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Dow off 102 as European political woes slam stocks
French voters effectively reject austerity; Holland's government collapses. Crude oil and gold fall. Netflix shares tumble after hours. Wal-Mart shares slump on Mexican bribery allegations. Apple falls ahead of earnings.
Stocks fell for the third time in four days as worries erupted again over whether the European Union can cope with its debt crisis. But losses were cut substantially from early declines.
The poor showing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's election was a big issue. Just as important was the collapse of the government of the Netherlands.
After hours, shares of Netflix (NFLX) were off nearly 16% after guidance on online streaming in the second was was less than expected. Texas Instruments (TXN)shares were up 3.6% to $33.05 after hours as the company said a long inventory-related decline in demand had ended. Earnings fell 60% from a year ago, but revenue was stronger than expected.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) shares were down $2.91 to $59.54, their biggest percentage decline in a year, after The New York Times reported the company engaged in widespread bribery in Mexico to get stores built more quickly. The worry is that the issue may result in extensive management shakeups.
The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) closed down 102 points to 12,927. Wal-Mart was responsible for 22 points of the loss. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) dropped 12 points to 1,367, and the Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) was off 30 points to 2,970. The Nasdaq-100 Index ($NDX) was off 23 points to 2,654.
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Apple (AAPL) was off $1.28 to $571.70 a day before reporting fiscal-second-quarter earnings. The shares had been as low as $556.64. The loss is its fourth in a row and ninth in the last 10 sessions.
Apple's shares are off 10.1% from their April 9 closing high of $636.23 and 11.2% from their $644 intraday high on April 9.
Neflix results greeted with skepticism
Netflix shares were off $15.86 to $85.93 from a regular close of $101.84. The company lost 8 cents a share in the first quarter on revenue of $870 million. The earnings were down from $1.11 a share a year ago on $718.5 million.
Content costs and expenses for building its network were cited for the loss.
The company forecast a loss of 10 cents a share to earnings of 14 cents. Revenue should hit $873 million to $895 million.
Investors bought Texas Instruments shares after the chip maker reported first-quarter earnings of 22 cents a share in earnings, or $265 million, on revenue of $3.1 billion. That was down from 55 cents, or $666 million. Revenue was off 8% from a year ago.
The company expects $3.2 billion to $3.48 billion in the second quarter and 30 to 38 cents a share in earnings.
European stocks tumble on election, Dutch news
The big-picture point about the French election, which heads to a May 6 runoff between Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande, and the Dutch situation is this: Europe's rush toward major austerity is in trouble, and no one is sure what will happen next.
The French election and the collapse of the Dutch government prompted an ugly sell-off in European stocks, with German and French stocks off about 3%. U.S. stocks opened lower and sagged until a rebound set in around 2 p.m. ET that cut the losses nearly in half.
In addition to political worries, the April purchasing managers index of manufacturing in Germany contracted at the fastest rate since 2009.
China was a player in today's market as well after a purchasing managers report suggested manufacturing may not have bottomed yet.
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It could have been a worse day
The good news, if you can call if that, is that the Dow rebounded substantially from a loss of as many as 184 points.
The Dow finished the day down 2.6% from its 2012 closing high of 13,264.49, reached on April 2, and finished at its lowest level since April 16. The S&P 500 is off 3% since its April 2 peak of 1,419.04 and ended at its lowest level since April 10.
The Nasdaq is down 4.8% since April 2. Its close today was its lowest since March 8.
The selling sent the dollar higher against the euro and the British pound. It pushed crude oil (-CL) in New York to $103.11 a barrel, down 77 cents Brent crude was off 5 cents to $118.71 a barrel.
The retail price of gasoline fell a half-penny to $3.858 a gallon from Sunday, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. The national average has fallen 7.8 cents a gallon, or about 2%, since peaking at $3.936 a gallon on April 5 and 6.
Gold (-GC) settled down $10.20, or 0.6%, to $1,632.60 an ounce. Silver (-SI) was down 3.5% to $30.53 an ounce; copper (-HG) was off 7.1 cents, or 1.9%, to $3.6275 a pound.
The selling also pushed U.S. interest rates lower, with the 10-year Treasury yield at 1.933%, down from Friday's 1.97%. And the selling pulled U.S. interest rates lower as some investors sought safety in U.S. securities.
A big week for earnings
Today's slump comes at the start of one of the three biggest weeks for U.S. corporate earnings in the first-quarter earnings season.
Besides Texas Instruments and Netflix today, reports this week include Apple after Tuesday's close; 3M (MMM) and AT&T (T) before Tuesday's open; Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT) on Wednesday; Amazon.com (AMZN), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Starbucks (SBUX) on Thursday; and Chevron (CVX), Ford Motor (F) and Procter & Gamble (PG) on Friday.
Plus, the Federal Reserve starts an important two-day meeting on Tuesday.
Bribery allegations wipe out Wal-Mart's 2012 gains
With today's loss, Wal-Mart shares are now in the red for 2012. The stock had been up 4.5% for the year after Friday's close. Now, it's down 0.6%. Wal-Mart is the biggest loser in percentage terms among the 30 Dow stocks, and it has subtracted some 23 points from the blue-chip index.
Shares tumbled on The New York Times report that the retailing giant failed to notify law enforcement officials after its own investigators found evidence that millions of dollars in bribes had been paid in Mexico to build stores across the country. Wal-Mart allegedly paid more than $24 million in bribes to ensure rapid permitting of new stores across Mexico.
Wal-Mart employs 209,000 people in Mexico and is the country's largest private employer.
Late Sunday, the head of a watchdog group said Mexico should investigate the allegations of a vast bribery campaign by top executives of Wal-Mart's Mexican unit, The Associated Press reported.
A lawyer for Wal-Mart of Mexico had no comment on any of the allegations.
Economic softness continues in Europe and China
In Europe, Markit's preliminary purchasing managers index, which measures business activity
in the eurozone, fell for the third month in a row in April, reaching a five-month low. The index fell to 47.4, down from 49.1 in March, as the rate of decline in private-sector economic activity accelerated.
HSBC Holdingssaid today that its preliminary purchasing managers index for China, which measures manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy, came in at 49.1 in April.
While the figure marks a small improvement over March's final reading of 48.3, any reading below 50 still indicates contraction.
A broad decline
Only three of the 28 Dow stocks were higher today: Exxon Mobil, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Travelers Companies (TRV). Wal-Mart, as noted, is the laggard.
Only 59 S&P 500 stocks finished in the black, led by natural-gas producer Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and SunTrust Banks (STI). Solar-panel maker First Solar (FSLR) and Kellogg (K) were the laggards.
