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Viktor & Rolf
Part performance-art group, part couture house, Viktor & Rolf blurs boundaries by tapping into Holland's distinct aesthetic heritage, from austere Golden Age portraiture to De Stijl functionalism. Looking beyond the low country, they mine inspirations from fashion's experimentalist old guard (Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent) and avant-garde (Kansai Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto).
Fresh from the atelier of the Netherlands' prestigious Arnhem Academy of Art and Design, Viktor & Rolf took Paris by storm in 1993. Their reconstructed ball gowns scooped up top prizes at the Salon Européen des Jeunes Stylistes, a well-known fashion festival where many of Europe's young talents are discovered. Forging ahead with their architectonic renderings that rethink even the basic white shirt, these highly inventive wunderkinder became regulars on the French circuit, popping up at one Marais gallery with a laundry line of gilt pieces hanging from invisible thread.
By 1997, Viktor & Rolf was a fully fledged business endeavor, with the label's voluminous creations shown during Paris couture week. By 1998, the name had crossed the Atlantic to New York, where industry vets at Vogue touted these interesting, elusive young fellows as ones to watch. Soon, Viktor & Rolf runway shows became one of the hottest tickets in town. The presentations became increasingly theatrical (as in 1999, when they intensified the whites of viewers' teeth by saturating a room with ultraviolet light).
While headline-grabbing performances kept the label in the news, some critics started to say that the carefully masterminded public image of its interview-shy designers—who were becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish—had overshadowed the clothes. Other commentators, observing all the oddball silhouettes and visual gags, wrote Horsting and Snoering off as a pair of anti-fashion pranksters. As personality-driven branding dominated millennial fashion (Tom Ford's seventies sex at Gucci; Donatella's bronzé beach glamour at Versace), a Viktor & Rolf blouse seemed less interesting than the latest word on the twee hipsters who had designed it. This was a brand that had mounted almost as many museum and gallery exhibits as runway shows. And so to move forward meant to move mainstream—first by ditching couture altogether in 2000 and launching a ready-to-wear line; then with the popular, L'Oréal-backed fragrance Flowerbomb in 2005; and then with a hugely successful H&M pairing in 2006.Sincerity is what saves editors and buyers from determining that the Viktor & Rolf joke is on us. Fantasy and make-believe are what drive Horsting and Snoering—two suburban boys who came of age in what they have regularly referred to as an unstylish and uniform northern European society. Snoeren, describing Viktor & Rolf's success to Vogue, said it best in 1999: "It makes me believe in Oprah. Oprah always says, 'Everything begins with a thought—and you can realize your own dreams.' "[1]
Viktor Horsting born in May in the western Netherlands province of South Holland. Six months later, future friend, classmate, and collaborator Rolf Snoeren born nearby. Growing up in the unglamorous 1970s democratic socialism of northern Europe, Horsting's first exposure to fashion—or anything remotely close to it—is through the staid German industry-focused TV program Neues vom Kleidermarkt (news from the clothing market).
Horsting and Snoeren instantly hit it off when they meet as applicants to study fashion at Arnhem Academy of Art and Design. Their friendship grows during freshmen year. They develop cutting and pattern-making skills while imbibing the rich artistic heritage of their native Holland.
Both graduate from Arnhem. The pair move to Paris in December, settling with another friend into bare-bones seventh-floor digs in the polyglot quartier of Belleville. "No electricity; candles, bread, and red wine," they later say about their post-grad years. "It all sounds very La Bohème, and it was."[2] After unpacking, they immediately sit down and start to sketch. "It's like ping-pong,"[3] Horsting later says about their synchronized design process.
They present a ten-look collection of baroque ball gowns—with skirts reconstructed from old suits and necklines painstakingly layered with dozens of men's shirts—at the Salon Européen des Jeunes Stylistes in Hyères, France, an annual showcase of emerging talent. Judges are taken with a distressed-sequin dress that leaves a trail of silver; the duo score three prizes.
They produce their first fashion/art installation, L'Hiver de l'Amour, at Paris's Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville.
Viktor & Rolf's The Manifestation of Emptiness, at Galerie Patricia Dorfmann in Paris, is less fashion show than art installation, with gold-colored outfits hanging from invisible threads.
March: Posters reading "Viktor & Rolf on Strike" are mailed to magazine editors and plastered across Paris during fall fashion week as an early attempt to draw attention. Fall: Risking emperor's-new-clothes accusations, the label introduces Viktor & Rolf Le Parfum, a "virtual" scent bottled in intentionally impossible-to-open flacons. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin shoot the accompanying ad campaign for the never-to-be-smelled fragrance. The stunt is later explained by the Herald Tribune as an "ironic comment on fashion branding."[4]
Stepping away from 4th arrondissement gallery showings and closer to Paris fashion proper, the designers aim to redefine haute couture with their first formal presentation in the City of Light. Shoes are designed by fellow Arnhem alum Fredie Stevens, who will continue to collaborate with the brand over the next decade.
In a missive from Paris, Vogue fashion news director Katherine Betts counts the youthful pair, presenting their second effort, among "a new band of upstarts energizing the stuffy mood of haute couture." The " 'conceptual' couturiers"[5] title their end-of-days-themed collection "1999." Their answer to "What to wear to the last great party on earth?" Tuxedos—stuffed with pillows and silk balloons—that take the padded shoulder to surreal heights.
Despite Viktor & Rolf's critical success, couture can't pay their bills. Vogue notes that less than half of their fanciful creations have been sold to paying customers. Horsting and Snoeren tell The New York Times that they survive "on a mix of government grants, museum sales, and goodwill."[6] January: Black light is used during their third—and last—couture showing, to pick up the white of each two-tone ensemble. "We wanted to show the feeling that we were stepping out of the darkness and into the light,"[7] Horsting later says. Viktor & Rolf is the talk of the town, but after this they will turn away from couture and refocus on a ready-to-wear line, launched with Gibo SpA. April: "Their names may be unpronounceable, but their impact is unmistakable,"[8] Vogue says of the new cadre of Dutch tastemakers flooding the scene (Viktor & Rolf among them). "From Rembrandt to Mondrian, there's a flatness, a linear aspect, that's quite Dutch,"[9] frequent collaborator and compatriot Inez van Lamsweerde explains. May: Visionaire magazine, helmed by downtown arbiters Stephen Gan and Cecilia Dean, shows Viktor & Rolf's latest wares at its SoHo, New York, gallery space. June: While lauded by avant style bibles Purple and Self Service, the house moves toward accessibility (read: profitability) with plans for prêt-à-porter in 2000. "We have the same dream as Calvin Klein, only we want to realize it on our own terms,"[10] Snoeren later tells Vogue.
May: Vogue editor at large André Leon Talley applauds the first ready-to-wear collection, a panoply of red, white, and blue stars and stripes presented via posters done in a propaganda style (featuring Sudanese model Alek Wek) that are plastered on the showroom walls. The technologically advanced design partners send spectators home with a CD-ROM of their sportswear debut, anticipating by about a decade the flash-drive look-books that will eventually become common in the industry. October: The designers revive Bob Fosse–era entertainment with tap dancing on the spring ready-to-wear runway. Compete against Burberry trenchcoat subverter Miguel Adrover and Balenciaga golden child Nicolas Ghesquière among other sartorial envelope-pushers as nominees for Avant-Garde Designer of the Year at the second annual VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards.
Risk-taker Tilda Swinton approaches the duo to dress her for the Golden Globe Awards, leading to a friendship and many more commissions. June: Two Vogue legends, creative director Grace Coddington and photographer Arthur Elgort, band together for the sixteen-page Oregon Trail–inspired portfolio "Oh, Pioneers!" in which Scottish androgyne Stella Tennant leads a caravan of covered wagons on foot in Viktor & Rolf's supersize mutton-sleeved, knife-pleated black gown. September: In "Independents' Day," Vogue salutes fashion's fiercest outsiders, who refuse to create on anything but their own terms. They pose for Annie Leibovitz adorned in all-black (including body paint on hands and faces). Horsting states that artistic freedom "is the soul of your business."[11]
The fall show, in March, galvanizes the attention of the fashion world, as models become walking blue screens, their scarves and clothes cut from royal-blue material that comes to life with moving images projected onto them. The label is the talk of the industry—and a long-term fad for royal blue is launched.
