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The Honeynet Project is an effort to learn the tools, tactics, and motives of the blackhat community and share these lessons learned.
Over the past several years the Honeynet Project has been dedicated to learning the tools, tactics, and motives of the blackhat community and sharing the lessons learned. The primary tool used to gather this information is the Honeynet. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what a Honeynet is, its value, how it works, and the risks/issues involved. It is hoped that the security community can use the techniques discussed here to learn for themselves about the blackhat community. It is also hoped that the security community can take the concepts and techniques discussed here and improve them, thereby improving the effectiveness of Honeynets and our ability to learn more about the enemy. However, we want to be sure that organizations are also aware of the many risks and issues involved with a Honeynet.
What is a Honeynet
A Honeynet is different from traditional honeypots, it is what we would categorize as a research honeypot. This does not make it a better solution then traditional honeypots, merely it has a different purpose. Instead of its value being detecting or deceiving attackers, its value is gaining information on threats. The two biggest design differences from a classic honeypot are:
Value of a Honeynet
Honeynets can also provide an organization information on their own security risks and vulnerabilities. Honeynets can consist of the same systems and applications that an organization is using for its production environment. Risks and vulnerabilities that exist in a Honeynet (which is far more closely monitored and analyzed) identify risks and vulnerabilities in an organization's production environment. For example, a company may want to implement a new webserver interface for credit card use. Both the system and application can be first tested in a Honeynet environment to identify any unknown risks or vulnerabilities. We ourselves have learned a great deal testing IDS, Firewall, and logging systems within the Honeynet environment. However, such activity is extremely time intensive, most organizations are better off focusing on securing their existing resources. Additionally, a Honeynet can help an organization develop it's Incident Response capabilities. In the past two years we have vastly improved our abilities to detect, react to, recover, and analyze systems that have been compromised. We have released two works based on these experiences, specifically Know Your Enemy: Forensic Analysis and The Forensic Challenge. The advantage one has in analyzing these compromised systems is you already have most of the answers. You can then treat a compromised system as a 'challenge', where you test your abilities to determine what happened using various forensic techniques. You can then compare these results to the data captured from within the Honeynet. This information can also be used to determine if any other systems within your production network have been compromised. Once you have identified the signatures of the blackhat and his attacks, you can then review your production environment for the same signatures, identifying compromised systems you did not know about. These examples of risk identification and incident response demonstrate two such possibilities of Honeynet functionality. Keep in mind, Honeynets are merely a tool, they provide value in however you choose to use them. However, their primary purpose and design is based on researching threats.
How it Works
Traditionally, the greatest problem security professionals face in detecting and capturing blackhat activity is information overload. The challenge for most organizations is determining from vast amounts of information what is production traffic and what is malicious activity. Tools and techniques such as Intrusion Detection Systems, host based forensics, or system log analysis attempt to solve this by using a database of known signatures or algorithms to determine what is production traffic and what is malicious activity. However, information overload, data pollution, unknown activity, false positives and false negatives can make analyzing and determining activity extremely difficult. There are two critical requirements that define every Honeynet, they are Data Control and Data Capture. If there is a failure in either requirement, then there is a failure within the Honeynet. Honeynets are extremely flexible tools, they can built and deployed a variety of different ways, as such almost no two Honeynets look the same. But they must all meet the requirements of Data Control and Data Capture. Data Control is what mitigates risk. It controls the attacker's activity by limiting what can happen inbound and outbound. The risk is that once an attacker compromises a system within the Honeynet, they can use that system to attack other non-Honeynet systems, such as organizations on the Internet. The attacker has to be controlled so they cannot do that. They can attack other systems within the Honeynet, but we have to protect non-Honeynet systems. Data Capture is what collecting all the activity that happens inbound, outbound, or within the Honeynet. This is how we learn, by capturing the attackers's activities. The trick to these requirements is meeting them without the attacker knowing. Our goal is to both control and capture all of the attacker's activity, without them realizing they are within a Honeynet. There is a third requirement, Data Collection, but this is only for organizations that have multiple Honeynets in distributed environments. Many organizations will have only one single Honeynet, so all they need to do is both Control and Capture data. However, organizations that have multiple Honeynets logically or physically distributed around the world have to collect all of the captured data and store it in a central location. This way the captured data can be combined, exponentially increasing its value. The Data Collection requirement provides the secure means of centrally collecting all of the captured information from distributed Honeynets. The Honeynet Project has created a document that defines these three requirement in extensive detail. The purpose of the document is to give organizations the flexibility to build a Honeynet tailored to their environment and goals. However, the document ensures that the Honeynets are effectively and securely deployed, allowing different Honeynets to inter operate. Any organization considering deploying their own Honeynets are HIGHLY encouraged to follow these requirements.
