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The Auto Club Group (ACG) provides membership, travel, insurance and financial services offerings to approximately 10+ million members and customers across 13 states and 2 U.S. territories through the AAA, Meemic and Fremont brands. ACG belongs to the national AAA federation and is the second largest AAA club in North America.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for marketing and generating new insurance sales as well as being a professional advocate for all insurance related needs. Respond to all customer inquiries and requests with a high level of customer service.
Determine the insurance needs of the customer through the probing process, offers a proposal with the appropriate insurance coverage/protection solutions. Achieve a balance in production to meet agency business and growth objectives by maintaining an appropriate mix of business. Provide professional product expertise by thoroughly explaining coverage limits, deductibles, payment options, policy language and servicing provisions. This agent advocate also provides expert advice by careful review of all available products and offers the best value or solution to the Member/customer. Respond to current policyholder inquiries and requests.
Initiate lead and prospect generation from established lead management business rules to effectively manage and leverage sales opportunities including, but not limited to: 1) expiration dates and subsequent follow up to provide quote(s), 2) follow up on existing mono-line accounts by mail / telephone for the purpose of cross-selling, 3) make outbound calls to increase sales and ultimately member penetration of insurance related products 4) develop networking referrals 5) participate in community and membership events 6) develop referral relationships with other sales representatives, i.e. membership, life & health agent, etc.
Ensure that insurance applications are submitted in accordance with agency policies and procedures with efficiency, quality and accuracy; with supporting documents / forms. Maintain current carrier information to ensure compliance with carriers' underwriting guidelines, and binding authority to reduce E & O exposures.
Agent and leader develop annual performance plans to support Club initiatives. Actively participate in the ongoing progress reviews by monitoring results and looking for continuous improvement opportunities. Perform other duties as necessary.
Meet and/or exceed sales production requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of Insurance industry training programs
- Ability to navigate MS Office applications (Word, Excel)
Work Environment:
Work in a temperature controlled office environment. Willingness and ability to work extended/irregular hours to include weekends/holidays.
Required Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent. Insurance industry training programs a plus
- Presently hold an active Florida 220-General Lines license or Florida 2044- Personal Lines license or 440-Customer Representative.
- Currently hold or successfully attain appropriate State Life Sales license within timeframe designated by ACG, and maintain license as required
- Demonstrated sales and marketing success and stability in the insurance business with at least 2 years recent sales experience.
- Experience in computer quoting software and e-mail applications.
- Goal oriented and self-motivated to help members/customers and prospects achieve and maintain their financial goals.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including presentation ability.
- Solid selling and sales process skills
- Ability to build a strong customer base.
- Must be organized with ability to manage time wisely.
The Auto Club Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a base salary with performance based incentives; medical/dental/vision insurance,401(k), generous time off, a complimentary AAA Membership and much more!
The Auto Club Group, and all of its affiliated companies, is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Important Note: The above statements describe the principal and essential functions, but not all functions that may be inherent in the job. This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants, as needed, to enable them to fulfill these requirements.


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The campaign of state Rep. Tom Cross for state treasurer thinks it is not fair that freedom of information requests to the House and Senate have been handled differently.
The campaign of state Rep. TOM CROSS for state treasurer thinks it is not fair that freedom of information requests to the House and Senate have been handled very differently.
The office of the House clerk released hundreds of pages of documents about the 21 years spent by Cross, a Republican from Oswego, in the Illinois House. Among those asking for the documents was ZACH KOUTSKY, campaign manager for state Sen. MIKE FRERICHS, D-Champaign, who is the Democratic candidate for treasurer.
But the Senate president's office, asked by a consultant to the Cross campaign for information about Frerichs' seven years in the Senate, so far has asked that the request be narrowed, but has not released the information.
Much, but not all, of the information sought is similar.
In a follow-up request from the Cross consultant, KEVIN WRIGHT, he asked the Senate for any electronic or paper correspondence from Frerichs related to a couple of controversies. One is the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative pushed by Gov. PAT QUINN and now under investigation by authorities including the Legislative Audit Commission; the other is "hiring practices and/or recommendations" involving the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The NRI, an anti-violence program in which more than $50 million was pledged toward fighting violence in Chicago, was announced shortly before the 2010 gubernatorial election. It has been the subject of a highly critical state audit citing lax spending controls. And some IDOT hiring over recent years has been criticized as improper patronage.
In a June 6 letter to Wright, of Old Dominion Research Group, Alexandria, Virginia, ERIC MADIAR, the freedom of information officer for the Senate and chief legal counsel to Senate President JOHN CULLERTON, D-Chicago, called the request for information "unduly burdensome," as it would involve years of emails and other records.
"We extend to you another opportunity to narrow your request to a suitable scope and time frame," he said.
Madiar also wrote that the communications requested of Frerichs regarding IDOT and NRI either are not "public records" under state law, or would be subject to an exemption to disclosure as being part of a "deliberative process." That exemption, he said, "protects the communications process, encourages frank and open discussions within state government, and it protects deliberative communications pertaining to government action."
Madiar added that disclosure of certain correspondence would constitute an invasion of privacy for people having discussions with their legislator. He notes the Illinois Constitution gives people the right to "make known their opinions to their representatives. …"
"Disclosure of the information that you requested would have a chilling effect on the exercise of these rights," Madiar wrote.
As might be expected, this doesn't sit well with KEVIN ARTL, campaign manager for Cross.
"Taxpayers have a right to know how their hard-earned dollars are spent," Artl said. He said the denials so far "clearly outline an effort to prevent the public from being made aware of how Mike Frerichs" spent state tax money. Artl also said that without the requested information on any role Frerichs had in the "ongoing scandals clouding the Quinn administration," it raises the question, "What is Mike Frerichs hiding from Illinois citizens?"
Koutsky responded that, "We are not the FOIA officer," meaning Madiar has the role of handling requests made to the Senate via the Freedom of Information Act.
"We have not asked (for) any special favors," Koutsky said. "We are letting the process take its place. And the Cross campaign doesn't seem to have patience."
RIKEESHA PHELON, spokeswoman for Cullerton, said, "We asked that they narrow the scope of the initial request that includes documentation that spans eight years. In response, they broadened the request to include documents that are not considered public records. We are still awaiting a response to (the) third letter that we sent to the opposition research company so that we can prepare the documents that can be released by law."
Asked about the apparent different responses between the House and Senate to somewhat similar requests under the same law, Phelon said, "Different chamber, different process, different lawyers."
BRAD BOLIN, assistant clerk of the House and its freedom of information officer, had provided to Koutsky and STEPHEN BLACKMAN of Chicago, who Koutsky said is a supporter of the Frerichs campaign, information including salaries for Cross staff members, attendance records and records about mail and maintenance of legislative offices in Springfield and Plainfield. Some personal information was withheld or redacted. Bolin also said in his response that some records of payments would have to come from the comptroller's office, not the House.
Doc's road
A daughter of late state Sen. JOHN "DOC" DAVIDSON of Springfield says the family is thrilled that a section of Illinois 97 will be named for her father.
"That stretch of road from Springfield to Petersburg has been a very important one in his life, start to finish," said JANE DAVIDSON SEIBERT of Shelbyville.
Davidson, a Republican who represented the old 50th Senate District from 1973 to 1993, was a chiropractor. He grew up in Menard County.
"When he opened his chiropractic offices, he had one in Springfield, but he also had an office in Petersburg," Seibert said, and kept office hours there.
