002, Sp. 193-195


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If you've ever experienced the gut-punch associated with (A) your bike taking a flyer off your roof rack, or (B) driving your pride-and-joy into a low-overhang–your garage, a parking structure or drive-thru–then you may want to check out RoofScope, a new preventative device from UK-based Leveret Productions. Essentially a wide-angle mirror that affixes to your car's hood via suction cup, RoofScope allows you to take a peek at your roof-top valuables with just a quick glance.
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"RoofScope gives you piece of mind that your bikes are ok, and works as an early warning sys-tem if you failed to secure bikes to the rack properly," said RoofScope Co-Inventor Chip Smith. "As an added bonus, we include a cling warning sticker which with a clear view of the bikes, should help reduce the chance of you driving into something."
Setting up RoofScape takes just seconds–simply pick a flat spot on your hood, clean it off, mois-ten the suction cup, press base down and twist the fixing ring. Next mount the mirror which clicks into place by using 3M Dual Lock, a hook-and-loop type fastener that boasts superior hold strength. Finally, adjust the angle using the push-button-actuated tilt arm and aim the mirror by rotating it on the ball-joint. In our tests, RoofScope's ideal mounting position was on the driver's side close to the windshield so you get the tightest view of the bikes as possible.
In use we found RoofScope to be both reassuring and useful. Like finding a sign on a trail you're not quite certain of, RoofScope instills a certain sense of confidence that your bikes are securely fastened. It also helped us avoid hitting branches when pulling in to a trailhead parking lot. High-speed driving had no ill-effects on the unit and it remained stable throughout our testing on rough roads as well.
In addition to the hood, RoofScope can be mounted on the windows or any other part of the bodywork where there's a relatively flat spot. It might even make for some interesting double-fisheyePOV camera footage when used in conjunction with a GoPro camera, for instance.
Though RoofScope doesn't have a US distributor yet, it can be purchased directly from their UK website for $32.
For more information visitRoofScope.co.uk.


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Federal transportation investigators released a preliminary report Monday about two near midair collisions at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that raises questions about air-traffic control at one of the world's busiest airports.
The report released by the National Transportation Safety Board doesn't draw conclusions or assess blame for the incidents, which involved landing and departing planes coming within several hundred feet of each other. But it highlights concerns about the configuration of a control tower and two intersecting runways.
A final report isn't expected for several months.
Several controllers interviewed after a near miss on August 8, 2011, mentioned an obstruction in the middle of the air-traffic control room that forced controllers to yell vital information across the room. Others complained about potential confusion caused by the two intersecting runways.
The other near miss, which occurred on May 16, 2011, involved a SkyWest Airlines plane en route from Michigan approaching one runway and an ExpressJet Airlines taking off on the intersecting runway for Buffalo, N.Y. According to the report, the ExpressJet captain and others interviewed blamed at least one air-traffic controller for either forgetting or overlooking that the SkyWest plane had been given the OK to land.
The ExpressJet captain said his plane began roaring down a runway when he heard a distressed air traffic controller say, "Uhh!" Seconds later, the captain saw the landing SkyWest plane heading straight for his and frantically told his co-pilot to "stay low."
After the danger passed and he regained his composure, the captain radioed the tower after "nearly getting killed" and screamed at the air-traffic controller, "What the (expletive) was that?" according to the NTSB report.
The near miss happened shortly after Vice President Joe Biden's plane, Air Force Two, had touched down at O'Hare for a visit to Chicago. That plane wasn't directly involved, but others interviewed said the controller may have been distracted by the special procedures surrounding the arrival of Biden's plane, which include the presence of a helicopter.
The Aug. 8, 2011, incident was similar in that it involved a Chautauqua Airlines flight coming in from La Crosse, Wis., and a Trans State Airlines flight taking off for Moline, in western Illinois. Again, the landing plane nearly collided with a plane as it tried to take off.
The Trans State's pilot said he and his co-pilot spotted the incoming plane themselves as their plane was "running out of pavement" barreling down the runway. Had they not taken evasive action on their own by slightly delaying takeoff, the warning from the tower might "have been too late," according to the report.
The controllers, supervisors and others interviewed in that incident said the island-like obstruction in the center of the tower room might have been a factor, but the report didn't offer specifics about what the obstruction was or how it may have affected controllers' work that day. Though at least one air-traffic controller didn't believe it was a factor.
