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AES Encryption
There are many encryption algorithms that can be used for secure cryptography, but we'll settle on AES (the Advanced Encryption Standard) in this tutorial. If you have your heart set on implementing something else, fear not: everything you'll learn here applies to other commonly-used symmetric block ciphers as well. The only real differences will be their internal implementations, and the range of key and block sizes that the ciphers accept.
AES is an open encryption standard set forth by the U.S. government in 2002 and is based on a set of ciphers called Rijndael. Due to its importance, transparency, and longevity, AES is widely used around the world and has received much scrutiny within the cryptographic community. If properly implemented, it is considered unbreakable by all currently known techniques.
All AES ciphers have a block size of 128 bits (16 bytes). A "block" is the string of plaintext data that is fed into the cipher, along with the key, for which a corresponding ciphertext block is returned. The three AES ciphers are AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256. The numbers indicate the key size that each cipher utilizes (16 bytes, 24 bytes, and 32 bytes respectively).
The illustration above is a simplified example of how AES works. To encrypt, the cipher takes two inputs: a key and plaintext. It uses the key to encrypt the plaintext and yields the resulting ciphertext. (For you purists out there, it should be noted that the ciphertext given in this illustration is only an example. It was not actually generated by AES. The ciphertext generated by AES is binary and cannot normally be printed in a readable fashion directly.)
As their name implies, block ciphers are designed to work on data in terms of discrete blocks. The AES block size is 128 bits (16 bytes), so programs which perform AES encryption feed plaintext (or ciphertext, for decryption) to the cipher in 16-byte chunks. We illustrate this in the above example by breaking the message and corresponding ciphertext into seven 16-byte lines.
You might have noticed that the last line in the plaintext is technically too short. The last block of the message consists of only two characters followed by what programmers call "padding" to fill out the remaining length of a fixed-size string. Block ciphers depend on their input being a specific known size; the algorithm won't work otherwise. To satisfy the requirement that every block be exactly 16 bytes in AES, we use the uppercase letter 'X' in this example. In many cases, this is sufficient. Anyone who decrypts this ciphertext and reads the resulting message will probably realize that the long string of 'X' isn't intended to be part of the message. But this doesn't necessarily work all the time, since there may be legitimate cases where the final character 'X' is an important part of the message. Fortunately, there is a much better solution to dealing with padding that we will discuss in the next article.
A Practical Example
As with any decent cryptographic system, AES is sufficiently complex that you wouldn't want to try whipping up your own implementation to use for important data unless you have a few years of hardcore crypto experience under your belt. (And probably not even then.) Fortunately, we're using Python, which has a number of quality cryptographic modules available. Since the standard C Python distribution doesn't come with modules for symmetric block ciphers, we'll use the Python Cryptography Toolkit, also known as PyCrypto.
PyCrypto can be fetched and built from pycrypto.org, but many Linux distributions carry it in their software repositories as well; look for and install the 'python-crypto' package on Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora. There is no official Windows or OS X binary distribution of PyCrypto, but this article describes how to install Python and PyCrypto on Windows and OS X.
Once you have PyCrypto installed, we can start off with a simple example:
# Example 1 from Crypto.Cipher import AES key = 'mysecretpassword' plaintext = 'Secret Message A' encobj = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_ECB) ciphertext = encobj.encrypt(plaintext) # Resulting ciphertext in hex print ciphertext.encode('hex')Example 1: Basic encryption
This script creates a ciphering object using a key and a feedback mode (ECB, which we'll discuss later). It then feeds the plaintext into that object with the encrypt() method which returns a ciphertext string. Since the resulting ciphertext is a binary string, we encode it in hex before printing it to the screen. When the script is run, it prints:
e8da47acc08bc751745ef8fbff44e107Not very interesting, is it? That's exactly the point. You can change the key and the plaintext (keeping in mind the key sizes and block size of AES) and note how the ciphertext comes out entirely different every time. You might have noticed that the length of hex-encoded ciphertext is 32 characters. By encoding it in hex, we've doubled the size because each binary character is represented by two hex characters, thus the actual ciphertext is only 16 characters. This is–not coincidentally–the block size of AES.
Let's see how the reverse operation works:
# Example 2 from Crypto.Cipher import AES import binascii key = 'mysecretpassword' ciphertext = binascii.unhexlify('e8da47acc08bc751745ef8fbff44e107') decobj = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_ECB) plaintext = decobj.decrypt(ciphertext) # Resulting plaintext print plaintextExample 2: Simple decryption
This script performs decryption on the ciphertext that was generated from the script in Example 1. The binascii module is used only to convert the hex representation of our ciphertext back into binary before it is fed into the decrypt() method of the ciphering object.
A Weakness Uncovered
Symmetric block ciphers, powerful though they are, have an inherent weakness.
When you encrypt a block of data, you typically do so with the expectation that eventually you'd like to retrieve that data again. Thus, the algorithm has to be deterministic. That is, for a given key and plaintext, a specific ciphertext will be generated each time. Which poses a problem: suppose you have blocks within the plaintext that are identical. This isn't terribly hard to imagine. A spreadsheet often has multiple cells containing the same data. An image almost always has multiple pixels of the same color value. If you encrypt files like these with a block cipher and do nothing else, an attacker could see a pattern in the ciphertext and use it to gain crucial insight into the nature of the plaintext. Take these two images for example:
Illustration 2: Patterns in ciphertext
The plaintext image on the left is Tux, the Linux mascot. The image on the right is not actually an encrypted file, but is the result of running each pixel color value through a block cipher (with a key unknown to us). The image is then recreated with the encrypted color values. The image is technically encrypted with a strong cipher, but patterns in the plaintext data result in easily-discernible patterns in the ciphertext. This is a violation of the principle of non-uniformity we talked about in Section 1. Encrypting the data did little to hide the essence of the original file.