Fifteen Nasdaq-100 stocks finished higher, led by Warner Chilcott (WCRX) and Akamai Technologies (AKAM). First Solar and Checkpoint Software (CHKP) were the laggards.
Kellogg cuts outlook; Nestlé buys Pfizer's infant nutrition business
Cereal-snack-food maker Kellogg shares fell $3.29 to $50.70. The company cut its full-year outlook today after a disappointing first-quarter performance in Europe and in some product categories in the United States. The world's largest cereal company said it would still invest in future growth. Kellogg now expects operating earnings to fall 2% to 4% in 2012, from its prior forecast of flat or up slightly. It said sales should rise 2% to 3%, down from a prior forecast for growth of 4% to 5%.
Swiss food giant Nestlé (NSRGY) agreed today to buy Pfizer's (PFE) infant nutrition business for $11.9 billion to expand its presence in the global baby food market. Pfizer was off 18 cents to $22.38. Nestlé was off 33 cents to $60.95 in New York.
Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook said today that Facebook is buying about 650 of the 925 AOL patents and patent applications Microsoft bought. Facebook will also get a license to use the rest of the AOL patents. Similarly, Microsoft will get a license to use the patents Facebook is buying. This part of the arrangement amounts to an agreement between Facebook and Microsoft not to sue each other over any of the AOL patents. Microsoft was down 30 cents to $32.12.
Oil giant ConocoPhillips (COP) shares fell 55 cents to $72.33. The company reported first-quarter earnings of $2.9 billion, down from $3 billion last year as its oil production declined following the halting of operations in China due to oil leaks and asset sales. Excluding $330 million of special items, first-quarter 2012 adjusted earnings were $2.6 billion, or $2.02 a share, less than the $2.08 analysts expected. The company plans to spin off its refining business next week.
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The French reject austerity measures and the Netherlands government collapses -- why do I find this all so amusing? Of course Socialists will reject austerity measures. They want everyone living as miserable as everyone else, and they won't stop until everyone lives the same, acts the same, and has the same, as everyone else. That is the epitome and apparent beauty of Marxism. Nobody has anything and everyone suffers equally. What a lovely plan, and I am sure it will work marvelously for them. Marxism will usher in the worst kind of despair the world has ever seen, and yet everyone is rushing toward it at hyper-sonic speed. Coming to America -- very soon.
The quicker each European country like Britain and Germany go back to their own monetary system, the better the world will be. All the Socialist countries over there are dragging down the Capitalist countries including the USA.
Not a shot fired, but the war on Capitalism is being won by the White House, the UN and the European Union
We need a change in November before it is too late. The problem with socialism is: Everyone is equal; except some are more equal than others.
If you are looking to make some money in this market, buy Canadian. They were about the only smart people to require a down payment on a home, use their natural resources to stimulate the economy and decrease unemployment by reducing unemployment benefits.
If this country would have done the same, the economy would be a lot better here in America, and whether Holland has a government or France re-elects Sarkozy or a socialist probably wouldn't make a hill for beans.
We have wasted the last three years.
Reality check for Ron Paul and going back to the gold standard.
US owns only 8,133 tons of gold valued at less than $61 million a ton which means we can cover about $496 billion dollars.
The US owes $53 trillion and the dollar covers fed, state, local and private debt .
We got $496 billion in gold to cover it.
that means gold will increase in value by a factor of 107 times to meet our debt.
So gold will become about $180,000 an ounce.
Excuse me I have to run and buy some gold at the bargain price of $1600-$1700 an ounce.
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Lightsaber Duel 'Prank' Gets Two High School Seniors Suspended, Possibly Miss Graduation
A pair of high-school seniors have been suspended and may not be allowed to walk during their graduation ceremony after staging a mock lightsaber duel senior prank between the two of them in the school's cafeteria during lunch (I heard it was pizza day!). Not gonna lie guys, I'm not sure that qualifies as a prank.
"So one kid walked in from one side of the lunchroom and another one to the other side, and he called him out in a fight...And they pulled out their saber toys and in a joking manner proceeded to fight for a solid, like, 30 seconds," said Kevin Carr.
"Everybody laughed at it...gave them a standing ovation. Nobody saw it as a big deal," said Carr.It's a big deal to administrators. The two students were escorted to the principal's office, suspended for two days and told they wouldn't be able to walk in their graduation ceremony next Friday.
"They very easily could have hit another student they could have started something different...someone could have gotten hurt," said Westfield High School Principal Raymond Broderick.
"Someone could have gotten hurt"? You do know the lightsabers weren't real, right? Besides, they were using the Force. People able to wield the Force wouldn't accidentally stab a lunch lady. Huh? Yes, the one with that mole on her chin that's growing a lil forest! *puke puke puke* You gonna eat your cinnamon roll? *poking with licked finger* What about now?
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iLuv may have a solution that will make iPad fans cheer everywhere! While visiting their site looking at future case options I noticed something else listed while doing a search for all Apple iPad items. Two clip-on web cams! iLuv is showing two models the ICM20, a 3MP webcam and the ICM10, a 1.3MP webcam. Some of the features include:
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A UPS driver reported finding a dead body between a fence and a walkway at a Marsh Avenue address at 2:25 p.m. Officer Dave Costa said the body belonged to a 66-year-old man who had been seen in the neighborhood earlier in the day. No signs of foul play were found inside or outside the residence, he said. State police and the state medical examiner's office are investigating.
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St. Adelaide Church at 712 Lowell St. was evacuated after a report of a gas leak and National Grid was called to the scene, according to a 6:36 p.m. log item.
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A remote overflow exists in Sendmail. Due to a vulnerable char to int conversion it is possible to use the NOCHAR control value to bypass the length check done by the prescan function resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.
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Home for Christmas
Original Release Date: October 3, 2006
Track Listing
1. Overture/The First Noel
2. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
3. No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas
4. Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday
5. Home for Christmas
6. Christmas Must Be Tonight
7. Children Go Where I Send Thee
8. Mary Had a Baby
9. The Christmas Song
10. Jingle Bell Rock
11. Oh Holy Night
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Mel Torm�: Composer
David Sancious: Organ, Piano, Vocals (Background)
Daryl Hall: Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Liner Notes, String Arrangements, Audio Production
Peter Cobbin: Engineer, Audio Engineer
Charles DeChant: Saxophone
Isobel Griffiths: String Contractor
Booker T. Jones: Composer
Klyde Jones: Vocals (Background)
The London Session Orchestra: Strings
Bob Ludwig: Mastering
Rob Mathes: Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, String Arrangements, String Conductor
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John Oates: Guitar (Acoustic), Composer, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
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- Release Date: Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 20, 2013What the hell is this? Give me my money back! This should be retitled "Mentaly handicapped Arm Simulator 2013". It's a struggle just to pick up a tool and do anything with it. I realize it's supposed to be a joke, but it's so frustrating just to do the most basic tasks. I don't find it funny, I find it super annoying. This will teach me a lesson against trying new things on steam.
