I think the issue Selgin is pointing to here is clear evidence of the tight policy stance that goes back to at least 2007, and arguably to 2006, that predates the collapse of housing markets. The Fed refused to support credit markets, growth of mortgages and housing starts began to drop, and then eventually, home prices began to drop. The tightening preceded the collapse in home prices.
It seems to me that the idea that high home prices were a signal of excess demand carries a lot of weight. To the extent that the home price boom and the home building boom are two geographically separate events, and that home prices were driven by supply factors, not a deviation from reasonable cash flow expectations, it seems to me that there is very little left to describe the 2000s as a period of monetary excess. But, George Selgin now sees the Fed sowing the seeds of nominal contraction as far back as, at least, 2007. I think this pulls him most of the way toward the conclusion that Fed behavior after 2006 was much more important than Fed behavior before 2006.
It seems like the supply story on homes before 2006 and the type of work Selgin is pointing to here, regarding Fed management as the boom plateaued, serve to begin to create a complete narrative of the period. At its base, there are continuing, sharp political impediments to building in key cities. This calls for high home prices in those cities. Lending monetary accommodation facilitated those rising prices, as well as building in areas where households were moving to escape those excessive costs. In this way, we could say that excess demand caused a "bubble". But, solving the housing problem through demand means explicitly undermining demand so thoroughly that home prices move out of a rational expectations range. There is a strong sense of defending the demand story, but once one accepts supply constraints as the source of the problem, managing the boom by undercutting demand seems indefensible to me. Would it have been better to undercut demand earlier so that housing supply would be even lower? Until the supply problem is solved, cost of living in the constrained cities will induce stress on median household budgets, regardless of NGDP. Those stresses will persist if higher national incomes draws high income households into those cities, driving up rents. Lowering the nominal incomes of those stressed families obviously does little to help this problem.
The problem isn't high home prices, it's high rents. Rents aren't high because of a housing boom.
P.S. And while cheap homes in Texas isn't the optimal solution to the problem faced by middle income families in California and New York City, removing that option, which is mostly what we have done, is obviously counterproductive.


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The Jane the Virgin actress stopped by The Late Late Show on Tuesday and, at James Corden’s prompting, showed off some of the skills she learned from her boxing referee father. Though the tears that ensued were clearly in jest, it does appear as if she hit him a little sooner than he was really prepared for. But don’t worry, he got his comeuppance in the slap fight that followed. See the two most charming people in television fake-fight each other in the clip above.


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Acknowledging right off the bat this is dangerous territory for any male to navigate, there is a demographic in the field of family studies that still continues to baffle even the most seasoned veteran of human relationships: mothers and their adolescent children. Not unlike a solar eclipse, one cannot stare directly at this phenomenon unless you want lasting damage to your shins or your eardrums. I say this with all due love and respect toward my own wife and her just-turned female accomplice, because this is a relational dyad worthy of much honour, but also guilty of much misunderstanding. And when this mother-daughter relationship is fraught with conflict, the stakes for the family unit get much higher.
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The teen years are an intense time for your children. So much is changing — but the one thing that will never change is the love you have for them. Spending intentional time with your teen, by trying these mother-daughter date ideas, is a special way to keep connected in the teenage years. But that is not to say that in this case your daughter does not still love you and still need you — and importantly, want to spend time with you.
There is no relationship as close and as strained as the mother-daughter relationship, especially during the teen years. The difficulty in this relationship is highlighted with drama and humor in a show called Gilmore Girls. If you have watched this show you know the difficulty Lorelai Gilmore mother had with letting Rory daughter make mistakes while still being a loving mother who was there to offer guidance.
He no longer wants to feel adored, closeted or dependent. He needs to step into his life force, spread his wings and discover his own way. Frustration sets in and almost every mother wonders how it all went wrong. Are you to blame?

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You raise an interesting point NY... I personally have no problem with what he stood up for. How he went about it is really the issue. In a place of employment, there’s really no such thing as freedom of expression, freedom of speech, etc. Companies have Code of Conduct and other policies for a reason. Whether it’s the NFL or Walmart, you can’t dress however you want and hide behind “freedom of expression” for example. Nor use the workplace as a political platform. Employers have every right to fire people who do (workers are protected by EEOC rights, not constitutional rights).
Kap might've been more effective if he organized public rallies or maybe gone on the cable news or talk show circuit (celebs do it all the time). The mistake he made was “bringing it into the workplace”, which is a no no. Being a celebrity athlete may be different than a Walmart door greeter, but not when it comes to employment law. The NFL is just another U.S. corporation, and Kap was an employee. If he violated a corporate policy, they don’t have to hire him if they don’t want to. This isn't a polemic, it's just the way it is (I'm only calling balls and strikes – don't kill the messenger).
(Sure, he also angered the right wing by “disrespecting the flag”, but that’s a separate thing).
That said, I’ve never heard anything about Kap being a problem in the locker room. Has that been reported?


