Posts

Showing posts from July, 2011

Controversies Comodo Group

1 controversies 1.1 symantec 1.2 certificate hacking 1.3 association privdog 1.4 certificates issued known malware 1.5 chromodo browser, acl, no aslr, vnc weak authentication 1.6 let s encrypt trademark registration application 1.7 dangling markup injection vulnerability controversies symantec in response symantec s comment on effectiveness of free antivirus software, on september 18, 2010, ceo of comodo group challenged symantec see products can defend consumer better against malware. gcn s john breeden understood comodo s stance on free antivirus software , challenging symantec: pretty smart move based on previous reviews of av performance ve done in gcn lab. our recent av review year showed no functional difference between free , paid programs in terms of stopping viruses, , s been way many years. in fact have go way 2006 find av roundup viruses missed companies. symantec responded saying if comodo interested should have product included in tests independent reviewers. comodo volu

August 2, 2009 (Sunday) August 2009 in sports

1 august 2, 2009 (sunday) 1.1 auto racing 1.2 cricket 1.3 cycling 1.4 football (soccer) 1.5 golf 1.6 swimming 1.7 tennis 1.8 volleyball august 2, 2009 (sunday) auto racing sprint cup series: pennsylvania 500 in long pond, pennsylvania: postponed monday due rain. world rally championship: rally finland: (1) mikko hirvonen  finland (ford focus rs wrc 09) 2:50:40.9 (2) sébastien loeb (fra) (citroën c4 wrc) 2:51:06.0 (3) jari-matti latvala (fin) (ford focus rs wrc 09) 2:51:30.8 drivers standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) hirvonen 68 points (2) loeb 65 (3) dani sordo (esp) (citroën c4 wrc) 44 manufacturers standings: (1) citroën total world rally team 119 points (2) bp ford world rally team 105 (3) stobart m-sport ford rally team 64 v8 supercars: norton 360 sandown challenge in melbourne, victoria: round 14: (1) garth tander (aus) (holden commodore) (2) davison (aus) (holden commodore) (3) craig lowndes (aus) (ford falcon) standings (after 14 of 26 races): (1) whincup 1791 points (2) dav

West Virginia List of Confederate monuments and memorials

1 west virginia 1.1 monuments 1.2 inhabited places 1.3 parks , water features 1.4 roads 1.5 schools west virginia there @ least 17 public spaces confederate monuments in west virginia. monuments first confederate memorial (1867), romney, west virginia clarksburg: bronze equestrian statue of stonewall jackson created charles keck (1953) united daughters of confederacy (udc). jackson born in clarksburg. charles town: bronze plaque erected in 1986 udc, in honor , memory of confederate soldiers of jefferson county, served in war between states, next entrance jefferson county courthouse. local newspaper, spirit of jefferson, , group of local african americans have called removal. on september 7, 2017, jefferson county commission voted 5-0 let plaque be. in charles town, in jefferson county courthouse, abolitionist john brown tried; hung nearby. charleston: bust of stonewall jackson bryant baker, located in rotunda of west virginia state capitol. (1959) statue of stonewall jackson moses

Economy Manhattan

1 economy 1.1 financial sector 1.2 corporate sector 1.3 technology sectors 1.4 tourism 1.5 real estate 1.6 media 1.6.1 news 1.6.2 television, radio, film economy the new york stock exchange on wall street, world s largest stock exchange total market capitalization of listed companies manhattan economic engine of new york city, 2.3 million workers in 2007 drawn entire new york metropolitan area accounting two-thirds of jobs in new york city. in first quarter of 2014, average weekly wage in manhattan (new york county) $2,749, representing highest total among large counties in united states. manhattan s workforce overwhelmingly focused on white collar professions, manufacturing extinct. manhattan has highest per capita income of county in united states. in 2010, manhattan s daytime population swelling 3.94 million, commuters adding net 1.48 million people population, along visitors, tourists, , commuting students. commuter influx of 1.61 million workers coming manhattan largest of county