"He continued to keep that office open until he found a doctor to come in and take his place after he was in the Senate," she added. "He wouldn't leave the town without a doctor."
A resolution sponsored by Rep. RAYMOND POE, R-Springfield, and Sen. SAM McCANN, R-Plainview, names the section of Illinois 97 from Veterans Parkway in Springfield through Petersburg and to County Road 12 (West Oakford Road) in Menard County the "John 'Doc' Davidson Memorial Highway.'" The resolution passed both houses unanimously in the session that ended May 30.
Davidson was a Navy veteran of World War II and a past chairman of the Sangamon County Board. Among legislative accomplishments, he helped bring the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to Springfield.
Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman PARIS ERVIN said IDOT would be getting signs produced and posted.
Davidson died in 2012 at age 87. His wife SHIRLEY, of Springfield, three children, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild survive.
Township advocate
GEORGE MILLER, who was executive director of Township Officials of Illinois from 1979 to 1996, had battled esophageal cancer and died June 7 at his daughter's home in Aurora. He was 86.
Miller came up in the local government movement as an auditor and trustee of Leyden Township in Cook County, and became president of TOI from 1977-79 before taking the job of running the statewide organization's staff.
"He was a huge advocate for local government and local control," said BRYAN SMITH, who worked as associate director of TOI under Miller and has the top job himself in the organization now based in Springfield.
"Sometimes you just never would know what he was going to say next," Smith said, as Miller could be "very outspoken and unpredictable, and sometimes a little controversial."
He also called Miller a "true believer in grass-roots government" who "lived and breathed townships."
I know I always enjoyed knowing Miller. Condolences to his family and friends.
Contact political columnist Bernard Schoenburg: 788-1540, email@example.com, twitter.com/bschoenburg.


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Who's Hungry?
The Home Of Patties and Chip Spice
You might have heard of Chip Spice and the famous patty but dining in Hull has so many more culinary experiences to offer*
Dining in style around Hull Marina.
Fine dining in a Visit England Gold awards winning restaurant at 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, taste tapas in the sister restaurant 1884 Wine and Tapas or head to Al Porto for a taste of Italy. Hull is of course famous for its links with the sea so maybe fish should be your dish of the day? Try Cerutti's which looks out over the Humber or head inland to Bait on Princes Avenue.
Princes Dock Street
A burgeoning destination in Hull overlooking the original dock and home to some great places to eat, but wait. Before you take a table try local craft ale in Furley & Co or perhaps an exquisitely put together cocktail is more to your taste? Maybe meet in Bar 82? Looking for a hearty feast? Just around the corner you will find Leonardo's serving traditional dishes - no one will leave hungry.
Head to the Avenues
Not sure what to try? Find yourself on Princes or Newland Avenues and you will be spoilt for choice. Fine dining to Jamaican Jerk, Thai, fish, Mexican or Moroccan you will find it all here.
*For those that don't know, a patty is a deep fried burger shaped delight made from potato and sage, sometimes also made with fish. American Chip Spice is (of course) a Yorkshire tradional seasoning that is sprinkled on hot chips.


text: Dr. Emma J. Rosi Aquatic Ecologist Share: September 11, 2011 Freshwater, Land-use & Human Impacts Nearly five million people visited the Grand Canyon this year; maybe even you visited it as part of your summer vacation. Most people take in the canyon from its rim, where the awe-inspiring view has earned its listing as one of the natural wonders of the world. At the heart of the Grand Canyon is the river that helped to carve it.The Colorado River began shaping the Grand Canyon some 20 million years ago. Since that time, it has transformed the landscape with a mile-deep canyon that stretches for hundreds of miles. The Grand Canyon may be the greatest masterpiece that a river has wrought, but that great river is now a ghost of its former self.When taking in the Grand Canyon from its rim, the Colorado River is largely hidden from view. To really see it, you need to hike 6,000 feet down into the canyon on steep, craggy rocks. When you finally reach its banks, what you will find is a river that has been fundamentally changed by humans.Completed in 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was one of the last large dams to be built in this country. Located approximately 100 miles upstream from the Grand Canyon's most popular viewing areas, the dam has altered the ecology of the Colorado River in profound ways, from the flow and temperature of river's water to the survival of the animals living within it.Lake Powell is located behind the Glen Canyon Dam. The second largest reservoir in the United States, it's named in honor of John Wesley Powell, the famous one-armed Civil War veteran and Grand Canyon explorer. To provide pressure for power generation, the Glen Canyon Dam draws water from the cold depths of Lake Powell. This makes the water flowing out of the dam and into the Colorado River much colder.The dramatic change in the Colorado River's water temperature has had enormous consequences for the animals that call the river home. Many of the invertebrates that used to dwell in the river have disappeared because conditions are no longer hospitable. This is a loss of important food resources for fish and other aquatic animals.The dam has also led to the decline of half the fishes native to the Grand Canyon ecosystem. Similar to salmon, many river fish travel long distances throughout their lifetimes. The Colorado pikeminnow — which grows to be a whopping six feet — cannot complete its migration and is no longer present in the Grand Canyon. Two of the remaining species are threatened and one, the charismatic and oddly shaped humpback chub, is federally endangered.Prior to damming, snowmelt from the Colorado Rockies during spring thaw would naturally flood the banks of the Colorado River and shape the surrounding riparian areas and beaches within the river. These natural floods are the reason for the depth and beauty of the rock walls and formation of sand beaches. Now that floods are stopped behind the Glen Canyon Dam, the Colorado River's flow regime has been slowed, and the river's landscape is remarkably changed.During an 1889 expedition of the Grand Canyon, Robert Stanton took photographs every two miles along the river. The amazing photographs Stanton took of the river and canyon provide us with a glimpse of what the ecosystem used to look like. Gone are many of the huge sand bars Powell and his men camped on.Not only have we lost a lot of the native players in the Colorado River food web, we have also acquired a large number of strangers. Invasive species include a snail from New Zealand, trout and carp from Europe, a blackfly from British Columbia and a Eurasian salt cedar tree.The Colorado River is one of America's great rivers, and the Grand Canyon National Park is a national treasure. And while the river at the heart of this park has been transformed into a ghost of its former self, the river is not dead. It can be brought back to life with intelligent river management, including dam operations and species conservation based on sound science. Share: Dr. Emma J. Rosi Aquatic Ecologist @DrRiverSci1


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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday Stash Report :: Notebook paper Please
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You can buy all those fabrics locally! = ) Also I believe that textured fabric with the embroidery is Osnaburg. It's super cheap and the texture is awesome. Hope you're feeling better soon!ReplyDelete
Yes I love the Osnaburg fabric! At first I thought that was REAL paper,totally cool!!!ReplyDelete
Yes I to love osnaburg. In fact I have been using it for 2 years in my shop. Although it's sometimes hard to find a good bolt since it is recycled yarn fibers. I have been pretty lucky lately with itReplyDelete
I have all of those fabrics as well! Love em!ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting my wall art. I machine stitched the lines on the fabric.ReplyDelete
I really love the Basic Grey notebook paper. I don't know how I missed it because I LOVE Basic Grey. I've been thinking of signing up for the solids, too. Did you do fat quarters or half yards?ReplyDelete
Thank you Claire! I adjusted the text, that makes me feel like I can make it now with it being machine stitched. What a clever idea!ReplyDelete
LOVE these fabrics. Who didn't doodle their hearts away in 8th grade on that notebook paper?ReplyDelete
Yes please on ideas for using scraps!!!