Asked by investigators why the room hadn't been reconfigured, one air-traffic controller cited "stubbornness" on the part of those who designed it. And a control supervisor said the configuration has "got to go."
A message left late Monday seeking comment from the NTSB was immediately returned.
Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride said she couldn't comment until airport officials had been able to review the report.
Chicago-based transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman said he hadn't seen the preliminary report, but he said air-traffic controllers over the years have expressed concern about some design features at O'Hare.
"My takeaway is that O'Hare — despite improvements over the years — still has a lot of older features that can create incidents," he said. "It is still a highly complicated airport — with intersections that are potential problem spots."
But while near misses always raise some concerns, he saw no reason why they should cause alarm among air travelers passing through O'Hare. He noted that such incidents are extremely rare, especially consideringthe volume of U.S. air passenger traffic.


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Lil' Kim to become a mother
Lil' Kim will soon have a lil' person.
The 39-year-old rapper surprised onlookers Wednesday in New York City by appearing with a large baby bump during a New York fashion week event, according to the New York Daily News.
Wearing a skintight floor-length dress, Lil' Kim performed at The Blonds Fashion Week after-party, where she announced the big news.
"I'm a mom, but I can turn it up a little!" she said, touching her belly.
She later told Us Weekly, "I'm so excited! I'm a few months along, I can't wait to be a mom! I'm still going to work. I'm still going to be hard-core. The baby has made me even more of a beast."
Yeah, she'll be a beast at 3 a.m. when a screaming baby wakes her up for a diaper change.
Before her performance, she paid homage to late rapper Notorious B.I.G.
"It's also going to be Biggie's birthday and the anniversary of his death soon, so we (pointing to her belly) love you," she said to the crowd.
The rapper hasn't indicated who the father is.


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What to do after the installation has completed
After your Citadel installation has completed, you might consider these activities:
- Verify that all processes are running
- Verify that all network service ports are listening so all your client programs are able to talk to Citadel
- If this is your first email server, you might want to have a look at some generic mail terms that are not specific to citadel.
- point your web browser, such as Firefox or IE, to your WebCit login Page (just a guess)
- log in with the user you've specified as admin user during the installation. (there is a New User button to create a new user with the password of your choice)
- if you chose host-integrated authentication, log in with one of your system users
- Perform some fine-tuning on your server, such as configuring its name etc. in the Administration menu
- fine tune the database backend if you're planning to operate a larger site
- More detailed Information on these settings and what they do can be found in the fine manual.
- Consider a strategy for fighting spam
- get your favorite email client talking to citadel (via IMAP for example)
- read more about howto get your special client working
- You may be planning a service window to migrate your old mail into Citadel
- have a look how Larry Ives migrates vcards from LDAP/Outlook
- eventually browse more parts of our extensive online knowledge base or just use the search button in the upper right
- join us over at UNCENSORED! BBS or in IRC and tell us what you liked, or stack us at ohloh.net.
Enjoy your new Citadel server!


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Age Group Coach
Freetown-Lakeville Warriors Swimming (FLWS) is a year round USA Swimming competitive swim team. We have been making some improvements to our team and we are looking to rebuild the coaching staff as well. We want to create a positive, competitive and healthy pool deck. We are looking for coaches that meet that standard; experienced, hardworking and positive assets to our growing team.
Your expectations are to create appropriate workouts for the swimmers that motivates them and continues to encourage the importance of technique and drive. You will be expected to coach 2-5 practices a week as well as 1-2 meets a month. We would like applicants that have prior coaching experience and have been competitive swimmers themselves.
Please contact Tracy Owen with your resume or any questions.
Freetown-Lakeville Warriors Swimming
George R. Austin Intermediate School
112 Howland Road
Lakeville, MA 02347
Contact - Tracy Owen
(508) 272-7290
Website www.warriors-swimming.org


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Weave a life of impact,
presence and connection
presence and connection
Catherine Bronnert DeSchepper, MS
What if you could not only become a more present parent,
but also more fulfilled, purposeful, and at ease in every arena of your life?
I work with high achieving parents empowering them to develop
and become skillful in taking meaningful action at work, home, and in life.
More About Me
I've spent my life creating environments for children to thrive and fulfill their true potential, initially as a teacher and for the past sixteen years while training, coaching and consulting with educators, leaders and parents. I am passionate about empowering high achieving parents to lead with courage and compassion at home, work and in life. I work holistically with clients helping them find more ease, joy and peace.