Jun 18, 2013As a pre-med student, I was excited to see what would be in this game. I knew it was kind of a joke, but the controls were so bad the game was unplayable for me. Could have been a fun game if they would have simplified the controls a little bit.
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Jul 10, 2013Probably one of the worst games I have ever played.
It's somewhat funny if you get the Team Fortress 2 references but that gets old quick once you make an attempt at the controls.
Would not recommend this to anyone.
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Jun 29, 2013Omg, this game is so bad and it was a free online web app for the longest time, now for some reason they think they can sell it and people will buy it......wait WOW...people are buying it. I have just lost some faith in gammer humanity lol
May 29, 2013No tutorial, terrible menu screens, and controls so bad they are verging on broken, at times it seems like you are positively unable to use your fingers and thumb at the same time. honestly the games a bit of a mess, not a lot of content for your money, especially when you consider you HAVE to beat each level to even attempt the next. Avoid like genital warts.
Jul 16, 2013I was ready for goofy dark fun, but not completely crap controls. I gave this game almost two hours of my life trust trying to learn the control scheme and even after all that I still couldn't pick up one instrument and make and use of it other than gouging the green cloth draped on the patient. I was really excited for this and for it to turn out this way is just ridiculous.
May 15, 2013The game i pretty useless, i can't remove the heart and controls are very bad cant operate like real, organs move like objects instead of really disecting, the human it is alredy dissected. i though it was going to be funny but instead just boredoom and a lose of money not funny not even nothing. it is just so lame sorry
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Aug 24, 2013There's nothing funny or even fun about this game. I consider myself to have a great sense of humour, but when the whole "joke" of the game is about how impossibly terrible the controls are, I find myself angry that I don't even get real gameplay out of my $3. Amateur Surgeon did a great job of blending humour with fun, and I feel like this tried and failed to be a 3D version of that.
Jan 21, 2014Sorry but I hate it.
I realize it is made to be a game parody of some kind, but this thing sucks.
There is no point "advancing" (which after all is a matter of luck).
It's not funny after the first 5 minutes (make this 2 minutes... no make it 60 seconds). It's annoying.
I bought this as part of a bundle, lucky me.
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Aug 28, 2013A likeable little game with the original idea proving definitely your both hands are left. If you approach the game with exaggeration, you won't regret your time nor your money. And that you are full of remorse because you murdered your patients in cold blood? Well, everyone has to start somehow. So grab your scalpel firmly and cut where it moves!
Jun 28, 2013It is hilariously awkward to control. [Issue#136, p.111]
Jun 4, 2013It's a toy that you buy to show to your friends. Completing the game takes about 2 hours and then at best you can occasionally laugh with your buddies at the mess you can make with the saw, scalpels, hammer and your bare hand. [CD-Action 07/2013, p.79]


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By Kelli Wynn
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Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues, the U.S. Education Department says.
Students with disabilities who want to play for their school could join traditional teams if officials can make "reasonable modifications" to accommodate them. If those adjustments would fundamentally alter a sport or give the student an advantage, the department is directing the school to create parallel athletic programs that have comparable standing to traditional programs.
"Sports can provide invaluable lessons in discipline, selflessness, passion and courage, and this guidance will help schools ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to benefit from the life lessons they can learn on the playing field or on the court," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement announcing the new guidance Friday.
The groundbreaking order is reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for girls and women four decades ago and could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come.
It is unclear what the guidance means for athletic programs in Ohio schools, according to John Charlton, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Education. Charlton and many other local school district officials said they need time to review the announcement before making further comment. However, many of the officials said their school districts already have policies that allow all students to try out for all extra-curricular activities.
"I think it speaks to the diversity of our society and how far as a society we have come to being open to differences," said David Estrop, superintendent of Springfield City Schools. He went on to say that including students with disabilities in traditional sports is like "opening a door and saying, we're happy to include you."
When asked about the idea of school districts creating parallel athletic programs for students with disabilities, Estrop said, "If we are going to be required by the federal government to have additional teams just for students with disabilities, I certainly hope they will provide (the schools) the funds to do that."
The Bradford School District in Miami County has a student with a disability playing on its varsity basketball team this year.
Jeff Case, varsity boys basketball coach, said teammates, the community and team opponents have been very supportive.
"It's a life lesson. People have to deal with people with disabilities," Case said. "I think equal opportunity is a very important thing. With giving them the opportunity, its also helping them socially."
Case added that working with students with disabilities helps the coaches and the players build character, something more important than winning a game.
It's not clear whether the new guidelines will spark a sudden uptick in sports participation. There was a big increase in female participation in sports after Title IX guidance instructed schools to treat female athletics on par with male teams. That led many schools to cut some men's teams, arguing that it was necessary to be able to pay for women's teams.
Education Department officials emphasized they did not intend to change sports traditions dramatically or guarantee students with disabilities a spot on competitive teams. Instead, they insisted schools may not exclude students based on their disabilities if they can keep up with their classmates.
"I feel that they can compete alongside anyone as long as its safe for them to compete," said Jim Smerz, athletic director for Beavercreek City Schools.
Federal laws, including the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, require states to provide a free public education to all students and prohibit schools that receive federal money from discriminating against students with disabilities. Going further, the new directive from the Education Department's civil rights division explicitly tells schools and colleges that access to interscholastic, intramural and intercollegiate athletics is a right.
The department suggests minor accommodations to incorporate students with disabilities onto sports teams. For instance, track and field officials could use a visual cue for a deaf runner to begin a race.
Dayton Public Schools has interpreters for its deaf students who play on middle school football and basketball teams, according to district spokeswoman Melissa Fowler.
"We're still trying to determine what this means for Dayton Public Schools. We already make accommodations," Fowler said of Friday's announcement.
Allowing students with disabilities to play on these teams has many benefits, according to Tony Orr, superintendent for Northwestern Local Schools.
"These programs allow students to excel beyond the classroom, where they learn to collaborate and develop a sense of team and lifelong skills that will help the students live a more fulfilling life," Orr said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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LINCOLN — With two years left in office, Gov. Dave Heineman is crafting a bold package of tax reforms for the 2013 legislative session.
The proposals could include lower income and corporate taxes, but also new taxes on hospitals and farmers.
Heineman, in an interview last week, repeated his often-voiced goal that Nebraska must improve its tax climate for businesses and individuals. While Nebraska has made progress in that regard, there's more work to be done if the state wants to continue to grow and keep young people from moving away.