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Growing up, our Halloween fun was dressing up in our favorite themed costume and trick-or-treating around the neighborhood.
Now that we’re adults, we’re more than ready for a more adventurous twist that includes intimacy, fantasy and perhaps a little role-playing.
If you’re interested in dressing up or participating in something a little daring and delicious with your partner, give these adult treats a whirl.
Here are 5 Tantalizing Tricks To Get Her To Wear That Halloween Treat:
What are your secret fantasies? What are your partner’s fantasies?
The historical themes (pirate and stowaway, lord and lady) and traditional themes (hero and damsel in distress or teacher and student) continue to be favorites, but consider some lesser utilized themes: hillbilly, hippie, pioneer, gangster, alien, or astronaut, plus many others.
What favorite movies can be applied to fulfill a fantasy?
Now that you have some ideas, go shopping!
What specialty stores are in your area?
Make a visit to your local sewing stores, too.
You don’t have to sew to get some great costume ideas. Just check out the pattern books for renaissance, steam punk, and unusual costumes ideas.
If you or your partner have an outdoorsy fantasy, check out your local outfitter stores.
Build your own fantasy costume by accessorizing with the treasures found around town—or online.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
If you have a fantasy you’d like fulfilled, be willing to return the favor for your partner.
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Many amusement parks host Halloween weekends.
Seek them out and set the mood there. Note: these are highly popular events and fill EARLY!
If you want to attend for next year, reserve your weekend at the beginning of spring (most parks open reservations in April and their Halloween events fill up within hours).
Get inspired at the park then continue your special evening after 10pm at home—or at a themed bed & breakfast.
2. Foreplay and anticipation.
Set up a series of hints throughout the day or week.
Similar to the 12 Days of Christmas, create a 13 days of Halloween celebration. What can you do that will build curiosity and excitement until the 31?
Build your event around spooky numbers such as 666, 237, or 13.
1. Make it creative, playful, romantic.
This is an opportunity for you and your partner to step out of the ordinary for some wild and arousing fun.
If it’s a little out of the norm, EVEN BETTER! That’s what the season is about.
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This dataset holds Northern Hemisphere (north of 15N) gridded (5° latitude by 10° longitude grid) series of daily Mean Sea Level Pressure fields. The data are available for the period 1881 to 2005. The data was supplied by the Met Office, Hadley Centre.
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If you were with us for Comic Con, then you probably already saw the great panel that the cast of The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies had in Hall H. If you missed it, just CLICK HERE. Now, we’ve got the very first full trailer for the new film along with a new poster. Check them out below and then start counting the days until the film is released on December 17th.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom.
“The Hobbit: There and Back Again” is the epic conclusion to Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film concludes the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins, who joins the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.


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It’s that time of year–when many gardens are producing more zucchini than we know what to do with! Never fear, help is here…this is the first in a series about what to do with all that zucchini. Maybe with these ideas and recipes, you won’t be sneaking it onto your neighbor’s porch before they catch you leaving bags of extra bounty!
Zucchini Pizza Boats Recipe
- 6 medium zucchini
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (I love Classico organic)
- 1 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
- salt and pepper
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and place on paper.
- Scoop out seeds with a teaspoon and discard.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, brown ground beef, drain, and mix with spaghetti sauce.
- When zucchini is done, fill centers with sauce/meat mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake another 5-10 minutes until sauce is hot and cheese is melted.
- I can think of so many other fillings that would be delicious…shredded BBQ chicken, cream cheese with green chilis, spicy black beans, bacon…
My mouth is watering just thinking about it! The sky’s the limit!
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Taste test: These snacks were ball-shaped, and based on the name and the inclusion of some kind of faux-Oreo on the front of the bag, they were intended to be Oreo-tasting, boasting a chocolate cookie center and an off-white creme coating. They were fairly small, at about 1/2-inch in diameter, and impressively, none of the pieces were stuck together.
I grabbed a few pieces and crunched in to find they those centers were indeed crunchy, with an Oreo-like feel, but the taste reminded me more of a cookies-and-creme ice cream than it did actual Oreo). I'd much rather eat on Oreo than a whole handful of these, as I found them to be too sweet for their own good — a glass of cold milk could be a necessity if you're planning to eat a lot of them.
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London-based fintech startup Revolut has applied for a bank charter to operate as an independent bank in the United States, according to TechCrunch.
- Revolut submitted a draft application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, but discussions are still ongoing.
- Revolut has a presence in the U.S. through a partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank, which handles deposits and issues cards for the European firm.
- The startup is also launching Revolut Business which enables companies to send and receive international payments more easily through virtual and physical debit cards. It is currently available across all 50 states, and counts as customers 500,000 companies in Europe.
- The company has 15 million customers for its financial supper app, mostly in the European Union and the United Kingdom, where it is applying for a banking license. It also has a specialized license from the Bank of Lithuania.


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“Walmart now has an insurance coverage company,” introduced the retailer in a job listing for medical insurance coverage brokers.
The newly fashioned subsidiary, Walmart Insurance coverage Providers LLC, is seeking to rent a number of brokers to start the primary week of August 2020, based on the commercial.
A Walmart spokesperson confirmed the creation of the insurance coverage company to CNBC however didn’t spell out any particulars on product choices or pricing.
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The main focus of Amazon’s insurance coverage subsidiary can be on promoting Medicare Benefit plans.
Medicare Benefit Plans have grown over the previous ten years, and personal insurers cater to just about a 3rd of the beneficiaries of those plans, based on MedCity Information, an internet medical information publication.
Final month, Walmart had acquired healthcare startup CareZone’s expertise and mental property for $200 million.
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Where rare species are concerned, including those with restricted range, their use for traditional medicine can have disastrous impacts on local populations already under pressure (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, 2016, http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/wildlife/World_Wildlife_Crime_Report_2016_final.pdf). Difficulty in monitoring such illegal activity has been illustrated by enforcement raids across India since June 2017 (National Geographic, 7 July 2017, https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/wildlife-watch-india-monitor-lizard-poaching-plant-root-hatha-jodi/), with authorities seizing supposedly rare Himalayan plant roots referred to as hatha jodi.
Hatha jodi (Plate 1) is purported to have magical powers to ward off bad luck and change lives, bringing wealth, power and contentment. These qualities make it an attractive purchase on Hindu tantric stores and websites. However, laboratory examinations in India and the UK in May 2017 have confirmed that hatha jodi is actually the dried hemipenes of Indian monitor lizards (Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis and yellow monitor Varanus flavescens). The penalty for killing these species or dealing in their body parts is equivalent to doing so with a tiger in India (Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India) and internationally (CITES Appendices, 2017).
This raises the question of whether customers and traders really believe they are dealing with plant roots. Is this, rather, a cover to disguise trade in protected lizards through the deliberate use of a code word? The latter would seem likely, as we documented hundreds of such advertisements carried by online retailers during a search made over a 4 week period in June 2017. The retailers included Amazon, eBay and Alibaba, which presumably did not realise they were involved in illegal sales, at prices of up to USD 250 apiece, of a species protected across Asia, Europe and North America.
Perhaps exaggerated respect given to spiritual myths thickened the smoke screen by trading unscrupulously on the religious connotations of hatha jodi (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2015, 13, 325). Either way, when it comes to illegal trade, the Shakespearian question ‘What's in a name?’ reveals more loopholes than a knitted scarf. We believe that, for effective enforcement of wildlife trade laws, in addition to a standardized naming policy based on up-to-date taxonomic classification (Conservation Letters, 2016, 9, 313), creation of a readily accessible list of colloquial names used as codes to sell globally protected species is essential.


