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I am trying to monitor multiple JVMs running on different servers through an ssh tunnel.
Thanks to one of the UNIX gurus here, I have managed to get this running for a single server by:
- Run
jstatdon the target server
- Set up Visual VM to use 9696 as its socks proxy port.
On my local PC, run:
ssh -L 2222:server1:22 bastion-host
On my local PC, run:
ssh -o port=2222 -D 9696 -L 1099:localhost:1099 localhost
This does the trick. Now when I try and tunnel to a second server I try:
On my local PC, run:
ssh -L 3333:server2:22 bastion-host
On my local PC, run:
ssh -o port=3333 -D 9696 -L 2099:localhost:1099 localhost
However, the last step complains with:
bind: Address already in use
channel_setup_fwd_listener: cannot listen to port: 9696
Has anyone managed to do something similar?
The reason this is so complex is that jstatd is an RMI server application:
As with RMI applications, these register with an rmiregistry. Using rmi through a firewall requires me to use SOCKS as described here:
Unfortunately, visualvm only lets me set the SOCKS proxy port once, and the -D option won't allow me to forward the same local port to both servers...


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Safari-based iOS shortcuts offer quick access to WiFi toggle, Airplane Mode, moreA developer has discovered a way to add quick access to specific controls in the iOS Settings application, such as the ability to turn on or off Bluetooth or activate Airplane Mode, through a Web app launched via a home screen icon.
The tweak, dubbed IconSettings, is available for free from iphoneza.co.za. The Web-based shortcuts do not require that users "jailbreak" their device, a term used to describe hacking the iOS mobile operating system to allow users to run unauthorized software and modifications.
With IconSettings, users can choose which specific aspects of the iOS Settings application they want quick access to. Options include general use features like Bluetooth, Airplane Mode and Personal Hotspot, while highly specific aspects of the Settings application including options for the Keyboard, Date and Time, Accessibility and Software Update are also available.
Users must simply visit the IconSettings website on their iOS device and visit the link that applies to the setting they want to add. Click the "Cancel" dialog, then add a bookmark link to the home screen, and the quick link will appear complete with a custom-built icon graphic.
The functionality, which is only available on iOS 5.0 and up, takes advantage of a feature within the iOS Safari Web browser. Tapping on the bookmarked icon on the homepage actually launches a new page in Safari before immediately opening the appropriate section of the native Settings application.
By adding an Airplane Mode link to the home screen, tapping the icon will immediately place the iOS device in Airplane Mode (no wireless data connections) without the need to launch the Settings application and select the appropriate option.
Unlike with Airplane Mode, a Bluetooth link added to the home screen will not automatically toggle Bluetooth on or off, but it does immediately bring users to the Bluetooth setting option. Previously, users had to select the Settings application, choose General, and then Bluetooth to access this page.
For years, some users have been jailbreaking their iPhone or other iOS devices to gain quick access to features like enabling or disabling Bluetooth, in order to conserve battery life. But with IconSettings, users can access this functionality without going through the jailbreak process, which voids Apple's warranty for iOS devices.

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Great game as all games from this series of painting parody quizzes. As always - funny, educational and in this case also sexy.
Half of women in this game are called Venus, hmm.
The parodies are funny I liked the one for Birth of Venus by Cabanel especially - that's what would ruin that magic moment for sure.
The false answers also provide a lot of fun - it would have been great if someone actually painted Elizabeth I nude and in that position!


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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (info taken from a Carnegie Mellon press release) – In a game that saw 11 ties and 18 lead changes, Brandeis senior Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.) saw a last-second tip-in hit off the iron today as the Judges dropped a heart-breaking 77-75 University Athletic Association (UAA) men's basketball decision at Carnegie Mellon University's Skibo Gymnasium. The loss drops the Judges to 9-9 overall and 1-6 in the UAA, while the Tartans improve to 10-8, 3-4 UAA.
The Tartans started the game with a 12-6 run led by nine points from rookie Jack Serbin and held the lead until Brandeis tied the game and went ahead, 17-16, on two free throws by rookie guard Tim Reale (Mason, Ohio/St. Andrew's, R.I.) with 11:15 showing on the first half clock.
For the remainder of the period, the teams exchanged hoops with neither leading by more than four points and entered the locker rooms in a 41-41 tie.
Serbin led the Tartans for the half with 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting while senior Rob Mohen scored 10 off the bench on 4-for-6 shooting. Brandeis junior Ishmael Kalilou (Windsor, Conn./Taft School) had 10 points off the bench for the Judges, hitting 5-of-7, while Bartoldus had nine on 4-of-5 with a 3-pointer.
After a Gabriel Moton (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg) 3-pointer and two Alex Stoyle (Goffstown, N.H./Tilton Acad.) fouls shots had the Tartans down 53-50 just over five minutes into the second half, CMU senior Asad Meghani ran off seven straight points. . The team's leading scorer, senior Christian Manoli, scored his first basket of the game to put the home team up four, 59-55, with 11:31 to go in the game.
The Tartans held that lead until 8:36 when Bartoldus made two free throws to give Brandeis back the lead, 64-63.
The visitor's lead was short lived as Serbin went back to work and made three straight shots from the floor, including back-to-back treys, to give the Tartans a four-point advantage, 71-67, and a lead the team would hold and even stretch to five on a three-pointer by senior Rashaun Riley with 2:41 to go.
Brandeis pulled within one-point but a free throw by Mohen with 41 seconds to play gave the Tartans the two-point lead that would stand as Serbin blocked Moton's shot out of bounds with two seconds and a tip attempt by Bartoldus off the in-bounds was short.
Moton and Bartoldus each finished with 15 points for the Judges. Sophomore Colby Smith (No. Andover, Mass./No. Andover) added a career-high 11 points off the bench, his first-ever game with double digit scoring, while Kalilou finished with 10. Smith and senior Connor Arnold (No. Andover, Mass./Deerfield Acad.) tied for game-high honors with six rebounds as the Judges outrebounded the Tartans, 39-31.
Serbin finished with a career-high 29 points and three blocks in his fourth start of the year while Mohen tallied 15 points and Riley 13. Manoli was held to single digits for the first time this year but made up for it with six assists and three blocks on the defense.
The teams will face off again next week in Waltham on Sunday at noon. The Judges will take on Case Western Reserve at home on Friday night at 8 p.m.


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College Football 2013: 5 Big Questions for Week 2
The first week of the college football season is in the books and, while a few questions have been answered, there is still a lot yet to see. Here are five big questions going into Week 2:
Can Notre Dame Build on Last Year's Success?
After enduring an off-season filled with talk of nothing but Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend, quarterback Everett Golson's academic suspension and a defensive collapse in the national-title game, nobody was happier than Notre Dame to get back on the field. And they looked solid in a 28-6 win over Temple. The defense held the Owls to just one score, and new quarterback Tommy Rees threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns. This week, however, they take a big step up in competition, facing #17 Michigan. The Wolverines rolled up 59 points in last week's win over Central Michigan, their highest scoring output in an opener since 1905. They scored six rushing touchdowns, but will now face a defense that was one of the nation's best last year and gave up just 134 yards on the ground last week. Rees will need to have a big game and avoid the turnover issues that have plagued him throughout his career if the Irish hope to make another title run and come out of the Big House with a win.
Who Will Control the SEC East?
Georgia just lost a heartbreaker on the road to #6 Clemson, and things don't get any easier this week as they try to end a three-game losing streak to SEC East rival South Carolina. While the Bulldogs' offensive line did a nice job of run-blocking for Todd Gurley, they struggled against the pass rush. Quarterback Aaron Murray, the school's all-time career passer, was sacked four times, knocked down many others and held scoreless. This week he'll face a much tougher defense, one that features Heisman candidate, athletic freak and possible No. 1 overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney at defensive end. Last year the Bulldogs were still able to make the SEC title game despite an early season loss at South Carolina. But the winner of this game will be squarely in control of the SEC East and on track for a title shot.
The End of an Era?
Despite a 13-year hiatus from 1987 to 2001, Florida vs. Miami has been one of the best rivalries in college football over the last three decades, with the two schools combining for eight national championships in that span. But that all comes to an end this week. With the SEC moving to a nine-game conference schedule next year, the annual Gators-Hurricanes matchup will be a thing of the past. Like last year, Florida appears ready to get it done on defense. The Gators held Toledo to just 205 total yards (50 rushing) in last week's 24-6 win. However, they should also have a strong rushing game behind running backs Mack Brown (112 yards and two touchdowns last week) and Matt Jones, who missed the season opener with a viral infection. They will also have back five key players who were suspended last week. However, the Hurricanes are ready to respond with a strong running attack of their own after rushing for 303 yards in last week's win over Florida Atlantic. The thing to watch in this one will be to see how much improvement the Miami defense, which was the worst in school history last season, has made.
What's Wrong With the Blackshirts?
In 2007, Nebraska fired coach Bill Callahan after the team stumbled to a 5-7 mark thanks to the worst defense in school history. The Huskers brought in defensive specialist Bo Pelini and the early results were positive. But since 2009, the Huskers have steadily declined as a defense. In Week 1, Nebraska escaped with a 37-34 win over Wyoming and gave up 602 yards in the process. In the Cornhuskers' four losses last season, they gave up an average of 595 yards and 53.5 points per game. For whatever reason, this up-and-down trend of shootout wins followed by blowout losses has been a problem in recent years for Bo Pelini's teams. While the Blackshirts shouldn't have much problem this week against Southern Miss (who are in the midst of a 13-game losing streak), without significant improvement, they could be in for a long day in a Week 3 matchup with #16 UCLA, who put up 653 yards against the Huskers last year. Yes, the offense should still be one of the nation's best with Taylor Martinez, Ameer Abdullah and the Big Ten's best receiving corps. But these ongoing defensive collapses will prevent the Huskers from challenging for a Big Ten title.
Who Should Be on Upset Alert?
A handful of big-name teams got important wins in Week 1 but had some weaknesses exposed and now face tougher competition in Week 2. Texas seemed to sleepwalk through much of the first half against New Mexico State before finally stepping on the gas. This week, they'll face a motivated BYU team that features a stout defense and has not had a losing season since 2004. USC played two quarterbacks last week, and neither looked particularly great. Now the Trojans will face an early season conference game against a Washington State squad that nearly pulled off a road upset at Auburn last week. Tennessee could be tested by Bobby Petrino and Western Kentucky, which is coming off a 35-26 win over Kentucky. And Kansas State may be the defending Big 12 champs, but that didn't stop them from losing to FCS North Dakota State last week. This week, they'll face an even more talented team in Louisiana-Lafayette that is coming off of back-to-back 9-4 seasons.


