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Apps are the future of music.
On the web, phones, and home entertainment systems, software applications are changing the way we listen to, discover, distribute, interact with, record, remix, and do just about anything else that involves music.
Most people reading this are probably familiar with the "digital music revolution" that ignited in the late '90s, but only now is that revolution reaching its most creative phase. In that first phase, the MP3 made recorded music invisible and weightless — no small feat, and one that changed the world. The app is the second major development in the digital music revolution. It makes the music player invisible and weightless, too.
You would never buy 20 hardware MP3 players, each with a specialized function. But you might install multiple apps on your various listening devices to track your favorite band, tell you about local shows, identify music, subscribe to millions of songs, stream customized radio-style stations, monitor your friends' listening habits, and so on.
Billions of words have been written about digital music, many of them concluding that technology has done more to hurt music than help it. There is truth to the observation that the recorded music industry traded analog dollars for digital pennies during the first phase of this revolution, even as people continue to listen to more music in more ways than they ever did. But as popular as it has been to deride the recording industry, it's no good for anyone if artists can't afford to buy equipment, learn their craft and make the music we love.
App developers large and small are already creating new ways for people to discover, manipulate, and, yes, even pay for music. We believe application developers have the answers that will fuel the next phase of the digital music revolution, which is why we're launching this publication. App developers might just end up saving the music industry — and even if they don't, they're already creating an unprecedented variety of ways in which to listen to music. And that's newsworthy in itself.
At Evolver.fm, I will observe, track and analyze the music apps scene because I believe it's crucial to how humans experience music, and how that experience is evolving. I'm not ready to divulge the entire gameplan, but for starters, this coverage will take the form of a daily blog.
Now for a word on objectivity. Why should you trust a publication about music apps that is funded by The Echo Nest, which makes money by licensing data to app developers, record labels, and myriad others looking to build new music technologies?
I know a thing or two about the "separation of church and state" that must exist between editorial and business concerns, having spent 13 years on the editorial staffs of CNET and Wired.com. The Echo Nest hired me because they firmly believe that a healthy music business requires a vibrant music app ecosystem — and for that, listeners and the industry itself need a reliable source for news and information about music apps on a growing number of platforms: phones, web, tablets, televisions, the car, and beyond. As for tone, The Echo Nest likes the transparent reporting style that won Wired.com so many awards, and wants me to apply the same standards here in covering music apps.
This publication will feature news, analysis, and other articles related to the music app scene, regardless of whether a given subject has anything to do with The Echo Nest's business. If this publication can be accused of any bias, that would be that it favors the position that music apps are really neat. That's an accusation I can live with, because I genuinely feel that these apps are the most significant step forward in the digital music revolution since the MP3, and I've been covering digital music since 1997.
The Echo Nest's motivation in giving me the resources to do this is simple: to draw attention to music apps and clarify this fast-moving, noisy space for listeners. If more fans recognize apps' power to transform their music experience, as we believe it will, that will mean more people buying music apps, more people making music apps, and a richer music app economy — and that's good for The Echo Nest.
Music players have brains now, and in a sense, apps represent their thoughts. We at Evolver.fm are looking forward to offering insight, analysis, and tools to help you understand what's happening to music — and, perhaps more importantly, to help you enjoy your connection to the sounds you love.
Eliot Van Buskirk
Editor in Chief, Evolver.fm
October 15, 2010
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You can start baking this beautiful cake two days ahead: Make the cake layers and the raspberry curd a day before assembling; then the completed cake can be refrigerated a day before serving.
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- Makes 8 servings
- Cake
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 4 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled
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- 2 6-ounce baskets fresh raspberries
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups chilled whipping cream
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- Preheat oven to 350?F. Spray two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; spray again.
- Whisk eggs, yolks, milk, lemon juice, and lemon peel in medium bowl to blend. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl to blend. Whisk oil and butter into flour mixture. Add egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes on racks 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of pans to loosen cakes. Turn cakes out onto racks. Cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap with plastic. Let stand at room temperature.)
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- Stir 1 basket raspberries, 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, lemon juice, butter, and salt in medium saucepan over medium heat until thickened and beginning to bubble at edges, about 5 minutes. Strain raspberry curd into medium bowl, pressing on solids in strainer. Refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
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- Fat61 g(94%)
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Coal backers rally against EPA?
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of coal miners rallied on Capitol Hill Wednesday against the Obama administration's attempts to rein in mountaintop removal mining, accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of trying to wipe out the coal industry.
"This administration is trying to shut down coal and fire all of you," claimed Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., adding that the EPA was practicing "strangulation by regulation."
The industry-backed group Faces of Coal said it paid for most of the travel and lodging expenses for the coal miners, who came from West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Speakers included politicians from both parties and country music singer Stella Parton.
Later, country music performer Big Kenny told a smaller, rival rally of opponents of mountaintop removal that the coal industry does not speak for all of Appalachia.
In mountaintop removal mining, forests are clear-cut, explosives blast apart the rock, and machines scoop out the exposed coal. The earth left behind is dumped into valleys, covering intermittent streams. Coal operators say it's the most efficient way to reach some reserves, and that it supports tens of thousands of jobs and provides coal for electricity. Opponents say it pollutes water, defaces majestic scenery and obliterates the quiet country environment.
The coal industry has filed a lawsuit against the EPA's new policy which tightened water quality standards for valley fills at surface coal mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has said the goal is a standard so strict that few, if any, permits would be issued for valley fills.
Ralliers wore blue Faces of Coal T-shirts, and some sported hard hats. They hoisted signs that said, "Coal Keeps the Lights on," and "Coal Miners 'Dig' Their Jobs."
When an opening prayer was given, it included thanks to God for natural resources such as coal.
"They're trying to take our jobs," yelled Haven King, a 65-year-old retired coal miner from Hazard, Ky. "We have to stand up."
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, said that the EPA is blocking jobs.
"West Virginia will fight back and every coal state must fight back," he said.
The state's senior senator, Democrat Jay Rockefeller, said that the EPA's Jackson "doesn't understand the sensitivities economically of what unemployment means. Her job is relatively simple: clean everything up, keep it clean, don't do anything to disturb perfection. Well, you can't do coal and do that at the same time. God didn't make coal to be an easy thing to work with."
EPA spokesman Brendan Gilfillan responded: "This administrator has been clear in rejecting the false suggestion that any of the steps EPA is taking actually threaten to weaken the economy or increase unemployment."