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International Tourist Arrivals To Greece Surge 20.8% In Jan-July
The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Greece rose 20.8 percent in the first seven months of this year in comparison to the same period last year, according to recent data released by the Bank of Greece.
Greece welcomed some 10.5 million foreign visitors from January to July 2014, the data showed.
The surge in arrivals resulted to travel receipts increasing by 13.8 percent to 6.68 billion euros. This development is mainly due to the 15.9 percent increase in the spending of EU-28 residents, which amounted to 3.9 million euros. Also, receipts of residents of non-EU countries amounted to 2.55 million euros during the January-July 2014 period, which is an increase of 11.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
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Visitors from the United States accounted for the strongest growth (28.5 percent) to Greece during the first seven months of this year at 293,000 visitors compared to the same period last year.
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It’s time to start thinking about health insurance re-enrollment. This year, it’s even easier for you to re-enroll your health insurance. If you have a plan with Nevada Health Link, you will be re-enrolled automatically.
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BAR HARBOR — A major agricultural property here will become a working farm again and will remain free of residential development in perpetuity.
The 68-acre Gilbert Farm, on Gilbert Farm Road in Town Hill, is now under the ownership of Bar Harbor Community Farm. Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) now holds a conservation easement on 48 acres of the property, with another 10 acres set aside for future sale to Acadia National Park.
The Community Farm has for the past four years operated out of a leased field on Norway Drive. Owner Glennon Friedmann said Tuesday that she has always wanted to expand, and this land purchase, and the help from MCHT, will allow her to do so.


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When you choose a supplement that contains glucosamine, you need to stick to those that contain glucosamine sulfate or glucosamine hydrochloric (HDl), since glucosamine KCL is as considered as lower quality.
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You need to look for dog supplements that contain both chondroitin and glucosamine, as research has proved that they are more effective when used together. Glucosamine has a natural anti-inflammatory effect that works when the collagen in the cartilage are regulated synthetically. On the other hand, chondroitin enhances the thickness and the elasticity of the cartilage by inhibiting the production of enzymes in the cartilage and joint fluid.
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Also, MSM is a sulfur compound that helps in preventing cartilage erosion. It also acts as a natural anti-inflammatory to combat against problems like rheumatoid arthritis. Most of the dog supplement products also contain manganese or ascorbic acid too, which helps in digestion.
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Genuine Naturals Joint Supplement Soft Chews
Apart from the required ingredients like glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM, this Genuine Naturals joint supplement for dogs also makes use of turmeric’s superior anti-inflammatory action for healthy joint capabilities.
The supplements also make use of yucca, which is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is a viable source of Vitamin C. Plus, this arthritis medicine comes in the chew preparation for dogs that absolutely dislike tablets. With the right amount of chews, your dog will get all the minerals and nutrients it needs to maintain healthy joints.
Doggie Dailies Hip and Joint Supplement for Dogs
One of the many benefits offered by Doggie Dailies hip and joint supplements for dogs is that the soft chew contains two additional ingredients that are not found in any other dog joint supplement products. These products are Hyaluronic Acid and Co-Enzyme Q10.
HA improves the production of synovial fluids, which lubricates the entire joint capsule. Without the synovial fluids, swelling and pain will be worse and could lead to permanent immobility. CoQ10 is known for its antioxidant activity. Additionally, there are also minerals, micronutrients, and vitamins to promote overall joint health of the dogs.
Infinite Pet Supplements Hip and Joint Supplement for Dogs
The Infinite Pet supplements can be seen as an alternative of the Genuine Naturals supplements, which also consists of the 3-ingredient canine joint health formulation and turmeric. The difference is that this supplement comes as chewable treats, thereby making it easier to administer to your canine.
This supplement package also comes with an e-book that talks about how to holistically take care of pet dogs. Each tablet consists of 100mg of chondroitin and MSM each and 250mg of glucosamine.
Glyco-Flex III Bite-Sized Dog Chews by Vetri-Science Laboratories
This particular supplement is perhaps one of the best dog supplements in the market today. Best known for maintaining the joint health of a canine, the Glyco-Flex III supplements features Vitamins E and C, apart from the usual glucosamine and MSM.
All the ingredients in this supplement have been selected carefully and will improve the health of your pooch’s joints, especially if your dog is highly active or a senior canine. It has the flavor of chicken and Vitamin C in it will help in the production of collagen, which aids in supporting the cartilage.
It has been studied that supplements that contain chondroitin and glucosamine are effective in improving the quality of life of dogs by combatting symptoms of debilitating diseases like osteoarthritis. With appropriate treatment and proper dosage for your canine’s specific needs, joint supplements provide a cost-effective and easy way to counteract the pains and aches of old age.
If you practice prevention and get your canine started on a joint health regime. This means that apart from providing joint support supplements, you will need to feed it a well-balanced and nutritious diet each day. This also includes a lot of exercises and play time. With love and care, your pup will stay pain-free and healthy for a long time.
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UK universities found to facilitate money laundering
Universities have been accused of unintentionally clearing the way for money laundering by accepting millions of pounds in cash from international students from “high-risk” countries, a Times investigation has found.
At least 49 British universities accepted £52m in cash to pay for fees over the past five years, including millions from China, Nigeria, Russia and India.
Some of the universities include Essex, which took £5.4 million, and Wolverhampton, which took £2.8 million. Manchester University received £5 million, while Nottingham University accepted £1.8 million, mainly from Chinese students.
Durham received £440,000 from foreign students, £200,000 of which came from Chinese students, and tens of thousands from Saudi and Kazakh students.
Financial crime specialists concluded that UK universities had glossed over whether they were being used for money laundering from illegal activity overseas. Banknotes make it difficult for banking regulators or police to track them back to the source.
Chris Greany, a former UK national police co-ordinator for countering economic crime, argues: “You can’t buy a car, a flight or rent a hotel room for cash anymore, so I don’t see how it can still be acceptable for universities.”
Matthew Page, an associate of Chatham House who has researched money-laundering risks at UK universities, described it as “putting out a welcome mat for the world’s kleptocrats and money launderers”.
University officials claimed they carried out rigorous due-diligence checks to avoid the prospect of money laundering.
The University of Essex said it collaborates with “Lloyds bank and other sector experts to keep up with latest advice”.
You can’t buy a car, a flight or rent a hotel room for cash anymore, so I don’t see how it can still be acceptable for universities
– Former UK national police co-ordinator, Chris Greany
Durham University responded that their acceptance of cash was in line with the UK money-laundering regulations, which obliges that it keeps a record of all single transactions in notes of £2,000 or more.
However, the education sector only accounted for 24 out of 478,437 suspicious activity reports filed to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
The Times found that overseas students whose relatives were public officials posed a significant risk. Aniseh Chawkat, President Assad of Syria’s niece, was studying in London and had her bank account seized in 2019 after it was used to launder money.
A report commissioned by Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, reported that 40% of its present and former state governors have educated their children in the UK with many of them having links to corruption offences.