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FQ ones just for the tease of it :)
I really wanted some of the Cosmo Cricket fabric but I held off for too long! I wrote as tutorial for a variation string block using scraps on my blog (http://miss-print.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial-pieced-centre-string-quilt.html) and a tutorial for using the blocks to make coasters too (http://miss-print.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-pieced-centre-string-block.html).ReplyDelete
- MarneySunday, July 24, 2011
Can you please tell me where to get some of that notebook paper fabric? I have searched and searched and can't seem to find some. THANKS SO MUCH!ReplyDelete
PLEASE tell me where to get this notebook paper fabric. I am dying to make something with it and cannot find it anywhere!!!ReplyDelete
PLEASE tell me where you got this fabric. I am dying to make something with it and cannot find it anywhere. Thank you.ReplyDelete
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Me too!!! I'm dying to find this fabric and went to the links but can't seem to locate it. Please help ;) Thanks!ReplyDelete
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Release Date: January 9, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education (GSE) will offer two new fully online master's degree programs beginning in January, one in English Education and one in Music Education.
The programs are designed to conform to the requirements outlined by the New York State Education Department and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).
The master's degree in English Education is a 33-credit-hour program designed for individuals with initial teaching certification who need professional New York State certification, according to GSE administrators. The program is grounded in theory, research and practice for the 21st century.
Students will have opportunities to conduct research in their local schools, creating a pathway to publish their work and present at local, state and national conferences. Interested students must have prior teaching certification before applying to the program.
"For those interested in teaching literature, composition and digital media in secondary schools and at the college level, this new program in English Education offers a great opportunity to advance toward a more rewarding career as a teacher leader," says Suzanne Miller, PhD, and chair of UB's Department of Learning and Instruction.
"The degree offers tremendous flexibility for those who work during the day and provides a broad humanistic approach in classes on written and digital composing, integrating multi-genre approaches to literary study and inquiry into one's own teaching."
Through this EdM program, students who have initial certification at the adolescence level will qualify for professional certification at the middle child and adolescence levels.
The master's degree in Music Education is a 33-credit program designed for those who hold initial certification to teach school music and need professional New York State certification (EdM Professional), as well as international students seeking a master's degree in music education.
Taught by nationally and internationally recognized faculty and seasoned practitioners, the coursework is grounded in music learning theory and is identical to the program offered on-campus. The program can be completed on a part-time basis in two years, and offers students the option of including summer sessions on campus should they desire to do that.
"The new fully online program in music education will help empower musicians with in-depth study of the psychology of learning as an overarching framework for active music making," says Maria Runfola, PhD, associate professor and program director.
"We aim to prepare leaders in the field who are able to thrive in a challenging and rapidly changing educational environment and who have command of subject matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical-content knowledge."
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and students will be accepted based on space availability for fall or spring semesters. Applications are still being accepted for spring 2014, but spaces are limited, so those interested in beginning this spring semester are encouraged to apply immediately.
For more information on these programs or to apply, go to http://gse.buffalo.edu/online/english or http://gse.buffalo.edu/online/music.
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Hearings and Business Meetings
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Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests Hearing: To receive testimony on current legislation (SD-366)
02:30 PMThe purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 570 and H.R. 1011, to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes; S. 758 and H.R. 1311, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility; S. 1680, to provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; S. 2109, to designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes; S. 2124, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery; and S. 2581, to designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
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A woman is suing rideshare service Uber, claiming one of its drivers fondled and hit on her and wouldn't let her out of the vehicle when she ordered a ride earlier this month.
The woman filed the suit Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court against San Francisco-based Uber Technologies, Inc., as well as the driver.
According to the lawsuit, the driver picked up the plaintiff March 8 near the Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stop after she ordered a ride to the North Side through Uber's app.
However, the driver did not follow the directions she gave him, and asked her to move to the front seat to help him navigate, the suit claims.
When she moved to the front, the driver started touching her hand and told her she was beautiful, the suit said.
He asked her to dinner while touching her leg, but when she refused, the driver slowed down and meandered through residential side streets, asking for her phone number and asking why she would not go out with him, the suit claims.
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The driver repeatedly stopped the car while fondling the woman's legs, groin and breasts, the suit claims. He also kept telling the woman they would have sex and were going to dinner together, the suit said.
The suit alleges the driver would not unlock the car doors or stop to let her out of the car. The woman claims she tried to get out on her own several times, but that each time the driver would start the car moving again.
After the woman threatened to call police, the driver tried to make her get out of the car on outer Lake Shore Drive, the suit claims. The man eventually let her out near Diversey and Clark streets and "begged her" not to tell anyone about what happened, the suit said.
The company said it deactivated the driver's account after hearing about the alleged incident and does so for similar complaints.
"Any situation where a rider or driver feels unsafe is absolutely unacceptable to us," Uber spokeswoman Nairi Hourdajian said in an email. "The safety of riders and drivers comes first, and we will work with law enforcement in every way we can to help any investigative efforts."
Since the incident, the plaintiff has had mood swings and nightmares and is afraid to leave her home, according to the suit.
A 31-year-old man with the same name as the defendant listed in the suit was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery on March 10, police said, but further details on the arrest were not available.
The six-count suit claims negligence, willfull and wanton misconduct, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment against the driver. It also claims common carrier liability against Uber Technologies, Inc.
The suit seeks at least $50,000 in damages.


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"dough percentage" pros and cons?
What are the advantages of "dough percentages" over "bakers percentages"?
(I don't own any books by Rose Levy Berenbaum, have no experience using dough percentages, and can't readily find more than a couple un-enlightening examples:-) I understand they're a little different and some people like them better; what I want to understand is in detail how they're different and specifically why they're better. (For example I want to know whether you can calculate them yourself, or they're only something that might accompany a recipe.)
(My guess is their biggest advantage is they provide a pretty accurate and direct "hydration level" without having to make a whole bunch of somewhat obscure adjustments depending on the particular ingredients, but at the cost of not being very useful in scaling a recipe up or down.)
I'm curious: what's the real story?


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PAST MASTER RINGS by FOX JEWELRY
Past Master Rings by Fox Jewelry. The title of Past Master is one of the most prestigious in the Mason community. Past Master is the fifth degree and is bestowed upon those Past Master who have completed a term as Worshipful Master of a Lodge. It is an indication that an individual is prepared to preside over a Lodge of Master Masons.
As can be imagined, the title of Past Master is a source of honor for any Mason. To that end, symbols, such as the color purple, are used to distinguish these individuals. They may also don other identifying garments or accessories, including Past Master rings and other jewelry.
It is with a great deal of pleasure that Fox Jewelry is able to offer the expanded assortment of Masonic Past Master Rings and other emblematic jewelry! Fox Jewelry is fast becoming one of the leading sources for Masonic rings, Masonic jewelry, Masonic Past Master rings, Shriners rings and Shriners jewelry on the net! The items on these pages represent more than 150 years of the knowledge and experience required to manufacture the finest emblems and fraternal items. The quality of workmanship in these rings is recognized world-wide as the accepted standard of excellence in the creation of all types of emblematic jewelry!Fox Jewelry welcomes the opportunity to provide this kind of quality at these kind of prices to our brothers in the craft.THESE RINGS ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE TAKE CARE IN ORDERING THE CORRECT SIZE!..ALLOW 10-14 BUSINESS DAYS FOR DELIVERY; ALTHOUGH RUSH ORDERS ARE SOMETIMES POSSIBLE.
