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Re: [CT] DISCUSSION - Anonymous vs Cartels
Released on 2012-03-02 01:00 GMT
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off of, is that Anonymous doesn't know the threat they pose to innocent
people caught up in the terror that is Mexico. By focusing on journalists
or taxi drivers they show little understanding of the situation. This has
long term implications in not just Mexico. They don't consider the
consequences of their actions and they act without understanding the
environment. It was the same when they released information on the Sony
Playstation network to protest Sony. They hurt innocent people to prove a
On 10/24/11 9:32 AM, Tristan Reed wrote:
Reposting this with a new shorter focus. Instead of discussing possible
cartel responses, the focus is on what type of threat Anonymous can pose
to cartels. The video released by Anonymous, threatens revealing
personal information on cartels as well as states a member had been
kidnapped. I could not find any sources outside of Anonymous' claims of
the individual being kidnapped. According to their facebook sites
(Anonymous Mexico and Anonymous Veracruz) it sounds like it may be an
individual posting flyers in Veracruz as part of the Operation
Paperstorm protest, although that is speculation.
Link: themeData
Anonymous, a well-publicized hacker group famous for distributed
denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks on government websites, lashed out at
drug cartels via the Internet with a statements denouncing Mexico's
criminal cartels, including a video depicting a masked individual
addressing Mexican drug cartels on October 10? With the most recent
video release, Anonymous makes bold threats towards the criminal cartels
in Mexico. Threats such as releasing identities of taxi drivers, police,
politicians, and journalists who collude with criminal cartels. The
hacker group demanded Los Zetas release a fellow kidnapped member
otherwise face consequences. In the Anonymous' video, this coming
November 5th was mentioned as a day cartels could expect Anonymous'
reaction if their demands of releasing a kidnapped member are not met.
The potential of conflict between Mexico's criminal cartels and hackers,
presents a unique threat towards TCOs. We know of cartels lashing out at
online bloggers, but I haven't seen any reporting on cartels dealing
with any headaches from hackers before.
What Anonymous brings to the table in a conflict
o Anonymous would not pose a direct physical security threat to
Mexican cartels.
o Anonymous' power base is the ability to exploit online media
o Anonymous hackers do not have to be in Mexico to lash out at
While not certain, there is a potential for Anonymous to pose a threat
o It is unknown if Anonymous's claims to possess identifiable
information on cartel members
o It is unknown what information Anonymous could acquire on
o Bank accounts, any online transactions or communications,
identifiable information on cartels members have to be considered in the
realm of possibilities for
o Anonymous has demonstrated it's ability to reveal
illicit online activity (child pornography rings)
Anonymous hackers likely have not been involved in the ultra-violent
world of drug trafficking in Mexico. As a result, their understanding of
cartel activities may be limited. Anonymous may act with confidence when
sitting in front of a computer, but this may blind them to any possible
retribution. They may not even know the impact of any online assault of
o Revealing information on taxi drivers and journalists will
cost lives. Anonymous may not understand some of these individuals are
forced to collude with cartels. Taxi drivers are often
victims of extortion or coerced to act as halcones. Revealing the
identity of these individuals will not have a significant impact on
cartel operations. Politicans have been accused of
working with cartels (Guerrero & Veracruz' governor) before, however
there has yet to be any consequences from this.
o Anonymous hackers may not understand the extent cartels are
willing to go protect their operations.
o Any hackers in Mexico are at risk.
o Cartels have reached out to the computer science community
before, coercing computer science majors into working for them.
o This provides the cartels with the possibility of
discovering hackers within Mexico.
On 10/17/11 10:19 AM, Marc Lanthemann wrote:
Oh man we are threading new ground here - I like the idea but there
are several issues to address and fix here.
These are the bullets of my main analytical concern with the
o we don't know who got kidnapped or why. that's fine but we
can't gloss over that fact
o "hackers" is a blanket term - there's a difference between
stealing bank records from government computers and overloading
www.loszetas.com main page.
o There's no thought out process of what sort of information
could anon have on the cartels. What kind of info is kept online and
accessible to potential attacks? You seem to be talking about
identities, whose? If anything it's dirty cops, politicians and
businessmen who need to worry about what anon is going to be saying.
Think about why the bloggers and media were killed in previous
instances. Was it because they revealed operational details, because
they acted as informants, because they exposed links with officials or
because they somehow sullied the cartel's reputation? In short, what
kind of information is damaging to the cartels themselves?
o Once you identify this info - think about if anon can
realistically access it and disseminate it so it causes a measure of
damage. Anon doesn't have any intelligence capacity except for the
technical ability by a very small number of its members to infiltrate
certain networks and databases and steal information. Now what kind of
information would a cartel keep on a network that is connected to the
internet (aka no intranet)? Where else could information be found?
Government databases? Once we know what kind of information is
accessible, we can also know more about the consequences of
o What's the IT capacity of a cartel? Sufficient to trace
back attacks? If it's not, there risks to be a lot of killings done by
people who may not understand the difference between an anon hacker
and a blogger.