"We're 31st out of 50 states in business tax climate. We're not in the top half. I know we can do better," Heineman said. "This is about true job and career opportunities for our sons and daughters."
The conservative Republican, who's as keen on such tax rankings as he is on luring new businesses, would not comment on the details of his tax plan, saying they're still being refined. He will announce his plan during his State of the State address on Jan. 15.
Heineman rejected an idea raised by some lawmakers: a comprehensive study of state tax policy that would focus on determining which tax breaks are fairest, and which ones should go away.
"I don't think we need another study. We need the courage to act," Heineman said.
The governor has apparently backed off his most ambitious idea, which was to join states like Texas, Wyoming and South Dakota by eliminating the state income tax.
But last month, he offered sweeping proposals during a meeting with business and lobbying interests. They included eliminating the state's corporate income tax and lowering the state income tax to a flat rate of 2.9 percent. That would be a significant cut in income tax rates, which are as high as 6.84 percent for married couples with taxable incomes above $54,000.
To offset the loss of revenue, new taxes were discussed. Among the ideas: eliminating some sales tax exemptions for agriculture and hospitals, and imposing a flat fee on stays in hospitals and college dormitories.
If Heineman sticks to those ideas, it would set up a battle with farm groups, health care organizations and even parents of college freshmen over the fairness of such a tax shift.
Barry Kennedy, who heads the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said his group generally supports simpler, flat taxes but would need to see a final proposal before blessing or cursing it.
"I commend him on trying to find a way to reduce the tax burden," Kennedy said. "But the devils are always in the details."
Kennedy mentioned yet another possibility he's heard — eliminating a tax exemption for equipment purchased by manufacturers. His group would oppose that idea.
"We spent about 20 years to get that," Kennedy said. "We were one of the last states to get it."
State senators said they were eager to see Heineman's plan, though some wondered if the state's still-recovering economy could shoulder a major tax cut.
Last year lawmakers, voicing concerns about revenue, pushed the caution button and trimmed the governor's tax-cut proposal to $56 million, phased in over three years. His original proposal was a $130 million cut.
State Sen. Greg Adams of York, expected to be elected speaker of the Legislature when the 2013 session begins Wednesday, said the fiscal climate of the state has improved. However, he remains concerned about bolstering cash reserve funds.
"We have to live within a different environment," Adams said.
Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha said he would want to ensure that any plan by Heineman does not harm current state obligations, such as services for the developmentally disabled and adequate funding for K-12 education.
Lathrop said eliminating some tax exemptions, such as the tax break on farm equipment purchases, might put Nebraska equipment dealers at a competitive disadvantage with neighboring states.
"We'd have to look at the impact of those exemptions on those businesses," he said.
Not all companies pay state corporate income taxes. In fact, about 80 percent to 90 percent of small businesses pay individual income taxes instead. Heineman said that's one reason he's committed to cutting those tax rates.
When weighed against sales and income taxes, the state corporate income tax is relatively small, realizing only about $234�million a year.
Bruce Rieker, who represents the Nebraska Hospital Association, said his organization was not surprised Heineman was looking at proposals to end the sales tax exemptions for equipment and medicine purchases by hospitals. A study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research last fall suggested such a move.
Rieker, as well as some senators, said ending such breaks would only add to ever-rising bills for health care at a time when patients and hospitals are already struggling.
"Our charity care and bad debt are going up rather rapidly in these hard times," he said.
Representatives of two major agriculture groups, the Nebraska Cattlemen and the Nebraska Farm Bureau, said reducing property taxes remains their top tax goal, not lower income taxes.
Fear of property tax hikes prompted both groups recently to oppose one of Heineman's other tax goals in 2013: eliminating the state inheritance tax that goes to counties.
Michael Kelsey of Nebraska Cattlemen said that while his organization philosophically opposes taxes on inheritance, the practical result of eliminating the tax likely would be property tax increases.
Sen. Lydia Brasch of Bancroft is preparing a bill to cut property taxes on farmland. Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha said he'll bring a proposal to provide income tax breaks on Social Security checks and military pensions.
Military retirees, Krist noted, are typically younger. Giving them a tax break to stay in Nebraska would enhance the economy, keeping their families here and generating new tax revenue from new jobs taken by such retirees.
Heineman agreed that Nebraska needs to treat its retirees better. While balancing the budget has to be his priority, he said, there's "a lot of work" to be done on the tax system.
"I'm trying to look at every possibility, at every option right now," Heineman said. "So at the end of the day, we're trying to figure out a better tax climate that creates more jobs in the future."
Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln was among the lawmakers who said the Legislature needs to get a better handle on which tax breaks are appropriate and which are not. Some kind of comprehensive study is needed, she said.
"At some point, we need to take a comprehensive review of the entire tax structure," she said. "It's like a stretched piece of cloth: You pull on one corner, you affect the other corner, you affect the entire fabric."
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The 2013 session of the Nebraska Legislature begins Wednesday. Here are some things to keep an eye on:
� The impact of the return of Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha, who can block the movement of legislation like a football linebacker.
� Who emerges as the new leaders of the Legislature after the departure of several key senators and committee chairmen due to term limits.
� Whether Gov. Dave Heineman, with two years left in his term, can get more traction for his ideas after losing some battles with lawmakers last year.
� Whether Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha can balance an ambitious legislative agenda and lead the Judiciary Committee while making a run for Omaha mayor.
� How cautious senators will be with new spending proposals, given the current economic climate.
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I bought this whole kit new from a nice fellow on e-bay and am starting to bite my fingers as to either I can get a replacement valve from Moen or deal personally with this guy who happens to live in Hawai (I'm in Canada!):o
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My water inlets are threaded ½ inch and I am going the Wirsbo route with ¾ within the system which consists of 4 body sprays and 1 shower head . I attached ½ male NPT to ¾ brass fittings that I laced with Teflon and leaned a bit too hard on the valve while using my wrench that the top outlet fitting to the main body solder snapped ! See attached pic!
No biggy, I figured I can unsolder and clean and flux the joint pretty easily. But before doing so I figured I would remove the pressure balancing valve and the check valves because they have rubber rings that could get deformed by the heat of an extended heat necessary for a brass to brass solder.
To my surprise I discovered a small hole or defect in the main body where the cold water check valve cartridge slides in (See pic again!)
The hole is behind the thread that seals the valve and pretty much is where the rubber gasket makes the seal when opening or closing the check valve.
Can I live with this ??? Could a malfunctioning check valve cause problems in the future ?
Could I leave it "open" and add an accessible ball valve a couple of feet away ?
What would the pros do if they were in a similar situation :) ? Moen has a really good warranty but this is void now because I am the second owner and do not have a store receipt...