Next January, the EPA plans to start regulating greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for global warming, another cause of alarm for the coal miners. Rockefeller has sponsored legislation to suspend that for two years.
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., urged support for Rockefeller's measure.
"We are not going to let the EPA regulate coal out of business," he said.
Although the rally was billed as bipartisan and a number of Democrats spoke, there were some partisan comments, especially from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. He said that this administration and current Congress are the most anti-coal in history.
"Send them a message on November 2," he yelled to cheers.
The rival rally was organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council's Music Saves Mountains campaign, which features singers and musicians who support the group's anti-mountaintop mining effort. Only three-dozen or so people showed up, but this isn't the main event: opponents expect thousands to attend their Appalachia Rising rally in D.C. on Sept. 27.
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Tamanya Garza graduated in 2002 with a major in Drama and a minor in English.
Right out of school she moved to Philadelphia, WAC North, as you may know it now, to work as a Directing Fellow at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. During her yearlong fellowship she assisted some of the most inspiring directors in the business and learned how thrilling the Philadelphia theater community can be. She set her eye on the position in her senior year at WAC when she interned at PTC for then Dramaturg and WAC alumna/professor Michele Volansky.
In 2003 Tamanya moved to The Wilma Theater as the Artistic Fellow and began her career as a professional freelance director and producer. She has directed and/or produced for Madhouse Theater Company, The Omega Sessions, SKITSoid, The Brick Playhouse, The University of Philadelphia's Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Secret Room Theatre. She also produced the 2006 Philly Fringe Show ALIVE OR WITH ANY DIGNITY, an investigation of the ravaging relationship between women and war. Because her parents are both military veterans this was one of Tamanya's proudest moments, but she could not have put up the sold-out show without her co-producer Allison Heishman, WAC '03.
In 2005 Tamanya went back to college – sort of – accepting a position in the Department of Student Life at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. There she worked in every capacity from Student Housing to planning Orientation programs. One of those programs was Making the Right Choices, a peer generated theater performance used to educate incoming students about the challenges college students face. Tamanya took this program on the road and has since become a Theater Consultant for colleges across the nation. In 2006 she presented at the National Orientation Directors Conference where she was recognized as the actress who plays Callie on Grey's Anatomy, even though her name is not Sara Ramirez and she has never been on TV. She has also partnered with world renowned presenter Troy Stende of Stende Inspirations on multiple occasions, but he hasn't taught her how to do that famous back flip just yet.
In 2008 Tamanya accepted a Marketing position at Brokers Worldwide to learn more about those tricky interwebs, and still works there today. To stay in shape for said interweb wrangling, she trains for marathons with her much faster fiancé Brent. They plan to run the 2012 Philadelphia Marathon and the zombie infested Run For Your Lives 5K. As closet nerds/HUGE Walking Dead fans, they are slightly more excited about the latter.
Because Tamanya clearly gets bored easily, she also volunteers for Women's Way, an organization dedicated to fundraising for women's equality, safety, self sufficiency, and reproductive freedom. She serves on the Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize and Young Women's Initiative committees and would love some company if you'd ever like to join her www.womensway.org! Tamanya also recently served on the committee to raise funds for the new Gibson Center for the Arts here at WAC. She feels lucky to have been part of the process from conception to realization of the gorgeous arts space it has become, and is crazy proud of the committee and all the people who made it more than just a dream.
Last but not least, Tamanya is totes excited to be serving as the Class of 2002 10th Reunion Chair. Though she can't imagine where ten years went so quickly she is stoked to bring the crew back together and is ready to help plan one of the best Reunions ever. For-ever ever.
Undergrad Highlights
- Major: Drama
- Minor: English
- President: Washington College Women's Rugby Club
- VP of Finance: Student Government Association
- Co-Founder: Break the Silence Educational Theatre Group
- Greek Life: Zeta Tau Alpha
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The last time Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes, he offended a whole lot of people. But perhaps no dig was more discussed than his jokes about Mel Gibson.
(In case your memory escapes you, let us leave you with this line: "I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson.")
So when it came time in Sunday's show to introduce the "Expendables 3" actor, the entire world braced for the inevitable awkward moment. And, ever the crowd-pleaser, Gervais took a few digs indeed. "A few years ago on this show, I made a joke about Mel Gibson getting a bit drunk and saying a few unsavory things," he began. "We have all done it. I wasn't judging him. But now I find myself in the awkward position of having to introduce him again."
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Gervais mentioned that he put the blame on NBC for the slightly undesirable matchup, and then segued into yet another...dark joke. "Mel blames — we know who Mel blames," he said cheekily.
But luckily for everyone bracing for a fight, Gibson took it all in good fun. He entered the stage giving a good-natured chuckle, and proceeded to play along with Gervais for a bit that can only be described as bizarre. "I love seeing Ricky once every three years because it reminds me to get a colonoscopy," ribbed Gibson, before generously offering to "put him to sleep." Ouch.
Unfortunately, that was the end of what the TV audience was privy to, because the rest of their exchange was far too inappropriate for broadcast; cue the censors. But if you're looking to take it R-rated, our lip-syncing experts believe that Gervais uttered the question "What the f--k does sugar t--s even mean?" (That of course refers to Gibson's infamous insult directed at a female police officer during a 2006 DUI arrest, but we'll let you use your imagination).
Gibson was able to laugh it all off and go on to present his award.
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December 2013 - Under the Code, all organizations are prohibited from treating people unfairly because of Code grounds, must remove barriers that cause discrimination, and must stop it when it occurs. Organizations can also choose to develop "special programs" to help disadvantaged groups improve their situation. The Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms both recognize the importance of addressing historical disadvantage by protecting special programs to help marginalized groups. The Supreme Court of Canada has also recognized the need to protect "programs" established by legislation that are designed to address the conditions of a disadvantaged group.


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Brad Pitt's royal romance?
