DC to crack down on Pennsylvania Avenue U-turns across the cycle-track (which are illegal).
Why one VA State legislator opposes the 3 foot passing law. "But Senator and former state trooper Charles Carrico said narrow, two-lane country roads are also a problem. He said the bill would cause drivers who pass slower cyclists to inadvertently break the law by crossing the double-yellow line." Heaven forbid that they should inadvertenly break the law, when they could be legally endangering a cyclist instead. "The lane of travel on a two-lane highway is 11 feet, 6 inches. A normal vehicle is about 8 feet," Carrico says. "If you have a bicycle that's a foot wide and you got 3 feet, if you have a double-sided line, you have to cross the double-sided line to pass the bicycle, which, within the code, is illegal." OK. Well, another option would be not passing the cyclist and instead waiting for a time when it is both safe and legal. But why tempt drivers with breaking the law? What he never talks about is safety.
Another piece on the Maryland mandatory helmet law.
Below are snips of the AA County Trail Map that's in the Draft AA County 2013 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan. It shows close ups on the South Shore/WB&A Trails and the Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail. Extending the CBRT from Chesapeake Beach is one goal of the town's mayor.
Someone actually wants to hear your commuting stories.
In 1990, cities will have no cars (as predicted in 1968). "The 1-mile diameter of this supercity of the future would have bicycle paths, golf courses, parks, streams and lakes—and no automobiles. Barring autos from the center of cities is expected to be a growing trend by the 1980s. A major reason: to cut down on air pollution caused by exhaust fumes. A California official recently called for a ban on all gas-burning autos in the State by 1980."
Interesting - the lower map appears to show the route of the Ches Beach Rail Trail taking the route 4 bridge over the Patuxent and running next to the highway rather than following the original grade through the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.
"A normal vehicle is about 8 feet" - uh, the legal limit for a "normal vehicle" is eight feet, so a school bus for example is eight feet wide (not including the mirrors). A transit bus is "overlegal" and is 8 feet six inches. But as one will realize, most cars are not near eight feet. Can you get in the back seat of your car and lay down? If your car was eight feet you would be able to.
Human life is sacred. The double-yellow line is _not_ sacred.
Didnt they say that after the inauguration theyd add more soft hit posts to penn?
Carrico is the same Va. senator who submitted a bill to award the state's electoral college votes by House district, which if in effect last year would've made the electoral count 9-4 for Romney in a state where Obama won the popular vote. The man has no shame!


Npower is a part of the Innogy group, one of Europe's leading electricity and gas businesses. Npower is one of Britain's leading energy provider and part of the UK's 'Big 6,' with just under 5 million residential and business accounts.
Npower came to ASL to talk about improving their connectivity. Calvin MacFarlane, Metering & Communications Technical Specialist at Npower, said that they have "a really good relationship with ASL, if we are trying to solve a particular problem, we often go to ASL and ask for help".
Npower had a large number of sites utilising a singular GSM network operator. These sites primary method of communication was CSD (Circuit Switched Data). Npower found they had limited connectivity as a result of having little to no coverage from the MNO (Mobile Network Operator) due to restricted coverage and environmental factors. This issues also effected Npower's SF performance, a metric monitored by regulatory bodies.
Initially Npower tried using SIMs from multiple MNOs. This worked for some sites but resulted in those working in the field requiring several different SIMs in order to find the network with the best coverage.
After speaking to ASL about the project, Npower were offered ASL's network intelligent modem and roaming SIM. This enabled Npower to connect to any available UK network, providing them with the best connectivity wherever they went. ASL's modem communicated via a private GPRS network. The modem utilised a bespoke telemetry protocol (ATP) which provided efficient connectivity between the modem and the hosted gateway. This ensured high availability, offered maximum uptime, reduced data usage and removed Npower's reliance on the out-of-date CSD technology.
In addition, ASL supplied Npower, with a serial to USB adaptor (ASLH376). This allows Npower engineers to reconfigure on existing modem to a roaming SIM, through a custom ASL application. This ensures they would have a quicker more advanced solution.
As a result of working with ASL, Npower's customers benefited through an improved quality of service. This can be seen through the reduction in the total number of engineer site visits and the fall in the total number of reported modem faults.
Plus it wasn't just customers who saw the benefit. By implementing ASL's cost-effective modem solution, Npower's data overhead reduced as a direct consequence of the improved number UK network options available on any given site.


In an official statement, NASA confirmed that black mold has delayed the ISS resupply mission. Presently the US space agency is working on identifying the reason behind the black mold, however, the proof they possesses so far has pointed towards Florida's high humidity levels.
It noticed the black mold on the packing bags that were supposed to be sent to the ISS. The supplies marked the fifth resupply mission using the Orbital ATK.
Dan Hout, official spokesperson for NASA, said that the delay won't be longer than 14 days. As per Hout, the agency is looking forward to ensure that the entire black mold has been removed and the equipment has been sterilized, prior to sending the craft to the Space Station.
The space agency wants to ensure that all of the mold traces have been removed from the equipment as the fungi can put the health of the astronauts in danger that are presently on the International Space Station. It also wants to ensure that such a problem doesn't appear again.
NASA has to keep the spores as they have marked the first time in the agency's history when they had to deal with this type of infestation. Besides, this is also the first time when NASA has to unload cargo for a transporter to be sterilized. However, at least, the circumstances were extraordinary.
Though the delay is of only 14 days, the agency official has no idea at present about how much the incident has affected the SpaceX planned cargo resupply run.
Residents in the north end of the San Fernando Valley have realized that something stinks and its not just their trash cans. Sources indicate that the AQMD – Air Quality Management District has already been notified by homeowners that gasses and odors persist within their community. In a last ditch effort to gain some recognition the residents have filed a lawsuit against the Sunshine Canyon landfill.
The AQMD says they aren't "aware of any criminal conduct on the part of landfill operators," but that there's nothing stopping the city from pursuing civil charges.
It is a great to see the community coming together to face a common goal and effectively work with each other, the city attorney, and the air quality management district to curb air quality problems.
Fun Guy Mold Inspection and Consulting LLC provided several mold inspections on homes with similar complaints from the homeowners, "indicating a smell could be identified and lingered from time to time."S. Daughtry Indoor air quality problems and odors can be created from water damage and mold. Although minor moisture damage was observed during these mold inspections (within some of the homes) no major mold problems were detected.
Continual maintenance of your home can prevent common indoor air quality problems by reducing indoor allergens, dust bunnies and more.


NATALYA Wright has been signed by top modelling agency Select Model Management, The Sun Online can reveal.
The 16-year-old sister of former Towie stars Mark and Jess is now on their books alongside Daisy Lowe, David Gandy and Agyness Deyn.
Natalya's been hailed as the "Kendall Jenner" of their famous family, with Select confirming they were keen to sign the teen as soon as they laid eyes on her.
Kirsty Reilly, the head of special Bookings at Select who signed Natalya, told The Sun Online: "Natalya is the Kendall of the Wright family and we have huge plans for her.
Natalya was equally as excited about joining such a big company, and told us: "Select is such an iconic agency, they have been around for over 40 years so I feel really safe with them and this shoot I did was so fun.
Natalya first made her mark in modelling when she landed a modelling deal with Lipsy, just like her sister-in-law Michelle Keegan.
At the time Lipsy said they were "ecstatic" with the shots and said Natalya had "real potential" to make it as a big name model.
While her family all made their names through Towie, Natalya has forged her path out of the limelight.
She told Ok! Magazine: "I was only ten when they started!
"We didn't really think much of it at the beginning and just found it funny but gradually the older girls at school would ask me for pictures of Mark.
She added: "I've seen what it's like when people come up to Jess all the time asking for pictures and I wouldn't want that.
And it seems that dream is fast becoming a reality.


