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Compatibility Note: Tesla have removed the plastic dead pedal from the MY20 Model 3's and all Model Y's, so if you have a new Model 3 (roughly Nov 2019 onwards - you can tell, as the dead pedal location will be carpeted), then the dead pedal is not compatible (it fits, and sticks ok, but you see the carpet through the slots). No issues with the other pedals.
Give your Model 3 or Y pedals the performance look! Our pedals really upgrade the look of the factory pedals; if you take a close look at the basic accelerator pedal, you'll see that it's very basic, and not at all becoming of a Tesla!
Tesla (when they have stock) charge $150 for their Performance pedals; get the same look for a fraction of the price!
Made from brushed stainless steel and (non-stinky) PPE rubber, these are an easy upgrade to your Model 3 or Y. Be wary of other versions which claim to be compatible with all Teslas, the Model 3 & Y pedals are slightly smaller than S/X.
Optionally, you can add the matching dead-pedal cover to complete the look for your Model 3; we recommend it for all LHD Model 3's before the 2020 Model Year. It slots over the existing dead-pedal, and has grooves cut out to allow the existing material to show through, so there's no change to the 'feel' where your foot hangs out :-)
Available for Left Hand Drive (LHD) vehicles, i.e. North America, most of Europe etc) and Right Hand Drive (RHD), which applies to the UK, Australia, Hong Kong etc)
Installation Instructions
This is technically a very easy installation, but it helps to have quite strong fingers :-) The rubber composition used is the same as that on the factory pedals, which means that once fitted, they're not going anywhere, but you do have to manipulate the rubber to get it over the pedal. If you can, leave the pedals in the sun for an hour before installation (with the rubber side facing the sun), as that'll help relax the rubber and make it more flexible.
- Remove the existing rubber pedal cover on the brake (there's no cover on the accelerator). Do this by reaching behind the pedal, and folding back the rubber around the edges.
- To fit the new brake cover, start from the bottom, by fitting the cover from the bottom and sliding up. Then work the rubber around the edges of the pedal until it's fully in place. You can use you phone camera to check everything looks good.
- Use the same technique for the accelerator pedal. There's a small finger notch on the right side of the back of the pedal to assist with the fitment.
- If you purchased the dead-pedal, first clean the existing dead-pedal area with the included wipe (if it's very dirty, please clean it first with a soapy solution, and allow to dry)
- Then remove the red protective tap from the adhesive film, and position it as close to the target area without allowing it to touch. Use the grooves to assist with alignment. Once happy with the positioning, complete the installation by applying even pressure to stick the dead-pedal cover in place.
If you think you're fingers aren't quite up to it, consider buying a basic trim removal/pry kit, as it'll make the job easier. This is a good option


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STRAND Clinical Technologies provides clinical pharmacy solutions designed to improve patient outcomes and the pharmacist bottom line. The STRAND clinical intervention platform supports the Pharmacist eCare Plan, a shared document detailing a patient's current medication regimen and health concerns, including drug therapy problems and medication support needs, in addition to the pharmacy's interventions and the patient's health outcomes over time. STRAND also supports direct secure messaging with other health care providers.
The Missouri Pharmacist Care Network (MO-PCN) PolyPharmacy Risk Reduction (PPRR) program has migrated documentation and claim billing activities to an electronic format, using the STRAND platform. PPRR cases are billed in 15-minute increments at $30, $60, $90, and $120 for a full hour. The average case completion time has been two hours once pharmacists are oriented to the process. Thus, submitting just one or two cases per month essentially covers the monthly STRAND platform fee. MO-PCN contracted pharmacies/pharmacists execute a separate agreement directly with STRAND for the platform access.
STRAND Platform and Updox Direct Secure Messaging Subsidy
To support the PPRR migration to the STRAND platform, MO-PCN is offering a three-month subsidy on the combined STRAND monthly platform fee and MO-PCN operations and administrative fee, totaling $249 per month. Your total platform subsidy value: $747. The $120 annual Updox fee is also subsidized.
STRAND Contracting Process Steps:
Step One: Execute Contract
Once onboarding with MO-PCN is complete, STRAND will create and send you a contract. If you contracted with MO-PCN under a pharmacy, you will be asked for the pharmacy name and the pharmacy NPI # you plan to integrate with the platform. If you contracted with MO-PCN as an individual consultant pharmacist, you will be asked for the business or fictitious name on file with the Secretary of State and if you intend to contract under your personal pharmacist NPI # or an NPI # for your fictitious business name or LLC.
Step Two: Start Integration
Starting integration with your pharmacy management system (applicable to a pharmacy) brings your patient data into STRAND. You can expect to see a complete patient list from your contracted pharmacy in STRAND three to five business days after the integration process begins. For those receiving patients outside of their pharmacy (whether it's the non-contracted pharmacy or for individual pharmacists), expect patient data to load no more often than monthly.
Step Three: Create User Logins
Via a STRAND User Login Request Form, you gain access to the STRAND platform.
Step Four: Training
Once STRAND receives your User Login Request Form, they schedule your training.
For more information regarding the STRAND platform, please visit www.strandrx.com. For immediate platform questions, please contact Ashley Keller at [email protected].
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Review: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Vol. 1: The Sinister Six
Artist: Patrick Scherberger
Collects: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1-4 (2005)
Published: Marvel, 2005; $6.99
In 2003, Marvel Comics launched "Marvel Age," a line of comic books aimed at younger readers that retold classic stories in modern-day settings and with contemporary artwork. The comics were collected relatively quickly into small, digest-sized books, presumably to capitalize on the growing market for similar-looking manga publications in the United States. Bound to remain completely faithful to the original stories they were based on, there wasn't much room for creative flexibility with Marvel Age and the comics simply weren't too impressive.
The company took steps to improve that situation in 2005, when they canceled the Marvel Age line and revamped it as "Marvel Adventures." The Adventures books are also suited for all ages, but their purpose is less narrowly defined; unlike Marvel Age, they often tell brand-new stories with the only mandate being that the stories can be enjoyed without an extensive knowledge of Marvel chronology. Since its launch, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man has gone on to become one of Marvel's best-selling titles.
Unfortunately, the series gets off to a pretty rough start in this opening volume. Children's author Kitty Fross writes the first issue, which concerns itself with retelling Spider-Man's origin for the umpteenth time. I've probably read more than a dozen versions of this story, and none of them (with the possible exception of Brian Bendis's Ultimate Spider-Man) has ever held a candle to the original. This particular version falls somewhere in the bottom half of all the ones I've read, since it lacks so much as a trace of the pathos that makes Spider-Man's first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 so powerful.