Features AT&T Park

1 features 1.1 right field , mccovey cove 1.2 rusty, coke bottle, , glove 1.3 @café 1.4 scoreboards 1.5 wireless internet 1.6 san francisco giants wall of fame 1.7 statues features the 24-foot (7.3 m) high wall in right field the stadium contains 68 luxury suites, 5,200 club seats on club level, , additional 1,500 club seats @ field level behind home plate. on facing of upper deck along left-field line retired numbers of bill terry, mel ott, carl hubbell, monte irvin, willie mays, juan marichal, orlando cepeda, jackie robinson, willie mccovey, , gaylord perry, retired uniforms, denoted ny , of christy mathewson , john mcgraw played or managed in pre-number era. these 2 pre-number–era retired uniforms among 6 such retired uniforms in of major leagues. at&t park has reputation of being pitcher s park , pitcher-friendly ballpark in national league, because depth of outfield limits home runs, according espn. in 2014, peta declared park vegetarian-friendly mlb ballpark in country. held

August 18, 2009 (Tuesday) August 2009 in sports

1 august 18, 2009 (tuesday) 1.1 american football 1.2 athletics 1.3 cricket 1.4 cycling 1.5 football (soccer) august 18, 2009 (tuesday) american football after saying last month retire, quarterback brett favre signs two-year deal minnesota vikings us$25 million. (espn) athletics world championships in berlin, germany: men s triple jump: 01 ! phillips idowu (gbr) 17.73 02 ! nelson Évora (por) 17.55 03 ! alexis copello (cub) 17.36 women s javelin throw: 01 ! steffi nerius (ger) 67.30 02 ! barbora Špotáková (cze) 66.42 03 ! maria abakumova (rus) 66.06 thirty-seven-year-old nerius becomes oldest world champion in history. women s 400 metres: 01 ! sanya richards (usa) 49.00 02 ! shericka williams (jam) 49.32 03 ! antonina krivoshapka (rus) 49.71 men s 3000 metres steeplechase: 01 ! ezekiel kemboi (ken) 8:00.43 cr 02 ! richard kipkemboi mateelong (ken) 8:00.89 03 ! bouabdellah tahri (fra) 8:01.18 er men s 400 metres hurdles: 01 ! kerron clement (usa) 47.91 02 ! javier culson (pur) 48.09 03 !

1916 Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during the First World War

a government poster explaining how male workers can apply exemption conscription. 2 march 1916 military service act 1916 comes force, introducing compulsory conscription in great britain not ireland. men 18 41 years old liable called service in army unless married, widowed children, serving in royal navy, minister of religion, or working in 1 of number of reserved occupations. local military service tribunals grant exemption service, conditional or temporary. 2 april 1916 an explosion @ munitions factory in faversham kills 115 workers. 24-29 april 1916 easter uprising irish nationalists in dublin. 21 may 1916 daylight saving introduced in britain, save fuel lighting , encourage longer working hours. 5 june 1916 lord kitchener dies when cruiser, hms hampshire, carrying him russia, hits mine , sinks off coast off coast of scotland. lloyd george succeeds him secretary of state war. 10 august 1916 london première of battle of somme, giving audiences first realistic impression of modern bat

Argentina Fiat 125

argentinian fiat 125 potenciado familiar 1978 fiat 125 multicarga in argentina 125 built 1972 1982, fiat-concord , later sevel. in addition 4-door sedan version, station wagon (called familiar ), pickup (called multicarga , unique argentine design) built. there coupe called 125 sport same mechanics sedan, based on fiat coupé 1500 vignale.