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This story is bullsh-t. At least the source is bullsh-t. But it's too crazy not to mention. So with that in mind, there's a new rumour about who Brad Pitt might be dating. It comes from a magazine called New Idea Full Story
Marion & Guillaume at the horse show
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I was wondering about this a couple of weeks ago when the Cannes Film Festival was happening. Marion Cotillard was there. Hadn't heard anything about Guillaume Canet Full Story
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About a month ago, it was reported that Charlotte Casiraghi and boyfriend Gad Elmaleh, with whom she has a son, were over. French gossips had been hinting at it but it was PEOPLE Full Story
Two Charlottes
Let's start with the newest one. It's been announced that Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be christened exactly a month from today, on July 5th, where Princess Diana was baptised – St Mary Magdalene's Church on the Sandringham Estate close to Anmer Hall where the Cambridges are living. Full Story
Charlotte Casiraghi is pregnant
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Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline, granddaughter of Grace Kelly, currently 4th in line to the Monegasque throne (until her brother Andrea marries Tatiana Santo Domingo and legitimises his newborn son Sacha), is pregnant. Her boyfriend is French comedian Gad Elmaleh. Here they are in Capri this weekend, perhaps celebrating her 27th birthday which was on Saturday. Full Story
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It's not that Monaco's Prince Albert doesn't have kids -- he does, as you know, only they're not considered "legitimate" and therefore have no claim to the inheritance. Albert is 54. Giving him a proper heir, then, is Charlene of Serenity's first priority. 18 months after they married, tearfully, there has yet to be an announcement. Full Story
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Marion Cotillard was at the Gucci Paris Masters today. And they match...very Frenchly! As you can see, Marcel is an exception to my Celebrity Baby Theory. Two weeks ago, Marion was considered #2 in the Best Actress race behind Jennifer Lawrence. Full Story
Hello Harry? The Grimaldi Family's brightest star
While her uncle keeps his Prison Bride locked away in the castle, not bringing all that much glory to the family name, Charlotte Casiraghi is finally giving the Monegasques something to not be embarrassed about. Charlotte is Gucci's equestrian ambassador. Here's her first ad. And it is PERFECT.The goal, after all, is aspiration: presenting Charlotte, of royal blood, with a face that lives up to her grandmother's aesthetic legacy, the embodiment of modern grace and privileged cool. Full Story


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1plus necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 129 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
We are the XYZ training group. Our XYZ.co.uk logo was designed right here at 99designs. Basically, we are a UK digital media company with a focus on providing professional training and personal development courses via a strong web presence.
As the online tutorage and training platform, we are reaching out to students and delegates who wish to study online on a distance learning program. i.e. an elearning course. The site intends to cover all manner of different teaching, training, disciplines and industries. It is therefore a generic site looking to offer general elearning courses in every sphere of learning/teaching.
Ok, we have taken the budget option because its mostly a logo concept and idea were looking for right now.
In short, we need a new logo for eLearning.co.uk. The logo must take influence from our existing XYZ.co.uk logo (attached). In terms of influence, it should follow the same colour scheme and have some sort of recognisable association with the existing XYZ logo. Graphic, image and concept ideas (perhaps including a "teaching" related image (graduate cap / gown e.g.) in the design) are also welcome but, as I say, the winning design must show an influence or a clear association with the existing xyz logo.
The winning eLearning.co.uk logo will also need to contain the following strapline "Part of the XYZ Training Group"
We also require the winning designer to provide a range of different vectors and hi-res graphics of the design.
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Priority Points
To view the priority point re-baseline as of July 1, 2018, please click here.
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) utilizes a priority point system to determine the order of selection for booth space, sponsorships, and advertising at its events. The system was developed in an effort to be as equitable as possible to all organizations and to reward those organizations that have provided the most significant financial support to USGIF. The point system is an ongoing calculation. The point totals began with initial membership of the Foundation and will continue indefinitely. USGIF will maintain the master list of priority points and will make them available to any organization at any time.
Priority points are currently earned by supporting the GEOINT Symposium, GEOINT Community Week, Ground Warfighter Geospatial Intelligence Conference (GGC), GEOINT Community Career Fair, USGIF Tech Days, USGIF Workshop Series Events, sponsorship of holes at USGIF hosted golf tournaments, advertising in trajectory magazine (print or online), or via a USGIF membership. As new events are created that offer sponsorship/ exhibiting opportunities, they will be incorporated into the priority point system. Points earned throughout the year will be tallied on July 1 of each year, which allows organizations to benefit from the previous year's investment.
A break down of the priority point system is listed below.
The current priority point system is applied to all events and opportunities throughout the year. The process allows for the top organization to select their exhibit space, up to 2 sponsorships, meeting rooms and advertising opportunities before moving to the next organization in the priority point sequence. The second organization then gets to make its selections (up to 2 sponsorships) before the next organization in line is allowed to select. When everyone on the priority point list has had the opportunity to select 2 sponsorships, the sponsorship opportunities are then offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Charter Membership Points
The first 45 members of USGIF gained points based on their initial date of membership. The first 3 organizations that joined USGIF received 15 points. The next 3 organizations that joined received 14 points. The next 3 organizations received 13 points etc.
Membership Level Points
Member organizations receive points based on their level of membership. Individual members do not receive priority points.
Membership Anniversary Points
Members of USGIF will gain one point per year of continuous membership. These points will be added at each 5 year interval of membership. (5 year, 10 year etc.)
Membership Upgrades
In the event that a USGIF member upgrades to a higher level, the old points for membership level are removed, and their points for membership level increase to the new, higher level of membership. Any charter membership points are retained.
GEOINT Symposium Points
Organizations can gain points at the GEOINT Symposium by exhibiting, sponsoring, advertising, buying a meeting room or by participating in the hospitality night.
Exhibiting Points: Organizations that exhibit will receive 10 points for exhibiting plus 1 point for each 100 sq. ft of exhibit space. Several examples are listed below:
|Company A
|10 × 10 (100 sq. ft.)
|Booth receives 11 points
|Company B
|20 × 20 (400 sq. ft.)
|Booth receives 14 points
Sponsorship/Advertising/Meeting Room Points: Organizations receive a ½ point for each $1,000 of sponsorship/advertising/meeting room rental money spent. Examples are listed below:
|Organization A
|spends $25,000 on sponsorship/advertising/meeting rooms
|Receives 12.5 points
|Organization B
|spends $1,500 on sponsorship/advertising/meeting rooms
|Receives .75 points
|Organization C
|spends $500 on sponsorship/advertising/meeting rooms
|Receives .25 points
Hospitality Night Sponsor – Organizations that sponsor a portion of the hospitality night receive ½ point per $1,000 spent on sponsorship with a maximum of 25 points allowed.
USGIF Tech Days Points
Tech Days is a member only event. Organizations can gain points at the USGIF Tech Days by exhibiting, purchasing dinner tables for the GEOGala or sponsoring.