Data Control
We have designed a Honeynet that tracks what connections go into and out of a Honeynet. This is done by placing a firewall in front of the Honeynet, all traffic must go through the firewall. The firewall keeps track of how many connections are initiated from a honeypot out to the Internet. Once a honeypot has reached a certain limit of outbound connections, the firewall will then block any more attempts. This gives the blackhat the flexibility to execute whatever they need, while giving us automated protection against abuse. There is no right or wrong number of connections to allow. It all depends on what functionality you are looking for. If you want to capture automated attacks, such as auto-rooters or Worms, then you most likely do not need any outbound connections. The automated attacks simply compromise one of the honeypots and then the firewall blocks all outbound connections, stopping the automated attacks from replicating. This way you can grab the tools used for the attacks without exposing other systems to risk. However, if you want to discover manual blackhat activity, or what happens after a system is compromised, then you will most likely have to allow some outbound type of activity. Once again, the more outbound activity you allow, the more you can learn, however the greater the risk. We have found five to ten outbound connections a good number to keep blackhat's happy, while protecting others from attacks. This protects the Honeynet from being used as a platform to scan, probe, or attack most other systems. Some organizations may not require this functionality. If you can afford to have someone monitor the Honeynet 24 hours a day, then you can afford to allow unlimited outbound connections. If a Denial of Service attack is identified, the person monitoring the Honeynet can simply disable the attack. However, we have developed a automated means to do this, as we cannot afford 24 hour a day surveillance. Additionally, a router is placed between the firewall and the Honeynet. This is done for two reasons. One, the router hides the firewall. When a honeypot is compromised, blackhats will find a production router between them and outside networks. This creates a more realistic environment and obscures the firewall from being discovered. The second purpose of the router is to act as second access control device. The router can supplement the firewall, ensuring compromised honeypots are not used to attack systems outside the Honeynet. In Diagram A we have a detailed network map of a Honeynet. This is the very Honeynet used for research in the Know Your Enemy series of papers. In the diagram, you see the firewall separating the Honeynet into three networks. Specifically, the Honeynet, Internet, and Administrative Network. We will discuss the Administrative Network when we cover Data Capture. Any packet entering or leaving the Honeynet has to go through both the Firewall and the router. The Firewall is our primary tool for controlling inbound and outbound connections. The router is used to supplement this filtering. Our firewall is designed to allow any inbound or outbound connection. However, it limits honeypots within the Honeynet to initiate 5 connections to the Internet. After the 5th connection, any more connections are blocked by the firewall. We build this functionality by using a CheckPoint FireWall-1 firewall and a shell script that counts how many connections have been initiated outbound. When the limit is met (in our case 5 connections) the script configures the firewall to block any more connections from the compromised honeypot. We have our firewall configured to send an alert when this happens, notifying that a compromised honeypot has been blocked. The specifics of how we configure this functionality, including source for the script, can be found at Intrusion Detection for FireWall-1. You are not limited to FireWall-1, nor are you limited to use the script we have developed. We only present these as possible methods to Data Control. For example, the same functionality can be duplicated using IPFilter and Swatch. IPFilter is a Open Source firewall found on most BSD types of Unix. Swatch is an automated log watcher that can monitor and react to your firewall logs in near real time. Another option is IPTables. IPTables is the a firewalling software that comes with most distributions of Linux running kernel version 2.4.x. Several Honeynet members have successfully used IPTables and it's limit feature as a Data Control mechanism. This capability monitors the number of connections a system makes and can automatically block connections once a certain limit has been met. What is critical is not how you implement Data Control, but as long as you meet the requirements of Data Control. The router acts as a second layer of access controls. We primarily use this to protect against spoofed or ICMP based attacks. The router allows only packets with the source IP address of the Honeynet to leave the router. In our example, this means packets only with source IP of the 172.16.1.0/24 network can leave the Honeynet. This protects against most spoofed based attacks, such as SYN flooding or SMURF attacks. We also block ICMP outbound traffic. This was done due to our limited abilities in automated, stateful ICMP tracking, we hope to change this in the future. Other organizations do not have to limit ICMP in such a manner. Limiting ICMP protects against attacks such as SMURF, network mapping, and Ping of Death (yes, we still see that in the wild). Below is the ACL we use on our router, notice the large amounts of ICMP the router has dropped:
router#show ip access-list 100 We have found the combination of both the firewall and the router to make an extremely effective technique of controlling outbound traffic, in that it gives blackhats the flexibility to execute most of what they need to accomplish, while limiting attacks that can be launched against other systems. To the best of our knowledge, these security measures have not been defeated. A variety of Denial of Service attacks have been attempted from the Honeynet, including SYN Flooding, SMURF, and Ping of Death, all have been detected and blocked. Also, a variety of scanners or 'auto rooters' have been launched from the Honeynet, once again these have been detected and blocked. However, it is most likely only a matter of time before someone defeats these measures. Keep in mind, there is always risk when dealing with the blackhat community.