March: The designers make Tilda Swinton their muse for fall's "One Woman Show," casting and making-up models in her ginger-haired likeness. Swinton also walks the runway. October: A ten-year Viktor & Rolf retrospective opens at Paris's Musée de la Mode et du Textile. Horsting and Snoeren co-curate the displays, selecting black walls and compiling an exhibit catalogue filled with previous press coverage. High-tech blue-screen projections—wherein anything colored blue morphs into the running video loop—of past runway theatrics appear along with dramatic, chin-grazing dresses and severe silhouettes. Their spring 2004 show takes place 48 hours after the opening. December: Snoeren and Horsting portray Tweedledum and Tweedledee in matching suits and top hats in another Grace Coddington Vogue fantasia, "Alice in Wonderland."
March: The team shocks once again, with 40 surprisingly wearable fall looks, including a camel cropped jacket and belted skirt (a bit like a trenchcoat cut in two) for day, and a sophisticated evening suit sharply cut in pewter silk that has a slouchy elegance. April: For her royal wedding to Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassau, Mabel Wisse Smit springs for a design by her countrymen, a boatneck gown trimmed with a latticework of bows.
March: The bedroom-themed fall show is set to a live concert by Tori Amos, who sits at a grand piano improvising a fifteen-minute performance around verses from the Song of Solomon. "I sleepwalked; my heart waketh," the flame-haired songstress croons. "We are big fans of Tori,"[12] says Horsting, who had seen her on tour in 1991. The looks include bed-linen shirts, duvet-turned-puffers, and evening gowns taken from satin sheets. July: After three years of talks with French beauty giant L'Oréal, V&R drops its first (real) fragrance, Flowerbomb, an oriental bouquet of Sambac jasmine, Cattleya orchid, and green tea packaged in a glass grenade. September: Featured in the group exhibit Dutch at the Edge of Design: Fashion and Textiles from the Netherlands at New York City's F.I.T.
The house's highly anticipated H&M capsule collection is advertised by Brazilian fembot model Raquel Zimmermann, pictured as a bride in a surrealist wedding to double grooms. May: Commerce expands with an upside-down boutique (oak parquet-floor ceilings, chandeliers sprouting from the floor) designed by architect Siebe Tettero on Milan's exclusive Via Sant'Andrea. Five more stores are scheduled over the next several years. The brand wins International Designer of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards. August: Forty-one-year-old supermodel Linda Evangelista makes her Vogue comeback flaunting the cartoonish proportions of Viktor & Rolf's sculpted raccoon coat. October: The H&M collaboration is revealed at a Bel Air bash attended by fashion hounds Chloë Sevigny, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, and Kanye West. A bridal gown, priced at $350, is the final look at the party's runway show. The designers introduce first men's fragrance, Antidote, during the finale of their spring 2007 "Ballroom" extravaganza in Paris. November: Customers begin lining up at 2 a.m. outside H&M's Fifth Avenue flagship to get their hands on one of the wedding gowns; only 20 are in stock. Opening-day sales are projected at a minimum of $1 million.
Following the success of its capsule collaboration with Alexander McQueen, business-traveler-favorite Samsonite signs Viktor & Rolf to design Black Label collection beauty cases, carry-ons, and travel totes.
The company raises funds for further expansion by selling a percentage of its business to Diesel executive Renzo Rosso. February: The designers' 1996 "Viktor & Rolf on strike" collection is revived with a fall show simply, petulantly called "No." The two-letter refusal, a frustrated response to the nonstop commercial cycle of fashion, is scrawled across stark black and gray garments and models' faces. June: London's Barbican Art Gallery hosts Viktor & Rolf's second major retrospective, celebrating fifteen years of surrealist cool. An accompanying book offers a window into the minds of the elusive team, in which they intimately discuss their early years and the diverse inspiration for their many head-scratching ideas.
As guest bloggers for the The New York Times, Horsting and Snoering say that fashion "is an aura, an escape from reality . . . a glossy fairy-tale world made real."[13] The wildly popular Flowerbomb produces another eau de parfum offshoot, Flowerbomb La Vie En Rose. With notes of madarin, pink pepper, and lily of the valley, the fragrance hits beauty counters in time for summer.
January: Reflecting upon themselves and their own wardrobe, Horsting and Snoeren turn the drama down a notch for their menswear premiere, in which models are styled in the designers' own bespectacled likeness. September: The duo toast Fashion's Night Out with champagne while tucked under the covers of an oversize bed at Saks Fifth Avenue, in New York.
January: A strapless, pale-silk column garnished with a single long-stemmed rose is reconfigured as fashion-forward maternity wear for mother-to-be and Best Actress nominee Natalie Portman at the Golden Globes. March: NYTimes.com has lukewarm feelings for the hot-red face paint on models at the fall show (intended, apparently, to warn of the dangers of getting too much sun). The pair "live on their own planet,"[14] the critic snips. October: The duo publish a collection of illustrated fairy tales featuring a lonely disco hedgehog, a magic gold dress, and other unconventional characters.
Reeling from another poorly reviewed effort—a Barbie-themed resort collection—the designers move towards maturity with a 1930s-inspired fall set, sending models out in printed silk pajamas and Veronica Lake waves. But conceptual cohesiveness remains a problem, as old motifs (gratuitous ruffles, cutesy floral embellishments) make less successful return appearances.
As they mark 20 years in business, the duo announce that they are making a couture comeback, and will present a collection during Paris haute couture week in July. Horsting says that, after several seasons of focusing on more commercial ready-to-wear, they are eager to "express the other side of fashion, you know: fashion as a laboratory."[15]
- "Studio Tour: Viktor & Rolf's Amsterdam Workspace"by Katherine BernardMarch 2, 2013
- 10 Best Dressed: "Golden Globes 2011"January 16, 2011
- "Eyes Wide Shut"by Hamish BowlesOctober 1, 2010
- "About Last Night"September 9, 2010
- "It's the Bomb: Inside Viktor & Rolf's Perfume Party"by Stephanie LaCavaSeptember 9, 2010
- "Paris Spring 2010: The Definitive Look at Viktor & Rolf"by Hamish BowlesOctober 4, 2009
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Callner, who works with PoGo Pictures in nearby Decatur, directed "Goat 4 Sale," one of two Doritos commercials aired Sunday night during the Super Bowl.
"Goat 4 Sale" was the seventh most popular commercial shown during the game as measured by USA Today's Ad Meter, Ashley Wilson of PoGo Pictures said Monday morning.
But it finished behind the other Doritos ad, "Fashionista Daddy," meaning Callner didn't win a cash prize or the chance to work with director Michael Bay on the next "Transformers" movie.
Still, Wilson said, it was an honor for "Goat 4 Sale" to be shown Sunday night. Five Doritos ads competed for the chance in an online Facebook poll.
Callner was still in New Orleans on Monday and could not be reached for comment, Wilsons said.
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Howell's Furniture Co. LTD has received the green light to open a retail store in Nederland.
Nederland Economic Development Corporation board of directors unanimously approved a motion to provide a $250,000 incentive to Howell's for a store to be located on FM 365. Board member Larry Ducharme was absent from Wednesday's meeting.
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Schwaab explained the new site will be approximately 30,000 square feet — roughly the same size as the Lake Charles location — and be located at one end of the Ritter at Home building. Howell's also owns a 60,000 square foot store in Beaumont.