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The Big COC Podcast – Episode Six
For Episode 6, the "All-Blogger Edition", we welcome back John Gilks and Leslie Barcza, and for the first time, Lydia Perovic. Hosting once again is the COC's Adult Programs Manager, Gianmarco Segato.
To mark the passing of composer Hans Werner Henze, we discuss the current state and future of contemporary opera in Europe, the U.K. and North America. Then, what's with all the booing? We look at David Alden's new staging of Un ballo in maschera at the Met. Lydia plugs her new opera-based novel and we chat with Nina Draganic, Director of Programming for the COC's Free Concert Series who highlights some special upcoming November and December concerts. Finally, we re-visit Catherine Clément's seminal book, Opera: the undoing of women, inspired by a recent article about Australian Opera's Salome/Lucia/Butterfly season and our own spring duo of Lucia di Lamermoor and Salome.
Are you out there listening? Let us know by sending us your ideas/comments on Facebook, Twitter or by e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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If you've ever wondered about the word "grand" in grand opera, look no further than the compelling production of Rossini's tragic opera, Maometto II, now on view at the Santa Fe Opera. Every element of this show shouts grandeur—the singing, the staging, the unadulterated forza of the thing.
From its beginning, the SFO's reputation has generally rested on finely executed ensemble operas, not on those heaven-storming grandiose monsters by the likes of late Rossini and Meyerbeer. The company's best work traditionally stressed the humanity of smaller-scaled protagonists and situations; think Mozart, Strauss and Britten. Grand opera, with its larger-than-life characters and violent libretti—a world for a stage—hadn't found a home here.
Well, that's history. Rossini's late, great, notoriously difficult Maometto II is one of the SFO's finest achievements to date. Item: bel canto singing on a very high level. Item: a conductor who has a powerful way with this repertory. Item: stage direction that informs every nuance of this operatic masterpiece, till now dismissed as a historic curiosity.
Maometto II failed at its 1820 Neapolitan debut; revised, it had no more luck in an 1823 Venetian production. Despite Rossini's extensive re-reworking of the piece for Paris in 1826, the original, dangerously innovative score had gone unheard. Until now, that is, with the revisionary barnacles scraped off in a critical edition by the Dutch musicologist Hans Schellevis, premiering here with the assistance of Philip Gossett, the distinguished Rossini scholar.
What we hear is a revolutionary work, filled with convention-shattering ensembles and striking orchestral effects. In broad outline, the plot is simplicity itself: The heroine, Anna Erisso, is torn between her honorable love for family and country and an unsanctioned love for the Muslim tyrant, Maometto, charismatic enemy of Venetian religious and cultural values. The winner? Not Maometto.
This remarkable opera loves the human voice and, specifically, bel canto technique, that once-lost art of long-breathed legato lines, florid passagework and vocal production that captures us with the sheer beauty of singing. In the towering title role, Luca Pisaroni excels. Magnificent and terrifying, he makes much of the role's rich coloratura challenges.
Leah Crocetto makes her SFO debut as Anna. A relative novice to the operatic stage, she conquers the strenuous role—part dramatic soprano, part nightingale—with precisely articulated passagework and vivid, big-voiced authority. Crocetto, no question, is a major contender in the high-velocity romantic repertory. As Calbo, her would-be lover, Patricia Bardon sings with spirit and engagement; her hyper-florid aria, "Non temer," stops the show. Bruce Sledge is Anna's tormented father, an energetic role he dispatches with finesse. In the pit, SFO's chief conductor, Frédéric Chaslin, leads with distinction, making late Rossini sound almost like early Verdi. The demanding choruses are well-schooled by Susanne Sheston.
Stage director David Alden, assisted by Jon Morrell's set and costume designs and Duane Schuler's livid lighting, offers thought-provoking imagery throughout. The action, reliant on broad melodramatic gesture, rarely flags in this lengthy opera. Maometto glitters with dark malice while his acrobatic minions, ninja warriors brandishing quarterstaves, leap about with frightening energy.
The monumental, monochromatic set bears a pro-patria inscription from Petrarch, heightening Alden's, and Rossini's, nationalistic focus on Christian vs. Muslim values, with Anna trapped between love and honor. Her suicide becomes a paradoxical love-death, in Maometto's horrified embrace. The audience responded with a full-throated, passionate ovation, the likes of which I've seldom witnessed in Santa Fe.


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Engaged Aurora man targeted after flashing wad of cash at strip club
The runaway girl seemed to crave the excitement generated in Denver-area nightclubs including strip clubs.
She hung around with a tough crowd.
Her boyfriend was a fugitive sought on an arrest warrant by the Colorado Department of Corrections. Some of her friends were strippers.
But one street hood she would meet on Halloween night in 2010 would take her to depths she had never gone before. At least, that is according to her own version of what would happen. At this stage, nothing is proven.
A detailed court report by Det. Tom Sobieski of the Aurora Police Department says that within days after meeting the alleged gangster, the runaway would witness a murder. The account that follows is based on the report generated by interviews Sobieski and other policemen had with several different witnesses. The names of the runaway, the fugitive and a stripper were redacted from the report.
The teen-age runaway hopped into a car with a stripper friend of hers that Halloween night.
Her boyfriend was already in the white Toyota in the back seat with "Set-Trip," a friend of his whom he had met at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden in 2006 and 2007. They had become chums while they served time together in the same pod.
Set-Trip was a member of the "CC Rider" Crips street gang, according to the fugitive. The fugitive boyfriend introduced his buddy to the runaway.
During the ride, Set-Trip pulled out an antique pistol with a cylinder. He loaded some small, skinny bullets, likely .22-caliber, into the gun.
Set-Trip placed the gun near the back window while they drove. He stuck the gold- and gray-colored gun in his front waistband. It was old and dirty. When he was in his apartment, Set-Trip always hid the gun under a Teddy bear.
They drove to a few strip clubs and tried to go inside. One of the places was called the Paper Tiger. They couldn't get inside because of the runaway girl. She was too young.
But when they arrived at Centerfolds PT's All Nude Showclub near Havana Street and Hampden Avenue in Aurora, they were all able to get inside.
It was around midnight at the time. Strippers and bartenders were in Halloween costumes.
Set-Trip was talking big.
Cops had chased him and his cousin after a recent shooting, he was saying, according to accounts people at the strip club that night would later tell Aurora homicide detectives.