The emotional impact of the original story comes from the death of Uncle Ben, an effect that's completely absent here. There's a half-hearted attempt to make it seem as though Peter took Ben for granted while he was alive (Ben wants to play cards at one point; Peter says he has to study instead), but there isn't enough interaction between them to make Ben's death sufficiently traumatic for the story's purposes. I've read Amazing Fantasy #15 more times than I've read any other story in comics, and it still gets to me on a basic emotional level. This version, despite being derived from the same plot, does absolutely nothing for me.
The second and third issues, written by Erica David, are basically a stripped-down, drawn-out retelling of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964), the first appearance of the Sinister Six. The plot is about as bare-bones as they come – Doctor Octopus & Friends break out of their jail cells, terrorize New York City, and do their best to get rid of "that pestilent pest" Spider-Man once and for all (and yes, Doctor Octopus actually says that). The villains' characterizations are incredibly weak, and the subtleties that Stan Lee was able to give them nearly 50 years ago are nowhere to be found. Instead they scowl, shake their fists, and boast to one another about which of them is ultimately going to "destroy Spider-Man."
You might think that with so many villains in one story there would at least be some fun action sequences, but that's not really the case either. Their methods for attempting to defeat Spider-Man are uninspired, at best: Electro shoots electricity; Mysterio creates illusions of himself; Doc Ock, Sandman, and the Vulture try to pummel Spidey with their fists (mechanical or otherwise); and Kraven tries to capture Spider-Man with a handful of traps so lame they would make Macaulay Culkin blush. The story isn't quite stupid enough to be offensive, but it is pretty boring.
If there's any redeeming quality to this collection, it's the fourth and final story. Written by Jeff Parker, this is the only issue to feature a completely original story – by this point, a godsend in and of itself. It deals with Spidey and the Human Torch teaming up to do battle with two little-known villains: Street, who is literally a living chunk of NYC asphalt, and Goom, a gigantic alien whose only knowledge of Earth comes from having watched way too much MTV.
I would be remiss not to mention the art of Patrick Sherberger in this volume, which is much more consistent than the writing. While he hasn't fully developed his own style by the end of the book (he seems to be aping Humberto Ramos' style most of the time), it's still above average. But even so, consistent artwork and one good story out of four don't make up for the fact that the majority of Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Vol. 1: The Sinister Six is a derivative bore. The series continues with all original stories from here on out, though, and if they're anywhere near as entertaining as the final story was in this volume, they could be worth a look.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5
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Wow, I really expected this to be good too. That's pretty lame, I guess I can stay away from it. Like you, I'm also tired as hell of hearing Spidey's origin, hell I know his life better than mine at this point. But really, seems like it had a lot of potential and missed the chance.ReplyDelete
I think a lot of people tend to give things like this a pass because they perceive "all ages" as meaning "for kids," but I don't see that as an excuse for poor quality. There are plenty of things out there that appeal to both children and adults (Pixar, anyone?), and they're able to do so without pandering to one audience or the other. Heck, there's proof in this very book -- the final story strikes that balance almost perfectly. That's what's ironic about the potential you mentioned...the book actually does live up to it, but only for the last few pages.ReplyDelete
I'm sick to death of Spider-Man's origin as well, and as a side note, I really hope that when they reboot the movie franchise in a few years they don't subject us to yet another origin story. For all its faults, that's one thing the animated show from the '90s actually did right: it didn't bother wasting our time with the origin, it cut straight to Spider-Man's life afterward.
Definitely agree about the 90's show, which was my favorite until I saw Spectacular Spider-Man. I also hope they skip it in the reboot, I mean everyone knows it, hell the First one just came out 8 years ago, reboot or not we shouldn't have time wasted on the origin again.ReplyDelete
Ouch, this def won't be making it's way onto my "must buy" list! To be honest though, none of the Marvel Adventure comics have ever grabbed my attention. I tried a few MA Avengers comics hoping to get some classic Avengers action and they was extremely disappointing as well... I guess the lesson here is simple; don't read the Marvel Adventures line!ReplyDelete
I may not have liked the first volume, but I'm not willing to write off the whole line just yet. The next one is by Sean McKeever, who I like, and Peter David actually writes a book or two somewhere down the line. Zeb Wells and Fred Van Lente also wrote for Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, and since they write Amazing Spider-Man now it might be interesting to see some of their earlier work with the character.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear Marvel Adventures Avengers wasn't your cup of tea...I haven't read it, but to me it looks more like an alternate take on the New Avengers than it does an homage to classic Avengers stories. I still kind of want to take a look at some point, but your warning is duly noted.
I've finally made it!!! So, where do I begin. Well like most Marvel characters, I have NO idea of their origin nor roll in the comic world. But I do know a little bit about Spider-man and am sad to see that this didn't sound too good. I'm always interested in reading different writers interpretation of the origin of characters. Sucks this one totally bombed from the sounds of your review.ReplyDelete
Maybe the second volume will be worth the read. I'll be waiting for that review sir. :)
Yeah, that's actually where I made my mistake... The MA Avengers wasn't a fresh look at the old school Avengers, it was just another look at an alternate version of the New Avengers, which was just weird... If I wanted to read New Avengers, I'd just read New Avengers!ReplyDelete


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This is not from a "reason rally" but it's pretty good picture of what the
"reason rally" is about. Rather the forces it unleashes. This picture has
as much to do with reasoning as does the "reason rally."
Here we go again. The one in 2012 was so reasonable. Those people speaking up for reasoming being called to mock and ridicule thi8ngs with which they do not believe yes very reasonable. 24,2016 a small crowd of atheists will descend upon the nation's capital hoping to ignite a movement like the civil rights movement. But the civil rights movement was a just cause about the freedom of a people. The unreasoning rally is about fomenting hatred and ridiculing religious people. The sings are totally hateful. The crowd is, if the one in 12 is to measure it by, there to vent their anger and work up their hatred against God and his people.
The ureteric of it clearly hateful and manipulative. It is designed to do two thing's: (1) to work up anger and hatred against God, religion in general, and people who worship God, along with a sense of vindication for such feelings, (2) to create an identification with the deeply held political values such that one is identified with the other. That I do not believe is something Democrats planed on. Politicians know there['s more to be gained by laying on religion beliefs rather than starting at the bottom and working against the tide to change them, No this the theist con game to take the opportunity afforded by the elections' to identify their cause with that of social justice.
