2013 New Year’s Resolutions

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Cheers to the New Year! Hope everyone brought 2013 in with a bang…I know that I sure didn’t because I passed out about forty five minutes before midnight struck, AND, to make matters worse, turned on the TV about 5 seconds after the ball dropped in Times Square. Maybe next year my party hat will fit a little better…The last few days have been quite a bit of a blur trying to get back into the swing of things. I’ve been focused mostly on finishing up my grad school applications, and have spent little time on the other things I enjoy like baking, blogging, and doing various crafts.In the midst of this, there was one thing that I knew I did NOT want to sacrifice, and that was coming up with a New Year’s Resolution.I’ve been on a pretty good track with my diet the past year, and so I decided not to focus any of my resolution’s around food; however, I did want to set some personal goals for myself, including not taking things so personally and doing a better job of not getting frustrated or upset with people.I’ve learned how easy it is to forget about personal commitments if I’m not being reminded of them. That’s why it’s important to write them down on paper and keep them in a place where you can read them, like by your bed, in your purse/bag, or hanging on your mirror or desk at work.Thinking about my own New Year’s Resolutions got me thinking about something I read on Facebook the other day that struck a really strong chord with me.Somebody posted a status, saying that they’ve been seeing more and more people posting statuses that make fun of people who go to the gym as a New Year’s Resolution. Somebody replied that it’s because they “pack the gyms for a month and then quit” and another replied how funny they thought it was “that it takes a New Year’s Resolution to finally care about their health.”If you’re an avid gym goer, I get it. Yes, it might be annoying or it might be an inconvenience that you have to wait for a machine, a rack, or some dumbbells, and yes, it might be frustrating that there’s more people crammed into one area, but how big of a deal is this in the grand scheme of things?First of all, If you’ve made the decision to take good care of your health, because it makes you feel good, why put others down for doing the same thing? I found it so disheartening that people who WORKOUT THEMSELVES would put other people down for trying to do the same thing. Staying in good health for yourself, should also be about motivating others to do the same thing. If all you’re doing at the gym is focusing on the other people around you, maybe it’s a sign that your workouts just aren’t hard enough.Secondly, who cares if people are signing up for a gym membership as their New Year’s Resolution – it’s just a reason for them to get into the gym and workout – just like we all have our own personal reasons. Everyone has different things that get them motivated, so why is it up for us to judge what makes one reason better than the other? If someone is doing something positive for their health, why is it up for others to judge if it’s the right time or if they have the right reasons for doing so?Lastly, if you are one of these individuals who have a problem with the New Year’s Rush of a gym membership, I encourage you to ask yourself why you workout. Do you do it because you believe in good health, or do you do it because you just want to look good? If you are a living, breathing representation of a “healthy” person, I encourage you to use your own health and fitness levels as motivation to help others take control of their health, not to put others down with it. If you allow yourself to believe this, being a member of a gym is a way to find inspiration from other people, as well as a way to share positive interests and goals with others; it shouldn’t be used as a tool to put people down.It’s not my goal to step on toes here, and I personally am not looking to offend anyone, I just feel so disappointed at the lack of care and concern that I’ve seen displayed this past week. As an individual on a pathway towards a career focused around health and nutrition, I view these “type of posts” or these “negative attitudes” as barriers to a person’s ability to get healthy.I ask you to think about your own friends and family, who may have their own struggles with weight. I know, personally, setting a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight two years ago is what HELPED MY MOM DISCOVER SHE HAD BREAST CANCER. My mom made a New Year’s Resolution to “get healthy”, and as a result, she lost 30 lbs. Early one morning as she was changing, she felt a small lump in her right breast. She went to the doctor that week and found out she had breast cancer. My mom was certain that had she not chosen to get healthy and lost the weight she had, that she never would have been able to feel the lump in her breast. IF WE HAD TOLD MY MOM THAT MAKING A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO GET HEALTHY WAS A POOR REASON FOR DOING SO, OR IF WE HAD TOLD HER SHE WOULD JUST BE CROWDING THE GYM, MY MOM MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. My mom thanked my dad, my sisters, and myself for encouraging her to take control of her health and supporting all of the lifestyle adjustments she had made to do so.Please keep these thoughts in mind as you continue into the New Year..

Merrell Women’s Hewes Toggle Sweater, Almondine Heather, Medium

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Sweater-knit face with soft, fuzzy interior. Three wooden toggle detail over full zip closure. Hanging hood. M-Select PERFORMIX clothes pinpoint performance by mixing natural and synthetic fabrics to optimize function, maximize comfort and look great. M-Select REGULATE midlayers warm you alone or together by reflecting and regulating body heat.
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1984 Honda VT 700 C Shadow Engine Oil Pan

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1984 Honda VT 700 C Shadow Engine Oil Pan

The Oil Pan is located on the bottom of the motor, contains the engine oil and covers the oil pickup. The Condition of this part is Used.

A used Oil Pan will be structurally sound and will not leak. All mounting points will be intact. Due to the location of this component on the bike, cosmetic imperfections, stone chips and other blemishes are considered normal wear.

