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'Anonymous' to Reg hack: We know SEA leaders' names
Maybe, just maybe, they could hire and empower some smart folk to properly secure their systems and BOFH-enforce good practice on their employees' use of passwords, etc, so they don't get hacked so often?
Deal with the problem (badly secured system), not the symptoms (Anonymous, etc, posting goatsee images for fun, etc).
Boffins follow TOR breadcrumbs to identify users
Re: Anonymity
>Did anyone really think that anonymity Tor could be guaranteed?
I suspect even for gov-level snooping (maybe less so for pan-gov like USA/UK/CAN/NZ sort of thing) and for its intended job of the occasional spy/oppressed activist message it is good enough. But not for users who route a lot of traffic through it, which is the key to this discovery.
And WTF routing bittorrent through it? Not only is that going to give your game away much more, it is a serious abuse of the network and going to be real slow. Really, such folk should be using a VPN for that sort of thing.
HTC trio suspected of pilfering design IP
Was this valuable IP?
"downloading info on the new Sense 6.0 UI"
Strewth, as our antipodean cousins are alleged to say, why pilfer something that is hardly worth the time of day? Maybe these jokers at the top of HTC and that sense of priority partly explains why the phones have sucked for so long.
Microsoft cedes board seat to activist investor
Re: So less than 1% of stock will get you a seat on the board?
I suspect a break-up and profit maximise route will be taken.
I am not sure how to react to that as I have no love lost for MS. On the one hand, MS employees should be worried, on the other, breaking up MS in to 4 or so separate businesses could be the best thing for MS, its users, and the competition as each would have the incentive to do the best for its customers, and not to leverage sales/lock-in for any other business unit. For example:
Windows (both home & server)
IE and Office (eventually to make them properly multi-platform and totally independent of Windows)
Bing and Azure
Xbox and consumer trivia
Development & management tools for Windows.
Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business
Re: They were using Gmail?
Quite. From a national security point of view, and an audit point of view it is mind-bogglingly dumb, and something that almost defies sense. At least for el Reg readers who understand a bit about Gmail, Office365, etc, policies.
But here in the west a lot of organisations use either Gmail or Office365 as their provider, and the likes of BT outsourced to Yahoo. Us tech folk pointed out a whole host of issues, and upper management ignored them for reasons of cost and convenience (actually the "convenience" aspect is often about internal IT policy & cast as well).
And that is without having to deal with the crushing bureaucracy in India. That should not be dismissed as a racist or xenophobic comment by the way, as my Indian friends and business contacts would tell you the same :(
Punter strikes back at cold callers - by charging THEM to call HIM
Informing of costs?
What, you mean that Ofcom and the telecoms industry has not organised phone numbers so the prefix can be parsed simply to tell you the cost?
Quantum crypto nearly ready to go mobile
What is the application for this?
I mean, what real use is an uber-secure link to a smartphone that is likely to get lost and/or otherwise compromised by being basically a consumer-grade machine with (in most cases) damn-all in the way of regular security patches?
Put it another way, how often is the maths of https broken (as opposed to some dumb certificate issue) compared to Trojans or other hacks being deployed to end user's computing devices to achieve the same thing?
So full marks for ingenuity, but I am still kind of wondering who and what this will be used for in practice.
Boffins' keyboard ELECTROCUTES Facebook addicts
Well played sir!
Other usage?
So I am guessing there is a version for fetlife that makes it more addictive?
Nissan promises to sell self-driving cars by 2020
Re: Insurance?
Not just insurance, but also system support. What happens in 6 years when your Whizo Mk3 is not supported any more? Will it be a bit like aircraft (where it is illegal to use it for commercial use) and so force it to be scrapped?
Also will you have to get it serviced to aircraft-standards (and presumably cost) as so much of the system is safety-critical and you will find it illegal/uninsurable without that? Will the cars simply refuse to work if they are not up to schedule on this?
While I can see the safety benefits from eliminating morons, I can also see cars becoming a lot more expensive to maintain.
Microsoft Xbox One to be powered by ginormous system-on-chip
Re: " tweaked by Microsoft to within an inch of its life"
Why did I read that as "twerked by Microsoft to within an inch of her life"?
Mine is the dirty mac(OS) ->
NASA: Full details on our manned ASTEROID SNATCH mission
Re: Powerpoint mission...
Expensive over many years? Yes. But compare with the 1-year budgets of others for perspective:
Defence (including State, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs) - $618 billion.
Health and Human Services - $78.3 billion.
Education - $71.2 billion.
Housing and Urban Development - $33.1 billion.
Energy - $28.4 billion.
Agriculture - $21.5 billion.
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Re: Clever
Also to add to the debate around the GPL, you do realise that you can still charge for software under the GPL?
Of course, the requirement to distribute to source code with any binary may still not work for your type of application (you have not said what that is, and posted as AC there is no obvious way to find out) but for big range of application areas where the customer is moderately trustworthy this can be an advantage in completing a sale.