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Measles big comeback: One confirmed Colo. case in 2015
Colorado still only has one confirmed case of measles this year, the state health department confirmed Friday, Jan. 23. It's been linked to the Disneyland outbreak in California.
The national count for 2015 has hit 70 in 11 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most stem from the Disneyland outbreak.
The U.S. experienced a record number of measles cases during 2014. There were 644 reported cases in 27 states, the CDC says. There had been just under 200 cases nationwide in 2013. Measles had been considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but low vaccination rates are being blamed for measles' big comeback.
In Colorado, the El Paso County Public Health Department reported in early January that a woman, hospitalized with the measles after visiting the park in mid-December, was the county's first reported case in more than two decades.
At least 70 employees and 200 patients who were at Penrose Hospital on Jan. 3, the day the patient was admitted, may have been exposed, according to local television station KKTV. Yet public health officials were hopeful that a high vaccination rate would prevent measles from becoming widespread there.
Measles is a highly contagious virus that lives in the nose and throat mucus of the infected person, the CDC says. It causes high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. Tiny white spots can appear inside the mouth. Eventually a rash appears, usually beginning as flat red spots on the face at the hairline that spread downward to the neck, trunk and limbs. Small raised bumps might appear on the red spots. The spots can merge together.
Children often develop ear infections and sometimes viral and bacterial pneumonia. Almost a third of children under 5 stricken by measles are hospitalized. One or two children die per thousand cases, according to the CDC.
The virus can spread through coughing and sneezing. It can live suspended in air or on a surface for up to two hours. In other words, a person can become infected in an apparently empty room. People can spread measles four days before to four days after the rash appears. It is so contagious that 90 percent of people close to an infected person who are not immune through vaccination or past exposure will get the measles.
Most people who contract measles are not vaccinated.


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SANTA CRUZ — Spring-like weather and a national holiday drove many Santa Cruz County people outside to beaches and parks Monday.
Santa Cruz hit 74 on Monday, toasty for this time of year.
Tuesday will bring more of the same, with the sun shining and temperatures in the low 70s as the schools and businesses that were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day reopen.
But the high pressure ridge that"s been keeping more traditional winter weather at bay is breaking down. As the week progresses, early cases of spring fever may disappear as a weak cold front blows through.
Forecaster Carolina Walbrun of the National Weather Service in Monterey said temperatures will drop gradually through the week, skies will cloud, and the weekend may bring rain.
Walbrun said rain could come as early as Wednesday, but "probably not much, if anything, south of San Francisco or San Jose."
At a glance
Santa Cruz FORECAST
TUESDAY: 71, 41, sunny
WEDNESDAY: 65, 39, partly cloudy, slight chance of rain
THURSDAY: 65, 40, partly cloudy
FRIDAY: 64, 32, partly cloudy
SATURDAY: 59, 41, mostly cloudy, possible rain
SOURCE: National Weather Service, Monterey


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Father's Day is almost here and instead of getting dad the same old tired gifts, how about giving him something he will really enjoy this year. Almost every dad has a sweet tooth and you will not find anything more likely to satisfy that need than some of the tasty cookies from Cookie Daddy. To help celebrate Father's Day this year Cookie Daddy and Splash
Magazines Worldwide are going to give two lucky readers one dozen Oatmeal Fruit and Nut cookies packaged in a beautiful gold box with ribbons.
The Oatmeal Fruit and Nut Cookie was created just for Father's Day last year by Cookie Daddy Tom. This cookie was such a hit that Cookie Daddy added it to their year-round offering. If you don't win a dozen for your dad, make sure to buy him this tasty cookie that is packed with great ingredients, it will make his day.
If you dad isn't an Oatmeal fan don't' worry, Cookie Daddy has a flavor for everyone and a number of cookies that you likely have never heard of, but after taking a bite you will be glad you discovered them. Some of the great cookies from Cookie Daddy include: Dark Chocolate with Pecans and Framboise, Shortbread with Coconut, Macadamias and Lime Zest, Pistachio Lime, Ginger and Macadamia, Oatmeal with Chocolate Chips, the Brownie Cookie, Dark Chocolate with Fleur de Sel, the Brownie Cookie with Orange Zest and Essence of Pomegranate, the Brownie Cookie with Dulce de Leche and Pecans and the Brownie Cookie with Peanut Butter and Pretzel. You can also go for the gift boxes with such choices as the brownie collection, the sampler and if you really, really love your dad go for "The Big Daddy."
Cookie Daddy began simply enough with Tom baking: pies, breads, tarts, scones, brownies and cookies. While perfecting the recipes, Tom wanted to recapture and invoke the experience from when his mother made dozens of cookies at a time and each flavor was a delicious memory and he wants everyone who tries a Cookie Daddy cookie to have that same experience. The best ingredients and delivered fresh to your door, you will get that experience in each bite.
To enter you must follow @SplashMagWW and @Cookie_Daddy on twitter and retweet the following:
Retweet to enter @Cookie_Daddy #giveaway for #FathersDay from @SplashMagWW http://lasplash.com/publish/food/cookie-daddy-giveaway.php
The winner must be a resident of the United States and will be chosen from all valid entries. They will be notified via the twitter handle that they used to enter the contest on June 7th, 2013.
For more information on Cookie Daddy, visit: www.CookieDaddy.com


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September 29, 2010, 11:13 am
Glancing at prep football's statistical leaders through Week 4
You may have heard about Caleb Flack's gaudy stats at D'Evelyn. It got me to poke around our other stats this morning.
How about Arvada West quarterback Taylor Connors? 1,112 yards passing, with 13 TDs and only one interception. (Also three rushing scores.)
Christian Gann has filled in for ineligible quarterback Andrew Loudenback in a great way at Chaparral. Billed as a mobile quarterback, he's actually thrown for 13 scores against just two interceptions.


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Fourth of July- Oh my gosh, it is almost here. I wonder where I stored all of the paraphernalia for the 4th, flags, banners, red, white, and blue napkins… ? I sent out cute email invitations to the family for a barbecue. I am planning to serve all American favorites, but keep the calories low key, except for the fried chicken.
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Clearly we are divided, as a profession and a society, on this issue. I recently edited the LISwiki article on cell phones in libraries. I thought the way the article was previously written seemed rather one-sided toward the "cell phones are evil" viewpoint.
Due to a number of complaints by a vocal minority of patrons, this became a big issue in our library. Rules making blanket prohibitions of technologies in order to avoid occasional problems, rather than deal with them seem foolish. But too often we just want the problems to go away — alas, it's not that simple.
It certainly increased the local readership on my blog, though!
Yes they are evil! Actually talking in the usual LOUD voice best suited for outdoors is and always will be against everything a library stands for-the one quiet place to read left it seems. OK more than read but you get what I mean.
Michael, your constant mocking of libraries and their anti-cell phone rules is getting tedious. No, I do not believe that cell phones should be banned, I believe that loud talking should be banned. When is the last time you actually got out of your "ivory tower" and worked in a public library? Most people I see in the library using their cell phone are arguing with their BF or GF, or making plans for dinner, at the top of their lungs. If they would stop drawing attentiont to themselves, no one would care. The texters and bloggers who are sitting quietly in those "no cell phone" libraries probably have not problems.
Libraries are places of inclusiveness for all individuals. To simply exclude a group of patrons because they use their cell phones, possibly not even to talk on, isn't being inclusive at all.
To some, a cell phone is a lifeline to the world. To communicate to friends, family, and loved ones – to share what they know, maybe what they're learning at that moment in the library. I think we all can see that mobile phones are helping create a kind of interconnectiveness in ways we couldn't have really predicted.
Obviously, as a profession we are adjusting to A LOT right now. From the technology, to our philosophies of librarianship and service, and also our place in society. Understandably, we will need to adjust to cell phones in our library as they are nearly ubiquitous to a person as shoes are.
How we adjust is the key.
Terry, I nearly agree with you on every point made.
Mike, I, too, agree with you – outdoor voices shouldn't be permitted in the library. It is an institution traditionally related to study and quietness, but it is also a place of community, both digitally and in real-life. Libraries create social spaces for communities; I believe they can make the same adjustments for mobile phone users.
Jamie – Michael and his readers' submitted photos of no cell phone signage illustrate a larger problem in librarianship than I think you give these simple pictures credit for. While the picture may "read" "no cell phones," it also illustrates that some libraries are more willing to hide behind signs than think about, discuss, and plan for a resolution to a supposed problem and engage in dialogue.
Additionally, your stab at Michael for working in higher education is shameful. I've personally had the opportunity to learn from him. His lectures come to life as he discusses the trials and tribulations he experienced as a public librarian. Furthermore, Michael's speaking appearances aren't just "gigs" as I assume you might perceive them. Throughout his travels he has been able to engage in discussions and learn from librarians across several continents and in multiple areas of the profession – to say he is stuck in "Ivory Towers" is the ultimate fallacy.