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“My perfect baby!!!” the superstar captioned the photo on her Instagram, which features the tot — whose name she and the rapper still have yet to share publicly — smiling the camera as he lays on his back with his teeny tiny feet in his hands.
In the associated profile, Rih dished on how motherhood has changed her entire perspective, telling the magazine, “It’s everything. You really don’t remember life before, that’s the craziest thing ever. You literally try to remember it – and there are photos of my life before – but the feeling, the desires, the things that you enjoy, everything, you just don’t identify with it because you don’t even allow yourself mentally to get that far, because…Because it doesn’t matter.”
Of course, the “Diamonds” songstress is currently readying her world for baby number two following that epic baby bump reveal during her Super Bowl LVII halftime show performance. The 13-minute set featured the Savage x Fenty mogul running through her massive back catalog of hits including the likes of “Where Have You Been,” “We Found Love,” “Rude Boy,” “Work,” “Umbrella” and more.
Rihanna also teased the likelihood of finally releasing her long-awaited ninth album in the British Vogue interview, saying, “I want it to be this year. Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year. But I just want to have fun. I just want to make music and make videos.”
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When a loved one is involved in drugs, it is always a hectic moment for the entire family. Drug intake, especially when someone is addicted, is very dangerous. This is because, it causes people to lose focus with life and live carelessly. No one would want their loved one to live this. The whole situationContinue reading “Factors to Consider When Searching For a Drug Rehabilitation Centre”
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An ignition switch is an important component of any vehicle, as it is needed to turn the car on and off. To ensure its proper operation, it is important to understand the wiring diagram of an ignition switch. This article will explain the basics of a wiring diagram for an ignition switch and help you understand the components that make up the system.
Components of an Ignition Switch
The main components of an ignition switch are the ignition key, the starter switch, the coil, and the contact points. The ignition key is used to turn the switch on and off, while the starter switch is responsible for sending the signal to the engine to start. The coil helps to create the current that is needed to start the engine, while the contact points provide the connection between the starter switch and the coil.
How to Read a Wiring Diagram
A wiring diagram for an ignition switch can help you understand how the system works. The diagram will show the various components and how they are connected. The contacts points will be labeled, as well as the power source and the power output. It is important to note that the diagram will indicate whether the power source is positive or negative. Additionally, the diagram will show how the components are connected, such as which wires go to which contact points.
Understanding the wiring diagram of an ignition switch is an important part of vehicle maintenance. It is important to have an understanding of the components and how they are connected, in order to ensure the system is working properly. Taking the time to read and understand the wiring diagram for an ignition switch will help keep your car in top running condition.