On 10/17/11 9:47 AM, Colby Martin wrote:
wanted to forward Karen's thoughts to analyst
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [CT] DISCUSSION - Anonymous vs Cartels
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:28:18 -0500
From: Karen Hooper <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Reply-To: CT AOR <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: CT AOR <firstname.lastname@example.com>
you've got some of the issues here, but this is going to need a lot
more work
You need to lay out:
a) What exactly is going on with Anonymous, your trigger section is
b) what our assessment of the online cartel presence is, and
therefore their vulnerabilities and capabilities
c) How capable is Anonymous of breaching high security anything
d) how far the cartels would be willing to travel to kill anyone who
breaches their systems or exposes their connections
I also just want to point out that we have reasonable reliable
insight that Sinaloa at the very least has some significant levels
of sophistication in their online presence, to include the use of
cyber currencies and significant IT capacity. There is no reason to
assume that Los Zetas don't also conduct business online, in a
protected fashion.
Karen Hooper
Latin America Analyst
o: 512.744.4300 ext. 4103
c: 512.750.7234
On 10/17/11 8:46 AM, Renato Whitaker wrote:
On 10/17/11 8:25 AM, Tristan Reed wrote:
Link: themeData
Recently, Mexican cartels have faced a new enemy, hackers.
Anonymous, a well-publicized hacker group famous for...?, lashed out
at drug cartels via the Internet with a statements denouncing
Mexico's criminal cartels, including a video released depicting...?
a person talking? a voice? words on a screen? exactly when?. With
the most recent video release, Anonymous makes bold threats towards
the criminal cartels. Threats such as releasing identities of
Mexican? American? taxi drivers, police, politicians, and
journalists who collude with criminal cartels. The hacker group
demanded Los Zetas release a fellow kidnapped member otherwise face
consequences. The potential of conflict between Mexico's criminal
cartels and hackers, presents an unprecedented war front for the
cartels. The vastly different operations of Anonymous and Los Zetas
leave a conflict both Anonymous and the cartels have little
experience in handling. i believe that Anonymous has no experience
with the cartels. I do not believe for a second that the cartels
have no experience with hackers.
In the Anonymous' video, this coming November 5th was mentioned as a
day cartels could expect Anonymous' reaction if their demands of
releasing a kidnapped member this should be mentioned right up
front. Cartels have a member, Anonymous is threatening to hit back.
Provide enough details so we understand who this guy is and why/how
he was abducted. are not met. If Anonymous' claims of possessing
revealing information on cartel members and operations are true,
cartels will likely respond with violence against individuals
revealed as opposing cartel members huh? you mean Anonymous
members?. It also is likely that public disclosure of GOM officials
who collude with DTOs will force the GOM to take action, giving the
Anonymous threat complexity i don't understand what this means. You
mean the GOM will threaten Anonymous?. How effectively any cartel
will be able to retaliate against Anonymous remains unanswered .
However, cartels will continue their threats against any individual
using online media WC.... you mean tools? or weapons? We're not
talking about bloggers here. against the cartels.
The Battle Space
Anonymous's and the cartels activities exist in two separate
realities from each other. Anonymous operates solely in sphere of
the computer networks. Anonymous does not experience geographical
boundaries. All personalities within Anonymous, exist solely in
cyber space. (That is not entirely true. They are physical people
tho live in the real world. They have names and addresses - although
most of them are likely outside of MX.) Anonymous' power base
consists of their technical capabilities in hacking. Any information
connected to the Internet is vulnerable to exploits by hackers.
(Identifying the pc's of individual cartel members in the midst of
Mexico's population could be quite difficult. Remember that most of
what Anonymous has done are DDOS attacks. Sucks if you are
Mastercard or a big company with a website that brings in revenue,
but it does not really matter if you don't run operations on the
web. Los Z don't make much money via e-commerce. They are also far
less dependent on the web than the jihadists.)
Anonymous is known for its hacking endevours, but it's power base
consists of the perceived anonymity that its members believe
themselves to have, real or otherwise, by operating through the
internet. This gives an opening for people disgruntled by anything
and everything to practice general dickery. As the popular meme
goes, anonymity + audience = troll. Only a fraction of the large web
of people who identify themselves as "anonymous" have any sort of
serious IT capability.
The largest threat towards a hacker's existence so far has been from
targeted arrests by Law Enforcement Agencies.
The criminal cartels in Mexico operate on the streets in US and
Mexican cities. They are run as a business, always looking to
maximize profits and expand. But they are bricks and mortar
commerce. Yes..... but they use the internet to launder money and
issue commands. We know that Sinaloa does that from insight. There
is no reason to assume that Los Zetas don't have a similar capacity.