Data Capture
The first layer of logging activity are is the firewall. Previously, we discussed how we can use the firewall to control data. This same firewall can be used to capture data. The firewall logs all connections initiated to and from the Honeynet. This information is critical, as all connections are suspicious. We have designed our firewall not only to log all connections, but to alert us whenever an connection is attempted. For example, if someone were to attempt a telnet connection to a system in the Honeynet, the firewall would log and alert us to the event. This is extremely useful for tracking scanning patters. Another use is of backdoors or proprietary ports. Most exploits create a shell or backdoor on a system. These backdoors are easy to detect when the firewall alerts you to a connection on a system on some random high port. The firewall also alerts us when a honeypot on the Honeynet initiates an outbound connection. The firewall once again logs and alerts us to this activity. However, this alert is a higher priority, as it indicates a system was compromised. Such an alert would be sent by both email and pager. Another critical layer is the IDS system, it has two purposes. The first, and by far most important, is to capture all network activity. Its primary job is to capture and record every packet that hits the wire. If you refer to DiagramA, you will see that our IDS system is on a switch physically shared by all other systems on the Honeynet. The IDS system resides on a 'port monitoring' port, so it can record all network activity. These records are then used to analyze the blackhat's activities. The second function of the IDS system is to alert us to any suspicious activity. Most IDS systems have a database of signatures, when a packet on the network matches a signature, an alert is generated. This function is not as critical for a Honeynet, as any activity is considered suspicious by nature. However, IDS systems can give detailed information about a specific connection. The Honeynet Project has had phenomenal success with the Open Source IDS snort. We have configured snort to capture all network activity to a binary log file. These binary logs are critical, as they capture every packet that enters and leaves the Honeynet. In addition, snort logs all ASCII communication (such as keystrokes from an FTP session) to session breakout files. Both binary and ASCII logs are logged to their own directory for each day. This makes it much easier to review and analyze logs on a daily basis. To accomplish this daily logging, we have configured a startup script which is executed by cron every day, restarts snort and logs to a new directory. Third, all snort alerts are forwarded to the syslog server. These alerts are then logged to /var/log/messages, which is monitored by Swatch.. Swatch monitors this log file in real time and does two things. First, it identifies any snort alerts and forwards them via email to a system administrator for real time warning. Second, Swatch archives all snort alerts to a simple text file for archiving. We use the following swatchrc configuration file for this functionality. Last, we use a backend database to collect alerts from distributed Honeynets. A third layer are the systems themselves, we want to capture all system and user activity that occurs on a system. The first method for this is to have all system logs not only log locally, but to a remote log server. For Unix systems and most network devices, this is simply done by adding an entry for a remote syslog server in the configuration file. For Window based systems there are third party applications that will remotely log information. Also, system logs can be written to a NFS or SMB share on the remote log server. NT requires you use third party software to have the capability to write system information to syslog, but it can write it to a network file system. This way, critical system information such as process activity, system connections, and attempted exploits are safely copied to a remote system. We do not want to make any attempt to hide the use of a remote syslog server. If the blackhat detects this, the worse they can do is disable syslogd (which is standard behavior for most blackhats). This means we will no longer have continued logs, however we will at least have information on how they gained access and from where. More advanced blackhats will attempt to compromise the remote syslog server in an attempt to cover their tracks. This is exactly what we want to occur. The syslog server is normally a far more secured system. This means for a blackhat to successfully take control of such a system they will have to use more advanced techniques, which we will capture and learn from. If the syslog server is compromised, we have lost nothing. Yes, the blackhat can gain control of the system and wipe the logs. However, do not forget, our IDS system that is on the network passively captured and recorded all of the logging activity that happened on the network. In reality, the IDS system acts as a second remote log system, as it passively captured all the network data. A second method to capturing system data is to modify the system to capture keystrokes and screen shots and remotely forward that data. The Honeynet Project is currently testing several tools that have this functionality. The first is a modified version of bash. This shell, developed by Antonomasia, can be used to replace the system binary /bin/bash. The trojaned shell forwards the user's keystrokes to syslogd, which is then forwarded to a remote syslog server. A second option is a modified version of TTY Watcher. This kernel module captures both user keystrokes and screen captures and forward this information over a non-standard TCP connection. There are a variety of other options to this functionality.
Data Collection When part of a distributed environment, each Honeynet is assigned a unique identifier. All data sent by each Honeynet to a central location is tagged with the unique identifier. There are currently six types of data that are collected by Honeynets. Four types of data are captured by Snort, the other two types are captured by the Honeynet firewall. This data is then forwarded by each Honeynet to the single data collection point. The six data types are shown below. For specifics on the definitions and standards of the data format, refer to the Honeynet Definitions, Requirements, and Standards documentation. Each data type example below is based on the data collected from a Honeynet on 02 December, 2001. Snort Alerts, Full -> MySQL database - real time Snort Alerts, Full -> ASCII text - daily Snort Alerts, Fast -> ASCII text - daily Snort binary log, Full -> snort.log - daily Firewall logs, Full -> ASCII text - daily Firewall logs, Unique -> ASCII text - daily
GenII Honeynets GenII Honeynets will have all requirement combined onto a single device. This means all Data Control, Capture, and Collection will happen from a single resource. This will make much easier to both deploy and manage a Honeynet. This single device will be a layer2 gateway. This gives us several advantages. The fact the device is layer2 will make it much more difficult to detect, as it has no IP Stack. It is acting as a bridge, there is no routing of traffic nor any TTL decrement. The second advantage is, as a gateway, all inbound and outbound traffic must go through the device. This means we can both control and capture all inbound and outbound traffic from the single device. Refer to Diagram B for an example of what such a deployment could look like. The Project intends to implement more advance, automated data control mechanisms. We will give attackers greater ability to interact with compromised systems, yet have greater control over their activities, with this control being more difficult to detect. We hope by giving the attackers more flexibility in their actions, we can gather greater information on them. This is done by creating a more intelligent and flexible response to the blackhat's