Exhibiting Points – Organizations that exhibit will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent on exhibiting. For example, an organization that spends $8,000 on exhibit space will receive 4 points.
GEOGala Dinner Table Points – Organizations that purchase dinner tables will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent on dinner tables. For example, an organization that spends $5,000 on GEOGala dinner tables will receive 2.5 points.
Sponsorship Points – Organizations that sponsor an event (i.e. GEOGala, Breakfast, Lunch, etc.) receive ½ point per $1,000 spent PLUS 3 points for being a sponsor. For example, an organization that sponsors the GEOGala for $35,000 will receive 17.5 points (based on dollars spent) and an additional 3 points for being a sponsor. In this scenario, the total points earned are 20.5.
USGIF Workshop Series Points
Organizations that sponsor a Workshop Series event will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent. Additionally, if a member organization's facilities are utilized for the workshop, they will receive the same number of points that the sponsoring organizations receive.
USGIF Invitational and Allder Golf Classic Points
Organizations that either sponsor the tournament, specific sponsorships or hole co-sponsorships will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent.
GEOINT Community Career Fair
Organizations that sponsor a table during the GEOINT Community Career Fair will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent.
trajectory – USGIF's Official Publication
Organizations that advertise in trajectory, USGIF's Official Publication, will receive ½ point per $1,000 spent. This applies to print, web, e-newsletter, and tablet app advertising.
Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, etc are all handled in a consistent fashion, giving benefit to each organization's longevity, charter status, membership level, and financial support so as to recognize the individual and collective contributions.
If you have specific questions about priority points, please contact Jeff Ley at 703-793-0109, ext. 102 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: The epitome of the quieter, coffee-table side of singer/songwriter electronica and trip-hop, Olive was formed by producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth (former members of, respectively, Simply Red and Nightmares on Wax) with vocalist Ruth-Ann Boyle. Kellett connected with Boyle while playing keyboards for a live incarnation of the Durutti Column (he manipulated her tape-looped vocals while on-stage), and asked her to join him in a new recording project. With Kellett writing lyrics and the addition of Taylor-Firth, the trio recorded three songs and found plenty of labels ready to bid for their services. RCA Records won out and released "You're Not Alone" in 1995. Though it took almost a year to catch on with British audiences, the single eventually hit number one and sold half-a-million copies. America proved passingly fond of the track as well, making a home near the Top 40 for it. Their second album, Trickle, arrived in 2000 on Maverick Records. ~ John Bush


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
A friend and darvish in Europe sent me the link to "A Common Word,"
the letter drafted and signed by many influential Muslim scholars addressed to the leaders of the Christian churches.
The website allows visitors to endorse this statement about the most basic common ground between the two religions. Unfortunately, fewer than 500 people have done so to date.
It is very important that as many people as possible – Muslims and
non-Muslims alike – signify their agreement to this statement and
encourage the scholars who drafted it to continue their efforts in
finding common ground with other religions and forming a common voice for the overwhelming majority of the Ummah.
From the A Common Word website:
Muslims and Christians together make up well over half of the world's population. Without peace and justice between these two religious communities, there can be no meaningful peace in the world. The future of the world depends on peace between Muslims and Christians.
The basis for this peace and understanding already exists. It is part of the very foundational principles of both faiths: love of the One God, and love of the neighbour. These principles are found over and over again in the sacred texts of Islam and Christianity. The Unity of God, the necessity of love for Him, and the necessity of love of the neighbour is thus the common ground between Islam and Christianity. The following are only a few examples:
Of God's Unity, God says in the Holy Qur'an: Say: He is God, the One! / God, the Self-Sufficient Besought of all! (Al-Ikhlas, 112:1-2). Of the necessity of love for God, God says in the Holy Qur'an: So invoke the Name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him with a complete devotion (Al-Muzzammil, 73:8). Of the necessity of love for the neighbour, the Prophet Muhammad r said: "None of you has faith until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself."
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ u said: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. / And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:29-31)
Please go to http://www.acommonword.com, read the statement and, inshallah, add your endorsement. God willing, it will contribute to a deeper mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims, and a more tolerant world for all.
Spread the word, inshallah.
Ya Haqq!


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Home Fire sprinklers can help make the home fire-safe and reduce property loss dramatically. A home fire sprinkler system is like having a firefighter on duty 24 hours a day. Each sprinkler is individually activated by heat. Only the sprinkler closest to the fire activates, keeping the fire small or extinguishing it completely. Residents have more time to escape while fire sprinklers limit the growth and spread of fire, heat and toxic smoke.
Each year more than 3,000 people die from fire. Tens of thousands are seriously hurt, coping with burn and smoke inhalation injuries for the rest of their lives. Eighty percent of fire deaths occur in the home, most in single-family structures. At highest risks from fire are older adults and very young children but fire does not discriminate. Smoke alarms are essential, yet they can only detect a fire. Smoke alarms do not detect carbon monoxide or extinguish fires. Home Fire Sprinklers compliment the protection of smoke alarms. Smoke alarms have significantly improved home fire safety but fire safety experts are actively promoting the combination of home fire sprinkler systems and smoke alarms as the basic fire protection package for all new homes.
Automatic Home Fire Sprinkler systems detect and then extinguish a fire. Home Fire Sprinklers activate only at a high temperature, sensing the fire before it can reach a flashover stage. This is important because people cannot survive in a flashover including fully protected firefighters. Flashover is when the room heats to a temperature that causes the room to explode in a fireball that spreads heat and toxic smoke throughout the building. Home Fire Sprinklers activate early on and extinguish a fire before a flashover can occur and with less water than a single fire hose. The fact is Home Fire Sprinklers are a simple, cost-effective way to protect your family, your home and your possessions. Support the installation of Home Fire Sprinkler systems in new construction so we can prevent future loss of life of our residents and our firefighters.
view Flashover chart.
Sprinklers contain a glass bulb or link which shatters when temperatures reach 135-165 degrees.
Sprinklers are designed to allow water to cover all areas of the room and the sprinkler head will flow approximately 18 gallons of water per minute.
View a demonstration of how Fire Sprinklers Reduce Water Damage.


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Pictured, Left to Right: Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and the sweet, sticky herb that he loves to burn and inhale into his lungs, an activity he somehow got caught doing around the time of the World Baseball Classic.