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Wellness Arts at Crossroads is an Integrative Center providing complementary health services in a healing and supportive environment. Our certified practitioners offer a variety of treatment options and mental health services.
We look forward to providing you with a unique healthcare experience…
Exciting News
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And here I was all ready to go and get the 6.3e instantcake image for $19.99 but since it doesn't appear to work and I can't seem to get my Hr10-250 to download 6.3e, I guess I'm really screwed and going to have to live 6.3d and the massive amount of reboots. This just sucks!
I've been trying to get my tivos (2 of them, one HR10-250 and one HDVR2) to even make a successful call and neither will at all. I don't know what happened to make them both stop working but they both dial but never connect. I've tried rebooting both and then doing it again. Still no luck. I tried the add6x.tcl script but it didn't seem to make it download the slices either. It's very odd and I'm wondering if there is something wrong with my phone lines. I tried listening on the phone while the connection was going on and it definitely dials and tries "phreaking" but never seems to connect. Going to keep trying though.
Also stating the obvious, but I take it you already commented out any fakecall or route statements in your startup routine? I couldn't get mine to call successfully without rebooting during "Preparing..." before I commented out calls to everything (netserver, TWP, custom monte'd kernel, etc.).
You could always try this lead. I made an image too, although I think he already has it uploaded.
HR10-250, 6.3e, HMO/HME, etc
DVR80, 6.2, hacked, MRV, etc, networked via a hacked WST54GS
DVR39, upgraded to 250 hours -
3.1.1b 4.0.1b 3.1.1e6.2, now MRV-only due to a bad sat2 decoder
2x Hacked XBox for XBMC
Running Linux since '93.
I decided to let my HDVR2 call in first, and make all my mistake on the bonus room tivo, instead of my main tivo downstairs (HR10-250). I ran the script posted a few pages back to create hard links to the files in /var/packages. Anyway, I just let the script run and came back later. When I go into the Tivo phone settings, it says last call "failed while loading data". Is this normal? BTW, I still have upgradesoftware=false set.
Since it failed, not knowing what happened, I let it dial in a second time. It failed the same way, but what was interesting is some of the hard links are different.
Code:// // First time calling in // bonus_tivo:/var/tmp$> ls /var/links CR-DTV_Season_Pass-v9.slice.gz GZcore-105664607-2.slice.gz GZcore-105664607-2.slice.gz:SHA=0x776ACC75B17EF4975B9A23BB94ECA4A4C4C4B815 GZhpk-Series2-105664885-2.slice.gz GZhpk-Series2-105664885-2.slice.gz:SHA=0xD81F1FF0237947DD9750589F6BBF031E4CDB683 4 GZkernel-Series2-105664862-2.slice.gz GZkernel-Series2-105664862-2.slice.gz:SHA=0x99BC9E760A9C03F9A2856EB988B0BDEE64AF 04D0 IR-standard-v243.slice.gz IR-standard-v243.slice.gz:SHA=0x966C2299DE41770F24341B105BE2B0D409B2479D LG-standard-v304.slice.gz LG-standard-v304.slice.gz:SHA=0x7983FEC55ACCC4A036E469781B3942C14AB2E109 MI-ShowcasesMenuItem-v6.slice.gz MI-TAP_MenuItem_dtv_CottovsMosleyPPV20071105_57759.xml-v6.slice.gz MI-TAP_MenuItem_dtv_NFLHODWk920071105_55384.xml-v6.slice.gz MI-TAP_MenuItem_wljenny_Jenny_Craig_Gold_Star_58602.xml-v6.slice.gz RM-manageThumbs.runme RM-manageThumbs.runme.sig RM-resendCommMercLogs.runme RM-resendCommMercLogs.runme.sig swsystem-105665525-2.slice.bnd swsystem-105665525-2.slice.bnd:SHA=0xDD2D4D34E5AEFFB212640DA7B38C8DA8DADD320F utils-105664588-2.slice.gz // // Second time calling in // bonus_tivo:/var/tmp$> ls /var/links2 GZcore-105664607-2.slice.gz GZcore-105664607-2.slice.gz:SHA=0x776ACC75B17EF4975B9A23BB94ECA4A4C4C4B815 GZhpk-Series2-105664885-2.slice.gz GZhpk-Series2-105664885-2.slice.gz:SHA=0xD81F1FF0237947DD9750589F6BBF031E4CDB683 4 GZkernel-Series2-105664862-2.slice.gz GZkernel-Series2-105664862-2.slice.gz:SHA=0x99BC9E760A9C03F9A2856EB988B0BDEE64AF 04D0 RM-manageThumbs.runme RM-manageThumbs.runme.sig RM-resendCommMercLogs.runme RM-resendCommMercLogs.runme.sig swsystem-105665525-2.slice.bnd swsystem-105665525-2.slice.bnd:SHA=0xDD2D4D34E5AEFFB212640DA7B38C8DA8DADD320F utils-105664588-2.slice.gz bonus_tivo:/var/tmp$> mfs_ls /SwSystem dir: fsid=3000 count=10 fsid type name ----------------------------------- 1784685 tyDb 6.2-01-2-151 4275087 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-101 4275091 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-121 4275092 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-151 4275093 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-301 4275094 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-321 4275095 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-351 4275096 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-381 4275097 tyDb 6.2a-01-2-3F1 1784685 tyDb ACTIVE
Has anyone checked which files changed from 6.3d to 6.3e?
I would not think that MFS data was changed in the upgrade.
If the list is small, one could just copy or patch a couple files to get 6.3e
Just an idea.
Lots of files have changed, so this is not a good option.
Last edited by Red_Dog; 11-07-2007 at 02:14 PM. Reason: new info
here for 6.3d - 6.3e diff. You might want to read thru this thread to catch up on what has been tried.
(2) UltimateTV - upgraded w/160GB
(1) HR10-250 2TB 6.4a
(1) HR10-250 620GB 6.4a
(1) HR10-250 300GB 6.4a
(3) HR21 (2) with AM21 & internal 2TB Seagate
Interestingly enough, my HR10 stopped rebooting spontaneously. I've beeen running since Sunday with only the planned reboots at night. Still running 6.3d and recording lots of shows off CBS


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A little more than two years ago, I wrote about my experiences nursing a preschooler. At the time I discussed the fact that my nearly 4-year-old daughter was still nursing and how I never planned or expected to be nursing a 4-year-old, yet it just happened.
"I didn't set out to nurse a preschooler, but somehow along the way my sweet little baby grew from an infant to a toddler and eventually blossomed into a preschooler in what now seems like the blink of an eye. I am confident this won't go on forever and when I look back on this time when she's 10 or 20 or 30, and I look at the young woman she's become, I am hopeful that I will feel good about the choices I made and have no regrets."
As I suspected, it didn't "go on forever." I never blogged about it when Ava weaned, but that milestone occurred almost four months after my post. She was 4 1/4 years old. At that time I was also nursing my son – her younger brother. From what I can remember, she and I had talked about weaning and being done with mama milk for a while. I felt like after a long, mostly* wonderful nursing relationship with Ava, I was comfortable with the idea of her weaning. Although she wasn't excited to wean, I felt like Ava was pretty ready too.
I remember one night she went to bed without nursing (which is the only time she would nurse at that point and had been since she was 2 1/2). After all of the discussions we'd had about weaning, it seemed to me like the perfect stopping point. The next night as we cuddled to go to sleep, she asked for "na-na" and I explained to her that she was done having na-na. She cried a few tears that night, but we cuddled and she went to sleep without na-na. The next couple days she continued to ask for it before bed and sometimes cried a bit or was sad, but I never felt like it was unbearable for her. If I had felt it was absolutely unbearable for her, I would have put off weaning longer, but I never got that impression. Yes, she briefly mourned the loss, but the transition went well.
After several weeks had passed and I felt fairly confident that she had lost the knack of suckling, she would – once in a while – still ask for na-na and at that point I would let her try. As I'd suspected, she couldn't figure out how to get milk out any longer. It was a little frustrating for her, but I think it was comforting that I let her try rather than just tell her "no, you don't have na-na anymore." Letting her try seemed like a gentle way for her to discover on her own that she had, in fact, weaned.
While I wouldn't call what I did with Ava exactly "child-led weaning," it felt like a pretty gentle transition and was what I deemed best for our family at that time. After nursing two kids (although usually not at the same time) for a year and a half, I was ready to go back to nursing just one child.
And that brings us to the present, when my now 3 3/4-year-old son is still nursing. 😉 This time around, however, it didn't come as any surprise to me that I'm nursing a preschooler. He seems like he might wean before Ava did, but I'm not holding my breath. Lately, he will go a few days at a time without asking for it so I think we are heading in that direction. He went five nights without nursing while I was at BlogHer this year, but when I got home – sure enough – he wanted to nurse before bed. Most recently he went about four or five nights without asking to nurse while I've been home. I thought he might be done altogether, but then asked to nurse again. I talked to him about possibly being done and he insisted that he was NOT, so he nursed before bed. But then the past two nights, he did not.
I'm not in a big hurry for Julian to be done. I know it will be bittersweet just like it was when Ava weaned and perhaps a bit moreso since I'm fairly certain I'm not going to have any more children. However, I also see this as a milestone and a door opening to the next chapter in our relationship. Yes, we've had several years of a great nursing relationship, but I also look forward to what lies ahead.
I'll repeat what I said before, but this time for Julian. I am confident this won't go on forever and when I look back on this time when he's 10 or 20 or 30, and I look at the young man he's become, I am hopeful that I will feel good about the choices I made and have no regrets.
Related posts I've written:
- Breastfeeding until Age 3, 4 or 5 – More Common Than You Think
- On Nursing a Preschooler
- * Breastfeeding While Pregnant – Trying at Times, but Ultimately Worthwhile
Related posts from other bloggers:
- From Lactation Narration – Child Led Weaning
"Munchkin is 4 today. If you had told me when she was born that she would still be nursing now, I wouldn't have believed it. My original goal with her was to nurse for 6 months, yet here we are. My goal now is for child led weaning."
- From Not a DIY Life – Transitions
"At 31 months old, Ladybug weaned herself. It didn't happen quickly. It was very gradual. But accompanied with all the other big girl things that she's doing, it does seem sudden. … I am so thankful that we were able to wean this way. It was gradual. There were no tears on her part or on mine. We were both ready."
- From Raising My Boychick – A Day Without Nursing
"I likely won't know the last time, won't pause and study him and strain to memorize the moment like I did that morning. It will just not-happen one day, and then another, and then I will realize it is has been days, weeks, and the moment I'll want to remember forever I will already have forgotten."
- From Anktangle – Child Led Weaning
"I plan to practice child-led weaning, not just because breastfeeding is a public health issue, but because intuitively, it seems like the gentlest way for me to parent my child through this early part of his life. But more than that, I plan to do whatever works best for us as a family in each moment."
- From Code Name Mama – The Joys of Breastfeeding a Toddler
A collection of stories from moms nursing their children past infancy
Learn more about Child-Led Weaning:
- A Natural Age of Weaning by Katherine Dettwyler, PhD
- Child-led Weaning: The Whys and Hows of Child-led Weaning by Jessica Woods from iParenting
- Natural Weaning by Norma Jane Bumgarner from The Natural Child Project
- Weaning: How Does It Happen? by Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC, Becky Flora, IBCLC and Paula Yount from KellyMom
Cross-posted on BlogHer