Re: Clever
"Free software cannot impose limitations on use"
I am sorry you seem to lack the ability to understand copyright laws and software licenses. Software that is "free" is released for use under the conditions expressed by the authors, which may be the GPL. They can, and do, insist that if you choose to use their code that you respect that intention.
What you do with your own code is up to you, but should you wish to use GPL code then you have to play according to the rules of those authors.
"it cannot be considered a free software license, an "ideological software license", perhaps"
Call it what you want, but it is still a license and a large number of people chose to use it. You don't have to use it, after all you could re-invent the same work on your own if you chose not to abide by the GPL.
The GPLv2 versus GPLv3 argument is a lot more complex than you seem to comprehend. One key point is v2 has allowed the likes of TiVo to use the software in hardware but to prevent the owners of the hardware from changing it due to boot loader signing, v3 was intended to address that restriction on the end user's freedom.
"Statistical anomaly. Most companies trying the "buy support, get a free application" model have gone to the wall. I addressed these outliers, do try comprehending the complete argument next time."
Can you give some examples of these failures?
Off hand I can think of some obvious success, like Redhat and IBM with support as a directly paid service, and others like Mozilla and Android that are indirectly paid via advertising revenue.
Re: Clever
"when I write a separate library which merely makes use of a GPL library, I am forced to release my own code. *MY RIGHTS* to *MY CODE* have been removed from me due to [A]GPL infection."
No, you seem to be unable to grasp the idea that the GPL library exists only for use by those who will agree with the author's intentions.
Why complain? You are not being forced in to using other's work, you are complaining that you can't legally take short cuts to developing an application without rewarding the GPL author(s) in terms of freedom, rather than money.
Funny you should consider GPL to be "fine for hobbyists and tinkerers whose efforts will never enter mainstream professional use" when a large number of contributors to, for example the GPL'd Linux kernel, include such money-hating organisations as IBM, Intel, Oracle, Cisco, and even MS made it in to the top-20.
Oh, and Redhat's current market cap of $9.76B clearly shows you can't possibly make money off a service business...
Re: Clever
"The GPL remove MY RIGHT to MY CODE."
The GPL protect the original author's rights to their code. They offered it openly with the intention that others would benefit and DO THE SAME for others. As I said, if you don't want to reciprocate then you have no rights to make use of such open source code.
Keeping code secret is not the only way to make money, though in some cases necessary. If you work from scratch you can do what you like with your work, but as soon as you want to make use of other's work you need to respect their rights.
Also if you get code under LGPL then it is acceptable to link it is as a library, but any changes to that library code need to be released back. Use things according to the author's intentions.
Re: Clever
"its infectious nature (you have to give everything away that derives from or links to GPL code, and thus can´t recoup investment costs) "
You write this as if it is bad, you know that you took someone else's work and expect to make money from it without giving anything back?
"If you are running a project, pick a license other than [A]GPL to ensure adoption."
If you are running a project, either respect the original author(s) rights, or do the whole damn thing yourself from scratch.
Fixed it for you...
Germany warns: You just CAN'T TRUST some Windows 8 PCs
Re: Swings and roundabouts....
Really, you can get *ALL* the code for windows and build it yourself? Including those modules considered "DRM" or "security", and promptly for all patches?
Why have the Germans not been aware of this openness?
Re: Swings and roundabouts....
This is much deeper than the auto-update feature, we already have that with most OS including Windows.
This is about stopping any way of monitoring code by means of a VM or debugger without the OS knowing. While that could be used for malware protection, that is not the primary reason why this was developed. It was developed for money - to toughen DRM and/or prevent users from things that go against the vendor's policy - like installing software that has not come from a walled garden pay-store, for example.
What I think the Germans are concerned with is this ability for the OS to hide its actions by not running (or running in a different mode) if there is any attempt to analyse it. Added to that you have the machine-ID aspect which a lot of organisations would love to have - a definite way of tying on-line activity to a specific machine.
Kim Kardashian's bosom pal in bling snatch Instagram unpleasantness
I expect most readers think it is wrong to steal, but equally they think it is mind-numbingly stupid to advertise / taunt the masses with something that is there principally to show off the fact that the wearer has more money to spend on a single item of decoration than the average person can earn in a decade.
As for taste, well that of course is one's own matter. Personally I think the watch is tacky, as a fraction of the cost would buy a selection of watches that are either better examples of mechanical engineering and/or more accurate in time-keeping (possibly both). If you ask readers of a technical news site for an opinion, don't be surprised if they don't share some of this view point.
I think that would still be true with a plastic watch from the Poundshop...
Need the loo AND need to build a website? There's an app for that
Re: Dedicated web presence
The problem (for them certainly) is when you then get "you have to log in to Facebook" in order to see the page. At which point they have just lost a customer...
Flash! Ah-ahh! Saviour of the universe? It'll save every one of us?
Re: Hybrid really isn't the way to go.
That is exactly what is wanted, but given there are no signs of any of the big OS vendors rolling this out in the next few years you will see punters option for hybrid as the "best" compromise between speed, capacity, and cost for those with either low budgets and/or big data files.
