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The Soviet Union is metamorphosing. General Secretary Gorbachev, backed by Russia's post-World-War-II generation, is trying to overhaul Soviet society. It's important for Americans to understand and encourage these changes,
because they may lead to greater freedom of expression and economic welfare in the U.S.S.R. and closer trade relations between the East and West.
The ugly Nicholas Daniloff affair casts a pall over all this. Hopefully it will pass quickly into history without tarnishing long-term progress in Soviet-American relations. Either Mr. Daniloff is guilty (unlikely) or was setup by Soviet secret police (KGB) opponents to Gorbachev's liberalism (possible). Maybe Mr. Daniloff's arrest was motivated by an influential sponsor of Genady Zakharov, the accused Soviet spy who was recently arrested in New York City. If so, he's put personal relationship ahead of his country's interests.The harsh discipline of Soviet culture - stemming from a bloody imperial war with Germany 70 years ago; a turbulent subsequent communist revolution led by Lenin and Trotsky; a totalitarian Stalinist era highlighted by sword- enforced collectivization, migration and industrialization in the 1930s; a grueling, gut-twisting war with Nazi Germany that left over 20 million Russians dead and millions more permanently disabled or psychologically scarred; and more recent transition from Stalinism to a maturer political process - is mellowing as 40 years of domestic peace is having its effect.
Since the Leninist Revolution, the Soviets have been wedded to a simplistic, utopian ideology that assumes too much of man - that people work for the pleasure, taking from the social wellspring only what they need. It never had a chance. It ignored the harsh reality that man, at his best, acts on the basis of intelligent self interest. Capitalism, whatever its flaws, has never lost sight of how personal gain and ownership can motivate hard work and progress.
The current Gorbachev government is more pragmatic. It is working to solve real problems not pursue ideology with theological fervor. The changes are evident.
Those put in power by Gorbachev are better educated and more worldly than their predecessors. Those young Russians about to win power feel opportunities lie ahead for improving life's quality. They may have more in common with their American counterparts than with the older generation that is handing over the decision-making reins. (Both countries have bimodal population distributions, but, because of World War II's harshness, the Soviet curve has a deeper trough around ages 40-45.)
Muscovites are not the drab drones of American fiction. They look like us. They dress colorfully. Denim is plentiful even if designer clothing and lots of dining out are not.
Russians cross against the light. They walk and swing their arms just like any Chicagoan or Minneapolitan. There are almost too many cars (especially mad-cap taxis) hurtling around town. Soon there may even be time-stealing traffic jams. There is even graffiti - but not much.
In the last year or two, the fresh food quality has improved. The Bolshoi fountain works. Street names are being changed back to what they were. Non- revolutionary art is being displayed with greater frequency.
But more important, Soviets are talking more openly - questioning themselves and asking "why" and "how". The State-controlled media appears looser (though you still can't get a copy of The International Herald Tribune at a newsstand). Government officials more frequently respond to citizen complaints. Mr. Gorbachev has set a new tone for the nation. The Russians have responded - and sometimes they themselves aren't aware of how much easier they are today than, say, 18 months ago.
Russia is an industrial society. It's not a consumer society like we're comfortable with. But it has the potential to become one. The Soviet Union currently lacks the plethora of consumer goods we take for granted. The housing stock, especially in Moscow, is inadequate. Salaries, while higher nowadays, remain modest. (A construction worker earns 4-6 rubles a day; a translator makes 150 rubles a month; a good-restaurant dinner can cost 30-50 rubles a person depending on how much vodka is ordered; but a subway ride costs just 5 kopeks, which is something like a nickel.) The people are not unhappy. Despite centuries of pain, there's an air of optimism and an abundance of personal warmth.
The country is rife with bureaucrats. They're like mud, clogging the gears of progress. Theyounger generation is dislodging them. But they have their work cut out.
Soviet industrial output gets bogged down by quotas on the weight of inventory used in production (to maintain employment at the mine mouth or in the fields) and on the number of units produced.
There are few incentives to be creative or quality conscious. Consequently a massive inventory overhang of unneeded products has developed in some sectors of the economy. Shortages are evident in others. To mitigate the disequilibrium, the Soviets ship commodities to Eastern Europe and import sorely needed goods. Oil, for example, flows to Czechoslovakia - where there are fewer rules - and crystal is imported.
The lack of a free-market system has given rise to one based on who you know where. Networks of friends and acquaintances exist in lieu of consumer distribution systems. It's not a barter environment. Rubles change hands. But the hands often know one another or where to find one another. It's an early mercantile system where ingenuity and networking are important. It works a little like Wall Street information networks.