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Texas Rangers Win the Rights to Yu Darvish
By Parvez Fatteh, Founder of http://sportingummah.com, email@example.com
Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers emerged victorious from a blind bidding process for the services of Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. Texas' winning bid exceeded $51 million American dollars, and that merely secured the exclusive right to negotiate a contract with Darvish. The Toronto Blue Jays were reportedly the runners-up with an unspecified bid.
Darvish is the son of an Iranian father, Farsad Darvishsefad, and a Japanese mother, Ikuyu. The two of them met in the United States, in Florida. Farsad's father was a travel agent in Iran, and sent Farsad to the United States in 1977 to attend high school in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he also raced competitively in motocross.
Farsad played soccer at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in St. Petersburg until the U.S. embassy takeover in 1979 and the coach benched him. He later worked at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash., where the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks used to train. "When I was working in the cafeteria I used to watch them carry two trays — one was a milk tray, one was a food tray, so it was very huge, a very nice experience,†Farsad said in a 2008 interview with ESPN.com. "And of course I cheered for the Seahawks.†The family subsequently moved to Japan to raise a family.
Yu, who also goes by the Iranian name Farid, began playing baseball in the second grade in Japan. And he quickly ascended up the ranks. Eventually he became the ace pitcher for the powerhouse baseball program at Tohoku High. And his success carried over to the Japanese professional ranks, with the Fighters of Nippon-Ham.
Darvish has garnered the attention of American baseball scouts since he was a teenager. And the attention grew even further with the high profile international exposure that came with pitching in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. And, ultimately he became too tantalizing for American professional baseball to resist, and the Texas Rangers paid for his rights.
But Darvish isn't just about the money. In February of 2007 he established a humanitarian fund dedicated to the construction, installment, and maintenance of wells, well pumps, and rainwater storage facilities in developing countries called the "Yu Darvish Water Fund.†He has also announced plans to contribute to this fund by donating 100,000 yen each time he notches a regular season win. The fund is managed by the Japan Water Forum.
The 25-year-old Darvish had in fact been going through some tough times in his personal life in recent months having recently been divorced from his wife. But the prospect of a new life and a new challenge in American baseball should do well to boost his spirits.


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He played for two clubs based only a short drive from Aston Villa's stadium, yet Giles Barnes only faced the former European champions once during his time in England. The striker will get the chance again this summer in Texas when the English Premier League side visit for the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup.
Barnes played at historic Villa Park for Derby County back in November, 2007, going the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 defeat to a Villa team that finished sixth in the standings that season. After scoring a memorable late goal in a 2-0 win over Stoke City in last year's Cup, Barnes is looking forward to giving another elite British club a tough contest at BBVA Compass Stadium on July 26 and acting as an ambassador for his new league.
The 25-year-old believes that soccer in North America is more advanced than many Europeans realize and cited the example of former Dynamo Geoff Cameron, who has made 67 league appearances for Stoke since joining them in the summer of 2012. Since, stars such as Jermain Defoe and Clint Dempsey have crossed the pond in the opposite direction.
"You see the caliber of player looking to come over here," Barnes said during a press conference on Wednesday to announce the match. "You see how well Geoff's done—it just shows that the gap isn't as big as some people think it is." Barnes knows England's Midlands region well. After leaving Derby he spent more than a year with West Bromwich Albion. Their stadium and Villa's are less than four miles apart.
This will be the sixth annual Charities Cup contest and the third against an English club, following Stoke and Bolton Wanderers. Dynamo captain Brad Davis and head coach Dominic Kinnear said the matches are an ideal opportunity for the team to test its mettle against high-quality opponents. In turn, with the Dynamo in midseason and given the heat and humidity, Paul Lambert's men can expect a demanding evening.
"I've loved being involved in this Charities Cup ever since the beginning. It's always great to play teams from England, we know it as one of the best leagues in the world if not the best. It's always a good night for the fans," said Kinnear.
Dynamo president Chris Canetti said that the matches are also valuable off the field as an opportunity to highlight the club and MLS to an international audience. "It's vitally important for us to build our brand outside of Houston and the U.S.," he said. "Soccer is a world game … there's still a lot of international folks who are naive about what's going on in MLS. When I show them pictures of our stadium they're blown away."
Before England, it's New England: specifically a trip to Gillette Stadium to meet the New England Revolution on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m. CT, CSN). Kinnear's side are bidding to shake off the setback of last Saturday's 4-1 defeat to FC Dallas and claim their second win over the Revolution in this young season. The sides met at BBVA Compass Stadium on opening day last month and Houston stormed to a 4-0 victory.
To keep another clean sheet against New England's dangerous attack the Dynamo defense will have to cut out the mistakes that were costly during a nightmarish ten-minute spell following defender David Horst's red card during the second half. A promising 1-1 scoreline suddenly morphed into an ugly three-goal deficit.
"We should have done better. Those ten minutes were not good enough. It wasn't our night for a number of reasons," said goalkeeper Tally Hall, who praised his penalty-saving counterpart Chris Seitz.
"Chalk it up to nights that things just don't go your way. Now that we've got that out of our system, then we're here to move on. Dom always says you've got to create your own luck. Moving forward we want to create our own luck and that's going to lead to goals and that's going to lead to wins," Hall said.
Tom Dart is a contributing writer to HoustonDynamo.com and HoustonDashSoccer.com. Former editor and reporter for The Times of London and reporter for SI.com, Dart currently freelances for The Guardian.