actions. The first advancement in data control will be in our ability to detect unauthorized activity. Instead of tracking the attacker's activity by counting the number of outbound connections, we will add more intelligence by tracking what their activity is. We will identify unauthorized activity by their actual actions and intent. If they attempt ten outbound FTP connections, that will be fine. However, if they attempt a single outbound FTP exploit against a non-Honeynet system, then that activity must be controlled. We intend on creating greater intelligence by analyzing the attackers activity, not by merely counting the number of connections. The second advancement will be in the way we respond to unauthorized activity. Instead of simply blocking connections, we intend to modify or throttle the attacker's activity. It is hoped these responses will be far more difficult for the attacker to detect. We do this by modifying packets as they travel through the layer2 gateway. For example, once an attacker has taken over a system within the Honeynet, they may attempt to launch an FTP exploit against a non-Honeynet system. With GenI technology, the data control is limited, after the fifth attempt outbound, all further activity, including any exploits, would be blocked. However, with GenII technology, the exploit attempt would be identified and then modified to make the attack ineffective. The layer2 gateway would modify several bytes within the exploit code, disabling its functionality, then allow the crippled attack to proceed. The attacker would see the attack launched and packets return, but would not understand why their exploit never worked. We gain better control of the attacker's actions, without their knowledge. Another example would be throttling unauthorized activity. An attacker may attempt to scan or launch Denial of Service attacks against non-Honeynet systems, these attacks would pass through the layer2 gateway, allowing us to drop certain packets or entire connections. We also have the ability to fake responses, such as blocking entire connections, but return RST packets to the attacker, forging a dropped connection. Once again, GenII technologies give us more flexible responses that are harder to detect. One of the Project's primary tools for implementing GenII Data Control is Hogwash, developed by team member Jed Hail, with extensive help from Jason Larsen. Hogwash is a layer 2 IDS gateway, based on Snort, that will have GenII functionality. We also are researching more advance data capture methods. Traditionally a great deal of information could be captured passively from the network, such as sniffers. This is no longer possible with the dramatic increase in use of encryption. Almost all attacks today use some type of encryption to gain or maintain control of victims. As such, most of the attacker's activity has to be captured from the honeypots themselves. GenII technologies include a variety of system and kernel modules designed to capture all of the attacker's activities, without the attacker's knowledge. Team members K2 and Dragos Ruiu are leading the development of these technologies.
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Care, Feeding and Risk
Also, there are risks involved with building and implementing a Honeynet. We have blackhats attacking and compromising our systems. By setting up a network to be compromised, we expose ourselves, and others, to risk. You assume a responsibility to ensure that the Honeynet, once compromised, cannot be used to attack or harm other systems. However, with an environment like this, there is always the potential for something to go wrong. We have implemented a variety of measures to mitigate this risk. However, it is quite possible for a blackhat to develop a method or tool that allows them to bypass our access control methods. Also, one needs to be constantly testing and updating the environment to ensure control measures are working effectively. Never underestimate the creative power of the blackhat community. The use of a firewall, routers, and other techniques helps mitigate the risk of the Honeynet being used to damage other systems. However, there is still risk. Last, Honeynets will not solve your security problems. We highly recommend that organizations focus on best practices first, such as strong authentication, use of encrypted protocols, reviewing system logs, and secure system builds. By prioritizing on proper policies and procedures, organizations can greatly reduce risk. Honeynets do not reduce risk, they most likely increase it. If your organization is interested in the detection or deception capabilities of honeypots, then we recommend you review the honeypot whitepaper and products discussed at the beginning of this article. Honeynets are a honeypot designed primarily for research, to gather information on the enemy. They will not fix your unsecured server, nor fix bad process or procedures.
Legal Issues
These methods of research have raised some issues, specifically entrapment, privacy, and upstream liability. The Honeynet Project has attempted to address those issues. However, we are not lawyers, nor do we pretend to be. The views expressed below are only our opinion and in no way represent legal advice or counsel. Lets start first with the issue of entrapment. The legal definition of entrapment is The Honeynet Project feels that entrapment is not an issue. First, the members of the Project are not law enforcement. We are not acting under the control of law enforcement, and we don't even have prosecution as an intent. Therefore, the legal definition of entrapment does not apply. This is true for most organizations that are not law enforcement and do not intend on prosecuting. Even for law enforcement, Honeynets most likely do not represent entrapment, as they are not used to induce nor persuade attackers. Honeynets are designed to mirror production systems, they have the same configurations and functionality found in most systems today. Nothing is done to induce or persuade attackers to target Honeynets. Instead, attackers target and attack Honeynets are there own initiative. As such, entrapment is most likely not an issue with Honeynet technologies. The next potential issue is privacy, either in the files placed on compromised systems by intruders and the interception of communication (usually IRC) relayed through Honeynets. While there is case law about the loss of the right of privacy in storing files on a stolen computer, or one that an intruder has compromised and is using without the owner's authorization, there is less case law surrounding interception of communication that is relayed through a compromised host. Privacy laws exist in the form of state statutes and federal statutes. State statutes may supersede, or may be superseded by, the federal ones. At the federal level, the two main statutes concerning communications privacy are the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (18 USC 2701-11), and federal Wiretap Statute (Title III, 18 USC 2510-22). And don't forget that other countries may have similar privacy laws that must be considered if you are implementing Honeynets outside the U.S. The Honeynet Project is attempting to determine what issues exists and how they apply to most organizations today. Until we can establish the legal issues involved, organizations are recommended to review all legal issues with their own legal counsel before proceeding. Last, there is the issue of upstream liability. You or your organization can potentially be held accountable if a Honeynet system is used to attack any non-Honeynet systems. This is why the Project is extremely focused on Data Control functionality. You must ensure that your Honeynet does not expose other organizations to risk, or you may be held liable for any damage occurred.
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BRYAN -- The Mercy Project, a Bryan non-profit organization, is trying to break a Guinness world record this weekend by playing the longest game of baseball.