S. mesaki Sphecomyrma

closeup view of s. mesaki s. mesaki found in small piece of amber barely larger ant itself. incomplete specimen numbered amnh nj-1023 preserved @ american museum of natural history in new york city. appendages breach surface of amber while petiole , gaster absent. engel , grimaldi coined specific epithet after bob mesak, original collector donated specimen museum. species discernible other species portion of clypeus having elongated ventral lobe. broad shallow scrobes of antennae, size of head , oval-shaped eyes can further distinguish s. mesaki other sphecomyrma ants. body parts of ant preserved legs, mesosoma , head. head notably large, shorter mesosoma. head 2.2 mm (0.087 in) long , 1.95 millimetres (0.077 in) wide, eyes alone measuring 0.66 millimetres (0.026 in). vertex covered in sparse pilosity 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) setae. ocelli present on top of ants head, precisely located above dorsal tangent. base of antennae emerges scrobes, equally long scape. eyes developed , loca

Inhabited places 6 List of Confederate monuments and memorials

^ game, brent thomas, idaho fish and. confederate gulch | idaho fishing planner . idfg.idaho.gov. retrieved august 21, 2017.  ^ cite error: named reference confidaho invoked never defined (see page). ^ boise national forest – grayback campground , group . www.fs.usda.gov. retrieved august 21, 2017.  ^ parsons, gretchen (august 15, 2017). legacy of civil war in idaho . ktvb-tv. retrieved august 21, 2017. 

1970 AMC Ambassador

1970 ambassador sst 2-door hardtop for 1970 model year, rear half of ambassador hardtop coupes , sedans treated overhaul shared intermediate 1970 amc rebel. on hardtop coupes, restyling resulted in sloping roofline saw upswept reverse-angle quarter windows. belt line kicked @ point hardtop s rear windows swept upward, , tapered fender end, meeting new loop-type rear bumper. on sedans, roof line showed slimmer c-pillar , squared-off rear door windows, , met belt line kicked beneath trailing edge of each rear door window. belt line tapered same rear fascia hardtop coupe s. rear fascia contained new ribbed taillight lens stretched wall-to-wall , included twin square white reverse light lenses in center. station wagons received no change rooflines, doors, , rear fascias. however, ambassadors received new extruded aluminum grille @ front, featuring several spaced bright horizontal bars 1 wide, body colored horizontal grille bar extending each headlight cluster. 290 cu in (4.8 l) v8 replace

Africa List of Knights of the Order of the Elephant

1 africa 1.1  egypt 1.2  ethiopia 1.3  morocco 1.4  south africa 1.5  tanzania 1.6  tunisia africa  egypt khedivate of egypt (1867–1914) 16 may 1859: muhammad ali pasha, hereditary prince of egypt  egypt sultanate of egypt (1914–1922) ---  kingdom of egypt (1922–1953) 4 november 1932: fuad i, king of egypt  egypt 19 february 1986: mohamed hosni mubarak, president of arab republic of egypt  ethiopia  ethiopian empire (-1975) 21 november 1954: haile selassie i, emperor of ethiopia 21 november 1954: makonnen haile selassie, prince of ethiopia 15 january 1970: asfa wossen haile selassie, crown prince of ethiopia  morocco 15 february 1988: hassan ii, king of morocco  south africa 18 february 1996: nelson mandela, president of republic of south africa  tanzania 9 september 1963: julius nyerere, president of tanzania  tunisia 4 june 1963: habib bourguiba, president of tunisia

Mine List of Confederate monuments and memorials

stonewall jackson mine, san diego county, circa 1872 san diego county: stonewall jackson mine (1870-1893), richest gold mine in southern california history ^ peterson, richard h. (july 2001). stonewall jackson mine, san diego county, california . icmj prospecting , mining journal. 

Raid into Aquitaine and Poitou Umayyad invasion of Gaul

1 raid aquitaine , poitou 1.1 uthman ibn naissa s revolt 1.2 umayyad expedition on aquitaine 1.3 battle of tours (732) raid aquitaine , poitou muslim hispania in 732, septimania northeast, around carcassonne uthman ibn naissa s revolt by 725, of septimania under umayyad rule. uthman ibn naissa, pyrenean berber lord ruler of eastern pyrenees, detached cordova, establishing principality based on berber power base (731). berber leader allied aquitanian duke odo, eager stabilize borders, , reported have married daughter odo. uthman ibn naissa went on kill nambaudus, bishop of urgell, official acting on orders of church of toledo. the new umayyad governor in cordova, abdul rahman al ghafiqi, mustered expedition punish berber commander s insubordination, surrounding , putting him death in cerdanya, according mozarabic chronicler, retribution killing gothic bishop. umayyad expedition on aquitaine emboldened success, attacked uthman ibn naissa s aquitanian ally duke odo, had encountered charle