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Sound City, his documentary on the historic L.A. recording studio of the same name, is set to screen locally once and once only: at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Harkins Bricktown Cinemas 16, 150 E. Reno. It's scheduled for nowhere else in the state.
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Digby was literally abandoned at a boarding facility when his owner never returned for him – a blessing in disguise for this precious dog who had horrible ear infections at the time that had been left untreated, causing his hearing loss.
Because of Digby's hearing loss, his foster family does not put him in a crate; rather, they use a puppy pen so he doesn't feel confined and can see out, but what he loves more than anything is his dog bed and he sleeps there next to his foster's bed at night.
He is a good boy and usually sleeps well through the night in his bed. The good news is Digby went through extensive surgeries and is finally out of pain with his beautiful ears. And the better news is to see him and be with him, you'd never know he has hearing loss because he watches you very well and can even hear his squeaky toys, which he adores.
Digby ignores cats in his foster home and is fine with other dogs but is equally okay with being the only pet in the home. The thing he totally adores is people, but Digby would do best in a home with no children.
Since he has a history of mistreatment and abuse, he can be snappy if backed into a corner, becomes frightened, or scared. It isn't Digby's fault - he now carries the emotional baggage of his abusive treatment but is working really hard to overcome his fears of being hurt and abused again by humans.
This will be a special area that Digby's new home and owners will need to have patience with, especially in the beginning, as he will need time to become adjusted to his new home environment and new family.
But with love, patience, understanding and support, Digby will reward you with lots of love and kisses. Digby's ideal home would be either a single female or couple with no young children. Any minor in the home would need to be old enough to understand his special needs and to be gentle in their approach toward him, especially in the beginning of the new bonding process.
This beautiful boy would thrive having someone home either part or most of the day with him. Digby would also do well with a calm, non-aggressive dog in the home.
What precious Digby needs most is a caring, understanding soul who will respect all this boy has been through, the damage it has caused him physically and emotionally, and will be patient with him - giving him the best gift of all: time to learn to love and trust a human again.
This damaged little soul needs someone who will love and care for him all the time - even when he's scared, snappy and untrusting of his surroundings and circumstances.
The greatest gift for Digby would be to receive consistency and security - two things he hasn't had much of in his short, rough life. Won't you be that special one to reach out to this precious, damaged but beautiful soul today?
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Over the last 30 years, Whoopi Goldberg has enjoyed one of the most eclectic and successful careers in all of show business. She was nominated for an Oscar in her feature film debut, "The Color Purple" in 1985. Five years later, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Ghost." Since then, Goldberg has worked steadily on stage, TV, radio and film. She's currently the moderator of the TV talk show "The View."
Goldberg is one of only 11 people to achieve the grand slam of show business – the coveted "EGOT" – by winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. Her performance tonight at the Durham Performing Arts Center will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. Goldberg recently spoke about her stage show, her abiding love of "Star Trek" and the business of being funny.
Q: What can people expect at the Durham performance – what is the format of the show?
A: It's me talking for an hour and a half, basically, and having fun. Pretty much about anything that's in my brain. Getting older. Sex. How odd everything is now. All those very peculiar things.
Q: I know you started in the theater, in New York, but did you ever do actual standup comedy when you were coming up?
A: No, people kept telling me I was doing standup. But I'm a monologist. I tell stories. People were hell-bent on letting me know who I was, and so they labeled me a standup. But I really just tell stories.
Q: Did you always know you wanted to be a performer?
A: Oh, yeah. That was always in the cards for me.
Q: What was it about acting that appealed to you as opposed to other avenues of performing?
A: Well, you can be anything. You can exist in any time. You can exist on any planet, if you want to. For me, the idea of being anyone from any era is just too good to pass up. And I loved watching films as a kid. I got to see many fine actors on television, so I thought: I'd like to do that.
Q: You've recently guest-starred on shows like "Glee" and "30 Rock," and I remember a while ago you hosted a special on the anniversary of "I Love Lucy." Do you have any particular TV comedy favorites, past or present?
A: Well, "30 Rock" is great. But I'm really crazy about "The Honeymooners." Those times, and the kinds of situations that they covered, I just thought they were fascinating. Things like (the dance craze) the Hucklebuck. I mean, those were great performances.
Q: You had a recurring role on "Star Trek: The New Generation" as the alien bartender, Guinan. The story is that you were a hardcore "Star Trek" fan before you were even on that show.
A: Oh, I grew up watching the original "Star Trek" – I'm a sci-fi freak. I noticed that, before "Star Trek," there were never any black folks – whether it was Japanese sci-fi or English sci-fi or American. We were never there! We were never on any of the planets! And then came "Star Trek" and boom! Not only were we there, we were the prettiest female in the universe.
Q: Lieutenant Uhura! Nichelle Nichols!
A: Uhura was all about gorgeousness. That was one of the first interracial relationships. That made it really special.
Q: I read that Kirk and Uhura had the first ever interracial kiss on American TV.
A: Oh, yeah. And don't think they didn't get into deep trouble about it. But here we are, really, in strange times again. We just get though it and then some new bull---- comes up.
Q: Do you want to weigh in on the Spike Lee versus Quentin Tarantino thing with "Django Unchained?"
A: Not that so much. You can like somebody's work or not like somebody's work. I'm OK with it. I think what we discovered four years ago, when Barack Obama became president, is that people were freaked out. I think they were more freaked out than they thought they were going to be. For four years, people were just kind of going, "Wow! He's really the president."
Q: You're active in the Give A Damn campaign, which encourages straight people to support LGBT causes. Do you think we'll see legal same-sex marriage soon, across all of America?
A: I do think we'll see it. Because here's the bottom line: Nobody can tell you who to love. Nobody can tell you they have to be white or black or Hispanic. If you fall in love with someone who's a man or a woman, that's nobody's business. My phraseology is always – and I can't wait to get down there, because I know I'm going to hear from folks – if you're against gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. Other that that, what does anybody care who gets married to who? What do you care?
Q: Have you performed down here before? When is the last time you were in North Carolina?
You know, I can't remember. I've been trying to figure it out. I can't remember.
Q: I see that you post pretty regularly on your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Do you spend much time on social media?
A: I did for a little while, but I have too much stuff to do. I tried to keep it up, but my actual life won out.
Q: You've been making people laugh for a long time. Who are some of the people that make you laugh?
A: Oh, wow. Moms Mabley. Robin Williams. Billy Crystal. Richard Pryor. Those are the guys that make me laugh. I was lucky enough to know Phyllis Diller. Joan Rivers still makes me laugh. I just find that, anyone who had a sense of humor, I'm with 'em.


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This how to is intended for people who have read about coreclr on MSDN, MS employees blogs, Mono's wiki and how this applies to Moonlight. Once the concepts are understood then you're ready to learn how to enable this feature for your own needs.
So what's needed ? Simply a host (full trusted), some platform assemblies (partially trusted code) and applications (untrusted).
Table of contents
Hosting sounds scary ? It's not, at least coreclr-wise and it is likely your simplest step.
- Embed Mono into your application;
- Enable CoreCLR (which also enables the verifier) with a call to mono_security_enable_core_clr; and
- Provide your own callback to mono_security_set_core_clr_platform_callback to determine if an assembly is to be considered as platform code (return TRUE) or not (return FALSE).
static gboolean is_platform_code (const char *image_name) { // insert your own logic, returning TRUE // will allow everything as platform code return TRUE; } void enable_core_clr () { mono_security_enable_core_clr (); mono_security_set_core_clr_platform_callback (is_platform_code); }
However the usefulness of a coreclr host is limited by your own platform assemblies (just like a JIT would not be helpful without class libraries) and your applications. Also keep in mind that access to some features (e.g. cross-domain web access, sockets...) are not related to coreclr.
You can find both a very (i.e. too) simple and very (i.e. totally) complete samples in Mono's GIT repositories.
