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By Jesse Berst
Here's one of the biggest mistakes utilities make when confronting Big Data.
They start big.
But the platform approach requires enterprise-class software. And that means an enterprise-class procurement process. Multiple vendor visits. Multiple use cases. Pilots and trials. Competitive RFPs. And months (years?) of effort before something is finally in place.
(Not to mention months of effort to pry the needed information from the various databases where it's currently squirreled away.)
The start-small approach instead
While you are waiting for your company to figure out its enterprise data analytics approach, why not take the meter data you've got already and use inexpensive, cloud-based analytics tools to get some quick wins and quick paybacks?
Here's the thing about meter data as a starting point – it "plays a role in analytics no matter what direction the utility wants to go," explains Aaron DeYonker, Vice President of Products at Siemen's eMeter subsidiary. So even if you will ultimately end up with an enterprise data warehouse, you'll have a head start on understanding and exploiting the meter data that will eventually end up there.
And since you can use lightweight, cloud-based tools to get started, you're not out of pocket for a big investment in hardware and IT staff to support it.
The smart way to start small
So I asked the experts how a utility should go about this "start small" approach. Here's what I learned:
1. Find an internal champion. Ideally, you'll have an executive sponsor plus a day-to-day staffer.
2. Get expert help. You can hire an analytics lead. You can hire a consultant. Or you can get advice from companies like eMeter that work on similar projects with dozens of utilities.
3. Look for some quick wins. Look for those places where meter data has already proven its ability to produce a quick payback. Typical examples are 1) Revenue protection and 2) distribution asset optimization, but your utility may have different pain points.
4. Make the business case. With help from the expert(s), figure out the cost-benefit analysis for those quick wins and present them to management for the go-ahead.
If I believe in Big Data platforms in theory, why do I think utilities should start small before they go big? Well, here's the reality. Most utilities have zero data scientists on staff – the people who understand how to mine the company's data to spot correlations and apply new algorithms.
For that matter, many don't even have a skilled data
As a result, some utilities hire a consulting firm to spend a few months poking around. That firm builds a slew of use cases for different applications. And then builds a roadmap to an enterprise platform that can (eventually) handle those apps.
Moving from small to big
Well and good if you've got the budget. But even if you plan to march down that long-term road, I suggest you develop your roadmap first. Try some hands-on, data-driven discovery. Use inexpensive cloud-based tools to create immediate value from your readily available meter data. And give your end users access to query tools so they can easily ask follow-on questions once they see the first set of results.
And guess what. The data you gather for these "small" analytics is now perfectly staged to pour into your enterprise data warehouse when it arrives.
I could say more, but your time would be better spent talking to experts who've been there. Check out the all-star lineup we've arranged for the free April 2nd webinar on utility analytics:
· Bill Bell, Technology Director, Analytics & Data Services
· Raiford Smith, Director, Emerging Technology
· Larsh Johnson Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer IC Smart Grid Software & Services
· Aaron DeYonker, Vice President of Products,
When you reserve a spot, you can also type in questions you want answered. (You can ask questions during the webinar too.) If your schedule changes and you can't make it for the live presentation, we'll send you the slides and a Frequently-Asked-Questions document, plus links to a replay.
Jesse Berst is the founder and Chief Analyst of SGN and Chairman of the Smart Cities Council, an industry coalition.
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AlterIn his new collection of his Newsweek columns since the 1990s, Between the Lines: A View Inside American Politics, People, and Culture, Jonathan Alter revisits the Bushes, the Clintons, Jimmy Stewart, Frank Sinatra and Rush Limbaugh. John Taylor, who left as executive director of the Richard Ni ... More >>
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Yuzo Nieto is best known for his stint as the gifted sax player in Pee Pee and the ringleader of avant-garde jazz and Afro-Cuban outfit Pink Hawks, the latter of which is still a going concern. Nieto has been a music teacher at SOAR Charter School in Green Valley Ranch for the past two years, and th ... More >>
Saturday night at the Mercury Cafe, second- and third-graders from SOAR Charter School in Green Valley Ranch will bring their drumming skills to the big stage for the first time. Performing under the moniker Night Oblivion, the elementary-school band of percussionists will be part of a fundraiser t ... More >>
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The Charter School Institute board is once again complete. Last week, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed a ninth member: Liz Aybar, who once served as principal of the now-shuttered P.S. 1 Charter School in Denver. Aybar and the other eight board members have their work cut out for them, as explai ... More >>
This year may be the last for the Life Skills Center, a last-chance high school that Westword profiled in 2007. Last night, the Denver Public Schools board voted to shutter the struggling alternative charter school, which had been given a second chance in 2008 after facing the same fate.
$240,605 $41,470 $30,116 = an expensive school board raceThe final tally of money raised in last November's contentious Denver Public Schools school board election is in. And according to Education News Colorado reporter Nancy Mitchell, that tally is "jaw-dropping." The three non-incumbe ... More >>
P.S. 1 Charter School is in the Golden Triangle neighborhoodThe evidence against P.S. 1 Charter School, the subject of this week's feature, "P.S. 1 Didn't Make the Grade, But Can Anything Replace Denver's Longest-running Charter School?," is harsh. Several reports from Denver Public Schools o ... More >>
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In my quest to read 25 books this year, I'm on my way with my reads from this month:
4 down!
4. Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon. I, um, didn't really like this book. I wanted to! I really, really wanted to! But I didn't. I finished it. And it was interesting. But the pace and how things are uncovered for the reader were both sort of infuriating to me.
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling. I have read this many, many times. But it was wonderful all the same.
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I adore John Green's writing. I credit Temerity Jane for alerting me to his awesomeness. I have read most of his books in the past 6 months, and I couldn't wait for the library to get this one in, so I bought it on Amazon. You guys, it's been a long time since a book made me cry like this. It was very, very good.
1. Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer. This is the second book in the set. I'm really getting into this series. I can hardly wait for the library to get in the next one so I can continue.