Immigration to the United States of America Big Nose Kate

kate horony (left) , younger sister wilhelmina in 1865, @ time orphaned. kate 15 years old. in 1860, dr. horony, second wife katharina, , children left hungary united states, arriving in new york city on german ship bremen in september 1860. writer glenn boyer first state kate descended nobility , after father appointed personal physician emperor maximilian of mexico family accompanied monarch s retinue mexico. however, in none of published works did boyer ever cite source these assertions. patrick a. bowmaster exposed fallacy of boyer s story.” the horony family settled in predominantly german area of davenport, iowa in 1862. horony , wife died 3 years later, in 1865, within month of 1 another. mary katherine , younger siblings placed in home of brother-in-law, gustav susemihl, , in 1870 left in care of attorney otto smith. 1870 united states census records davenport, iowa show kate s younger sister, 15-year-old wilhelmina (wilma), living , working domestic austrian-born david palter

Arizona List of Confederate monuments and memorials

1 arizona 1.1 monuments 1.1.1 public monuments 1.1.2 private monuments 1.2 roads 1.3 former arizona there @ least 6 public spaces confederate monuments in arizona. monuments public monuments memorial arizona confederate troops, in wesley bolin park, next arizona state capitol, phoenix, erected united daughters of confederacy (udc) in 1961. picacho peak state park: battlefield marker, plaque , marker. commemorates battle of picacho pass, furthest west confederates fought. marker dedicated capt. sherod hunter s arizona rangers, arizona volunteers c.s.a. . plaque states 3 union soldiers buried on battlefield , includes both union , csa flag. sierra vista: confederate memorial, historical soldiers memorial cemetery area of state-owned southern arizona veterans cemetery. monument erected in 2010 honor twenty-one soldiers interred in cemetery served in confederate army during civil war , later fought in indian wars in arizona members of u.s. army. private monuments phoenix: arizona confe

History Brixen

origin the area of brixen has been settled since upper paleolithic (8th millennium bc). other settlements late stone age have been found , in 15 bc, area conquered romans, had main settlement in nearby säben (sabiona). held until around 590, when occupied bavarians. säben abbey the first mention of brixen dates 901 in document issued king of germany, louis iii child, in territory called prihsna assigned zacharias, bishop of säben. time passed, prihsna turned current name of brixen. bishops moved here säben in 992, after cathedral had been finished. in 1039, bishop of brixen, poppo, elevated pope emperor henry iii. reign lasted 23 days. yet in same century, brixen became seat of independent ecclesiastical principate which, in following years, struggled existence against neighbouring county of tyrol. in 1115, first line of walls encircling brixen completed. the bishopric secularized in 1803 , annexed austrian empire. between 1851 , 1855, czech journalist , writer karel havlíček borovsk

Media impact The Simple Life

1 media impact 1.1 international remakes 1.2 spin-offs 1.3 unofficial remakes media impact international remakes quebec remake la vie rurale (the rural life) promo shot, jacynthe millette-bilodeau (left) , anne-marie losique (right) paris , nicole s rural misadventures on simple life have proved popular viewers fox world has produced international versions overseas television. while paris s international counterparts aren t hotel heiresses, relatively rich , known in home countries, , plots of remakes tend same. far, @ least eleven official remakes have been produced: some other international markets, such japan chose subtitle or dub original. spin-offs i want hilton promotional image paris has released several other ventures reality television. first, titled paris, focused more around personal life, , recording of debut album, in vein of madonna: truth or dare. aired on mtv on august 8, 2006 , on vh1 on august 9, 2006. a fly on wall reality documentary titled paris, not france premier