Re: Best upgrade...
I sincerely hope you are not using scandisk as that would imply you are using a Win9x / FAT32 system!
I am guessing you mean chkdsk? And if so you should be running it with /r option to search for any bad sectors.
But if your data actually matters to you, then in addition to a backup copy you would be using a RAID system and making sure it was scrubbed regularly to (hopefully) find and fix bad sectors while the other disk(s) are still good at that location.
By default Debian Linux systems using the MD RAID system do a scrub on the 1st Sunday of each month, but if your machine is not on 24/7 then you may want to run it manually or more frequently.
I have no idea if Windows has a scrub option for its software RAID, anyone able to comment?
Better still, use ZFS for its checksums and, again, make sure you have it scrubbed periodically so badness is detected and possibly corrected (or at least the disk failed out) before you get in to a state of being unable to rebuild the RAID parity as multiple blocks have failed across all of the storage.
Four ways the Guardian could have protected Snowden – by THE NSA
Re: But, but...
Look at it this way:
Apple - USA company, part of PRISM, closed source. Definitely compromised.
MS - USA company, part of PRISM, closed source. Definitely compromised.
Linux - no specific country, open to inspection. Probably compromised.
If you are *that* worried keep an air gap.
Re: A wrong assumption
DES was created and recommended in the mid-70's, is it any wonder that after computer power increased by several million times that the trade off in effort using it versus effort breaking it is a bit weak now?
It is also worth noting that DES was surprisingly resistant to differential cryptanalysis, something only made public years after it was created:
So you really need to reconsider your tin-foil hat's settings. Most attacks do not go via the algorithm (if it is at all competent) but via the key, probably using Trojans or rubber-hose cryptanalysis.
Brazilians tear strip off NSA in wake of Snowden, mull anti-US-spook law
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At my work nobody has found a browser that allows you to keep ~100 tabs open and not either crash outright or soak up >8GB of memory and so page the machine in to oblivion.
I close mine every night and keep to ~20 tabs max for that reason :(
Back to the WTF point of this, even 400 tabs & 8GB or memory is approx 20MB used per tab, really how do you get that usage from a few 100kB of download per open tab?!
So, you gonna foot this '$200bn' hacking bill, insurance giants asked
Cheaper option?
Maybe just making those at the top of said companies liable for losses (or open to prosecution) from ill thought out IT systems being public facing, when the main driving factor to do so is cost-reduction and good IT advice is ignored or not sought, would cost us all a lot less?
Report: NSA spying deals billion dollar knockout to US cloud prospects
Re: U.S. NATIONAL DEBT
I can't see this making any difference to non-IT systems.
Maybe for Cisco, MS, etc. it will cause problems.
Most definitely for cloud provides as things stand. But really, the whole idea of putting your data into someone else's hands without verifiable client-side encryption is dumb by any standards. All that the recent NSA revelations have shown is this risk (your data being subject to secret access by a foreign gov) is real.
It applies no matter which country you store data in, not just the USA (though they seem to be the worst so far). The moral of today's story is encrypt before any others (ISP, cloud provider, etc) get access!
AES, or not AES...
Some people don't seem to grasp that AES was created by two Belgian cryptographers and after a lot of competitions and open peer-review by most of the world's experts and was ultimately decided to be the best by more or less everyone. That is why it became the official US choice (i.e. NIST), not because it was created with a NSA backdoor of any sort.
Now you might argue that the NSA has built acceleration hardware to assist AES code-breaking, but with the advent of FPGA systems that can be re-programmed to suit any cypher, hence no common cypher is going to fair better. And if you go inventing or adapting your own or some obscure one, most likely you will inadvertently make matters much worse for your own security.
So if cryptographic security really REALLY matters to you, you need to concentrate on having a high entropy key, and securing the key against "APT" style of system wide hacking. Most likely, that is the weak link.
Finally, don't over-estimate your importance to the spooks, most comentards seem to think the NSA, etc, will blow days of billion dollar machine's system time on their scribblings. They won't, not unless you are important enough.
Maybe you are, say a business that is serious money competition to a US gov supplier, for instance. But in reality making your data encrypted in any way means they (and advertisers, private investigators, etc) can't read/mine it so it gets stored away in case they do want to investigate you. Out of 1 billion or so Internet users? Really?
Horrific moment curvy mum-of-none Mail Online spills everyone's data
The entire Internet would go smarter.
There, fixed if for you...
IBM opens up Power chips, ARM-style, to take on Chipzilla
It will be interesting to see how this pans out. Sun was one of the first to open up a CPU for such things but it ultimately failed to make enough money to survive, and Oracle have, it seems, little real interest in this.
Given the "limited success" of Itanium, it seems the only significant player left is IBM so maybe it can work this. But...I find it hard to see what most users will find that makes it sufficiently desirable compared to the current market leaders of x86 (lots of legacy software) or ARM (cheap license, good for systems with lots of cores).