In addition, I started reading Run by Ann Patchett (I finished it today! but it didn't count for January), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Plus, I moved on to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and I am reading my textbooks.
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February 3, 2012 13:09
I have mixed feelings about Green. I really loved Looking for Alaska, but I vehemently hated the rest. But you and Elizabeth and the rest of the blog world love this book. I think I shall put in on my library queue and wait three years for it to be available, and THEN agree with you. Maybe.
The Fault in our Stars is the first John Green book I've read. This book made me weepy and do the ugly cry, I loved it so.
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I didn't like Await Your Reply, either. I'm glad someone else agrees with me!


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Professor Haughey serves as the faculty technical director and production manager for all shows produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Through a decade of experience in both professional and academic settings, he has developed a broad range of technical skills that allow him to bring a unique perspective to the classroom and stage. His courses, such as stagecraft and AutoCAD, train students in the practical application of theatre production and scenic construction. Thomas's professional experience in scenic design and production includes work for The University of Connecticut, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Beaver College (now Arcadia University), The People's Light and Theatre Company, and ESPN, as well as numerous seasons of one-a-week summer stock in New Jersey.


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This book has transformed millions of lives. Are you ready for a change?
Since its release The Purpose Driven Life has been translated into 85 different languages and has become the "Bestselling non-fiction hardback book in history" according to Publishers Weekly, all because of the Christ centered approach the book takes to answering life's most fundamental question: What on Earth Am I Here For?
This new edition is reimagined for a new generation, with 4 New Features including:
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Living out the purpose you were created for moves you beyond mere survival and success to a life of significance—the life you were meant to live.
Someone asked me one time how I managed to keep a good, healthy and balanced perspecive on life. There are numerous "helps" but two stand out; always keep the Bible close by (and read it) and next to it should be a copy of "What On Earth Am I Here For" or "The Purpose Driven Life." Everyone should read it and then start at the beginning again. Talk about balanced and healthy! OMG!
This book is not a Self-help, but a Self knowing book, by knowing and asking God about our Life's Purpose...
Rick Warren !!!! 10,000 THANK YOUs for this book. WOW !!! My life has been so touched. I know now this journey I am on ....it NOT alone. Preparing for my life in Eternity !!!! "NO MERE MAN HAS EVER SEEN, HEARD,OR EVEN IMAGINED WHAT WONDERFUL THINGS GOD HAS READY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD!"
I have been amazed with this book . I am looking forward to being able to use this book and many other Rick Warren materials in my church when I become a pastor . GOD BLESS
I found this book excellent
I am one of the presenters at the Local Gospel Radio Ballarat Good News Radio - 103.9 fm and would like to use this resource to read out to the listeners between related gospel songs.
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Join Daddy D, his daughter, and triplet sons as they make crafts for Mother's Day.
A powerful video demonstrates how hard mothers work.
There are some key things to watch for if you suspect that you are a victim of verbal abuse.
When planning your Memorial Day cookout this year, be consious of guests who may have food allergies. One of the most common allergies is to…
Maranda is giving away four $200 gift card packages to Design 1 Salon & Spa.
Former professional boxer Laila Ali and Grammy Award®-nominated singer Angie Stone are featured on "Celebrity Wife Swap," on ABC.
A team from Plainfield Township took home two trophies from the FIRST Robotics World Championship!
Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding has touched the lives of thousands of families. See the Horsin' Around at the Derby event, here!
The Hats Off to Dr. Seuss exhibit features Dr. Seuss's never-before-seen artwork and hat collection.
The Teach Children to Save program helps empower children to become successful with finances later in life.
The K-12 school is one of the charities supported by the Fifth Third River Bank Run.
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A group of Odyssey of the Mind participants have been awarded for their work with seniors.
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Brands can either talk about themselves or let their best customers do the talking. The latter is more believable and effective. With trust in advertising falling sharply, marketers who use social as an ad channel are fighting against a strong headwind. But with trust in personal recommendations at 92 percent and growing, marketers who use social strategies to spur real advocacy get the wind at their backs. Doug Levy, CEO of MEplusYOU, shared eight social strategies that can drive marketing results.
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| Biography - Jeff Monaco / Baseball
Junior Year (2006): Started all 51 games...second on the
team with 33 RBI... hit safely in 15 of the season's first 16
contests...had 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games...went
3-for-4 with four RBI against Central Connecticut State on Apr.
1...went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple at Siena May 3...scored
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Sophomore Year (2005): Played in 41 games with 34 starts ... finished fourth on the team with a .306 batting average ... hit .319 in conference play ... hit four home runs ... had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... in doubleheader against Albany went 4-for-8, scored four runs, hit two home runs, had five RBI, and stole a base.
Freshman Year (2005): Saw action in 17 games with three starts ... first collegiate home run was a two-run shot to complete comeback over Radford ... went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader.
In High School: Two-time all-star outfielder for Seton Catholic Central High ... hit .420 with six home runs and 24 RBI as junior ... led team in home runs, slugging percentage and RBI ... as senior batted .440 with seven home runs and 29 RBI ... led team in all three categories ... selected for all-conference and Exceptional Senior Game ... led team to sectional semifinals twice in three years ... in summer hit .502 for American Legion Post 1645 ... also excelled in basketball ... helped team advance to state semifinals as sophomore.