Did I shoot myself in the foot :( when purchasing this online…
Anything I should look out for when soldering the main parts back together again ?
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1. Please describe the skills you possess (which you believe are stronger than the other candidates) which would make you an asset as a board member, in dealing with the challenges facing KCBS, and give an example of how those skills would serve the KCBS Board of Directors and its membership.
Not knowing the other candidates, I can't tell you that my skills will be stronger; however, I do know that with my background will measure up with anyone running. I can bring additional strength to the board in the areas of marketing, business development, contracting, and overall organization administration. I have the experience, and knowledge, to work with all the Board members to grow KCBS and expedite issue resolution for actions brought to the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Board of Directors (BOD). Let me review a couple of skills:- I recognize that "Order" must exist within any organization, and there has to be an orderly reporting up to the Board President. I can help continue to build that structure based on my 23 yr Air Force career where it is a necessity to keep order through schedules and scheduled events and that I will attempt to sponsor this through the BOD. In addition, I am currently Director, Business Development and Marketing, for a software engineering company, and as such, I have to work with people everyday, and I do it quite effectively in every venue from DoD, Federal, State and Commercial enterprises. Every undertaking I perform requires schedules and the ability to work with teams of people to meet scheduled deadlines. I can work to bring this order to the Board.
- Marketing pays my mortgage and I believe that I can work with the BOD and MMA to grow KCBS into an organization that can be better tomorrow than it is today through training for CBJ's, for increased sponsorships for the KCBS, and advantages for our membership in their day-to-day activities. Advertising can increase membership and recognition in all the media outlets which will again make KCBS a household name in the US and worldwide.
- I have a passion for barbeque, and take every opportunity to spread the word of America's greatest food. I will champion getting the word spread throughout the United States and overseas [if permitted] of what a great opportunity KCBS brings to every event, and to businesses that will work with KCBS. Through my business development efforts I would like to have KCBS pick up corporate sponsorships that can not only enhance the organization but can be trickled down to support local events and members. Let's make KCBS "THE" place to go for barbeque expertise.
2. If you are a Cook, Judge, Rep or Backyard Cook, please identify the major KCBS issues concerning, one of areas in which you are involved. Describe the major issue, your strategies to correct or improve the issue, and what you see as the biggest challenge to the success of your plan.
KCBS CBJ/REPRESENTATIVE/CBJ INSTRUCTOR/COOKConsistency in judging seems to be the major area of concern and disappointment experienced by cooks and by Reps. Personally, I see the judging getting to a point of very little consideration for the effort put forth by the cook teams with judges giving extremely low scores. As with any certification there is a requirement for continuing education, and the CBJ refresher could be done on a three year cycle with computer-based training through videos, regional seminars, or other methods that are available. The main focus is to provide consistency so that the KCBS CBJ is the very best that they can be for every contest. My experience in working with training courses, whether platform or computer-based training can assist in bringing our CBJ's up to a common set of standards throughout all the sanctioned contests.
Probably the biggest obstacle to total implementation will come from those judges that feel like they don't need the refresher. They will use years of experience as their major argument for not supporting the refresher training but that can be overcome through a reward program of sorts.
3. Identify your major short term goal and the major long term goal, if elected to the Board of KCBS and your plan to implement change or improvement in order to carry out each of these goals.
Short-term GoalEnhance communications with KCBS Membership
I will sponsor motions to enhance communications through:
- Establish monthly open conference calls to membership to discuss pending board actions, and to highlight successful events and people.
- Town hall meetings with KCBS members throughout the year
- Supplemental emails to support highlighted KCBS activities
Long-term Goal
More KCBS Membership involvement!!
I will sponsor motions to enhance KCBS Membership involvement through:
- Provide support to KCBS Certified Barbeque Judges (CBJ) through refresher courses, website link, and address CBJ issues.
- Provide support to Cook Teams where their issues can be addressed through open communication with the KCBS BOD, and a website link
- Provide support to contest coordinators through an "active" mentor program, establish a contest helpdesk to support KCBS Mentors/coordinators, establish a website link to allow for idea sharing between coordinators.
- Make sure the KCBS BOD knows that the membership is the backbone of the KCBS organization.
4. If elected please explain "your level of commitment, time and energy" for committee projects and monthly reports, board meetings and attendance, as well as representing KCBS to the public and being responsive to our members.
I would love to tell you that you have Sonny 24/7/365 but that just ain't the case; however, let's address each area requested.Monthly Reports are something that will take priority, and they will be in sufficient detail that everyone on the BOD, or the membership, will be able to read and understand the purpose, intent and actions that were taken within my reporting area.
Board meetings and attendance will be scheduled and every attempt will be made to attend in person unless it is determined to be done virtually. Being within 3 hrs of the KCBS office I would be available to make all meetings. In addition, I will pledge to support whatever committee work is appointed to me. I will work to diligently support the planks identified in my platform.
5. Please describe your previous participation in KCBS activities and years of experience.
Participation in KCBS has ranged from one end to the other. I have been active in writing articles for the BullSheet. These articles were contest focused or they were reviews of cookbooks that would be of interest to the KCBS Membership. I have worked to promote the vendors at the annual conferences, and for the last three years solicited vendors for the "Vendor Alley" along with products for the annual conference auction and member gift bags. I have basically been volunteering to do whatever was/is needed to support KCBS and for the good of the events.I have been a KCBS Member in good standing for 12 years and a Certified Barbeque Judge (CBJ) for 10 years. I have been a KCBS Contest Representative for 7 years and a Table Captain Instructor for 3 years focused on developing the Upper Midwest training area.
6. Please explain why you want to be a member of the KCBS Board.
I want to be a member of the KCBS Board of Directors to help build the organization through continued implementation of high standards for the organization and the people we represent. I want to strive for better communications through all levels of the organization, and have the KCBS acknowledged as the leading barbeque organization throughout the United States and the world. I can provide that support to the KCBS Board of Directors if I am elected.


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Fear not, Linux admins: There are TOOLS to help you
Most Linux distributions have a significant focus on security. This does not mean they are necessarily ready for production out of the box. Tools like SELinux, excellent firewall options, and robust access controls can make Linux exceptionally secure. Despite this, actually deploying a Linux system into production still requires …
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They should also have a sporting chance of setting up a system with which they're unfamiliar based upon sysadmin level knowledge of other systems (ie: Knowing what you want/need to achieve) and a web search engine.
Not sure I agree about using Webmin! In fact a new Linux user should not deviate from the prepackaged stuff in the default repos IMO. It also does not help you learn what is really going on if all you do is use a nice pretty GUI - if you want to do that you may as well use Windows if you can afford it, its hard to move away from a GUIbut is well worth it.