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The square is the symbol of all earthly, the compass is symbolic of heavenly perfection. In a combined emblem, the ends of the square point up as a symbol of man's aspirations toward God; the points of the compass point down to represent heavenly qualities coming down from God to earth. Given that, it seems that the proper way to wear the Masonic Ring would be that in which its symbolism is best expressed; namely; when the hand is held in its usual position the points of the compass are towards the earth and away from the wearer's eyes. In order to wear the Masonic Ring, you must have achieved the degree of Master Mason.
The Freemasons can trace their roots back to 1717 when four lodges in London joined to form the Grand Lodge of England. Some historians say that the freemasons can trace their roots back to the time of ancient Egypt.
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Moving goalposts
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Moving the goalposts
Moving the goalposts is the fallacy of changing the claim (along with its requirements for a disproof) upon seeing one's claim about to be proven false.
The phrase of "moving the goalpost" may relate to an analogy of a racer about to reach the finish line, only to find that the goalposts marking the finish line have been moved as the racer comes close to crossing it.
- Theist: I prayed to God to heal me when I was sick, then I got better, proving that God exists.
- Skeptic: But the human body has the ability to heal itself; how is your recovery from illness proof of God's existence?
- Theist: Who else but God would have made the human body with the ability to heal?
In this exchange, the theist is changing his claim of proof of God's existence from "God healed me when I was sick" to "God made me with the ability to heal myself" after hearing the disproof of his first claim by the skeptic. In doing this, the theist challenges the skeptic to disprove this new claim while acting as if it were the same as the first.
- Creationist: No one has ever seen a species change to another species.
- Evolutionist: Experiments in the lab have produced new species of fruit fly. This has also been observed in the wild.
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On Friday, Emma and Claes arrived in the afternoon so they went for a walk while I finished work and afterwards we went home to mine to leave the luggage and have a pre-dinner drink (recipe to follow) before going to Tsunami for dinner.
I know I have written about this place before, but I am still impressed, and that's why I want to share this meal with you.
We were rather (understatement) hungry when we arrived, so we ordered a starter each to share. The first starter to arrive was my choice of yellow fin tartare with a quail egg yolk on top. I have had this before and it was just as nice this time around. The presentation is wonderful as is the flavours of roe and wasabi.
Next up was Claes' choice, and also the best starter for the evening; deepfried prawns with the most luscious sauce! Safe to say we finished that sauce off with our little spoons.
Emma's choice was a warm starter – perfect before the sushi – and she went for the peri peri yaki tori. The chicken scewers were very moist and the soy based dipping sauce added some heat. Lovely!
When it was time for the sushi, Emma and Claes had some pretty high expectations, thanks to me raving about it, but the sushi did not disappoint. Quite the opposite – the two talked of nothing else the whole weekend. 🙂 We started off with ten pieces each and had tuna rolls, snow crab rolls, spicy tuna rolls, tuna and avocado rolls and ebi fry rolls.
We then ordered another few pieces each of the two we all liked the most (the ones I always eat here as well); the spicy tuna rolls and the ebi fry rolls.
We also had two bottles of a crisp Italian chardonnay, which left the bill at a very reasonable ~£120, service charge included, for the three of us.
I have been to Tsunami quite a few times now, and when they keep deliver like this, I'll be back again and again. To me this is the perfect neighbourhood gem; great food, nice presentation, (very) reasonable prices and relaxed staff.Tsunami 5-7 Voltaire Road
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There is a bus from the airport & one of the stops is the Bourbon Hotel. The driver asks your destination before departuring. Price: R$ 15,00
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A double decker bus is a fun and great way to explore the city. The ticket is valid for 24 hours and it runs from 9;30AM until 5:30PM everyday except Mondays. Price = R$ 50
Curitiba is well known as the green capital city of Brazil and also for its cold weather with a wide range of temperatures. It rains quite a bit too. You may wish to bring mid-station clothes and one heavier coat, just in case.
Curitiba has lots of beautiful parks. The municipal government plants around 150,000 flowers a month to keep it coloured all over the year. It's worth taking some time and visit some of them. Jardim Botânico is the post card of the city, & Parque Tanguá, Ópera de Arame, Parque Barigui are some of the most visited as well.
The hotel has its own restaurants and there will be few options within walking distance. If you get an Uber, you can have other options nearby 5- 15 minutes distance.
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Controversy is brewing over the apparent resemblance between President Obama and the actor who depicts the devil in the part three of the History Channel's miniseries, "The Bible."
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck was one of the first to point out the resemblance between the Moroccan actor, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, and President Obama.
Several tweets, including "Obama is not Satan," are trending on Twitter.
The History Channel released a statement saying the network has the highest respect for President Obama, and it's unfortunate that anyone made this false connection.
In a statement, miniseries producer Mark Burnett called claims there was a resemblance "utter nonsense."
Burnett said the actor who played Satan, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, "is a highly acclaimed Moroccan actor who has played parts in several Biblical epics – including Satanic characters long before Barack Obama was elected as our President."
Executive producer of the miniseries Roma Downey, Burnett's wife, added, "Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love our President, who is a fellow Christian. False statements such as these are just designed as a foolish distraction to try and discredit the beauty of the story of The Bible."


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What's the Best College in America?
School's back in session, which, for some is a reason to brag.
US News & World Report has come out with a list of the best colleges in America. Princeton University proved to be the smartiest of all the smarty pants out there, finishing atop the list.