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*When: May 12, Thu, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM*Where: MH 230Title: Don't Cry For Me Argentina: Currency Crises and Financial IntegrationAbstract:This
paper examines the impact of monetary policy and exchange rate regimes,
and crises, on the country risk of Argentina's stock market. We employ
a time-varying beta model of country risk to infer how Argentina's
country risk was impacted by currency and financial changes as well as
financial integration over the period 1980–2008. Argentina represents a
unique case study as an emerging market with a long data series that
includes multiple exchange rate regimes (floating, fixed, floating),
monetary policy regimes (hyperinflation, currency board, rising
inflation) along with a significant currency and financial crisis
between the fixed to flexible exchange rate regimes. This crisis, which
involved a failed currency board, debt repudiation, and financial
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integration and pre- and post-financial crisis. Our results suggest
that Argentina's decision to move to a fixed exchange rate (a currency
board) resulted in a significant, and expected, change in the economic
variables that determined its country risk. This change is consistent
with the timing of full financial integration for Argentina found in
Goldberg and Delgado(2001). The later collapse of Argentina's currency
board, with it's attendant financial crisis, produce a significant
reversion in the economic variables impacting Argentina's country risk.
Our results suggest that Argentina's exchange rate, the main factor
pre-financial integration, resurfaces as an important determinant of
changing country risk after the currency and financial crisis of 2001.
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Title: Is there more to email negotiation than email? Exploring facets of email affinity
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increasing globe-spanning business activity paired with the wide
availability of the internet, even in remote places, has at once
provoked and provided suitable communication means (e.g., email) for
complex business communication and tasks such as negotiation. Current
research cautions against the use of email for negotiation as compared
to other media because of the numerous challenges e-negotiators face,
but the findings are far from unanimous. This study investigates if
negotiators' attitude toward and facility with email as a communication
medium, i.e. their email affinity, influences the negotiation process
and results. Three facets of email affinity are theoretically
considered and empirically derived: email preference, email comfort and
email clarity. In an experimental intercontinental email negotiation
exercise where subjects were paired according to their email affinity
score, email comfort emerged as a significant predictor of individual
profit, joint gain, and different dimensions of subjective value.
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Andrew Gladman puts hyperparathyroidism under the microscope, exploring what the disease is, how it can mimic ME/CFS in presentation and how it is treated.
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Public backlash against the detention systems of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States mounted in 2011 with allegations of unacceptable living conditions, abuse, prolonged detention, and government waste.
The debate season is well underway for the Republican presidential primary races in the United States, and immigration has once again emerged as a highly contentious policy issue.
Immigration flows this year continued to respond sharply to the economic climate in major immigrant-receiving nations, as many struggled to gain a labor market foothold in the aftermath of the global economic meltdown.
Migration to and through Mexico has been a critical policy issue for the Mexican government since the 1980s, as large numbers of Central Americans have flowed in through the country's porous southern border, first in flight during times of civil war and humanitarian crises and later in pursuit of greater economic opportunity in the United States.
As the United States paused in September to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the enforcement paradigm that took hold immediately after the terrorist attacks showed no signs of waning.
Recent Activity
For more than a decade, states have experimented with civic integration policies that require immigrants to learn the official language of their host country and acknowledge its basic norms and values—or risk losing social benefits and even residence permits. This report explores ways states can put forth smart policies that benefit natives and immigrants in host countries.
This report challenges the recent rhetoric and addresses the advancement of policy areas for countries, examining factors that impede or facilitate successful the implementation of multiculturalism. When these facilitating conditions are present, multiculturalism can be seen as a low-risk option, andhas worked well in such cases.
This Transatlantic Council Statement examines both the challenge and opportunity for governments, in an era of skepticism about migration, to create a new definition of "we" based on a more inclusive idea of national identity and belonging, and to convince the broader society that investing in integration is an investment in shared futures.
A discussion on the gains that young adult immigrants or the U.S.-born children of immigrants have made in education and employment, with speakers: Michael Fix, Jeanne Batalova, Andrew P. Kelly, Raul Gonzalez, and Margie McHugh.
The number of U.S. residents deemed Limited English Proficient (LEP) has increased substantially in recent decades, consistent with the growth of the U.S. foreign-born population. This brief offers analysis on the number, share, growth, and linguistic diversity of LEP individuals in the United States from 1990 to 2010 at the national, state, and metropolitan-area levels.
This Council Statement for the fifth plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration captures key elements of deliberations on the best ways to bring greater order and legality to migration, border management, and labor market systems through transatlantic cooperation.
The story of immigrant integration in the United States has historically been one of generational progress, with the gains for second-generation Hispanic women particularly impressive, as this report reveals. It profiles first- and second-generation young adults ages 16 to 26, examining this diverse population's education and career pathways.
This volume from MPI's Transatlantic Council on Migration aims to fill the analytical gap regarding the question of what greater global cooperation on governing the flow of international migrants could achieve.The book focuses on a set of fundamental questions: What are the key steps to building a better, more cooperative system of governance? What are the goals that can be achieved through greater international cooperation? And, most fundamentally, who (or what) is to be governed?


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Unsafe at any speed: Memcpy() banished in Redmond
Memcpy() and brethren, your days are numbered. At least in development shops that aspire to secure coding. Microsoft plans to formally banish the popular programming function that's been responsible for an untold number of security vulnerabilities over the years, not just in Windows but in countless other applications based on …
Can't fix C hacking
If the code was written properly, there'd already be bounds checking on the memcpy() count parameter. The real problem is that C can't associate sizes with pointers by itself. There's nothing to stop coders from using memcpy_s() with the wrong destination size, be it accidentally or intentionally. It will still crash the same way it did before.
Problem with the coders, not the language
Banning parts of a language because they could be dangerous or used unsafely is frankly ridiculous. It's a reason Java doesn't have real operator overloading and multiple inheritance. It's a weak argument people use to bash PHP (because it's easy to pick up and lots of idiots who shouldn't be programming in the first place use it).
C is a low level language, one step up from assembler. Some of us like C because of that. All this article tells me is that Microsoft (and others, not picking on MS specifically) employs a bunch of low-cost kids with no coding street-smarts to do the "dumb heavy work" making up the bulk of the code ... which in turn explains the crap code that pervades today's world of home computing.
It ain't t'language, lad, tis t'lad using t'language. (Or the t'Lady, with respect to Miss Bee.)
Let's see some evidence first..
