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Munich Airport
Franz Josef Strauss International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM) is Munich's main airport, some 30 km to the north east of the city centre. The airport can be reached by Schnellbahn train lines S1 from the east and S8 from the west part of the city. However, from the Hauptbahnhof (Main railway station), the journey takes 40-45 minutes. A magnetic levitation train (called Transrapid) which will run at speeds of up to 400km/h from the central station to the airport is under consideration. It would reduce the travel time from the Hauptbahnhof to only 10 minutes. The airport began operations in 1992, replacing the former main airport, the Munich-Riem airport (active 1939-1992).
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No. 3 reason I LOVE Halloween - You can dress like anyone or thing you want for one {spooktacular} day
No. 2 reason I LOVE Halloween - I'm originally from the Midwest so for me Halloween represents fond memories of crisp cool air, color changing leaves and the smell of warm apple cider.
No. 1 reason I LOVE Halloween - My Sister's annual Halloween Party - I love the challenge of creating low budget decorations (it is never too early to start as far as I'm concerned)
Halloween Link Party Rules:
- Link to the specific post for something YOU have created - Decorations, Party ideas, Costumes, etc. (not to your main blog page).
- Grab the DesignDNA button to add to your blog page.
- Be sure to visit other posts and leave them a comment!
- Let me know if you've featured me, and I'll let you know if I've featured you ;)
- This party will stay open through the end of November so you can post this year's Halloween party projects.
- No limit - post away. Just remember only Halloween projects will be accepted.

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I purchased this mirror at a local antique shop (which I *love*) a few weeks ago. I was talking the project over with the owner of the shop, who is an absolutely wonderful woman. She was selling the mirror for $25, which was SUCH a steal and I had to question her about it. She said the reason for the price tag was due to the shape of the mirror.
And she was right.
When this came to me, it actually looked quite a bit worse than the picture shows. There were chunks missing from the back and the molding on the front was chipped to an oblivion.
Just the sort of challenge I love.
I knew it actually wouldn't take much to fix her up, and it didn't. I strongly encourage you to take a look at antique shops + thrift stores for all of your home decor needs. You can get really beautiful (real wood!) pieces for a steal and then fix them up with some paint to match your home. It's easier than you think, I promise. Here's what I did:
Dust your piece off, use some wood cleaner, clean the mirror, tighten the bolts, etc. You'll be shocked how much nicer it looks just from having had a nice clean!
(2) Paint it. I literally spray painted this---on my apartment balcony!--- to perfection. I used an antique white shade from Krylon. The paint I chose was indoor/outdoor + multi-surface. When you're buying antique you sometimes need the strong paint. You can't be sure what was used on it in the past. I could have sanded it down, but the woodwork was really intricate and I didn't want to mess it up. You can always prime something first :) in my case, three coats did the trick. Then I went back and kind of roughed it up a bit while it was still wet (third coat). I didn't want it to look too perfect. I wanted some of the brown showing through. I even pulled off the paint entirely in some areas.
(3) Detail it. Add some spice. Use paint, textiles, wall clings, stencils, whatever you can think of or inspires you, to add some detailing to your piece. I didn't want to do too much to the woodwork on the mirror since it was sooo detailed already, but if you take a close look, you'll see that I rimmed the inside of the frame in a bright turquoise to match our bedroom. It's little, but in person it really pops.
|My "stencil"
|Contact paper stenciled and over the mirror- ready for etching cream
(4) Etch it. I followed my GLASS ETCHING METHODS and they worked perfectly on this mirror as well. I etched in "la vie on rose", which is appropriate for a mirror. I may go back and add "Je vois" (I see) at the top. I haven't decided yet.
That's it! It's minimal effort for maximum results. I love thrifting. The next time you head out to make donations at your local shop, I encourage you to take a look around and see what you might like to take home with you. You may end up with a perfect piece at a price you can't resist. The total cost for me was $30 (mirror + paint). This mirror is MASSIVE and weighs about 30 pounds... it would be easily $200 at the store. Who needs new? Not me! Thanks so much for checking in to see how my little upcycling project went. Be sure to check back for more, as I've always got a few of these cooking at once! If you'll excuse me, I have a sweater to sew up next... but I wish you a wonderful day! And as always, thanks for reading!


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Celebrate those important first birthdays with VeggieTales character themed candles! Candles with numbers 1 through 5 will brighten every cake and bring a smile to the birthday girl or boy. Fun balloon shaped candles come with a special message that reminds children on their big day that God made you special and loves you very much!
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#vehicles for sale
Cars for Movies
For over 30 years, Cinema Vehicle Services has been the leader in providing on camera vehicles to the film industry. We are the oldest and only full service picture car company in the US. You have seen our work in movies like Gone in 60 Seconds, The Italian Job, Terminator 3, Die Hard IV, Austin Powers, Starsky Hutch, Herbie Fully Loaded, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Walk Hard. We also fully support television and commercial companies of all types putting our vehicles on your TV set nightly.
Cinema Vehicles Services is the #1 supplier of Hollywood Picture Cars. We are the largest picture car rental company in the business who own all of our inventory. We offer a wide variety of picture cars to choose from: everything from rent-to-wreck and non descript vehicles, to standard police cars, custom muscle cars and vehicle doubles.
Besides vehicles, we offer a wide array of services. We have a full fabrication shop that can modify almost vehicle for your production.
Our body and paint shop is big enough to paint semis and trailers as well as the quickly scuff and shoot paint changes needed at the last minute film and television jobs. We also offer full restoration services for that show car look in your TV commercial.
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Need a motor rebuilt, tires changed, or an engine swap for a stunt or live action shoot in your production, we can do it! We can even provide a mechanic on the film set
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Time is always a concern, and with all these services provided in house, we are truly a one-stop shop.
If you're an individual with a vehicle that you'd like to be in the movies, give us a call and sent us a picture of the vehicle. It could be a star waiting to be born.
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Classic car rentals and picture car rental featuring custom and period correct background cars for film, photography, print ads and music videos.
Production companies are dynamic and ever changing in theirs needs and time constraints. Due to the complexities involved in producing a top quality program, vendors must be able to react in a timely manner without shallow promises. CVS prides itself in always having the right result on time to meet those demands. We typically do not broker private party s vehicles because of the many problems that can arise. Instead, we own an inventory of over 1000 classics, nondescript, specialty, police, fire, commercial and recreational vehicles to meet customer s needs. If you don t find it here, let us know what you need and we will get it.
Picture cars are great for cutaways in film and sequences that need background for point of view shots, drive bys and pull ups. Cinema Vehicle Picture Cars interfaces with film studios, production companies, photographers and businesses that are looking to rent classic cars, hard to find vehciles and more.


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Revisit Great Moments From Sebring's 62-Year History
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Capture the spirit of this weekend's 62nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida by visiting this photo gallery.
Among the photos are historic standouts such as the Ferrari 250P driven to victory by John Surtees and Lodovico Scarfiotti in 1963; Peter Revson and Steve McQueen celebrating their second-place overall finish in 1970; the 1983 upset scored by Wayne Baker, Jim Mullen and Kees Nierup, when they came back from 11 laps down to win in a Porsche 934; and the Swap Shop Porsche 962 of A.J. Foyt and Bob Wollek that won by four laps in 1985.