A consumer can't let his fingers do his walking in Soviet yellow pages (telephone books aren't published regularly and yellow pages are anathema). He must do his own walking. But at least the frequent long lines played up by the Western press in the past really don't exist when goods are actually available. When they are not or they're too expensive, it makes no sense to cue up. So the Russians don't bother. They simply become buyers of opportunity or crafty traders. Apartment swapping is an example - especially in Moscow where demand always seems to run ahead of supply.
As for necessities - food, clothing, shelter, medical care, transportation - panic cueing up exist only in old post-war documentaries. This, however, is not true at airports where standbys stand by everywhere. Planes are full but not plentiful.
Sometimes there are shortages. Then the lines grow long, as for vodka today.
Vodka production has been slashed in the Soviet Union by 40 percent-60 percent as the Gorbachev government acts to reduce alcoholism and bring the public to sober senses. Today's Soviet leaders don't want a nation of intoxicants. They have a vision of a new Russian: inventive, robust, healthy. They'd like to see the entire nation doing Jane Fonda workouts.
Mr. Gorbachev is an attorney. He is smart, charming, tough. His ministers frequently are drawn from the elite intelligence services. They're well educated - and not simply in James Bond espionage techniques (although the Daniloff mess makes one wonder).


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Green Lentil Salad
10 oz. dried green lentils (rinsed)
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1 sm. red onion, cut into thin rings
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2 oz. extra virgin olive oil
2 T. strained yogurt
Pinch of cayenne pepper for serving
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Combine onion, 1/2 of the lemon juice and 1/2 of the cumin, and a large pince of salt in a bowl. Chop 1 T. parsley and the mint leaves together and add to onion mixture. Set aside.
Chop the garlic, most of the preserved lemon, the remaining cumin, half the remaining parsley and a pinch of salt together to mix. Combine the garlic mixture with lentils, the rest of the parsley, lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Carefully stir to mix. Transfer to a serving platter, and top lentil mixture with with onion mixture (including any juices that have gathered in the bowl). Top this with strained yogurt. Sprinkle remaining preserved lemon and parsley and cayenne on top. Serve at room temp.
I mix them, like half and half, with rhubarb, and chicken stock to cover, and lots of India spices like curry, garam masala and tumeric, add something sweet like honey or chutney, and let it cook into a stew. It's a great dish.
One of my favorites for lentils calls for the lentiles de Puy, the French tiny green variety. They get cooked up quickly with leeks and carrot and then top a green salad with a simple vinagrette with bacon lardons and on top of all of that goes a soft boiled or soft (runny yolk) fried egg. Heaven!
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Agree about dal - lots of online recipes for various dals. Preparation is similar, cook lentils until soft, add spices and ghee.
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Here's a link to one recipe that Simon provided.
I guess you might consider dahl "soup" (sometimes I'll drink a cup or 2 without rice or anything) but it is tasty stuff....
This is what I do w/ lentils. I cook them in homemade veggie or chicken stock (ABOUT 1 part lentils to 2-3 parts stock). You could use store bought stock/broth, but be careful about the salt content. Cook them until they are semi thick (soft but not mushy) If it gets too thick, add more stock.
In a separate pan sauté a good amount of minced ginger and garlic. Add a can of diced tomatoes (with the juice). Add turmeric, cumin, and coriander. Cook down for a few minutes, or until the lentils are done. Add this mixture to the cooked lentils and salt to taste. This makes an excellent (and healthy) side dish. I usually serve it with some tandoori chicken, Nan bread and tzaziki sauce. Yum.
Stewed lentils under grilled salmon topped with rosemary (or dill!) composed butter, with sauteed napa cabbage and shitakes on the side. Mucho yummy, and pretty easy. (From White Dog Cafe cookbook). My chef friend pronounced it: restaurant quality!
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If you are supersticious, lentils eaten on New Year's Eve are said to be good luck for prosperity.
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in the south, you HAVE to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. And greens.
the lentil salads sound good. what kind of lentils? i have the old dull earth colored ones, and orange ones from the indian store...
and are those french green lentils really fantastic?
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Those Syrian Lentils sounded great so I googled the recipe. Here it is: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/mighty...
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oh, thanks, duh, didn't think to put the link there- I usually just throw it together with whatever sounds reasonable (lots and lots of garlic, something green and leafy...) It's great with homemade pita chips on the side!
There's a good recipe for Lentil Curry in Diet for a Small Planet. You need onions, garlic, frozen peas, and half a head of cauliflower. It's served over brown rice. Condiments can include raisins, coconut, chutney, and so on; but I usually just mix some chopped cucumber with yogurt and serve that with it, or if I'm really lazy I skip the cuke.
In the same cookbook is a recipe for a simple lentil and rice stew called "Mjeddrah." She says it's the stuff Esau sold his birthright for. You eat it with a spinach salad on top; there's a recipe included for a simple olive-oil-and-lemon-juice dressing for that.