Can't agree on a coding style? Maybe the NEW YORK TIMES can help
Re: Clueless in America
Only the Japanese have the "correct" date format with MSB-left as in 2013-08-06
Those in the USA have sadly converted the spoken way of "August the 6th" in to numbers, hence the dumb approach.
Tip: Always use letters for the month, as anyone reading your text will understand that Aug is the month no matter where in the order it is placed.
Re: "several entry points, how far can that be from spaghetti code?"
Multiple entry points is really just a glorified "goto" mess but with the option of some locally visible variables. Quite why one would care about variable visibility if using such an horrible approach is left to the readers...
However, I think you are over-reacting with the multiple exit point issue. For example, if is not uncommon to have something like:
int myfunction(char *ptr)
if(ptr == NULL) return -1;
....<some code...>
return 0;
While you could code this as
int myfunction(char *ptr)
int rc =-1;
if(ptr != NULL)
....<some code...>
....rc = 0;
return rc;
I doubt it is any easier or more understandable to the reader. And that is what code is about, not just doing the algorithm, but making the process as transparent to the reader as possible.
p.s. A good read are any of the Numerical Recipes books (3rd edition is only C++), and not just for those with hard maths problems to consider.
Re: ARRRGGGGG!!!!!!
Macros are useful for building tables of names stuff, sort of:
#define ADD_VAR(x) {#x, (char *)&ptr->x},
table_t something[] = {
Which creates an array like:
{"wibble", (char *)&ptr->wibble},
{"wobble", (char *)&ptr->wobble},
As for "all functions have precisely one entry point" you have obviously never used old FORTRAN where a subroutine could have multiple entry points as well as exit points. Now that really is the Devil's work!
Tor fingers Firefox flaw for FAIL but FBI's also in the frame
Re: Why use Tor?
PPTP is not terribly secure and has no real defence (AFIK) against man-in-the-middle attacks.
OpenVPN is probably much better as it should be able to notify you of an SSH certificate change in such circumstances, though not all VPN suppliers support it so well.
Finally, any "free" VPN is not going to be very fast in general, someone has to pay for the bandwidth needed!
Arrr! Comcast working on new tech to nudge PIRATES to go straight
Re: This is just stupid
Yes, and 20 years for being an anonymous asshole and troll as well.
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Re: Avatar = "Pocahontas In Space"
"Dances with Smurfs" was used on El Reg recently, which sums it up...
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Re: That Was the Plan: The World Did Not Cooperate
You forgot to mention the bit about one major reason why Vista sucked so badly - DRM.
Yes, a lot of the effort they put in to "securing" the OS had little to do with protecting the end user, and a lot to do with sucking up to Hollywood as they hoped to make Windows the #1 choice for home consumers of media, rather then actual business/engineering/software development stuff.
See: http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html
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Re: Downward spiral
Same here, but as currently cable is stable and fast I have not moved. Still, following the recent price hike and the censorship in the name of "protecting children of moronic parents" I might look at a move to Zen or Andrews & Arnold with ADSL as it might be better overall.
Ubuntu puts forums back online, reveals autopsy of a brag hacker
Re: "Hashed using MD5"
AFIK in practice any password extraction would rely on a rainbow table style of attack, not on any particular weakness in MD5/SAH1/etc. So the real questions then become:
How much entropy did the salt add?
Are you only trying for a specific user's login?
I have not seen what the salt used is, but have not really looked. For example, if just the email account then it would probably match other attack sites of interest, but if a hash of that plus the user's first log-in time, etc, then it could be usefully big in making a rainbow table impractical.
Anyone care to save my some time and to enlighten El Reg's commentards?
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Logically, the answer clearly must be he is a Vulcan.
Mystery object falls from sky, area sealed off by military: 'Weather balloon', say officials
Re: released from Where?
Yes, been there and had a walk in the forest and found - a lighthouse!
USB accelerates to 10 Gbps
Re: interference problems
I doubt it :(
In a world where everything is build down to a price, and the likes of Ofcom don't care about end user or public good but only licensing fees, we should not expect any radio gear to work at all well.
Tsk, you should know El Reg's official measure of speed is the kilowrist of pr0n movies (at least, until UK censorship is implemented):
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Re: Depressing.
"ashamed of my species...."
There, fixed it for you.
'Steve Jobs killed music biz', but Bon Jovi don't mind Google Glass
Pedantic correction
"biting the heads off bats" was a front-stage activity for Ozzy.
No fondleslabs please, says Microsoft as Office 365 hits Android
So it works (for the usual definition of software "working as designed" no doubt) on Android, but not for a fondle slab. Do they really think this will make anyone buy WinRT instead?
Maybe, just maybe, they will finally learn that your best business plan is to give customers what they are willing to pay for on the customer's terms.
Bugs in beta weather model used to trash climate science
Re: In this case ElReg is being even handed on the debate.
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Another View: Hassan hurts poor families by eliminating tuition tax credits
If the governor's goal is saving money, as she claims, then she should oppose the repeal. The fiscal note prepared by the governor's own Department of Education states that repealing the OSA would actually cost the state half a million dollars over the next biennium.