Composition Don't Rush (song)

don t rush country song written blu sanders, natalie hemby , lindsay dawn chapman, , produced dann huff. features american country singer-songwriter vince gill. song set in drowsy, take-it-easy beat composed of layer of clarkson s , gill s soulful harmonies. song begins breezy soft-rock tune. in first verse, clarkson sings see way you’re looking @ me / baby know i’m feeling / can light every candle / move room room ensued sound of gill s guitar. song launches chorus, both clarkson , gill heard singing stopping every minute because re in it/wishing everyday sunday, re right next me/it s how s supposed , vocal chorus deemed awkward hermes of rolling stone. in final chorus, pair pauses before key changes @ minute three. jonathan keefe of slant magazine praised production of song light-handed approach resonates early- 80s work of artists barbara mandrell , ronnie milsap. mark blankenship of logo opined song sounds easy listening hit 1970s or 1980s, gently groovy music underneath

Work Pieter Thijs

1 work 1.1 general 1.2 portraits 1.3 religious works 1.4 collaborations work general pieter thijs produced allegorical , mythological compositions courts of southern netherlands , dutch republic local churches , monasteries. in demand portrait painter court , local bourgeoisie. time , 3 fates in past reputation suffered because of misattributions of work. style close of van dyck , followers of van dyck, thijs works have been attributed van dyck , artists working in van dyckian idiom such thomas willeboirts bosschaert, jan boeckhorst , erasmus quellinus younger. rediscovery of artist, works have been re-attributed pieter thijs. styles of thomas willeboirts bosschaert , thijs close, there still disagreements attributions of works either artist. main distinguishing features between styles of 2 artists willeboirts bosschaerts work uses looser brushwork , displays distinctive humanity , sensuality in figures, female figures. thijs, on other hand, applied paint more tightly , thickly, , fig

Members 47th Oklahoma Legislature

26th governor of oklahoma brad henry served state senator. table based on list of oklahoma state senators , years served. districts 25, 27, 28, 36, , 53 did not exist. house of representatives table based on database. ^ senate list archived 2013-06-30 @ webcite, okhouse.gov (accessed june 24, 2013) ^ historic members archived 2013-06-22 @ webcite, okhouse.gov (accessed june 30, 2013)

Cultivation of O. viciifolia Onobrychis viciifolia

o. viciifolia in field to reach high levels of condensed tannins common sainfoin should sown in pure culture. due low competitiveness, weed infestation has controlled, in first year. fertilizer applications not needed reach satisfying yields. nevertheless, slurry or phosphate applications can promote initial growth. pests , diseases never serious problem. frost , drought tolerance of common sainfoin higher in other forage legumes such alfalfa or different clover species. in contrast o. viciifolia more intolerant water logging other forage legumes. therefore, clayey soils bad drainage should avoided. acidic soils not appropriate cultivation of common sainfoin. seedbed preparation , sowing procedure done in similar manner , same machinery cereal cultivation. around 800 seeds per square meter should sown on weed free seedbed between spring , late summer. in year of establishment common sainfoin can cut twice year. afterwards 4 cuts per growing season possible. careful moving important min

Shooting Thailand at the 1972 Summer Olympics

ten male shooters represented thailand in 1972. 25 m pistol solos nalampoon rangsit yanothai 50 m pistol sutham aswanit somsak chaiyarate 50 m rifle, 3 positions chawalit kamutchati preeda phengdisth 50 m rifle, prone udomsak theinthong chira prabandhayodhin trap damrong pachonyut boonkua lourvanij

Han mathematics Chinese mathematics

the 9 chapters on mathematical art. in han dynasty, numbers developed place value decimal system , used on counting board set of counting rods called chousuan, consisting of 9 symbols blank space on counting board representing zero. mathematicians liu xin (d. 23) , zhang heng (78–139) gave more accurate approximations pi chinese of previous centuries had used. zhang applied mathematics in work in astronomy. hundreds of examples of practical use of mathematics qin , han administrators have been excavated, proving many of topics discussed in theoretical treatises in use. suan shu shu the suàn shù shū (writings on reckoning) ancient chinese text on mathematics approximately 7 thousand characters in length, written on 190 bamboo strips. discovered other writings in 1984 when archaeologists opened tomb @ zhangjiashan in hubei province. documentary evidence tomb known have been closed in 186 bc, in western han dynasty. while relationship 9 chapters still under discussion scholars, of content