The gallery also includes photos from the recent TUDOR United SportsCar Championship test at Sebring, marking the first time that Daytona Prototypes took to the historic circuit.View Gallery at IMSA.com


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After returning from our "last hurrah before baby number 2 cruise", my wife and I went to see if we could get new cell phones, since our Nokia 6820's just weren't cutting it anymore. Luckily, even though we were originally AT&T Wireless customers, they were bought out by Cingular, so we were in reality Cingular customers now, and they finally had a mechanism in place to transfer customers to new phones and plans without penalty (and of course keeping the same phone number). Also, now was a good time since the company I work for, Volt, has a corporate deal with them for minor discounts.
Long story short, I finally found what for me is the ideal PDA/handheld PC. After going through a GPS-enabled Pocket PC and a Tapwave Zodiac 2 (Palm) in the past year (among other acquisitions like the Nokia N-Gage and Tiger Telematics Gizmondo to add to my collection, which does feature a high ratio of portable devices), I finally got a Cingular 8125 Pocket PC/Cell Phone/Modem (Christina got a nice pink Razr that will meet her more basic needs). I also got a data plan that gives me unlimited Internet access and the ability to use the phone as a modem for when my laptop doesn't have a wireless signal (for instance, at my parents' house, where they have NO Internet at all). It's not terribly speedy access, but I can have peace of mind by checking and repsonding to e-mails and doing light Web browsing (the new Website looks pretty good on this little device, by the way).
I have several relatively simple needs in a portable device, including being able to take notes, write e-mails, record audio, and play media and games. This does all that and then some. The only real improvements I could see are a built-in GPS and even speedier Internet access. Now all I have to do is load a good emulator or two and make it a good game machine. Of course, despite having a nice thumb keyboard, it has a poor directional pad, typical of a device of this type.
From the marketing slick:
With worldphone capabilities, Windows Mobile 5.0 support, and access to various mail and messaging solutions, the Cingular 8100/8125 will keep you connected while on the go.
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for enhanced global use
Windows Mobile 5.0
TI OMAP 200MHz Processor
Integrated, sliding QWERTY keyboard
2.8" QVGA 320x240 64K Color LCD Touch Screen
Integrated Bluetooth Class II
Integrated 802.11b support
Integrated Mini-SD slot for greater storage and expansion (I put a 1GB Mini-SD card in)
1.3 mega-pixel camera
* supports upgrade to Microsoft's Messaging and Security Feature Pack
Great post, Bill!
I've been wanting a device like this for some time, and thought long and hard about buying an N-Gage. The world of cell phones is very forbidding to folks like me who are just now getting into them--so many models and incompatible plans and features. I'm also always afraid I'll get a surprise bill for $50,000 because I left the darn thing on somehow.
My cell phone (a basic Samsung SCH-a670 camera phone) supposedly has world wide web capabalities, but it's text-only and, quite frankly, a sad joke. I was stunned at how difficult it is to "surf" with this device and do even basic internet chores. I have a few games for it, but one of them (Might and Magic) has a nasty bug that won't let you get very far into the game. I tried contacting customer service to no avail. Bahhh...
Still, it seems to me that cell phones have one major advantage when it comes to portable gaming: You would be carrying them anyway. I don't like to carry stuff in my pockets (I almost didn't buy my Volkswagen Passat just because it comes with those giant electronic keys). If I'm going to have a giant bulge in my pocket--well, I won't go there. Anyway, for the same reason I haven't ever really considered buying a portable gaming device. I can just hear myself in the morning--"Oh, okay, keys, wallet, cell phone, PSP..." Yeah, that's not going to happen. On the other hand, I have to bring my cell phone with me, so it'd be nice if it could do double-duty. Indeed, I wish it could somehow be used as a key so I could get rid of that darn Volkswagen brick!
Do you find it awkward using this thing to talk? It's hard to tell from the photo how you'd put this thing to your ear. Or do you have to use a bud? Also: How easy is it to use the keyboard?
When I eBay'd for the second version of the N-Gage, it was new and the type of phone that has the pre-paid minutes. I obviously needed it for the book, not the phone part, since I already had one. It has some amazing and a large number of games for it (among several disasters), but the device itself is a bit too underpowered and weird to work as a game machine. I like though how Nokia has continued to release games for it and is committed to the N-Gage platform, but integrating it into their regular phones going forward (as it should have been in the first place). I obviously can't recommend it over a PSP or Nintendo DS, but it is the most recent decent competitor. Anyway, it's an average cell phone and an average game machine, so unless you get the one where you add your own pre-paid minutes, I wouldn't bother (though software is dirt cheap for it these days, especially on eBay, save for the new stuff, like Civilization; the downside is that support in the game stores is now dropped).
As for the Cingular 8125, you talk like any other cell phone. At the top is the ear speaker and the mouth piece is a tiny hole at the bottom. Typical. The one thing I don't like is you press your face to the touch screen side, so you can get a bit of cheek grease (hey, I'm Italian) on it. Maybe your "t zones" are not quite as bad as mine. ;-) It comes with stereo ear buds as a hands free talking and music listening thing, or, you can do what I do and just use a decent wireless bluetooth ear piece (I use a cheap, but reliable Plantronics model). As a phone, it actually works and has a good speakerphone too.
As for the keyboard, it's the same as any other thumb keyboard, like on the Blackberry or other portable device. The advantage with this one though is that the keys are fuller sized, so you can type quicker than is typical on those things (figure around 30 WPM or so). It's not touch typing, but you can't do that in portable situations anyway. Of course you can always have a full-sized or portable wireless bluetooth keyboard if you were inclined to write a book on the thing (it has all the standard Pocket PC stuff, like Pocket Word and Excel).
It's not cheap, but it is worth it as a true all-in-one. I think I ended up paying around $300 after rebates and 2 year service agreement.
As for mistake dialing or leaving it on, most phones - even this one - has a "lock" button or link - which stops accidental key presses.
I bought a few cell games for my Nokia 6820, like "Sexy Poker" and "Chessmaster", and downloaded a few mini-Java applets and games. This particular phone has access to the world of Pocket PC games, emulators and I believe even many cell phone games (it fully supports Java, which is big for cell phone games). You're right though, with cell phone games, once you download to the phone, you're pretty much stuck.
Great new system Bill, I just got a Sony Ericsson 750i cellphone. It includes a 2.0 Megepixel camera which is quite good, and I was able to check my email on it whilst vacationing in Luxor, Egypt may 2006.
I might be able to use it as a modem for the laptop when I go to Vichy France in a day or so.
Looks nice. While the camera on mine is 1.3 megapixels and it has a spotlight (sort of an always-on flash), you have to hold the device VERY still to take decent photos. It definitely is not a digital camera replacement by any stretch, but it is better than the typical cell phone camera, which is usually at best VGA resolution. I'd be curious what you report on the quality of the images from your camera is. Mine is sluggish, so it doesn't capture anything moving well...