The OSA was designed to aid low- and middle-income families while saving money. The maximum average scholarship size is only $2,500, significantly lower than the more than $4,300 that the state allocates for each public school student, and vastly lower than the total public school spending figure of $15,758 per pupil. Moreover, businesses receive tax credits for only 85 percent of their donations, so even assuming the maximum average scholarship size, the state saves nearly $2,200 whenever a student switches out of the public school system - and the savings for local taxpayers are far larger.
The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy estimates that the OSA would save the state $8.3 million over the next four years. A repeal would eliminate those savings and increase costs.
High-income families already have school choice. They can afford to live in communities that have high-performing public schools or to send their children to independent schools. Low-income families have few, if any, choices besides their assigned local public school.
On the 2011 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) mathematics exam, eighth grade public school students in Bedford and Windham scored 84 percent and 89 percent proficient and above respectively, compared to 55 percent in Claremont and 42 percent in Stratford. Unsurprisingly, the median household income is $121,452 in Windham and $114,681 in Bedford compared to $41,721 in Claremont and $33,571 in Stratford.
But even in high-performing districts, we should not expect that any one school is capable of meeting all the diverse needs of all the students who happen to live nearby. Not all children thrive in the traditional classroom environment. Some students need extra support academically, socially or emotionally. Traditional public schools may work well for most children, but there is no school that is right for all children.
The overwhelming consensus of randomized controlled studies, the gold standard of social science research, have demonstrated that students attending schools of their choice perform as well or better than their public school peers. Moreover, a study of Florida's scholarship tax credit program also found a modest improvement in the academic performance of public school students in response to the increased competition.
Gov. Hassan also errs in her claim that the OSA "diverts taxpayer money" because she confuses private donations with government expenditures. In response to a challenge to Arizona's scholarship tax credit law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that contributions to charitable organizations are private funds, whether or not they qualify for a tax credit or deduction.
The Court held that the plaintiffs' argument improperly "assumes that income should be treated as if it were government property even if it has not come into the tax collector's hands." Every state court to consider a challenge to similar scholarship tax credit laws has ruled likewise.
Accepting the governor's reasoning would require holding that the federal deduction for charitable contributions "diverts taxpayer money" to churches and non-profits. As the Arizona Supreme Court noted, this tortured logic implies that "all taxpayer income could be viewed as belonging to the state because it is subject to taxation by the legislature."
The Opportunity Scholarship Act empowers low-income families to choose the education that best meets the individual needs of their children. In the process, the state saves money. If passed, the governor's hasty and ill-considered repeal would harm low-income children and taxpayers. It's hard to say whose interests the governor thinks she's serving, but it's certainly not going to help those kids and taxpayers to take away this promising and entirely voluntary option.
Jason Bedrick is a visiting policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. He earned a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
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Stanhope Elmore (SEHS) coach Jeff Foshee said he wanted to get a step ahead in the region race and the best way was to win the first region game against Pelham. Unfortunately the Mustangs didn't get the job done and will have an uphill battle in the race for the playoffs as they were defeated by the Panthers 16-10 Friday night.
It was mostly a defensive struggle and a shoving match for territorial advantage with the game being played primarily on the ground. Pelham gained 276 yards on the night with 252 coming with the running game. SEHS accumulated 205 total yards.
Pelham scored first and early. The Panthers hit the end zone from 3 yards away with about 8 minutes to go in the first quarter and a 7-0 lead.
The Mustangs dodged a Pelham bullet when Desmond Battle blocked a 28 yard Pelham field goal attempt later in the first quarter.
SEHS got on the board when Angel Vasquez drilled a 29 yard field goal in the middle of the second quarter making the score 7-3.
The Panthers responded with time running out in the first half with a field goal that sent the teams to the locker room at 10-3.
Foshee said giving up the field goal late in the half was not a factor with the Mustangs. "In fact, I think it was a plus that Pelham didn't get more than that at that particular time. Keeping them out of the end zone showed determination and character," the Mustangs coach said.
Pelham dug a deeper hole for the Mustangs in the third quarter with a 6 yard touchdown on its first possession of the second half. The Panthers extra point attempt was blocked by Jarrett Houston but Pelham still held a 16-3 lead. The blocked kicks were indicative of a good defensive effort on behalf of the Mustangs. "I was proud of our defense and the improvement the guys have made. They certainly played good enough to win Friday night," Foshee said.
SEHS came right back and grabbed control by not letting Pelham get too far away on the scoreboard. The Mustangs drove to the Pelham one yard line. B. J. Smith scored the Mustangs only touchdown with a short run, and with time running out in the third quarter Pelham's lead was cut to 16-10.