Kevin Drew, right, with Ben Kowalewicz in A&R Angels. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Kevin Drew, an accomplished solo musician and one of the founders of iconic Canadian indie band Broken Social Scene, just wrote a play. He talked to us about loneliness, going to theatre classes as a kid, and why he wants us all to put away our goddamn phones.
Everyone's just trying to transcend, whether it's forty-seven seconds or three minutes. That's why you get on the stage.
I was a theatre kid. From grade five on, I would go to the Young People's Theatre classes on Saturday morning. But by the time I was seventeen I found that musicians were more my speed, and music helped me describe how I was feeling way more. So I went over to that side of the world. For me, music was a more honest and raw emotion to convey on the stage. It's real. In acting, trying to find the same emotion every single time is beyond difficult for me.
What it did at first was give you distribution outside of your own world, outside of your own country. It made it incredibly easy to be heard worldwide, but then, eventually, it gave every single human on the planet that opportunity. And all it really ended up doing was clogging the airwaves, and taking away the essential aspects of effort through art. It made everybody focus on themselves. The digital world kind of destroyed art as we know it.
The point of art is to find others through what you love. The point of anything, any passion that you have, whether it's rock climbing or real estate. You're supposed to find the ones you want to exchange your words with and watch sunsets with by sharing a similar love for what makes you who you are. Love is now just opinions and FOMO. What's that really doing for the human race?
There's a cold front that's coming in that is separating people from actual connection. Yes, we're all connected by what we read in the news, and the tweets, and the Instagrams and the Facebooks. You can see what your friends are doing, and your family. But technology keeps you from the actual intimate interaction of being with them.
What I find very interesting is how lonely people are. There's nonstop interaction available for you, 24/7. And I think sometimes you're the loneliest when you're surrounded by the most.
Creating an environment where you're not allowed to use your phone for an hour and a half is almost innovative in how simple it is. It's mindblowing how, if you want to change your life, turn your phone off. It really is that easy, but it's so difficult, because we're all just addicted.
When I wrote this play, I was so tired of the fingerswipe. Not that I was a part of it, but I was so amazed seeing my younger generation of friends use Tinder and all that stuff. The fingerswipe started to dominate.
I have an analog heart. That's why I'm doing this play.
It's all you got. Gord Downie said: Use it up, use it all up. Don't save it for anything. You do everything you can, and then you rely on people to like it. To love it. No different than a thumbs up/thumbs down with a photograph.
With Social Scene, I found others who were exactly the same as me, and we were able to cut through and find ourselves a home in this world, and find ourselves people who wanted to listen to us and be a part of our surroundings. That's what we need. All that you ever do this stuff for is to bring people together. That's it.
This is all I know. I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a doctor, I'm not a soldier. If the war comes, I'm fucked. This is it: this is my life.
Life's about risk and reward. It's really easy to sit and talk about it, and it's a lot harder to live it. So I'm into the living aspect. It doesn't mean you don't have stitches.
Kevin Drew's play A&R Angels is on at Streetcar Crowsnest from November 24 – December 9.


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Display: 6.67 inches, AMOLED
Camera: 64+13+2 MP and 16MP
Ram: 8/12 GB
Battery: 4650 mAh, Fast charging 120W
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Full Specification
Model Black Shark 6
Launch Announcement March, 2023
Network Type GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G
Colors Magic Black, Black, Blue, Silver
Build front Gorilla Glass, glass back Gorilla Glass , plastic frame
Features Physical pop-up gaming triggers
Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) AMOLED
Features 1300 nits (peak)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x2.84/3.0 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
RAM 8/12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 128/256GB
Version 8/128 GB, 12/128 GB, 12/256GB
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. Joy UI 14
13 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Video 4K-30/60fps, 1080p-30/60/240fps, 1080p/960fps
camera 16 MP, (wide)
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Charging Fast charging 120W
Display 10 / 10
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Specifications
Camera 64+13+2 MP and 16MP
Memory 8/128 GB, 12/128 GB, 12/256 GB
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Release and Network
Black Shark 6 smartphone released by Xiaomi brand. This phone was released on March, 2023. The mobile has a network connection of 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G support. Its speed is HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Display and Body
The Black Shark 6 has a 6.67 inches AMOLED, 144Hz, 1300 nits (peak) display. Its resolution is 1080 x 2400 pixels and 395 PPI density. Black Shark 6 body dimensions 163.8 x 76.3 x 10 mm and weight 218 g. Black Shark 6 has protection as back glass, front corning gorilla glass, and plastic frame. This phone is available in colors Black, White.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 processor and performance
Black Shark 6 is used CPU Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585), chipset- Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) And with that comes Adreno 650 as graphics. This smartphone comes with invariants. The memory is 128/256 GB Internal storage and 8/12 GB RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark 6 smartphone runs in Android 12, Joy UI 13.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Camera
This smartphone has main cameras for taking beautiful pictures 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF + 13 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) + 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) camera, The feature is LED flash, HDR, panorama and you can video record at 4K-30/60fps, 1080p-30/60/240fps, 1080p/960fps. The phone has a 16 MP, (wide) camera for taking selfies, The feature is HDR and you can video record at 1080p/30fps.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 Battery
Black Shark 6 is for powering the phone Li-Po 4650 mAh, a non-removable battery. And there is also a quick charge for the 120W charging and system.
Note Xiaomi Black Shark 6 all information does not guarantee 100% accurate.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 - Reviews

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Why might my patient not have any prescription history?
Stratus EMR requires an explicit authorization to query the prescription history. On the H&P tab, check "consent to med hx query." Once you do this, the prescription history will populate next time you open the record.
You need to do this only once per patient. The explicit, per-patient authorization is a requirement of the e-prescribing network.


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require 'json'
module Heapy
  # Diff 2 dumps example:
  #
  #   Heapy::Diff.new(before: 'my_dump_1.json', after: 'my_dump_2.json').call
  #
  # This will find objects that are present in my_dump_2 that are not present in my_dump_1
  # this means they were allocated sometime between the two heap dumps.
  #
  # Diff 3 dumps example:
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  #   Heapy::Diff.new(before: 'my_dump_1.json', after: 'my_dump_2.json', retained: 'my_dump_3.json').call
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  # This will find objects that are present in my_dump_2 that are not present in my_dump_1
  # but only if the objects are still present at the time that my_dump_3 was taken. This does
  # not guarantee that they're retained forever, but were still present at the time the last
  # dump was taken.
  #
  # You can output the diff of heap dumps by passing in a filename as `output_diff` for example
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  #   Heapy::Diff.new(before: 'my_dump_1.json', after: 'my_dump_2.json', outpu_diff: 'out.json').call
  class Diff
    attr_reader :diff

    def initialize(before:, after:, retained: nil, io: STDOUT, output_diff: nil)
      @before_file = before
      @after_file = after
      @retained_file = retained
      @output_diff_file = output_diff ? File.open(output_diff, "w+") : nil
      @io = io
      @diff = Hash.new { |hash, k|
        hash[k] = {}
        hash[k]["count"] = 0
        hash[k]["memsize"] = 0
        hash[k]
      }