If you look at mono command-line options (i.e. 'man mono') you'll notice a --security option that accept a core-clr parameter. So it's there (feature wise) and it's not (what you likely want). Still you can see coreclr being enabled in driver.c and the default platform code detection, allowing only mscorlib.dll, in security-core-clr.c.
This means mscorlib.dll is the only assembly that can do critical stuff (and that includes defining safe critical methods). You can guess that this is severely limited with the default framework profiles. Remember that no FX profile, even 4.0, is designed to work with only coreclr/transparency.
As such this host, unless you provide your own mscorlib.dll or wish to hack a custom mono, is not really usable in real-life scenarios. However it does show that creating a host and enabled coreclr are not difficult tasks. Also this mono option is very useful to test the runtime under coreclr (e.g. it's used daily for running fuzz-ed code).
Moonlight, Mono's open source Silverlight implemention, is a complete, real-life and usable, coreclr host.
Being a web browser plugin this may looks like a very different hosting scenario - and it is in many cases. But from a coreclr point of view things are very similar the earlier, generic code sample.
In the following source code you can see:
- coreclr being enabled; and
- platform assemblies being defined as specific assembly names inside a specific directory under the plugin installation directory;
Note that this is the most complete sample you can get and it comes with a set of platform assemblies that is being periodically audited.
Platform Assemblies
The usefulness of any platform is what it allow you to do. This is why mono as a host is very not useful (with the existing profiles) while Moonlight is for web applications.
But what are they ? Simply they are the only assemblies that can do critical operations, e.g. unsafe code, pinvoke... so this is where you'll end up providing safe conduits to critical operations, policy decisions...
Note that all platform assemblies are running under partial trust. This means that all code is transparent (untrusted) unless it is decorated with either [SecurityCritical] or [SecuritySafeCritical] attributes.
So what kind of profile should/can be provided ? Here's a few, simple to complex, suggestions:
- Use the Moonlight profile as-is. It is well tested, supported and audited;
- Use a subset of Moonlight. With a little extra work you can all the benefits of the above and a smaller footprint (which likely improves your security since it reduce the surface); or
- Define your own profile from scratch. You're not totally on your own since Moonlight provides several tools and guidance. However this can be a huge undertaking since you'll need to ensure your profile is secure and does not open doors that would circumvent coreclr.
This is the user, untrusted, code on which coreclr will enforce the transparency model. No compromise, from the verifier then coreclr, will be made. Note that [SecurityCritical] or [SecuritySafeCritical] attributes will be ignored inside application code.
Any failure to provide the right attributes (or policies) from platform code can lead to vulnerabilities.
The above describe how the transparency model is applied in coreclr. However it's hard to define a complete, useful profile using only attributes that allow/disallow code execution.
How can coreclr be used to allow opening TCP sockets between 4502-4534 ?
Short answer: it cannot.
Long answer: Such checks are done by code based on policies (not coreclr). This means the socket code must be transparent (or safe critical) and provide it's own policy decision (e.g. a range check on the requested port). While CAS allowed complex policies to be defined, the one used by Moonlight are more strictly defined (e.g. TCP and a subset between 4502-4534). Of course your own host can define it's own policy.
Policy-driven examples (from Moonlight):
- socket port restrictions
- cross domain restrictions (scheme, ports, ...)
Q: Is CoreCLR new in [Moon|Silver]light 2+ ?
A: Somewhat. CoreCLR is heavily based on the transparency model which was introduced in .NET 2.0. However in the regular framework the transparency model is used in conjunction with CAS (and the later is not supported on Mono).
Q: Does CoreCLR provides all the security for [Moon|Silver]light ?
A: Not quite. It's a bit like saying "CAS == stack walk". Stack walks are an important part of CAS but, without all the other parts, would not provide any security. In this case coreclr enforce the security attributes in the platform code (along with a few other rules) but some other features are policy-based (e.g. cross-domain web access, socket support...)


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We are pleased to present our 2013 cookbook! The book contains many nutritious and healthy recipes developed our dieticians to be family-friendly, and have been cooked and tested by those who attend the Maari Ma Playgroup Cooking Group. Congratulations to our dietitians at Maari Ma on their delicious recipes, and encouraging words, hints and tips aimed at making us all healthier. Let's get cooking!
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Thank goodness it's a holiday after that grueling first week of school. Can't remember back to last week? Take a look at the world's cutest kids in our giant back-to-school photo gallery, and a few terrified ones as well. Can you spot the picture of the Patch editor from the first day of school, 1983?
Baton Twirling Anyone?
One of the hottest events in county for today's celebration is the . It has grown from a few Brownie troops and the slow-stepping town chess club to a full-blown county event in the last couple of decades, but it's still small enough that you can usually get a curbside seat -- that is, actually sitting on the curb. It's Americana-on-a-stick complete with baton twirlers and moon bounces. This year it coincides with the in the Kensington Armory at 3710 Mitchell St., co-hosted by the Montgomery Art Association.
I Do Believe It's Not Butter
A earlier this month revealed "unclean food-contact surfaces" and "single-service items unprotected at counter," according to a food inspection report on Washington, DC's city website. "Inspectors also cited mold on the ice machine and debris in the movie theater's popcorn drawer," 9 News Now reported. Then, an Aug. 22 inspection of the entertainment center found there was no food safety manager on duty, and the establishment was shut down. 9 News Now recently reported, however, that the theater's food service area has passed re-inspection and is back open again.
Park 'n Post
Patrons of are now able to park in the Adagio garage and have their parking tickets validated, The Gazette reports. In June, Rep. Chris Van Hollen expressed residents' outrage to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, writing, "It defies credulity that the USPS opened a facility in a developed commercial area without first ensuring that parking would be available for its customers, even for those who are disabled or elderly."
Apple Stocks Fall
Labor Day doesn't just mark the end of wearing white shoes, it means the beginning of thinking about all-things-fall, including apple-picking. If Butler's Orchard is your go-to place, the orchard is now open for pick-your-own galas. The family farm announced the news to its 462 Twitter followers. Apple season was supposed to begin Aug. 21 but was suspended due to a dispute between the family farm's operators and the person who actually owns the land, . The Butler family would not comment on the nature of the dispute.
Video Rubber-necking
You may have heard about the Aug. 20, leaving four passengers and the bus driver with minor injuries. Police, fire and county officials used surveillance video to investigate the incident and now . Four different camera angles inside of the bus show the driver appearing to lose control of the vehicle as it turned onto Avenel Road. Passengers are shown bouncing up and down in their seats as the bus drives onto the curb and several riders land on the floor as the bus swerves.
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--As a family violence prosecutor, colleagues say Karla Smith did a job that not many others can—or will—do. Now Smith, 42, is taking on a position that no one like her has ever held. Smith has been named Montgomery County's first black woman district court judge, The Washington Post reports. She's been head of the county's family violence assistant state's attorney's office for five years, defending victims of child abuse, domestic violence and elderly abuse, according to the state's attorney's office. Her new job is "an awesome responsibility," Smith told The Post.
--—Maryland state Route 355—between Friendship Heights and Bethesda, meaning 120 trees and 255 shrubs likely will need to come down, according to plans from the Maryland State Highway Administration. Not included are plans for marked crosswalks, Town of Somerset council members reported. "We said that we felt it was counterproductive to have a sidewalk and no crosswalk," but state highway officials explained that because of the limited sight lines for drivers, marked crosswalks are not part of the project, council member Barbara Condos said.
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Friday, October 19, 2012 | 6:00 – 10:00pm For kids currently in grades K – 5th | Reservations Required
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The percentage of teens who drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1991, but more can be done. Nearly 1 million teens drank alcohol and got behind the wheel in 2011. Teen drivers are three times more likely than experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Add alcohol to that — and the numbers rise even higher.
The California Healthy Kids Survey reports that 42 percent of Novato 11th graders report binge drinking* in the last 30 days**. That is almost TWICE the California state average of 24 percent. The same survey reported that 30 percent of Novato fifth-graders have tried alcohol**.