Their power base is built by large amounts of revenue and escalating
brutal violence. Cartels like Los Zetas, are experienced in facing
different types of threats. Cartels are always suffering at the
hands of cartel on cartel violence. While battling each other,
cartels still face arrests by Law Enforcement Agencies. As cartels
wish to avoid any hindrance in the flow of drugs and money, cartels
have targeted media outlets. Murdering journalists and online
bloggers in order to cover details of their operations. ok... but
that's kind of a red herrng for this discussion. You need to focus
on the possible vulnerabilities of the cartels. Don't just assume
they have no cyber presence.
Anonymous' Weapons
Whatever impact will be felt due to Anonymous' actions against
criminal cartels has yet to be seen. Anonymous' only ability to
combat cartels lay in information operations, mainly disseminating
sensitive information on cartels and propagating anti-cartel
statements via social media and defaced websites in Mexico you mean
so far and that we know of?. As Anonymous admitted in their video to
cartels, they cannot fight with guns. The significance of a
targeted information operations campaign by technically elite
individuals can not be overlooked should not be underestimated.
Cartels view main stream media outlets and social media blogs as
such a threat to their operations, that they have continued to
target journalists and bloggers. Last month, a message signed by Los
Zetas was placed with a dead female body more relevantly, on the
body of a blogger. The message threatened any users who denounce
cartels on blogging websites. getting repetitive here, and it's not
really addressing the subheading
As stated earlier, any information connected to the internet risks
disclosure by Anonymous. There is ample reason to suggest Anonymous
is capable of possessing information they threaten to release. By
releasing identities of individuals cooperating with Mexican
cartels, Anonymous threatens the life of those individuals.
Anonymous's ability to disseminate sensitive information is limited
by what is available via the Internet. Government computers
connected to the Internet should always be considered a possibility
of an attack. However, as with the compartmentalized nature of the
US governments computer networks, information available to Mexico's
intelligence collection may not be easy to acquire. what are you
trying to say here? This isn't clear at all
Cartel's Defense
A counter response to the video? by the cartels has yet
to see fruition. However, Anonymous' claims of a kidnapped member by
Los Zetas suggest Los Zetas have begun addressing the threat posed
by hackers so... how has there not been a counter response? also
this undermines your statements above about how Anonymous is soley
internet based, and underlines the vulnerabilities of associated
members. How did they find teh Anonymous member? The answer to that
could very well give you some indication to the technical ability of
the cartels . As Anonymous exists in abstract reality of the world
wide web , the cartels will face a number of challenges which rarely
are posed for them Again, how do you know? The USG has whole
agencies dedicated to fucking shit up in cyberspace. You can assume
(and we have good intel indicating that) they are working on
disrupting the cartels.. Hackers threatening cartels, can operate in
any region of the world. Personal information including locations is
only available if a hacker chooses to divulge it or if the subject
of the attack is savvy enough to figure it out. Hackers don't only
work for Anonymous. Cartels are only capable of dealing with their
online enemy, if they can physically reach out to them. Or start
employing hackers of their own under their payroll? Stranger things
have happened, Why not a Zetas 2.0?
Cartels have been known to coerce the services of
Mexican citizens with a technical background. Recruiting the help of
computer science majors through personal threats has been reported
in the past where? What cartels? reported where?. Since cartels
operate in the world of urban violence and drug trafficking, they
will likely need the assistance of technical experts to help combat
any threat by computer hackers. While identifying bloggers inside
of Mexico has been demonstrated, it is unlikely cartels are capable
of identifying any hackers operating outside of Mexico. Even law
enforcement agencies such as the FBi, with far more technical
experience and resources than cartels, struggle to find hackers
through investigations. A) How do you know they are not in Mexico?
(Who was the guy they kidnapped???) B) I'm goign to assume that not
all hackers are equally difficult to track down
In order to compete with an online foe, cartels will
likely continue counter tactics they are most familiar with, brute
force. Cartels are still capable of their HUMINT operations within
Mexico "still"? why would we assume they wouldn't be?. Individuals
with alleged connections to hacker communities will likely be
targeted and interrogated by cartel members. Narco banners and
public display of violence will likely continue to be used to scare
online media into submission i'm not really seeing the online
media-international hacking group connection here. The cruel
manners in which cartels inflict harm, is something computer hackers
have unlikely encountered before in their life. Whether the fear of
cartel violence softens the confidence of Anonymous will remain to
be seen until cartels are able to seek out and capture members of
the hacker group.. Or the Narcos could call the collective bluff and
simply go on and shrug off any inconvenience that Anon can inflict.