      @before_address_hash = {}
      @retained_address_hash = {}
    end

    def call
      read(@before_file) { |parsed| @before_address_hash[parsed['address']] = true }
      read(@retained_file) { |parsed| @retained_address_hash[parsed['address']] = true } if @retained_file

      read(@after_file) do |parsed, original_line|
        address = parsed['address']
        next if previously_allocated?(address)
        next if not_retained?(address)

        @output_diff_file.puts original_line if @output_diff_file

        hash = diff["#{parsed['type']},#{parsed['file']},#{parsed['line']}"]
        hash["count"] += 1
        hash["memsize"] += parsed["memsize"] || 0
        hash["type"] ||= parsed["type"]
        hash["file"] ||= parsed["file"]
        hash["line"] ||= parsed["line"]
      end

      @output_diff_file.close if @output_diff_file
      @before_address_hash.clear
      @retained_address_hash.clear

      total_memsize = diff.inject(0){|sum,(_,v)| sum + v["memsize"] }

      diff.sort_by do |k,v|
        v["count"]
      end.reverse.each do |key, data|
        @io.puts "#{@retained_file ? "Retained" : "Allocated"} #{data['type']} #{data['count']} objects of size #{data['memsize']}/#{total_memsize} (in bytes) at: #{data['file']}:#{data['line']}"
      end

      @io.puts "\nWriting heap dump diff to #{@output_diff_file.path}\n" if @output_diff_file
    end

    private def is_retained?(address)
      return true if @retained_file.nil?
      @retained_address_hash[address]
    end

    private def not_retained?(address)
      !is_retained?(address)
    end

    private def previously_allocated?(address)
      @before_address_hash[address]
    end