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The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and announced the 2019 Security Megatrends—the foundation of SIA's signature yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry.
Forecasting of 2019's top 10 Security Megatrends was based on survey data generated in September and October 2018 from top security industry business leaders, association leadership and key volunteers and speakers for Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry's executive conference, which is being held this week, Oct. 25-26, in New York City.
These trends—the top factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry—are expected to have sweeping impact on almost all businesses within the industry.
Cybersecurity was identified in the 2019 report as the standout trend shaping the security industry. By nearly 30 percentage points, industry leaders said cybersecurity's impact on physical security solutions was the most impactful trend they were expecting to face in 2019. A resounding number of respondents also called for artificial intelligence (AI) to be recognized as a megatrend, noting that AI is becoming vital to supporting the heightened volume of data produced by modern security solutions.
Other new Security Megatrends emerging for 2019 include workforce development, the emphasis on data privacy, advancements in digital identity and the integration of security into smart environments like smart buildings and smart cities.
The 2019 Security Megatrends are:• Cybersecurity Impact on Physical Security• Internet of Things (IoT) and the Big Data Effect• Cloud Computing• Workforce Development• AI• Emphasis on Data Privacy• Move to Service Models• Security Integrated in Smart Environments• Advanced Digital Identities• Impact of Consumer Electronics Companies
"Today, modern physical security solutions are comprised of IoT devices and sensors that generate high volumes of security data. Applying analytics and artificial intelligence systems makes this data more actionable and increases responsiveness for security systems users," SIA chairman of the board Scott Schafer said in the announcement. "Cybersecurity continues to be at the top of the list of the most important trends identified by security industry manufacturers, systems integrators, security practitioners, architects and engineers, and SIA will continue to address this trend over the next year and in the foreseeable future."
In addition to defining the latest Security Megatrends, the forecast for 2019 also identifies other forces at play in the security industry that may have a noticeable impact on some or all businesses, and the research identifies three potential areas of business disruption the security industry may face in 2019.
The official 2019 Security Megatrends report will be published in late November 2018 and available online for download and/or purchase. The 2018 Security Megatrends report is currently available to all members and non-members.
Each year at SNG, senior-level industry leaders and financial partners gather, trends are spotted, connections are formed and minds are opened. In addition to highlighting these Security Megatrends, SNG 2018 will feature keynote remarks by Jerome Pickett, senior vice president and chief security officer at the National Basketball Association, and Valerie Thomas, executive information security consultant at Securicon, and panel discussions on topics like the shift from smart cities to conscious cities, harnessing cyber-physical security technologies and how the changing residential security market is staying nimble.
Avigilon Corporation, a Motorola Solutions company, recently announced that its Avigilon Blue cloud platform is now integrated with SureView Systems Immix CS and Immix CC software, which will support professional video monitoring.
The Avigilon Blue cloud platform features patented self-learning video analytics that detect movements of people and vehicles and generate an alarm with a short video clip, allowing central station operators to more efficiently verify and respond to potentially critical events. The integration with Immix CS and Immix CC software will feature alarms with live and recorded video as well as audio transmission, the announcement noted.
"Video analytics-based alarm management will enable central stations to manage significantly more cameras and sites with fewer resources and help provide faster response to events, which ultimately creates a better monitoring experience for both the central stations and the end users," Ryan Nolan, senior vice president of business operations at Avigilon, said in the announcement. "With our advanced video analytics, the Avigilon Blue platform integrated with SureView software will provide our customers with a single point of control for security response and coordination."
The Avigilon Blue integration with SureView Immix CS and Immix CC software is expected to be available in November 2018, the announcement noted.
"At SureView, we develop a powerful monitoring platform to improve customers' ability to manage and respond to security events," Simon Morgan, CTO at SureView Systems, said in a prepared statement. "With Avigilon Blue's exceptionally accurate analytics and low false alarms, this new integration will further enhance the operational efficiency and value of professional monitoring services."
HENDERSON, Nev.—I-View Now, provider of a cloud-based video monitoring platforms for central stations, recently announced an updated and improved integration with monitoring center automation software platform partner MASterMind.
This updated integration improves signaling by utilizing a dedicated MASrecv I-View Now Receiver. Built in conjunction with MAS, these processes employ dedicated and proprietary signal types and signal formats which provide richer contextual information and video, the company said.
"We are thrilled to further our partnership with MASterMind and offer these enhanced features to monitoring stations and their customers. This integration enables the distribution of better information to end users, operators, and first responders," Larry Folsom, president of I-View Now, said in the announcement. "We're very proud of this integration allowing for true collaboration between all parties. Our ultimate goal is to catch the bad guy more often, while greatly reducing unwanted false alarm dispatches."
The MASterMind Auto-Notification and Verification Interface with I-View Now integration provides mobile verification to central station customers. This process allows the end user to cancel the alarm, request dispatch, and call the monitoring center.
"A key value at MAS has always been to help alarm monitoring stations streamline their dispatching processes and provide better service to their customers," Shin Voeks, general manager for MAS, said in a prepared statement. "The MASterMind integration with I-View enables users to conveniently cancel or confirm an alarm using their mobile devices, and allows monitoring stations to respond to alarms more effectively."
A new benchmarking study of the cybersecurity practices and initiatives of global organizations provides insight into the cyber landscape today and moving forward over the next few years. The study, called The Cybersecurity Imperitive, was produced in partnership with ESI ThoughtLab and WSJ Pro Cybersecurity and is sponsored by Security Industry Association (SIA) and several other partners.
"As validated by SIA's just-released 2019 Security Megatrends—highlighting the top factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry—security companies see cybersecurity as the dominant trend shaping the industry," SIA CEO Don Erickson said in an email announcing the study. "Having these clear benchmarks around cybersecurity not only facilitates the advancement of cybersecurity within your own organizations, but it also allows firms like yours to deliver appropriate solutions to your customers."
One key finding in the study is that digital transformation is exposing companies to higher and more costly cyber risks. For example, those whose cybersecurity practices do not keep pace with their digital transformation initiatives are more likely to see $1 million or more in losses from cyberattacks. The research showed that cyber risks rise dramatically as companies embrace new technologies, adopt open platforms and tap ecosystems of partners and suppliers.
"Companies need to make sure that their cybersecurity programs keep pace with their digital transformation effort," Lou Celi, CEO of ESI ThoughtLab and director of the study, said in the announcement. "Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought. It needs to be integrated into the fabric of an organization's growth strategy."
According to the study, there will be an increase in cyber-threat vectors by 2020, including:• Attacks through partners, customers and vendors (247% growth)• Supply chains (+146%)• Denial of service (+144%)• Apps (+85%)• Embedded systems (84%)
Surveyed companies see high risks from external threat actors, such as unsophisticated hackers (cited by 59% of firms), cybercriminals (57%) and social engineers (44%), but the greatest threat lies with untrained general staff (87%). Another 57 percent of firms see data sharing with partners and vendors as their main IT vulnerability. Nonetheless, only 17 percent of companies have made significant progress in training staff and partners on cybersecurity awareness.
The study also cites the leading cyber-threat vectors in 2018, which are:• Malware (81%)• Phishing (64%)• Ransomware (63%)• Viruses (62%)• Attacks from Apps (62%)
Another key finding is companies are boosting their cybersecurity investments. To cope with rising cyber risks, surveyed companies are increasing their cybersecurity investment by 7 percent this year and 14 percent next year. The biggest upsurge will come from platform companies, which are hiking their spending 59 percent this year and 64 percent next year. On average, companies with revenue between $250 million and $1 billion will spend $2.9 million next year; $1-5 billion ($5.7 million); $5-20 billion ($10.7 million); and $20 billion+ ($16.8 million).
According to the study, companies now use a variety of technologies to improve cybersecurity, such as multi-factor authentication (90%), blockchain (68%), Internet of Things (62%) and artificial intelligence (AI) (44%).
Security Systems News' Class of 2017 "20 under 40" winner Ryan Fritts, CISO, ADT, said, "We are using AI in our access and entitlement management to analyze the behaviors of end-users and determine whether or not their behaviors are risky."
Over the next two years, studied firms indicated they plan to greatly expand the use of the following technology solutions:• Behavioral analytics (+1,735%)• Smart grid technologies (+831%)• Deception technology (+684%)• Hardware security and resilience (+114%)
The study also found that as corporate cybersecurity systems mature, the probability of costly cyberattacks declines. Cybersecurity beginners have a 21.1-percent probability of cyberattacks generating over $1 million in losses versus 16.1 percent for intermediates and 15.6 percent for leaders.
"Security is a holistic discipline. You need to manage both physical and cyber risks," Joseph Gittens, SIA director of standards, and Cybersecurity Imperative study advisor, said in a prepared statement. "You could have the best physical security ever—guards, gates, guns and surveillance—but if someone can access your network from the comfort of their living room, it's not doing anything. The reverse is true as well. You could have a ton of cybersecurity but fail to lock down your physical space."
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named industry veteran Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds, president and CEO of Iluminar Inc., as the 2018 recipient of the inaugural SIA Progress Award, an honor presented by SIA's Women in Security Forum celebrating individuals who pave the way to success for women in the security industry. The award will be presented to Reynolds during SIA Honors Night on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in New York City, in conjunction with the ISC East conference and expo.
"I am truly humbled to be the first recipient of the SIA Progress Award, and I want to thank SIA for this incredible honor," Reynolds said in the award announcement. "I have been working in the security industry for over 25 years, and while challenges still exist, the industry has made a lot of progress, and I am committed to continuing to advocate for more equality and more diversity across the field. As influencers, leaders and companies across the security industry have a greater focus on the advancement of women, I believe we can truly empower women to be leaders and agents of change in their respective fields and shift the narrative in our industry."
Reynolds has been the founder and CEO of multiple established CCTV lighting companies. She began her security career as an account executive for U.K. integrator Chubb Fire & Security in the mid-1990s and went on to work for Pinkerton Security, Rainbow CCTV and Sony. From 2005 to 2008, Reynolds was the U.S. partner for a U.K.-based CCTV lighting company, and she founded Iluminar in 2009. Reynolds has led Iluminar to develop award-winning solutions and be the lighting solution partner for several market leaders. In 2018, she was appointed to the SIA Executive Council, where she works with other security leaders to launch initiatives that support the growth and advancement of the security industry at large.
"SIA is proud to present Eddie Reynolds with the first-ever SIA Progress Award for serving as a longtime advocate and role model for women in the security industry," Don Erickson, SIA's CEO, said in the announcement. "Mentorship and thought leadership are critical to helping women grow in this field, and we applaud Eddie for her dedicated involvement in the industry and contributing her expert insight, knowledge and advice."
Reynolds has been a longtime supporter of initiatives to support the advancement of women and overall diversity in the security and technology industries. As part of these efforts, she traveled to the University of Arkansas on behalf of the International Organization of Black Security Executives in early 2018 to speak to students about career development skills and job opportunities within the industry.
Reynolds recently contributed to the first women-authored issue of SIA Technology Insights with an article on the importance of external illumination systems when lighting for video surveillance and will speak on a women's panel at ISC West 2019, coming up April 10-12 in Las Vegas, Nev.
In addition to presenting the SIA Progress Award, SIA will honor industry leaders at Honors Night 2018 with the George R. Lippert Memorial Award, the Insightful Practitioner Award, the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award and the Women in Biometrics Award. SIA will also honor the 2018 recipients of the SIA RISE Scholarship and the inaugural Denis R. Hebert Identity Management Scholarship.