More than 50 players from across the state of Texas will try to play a continuous game for more than 49 straight hours.
The first pitch was thrown earlier tonight and the group will play throughout the weekend and while the Mercy Project is trying to beat the world record, they say the organization's ultimate goal is to raise awareness about child slavery in Africa.
"Because it's going to be an official Guinness world record, no one has ever played baseball as long as we're going to play baseball, then we can get a lot of media attention and it gives us a voice to tell people what we're doing and to get to speak on behalf of the kids of Ghana who's voices have been stolen," said Chris Field, founder of The Mercy Project.
The money raised from this weekend's event will go toward building new farm fishing opportunities. That way the communities can become stronger economically without relying on slavery.
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Friday, December 03, 2010
Here We Are Now; Entertain Us
I was willing to let this go. But then, last week on Twitter I saw that #why90srocked was trending, and Monday night on Conan, CAKE performed. Throw in the way-too-soon-and-downright-evil reboot of Buffy and the fact that teenagers all over the country think that being trendy means dressing like me in 3rd grade, and we have one viable conclusion - the '90s are back.
This is sad to me for two reasons. The main reason is that, since fashion and trends are cyclical, this means that my generation is now the previous generation. This is depressing on an obvious level, not that we all didn't see this coming. The other reason the '90s being back is worrisome is because pretty soon we're all going to have to re-learn, the hard way, that snap bracelets hurt!
As a '90s enthusiast, however, I'm excited about the return to what I consider the most interesting decade in modern history (pipe down, '60s fans, I got your back too). I won't pretend I fully understood the cultural impact the '90s had on the country at the time; I'm only now, in my late twenties, beginning to process what I had missed while I was busy growing up.
But, to me, the '90s symbolized hope. Civil rights, including those of women and LGBT (an acronym, by the way, that started in the '90s), were by no means where they needed to be, but it felt as if equality was finally on the way. Clinton started DADT, and while that was a bad decision (my blog = my opinion), it still managed to spark a national debate, one that is still very present in the news almost twenty years later. Yet, twenty years before that, I doubt anyone would have even noticed yet another government mandated form of intolerance. We probably wouldn't have been told it was going on.
More than that, the '90s, in retrospect only, represent the "before." Better days, if you will, whatever that means. In the way that "post-war" became attached to literature, film, and even architectural structures after World War II, the phrase "post-9/11" infiltrated our culture in what we read, watch, and how we act. With that one morning, the economically positive, civil rights-defending, overall hopefulness of the '90s came to a screeching halt. (I'm not, by the way, suggesting that 9/11 is the source of our current financial crisis. It is NOT. Just want to make that clear.) In the early '00s, we managed to reinstate socially acceptable racism, only this time with a different face. We had a president who not only encouraged this, but he gave the racism a catchy name ("Axis of Evil"). Suddenly having a cowboy in the White House seemed more logical; I guess so he could play his role in the disaster film we were currently living.
The post-9/11, post-'90s world also created a wave of conservatism that, in addition to racial minorities, gays and women were back to being targets - with fewer voices willing to dissent this time around. The idea of two men or two women getting married is an actual debate. This should say everything there is to say about the way we (America) feel is acceptable behavior toward minorities. Likewise, a qualified, intelligent, and, yes, ambitious woman was thisclose to being president, and yet she is still, to this day, being denigrated for her choice in clothing, rather than being challenged on her policies. Likewise, I doubt that middle school graduates Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell would receive even a fraction of "credibility" were it not for their darn physical attractiveness.
We live in a time of The Tea Party, a hate group that has not gained such national attention and support since the early days of the KKK. If the '90s are coming back, I say bring it on. I'll suffer through a Vanilla Ice comeback tour if it means returning to a time not dictated by fear and hate.
I don't usually get so political here, so I'd like to state again that my blog represents my opinion only. Please respect it, especially in the comments section, and I'll do the same for you.
Now, that said - what does all of this have to do with you as writers? Well, everything. Writers are the ones who get to dictate what's remembered. We're both a reflection of, and a cause of, what is happening around us. The bestselling fiction authors of the 1990s do not differ too much from what we see today. It seems there will always be a Grisham, King, or Koontz novel on that list somewhere. Only now our terrorists and monsters represent different things than before. Will we see a return to Anne Rice vampires? Bridges over Madison, or other, counties? What about books like Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, that represented a decade so perfectly, the way Jay McInerney and Bret Easton Ellis represented the '80s? Books written "about the time" in the '00s were automatically labeled post-9/11. It practically became its own genre. Lorrie Moore's The Gate at the Stairs comes to mind, but there are others.
Did you know that the New York Times didn't even have a Children's Best Seller List until 2000? Apparently they wanted Harry Potter to get off the "real" list, so they gave it its own place. Writers, this speaks volumes of the power you have now. We're lucky enough to have finally returned to generation that doesn't need to be pre- or post- anything. And when the previous generation returns, it means one thing - a new one has just begun. Contribute to its discourse, write its history, and, most importantly, entertain us.
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I couldn't get into the later seasons of SATC. They sort of reneged on their single-woman thing and got all... relationshippy. But watching that scrunchie bit makes me want to watch them anyway. Almost. Charlotte's wifey stuff... eeeeee, no.