One website features a set of statements which are rather mysterious. They seem to be religious beliefs with which they disagree but then depart from that theme and go into things that have nothing to do with religion.
Speak Up for Reason!
Ironic title sense nothing they show or talk about has anything to do with reasoning. Remember atheists are Orwellian, words are codes and mean other things. By :reason" they don't mean a deliberative prices based upon logic and wisdom they mean spouting slogans and brainwashing their adherents more deeply in to the cult.
Look at some of the posts from AW under the tab "Orwellian:" to see past atheist Orwellian language. One example is the term "delusional." An atheist admits when they say religious people are delusional they really don't mean clinically diagnosed as mentally ill they just mean looking things stupidly. in other words they create the impression of some real pathology because you don[t tow the party line.
If you know that you can be a good person without believing in a god …
If you think public policy should be based on scientific evidence, not religious beliefs …
If you support the separation of church and state …
… then join us on June 4, 2016, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, for the biggest gathering of nonreligious people in history! Fantastic speakers, comedians, musicians, and tens of thousands of supporters will rejoice together in the growing power of nonreligious voters.
Here are some of the slogans, each one is framed by "some people say" and "what do you think." This supplies the impression of deliberation and implies religious people think this.
Big sign says "Bible says stone the gays"Does it? One would think those loading reason as a lifestyle would actually use some. No one is stoning gays so we must have done some reasoning about it and decided there's a reason not to, This does not bode well for the reasoning folk at the unreasoning rally,
"U.S. Constitution says blacks count as 3/5 of a person."I realize there are racists in some churches the vast majority of Christians, however, are not pushing any kind of movement toward reducing the rights of blacks. Not to mention the fact that a .ot of black people are religious. Just why are they saying this?
"women don't need the same rights as men"Those who wish to silence women in the church, to which I am totally opposed, don't really say they need it but it's God's command. There are count4er voices. The Council on Biblical Equality.
"Some say cheating is ok If everyone does it"
SomeDo they think there's a big Christian movement to cheat?
"Some people say the world is flat"some people say if you wear a tin foil hat they Martians can't talk to you. We all know there is no Christian movement of flat earthers and the Bible does not say it.
corporations are people
No they are not. Tons of Christians oppose that idea. Sure the church has a problem begging over by the right wing but not all Christians have forgotten the Gospel.
We beli
Public policy should be based on facts, not faith.
Medical research should be based on scientific rigor, not corporate or ideological influence.
Being patriotic has nothing to do with believing in a god.
Religious litmus tests for candidates are wrong.
Rational thought is important in personal and public life.
Democracy works best when everyone's voice is heard.
These are not matters of theology. No Christian is bound by theologh to make public plicu on faith,.
Join the Reason Rally Voting Bloc Party at Reason Rally 2016!
Best sings at old reason rally:
Religion is like a penis can't whip it out in public
Obama Isn't Trying to Destroy Religion I am."


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If you feel that your vehicle is slightly swerving to one side or it is driving slowly in spite of more acceleration then there could be something wrong with the tires. It is best in this case to take an appointment by phone or email and then brining your Toyota to the showroom. Once you bring the vehicle on the given date and time the mechanics will begin the job of Toyota Tire Repair in Burlington. They will first check where the problem exactly lies and the cause of the problem. Once the problem is found out, the mechanics use state of the art tools to repair the tires. Sometimes the treads on the tires may have lost their grip because they have becomes worn out. In this case it is better to replace the tires with new ones. All replacement parts at Foot Hills Toyota are genuine and approved by Toyota. Hence you don't have to worry about quality of parts.
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On August 28th, Federal Student Aid announced the availability of the 2015-16 draft version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Student Aid Report (SAR) for public comment. Comments are due by October 27th. This will be the basis for our September #FAchat.
You can review and/or submit comments by searching Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-0126 at http://www.regulations.gov or by linking directly to the page at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=ED-2014-ICCD-0126.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) attached several draft documents for which it is accepting comments that you can download: the 15-16 paper FAFSA, the 15-16 SAR, and the 15-16 SAR Acknowledgement. You can also download the supporting statement and related material. There have already been comments that you can also review and comment on the comments page.
We encourage you to review the draft documents and supporting materials prior to the chat. As a ground rule for this particular chat, our discussion will be limited to a practical application of what ED is able to do for the 2015-16 aid year given the current legal framework. For example, it would be out of the scope of this discussion to suggest that the FAFSA be simplified to only a fraction of the questions currently on the form that are currently required by federal law. We hope things will change in the future to make the form simpler, but we're looking to spur a discussion this month on meaningful and practical changes for the 15-16 application materials that ED can implement.
We hope you will join us in discussing some practical changes for the 2015-16 FAFSA and submit your own comments to ED. All parties with an interest in how students finance higher education are welcome to join!


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I have been trying to complete the "For the Hoard!" achievement. In the achievements window, it says I have completed 14/15 collections. But, my Sim has completed the following:
1. Frogs
2. Gardening
3. MySims Trophies
4. Metals
5. Crystals
6. Elements
7. Postcards
8. Fossils
9. Microscope Prints
10. Space Prints
11. Aliens
12. Space Rocks
13. Fish
14. Insects
15. Geodes
16. Magic Beans
Am I just missing one of the required ones for this achievement? Or is the game not recognizing this achievement?
I do not use any mods. I just backed up/reset my game. I have also just attempted the repair option in Origin - all to no avail.
I have the following expansion/game/stuff packs:
-Discovery University
-Get Famous
-Cats & Dogs
-City Living
-Get Together
-Get to Work
-Dine Out
-Spa Day
-Outdoor Retreat
-Tiny Living
-My First Pet
-Laundry Day
-Vintage Glamour
-Movie Hangout
-Cool Kitchen
-Holiday Celebration
-Grim's Ghoulish Guitar
Any guidance is appreciated! I REALLY don't want to do all these over again.
a month ago
That is a difficult achievement that I have only rarely completed.
Most of the existing achievements are base game related.
A while ago I made myself a spreadsheet for an easy reference to different game features etc.
These collections should be counted towards the For the Hoard Achievement.