AFAIK memcpy() is only one of the many ways in which you can hang any half-awake coder himself in C (some manage it when awake, but let's say charitable - I'm ignoring the chorus asking "why?").
Well done for thinking about security, boohoo for going straight to the press and trying to milk it instead of bloody DOING something for a change. Trust comes from casual "oh that? Yeah, we thought that was unsafe so we improved it" instead of trumpeting high and wide "look everyone, we bought a new padlock. Look how shiny it is, and how big¨" whilst still having a wooden backdoor with a simple latch only.
Do, don't talk. Show me. We've 20 years of marketing so pardon me for being cynical.
SDL turns out to be a list of banned APIs and a lot of useless rhetoric
Repeat after me, Banning APIs does not fix the underlying problem, Banning APIs does not fix the underlying problem, Banning APIs does not fix the underlying problem.
As someone who has had the chance to read a lot of proprietary code the problem is largely more or less what Kevin said-- theres nothing to stop you from using the wrong destination size. Only *one* team I've seen use the API correctly, everyone else does-- well exactly what ATL does in the following screen shot: http://www.innocence-lost.net/atl-generated.jpg.
Why is buffer overflow a problem?
Surely the operating system and the hardware can allocate space in such a way that data buffers are not executable and that the code of a program is not writeable. So why is this still a problem? Isn't the ability to mark memory blocks with flags controlling these things supposed to be a feature of proper operating systems and processors? I have vague memories of reading many years ago about the memory management features of mainframe computers that mention things like this. See also http://developer.amd.com/documentation/articles/pages/3312005143.aspx for instance.
Cheap rhetoric
Last time I checked Linus wrote a kernel, not a C library or a compiler.
memcpy() et al aren't "commands" , they're "functions"
Neither are they part of the "C" language - they are part of the "C" run-time support library, and these function calls aren't defined by the "C" language
They should go one better...
...and pop up a message box asking the user to confirm they want to copy the memory, and if they press OK then they should have to enter a captcha.
Seriously though, how is it supposed to make your code safer if you pass the size you think your destination buffer is? With memcpy, that size is implicitly greater or equal to the copy size and it's the caller's responsibility to make sure this is the case. Putting bounds checking into the copy function is ridiculous if you're responsible for passing the bounds yourself, and it goes against basic good design. I'm surprised they aren't passing the source buffer size too, just to be extra safe.
Also, what happened to the __restrict keyword? It's strangely absent from the memcpy_s function declaration.
wrong thing to ban
#include win*
or its equivalent in any language until MS unequivocally states it will not try to own any of your code at a later date.
new size parameter ..err, what?
The memcpy i used so far has always had three parameters - destination, source AND number of bytes to copy.
How will adding *another* size indicator help avoid buffer overruns ? If the programmer was wrong in specifying a proper and safe bytes-to-copy parameter, are the chances really any larger to get it right in a second guess ;)
*note: memcpy is distince to the basic strcpy et co in this. Vanilla strcpy does *not* take a paramet specifying how much to copy, in the hope there will be a '\0' in the source before the destination buffer overflows. strncpy cures this.
In actual usage, however ...
int foo(char *inbuff)
char buff[12];
char ams[] = "Ai'nt microsoft smrat?";
/* Specifying the source size twice makes us mostest secure */
memcpy_s(buff, sizeof(ams), ams, sizeof(ams));
/* This error logic you've seen before. */
if (memcpy_s(buff + 32, sizeof(buff), ams, sizeof(ams))) printf("Disk full");
/* Caller allocated inbuff based on available RAM; We *KNOW* it's big enough, but we don't know its exact size. This fix allows us to kill warnings.
NOTE: already tried memcpy_s(inbuff, sizeof(inbuff), ams, sizeof(ams)), it didn't work for some reason, probably another compiler bug */
memcpy_s(inbuff, 999999, ams, sizeof(ams));
Kevin is right - of course it will "work" in certain cases. In those cases it has probably been implemented thousands of times already (likely as a macro). But replacing the original memcpy() gives a misplaced and dangerous sense of security where none actually exists.
In order to understand the strcpy/strlcpy strcat/strlcat benefit, you first have to understand why and how it works, then you have to follow the rules. But buffers don't have rules, and slapping on another size parameter for security is like slapping a non-matching fake chrome exhaust pipe on your ricer to make it go faster and sound better. So, yeah, Linus and DrPepper probably will pick it up.
It's a start...
But I have to agree with Kevin that the core of the problem is using C, which checks nothing at runtime at not enough at compile time.
An alternative could be Cyclone (http://cyclone.thelanguage.org/), which shares a lot with C but has advanced features don't have and, more importantly, avoids many types of safety holes and bugs caused by C's lack of checking.
C# is also better than C in terms of safety and features. Microsoft is already using C# for a lot of things, but it is tied strongly to the .NET platform, so it can't be used for generic Windows programs or operating system modules. And for .NET, I would choose F# over C# any day.
This is insane
What's up with this trend of 'making life easier and safer'? If somebody wants to use safe alternatives - fine. But why do we need to _force_ people out of fast low-level stuff?
It's like 'yeah, you know, 99% of the programmers are idiots, really, who can't be trusted with dangerous stuff'. Only in ten years time there won't be anybody who can program your framoworks, libraries and OSes at all with that approach. Things are bad enough as it is, nine out of ten candidates whom I interview already do not know how computer works.
You can't stop a determined idiot
I note that openbsd did similar things by mandating use of their strlcpy and strlcat functions in the kernel instead of the usual strcpy and strcat, but still leave the old versions of the function available to ease application porting.
It helps that they have significant amounts of buffer overflow and stack smashing protection enabled by default in their version of gcc, significantly reducing the risks of an overflow.
I'd just like to say one thing.
About. Fucking. Time.
You'd think by now they would have written an appropriate bullet-proof wrapper for the function. I'm frankly shocked they haven't already done this, and the fact that they haven't explains so much about the lack of quality of their products.