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
[My collection - www.billandchristina.com/vgamecomp/vgamecomp.htm]
Here's a great review of the Cingular 8125 from MobileTechReview. It was also helpful in figuring out what the issue was with Wi-Fi...
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
[My collection - www.billandchristina.com/vgamecomp/vgamecomp.htm]
Well, almost at the full two year mark, my wife and I each got the Samsung Blackjack II Smartphones running Windows Mobile 6.0: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Blackjack-II-Wine-Smartphone/dp/B000YT96G6...
This replaces my Windows Mobile 5.0 Cingular 8125 and Christina's Motorola Razr. The big change for me is to go from a full screen to a more standard smaller screen, have the keypad always out and have access to the much higher speed 3G network for Web and e-mail stuff. On the downside is the fact that I'm going ffrom a touch screen to no touch screen. However, it was a good deal and I believe should provide me with every function that I actually used on the other phone, with a nicer form factor and higher speed network (sometimes being able to top out at around 900kbps versus around 100kpbs)...
It should arrive and be fully operational sometime next week...
Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
My windows mobile 5 phone looks pretty similar, the no-touch screen is no biggy except that quite a lot of software requires a functioning touch screen. Make sure you only use windows mobile software on this device. Windows mobile 6.0 sure looks a lot nicer than the 5.0 I got on mine.
Editor / Pixelator - Armchair Arcade, Inc.
My windows mobile 5 phone looks pretty similar, the no-touch screen is no biggy except that quite a lot of software requires a functioning touch screen. Make sure you only use windows mobile software on this device. Windows mobile 6.0 sure looks a lot nicer than the 5.0 I got on mine.
Yeah, I'll be interested in seeing what's different between 5.0 and 6.0 myself. I actually use the touch screen quite a bit (often with my finger) and have overall liked the Cingular 8125 from HTC, but it's had some annoying issues over the years via a combination of the hardware and the software. I've had to do some incredible troubleshooting on the thing with lots of Internet legwork to find unusual repairs. Two of the most annoying were having to resurrect the battery by applying voltage from two wires from a stripped USB cable, and a persistent alarm bug (I use the device to wake me up every morning), that I finally resolved through a combination of third party (paid) software and proper timing (flushing data right after the stuck alarm hits). Hopefully my experiences with 6.0 and the Samsung device will not be quite so eventful.
Ironically, software-wise, there's may be more software that takes advantage of the devices that don't have touch-screens than the ones that do. We'll see. Certainly some software that I've bought will work fine with the new devices, and others won't. Free stuff too. At the very least, having a JVM with this device should open up more typical cell phone software, particularly games, to me. I actually wouldn't mind finally getting Civilization for my cell phone - something that wasn't possible before but might be now if I can find it (I'm also bidding on the N-Gage-specific version). At the very least, a casual search does reveal lots of game options outside of the standard WM 5.0/6.0 realm...
Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.


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To the editor:
I stopped in LaFollette on May 21 to do some family tree research. I stopped in City Hall to begin my search.
Southern Sons MC would like to thank everyone for their contributions in making the Campbell County Honor Guard ride a success.
The upcoming election on Aug. 7, is one of the most important our county has ever experienced. A lot is at stake.
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I'm still not sure why this Victorian murder mystery is named Buckingham Palace Gardens—it takes place mostly inside Buckingham Palace and there doesn't seem to be much to do with the gardens. But Anne Perry weaves a suitably wicked plot inside the palace walls and her sleuths, Thomas Pitt and his household servant Gracie, do range from the wine cellar to the kitchens to the guest wing and the Queen's bedchamber in search of a vicious killer.
At a house party to hammer out details of a grand venture to build a railroad the length of Africa and expand the Empire, a collection of diplomats, bankers, visionaries, Africa hands and desperately unhappy upper class people are wined and dined by the Prince of Wales. But festivities come to an abrupt end when the horribly mutilated nude body of a prostitute is found stuffed in the royal linen closet. Pitt and his superior in Special Services are called in to solve the crime. Gracie is added, posing undercover as a new palace maid, to pick up whatever intelligence she can from the servants.
The crime is a tough puzzle. There are inexplicable details, no apparent motive, missing clues that will prove vital and no witnesses. Everyone but the houseguests has a solid alibi and palace security means the culprit must be one of them. Anne Perry uses the claustrophobic setting to explore the connections, frustrations and secret longings of several of the guests. No one seems to be in love with the one they're with—in fact, most of them are covertly or openly lusting after someone else's partner. That goes on a bit and gets revisited more than I thought was good for the pace of the story. I got really tired of the interior monologue of one character who was miserable but couldn't be sure the son-in-law she always meant to marry herself was a worthy object of her affection.
Random clues stay random; Gracie discovers more than the cops; the nobility and the elite are less than admirable. The dead woman isn't placed and her clothes are never found. Odd comings and goings, blood traces, broken pottery and other seemingly haphazard bits of information don't add up to a motive or a suspect. And then another corpse is discovered and chunks of the puzzle start to snap into place.
Reasonably good book, hard to guess, although a reader is led astray pretty often with clues that dead end after a while. I've liked other Anne Perry books better than this one but it was cleverly done, even if the emo content verged on the obsessive or maudlin from time to time. Buckingham Palace Gardens is one of Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries but Charlotte doesn't make an appearance. Gracie is good though. I wouldn't mind another mystery with Gracie reprising her role as sleuth—she's a great character.
Buckingham Palace Gardens: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt Novels) Anne Perry | Ballantine Books 2008


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It was unexpected. After a walk in the woods with his dog this past Saturday, one of the first truly spring-like days of the season, Russ Welser sat down to eat lunch at his home in Phelps and noticed a tick on his T-shirt. Then he saw one on his arm and�another on his leg � in all, five ticks crawling on him. He brushed two off his dog.
Such experiences might�not continue to be so unexpected. The Lyme disease-infested deer tick � not even detected in Ontario County a decade ago � is showing up locally even as its numbers multiply across the state and nationally. New York state averages more than 5,500 new Lyme cases each year, according to a health alert issued last week from the governor's office. Ontario County had 11 confirmed Lyme disease cases last year.
�I was not thinking at all that ticks would be super active," said Welser, senior educator in agriculture, horticulture and natural resources for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County.
With winter hanging on, last weekend�s warm spell was another brief reprieve before more cold temperatures hit early this week. But as Welser himself pointed out, not only do ticks become active in spring but the Lyme-carrying deer tick is starting to make its presence known in Ontario County and the proximity.
�If you looked at a deer tick map 10 years ago,� said Welser, it would not have even shown any tick population in Ontario County � but today, the county's on the map. While better reporting may be a factor, he said, �we are definitely seeing an increase in tick activity.�
Lyme disease affects about 30,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In New York, the state Department of Health has documented more than 100,000 cases of Lyme disease since reporting began in 1986, according a tick health alert issued April 9 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
New York averages more than 5,500 new Lyme disease cases each year, stated the governor in the alert urging people to take precautions when in contact with any vegetation, whether it be in the woods, fields or even a manicured lawn.