Marc Lanthemann
Watch Officer
+1 609-865-5782
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BowerR64 |
IMO its food for thought. If your looking to rebuild the system i wouldnt start with the factory speakers. I would hold off and replace a different part of the system. I would repace the speakers last. With a good head unit you can cross the stock speakers over using them more for midrange wich IMO they are perfect for midrange. |
block | As for the first page of plots, 3dB is twice the sound level don't forget. And at higher levels, I bet the factory speakers will have more distortion, if they don't "blow up" altogether. My 2013 SE's audio system sounds pretty bad. |
BowerR64 |
The model # of the bazooka tube you gave me shows it has a built in amp and that requires 3 power wires +- and remote. And either 2 RCA or 4 high level input wires right? Who installed it? You radio has the settings im talking about. Ide set your HPF (high pass filter) to 120 for the stock speakers both front and rear. Make note of wher ethey are set if they are. Ide set the LPF to 120 as well. This way all the door speakers get 120 hz up and the sub does everything from 120 down. On my stereo my radio defaults with the sub output off. If i unhook it, or i disconnect my battery or any power from my radio my amp output is OFF and i get no bass from it. Actually no SIGNAL to it. I have to manually go into the settings and turn the sub ON before i get any sound from it. All my othe rsettings are lost also. All my speakers go to "through" setting with it just full frequency no filtering. Also my phase swith goes back to default as well and im not sure where its at right now. Mine is a Kenwood though and they all pretty much have the same types of settings and the way they all work is simmilar. |
vlchenzo | oh btw, its a kenwood KDC-MP538U. that's what it says on the box lol 50 watts |
vlchenzo |
hmmmm. well since all my subwoofer requires me to do is plug one wire into the sub, and that same other end of the wire goes right into the back of the head unit. its like 2 pieces. I don't think theres much else I can do. I think I just need a bigger sub lol. but today I was messing with my head unit a little more and I found out that I can set it to the size of my door speakers. it allowed me to select either (none) or (5x4) or (6x9). or (OEM). I think mine are 6x9. im not sure. their the stock speakers. it doesn't really change it much. it just changes the presets to sound better depending on the speaker size. idk. eh. today I got my motor mounts replaced and my power steering pump. the pump was leaking to the point that I had no power steering fluid left. haha. the car is much quieter with the motor mounts replaced. I tried to find an aftermarket exhaust for the wagon but I couldn't find anything. I was so pissed. I wanted something that was more high flowing. so pissed. do you have an aftermarket exhaust? |
BowerR64 |
What kenwood radio is it? The radio is what im talking about that has a phase setting. It can send a reversed phase signal to the sub different from the door speakers. Yours may already be set to the best bass sound or it could be in phase and then it seems to rob the bass. WHen its set right its more effecient then it doesnt need as much power. |
vlchenzo |
lol omg I feel the same way when I listen to my sub. I lean forward and im like hmmm it louder! then I move in the middle and listen. I go in the back seat. Its actually louder in the front seat. I thought that was strange. it sounds awesome if you sit in the trunk! haha. but who sits in the trunk? u cant drive in the trunk haha. heres my sub. http://www.amazon.com/Bazooka-BTA850...t+bazooka+tube its a 8 inch 50 watt one speaker sub. it has a built in amp. theres no settings on it. all there is, is a volume level knob on it haha. its ok. the door speakers would be perfect if my sub was just more powerfull. eh...oh well lol. |
BowerR64 |
First does your sub have 1 or 2 speakers in it? I think mine is 150 watts and i dont have alternator problems. Mine is just a small 10" as well. I noticed mine didnt sound very good on default i had to run the sub out of phase with the rest of the speakers. I think kenwood calls this sub setting "normal, or reverse" You can do a similar thing by reversing the wires to the sub. If all your door speakers are say running + from the radio to + tot he speaker and - to - then you do the same to the sub the sub could be running in phase with the rest of the speakers and by the time the sound gets to you its be canceled out by the rest of the speakers. Sometimes moving the sub around in the trunk can change it, sometimes more people in the car or reversing its phase. My amp also has a setting on it called "delay" i can adjust the delay on mine also this can help but the phase setting is enough for my setup. What you do is sit in your car like you normaly do when driving, then you adjust it where your sitting. I notice mine will change if i lean forward and my ear is not in the sweet spot. Its really weird its like im getting a phase cancelation off the window or something. Cars can be tricky to setup and sound good, you just have to play around with it and change things and keep trying different things. |
vlchenzo |
thank you bowerR64. that was very helpful. oh I've played around with the equalizer alottt. haha. before i had a subwoofer i would turn the mids and the highs all the way down and put the bass all the way up and that made it have a lot of bass haha. but it was never really enough. that's why i got the subwoofer. but its only a 50 watt bazooka tube. since its a wagon, the bass comes in really clear and nice. but i wish the sub was like 100 or 150 watts. it doesn't need to be like 700 800 watts. the 50 is pretty good, but i think if it were 100 or 150 i would def turn the bass all the way down on my door speakers and let the sub do all the work. but the sub really doesn't push out that much bass. :/ lol. oh well. mayb ill invest in a more powerfull sub. the only thing is i don't want to have to run all those wires to the battery and get one of those battery distributor things and have alternator problems lol. i might take off the back door panel and hook up the new speaker and see how it sounds and if it isn't any different, ill just leave the stock ones on. the kenwood speakers i have are said to be peak 180 watts. rated at 30 watts. i think the stock ones are rated at like 6 watts. something like that. so the new ones HAVE to sound better, no? oh well. we'll see. haha. thanks for all the info though. it was very helpful. |
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LYNN SWEET: Obama's Chicago trip to spotlight failure of Emanuel, McCarthy to curb gun violence
BY LYNN SWEET February 10, 2013 9:36PM
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Updated: March 12, 2013 6:29AM
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's visit to Chicago on Friday will shine a brighter spotlight on the failure of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Chief Garry McCarthy to curb gun violence in his hometown.