Harvard, which tied for first last year with Princeton, tumbled one slot to second. Overall, the Ivy League had a tremendous showing, placing six schools in the top 10
The rankings of some 1,800 institutions of higher learning were created by looking at more 16 factors, including acceptance rates, tuition and class size, among others
Top 10 Colleges
1. Princeton University
2. Harvard University
3. Yale University
4. Columbia University
5. (tie) Stanford University
5. (tie) University of Chicago
7. (tie) Duke University
7. (tie) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7. (tie) University of Pennsylvania
10. (tie) California Institute of Technology
10. (tie) Dartmouth College


text: Lord Kini Hawkeye Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) The cost of freedom is always high – any who say differently are fools.Some might argue that one should not have to fight for his freedom, instead believing that freedom is a right, to be given away to everyone. Others would argue it is merely an ideal, which can be neither given nor earned – that freedom exists only in the mind of the dreamer.I know for a fact that freedom is neither. It is not a thing to give or take, nor is it a state of mind – it's a state of being. Of knowing deep inside you that your actions are your own and that every breath you take is yours to breathe. And yet – is it possible to believe you are free, with every fibre of your being. To know deep within your soul that your actions are your own... but not have any control over them at all?The cost of freedom is always high.For we are never truly free.-SkierósSeven Lives... Two FacesA Novel by Kini HawkeyeSummary: Skierós is a Toa of Two Faces – always the victim, always the villain, never just one or the other. His curse will never break, but is it possible for him, when faced with the greatest decision of his life, to break a cycle so much different, but so very entwined with his own?Chapter 1The clouds drifted slowly over the mountains, their wispy trails white over the expanse of grey that covered the sky – forerunners to the great storm behind them. The last dwindling traces of snow were almost nonexistent toward the lower reaches of the mountains, but near the peaks vast expanses of white still laid dormant.Skierós made his way along the rugged path before him, boots slipping on the mud covered ground with each step, before finding purchase and restarting the process. He grunted as the awkward slope of the road threw off his balance and nearly sent him off the cliff to his left. It probably wasn't the best path to be on, but it was the quickest. He was headed into a storm... that much he knew, but it was impossible to tell if it would be snow or rain that hit him – one of the greatest difficulties of weather during the spring months.As he walked, his pace grew slower as he struggled against the wind that now threatened to send him off the edge of the road and down the not-exactly-gradual slope of the mountain. He wasn't necessarily the strongest Toa, more average than anything. He'd never been one for the intense "workouts" that some other Toa seemed to enjoy – in his life he simply acted as another civilian. His one great skill lay in swordplay and his control of Elemental Energy, and they were skills he'd put to use as both a Mercenary and Guard in various cities and villages around the continent.The snow began to fall, slowly at first, but over time the flakes sped up, until they bit at his face and skin. He let out a snarl as one particular flake managed to cut deep into his face – far enough to sting. Lifting a hand out from the depths of his black travellers' cloak, he held it palm out towards the snow, and watched with a savagely amused grin as fire leapt from his fingertips and formed a semi-transparent screen of fire in front of him.The fire lent a small glow to the area around him, now darkened by clouds and the haze of falling snow. His black armour glinted with tones of red and yellow. His mask, a wolf-like, black Hau, shadowed further despite the new source of light.His feet were weighed down by weariness, but he pressed on. Somewhere over the next mountains peak laid his target – a small town where he could rest and restock on supplies. He scowled slightly as he increased the power of his "fire screen," to the point where he could properly see a few feet ahead of him. His efforts aided him only a little, but it was enough to help him see exactly where he was. The peak of the mountain, the highest point on the "hill" he'd been climbing for almost a week, and all he could see in any direction was white. And after all this hard work, he thought, this is what I'm rewarded with? That just won't do... With a grim smile, he raised both hands, snuffing the life out of his "fire screen" with a single thought. He cupped his hands, almost as though they were holding water, and summoned the flames. Two red orbs of fire burst into life, one in each of his palms. They floated an inch or two above the skin, but with the absence of the flames keeping the snow at bay, they may as well not have existed – all light and heat was swallowed up by the raging storm around him. Skierós willed more and more of his power into the flames, urging them to grow bigger, brighter – hotter. He continued this until the heat began melting the snow around his feet. Immune to heat as he was, even he felt the warmth that the fire lent to his surroundings. Skierós lifted his arms higher bringing the two flames closer and closer together. Like two magnets, wisps of flame were drawn out of each flame and in between the two. The two flames merged into a single, larger flame, which Skierós slammed into the ground with force rivalling even the legendary Onua. The entire world – sky, ground, the very air around Skierós – burst into flame. In the aftermath of the explosion, nothing was left of the massive snow storm that had obscured Skierós' view, only clear, blue skies and that big yellow ball that had been strangely absent during the trek through the mountains. And in the valley before him, stood a small town – the entire reason for his detour through the mountains – Ceneta. Considering the size of the town, this was probably the single most useless detour ever... of all time. He thought sarcastically. Shoulders heaving with a heavy sigh, Skierós began the long trek back down the mountain, grunting as his boot crushed snow with each footfall, forcing him to bring his knees to his chest just to continue moving. It was going to be a long trip back down.*** This town is a lot bigger down here than it was from up there, Skierós mused. Of course, he should've realized that anything would look much smaller than it really was from so much higher an elevation, but he'd passed it off as something that was just a little too small to be worth the trouble he'd gone through to get there. In reality, it was quite the opposite – Ceneta was, or at least seemed to be, a fairly modernized village – despite its location so far north. Skierós couldn't help but recall, with a slight chuckle, a conversation he'd overheard in a bar just before leaving for this isolated "city." "Those Cenetans, thinkin' they're so great with their Rahi sleds and houses made of ice – they're annoying – saying 'eh' at the end of every sentence!" The last was met with applause and cheers of agreement from the stranger's companions. Skierós couldn't agree with all that was said, the few Cenetans that drifted south were a lot more civil than his own kind – and they were usually more formal - unless drunk. He just hoped they wouldn't all say eh – and besides, Rahi sleds were a good idea in this climate. Skierós neared the main gate of the town, but even though he was hoping for barely a second glance, he knew there was no way his peak-side fireworks would've gone unnoticed. So when he walked through the front gate, only to be welcomed by a group of five or six spearmen with their weapons levelled at his face, he didn't even flinch. Instead, he raised his hands calmly, showing that he had no weapons and dropped to his knees – he'd been through procedure before. One of the Cenetans, obviously the leader of the guards, stepped forward, spear now held in only one hand at his side. Skierós had the time to observe the weapon as the guard captain neared. It was of similar design to many of the "superior" southern craftsmen, albeit a bit more intricate. A small ribbon hung off of the spearhead, alternating red and white – the colors that represented the county. "Sir, what is your name and business in Ceneta?" the captain said, authority creeping into his wary voice. Skierós chuckled – that's one myth about Ceneta busted. "My name is Skierós, and my business is my own." He said calmly, "I am simply here to restock on supplies and continue my journey." The guard captain looked uncertain, though he nodded all the same. "You wouldn't happen to know anything about the recent fireworks display up on the peak of Mount Aeyan, would you? We've been on high alert ever since – an explosion that big hasn't been seen since the days of the dragons." Skierós swallowed uncertainly before answering. "In truth sir, I caused the fireworks – though I assure you I mean no harm. The snow was very... annoying, shall we say?" The guard looked at him with wonder, and a hint of fear, before smiling. "Well sir, I'm not going to hinder your stay here – however I'd like to ask that you remain in the city for a night or two before leaving – if you turn out to be a dangerous character, I would hate to allow you to slip through my fingers and cause trouble in some other town." Skierós just smiled. "Of course captain, I understand completely. Will lodging be arranged or will I have to find my own?" "Just down the street – the Kanohi Dragon Inn – should have a room for you for a small fee." Skierós stood, "Thank you captain. I shall make my way there, if there is no other business at this moment?" The captain nodded dismissively, returning to his post, as Skierós simply stood and walked away, towards the Inn.~~~~~~End Chapter OneRemember everyone, review are welcome Review Topic Edited December 18, 2011 by Lord Kini Hawkeye Quote I've been searchin' for the daughter of the Devil Himself,I've been searchin' for an Angel in White,I've been lookin for a woman who's a little of both,and I can sense her but she's nowhere in sight,Cause I can't find a banner ;_; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The name "Leviticus" was given to the third book of the Pentateuch by the ancient Greek translators because a good part of this book deals with concerns of the priests, who are of the tribe of Levi.
The book mainly treats cultic matters (i.e., sacrifices and offerings, purity and holiness, the priesthood, the operation of the sanctuary, and feast days) but is also interested in various behavioral, ethical, and economic issues (e.g., sexual practices, idolatrous worship, treatment of others, the sale of land, slavery). The goal of the laws is not merely legislative. For the most part they cohere as a system and attempt to inculcate a way of life in the book's hearers and readers. In addition to these concerns, Leviticus, comprising as it does the center of the Pentateuch, carries forward the narrative of Exodus (cf. chaps. 1, 8–9, 10, 16, 24).
The book is part of the Priestly tradition (P) of the Pentateuch, to which belong various narratives and legal passages (e.g., Gn 1:1–2:4; 9:1–17; 17:1–27; Ex 12:1–20, 40–50; 25:1–31:18; 35:1–40:38; Nm 1:1–10:28; 15:1–14; 17:1–19:22; 25:6–31:54). Within the Priestly material itself there are signs of variant traditions and development.