Base Game
Microscope Prints
MySims Trophies
Space Prints
Space Rocks
Special Events
Decorative Eggs
Magic Beans
Positivity Posters
Sugar Skulls
a month ago
So basically we can not do this acheivement if we were not here for those events? I tried using the object cheat only to find out that it actually does not work anymore. This is so frustrating, what a waste of time all that collecting was.
a month ago
The game decided it was happy once I completed the city poster collection. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks, @EuphorialQueen!
a month ago
@victoria_cat409 wrote:
So basically we can not do this achievement if we were not here for those events? I tried using the object cheat only to find out that it actually does not work anymore. This is so frustrating, what a waste of time all that collecting was.
All is not lost for the event items.
Special Event Items:
Decorative Eggs, Magic Beans, Positivity Posters and Sugar Skulls
These items are all in the debug menu.
The cheat bb.showhiddenobjects and sort by debug allows you to find all these items.
For console users that prefer not to use cheats (some cheats with interfere with achievements) these items have been shared on the gallery.
Gallery user @mcrudd has a wonderful variety of rooms of collectibles.
You can also find collections shared as rooms by @SheriGR and myself @EuphorialQueen on the gallery.
a month ago
Thank you. I was able to get them through the debug mode all except the positivity posters but ended up getting the acheivement without those anyways, the one I was missing was the City Posters like the OP so thank you for the information. Now my game wont launch though because of the aggravating 134 error that EA is not fixing. At least I was able to get the acheievment before it messed up though.
a month ago
Is this the error you are getting?
[CURRENT ISSUE] [PC/MAC] Error code 134:b378c837
The EA Sims Team is aware and investigating the issue to hopefully have a solution soon.
For those interested:
Kindness Collection / Positivity Posters
Kindness Ambassador Collection Grin and Bear It! / It Happen / Paradise Falls / The Sealinicorn, In Repose /
Box of Kindness Compiled by #EQCreations #KindnessAmbassador #KindnessCollection
Gallery Link: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/19AD34F427FA11E98C1D795DCB646EBF


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UK CESL Living and Learning Course for Academic Success
New students in the Center for ESL will now be required to attend the UK CESL Living and Learning Course for Academic Success for two hours per week.
The UK CESL Living and Learning Course for Academic Success is a series of guest lectures and workshops covering essential information for new CESL students. The course helps ensure students have the study skills, cultural awareness, and health and safety knowledge to succeed at the University of Kentucky. Meetings are two hours once a week and are broken into two strands. The first strand familiarizes students with topics concerned with school and government policies, safety, health services, student support groups and organizations, and other campus resources. The second strand provides students with valuable insights into U.S. academic culture, including class attendance, teacher expectations and peer interaction. A full list of course topics can be found below.
Strand 1:
- Campus safety and student transportation
- Immigration policies
- Acclimating to U.S. culture and climate
- UK health services and U.S. health insurance policies
- Violence prevention
- International programs at UK
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- U.S. classroom culture
- UK computer services
- U.S. time orientations/time management strategies
- Multiple intelligences/identifying learning strengths
- How to prepare for final exams


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VStarCam - An Investigative Journey 4 - Sniffing Android Client
I figured since a majority of people would be using the Android client, I would start my audit there. The Android app, Eye4, is available in two separate downloads, one from the Eye4 site, and one from the Play store. They also have a Windows download, which I will audit later.
The first thing I wanted to do is compare the Play store APK with the Eye4 site APK to see if there is any foul play going on, but unfortunately their personal download on the site didn't work and lead to a blank page.
We want to start our network sniffer, and begin our testing process.
First thing we want to do is boot the camera up after resetting it for the first time. This makes sure we have a clean slate when working with the camera. We will be resetting the camera multiple times to make sure we have lots of samples to compare.
Without connecting to any client, we will boot the camera up, connect to our sniffer, capture all the boot network data, then reset the camera, stop capture, and restart the whole thing. We do this about 2-3 times to get an idea of what the booting process looks like.
After that, we will connect the camera to the client, by searching for LAN in the client and connecting that way. Delete the camera, reset, then try it again. Do this multiple times to get multiple captures.
After that, we will fully connect the camera to the app, changing the password, as well as using various features, such as camera control, taking videos/pictures, changing settings, etc.
Once we are satisfied with our captures, we will begin dissecting them packet by packet.
Boot Sequence
First impressions of boot sequence captures, what do we notice?
- Take a look at some of the packets in the capture.
- Do we see packets that have similar contents?
- Can we see similar parts of packets that have small contents changed or replaced.
- Do we see plaintext words/phrases?
- Do we see commonly known numbers, ids, serial numbers, etc?
If you answered yes to any of these then the device most likely doesn't use encryption. This also means the device leaks data.
So let's go through the packets.
The first weird thing I noticed is that the camera picked up a weird IP address for my network. It started out with the ip address 192.168.1.126, but my internal network range is 192.168.11.(100-254) meaning this camera had already come with this configuration. It also broadcasts an ARP looking for 192.168.1.1, and sends out a bunch of "Hello I'm online!" messages. Already this doesn't bode well, as it looks like they aren't using any encryption. Maybe it's a fluke, let's dive deeper.
I also saw that the device also contacts a couple external hosts
- s2.vstarcam.com via UDP
- s3.vstarcam.com via UDP
- s2.eye4.cn via UDP
- An Amazon EC2 instance via UDP
- Google's public DNS, looking for baidu, wshifen.com, a.shifen.com
- An Alibaba cloud instance which it talks to via HTTPS.
- A Tencent cloud instance which it talks to via HTTP
- time.windows.com via NTP
What did we learn?
- The device may not use encryption
- The device may leak data as a result.
Let's take a look at the client's first registering of the camera, and it's first communications.
Registering the camera
I loaded the app onto an android emulator and went to town. I started by registering the camera to the client by using the "search for LAN" feature.
First thing we notice is that when the Android client initiates the connection, it doesn't talk directly to the camera, it instead sends a UDP packet with the contents 0x44480101. We will call this the Discovery Broadcast Packet or DBP for short. he camera then replies back with a 0x44480108, and then dumps a bunch of settings information to the broadcast address. We will call this the Discovery Broadcast Reply or DBR.
For some reason Wireshark labels this packet as an ASTERIX packet, which when I looked it up seems to have nothing to do with this protocol. Maybe it shares a port or something and Wireshark incorrectly labels it.
When you look at the data incoming, we can start to see how this packet is laid out. The first 4 bytes are a signal to the client that it's looking for it, the followed by a space specifically carved out for an IP address, plus one 0x00 byte to delimit. The way we can tell this is because if we were to count the chars in a full IP address string (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX which is 15 bytes, plus a 0x00 byte to delimit, making it 16 bytes.) We can see the next IP address (Which is the netmask) would be adjacent to that.