Here's a demonstration in code:
# Example 3 from Crypto.Cipher import AES key = 'mysecretpassword' plaintext1 = 'Secret Message A' plaintext2 = 'Secret Message B' plaintext3 = 'Secret Message C' plaintext4 = 'Secret Message A' encobj = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_ECB) ciphertext1 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext1) ciphertext2 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext2) ciphertext3 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext3) ciphertext4 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext4) # Resulting ciphertext in hex print ciphertext1.encode('hex') print ciphertext2.encode('hex') print ciphertext3.encode('hex') print ciphertext4.encode('hex')Example 3: Demonstrating the ECB mode of operation
This prints:
e8da47acc08bc751745ef8fbff44e107 49b1f4635c9a53c4f7538ba3b4452b32 0d750ffff1ab846b838a6a304860372e e8da47acc08bc751745ef8fbff44e107You can see that the ciphertext for plaintext1 and plaintext4 are identical. In real-world applications, ciphers are usually paired with a method to eliminate these redundancies in the resulting ciphertext. These methods are called modes of operation. In all of the examples so far, we used the Electronic Code Book (ECB) mode when creating the AES cipher object:
encobj = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_ECB)ECB is just the cryptographers' formal way of saying, "nothing has been done to eliminate obvious patterns in the ciphertext." PyCrypto supports another mode of operation, Cipher Block Chaining (CBC). To eliminate redundancies in the resulting ciphertext, CBC incorporates the ciphertext of the previous block with that of the next so that the entire volume of ciphertext appears to be pseudo-random. When encrypting the first block, a random value called the initialization vector (IV) is XORed with the plaintext. The result is encrypted with the provided key. Before the second block is encrypted, its plaintext is XORed with the ciphertext of the previous block. And so it goes until all of the blocks in the file or message have been encrypted in this manner. Here's an illustration (the circled plus sign indicates the XOR operation):
To use CBC in PyCrypto, all we have to do is supply an IV and change the mode:
# Example 4 from Crypto.Cipher import AES import os key = 'mysecretpassword' iv = os.urandom(16) # Output the initialization vector print 'IV: ' + iv.encode('hex') plaintext1 = 'Secret Message A' plaintext2 = 'Secret Message B' plaintext3 = 'Secret Message C' plaintext4 = 'Secret Message A' encobj = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_CBC, iv) ciphertext1 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext1) ciphertext2 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext2) ciphertext3 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext3) ciphertext4 = encobj.encrypt(plaintext4) # Resulting ciphertext in hex print 'A: ' + ciphertext1.encode('hex') print 'B: ' + ciphertext2.encode('hex') print 'C: ' + ciphertext3.encode('hex') print 'A: ' + ciphertext4.encode('hex')Example 4: Demonstrating the CBC mode of operation
If we run this example, we get something like:
IV: 1c531872a9b7a71bfc060b22c459136b A: ed7a68aa4a7c316047b6c6493b2d03d9 B: 5177729609a9bbd0500f8ea2614c7906 C: 46b19bace80917f655846aa697f201fb A: 0e298e3b3072e8c595637d2e5feb16ecThe first thing to note here is that the ciphertext for message A no longer repeats. This is good! This keeps repeating plaintext blocks from forming patterns in the ciphertext. In fact, on every invocation of the script, all the ciphertext blocks change completely because a different IV is generated at random each time, even though the key and plaintext messages stay exactly the same.
You may have also noticed that we now have 5 blocks of ciphertext for 4 blocks of plaintext. The reason is simple: we added an extra block to the output by including an IV. The IV is generated at random and passed into the ciphering object. The IV has to be known at the time of decryption in order to produce the expected plaintext, so it is often prepended to the ciphertext. Knowledge of the IV itself cannot help an attacker break the encryption, so including it as generated poses no risk.
If you've understood everything presented so far, you should have a good idea as to what a decryption script for the above data looks like. If you're in the mood to do some homework, now is a great time to write one.
Check out Part 3 where we discuss keys and key strengthening techniques!
The image of Tux in Illustration 2 is copyrighted by Larry Ewing and was created with The GIMP.


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As the Mets seek to rebuild next season, one of the cornerstones will be outfielder Angel Pagan. For those who are waiting for Pagan to stumble, keep waiting because it doesn't look as if it would happen. Pagan did have a poor stretch, but has rebounded and is finishing strong and is the Mets' MVP.

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What Merkel's Athens Visit Means
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Athens on Tuesday but she will likely be met with mixed reaction from the Greeks, Charles Forelle discusses on Markets Hub. Photo: Associated Press.
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Appeal of Component Ratings, Matters Requiring Attention, Troubled Condition Designation, and Compliance with an Informal Enforcement Action (Fourth Quarter 2012)
A federal savings association (FSA) appealed material supervisory determinations in the most recent Report of Examination (ROE) which was not issued until seven months after the examiners left the bank. Specifically, the FSA appealed:
With respect to the component ratings for management and liquidity, the FSA argued the downgrades were unwarranted. The appeal stated the board and management had provided strong oversight of the organization. Despite the high level of problem assets and earnings deficiencies, the bank remained well capitalized and the institution was currently profitable with ample liquidity. Each member of the senior management team has over 30 years of banking experience and receives necessary training to understand changes in regulatory requirements. The appeal further stated the FSA had demonstrated improved performance in all areas and its risk profile was decreasing; therefore, the direction of credit risk was decreasing rather than increasing. In addition, the appeal stated liquidity was managed by a competent team and the return to profitability minimized liquidity risk, supporting a stable direction for liquidity risk.
With respect to the MRAs, the appeal argued the FSA submitted the required problem asset reduction plan, business plan, and capital plan with no feedback from the supervisory office. The FSA exceeded the concentration limit for church loans only because capital declined, not because of new loan originations. The bank obtained an external loan review which found no issues; therefore, the bank argued the external loan review MRA should be removed. The appeal further stated the board approved its risk assessment and additional internal audits were completed or were in process; therefore, the internal audit MRA was unsupported and did not rise to the level of a supervisory concern. Lastly, the appeal stated there was no justification to require the bank to perform a board and management study. At most, such a requirement should be postponed until conclusion of the next scheduled examination.
The FSA deemed itself in compliance with the informal enforcement action as all required actions were taken. The FSA disagreed with the "troubled condition" designation and requested the ombudsman reverse that designation.
The ombudsman thoroughly reviewed the information submitted by the FSA and the supervisory office. The ombudsman conducted the review using the standards in effect at the time of the examination including Section 330 – Management Assessment and Section 530 – Liquidity of the Office of Thrift Supervision Examination Handbook. The ombudsman also used the Comptroller's Handbook – Bank Supervision Process regarding risk assessments and MRAs and the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System for guidance on component ratings. OCC Bulletin 2011-37 Bank and Federal Savings Association Supervision Operation Enforcement Action Policy provided guidance on informal enforcement actions and 12 C.F.R. § 163.555 provided guidance on the "troubled condition" designation.