Editor's Note: Security Systems News is excited but not surprised to see Reynolds honored in this way, as SSN featured her in our annual Women in Security issue in 2016. You can read the profile here. And speaking on women in security, if you know of a woman who is making a difference in the industry, we would love to highlight her in our December Women in Security issue. Emails can be sent to: [email protected].
OGDEN, Utah—Last week, on Oct. 3, there was a test of the Presidential Alert system, which went out to televisions and radio as well as mobile phones. AvantGuard Monitoring, based here, noticed that there was a spike of false alarms—including glass break sensors and PERS button presses—linked to the test.
"Oftentimes, [when] we see a spike in a certain kind of alarms, they're related to a storm or a localized natural disaster, and it generally affects a certain type of alarm like a security [system]," Justin Bailey, AvantGuard's president and COO, told SSN. A simultaneous spike in security and PERS was very unusual for the company, he added.
The alert's tone happened to match the frequency that some glass break sensors look for, AvantGuard said in an announcement, which caused the sensors to send false alarms. "It was a unique event for us. … As we started looking to see a common causality on the security side, an unusual number of alarms were [triggered by] glass break sensors. It's not uncommon to have one of them in the buffer at the scale we have," Bailey said. AvantGuard's monitoring centers received about 70 glass break alarms that it can link to the presidential alert.
A member of AvantGuard's team recognized the coincidence in the time of the alarms and the presidential alert, according to Bailey. "When you get a drop of signals, you know something is going on, because of the scale of how many alarms we received in that short time frame," he said. "It was … part of our troubleshooting process to find commonalities and then get into causality. It was really just our good monitoring center leadership team that made that connection."
AvantGuard received about 100 PERS alarms related to the presidential alert, as some seniors with PERS devices heard the sound of the alert and didn't know what the alert tone was or if it was coming from their PERS device. "It was a matter of just talking to the subscribers as we connected to the two-way and—once we determined that they were ok—asking why it was that they had pushed their buttons," Bailey said.
AvantGuard developed a system to address alarms that were likely false. "With the suspect alarms, we were able to partition them in a different queue, and then dedicate operators to work through those alarms that we believed were affected, allowing us to free up other operators to work alarms that we suspected … were actual, true alarms," Bailey said.
"The reason we caught it and handled it so well is because we've already been prepared to deal with situations like that. So, I think it makes us more aware of challenges living in a connected world," Bailey said.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—UTC Climate, Controls & Security has completed its recently announced purchase of S2 Security, and will combine the newly acquired company with Lenel, creating LenelS2. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
LenelS2 will provide scalable, customer solutions in the access control and security management systems industry, serving global enterprises to small- and mid-sized companies, the announcement said. The business is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
"LenelS2 unites two world-class teams with complementary strengths," Alex Housten, VP and GM, Fire & Security Products, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, said in the announcement. "Together, we have more than 50,000 systems installed worldwide. We look forward to providing enhanced service capabilities and offerings for our customers, and accelerating our access control and video-centric solutions for intelligent buildings across the globe."
Lenel president Jeff Stanek will lead the new organization and S2 Security founder and CEO John Moss will serve as chief product officer. The broader leadership team will consist of key members from each company, the announcement said.
"These are two leading brands that share a strong culture of innovation and commitment to customer service," Stanek said in a prepared statement. "Together, we will harness the power of our talented workforce to better serve the needs of customers and offer them more choices."
Moss said in the announcement, "The depth of Lenel's OnGuard platform and BlueDiamond™ mobile credentialing together with the breadth of S2's product ecosystem and channel, creates a new offering that is far greater than the sum of its parts."
Moss continued, "We will continue to advance the capabilities of all product lines, including NetBox and OnGuard."
Houlihan Lokey, global boutique investment bank focused on M+A and capital raising transactions, advised S2 on the transaction. The bank has a practice focused on the security industry and had developed a relationship with Moss, Michael Morabito, director at Houlihan Lokey, told Security Systems News.
"The sale process was robust with strong interest from a number of parties both domestic and foreign – the interest level from financial sponsors interested in deploying capital in the security industry was strong," Morabito said.
He continued, "For Lenel/UTC, the new LenelS2 combination helps them to re-invigorate innovation within their organization, helps complement Lenel's enterprise end-user base with S2's strong SMB end-users/references, add world-class access control as well as video solutions."
Brinks Home Security is teaming with Mission 500 for the company's third annual Brinks Home Security 5K on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Farmers Branch, Texas. Desiree Linden, the fastest woman in the 2018 Boston Marathon, will join the event as a special guest. Organizers are hoping to top last year's total of more than $35,000 to support children and communities in need throughout North Texas including those affected by Hurricane Florence.
For those who can't attend the event, there is an option to sign up as a "virtual runner" with all proceeds to benefit Mission 500, a nonprofit organization that works closely with the security industry to serve the needs of children and communities in crisis.
"We're proud that the Brinks Home Security 5K is becoming a signature event each fall," Jeff Gardner, Brinks Home Security president and CEO said in the announcement. "We are especially excited that Des Linden will be running in this year's race to help us make an impact in our community."
The race is open to people of all ages. Participants can register now and find more information at brinkshomesecurity5k.com. Registration is $35 and cash prizes and trophies are planned for the top finishers in several categories.
Mission 500 is once again partnering with Brinks Home Security for this year's event. Corporate sponsorships are available at the Platinum, Gold and Silver levels, and in-kind sponsorships (product donations) are also encouraged. Sponsor benefits include a table at the event, company logo on event marketing materials, verbal recognition, and the opportunity to increase the sponsor's profile within the local community.
Corporate sponsors include Alarm.com and Cyber Group (Platinum); CDE Tech Solutions (Gold); KMPG, MFB Business Solutions, Northern Lights Direct, and USI Southwest (Silver); and SMB Suite (Bronze). In Kind sponsors include Alpha Graphics and Three Nations Brewery.
For more information on Mission 500 or on how to become involved in supporting Mission 500, contact Jeff Eichenlaub at [email protected], or call 631-219-8728.
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT announced a new strategic initiative with Amazon where it will support integration of Amazon's new Alexa Guard feature with the ADT Pulse security system.
Starting later this year, this partnership helps ADT customers enhance their home's security capabilities by detecting specific sounds via the customer's Echo device when they're away from home, ADT said. Once available, ADT professional installation and monitoring solutions will be offered to customers through the Alexa Guard website and Amazon mobile app.
"In 2018, ADT set out to redefine security with innovative products and services, such as ADT Go and Digital Security. The integration of Amazon's Alexa Guard with ADT's Pulse security system and professional installation and security monitoring services is an exciting next step on our innovation roadmap and our successful collaboration with Amazon," Jim DeVries, current president and incoming CEO of ADT, said in the announcement.
He continued, "Amazon's vision to simplify the smart home experience through voice-enabled action matches perfectly with ADT's passion for security and customer service, making us natural collaborators to ensure our customer's smart home is a safe home. Today's announcement will extend our footprint in the security and automation space, open new eCommerce sales and marketing channels for our products and services, and further expand our leadership in the category. We look forward to continuing to work alongside Amazon to provide innovative security solutions to our customers and broader audiences."
ADT worked closely with Amazon to seamlessly integrate Alexa Guard with ADT's Pulse security system and professional monitoring to enhance ADT customers' security when they're away from home. When a customer enables Alexa Guard on their Amazon Echo device and says "Alexa, I'm leaving," Alexa will notify the customer if she detects the sound of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms or breaking glass while the customer is away. These notifications, called Smart Alerts, are delivered to a customer's smartphone to let them know which sound was detected, and provide an audio clip of that event. Customers with an ADT Pulse system using Alexa Guard can choose to forward Smart Alerts to ADT monitoring professionals to help determine if additional action should be taken, including dispatching first responders if needed.
"Customers love using Alexa to help make their daily lives easier, and we continue to build new voice-first experiences to make customers' homes even smarter," Daniel Rausch, VP, Amazon Alexa, said in the announcement. "ADT has over 140 years of experience in the professional security installation and monitoring business. We're so excited to team up with them for the launch of Alexa Guard. Since ADT brought the simplicity of Alexa voice control to their home security systems, we've heard from customers that they enjoy the added convenience and peace of mind they have using the ADT Pulse skill. Now, with Alexa Guard we're making that experience even better for customers. When Alexa Guard is enabled, customers can choose to have their Echo devices detect the sounds of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, or breaking glass when they're away from home. When the selected sound is detected, customers with ADT Pulse will be able to forward their Smart Alerts to ADT, offering an extra layer of security."
Later this year, ADT will offer new Echo devices directly to new and existing customers, assisting with product set-up and additional support for those who purchase the device through ADT. Additionally, ADT and Amazon are working together to provide offers and promotions to Amazon customers for ADT services and solutions, creating eCommerce opportunities for ADT while enabling customers to have enhanced home security options nationwide.
MIDLAND, Ontario—Huronia Alarm & Fire Security Inc., a full service security company based here, recently announced its purchase of Ontario Security Systems' monitored accounts.
OSS president and owner Henry Droder wanted to retire, and "we were already doing their monitoring, so, it made sense for him to pass the business over to us," Rob Thorburn Jr., Huronia's president and CEO, told Security Systems News. "The customers already knew of us, already [were] familiar with our station. … It's a pretty seamless integration going forward."
The deal, finalized at the end of August, brought about 450 accounts to Huronia. This account base was mostly commercial, small-to-medium business. Huronia's total account base is now more than 10,000 monitored customers, with about 60 percent of those being residential.
OSS was a well-run, family owned business, Thorburn noted. "Since they're in our backyard, it just makes sense to stay with a local company, rather than going to a national," he said. "It fits within out boundaries quite nicely."
Huronia's main footprint is around Georgian Bay in Ontario, Thorburn said. "The nice thing about it: [OSS] accounts can be serviced out of three offices easily, because it's about equal distance—more or less within 15 minutes of every office," he said.
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#3 Farmingdale State - 5, #1 Old Westbury - 2
Old Westbury, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team won their seventh straight Skyline Title today with a 5-2 victory over top-seed Old Westbury. The Rams (25-10) went undefeated in the playoffs as the third seed and with the win received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals. Senior centerfielder Edward Bergmann (East Meadow, N.Y.) was named the Skyline Tournament MVP.
Farmingdale State went ahead 3-0 in the top of the second off four errors. Senior designated hitter Daniel Paccione (Commack, N.Y.) scored the first run off an obstruction call during a run down, before senior first baseman Sal Sanquini (Levittown, N.Y.) made it 2-0 with a double down the left field line to score junior third baseman Mike Scarlato (Holbrook, N.Y.) from third. Sanquini then came home on a wild pitch for the third run of the inning.
In the bottom of the second, the Rams got out of a two-out bases loaded jam as freshman pitcher Matt Seelinger (Levittown, N.Y.) forced a groundout to end the inning. Farmingdale State added two more runs in the third off RBI singles by Paccione and Scarlato, scoring junior second baseman Anthony Alvino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and junior shortstop Tom Rydzewski (Franklin Square, N.Y.) to make it 5-0.
The Rams held the Panthers to just two hits over the next three innings, but allowing Old Westbury to score on a wild pitch in the sixth. The Panthers plated another run in the bottom of the seventh to make it 5-2, off a triple to center by junior leftfielder Nick Yip (Elmhurst, N.Y.).
Senior pitcher Michael Dolce (St. James, N.Y.) pitched the final 2.1 innings for the Rams, striking out three and allowing just one hit as he was awarded the save in the 5-2 victory. Seelinger improved to 4-0 this season after his six innings of work, allowing three hits with three strikeouts.
Senior pitcher Braylin Perez (Santiago, DR) pitched a complete game in defeat for the Panthers, striking out three with two earned runs.
The Rams now await word of their Regional site and first opponent, which will be announced by an NCAA.com press release on May 11th at midnight.