The camera then sends an exact copy of the packet it just broadcast, directly to the client.
After this little dance the camera and client talk directly to each other. We see it chooses the port 47499, which when converted into hex is 0xB98B. We can see in the 0x80 row of the large packet above, there is a 0xB98B in little endian. This must be how the camera negotiates what port the client will talk to after the discovery phase.
When we compare this port number to our other captures, (remember, I captured the registration process, then reset the device, then did it again to see if I could notice any patterns.) we notice that the port changes with every reboot.
Looking at the contents of the HTTP GET request shows a sad truth, the devices doesn't use any encryption for it's client communications. This super concerning because not only does this compromise security of the device, especially on wireless, in an earlier capture, we have SEEN the device actually use SSL. So they are just choosing not to?
Looking at the reply brings much of the same sadness.
Looking at the HTTP headers, we can also see that the web server the device is GoAhead webs, an embedded web server, and it also hasn't been updated since 2004. JUICY!
So this is where it gets interesting.
So, they already have an HTTP server to talk to the camera and serve CGI scripts, but they decided to add an extra protocol on top of that. This is where some strange UDP protocol starts to come into play.
Even though the camera and client were literally just talking via HTTP, it seems to forget all about that and try again to search for a new camera. The client sends out a 0xf1300000 packet to my subnet's broadcast address (192.168.11.255). We will call this packet the Broadcast Connection Packet or BCP for short.
The camera then replies back with a small part of its UID and the letter A. The client repeats this message back to the camera. We will call this the Broadcast Packet SYN or BPS for short.
The camera then sends the same packet back, this time with the A changed to a B. We will call this the Broadcast Packet ACK or BPA for short
Finally we arrive at the main phase of the connection, here we can observe three things happening.
- The client and the camera are constantly engaging in a "ping pong" pattern message loop, where if either the client or the camera receives a 0xF1E0000 or 0xF1E10000, it replies back with the other packet. So for example, if a 0xF1E0000 is received it will reply back with 0xF1E10000. For reference 0xF1E0000 is ping, and 0xF1E1000 is pong.
- You can illustrate this best by using the Wireshark filter below
frame contains F1:E1:00:00 || frame contains F1:E0:00:00
- The client sends GET requests with a special header, via UDP to the camera. The client receives replies back denoting success or failure, and the results of the query, sometimes broken up into multiple packets.
- The client receives video and picture data from the camera.
- livestream.cgi
- snapshot.cgi
- audiosteam.cgi Let's focus a little more on number two, since one is already solved, and three requires more extensive knowledge of video formats and decoding.
The first 16 bytes of the packet are some sort of specialized header. We are going to want to get more samples of these to be able to learn how to forge our own. We also want to get samples to see if it might be vulnerable to replay tactics as, the header might block potential replay attacks. After that comes the GET request. Right off the bat we are hit with another oddity of the client, credential leakage, and unnecessary duplication. Not only are the communications not encrypted, so it also leaks the password on every GET interaction but, it also repeats the credentials twice just in case the first time wasn't good enough.
A short time afterwards the camera sends a packet that looks like this. This seems to acknowledge that the command went through.
Here we see another GET Request but this one is called "trans_cmd_string". No idea what this did at the time, but I took note of the two arguments cmd, and command.
We see a standard reply, again, comes with a special 16 byte header, and what seems to be some sort of Javascript or some sort of configuration. This was the reply to check_users.cgi.
This is another oddity, some times the GET request would have multiple stacked inside, starting with a 16 byte header, and padding each request with 8 bytes in the front.
What did we learn?
- The device has some sort of HTTP service open, but the port changes for some reason, most likely with reboot.
- The device has some strange UDP protocol that encapsulates GET requests sent to the netcam.
- The device leaks username and password, as well as has confusing and strange argument duplication
- The device uses no encryption what-so-ever to encrypt video feeds and pictures sent by the device to the client.
- UDP GET requests have a special packet header
- The protocol is written in faulty ways, exemplified by the duplication of elements, strange request packing, and odd behavior.
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From a variety of wellness activities to group worship services to discovering new talents, there's always something going on at Fulton Presbyterian Manor. Take a look at our resident activities and community events calendars to see what we've got cooking.
Our popular wellness program is a major hub of activity for all levels of care at Fulton Presbyterian Manor. From exercise activities to outdoor fun to social engagement, we promote a sound body and mind for all of our residents.
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Our residents love taking advantage of continuing education opportunities. Our popular Just Ask Lifelong Learning Series offers educational events on topics of interest to seniors in the broader community as well as our residents. A few of our other educational opportunities include library services, cultural & social enrichment activities, resident special interest groups, and more. Check our events and activities calendars to see what's coming up.
We regularly feature activities involving young people. Whether it's a youth choir performance and visit or an ongoing program with a local school, these pairings of the young and the aged are not by happenstance: there are bona fide benefits for the kids, the seniors and the community. For seniors, the positive effects include health benefits.
In addition to hosting special campus events, we provide a regular schedule of day trips and off-site special events. Whether you're looking to be musically entertained, culturally enlightened or thoroughly engaged in the great outdoors, Fulton has something to offer with many area attractions. Centrally located between Kansas City and St. Louis, Fulton offers downtown shopping along a brick-lined street that features 68 buildings on the national Historic Register.


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4607 East Lake Sammamish Parkway NE MAP IT!
Sammamish Landing is an 8 acre site located along the eastern shoreline of Lake Sammamish. There are three beach areas, as well as two docks and a picnic shelter. The park also features a historic artifact display and interpretive signage that commemorate the railroad that formerly ran along East Lake Sammamish Trail.
As the only public property along the shoreline of Lake Sammamish within Sammamish city limits, this park is a popular destination. King County property and the East Lake Sammamish Trail bisects the park property.
There is a parking lot located across the street from the park. Additional parking is available in designated areas along the street.