Suicide and body mass index Epidemiology of suicide

risk of suicide decreases increased body mass index in united states. risk of suicide may decrease increased weight , low in obese persons. connection not understood, hypothesized elevated body weight results in higher circulating levels of tryptophan, serotonin, , leptin, in turn reduces impulsivity. however, other studies indicate suicide rates increase extreme obesity, , difficult control conflating factors such bmi-related differences in longevity, have significant bearing on suicide rates.

Boris Karloff.27s connection Regina Cyclone

boris karloff during later hollywood stardom english actor william henry pratt, better known stage name boris karloff, in regina @ time of tornado member of jeanne russell players, struggling company of actors , singers. theatre reviews appearing in @ least 4 western canadian newspapers in 1912 prove had started using stage name boris karloff time. jeanne russell players disbanded in regina day before tornado struck, leaving karloff stranded , broke. following tornado, worked clearing debris twenty cents hour , later employed in regina dominion express company. remained in regina until october 1912 when joined harry st. clair players in prince albert. in 1958, karloff appeared on talk , game show front page challenge featured not because of fame hollywood actor, because of association regina cyclone of 1912. american stage actress henrietta crosman, later went on hollywood, in regina @ time of disaster , toured devastation members of troupe. company staged benefit performance of ca

Round one 2009 Heartland Championship

1 round one 1.1 pool a 1.2 pool b 1.3 fixtures 1.3.1 round 1 1.3.2 round 2 1.3.3 round 3 1.3.4 round 4 1.3.5 round 5 round one round 1 ran 5 weeks every team facing other teams in pool once. pool a pool b fixtures there total of 48 matches throughout pool stage in 2009 heartland championship, 30 in round 1 , 18 in round 2. round 1 round 2 round 3 round 4 round 5

Major downturn and subprime mortgage collapse.2C 2007 United States housing market correction

a graph showing median , average sales prices of new homes sold in united states between 1963 , 2008. a graph showing monthly median , average sales prices of new homes sold in united states between 1999 , 2009. incomplete housing development near houston, texas. sales prices of homes sold 2002-2010. the white house council of economic advisers lowered forecast u.s. economic growth in 2008 3.1 per cent 2.7 per cent , forecast higher unemployment, reflecting turmoil in credit , residential real-estate markets. bush administration economic advisers revised unemployment outlook , predicted unemployment rate rise above 5 per cent, prevailing unemployment rate of 4.6 per cent. the appreciation of home values far exceeded income growth of many of these homebuyers, pushing them leverage beyond means. borrowed more money in order purchase homes cost greater ability meet mortgage obligations. many of these homebuyers took out adjustable-rate mortgages during period of low interest rates in orde

Market weakness.2C 2005.E2.80.932006 United States housing market correction

common indexes used adjustable rate mortgages (1996-2006) the booming housing market halted abruptly in many parts of united states in late summer of 2005, , of summer 2006, several markets faced issues of ballooning inventories, falling prices, , sharply reduced sales volumes. in august 2006, barron s magazine warned, housing crisis approaches , , noted median price of new homes dropped 3% since january 2006, new-home inventories hit record in april , remained near all-time highs, existing-home inventories 39% higher 1 year earlier, , sales down more 10%, , predicted national median price of housing fall close 30% in next 3 years ... simple reversion mean. fortune magazine labeled many strong housing markets dead zones ; other areas classified danger zones , safe havens . fortune dispelled 4 myths future of home prices . in boston, year-over-year prices dropped, sales fell, inventory increased, foreclosures up, , correction in massachusetts called hard landing . the booming ho