SEHS was in position to score with about four minutes to go in the game but turned the ball over on downs. The Mustangs remained determined and held the Panthers without giving up a first down to have one last chance. With a little more than a minute remaining on the scoreboard Smith caught a screen pass and dashed 40 yards to what would have been a great set up to win the game in the final moments. Unfortunately Smith lost the ball, Pelham recovered the fumble and ran the clock out from there. "We had plenty of chances to win but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities. Our youth showed up. Our team is very young and inexperienced. And a lot of these ailments are just going to take time to get cured. We still have a lot of guys that need to play a lot more football. They are trying real hard and they are putting their heart into the game. Unfortunately, you can't gain experience overnight," Foshee said of his team.
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Ever have one of those days where you say to yourself, "Man, I really need a good butt kicking today!"? Yeah, most people don't lol
Well, I had one of those moments today. I found this gem on fitnessblender.com:
This workout is no joke! There were multiple times where I wanted to slow down or stop, but I wanted to push myself and be able to post my blog today and be proud of what I accomplished. How uncool would it be if I posted this link, but had to caveat that I only did half of the workout? (I'll tell ya- VERY UNCOOL!) I know I didn't burn 1,000 calories, but probably burned somewhere between 400-500.
Onto the hike...
Something interesting happened to me on Saturday about 2 hours into our hike. We hiked down the peak after our snack break and then started a really steep ascent up to the next peak. When I say really steep, I mean like .5mph, calves burning, can't catch your breath steep. I was doing the 'one foot in front of the other,' and concentrating on my breathing. I had this weird surge of motivation and mental clarity, like I was supposed to push my body harder and further than I thought it could go. Like I should take myself to places I'd never seen and experience thing I'd never experienced. I'm not really one of those people who gets all philosophical, but there I was, having a moment on the side of the mountain.
I told DH about if a few hours later after we'd gotten through the ridge trail and into the valley. And I told him I wanted to sign up for another half marathon and continue to push myself. Of course he was his usual supportive self.
The purpose of that, I guess, was to put my "need a good butt-kicking" into perspective. I love that moment when I realize I am past that place where I thought I could go. And I want to be there more often.
Packing up after the first night
View from our first campsite
One of the 15ish river crossings (thankfully, it was really low!)
Testing out the stone chair and table at our 2nd campsite
Dinner (Old El Paso makes these microwaveable packets with chicken, rice and beans. Boiled the packet, added some string cheese and folded it up in a tortilla)
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Guess I'm in the minority, but I too really like a good butt kicking workout! Love your moment of clarity, what inspiration! Great pics too! I'd love to be more adventurous like that
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If ever I need a good butt kicking in the form of uber-exercise, rest assured it was someone else's idea. Marathons I can do (long sessions in the gym, miles and miles of laps in the pool) if time allows, but in terms of intensity? No thank you, ma'am!
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Your pictures are beautiful - and so are you!
I'm very thankful you introduced me to Fitness Blender. As a matter of fact, I used them yesterday & today. The one you posted here is a long one. I'm going to have to do it sometime in the next week.
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"I love that moment when I realize I am past that place where I thought I could go. And I want to be there more often." You managed to capture in two sentences, everything that I've felt and thought in the past five months of my life. I'm seriously going to print that out and pin it to my pinboard beside my desk. This post was such an incredible pleasure to read, and so sincerely inspiring! That moment you had on the side of the mountain blew me away, thanks for sharing that - those are defining moments, and I'm so amazed that you walked away from that experience determined to run another half marathon. You're always stronger than you think you are, I'm so happy to be friends with you at this point in your life and in your journey! :-D
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That's the workout I did on Halloween and omg I was soooo sore for the next couple days!!! Those Arnold presses made my ribcage hurt! You know it's a great workout when your whole body aches! Way to go on finishing it! I was pretty impressed that I made it all the way through as well.
Oh, and I finally did a couple blogalites workouts on Monday! At first her peppy girlishness was really annoying me and I almost turned it off, but the exercises she was doing were kinda different and pretty challenging, so I stuck with it and ended up not minding her so much. Annoying or not, she is in great shape and her workouts are not for wimps! Thanks for the recommendation.
That hiking looks awesome! I am jealous. I did some butt-kicking hiking in Peru a few years back and thought I was going to die trying to get up those steep inclines, especially with the pack on my back. It really is an amazing feeling of accomplishment to reach the top!
You rock, Christy! I have no doubt you can do whatever you put your mind to!!!
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I have been craving an orange black lately, so I reached for this sample we got in a swap. I was unfortunately disappointed. It was an overwhelmingly average black tea with a faint hint of bitter orange peel at the tail end of the sip. Sadface. This calls for a gaiwan of something wonderful.
Someone from the Toronto Tea Party shared a sample of this with me (Tina? Adrienne? I don't even know any more.) and I finally got around to trying it. First thing I got hit with was the orange, a very sweet and creamy orange, but with the heavy aftertaste I get from most rooibos teas. Tasty experiment, but I don't think I'll reach for it again.
I am consistently impressed by the quality of the Tea Haus's black teas. They do not give into the temptation of using a lower-quality black just because the blend is stuffed with other goodies.