Research shows factors which help to keep teens safe include parental involvement, minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws as well as graduated licensing systems. These proven steps can protect the lives of more young drivers and everyone who shares the road with them.
Drinking and driving is deadly, especially for teens.
High school teens drink and drive about 2.4 million times per month.
No less than 85 percent of teens in high school who report drinking and driving in the last month also say the binge drank.
One in five teen drivers involved in fatal crashes had some alcohol in their system in 2010. Most of these drivers (81 percent of them) had blood-alcohol concentration*** higher than the legal limit for adults.
Research shows what has worked: Preventing Teen Drinking and Driving
Minimum Legal Drinking Age: Laws in every state make it illegal to sell alcohol to anyone under age 21. Research has shown that enforcement of MLDA laws using alcohol retailer compliance checks has reduced alcohol sales to those under the legal drinking age.
Zero Tolerance: Laws in every state make it illegal for those under the age of 21 to drive after drinking ANY alcohol. Research has demonstrated that these laws have reduced underage drinking and driving crashes involving teens. Research has also shown that parents who have a zero alcohol use policy with their teens are less likely to drink during their teen years as well.
Graduated Driver Licensing: systems help new drivers get more experience under less risky conditions. As teens move through stages, they gain privileges, such as driving at night or driving with passengers. Each state has GDL, but specific rules vary. Research shows that GDL systems prevent crashes and save lives.
Parental Involvement: With a focus on monitoring and restricting what new drivers are allowed to do, helps keep new drivers safe as they learn to drive. Parents can consider creating and signing a parent-teen driving agreement with their teens. Research has shown when parents establish and enforce "rules of the road," new drivers report lower rates of risky driving, traffic violations and crashes.
Communities can:
- Increase awareness among teens and parents. Attend community coalition meetings and join groups working to address underage drinking issues in Novato.
- Strengthen enforcement of existing policies, such as minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws, and graduated driver licensing systems.
- Change the norms around acceptance of alcohol consumption. 39 percent of Novato adults report binge drinking in the last 30 days.
Pediatricians and Healthcare Professionals can:
Screen teens for risky behaviors including the following:
- Using alcohol, drugs or other substances
- Driving after alcohol or other drug use
- Riding with a driver who has been using alcohol or other drugs
Educate teens and parents about the risks of drinking and driving.
Encourage parents of new teen drivers to set and enforce "rules of the road" and consider creating a parent-teen driving agreement.
Remind parents to lead by example as safe drivers, starting even before their child is old enough to drive.
Teens Can:
- Choose to never drink and drive
- Refuse to ride in a car with a teen driver who has been drinking
- Know and follow the state's GDL laws
- Follow their "rules of the road" in their parent-teen driving agreement
- Always wear a seatbelt, even if it's only a short distance
- Obey speed limits
- Never use a cell phone or text while driving
Parents can:
- Understand that drinking alcohol is as a teen is not a rite of passage
- Recognize the dangers of teen drinking and driving and that teen drivers are at a much greater risk of an accident after drinking than adults
- Model safe driving behavior
- Consider creating a parent-teen driving agreement to set and enforce "rules of the road" for new drivers. Safe driving habits for teens include the following:
- Never drink and drive
- Follow GDL laws
- Wear a seatbelt on every trip
- Limit nighttime driving
- Set a limit on the number of teen passengers
- Never use a cell phone or text while driving
- Obey speed limits
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
* Note: Binge drinking is considered 4+ drinks in a 2 hour period for women, or 5+ drinks in a 2 hour period for men.
** Sources: California Healthy Kids Survey, 2007 and 2009.
*** Blood alcohol concentration. It is illegal for adults to drive with a BAC of .08% or higher. It is illegal for anyone under age 21 to drive after drinking any alcohol in all US states.
The mission of the Novato Blue Ribbon Coalition is to positively impact the well-being of Novato youth through community action, policy advocacy and education. This shall be accomplished by: 1) reducing alcohol and marijuana use, and 2) reduce incidences of bullying.
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Are your dogs and cats fighting like, well, cats and dogs?
Sorry for that obvious reference, but there's a reason that idiom exists: Dogs and cats really do fight and don't always get along.
I adopted my cat Minnie when she was just a kitten, and she was the queen bee over five different dogs before she passed away in September at age 18. That's not to say there weren't some squabbles, and she was chased her fair share of times.
By the time my current dog, Blue, came into the house seven years ago, she was a grizzled veteran and cranky to boot. She had no patience for shenanigans, but luckily she needed just a few hisses and paw bats to show Blue who ruled the roost (of course it helps that Blue is pretty much afraid of everything, so it didn't take much to be the boss in that relationship).
But not every relationship is that simple. We often have adopters come into our shelter asking if our dogs are OK with cats, and we can never answer with 100 percent certainty. It is your responsibility to take the proper steps to ensure a cordial and safe introduction and co-existence.
First, it's important to know what to expect. If your dog has never lived with a cat before, he will most likely react in one of three ways:
- He'll think the cat is just like another dog and will want to play with her. Even if your dog and cat seem to be responding well to each other, play should always be closely monitored. Keep in mind that, even in play, a dog can easily injure a cat if he plays by biting or chasing, and an angry cat's claws can seriously injure a dog.
- He'll perceive the cat as prey and chase her – especially if your cat runs from him.
- Your dog may be intimidated by your cat and will approach her cautiously or watch her from a distance.
Cats who have never lived with dogs may react in one of two ways:
- Your cat may be cautious or just avoid the dog, choosing instead to watch him from a distance or approach inquisitively.
- She may see the dog as an intruder and will react defensively.
Before the formal introduction, work with your dog on basic obedience skills, including sit, down, leave it, come and stay. These skills will help you control your dog if he gets excited around your cat.
Confine your dog to a room using a baby gate. Cats are much more environmentally driven than dogs, so don't change her routine or environment any more than necessary. One way to get them used to each other's scent is to switch their bedding so they can smell each other.
Start by introducing your cat and dog with the gate between them and your dog on a leash (have someone help hold the dog if needed). If your dog is rambunctious it might help to take him outside for play time or a run to burn off some energy. Sit in front of the gate and call your cat, and have your dog lie down or sit, praising both with treats. Do this several times a day for a couple of days to help your cat and dog associate each other with their favorite treats. If your dog gets too excited, redirect his attention by having him do a sit or down and reward him with treats.
Once you are comfortable – and your dog and cat seem comfortable around each other – you can move to a bigger room and ditch the baby gate. Always keep you dog on his leash, and make sure your cat has an escape route in case she gets frightened. Continue this for a few weeks until your dog and cat interact together in a calm, friendly manner. Signs that they are getting along well include your cat rubbing against your dog, and your dog gently nudging your cat.
Keep your cat and dog confined in separate areas when you're not home or aren't able to supervise them.
Dogs love to eat cat food, so be sure to keep your cat's food out of the dog's reach. I kept my cat's food in my closet to keep Blue away. It's also important to keep your cat's litter box out of your dog's reach. Not only can it be stressful for your cat, but some dogs think it's fun to raid litter boxes … gross!
I was lucky that my cat was very dog-savvy and knew how to establish herself at the top of the hierarchy, but not all introductions go so smoothly. I hope I've been able to offer some insights on how to ensure a smooth transition for your new dog or cat. Happy Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month!


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Now that the City Council has delayed action to put a $3 billion street repair bond issue on the May ballot, just which streets would be in line for repair in Northridge East, West and South, and Chatsworth and Porter Ranch? Follow the links to find your street.
Los Angeles is more than 60 years behind in necessary street repairs, according to Councilmen Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino who are proposing the bond issue. There is a good chance that your street is one of the nearly 9,000 miles of crumbling thoroughfares in need of resurfacing.