NBC has released an intimate look into the rehearsals for ANNIE Live! Watch as the star of the Broadway musical Celina Smith, sings her rendition of “Tomorrow” as Taraji P. Henson looks on. After the rehearsal, Smith and Henson have an in-depth discussion about the play, and how it still resonates with modern audiences.
“You know what is interesting about this play is that a lot of the things, and a lot of the themes that we address are still happening today,” Henson said. “Its history repeating itself.”
“I’m really glad that I can be a part of this musical and spread this message,” Smith said after her rehearsal of “Tomorrow.”
Along with Smith starring as Annie and Henson as Miss Hannigan, the cast of ANNIE Live! includes Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace, Tituss Burgess as Rooster, and Megan Hilty as Lily St. Regis. Broadway’s original Annie, Andrea McArdle, will portray Eleanor Roosevelt, with Alan Toy playing her husband and former United States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Produced by Chloe Productions, ANNIE Live! will be co-directed by Lear deBessonet and Alex Rudzinski, with Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Alex Rudzinsky, serving as executive producers. Sergio Trujillo will be the musical’s choreographer, Jason Sherwood will head the production design, and Stephen Oremus is set to orchestrate the music direction. Emilio Sosa will lead the costume design.
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“‘The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture’: The Argument Summarized.” In The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution 1770–1823. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1975, pp. 39–49.
Why did the West's moral consciousness shift to embrace antislavery during the 1760s and 1770s? “By the eve of the American Revolution there was a remarkable convergence of cultural and intellectual developments which at once undercut traditional rationalizations for slavery and offered new modes of sensibility for identifying with its victims.” In the era of liberal Enlightenment and revolution, the ideological function of attacking slavery was symbolic of a broader critique of all forms of legal subordination.
Slavery, as an extreme form of subordination, contained unstable tensions and contradictions that undermined its defense. On the one hand, the slave was regarded as a passive tool without an autonomous self-consciousness; on the other hand, the slave was also viewed as a conscious agent with traces of human personality. Also making for the instability of slavery was the paradox that the “master” was completely dependent on the slave's consciousness and recognition of him as a master to whom the slave owed obedience and subordination. Physical bondage reflected, in addition, an alleged but questionable cosmic hierarchy and subordination. Men who internally were “slaves” to sin or passions and judged incapable of virtuous self-government, were “natural slaves” deserving also of external bondage and subordination to virtuous or rational masters. The Cynics, Sophists, and Stoics offered the slave an ideological comfort that though outwardly a slave, he might inwardly be free. This cold comfort and the Christian emphasis on endurance and subordination prevented attacks on slavery.
The Quakers and other perfectionist sects questioned the morality of slavery as an inhumane treatment of fellow humans and an arbitrary subordination of equals who did not deserve to be treated as objects. Along with the Quakers' attitude, four developments in Western culture and British Protestantism fostered the burgeoning of antislavery consciousness: (1) Secular social philosophy came to interpret the master-slave relationship as a matter of fear, power, self-interest, utility, and social order. This undercut the ethical opposition to successful slave revolts. Furthermore, by sympathetically identifying with the slave's lot, the liberal Montesquieu (and Francis Hutcheson) “put the subject of Negro slavery on the agenda of the European Enlightenment.” (2) The growing influence of the ethic of benevolence embodied in the “man of feeling” and “moral sense” made slavery appear as an inhumane and brutal affront to liberal progress. The liberal, sympathetic spirit, reflected in Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and The Wealth of Nations (1776), viewed slavery as morally undeserved and as preventing “the spontaneous impulses” which the man of feeling cultivated. (3) The evangelical faith stressed conversion and sanctification of all men including slaves and warned against the abuse of power as a temptation of masters. (4) Finally, anti-slavery sentiments were fostered by primitivist “noble savage” currents which deflated white ethnocentrism and encouraged viewing blacks as autonomous human beings capable of virtue and creativity and as undeserving of subordination.


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- Photoshop Training – Designing and Workshop with Templates – Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 7-10 pm. join Bob for this instructional class on how to use Adobe Photoshop Templates. Robert DiTommaso Photography Workshop, 6841 NORTH Rochester Road, Ferber Warehouse Complex, Suite 100-I, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Workshop fee: $35.
- Mansfield Reformatory – Photo Tour – Friday, April 17, 2015 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Join Bob for this photo exploration of the Mansfield Reformatory – setting for the Shawshank Redemption Movie! This historical building has house thousands of prisoner over it more than 100 years of service. The $75 fee includes the entrance fee and the permission to photograph at the prison. Join us for a day of adventuring!
- Basic 6-Hour DSLR Photography Workshop – Sunday, April 19, 2015 from 9 am to 4 pm. Join Bob for the basic photography workshop. Learn how to move beyond the Auto settings. Learn the settings and functions on your DSLR Camera. Robert DiTommaso Photography Workshop, 6841 NORTH Rochester Road, Ferber Warehouse Complex, Suite 100-I, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Workshop fee is $69.
- Lightroom 4-Class Series Photography Class – Join Bob for this 4-class series on one of the most powerful post-processing programs available. We recommend this software for both beginners and advanced photographers. If you purchase all (4) classes, there is a 20% discount. The four classes are: Image Management, Image Development, Image Output and Workflow Process. Fee for Series is $112.
- Lightroom Post-Processing – Image Management & Organization – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from 7-10 pm. This post-processing photography class covers how you can use Lightroom to manage your image inventory and keep your images organized. Robert DiTommaso Photography Workshop, 6841 NORTH Rochester Road, Ferber Warehouse Complex, Suite 100-I, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Workshop fee: $35.
- Lightroom Post-Processing – Image Development – Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 7-10 pm. This post-processing photography class covers how you can use Lightroom to develop your images. Development can be a very creative addition to your photography toolbox. Robert DiTommaso Photography Workshop, 6841 NORTH Rochester Road, Ferber Warehouse Complex, Suite 100-I, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Workshop fee: $35.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Photo Safari - Thursday, April 23, 2015 through Monday, April 27, 2015. Join Bob for this small-group, hands-on photography safari! You will immerse yourself in the art of photography. The Smoky Mountains offer extensive macro and vista photography opportunities. Workshop fee: $500. Hotel, Meals, Transportation expenses are an additional cost. Call us to learn more.
- Lightroom Post-Processing – Image Output – Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 7-10 pm. Lightroom Post-Processing training workshop will help you understand the wide variety of ways you can share your images! Lightroom is the way to help. Workshop fee: $35.
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- Photography Safari to Rocky Mountains in Colorado – Wednesday, September 9th through Monday, September 14th, 2015. Join Bob for this small-group, hands-on training in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The diversity and the beauty of the Rocky Mountains will amaze you! Workshop fee: $500. Lodging, meals and transportation are the responsibility of the studio. Call us to learn more details. (248) 608-8563 or email us for the itinerary.
6-Hour Basic DSLR Photography Workshop
Bob offers a 6-hour Basic DSLR Photography Workshop that helps students understand all the settings and functions of their DSLR camera. If you just got a new DSLR or need a refresher on how to move out of the automatic mode, this class is perfect for you!
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GOV Inc. is a global problem and WE ARE THE SOLUTION! Help People wake up to the Economy-of-Fraud and Police State of America! We can end the corporate-free-for-all, wars-for-profit, tyranny & oppression when we unite. Remember, WE ARE MANY, THEY ARE FEW! WE OUTNUMBER THEM... MILLIONS-TO-ONE! PEACE
Friday, March 11, 2011
Time Lapse: The Revolution Will be Facebookized & Twitterized.