I think its a shame that SELinux is not enabled by default on Debian though and that the default firewall is set to to allow everything! Dont forget to close down you ipv6 too! Time to switch?!
> Not sure I agree about using Webmin!
Webmin is a Good Thing(tm). It dramatically increases the discoverability of a server's features for the uninitiated.
But as I say every time the subject comes up, it has two significant problems: you need to be *very* careful if you try to have multiple users (as it doesn't really have them - they're all subsets of root), and you shouldn't do much sendmail administration with it (it writes the sendmail.cf file directly, meaning the sendmail.mc file gets out of sync, so future .mc modifications will roll back your webmin changes...)
Webmin is usually one of the first things I install on Linux just so I can get a visual overview of the system. I generally don't leave it running though...
It's also handy for finding the name/location of the config files you are looking for but can't remember (locate is great when you can remember some or all of the name of a config file).
"It also does not help you learn what is really going on if all you do is use a nice pretty GUI - if you want to do that you may as well use Windows"
There is nothing wrong with GUI, if that's what you want, provided you understand its limits. Likewise there is nothing wrong with CLI, if that's what you want, provided you understand its limits.
Rename a thousand files - Use the CLI
Tell me which of those files is a picture of a dog - Use the GUI
Not all GUI's are evil
I also frequently use Webmin on linux servers along with Virtualmin for web hosting set ups. It can speed up many mundane tasks and is a great way to make learning Linux sys admin more accessible.
Unlike other control panel type apps (I'm looking at you C'panel) it uses the default config files an packages so you can use it for some tasks while going back to the terminal and config files for other things. Best of both worlds really.
Really makes life easier having it installed on any linux box.
Always been a bit gun-shy about webmin myself (though must admit I've not tried it in some years). Not for any failings inherent to itself, but more the worry of incompatibility with a particular distro. Admittedly for something like CentOS I'd expect this to be well-maintained, but I always feared (and did experience at least once) that a module might not match up correctly with that distro's version of the underlying app, and using it would hose something.
I never really looked into how (or to what extent) webmin's devs had made it respond correctly to different app versions and distro packaging inconsistencies. The former I'd hope they would have a stab at, the latter rests mainly with the distro maintainers. Anyone got some insight on this?
Paris loves a bit of GUI administration.
Re: Err?
Not at all snobish. The windows management GUIs are simply much better than webmin.
The problem I have with GUIs in general is just you dont learn as much about how things work. You need this knowledge for when something breaks and you need to manually edit a zone file or change some permissions somewhere and look at log files,once you have this knowledge then using a script to make the task quicker is a good option or indeed - a gui. Obviously when viewing data or typing a letter you are not going to use the CLI but for most server administration functions there is rarely a need. If nothing else Webmin opens up another area of potential attack and is largely unnecessary IMO.
The CLI is best described as powerful, cryptic and dangerous. Many GUIs are basically wrappers around a CLI-like command parser, in part to make things easier for the user to carry common tasks and in part to prevent something Godawfully stupid from happening because of a miskey. Anecdotally, I was using a CLI the day I accidentally reformatted the office dev server's hard drive. It would have taken a lot more effort to achieve this via a GUI.
Re: CLI
I was about to say something like this...it's relatively easy to get truly catastrophic fuck-ups from the command line. A GUI works better for me, certainly. We're a visual species.
Re: Err?
> Tell me which of those files is a picture of a dog - Use the GUI
Out of a thousand files? Are you kidding? That's going to be a ton of work.
It would be far better to do that with an automated tool. The real problem is that no such beast seems to exist. You use the GUI because you don't have a better option, not because it is actually a better option.
Re: Err?
@Jedidiah - I don't know which OS you use, but mine has a preview option that can show filenames alongside a largeish icon of the image. Scroll down the list, it should take you a few seconds, if you're wanting to pick one image out.
Sendmail module on webmin has "M4 configuration." Use that, then have it build your .mc. I have been using it for >5 years, works like a hot damn.
> Sendmail module on webmin has "M4 configuration."
Yes. But if you edit that, it'll throw away stuff you've done with the other config tools, which edit the .cf file directly.
This is why I raise the issue. Every time, you tell me you get it - then post stuff like this.
Webmin is a fine tool, but it runs the risk of rolling back changes if you edit the .m4 file after you've used it to effect other changes. I wonder that you keep trying to ignore this very simple fact.
If you use the M4 config editor, it will indeed blow away all other changes in the .mc. I don't know that I'd ever "ignore that fact," Vic. It's pretty much the way M4 is support to work. If you use tools that edit the .mc directly - or you enjoy going in and editing the .mc by hand - then do not use the sendmail module in webmin. Period.
That said, I was taught emphatically to never edit the .mc file in sendmail directly. In fact, I have been berated and mocked by sendmail devs for doing so. If I go onto a sendmail forum for help, or I try the mailing list, etc...I am repeatedly and forcefully told that I am never to do anything outside of M4. M4 is where configuration changes are "supposed" to be made, and so I make them there.
Things like virtuser and aliases as generally include files nowadays, so I can use the Sendmail webmin module to edit those without clobbering my config every time I touch M4. This means that the Sendmail module will allow me to do things "properly," which means that when I need support from the community, I have at least a snowball's chance in a neutron star of getting it.
That said, I would never berate someone for editing the .mc directly. There are so many different ways to do something in Linux that I don't feel it's my place to tell someone that their method is "wrong," so long as it works consistently for them. I don't have the jihadi attitude about such things that is so prevalent amongst Linux nerds.
So if you are following the "rules" as laid out by the Sendmail devs, you are using M4 to generate ever config change, with aliases, virtuser, generics etc pulled out as includes so they don't get clobbered by M4 regeneration. In that case, I highly recommend the Sendmail module, because it works…even when something else edits the M4 or the includes.
If however you edit the .mc directly, the sendmail module in Webmin will screw up your Sendmail something fierce and you should stay away from it!
postfix or something else?
I suggest postfix, which is much easier to set up. I use my old master.cf and main.cf, aliases etc files heavily wounded with my own comments to set new ones. BTW this would be useless with the webmin approach.
Re: postfix or something else?
Postfix isn't required for a great many cases. Such as when the local mail elements are being used to mail reports on behalf of a web application, or when you are using the Linux system's mail subsystem only as a pre-filter front-ending another system. (ClamAV + Mailscanner + Spamassassin, etc.)
They make for good, cheap, easy pre-filters for Exchange, for example.
Re: postfix or something else?
I have spamassassin attached :
smtp inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter=spamassassin
etc piped at by postfix daemon. It works. ClamAV would not be very different, I guess. Postfix has a sendmail compatibility interface. gnu or bsd mail-utils and/or mutt are very handy too.