    private def read(filename)
      File.open(filename) do |f|
        f.each_line do |line|
          begin
            parsed = JSON.parse(line)
            yield parsed, line
          rescue JSON::ParserError
            puts "Could not parse #{line}"
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Gather information about parking and storing your automobile.
Learn where to park your snowmobile, camper, or other recreation vehicle.
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Movie Cornucopia – Mongol (2007), Step Brothers (2008), WALL-E
Mongol (2007) – The early life (and love) of Genghis Khan is brought to life in this beautiful, though sometimes meandering, Russian film from director Sergei Bodrov. The film stars the great Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer) as Temudjin, and the early scenes demonstrate what was a very difficult and violent upbringing, later to shape him into a fierce warrior on the battlefield. Everything about the film is epic, from the amazing scenery to the expansive storyline which only covers a fraction of the fascinating leaders life. The battle scenes are huge and vicious, though sometimes rely a little too heavily on CGI blood, and the performances are uniformally strong. The ending feels a little sudden, though this was designed as the first of a trilogy of films and it simply makes the viewer hungry to see what comes next.
Step Brothers (2008) – Ridiculous, though entertaining, film from the team behind Anchorman and Talladega Nights. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as 40 year olds suffering from arrested development who find themselves unwilling roomates after their parents meet and get married. Most of the time is spent watching middle aged men act like 12 year olds, not that there's anything wrong with that. Ferrell and Reilly are strong as usual, but it's Richard Jenkins and Mary Steenburgen as the parents that hold things together. It's a surprisingly profane film, particulary compared to the previous Adam McKay/Will Ferrell films, and it runs out of steam around the 3/4 mark, but it has enough silliness to make it worth viewing.
WALL-E (2008) – The strongest Pixar film yet, and one of the best films of the year so far. It borrows liberally from 70s Sci-fi and E.T., but the result is some astounding animation and what are some truly ballsy creative decisions. Children might squirm during the first half hour (which contains nearly no dialogue), but the film rapidly picks up speed when the main characters leave earth. Some might read it as a slick environmentalist meditation, but it really just carries on the best science fiction tradition of showing us a vision of the future that works as a commentary on the present.
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Museum info
Opening Hours, Entrance Fees
Renewing MUZA
The Founding of the Museum
Independence Hall
About Education Department
TEDER X MUZA - White Night
Biennale Conference
Shows schedule
Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts & Design 2023
Home page Main Menu Collections Permanent Exhibits Glass Pavilion
Coming soon: Israel Photography House
The Land of the Baron
Ethnography and Folklore
Nechushtan
Kadman Numismatic Pavilion
The Alexander Museum of Postal History & Philately
Man and His Work Center
Virtual tour 360°
The Glass Pavilion takes visitors on a unique journey through time, traveling back thousands of years to the earliest days of glassmaking in this region. Donated from the rich private collection of Dr. Walter Moses, who founded the Eretz Israel Museum in 1958, this rare and beautiful assemblage of glass has been enhanced over the years by exciting new acquisitions and significant donations.
Visitors to the Glass Pavilion are drawn not only by the enchanting ancient glass artifacts, but also by the presentation of the history, range and intricate art of glassmaking. Among the unique exhibits are fragile relics of glass vessels dating from biblical times, as well as some of the earlie st blown glass discovered from the Roman period. Contributing greatly to the study of the origins of glassmaking, and especially the important invention of glass blowing, the Pavilion highlights the crucial role played by this region in the discovery of glass and its production.
Pre-Blown Glass, Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period
(15th -1st centuries BCE)
The most ancient method of manufacturing glass vessels is core-forming. Using this technique, glass artisans created vessels, as seen in this section, with a characteristic colorful opaque appearance, emulating such semi-precious stones as turquoise, lapis lazuli and alabaster. During the Hellenistic period (3rd - 1st centuries BCE), casting or mold-forming became an established technique, particularly in the production of large and small bowls.
Blown Glass I, Roman and Byzantine periods
(1st- 7th centuries CE)
The world of glass was transformed with the introduction of glass-blowing, a revolutionary technological development. With the greater ease of production came lowered costs that led to a jump in their popularity. View an array of exquisite perfume bottles, created by blowing glass into a mold, adorned with decorations in relief.
Two rare and significant vessels are notable in this section: "Ennion`s Blue Jug," bearing the signature of its maker, and which represents one of his finest creations; and a rare drinking horn with two openings, known by its Greek name, rhyton (meaning, pouring vessel).
Blown Glass II, Islamic period (7th-15th centuries CE)
Glass vessels made in Eastern Mediterranean countries after the Arab conquest in the 7th century are displayed in this section. A highlight among the cosmetic containers with applied trail decorations, which typified the beginning of the Islamic period, is an anthropomorphic cultic rhyton. One of the most magnificent creations of Islamic art, a 14th-century CE Mameluke mosque lamp painted with enamel colors and gold is the centerpiece of this section.
The Glass Furnace from Khirbet Samariyah
The remnants of a glass furnace from the 13th century CE, discovered alongside the Crusader fortress at Somelaria, north of Acre, is an extraordinary archaeological find. Glass residue still coats the floor of its melting chamber. Chunks of raw glass brought to the site in ceramic bowls and other important finds unearthed in the dig fill the nearby showcases.
A unique archeological find exhibited for the first in Israel
On loan from Israel Antiquity Authorities
Gold-glass panel from the "Birds' Mosaic Mansion", Caesarea
Late 6th- early 7th century CE
The gold-glass panel is unparalleled in the world in terms of its nature, quality and state of preservation. It was unearthed in 2005 in a large building complex on the outskirts of Caesarea, known as the "Birds' Mosaic Mansion", after its magnificent mosaic floor, built during the last decades of Byzantine rule and destroyed during the Early Islamic conquest of Palestine (636-640/1 CE). The panel constitutes a masterpiece of Byzantine art in general, and of ancient glass art in particular, and is a singular and unique archeological finding. Since it was discovered it has become the focal point of the professional discourse among scholars throughout the world, and since the completion of the complex preservation and reconstruction process, has been exhibited in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Archeological Museum of Cologne.
The panel was found face down on the mosaic floor of the mansion's NW room under a layer of dark gray ash. It is assumed that it covered the surface of a wooden sigma table, burnt when the building was destroyed. Sigma tables of various materials, so named for their resemblance to the Greek letter sigma "C", became popular in the Byzantine period (often represented in paintings and mosaics depicting dining scenes - especially the Last Supper). Marble sigma tabletops were found in numerous Byzantine buildings in Caesarea, including the "Birds' Mosaic Mansion". The religious motifs decorating the glass panel, suggest that it might have served as a prayer altar or wall decoration of a prayer niche.
The panel consists of gold-glass and mosaic-glass tiles, combining various glass-decorative techniques. The square, rectangular and triangular gold-glass tiles were made by placing a patterned gold foil between two layers of glass, the thick bottom layer being cast and the thin top layer blown. At a later stage the glass was cut into different shapes and fitted together to form a geometric pattern in the opus sectile technique. The square gold-glass tiles were decorated with a stamped design of stylized flowers (rosettes) and crosses – this indicating the faith of the mansion's residents. The panel's raised border consists alternately of larger, thicker tiles of gold-glass and colorful opaque mosaic-glass.
A workshop for the manufacture of opus sectile wall decoration of colored stones excavated in Caesarea raises the possibility that this glass opus sectile panel was also produced locally, although one would have expected that such a unique object would have been produced in some major imperial workshop.
Rare Roman ceremonial drinking vessel
Eastern Mediterranean, 1st century CE
Mamluk mosque lamp, gold-painted and enameled
Egypt, 14th century CE
Gift by Baroness Germaine de Rothschild and Baron Guy de Rothschild
Photo: Leonid Padrul
Gold-glass panel from the "Birds' Mosaic Mansion"
Caesarea, late 6th- early 7th century CE
Ennion's Blue Jug is an almost intact piece that has survived over two millennia, bearing the signature of 1st century CE master glassmaker from Sidon, whose creations were coveted throughout the Roman world. Considered to be one of the most refined examples of Roman mold-blown glass, Ennion's Blue Jug is a masterpiece of the Pavilion's collection – exceptional for its perfect proportions, intricacy of decor, outstanding precision in execution and attention to detail
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Thinking about life insurance isn't exactly all that fun.
What policy do I choose? How long should I take it out for? What sort of riders should I add? These are all questions that come up when choosing a life insurance policy.
Luckily, the process has just gotten a little bit easier!
Banner Life Insurance has recently released a new 40-year term life insurance that can now provide life insurance coverage well into retirement years while all at an affordable fixed rate.
Before we get into Banner's brand new 40-year term life insurance, let's quickly cover the basics on what exactly life insurance is.
Put as simply as possible, life insurance is insurance that pays out a sum of money either when the death of the insured occurs, or in some cases, after a set period of time.
However, that's not all there is to know about life insurance. It's a little more complicated than that.
Life insurance isn't just about assigning your life a monetary value – it's also about making sure that your family and loved ones are able to deal with the financial obligations that come with the loss of life.
It helps cover things like funeral expenses, outstanding debt, lost income, etc.
So if you have anyone who relies on you financially (a spouse, kids, etc.), then you need life insurance to help protect them.
There are two "varieties" of life insurance that you should know about.
The first is permanent life insurance, which is exactly what it sounds like. It is a policy that will remain in effect until you die (as long as you make your premium payments). Most permanent life insurance also has a "cash value" option.
The cash value option basically means that you get a savings account that will grow over time which is based on an interest rate attached to the policy. It can be a nice feature to have as you can have cash available when you need it.
So with permanent life insurance, you take it out and as long as you pay your premiums you don't have to think about it again.
The second kind of life insurance is term life insurance. It's the simplest, least expensive, and most widely applicable. Basically, the policy premium is based on the probability that the insured will pass away within a stated term (10 years, 20 years, 30 years and now 40 years).
The premium is guaranteed to stay the same for the entire duration of the policy and when it runs out you either renew it or let the policy lapse if your life insurance needs have been fulfilled.
So now that you understand what life insurance is, let's get to the good stuff.
A 40-year term life insurance policy is a new and exciting product in the life insurance industry. A 40 year fixed premium contract is significantly out of the norm for term life insurance.
You will find that most companies who offer term life insurance will have a maximum policy of 30 years.
Up until Banner announced their 40-year contract, AIG, who is another great (A) rated company, offered the longest option of 35 years and still does to this day.
What really makes this a big deal is that up until this point if you wanted coverage to last over 30 years, your only real option would be to purchase a permanent life insurance policy.
The problem with permanent insurance is that it can cost over double that of term life insurance. Because of the big jump in cost between term and permanent is not always a budget-friendly option for all families.
Banner has solved that problem with the introduction of its 40-year term life insurance policy which has been added to their popular term life insurance line called OPTerm.
With the 40-year term life insurance policy you're locked into the premium rate you start with no matter what health complications you may possibly end up facing later in life.
With Banner currently being the only company to offer such a policy, you're guaranteed to have a death benefit that will pay out to your beneficiaries if you pass away within 40 years of having the life insurance policy.
Another great feature included with the coverage at no extra costs is that it has a guaranteed conversion option. The conversion option allows for the coverage to be converted into permanent life insurance without having to prove insurability, as long as it is done prior to age 70.
A conversion option is a great benefit to have especially if life insurance needs change to where they become more permanent. They become especially handy if you become ill with an illness that would prevent you from getting new life insurance coverage.
While premiums are more expensive for a longer term duration than let's say a 10 year, can you really put a price on peace of mind?
Conversion Options: Yes. Coverage can be converted into permanent insurance up to age 70.
NOTE: OPTerm 35 & 40 are not available in the state of New York. OPTerm 10-30 are available coverage options for residents of New York and will be underwritten by William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York.
Be sure to check out our Banner Life Insurance Review for information about the company as well as details pertaining to additional coverage options.
Is it available in a No Medical Exam Option?
For applicants who are truly looking for a no medical exam life insurance option, we will admit that Banner is not our first choice.
The company does offer an accelerated underwriting option that will allow for some applicants to bypass the entire medical exam process if they meet specific underwriting requirements.
At Top Quote Life Insurance we can generally get a feel as to whether or not an applicant may be eligible for the accelerated underwriting process based on some simple questions.
The process for accelerated underwriting does require a telephone interview that is generally 45 minutes long. The program is limited to applicants between the ages of 20-40 for up to $1,000,000 and ages 20-50 up to $500,000.
The benefits of qualifying can result in getting approved for coverage very quickly.
We just ask that applicants be open to a medical exam if considering Banner Life Insurance as you may be asked to take one if you do not meet the accelerated underwriting guidelines. If you are not eligible for the program you will be notified during the interview and have the option to schedule an exam at that time.
Full Disclosure The below 40-year term life insurance sample rates for both male and female are being shown at the best health classification of Preferred Plus Non-Smoker. This is the best health class you can qualify for. Reports show that roughly 20% of applicants will qualify for Preferred Plus rates. For an accurate quote based on your health and lifestyle, please contact us so we can run them accordingly.
Who Should Get 40 Year Term Life Insurance?
Keeping in mind that the age cutoff for the 40-year term option is 45, this coverage is truly ideal for younger families that may have small children and a high need for life insurance coverage.
Best of all, it's term insurance so it will be very budget friendly compared to a permanent policy.
Another great benefit of the 40-year term life insurance policy is that you're locking in your rates for the next 40 years while doing it at a young age. You know what they say when it comes to buying life insurance, "buy it while you're young as it only gets more expensive as you get older".
Along with locking in rates, you can rest assured knowing that if you have a change of health later in life, you have the option to convert to permanent coverage.
A Banner life insurance policy may be the last one you ever have to buy! So it's a one-stop shop to ensure you don't have to think about your life insurance again for a very long time – maybe ever.
While the 40-year term life insurance policy may seem like a great idea, it is worth noting some small but potential cons of the policy as well.
As affordable as term life insurance is because it's a longer duration, premiums are going to be much higher than other (shorter) policies.
One of the drawbacks is that there is currently no other life insurance provider offering a 40-year term life insurance option other than Banner.
So you don't know if you're truly getting the best price you could. Sure, it's the best price on the market because it's the only one. This is not necessarily a bad thing but there is no other company to compare the rates too.
Put simply, there are age restrictions. You can only purchase the Banner 40 years term life insurance policy if you're between the ages of 20 and 45. So if you're above the age of 45 you will not qualify and you'll have to consider a shorter duration of term.
Again, this not a bad thing as there are other companies who will offer longer-term duration to older applicants. For example, Transamerica, who is another (A) rated company offers their 30-year term option to applicants up to age 58.
Banner offers a few of the more common policy riders that can be added to the life insurance coverage. The rider that allows you to ladder coverage called the "Term Riders" is one of the more unique offerings from Banner but that is really about it.
If you're looking for something such as a term life insurance policy with living benefits that can payout out a benefit due to a chronic or critical illness, you will need to consider another company. At this time Banner only offers the terminal illness option which is available with most companies at no extra charge.
If you decide later on that you want to convert your 40-year term life insurance policy to permanent insurance then it's going to be expensive. Banner's permanent insurance option is a bit more expensive when compared to other similar products on the market.
And while you could always try to go with another company at that point… It might not be so good when you consider the health risks and complications that could arise over the course of 40 years.
People are living longer these days, so there is a very good chance that you will outlive your term life insurance contract. Even if you purchase a 40-year term duration at age 45 that will provide coverage up to age 85.
Most people do not need a significant amount of life insurance at that age so again this is not a bad thing. Just consider stacking your term life insurance coverage with a smaller final expense or burial policy which can be done later down the road. Just remember, the younger you are the cheaper it will be.
As you can see, the cons of purchasing a 40-year term life insurance are very minor when compared to the benefits.
Banner Life Insurance Company does business under its parent company Legal & General America when it comes to life insurance policies.
Banner Life Insurance Company also works with William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York to underwrite and issue life insurance policies under the Legal & General America brand for policies issued in the state of New York.
From these ratings, we know that Banner Life Insurance company and its subsidiaries do good business and are financially stable enough that they can be expected to be around long enough to actually pay out your policy.
This is especially important with a 40-year term life insurance policy because it's a long time to wait for a payout. You want to make sure that your beneficiaries are going to receive your benefit when you pick a company to purchase life insurance from.
All in all, Banner is a highly rated and highly trusted company, which makes it a great option for purchasing your life insurance policy.
Still not sure if the 40-year term life insurance policy is the best thing for you? Or maybe you've still got questions or would like to see some rates? Don't worry! We're here to help.
Please, reach out to us for more information about this coverage or about life insurance policies in general as we would love to help assist you.