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The ombudsman concurred with the supervisory office regarding the downgrade in management from 2 to 3. Management and board supervision need improvement. The high level of occupancy expense had plagued the bank since 2003; management did not take immediate actions to reduce its impact on earnings performance. Beginning in 2009, asset quality issues emerged and further diminished earnings performance. Since that time, the composite rating and component ratings for asset quality and earnings have been less than satisfactory. These persistent problems were reflected in declining capital levels. The corrective actions taken by the board and management have not resulted in substantial improvement through March 2012. The continuation of less than satisfactory operating performance and asset quality as well as risk management deficiencies related to external loan review, internal audit, and concentration management reflect negatively on the leadership provided by management and the board of directors.
The ombudsman concurred with the supervisory office regarding the downgrade in liquidity from 1 to 2. A rating of 1 indicates strong liquidity levels and reliable access to sufficient sources of funds on favorable terms to meet present and anticipated liquidity needs. The continuation of the composite 3 rating and the high level of classified assets may impair the bank's ability to access funds on reasonable terms; therefore, a 2 rating was more appropriate. A 2 rating indicates satisfactory liquidity levels and funds management practices.
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With respect to disagreement with the direction of credit risk as increasing, the ombudsman determined the quality of credit risk management is weak and the direction of credit risk is decreasing. The high level of problem assets, noncompliance with concentration limits, and lack of an independent loan review function were indicative of weak risk management. The FSA took steps to address these areas of weakness, which supported a decreasing direction of risk.
With respect to disagreement with the direction of liquidity risk as increasing, the ombudsman concurred with the increasing direction of risk. As stated above, the prolonged less than satisfactory composite rating as well as the downgrade in management may increase costs to access secondary liquidity sources.
The supervisory office informed the FSA in writing of the "troubled condition" designation because of heightened concerns with earnings and the inability to accrete to capital. The "troubled condition" designation placed restrictions on changes in directors and senior management as well as severance agreements.
The ombudsman notified the supervisory office to change the supervisory record to show the quality of risk management as weak and the direction of credit risk as decreasing.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Apr. 23, 2012) – After clinching a much needed home series against Mercer over the weekend, the ETSU baseball team returns to action with a pair of midweek games against Furman and Western Carolina.
Tuesday's game at Furman will begin at 6:05 p.m. and can be heard live on 640 WXSM and online at ETSUBucs.com. Wednesday's home game against Western Carolina, which was originally scheduled for 7:05 p.m., has been moved up to a 5:05 p.m. start at Thomas Stadium. The Wednesday game can be heard online at ETSUBucs.com.
The Bucs are coming off a big series win against Mercer over the weekend. ETSU dropped the opener before rallying to win the next two games of the series. The Bucs hit .313 for the weekend, while also posting a solid 3.00 ERA during the three-game set.
After trailing 3-0 through four innings, Furman rallied with three runs in the fifth to lift the Paladins past ETSU 7-4 back on March 13. Furman enters Tuesday's game with a 18-23 overall record after getting swept by Appalachian State over the weekend. Will Owens leads the Paladins offensively with a .344 average to go along with nine doubles, a triple, a home run and 25 RBI. Furman tied up the all-time series against ETSU after getting the victory earlier this season. Each team has won 36 games of the 72 meetings all-time in the series.
Western Carolina pounded out 10 hits to defeat the Bucs in Cullowhee, N.C. 7-3 back on March 7. The Catamounts enter Wednesday's game with a 25-15 overall record after getting swept by Samford over the weekend. Western Carolina has been a strong offensive team so far this year as the Catamounts sport a .319 team batting average. Nine players are batting .300 or better led by Tyler White, who is hitting .390 with 14 doubles, a homer and 24 RBI. The Catamounts have defeated the Bucs six straight times in the series and they lead the all-time series, 61-28.
After the two midweek games, ETSU will hit the road for a three-game non-conference series at nationally ranked Arizona beginning on Friday.
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BNC welcomes The Wilton Bank to its family
BNC Financial Group, the holding company for The Bank of New Canaan and The Bank of Fairfield, will expand its footprint in Fairfield County with the purchase of The Wilton Bank.
The acquisition, at about $5 million, will add about $75 million to BNC Financial's balance sheet, bringing total assets to $700 million.
BNC Financial currently has five branches and one loan production office.
Stockholders of The Wilton Bank will receive $13.50 a share in cash.
BNC was part of a bidding process, said Peyton R. Patterson, president and CEO.
"They approached us via their investment banker," she said. "It will be business as usual at The Wilton Bank until the closing at the latter part of 2013. Our products and services will be on one platform in the first quarter of 2014."
Charles Howell, The Wilton Bank CEO, president and treasurer, will resign at the closing, Patterson said.
Commenting that it is premature to discuss the fate of The Wilton Bank's employees, she said some will remain in place while others will be invited to apply for positions within the BNC family.
The Wilton Bank and BNC have a like-minded community banking philosophy, and the deal will enhance offerings to The Wilton Bank customers, Howell said.
The Wilton Bank was hit hard by the recession and never fully recovered, said John Carusone, president of the Bank Analysis Center in Hartford.
"The Wilton Bank has struggled in the past few years under the heavy burden of non-performing loans left over from the recession," he said. "This is an appropriate exit strategy for The Bank of Wilton shareholders."
The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both banks. The closing is subject to approval by The Wilton Bank's stockholders and customary regulatory approvals.
BNC plans to establish a Wilton Advisory Board to promote continuity and maintain the legacy that The Wilton Bank has established in the community, according to Patterson.
BNC, traded as an over-the-counter stock under the ticker symbol "BNFI," saw its share price fall 25 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $21 on Friday. The Wilton Bank traded as an OTC stock under the ticker symbol "WIBW," surged $2.71, or 26 percent, to $13.20.


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It was fabulous !!! The acting was superb.
Dan Stevens did a terrific job portraying Charles Dickens. Wonderful performance by Christopher Plummer and the other actors as well.
I would definitely see this movie again .
I love everything & anything associated with
A CHRISTMAS CAROL . I didn't even know about this movie till I was looking for showtimes for another movie. I'm so happy that I found out about
First movie I've seen for a long time I would be willing to watch again. Dan Stevens is remarkable in his portrayal of Charles Dickens, The sets are interesting in their own right. A GREAT film!!
Very accurate to what we know about Dickens with speculation kept to the probable.
Excellent family movie at the right time heading into the holidays. Having just seen the play as well, and very well versed with the story, this movie really came to life for me. Some of the plot progression is a bit lacking in connectivity, but otherwise fantastic job.
