Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers


It's a week 11 NFL match up of division foes. The Seahawks lead the series 8-6 and have plowed through the 49ers in the last 6 meetings. They could very well post another 14+ point victory this week.

The 49ers are coming off another victory--they are 4-5 now--and hope to make it three in a row. Two weeks ago they beat the Minnesota Vikings in San Francisco 9-6. To say this game was boring is an understatement. Last week they went to Detroit and beat a lackluster Lions team 19-13. I think the Detroit Tigers would have gave them a better run for the money.

The Seahawks continue to move forward without MVP running back Shaun Alexander and Pro Bowl QB Matt Hasslebeck. However, there's good new from Seahawks camp. Both will be practicing this week. They might get some limited duty this weekend--depending how the game goes. Last week backup RB Morris and QB Wallace helped the Seahawks beat division foe St. Louis. The play of the game was the 90ish yard return by newly sign WR Nate Burleson.

Wallace is playing pretty well and the 49ers aren't exactly a top team. We might see Hasslebeck play a series or even take another week off. The remaining schedule favors the Seahawks, so they can be a bit cautious here.

I'm looking for the Hawks offense to explode on the soft 49ers secondary. This is a team--49ers--that gave up 40+ points to Chicago, Kansas City and San Diego. They also gave up 34 to Arizona and 38 to Philadelphia. This could be another explosive day for the Seahawks offense. Look for them to open it up early to get a lead and give their returning stars the opportunity to "practice" during the game. This is another great opportunity for the Seahawks defense to tighten up and work on some issues.

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Case Study: Frame Relay, Pings, And

Cisco CCNA certification training includes troubleshooting your own work and that of others. The best CCNA certification training you can do is indeed troubleshooting your own Cisco router and switch configurations - as I'm always telling my students, "I can guarantee that any error you make has been made before, and you'll probably see it again one day." One such common error involves two very important CCNA certification topics - Frame Relay and routing protocols.

A student was working on his CCNA exam home lab and came up with an interesting problem. He set Frame Relay up in a hub-and-spoke configuration with R1 as the hub and R2 and R3 as the spokes. He wrote the following frame map statements:

frame-relay map ip 172.12.123.2 122

frame-relay map ip 172.12.123.3 123

He was able to ping both spokes from the hub, so he assumed everything was working correctly. Then he configured RIP version 2 on the router and got the following result after running "debug ip rip" and clearing the routing table with "clear ip route *":

03:33:01: IP: s=172.12.123.1 (local), d=224.0.0.9 (Serial0), len 72, sending broad/multicast

03:33:01: IP: s=172.12.123.1 (local), d=224.0.0.9 (Serial0), len 72, encapsulation failed

You may have already spotted the problem, and if you did, your CCNA certification exam studies are going well! The problem is that the "broadcast" option was left off the frame map statements. "broadcast" must be configured on frame map statements in order to send broadcasts and multicasts across the frame link. As you know from your CCNA certification exam studies, RIP version 1 broadcasts updates and RIP version 2 multicasts them, so the "broadcast" option must be present for either version to send updates by using those frame mappings.

He then rewrote the frame map statements as shown below....

R1(config-if)#frame map ip 172.12.123.2 122 broadcast

R1(config-if)#frame map ip 172.12.123.3 123 broadcast

... and the RIP updates went out as expected.

R1#debug ip rip

RIP protocol debugging is on

R1#clear ip route *

06:22:13: RIP: sending general request on Loopback0 to 224.0.0.9

06:22:13: RIP: sending general request on Serial0 to 224.0.0.9

06:22:13: RIP: ignored v2 packet from 1.1.1.1 (sourced from one of our addresses)

06:22:14: RIP: received v2 update from 172.12.123.3 on Serial0

06:22:14: 1.1.1.1/32 -> 0.0.0.0 in 3 hops

06:22:14: 2.2.2.2/32 -> 0.0.0.0 in 2 hops

06:22:14: 3.3.3.3/32 -> 0.0.0.0 in 1 hops

06:22:14: 172.12.23.0/24 -> 0.0.0.0 in 1 hops

06:22:14: 172.12.123.0/24 -> 0.0.0.0 in 1 hops

06:22:14: RIP: sending v2 update to 224.0.0.9 via Loopback0 (1.1.1.1)

06:22:14: 2.2.2.2/32 -> 0.0.0.0, metric 3, tag 0

06:22:14: 3.3.3.3/32 -> 0.0.0.0, metric 2, tag 0

06:22:14: 172.12.23.0/24 -> 0.0.0.0, metric 2, tag 0

06:22:14: 172.12.123.0/24 -> 0.0.0.0, metric 1, tag 0

06:22:14: RIP: sending v2 update to 224.0.0.9 via Serial0 (172.12.123.1)

Cisco CCNA certification depends on noticing details like these, and there's no better way to learn these details than by working on real Cisco routers and switches. Whether you're renting rack time online or buying used Cisco routers and switches, real-time debugs and configurations are the way to CCNA certification exam success!

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Hair Loss Experts Visit San Francisco and Other Places to Educate

A lot of organizations are visiting different places across America to educate people about the possible hair loss they may experience in the future. For example, an organization named The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery has initiated an educational program about hair loss that is designed to visit selected stadiums throughout the United States as an awareness campaign for men to be known about the hair loss problems they may encounter in the future and how to prevent it.

Recently, they had staged a campaign in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and twice in San Francisco to inform men about male pattern baldness. This event occurred in football stadiums so that it would be convenient for men to attend. All this was done because these hair loss experts know the frustration of dealing with hair loss and that they know that the answer to this problem is early detection to prevent the possible future problems.

Hair loss is actually a wide-spread problem that has a ratio of two in three. But these men can be helped when they know the source of their problems. Sources of hair loss vary greatly from men to men. Some hair loss problems are caused by stress, some hormonal changes, and still some are caused by inadequate nutrients that are not taken into the body.

Consulting with the doctor is an important step toward preventing hair loss. There are many treatments and drugs that claim to treat this condition right now and some of these are actually very effective, but before you self-medicate, you must first know the reason for your hair loss. The wrong treatment would at the least have no effect and at the worst aggravate you existing problem and probably even add to it.

Three fourths of men are said to be worried about hair loss even when they are still in their twenties. This is an actual problem if they are just beginning their careers and are already worried about hair loss. In fact, this problem would probably bring out more problems like the lack of self confidence and consciousness that would lead to a less than great career because of this particular embarrassment that could have been prevented.

There are also a lot of methods to prevent hair loss like using natural products or even drugs. For example, Rogaine is a popular choice of treating hair loss however, there are some side effects of this so if you have scalp irritation or even a minor sunburn, it would be better not to even try this.

There are other drugs you can consider but just like any other drugs, there are unwanted effects to consider. Some of these hair loss drugs can even lead to sexual impotency when it is nor the right drug for you. So be careful in your choice and it is always best to consult with your doctor first.

The visits hair loss experts do to educate people is important so that they will know how to prevent this problem and not be worried needlessly. Expert?s different places to share the latest finding about the causes and treatments that are available for hair loss would really be helpful for people in the long run. Some of the guidelines we can follow everyday to prevent this includes eating the right foods because that are rich in protein as these foods can help keep your hair and scalp healthy. So, we must really be careful about our diet because when the body feels threatened of starvation or malnourishment, it will conserve all the energy it can and it feels that maintaining a healthy hair is not necessary for its survival. Little things can really go a long way.

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Charlene J. Nuble

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