Three months after everyone stopped caring about the WBC, it can finally be revealed that the Puerto Rican backstop tested positive for marijuana, a drug that for some reason they actually test for. This will surely shake the foundation of international baseball tournaments, much as it will shake the faith of Cubs fans everywhere who think the universe is out to get them. Why Geovany Soto? Why?
"While I fully acknowledge my inappropriate behavior, I want to assure my fans and my family that this was an isolated incident," Soto said in a statement released by the Cubs during their game against the Tigers. "I do not say this to minimize or deflect from my conduct and I fully understand the ramifications of my actions. I have and will accept any and all consequences.
"I am fully dedicated to the game of baseball and my teammates, and I apologize for any distraction and embarrassment this may cause them.
Yes, I'm sure he will never do it again since he is the first baseball player in history that drugs have ever happened to. Soto has been banned from international competition for two years (oh no!), but will not be punished by Major League Baseball or the Cubs because even though weed is illegal, it doesn't make your arms bigger.
Geovany Soto tested positive for pot at WBC [Chicago Sun-Times]


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|Common Name:
|Honduran Curlyhair
|Year of Discovery:
|Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
|Tarantula World:
|New World
|Terrestrial, opportunistic burrowing species. This tarantula is found in tropical rainforest regions, either around the base of large trees, near rivers, or in patches of cleared rainforest.
B. albopilosum can be found along the Atlantic side of Honduras, Nicaragua and north-eastern Costa Rica. Their natural habitat is found in the tropical rainforest regions, either around the base of large trees, in areas of cleared rainforest or near rivers.
|This species is considered to be very docile.
|Medium growth, this species reaches 5,5"- 6"
|Experience Level:
|Can be handled, but always use caution. It is recommended to sit close to the floor when handling any species. If your Tarantula falls to the ground it can be fatal, their exoskeleton is very fragile. Be careful!
Effect of Urticating Hair
|Tarantulas can easily be irritated, some tarantulas don't hesitate to bite and some us the flick of their urticating hairs as their defense mechanism. Urticating hairs are small barbed bristles and when they come in contact with the human skin or membrane it can cause great irritation. The irritation can last for days. If an urticating hair gets into the eye it is advised to seek medical attention to prevent the eye from getting infected. There are six types of urticating hairs known and each differ in size and shape. The effect of each type is different. The urticating hair is categorized in Type I, II, III, IV, V and VI. Type III is known to be the most irritating. The Genus Grammostola has type III and IV.
|50 - 70 %
|When they reach adulthood use any enclosure from 10 + gallon. Provide a hiding spot, a flower pot or wood bark can be used. I have also used PVC Hub Elbow piping, which works well. Be creative, there are lots of different ways to make a hide for a Tarantula. Artificial plants are optional. When keeping this species in a larger enclosure make sure to add enough substrate to prevent any injuries from a potential fall. Keep this species in an enclosure that is not too height they are poor climbers because of their large body and they can fall and injure themselves. You can also add some Gray Sow Bug and Springtail to the enclosure to ensure to keep it clean and to avoid any mites. Contact me for more info.
|Eco Earth or Peat Moss, you may make a mix of Peat Moss (50/50). Avoid any Evergreen woods (Cypress, Reptile Bark) inside of the enclosure. Evergreen contain natural insecticidal oils that can harm your Tarantula if exposed long enough. Also keep in mind that this species likes bone dry substrate.
|Crickets, meal worms, wax worms, giant worms, Blaptica dubia or Blatta lateralis roaches for slings. Please do not offer wild caught prey, as it may contain pesticides which can harm your Tarantula. Also do not feed pinkies to any Tarantulas.
|Make sure to offer a water bowl, the size should be of the carapace of this species. Do not use any sponges, cotton balls or paper towel or water crystals inside of water bowl, just clean water. Small rocks may be added. Cleaning the water bowl once a week or when you feel it is necessary. Crickets or roaches may end up dead in the water, in which case you should clean it right away. Spiderlings are too small to have a water bowl, misting one side of the enclosure wall 1-2 times a week, should be plenty enough.
|It has been said that this species can live up to 20 years if well cared for.
|Maturity female:
|5 years, depending on temperature and feeding schedule.
|Maturity male/ Tibial Apophysis:
|3 years, which is only an estimate. // Yes, on first set of leg.
|Communal Setup
|Not recommended for this species.
Color Markings:
|The B. albopilosum tarantula covered with dark brown to black hair with a golden-bronze sheen and longer gold hairs that cover the whole body. You will notice on the hair on abdomen and legs are curly.
Special Note:
|B. albopilosumis a very unique looking Tarantula because of the interesting curly hair look. Make sure never to keep a Tarantula enclosure directly in the sun. No light is necessary for your Tarantulas habitat. Natural lighting is perfectly fine.
For more information on this great species, see our fan club page here: http://www.tarantulasus.com/showthre...losum-Fan-Club
|CITES List and IUCN Red list of Threatened Species
|B. albopilosumwas first listed on Appendix II of CITES in 16/02/95.
Not currently on the IUCN Red List.
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|Handling venomous animals is not advised or endorsed by this forum. In certain cases of envenomation, hospitalization has been required. Some species may have very potent venom and special caution should be taken.
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Eshber necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 112 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
Victoria Knight The Lettings Specialists
Victoria Knight is a new company specialising in Residential Lettings. We are a modern company and will be using the logo on business cards, vehicle wraps, headed paper, magazine adverts, leaflets, websites, and ofcourse TO LET BOARDS (outside available properties) etc. We want to stand out from the rest!
We are definitely more professional, knowledgeable and driven than our competition.
Our target audience ideally would be the professional landlords/ investors with a large property portfolio.
-Would like the colour blue and red to be used but you are more than welcome to come up with other ideas. We want STRONG colours! :)
-subtle Gradients
-clear, immediately readable letters
-Would like to see what the designs look with both lower case letters and to be written with a Capital V & K only
-would like a memorable icon where people could immediately associate it with the company e.g when you see the three stripes u think 'adidas'
-Area for a tag line - although The Lettings Specialists is what we are, we are currently thinking of a tag line which could replace it. You are more than welcome to come up with some ideas! :P
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Does anyone have a good recipe for tablet?
I really need to know the method as well as the ingredients.
I have tried making tablet on a few occasions and it never turns out the same. First the tablet set so hard it almost broke my teeth, the next time it didn't even set. Can anyone help me?


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Picture: Will Young, Serpentine Gallery Summer Party in Kensington Gardens - Arrivals London, England - 08.07.10
British pop star Will Young is the top role model for gay youngsters in Britain, according to a new survey.