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Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has waded into the controversy surrounding the reshuffling of the Haruna Iddrisu-led Minority Caucus in Parliament, asserting that come what may, the decision to reshuffle shall not be reversed.
Ras Mubarak wants the party faithful to rather focus on getting the party to win the election 2024 and supporting the new leadership of Parliament to succeed.
“The decision to appoint new party leaders in parliament won’t be reversed. No amount of petitions and press conferences would change that. Better we focus energies on winning political power and help build our country.
“Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn moved from the front Bench to the back bench. Heavens did not break loose. We can’t build a strong party with this entitlement mentality.
We have a duty to help Ato Forson and his team succeed as our new party Leaders in parliament,”
Ras Mubarak has had reservations about the influence of Haruna Iddrisu in the party, especially in the Northern Region.
He had earlier, in 2022, accused Haruna Iddrisu of meddling in the affairs of constituency elections…


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Kudos to my managing editor Alice Pope for sending along the following press release from the Poetry Foundation:
CHICAGO — Poet Gary Snyder is the winner of the 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986 and presented annually by the Poetry Foundation, the award is one of the most prestigious given to American poets, and at $100,000 it is one of the nation's largest literary awards. Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine and chair of the selection committee, made the announcement today. The prize will be presented at an evening ceremony at the Arts Club of Chicago on Thursday, May 29.
In announcing the award, Wiman said: "Gary Snyder is in essence a contemporary devotional poet, though he is not devoted to any one god or way of being so much as to Being itself. His poetry is a testament to the sacredness of the natural world and our relation to it, and a prophecy of what we stand to lose if we forget that relation."
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Snyder began writing in the 1950s as a member—with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac—of the Beat movement. For most of the 1960s he lived in Japan and studied formally in a Zen monastery. Blending physical reality—precise observations of nature—with insight received primarily through the practice of Zen Buddhism, Snyder has explored a wide range of social and spiritual matters in both poetry and prose.
The judges issued the following statement in making the selection: "Gary Snyder is a true nature poet: there's no sentimentalism to his work, and he never uses the natural world simply to celebrate his own sensibility. A deeply learned and meditative artist, an impassioned ecologist, and a poet of great scope as well as intense focus, Snyder has written poems that we will be reading for as long as we've been reading Robert Frost."
"The selection of Gary Snyder as this year's winner of the Lilly Prize does honor to the tradition of excellence and importance that the prize has stood for since it was established over 20 years ago," said John Barr, president of the Poetry Foundation.
Snyder is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, essays, and translations. His poetry collections include Riprap and ColdMountain Poems, The Back Country, Regarding Wave, No Nature, Mountains and Rivers Without End, and Danger on Peaks. His essays are collected in Earth House Hold, The Real Work, A Place in Space, and Back on the Fire.
A committed environmental activist who has received the John Hay Award for Nature Writing, Snyder has also been recognized for his contributions to the theory and practice of Buddhism. His many honors include the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 for TurtleIsland, an AmericanAcademy of Arts and Letters award, the Bollingen Prize, a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, the Bess Hokin Prize and the Levinson Prize from Poetry, the Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Times, and the Shelley Memorial Award.
Snyder was born on May 8, 1930, in San Francisco. He is professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Davis, and lives in northern California.
Judges for the 2008 prize were poets Eavan Boland, Sandra M. Gilbert, and Christian Wiman.
A grizzled black-eyed rabbit showed me
irrigation ditches, open paved highway,
to the hill.
bell chill blue jewel sky
Banner clouds flying,
The mountains all gathered,
juniper trees on the flanks
the snug bark scale
in thin powder snow
over rock scrabble, pricklers, boulders,
pines and junipers,
The trees all singing.
The mountains are singing
To gather the sky and the mist
to bring it down snow-breath
and gather it water
Sent from the singing peaks
flanks and folds
Down arroyos and ditches by highways the water
The people to use it, the
mountains and juniper
Do it for men,
Said the rabbit.
First published in Poetry, March 1968. © Gary Snyder
About the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
American poetry has no greater friend than Ruth Lilly. Over many years and in many ways, it has been blessed by her personal generosity. In 1985 she endowed the Ruth Lilly Professorship in Poetry at IndianaUniversity. In 1989 she created Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships, for $15,000 each, given annually by the Poetry Foundation to undergraduate or graduate students selected through a national competition. In 2002 her lifetime engagement with poetry culminated in a magnificent bequest that will enable the Poetry Foundation to promote, in perpetuity, a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honors a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the annual prize is sponsored and administered by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. Over the last 20 years, the Lilly Prize has awarded more than $1,000,000. The previous recipients are Adrienne Rich, Philip Levine, Anthony Hecht, Mona Van Duyn, Hayden Carruth, David Wagoner, John Ashbery, Charles Wright, Donald Hall, A.R. Ammons, Gerald Stern, William Matthews, W.S. Merwin, Maxine Kumin, Carl Dennis, Yusef Komunyakaa, Lisel Mueller, Linda Pastan, Kay Ryan, C.K. Williams, Richard Wilbur, and Lucille Clifton.