Anyway, to actually comment on your fabulous post: YES. I agree with all of this, and your conclusion is inspiring. Especially this week after the awesomeness that is Wikileaks, I feel that good times are ahead.Hey, if the 90s come back, there'll be another round of Star Trek spinoffs! Can I apply to be the next Bill Gates?
LGBT is an initialism, not an acronym. It's a common mixup, so just do what Palin does and combine them. I've been promoting my invented word "acronism" for just such cases as this. It solves a lot of problems. Take GOP for example. Is it an acronym or an initialism? Easy! GOP is an acronism! (Say it out loud for full effect;)Heeey, I mentioned the 90s on my blog today. Coincidence? I think probably.
The worst thing about STAY FRESH which is apparently a big deal and possibly sells clothes (?!) is that they're kind of blurring the line between the 80s and 90s. Which I guess makes more sense than staying entirely true to the decade. Because nobody wants to go back to spaghetti strap crushed velvet minidresses and dark lipstick.I was born in the 90s :) I've got a sweet spot for 'em.
Funny you bring them up, because the other night I bought a TON of 90s songs for an epic playlist. That's one thing that really sticks out to me for the 90s: the music. It's awesome and real and different, I think, from anything before or after it. They're the songs you know the words to, no matter who you are.
Cool post on 90s. What an awesome time :)Ugh, glad I'm not the only one made to feel old because the 80s and 90s are coming back. I'm not that old, dammit!
I have to agree that I wish the open-mindedness of the 90s had kept going strong, but 9-11 changed Americans into frightened xenophobes, and accentuated every other fear. Looks like terrorism works. The terrorists must be so proud.
All seriousness aside, scrunchies?!?!?! WTF? I thought those were only good for putting on the door of your dorm when you're getting busy with some co-ed?As someone who was a fully grown adult AND in the military in the 90's, I do have to point out that at the time, DADT was actually a step up from the previous policy. Because before that, they could ask. And they could ask your friends, too. It was not pleasant for those of us who honestly couldn't see a problem with it.
But yeah, I sort of miss the openness and prosperity. But I'm really bloody proud when I hear from young people that they haven't really bought into the hate, prejudice and fear. I really am. And it gives me hope.@Fawn - I don't think that DADT wasn't progress by comparison; I just think he put a band-aid on something just so he didn't have to deal w/ it. He could have stopped this current debate from happening if he just let them serve openly in the first place. But I'll repeat - I do not pretend to comprehend all of the complexities that happened while I was a teenager. There's more to learn all the time. Thanks for your comment :)
ReplyDeleteWow…okay, well.
It appears I am quite a bit older than your usual lurker and having lived through the 60's of REAL racist and sexist, believe me, this ain't nuthin, sista. Watch Mississippi Burning or an old episode of I Love Lucy to get a flavor of it.
A few points:
DADT was a step up. Now we need to continue climbing out to the hole.
Same sex marriage is coming but insulting others beliefs is not the way to change minds.
Every opinion deserves respect. Even the folks who like Palin, the Tea Party, and Conservatism.
It is better to start a dialogue and remain polite in the face of differing opinions. Yelling at each other doesn't get us anywhere.@Huntress - I have no doubt that we are always progressing, though slowly. I'm sure those who grew up in the '40s would say the same about the '60s. Every generation should move one step closer to real equality. I completely agree that nothing will ever get accomplished if people just yell at each other. Thanks for no longer being a lurker! Hope to hear more from you on future posts too.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like political opinions, these days, immediately get people fired up. I don't remember politics being such a lighting rod when I was growing up. I mean, I'm not naive and saying politics have suddenly become personal, but I seriously think the current climate of seething hate and inta-argument is bizarre.
Like you, Sarah, I am of the opinion that human dignity matters and Americans should not only enjoy the basic right of living with dignity...but more importantly, Americans (conservative and liberal alike) should treat each other WITH dignity and respect. Why is that such a difficult concept for some people to wrap their American heads around??I'll stay away from the political aspects, but my wife wears scrunchies from time to time. With her long, wavy, cocoa hair pulled back, a few strands always hang loose - making me think of her as a supermodel. She's always had the ugly-duckling syndrome, but I really believe she could win a contest like America's Next Top Model. Unfortunately, and not by no fault of my own, she has little faith in her beauty.
It amazes me. But yeah, I'm all for scrunchies.
And about the 90's? Quick point. When the generations that went to high school during the 90's enter their mid thirties, they begin to influence the popular trends. Thus, bringing us in circles so often. Shrug. Just a guess.


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That doesn't mean the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is satisfied with having reached 80 percent of its goal for this year's campaign. The orchestra launched its 2013 fund drive on Jan. 24 with a goal of $100,000.
The annual drive helps to keep classical music alive in the community while also providing music education for local youths.
Karen Azer, who co-chairs the campaign with Carm Coco, is inspired by the support for the drive, but continues to seek donations to raise the remaining $20,000.
"I am impressed at how quickly our community showed support by giving to the JSO's annual fund campaign," Azer said. "We want to remind our community to keep the momentum going."
Azer is optimistic that the fundraiser will continue to be successful, but there is no deadline to achieve the goal.
"We still have a few corporate donors to hear from, but we also rely on individuals to step forward to help continue the growth of our wonderful community treasure."
Azer is steadfast in saying that no gift is too small.
"A $10 donation from one individual looking to help is just as meaningful as a gift from a generous corporate partner who offers thousands of dollars," Azer said. "Every gift is important, and it is a way to show our talented musicians and Maestro Istvan Jaray that we believe in what they do; we believe in the power of music to transform lives."