The singer 'came out' shortly after he won U.K. reality contest Pop Idol in 2002 and voters on rights group Stonewall's website have named him their favourite gay public figure.
The Leave Right Now hitmaker won 58 per cent of the vote, leaving Alison Goldfrapp trailing in second place with 15 per cent.
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke garnered 12 per cent to land third place, while 2009's The X Factor winner Joe MCElderry, who revealed he is gay last month (Jul10), came fourth with 10 per cent. Rapper Lady Sovereign rounded out the countdown with five per cent of votes.
Stonewall's Chief Executive Ben Summerskill says, "Pop culture is hugely influential to young people so it's encouraging to see more openly lesbian, gay and bisexual British pop stars. Joe MCElderry is already recognised as a role model so the scene is now set for him to become every bit as popular with young gay people as Will Young."
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|Working Group I: The Scientific Basis
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184.108.40.206 Cosmic rays and clouds
Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997) demonstrated a high degree of correlation between total cloud cover, from the ISCCP C2 data set, and cosmic ray flux between 1984 and 1991. Changes in the heliosphere arising from fluctuations in the Sun's magnetic field mean that galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are less able to reach the Earth when the Sun is more active so the cosmic ray flux is inversely related to solar activity. Svensmark and Friis-Christensen analysed monthly mean data of total cloud using only data over the oceans between 60°S and 60°N from geostationary satellites. They found an increase in cloudiness of 3 to 4% from solar maximum to minimum and speculated that (a) increased GCR flux causes an increase in total cloud and that (b) the increase in total cloud causes a cooling of climate. Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997) also extended this analysis to cover the years 1980 to 1996 using cloud data from the DMSP and Nimbus-7 satellites and showed that the high correlation with GCR flux is maintained. However, it was not possible to intercalibrate the different data sets so the validity of the extended data set as a measure of variations in absolute total cloudiness is open to question.
Svensmark (1998) showed that, at least for the limited period of this study, total cloud varies more closely with GCRs than with the 10.7 cm solar activity index over the past solar cycle. On longer time-scales he also demonstrated that Northern Hemisphere surface temperatures between 1937 and 1994 follow variations in cosmic ray flux and solar cycle length more closely than total irradiance or sunspot number. There has been a long-term decrease in cosmic ray flux since the late 17th century, as evidenced by the 10Be and 14C cosmogenic isotope records (Stuiver and Reimer, 1993; Beer et al., 1994), and this mirrors the long-term increase in TSI. However, the TSI reconstruction of Hoyt and Schatten (1993), which is based on solar cycle lengths, does not appear to track the cosmogenic isotope records any more closely than that of Lean et al. (1995), which is based on sunspot cycle amplitude (Lean and Rind, 1998). Such use of different solar indices may help to identify which physical mechanisms, if any, are responsible for the apparent meteorological responses to solar activity.
Kuang et al. (1998) have repeated Svensmark and Friis-Christensen's analysis of ISCCP data and showed high correlations with an El Niño-Southern Osciallation (ENSO) index difficult to distinguish from the GCR flux. Farrar (2000) showed that the pattern of change in cloudiness over that period, particularly in the Pacific Ocean, corresponds to what would be expected for the atmospheric circulation changes characteristic of El Niño. Kernthaler et al. (1999) have also studied the ISCCP dataset, using both geostationary and polar orbiter data and suggested that the correlation with cosmic ray flux is reduced if high latitude data are included. This would not be expected if cosmic rays were directly inducing increases in cloudiness, as cosmic ray flux is greatest at high latitudes. Kernthaler et al. (1999), Jørgensen and Hansen (2000), and Gierens and Ponater (1999), also noted that a mechanism whereby cosmic rays resulted in greater cloud cover would be most likely to affect high cloud as ionisation is greatest at these altitudes. Even if high cloud did respond to cosmic rays, it is not clear that this would cause global cooling as for thin high cloud the long-wave warming effects dominate the short-wave cooling effect. Kristjánsson and Kristiansen (2000) have additionally analysed the ISCCP D2 dataset, 1989 to 1993, and found little statistical evidence of a relationship between GCRs and cloud cover with the possible exception of low marine clouds in mid-latitudes. They also noted that there was no correlation between outgoing long-wave radiation, as represented in ERBE data, and GCRs. Thus the evidence for a cosmic ray impact on cloudiness remains unproven.
A further consideration must be potential physical mechanisms whereby cosmic rays might enhance cloudiness. Cosmic rays are the principal source of ionisation in the free troposphere. Furthermore, ionisation rates and atmospheric conductivity are observed to vary with solar activity. Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997) propose that the correlation between cosmic rays and cloud cover that they observed is due to an increase in efficiency of charged particles, over uncharged ones, in acting as cloud condensation nuclei. There is evidence for this occurring in thunderstorms (Pruppacher and Klett, 1997) but it is not clear to what extent this affects cloud development. There is also evidence that ions are sometimes critical in gas-to-particle conversion but again there is no evidence that this has any impact on cloud formation.
In a series of papers, Brian Tinsley has developed a more detailed mechanism for a link between cosmic rays and cloudiness (e.g., Tinsley, 1996). This is based on the premise that aerosols ionised by cosmic rays are more effective as ice nuclei and cause freezing of supercooled water in clouds. In clouds that are likely to cause precipitation the latent heat thus released then causes enhanced convection which promotes cyclonic development and hence increased storminess. There is some laboratory evidence to suggest that charging increases ice nucleation efficiency (Pruppacher, 1973) although there is no observational evidence of this process taking place in the atmosphere. Furthermore, only a small proportion of aerosol particles are capable of acting as ice nuclei, depending on chemical composition or shape. There are also laboratory studies (Abbas and Latham, 1969) which indicate the existence of "electrofreezing", but again no evidence in the real atmosphere. Thus Tinsley's mechanism is plausible but requires further observational and modelling studies to establish whether or not it could be of sufficient magnitude to result in the claimed effects (Harrison and Shine, 1999).
We conclude that mechanisms for the amplification of solar forcing are not well established. Variations in ultraviolet and solar-induced changes in O3 may have a small effect on radiative forcing but additionally may affect climate through changing the distribution of solar heating and thus indirectly through a dynamical response. At present there is insufficient evidence to confirm that cloud cover responds to solar variability.
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Kevin Vallier argues for a solution to our controversies over religion in public life, one based on public reason liberalism.