NEWS The number of aid-funded grants will substantially decrease, starting autumn 2015. This cutback will lead to less non-European students at Umeå University. One of the university’s international flagships – the Master programme in Public Health – is dramatically affected. To highlight the issue the students of the programme recently produced a film.
“This development really worries me, and I think it’s good that our students draw attention to the importance of more grants. Many potential students – particularly those from low-income countries – are depending on these grants to be able to come here to study at all”, says Anders Fällström, Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for education.
Many of the Umeå University grant holders study at Umeå School of Business and Economics, at the Department of Informatics and at the Master programmes of science and technology. But the programme hit hardest by the cutback is probably the Master programme in Public Health, the only Master programme in public health in Sweden receiving the highest grade in the latest evaluation. The programme focuses on global health issues and recruits many students from low- and middle-income countries.
To protest against the cutback, but also to emphasise the value of the Master programme, the current programme students produced a film.
“The students want to draw attention to the question and give concrete examples of how the possibility of education influences their future, and the crucial significance it has for their home countries. Until there are alternative solutions for recruitment of non-European students, our opinion is that the grants must remain – and increase”, says Kjerstin Dahlblom, Director of Studies.
According to Klas-Göran Sahlén, chairman of the programme council of the International Master programme in Public Health, the international profile strongly contributes to the high quality of the programme.
“We need the international component our students provide us with. The students’ own experiences strengthens the quality of the programme and contributes to the interesting and enriching study environment. This is also appreciated by our Swedish students, who get a unique insight in public health issues and health systems in other parts of the world”, he says.
Kjerstin Dahlblom also points out that the cutback does not only affect the programme’s study environment.
“At our department, education and research stimulate each other. We have a number of global health research collaborations with universities in low-income countries, and some of our students continue working in our research projects as PhD students. Many of our students also return to their native countries to contribute within the fields of public health, education and research there”, she says.
In 2011, when tuition fees for students from countries outside EU/EES were introduced, the number of non-European students at Swedish universities decreased with 75 percent. As a compensation, several grant systems were introduced. In autumn 2014, about one half of the Public Health programme’s 58 students were SI grant holders from, for example, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Burma-Myanmar, Indonesia and Syria.
Due to the substantial decrease, Umeå University can only expect one or two SI grants in autumn 2015, at the most, and the grants will only be available for applicants from Syria and South Africa.
“Fewer SI grants means less students from low-income countries. For the long-term development of Umeå University a blend of students from different parts of the world is necessary”, says Anders Fällström.
Photos from the Welcome reception for the university's grant holders autumn 2014. Photo: Mattias Pettersson
Anders FällströmPro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for education, Umeå UniversityPhone: +46 70 493 85 27, +46 90 786 66 28
Klas-Göran SahlénChairman of the programme council of the International Master programme in Public Health, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå UniversityPhone: +46 70 697 20 11
Wossenseged ”Nahoum” JemberieStudent, the Master programme in Public Health, Umeå UniversityPhone: +46 70 315 6368
Editor: Andrea Gillgren


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IBM announced it has signed a major outsourcing deal with
oil and gas giant Sunoco, under which it will provide a wide range of
office and application support services.
The companies said in a joint statement that the agreement
will allow Sunoco to focus more of its resources on its core growth
initiatives, while IBM will take on responsibility for finding ways to improve
Sunoco’s back office processes.
“This arrangement marks another important step in Sunoco’s
continued expense reduction program, which is critical to improving the
company’s competitiveness,” Sunoco Chief Financial Officer Brian MacDonald said
in a statement.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sunoco has
an annual IT budget of about $90 million and employs some 250 IT personnel
under CIO Peter Whatnell.
In a video
interview with Roger Green on CIOZone, first published following the
Society for Information Management SIMposium 2009 conference, Whatnell hinted
that a major outsourcing arrangement might be in the works for Sunoco. In the
video interview Whatnell said the economic downturn had forced many CIOs to
look for ways to bring down IT costs while maintaining services.
That, in turn, was leading more CIOs to explore the benefits
of outsourcing. “Up until this point you could describe the role of IT as to
construct and operate . . . we built things and we ran them,” he said.
“Now the leadership of IT is moving to what I would call
acquire and deploy. Our job is to scan the horizon for how we can acquire services
the business needs and then deploy them beneficially within the business.” While outsourcing was once relegated to more “janitorial”
type services, like IT help desk support, Whatnell said companies were now increasingly
looking to outsourcing partners to take on more critical functions.
Under the terms of the outsourcing agreement IBM said it
will provide services to Sunoco from its global operations centers. That will
include application enhancement, application maintenance, support for finance
and accounting and indirect procurement processes.
Sunoco is headquartered in Philadelphia
and employs 11,200 worldwide.
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A father is claiming the Loudoun County school district attempted to cover up his daughter’s alleged assault in the girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School by a boy wearing a skirt.
Scott Smith was arrested in June at a school in Loudoun County, Virginia, during a board meeting at which hundreds of parents voiced concerns about the district’s transgender policy and Critical Race Theory (CRT).
NEW VIDEO from inside the chaotic Loudoun school board meeting. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/tHDyzCz7KE
— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderTV) June 22, 2021
A month earlier, the Daily Wire reported, Smith claimed a boy who was wearing a skirt had entered the girls’ bathroom at the high school and sexually assaulted his ninth-grade daughter.
According to the report, Smith’s attorney, Elizabeth Lancaster, said the boy was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy, one count of anal sodomy, and one count of forcible fellatio that day at school.
Smith said the school told him they would handle the incident of his daughter’s alleged assault in-house.
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia is ordering the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia to immediately reinstate a gym teacher who was placed on leave after opposing transgender polices at a school board meeting last month.
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 8, 2021
The father’s arrest came during a board meeting at which the board ordered the room cleared as attendees grew more upset with comments that were made.
A sheriff’s deputy ultimately declared the meeting an “unlawful assembly” and ordered the crowd to disperse or be subject to arrest for “trespassing,” as Breitbart News reported.
Just prior to Smith’s arrest at the meeting, the Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent told attendees opposed to the transgender bathroom policy their concerns were unfounded since the school district had no record of any assaults in school bathrooms, the Daily Wire reported.
An LGBTQ activist at the meeting reportedly told Smith his daughter’s claim of assault was not believable because there were no records of such assaults.
Smith said, with that statement, he “went nuts” and insulted the principal, and was subsequently arrested.
Republican Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor, announced his proposed education plan in Loudoun County, a location he described as “ground zero” for Critical Race Theory (CRT). https://t.co/Oqqq8St7hU
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 3, 2021
“If someone would have sat and listened for thirty seconds to what Scott had to say, they would have been mortified and heartbroken,” Lancaster said.