That's the byproduct of Obama coming home days after his wife, Michelle, attended the Saturday funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old South Sider who was gunned down in a park about a mile from the Obamas' Kenwood home on Jan 29.
The Chicago stop is part of Obama's push to promote the second-term priorities he will discuss Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, where he is expected to discuss his gun-related proposals, forged after the Sandy Hook school massacre. Hadiya's mother, Cleopatra Pendleton, is going to be in the House chamber as a guest when Obama delivers that speech, the Pendleton family's spokeswoman, Shatira Wilks, confirmed to me late Sunday.
To Chicagoans, whatever economic messages Obama wants to underscore Friday will take a back seat to anything he says about the slaughters on the streets of Chicago — 506 murders in 2012, up 16 percent from 2011 — all happening on Emanuel's watch.
A White House official said on Sunday that Obama will travel to Chicago for "an event amplifying some of the policy proposals included in the State of the Union that focus on strengthening the economy for the middle class and the Americans striving to get there."
"He'll, of course, also talk about the gun violence that has tragically affected too many families in communities across Chicago and across the country," the official said.
Obama's return home in the wake of another horrific Chicago murder — of a teen who did everything right, who just a week before her death attended Obama's inauguration in Washington — well, it also makes the visit undeniably personal for the father of two daughters, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11.
White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett attended Hadiya's funeral with Michelle Obama. She grew up a block north of the Obama family home in Kenwood.
I asked Jarrett on Sunday about their visit home for the funeral. "It's very personal for us," she replied.
"The first lady and I grew up in Chicago and before we moved to D.C., we raised our daughters about a mile from where Hadiya was killed. Chicago still feels like home and our hearts just goes out to the Pendleton family who raised an amazing daughter and we thought it would be important to demonstrate the grief that we're feeling in person."
Where Obama will speak in Chicago was not locked-in as of Sunday, but I am told that it will likely be in a school or library in a community affected by gun violence — which means on the South or West Side.
Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff, is still constantly in touch with the White House and presumably could have vetoed the Obama trip. He still has a lot of juice at the White House.
But he did not.
I talked with an Emanuel top strategist on Sunday and from Emanuel's perspective, the plus is the president will make it clear that brutal violence is not unique to Chicago and that Congress needs to pass federal laws cracking down on gun-trafficking while imposing background checks on all gun sales. Those steps are needed to help stem the flow of guns into the city.
But that's hardly a life preserver to throw to Emanuel.
The minus — and it is a big one — is that Obama's visit will put a renewed national and maybe even international focus on the epidemic of shootings in Chicago, with innocent victims caught in the cross-fire, and Emanuel's inability to get a handle on the soaring murder rate.
Community activists have been pleading for years for Obama to come home and help.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson told me Sunday, "Chicago is in a state of emergency and I think [Obama] recognizes that."
I asked Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) about the impact of Obama's visit, and he told me the president might be able to make an appeal to the criminals "who are carrying out a small land war in certain neighborhoods of Chicago. This somehow has to end."
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There are so many cereals on the supermarket aisles that I sometimes don't know what to choose. There are days when I stick to my favorites, like Fiber One Caramel Delight Cereal, and there are those times when I want to try something new - especially if I see it on sale. That's how I came to try Back to Nature Organic Apple Crisp Cereal (love the Target markdowns).
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The calorie count may seem a little high, but that is because of the dense nature of the cereal. Plus, with the extremely high fiber count, you will not need more than one serving to stay satisfied. The ingredient list is not exactly short. However, because of the prominent organic proclamation, you can assure yourself there will not be any foreign components - no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
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Promotable volumes of gala, braeburn and Pink Lady apples, as well as red and green anjou pears from the grower-shipper should last well into the summer, marketing director Scott Marboe said in a news release.
Marboe said Oneonta has had favorable responses to two retail promotions — the child-friendly "snaQ" campaign to encourage healthy eating and the "U-Pick the Flavors" program.
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Tom Karst, National EditorThe long and grinding effort to find the value of "sustainability" in the market continues.
There seems to be no end to the effort to talk about the importance of sustainability and to create metrics to measure it on the farm.
But the value of investing in sustainable practices and the ultimate worth of creating a marketing message aimed at consumers is still under debate.
One active discussion in the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group was this question: What does everyone think about a sustainable growing produce label?
The discussion had 30 comments as of Sept. 12.