I am a Certified Integral Coach, Certified Positive Discipline Trainer for Schools and Parenting, and hold a Master's in Early Childhood Education and an American Montessori Society Administrator Credential.
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It's a fact: it's very urgent for brand strategists to start monitoring what's happening on Pinterest, to forecast potential crisis, as they already do thanks to monitoring tools like Radian6 or eCairn.
Most of the big digital bad buzz & crisis could now start on Pinterest: using brand images and transforming them to denunciate or attack them is already a classic tool that digital activists use.
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It can be great, as it's already a first part of the problem: identifying brand detractors or promoters.
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AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems
Thu, December 12 - Tue, December 17, 2013
The course is excellent as it covers most of the technical auditing techniques and tools used for auditing.
This course not only prepares you to perform a comprehensive audit but also provides excellent information to operations for improve network security posture.
One of the most significant obstacles facing many auditors today is how exactly to go about auditing the security of an enterprise. What systems really matter? How should the firewall and routers be configured? What settings should be checked on the various systems under scrutiny? Is there a set of processes that can be put into place to allow an auditor to focus on the business processes rather than the security settings? All of these questions and more will be answered by the material covered in this course.
This track is organized specifically to provide a risk driven method for tackling the enormous task of designing an enterprise security validation program. After covering a variety of high level audit issues and general audit best practice, the students will have the opportunity to dive deep into the technical �how to� for determining the key controls that can be used to provide a level of assurance to an organization. Tips on how to repeatably verify these controls and techniques for continuous monitoring and automatic compliance validation will be given from real world examples.
One of the struggles that IT auditors face today is assisting management to understand the relationship between the technical controls and the risks to the business that these affect. In this course these threats and vulnerabilities are explained based on validated information from real world situations. The instructor will take the time to explain how this can be used to raise the awareness of management and others within the organization to build an understanding of why these controls specifically and auditing in general is important. From these threats and vulnerabilities, we will explain how to build the ongoing compliance monitoring systems and how to automatically validate defenses through instrumentation and automation of audit checklists.
A Sampling of Topics
Audit planning and techniques
Effective risk assessment for control specification
Firewall and perimeter auditing
A proven six-step audit process
Time based auditing
Effective network population auditing
How to perform useful vulnerability assessments
Uncovering "Back Doors"
Building an audit toolkit
Detailed router auditing
Technical validation of network controls
Web application auditing
Audit Tools
You'll be able to use what you learn the day you get home. Five of the six days in the track will either produce or provide you directly with a general checklist that can be customized for your audit practice. Each of these days includes hands-on exercises with a variety of tools discussed during the lecture sections so that you will leave knowing how to verify each and every control described in the class and know what to expect as audit evidence. Each of the five hands on days gives you the chance to perform a thorough technical audit of the technology being considered by applying the checklists provided in class to sample audit problems in a virtualized environment. Each student is invited to bring her own Windows 7 Professional 64 bit or higher laptop for use during class. The ideal laptop will have at least 4 gigabytes of RAM. Laptops with less memory will function for the majority of the exercises, though one or two may be impossible to accomplish with less memory. Macintosh computers running OS X may also be used with VMware Fusion.
A great audit is more than marks on a checklist; it is the understanding of the what the underlying controls are, what the best practices are and why. Sign up for this course and experience the mix of theory, hands-on, and practical knowledge.
Course Syllabus
AUD507.1: Effective Auditing, Risk Assessment, Reporting & Cloud Computing
David Hoelzer
Thu Dec 12th, 2013
After laying the foundation for the role and function of an auditor in the information security field, this day�s material will give you two extremely useful risk assessment methods that are particularly effective for measuring the security of enterprise systems, identifying control gaps and risks, and assisting you to recommend additional compensating controls to address the risk. Nearly a third of the day is spent covering important audit considerations and questions when dealing with virtualization and with Cloud Computing.
In today�s information security world, most enterprises are either already moving toward or seriously considering moving toward compliance with any number of a variety of security standards that represent best practice. Is your organization doing this today? Are you running up against any road blocks? Despite implementing controls, are you still dealing with significant compliance problems? The risk assessment discussions covered in this material is for you. One of the key topics covered in this material is an effective risk based method for the specification or selection of controls. Following this discussion, you will be able to analyze an existing set of controls, a business process, an audit exception or a security incident, identifying any missing or ineffective controls. More importantly, perhaps, you will be able to easily identify what corrective actions will eliminate the problem in the future. Included in this material is a tried and true method for conducting audits and presenting findings that will assist the organization to move toward compliance effectively.