Not sure what all the low star ratings are about. If you read the synopsis it tells you right away it's about Charles Dickens and his writing of "A Christmas Carol". Did people walk into this thinking it was Star Wars or Avengers or something? hot babes what the hell? I think it goes without saying, but if you are not familiar with "A Christmas Carol", do so first before seeing or just skip it.
Wonderful sets, very unique movie; I enjoyed it, but unless you are a fan of A Christmas Carol and Charles Dickens you probably won't see the point.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A worldwide crash of Google's Gmail service that also affected its Chrome web browser was the result of a server error, a company spokesman said.
The Gmail service was out for about 40 minutes Tuesday, leaving users without access to the email stored in the cloud, while millions of users of Chrome experienced crashes in the Web browser, ZDNet reported Wednesday.
Initial reports of a denial-of service attack were quickly denied by Google, which said a problem with Google Sync -- which synchronizes a user's bookmarks, extensions, apps and settings when the user logs in to Chrome from another device -- caused the Chrome problems.
The crash of Chrome had a domino effect on other Google services like Gmail, Google Docs, Drive and Apps, company engineer Tim Steele said in a blog post.
A failed change in the configuration of how its servers handle data traffic was the cause, he said.
"That change was to a core piece of infrastructure that many services at Google depend on," which is why it affected a number of the company's services, Steele said.


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from around 2005, a thrift shop find.
To avoid camera flash reflection, I scanned
it with a curtain bunched around it, but a
swatch of chintz would've worked as well.
The label on the other side said it originally held
Darjeeling - "the champagne of teas" - but
looks much like the label below at Tomokilog,
a Japanese blog which incorrectly identifies
Whittard's Summer leaf tea as Earl Grey.
The author was obviously not a tea drinker!
These caddies are a wonderful reminder of a
visit to Whittard in Buckingham Palace Road,
opposite the Royal Mews (the royal garage).
The gold State Coach, btw, is fabulous!
But back to Whittard's...
Here's a link to a map of the area, and below the map,
a nifty rotating cam of Buck Palace Road on a sunny day.
The trees at one end are part of St. James's Park, and
at the other end, under the trees at the left of the large
white building, a pocket park handy for enjoying a bag
lunch from Pret A Manger in Victoria Station.
On the other side of the wrought iron fence and
gate between the pillars is the Royal Mews.
But I digress (again)...
In 1886, Walter Whittard ("whi TARD") opened a small
tea emporium in Fleet Street in the City of London, but
soon expanded its stock to include coffee. "Of Chelsea"
was added when the original shop moved to Kings
Road in the borough of that name. Whittard of
Chelsea now has stores all over the world.
In 1976, a non-tea drinker named Giles Hilton
was hired as the accountant-bookkeeper. Soon he
discovered he did like tea - very much, in fact - and
after a 5-year apprenticeship, became Whittard's chief
buyer-blender, prompting the nickname "The Nose".
Today Giles is essentially the face of Whittard's.
Quite a personable chap to boot, as you'll see (plus
many tips on choosing tea) in the following videos :
And here's a Day with Giles in London:
Last but not least, a tea estate in Darjeeling, India,
showing what happens to tea between the field and
your teapot. (The music is mesmerizing, but "wobbly".)
A few links you might find interesting:
Whittard of Chelsea's homepage
The history of Whittard of Chelsea
Giles Hilton, Whittard's "Guru"
Tea Things Tuesday is hosted by the
Lovely Kim at Shabby Pink and Pretty,
where you can check out other TTT entries.
Happy Tea Time!


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I don't often suffer from insomnia, but sleep came slowly after the outcome of the presidential election was announced ("Re-elected," Nov. 7). My good and valued friend of almost a half-century, Nat Asch, often says that "we're going to die at the right time." Not that he will say it this morning. Though I have not spoken with him yet today, I'm virtually certain he is delighted with the re-elected of President Barack Obama. (He and I approach most, though not all issues, from opposite ends of the political spectrum). I, on the other hand, am filled with a sense of acute despair. It probably won't last and, with the passage of time, will diminish to disappointment and, eventually, even that will likely be overcome by my native optimism. But not to the degree that was once possible.
I feel strangely alone today, a feeling I suspect is shared by others among the almost 50 million Americans who cast their votes for Mitt Romney. I wonder how I became a stranger in my own land.
During more than three-quarters of a century on this planet, I have come to believe in the greatness of America, a greatness fueled by the belief that this nation was founded to show the world how things can be when free men and women are allowed to pursue whatever dreams and ambitions they may have, unfettered by social or political agendas or the tyranny of those to whom power is the narcotic of choice.
I've been poor but never rich as richness is defined by financial success. The richness of America was enough. Over two-plus centuries, the well of the American spirit has been free to all, filled with a heady brew that seemed to make all things possible. In that brew were mixed an infinite variety of ingredients: honor, ambition, vision, valor, honesty, responsibility, a dash of recklessness for seasoning, a pinch of foolishness to remind us that human beings are sometimes fallible and, most of all, a sense of wonder that anything, absolutely anything, could be done provided we had the will to do it. We chose, as our mantra, "E Pluribus Unum," (From Many, One) as we invited others to join us and become Americans. But now, this stranger in his own land sees only the "pluribus" and wonders what happened to the "unum."
We created a government to provide structure and a sense of order, a structure in which the people, not the government, ruled supreme. We won our independence through eight years of blood and fire through the will of the people. We fought each other less than a century later and preserved the nation through the will of the people. We grew into the mightiest and most remarkable national entity the modern world had ever known through the will of the people. We saved the world and rebuilt it, not once, but twice, through the will of the people. We were the United States of America. But that was then.
In all fairness, it can be argued that we re-elected a president this week through the will of the people. But he leads a government in which its will is supreme: "The government giveth, the government taketh away, blessed be the name of the government." It gives all-too-freely to those who do little or nothing to merit its largesse, it spends what it does not have, and it takes with alarming recklessness from those through whose efforts and industry it exists.
And the "unum" is just about gone. The unity that once defined us has been superseded by the hyphen. No longer willing to proudly proclaim our status as Americans, we have become a Balkanized amalgam of tribes at cross purposes: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, gay and lesbian-Americans, et al. The amalgam used in dentistry contains mercury and is, therefore, a slow-acting poison. No less poisonous is the tribal amalgam of 21st century America. And, not to be overlooked, are the many millions among us who are not, nor do they wish to be, U.S. citizens. They're just here to water at our trough and spit the dregs in our faces.