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'i hope no white person ever has cause to write about me. they never understand.' – n.g.
they'll say i was less than human. they'll talk about my lack of compassion and empathy and blame it on some childhood event that never really happened, but they'll say i just don't remember.
perhaps hemingway & i share a fate and i'll go mad. perhaps klebold & harris and i'll take out others before getting trapped on the only thing free on earth: water.
the problem with lacking compassion and empathy is knowing you can do anything & feel nothing at all.
one day i'm going to tell her: the reason i stopped believing in jesus is because of you.
she'll know there was something about the stories of her mom's past life as a whore & current life as a saint that creates issues when she finds time to judge me with her side eyes.
she'll know her conditional love is the reason things fall apart.
but she'll blame it all on me, because she's led me to believe that christians do that.
before her there were nothing but doubts & speculations.
during her there were confirmations and run-ins with her mom.
after her there was no more jesus or respect to give the used-to-be whore she hoped to be just like.
the reason i stopped believing in jesus is because of you.
and i'm 97.3% sure i won't go back to that place.
side note: happy and fat have become synonyms. she's happily married, she tells people.
next week i promise i'll wear my dashiki. perhaps around the new york city police officers. dashikis have the ability to hide a multitude of "revolutions," as told to me last week in harlem.
quick 'congrats' to larry d. hylton (larrydhylton.com) for his performance and for following happiness and dreams always – and currently following them abroad to perform porgy & bess.
you ever feel like you're standing in a living room with no furniture – staring out of a huge window with no curtains – onto an empty street after the rain?
this world seems too little. i sometimes seem too much.
i'm beginning to feel like a 3D image on a one dimensional surface.
'it seems no matter how i try – i become more difficult to hold.
i am not an easy [man] to want.'
like cotton candy on a rainy day.
i'm fading away – into somewhere invisible i think.
where ever it is i keep my unicorns caged.
i am not an easy man to want.
i'm not the order things should be loved or cared for.
so i opt for minimalism (i think that makes some kind of sense)
'they have asked the psychiatrists – psychologists – politicians and social workers what this decade will be known for.
there is no doubt: it is loneliness.'
like cotton candy on a rainy day.
the kid:
i'm hoping me and hemingway aren't destined to share a last page.
klebold and harris can kiss my ass.
and everything i have planned will happen.
a fact: the life you are living is the life you chose.
rebirth is not stifled by the master – but by the slave.
yeah – i hope no white person ever has cause to write about me.
they'd read this blog and think i was crazy.


text: VLK Architects' corporate offices were recently redesigned to demonstrate our approach to the optimal flexible office environment. We implemented the knowledge we've gained through comprehensive research of current trends and through feedback from our own clients. A detailed analysis of our employees and processes revealed that our office culture thrives on collaboration and innovation, but we also need space for "heads-down" work. The design not only improves our employees' productivity and connectivity, but also serves as a case study for our clients to experience. We provide our employees the flexibility to move about for a change of pace while staying productive. Key features include collaborative areas, individual workspace flexibility, scale-able conference spaces, abundant natural lighting throughout, telephone rooms for privacy, and an expanded and more hospitable break area. Both locations were designed to achieve LEED© certification.


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5 Ways to Celebrate National Women's Health and Fitness DayTuesday, September 12, 2017
There's no denying the importance of our health and mental wellbeing, but we've all been guilty of putting it on the back burner as we manage the day to day of life. In case you've found yourself in one of those slumps, here's a great reason to get you back on track: September 27 is National Women's Health and Fitness Day, a day dedicated to focusing attention on the importance of regular exercise and healthy living for women. In honor of National Women's Health and Fitness Day, here are 5 ways to celebrate your body and kickstart the journey to a healthier and happier you.
- Try something new
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- Eat some superfoods!
Broccoli, apples and turnips are just a few great superfoods to help you fight colds and boost your heart health while adding essential vitamins and nutrients to your diet.
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- Hydrate
Keep a bottle of water nearby and sip throughout the day to keep hydrated. Whether you're working out or not, a recommended intake of 8-ounce glasses a day should still be a goal.
- Pay attention to your mental health Stop and listen to what your mind and body need. Try some relaxing yoga with the De-Stress Frankincense Pure Essential Oil to help you be present, relieve stress and refresh your mind.


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I would like to steer all to an article in Growler Magazine.
They were here two weeks ago and did an interview with my wife (Linda) and I for their on line addition. The article was recently released. Check out our Crystal Dragon in the background.
Also, we have been invited to speak at the annual Native American Heritage Dinner, in Milwaukee, WI sponsored by the Potawatomi Tribe here in Wisconsin.
We are likewise hosting an event Saturday, Oct 13 for the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Thanks so much to all who have supported us and given freely of their time to make this journey possible.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Copper Crow Distillery in Bayfield, Wisc. @ the Growler
Link to save everyone searching.
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Great story BTW.
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awesome! will plan a side trip next time I visit Minocqua from Florida...
Good job dude!


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IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, December 1, 2015 – Cylance®, the company that is revolutionizing cybersecurity through the use of artificial intelligence to proactively prevent, rather than just reactively detect, advanced persistent threats and malware, today announced that CylancePROTECT® has been certified 100 percent compliant with HIPAA/HITECH malicious software protection, detection and reporting requirements. The certification is made by DirectDefense, a leading provider of HIPAA/HITECH security assessment services to industries, such as healthcare and insurance, that process, store or transmit electronic protected health information (EPHI).
HIPAA and HITECH are federal laws establishing standards and requirements for transmitting certain health information, including protective measures to ensure patient privacy. Part of the HIPAA/HITECH security standards, HIPAA Security Rule 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(B) specifies provisions for the protection, detection and reporting of malicious software. Compliance with this rule requires organizations to run antivirus software on computers that have operating systems known to be vulnerable to malware.
"Enterprises in possession of patient healthcare information are frequent targets for cyberattacks, many of which are successful, suggesting organizations need to go above and beyond the basic requirements set forth by the HIPAA Security Rules," said Stuart McClure, CEO of Cylance. "Today's accepted cybersecurity standards are insufficient and do not adequately protect enterprises from cyberattacks. However, CylancePROTECT enables organizations to meet much higher cybersecurity standards."
In its evaluation and certification report of CylancePROTECT for HIPAA Security Rules, DirectDefense noted the following:
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CylancePROTECT sends alerts of threats or abnormal executable behavior to the client as well as the management portal to be displayed at the dashboard level. Details for each flagged executable are available as well as the ability to override any potential false positives.
DirectDefense tested CylancePROTECT and found it does more than just protect against all known types of malicious software. The certification company reported that CylancePROTECT is also updated continually, has self-learning capabilities, and performs a pre-execution quick scan of all modules in real time (10 – 100 ms). In addition, CylancePROTECT was also tested successfully with Microsoft's VB100 program.