Patrick J. Deneen bemoans the ground that classical liberals surrendered to progressives. He argues that religious conservatives need to step forward.
Michael Shermer argues that science is producing better government, and that religion hasn't been a help to it.
Maggie Garrett argues that religious exemptions need to face some limits.
Michael Shermer predicts that Christians will soon accept gay people -- and then claim full credit for their equal treatment.
Maggie Garrett argues that religious freedom should be broad, while religious exemptions should be few.
Kevin Vallier replies to Patrick Deneen in our ongoing discussion of religious belief in public life.
Kevin Vallier argues that secular progressives' approach to religious liberty remains unworkable.


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I will NEVER go down there!
Slender's Woods is a short horror game about a mythical creature Slender man. One of the main reasons this game was made is to show a different atmosphere and gameplay done with the Slender man character. The goal is not to collect a certain amount of objects to win like in the most Slender tributes/clones. This game is more about storytelling and puzzle solving. The development started a month after the original Slender game by Agent Parsec came out. The game features two modes with different gameplay: 1.Story mode, the main feature of the game, which plays like a quest with the enemy chasing you. You have to visit various locations, pick up/use items and solve the puzzles. 2.Page collecting mode. This mode is added just as a bonus for the fans of the original game. You have to collect a certain amount of pages in the woods to survive. See the text file for the list of controls and important tips.
I will NEVER go down there!
Crappiest wall in slender...
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Test Network/Infrastructure Configuration (OTG-CONFIG-001)
[Up] OWASP Testing Guide v2 Table of Contents
Brief Summary
The intrinsic complexity of interconnected and heterogeneous web server infrastructure, which can count hundreds of web applications, makes configuration management and review a fundamental step in testing and deploying every single application. In fact it takes only a single vulnerability to undermine the security of the entire infrastructure, and even small and (almost) unimportant problems may evolve into severe risks for another application on the same server. In order to address these problems, it is of utmost importance to perform an in-depth review of configuration and known security issues.
Description of the Issue
Proper configuration management of the web server infrastructure is very important in order to preserve the security of the application itself. If elements such as the web server software, the back-end database servers, or the authentication servers are not properly reviewed and secured, they might introduce undesired risks or introduce new vulnerabilities that might compromise the application itself.
For example, a web server vulnerability that would allow a remote attacker to disclose the source code of the application itself (a vulnerability that has arisen a number of times in both web servers or application servers) could compromise the application, as anonymous users could use the information disclosed in the source code to leverage attacks against the application or its users.
In order to test the configuration management infrastructure, the following steps need to be taken:
- the different elements that make up the infrastructure need to be determined in order to understand how they interact with a web application and how they affect its security
- all the elements of the infrastructure need to be reviewed in order to make sure that they don't hold any known vulnerabilities
- a review needs to be made of the administrative tools used to maintain all the different elements
- the authentication systems, if any, need to reviewed in order to assure that they serve the needs of the application and that they cannot be manipulated by external users to leverage access.
- A list of defined ports which are required for the application should be maintained and kept under change control.
Black Box Testing and examples
Review of the application architecture
The application architecture needs to be reviewed through the test to determine what different components are used to build the web application. In small setups, such as a simple CGI-based application, a single server might be used that runs the web server which executes the C, Perl, or Shell CGIs application, and perhaps authentication is also based on the web server authentication mechanisms. On more complex setups, such as an online bank system, multiple servers might be involved including: a reverse proxy, a front-end web server, an application server and a database server or LDAP server. Each of these servers will be used for different purposes and might be even be divided in different networks with firewalling devices between them, creating different DMZs so that access to the web server will not grant a remote user access to the authentication mechanism itself, and so that compromises of the different elements of the architecture can be isolated in a way such that they will not compromise the whole architecture.
Getting knowledge of the application architecture can be easy if this information is provided to the testing team by the application developers in document form or through interviews, but can also prove to be very difficult if doing a blind penetration test.
In the latter case, a tester will first start with the assumption that there is a simple setup (a single server) and will, through the information retrieved from other tests, derive the different elements and question this assumption that the architecture will be extended. He will start by making simple questions such as: "Is there a firewalling system protecting the web server?" which will be answered based on the results of network scans targeted at the web server and the analysis of whether the network ports of the web server are being filtered in the network edge (no answer or ICMP unreachables are received) or if the server is directly connected to the Internet (i.e. returns RST packets for all non-listening ports). This analysis can be enhanced in order to determine the type of firewall system used based on network packet tests: is it a stateful firewall or is it an access list filter on a router? How is it configured? Can it be bypassed?
Detecting a reverse proxy in front of the web server needs to be done by the analysis of the web server banner, which might directly disclose the existence of a reverse proxy (for example, if 'WebSEAL'[1] is returned). It can also be determined by obtaining the answers given by the web server to requests and comparing them to the expected answers. For example, some reverse proxies act as "intrusion prevention systems" (or web-shields) by blocking known attacks targeted at the web server. If the web server is known to answer with a 404 message to a request which targets an unavailable page and returns a different error message for some common web attacks like those done by CGI scanners it might be an indication of a reverse proxy (or an application-level firewall) which is filtering the requests and returning a different error page than the one expected. Another example: if the web server returns a set of available HTTP methods (including TRACE) but the expected methods return errors then there is probably something in between, blocking them. In some cases, even the protection system gives itself away:
GET / web-console/ServerInfo.jsp%00 HTTP/1.0 HTTP/1.0 200 Pragma: no-cache Cache-Control: no-cache Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 83 <TITLE>Error</TITLE>
Error
 FW-1 at XXXXXX: Access denied.
Example of the security server of Check Point Firewall-1 NG AI "protecting" a web server
Reverse proxies can also be introduced as proxy-caches to accelerate the performance of back-end application servers. Detecting these proxies can be done based, again, on the server header or by timing requests that should be cached by the server and comparing the time taken to server the first request with subsequent requests.
Another element that can be detected: network balancers. Typically, these systems will balance a given TCP/IP port to multiple servers based on different algorithms (round-robin, web server load, number of requests, etc.). Thus, the detection of this architecture elements needs to be done by eamining multiple requests and comparing results in order to determine if the requests are going to the same or different web servers. For example, based on the Date: header if the server clocks are not synchronised. In some cases, the network load balance might inject new information in the headers that will make it stand out distinctively, like the AlteonP cookie introduced by Nortel's Alteon WebSystems load balancer.