The main divisions of Leviticus are:
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Keep truckin'
It's like the Loch Ness monster, Superman, dust fairies, the perfect brown boots: it doesn't exist. This Dessert Truck that New York magazine and Eater.com rave about… where is it? I'd like a helping of bread pudding for god's sake.
The concept alone makes me happy: a mobile bakery. Just walk right up for a serving of molten chocolate cake, crème brulee or hot (Valrhona & Guittard) chocolate. If I could only find it, that is.
After weeks of being the crazy stalker girl who takes the long way home to see if "he's" there, I gave up trying to play it cool. There were only so many times I could skulk around University and 8th, trying for that chance encounter with the Dessert Truck. So I Googled him. Natch. Turns out my folly was the hour of the day — he only comes out at night.
So now I know, and now I am among the blessed to have had the chocolate bread pudding. And the hot cocoa.
All I can say is the rave reviews are deserving. Both treats are over-the-top rich, and sent me immediately into orbit. Chocolate oozed and rolled around my mouth in unimaginable ways. The cocoa is thick and chocolaty-sludgy. The bread pudding is both smooth and mildly textured, dense chocolate at the spongy edges and denser chocolate in the molten middle. It was an experience so decadent, even I could barely tolerate it.
But tolerate I did, and tolerate it I will again. Like that crazy stalker girl who just can't leave well enough alone, I'll be going back. Oh yes, I will be going back.
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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131229 - http://bit.ly/1hPjwHi yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD
#30C3: Exploration and Exploitation of an SD Memory Card - http://bit.ly/19y0AYv video of fascinating talk (v @fluxusx)
Edward #Snowden plans to be more active in the media in 2014 - http://tnw.co/1gfnV5U good: we need all the help we can get #nsa #gchq
New Fund to Support Snowden-like Whistleblowers - http://wrd.cm/1h8wpPj great news, this is really crucial
#FR telecom Orange threatens to sue NSA over cable tapping - http://bit.ly/1dl3uUC all innocent telecoms should do this (v @Netz4ktivisten)
Pirate Bay uploads up by 50% in 2013 - http://bit.ly/1bxB8BS not what some people expected...
#Intel Releases 5,000 Pages of #OpenSource Haswell Documentation - http://bit.ly/KfNYPW that's good
Canadian Copyright Collective Calls It A Day After 15 Years Of Failing To Make Payments To Rights Holders - http://bit.ly/1lunmFW
Homeless recruited to decontaminate #Fukishima; paid less than minimum wage - http://bit.ly/1dlaSPX how sick is that? #japan
Judge Says That Sherlock Holmes Is In The Public Domain - http://bit.ly/1cifpy4 finally - the details
#NSA interceptava computadores comprados nos EUA para instalar grampos - http://bit.ly/1iqxUsx
Release early, release often in scientific research - http://red.ht/1kWuDRw well, obviously
Ruling In Favor Of NSA's Program Relied On Claims In 9/11 Report That Aren't Actually In That Report - http://bit.ly/1hQDDoA huh?
Vorsatz für 2014: Mithelfen das Urheberrecht zu modernisieren! - http://bit.ly/19AQ7eJ oh yes...
.@ggreenwald: The #NSA Can "Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make" - http://bit.ly/1d4jHds (v @schestowitz)
Cattle Feet Were 'Basically Coming Apart' Before Muscle-Building Drug Sales Halted - http://read.bi/1kWE43o we need precautionary principle
State Dept. #whistleblower has email hacked, deleted - http://bit.ly/1bxT7bF gosh, I just can't think who might have done this...
New Year honours: spin doctor and party donors recognised - http://bit.ly/1cix0Gb I think the word is "brazen" #uk


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My customer have an Oracle9i. (in Brazil).
I already loaded all the data that I need, and I have problem with the Brazilian character accentuation.
The data with accentuation in the database are stored correctly, (I can see it fine using a SELECT manually in SQLPLUS or TOAD)
But I built a xHarbour program to access it and the accentuation appears bad in the screen (dos windows) (crazy characters appears).
I already was created another Oracle9i database in my notebook and I can see the characters with accentuation fine, therefore I have only accentuation problems when run my xHarbour program against the database of mu customer.
I noticed that the NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET in the database of my customer is set to WE8ISO8859P1.
I my local Oracle9i Database, the NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET is set to AL16UTF16
I believe this is the problem.!!
My question is:
How to change the NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET f
rom WE8ISO8859P1 to AL16UTF16 ?
This change could cause problems in other programs?
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Adventures in Swimming
I Coach and swim with the Columbus Sharks
I'll try to post the majority of our workouts for
all to use. You can never get enough variety!!
Here are a couple of links to some of my favorite workouts.
Bo's Favorite's
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There's long been a prominent debate in the autism community over vaccines and whether they cause the disorder. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no evidence to support that fear. And diseases long thought to be wiped out in the U.S., like measles, for example, have made a comeback because of parents who have refused to inoculate their children.
This morning, as reported earlier, Michele Bachmann went even further, lending credence to a notion that Gardasil -- used in vaccines to prevent HPV, which can cause cervical cancer -- can cause mental retardation.
"I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate," Bachmann said. "She told me that her little daughter took that vaccine, that injection, and she suffered from mental retardation thereafter."
Bachmann was using this in an attack on Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who had signed an executive order mandating that girls get the vaccine. And there are certainly questions over why Perry signed the order. His former chief of staff Mike Toomey, as the Washington Post points out, "was working at the time as an Austin-based lobbyist for Merck, which was in the midst of a multimillion-dollar campaign to persuade states to make the vaccine mandatory."
But there's no evidence to suggest the vaccine causes mental retardation.
The CDC directed First Read to the side effects page for Gardasil. They include pain, redness, or swelling in the arm where the shot was given, mild-to-moderate fever, headache, or fainting.
Not surprisingly, there was nothing on mental retardation.
CDC spokeswoman Rita Chappelle said in an email, "The Institute of Medicine released a report on August 25 looking at adverse events from vaccines, including HPV. Rare cases of anaphylaxis was the only type of adverse event seen with HPV vaccine."
That's a severe allergic reaction.
And the Food and Drug Administration and CDC also reported: "Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has also been reported in individuals following vaccination with Gardasil. GBS is a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle weakness. It occurs spontaneously in unvaccinated individuals after a variety of specific infections. FDA and CDC have reviewed the reports of GBS that have been submitted to VAERS. To date, there is no evidence that Gardasil has increased the rate of GBS above that expected in the population. While we continue to carefully analyze all reports of GBS submitted to VAERS, the data do not currently suggest an association between Gardasil and GBS."
The left and right have taken shots at Bachmann for her comments.
That's quite the accusation, one that Ben Smith has already gotten a rebuttal to from the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership. The CDC has recommended Gardisil, warning that the only verified side-effect has been rare cases of blood clots and an immune system disorder. I'm not doubting that a woman came up to Bachmann and said this. News flash: Vaccine luddism is rather widespread (especially so in some affluent areas where moms listen to Oprah, according to research I've seen from Seth Mnookin), and just because a mother might say something like this does not mean it reflects what actually happened. The fact that it's Bachmann embracing this -- Bachmann, who has a habit of endorsing or "just asking questions" about dark theories that she's overheard -- is totally unsurprising.
