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A technique for integrating message authentication with encryption and decryption is disclosed. Intermediate internal states of the decryption operation are used to generate a validation code that can be used to detect manipulation of the encrypted data. The technique is optimized with respect to processing time, execution space for code and runtime data, and buffer usage. The technique is generally applicable to a variety of block ciphers, including TEA, Rijndael, DES, RC5, and RC6.
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43. A method for performing a mixing operation for use in authenticating encrypted data, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving an input data block;
dividing the input data block into a first segment and a second segment;
using a first function to combine the first segment with a first input;
using a second function to combine the second segment with a second input;
generating a first output by performing a first transformation on an output of the first function, wherein the first transformation is based, at least in part, on the second input;
generating a second output by performing a second transformation on an output of the second function, wherein the second transformation is based, at least in part, on the first input;
combining the first output and the second output to form an output data block.
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49. A system for performing a mixing operation for use in authenticating an encrypted file, the system including:
first logic for partitioning an input data block into a first segment and a second segment;
an adder for adding the first segment to a first input;
an exclusive-or calculator for combining the second segment with a second input;
second logic for rotating an output of the adder by a number of bits specified by a predefined portion of the second input;
third logic for rotating an output of the exclusive-or calculator by a number of bits specified by a predefined portion of the first input;
fourth logic for combining an output of the second logic and an output of the third logic to form an output data block.
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60. A method for performing a mixing operation for use in authenticating encrypted data, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving an input data block;
dividing the input data block into a first segment and a second segment;
using a first function to combine the first segment with a first input;
using a second function to combine the second segment with a second input;
generating a first output by performing a first transformation including a bit-wise rotation on an output of the first function, wherein the first transformation is based, at least in part, on the second input;
generating a second output by performing a second transformation on an output of the second function; and
combining the first output and the second output to form an output data block.
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68. A system for performing a mixing operation for use in authenticating an encrypted file, the system including:
first logic for partitioning an input data block into a first segment and a second segment;
an adder for adding the first segment to a first input;
a calculator for combining the second segment with a second input;
second logic for rotating an output of the adder by a number of bits specified by a predefined portion of the second input;
third logic for rotating an output of the calculator by a number of bits specified by a predefined portion of the first input;
fourth logic for combining an output of the second logic and an output of the third logic to form an output data block.
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decryption logic; and
a first shift register for shifting an output of the adder by a first predefined number of bits derived from an intermediate state of the decryption logic.
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/171,851, entitled "Systems and Methods for Protecting Data Secrecy and Integrity," filed Dec. 22, 1999.
A portion of the disclosure of this document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights whatsoever.
The present invention relates generally to data communication and storage. More specifically, systems and methods are disclosed for integrating the protection of data secrecy with the protection of data integrity.
In secure communication and storage applications, it is often desirable to protect both the secrecy and the integrity of information in order to ensure that neither unauthorized disclosure nor undetected modification occurs. For example, if the integrity of an electronic communication is protected, but not its secrecy, an attacker can intercept the communication and make free use of the information contained therein. Similarly, if the secrecy of a communication is protected, but not its integrity, an attacker can intercept the communication and alter it in a way that subverts the purpose of the communication. For example, if the communication consists of an encrypted software program, an attacker could intercept the ciphertext version of the program during transmission and modify it in a way that causes it to fail or to perform unwanted or malicious operations. Without a way to detect such modifications, the recipient (and the sender) will be unable to prevent execution of the corrupted program, and the recipient may attribute the faulty or malicious behavior of the program to poor workmanship or malicious intent on the part of the author or distributor. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that there are other situations in which it is advantageous to preserve both the secrecy and the integrity of a communication.
Conventional techniques typically use two independent mechanisms to provide secrecy and authentication. For example, an encryption algorithm may be used to protect secrecy, and a separate cryptographic checksum or message authentication code may be used to detect modifications. A commonly employed solution is to use the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode for secrecy protection, and a DES-CBC Message Authentication Code (MAC) to provide integrity protection or validation, using different cryptographic keys for each process to prevent straightforward attacks on the DES-CBC MAC.