Srinagar, Dec 26: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) today directed all Deputy Commissioners to submit reports about those blinded during the summer unrest in the valley.
"Taking suo-moto cognizance of a report published in a section of the press, Chairperson SHRC Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the 10 districts of Kashmir to submit a detailed report of all the victims who have sustained eye injuries during the recent disturbances in the valley," an official spokesman said here.
Hospital data has shown that the eyes of more than 1,000 people were pierced by pellets in the ongoing unrest, leading to either complete or partial blindness.
Despite calls by opposition parties and rights groups to ban the use of pellet guns, the government has refused to do so.
In a recent address to newly-recruited policemen, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had appealed to the personnel to restrain using pellet guns till an alternative is not introduced.
"If there is an attack on your camp or police station, then I understand, but if someone throws stones at you, you should try to restrain yourselves till we find an alternative to pellet guns and ban them completely," she had said.
A team of surgeons at Ophthalmology Department, joined by world renowned vitreo-retina surgeon Dr S Natrajan, recently performed a number of vitrectomies. But with each passing day and after repeated surgical procedures "not yielding amazing visual outcomes", these pellet-hit youth are slipping into despair and hopelessness.


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If you are a Finnish citizen and you are granted a divorce abroad, you must notify the dissolution of marriage to the Finnish Population System.
In principle, all divorces granted in a foreign state are recognised without a separate confirmation in Finland. If necessary, the Helsinki Court of Appeal can by application confirm whether a divorce granted in a foreign state is recognised in Finland.
Divorces in EU
Divorces granted in the EU area after 1 March 2001 are recognised as such in Finland provided that they are accompanied by a certificate issued in accordance with the EU provisions. The certificate can be obtained from the authority that has granted the divorce.
Divorce in other countries
As regards other divorce judgments, the original document or a certified copy, given in the country where the original was issued, must be presented and the divorce judgment must have been duly legalised. The judgment must be translated into Finnish, Swedish or English. Translations that have been made abroad must also be legalised. Documents translated by an authorised translator in Finland are acceptable without a separate authentication.
Where do I send the document?
Divorce judgments can be left with a Finnish mission, from where the document will be delivered or sent to the Local Register Office of West Finland, Pietarsaari Unit (PO Box 26, 68601 Pietarsaari) or to the Register Office of the sender's most recent municipality of residence in Finland.
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This is really an update of my previous test of the Colt Red 3-door. The Colt Blue is basically a very well equipped Colt 3-door.
It comes equipped with ABS + EBD, twin airbags with a key-switch to switch the passenger's off, Radio C/D player, trip computer, rev counter, lockable glove compartment, lots of useful cubby holes, grab handles front and back, passenger and driver vanity mirrors, sliding and double-folding rear seat, very comfortable front seats, good quality, solid feeling plastics, height-adjustable steering wheel, three 3-point rear seatbelts, electric front windows and a really neat two-sided interior light: just press the lens your side and the light goes on your side.
In addition, to justify an extra £1,000, the Colt Blue has side airbags, rear outer ISOFIX seat fittings, remote central locking, 6 speakers, MP3 compatibility, automatic headlights with a light sensor, blue and black leather covered steering wheel, blue and black cloth sears, automatic rain sensors, alloy wheels and metallic blue paint.
There is excellent headroom and huge seat travel. I drove the Colt Red with a guy who is 6' 6" and even he did not need to push the seat all the way back. The doors excellent access and open so wide and so far into the footwell that even a very elderly person can easily enter the car in the recommended 'bum first manner' then swing their legs inside.
You lose out a bit at the back because even though the rear seats slide for more legroom and double-tumble leaving a completely flat floor, the 3-door has a slightly higher hatchback sill than the 5-door, so there is no way you can simply wheel things in. The advantage of that is improved body rigidity and better rear impact protection. And there is no doubt that with its lower centre of gravity the 3-door grips, handles and gives better road feel than the 5-door.
The 74bhp 3 cylinder 1.1 litre chain-cam engine is a game little thing with a nice sound at high revs. Though slower, it's much more fun to drive than the more expensive 1.3 litre 4-cylinder.
The car itself has plenty of character. It steers and handles decently enough. It doesn't have a/c and doesn't need it because the fresh airflow is excellent and enough to keep you cool even on the hottest days (as long as you're moving).
Strangely, it did display a hint of slight rear end looseness at exactly the same fast curve on the M3 that the 5-door did two years ago. Not something I have ever noticed in any other car. But again, not something to worry about unduly.
It's a good little car, sensibly list priced, and with deals available, that makes you question why you should pay more for the same sort of thing with someone else's badge on it. I can't understand why they don't sell better than they do.