"It's a question worth asking"
No it isn't a question worth asking. It's entirely possible to use memcpy safely, just as it's entirely possible to use memcpy_s (etc) wrongly.
Does the author or the people making these suggestions have any experience of Bill's current family of _s "improvements"? They're rubbish.
Why should slightly changing the name and the calling sequence turn carp programmers and carp designs into safe programmers and safe designs?
Only a poor craftsman blames his tools, and programming is a craft not a science.
What a daft concept, what a daft article.
Hmmm what does Linus have to do with this?
He has the kernel... not the C library(glibc). And this sounds like part of the C library not the kernel...
Or do you mean not using it in the kernel?
@ Kevin
Read the article mate (also why the ms hate?)
Its to do with security, nothing to do with crashes, basically saying its a lot harder to cause security issues with the new function so use that instead.
Wrong approach
You cant rely on the compiler or new functions to make your code secure. The only way to make code secure is to really understand what you are doing. Replacing memcpy with memcpy_s is silly and only leads to a false sense of security.
Is this a joke?
Yeah, the FA is pretty clear it doesn't make the operation any safer - it's more about forcing the programmer to consider the destination buffer size.
Also, it's a nice way of saying "to achieve this certification, you must audit all your existing memcpy calls", in a verifiable way. Again, it's easily bypassed by
sed -i *.c s/memcpy\((.*), (.*), (.*)\)/memcpy_s(\1, \3, \2, \3)/
but if you're really that short-sighted, there's nothing that could help you :-).
They seem to be missing a trick though. You should also be looking to try and replace memcpy() with structure assignment. Most C programmers don't even realise you can do that.
Incidentally, C99 does have support for array _parameters_ with an associated size. I think the syntax is "char a[*]".
Ultimate Solution
# pragma deprecated (The C Language)
memcpy() is already bounded
I don't get this at all... The problem with strcpy() which causes so many overflow vulnerabilities is that the amount copied depends on the unpredictable C-string length of 'src', but memcpy() has an explicit length. Allowing that length to be greater than the size of 'dest' is sheer stupidity, not just laziness, and memcpy_s() won't protect you from that.
But who in Microsoft other than kernel/driver folk (who ought to know better, and who will resent the redundant comparison) is working in pure C anyway?
If people use memcpy properly in the first place it wouldn't be a problem
This is evidently another MS error.
System time on their publicity machine must have been reset to April 1st.
The comment by Kevin McMurtie is quite correct, you'll still be able to break things in the same way as before by passing dodgy parameters to memcpy_s()
They could declare a structure which began with a pointer and which then held the length of the data in bytes. Passing the structure (overridden natch) to any function would work and they could keep a count of the size of the data the pointer was looking at using the other variable. That might help...
A more sensible step for MS to take might be simply to hire programmers who knew how to use pointers. Oh, and if their developer turn-around wasn't so high, they'd have developers who were more intimiate with the code which would mean less bugs (of any type) would slip through.
...it goes without saying (so I'll say it anyway) that if their OS was more than a patch fix on a bug fix on a pile of half-arsed cludges they'd get on better anyway. Isn't it about time they got rid of the biggest flaw in their code - the design (or lack of). I'm talking about things like the registry... it's a joke.
Extend, embrace, extinguish...
I assume that MS have at least *heard* of K&R? Perhaps they'll be banishing the assembler next on the grounds that you can do anything...
Hopefully, #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE will continue to work?
memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(*dst))
might help. Better to use abstract data types with dedicated copy functions. If done properly problems like this will be manifest at compile time, not run time.
Who does unchecked memcpys?
Oh yeah, Microsoft programmers...
How will an extra parameter help ?
The 3rd parameter is the number of bytes that you want to copy, so having another size ... what does it add ?
they're thinking ahead
@kevin: well at least they're trying something. its better than doing nothing don't you think?
Last time I looked, memcpy has a length parameter, unlike strcpy. Admittedly it's obscured by the size_t so there's a bit of brain work required to convert to bytes for real buffer size, but it's there. I assume the new function has an explicit check (i.e. slower) to accomplish the same thing at runtime but can still be broken by a programming error in specifying buffer size.
"The command is already supported in Microsoft's Visual C++, but according to Ullrich, native support doesn't yet seem to be available in the GCC compiler."
What's it got to do with the compiler? memcpy and friends are in glibc.
If you don't want people to call stuff insecurely, you need to train them to go about development in a considered manner. Just passing the destination size is not good enough to prevent buffer overflows, as it still relies on the programmer passing the right size.
If people aren't willing or able to think about stuff at that level, then they're better off using a higher-level language that would provide more safety anyway.
"Its drawback comes when the source to be copied contains more bytes than its destination, creating overflows that present attackers with opportunities to ...."
Hmmm,,, I think that's the symptom, rather than the cause.
There's nothing wrong with memcpy(). It reads a word from a source, and writes it to a destination, decrements a counter, and continues if the counter !=0
In other words, it does what it is supposed to do. The problem is that programmer did not bounds check before the memcpy was executed.
A simple if block around the memcpy is all that's needed.
memcpy ain't the only way of writing to memory
If you want to trash some memory, C provides endless ways of doing so. Anyone who thinks banning memcpy() will solve their security problems is fooling themselves.
What I don't see can't harm me
And what do they imagine is happening inside the code that they're too detached from the detail to know about?
Bulk memory shifting!, and you'd better be doing it with memcpy that uses the correct processor instructions because doing it in a loop is slow and crappy and incompetent and no more secure.
This is what AMD sued Intel for making their memcpy slow, and why processors have instructions built in to do it:
Code is like sausage, if your sausage is crap it's better to not know what's in it, and kid yourself it's grade A meat. Redmond produce a lot of this kind of sausage.
On the other hand the best sausage comes from the people who know what the pig that went into it had for breakfast.
Stupid question...
I know that Steve refers to Steve Jobs of Apple and Linus refers to Linus Torvalds of Linux. Who does Larry refer to?