The last two sections of the day are spent digging into virtualization solutions. After first examining some of the huge issues and the biggest questions facing us when it comes to Cloud Computing, we dig into significant audit considerations when dealing with the market leader in private cloud implementations: VMware.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Auditor's Role in Relation to
- Policy Creation
- Policy Conformance
- Incident Handling
Basic Auditing and Assessing Strategies
- Baselines
- Time Based Security
- Thinking like an Auditor
- Developing Auditing Checklists from Policies and Procedures
- Effective risk assessment
Risk Assessment
- Standards Adoption
- Identifying Existing Controls
- Determining Root Failure Causes
- Using Risk Assessment to Specify New Controls
The Six-Step Audit Process
- How the Steps Interrelate
- How to Effectively Conduct an Audit
- How to Effectively Report the Findings
Virtualization & Cloud Computing
- Definitions
- Challenges
- Important contractual requirements
- Technical testing of deployments
AUD507.2: Auditing the Perimeter
David Hoelzer
Fri Dec 13th, 2013
Focus on some of the most sensitive and important parts of our information technology infrastructure: routers and firewalls. In order to properly audit a firewall or router, we need to clearly understand the total information flow that is expected for the device. These diagrams will allow the auditor to identify what objectives the routers and firewalls are seeking to meet, thus allowing controls to be implemented which can be audited. Overall, this course will teach the student everything needed to audit routers, switches, and firewalls in the real world.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Functions of a router, architectures, and components
- How a router can play a role in your security infrastructure
- Router technology, a TCP/IP perspective
- Understanding the auditing issues with routers
- Sample router architectures in corporate WANs
Detailed audit of a router
- Security access controls performed by a router
- Security of the router itself and auditing for router integrity
- Identifying security vulnerabilities
- Audit steps over routers
- Sample audit outputs
Auditing switches
- Layer 2 attacks
- Audit steps for a switch
Testing the firewall
- OS configuration
- Firewall configuration
- System administration
Testing the firewall rulebase
- Identifying misconfigurations
- Identifying vulnerabilities
- Packet flow from all networks
- Change control
Testing third party software
- Encryption
- Authentication
- Virus scanning
- URL redirection
Reviewing logs and alerts
- Review IDS systems
- Firewall logs
- Firewall alerts
The tools used
- Router Audit Tool (RAT)
- Scanning tools for UNIX and Windows such as Nmap
- Packet-building tools for UNIX and Windows such as -Hping2 and Nemesis
- Sniffers such as Wire Shark
- IDS Auditing Tools such as Fragroute
AUD507.3: Web Application Auditing
David Hoelzer
Sat Dec 14th, 2013
Web Applications have consistently rated one of the top five vulnerabilities that enterprises face for the past several years. Unlike the other top vulnerabilities, however, our businesses continue to accept this risk since most modern corporations need an effective web presence to do business today. One of the most important lessons that we are learning as an industry is that installing an application firewall is not enough!
A portion of the morning will cover all of the underlying principles of web technology and introduce a set of tools that can be used to validate the security of these applications. Throughout the day, all of the OWASP Top Ten issues will be addressed, abstracted into five practical principles of web application design and deployment. The majority of the day will be spent building and working through a checklist for validating the existence and proper implementation of controls to mitigate the primary threats found in web applications through the use of cutting edge techniques and advanced testing methods. Throughout the material time is spent identifying key development requirements, allowing you to provide meaningful feedback into your organization�s coding standards.
Several discrete web applications will be examined using these tools and the audit program developed. By the end of the day each student will use the provided high level checklist and detailed instructions throughout the day to perform a comprehensive validation of security controls in at least one full web application.