The premise of the question is this: Great progress has been made in reducing pesticide and fertilizer use over the years.
Why not create a label that trumpets those gains to consumers, while at the same time clearly stating that no organic claims are being made?
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To that point, there is much truth. There is no identity for "sustainable" in comparison with the U.S. Department of Agriculture organic seal.
Consumers know the "organic" label, and for a variety of reasons they will pay more for USDA-certified organic food.
And the market continues to grow. For the second quarter of 2012, the United FreshFacts report show organic vegetable sales were up 14.6% compared with year-ago levels, while organic fruit sales were up 20.3% for the quarter.
While there is no government-sanctioned definition of "local," that hasn't seemed to make a difference to consumers. Consumers will buy locally grown foods. In my view, any attempt to certify such food should be deemed an ill-considered waste of money.
However, a more formal standard is needed for a "sustainably grown" label. Some have suggested the lines between conventional and organic produce will eventually blur.
Perhaps that day would come sooner with a USDA certification of "sustainable" growing practices.
Because of cost and confusion, retailers should not be involved in setting their own label standards for sustainable growing methods.
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It IS brain surgery, but Frankfort girl is driven to court success
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Lincoln-Way East's Claire McMahon (41) dribbles around a Lincoln-Way West defender. | Allen Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
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When she was in fifth grade, Claire McMahon set a pretty lofty goal for herself.
The Frankfort girl wanted to become good enough in basketball to make the Lincoln-Way East High School varsity team as a freshman.
Claire reached that goal this season, not only earning a spot on the roster but establishing herself as a starting guard.
Along the way, she had to handle many obstacles, only one of which slowed her down. In June 2010, Claire underwent brain surgery to alleviate the symptoms of a neurological disorder called a Type I Chiari malformation.
Only a few weeks later, nearly 30 stitches still in the back of her head, she was back in the driveway, shooting hoops with her older sisters Caitlin and Meaghan.
"I remember driving home from work and seeing her out there, and thinking, 'Oh, my goodness. I need to take off of work and watch my child,' " her mother, Jennifer, said with a smile a few hours before Claire took the court Saturday for the championship game of the Lincoln-Way Medieval Classic basketball tournament.
Claire is being compared very favorably at the same age to another 6-foot-1 Lincoln-Way East shooting guard, Jenna Rubino, who in 2003 was the Daily Southtown Player of the Year and went on to have a stellar career at DePaul University.
On the season, Claire is averaging just over six points per game. Her season-high was 18 points in a game against T.F. South in which she made all six of her shots from 3-point range.
"She's a big guard who can shoot and handle the basketball," Griffins coach Jim Martin said. "She can see over the top, and with those other skills it will be a good asset for her down the road in college."
'I thought it was normal'
Claire's diagnosis, which took place near the end of seventh grade, painted a clear picture of what had been a very cloudy way of life. She had friends, played sports, did myriad activities like every other child on her block, but headaches, nausea and vomiting were frequent problems that would be treated, recede, but then return.
"That's how I grew up, so I thought it was normal, I guess," Claire said.
It was other, more disturbing symptoms that included blurred vision and numbness in her arms that resulted in Claire having a scan that showed the Type 1 Chiari malformation, a birth abnormality in which part of the brain extends below the skull and disrupts the flow of spinal fluid.
According to the Chiari Institute, anywhere from 200,000 to 2 million Americans may have the condition, with women three times more likely to be affected than men. Symptoms vary from severe to none. Treatment also varies, from none to medication to surgery.
"Thankfully, you don't die from it, but you suffer from it," Jennifer McMahon said.
The McMahons decided on surgery, which involves removing a portion of the bottom of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain and allow the spinal fluid to flow more easily.
Claire continued to play basketball with her club team until days before surgery. In her final game before going to Loyola University Hospital, she scored 26 points.
"My doctor (Dr. Doug Anderson) said that he had done the surgery many times and only one (patient) had to come back for surgery again. He was very confident," Claire said. "But I just remember going out there and playing and thinking, 'This could be my last game.' "
The surgery went well, and Claire was released from the hospital five days later.
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Ahead of schedule from the start in what at first was suggested would be a year away from basketball, she returned to the court in December.
While the surgery didn't cure the condition, it did result in a lessening of the symptoms.
Claire's restrictions were minimal during her recovery.
"I give (Anderson) a lot of credit," Jennifer McMahon said. "For a young girl to have this diagnosis all of a sudden in her life, he encouraged her to reach for her dreams. He told her she could do anything she wanted to do. Even in times when I was like, 'Wait a minute. She can go back and start playing basketball?' he would always say, 'Try it, see how she feels and we'll base everything on that.' He was very encouraging.
"A lot of people might have this, and they don't go out and pursue what they want to do. You can try to work through it, be positive and strong. Don't let it restrict your life."
As an eighth-grader, Claire was a regular at Griffins games, watching her older sisters play.
"As soon as the games were over she'd get out there and start shooting," Martin said. "And when she came in as a freshman, she ran every drill, as hard as she possibly could, and never complained once.