Re: Can't fix C hacking
I guess you didn't actually read the blog (or, maybe you did and are trying to look clever!)
From the blog:
"Of course, you can easily make a call to memcpy_s() insecure by getting the buffer sizes wrong. The following code is no better than memcpy():
memcpy_s(dst,len, src,len);
You've been warned!"
"notoriously dangerous C commands"
Perhaps that should read "Notoriously dangerous stdio function library calls."
IIRC there are safer more restricted versions of memcpy which have safety built in. They are also part of the stdio library.
But maybe using them would demand too much thinking time when a release date is looming.
I'd love to see some stats on this in live code, like Windows for example. And how many of those could actually be banished by a replacement macro IE where the unlimited nature of this function is not actually necessary.
Thumbs up as better late than never.
You know what will happen...
What, my code doesn't complie? Hmm....
#define memcpy(dst, src, sz) memcpy_s(dst, sz, src, sz)
Problem solved.
This is insane
Anyone clueful will already be checking the amount you're copying (the "count" parameter to memcpy()) fits in the destination buffer before making the call. So there is no advantage to these new functions.
Similarly for many of the other functions which they've already "deprecated".
This is just another Microsoft attempt to fragment the C and C++ languages, so people writing for Windows write in Microsoft-only "safe C" rather than real portable C. This makes it harder for people to write cross-platform applications, or to port their apps from Windows to Linux/Mac. And they get to spin it as "Microsoft caring about security!" too.
..we wouldn't want people learning to program properly would we.
Security Theatre
This seems fairly pointless. The reason strcpy is dangerous is that the number of bytes which it attempts to copy, is not specified by the calling function at all - rather it is determined by the contents of the copied memory. Whereas memcpy always copies exactly the number of bytes that the calling function anticipates. I'm not sure there are many cases in which this will crash where memcpy_s would have helped?
I get memcpy_s but wtf use is fopen_s? That function doesn't write to the string buffer.
Bored of that VC warning about this stuff. Esp. with clients that *insist* that warnings were always *actually* meant to be errors. Yay for breaking all legacy C code!
I'd have to agree, the destination argument is irrelevant.
The proposed M$ fix is not really that helpful as it both makes the code non-portable (completely by accident I'm sure) and doesn't make it any safer as the above poster explains.
A much better way is to arrange that your calls are truncated at the limit of the
destination buffer using the sizeof operator, hence allowing the compiler to "associate sizes with pointers".
It's portable, pure ANSI and works a treat.
my_func(FOO *dest, BAR *src)
the memcpy function already has a parameter to specify how many bytes to copy:
void *
memcpy(void *dst, const void *src, size_t len);
Destination, Source, Length...
If you add a 4th parameter, people will just put the length parameter twice, so if the specified length is wrong then it's wrong.
Leave my C alone!
C is a beautiful, wonderful language that sorts the men from the boys and no mistaking.
Sure, there are other ways to get things done quicker, but when you absolutely, positively have to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of something, well, there's no other way to go (except assembly and maybe C++).
Yes, you can shoot yourself in the foot, or the head, with ease. But that's what makes the language so flexible. Take away my ability to treat everything as a piece of memory filled that I can stomp all over as I like and you take away some of my power to make things go fast.
Notjing to do with C
I agree with that. memcpy can be called from within even VB. Its an adjunct.
Anyhow, its stupid to ban these things. More annoyance and intrusive "warnings" from MS who regard us as if we're all slightly backward children who can't be trusted with sharp things.
@sed gawk
Except sizeof( dest ) in your example would equal sizeof( FOO* ), and not sizeof( FOO ). So maybe you really meant sizeof( *dest ).
And even when you get that right, if sizeof( FOO ) is greater than sizeof( BAR ) you'll be reading off the end of your source which could still crash if your source is located towards the end of your currently mapped address space.
So portable (check), pure ANSI (check), poorly thought though (check), bugged implemented (check), and about as safe as a cross-channel ferry made from tissue paper. Great, let's ship it before anyone in QA hits that edge case and notices.
The only real solution to real code stability and security is to stop using insecure languages and ensure people you employ are competent enough to fully understand the implications of *every* line of code they write.
Next step, ban pointers
There comes a point, if you are having to curtail programmers from doing something potentially damaging, where you have to consider that you are perhaps using the wrong programming language, or the wrong programmers, or both.
That said, this isn't a bug or problem with C itself but in the libarary. Even then it's not really a bug or problem, only when it's used improperly does the issue arise.
C allows plenty of damage to be done and it amazes me that it has gained such widespread acceptance. It is used in many circumstances where programmers would be better off using something else. Industry only has itself to blame for using the wrong tools for the job.
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Comparison of High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Devices
*Brian K. Walsh, RRT-NPS, RPFT, ^Douglas Petsinger, RRT-NPS, tEric Hurd, RRT
* University of Virginia Children 's Hospital, ^Children's Healthcare of Atlanta,t Georgetown University
Background: The concept of high flow and high humidity via a nasal cannula (HFNC) was first introduced by Vapotherm to the respiratory care market in the spring of 2002 after receiving FDA approval. This introduction lead to the development of HFNC strategies that has proven to be an acceptable intensive care modality for rescue from endo-tracheal intubation, bridging from endo-tracheal mechanical ventilation, and long term supportive care of the growing neonate. Initially, the Vapotherm Nasal Cannula System (Vapotherm, Stevensville , MD , USA ) was the first widely used high flow NC system until several reports of restonia infection were reported by various hospitals. In December 22nd, 2005 Vapotherm voluntary recalled their device. The HFNC strategy has continued as a viable practice with other humidification devices. However, concerns with these new devices are: comparison humidification output, and alarms.