�While New Yorkers are out taking advantage of the spring weather, it is important to ensure safety remains a top priority,� stated Cuomo. �New Yorkers of all ages should take a few moments to educate themselves about the health risks associated with tick bites and take proper precautions to protect themselves from them."
Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria transmitted by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Left untreated, it can cause serious illness. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans, the�CDC reports. Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics. It left untreated, the infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system.
Ticks don�t inflict their nasty bite right away. The tiny, crawling parasites must stay attached to your body for between 24 and 48 hours to transmit disease.
Experts push prevention as the best medicine. That includes checking for ticks every two or three hours when outdoors and brushing off ticks before they attach; bathing or showering as soon as possible (preferably within two hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks on your body; and doing a full body check multiple times during the day and at the end of the day to ensure that no ticks are attached. Repellents provide protection against bites, and the CDC recommends products that contain DEET, picaridin or oil of eucalyptus (use permethrin only on clothes).
While confirmed cases of Lyme disease�remain relatively low in Ontario County compared with other areas, �we are a rural county and the numbers are increasing across the state,� said Mary Beer, Ontario County director of public health. Last year, the county had 11 confirmed cases, a jump from few confirmed cases in previous years, she said. It is not clear where the Ontario County residents may have contracted Lyme, she said.
Lyme disease �is on the rise, not just here, so you need to be cautious,� said Beer.
According to Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Lyme disease infection rate of ticks in Tompkins County is among the highest in the state. As many as 30 percent of deer ticks in the area carry the disease, according to Yung-Fu Chang, director of the infectious disease research program at Cornell.
Welser said the uptick in Lyme may be due to a number of factors that include climate change and shift in deer population, as well as small rodents and other creatures that are natural carriers of the disease.
The Associated Press this month reported the white-footed mouse carries Lyme disease, without feeling any ill effects itself. �They basically thumb their noses at ticks, no matter how many are on them,� said Richard Ostfeld, who co-authored the study led by Sarah Lawrence University biologist Michelle Hersh, who portrayed the mice as super hosts.
Meanwhile, a population explosion of winter ticks has been linked to die-offs or wasting away of thousands of moose in New Hampshire, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming.
�This is a big deal. � It is scary,� said Diane Reed, who lives in Mendon and enjoys walking Mendon Ponds Park and other wooded areas with her two dogs, Cora, a 10-year-old Labrador, and Oliver, a 4-year-old lab mix rescued dog. Despite taking precautions for herself and her pets, which includes using prescribed treatment on the dogs from her veterinarian, Reed said she has found ticks on herself and her dogs.
Reed said the dogs were embedded with ticks last fall and Oliver was subsequently diagnosed with Lyme, though so far he shows no symptoms.
Dr. Catherine Stiner, who owns Bloomfield Animal Hospital, said she saw a lot of ticks into late last fall and it's not unusual to see ticks now. It is important for pet owners to protect themselves and well as their pets, she said. She recommends annual screening for heartworm plus several tick-related diseases including Lyme, as well as preventative measures such as topical treatments.
Pet owners should consult with their vet on the best products and not rely on buying cheap, over-the-counter options that may claim protection but not deliver it, she said.
Ontario County's rural nature drives the lifestyle of pet owners, said Stiner.�Here she sees more tick-borne disease than heartworm, she said.
A vaccine is available to protect dogs from Lyme. Stiner this week inquired about the effectiveness of the vaccine that she gives made by Merial, a Sanofi company that goes by several different trade names. The vaccine is deemed 100 percent effective, she said.
The news is not so good for people. According to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/prev/index.html), �a Lyme disease vaccine is no longer available. The vaccine manufacturer discontinued production in 2002, citing insufficient consumer demand. Protection provided by this vaccine diminishes over time. Therefore, if you received the Lyme disease vaccine before 2002, you are probably no longer protected against Lyme disease.�
With the rising cases of Lyme disease and the growing awareness of the problem, perhaps that will change.
Reed and others say they hope so. Research at Cornell and other private institutions, as well as federal government agencies and those receiving federal funding, such as the National Science Foundation, have taken up the cause.
�I think something should be done,� said Reed. �This is hazardous to pets and humans.�
Lyme disease alert
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged � or deer � ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic �bull�s eye� skin rash. Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics. If left untreated, infection can spread and become much more serious. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings (e.g., rash), and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks; laboratory testing is also sometimes helpful.
Steps to prevent Lyme disease include avoiding walking through tall grass where ticks are, wearing light colored clothing to aid in spotting ticks, examining your body closely after having been out in areas where ticks are common, and using insect repellent containing DEET (be sure to follow label instructions). Ticks have to stay attached to your body for between 24-48 hours to transmit Lyme, so promptly removing them with tweezers will likely prevent contracting Lyme disease.
From the The Monroe County Public Health Department website (http://bit.ly/1l4mmxJ)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/
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Primates, such as this chimpanzee, use plants
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Photograph: Richard Crowley, St. Louis Zoo, Creative Commons.
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American aviators preparing to fly over the jungles of Indochina during the Second World War were taught that the best way to survive if shot down was to "eat what the monkeys eat." While the overarching value of this advice was probably psychological (some monkeys have chambered stomachs capable of digesting leaves that would poison and possibly kill a human), this recommendation may ultimately prove more beneficial for medicinal purposes. For we are learning that, in many cases, instinct has programmed animals with an inherent knowledge of medicinal plants that our own species is only now beginning to appreciate and to study.
Learning from primates
Prior to the onset of the breeding season, [then Harvard graduate student Karen] Strier noted that the muriqui's [woolly spider monkey's] diet consisted primarily of the leaves of two tree species rich in antimicrobial compounds. During that same time of year, the monkeys visit the monkey's ear tree (so named because of the shape of the fruits) to feed. As a general rule, when monkeys find trees laden with edible fruit, they gorge themselves until little remains. Yet Strier wrote that the muriquis consumed a small portion of the fruits before departing "as if they only need a taste to be satisfied." Once back at Harvard, she learned that these fruits are rich in stimasterol, a chemical employed in the manufacture of progesterone, which is itself used in birth control pills. Plant hormones can affect animal fertility. Did the monkeys of this forest discover the birth control pills tens of thousands of years before their human cousins did?
Primatologist Dr. Ken Glander of Duke University has spent decades studying the howler monkeys of Central America and has reached conclusions that parallel those of Karen Strier. Glander hypothesizes that the howler monkeys eat a selection of plants that allows them to select the sex of their offspring! He notes that female howlers consume certain plants before and after copulation that they do not eat at any other time. Over two decades of study, Glander found that some howlers bore only male offspring, while others produced only females, an outcome unlikely due to chance.
In terms of intentionally using plants for medicinal purposes, the great apes of Africa are the most sophisticated members of the animal kingdom. Harvard primatologist Dr. Richard Wrangham observed chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale Forest consuming a tropical daisy called Aspilia in the early 1980s. While chimps devour most of the plants in their largely vegetarian diet, Wrangham made note of the unusual behavior surrounding consumption of this species: the leaves were carefully chosen and then swallowed. Furthermore, the primates' faces appeared to indicate severe distaste, like a child taking castor oil. Because chimps, like people, are prone to parasitic infections, Wrangham hypothesized that the monkeys were consuming these leaves for medicinal (rather than nutritional) purposes. Wrangham brought Aspilia to the lab for analysis and received startling results: the plant contained a novel compound (they named it thiarubrine) that proved to have potent antibiotic, fungicidal, and vermicidal properties.