Don't throw them out! Lentils are quite good for you; how about just a simple side dish of cooked lentils with sauteed onions and curry powder.
Don't forget Mujaddarah the Middle Eastern lentils and rice dish with caramelized onions. Syrian soul food
There's a lentil croquettes recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon (yes, her real name) on epicurious, right now. Its from her book the Passionate Vegetarian, which won a James Beard cookbook award.
Try Lentils with Balsamic Vinaigrette...this is from Epicurious and I LOVE it with romaine (instead of endive) and a small sprinkling of feta..the warmed up lentils over the cool, crispy romaine is totally delicious:
Lentils topped with Italian Sausage and Fennel. Similar to the recipe here (http://dinewithdonna.blogspot.com/200...). Cook the lentils in salted water until tender. Meanwhile, remove sausage from casing and cook over medium heat. When it's about half done add a chopped fennel bulb and chopped white onion, minced garlic clove, a tsp of anise seeds, s&p. Cook together until sausage is cooked through and fennel is tender. Top the lentils with the sausage/fennel mixture and enjoy.
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What self respecting GM or coach would want to work for this team? Who wants to be the meat in an idiot sandwich with Wrecks and Woody. This is not a team that fails to be successful. It is a zoo that fails to be an entertaining circus. We are on a roller coaster ride and today's presser was just the fast ride down. You can choose to get on, enjoy the ride and vomit over the side or choose not to ride. What do you choose?
Do some of you guys EVER get tired of *****ing? I mean, you can always cheer for another team. You don't have to cheer for the Jets.
what terrible fans we have. a lot of you suck so much. go find something else to do with your time if all you're going to do is complain. you think the team is embarrassing? you guys are 10x worse
I will never stop being a Jets fan regardless of who the owner or coach is period! Do I like everything they have done in the last 2 years? heck no! but they have admitted the mistakes and are doing something about it. The team still has a nice core of players and if you fire rex as well than you might as well trade all the stars and totally start from scratch which to me is Asinine! You can ***** and whine all you want which I have done plenty of myself but the bottom line is we are Jets fans and we will always be! You guys telling me if they start next year 6-0 that you wouldn't be watching that 7th game? My Arse!! I'm a mets fan too and will stay that way. I guess if the Jets moved to california it would be hard to root for them. I personally would love it if they could play at citifield and rejoin with the mets but I know that ain't happening anytime soon.
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You say that Woody Johnson is a clown and a tool, that we will never have long term success under his ownership.
I point out that we've made the playoffs 6 times in a decade with Woody as owner. To which you bring up the years before Woody was owner as a counterpoint? That proves my point even further.
We've seen more prolonged success under Woody than any owner in franchise history.
Also those of you who call us whiners how many games do you attend or watch on TV. Don't tell me you can't get tickets because there are always tickets available and this year you'll be able to get good seats really cheap.
Like I said I can take the up and down cycles, but not the lying and BS this franchise is putting the fan base through at the present time. This franchise has lost all credibility with it's fan base and thats what the heart of the problem is.


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Northwestern's formula against Boston College was atypical. The Wildcats raced up and down the field, racking up 100 plays, 34 first downs and 560 yards, all of which added up to only one touchdown, and that came with less than two minutes left.
Fortunately for them, kicker Jeff Budzien had a career day, booting a school-record-tying five field goals to preserve a 22-13 victory Saturday before 32,597 at Ryan Field.
"Stats are for losers," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "It was unbelievable ball movement, keeping possession of the ball, putting together great drives, picking up third downs. I could go on and on and on, time of possession, but we have to turn those threes into sevens moving forward and finish drives."
Starting quarterback Kain Colter had freshman superback Dan Vitale wide open in the back of the end zone in the first quarter but didn't see him. He scrambled instead and was stopped for no gain on third-and-goal from the 3. Backup Trevor Siemian fumbled on the 5 while trying to pick up a first down on fourth-and-one with four minutes left in the third quarter. A few minutes earlier, he overthrew a pass to a wide-open Kyle Prater in the back of the end zone. Colter overthrew Christian Jones in the end zone on second-and-goal late in the third quarter.
Both played well outside the red zone as Fitzgerald continued his successful two-headed quarterback experiment. Siemian completed 14 of 20 passes for 123 yards, and Colter was 16-for-20 for 144 yards. Colter also had 66 yards on 15 carries.
"The one to Christian is eating me up," Colter said.
"Honestly, I'm not the tallest guy. I couldn't see over the line, and I threw the ball like a little girl."
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Mark's status for the game next week against South Dakota is not known.