Even conservative blog Free Republic:
Huh? "Mental retardation" typically takes place in a pre- or neo-natal event. Autism becomes apparent in the first couple of years of life — and primarily affects boys. Gardasil vaccinations take place among girls between 9-12 years of age. Even assuming that this anecdote is arguably true, it wouldn't be either "mental retardation" or autism, but brain damage. …
The "mental retardation" argument is a rehash of the thoroughly discredited notion that vaccines containing thimerasol caused a rapid increase in diagnosed autism cases. That started with a badly-botched report in Lancet that allowed one researcher to manipulate a ridiculously small sample of twelve cases in order to reach far-sweeping conclusions about thimerasol. That preservative hasn't been included in vaccines for years, at least not in the US, and the rate of autism diagnoses remain unchanged.
The most charitable analysis that can be offered in this case for Bachmann is that she got duped into repeating a vaccine-scare urban legend on national television. It looks more like Bachmann sensed that she had won a point and wanted to go in for the kill, didn't bother to check the facts, and didn't care that she was stoking an anti-vaccination paranoid conspiracy theory, either. Neither shines a particularly favorable light on Bachmann.
Ironically, Rick Perry, who had been accused by Jon Huntsman of being "anti science" said this to NBC's Carrie Dann today:
"You heard the same arguments about giving our children protections from some of the childhood diseases, and they were autism was part of that. Now we've subsequently found out that was generated and not true." He added: "I would suggest to you that this issue about Gardasil and making it available was about saving people's lives."


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saeinya wrote:i have no earthly clue why i would get questions about what aa's clerics should work on.. but thought it might be helpfull to new clerics to TF if we got a discussion going between the clerics about what aa's we should have, work on and so forth. i also think it might be helpfull if we had a class leader to field these questions to. questions about what line of aa's i should work on and such. someone pretty knowledgeable about the cleric class. would be very helpfull imho. /nods
EQIsenhart wrote:I would go defensive AA's up until at least 12 in at least avoidance. all ranks of divine arbitration.
Then focus on crit heal and regular heal AA's, planar power, innate enlightenment, all ranks of radiant cure and faster cast radiant cure, 3 ranks of shield block, buff duration. That should be roughly 400-500 AA's.
EQIsenhart wrote:the difference between an add or trash mob or AE ramp killing the cleric in one hit vs. 4-5 hits is the defensive/shield block AA's...I have seen some clerics who die much like a fly being swatted and some clerics who take hits as well as I do. That is the difference defensive AA's/shield block make...and the same applys for all classes pretty much
Defensive AAs > all
SCS is also very important especially in events with adds that may not have a ton of agro built up on them by a tank.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Speaking of Incident Response
Incident Response is all of the technical components required in order to analyze and contain an incident.
Incident Handling is the logistics, communications, coordination, and planning functions needed in order to resolve an incident in a calm and efficient manner.
That's not right, and never was. I tried pointing that out via a comment on the ISC post, but apparently the moderators aren't willing to accept contradictory comments.
Incident response and incident handling are synonyms. If you need to differentiate between the role that does technical work and one which does leadership work, you can use incident response/handling for the former and incident management for the latter.
Ten years ago I took a course at CERT called Advanced Computer Security Incident Handling for Technical Staff. The class covered technical methodologies for responding to and handling incidents. The successor to that class is Advanced Incident Handling. Notice that CERT also offers the CERT®-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler certification. To CERT, incident response and incident handling are synonyms. If anyone should understand incidents, it's CERT.
I think SANS is the organization that needs to examine how it uses the term incident handler or incident handling. The GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) designation is 83% inappropriate. How do I arrive at that figure? If you review the day-by-day course overview you'll see that only one day, the first, involves Incident Handling Step-by-Step and Computer Crime Investigation. The next four days are Computer and Network Hacker Exploits, with the sixth day being an open lab. So, 5/6 of the class has little to nothing to do with incident response/handling.
This is a problem for three reasons. First, I have met people and heard of others who think they know how to "handle incidents" because they have the GCIH certification. "I'm certified," they say. This is dangerous. Second, respondents to the latest SANS 2008 Salary Survey considered their GCIH certification to be their most important certification. If you hold the GCIH and think it's important because you know how to "handle incidents," that is also dangerous. Third, SANS offers courses with far more IR relevance that that associated with GCIH, namely courses designed by Rob Lee. It's an historical oddity that keeps the name GCIH in play; it really should be retired, but there's too much "brand recognition" associated with it at this point. If you want to learn IR from SANS, see Rob.
To be fair, the title for the course which prepares students for the GCIH is Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling. Putting IH at the end does list the subject in the proper context. I will also not deny that one should understand hacker techniques and exploits in order to do incident response/handling, but that knowledge should be its own material -- something to know in addition to the skills required for IR. Also, track 504 is really good; I remember it fondly, before it had that label. The material is kept fresh and the instructors are excellent.
The bottom line is that incident handling and response are synonyms, and those who think they are certified to do incident handling and response via GCIH are kidding themselves.
Richard Bejtlich is teaching new classes in Las Vegas in 2009. Early Las Vegas registration ends 1 May.
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- Russ McRee said...
As one who has taken both the GCIH track & Rob's GCFA track, and lives, eats, breathes incident response, I fervently agree with you on all fronts:
1) Incident response & handling are indeed one and the same.
2) While one of my favorite tracks, GCIH is a hacker tools class under the shroud of incident handling. I believe SANS should split incident handling and the hacking techniques into distinct tracks.
3) Rob's GCFA course is, in fact, a much closer match to best-of-breed incident response methodology.
4) I'm disappointed that the ISC has chosen to not post your comment, and hope they'll reconsider.
Well stated, Richard.
I agree with both Richard and Russ. Rob's course and CERT/CC courses are the best, but why aren't there any courses for incident coordination? I mean if you have an incident affecting several different business areas (or subsidairies) or even your branch offices in different countries, where can I find a descent course that tackle this - focusing on gathering information, assessment, prioritization, correlation, cooperation, coordination, communications, calling in people and get them to do the thing, etc?
For now the real life is my training and (lucky me) there are several cases each year.
Any ideas anyone?
- H. Carvey said...
I would suggest that what you're looking for falls under what Richard is referring to as incident management. In a great many cases, what I've found during CSIRP development is that internal political issues, etc., will obviate courseware.
The short story is, simply take your incident response material and determine whether you're going to decentralize it with a small trained, knowledgeable staff at each location, or if you going to do it remotely...or some combination thereof. The political stuff is going to come into play for the calling in people and get them to do the thing stuff.
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- Michael Cloppert said...
Richard, et. al.,
I'm glad to see concurrence here. I started typing a comment to this ISC blog entry myself but ran out of patience. I have a great frustration, as you heard last fall at the first SANS Forensics Summit, on the current state of thought on incident response. For the sake of brevity, I'll leave it at "IR processes are more fundamentally broken than terminology can fix," and third your view that these words are synonyms.
Keep an eye on the SANS Forensics & IR Blog. I'm planning a post soon elaborating on my thoughts, once I can articulate them clearly and concisely.
- Armorguy said...
I think the point is well made and well taken...
I am not a fan of the "incident handling" term... Adding new terms to the lexicon that are merely synonyms doesn't do much for the profession, does it?