This conventional approach has significant disadvantages, however, as it typically requires that two algorithms (i.e., one for secrecy and one for authentication) be implemented in the system, and that the protected data be processed twice. In addition, as
A related approach is to use a cryptographic hash function, such as the Secure Hash Algorithm version 1 (i.e., SHA-1), to append a secure manipulation detection code (MDC) to the plaintext, and then to encrypt the plaintext and the MDC for secrecy protection using a block cipher such as DES. This approach is illustrated in
Various approaches have been suggested for eliminating the extra processing burden and the extra algorithmic cost associated with the techniques described above. For example, the error propagation properties of some modes of operation appear to provide a degree of integrity protection (validation). One such approach, Propagating Cipher Block Chaining (PCBC), was specifically designed to ensure that any manipulation of the ciphertext would damage all subsequent ciphertext. However, PCBC, like other attempts to achieve similar results, is vulnerable to relatively straightforward attacks. For example, with respect to PCBC, swapping two ciphertext blocks leaves the rest of the message unchanged.
Thus, there is a need for systems and methods that protect the secrecy and integrity of a message without consuming the time, memory, or processing resources associated with conventional approaches. In addition, there is a need for systems and methods that can provide these efficiencies without decreasing the level of security substantially below that which is offered by the conventional approaches.
The present invention provides systems and methods for efficiently protecting the integrity and the secrecy of data by integrating the integrity protection function with the internal operation of an encryption and decryption algorithm. It should be appreciated that the present invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process, an apparatus, a system, a device, a method, or a computer readable medium such as a computer readable storage medium or a computer network wherein program instructions are sent over optical or electronic communication lines. Several inventive embodiments of the present invention are described below.
In one embodiment, a method for processing data in a manner designed to protect the data's secrecy and integrity is disclosed. The data are encrypted, and a validation code is generated for later use in detecting modification to the encrypted data. The encrypted data and the validation code are then transmitted to another system or to a storage device. There, the encrypted data can be retrieved and decrypted as part of an integrated process that is operable to decrypt the encrypted data and to yield a validation code. This validation code can be compared to the original validation code. If the two validation codes are not equal, this serves as an indication that the encrypted data or the original validation code was modified after the data was encrypted.
In another embodiment, a system for processing data is disclosed. The system includes a processor, a memory unit, logic for encrypting a data file, logic for decrypting the encrypted data file, and logic for receiving internal intermediate states from the decryption logic, and for using the internal intermediate state values to generate a validation code. The system may also include a mixing function for combining internal intermediate state values with an input validation value to yield an output validation value that can be used in the generation of the validation code. The mixing function can include an adder for adding a portion of the input validation value to one of the internal intermediate state values, a first shift register for shifting the adder's output by a predefined number of bits, logical exclusive-or circuitry for performing an exclusive-or operation on another portion of the input validation value and another of the internal intermediate state values, a second shift register for shifting exclusive-or circuitry's output by a predefined number of bits, and circuitry for concatenating the output from the shift registers to form an output validation value. The output validation value can be sent, along with the encrypted data, to another system or a storage device.
In yet another embodiment, a system is described for retrieving encrypted data and a validation code, and for using the validation code to check the authenticity of the encrypted data. The system includes a processing unit, a memory unit containing an encrypted file and a first validation code, decryption logic for decrypting the encrypted file, and logic for accepting a first and second intermediate state values from the decryption logic, and for using the intermediate state values to generate a second validation code. The logic for using the intermediate state values to generate a second validation code includes an adder for adding a first portion of an input validation value to the first intermediate state. The logic also includes a first shift register for shifting an output from the adder by a first predefined number of bits, the predefined number of bits being derived, at least in part, from the second intermediate state. In addition, the logic includes circuitry for calculating the logical exclusive-or of a second portion of the input validation value and the second intermediate value. The system further includes a second shift register for shifting an output from the logical exclusive-or circuitry by a second predefined number of bits, the second predefined number of bits being derived, at least in part, from the first intermediate state. Circuitry for concatenating an output from the first shift register with an output from the second shift register to form an output validation value is also included.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will be presented in more detail in the following detailed description and the accompanying figures which illustrate by way of example the principles of the invention.