Method: We compared the humidity and safety features of three devices. Humidification was sampled using a high performance digital thermo-hygrometer (Omega Engineering, Stamford , CT ) at the distal end of the delivery circuit. The baseline room temp was 22o C with a RH of 12%. Each of the devices was set-up according to manufacture recommendations with the exception of the Fisher Paykel (F&P East Tamaki, New Zealand ). This device was set-up according to common practice described on the AARC Neonatal Pediatric list serve from March 16th-27th. The F&P temperature setting was set on invasive and the pop-off was removed to achieve higher flows (off label use) in order to do a direct comparison. Oxygen flow from 1-8 l/min was sent through the Infant Continuous Low Flow Circuit by F&P and the Low Flow cartridge and circuit by Vapotherm. Oxygen flow of 15-35 l/min was sent through the Aquanox HF Humidification System (Smiths Medical, Kent UK) and High Flow cartridge by Vapotherm. In all cases the temperature and humidity output was monitored for 30 minutes and recorded in 5 minute increments. Safety features and alarms of each of the devices were tested. Common clinical events were replicated in the lab setting. The delivery tube was occluded, the oxygen source was disconnected and then reconnected after 5 minutes, and humidifier water supply and reservoir was depleted on each of the devices.
Results: Humidity-There was a statistical difference in the RH% between the F&P and Vapotherm devices (t-test p=0.015). There was no statistical difference in RH% of the Vapotherm and Aquanox systems (rank sum p=0.667). Safety-Two out of the three devices have heater alarms that function appropriately. When the delivery tubing was deliberately occluded, the F&P device has a silent pop-off, the Vapotherm has an audible electronic and manual pop-off valve, the AquinOx has a single pop-off sound and the circuit has to be manually put back together. When the source gas was deliberately disconnected, the Vapotherm device would alarm immediately, the F&P device had a delayed alarm up to 8-15 minutes later depending on flow rate. None of the devices over shot the baseline temperature when disconnected and reconnected after 5 minutes. Only the Vapotherm and F&P devices alarmed in low water states. See Figure 1.
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"Even CM Punk, he was champion for 400 plus days. He only main evented pay per views when he was wrestling John Cena."
November 2, 2013
There are talks that Vince McMahon could be making his return tonight at the Hell in a Cell pay per view to get involved in the story line between Big Show and Triple H.
October 27, 2013
It has been revealed that John Cena will be wearing a protective sleeve to protect his injured arm during his Hell in a Cell match against Alberto Del Rio.
October 27, 2013
"Dolph Ziggler has got to be one of the toughest men to put on a pair of boots, but he's going to be like Mick Foley in another five years because that kid beats his body up more than anybody on the crew. I do know this, in my dealings with him, when I'm his producer, he gives everything he's got. He does some really phenomenal and athletic stuff." - Arn Anderson thinks WWE should push Ziggler
July 20, 2014
Some heavy editing will be required by WWE to trim down the hall of fame induction speech that Lita gave. The longtime diva told quite a few stories and went well past the thirty minute mark. WWE might simply choose the punchlines in the stories and show the segment where she gave two beers to Arn Anderson on a bet that she lost years ago.
April 5, 2014
Even though the truth has been out there for several years now, a lot of wrestling fans are still under the belief that Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson are brothers in real life. They're not. The relationship was created for their on screen characters to help Arn connect with the audience quicker because Ole was already established in the territory.
April 4, 2014
"People don't really know about this, but William Regal has been a fantastic mentor to me, him and Fit Finlay have been tremendous mentors to me in my time in WWE. Everyone talks about Triple H, Triple H has been a great help but on the road from day one, Regal has been the one who's helped me. Arn Anderson too, as well." - Sheamus lists the guys that have helped him most backstage
February 22, 2014
Back in 1988, Tully Blanchard was one of the top stars in the NWA, and he had no intentions of leaving a place where he was established and comfortable. All that changed, however, when Blanchard and Arn Anderson had a dispute over pay with Dusty Rhodes, who was then serving as the head booker of the NWA. The duo quickly dropped the tag titles and headed to the WWE.
January 15, 2014
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In a very brutal and ugly situation, Arn Anderson has been stabbed by Sid Vicious. The Four Members were on a European tour for WCW when they got into an argument at a hotel. The fight escalated and a pair of scissors became involved. Vicious received four stab wounds, while Anderson received twenty. Too Cold Scorpio stopped the incident from going any further.
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As you may have heard, there's a new baby in town – Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. Prince William and Kate Middleton's first born caused mass hysteria throughout the world when he arrived last week, but what has he got to look forward to in the coming years? Here, writer Lizzy Dening, who shares his birthday, gives her heads up…
Well, baby George, I always suspected you would choose my birthday to make your appearance, and it looks like I was right. It's a bit of a liberty, if you ask me, being as I'm an only child and not used to sharing. However, seeing as you look pretty cute, I'll make an exception, and will even hand you some pearls of wisdom from my 27 years of July 22nd birthdays.
1. Prince or not, I suspect Kate and Wills may have some trouble mustering up enough of your friends for birthday parties. Try not to take it personally – it's just high summer tends to be when everyone you like takes their holidays, and everyone you're ambivalent (at best) about is still hanging around. The night of the 21st, your frantic parents will be ringing around the neighbours trying to boost numbers. These kids will be the ones who are allergic to cake, cry when required to pin a tail on a donkey (or corgi?) and will probably produce copious amounts of pink vomit, no matter what they've eaten. Maybe make like your grandma and go for an 'official' birthday some other time?
2. On a side note, it's also enough of the way into the summer holidays for your mum to have done every potato-stamping, Playdoh-eating, kiddie-paragliding activity possible with you, and to already have pinned a special calendar on the fridge counting the days until you're back at school. Planning a birthday party will not help her mood. Gin just might, as will you acting delighted with your presents, even if they are – whisper it – 'educational'.
3. While I'm on the subject of disappointments, you ought to know that it always, always rains. It looked like the weather was going to take it easy on you last week, but the familiar storms crept in late at night. Get used to it – ask for an umbrella for your 1st birthday.