That said, this was definitely an interesting drinking experience – and I think a part of that is becasue it took me six hours to finish one travel mug of it at work. At first, when still almost-boiling, it was overwhelming in both scent and flavour, with a lot of sweetness from the apple and a bit of zip from the lemon, and the underlying ginger fuzziness. As it cooled, it lost a lot of that sweetness and gained kind of a leafy taste. I'm not sure exactly how to explain it, but it was floral without being sweet, more like a very earthy herbal. Strangely, it reminded me of DT's Chocolate Rocket when it begins to cool. It was definitely an odd drinking experience. I wouldn't say it's unpleasant, but I also wouldn't say it was delicious. It was just . . . odd. I must mull this over another cuppa.
Yummy! My mistake with this one was, unfortunately, making an herbal to take to work when I needed a mate-infused matcha. I agree with TinaS in that it is very similar to my beloved Ginger Sparkle; it has the same sweet tingle from the ginger and other parts of the blend, but this tea definitely has a strong streak of sweet/tart limeade. Very, very tasty. I don't know yet if I'll restock, but it's a good caffeine-free alternative to my Sparkle.
I am developing such a love for ginger in my tea, and this is one of the best examples I've had yet. The black ceylon base is a very full-bodied flavour that's also very soothing and mellow. The ginger adds a warm sweet fuzz to the top of that, not sharp or fizzy like I've experienced before. I am very, very happy to have more of this to explore.
Had to break this one open as soon as I got home, and I was not disappointed. It's a crisp, invigorating flavour, even if I'm not sure how much of the peach I'm getting. This will be a nice sencha to break up my day. I enjoyed it greatly.
Even though it was a green tea tasting, after exclaiming over the Ola'a tea, also from Hawaii, the wonderful Stefanie prepared this oolong for us, as it is also of Hawaiian origin. This is a tea that was meant to be prepared gong fu style: slowly, with great respect, and with as many resteeps as possible.
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Different than what Alton uses!
I purchased this based on watching Good Eats, however, this is NOT exactly like Alton's. The handle on this item does not curved down like Alton's; it extends straight out and therefore you cannot easily hold this and open the lid using the same hand so you can get a pinch of salt with the other hand. Alton's salt cellar (available at altonbrown.com) is an easy one hand operation that is exactly like Alton's Good Eats... you can also get the other color versions as well at this site. I don't know why this one is sold here instead of the correct Good Eat's salt cellar.
NOT the Salt Server Alton Brown uses
If you search the store by clicking on "Shop by Host" and click on Alton Brown's items, this salt server will come up. However, this is NOT the same one that Alton Brown uses on his show. This one has a very short, straight handle and it's virtually impossible to hold the server in one hand and flip the lid open/closed at the same time. You either have to flip the lip up and then pick the server up or use two hands. The one Alton Brown uses has a longer, curved handle so that you can hold it in your hand and flip the lip open/closed at the same time. If you're looking for a salt server, this is an ok item that's constructed well. But if you're looking for the one that works like the one Alton Brown uses on his show, you will be disappointed.
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I have been looking for a salt container and couldn't find one until now. I like the idea of a lid and a spoon because I can be a messy cook and you know what they say.... I just have to remember to put the lid up when I begin to prepare dinner or whatever. This is a really nice salt contaier and I would recomment it to people.I recommend this product.
- October 17, 2012
- By: Martha
- From: PA
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
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We presently have a similar salt keeper in our house and have enjoyed it for many years. Our son will soon be moving out into his first apartment and we knew that he needed a touch of home for his new home. This is our gift of choice.I recommend this product.
- September 4, 2012
- By: Teri
- From: WA
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This is just cool. Nuff said.
The reason you have always wanted one, is because you are a loyal Good Eats fan. And let's face it, everyone who sees it, instantly recognizes it and wants one too. The tiny spoon actually helps control your salt intake. My pinches tend to be a bit on the heavy side.I recommend this product.
- August 27, 2012
- By: Steven
- From: FL
- I Cook: Every Day
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A few things I didn't realize about the product before I bought it: 1. The insert (can't tell if it's glass or hard plastic) is only held into the base by three metal dowels along the side. The nice thing about that is you can remove it to clean it. But it also doesn't feel as sturdy in my hand as I expected it to. 2. Single-handed operation of the lid is not really possible. While the hinge rests atop my index finger nicely, there's nothing under there for my index figer to curl around and grab onto, so I need my thumb on top of the hinge to stabilize it. That means my thumb isn't free to move around and operate the hinge. I wind up using my other hand to hold the base of the container while my thumb flips the lid. Single-handed operation that I had seen from Alton on his show was a selling point for me, so this has been a disappointment. Also, there is no spring in the lid, so the movement of the lid isn't as natural as I expected it to be. Overall, its a lot more attractive than most salt keepers and has some nice features, just not as many as I was expecting. Functionally, I don't think this is the same container Alton uses on his show, but it sure looks like it.I recommend this product.
- August 14, 2012
- By: Lauren
- From: NJ
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Salt Server
I love this. When I was visiting my friend in New Zealand, I learned that everyone there uses these. I have put salt in a bowl and pinch it with my fingers, but was always worried about cross contamination and dust. This keeps the salt fresh and the spoon is so handy. Love itI recommend this product.