In his private studio, Bob teaches both classical and jazz technique, theory, composition and improvisation (including both jazz and classical improvisation). He also offers performance coaching for all instruments, whether in preparation for competitions or auditions, or simply to improve confidence and creativity, and refine interpretation and musicality. In addition, Bob teaches music notation (both notation fundamentals and computer notation/Sibelius/Finale) and introduction to music production.
The study of music helps us to develop as a whole person. It helps us achieve balance; it nurtures our ability to be creative, and to place importance on things that are meaningful but less tangible. The ability to appreciate music and the arts leads to a fuller life, and more refined intellectual and emotional capabilities in all areas of our lives.
As both a classical and a jazz performer, Bob feels that improvisation and composition are an essential part of musical learning – even for students who focus exclusively on classical performance (all of the masters of classical keyboard were excellent improvisers). No amount of abstract theoretical work (worksheets, etc.) can make up for learning music fundamentals in context, as the greats of the past did in every genre of music. Knowledge of this facet of music not only awakens our creative capacities, but makes us more vibrant musicians, performers, and people.
Please contact Bob for more information, and a trial lesson.


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Eight years ago, I was lying on a bed with my head the largest square pillow I had ever seen. The windows of the bedroom were open slightly - a compromise of mosquitoes and stagnant heat of the non-air conditioned communist block housing in the middle of the summer. I was alone in the room, and my host Romanian family was just outside the door, but my thoughts were alone, my emotions were alone, the only interruptions were the sounds of the floor below blasting some type of Gypsy rap.
To this point in my life, my relationship with God had always been about me: my comfort, my salvation, my purpose, my calling, my worship of Him. As I lay there without the systems and structures and mechanisms of worship that to that date had helped define me as a Christian, the voice of Mike York, the missionary leading our team of college students reading the story of God's pursuit of humankind from Genesis to Isaiah to Revalation resonated in my heart. Tears welled in Mike's eyes as he read of God's loving pursuit of humankind, the purity of the life of Jesus, and how all people from all lands and languages would one day worship at the feet of Jesus. This man understood the heart of God and it made him weep.
that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.
As the mosquitoes bit my legs and arms, tears formed in my own eyes as I was suddenly aware that while Christ died for me, my being a Christian was not about me at all. Being a follower of Jesus was about seeing, knowing and worshiping God and responding to His pursuit of humankind from the start of creation, to the life death and resurrection of Jesus. We tend to make heros of people in the Bible, but the the real story is of how God chases and wins them, not their own actions and lives. The Bible is God's love letter in which He reveals himself, page by page, generation by generation. So often, people point at religion and call it a crutch, a tool, or a means of power and control. This really does break my heart because they are right, and this is never what Jesus intended. They are right, because I have browsed the pages of scripture, seeking to learn something about me and my purpose, the meaning of my life, seeking some explanation of my own existence, when the pages of scripture resonate with the very presence of God.
When I make faith about me, I try to protect it, justify it, wield it, compare it, use it. When my faith is about me, I come against you who do not have faith. When my faith is about me, I blame God when things don't go my way. When my faith is about Jesus, I am "too small a thing" and my heart is for more than myself. When my faith is about Jesus, I love you. When my faith is about Jesus, all I have is His. I am not a thoughtless drone saying, "God-willing I'll see you next Friday!" or "God musta just not wanted me to have those babies, " or "Praise Jesus my pizza turned out perfect this time!"
God gives. God takes. God grows. God destroys. God loves.
There is so much pain in pursuit. Anyone who tells you otherwise has never pursued or been pursued. The Bible is full of pain, God's pain, our pain.
In your time of need, run into the arms of Jesus. In your darkest hour, run into the arms of Jesus. When you're full of fear, lean into his heart. When you're facing doubt, lean into the heart of Jesus. When you've got nothing left to give, praise unto the name of Jesus. And when the storm clouds clear, praise unto the name of Jesus. Hosanna in the highest, Your love will not fail us, no.
What a beautiful post Paige. It's too small a thing to make it about just me...These words have been echoing in my heart all week. Thank you for reminding me again.
i can't get through that song without tears welling up. sometimes it seems so silly to me how i make worship of jesus about me. like, really?!
you aren't alone in this & at least you recognize it & own it. sometimes that's more than i can say for myself.
"Not about me"...seems to be a theme today in blogs that I read. Very well written, Paige. Check out my cousin's blog where he said it isn't about him either: www.stuffchristianslike.net.