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He [Eugene W. Schoffel] and his colleagues analyzed the clover [spoiled sweet clover] for seven years before identifying and isolating the cause of its lethality: a chemical they named dicumarol. They correctly hypothesized that if too much caused a hemorrhage [in cattle after eating spoiled sweet clover], a miniscule amount might prove to be a useful anticoagulant. Today, dicumarol (and its synthetic analogues) are commonly employed as anticoagulants, particularly for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis.
In early 1951, an army inductee tried to commit suicide by eating warfarin [rat poison]. He failed to kill himself but did manage to induce a classic case of hemorrhagic sweet clover syndrome. The unhappy soldier was successfully treated with transfusions of normal blood and coagulants. This bizarre incident led to studies and eventual approval of warfarin (renamed coumadin) as an anticoagulant for human patients. How many cardiac patients realize that their physicians are prescribing rat poison for their ills?
As we saw in Chapter 1, tropical American dart frogs contain myriad fascinating chemical compounds. Until recently, however, we were unable to determine how the frogs made the poison… Some of the compounds (or their precursors) are found in insects eaten by the frog: alkaloids are taken in and stored from beetles, ants, and millipedes… Thus the painkiller ABT-594, currently being developed by Abbott Labs, supposedly from a frog poison, may actually be based on an insect poison that was presented to us by the frog!
Conservation for our health
If we can find new painkillers from frogs, new stimulants from porcupines, new antiparasitics from penguins, new laxatives from thrushes, new antibiotics from chimps, and new contraceptives from woolly spider monkeys, what else might be out there, in the rain forest, on the prairie, or inside the coral reef, being used by local species and awaiting our discovery of its benefit to our own species? What might have already been lost? When the Portuguese first arrived on the eastern shores of Brazil almost five hundred years ago, the population of muriqui monkeys probably numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Now their population has been reduced to a few hundred individuals, and more than 90 percent of their once magnificent forests has been destroyed. Who knows what we lost, either in terms of the actual chemicals, the species that produced them, or the primate knowledge of how to use them?


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At a time when the hypocrisy of the political class has become something which is almost taken for granted, there are still some occurrences in which the pattern of "do as I say, not as I do" reaches humorous proportions.
Consider the case of Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter (D-17th district; pictured), the vociferous opponent of the right of citizens to "keep and bear arms" who has now been charged with a felony after allegedly attempting to board an airplane with a concealed handgun in his possession.
Trotter was arrested on December 5 when an agent of the Transportation Security Administration observed that a .25 caliber Beretta pistol was concealed in Trotter's carry-on bag. Instead of his scheduled trip to Washington, D.C., Trotter went to jail facing federal charges. He was released the next day on $25,000 bail.
According to press reports, Trotter, who has served as a state senator since 1989, had been considered the leading candidate in the race for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who announced his resignation on November 21.
Trotter attempted to explain the presence of a gun in his carry-on luggage through an appeal to his job as a security guard; as the ABC affiliate station in Chicago reported on December 6: "Assistant state's attorney Lorraine Scaduto said Trotter told police he left his job as a security guard late Tuesday and forgot the gun and ammunition were in his garment bag. The senator has a FOID card and was licensed to carry the weapon on his job. However, Scaduto told the court the gun was not registered in the City of Chicago." Trotter's employment-related license to carry provided the state senator with a right enjoyed by very few people in the state of Illinois: the ability to legally carry a weapon for his self-defense outside his own home. Illinois is the only state in the Union which still has no provision for concealed carry, and Sen. Trotter has been a vehement opponent of Second Amendment rights — including the right of concealed carry.
However, Trotter's claims regarding substantive employment as a "security guard" are called into question by his own reports regarding his sources of income. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, any income Trotter could be receiving as a "security guard" pales in comparison to his compensation as a state senator:
The state senator currently earns $84,416 a year in his role as chairman of the Senate Democratic majority caucus. Attempts to reach officials at Allpoints Security were unsuccessful.
The Chicago-based security firm donated $500 to Trotter's reelection campaign last year, records show. In his economic interest statement filed with the state in April, Trotter said he did not receive more than $1,200 in outside income from nonprofessional services during the previous 12 months.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that "Trotter's legislative voting record on guns doesn't exactly align with his alleged actions Wednesday":
Despite prosecutors charging him for allegedly trying to bring a gun onto an aircraft at O'Hare Airport, the South Side Democrat once voted against allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons.
Trotter later voted "present" on another measure that would have softened the penalty for getting caught with a concealed weapon. …
In 1995, Trotter was a "no" vote on a measure carried by state Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) that would have legalized carrying concealed weapons in Illinois.
During floor debate, Trotter stood to challenge Dillard on the propriety of allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons without having to go through extensive training or psychological evaluations.
"What you're doing here [is] just basically creating part-time police officers who have not gone through the extensive training, who have not had the psychological evaluations, who will be getting out there who feel now that they're — they are stronger, they are badder, they are tougher because they have this nine-shooter on their hip," Trotter said.
It is unknown whether Trotter's five-round Beretta made him stronger, badder, or tougher, but it may earn him one to three years in prison if convicted.
For now, Trotter's campaign for Rep. Jackson's seat will continue; in Illinois politics, it will apparently take more than felony charges to bring a campaign to a close. Trotter's campaign may prove more embarrassing for both the candidate and his party than his previous bid for Congress. In 2000, while contending with then-State Senator Barack Obama for the seat of Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Trotter claimed that Obama was insufficiently black for Rush's seat, as was noted in a November 29 story for NBC-Chicago:
Obama was a stiff University of Chicago law professor, and was uptight because he knew he was going to lose, and because his opponents were attacking him for not being black enough, and for being a tool of University of Chicago.
Nobody expressed those suspicions more baldly than Trotter. He already had a history of needling Obama about his racial identity in Springfield. Trotter and state Sen. Rickey Hendon bought a copy of Dreams from My Father and combed it for passages they could use to get under their colleague's skin. Trotter also thought Obama was an ineffectual legislator who walked around the Capitol with his nose in the air — a view shared by plenty of senators in the late 1990s.
"Barack is viewed in part to be the white man in blackface in our community," Trotter told me, during an interview at a juice bar in Bronzeville. "You just have to look at his supporters. Who pushed him to get where he is so fast? It's these individuals in Hyde Park, who don't always have the best interests of the community in mind."
According to the ABC affiliate, "Politically speaking, Trotter's problem is timing. His next court appearance is Wednesday, December 12. The Democrats meet to decide which candidate they will endorse on December 15." Time — and, perhaps, the action of the court on December 12 — will determine the candidate's political future. However, whoever eventually fills the seat in Congress now being vacated by Jackson, it is unlikely that they will easily prove more embarrassing to President Obama than Trotter has already proven to be.
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When are you open?
The hotel and restaurant are open from the end of October to the beginning of May.