The Wildcats' leading rusher had 77 yards on 18 carries before being replaced by Mike Trumpy, who saw his most significant playing time since undergoing season-ending knee surgery last year. Trumpy finished with 16 carries for 106 yards, 27 of which came on a touchdown run with 1:37 left.
"During the time away with the injury, [Trumpy] really embraced spending time in the weight room," Fitzgerald said. "So far, so good when Mike has the ball in his hand. The pile was going in the right direction."
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A Monotonix show is not just a rock concert. Mind you, there will be more than the usual amount of rocking involved, but there will also be so much more. Mono-tonix, a guitar-drums-vocals outfit from Tel Aviv, rocks hard, with a stripped-down, raw-power approach that worships at the altar of classic rock heavy hitters like Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and Jimi Hendrix without a trace of irony. These guys are rock and roll. But however monster their riffs might be, however huge their sound, what sets their live shows apart is their energized theatrics. Ami Shalevs physically charged performances have drawn comparisons to icons like Iggy Pop. Youre likely to witness singer Shalev hanging from the rafters, shoved into a trash can or smothered in various substances. Also, watch out for Ran Shimonys flaming drum kit, which you just might be asked to play while Shimony himself is hoisted into the air, riding his bass drum and still pounding away. Special happy hour show 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Proletariat, 903 Richmond. For information, call 713-523-1199 or visit www.the-proletariathouston.com. $5.
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Imagine biting into the perfect strawberry chocolate truffle from a ridiculously expensive box of chocolates but in cake form. That is what I was going for when my daughter requested a strawberry chocolate cake for her birthday celebration. I looked all over the internet and searched through my cookbooks, but did not quite find what I had in mind. So I pieced together recipes from three different sources to get exactly what I was imagining…a chocolate strawberry truffle in a lovely slice of cake.
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What words do you think of when you stare wantonly at these cupcakes?
Baileys Chocolate Devastation Cookies
Who needs therapy when you have a bottle of Baileys, some Dagoba cocoa powder, a beautiful stainless steel Kitchen Aid and a little time to kill? Well, in all honesty, I had NO TIME to kill; infact I was trying to get kids ready for school, pack lunches and get myself ready for work. But that's neither here nor there.
Baileys Buttercream and a Dark Chocolate Incognito Cupcake{Gluten Free}
These devastatingly delicious, over-the-top, dark chocolate cupcakes with get yourself drunk Baileys Buttercream are GLUTEN FREE! Who knew GF could be fabulous?! I have also included my very best all-purpose flour dark chocolate cupcakes as well so it's win win all over S&C (if you missed the last post, I have recently converted to referring to my blog as S&C because, like J.Lo, I am too cool to spell out my name…or I'm just that lazy…hmmm).
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If you like Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies, then you have come to the right place. Or if you are simply a fan of the deepest, richest, chocolate cupcake with creamy mint frosting, then you are also in the right place. On the other hand, if chocolate just does not rock your world, please feel free to move on. I will contemplate whether you are allowed to return. Kidding…just kidding.
Start Valentine's Day on a High Note With Red Velvet Pancakes
Can you think of a better way to start your Valentine's Day morning than with rich, soft, chocolaty Red Velvet Pancakes?! I can't either. They even get served with a luscious, cream cheese dipping sauce. Pretty sweet, right?— pun totally intended…that's just how I roll.
Not for Sissies Spiced Molten Chocolate Cakes
Inhale. I am giving you permission unlike Bill Clinton's little foray. You're not running for president are you? Let's hope not. Use some imagination…c'mon…I know you can. Close your eyes, picture standing in my kitchen. Please step over the Golden Retriever. Chances are, she is lying at your feet, or more likely has her nose in your crotch. Try to ignore that…it's difficult, but please try for this little exercise.


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CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)
Less painful than your standard trip to the used car lot, CarMax offers tens of thousands of used cars at its 100 or so superstores.
Great stock, own it in my portfolio. Very cyclical however, and right now the P/E seems rich. Betting against it for a couple of months with a plan to switch calls in summer to outperform.


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Much more than a Boatjumble!
Beaulieu Boatjumble has hundreds of stands of boating bits, new trailerable boats, dinghies, equipment and craft from classics to nearly new. With thousands of new and used boating bargains, it makes for an unmissable event for all sailors.
This is all set in the beautiful grounds of Beaulieu in the New Forest, Hampshire and admission includes entrance to the National Motor Museum, Palace House, Beaulieu Abbey, and World of Top Gear.
You can be sure of picking up some real treasures with old and new wares available. Boat parts, nauticalia, clothing, gadgets, rope and general jumble.
The Boatmall has the latest products from leading manufacturers displaying trailerable yachts, dinghies, motorboats, accessories, clothing and services.