Proceeds from the fund drive support the JSO's seven concert subscription series. In addition, the drive supports the orchestra's outreach initiatives including its Youth Orchestra, Inclined to Sing Children's Chorus, adult chorus and community strings programs. Proceeds are also used to present Young People's concerts for area fifth-graders and to help support the symphony's operating budget.
This year's young people's concerts will be held at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. March 26 at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center.
Brooke Welsh, executive director, is pleased that the community has stepped up so quickly in support of the orchestra.
"I believe the significant financial support that we are receiving from the fund drive is a confirmation that the community appreciates and values what the JSO has to offer our region in the way of culture, education and outreach," Welsh said. "The annual fund drive is crucial to our success as an organization."
Ticket sales cover less than half of the symphony's operating expenses.
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Not the Only Smile
You said my crooked smile was amazing to draw, but then I found you loved to draw her perfect one better.
You said my crooked smile was amazing to draw, but then I found you loved to draw her perfect one better.
A decade later, the cruelty of 14-year-old girls is still unmatched.
Two days later, I went back to the high school I'd sworn to leave forever.
Every morning I get crushed, elbowed, and shoved trying to get on the bus by a hoard of frowning teenagers, but this morning it was freezing, and being shoulder to shoulder with somebody on both sides felt so good.
It's ridiculously infuriating to attempt cybersex with an ADHD teenager.
We put our clothes back on so fast that if we hadn't hesitated in his room, panicking, his parents might never have found out.
Being in the 'haunted' condemned mental hospital was worth the concussion I received from the headfirst dive I made into the car after being spotted by the police.
As I watched him squat off the rail road bridge with two of my friends holding his arms to keep him from falling into the river thirty feet below, I wondered how fast he'd be able to move with his pants around his ankles as I saw a train round the corner.
The number of teenagers that look around to make sure nobody is watching before answering "Nno, I'm not sexually active" is astounding.
I thought my friends were individuals until I saw the merchandise sold at Hot Topic.
The fact that I was assigned locker 666 on the first day was not a good omen for high school.
As I looked back on that horribly mortifying moment I realized it could have been much worse, it could have been my mom that walked in.


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With the latest gross domestic product figures released Thursday, here's a look at what's better, and what's worse, since the recession, which according to the National Bureau of Economic Research started in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. — Steve Goldstein
Not by much, but the total value of the goods and services produced by the U.S. economy is stronger now than it was before the recession. (The chart is in billions of dollars and is adjusted for inflation.) The U.S. economy has been growing at around a 2% clip for the last three years now — a very slow growth rate coming out of a recession.
Not only is the unemployment rate higher — at 7.9% vs. just 4.7% in the month before the recession started — but also there are actually fewer total jobs in the economy than before the recession. (The chart here is in thousands.) This is the key reason the Federal Reserve has been so aggressive in keeping interest rates at zero and buying $3 trillion worth of bonds.
The average American family also isn't doing as well. The data presented here by Sentier Research are pretax, adjusted for inflation and are seasonally adjusted, and include not just wages but Social Security, interest, dividends, pensions, even unemployment benefits. Capital gains and lump-sum amounts aren't included. "Even though we are technically in an economic recovery, real median annual household income is still having difficulty gaining much traction," said Gordon Green of Sentier.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. this week released its quarterly bank survey, and the chart shows the banking system has more than recovered from the financial crisis, with fourth-quarter profit of $34.7 billion. Thanks to TARP and other extraordinary government measures, bank profitability was among the first indicators to top prerecession levels. Are banks holding up their end of the bailout by lending more? Well, lending has climbed for six of the past seven quarters but on a net basis is about 1% below prerecession levels.
The auto sector has definitely come a long way from the bankruptcy days of General Motors and Chrysler. The data here represent auto output (in millions, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate), and car sales may recover to prerecession levels this year as well.
Now to the less good part of the slide show. Home prices have been recovering — last year was the best since the recession — but still are well down from the heady days when ratings agencies thought prices would go up forever. Sob.
Oh, and construction has taken an even steeper drop than prices have. There, however, has also seen improvement over the last year.
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They all work BUT you get what you pay for. Best barrel change to double the range...17Mach2 !
Krieger will cut and hand fit a barrel for almost anything.
Cabellas has these barrels for sale. From what I've read they are good quality barrels.http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=null-cat20803&id=0005764222266a&navCount=1&podId=000576 4&parentId=cat20803&masterpathid=&navAction=push&c atalogCode=IJ&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat208 03&hasJS=true Here's some more from Sportsman's Guide.http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=401682
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Barrels are more than what I paid for the whole gun LOL. This project is going to get expensive fast!
There are TONS of after market barrels that range from $89 GM 96/22 barrels (they will fit a 10/22) to +$300 Volquartsen barrels. And I second the what are you building question. If you have not checked it out, Rimfirecentral.com has so much info on 10/22 mods your head will spin. Good luck.