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That the current economy has created a difficult climate for casual game developers isn't really much of a surprise these days. Based on the trouble that's been hitting so many bigger developers and publishers, it's easy to understand that smaller studios putting out casual games have also been struggling. Some experts in the field spoke at the Casual Games Summit during a section titled "Business in a Red Ocean: Surviving the Squeeze," offering tips on how developers in the field can achieve success.
CEO of Large Animal Games Wade Tinney, Dan Prigg of RealGames, and chief strategy officer of Oberon Media Ofer Leidner all addressed different trouble areas of the industry that are currently creating significant hurdles for developers. Prigg started things off by covering how publishers can actually help developers get their games a great deal of coverage that they wouldn't be able to get otherwise; essentially, publishers have a great deal of funding and many more contacts than the developers normally would. However, in order to get a publisher involved, developers need to provide a good enough reason to be interested. According to Prigg, publishers are not only on the lookout for games that are innovative, but they also want to make sure they have the chops to achieve their vision.
However, Prigg also admitted that looking for innovation is a bit of a hypocritical process. "We always want innovation," he said, "but we need to make sure we can sell it like everything else." He went on to illustrate that the marketability of a product can easily outweigh the innovative qualities, citing the Twilight franchise as an example. "It's easily one of the biggest film and entertainment properties," he pointed out, "but vampires in high school aren't exactly an original premise."
Meanwhile, Leidner offered some tips on how to sell casual games more effectively. The core of his message was that anyone selling these titles needs to keep their catalog dynamic and feeling fresh. This can be achieved with moves like reclassification of game categories and limited-time sales on the web. According to him, commercial maneuvers like these are useful in bringing customers back to the site and getting them to download games they've been interested in (thereby creating potential repeat customers if they enjoy the game that was on sale).
Finally, Wade Tinney offered some points of advice to anyone who's actually struggling: don't be afraid to buckle down and get your hands dirty doing work that you might consider "beneath you." This can range from seeking out short-term contract work (valuable because it often lays the ground work for future partnerships) to "getting your hands dirty with advertising." Despite the fact that many developers might want to turn up their nose at advergames, these titles can often prove to be useful in getting you both recognition and income.
Of course, all these tips were merely advice doled out from veterans to other members of an industry without as much experience; no one pretended that this information was a guaranteed success. "If you guys are sitting here looking for a risk-free environment," Leidner quipped, "you're in the wrong room." That said, each of the speakers had some valuable knowledge for their audience; hopefully those listening to this part of the summit will be able to use the advice to help them in these difficult financial times.


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One last chore before the storm. Clean the guddah.
Tropical Storm Sandy is bearing down in the Northeast and the calm before the storm as always is a nice time for a bike ride. Both Brandon and I hadn't ridden our road bikes in a few weeks and both of us struggled at first. Once we accepted we would not be able to hammer, we settled in for a easy 30 mile spin along one of our usual routed.
Here are some of the sights of Mattapoisett and Rochester, MA.
Rt. 6 Mattapoisett
Riding past Mattapoisett Harbor
One of the two Inns on Main St.
A perfect sized home for two people
While everyone was shopping for milk, bread and beer we had the roads to ourselves.
Not much longer for this world without some maintenance.
This is the place wife and I stumbled upon last week. A perfect spot for star gazing.