Around the world we are regarded with suspicion, amusement and, all too often, contempt. The America that sent the Great White Fleet around the globe, the America that rid the world of the unspeakable horror of Adolf Hitler, the America of the Marshall Plan, the America that turned back the invasion of South Korea, the America that brought down the Berlin Wall, snapped the fetters that had kept Eastern Europe in thrall for decades, and dumped the tyranny of the Soviet Union on the scrap heap of history has become a source of ridicule. We have become a global punch line, unworthy of the mantle of greatness we once wore with such distinction. A friend sent me a quote today from an editorial in Prager Zeitungon, one of the leading newspapers in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. It reads, in part, "The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
The president has been re-elected, and his slogan is "Forward." Toward what, I wonder? Toward the greatness we earned as the last great hope of humankind, or toward the abyss of mediocrity we are earning just as surely.
As an American in whom hope springs eternal, I am compelled to wish him well. I hope for the best. But it isn't as easy as it once was.
Alan Walden, Baltimore


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When a group of American soldiers throws an Iraqi boy off a bridge in Samarra, the incident sets off a chain of events that exposes the deep rifts among the Iraqis in Samarra and results in yet another cycle of violence between the insurgents and the corrupt Iraqi police.
Anna is an American journalist who decides to write a story about the assassination of an Iraqi leader whom she admires.
At the same time, she is pulling away from a relationship with Dan, an American intelligence official who thinks the war can be won with hearts and minds, and towards Zaid, a young Iraqi photographer who shows her there are people, rather than sides, in the conflict.
As she tries to make sense of the half-truths of Iraq, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle and in the midst of a dangerous situation, set against a thick web of alliances, agendas and reverses.
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University of Oregon: Derecognition of Student Group for 'Offensive' Publication
Category: Free Speech
Schools: University of Oregon
The Oregon Commentator, a conservative student magazine, won a three-month long battle for press freedom from the University of Oregon student government. When a transgendered student senator complained of being offended after being mocked in the magazine, the student government finance committee rejected the Commentator's mission statement, which had remained unchanged for the past 21 years. The finance committee publicly denied their constitutional obligation to distribute student fees on a viewpoint-neutral basis. FIRE wrote to UO President Dave Frohnmayer, who declared he didn't want to intervene in the funding process. It was not until FIRE sent an open letter to the student government, reminding them that the First Amendment undoubtedly applies to public universities, that the Commentator's mission statement was approved.
Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of Oregon
The 'No Viewpoint' Viewpoint
June 6, 2005
By Greg Lukianoff at Inside Higher Ed Imagine a college student returning to campus next fall and being greeted by a student government representative who asks her if she is devoutly religious or not. She answers "yes" and the representative responds, "I am sorry, the student government has decided that the separation of church and state means that, as state college, we have to be free of religious students. You may want to consider a religious college." Next imagine this befuddled student taking her complaint to the president of the college and he says "Yes, I know the student government's […]» Read More
FIRE's Heat Douses Student Censorship in Oregon
March 10, 2005
In a sudden turn of events, the University of Oregon student government has increased funding to a conservative student magazine that had been the target of alleged viewpoint discrimination. The Oregon Commentator came under fire after satirizing transgendered student senator Toby Hill-Meyer, who had requested that the campus newspaper refer to him using the general-neutral pronouns "ze" for "he," and "hir" for "him." Consequently, the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO) recognized and denied funding to the magazine for poking fun at Hill-Meyer. That is when the Commentator contacted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). FIRE's […]» Read More
Commentator's mission denied, again
February 2, 2005
The Programs Finance Committee rejected the Oregon Commentator's mission statement again Tuesday night in a fierce budget hearing that ended with PFC member Mason Quiroz announcing his resignation. "I just want to publicly state that I don't support this part of the branch of student government anymore," Quiroz said in the final moments of the hearing. "I think it's obvious that our money is going to hateful speech … I don't care, I don't care. Kick me out. I resign from my position right now. You guys are sleeping with the devil." About 110 people crowded into the EMU Gumwood […]» Read More
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Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of Oregon
March 3, 2005
EUGENE, Ore., March 3, 2005—The Oregon Commentator, a conservative student magazine, has won a three-month-long battle for press freedom against the University of Oregon (UO) student government. The Commentator had been derecognized and denied funding after it published items satirizing a transgendered student senator. Acting in response to student complaints, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) intervened, writing letters to the administration and to relevant campus leaders. On March 2, FIRE learned that the student government had reversed its unconstitutional actions and re-recognized the Commentator. "We are pleased that the Commentator has finally been restored to its […]» Read More


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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On this Veterans Day, we are celebrating Western New York by profiling some of our local veterans who took part in last month's Honor Flight.
The Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight group gives veterans who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. and spend time at the various memorials there.
2 On Your Side's Kelly Dudzik and photojournalist Ben Read went with the group to D.C. in October. In their first profile, they introduce us to two men who've been best friends for decades.
"You grew up together," said Dudzik.
"We were babies," says Peter Giarraffa.
"Just grew up together since we were little kids," said George Vaccaro.
Peter Giarraffa and George Vaccaro's journey as best friends began long before World War II.
"When he was a little guy, his mother, we lived next door to each other, and his mother used to get, what did your mother have?" asked Giarraffa.
"Oh, she had asthma and stuff," said Vaccaro.
"Asthma. Then he would come and live with us for a couple of days until she was better," said Giarraffa.
"His mother always took care of me," said Vaccaro.
But with the war well underway, and Peter the older of the two turning 17 in August of 1944, the men would soon leave Buffalo on different paths.
"I was 17 when I joined and I didn't go overseas, I spent Texas, Texas, and Texas. I couldn't get rid of Texas," says Giarraffa.
Giarraffa would remain enlisted in the Air Corps through 1947. In 1946 while Peter was in, you guessed it, Texas... Vaccaro joined the Army and ended up in Italy. He visited Germany before returning to the U.S.
And, after the war life went on.
"We like hockey, football and all of that stuff and so that's how we're together all the time, so," says Giarraffa. "I don't know why we're still friends, but we get along pretty good."
Now, more than 70 years later, they're inseparable as ever.
"After all these years, you're still best friends. What's the secret for being even just friends for so long, not even talking about best friends? How do you keep your friendship going?" asked Dudzik.
"Well, we're like brothers," says Vaccaro.
"Yeah, he lived next door to me. I was born first on the Westside of Buffalo and then he came along. I'm two years older than him and he was my best man and I was his best man and we have Godchildren," says Giarraffa.