The DirectDefense report also provides the following summary of its testing process and results:
To properly gauge the accuracy of the CylancePROTECT solution, DirectDefense used a private sampling of malware that Cylance maintains, in addition to the company's own custom exploit payloads that are leveraged during the course of penetration tests designed to bypass most antivirus solutions.
For this review, the CylancePROTECT solution block was configured to alert on malicious memory actions, automatically flag malicious or abnormal executables with the file actions, and scan all new files, as well as periodically scan the test system's entire disk.
In each test case, CylancePROTECT properly flagged and blocked all samples of un-obfuscated malware, polymorphic (constantly changing versions of code) malware, metamorphic (the decrypted code changes with each instance) malware and custom-packed (compressed to obfuscate) malware code. Additionally, CylancePROTECT flagged Cylance's own custom exploit payloads and had 100 percent accuracy in detecting all CryptoLocker samples.
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Project 3:28's third annual analysis of gender parity at Christian events in the UK, released on Tuesday, ranks 21 different conferences and festivals and assesses year on year improvement.
Last year's Baptist Assembly took place in Peterborough (pictured right). It featured equal numbers of women and men speaking on stage at various points during the main sessions. Two more men than women were involved in leading the afternoon's Market Place sessions, meaning the event recorded a 52/48 per cent male/female gender split. A feature of the 2015 Assembly was the induction of Jenni Entrican (pictured below) as Baptist Union President.
In terms of gender parity the Assembly was closely followed by the Church and Media Conference (14 men and 16 women speaking; 47/53 per cent) and youth festival Soul Survivor (36 men and 29 women; 55/45 per cent).
The project's analysis is based on the assumption that conferences should aim to achieve equal representation of men and women speaking. Two conferences - the Church and Media Conference and Youthwork Summit - demonstrated a clear commitment to highlighting the gifts and expertise of women, each with a higher number of female speakers than men.
The events held in 2015 with the fewest women speaking were the Northern Ireland-based New Horizon (36 men and 4 women; 90/10 per cent), then each with an 80/20 per cent split of male/female speakers, Westpoint, Keswick and Word Alive.
Twelve events demonstrated an improvement in gender parity between 2014 and 2015.
Project 3:28 was set up in 2013 to provide an insight into the gendered dynamics of Christian events, where women speakers are often a minority despite the fact that in many churches, women are a majority. Its name is taken from Galatians 3:28, "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
Its creation has prompted conversations on how to create platforms that better reflect the diversity of Christian experience. It says that some conference organisers have underlined a commitment to amplifying the voices of women, conducting gender audits and being proactive in finding more women speakers and making their events more accessible.
'It's great to see Christian events committed to increasing gender parity on their platforms; that the statistics show a slight rise from 2014 is positive,' said Natalie Collins, part of the Project 3:28 collective.
'For events that have a theological commitment to the equal gifting and calling of women to leadership positions there's still a long way to go, but hopefully these statistics, as with previous years, will inspire event organisers to be intentional in inviting, including and equipping women.'


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In walking through the various seasons of life, how can we learn to lead where we are planted? Dr. Christina Crenshaw discusses finding contentment in your portion and how to fill a need.
Christina Crenshaw is Faculty in the School of Education at Baylor University. You can follow Christina on Instagram.
Lisa April 9, 2017 at 3:49am
Great advice - thanks for sharing.
Christ has shown me great needs in my community, career, and family as well as my gifting, but that doesn't mean He wants me to be into everything. Tender hearted princess warriors can become overwhelmed by the needs in the world and discouraged when they can't make everything right all the time. So I think the question to ask the Lord is 'where should I serve?' Women who follow Christ should be asking the Lord for discernment on where He wants to maximize our talents, gifts, time, and financial resources so that the glory goes rightfully to Him!
Bette Bronson December 20, 2015 at 2:02am
What a great reminder! Each season of life brings different amounts of time and opportunity. When my children were preschoolers I volunteered as a Casa/Guardian ad Litem advocate. It was so fulfilling and manageable with the amount of time I had to give. I find myself in a new season today. I needed this reminder - Thanks Propel!


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Asia Pacific Research Integrity Network 2018 Taipei, Taiwan
Report by Sue O'Brien:
I recently was very fortunate to attend the third Asia Pacific Research Integrity Network meeting in Taipei hosted by the University System of Taiwan (UST). This meeting was held for the first time in San Diego in 2016 with around 80 attendees. It was very pleasing to see the numbers expanding to approximately 170 delegates representing the majority of countries in the Asia Pacific.
The APRI Network arose out of the first meeting in San Diego, with the assistance of funding from the US National Institutes of Health, to further multi-national awareness, understanding and opportunities for collaboration by researchers in the Asia Pacific for the promotion of research integrity in the region. The intention is for APRI to be a true network rather than a purely scholarly endeavour. Its aim is to foster communication, sharing of resources and identifying opportunities for collaboration in developing educational resources and mechanisms to create environments which strongly support the good conduct of research and in which it would be difficult for research misconduct to occur.
UST coordinated an extremely well run meeting consisting of a mix of plenary speakers from the region focussing on best practice in responsible conduct of research, short oral presentations and three breakout/discussion sessions which then reported back to the whole meeting to ensure broad sharing of outcomes. I was fortunate to have been invited to Chair an oral presentation session and two of the break out sessions – this is a great way to strengthen my and UQ's connections to this young and energetic network. Two presentations stood out for me. Professor Chien Chou, Director of Academic Ethics and Research Integrity at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan gave an impressive presentation of the very comprehensive research integrity program developed under her leadership for systematic education of all researchers from undergraduate to working academics in Taiwan. The program consists of interactive, scenario online modules in both Mandarin and English which can also be used for face to face discussion. Australia could well benefit from the development of a similar program rather than relying upon the import of products from the UK or the US. Professor Ginny Barbour, Director of the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group and Advisor to the Office of Research Integrity and Ethics at QUT, spoke to the importance of developing a positive culture of online commentary and critique of research that promotes proper discussion of research outcomes rather than a negative, anonymous culture which has unfortunately arisen in spheres such as PubPeer.
The conference 'excursion' was to the wonderful National Palace Museum which holds the most exquisite Chinese artworks from the past 1000 years – all 'escorted' to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-Shek after China fell to communism. But that is another story.


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Grown Ups can call time outs too – As we saw this week in the Harper government, when things get too rough, the most logical choice (apparently) is to prorogue parliament, essentially putting any federal government activity on a stand still.