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Growing up I remember our family of 8 having two toasters over the years. Seems like my family of 4 goes through a toaster every 5 or 6 years. In the past, I bought expensive ($50.00) and cheap ($8.00) and have had about the same results. What I want is to buy a toaster and be done with it for at least 20 yrs. asked Jun 06 '11 at 12:43 kevy |
We have had a Dualit toaster for many (5 or so) years now. We have a 4-slice model, but they make others. One of the good things about these is that they are made so you can easily swap out the elements when (if) one burns out. We have not had to do this yet. I will find out exactly what model we have, and post back here. UpdateOur Dualit is a "4SL GB" highly recommended. answered Jun 08 '11 at 07:37 AJfinch |
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It takes some effort for people to go through the process of getting those converter box coupons. Maybe some of those affected viewers don't want to deal with the bureaucratic hassle.
I think a lot of people are going to wait until the last minute regardless of whether the deadline is 2/17 or 6/12. When the deadline passes I think we'll see a lot of people merely spending $50 for the converter boxes just to be done with it.
I'm hoping this DTV Delay bill doesn't make it back to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote. By the time they manage to do that the February 17 deadline will be just 2 weeks in the future. That's far too little time to suddenly change plans.
Local TV stations have to proceed as if the February 17 deadline is not going to change. More than a few are already so far along with their plans that they at least need the option of shutting off the analog signal after the original deadline.
I heard one claim in another forum that TV stations have budgeted running both DTV and analog signals for all of 2009. Even if the claim was true the current, sorry state of our economy and declining TV ad revenues have cut that budget plan to shreds.
Does anyone have a link or info on the history of the delays in this analog shutdown? I know that this latest attempt wouldn't have been the first (or even second) time that the analogue shutdown was delayed.
May of 2006 was the previous analog signal shut off deadline. But that was pushed to 2/17/09 by a bill passed in 2005. I think that May 2006 deadline was set in the mid 1990s as a 10 year long transition period from the time when major networks began to deliver OTA HD broadcasts.
On the distance thing, is it not true that once analog goes off the digital transmitters will be ramped up a bit to increase reception? That is what I heard numerous times from people and it seems logical.
Many DTV signals are currently being broadcast at low power for 2 reasons. 1: avoiding signal interference with neighboring analog channels. 2: saving money on power costs.
Once a TV station's DTV signal goes to full power it should yield a very noticeable difference on reception quality and stability as well as ability to receive the signal at significantly farther distances. I never could get good reception of our NBC affiliate's analog OTA signal, but I'm getting excellent reception of their full power DTV signal.


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From Pampers and passies to texting and high school, the hope of the DSU Alumni Association is to brand Delta State legacies from their early years so when the time comes to choose a college, Delta State is on their list.
The Delta State University National Alumni Association Legacy Program has begun and information cards are pouring into the alumni house.
DSU alumni are currently receiving information cards allowing them to enroll their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews in the program which then allows that legacy to receive free Statesman/Okra-themed, age appropriate gifts, invitations to age appropriate campus activates, and personalized postcards on each birthday through age 16.
"Everything we do as an association is geared toward giving back to the university, whether it is providing scholarships to students or facilitating a way to keep alumni connected through magazines or events like homecoming," said National Alumni Association President Richard Myers.
"The Legacy Program is just another way to give back to Delta State. We have realized that the most passionate recruiters are members of the alumni association.
"We wanted to give them an avenue to connect people to Delta State, especially including their children and grandchildren. We also did not want this connection to be limited to high school students that are looking for a college to attend," said Myers.
Jeffrey Farris, alumni director, said he has had this idea for a while and was inspired by Oklahoma State and Nebraska's legacy programs.
Now, Delta State is the only public university in Mississippi with a legacy program.
After pointing out that several of the legacy forms already received were for legacies from states such as Tennessee and Virginia, he said, "these are kids we would miss because we can't attend those college fairs. It's just not in the budget. But we got them and now they can identify with Delta State."
"We need students to experience Delta State at a young age, we can develop a relationship with them when they aren't on campus," he added.
Farris said he would like to see a legacy tent at Pig Pickin' allowing them to have a place to spend time during the tailgating and treat them to a Pig Pickin' ticket.
Farris said his goal is to begin reaching out to the legacies by Jan. 15 of next year.
"There are so many potentials there. We can help the recruiters get a head start and could eventually assist in increasing enrollment," he said.
For more information about the legacy program or to register a legacy visit www.deltastategiving.org/alumniassociation/deltastateuniversitylegacyprogram or call the Alumni Association at (662) 846-4660.


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Actually, they skipped a month so it works out to 25 months.
I had to call and they would not extend it. They did give me a $10/mo credit for 12-mos, which is the same thing but not the same.
This is not as good as some of the deals people have mentioned here but it was all I could get at the time.