A speech recognition expert contends malicious players can turn Google's Chrome web browser into a remote listening device.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2014 by It Security Blog | TechRepublic.
Recently a client needed me to quickly set up an IP Tables firewall on a production server that was effectively open on the Internet. I knew very little about the machine, and we couldn't afford to break any of the production traffic to and from the box.
It occurred to me that a decent first approximation would be to simply look at the network services currently in use, and create a firewall based on that. The resulting policy would probably be a bit more loose than it needed to or should be, but it would be infinitely better than no firewall at all!
I could have left off the process name, but it helped me decide which ports were important to include in the new firewall rules. Honestly, the output above was good enough for me to quickly throw together some workable IP Tables rules. I simply saved the output to a text file and hacked things together with a text editor.
I added a "tail -n +2" to get rid of the header line. I also dropped the command name from my awk output. There's a new "tr A-Z a-z" in there to lower-case the protocol name. Finally we end with a loop that takes the port and protocol and uses the ufw command line interface to add the rules. You could do the same with the iptables command and its nasty syntax, but if you're on a Linux distro with UFW, I strongly urge you to use it!
When I first saw this I thought, "Man, this is going to be easy with the new cmdlets in PowerShell v4!" There are a lot of new cmdlets available in PowerShell version 4, and both Windows 8.1 and Server 2012R2 ship with PowerShell version 4. In addition, PowerShell version 4 is available for Windows 7 SP1 (and later) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (and later).
It doesn't mention the process ID or process name. Nooooo! This can't be. Let's look at all the properties of the output objects.
Dang! This will get most of what we want (where "want" was defined by that Hal guy), but it won't get the process ID or the process name. So much for rubbing the new cmdlets in his face.
Let's forget about Hal for a second and get what we can with this cmdlet.
This is helpful for getting a list of ports, but not useful for making decisions about what should be allowed. Also, we would need to run Get-NetUDPEndpoint to get the UDP connections. This is so close, yet so bloody far. We have to resort to the old school netstat command and the -b option to get the executable name. In episode 123 we needed parsed netstat output. I recommended the Get-Netstat script available at poshcode.org. Sadly, we are going to have to resort to that again. With this script we can quickly get the port, protocol, and process name.
It should be pretty obvious that the port 137-149 and 445 should not be accessible from the internet. We can filter these ports out so that we don't allow these ports through the firewall.
Now that we have the ports and protocols we can create new firewall rules using the new New-NetFirewallRule cmdlet. Yeah!
These new firewall cmdlets really make things easier, but if you don't have PowerShellv4 you can still use the old netsh command to add the firewall rules. Also, the Get-Netstat will support older version of PowerShell as well, so this is nicely backwards compatible. All we need to do is replace the command inside the ForEach-Object cmdlet's script block.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2014 by Hal Pomeranz.
At Shmoocon 2014, Jacob Williams and Alissa Torres described a concept tool that would allow cybercriminals to cover their tracks by altering the contents of a computer's memory.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2014 by It Security Blog | TechRepublic.
There is a JCE component — a fancy content editor that can be found almost on every Joomla site. It has a well known security hole that allows anyone to upload arbitrary files to a server.
Then uses a JSON command to rename the .gif file to *.php.
Now you have a backdoor on a server and can do whatever you want with the site.
197.205.70.37 - - [23/Jan/2014:16:46:54 -0500] "POST /index.php?option=com_jce&task=plugin&plugin=imgmanager&file=imgmanager&method=form&cid=20&6bc427c8a7981f4fe1f5ac65c1246b5f=cf6dd3cf1923c950586d0dd595c8e20b HTTP/1.0" 200 302 "-" "BOT/0.1 (BOT for JCE)"
197.205.70.37 - - [23/Jan/2014:16:46:55 -0500] "POST /index.php?option=com_jce&task=plugin&plugin=imgmanager&file=imgmanager&method=form&cid=20 HTTP/1.0" 200 329 "-" "BOT/0.1 (BOT for JCE)"
197.205.70.37 - - [23/Jan/2014:16:46:55 -0500] "GET /images/stories/3xp.php HTTP/1.0" 200 465 "-" "BOT/0.1 (BOT for JCE)"
As I mentioned, JCE is a very popular component and there are still many sites that use old versions of this component. No wonder, hackers are scanning the Internet for such vulnerable sites. They reworked the exploit code for use in their automated tools that relentlessly test millions of sites, one by another. These days, I can find multiple requests with the "BOT/0.1 (BOT for JCE)" User-Agent string in logs of almost every site that I check, even in logs of sites that have never had Joomla installed.
I'd like to share some interesting statistics of a real site that had been hacked using this JCE hole and then was being routinely reinfected every day.
4 independent (uploaded different types of backdoors) successful infections during one day.
plus, multiple tests for other vulnerabilities.
As you can see, this is something that you can't neglect or consider an insignificant threat. It's silly to hope that hackers won't find your site. Today hackers have resources to spider the Internet almost as efficiently as Google just about 10 years ago, so there is almost no chance your site will stay unnoticed. The only way to prevent the hacks is to be proactive: keep all software up-to-date and harden your sites.
Make sure to upgrade your Joomla site to the most current version.
Upgrade JCE to the latest version. You can find download packages for all the three branches of Joomla here.
Try blocking requests with the "BOT/0.1 (BOT for JCE)" User-Agent string. Of course, this shouldn't be considered as a real protection. Hackers can change the User-Agent string to whatever they want. But it can help keep some dumb annoying bots away from your site.
If, for some reason, you can't upgrade your site at this moment, consider placing it behind a website firewall that will block any malicious traffic before it reaches your server. This is something that we call virtual patching in Sucuri CloudProxy.
This entry was posted in exploit, JCE, Joomla, Website exploits on January 27, 2014 by Denis.
Security firm Proofpoint believes they've detected a spam-sending botnet that includes internet-connected televisions and a refrigerator.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2014 by It Security Blog | TechRepublic.
A while back I received some spam email with the theme of adding new friends of facebook. This is how I became aware of the campaign now known as the "Aqua VPN" campaign.
After gaining admin rights to the web panel I built a sjdb (silent java driveby) here is what I found.
twitch (.)pw > http://who.is/whois/twitch.pw (trying to lure gamers thinking this is the real twitch url) << confirmed takedown by @vriesHd now this domain leads to a 502.
If you want you can spend a little extra money and ill be honest, one of these domains is very good for social engineering.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2014 by Trojan7Malware.
I've contacted namecheap via twitter,phone and email proof of contact here https://twitter.com/trojan7sec/status/423494834926940160 and here https://twitter.com/trojan7sec/status/423435841286193152 their response https://twitter.com/trojan7sec/status/423725772537602048 in summary, they refuse to suspend the domain as the domain doesn't use their hosting ( can easily suspend the domain the same way they would do with a ICANN or ic3 request).
This company is completely corrupt and is perfectly happy to be the registrar behind a huge malware campaign. I've contacted them at least 30 times by now and they've made absolutely no effort to even consider elevating this to management never mind suspend the domain.
We can't shut down the hosting. Why? Because the hosting is considered "bulletproof" and completely ignores reports (even ic3). Seems namecheap is heading towards this "bulletproof" registrar theme.
After hacking the administration panel of this exploit kit I've noticed figures anywhere from 4-10k successful infections DAILY. This is a huge infection vector considering the publicly this campaign has received.
This press release will be forwarded too several news agencies and independent journalists.
This entry was posted in exposed, Namecheap, press, release on January 16, 2014 by Trojan7Malware.
Cambridge University researchers reveal why people believe malicious, fake security messages and ignore real warnings.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2014 by It Security Blog | TechRepublic.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2014 by Oracle Security Alerts.
MIT(R)M Attacks – Your middle or mine?
Recently (actually months ago now) my wife went out to see some friends from Church which left me with a couple of hours to kill at home (after I put the kids bed of course). I decided to use this opportunity to look for security vulnerabilities in the wireless router provided by my ISP.
I installed the latest firmware update on the device and soon discovered a serious vulnerability in the router's password recovery feature (when exploited this vulnerability will display the admin credentials of the router in cleartext).
Note: At this point some of you might be thinking....siiiiiigghhhhhhh...."so a consumer grade wireless router has a security vulnerability...what's new...most home users don't bother changing the default username and password anyway"...right...but stay with me it gets better.
confirm the vulnerability within our secure test environment.
report them to the vendor directly.
Before we delve into this further I should note that I attempted desperately to report the vulnerability to the vendor directly. This process was soooooo insanely difficult that it actually drove me to about 18 seconds of maniacal laughter. I seriously don't know if the internal communication was just horrible (I actually started getting emails back from the vendor addressing me as "Ms. Difrank"), or if they just DO NOT CARE!
There are actually many different attack vectors that can be leveraged once you compromise a home wireless router (or any router), but in the interest of brevity I just want to discuss one that hasn't been given enough attention (IMO).
Typically, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks are launched from "close" range against local networks. One has to ask the question though...where exactly is the "middle"? Without getting too philosophical, I'm going to suggest that the "middle" is relative...it can be any point between the source and the destination.
With that being said lets see how we can launch a Man-in-the-Relative-Middle attack against users connected to a home wireless router from anywhere in the "middle" (even over the Internet).
Note: This example focuses on intercepting HTTP/S traffic only.
First, I configure my laptop as a DNS server that will respond to all DNS requests with my laptop's IP address. There are many different ways/tools to do this, but for this demo I decided to use a simple BIND configuration that will respond to all DNS requests with my laptop IP.
Note: I'm using an IP address on the local LAN, when launching this attack over the Internet you would configure this with your public IP.
Most sensitive information that traverses the web now days is encrypted using SSL/TLS. Rather than configuring an inline proxy server to intercept HTTP/S requests (which will work but generate certificate errors on the client) I've decided to use one of my favorite tools: "sslstrip".
Typically we would use sslstrip in addition to IP forwarding, ARP spoofing, and port redirection techniques on the local LAN (which is what it was designed for), but it also works pretty well just by kicking it off and sending web traffic directly to it.
Now that our server is configured, we simply modify the DNS settings on the WAN interface of our target router to point to our malicious server IP.
All HTTPS requested pages will be transparently replaced with HTTP pages (much more going on under the hood but I want to keep this short and sweet).
Ok...but how do we change the DNS settings in the router?
Most Home Internet routers are notorious for having security vulnerabilities. Let's take a look at the vulnerability I discovered and reported back in April 2013 (still vulnerable today).
The vulnerability I discovered affects NETGEAR N150 wireless routers identified as WNR1000v3. A flaw in the password recovery feature of this device allows an attacker to retrieve the router administrator username and password in cleartext.
Note:The router is vulnerable EVEN IF PASSWORD RECOVERY IS DISABLED!
Doing a Shodanhq search for WNR1000v3 reveals almost 14,000 hits! Imagine a scenario where an exploit for this vulnerability is scripted and hundreds of devices begin using malicious DNS servers, the impact would be severe.
Again MITRM represents only one of MANY attack vectors that may be taken once an attacker gains control of a home Internet router.
I should also mention that tools like sslstrip aren't really designed to work over the web so you will notice some pages don't load right or at all without additional customization.
There is certainly much more that could be said on this topic, but I'm out of time and I need to wrap this up.
The following are some recommendations to consider when securing administration access to your home Internet router.
That's all the time I've got time at this point, let's hope this gets patched soon!
Special thanks to wildB1ll for helping me test this out!
Description: Newer firmware versions of the NETGEAR N150 WNR1000v3 wireless router are affected by a password recovery vulnerability. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to recover the router's (plaintext) Administrator credentials and subsequently gain full access to the device. This vulnerabilty can be exploited remotely if the remote administration access feature is enabled (as well as locally via wired or wireless access).
Potential Impacts: Gaining full control over a wireless router exposes multiple attack vectors including: DoS, DNS control (many ways this can be leveraged to exploit clients), access to PPPoE credentials, cleartext WPA/WPA2 PSK (for guest and private network) firewall rule and port forwarding manipulation, etc.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2014 by c1ph04.
I got a look on the zeus builder who was released by the MMBB guy on exploit.in, finally i'm decided to write something about it, so let's talk about the change in the config encryption.
This version use AES instead of RC4 and can interact with the latest version of Firefox.
Anyway it's nothing more than a basic Zeus v2.
This entry was posted in php, Zbot, ZeuS, Zeus 2.9.6.1, ZeusAES on January 11, 2014 by Steven K.
Recently a malware who target World of Warcraft got identified.
This threat is known as Disker, Mal/DllHook-A or Trojan.Siggen5.64266 and can steal player accounts even if they use a Battle.net Authenticator.
There is no option to retain password on the WoW client.
The method used to spread this malware is by fake websites leading to malicious download.
The Trojan is bundled with legit programs such as WowMatrix or Curse Client, used by players to manage their AddOns.
My debugger got some stability issue when handling wow.exe but i will get back on this, the mechanism seem interesting (and they even use OutputDebugString!).
This entry was posted in 142.4.105.98, 142.4.105.99, curse.pw, Disker, Mal/DllHook-A, stealer, Troj/WowSpy-A, Trojan.Siggen5.64266, World Of Warcraft, wowmatrix.pw, wowmatrix.pw.pw on January 9, 2014 by Steven K.
Deliver powershell payload using macro.
In past we saw method of direct shell code execution in Ms word or Excel using macro;but if document is closed then we will lose our shell so we have to migrate to other process and sometimes migration is pick up by AV. So in this tutorial we are going to use powershell payload.
(1)First we will generate powershell payload; for this purpose i used SET.You can also used Veil or powersploit.Open SET in terminal & select Social-Engineering Attacks and then Powershell Attack Vectors.Generate Powershell Alphanumeric Shellcode Injector.Fill LHOST & LPORT value.
Our generated powershell payload is located into /root/.set/reports/powershell/. Rename x86_powershell_injection.txt to x32.ps1.
(3)In Powershell-payload-Excel-Delivery folder; rename RemovePayload.bat to remove.bat. Now you have to host remove.bat and x32.ps1 to web-server.Then open persist.vbs file and change URL of x32.ps1 in line 13,33 to your hosted x32.ps1 `s URL. And now also host persist.vbs to web-server. I used localhost.
(4)Open Macrocode file from cloned folder & change URL in line 27,82,118 respectively to your hosted x32.ps1,persist.vbs and remove.bat `s URL.Now add this macro code into excel document as mentioned in previous tutorial.
(5)And last step is setup listener.
Now send this document to victim , as soon as he open document and run macro we will get shell. Once the payload is ran, it runs in the powershell process, so if the user closes excel, you keep your shell. You also remain in a stable process until reboot, so migration is not needed.
It then pulls down a persistence script, drops it, creates a registry key for autorun for the persistence script. Once done, it also drops a self-deleting bat file that removes the initial payload from the system.
Thanks to enigma0x3 for this awesome method.
This is a VBA macro that uses Matt Graeber's Invoke-Shellcode to execute a powershell payload in memory as well as schedule a task for persistence(20 min onidle you get shell).
Open MacroCode file & change Download URL for Invoke-Shellcode file & change LHOST & LPORT option. Now add macro-code in Excel file & start-up listener.
This entry was posted in bypass AV on January 6, 2014 by Unknown.
This entry was posted in Jolly Roger Stealer, lame, stealer on January 2, 2014 by Steven K.