Are you right on the beach, and how close is the water?
All of our rooms in the main hotel and the bungalows have a beach view and the three rooms on the beaxh level and the four bungalows exit right on to the beach; it's about 15 yards to the water.
Of our 4 suites, two have beach views and two don't. The two suites on the beach level have their own path to the beach.
How do I get to Hacienda Eden from the airport, and how long does it take?
You can take a taxi to Eden from the airport (and back) or you can rent a car. Hertz, Alamo, Budget, and National have rentals at the airport. The trip takes about 50 minutes. The airport to Eden leg of the local taxi service is controlled by a national union with fixed prices. Don't let them talk you into a return taxi to the airport, we will reserve our local Troncones taxi service for your departure to the airport.
It is simple to get a taxi at the airport; there is a "Ground Transportation" desk when you come out of customs. Tell them that you want to go to Troncones and they will take your payment and give you a slip that you can take out the door to the taxi stand. The cars are in good shape and most have AC. All of the taxi drivers know how to get to Troncones. You might want to take a look at the "Getting Here" section if you want a more detailed description of how to drive here. Don't worry, there is only one road, you can't get lost.
Do you have a 24 hour reception?
Yes! We always have someone at reception ready to lend a hand.
Do all of your rooms have a private entrance/exit?
Yes, all of our rooms have their own entrance and private balcony or porch.
Where is Eden located in reference to other well-known landmarks?
We are on the pacific coast of Mexico. We are 200 miles north of Acapulco, and about 7 hours drive south from the city of Manzanillo. We are a 7 hour drive west from Mexico City. We are a 30 minute drive from Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo.
Which airport should I fly into?
You need to fly into the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo International Airport, code ZIH.
What is the surf like?
In the wintertime the surf is anywhere from small to medium, it is perfect for boogie boarding and body surfing. In the summertime the surf is usually from medium to big, depending on the conditions. If there is a tropical storm in the vicinity it will really bring the surf up.
Do you have a restaurant on the premises?
Yes! Our restaurant Jardin del Eden serves breakfast lunch and dinner. The owner & chef, Mary & Jean Pascal Bochet, a Mexican-French couple, are very happy to serve our guests and the rest of Troncones with fantastic food every day. They feature Contemporary & Traditional Mexican Cuisine.
Do you have fridges in your rooms?
We have mini fridges in our 4 suites but not in our rooms. There is also a communal fridge available for all guests.
Can we use the restaurant kitchen for our own cooking?
The kitchen is in use for breakfast lunch and dinner; it would not be practical to let guests into the fray.
Do you have AC?
We have air conditioning in our suites, in our rooms and bungalows we have ceiling fans and ocean breezes.
What temperature is the water?
It is between 72-84 degrees F.
Can you snorkel in front of Eden?
You can snorkel in front of our place when the surf is small which is about 50% of the time.
Do you have masks and snorkels that we can borrow?
I am sorry but we do not. BYO!
Can I rent a surf board in Troncones?
Yes, there is a place down the beach that rents boards. We have some boogie boards for our guests to use free of charge.
Do you have beach towels?
Yes, two large beach towels are standard with every room.
What is there to do around Eden?
There are a number of activities available in the vicinity. You can go hiking, bird watching, mountain biking, surfing, swimming, snorkeling, and horseback riding. In Zihuatanejo you may go sport fishing, scuba diving, or shopping. See the activities section for more details.
Do I have to know how to speak Spanish?
No, we all speak English; we also speak a little French, Norwegian and Portuguese. We all speak Spanish and can do any translating that you need.
Can you drink the water?
Although we have all of our water piped in from a deep well we do not drink it. We have bottled water in each room for your teeth brushing and drinking etc, we also have 5 gallon water dispensers dotted around the property for fill ups. We only use purified water to wash vegetables and for other kitchen uses and all of our ice is made with purified water.
How much do you think we will spend a day in the restaurant? And what are your average prices for lunch and dinner?
About $50 US a couple a day is the average from most guests. Lunch prices range from $5.00 US to $10 US and dinner ranges from $10 US to $24 US. The restaurant does not take credit cards!!
I don't want to bring much cash—what should I do?
You can pay the balance of your hotel bill before you arrive, which will leave you with only your restaurant bill to pay while you are here which must be paid in cash. There is an ATM machine in Troncones now!!
Can you go scuba diving or sport fishing?
Scuba Diving and sport fishing can be arranged in Zihuatanejo.
There is an official scuba center there and they have guided trips that start at around $50 US a person. The scuba diving on the pacific coast of Mexico is not 'world class' but it is a fun way to spend the afternoon.
Jaime Vargas is the captain that we have used for sport fishing in the past. For a small boat that holds from 2-3 persons it is 135 $ a day. The boat leaves the dock at 7 am in Zihuatanejo. We can have a taxi pick you up at Eden or you can drive your rental car. For an extra charge Jaime will also bring lunch. He takes you out and fishes for bait, and then to all of is favorite spots. See the Sport fishing section for more information.
How strong is the sun?
The sun is strong. Always bring sunscreen and a hat and most of all use them and re-apply every hour!!
Can we buy land near you?
There is still property for sale in our area. Call Dewey McMillan (we used him as our agent) at 011-52-755-553-2812.
How do we get into Zihuatanejo or Ixtapa from Eden?
It is simple to take a taxi in, which will cost you about 60$ round trip or you can rent a car. Car rentals are anywhere from 40$ a day to 120$ for a big van.
Is there a place where I can watch sports?
There is a bar about 200 yards from Eden that has a TV and shows all of the major sporting events.
What if we need a doctor?
For a minor injury there is a clinic about a ten minute drive away. For something more major there is a private hospital in Zihuatanejo. No matter what, if you are injured we will do all we can to help.
Are there any dangerous bug/animals?
There are no large dangerous animals. There are fire ants, scorpions and tarantulas though, if you want to find them. None of these insects are deadly but give a bad sting. If you are allergic to bees please bring your adrenaline shot (epi-pen), just in case.
Can I get laundry done?
We do not do laundry; our machine goes almost 24 hours a day to keep up with our own laundry! There is a laundry service in Troncones.
Are there good surfing spots nearby?
There are lots of good surfing spots within an hour drive from Eden, not to mention the one right in front of the hotel! A few of them are world class: La Saladita, Playa Linda, The Ranch, Rio Nexpa, La Boca, Troncones point to name a few.
Are there places to buy gifts?
We have a gift shop at Eden. Eva does all of the shopping and tries to get a variation of beautiful and special things from all over Mexico.
Is there a departure tax at the airport?
No, and don't let them convince you otherwise.
Do I need to bring my passport?
Do I need a visa?
If you are an American or Canadian when you are on the plane the attendants will give you a form to fill out this is your tourist visa, they will stamp it at the airport. Don't lose it. You will need to give it back when you leave the country.
I have minor children do I need to do anything special?
YES! Last year a number of guests to Troncones were stopped at the airport in the United States with their minor children. They were traveling with only one parent and were not allowed to leave the country without the consent of the other parent. Ask your airline about this. It is very troublesome; they will not let you board the plane without the correct documentation!