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Original Body Stick – 24 Inches – Standard Flexibility With Blue Handles – By The Stick – Therapeutic Body Massage Stick – Potentially Improves Flexibility – Aids Muscle Recovery And Muscle Pain – Provides Myofascial Release

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Enjoy The Relief Of Myofascial Release With The Original Body Stick! – The Stick is a revolutionary device used to segmentally compress and stretch muscle. It is highly effective in the treatment of muscle pain and trigger points. The Stick provides many benefits. Here are a few of the fitness and health benefits associated with The Stick:

• Prevent & Predict Muscle Injuries • Dramatically improve strength, flexibility and endurance • Rapidly prepare muscles for physical activity • Disperse the effects of lactic acid following activity • Accelerate muscle recovery Body Stick – Most popular model for the average build.Standard flexibility, designed for the average body mass if you are up to 5′ 10′ and flexible. It is easy to be used by yourself on all major muscle groups. – • LENGTH: 24-inches • TYPE: Standard – Don’t Let Slow Muscle Recovery Hold You Back! TryThe Original Body Stick Now!
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Preliminary Results Of Security Study Show That More Than Half Of Android Devices Exploitable

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Duo’s mobile application, X-Ray, is used to assess vulnerabilities that exist in any Android device. But what is unusual about this security app is that it doesn’t look at the other apps security issues, it looks at the OS and examines it for exploits that are known but not yet patched. According to their blog, they developed this particular program because most carriers are lax at rolling out patches and plugging holes that are already known. The application has been available for several months now, and a first look at the results collected so far astounded many.Co-Founder and CTO of Duo, Jon Olberheide, said that so far there have been more than 20,000 downloads of the application that are reporting in, and he asserts that even with numbers this high, the estimates up to this point are probably conservative. So far the app reports that most vulnerabilities that haven’t been patched are root exploits. A way of gaining access to one of the lowest levels of the Operating System. Often this access is used in order to install custom firmware, or applications, but while these exploits are usually used by the device owners, malicious applications can use the exact exploits to get control of the OS. According to developers at BitDefender, root access exploits have been the most common problem that has been experienced so far.And this has been nothing new to the Android community. The first three months of 2012 showed that the most commonly used hacks were root level exploits. Rage Against The Cage, Asroot, GingerBreak, and Exploid are the most used programs to hack the systems, but there are others that can take advantage of the root level security holes. According to the Duo CTO, the root level access could be due to the owner of the device accessing the root permissions and not closing them. He also says that this “exemplifies how important expedient patching is to mobile security and how poorly the industry (carriers, device manufacturers, etc) has performed thus far.” He will be giving a more detailed account of the study when he speaks at the Rapid7 United Summit Conference.To check an Android devices vulnerabilities all a person has to do is download the app, X-Ray, then install and run it. The app will present the user with a list of security risks, and in many instances the exploit can be patched. People that wish to keep their root level access to the OS have only a few other options for maintaining security. Most are using personal VPNs and limiting application access to the internet through the VPN client. Others are using encrypted proxies, though less frequently, and still others are just “taking the risk.”

Virtual Private Network

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The word ‘Technology’ has it’s origins from Greek. Technology is a result of science and engineering. It is the manner adopted by humans to improve their surroundings.One of the method involved is – making use of tools and machines to carry out tasks efficiently. With time we have observed rapid growth and change in technology like PCS, podcasts, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, electronic teaching centers, etc. One amongst the several technologies is the Virtual Private Network.A VPN is a private network that uses a public network like the internet to connect remote sites and users. A VPN uses “virtual” connections routed through the internet from the company’s private network to the remote site or employee.A public network like the internet can help carry VPN traffic based on certain standard protocols. A Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the VPN customer and the VPN service provider is drawn in order to enable the existence of a service providers private network.Advantages of a VPN:* Improved security and productivity* Simplified network topology* Reduced operational and transportation costs* Faster Return on Investment* Extensive connectivity across the globeFeatures:* Reliable* Secure* Scalable* Network and policy managementTypes of VPN:1. Remote Access VPN2. Intranet VPN3. Extranet VPN1. Remote Access VPN:Remote access VPN is a user-to-LAN (Local Area Network) connection used by an organization whose employees need to connect to the private network from remote locations.The remote access VPN helps save on costs over toll free expenditure and is secure (encrypted tunnels across a public network like the internet), scalable2. Intranet VPN (Interconnecting corporate sites):The intranet VPN helps in cost saving over dedicated, leased lines. There exist tunneled connections and encryption that enables reliable throughput.3. Extranet VPN (connecting corporate site(s) to external business partners or suppliers)Extranet VPN extends WAN (Wide Area Network) to business partners.VPN Security:The most important part of a VPN solution is security. A VPN helps putting private data on public networks and this raises concerns about threats to that data and the impact of data loss. A Virtual Private Network must provide security services in area of Authentication.Authentication ensures that a user or system is who the user claims to be. Security is thus ensured.Authentication Mechanisms:* login name, password, PIN (password – specified number of digits followed by 8 bits that constantly changes at regular intervals)* a computer readable token like a smart card* fingerprint, retinal or iris patternTunneling:Tunneling is a very important part of a VPN. Tunneling involves placing a packet within another packet and sending it over a network. The network (like the internet) over which the packet is sent and the *tunnel interface understand the protocol of the outer packet.Protocols used in Tunneling:* Carrier protocol – The protocol used by the network that the information is traveling over* Encapsulating protocol – The protocol (GRE, *IPSec, L2F, PPTP, L2TP) that is wrapped around the original data* Passenger protocol – The original data (IPX, NetBeui, IP) being carriedExample: A packet that uses a protocol not supported on the internet like NetBeui can be placed inside an IP packet and can be sent safely over the internet.Considering the current business scenario/trend that involves increased commuting/telecommuting and widely spread global operations, with employees who need to connect to central resources from remote sites in order to communicate with each other, technologies like the VPN prove to be very handy and vital.*Tunnel Interface: The two points where the packet enters and exits the network.*IPsec is the security portion of the IP standard that is supported by the Client. IPsec performs packet-by-packet authentication and end-to-end encryption. In addition, IPsec supports the IP within IP encapsulation for network address translation.