In addition to designing an audit testing program, time will be spent discussing process remediation for project managers and coding teams.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Identify controls against information gathering attacks
- Process controls to prevent hidden information disclosures
- Control validation of the user sign-on process
- Examining controls against user name harvesting
- Validating protections against password harvesting
- Best practices for OS and web server configuration
- How to verify session tracking and management controls
- Identification of controls to handle unexpected user input
- Server-side Techniques for Protecting Your Customers and Their Sensitive Data
AUD507.4: Advanced Windows Auditing
David Hoelzer
Sun Dec 15th, 2013
Microsoft�s business class system make up a large part of the typical IT infrastructure. Quite often, these systems are also the most difficult to effectively secure and control because of the enormous number of controls and settings within the operating system. This class gives you the keys, techniques and tools to build an effective long term audit program for your Microsoft Windows environment. More importantly, during the course a continuous monitoring and reporting system is built out, allowing you to easily and effectively scale the testing discussed within your enterprise when you return home.
During the course of this day, attendees will have the opportunity to perform a thorough hands on audit of Active Directory servers in class, in addition to the laptop that they bring to class. In addition to covering all of the major audit points in a stand alone Windows system, the course will scale these methods for use within a domain. One of the primary goals of the material presented is to allow the auditor to get away from checking registry settings, helping administrators to create a comprehensive management process that automatically verifies settings. With this type of system in place, the auditor can step back and begin auditing the management processes which generally helps us to be far more effective.
Finally, the course will spend a significant amount of time discussing the more important aspects of Active Directory from an auditor�s perspective. We will cover and give you the opportunity to try your hand at querying useful data out of the Active Directory. Throughout the day we will work to build a comprehensive baseline auditing script to automatically audit all of the systems within a domain.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
- Progressive construction of a comprehensive audit program
- Basic system information
- Patch levels
- Network based services
- Local services
- Installed software
- Security configuration
- Identifying & mitigating system specific vulnerabilities
- Group policy management
- Log aggregation, management and analysis
- Automating the audit process
- Windows security tips and tricks
- Maintaining a secure enterprise
AUD507.5: Auditing Unix Systems
David Hoelzer
Mon Dec 16th, 2013
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings and fundamentals of the Unix operating system as applied to the major Unix environments in use in business today. Students will have the opportunity to explore, assess and audit Unix systems hands-on. Lectures describe the different audit controls that are available on standard Unix systems, as well as, access controls and security models.
The majority of the day will be spent working hands on with the instructor to create a comprehensive set of auditing scripts that can be used on virtually any Unix system. This set of scripts can be used to either check the security of a system, report on the compliance of the system to a baseline or be used in a change control process to validate a system before patching and subsequently re-generate the system baseline.
Neither Unix nor scripting experience is required for this day�s course. The course book and hands on exercises present an easy to follow method with the assistance of the instructor that will allow you to cover scripting and more advanced topics like regular expressions.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Auditing to Create a Secure Configuration
- Building Your Own Auditing Toolkit
- File Integrity Assessment
- Fine Points of �find�
- Regex Basics
Auditing to Maintain a Secure Configuration
- Reading Logfiles
- Password Assessment Tools
- Risk Assessment
- What Tools to Use
- How to Go About It
- Building a Baseline
- Building an Audit Script
- Auditing with Accreditation Systems
Auditing to Determine What Went Wrong
- Finding Hidden Disk Space
- Event Reconstruction
- Identifying Back Doors
- Anatomy of a Rootkit
- Creating a Unix Tools CD
AUD507.6: Audit the Flag: A NetWars Experience
David Hoelzer
Tue Dec 17th, 2013
This final day of the course presents a capstone experience with additional learning opportunities. Leveraging the well known NetWars engine, students have the opportunity to connect to a simulated enterprise network environment. Building on the tools and techniques learned throughout the week, each student is challenged to answer a series of questions about the enterprise network, working through various technologies explored during the course.
This allows students to immediately put the knowledge gained into practice with these guided challenges. At the conclusion of the day, students are asked to identify the most serious findings within the enterprise environment and to suggest possible root causes and potential mitigations.
CPE/CMU Credits: 6
Technologies included in the capstone challenges include:
- Network Devices
- Firewalls
- Cisco Switches & Routers
- Servers
- Active Directory domain controllers
- DNS servers
- Mail servers
- Web servers
- Applications
- Intranet web applications
- Internet web applications
- Workstations
Additional Information
Laptop Required
Audit 507 requires that you bring a fairly modern laptop running 64 bit Windows 7 Business (or higher) operating system. Your computer should additionally have a minimum of 2 gigabytes of RAM. A computer not meeting the RAM and operating system requirements will not be able to run all of the hands-on exercises. Your computer will need a DVD drive and a wireless adapter for you to participate in the exercises in class.