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This area will be dedicated to demonstrations and interactive activities for both children and adults.
If you are looking for a used boat, the Boatmart is a unique opportunity to browse around a wide range of used craft for sale, from classics to nearly new and those in need of restoration.
Trunk Traders
The enlarged Trunk Traders area gives amateur boat jumblers the opportunity to clear out their lockers and garages of boating bits or parts and setting up shop from their car boots.
Practical Boat Owner
Our sponsors, Practical Boat Owner magazine, will be offering a discount on subscriptions.
Classic Motorboat Association
The Classic Motorboat Association will once again have a display at the Boatjumble, this year focused on classic racing boats.
Fun for all the family
Included in your entry are the National Motor Museum, Palace House and Gardens, Beaulieu Abbey and World of Top Gear.
Younger visitors can also enjoy the interactive activities on the display arena as well and nautical themed slides and ride.


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ISO 898-5: Third Edition
DOD Adopted ANSI Approved Approved
This part of ISO 898 specifies mechanical and physical properties of set screws and similar threaded fasteners made of carbon steel or alloy steel when tested at an ambient temperature range of 10 °C to 35 °C. Fasteners (the term used when set screws and similar threaded fasteners are considered all together) which conform to the requirements of this part of ISO 898 are evaluated at that ambient temperature range.
Fasteners in conformance with this part of ISO 898 are classified to specified hardness classes and are intended for use under compressive stress only.
NOTE Fasteners conforming to the requirements of this part of ISO 898 are used in applications ranging from -50 °C to +150 °C. It is the responsibility of users to consult an experienced fastener metallurgist for temperatures outside the range of -50 °C to +150 °C and up to a maximum temperature of +300 °C when determining appropriate choices for a given application.
This part of ISO 898 is applicable to set screws and similar threaded fasteners:
— made of carbon steel or alloy steel,
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Another term in power for Nazarbayev?
Kazakshstan goes to the polls this weekend, and the smart money is on President Nazarbayev to win yet another term in power. He's so confident of his victory that aides are already planning his post-election agenda, although that could also be down to the fact he took 91% of the vote in the last elections 6 years ago. But not everyone is happy with their "Elbasy", as the so-called Father of the Nation is known.


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Broken Arrow Library is closed Oct. 27-Dec. 7 for library improvements. Holds may be picked up at Martin Regional Library.
You can find the bus schedules for Tulsa Public Schools by clicking on the Parents heading listed on the TPS web site. Look under the heading "Bus Routes".
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86 Service Pack 1 - Linux Mint Mate 14 x64
So have lots of Service Packs and Windows Updates? What if someone needed to do a clean install of their OS, and they didn't have a image available to use, then wouldn't they need to spend hours installing all the Windows Updates and Service Packs again?
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
We've always been able to upgrade between Windows operating systems that are chronologically next to each other; for example it's very simple to upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows 98 (or Windows Me!), Windows 2000 to Windows XP, Windows Vista to Windows 7, and so forth.
However, when you're talking operating systems with a few (if not several) versions between them, like Windows 2000 vs. Windows 7 or Ubuntu 6 vs. Ubuntu 12, it's probably a better idea to just install anew from technical and ease-of-use standpoints.
A fun thing to consider when talking about this is Windows's internal version number. The numbers increment on a logical version numbering system like so: Windows NT 4.0 is 4.0, Windows 2000 is 5.0 while Windows XP is 5.1, Windows Vista is 6.0 while Windows 7 is 6.1 and Windows 8 is 6.2. As a result, Windows 7 is effectively Windows NT 6.1.
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64 bit
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 are all upgrades building on Windows NT 4.0, which in turn is a flavor of Windows alongside others like Windows 9x which has Windows 98 and ME stemming from Windows 95. Windows 7 is to Ubuntu 12 as Windows Vista is to Ubuntu 11 and so forth; we already have what you describe, just under a different version numbering system.
If this is the current system, then why continue to add flavors to the mix and instead just have one omni-flavor if you will? I know as you said these are all add ins to the NT 4.0, but would it be possible to no longer have to install a new OS, but rather just update from your computer to get the new features that they would have included to a new flavor?
So if windows 7 was the final OS add on, and MS said "we will just continue to add to this flavor like a giant ball of twine, updating and tweaking through downloads and do away with any more future flavors" That way there would no longer be a need for a separate windows flavor.
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The natural and organic brands you will find in the Pravera direct online shop are lavera, Primaveralife, Benecos, terre d'Oc, Florascent, Organyc, Sodasan, Monte Bianco, Kost Kamm and Alma Win
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DC Development hub revived
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Following a two-month-long hiatus, adcs://hub.dcbase.org:16591 hosts the DC development hub again.