This was their first visit to the WWII Memorial. Vaccaro hasn't been to D.C. in 22 years, and both cherished being able to spend the day with fellow veterans, their families, and each other.
"Yeah, we're just part of each other's family. I'm part of his family. He's part of my family. That's the way we've been all these years," says Vaccaro.
Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight is always looking for veterans and volunteers. A Vietnam veteran joined the latest Honor Flight for the first time.


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Call Alec to the helm.
"Captain Spencer, I am Dessh, Jedi Knight of the Republic. Alec and I were heading to Coruscant when our vessel was attacked by Mandalorians. We managed to fight them off with the help of several passengers and this engineer. We have taken the vessel in an attempt to draw any enemy attention away from the transport vessel, which was severely damaged in the fight. If you could lend any assistance to us, it would be greatly appreciated."


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So far this year has been anything but predictable. There are some huge match ups this week so we will do our best decipher them.
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills: The Pats are coming off two last minute losses and are under .500 for the first time in almost a decade. The Bills however have rebounded with concecutive wins after a disappointing week one against the Jets. New England lost in Buffalo last year but it is hard to see Tom Brady losing three games in a row, but the Bills have a tremendous pass rush and Ryan Fitzpatrick has look solid at quarterback since week one. Can't imagine this being a low scoring game considering both teams suspect secondaries, Pats win a close divisional matchup and move to 2-2.
San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets: The 9ers had a shocking loss in Minnesota last week and the Jets looked about as unimpressive as possible in a win at the Dolphins. West coast teams generally don't fair well when traveling across the country and playing at 1:00, however this San Francisco team has been the exception over the past few years. Mark Sanchez has the lowest completion percentage put of any QB in the league and if continues playing at such a low level Tebow Time might become a reality once again. The Jets will want to run the ball and 49ers will not allow that to happen and Alex Smith shouldn't have too hard of a time with New York's defense although Antonio Cromartie has shut Randy Moss down in the past. San Fran should have their way in this one and win by double digits.
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans: The Texans have looked like the most balanced team in the league through the first three weeks. Tennessee on the other hand has been up and down but had one of the more amazing wins last week at home against Detroit. If Houston wants to continue their strangle hold on the AFC South like they have for the past two years they need to win games like this. The Titans will have to resurrect Chris Johnson to take the pressure off Jake Locker but against a Wade Philips defense that is not an easy thing to do. Division games are never easy and I think that this game will be close but the Texans just have too much talent on both sides of the ball for Tennessee to handle.
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers: This is the most intriguing matchup of the week, because once it is over both teams will be 1-3 or the record setting Saints will be 0-4. New Orleans has been unable to close the deal late in games and has proven the loss of head coach Sean Payton is a much bigger deal than anyone predicted before the season. Everyone has seen the interception turned touchdown that caused the Packers to lose last Monday Night in Seattle but one positive is the NFL Referees are back because of this blunder. QB Arron Rogers has been very outspoken this week and I believe that him and his team are going to make a statement and win convincingly and shut the door of the Saints' season just after four games.
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles: The Giants have played nearly perfect football the last six quarters while the Eagles got completely dominated last week against the undefeated Cardinals. Michael Vick has proven that he cannot handle a heavy pass rush and that is exactly what the G-Men have and unless Andy Reed decides to give the ball to LeSean McCoy, Philly is going to have another long day. Eli Manning looks like the best quarterback in the league right now but he has struggled in the past against the Eagles but this week will be different.
Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys: Expect to see some of Jay Cutlers patented facial expressions this Monday Night because Rob Ryan shows more looks than another defensive coordinator and Demarcus Ware will have his way with the offensive line of the Bears. Tony Romo will also have his hands full because the Cowboys' o-line has been porous too but Romo is much better at getting the ball away under pressure than Cutler is and that should be the difference in the game.


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Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (s-ALD)
Because the ALD process takes place at atmospheric pressure, this technology avoids the cost of vacuum tooling such as pumps and load locks.
Spatial ALD is the enhanced form of traditional ALD improving the deposition rate by several orders of magnitude. Instead of filling and flushing a process chamber repeatedly, spatial ALD uses a multitude of precursor slits under which the substrates passes by at high speed. Gas bearing and exhaust slits in between the precursor zones, keep the precursors from mixing avoiding parasitic deposition.
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Police to monitor site where teens shot
Police to monitor site where teens shot
LEXINGTON, Ky. —
Lexington police say they plan to monitor the site where two teens were shot on New Year's Eve in an effort to prevent further violence at the spot.
Police Lt. Chris Young told the Lexington Herald-Leader officers who normally patrol the area around the Village Drive shopping center would monitor the site more vigilantly. He said police wanted to stop any potential violence that could result due to the shooting.
Young said a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were shot during a dispute that happened at a party.
Lt. David Biroschik said both teens were treated at the University of Kentucky hospital and were expected to recover.
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Pati's Mexican Table "Classic Mexican Food Battles" Jump into a Lucha Libre ring and experience the kind of fighting spirit that fuels a great love of Mexican food. These classic recipes provoke heated discussions in Mexico, but are perfectly tasty regardless of which twist on ingredients you prefer. Enchiladas in Red Tomato Sauce; Tampico-Style Steak Combo; Mexican Wedding Cookies (Polvorones). D
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This Old House "Melting Pot" Kevin and Richard get a taste of culturally diverse Cambridge by visiting what's known locally as "Japan Town." Norm shows how Tom has matched the exterior trim details and how the clapboards are going on over an underlayment that will let them dry out. Then, up on the roof deck, he lends a hand as Tom creates a staggered shingle pattern on the half walls to match what is on the existing house. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "London: Mod and Trad" Rick checks out the Millennium Bridge, banters with Beefeaters at the Tower of London and strolls trendy South Bank.G
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Travelscope "Zambia River Adventure" Joseph "roughs it" in a swank safari camp on the shore of the great Zambezi river within ear shot of hippos and elephants and then heads south to stand on historic Livingstone Island at the edge of thundering Victoria Falls. D
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* Improved calculations for small-arms penetration of buildings,including "shatter gap" for high-speed bullets.
* Stryker MGS is more willing to fire main gun (even though it doesn't carry a lot of ammo).
* Area fire at buildings has fewer "stray" shots.
* Troops will automatically cancel area target after they blow a sizeable hole in a wall.
* Small tweaks to bomb crater size (slightly decreased) and effects vs. buildings (slightly increased).