Do I need an international driver's license to rent a car?
No, any local driver's license is OK.
Do I need a jacket or sweater?
The most that you might need in December or January is a long sleeved t-shirt.
How are the mosquitoes?
There are mosquitoes in the jungle. If you wear insect repellent they will not bother you. They aren't bad and some people say that they go away altogether in the winter months. It just depends on how sweet you are.
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How far should I book in advance?
It is always better to book as far in advance as possible. It is difficult for us to predict when we will be full. But one thing is certain, for reservations during the Christmas season you should book one year in advance. No kidding!
Can I use my credit card?
We do not accept credit cards to settle bills for the rooms. We do accept credit cards for the gift shop but not the restaurant.
Do you take travelers checks?
Not any more.
Where can I get pesos once I am there?
The best place to get pesos is at the airport ATM machine to the left as you come out of the arrivals hall. We will also be happy to take dollars or any other foreign currency instead of pesos. There is an ATM machine in Troncones. Yes the rate is better at the bank.
Can I use my ATM card?
There is now an ATM machine in Troncones!! There are also quite a few ATM machines in Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa that take the Plus system and Cirrus. Sometimes, although you think that you can use your card anywhere; it hasn't been programmed to go international: check at your bank before leaving.
How safe is it for a single woman traveling in your area?
We have quite a few single women (and men) guests at Eden, so far there has never been a problem. I don't recommend, however, long solitary walks miles down secluded and empty beaches. Why tempt fate, or the local Casanova. There is enough beach traffic on our cove for security and not so much as to ruin the serenity. There are always other guests around to talk to and hang out with.
I am a vegetarian, can you accommodate me?
There are a number of vegetarian options on the menu for lunch and dinner. Jean Pascal is always happy to work with our guests who might have food allergies etc… just let him know in advance and he will concoct something just for you.
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It looks like taxpayers in yet another state are going to find themselves on the hook for attorneys' fees because of a bad law. This time, the action shifts to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, where the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill that would require stores to post large signs informing those under age 17 that if they buy or rent video games rated AO (adults only) or M (mature), they will be fined US$25.
In a press release, the Entertainment Software Association called the law a "tortured effort to end run the First Amendment" and said that a federal lawsuit would be forthcoming.
Minnesota's law differs from those of other states in that it places the onus (and penalties) on those who actually buy the games, in this case, minors under age 17. What's especially troubling about the recently enacted legislation is the fact that the sponsor, State Sen. Sandra Pappas (DFL), never expected it to be enforced.
"We're not going to be prosecuting kids. We actually had it as a petty misdemeanor, but we changed it to a civil penalty. It's more important that parents just watch these games and monitor what kind of games their children are playing."
If the goal is parental education, there are many betterand cheaperways to go about it. Instead, the citizens of Minnesota are going to be stuck footing the bill to defend an unconstitutional law that not only should never have been passed, but was never intended to be enforced.
Minnesota will likely soon join the roster of states who have tried to pass video game legislation only to have it overturned: Illinois, California, Michigan, and Wisconsin, to name a few. Common sense prevailed in the state of Tennessee not too long ago when the sponsor of a similar bill withdrew it after realizing it faced certain defeat in the court system. It's also worth noting that the ESA does not automatically oppose all video game legislation. The trade group gave a big thumbs-up to a recent Maryland law that banned the sale of sexually explicit games to minors. Unfortunately, legislators in many other states seem all too eager to score points with part of their constituency by passing popular, but unconstitutional legislation.


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The OECD international seminar on "Pension Fund Regulation and Risk Management", sponsored by Risklab and Allianz Global Investors (AGI), was held back to back with the OECD Global Forum on Private Pensions in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 November 2006. The focus of the seminar was to discuss the implications of risk management techniques in the pension regulatory framework and to compare them with those used at the pension fund level, both in DB and DC schemes. The seminar also focused on new risks related social, environmental and governance factors and how these are being addressed by pension funds regulators.
Guest speaker: Partha Dasgupta; Regulation and Risk Management
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Should I take liquid nutrition supplements during my cancer treatment?
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Maintaining your nutrition status during the course of cancer treatment is a goal shared by the medical team.However the side effects of the therapies as well as the disease itself can make it difficult to take in enoughnutrients. Some of the symptoms that can cause decreased nutrient intake include a loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, or inflammation of mucous membranes in your mouth. Furthermore the cancer or the cancer therapies can increase your body may need more nutrient because of an increase in metabolic rate.
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From a refreshing post about the nostalgic power of ice cream, here's a tidbit about the intersection near Foster's Freeze in AV:
"Susan and I made a special hot-afternoon trip over to the Foster's on Fletcher at the south end of Atwater Village... That intersection where the Foster's is served as the location for the scene in 'Pulp Fiction' after Bruce Willis' character ... runs into Ving Rhames' … literally."Even if all the LA oldbies already knew it, what a cool factoid for a newbie like me. Even cooler is that when I was planning a move to Los Angeles this spring, I considered renting one of those apartments behind Ving Rhames.
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Korean War veteran remembers the war
Conflict in North Korea is nothing new for veterans who were there 60 years ago.
"As far as I was concerned, it was one of those wars we didn't fight to win it," said Lynn Partin, who served in 1951 at 21 years old.
Partin said he believes people were tired of war after World War II.
"Nobody wanted to go," Partin said. "There were a lot of draftees."
Partin said he never felt the appreciation that's usually given to soldiers.
"Well, that's why I was irritated," Partin said. "We were kind of sometimes treated like a second-class citizen when we were in the uniform."
His experience was common for Korean War veterans. Decades after the war, parades and memorials became more common in an attempt to give them recognition.
Today, Partin lives at the Iowa Veterans Home, where he hoped to find some comradery with other Korean War veterans.
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Partin said the war is often forgotten even by those who were there.
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He is also the Member of Ministry of Education on Post-graduate Education and Research in Engineering and Technology, Member of Senate at IIT Mumbai, Member of Board of Governors at IIM Calicut, and Member of Advisory Committee at Ministry of Information Technology.
Arjun Malhotra
Mr Arjun Malhotra serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Headstrong's Board of Directors. Prior to Headstrong, he was the Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies.
He founded and built HCL Technologies from a six-person 'garage operation' in 1975 to one of largest information technology companies in the world.
Shabana Azmi
Ms Azmi is the daughter of renowned leftist Urdu Poet, Kaifi Azmi, and famous stage actress, Shaukat Kaifi. Along with having an illustrious career as a theatre and motion picture artiste, Ms Azmi is also a committed social activist.
Ms Azmi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) as a Member of Parliament by the President of India from 1997 to 2003. She was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of 25 Asian heroes and the only woman amongst four Indians who has made a difference.
Sir J K Chande
Sir J K Chande is an honourable recipient of the Hind Ratna Award. He was appointed as a trustee of the Rotary Foundation in 2003 and Chairman of the Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom in 2004.
He was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2003, the first of its kind given to a Tanzanian citizen. He has been honoured with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by the former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Dr Vasant Gowariker
Dr Gowarikar has been a visiting professor at Stanford University (1985-86), former Scientific Advisor to four Prime Ministers of India and Member of the Consultative Group of Eminent Senior Scientists.