Your laptop must be capable of running the most current version of VMware Player (http://www.vmware.com/products/player/). It is strongly advised that you attempt to download and install VMware Player before coming to class to verify that your laptop can indeed run it successfully.
It is absolutely necessary that you have full administrative rights on your computer for this class. We would strongly recommend that you work with your help desk to have a clean laptop built for the purpose of attending this class. Full administrative rights means that you will need the ability to install software, change system settings, manipulate the registry, possibly disable antivirus, etc. Of course, you can meet this requirement by bringing a laptop with VMware Player already installed and a Windows XP or higher virtual machine installed inside of a virtual machine to which you have full and complete access.
If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who Should Attend
- Auditors seeking to identify key controls in IT systems
- Audit professionals looking for technical details on auditing
- Managers responsible for overseeing the work of an audit or security team
- Security professionals newly tasked with Audit responsibilities
- System and Network Administrators looking to better understand what an auditor is trying to achieve, how they think and how to better prepare for an audit
- System and Network Administrators seeking to create strong change control management and detection systems for the enterprise
You Will Be Able To
- Understand the different types of controls (e.g., technical vs. non-technical) essential to performing a successful audit
- Conduct a proper risk assessment of network to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize what will be audited
- Establish a well-secured baseline for computers and networks, a standard to conduct audit against
- Perform a network and perimeter audit using a seven step process
- Audit firewalls to validate that rules/settings are working as designed, blocking traffic as required
- Utilize vulnerability assessment tools effectively to provide management with the continuous remediation information necessary to make informed deci- sions about risk and resources.
- Audit web application�s configuration, authentication, and session management identify vulnerabilities attackers can exploit
- Utilize scripting to build a system to baseline and automatically audit Active Directory and all systems in a Windows domain
Author Statement
The SANS Advanced Systems Audit track stands alone in the Information Assurance arena as the only comprehensive source for hands on audit "How To." Past students have included long time auditors and those new to the field, both of whom have found significant benefit from the refresher material. One individual, a vice president with the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) said, "I've been auditing systems for a very long time and no one ever actually gave me a formal process that I can apply to conducting technical audits. Thank you!" While we don't require a high level of technical experience as a prerequisite to this course, we have worked hard to make sure that anyone who comes to the course walks away with a wealth of material that they can go back to their office and apply tomorrow. We realistically address the "How do I get there from here?" problem by offering short-term goal solutions which, when combined, will allow you to achieve your goal: identify, report on and reduce risk in your enterprise. - David Hoelzer


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Proximity marketing: NFC vs. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
- 12 October, 2012 19:29
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
Near field communication (NFC) is being hailed in some quarters as the future of mobile marketing. NFC tags that are embedded in products or on posters and signage can open a mobile browser in an NFC-enabled device (such as a smartphone) to transmit an offer or message. To start the communication, the consumer simply taps his or her smartphone to the tag to receive the transmission wirelessly.
NFC technology has made inroads as a mobile payment tool, such as the Google Wallet, which allows wireless payment via a smartphone app. And it's starting to appear as a proximity marketing tool in places like city bus stops, subway platforms, shopping mall kiosks and other venues to transmit advertising messages. It's definitely a trendy way to communicate with consumers in a proximity marketing setting.
RELATED: Expect chaos in the nascent mobile payments industry
BLOG POST: Misunderstood like a 13-year-old, NFC will grow into payments
Currently, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are the primary platforms enterprises use to transmit proximity marketing messages, but some analysts expect NFC to become a significant rival. In fact, some contend that NFC will eventually overtake other proximity marketing communication methods and become the dominant way to conduct a location-based advertising campaign.
But there are significant obstacles to this scenario. One barrier to consumer receptiveness to NFC campaigns is that smartphone users may have to download an app to use the NFC tag to receive messages. Virtually every smartphone already comes equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Another potential barrier is that NFC ad campaigns require consumers to initiate the engagement. First, they have to read the poster or sign, and then they have to decide to tap their device to receive the message. Since many consumers are already engaged with content on their devices in public spaces, they are less likely to notice the invitation to receive the message.
Also, due to NFC's limited transmission field, consumers must not only notice the printed ad and decide to make the connection, they must get close enough to the NFC tag to initiate the message. As the novelty of NFC tags wane, it's an open question whether or not consumers will be willing to read and respond to advertising messages that require that level of effort on their part.
Advantage: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi?