I heard that there are instances where sendmail does very complex job that postfix cannot handle. Haven't seen any of those myself.
Re: postfix or something else?
@eulampios where exactly did I say that postfix couldn't or wouldn't use spamassassin, mailscanner, clamav or other?
I said you didn't need postfix to use them. The implication was not that postfix cannot use these technologies, but that postfix is more complicated to configure than sendmail. The further implication of that statement is that postfix is generally A Better Option, but that using the more complex tool isn't necessarily always required.
I wouldn't want to run a full-bore business off of Sendmail – though I do admit that my PERSONAL email server is Sendmail – Postfix or QMail are better options than Sendmail for an actual email server.
That said, if I am not using the system to store emails – merely to send them on behalf of a web server, or to filter-and-forward (with or without LDAP lookups) – then I prefer to use the simpler tool. It is kinder to future admins who in most cases won't have 30+ years *nix experience.
Re: Err?
Neither batch-renaming image files nor identifying an image of a dog are normal tasks for a sysadmin. The _limitations- of a GUI are why CLI is more useful.
Re: postfix or something else?
Never did I contradict with what you said. I just felt (and heard) that postfix is an easier to set up and maintain option. On FreeBSD sendmail (or its default counterpart) did not seem to be hard to work with either...
Re: postfix or something else?
@eulampios please try someday to front-end an LDAP-based email service with Postfix. Exchange is common, but I have LDAP QMail systems in the wild as well. Sendmail is significantly easier to set-up in as a simple mailfiter for LDAP-backed systems. (You want to be able to have the MTA do LDAP lookups so that you can do simple things like reject mail for addresses that don't exist, and banhammer systems that repeatedly try multiple non-extant addresses.)
Similarly on many Linux distros - CentOS is a great example - you don't need to "set up" sendmail at all. You simply "yum install apache php sendmail" and suddently your PHP scripts can send e-mail out. (In my case, i trap all outbound mail with an edge device and apply whatever filtering I need to there, but the principle of "it Just Works" remains.) If you need to make minor changes in Sendmail, use the M4 config (text-based) or the Webmin module.
Postfix is only easier if you are actually using it to host e-mail, rather than simply to process email. (In which case; Postfix all the way; never use Sendmail to host email!)
@Re: postfix or something else?
In more modern distros "apt-get install postfix" is enough to get a running mail system hosting whatever domain you want with a local mail store and an external mail server for sending if you so desire.
I don't see how you consider it hard to use postfix with LDAP since postfix supports it natively and it's mostly just a matter of putting "LDAP:" instead of whatever other store you could have used.
It also has some nice config items I use to restrict message size, ban certain attachments etc before the message reaches my mostly perl based filters.
Re: @postfix or something else?
@Gerhard Mack
Postfix seems to work out-of-the-box if the LDAP server is located on the same system as postfix itself, and that system is configured to talk to it, etc.
In my experience, getting sendmail to talk to an LDAP server is two lines in the M4 configuration. I don't have to configure PAM, the LDAP config file or anything else. Sendmail can be set up to talk to a remote LDAP server without having to involve or configure another thing on the Linux box.
Postfix only ever seems to work with a remote LDAP system if the Linux box is itself configured to authenticate against that LDAP domain. I prefer to not have to join my servers to the domain in order to do simple lookups.
That said, if you happen to have a link to any chunk of the postfix manual (or a decent walkthrough) that can show me how to set up postfix to a Windows Active Directory server without having to get the rest of the Linux system authenticating against AD, I'd be greatly indebted!
Re: Err?
It only matters what *you* consider the best tool for your purpose.
On my servers and notebook I run an XP guest on top of a Centos based vmware workstation, because linux handled hardware is more stable. Large file relocations between linux based file systems - intra host or intra net - are best done with rsync, no tool comes close, *if* you rtfm. Linux find is superior. Some Linux admin is easier with webmin, but it sometimes sucks if you know what needs to be done to a config file. I edit with xemacs, but sometimes vi is more convenient. So what.
For single file manipulation such as renaming I always use windows explorer through cif mounts, all linux lookalikes suck. Although I usually set explorer to detailed view, searching picture directories the thumbnail view of explorer is more efficient than anything else.
Always IMHO, always depends on your experience or your laziness. Any war is stupid. Only if some arrogant power takes away (or fubars) what I like, e.g. KDE 3.x, windows explorer, nslookup, I GET FURIOUS. Unfortunately that list is getting longer.
Re: @postfix or something else?
It sounds like postfix was using system accounts for delivery. That is the default and good for small setups but far from ideal when it comes to larger setups. I am not an expert on LDAP but I dug this up for you and I hope it helps.
Re: @postfix or something else?
@Gerhard Mack
Thank you for the link; I will give it a more in depth look tomorrow. At first glance, it looks like a walk-through focused on creating a postfix filterserver using a local LDAP setup. I'll poke at it some and see if I can figure out how to tie it back to Active Directory instead of a local LDAP setup. If I can figure it out, I'll do up a howto.
It would be nice to have a simple way of front-ending an exchange (or other) mail system using Active Directory as the user interface. Easy in Sendmail, but so far I've never made it work without Postfix using PAM to do LDAP lookups.
If I can make it as simple as sendmail...that's a huge step forward!
> If you use tools that edit the .mc directly - or you enjoy going in and editing the .mc by hand
> - then do not use the sendmail module in webmin
That's pretty much what I keep telling you. And you keep telling me you know better.
> I was taught emphatically to never edit the .mc file in sendmail directly
I very much doubt you were told that.
You were almost certainly told not to edit the .cf file directly.
> I am repeatedly and forcefully told that I am never to do anything outside of M4.
So you *weren't* told not to edit the .mc file. Like I said, then...
> M4 is where configuration changes are "supposed" to be made, and so I make them there.
And if you use the sendmail module in Webmin, that statement is no longer true, as it alters the .cf file directly for a number of options. Hence the warning I keep maknig, and you keep telling me isn't important.
Re: postfix or something else?
> I suggest postfix, which is much easier to set up
That's somewhat subjective; personally, I find sendmail much easier to set up than postfix, but that's almost certainly down to the fact I have far more familiarity with it than I do with postfix...
> BTW this would be useless with the webmin approach.
There is a webmin module available for postfix. I've no idea how well it works...
Re: @postfix or something else?
> Postfix seems to work out-of-the-box if the LDAP server is located on the same system
Yes, that's the default. If you want it to talk to a different server, you use the server_host parameter. If you don't specify that parm, you get "localhost"...
I think we have a misunderstanding here; I don't use the Webmin module to edit any part of sendmail that would typically be part of the .cf. I use the M4 generator in the webmin module to exit those. I use the aliases and virtuser and so fort to edit those parts of the config that are in includes.