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Staying with the theme of minimalist living and Montessori this month, I want to talk a bit about how to organize your Montessori home. Organization is key when it comes to keeping your Montessori practices up at home.
There are many ways a Montessori home can look but there is one thing they all have in common. Organization. Montessori is best in distraction-free, decluttered, prepared environments. And because of this, Montessori at home has to come with some organization.
If you're ready to take the dive into decluttering your Montessori home grab this free Montessori Quick Start Action Plan and take your home from overwhelming and unorganized to clutter free today!
The next 5 steps are going to show you exactly how to stay on top of your Montessori at home game.
Having a distraction-free home is essential to your child's development. When your child is overwhelmed and overstimulated with too many toys they are not likely to be able to concentrate. Keeping clutter to a minimum is the best way to move forward with your Montessori home.
Having open and visible shelves for your child's materials is perfect for many reasons. First, it will help from having too many materials out at once (less chance of getting cluttered). Secondly, open shelves make the materials more accessible to your small child. They will not need to ask you for help to take a material out and start to work with it.
This is another Montessori trick we do every 2 weeks in our home. Instead of buying all new materials every month we just rotate her materials out every few weeks. This really helps to keep the selection of toys to a minimum which will help your child from becoming overwhelmed with choice.
If you're anything like me you love a good planner to organize your life. Well, it's no different with Montessori. When you want to organize your Montessori home a planner is key! Keeping track of developmental stages, sensitive periods, new interests, rotation days, and all the other activities your child has going on can be exhausting. Without my planner, I'd never know what's going on!
I couldn't possibly go on without mentioning the most important part of Montessori at home OR in the classroom, following the child's lead. This is without a doubt the best way to help you organize your Montessori home. Without observing your child how will you know what they are interested in? What they like? And how they react to different works or environments. If you want to have the best materials and activities for YOUR child then you need to follow YOUR child's lead.
What ways do keep your Montessori home organized? Share with us your tips and tricks in the comments below!
Use this action plan to declutter your home and start creating a Montessori friendly environment today!