4. You've chosen a pretty interesting astrological chart too, and let me tell you, we're an usual breed, us Cancer-on-the-cusp-of-Leos, and it's probably for the best. Welcome to the world of being half-crab, half-lion – bitey, pinchy and side-walking, we're a mixture of sensitivity and home-loving, combined with being outgoing and bolshy. Quite the emotional cocktail. Enjoy.
5. It looks like we both need to get used to sharing, as it turns out some other famous folk picked the 22nd too, with everyone from Selena Gomez to Rhys Ifans blowing out their candles at the same time – heck, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem even had the audacity to welcome their second sprog on the very same day as you. I suggest sending them to the Tower a-sap.
So happy birthday George and remember, if you need a number-booster for your first party, I'm your girl! (Although it will mostly need to be all about me; some only child habits die hard.)


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On Wednesday night, the campaigns got together for a more informal forum sponsored by KFAB at Anthony's Steakhouse, 72nd and F.
For the first hour, the candidates mingled with the crowd in the buffet-style setting. It was a chance for many voters to talk one-on-one with the candidates.
The five major candidates welcomed it considering many issues had taken a backseat to recent controversies.
On the heels of Councilman Jerram apologizing for appearing in a photo next to a t-shirt depicting Jean Stothert as a stripper,
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The candidates say it takes away from the conversation on issues. "We can't stop the outside stuff but it detracts the issues from what we're trying to do as a community," said mayoral candidate Brad Ashford.
"I can only control what I am doing," said mayoral candidate Dave Nabity. "If I have a problem with a candidate -- you know me. I'm direct. I'll say it. I'll put my name on it and it will be from my campaign."
With 12 days to go in the election, insiders believe the negative talk will still be there.
"It's completely uncalled for and out of bounds," said mayoral candidate Dan Welch, speaking about the t-shirt and tweets aimed at Stothert. "Obviously it's a small group of people who have no sense whatsoever...it's time to move on."
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Located 45 minutes from Nagoya Station and accessed by a direct bus service, Nagashima Spaland makes for a fabulous day trip from Nagoya. The Nagashima complex consists of a theme park with a wide variety of incredible rides including the terrifying Steel Dragon 2000, featuring the World's fastest descending roller-coaster and the White Cyclone, the World's largest wooden coaster. The day pass includes all the rides and being quite compact means that even the biggest adrenalin junkie should be able to get their fill of ups and downs during a day at the park.
But there is a lot more to Nagashima than just theme park rides. Adjacent to the theme park is the Spa Land, a huge complex of onsen baths where you can spend a relaxing soak after your day of riding the coasters. There are hot baths, cold baths, warm baths, Jacuzzi baths, herb baths, outside baths, indoor baths, electric baths (with a mild current running through the water - has to be experienced to be believed!) and every other sort of bath you can imagine. You can even lie back and let the hot waters of a waterfall cascade over your shoulders. With a full range of shiatsu massage services and some quality restaurants available, a day at Nagashima Spaland is a real treat.
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NASHVILLE — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam today formally went on record opposing a bill aimed at blocking Tennessee from expanding its version of Medicaid, TennCare, under the federal Affordable Care Act.
In a "flag" letter to the House sponsor, Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, Haslam's director for legislation, Leslie Hafner said "after having carefully reviewed your bill, HB 937, the administration assigned a flag for philosophical reasons."
While the administration "understands that this is an important issue to you ... the administration, however, respectfully disagrees with this legislation in its current form."
Haslam has said he wants to keep his options open about expansion while he decides whether he will recommend the move to state lawmakers.
Haslam spokesman David Smith noted the governor has also flagged a Senate Democrat's bill that authorizes the administration to proceed with the Medicaid expansion. Smith did not immediately elaborate on the flag letters.
Durham said while he understands Haslam's reservations, he intends to press forward with the legislation and a vote in subcommittee
"Absolutely," he said, noting he and Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, announced they would push the legislation back in October.
Asked if the flag indicates to him that Haslam is now leaning toward expansion or simply doesn't want to have his hands tied as he weighs a decision, Durham pointed out that the letter says the governor is "philosophically opposed to the bill in its current form."
"Current form says Tennessee will not take part in expanding Medicaid pursuant to Obamacare. So, that tells me he's not in agreement we shouldn't expand Medicaid pursuant to Obamacare."
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...


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The Green Way to Decorate
Yes, bamboo is a wonderful environmentally friendly material, but that's not what this is about. One of the 'greenest' ways to decorate is to find new uses for old things. Have you checked auctions? You'd be stunned to see how many beautiful drapes in outrageously expensive fabrics are being offered for sale. The estimates are a fraction of the cost and often have no limit. That means you can 'low ball' with a bid and very likely win! You'll find fine pieces of furniture that way too. But that all costs money…and who wants to spend it if they don't have to??
The greenest way to decorate is to shop your own home and find new uses for old things. My bedroom is a perfect example: the canopy and drapes first saw duty as dining room drapes back in1989! I once read that famed designer Mario Buatta recycled his drapes. I figured if he could do it, so could I!
Think your home needs a facelift, but you haven't got the budget for new things? Try putting old pieces in new places. I moved a clock from my living room to my dining room and completely changed the feel of both rooms – for the better! What about putting your bed on an angle – giving it a 'hotel' feel? What would happen if you took EVERYTHING out of your bathroom, put up a new shower curtain and towels. Hit the Container Store or Bed Bath & Beyond for coordinated containers and collate your toiletries in a new fresh way. OK, that will cost a bit, but you could achieve the same thing with color coordinated canisters. What about taking a few of the million cylindrical flower vases you probably have collected and use them?
The act of purging your cupboards is incredibly cathartic and probably healthy too. Chances are you've got makeup past its prime, over-the-counter drugs that are long expired and prescription medicines that should no longer be consumed. (Be sure you dispose of these kinds of things safely!) Being able to open your medicine cabinet without fear of seventeen things falling is a pretty cool experience!


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