- July 2, 2012
- By: Amandaq
- From: CA
- I Cook: Every Day
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I love to cook, I love to watch Food Network, Cooking Channel, etc. I love Alton Brown. Ever since I first saw this on Good Eats I wanted one, could never find one. The day my six year old son pointed this out to me I don't know who couldn't wait to get this, him or me. This has really filled a need in our kitchen. I couldn't be happier with it and best of all, my six year old son is still "playing" with me in the kitchen.I recommend this product.
- June 21, 2012
- By: Connie
- From: TN
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- April 17, 2012
- By: Mary
- From: IL
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Food for Thought
I have been looking for a salt server - and this one is much better than I anticipated to find. It's very attractive too. However, I wish there was a rubber seal to keep a little bit of moist out, but overall, I am very happy with it!I recommend this product.
- March 22, 2012
- By: Sonia
- From: FL
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
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I have watch Alton for some time now and wanted the salt server he had. I looked all over for it and then realized FoodNetwork.com sold them. I thought it was a little pricey until I received it. It is made from quality materials and I expect it will last a long time!I recommend this product.
- February 29, 2012
- By: Jay
- From: VA
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great alton brown salt cellar alternative
Dispensing salt from this is soo much easier than grinding your head off with a salt grinder. I am a HUGE fan of good eats and when I went to his site it was down and I couldn't order it from there. So this I.M.O. is a little better looking ,but I wish they had.more colors to choose from. Overall very satisfied.I recommend this product.
- February 27, 2012
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Auditor-General Lyn Provost has found no impropriety in land deals by a Dunedin City Council company, but says they were risky, ill-advised and a mistake.
The inquiry, requested by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull, focused on the board of utility company Delta, a Dunedin City Holdings Ltd subsidiary.
It decided to invest in residential developments at Luggate, near Wanaka in mid-2008 and at Jacks Point near Queenstown in 2009.
The deals were part of a Delta board determination to seek new opportunities to expand its business and because, since 2006, the Dunedin 茀City Council had sought higher dividends from the Dunedin City Holdings group of companies, Provost said.
''The holding company was told of this shortly before the Luggate investment opportunity,'' 范she said.
''However, the council had given no direction about how much risk it was willing to take on.''
Because the directors of Delta were also the directors of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd, the governance regime did not give Delta enough oversight or guidance on the investments, Provost said.
Therefore, the holdings company and the council had to take some of the responsibility for the investments, she said.
In an overview of the 132-page report Provost said Delta lost about $5.9 million on the Luggate investment when it sold the property in 2013.
It projected a loss of about $2.8m for the Jacks Point land, sold under deferred payments with the final payment due in December this year.
''Although Delta carried out a careful process before investing in Luggate, it is difficult, because of the size of the loss, to avoid concluding the investment was a mistake,'' Provost said.
''Delta directors regarded the invest茀ment as learning experiences for the company. Because of the losses involved, these proved to be expensive lessons.
''In my view there was too much focus on the likely profits and not enough consideration of risks of the market slowing or an exit strategy if things went wrong.
''I consider Delta should have got independent advice before investing in Luggate and Jacks Point.''
Provost said her staff had found breaches of the Local Government Act 2002 and Companies Act 1993 and instances of Delta using artificial business structures to avoid public accountability.
Conflict of interest issues which comprised part of her two-year investigation into the 2008-2009 land deals had made Provost ''pause and think''.
During the investigation she was made aware some Dunedin ratepayers alleged impropriety about the investments.
However, her staff found no evidence of that or of poorly managed conflicts of interest in relation to either investment.
''The extent of the interests and involvement of one of Delta's directors in Jacks Point and how these interests and involvement were managed caused me to pause and think,'' the report said.
''Although the overall management and disclosure of conflicts of interest was largely adequate, we identified some instances where there should have been earlier or fuller disclosure for better transparency [and] one stance where the director's involvement in both sides of a venture would have been problematic had the venture proceeded.''
The Delta example should serve as a lesson to all local authorities, especially those with council-controlled organisations, Provost said.
The report made no recommendations.
A separate report this year would explore wider governance and communication issues between council-controlled organisations and councils, Provost said.
Cull described the report as "very accurate".
The council had already moved to deal with the holdings company governance issues by implementing the recommendations of consultant Warren Larsen, who reported on the holdings company in 2012. The council, facing a funding crisis that year, restructured the holdings company, implementing caretaker directors.
''The impending losses were of great concern,'' Cull said.
The auditor-general had acknowledged that by not making any recommendations in her report, he said.
Delta today issued a statement saying it was pleased the report found the directors approached the investments cautiously and made well-supported decisions.
"In 2012, Delta revised its strategy to refocus its business on its core energy and environmental services. Decisions were taken in 2012 to exit development property activities and in 2013 to exit the civil construction market," new Delta chairman Ian Parton said.
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