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More Mellow Kyle Busch Still Marches to Beat of His Own Drum, Especially When It Comes to Winning
At some point, Kyle Busch will thank Rick Hendrick for creating the monster that drives the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
There is nothing ordinary about Kyle Busch, and there never has been. There's a different drummer in Busch's brain. At driver introductions before Sunday's Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Busch strode down the gangway to his own music, "Rowdy Busch," a song written for him by Raytona500.
"Why can't we all just be friends?" Busch asked the crowd with just the right amount of sass, and elicited a derisive chorus from the grandstand.
Afterward, he proceeded to spank all comers for the fifth straight time at the world's fastest half-mile.
Busch, 25, is on pace this season to move into second place all time in victories across NASCAR's three national series. Sunday's victory was his 20th in the Sprint Cup Series, to go with 45 in Nationwide and 25 in the Camping World Truck Series.
With 90 aggregate wins, Busch is 16 behind David Pearson, who is second all-time with 106, all but one coming in the Cup series. Given that Busch has won at least 20 races in each of the past three seasons, second place is firmly in his sights.
So is the career lead in the Nationwide Series. It's all but a certainty Busch will eclipse Mark Martin for that distinction by the end of the summer, if not before. Martin won March 5 at Las Vegas to extend his career record to 49 victories. Busch countered by notching his 45th win Saturday at Bristol.
Busch has collected the vast majority of his victories in all three series since leaving Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the 2007 season – a move that was Hendrick's choice, not Busch's. In the three-plus years that followed, Busch has won 16 races in Cup, 34 in Nationwide and 19 in the truck series.
You could argue that those prodigious totals are part of a natural progression as Busch has grown older and more experienced, but it's equally valid to say that being jettisoned by Hendrick in favor of Dale Earnhardt Jr. fostered a sharper focus and an "I'll-show-him" mentality that has propelled Busch to a higher level of accomplishment.
There are those who would argue, too, that winning across all three series pales in comparison to the records of Richard Petty (200 Cup wins) and Pearson. On the other hand, winning in the Cup series is exponentially more difficult than it was four or five decades ago, given the current depth of field and constraints on equipment.
The Nationwide Series isn't a picnic, either. A typical Nationwide race is populated with elite drivers and former champions, among them Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and, occasionally, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin.
Busch fields his own truck team in a series that has seen very little change in equipment during a period that has brought radical revisions to the cars used in Cup and Nationwide. Given the level of refinement in truck equipment, it's fair to say that success in that series is in the hands of the drivers, and it's no coincidence that Busch has accounted for nine of the 10 wins his organization has posted since its debut last year, despite accounting for just 18 of the team's 35 starts.
Perhaps former Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson is right when he speculates that team ownership has mellowed Busch.
"You can see, especially now that he is a car owner, has sponsors to worry about, you can just tell in his interviews, the way he speaks," Johnson said. "He's very aware of series sponsor, track sponsor, his sponsors.
"We've also probably seen that same transformation with (Tony) Stewart over the years. Once you're an owner – and I haven't been in that role – you understand how fragile this environment and sport is. It certainly has matured him a lot."
Outwardly, Busch has learned to accept defeat with grace, but without sacrificing the passion for competition and the desire to win.
That's what makes him doubly dangerous.


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The Da-Lite ViewShare Tensioned Advantage Electrol 106" HD Pro 0.9 Screen offers the same features as the Advantage Electrol with the added benefits of ViewShare Technology, which incorporates an integrated Logitech C930e HD video camera for video conferencing. With easy plug and play USB connectivity, and the fact that it is compatible with any free peer-to-peer video conferencing software, the ViewShare Tensioned Advantage Electrol Screen is exactly what is needed when a quick brainstorming session needs more than a conference call.
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Francis Larson is a young, overweight, social outcast who while innocent confesses to the murder of his classmate. With the help of his rich, eccentric uncle, Francis fakes his suicide and begins an amazing physical and personal transformation so he can return to solve the mystery and bring the real killer to justice. His Uncle Bobby plans an elaborate scheme that includes buying the resort town's "sacred" Amusement Park in order to help Francis (now turned Frank) When Frank arrives, undetected by his classmates, he builds a romantic relationship with his childhood crush, Jackie Newmar, using her to gain a closer link to the real killer. Meanwhile, his Uncle Bobby creatively turns the town upside down to remind the townsfolk of their horrific past. As a result, the town is abuzz with rumors that the "ghost" of Francis Larson has returned. Now the mayor and sheriff must try to restore order in this otherwise peaceful resort community.


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Every Monday and Thursday, WoW Insider brings you Scattered Shots for beast mastery, marksmanship and survival hunters. Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union uses logic and science (mixed with a few mugs of dwarven stout) to look deep into the hunter class. Mail your hunter questions to Frostheim.
Cataclysm is still several weeks away, and for most of us, raid content is yet more weeks beyond that. But it's never too soon to start drooling over new gear, and what's more deserving of our drool than our very first raid set of Cataclysm?
The hunter tier 11 Lightning-Charged set gets us off to a killer start in Cataclysm with very nice and useful set bonuses right out of the gate. Of course, the set looks like you're wearing a skinned murloc, but whether that's a bad thing or a moment of sublime joy depends on your personal taste and history with murlocs. Personally, I'm happy to be wearing their hollowed-out head. Glrgl-murfl this, ya bastards.
Join me after a cut for an in-depth look at the new hunter set, including exactly how all the set bonuses work and some preliminary numbers of the set bonus DPS contributions to each spec.
Every Monday and Thursday, WoW Insider brings you Scattered Shots for beast mastery, marksmanship and survival hunters. Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union uses logic and science (mixed with a few mugs of dwarven stout) to look deep into the hunter class. Mail your hunter questions to Frostheim.
The DPS numbers
To put the set bonuses in perspective, I'm going to be giving a ballpark of the DPS contribution the set will make to each spec. Please understand that these are not hard numbers. We're still seeing a lot of changes being made in the beta, and there are still some hunter abilities that are bugged -- and others that we think are bugged but may be are working that way on purpose.
In addition, the DPS contribution from anything is going to depend not just on your exact talent build, but also on all the rest of your gear, the duration of the fight, etc. These numbers should, however, be good for comparison for the current state of the beta.
All testing, math and modeling was done with the starting raid gear you currently receive in the beta, with no reforging and with all raid buffs and debuffs. Thus this was not done with wholly optimized gear, and actual benefits should be a bit higher.
- Two-piece T11 set bonus Increases the critical strike chance of your Serpent Sting ability by 5 percent.