If approved, owners of a $350,000 home would pay $119 per year in added property taxes over the course of the 29 years it would take the city to pay off the debt. The tax on a property's assessed value would start low and increase as the city borrows more heavily to fund the street repairs, with the rate eventually declining as the city stops borrowing more money. A two-thirds popular vote would be needed for it to pass.
The delay came at the urging of Neighborhood Councils who bemoaned the lack of advance notice and discussion about the bond issue. It was announced last Friday in order to meet a January 30 ballot deadline. And City Council President Herb Wesson Wednesday agreed that the plan lacked public outreach to gain support from the city's 95 Neighborhood Councils.
A website has been launched to explain the need for the bond issue.
Englander and Buscaino say the bond measure is necessary, because the city cannot afford on its own the estimated $300 million annual cost to fix some 8,700 lane-miles of damaged streets. The city budget for the current fiscal year is running a deficit and legislators will be tasked with closing an estimated $216 million budget hole for the fiscal year that starts in July.
For more information, see:
- City Council Delays Action on $3 Billion Road Repair Bond
- Effort to Repair L.A.'s Crumbling Streets Hits Speed Bump
- $3 Billion Los Angeles Street Repair Bond Issue Proposed
- 2011 State of the Streets Report
- Neighborhood Council Street Assessments
- Los Angeles Emergency Local Street Safety and Traffic Improvement Measure
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As we head into the weekend, Patch rounds up a list of events going on in St. Charles County.
- When/Where? Saturday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. at , 2577 W Meyer Rd, Foristell.
- What? This program will educate parents and children ages 4-15 on bicycle safety. Participants are also offered tune-ups, helmet fittings and the opportunity to go through a chalk street safety town.
Summer Movie Series in New Town
- When/Where? Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at 3544 Galt House Dr, St. Charles.
- What? New Town shows outdoor movies during the summer in the amphitheatre. Show starts at sundown. This weekend see The Help at sundown.
Morning Star Church to Host The Attic STL Concert
- When/Where? Friday, July 20 at 8-9:30 p.m. at , 1600 Feise Rd, Dardenne Prairie.
- What? Anyone age 16 and older, from any church and anybackground, is free to come and experience the presence of God and fellowship with others. House worship band, The Opposite, will play and a worship leader or two from a different local church each month will speak. For more information, visit the website .
2012 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival and Pirate Party
- When/Where? Friday-Sunday, all day at the , 100 Cognac Court, Lake Saint Louis.
- What? The Lake Saint Louis Sailing & Paddling Club presents this nationwide series for youth ages 8 to 21 to promote the 2012 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest enjoyment of sailing and development of skills. Events mix Olympic-style competition with elements of learning and fun for all levels--from beginning racers to those with Olympic aspirations. For more information, contact Regatta Chairman Pearson Buell at 636-288-9451.
- When/Where? Saturday, July 21 at 1 p.m. at , 1128 N 2nd St, St. Charles.
- What? Local authors Judy Moresi, Peter Green, Claire Applewhite, T.W. Fendley, Cathie Wayland and Jo Hiestand sign their books at Sage Books in Frenchtown. A selection of fourteen books will be available for purchase and signing.
Little Ms./Mr. Firecracker Pageant
- When/Where? Sunday, July 22 at noon at the , 8500 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, O'Fallon.
- What? Come watch this pageant for girls and boys show off their beauty wear and Fourth of July outfit of choice.
Know of other events happening in St. Charles County this weekend? Tell us in the comment section or add them to our calendar!


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DALLAS (AP) - A large, colorful billboard from the 1937 release of the animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is up for auction.
Heritage Auctions says the rare billboard is expected to sell for at least $10,000 on Saturday in Dallas. The 20-by-9-foot billboard was printed in England to promote the Disney film there. It features three scenes, the main one showing a rosy-cheeked Snow White in front of a castle in her classic outfit with bright yellow skirt, surrounded by the dwarfs and other characters from the film.
The billboard has been in a private collection for more than a decade.
The billboard comprises 12 panels. The auction house says all but one of the panels are originals; One missing panel was recreated from an image in a press book.
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Drew: these will take a while to come out, and will likely need design tweaking to get just right. Always goes that way. The Mastercams are sweet, they have matching offset sizes, and are made in the USA. Some folks prefer the Totems, I think they are cheap looking. The X4s will be cool to see in person, but I never dive in to a new product. Give it a season or two to mature and you will get a better product. D
I've briefly climbed on pre-production X4s (I hear the production ones will have slightly longer stem and a few other tweaks). They seem like nice cams & looks to improve upon blue & black aliens w/ internal spring. I'm a bit dismayed the 0.3 is pretty much the same size as the green alien/totem basic instead of being in between green & yellow the C4 0.3 is. The 0.4 & larger are nothing too special, but they are much narrower than C4s (the shorter leverage hopefully won't bend the axle as easily as C4s in those sizes) and are either in between sizes to alien/totem basics or bigger. I wouldn't mind getting a set sans the 0.3 (and the 0.2, if totem can make the internal spring blue size work), but it's not a top priority, especially not at full retail. How do they compare to Metolius? If I can only climb on Metolius cams, I'd seriously consider quit trad climbing.
everything can easily be gotten for 20% off online.
Cool, thanks for the advice guys. So far I've used C3s, Metolius tcus and mastercams. I like the mastercams the best out of those. I need to find someone with aliens on their rack now.
Meh, it is BD. I am starting to loose respect for BD. They make great great gear. But they are quickly becoming the "Wal-Mart" of the industry. They have a habit of firing American employees, and shifting their labor overseas. They also have pretty shitty customer service technicians. It is like when you call Dell to get technical support, and the technician is just a nobody lame IT tech who only knows how to troubleshoot very basic issues. Unlike BD, if I contact a different manufacturer, say Sterling Ropes, and I ask an esoteric question that the e-mail clerk does not know, they actually forward my question to a senior engineer. BD refuses to do that. They also completely refuse to assist in college research; again, unlike other manufacturers. I have contacted them asking technical questions about theories as they relate to their products and they wont comment (even though I work for a BD distributor.) No other company has a problem with answering those types of questions. In fact, most strongly support research. So, buy from Metolius. The Master Cams are awesome and you support American jobs and a good American company.
+1 for totem basics. I have a few aliens, basics, totems, WC zeros, C3s, and a mastercam and honestly the basics are the bomb. Like a less "mushy" alien. X4's look sweet, i want a cam that cam fill the void between a green and blue alien. Its about a red c3 or like a tight blue mastercam. I hope that the X4's have a cam that fills this spot. You can look at ranges online all day but i feel like you never know till you have one in your hand.
Trad newbie here. Wondering if there are likely to be any advantages to the more flexible stem and narrower head width of the .5 and .75 X4s vs. the stiffer and wider .5 and .75 C4s. From what I understand, a set or two of .5-3 C4s (plus stoppers) has been the standard recommendation for a starter rack for a while now. Is that likely to change after the .5 and .75 X4s come out?
There will be an advantage but not huge, so that recommendation stands.
I would say that a .75 C4 will be standard but the .3-.5 would be much better in the X4. I've played with the X4's and the head width a big improvement over the C4's. I would recommend that new climbers get one each .5 C4 and X4. I like C3's so perhaps a set of C3's and the Smaller X4's. Right now I climb with the smallest C3's Green/Purple and then aliens from Green to Red. In Yosemite the Red Alien is much superior to the .5 C4 in Pin Scars. Clearly all of this depends on where you go climbing. - Luke
I think the .1-.4 X4 will be pretty rad in Eldo...
I was able to get a little info about the release date from an REI live help agent. REI appears to have the product on file and are expecting to receive a shipment on April 16th. In addition, you will probably be able to order the X4s before that date (but wont actually get the cams until REI receives them from BD). I assume that other vendors will have a similar timeframe
So, does anyone know if the X4's will be made in Utah or not? If they were american made that would attract me a little more. I'm excited that BD is stirring up the 4 lobed micro-cam market a little bit but in many ways I'd prefer to give my business to a company like Metolius when I can.