Topics relating to DC++ and the Direct Connect network
May 30, 2014 Leave a comment
Following a two-month-long hiatus, adcs://hub.dcbase.org:16591 hosts the DC development hub again.
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The first stable release of the 0.840 series of DC++ is out. Besides a few SSL encryption related and stability fixes this version largely focuses on implementing various features asked for or recommended by the user community through our feature tracker.
The changelog shows all the implemented new features and fixes.
DC++ 0.842 also provides protection against the infamous "Heartbleed" OpenSSL vulnerability. This security hole has existed in DC++ since version 0.799.
There's a high chance of version 0.842 is the last mainstream DC++ release that supports Windows XP. Due to the still large userbase of the already unsupported operating system, security and major stability fixes are possible for a few more months using a separate branch targeting XP only. The update reminder system is modified so in case of any forthcoming version targeting Vista and later being released, XP users won't see the notification dialog anymore.
From that time on people running Windows XP will see the update nag dialog only if there's an update targeting their old OS. However, starting with version 0.840 every XP user gets a special reminder at startup about the EOS of DC++ in their operating system.
Due to the nice new features and security fixes the upgrade is highly recommended.
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A new bug fixing service release of DC++ has been released today fixing the following problems introduced with version 0.830:
All the fixed problems exist in version 0.830 only thus older versions are not affected. For users running DC++ 0.830 the upgrade is highly recommended.
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Today we marked the first version of the 0.83x series of DC++ as stable. The new release brings plenty of stability updates as well as introduces a new ADC feature to improve privacy.
The privacy improvement is actually an implementation of an ADC protocol extension called CCPM. Basically, it allows two peers to initate an SSL encrypted direct connection channel for sending and receiving private messages.
Until now, all private messages in the DC network has been gone through a hub where both users were logged in. While this method is great for controlling unwanted messages (spamming) it also makes possible for the hub owner to spy on any private communications.
Enter CCPM, a feature that still needs a hub to initiate the direct encrypted connection but the hub is needed only for the start. After the direct channel has been estabilished the messages go directly between the peers in an encrypted way. The channel initiation requires the two users to be logged on a secure ADC hub (ADCS).
The whole discussion of the protocol features and CCPM implementation can be found here (the implementation details with screenshots starts in this position of the thread). The built-in help of DC++ also describes the feature in the Private message window page and the availabe controlling options in the Certificates' settings page (once updated, links will be added to the web version of the DC++ help, too).
The list of other fixes in version 0.830 speak for themselves yet again this time, explore the changelog items and the linked bug discussions in them for more information.
September 20, 2013 Leave a comment
1. Summary
Several TLS attacks since 2011 impel a reassessment of the security of ADC's usage of TLS to form ADCS. While the specific attacks tend not to be trivially replicated in a DC client as opposed to a web browser, remaining conservative with respect to security remains useful, the issues they exploit could cause problems regardless, and ADCS's best response thus becomes to deprecate SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0. Ideally, one should use TLS 1.2 with AES-GCM. Failing that, ensuring that TLS 1.1 runs and chooses AES-based ciphersuite works adequately.
2. HTTP-over-TLS Attacks
BEAST renders practical Rogaway's 2002 attack on the security of CBC ciphersuites in SSL/TLS by using an SSL/TLS server's CBC padding MAC acceptance/rejection as a timing oracle. Asking whether each possible byte in each position results in successful MAC, it decodes an entire message. One can avert BEAST either by avoiding CBC in lieu of RC4 or updating to TLS 1.1 or 1.2, which mitigate the timing oracle and generate new random IVs to undermine BEAST's sequential attack.
CRIME and BREACH build on a 2002 compression and information leakage of plaintext-based attack. CRIME "requires on average 6 requests to decrypt 1 cookie byte" and, like BEAST, recognizes DEFLATE's smaller output when it has found a pre-existing copy of the correct plaintext in its dictionary. Unlike BEAST, CRIME and BREACH depend not on TLS version or CBC versus RC4 ciphersuites but merely compression. Disabling HTTP and TLS compression therefore avoids CRIME and BREACH.
One backwards-compatible solution thus far involves avoiding compression due to CRIME/BREACH and avoiding BEAST with RC4-based TLS ciphersuites. However, a new attack against RC4 in TLS by AlFardan, Bernstein, et al exploits double-byte ciphertext biases to reconstruct messages using approximately 229 ciphertexts; as few as 225 achieve a 60+% recovery rate. RC4-based ciphersuites decreasingly inspire confidence as a backwards-compatible yet secure approach to TLS, enough that the IETF circulates an RFC draft prohibiting RC4 ciphersuites.