A special thanks goes out to all of the developers, contributors, and authors of Ettercap. Ettercap is simply an awesome security tool. We re-used the ARP Poisoning, dissector design, and re-direction capabilities of Ettercap within UCSniff.
Here are some clever and basic usage examples of how to use UCSniff. In a CDP infrastructure, you can do the following:
If Voice VLANs are used, UCSniff will automatically (and immediately) Hop into the Voice VLAN and do it's work.
You can check on the LCD screen interface of the IP Phone to see if the "Corporate Directory" feature is enabled. If it is, all you need to do is supply the MAC Address of the IP Phone and UCSniff will load the entries automatically.
ucsniff -i eth0 -c 1 -a -m 00:00:00:00:00:00 // //
You could set up two physical ethernet interfaces on a station running UCSniff. The 1st interface could be used for remote management. The second interface could be used for UCSniff fun activities.
Another way that I use UCSniff all of the time is in a CDP infrastructure, with VLAN Hopping. Using a different system (Windows, for example), you can SSH to the eth0 interface of the Linux station running UCSniff (with SSH listening on eth0). You then run UCSniff, 'ucsniff -i eth0 -c 1 // //', and after it hops into the Voice VLAN (200, for example), UCSniff listens for voice traffic on eth0.200, while the SSH session is forwarded over eth0 (the data / access VLAN). In this demo configuration, UCSniff on a dedicated Linux system is sniffing traffic while the demo presentation can run in the Windows OS environment with a remote shell account on the UCSniff host transmitted over SSH.
Currently, the Corporate Directory tool only supports Cisco directories, and the targets file entries are based in part on directory entries; however, there are many fun possibilities for using the targets.txt file in creative ways. Directory entries are less likely to change for an extension than are the IP address for an IP Phone that is mapped to an extension. In UCSniff Learning Mode, targets are still mapped to the 'targets.txt' file independent of a directory entry. The targets.txt file just won't include the directory entry if it wasn't downloaded. Therefore, you can create your own targets.txt file and customize directory names!
If you are a pentester (or whoever you are ;-) ), you can use the same method that an internal user follows in order to find an extension. People don't call random numbers until they get the person they are trying to reach. They either have a utility in the phone, a corporate Intranet web application, or something printed up in hard copy to lookup users. Whatever the method, the pentester just uses the same method. If you don't know, simply play dumb and ask an internal user. You can then import these entries into targets.txt, or manually edit the file.
When you run the tool in learning Mode, you'll see the format of the extensions as decoded in the SIP URI. These entries will be maped into targets.txt. Then you can run the tool in Target Mode to *target* specific users. The format of the targets.txt file is:
So you can use your imagination on how to use this file,it has some great possibilities for fun. Here are two sample entries:
bt src#cat targets.txt
172.16.96.18,1004,John (CEO) Rodgers,sccp
You don't always have to run Learning Mode. If you know for certain the IP address and extension for a given endpoint, you never have to run "Learning Mode" - run "Target Mode" instead. You can set up UCSniff 'targets.txt' manually to ARP Poison and intercept only the endpoint traffic you are looking to inspect.
UCSniff runs just fine in VMWare, but I have never been able to get the VLAN Hop support to work through a Windows Host OS VMWare instance. This is likely because although Windows does support 802.1q VLAN Tagging, you have to use a special driver or tool. Please let me know if anyone figures out how to use UCSniff VLAN Hopping through VMWare.


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The destructive nature of alcohol and drug abuse results in a hefty price tag. It presents a significant economic cost that is placed on Missouri families, businesses, communities, and government. People will have different views regarding morals, character and retribution directed at the individual who develops an addiction. The bottom line, however, is that an untreated substance abuser is more expensive to society than the cost of getting the abuser into treatment and preventing the non-user from initiating use.
“The Burden of Substance Abuse on the State of Missouri”
– Department of Mental Health (2008)


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Montreal: Imprimée pour le compte de l'auteur, 1836. First edition. Small 8vo, original sheep spine, blue boards, viii, 128 pages. Binding somewhat rubbed and stained and a bit soiled, with a bit of paper missing from the rear board; a very good copy. Item #15507
An uncommon early French Canadian arithmetic book, from an author about whom little (aside from claim on the title page to be former French trader) is known. Though a few earlier works of this sort had appeared in French Canada, one scholarly survey notes that though "Ladreyt covers much the same ground as Bibaud and Bouthillier, he distinguishes himself by his pedagogical care. His page layout is more adapted to the logical hierarchy of the ideas, and reasoning is important because of its importance in training the faculty of judgement. For this reason he does not cite the rule of three as such, preferring that the reader reason out a problem rather than blindly applying a rule. Despite these qualities or perhaps because of them, Ladreyt's book had a rather limited success." Archibald & Charbonneau, "Mathematics in Canada Before 1945: A Preliminary Survey," Mathematics and the Historian's Craft: The Kenneth O. May Lectures (2005). Karpinski, page 390. Bold ink signature of an early scholar to the front free endpaper and to the spine.