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Here's to you Mrs. Robinson – Northern Ireland's First Minister's wife got herself into a little tizzy this week channeling another Mrs. Robinson (think the Graduate). Uber conservative Iris Robinson has been having an affair with a 19 year old man for over a year. Embarrassing but so funny.
New body scanners are coming to Canadian airports. But we've already talked about that this week.
Papers for sale – Canwest is selling their papers, apart from National Post, which seems to have had some lucky breaks this year following a close call in October where it almost ceased to exist.
For each Canadian soldier in Afghanistan, it costs tax payers $525,000. And this doesn't include salaries, benefits, and equipment. I wish the government spent that much on me. Heck, even cut that in half and I'll take it.
This aint news but Mariah Carey was Sh*tfaced accepting an award this week. It was pretty phenomenal.
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Thousands of faculty said Wednesday that they will strike across California State University's 23 campuses next semester if stalled labor negotiations fall apart.
A strike — the first in CSU history — would affect nearly 400,000 undergraduates and more than 55,000 graduate students.
At issue is salary: Faculty leaders say the university has tilted its teaching force away from tenured professors so that 59 percent of instructors are now low-paid, nonpermanent "lecturers," who earn less than $45,000 a year, on average. Tenured professors and those on the tenure track typically earn in the mid- to high $80,000s — which they say is less than the $89,000 earned by tenured community college professors.
Sheila Tully, who has a doctorate and teaches anthropology at San Francisco State University, made $34,000 last year.
"I have never made more than $41,000," said Tully, who remains a lecturer on contract despite having taught at S.F. State for nearly 20 years. She is president of the campus faculty union and says she stays because she loves her job.
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"For me, it's so profoundly disrespectful that a baseball player can be making millions of dollars," she said. "This really reflects the values of the larger society, and it's driving people out of teaching."
Faculty want a 5 percent raise. CSU is offering 2 percent.
"We are ready to act if necessary and for as long as it takes," said Jennifer Eagan, a tenured philosophy professor at Cal State East Bay and president of the California Faculty Association, whose members authorized a strike with a 94 percent vote. The union represents 25,000 professors, lecturers, librarians and counselors, and members cast their votes between Oct. 19 and 28.
Strike votes are far more common than actual strikes at CSU. Eagan recalls four such votes since 1999, when she joined the faculty. None led to a systemwide strike — but all prompted a labor compromise.
"The result of the California Faculty Association strike vote is not unexpected," said Toni Molle, CSU's director of public affairs. "Similar authorizations were requested and approved by CFA members in prior CSU/CFA negotiations, and the strike authorization vote has now become a routine part of CFA's post-impasse negotiation strategy."
Mediation talks between the university and the faculty broke down Oct. 8. Now a fact-finding panel — composed of a neutral person and a representative from each side — will meet in November and December before issuing its recommendations.
Wednesday's announcement from the faculty means that if no agreement is reached even after that step is taken, thousands of students could find themselves with no one to teach their classes at some point next semester.
"If a strike does occur, the CSU will take the appropriate steps to keep students on their path to degree completion," Molle said, noting that the university is intent on settling with faculty.
Sides far apart on pay
Molle said the gap between both sides is $69 million: CSU's proposed 2 percent raise would cost $33 million, while the faculty's 5 percent request would cost $82 million. She said an additional 1.2 percent raise requested for experienced employees would cost another $20 million.
To illustrate their side of the story, faculty have made dramatic 3-D charts showing what they say is excess spending at the top: CSU Chancellor Tim White's $422,300 salary. President Obama's $394,671 pay. And Gov. Jerry Brown's $177,467. By contrast, they say, the average CSU salary for all faculty is just $45,000 a year.
CSU hasn't given up on hiring tenure-track professors, Molle said. It's hiring 850 this year and hired 742 last year. Many will replace retiring faculty, however. As of last fall, the most recent figures available, CSU employed 10,010 tenured and tenure-track professors, compared with 14,355 lecturers, she said. Just 17 percent of lecturers teach a full load of five classes.
Lecturer Philip Klasky, who has a master's degree, teaches American Indian studies at San Francisco State on a three-year contract. He said he would love to teach full time but remains a part-time lecturer — though he's worked at State for 12 years.
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"I have absolutely no guarantee of my classes from semester to semester," said Klasky. If he can get a full load of five courses each semester, he earns $48,000 a year, he said. If he can add summer courses, his pay climbs to $54,000.
It's not enough to live in the city he works in — unless he folds himself into a studio apartment, as he did for years. But last summer he married his girlfriend, a tenured librarian on campus, who also had a studio. They moved to Marin.
"It's just insane that they're offering us 2 percent, and we're supposed to live and work in the Bay Area," Klasky said. "Give me a break. It really doesn't acknowledge the fact that we're professionals. It doesn't acknowledge our expertise and our commitment to our students."
Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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Posted by Ginny on 2nd May 2017 (All posts by Ginny)
A few years ago, Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands was both popular and esteemed. I found it an uncomfortable but powerful read. I mentioned it and two students – a Russian Jewish student whose grandfather had fought in the Russian army, been tortured in one of the Russian purges, but died loyal to Stalin and a student whose ancestors were from those borderlands ordered it. (My mention was cursory; it was after all American lit; both were hungry to know more about the obscure world of their ancestors.) I gave it to a son-in-law, who had heard Snyder discussing it with intensity and even despair. I can remember discussing passages with colleagues in philosophy and history – especially lies spoken and assented to as the truth stood (and died) before their eyes: families starved, Stalin argued, to sabotage Stalin. Snyder's aim and success was to make that unreal world and its victims live. He eloquently countered the great arrogance of Stalin's assumption (so often proved true) that a million deaths was merely a statistic. Of course it was futile – no one person can make millions live on a page. An intense experience to read, Snyder's research must have truly looked into the abyss. Today, I tracked references at Chicagoboyz; several praised it. I haven't read his later works. Read the rest of this entry »
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Chilean wonder Alexis Sanchez has been on a run of form lately that has struck fear into the hearts of the Gooner faithful that he'll be poached by another club. Sure enough the rumour mill has started and The Mirror are claiming that Chelsea's Antonio Conte has set his sights on the forward.
But fans have come up with a cunning plan to keep the goal machine at the Emirates and it doesn't involve a pay rise. No, instead a banner of Alexis and his beloved pooches Humber and Atom is in the works to show him that they all have the love of the club behind them.
We're not sure whether this will keep him on Wenger's books, or whether Humber and Atom FC would fit on a jersey, but after that hat-trick last week, anything is worth a shot.
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