He has also held positions as a Secretary to the Department of Science and Technology (1986-1991), Vice Chancellor of Pune University (1995-98) and Head, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
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Mr Boon Yoon Chiang serves on the Board of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and is the Honorary Secretary of the Singapore National Employers' Federation. He is also a council member of the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
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Mr Sundar is CEO of Times Business Solutions (a Times Of India group enterprise). He also holds the position of director at the Times School of Management (TSM) and the Times Centre for Media Studies (TCMS). Mr Sundar was formerly Director at Bennett Coleman & Company Limited from October 1980 to October 2004.
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Lt Gen (Retd) Sudhir Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, retired from the Indian Army in 2008, after completing four decades of an illustrious and brilliant career of selfless service to the nation. During his career, he has seen active service in Sri Lanka and Jammu & Kashmir, and has held critical and challenging appointments in higher echelons of defence management, including a diplomatic assignment in London as the Defence Attaché' of India.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Hussin bin Abd Hamid
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Dato' Sri Abdul Hamidy Abdul Hafiz
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Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria
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I also left right after Bruce Potter's introductory comments on Friday afternoon. If it hadn't been for the NoVA Sec meeting I scheduled Friday at 1230, I probably would have only attended Saturday's sessions. I heard Avi Rubin's 7 pm keynote was good, and I would have liked to watch Johnny Long's talk. Otherwise I thought spending time with my family was more important.
That leaves Saturday. I spent the whole day at ShmooCon, from the first talk to the end of Hack or Halo. I began the day with Ofir Arkin from Insightix. (I actually spent about half an hour chatting with Ofir Friday afternoon, which was cool. I also spent time Friday speaking with several people I recognized.) Ofir demonstrated that just about all Network Admission Control concepts and implementations are broken. He only covered about half his material, but I left wondering who would bother spending thousands or millions on NAC when it doesn't seem to work and is fighting the last war anyway.
Ofir emphasized that knowledge of the enterprise is the key to network defense. He pointed out that NAC products which provide a shared medium quarantine area are exactly where an intruder wants his machine to be delivered. Once in that area he can attack the weakest, non-compliant systems on the same subnet or VLAN used by the quarantine. Using PVLANs an avoid this problem, but only if not subject to VLAN hopping attacks. Ofir questioned whether per-port security is ever feasible, especially in an age of increasing use of VMs.
One basic take-away for me was this: if I find myself on a network requiring NAC, do the following.
- Find the nearest printer.
- Unplug the network cable.
- Connect the network cable from the printer to a hub, and connect the hub to the network port.
- Connect my laptop to the hub.
- Sniff printer's MAC address and IP address.
- Disconnect the printer.
- Assign the printer's MAC and IP address to my laptop, and access the network.
While this will not work everywhere, it's probably going to work in enough places to make NAC a questionable prospect for physical defense. Hosts connecting via VPN are another issue.
After Ofir spoke I saw Joel Wilbanks, Matt Fisher, and Mike Murphy talk about incident response when Web applications are attacked. They made the point that Web app incidents don't usually leave artifacts (think files on the hard drive) on the victim. Web app forensics becomes a log analysis exercise. If no logs exist (Web, database, OS, etc.), you're hosed. They recommended populating database tables with honeytokens and writing custom IDS signatures to alert on the presence of those tokens in network traffic.
During their presentation several attendees questioned the role of SSL for inbound connections. The speakers recommending terminating SSL at an accelerator, and passing clear text by an IDS before sending it to the Web server or re-encrypting it. At least one of the attendees was shocked -- shocked -- to consider passing "sensitive" data in the clear like that. I have never understood this argument. The question is simple: do you care to know what is being carried in SSL, or do you not care? If you do care (and you should), architect your enterprise so you have visibility into what's happening. If you don't care, tell me so I can avoid doing business with you.
As far as SSL is concerned, I consider inbound SSL a solved problem. Outbound SSL, as might be used for a command and control channel, is not solved -- unless you want to break SSL and teach users to accept a man-in-the-middle attack scenario. I worry about outbound SSL, not inbound.
I had lunch with Joe Stewart, so in some sense I didn't really miss his talk. He was nice enough to share his thoughts with me on his next Sandnet and other projects.
My talk happened at 1300. This means I missed Billy Hoffman release Jikto, so I plan to download his talk (and Joe's) when available. I was really pleased by the outcome. The room was totally filled and people were standing outside the room listening. Thanks to everyone who attended. I wish we had more time for questions, so feel free to leave a comment here or email if you have unanswered issues.
After my talk I listened to Raven talk about backbone security. She is fuzzing key routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, etc.) by mainly attacking open source implementations. She just got a Cisco 2600 series router so IOS is her next target. If she is getting results doing this work in her spare time sitting in airports, you can only imagine what funded, dedicated teams are doing with budgets for equipment and manpower.
I spent the next hour chatting with familiar faces in the area near the talks. Marty McKeay was there, along with Mike Rash, Jamie Butler, and Bret Padres and Ovie Carroll from the CyberSpeak Podcast. (Sorry I couldn't get back to you guys in time!)
At 1600 I squeezed into Dan Kaminsky's talk. Before he started I had a chance to chat briefly with Mike Poor and Ed Skoudis from Intel Guardians. Mike and Marc Sachs (who I saw independently) were not happy with my TCP options analysis. Oh well!
I felt bad for Dan. The poor guy showed remarkable resolve trying to speak, despite an attendee who felt compelled to interrupt every fifth sentence. Dan had to dodge plenty of Shmoo balls while explaining slides with way too many words on them. I think Dan's research is way outside the realm of what most security people do, but probably perfect for a paper at USENIX.
I stayed in the same room to listen to Josh Wright and Mike Kershaw talk about LORCON. As their Web page states: LORON is "a generic library for injecting 802.11 frames, capable of injection via multiple driver frameworks, without forcing modification of the application code." Basically, if you write a wireless packet injector, you should use LORCON. Don't write something for a specific wireless driver -- let LORCON handle that for you. I was really impressed, especially since I had never seen Mike (author of Kismet) and Josh (lots of tools, cool research) in person. In addition to LORCON they mentioned this WiFi frame injection patch for Wireshark.
When their talk was done I headed over to the Hack or Halo room. I set up my Hacom Lex Twister on a SPAN port (argh, yes, I forgot a tap) and captured the traffic from the Hack contest. I monitored it live with Sguil, which was fun.
Overall, I was again impressed by the organization and manpower demonstrated by ShmooCon. I was less impressed by the overall slate of talks, but I think the quality of attendees compensated for that. The first ShmooCon in 2005 attracted about 350 people. The second had about 800. This year nearly 1200 people attended. I was very thankful to attend and speak and I look forward to at least attending next year.
Update: I forgot to ask -- if you liked my talk, please send feedback to feedback [at] shmoocon [dot] org. Thank you!


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Due to the popularity of our first edition vintage sign we have dug further back into the Gerstner archives for our second edition in this collection, which is crafted from original sales flyers and direct marketing posters from the late 1920's.
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