Application web servers are usually easy to detect -- the request for several resources is handled by the application server itself (not the web server) and the response header will vary significantly (including different or additional values in the answer header). Another way to detect these is to see if the web servers tries to set cookies which are indicative of an application web server being used (such as the JSESSIONID provided by some J2EE servers) or to rewrite URLs automatically to do session tracking.
Authentication backends (such as LDAP directories, relational databases, or RADIUS servers) however, are not as easy to detect from an external point of view in an immediate way, since they will be hidden by the application itself.
The use of a database backend can be determined simply by navigating an application. If there is highly dynamic content generated "on the fly," it is probably being extracted from some sort of database by the application itself. Sometimes the way information is requested might give insight to the existence of a database back-end. (For example, an online shopping application that uses numeric identifiers ('id') when browsing the different articles in the shop.) However, when doing a blind application test, knowledge of the underlying database is usually only available when some vulnerability surfaces in the application, such as an SQL injection, which indicates that the application is actually talking to a database (the vulnerability would not be possible otherwise).
Known server vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities found in the different elements that make up the application architecture, be it the web server itself or the database backend, can severely compromise the application itself, more dangerously if a vulnerability had been found in the actual application. For example, consider a server vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated user, to upload files to the web server, or even to replace files. This vulnerability would compromise the application, since a rogue user would be able to replace the application itself or introduce code that would affect the backend servers, as its application code would be run just like any other application.
Reviewing server vulnerabilities can be hard to do if the test needs to be done through a blind penetration test. In these cases, vulnerabilities need to be tested from a remote site, typically using an automated tool; however, the testing of some vulnerabilities can have unpredictable results to the web server, and testing for others (like those directly involved in denial of service attacks) might not be possible due to the service downtime involved if the test was successful. Also, some automated tools will flag vulnerabilities based on the web server version retrieved. This leads to both false positives and false negatives: on one hand, if the web server version has been removed or obscured by the local site administrator, the scan tool will not flag the server as vulnerable even if it is; on the other hand, if the vendor providing the software does not update the web server version when vulnerabilities are fixed in it, the scan tool will flag vulnerabilities that do not exist. The later case is actually very common in some operating system vendors that do backport patches of security vulnerabilities to the software they provide in the operating system but do not do a full upload to the latest software version. This happens in most GNU/Linux distributions such as Debian, Red Hat or SuSE. In most cases, vulnerability scanning of an application architecture will only find vulnerabilities associated with the "exposed" elements of the architecture (such as the web server) and will usually be unable to find vulnerabilities associated to elements which are not directly exposed, such as the authentication backends, the database backends, or reverse proxies in use.
Finally, not all software vendors disclose vulnerability information in public way, and information of the vulnerabilities present in their different releases is not published in vulnerability databases[2]. This info is only disclosed to customers or published through fixes that do not have accompanying advisories. This reduces the usefulness of vulnerability scanning tools. Typically, vulnerability coverage of these tools will be very good for common products (such as the Apache web server, Microsoft's Internet Information Server, or IBM's Lotus Domino) but will be lacking for lesser known products.
This is why reviewing vulnerabilities is best done when the tester is provided internal information of the software used, including versions and releases used and patches applied to the software. With this information in its hand, the tester can retrieve the information from the vendor itself and analyse what vulnerabilities might be present in the architecture and how they can affect the application itself. When possible, these applications can be tested in order to determine their real effects and to detect if there might be any external elements (such as intrusion detection or prevention systems) that might reduce or negate the possibility of exploiting these vulnerabilities. Testers might even determine, through a configuration review, that the vulnerability is not even present, since it affects a software component that is not in use.
It is also worthwhile to notice that vendors will sometimes silently fix vulnerabilities and make them available on new software releases. Different vendors will have difference release cycles that determines the support they might provide for older releases. A tester with detailed information of the software versions used by the architecture can analyse the risk associated to the use of old software releases that might be unsupported in the short term or are already unsupported. This is critical, since if a vulnerability were to surface in an old software version that is no longer suppoted, the systems personnel might not be direcdtly aware of it: no patches will be ever made available for it and advisories might not list that version as vulnerable (as it is unsupported). Even in the even that they are aware that the vulnerability is present and the system is, indeed, vulnerable, they will need to do a full upgrade to a new software release, which might introduce significant downtime in the application architecture or might force the application to be recoded due to incompatibilities with the latest software version.
Administrative tools
Any web server infrastructure requires the existence of administrative tools to maintain and update the information used by the application: static content (web pages, graphic files), applications source code, user authentication databases, etc. Depending on the site, technology or software used administrative tools will differ. For example, some web servers will be managed using administrative interfaces which are, themselves, web servers (such as the iPlanet web server) or will be administrated by plain text configuration files (in the Apache case[3]) or use operating-system GUI tools (when using Microsoft's IIS server or ASP.Net). In most cases, however, the server configuration will be handled using different tools than the maintenance of the files used by the web server, which are managed through FTP servers, WebDAV, network file systems (NFS, CIFS) or other mechanisms. Obviously, the operating system of the elements that make up the application architecture will also be managed using other tools. Applications may also have administrative interfaces embedded in them that are used to manage the application data itself (users, content, etc.)
Review of the administrative interfaces used to manage the different parts of the architecture is very important, since if a user gains access to any of them he can then compromise or damage the application architecture. Thus it is important to:
- list all the possible administrative interfaces.
- determine if administrative interfaces are available from an internal network or are also available from the Internet.
- if available from the Internet, determine the access control methods used to access these interfaces their susceptibilities.
Some sites do not directly manage the web server applications fully. These may have other companies manage the content provided by the web server application. This external company might either provide only parts of the content (news updates or promotions) or might manage the web server completely (including content and code). It is common to find administrative interfaces available from the Internet in these situations, since using the Internet is cheaper than providing a dedicated line that will connect the external company to the application infrastructure through a management-only interface. In this situation, it is very important to test if the administrative interfaces can be vulnerable to attacks.
- [1] WebSEAL, also known as Tivoli Authentication Manager, is a reverse Proxy from IBM which is part of the Tivoli framework.
- [2] Such as Symantec's Bugtraq, ISS' Xforce, or NIST's National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- [3] There are some GUI-based administration tools for Apache (like NetLoony) but they are not in widespread use yet.
- [4] It is very common the use of database back-ends for authentication purposes with user tables that include the password that grants access to users in plain text.
OWASP Testing Guide v2
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