Thus far treating DC as sufficiently HTTP-like to borrow their threat model, options narrow to TLS 1.1 or TLS 1.2 with an AES-derived ciphersuite. One needs still beware: Lucky 13 weakens even TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 AES-CBC ciphers, leaving between it and the RC4 attack no unscathed TLS 1.1 configuration. Instead, AlFardan and Paterson recommend to "switch to using AEAD ciphersuites, such as AES-GCM" and/or "modify TLS's CBC-mode decryption procedure so as to remove the timing side channel". They observe that each major TLS library has addressed the latter point, so that AES-CBC might remain somewhat secure; certainly superior to RC4.
3. ADC-over-TLS-specific Concerns
ADCS clients' and hubs' vulnerability profiles and relevant threat models regarding each of BEAST, CRIME, BREACH, Lucky 13, and the RC4 break differ from that of a web browser using HTTP. BEAST and AlFardan, Bernstein, et al's RC4 attack both point to adopting TLS 1.1, a ubiquitously supportable requirement worth satisfying regardless. OpenSSL, NSS, GnuTLS, PolarSSL, CyaSSL, MatrixSSL, BouncyCastle, and Oracle's standard Java crypto library have all already "addressed" Lucky 13.
ADCS doesn't use TLS compression, so that aspect of CRIME/BREACH does not apply. The ZLIB extension does operate analogously to HTTP compression. Indeed, the BREACH authors remark that:
there is nothing particularly special about HTTP and TLS in this side-channel. Any time an attacker has the ability to inject their own payload into plaintext that is compressed, the potential for a CRIME-like attack is there. There are many widely used protocols that use the composition of encryption with compression; it is likely that other instances of this vulnerability exist.
ADCS provides an attacker this capability via logging onto a hub and sending CTMs and B, D, and E-type messages. Weaponizing it, however, operates better when these injected payloads can discover cookie-like repeated secrets, which ADC lacks. GPA and PAS operate via a challenge-reponse system. CTM cookies find use at most once. Private IDs would presumably have left a client-hub connection's compression dictionary by the time an attack might otherwise succeed and don't appear in client-client connections. While a detailed analysis of the extent of practical feasibility remains wanting, I'm skeptical CRIME and BREACH much threaten ADCS.
4. Mitigation and Prevention in ADCS
Regardless, some of these attacks could be avoided entirely with specification updates incurring no ongoing cost and hindering implenetation on no common platforms. Three distinct categories emerge: BEAST and Lucky 13 attacks CBC in TLS; the RC4 break, well, attacks RC4; and CRIME and BREACH attack compression. Since one shouldn't use RC4 regardless, that leaves AES-CBC attacks and compression attacks.
Disabling compression might incur substantial bandwidth cost for little thus-far demonstrated security benefit, so although ZLIB implementors should remain aware of CRIME and BREACH, continued usage seems unproblematic.
Separately, BEAST and Lucky 13 point to requiring TLS 1.1 and, following draft IETF recomendations for secure use of TLS and DTLS, preferring TLS 1.2 with the TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 or other AES-GCM ciphersuite if supported by both endpoints. cryptlib, CyaSSL, GnuTLS, MatrixSSL, NSS, OpenSSL, PolarSSL, SChannel, and JSSE support both TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 and all but Java's supports AES-GCM.
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Direct Connect is very loosly organized and has always been. There are a few people that control resources, be it websites, software or hubs. However, the idea of a strict hiearchy is by many appalling and that is why there is no designated 'boss' person. Indeed, simply appointing someone is directly not possible because of the structure of developers and projects. There is no one that decides what to do or what must be done. Everyone is a volunteer and pitch in when they can and want to. It is why I think that we should not focus on a person that 'delegates' tasks to people, rather we should focus on what we want to accomplish and what we want to do in the community.
That is why I propose a new type of organization breakdown, focusing on work area and interest area, 'teams' or 'workgroups'. The intent with the teams is to provide a clear message to others what we're working on and how they can help for that group. For example, a person that is interested in security can provide information in the 'security team' whilst not feeling a requirement to participate with the interoperability of software. The point of the team is not to say "these people have to produce content for this team", but rather "these people know some stuff that pertain to this subject" and serves as an encouragement for them to provide content (documentation or software etc). The purpose with all teams must be to better the DC community in some way. My hope is that participation in a team is meant to spur people into working on that team's issues and future (i.e. a commitment to oneself). Of course, anyone can submit information and help a team. A clear intent on what the community or team needs can allow new people to help with the community.
My proposal is also to have a team leader that tries to encourage other participants in the team to provide data. Do note that I do not mean "hey, do that" but rather "hey, I think you have knowledge about a subject, could you check out if it's something you'd be interested in and write anything on the subject".
By the way, teams aren't meant to be static: they can change and new ones can be introduced and old ones can be removed.