MEC lists them as made in china .... u know the nimble chinese fingers are just the best ;) www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Climbing/RockHardware/CammingDevices/>>>
Now says, "**Available Late April / Early May**" www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/shop/climb/protection/ca>>>
Me waiting for the X4's to come out


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Andy Greenberg, Forbes Staff
Covering the worlds of data security, privacy and hacker culture.
Pull out your credit card and flip it over. If the back is marked with the words "PayPass," "Blink," that triangle of nested arcs that serves as the universal symbol for wireless data or a few other obscure icons, Kristin Paget says it's vulnerable to an uber-stealthy form of pickpocketing. As she showed on a Washington D.C. stage Saturday, she can read all the data she needs to make a fraudulent transaction off that card with just a few hundred dollars worth of equipment, and do it invisibly through your wallet, purse, or pocket.
At the Shmoocon hacker conference, Paget aimed to indisputably prove what hackers have long known and the payment card industry has repeatedly downplayed and denied: That RFID-enabled credit card data can be easily, cheaply, and undetectably stolen and used for fraudulent transactions. With a Vivotech RFID credit card reader she bought on eBay for $50, Paget wirelessly read a volunteer's credit card onstage and obtained the card's number and expiration date, along with the one-time CVV number used by contactless cards to authenticate payments. A second later, she used a $300 card-magnetizing tool to encode that data onto a blank card. And then, with a Square attachment for the iPhone that allows anyone to swipe a card and receive payments, she paid herself $15 of the volunteer's money with the counterfeit card she'd just created. (She also handed the volunteer a twenty dollar bill, essentially selling the bill on stage for $15 to avoid any charges of illegal fraud.)
If anyone still doubted that the trick had worked, Paget accidentally flashed the volunteer's credit card number on a screen in front of an audience of hundreds of hackers and security researchers. "You were planning on cancelling that card, weren't you?" she added somewhat sheepishly.
Contactless cards are far more common than they might seem: According to the Smart Card Association, about 100 million of the RFID-enabled cards are in circulation. Visa calls its technology payWave, MasterCard dubs it PayPass, Discover brands it Zip, and American Express calls it ExpressPay. According to a show of hands among Shmoocon's audience, dozens of the several hundred conference attendees in the room had contactless cards, and about a quarter of those weren't aware of it until Paget asked them pull out their cards and check for contactless symbols.
Paget, a well-known security researcher for the consultancy Recursion Ventures who was known as Christopher Paget until a gender change last May, used a simple method for her hack: impersonating a legitimate contactless point-of-sale terminal with her own RFID card reader. (That's the striped panel pictured above.) In one practical version of the scam, Paget says, a fraudster could simply bump up against his victim with that reader in a coat pocket and invisibly scan the RFID signal through material like a leather wallet or cloth pants. In a demonstration just before her talk, Paget read a card in my wallet through my back pocket without touching me, successfully obtaining the card's information.
The scheme, Paget points out, doesn't involve any hidden bug in the system, but rather the more fundamental problem that any commercially-available RFID reader can read the data from a contactless card as easily as a store's point-of-sale device does. "Whatever encryption or other security there might be, it doesn't matter," she says. "The reader just spits out the number as if I'm the point-of-sales terminal, which is totally stupid. This is an embarrassingly simple hack, but it works."
The attack Paget demonstrated is far from new. The security industry has known since 2006 that contactless credit cards can be read wirelessly without the owner's knowledge. But in current versions of the cards, the user's name, PIN and the three-digit CVV on the back of the card aren't included in the wirelessly-read information, which the industry has argued means the attack isn't practical.
Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the industry group the Smart Card Alliance, points out that despite previous research on the contactless attack, no real-world instances of the fraud have ever been reported. "We've got six years of history, a hundred million users of these cards, and we haven't seen any documented cases of this kind of fraudulent transaction. The reason we think that's the case is that it's very difficult to monetize this as a criminal," says Vanderhoof. "The premise that this is a new threat is absolutely false and isn't supported by [Paget's] demonstration."
In fact, contactless cards do offer one security feature traditional cards don't: Along with the card's 16-digit number and expiration date, the cards are set to offer up a one-time CVV code with every scan. Those codes can only be used for one transaction, and have to used in the order they're generated. If a payment processor detects multiple transactions with the same code or even codes being used to make transactions in the wrong order, it will disable the card. So a contactless card scammer can only use each stolen number once, and if the victim of a the scam uses the card again before the thief has time to make a fraudulent payment, all transactions on the card will be blocked.
"The truth is that consumers should be embracing this technology because it's making them safer," says Vanderhoof. "Efforts to try to discredit the use of chip technology in cards is only making the users of the existing technology more vulnerable."
But Paget says that rotating one-time CVV only means a fraudster would need to target multiple victims rather than defraud a single victim repeatedly. The scammer could stand in a crowded train station, for instance, reading the card numbers of many passers-by and sending them to an accomplice who carried out the rest of the scheme in real-time. "Instead of one person seeing many fraudulent transactions on their card, fifty people see one transaction on their statement, and maybe they don't even notice it," she says. "The card industry says this isn't possible, but the information they're giving you isn't complete. I needed me to get up on stage and prove it so they would accept that the problems are real."
And now how to solve those problems? Perhaps the simplest solution, Paget advises, is to kill your card's RFID chip by frying it in the microwave. But that's a more delicate task than it might seem. "Three seconds in the microwave will kill the chip," she says. "Five seconds will set it on fire."
Paget's firm has been working on a more sophisticated fix: a credit-card-shaped protection device known as GuardBunny that sits in a wallet alongside payment cards and blocks any would-be RFID fraudster. Paget says the device, which remains a prototype and still has no roadmap for commercial sale, blocks RFID signals far more effectively than any currently-available RFID-shielding wallet. Commercially-available RFID blockers simply shield cards or passports with a layer of aluminum or steel. Guardbunny, by contrast, reflects back the reader's RFID signal with its own chip, effectively jamming the radio signal. That technique means even high-powered RFID readers would likely fail to pick up any credit card signals nearby. "It doesn't matter how much power you put into it, it just bounces it back at you," Paget says.
Better still, when Guardbunny detects an RFID reader's signal, it emits a high-pitched whining sound and its bunny icon's eyes glow (as pictured) to warn of possible contactless pickpockets.
Paget admits that certain high-level attacks could get around even the Guardbunny's protections. "You can defeat this. But it involves building your own reader," she says. "That's a lot more to demand of the bad guys than spending $50 on eBay."
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I find the he said part of the obligatory she said/he said reporting a bit weak. It's basic spin, doesn't address the issues, and hides behind "we haven't seen documented cases" — as if scammers would provide written reports. Except that now they have a publicly documented case. And still he denies.
It is good to recall that the payment industry doesn't actually go for "security". What they offer entirely hinges on you getting back your money should you get scammed. This costs either them, or more likely the retailer, but in the end they're all businesses so the cost gets spread out over everyone that does business with them.
That is why time and again they choose to downplay, to spin, to ignore. The technology only gets an upgrade when the old stuff starts to cost too much. But since upgrading costs a lot, too, statements of the obvious like this one here are entirely unwelcome. Even if the shinier newer stuff turns out to be more vulnerable than the previous generation, as here.
Oh, and recall passports now are equipped with the same type of contactless smart card. Come see the future, the sheer possibilities.
The problem is with Vanderhoof's statement that, "Efforts to try to discredit the use of chip technology in cards is only making the technology more vulnerable." This is akin to saying that locks are more vulnerable if you pick them. In a children's fable sort of way, it's also like saying you're more naked if somebody says that you don't have clothes on.
Adoption of this compromise technique has a very low degree of required sophistication. While there it an upside that codes must be used in order (and thus must be used between the time of capture and the next legitimate transaction), the barrier presented by that is far lower than the technology in the cards is capable of providing us with. It's a big self-pat on the back for saying, "We've limited the time a stolen card can be useful," in the face of having room for doing far better.