Im not sure, but I think the amount of discounts MAY be dependent on what you have already received in the way of discounts.
For ex, if I've been with Dtv for 8 years but just now learned about credits and such, they will do a lot more for me because I haven't received anything yet.
I have had Dtv for over 10 years. I always get a ST discount but few other credits. This year when I called, they gave me a lot more. Credits totaling $450, and free installation and parts for While Home Service which regularly costs a few hundred.
Others have paid for WHS install and parts. I'm very happy with what I received, and didn't have to ask for most of it. They saw my history and hooked me up.


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Want a fun way to enjoy the water and view the passing landscape? Try water tubing, it is an aqua sports that gives you an adrenalin rush as you coast on top a boat tube! Dubbed as "donuts" or "biscuits" because of their shape, they are made of strong and durable synthetic rubber or PVC plastic. Though some may have some variation in their construction, they are basically made of the same material. Provided that the water levels are safe and the current has a consistent flow, this watersports activity can be enjoyed by enthusiastic riders either free flowing or towed.
When you free flow, it means you are seating on the middle of your tube using your webbed gloved hands as paddles as you coast along a waterway's current. You can enjoy the passing scenery, the splash of the water, and the occasional bumps when your tube runs into rocks or floating debris. Oh, what an adventure not to be missed!
Although most have a protective fabric to cover its bottom and inner diameter, there are seating areas that are inserted with a wooden panel to prevent pointed objects from poking into the tube and hurting its rider in shallow water areas. There are pockets in the cover that can be used as a container to store personal items or as trash bag.
Towed water tubing is being pulled across a large body of water by a high powered motor boat. Several towables can be pulled along by the watercraft through ropes secured to the towable tubes' anchor point. The plastic or rubber towables are covered with sleeves to prevent it from being stretched while pulled. Handles can be found in the sleeves to enable riders to take a strong grip while skim through the water at a fast rate.
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To address the increasing enthusiasm of water tubers, some water resorts created manmade, circular rivers where guests can enjoy another kind of water adventure.


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Approximately 15 vendors from Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and other states will have different booths set up to showcase various farm toy equipment.
"There will be toy tractors, trucks, construction equipment … really, a wide array of things to see," said Blake Andrews, coordinator of the event. "There will also be some things set up solely for display."
Andrews explained that the point of the show is to broaden the market for farm toys in the Delta area.
"It might not be as big here but up north collecting farm toys is a hobby for many people," said Andrews. "There are a few people around Cleveland and the surrounding area that collect and I'd like to get more people interested in that."
Andrews believes it will not only be a good opportunity for the vendors to show off their work but also for young kids to find a new hobby.
"The different vendors, some of them, make everything from scratch," said Andrews. "I want everyone to see what these people can do.
"I associate farming and agriculture with the Delta and I'd like to show kids that aspect … you know, get them away from the video games and show them something interesting."
The Bayou Academy Patrons League will be selling food and refreshments both Friday and Saturday.
For more information or to reserve a table, contact Blake Andrews at (662) 588-0677.


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An urgent worldwide effort is needed to address the many environmental problems that have arisen due to global economic growth from traditional economic models, says Helen Brand, the Chief Executive of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in her introduction to a new discussion paper called The green economy: pushes and pulls on corporate China.
ACCA commissioned the Hong Kong-based think-tank Civic Exchange to conduct research about China and the green economy. The result is a wide-ranging paper which examines how an increased focus on environmental and social performance, at international and national levels, is affecting corporations and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China and Hong Kong.
Helen Brand says: 'While this paper looks at China and Hong Kong, it has impactful insights for a global audience too. China has become a major driver of global growth, and its path to achieving sustainability is crucial for all.
'There is also a growing demand for Chinese companies, international companies operating in China, and the global supply chains in which China plays such a central role, to disclose information about their businesses to investors, consumers and other stakeholders. There is a clear role for accountancy and other financial professionals to bring greater clarity to this necessary process, and for the accountancy profession to play a part in developing strategies and solutions that will help in China's sustainability transformation.'
The paper explores the many factors that businesses need to consider – from government policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions or pollution levels, demands from customers based outside of the country to improve labour conditions in factories, or calls from investors for greater disclosure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.
In a chapter authored by PwC, the paper also highlights how accountants are able to help companies address the various risks and opportunities presented by this change.
Rachel Jackson, head of sustainability at ACCA commissioned the report and adds: 'In many economies – not just China - economic growth has meant environmental degradation, so a main challenge for us all is designing tangible and measurable ways to reconcile economic and manufacturing expansion with sustainability and environmental net positive considerations – whereby we leave the environment in an improved state.
'On a global level, sustainability will not be achieved without broader and deeper forms of accountability– and this is where the accountancy profession comes in. Accountability needs new forms of transparency and stakeholder engagement.'
The greening of the Chinese and Hong Kong economies was discussed in Hong Kong and Beijing as part of ACCA's week-long Accounting for the Future Global Virtual Conference.