In contrast, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-based proximity marketing campaigns use a technology that is already standard on nearly all handsets to deliver an opt-in message directly to the device that consumers already use for most of their communications on the go. Consumers aren't required to initiate the transmission: A well-designed Bluetooth/Wi-Fi campaign sends a message to all consumers who come within range, which can be as far away as 300 feet. Consumers who opt to receive the marketing message can do so by simply touching their device screen.
Since Bluetooth is a ubiquitous wireless data sharing tool that comes pre-installed on practically all smartphones and consumers are now used to using Wi-Fi in public places, both technologies are familiar, and tech-savvy consumers generally understand that they can safely receive messages via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi without unwittingly transmitting private data. This familiarity gives Bluetooth and Wi-Fi a distinct advantage over competing technologies when it comes to proximity marketing.
But asking whether or not NFC will overtake Bluetooth and Wi-Fi may be asking the wrong question: Who says there can't be multiple methods of conveying proximity marketing messages to consumers?
Enterprises currently use a variety of methods to get their message out, including print, radio and online ads. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are particularly effective in the proximity marketing space because they initiate communication via a tool -- the smartphone -- to which consumers reliably and voluntarily devote their attention. But there's no reason enterprises can't take an "all of the above" approach. The key is to examine potential ROI and make an informed decision.
Alex Romanov is CEO of iSIGN Media, a leading North American multiplatform advertising solutions company that utilizes Bluetooth, Mobile, Wi-Fi and Location-Aware technologies to deliver rich media, permission-based messages to engage consumers more deeply and cost-effectively. Find out more at http://isignmedia.com/.
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Richard Williamson, the Apple executive behind Apple Maps, was reportedly kicked out of the company two weeks ago according to The Wall Street Journal. When Williamson was with Apple, he primarily focused on Siri and Maps, two of the bigger flaws within iOS. His boss and senior vice president of iOS, Scott Forstall, got the boot in October. Williamson's official title at Apple was Vice President of iOS Platform services.
Bloomberg has reported that Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services, was reportedly the one who let Williamson go. Cue is currently overseeing Apple Maps and is working to make it better.
Williamson and Forstall were both likely kicked out of Apple because of Apple's rocky launch of Apple Maps with iOS 6. iOS 6 Maps has suffered from many flaws such misplaced location errors and is lacking both bike and public transportation maps. Apple has yet to comment on Williamson's departure nor have they made his departure public like they did with Forstall's.
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Cliff's and Ben's Favorites
As everyone knows, Cliff and Ben are in their Phillies uniforms on the west coast. Ben Francisco played his first game in San Francisco last night. Cliff takes to the mound tonight.
Every MLB's Media Guide is filled with stats and notes on players. Cleveland goes a step further and includes player favorites. Wanted to share them.
Cliff's Favorites
Movie: Braveheart
Group/Artist: Led Zeppelin
Athlete Growing Up: Michael Jordan
Sports Team: Arkansas Razorbacks
Road City: Kansas City
Road Stadium: Anaheim
Thing To Do Away From Baseball: hunt and fish
Ben's Favorites
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Group/Artist: Tupac
Athlete Growing Up: Kobe Bryant
Sports Team: LA Lakers
Road City: Toronto
Road Stadium: Seattle
Thing To Do Away From Baseball: watch movies
Minor League Notes
LHP Joe Savery (12-4) has been moved from AA Reading to AAA Lehigh Valley . . . On Thursday, Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson and Jason Donald showed up at the LV clubhouse for an 11 a.m. game in Coca-Cola Park only to find out they were traded to Cleveland, who assigned them to Columbus. Oddly, their first game with Columbus was last night at Coca-Cola Park . . . 18-year-old Lakewood CF Anthony Gose stole his 57th base last night, tops in the South Atlantic League . . . 24-year-old Reading CF Quinton Berry leads the Eastern League with 38 steals.
A win tonight would give the Phillies 20 this month (19-7 which includes July 1-2 losses to start the month). Last time they reached 20 wins this month was 1963 (21-10). Club record for most July wins is 22, 1950 and 1952. Then there's the fewest, 3-17 in 1883, our first year.
TV Notes
Sunday's game will be televised nationally by TBS but blacked out in Philadelphia market . . . Sunday, August 16, game in Atlanta has been moved to 8:05 for a Sunday night ESPN national telecast. ESPN also has the right to move the Braves-Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park on August 30 to a night game. Decision will come in mid-August.
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