Quick answer for Josh - what's dangerous about the GCIH? It's dangerous if someone who has a GCIH thinks that, purely based on the training they've received, is fully qualified to run a incident response. Fact is, you aren't. It takes deeper training and/or much more experience to run a incident response.
Doesn't mean you won't ever be... It means that the SANS training for GCIH doesn't cut it, IMHO. (Full dislosure: I send my engineers to other SANS training that is fantastic and worthwhile.)
- Mark Stingley said...
I'm sorry, but this is the worst post you've ever made, and the first time that I simply disagree.
First of all, the world of computer 'incident handling' is in its infancy compared to the military history of such things as Navy damage control, aircraft mishap, and so on. Then, there are the well honed incident response practices of the emergency services outside the military. Sadly, the civilian and government world regarding computers have chosen to reinvent the wheel.
I propose that 'incident response' is a subset of 'incident handling'. They are not synonyms, no more than putting out a fire is a synonym for an arson investigation.
Some definitions:
incident; an occurrence
response; the act of responding, as to a call for help
handle; manage
So, to my way of thinking, any course that concentrates more on the administrative form of incident handling is a management course. Training that concentrates more on the skills needed by a responder is a tactical one.
My impression of the GCIH thus far is it gives the basic IH skills to a responder, while offering a wealth of hacker techniques training so that the responder can accurately assess the threat and risk. I appreciate that, since network security analysis is by far the weakest skill set of much of this modern 'non-sysadmin' trained information security profession.
I haven't had the CERT training. They don't seem to offer mentoring or on-demand training, or the considerable discount SANS gave my rather large organization. But, I do think the GCIH bashing is juvenile.
In short, anyone who takes any course from anyone who then thinks that they 'know' what to do is 'dangerous'. Walking out of any course on this planet, the attendee is a 'rookie', plain and simple. The course is only a map of a course to steer. The certification simply means that the user was able to pass a test on the content of the course. It then takes much experience to make them 'expert'.
I personally think that the GCIH could always be improved. But, I would much rather have first responders to a server compromise know as much about cyberwarfare tactics as they can in order to contain the threat as soon as possible without going overboard.
Lastly, I am totally confused by the preference of forensics over attack recognition. On one hand, a course that concentrates on forensics is great. But, the 504 that favors hacker tactics and attacks is bad? One is favored at the beginning of an incident response, the other later.
So, all of you GCIH bashers.. thanks much for trashing the money and time I've spent on the course. It reminds me of the Windows bashers in the Linux forums, and the Linux bashers in the Windows forums.
BTW... I'm a GCIA and GPEN, and I've been doing this since 1994. And, I'll still be proud of my GCIH in a few weeks.
- Russ McRee said...
@Mark: I don't think anyone is bashing the GCIH, I loved that track. Yet, in all fairness, the class is 1/6th incident handling, and 5/6th hacker tools.
I loved the GPEN too, and the GCFA track. I'll always be proud of them all.
@Zeth: The GCFA is a great track to follow up your GCIH with to gain further applicable knowledge in the IH/IR realm.
Beyond that, even if IR/IH is not part of your current job duties, you can do a lot to teach yourself in a virtual environment. Build yourself a response VM and victim VM and practice scenarios. It really can pay off. I can offer a lot more in the way of suggestions via email, if you wish.
- Mark Stingley said...
Zeth; I appreciate the advice, but I've been doing 'incident handling' since the 70's in my first US Navy tour. I ran a legal office, a duty office, and helped investigate many mishaps. I've been doing computer incident handling since the early 90's. In my current (over 10K hosts) environment, the average time from detection to containment is much less than an hour. And, we discover almost all of our own compromises.
I personally believe that the InfoSec industry is primarily staffed with (1) auditors, (2) appliance operators, and (3) compliance people. In a such an environment, an 'IR' course such as the GCIH is doing a service by concentrating 5/6 of the course on hacker tactics. Too many so-called InfoSec 'analysts' desperately need that skill set, along with GCIA skills. And, too many InfoSec managers are incredibly weak with 'hard' skills.
In addition, GCIH is typical of a SANS course, wherein one of the course books is usually worth two to three of the alternative. Book 1, day 1 of the GCIH is a concentrated guide, chock full of critical references and checklists.
Perhaps, there wouldn't be a problem if the course were entitled "Giac Certified Incident Responder".
I get hot when respected, industry leading figures bash something that is actually a good thing. Such irresponsible actions do damage to people.
- Richard Bejtlich said...
Mark, I wonder if you would find it interesting if I published the names of people who privately agree with this post but don't want SANS to see it? There's more than one "respected industry leading figure" who shares my point of view.
- StephenRayNorthcutt said...
Well for what it is worth, if I am not the guilty party, I am "a" guilty party. It was a decision Ed Skoudis and I made jointly in London, sorry can't remember the year.
Background, and hope this is not too much info. My first book was Incident Handling, some of you may still have the .pdf version.
The hottest two selling courses in 2001 were both hacking, one was Hacking Exposed ( perhaps you remember the all black costumes, nehru collars and dry ice smoke) and the other a hacking course put together by Ed Skoudis and Eric Cole. Skoudis/Cole was outscoring the other by about 1/10th of a point and we were more comfortable with it.
We felt there were two directions we could take the course if we expanded it, one down the response path, the other down the pen test path. We chose response and did not add the pen test course until 2008.
I feel that incident response is largely a process that can be taught in a day, but that to be effective you need a number of skills. A large number of those skills involve malware and exploits, because success with those tools is often why you are responding.
I also feel incident responders are akin to EMTs "first response" and this is why forensics should be a separate discipline. We have an obligation not to make it hard for digital forensics examiners to do their job by mucking up the evidence, but those are separate skills in my view.
I would be happy to open a dialog as to what we should do or say, but don't expect radical changes. There are about 4k certified folks and many more have taken the course and seem to enjoy it. It is fine to tell us we are wrong, but we have spent years tuning both the course and the concept. Still, always happy to be schooled, feel free to drop me a note firstname.lastname@example.com and when we get the messaging tuned, I am happy to forward to Ed for consideration.
I am sorry that your comment did not get posted, but in all fairness you have said some pretty mean things over time and if it is the ISC blog you are talking about they did just win the RSA Social Security technical blog award so they must be doing something right. I look forward to an open dialog with any or all, but please use the email I posted, I only check gmail once every quarter or so *grin*
- Richard Bejtlich said...
In case anyone is wondering, here's the comment I tried to post to ISC that was censored.
You're introducing an unnecessary distinction by trying to assign different definitions to the terms incident handler and incident responder. What does SANS mean by GCIH, then? Is that supposed to be GCIH or really GCIR? You can avoid this confusion by using the term Incident Manager for the person who assumes the leadership role you describe. Incident handler and responder are defined to be the same role by most respectable IR organizations -- check out CERT's description of Certified Computer Security Incident Handler at http://www.cert.org/certification/ .
- Joel Esler said...
I wonder if it was auto censored because it has a link in it. The system may have thought it was comment spam. Try putting your comment without the link.
- Richard Bejtlich said...
Joel, somehow I doubt it. The two comments by "Josh" included a link.
Bravo for saying something about GCIH! I mostly agree that the certification and course topics are off balance. As a very active incident responder - I was on the road about 80% of last year responding to a variety of incidents for a number of organizations - I can say that the content of the GCIH program would likely not have helped me. That's not to say the content is bad material - I just believe it's not the correct focus for IR. What I would like to see is a class that can show me how to find evil and solve crime, not lecture on how to run John the Ripper and nmap.
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