But you are correct; there are widgets in that sendmail config module that are flat out bad. They edit the .cf directly. And I would not ever recommend using those chunks of that module. It's useless! As soon as you touch the M4 config - which is how all config changes are "supposed" to be generated - then it wipes out our .cf; including any changes to the cf that you made with the sendmail module.
So just don't use those bits. I don't. But I do find it a convenient way to edit M4, edit "include-filed" items like aliases and virtuser, as well as manage the queue.
We are both right here, I think. There is value to the Sendmail module; but not ALL of it. It does edit the cf directly, which it should not do…but there are still other parts of the thing that work properly. I see no reason to throw the whole module away based on that; you just need to know it – and Sendmail – well enough to know what bits you cannot use.
I'd be far happier if they'd just pull the section that directly edit's the cf out altogether…but I've simply ignored that for so long I just don't notice it any more.
Maybe I need to do an article on that? "Webmin's sendmail module; which areas are safe, which break the rules."
Re: postfix or something else?
Webmin module for postfix is quite good...unless you want to use LDAP...
Actually...now that I look at a fully up-to-date Sendmail module, it might be that only two sections of twelve are "dangerout/useless." From what I can see "Sendmail Options" and "Network Ports" directly edit the .cf. The rest seem to edit include files that don't get clobbered every time I regenerate the M4.
That's actually doing better than I remember...
But experience teaches one
that security is overridden by rank. Most places I've worked are happier to pay for a few days outage due to a virus or firewall breach if it means the boss or other important lackeys can do as they choose.
I've even sat with some and shown them how security invariably matches almost perfectly with other company ownership issues and their little faces light up with recognition and then a few days later the desire to not have to remember what their job should entail overrides all else.
Someone has lied about computing being easy for 20 odd years and reality isn't going to change that in a hurry.
For [Insert Diety here] sake
Just changing the port SSH runs on doesn't make it anymore secure.
If you must expose SSH services at least lock them down to known source locations.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
Well, I've moved the port WELL upwards and disabled root AND only use PKI login (no interactive password login). Good enough?
Probably not, I'm no expert, but it's my best try. And in the end that's all you've got for the most part - educated guesses.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
>Just changing the port SSH runs on doesn't make it anymore secure.
Maybe not, but it does mean you waste a [Insert Undesirable Afterlife Destination Here] of a lot fewer cycles dealing with botnet dictionary attacks.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
"Just changing the port SSH runs on doesn't make it anymore secure."
Maybe not, but moving it well up stopped a lot of noise from the script kiddies who were active several years ago. I don't just mean noise in the logs, but the disk on my home system used to rattle pretty non stop when it was on port 22; life got more peaceful once I'd moved it.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
If you install fail2ban as suggested in the article, then that will automatically kill off the brute-force botnet attacks.
Alternatively, these extra firewall rules right before you accept the ssh-connection will limit the number of attempts to 2 per minute. Can also be used for other services, if you like.
iptables -A INPUT -m state --protocol tcp --destination-port ssh --state NEW -m recent --set
iptables -A INPUT -m state --protocol tcp --destination-port ssh --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 2 -j DROP
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
Right, it is usually recommended to disable password login and use key login instead.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
"Just changing the port SSH runs on doesn't make it anymore secure."
True. BUT: You can now configure your firewall to say "You tried to frob port 22: ON TO THE BLACKLIST YOU GO!" You can do that IMMEDIATELY: no waiting for a log in failure to be created. Under Linux, you can have a firewall rule immediately add that IP to a "recent" IPTables rule, and have that rule be checked at the very beginning of checking an incoming packet.
You can place the REAL ssh server on another port (with mandatory keypair needed, no keyboard-interactive, no root log in, FAIL2BAN in effect) and greatly reduce the amount of time J. Random ScriptBot can have at your system.
Ditto for any other well-known port you AREN'T making generally available: Put a (metaphorical) land mine there - touch that port, immediately be blacklisted.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
@David D. Hagwood
Would you look at that? Amidst the dross; a sysadmin emerges! Yes sir, someone who understood exactly where I was going with "don't run the thing on a standard port" without having to have it explained. You don't run RDP on 3389 and you sure as all get-out don't run SSH on 22.
Them is the honeypot ports. Security through obscurity isn't security at all...but a minor dollop of obscurity is useful in catching the obvious idiots who like to eat your CPU cycles with their useless TCP packets!
Blows my mind that this apparently needs to be explained to "senior Linux administrators," but what're ya going to do, eh?
@storner Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
I have an office full of web devs that use SCP with key to transfer files to the server. That's 6 people running SSH connections through our single outgoing IP so take a guess what blindly allowing only 2 connections attempts per minute would do to their ability to get work done.
Fail2ban is a better option since it only punishes the bad users rather than everyone equally.
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
Using standard ports as a honey pot only works if you have total control over who connects to your system and over what links. The idea fails badly if you ever have offices in more than one country or have people who work from home.
Do you want to be the guy to explain to a paying client why their whole office can't connect just because someone ran some software on it's default settings?
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
@gerhard mack
In situtaions like this - where I happen to know what IPs that most people are coming from - I whitelist the IPs. In fact, I generally have the DNS names whitelisted alongside some dynamic DNS deployments for remote/home users.
Works wonders for more than just SSH. SIP phones for example…
Re: For [Insert Diety here] sake
>Just changing the port SSH runs on doesn't make it anymore secure.
Yes it does.
It doesn't make it *secure*. It's certainly 'security through obscurity', but it is a mite more secure than leaving it on the default 22.
>If you must expose SSH services at least lock them down to known source locations.
Great! Now can you tell me the IP source address of the wifi access point in Terminal 7 of Amsterdam airport, because my boss has just called to say that mail is down, and I need to ssh in quickly to reboot the server.


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A grand opening ceremony was held Wednesday for the headquarters expansion of Intelligrated in Mason, Ohio.
The company is expanding by 122,000 square feet.. With a combined area of 262,000 square feet, Intelligrated's headquarters will accommodate an ongoing increase in engineering, customer service and research and development staffing.
The company is located on Innovation Way in Mason.
The yearlong construction project was made possible by a financial incentive package from the state of Ohio and the city of Mason to support local job growth. Over the past year, Intelligrated added more than 160 employees in the state of Ohio and 275 employees companywide. In addition, the company plans to add 150 more employees by the end of 2013.
"The state-of-the-art facility is designed to attract and retain world-class talent," said Chris Cole, CEO, Intelligrated. "We appreciate the incentives from the state of Ohio and the city of Mason that allows us to expand our footprint, increase our technical staff and continue to meet an increasing demand for innovative automated material handling solutions."
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