- Four-piece T11 set bonus Your Focus Fire ability grants 1 percent additional haste per application of Frenzy, your Chimera Shot ability has a 10 percent chance to immediately refund half its focus cost, and your Black Arrow also deals instant damage to your target.
Some of these are a bit opaque, so let's look at them in a bit more detail.
Two-piece bonus
Every hunter spec is going to keep Serpent Sting up all the time on boss fights. A 5 percent crit bonus is clearly a very good thing. However, survival is going to get a lot more benefit out of this than the other specs. A lot more.
Survival will always have a harder-hitting Serpent Sting due to its mastery, which boosts all its elemental damage (basically all its magic damage, which for survival is everything except auto-shot). In addition to this, survival has the Toxicology talent that doubles the crit multiplier for their Serpent Sting crits. So while MM or BM should have Serpent Sting crit for 200 percent of base damage, survival will see those crit for 300 percent of base damage.
I should note that right now in the beta, Serpent Sting (and a couple of other DoTs) are only critting for 150 percent of base damage -- the spell crit multiplier, rather than the physical crit multiplier that hunters are supposed to use. We are pretty certain this is a bug that will get fixed soon, so I've done the math assuming we have the physical crit multiplier.
Approximate BM damage: 35 DPS
Approximate MM damage: 32 DPS
Approximate SV damage: 80 DPS
Four-piece beast mastery
The first four-piece bonus is for BM hunters. This effectively amounts to a 5 percent increase in hunter haste whenever Focus Fire is active. The uptime on Focus Fire is not 100 percent, but it's still pretty good, averaging around 80 percent uptime in my tests. And of course, that extra haste does all those wonderful and complicated haste things: boosts auto-shot fire rate, increases base focus regen, and shortens Cobra Shot cast time, thus increasing the focus regen per second of Focus Fire.
Without question, haste is the most complicated stat to calculate DPS gains for; not only that, but the benefit varies with the situation and tends to have certain plateaus rather than smooth scaling. You'd also expect haste to contribute more DPS in an ideal (mathematically modeled) world, since in reality, the benefits are always lower. So take this one with a larger grain of salt than other estimates.
Approximate damage: 202 DPS
Four-piece marksmanship
MM hunters get a 10 percent chance that their Chimera Shot will refund half its focus cost. Incidentally, this always refunds 25 focus on proc, even if you have Efficiency reducing the cost of your Chimera Shot. Essentially, what this means is that you'll get a proc every 10 Chimera Shots on average, which is every 100 seconds. That proc will give you enough focus to fire an Arcane Shot with a tiny bit left over.
Of all the specs, MM benefits the least from the four-piece bonus. Note, however, that it still benefits significantly, and the benefit may still larger than the itemization benefit of avoiding the set. But overall, the first raid set is not at all friendly to MM hunters.
Four-piece survival
The survival bonus only tells us that Black Arrow deals damage when it hits, not how much. After a lot of testing, it seems that the formula for the T11 survival damage is something very close to 1153 + RAP * .1717. Zeherah (of femaledwarf.com) and I both independently came up with the same formula with separate testing (though she used an extra decimal place, the show-off), so I'm pretty confident in it.
Right now in the beta, the T11 survival effect is also dipping into the Toxicology talent, and thus critting for 300 percent damage. We're pretty certain this is a bug and will get fixed, so I'm doing the math assuming it does not benefit from Toxicology and also assuming that you have 3/3 Resourcefulness for a 24-second Black Arrow cooldown.
Approximate damage: 178 DPS
The first tier of hunter gear
And there you have it: our first tier of hunter gear. My hunch is that in practice, survival is going to net the largest gain from this set; the giant-looking haste bonus the four-piece gives to BM will likely not be as large in practice as it looks on paper. I also have a hunch that we may see a buff to the MM portion of the set, if for no other reason that MM hunters are going to scream and cry about their bonus being definitively much worse.
But keep in mind that no set benefits all specs equally, and just because a set benefits one spec more doesn't mean that is going to be the best spec. Your ability to play your spec is going to have a much bigger impact on your DPS than the set bonuses.
Historically, the first-tier set bonuses are kind of crummy, too. After all, they're going to be replaced and replaced again with bonuses that need to be bigger and cooler. This is why I'm very excited about the tier 11 set -- it's actually good. It doesn't have any really bad bonuses as we've seen in the past, ones that we completely ignored. Tier 11 gives us a good reason to use the set and to be excited about raid drops.
Scattered Shots is dedicated to helping you learn everything it takes to be a hunter. Our Scattered Shots Resource Guide takes aim at everything from improving your heroic DPS, understanding the impact of skill vs. gear, and getting started with Beast Mastery 101 and Marksman 101.


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Focus seems like an obvious skill for getting ahead. But even those in charge have a difficult time keeping their eye on the prize, according to Les Hewitt, co-author of "The Power of Focus."
"I worked with a CEO of an IT company, and he said he spent only 5 percent of his work week doing what he did best, and he's running the show!" said Hewitt, who contributed new content for the recently released 10th anniversary edition of "The Power of Focus". "My goal is to get people to 80 percent."
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"You don't need 60 ways to be successful, so I've trimmed it down to four," he said. Here they are:
Clarity. "Take a day off to think," Hewitt said. "Write down your ideas and goals and get a system in place for your future."
And in case you're worried about spending time on just thinking, Hewitt said this: "Letting something marinate is not procrastination. Sometimes an idea might take a year or more to become reality. "
Priorities. Hewitt has what he calls the 4-D Formula to help prioritize: Dump it, Delegate it, Defer it, or Do it. "There are people attempting to do three jobs at once — and stress levels are through the roof," he said. "Ask yourself how you can avoid the distractions ...and the lack of self-discipline to really focus the bulk of your week on the top priorities."
Relationships. "Focusing just on making money won't bring success," Hewitt said. "It's really about building solid strategic relationships with people who can take your business to the next level. When you provide great value you will attract the money — but if you want a well-balanced, happy life, being rich in personal resources and relationships is where you get the wealth."
Successful habits. "My mentor always said to me, 'Work harder on yourself than you do on your job and you will always create more value in the marketplace.' So it's not about the job you're in, but the values you have and the attitude you bring to that job," he said. "Today people hire more on attitude and personality than on skills."
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A play about an opera singer in her dressing room—while she slowly goes mad, she tells her life story to a swan who lives back stage. She never stops feeding the animal "for foie gras purposes." This play was first presented in Brazil—I worked with the puppeteer (Juliano Antunes) as the voice of the swan in the English version.
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