I'm also looking for a replacement barrel for my 10/22. Now that I've put a good quality peep sight on it, I've found that it's not all that accurate. Putting two different scopes on it and shooting from a bench rest confirmed that it's a 5-6 minute of angle gun. With either of the two factory Ruger barrels I have, I can hit a coffee can at 100 yards, but I want to be able to hit a golf ball at that distance. I would like one that's match -quality but with standard factory sporter weight and dimensions, so that I can use my existing stocks (I have 4 of them) without modification, and without having to buy new ones. But very few companies make such a barrel. Some companies have introduced them and later dropped them from their product lines. So I may have to get a .920 bull barrel. KID / KIDD makes 20" long match barrels that cost $175. Green Mountain has serveral barrels, most of which are backordered and everybody is sold out of them, but they do have a few models in stock, including something they call the Running Boar, which is a fairly skinny barrel that suddenly swells up to .920 for the last four inches before the muzzle. This barrel costs $170. It's 22" long, which I like, as I will be putting a front sight on it to use with my biathalon-style peep / rear aperture sight (from Archer Airguns). A long 22" barrel will give me better sight radius.Clark Custom Guns has a medium-weight (.720 diameter) barrel for $200, and their standard .920 barrel is only $175. These barrels are also pretty long, at 21.5". Michaels of Oregon has a .920 bull barrel for $175. I have not heard anything about it though, good or bad. So I probably would not take a chance on it.E.R. Shaw barrels are selling for only $80-$90 from several suppliers. Some people say they're as good as any other barrel out there, and other people say that they're not much better than a factory Ruger sporter barrel. If I wanted a .920 barrel with a tight "Bentz" match chamber, I think I'd take a chance and go with the Shaw. Green Mountain used to sell a factory-tapered .650 barrel, but four inches longer (22" barrel length), with a match-type muzzle crown, and their standard medium-tight chamber (not as tight as a Bentz, but tighter than factory Ruger chambers). There's still a few out there for sale from distributors, even though the factory discontinued them. They're $80. I am seriously thinking about getting one, but I'm worried about how I might be able to put a front sight on it-- the sight would have to be really tall, with the center of the aperture or the tip of the front sight post about 1.25 inches above the center of the bore.
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I just received my Green Mountain 22-inch sporter, tapered, stainless barrel. It shoots much better than my old factory Ruger barrel. At 100 yards my group size shrank from 4" to 1", and at 25 yards my old 1-inch groups are now little clover-leaf clusters where all the holes overlap. Although they call this a sporter barrel, they mean the contour or outside dimensions. Internally, it's a match barrel with a tight chamber and target crown at the muzzle. And it only cost $85.www.shootersdiscount.com/cart/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=1044
gunsmokeer ... Can you post of picture of your 10/22 with it installed please. Curious to see how it looks.


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As stated in the decision: "Adequate special education is not a dispensable luxury. For those with severe learning disabilities, it is the ramp that provides access to the statutory commitment to education made to all children in British Columbia."
The case centred around Jeffrey Moore, a severely dyslexic student who lost access to special-education services when the North Vancouver school district closed its diagnostic centre. The Supreme Court justices ruled this was discrimination.
Despite budgetary constraints, the school district was required to provide special-education services.
The direction to school boards is clear. Human rights cannot be compromised due to budgetary goals. Accommodation is not a question of mere efficiency, nor can it be compromised for district initiatives. "Specialized and discretionary initiatives cannot be compared with the accommodations necessary in order to make the core curriculum accessible to severely learning disabled students."
Though the province was not found responsible for discrimination, it was noted that there was inadequate funding provided by the provincial government for special-education services.
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It's unfortunate, though, that local and provincial government would rather spend more funds fighting the parents of vulnerable children in court than adequately addressing the child's needs. Hopefully, the suffering most parents of children with special needs go through will end, and school boards and the provincial government will treat special education as a human right rather than a dispensable program.
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I came across this site for organizing sewing patterns and wanted to pass it along to the PR members. I've only given it a cursory glance but it looks interesting. http://www.pattern-file.com/ NAYY-This info came from a costume group I belong to. Anne
I took a look and it sounds interesting. Not sure it makes sense for me, financially, to get the annual update subscription but I'm glad something is out there like that. Best feature: auto-fill on the pattern info INCLUDING sleeve photo!!! I'm still going to download the trial version to get a closer look. Thanks for the link!
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Downloading the trial now - esp. excited about a mobile app! I have a database that I use now, but this looks way better!
------Sandi http://mamamademine.blogspot.com Moving the stash... 2012 - 55.5 yards out, 78.25 yards in
Eh I used the trial a few weeks ago but it wasn't for me. It was really focused on envelope patterns and since my collection is 90% magazines, there was zero improvement there from just having the at a glance scans in a picasaweb gallery with plenty of tags, which is what I do currently.
It looks interesting and I'll download the trial later today. The one question I have though is about how they deal with vintage patterns. The numbers are often reused. I'll have to take a closer look.
Does anybody know and could share experience with Stich-n-Stash from Wild Ginger (NAYY)? According to their website information, with Stitch-n-Stash, you can: - Catalog your fabric stash, pattern collection, notions, books, magazines, and other publications, and sources of supplies. - Catalog your current and finished projects. - View your fabric stash along side your patterns to determine which fabrics may be suitable for each design. - Print your fabrics, patterns and notions information to take with you to the fabric store. It looks like quite a bit of work to set this massive archive up -- but I am really tempted to give it a try.
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No experience but I really wish there was something out there that worked with bar codes like I've seen for books and DVDs elsewhere. Fabric remains a problem but packaged notions would work, I think. Hope someone else has more info.
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I've started using it and I really like it.
Bumping up -- a couple of members indicated they were going to try the Pattern File sofware. Any reviews since using either the free trial or signing up? Thanks for sharing your experience!!
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