As a security consultant, radio hacker, and the person in that photo whose card was cloned without physical contact, I can say that there's very little standing in the way of going shopping by riding the subway. The greatest preventing factor for that happening on a large scale is likely the fact that card numbers are easily found in so many other places.
This is a point that I addressed directly during my talk. On one hand RFID has indeed made credit cards more secure, such as the fact that card data is only good for a single transaction. On the other hand, there's several ways that RFID has made credit cards less secure, primary among them being that cards can now be read and charged by bad guys without them leaving your pocket.
My argument is that calling contactless cards "more secure" than magstripe is inaccurate. "Differently secure" is probably better, since it changes the fraud vectors, exploitation techniques, and defences required. NFC changes things again (since the transponder can be disabled) but then introduces other potential issues, such as malware on phones. Whether or not RFID is more secure than magstripe is debatable, and certainly not clean-cut.
I'd also argue that the quotes about not seeing RFID credit card fraud are again inaccurate. Just because you haven't seen something doesn't mean it's not happening; given that I demonstrated it live on-stage these companies _have_ now seen it. Ask Mr Ferland if he's ever fallen "victim" to RFID credit card fraud.
The JCOP cards used in credit cards are an amazing technology, with truly magnificent capabilities. They certainly do have the potential to make our payment infrastructure far more secure, but presently they fail to do so owing to their need to integrate into legacy payment systems. To be clear, I'm not advocating the removal of RFID from payment systems, but you cannot possibly start to fix things if vendors don't accept that there's anything wrong. I (and many other researchers) are keen to improve this system and fix the flaws that have been identified, but while Mr Vanderhoof (and the Mastercard employee below) keep repeating that everything is fine we are completely prevented from doing so. _That_ was the point of my demo – providing irrefutable proof that RFID credit card fraud _is_ possible, so that hopefully we can now move the debate forward into fixing the problems rather than just sweeping them under the rug. As others have pointed out I'm not the first to talk about problems with RFID payment systems, and as long as the industry position remains the same I won't be the last either. Mr Vanderhoof now has proof of vulnerability in RFID payment systems following my demo, if he's interested in talking about how to fix these issues I'd be happy to work with him to do so.
Since the RFID cards do not transmit your name or billing address nor the CVC code, I'd be more interested in why the Square device actually processed the card transaction! Seeing as you cannot form a valid Track 1 by "skimming" or "reading" these new RFID cards, how was Track 1 encoded in order for the Square device to read it? Was only Track 2 used? Were any of the tracks formed properly? What about using this online? It shouldn't be possible.
'why the square device processed the transaction' and / or 'why the issuer authorized the transaction' !
I'm a security professional in the payments space and it's nice to see a real live demonstration documented in the mainstream media, but you can go back several years and see similar demonstrations. There was even an academic paper out of Boston with RSA several years ago. The other commenter is correct, the issuers and brands deflect and ignore even though there are real skimming issues here. But the reality is that you are much more likely to get your card data skimmed out of a gas pump that's been attacked than you are from a RFID open air attack. And at the pump they even get your PIN (if you are foolish enough to use it) and then they just empty your bank account (again if you are foolish enough to have used a debit card). There are more pressing security issues in payments than RFID skimming.
Doesn't the fraudster still need to know the PIN?
If not, isn't that the simple solution? You can steal all the info off my card, bit if you don't have the PIN, you can't complete any transactions.


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Get to know the city
If this is your first time to Copenhagen, a bus tour [2] is a great way to get to know its streets and sights and kids love seeing the city from the top of a big double-decker. Or why not head down to the canal for a boat tour [3] of the inner city, its canals and harbour?
Create your own Copenhagen tour
It's also possible to create your own sightseeing tour which fits your family by combining a 24-hour public transport [4] ticket, valid on bus, train and metro throughout the city, with a harbour ferry [5] ticket. Remember too that a paying adult can take two children under 12 years of age with them for free.
The changing of the guards
Children never forget witnessing the changing of the guards, an impressive display of control and precision taking place everyday at 12 noon outside the Queen's residence, Amalienborg Palace [6].
Parliament tour
Take a tour through Christiansborg Palace [7], next to today's parliament, and walk through hundreds of years of Danish history depicted on beautiful tapestries and paintings in the Royal Reception Rooms [8].
Fairytale jewels
Head with your family to Rosenborg Castle [9], in the stunning King's Garden, for a real-life treasure hunt. Tucked away inside the castle are the Crown Jewels, the dream of any little prince or princess!
Bird's-eye views
If you can convince your little ones to climb the dizzy heights of The Round Tower [10] in the city centre, the views over the city's old town are well worth the trek. Alternatively, a walk up the outside of the twisted dragon spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke [11] (Our Saviour's Church) affords incredible views but is not for the faint-hearted!
The old town centre
Copenhagen's popular pedestrian streets [12] are wonderfully atmospheric for a walk around and you will often be entertained by street performers and musicians. From the King's New Square [13] (Kongens Nytorv) you can take a stroll down the colourful harbour street Nyhavn [14] and jump onto a canal tour boat [3].
Tivoli [15] is an unforgettable experience, regardless of your age. Within the boundaries of this world-famous city amusement park, you'll find centuries of history, a unique atmosphere and thrilling fairground rides. Hans Christian Andersen once strolled in these gardens and today, you can enjoy concerts, performances, rides, restaurants and exhibitions all in one place.
Tivoli is open throughout the summer months but it also opens for two extra special occasions, bringing Halloween [16] and Christmas [17] to life for a whole new generation of children.
Just north of the city, is the famous Deer Park [18] by Klampenborg Station. It's a wonderful place for a stroll, picnic or to see the park's deer strutting their stuff or quietly grazing together. The Deer Park is also home to the world's oldest amusement park, Bakken [19]. The area also offers you the popular Bellevue Beach [20], so Bakken makes for a perfect day trip for the whole family.
A day at the zoo
Copenhagen Zoo [21] is a great day out, situated at the edge of the beautiful Frederiksberg Gardens [22]. The zoo is full of wild creatures, big and small, with a famous elephant house [23], a polar bear, tigers and much more. At the zoo's children's area, your kids can interact with tamer animals and learn about how to look after them.
Child-friendly city museums
Many of the city's museums offer special exhibitions, activities and areas for children. In particular, the following have great provision for kids: the Post & Tele Museum [24], National Gallery of Denmark [25], the Tycho Brahe Planetarium [26], Denmark's Aquarium [27], The National Museum [28], Zoological Museum [29], The Workers' Museum [30] and the Experimentarium [31]. Another great place to take your kids is the Guinness Museum of World Records [32].
Green spaces
You can head to many parks in Copenhagen, green oases with space for relaxation and all sorts of things to distract your children. Most parks have playgrounds with the latest equipment and Fælledparken [33] in Østerbro offers both a sensory garden and a skate park.
The King's Garden [34] (Kongens Have) is a wonderful picnic spot and in the summer, your children can enjoy a free puppet show. Frederiksberg's large formal gardens [22] are a fantastic place to stroll, feed ducks and take a rowboat out on the water. You can even see the zoo [21] and its inhabitants from parts of the park.
A refreshing dip
If you and your family are in need of a refreshing dip, there are bathing and paddling pools in a number of Copenhagen's parks, including the intimate Shooting Range Gardens (Skydebanehaven) in Vesterbro and Nørrebro Park.
For the more adventurous, the open harbour at Islands Brygge has a charming outdoor swimming area [35] complete with a high diving platform. You can also swim in the harbour at Fisketorvet [36] and at Svanemøllen harbour [37]. If it's sand you're after, Amager Beach Park [38] is only 5km from the centre of Copenhagen and offers you kilometres of white sandy beach and watersports.
Further reading
Read more about Copenhagen [39].
Book a hotel in Copenhagen [40].