In addition to the team leader, I propose that teams have a cyclic report on what been done in the past X. For example, if there has been lots of stuff going on with security (be it documentation or even discussion) in the past week, it should be lifted in the blog and forum, so we can have summaries of decisions or interesting avenues.
Teams I have thought of:
I have only created an intial description of security and cryptography (below) but I will add more later on. Also, I've created forums for each of those items at dcbase.org
Team: Security
Purpose: Investigate and publish items relating to security.
The team will gather and inform the community on any security related issue that arises directly within DC or if external data that may be of interest for the DC community.
The following are items addressed:
- Auditing of attack vectors:
- Protocol messages
- Content passed over implementation boundaries
- File list
- Hublist
- Other messages that others must react to (e.g., chat messages relating to magnet URI parsing)
- External sources of information (URIs)
- Certificate management
- Auditing of protocols:
- Message structure and content
- Providing information for protocol parsers (wireshark, profilers, sniffers, packet-shapers)
- Auditing of implementations:
- Spam/Flood protection mechanisms (and other DoS-related content)
- XML parsers (file list, hublist, zip-bombs)
- Protocol message parsers
- Hammering of hub after kick (reconnect timer etc)
- External library implementations (SSL, BZIP, XML etc)
- Source references (RF field etc)
- Other points for audit:
- Hublist retrieval (distributed etc)
- version.xml retrieval (distributed etc)
- Audit of DC architecture
- Nature of data broadcasts
- Hub controls content
- Hub is fully trusted
- Distribution of hub/dns etc
- Post and review of CVEs
- Security companies contact
- Audit and review external security related reports that relate to DC
Team: Cryptography
Purpose: Investigate and publish items relating to cryptography.
The team will gather and inform the community on any cryptographic issue that arises directly within DC or if external data that may be of interest for the DC community.
The team will provide a description of the cryptographic solutions currently employed. The team will also provide information about cryptographically related content such as hashing, as the latter may benefit from analysis of the former.
Functionality that will be included as protocol extensions will be discussed with the appropriate protocol team.
The team will inform the community as clearly as possible, providing necessary information for cryptologists as well as for the lay person. A report of the current discussions and results will be published on a regular basis (monthly if there have been any new content).
The crypto-team is related to the security team. However, the former's job is to focus any cryptography while the latter is focused on general security related content. As such, the security team will only address cryptography based on the crypto-team's reports.
Software that influence or validates the cryptography functionality will also be provided.
The following are items addressed:
- Certificate management for client – client and client – hub connections
- Hash management
- Tiger Hash
- Potential successors to Tiger (Tree) Hash: SHA-2, SHA-3
- Protocol support with ADC and NMDC
- Implementation support
- Sharing hash databases
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A new stability update of DC++ is released today. Above the fixed stability issues, DC++ 0.828 also comes with a few minor feature updates. No detailed discussion of the changes this time; you can browse the changelog for the list of all improvements and fixed issues as they speak for themselves.
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Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian dollar fell to the lowest level in almost seven weeks and New Zealand's slid to the least since March as concern about Europe's rising borrowing costs damped demand for higher-yielding assets.
The two South Pacific currencies also dropped after a private report showed Chinese manufacturing probably shrank. The U.S. dollar climbed as Germany missed its bond-auction target today by 35 percent, prompting investors to question bunds' status as a haven. New Zealand's dollar, nicknamed the kiwi, has weakened this month against all of its 16 most-traded peers, while the Aussie has fallen versus all but the kiwi.
"The Aussie is under a fair amount of pressure at the moment, with the traditional safe-haven U.S. dollar advancing," said David Greene, a senior corporate currency dealer at Western Union Business Solutions, a global payment services network. "Europe is still weighing on market sentiment, with yields on bonds surging for some nations."
Australia's dollar dropped 1.2 percent to 97.15 U.S. cents at 1:48 p.m. New York time. It touched 96.64, the weakest level since Oct. 6. The currency declined 0.8 percent to 75.12 yen.
New Zealand's dollar depreciated 0.8 percent to 74.16 U.S. cents and reached 73.86 cents, the lowest level since March 23. The kiwi weakened 0.3 percent to 57.38 yen.
Global stocks extended declines after HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics said a China purchasing managers' index was at 48.0 for November, according to a preliminary reading, compared with a final reading for October of 51. A number below 50 indicates a contraction. China is Australia's largest trading partner and New Zealand's second-biggest export market.
The MSCI World Index of stock sank 1.9 percent, falling for an eighth consecutive day.
Germany missed its 6 billion-euro ($8 billion) maximum sales target at a 10-year bond auction today, drawing total bids of 3.889 billion euros. The bunds drew a yield of 1.98 percent.
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