The present invention will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements, and in which:
A detailed description of the invention is provided below. While the invention is described in conjunction with several embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to any one embodiment. On the contrary, the scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims and the invention encompasses numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents. For example, several embodiments are described in the context of a system and method for enhancing block ciphers—such as the Tiny Encryption Algorithm, Rijndael, RC5, RC6, and Blowfish—that are already relatively fast or small, and for which the inventive techniques are particularly effective; however, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosed systems and methods are readily adaptable for broader application. For example, it will be appreciated that the systems and methods of the present invention are applicable to essentially all types of cryptographic algorithms, including without limitation DES, CAST5, MARS, or Twofish, to name just a few additional examples. Moreover, while numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, the present invention may be practiced according to the claims without some or all of these specific details. Finally, for the purpose of clarity, certain technical material that is known in the art related to the invention has not been described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.
Systems and methods for integrating message authentication with conventional block ciphers are described herein. The disclosed techniques are optimized with respect to processing time, execution space, and buffer usage, and are generally applicable to a variety of block ciphers. Unlike a conventional block cipher, which only produces decrypted output, the block cipher of the present invention advantageously produces both decrypted output and a validation value.
Although the embodiment shown in
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The operation of system 28 is controlled primarily by programs contained in system memory 52 and executed by the system's processing unit 50. Such programs preferably include modules 62 for encrypting data and/or programs 68, and corresponding modules 64 for decrypting encrypted data and/or programs and generating a validation code for use in verifying the integrity of the encrypted data/program. One skilled in the art will understand, however, that some or all of the functionality of these modules could be readily implemented in hardware without departing from the principles of the present invention.
Referring now to
System 42 also includes decoding/validating logic 84 for decoding and validating data, such as encrypted module 96, that has been encoded using the techniques set forth herein. Encrypted data can be delivered to system 42 in a variety of ways, including via network interface 75, I/O port 76, a disc or diskette inserted into drive 77, or by physically installing, e.g., a flash memory chip (such as memory 74) containing encrypted data/programs in system 42. In one embodiment, system 42 is also able to encrypt data in the manner described above in connection with
As described in more detail below, in one embodiment decoding logic is used at system start-up to decrypt and validate system control programs (e.g., firmware) stored in non-volatile memory 74 (e.g., flash memory) and/or discs 79, the programs being operable, when decrypted and validated, to initialize and control the operation of system 42. In one embodiment, decoding logic 84 is implemented in firmware stored in ROM 73 and executed by processor 70; however, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the decoding logic could alternatively be implemented using optional cryptographic circuitry 86, programs stored in RAM 72, or any other suitable combination of firmware, circuitry, and/or other programs.
In yet another embodiment, decoding logic is implemented within a special, protected processing environment 88, such as that provided by a self-contained chip. As shown in
The operation of system 42 will now be further described with reference to an illustrative application of the invention; one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, however, that there are many other applications for the systems and methods described herein. In this illustrative embodiment, decryption/validation logic 84 is contained in ROM 89 of protected processing environment 88. Using decryption/validation logic 84, system 42 decrypts and validates firmware modules 96 stored in non-volatile (e.g., flash) memory 74. When decrypted and validated, firmware modules 96′ are operable to, e.g., execute system control functions, execute system security functions, and/or provide data for system security functions.
Referring to
Different key management schemes may provide that firmware modules 96 are encrypted such that they are usable on all instances of PPE 88, on only a single instance of PPE 88, or on a subset of instances of PPE 88. In addition, each firmware module 96 need not be encrypted in the same manner as the other firmware modules contained in the system (e.g., some may be encrypted using keys common to all instances, while others are encrypted with keys common to a single instance). Encrypted firmware modules 96 may be supplied to a system 42 containing PPE 88 by an external secure server that performs the encryption (and calculates the validation code). Such a server may create the encrypted modules 96 dynamically upon request from system 42, the server performing the appropriate cryptography based on a request identifying the particular instance of PPE 88 that will use the modules 96. The encrypted firmware modules 96 that are supplied by the server can be copied into non-volatile memory 74. Encrypted firmware modules 96 may also be distributed by other means (e.g., on disk or CD-ROM), and copied into non-volatile memory 74. Encryption keys used in preparing encrypted firmware modules 96 may be held in a table by a secure server, may be derived cryptographically from the request and/or identification information in the request, and/or may be generated or maintained by other means appropriate to a particular key management regime.
The structure and operation of the encoding and decoding logic will now be described in more detail with reference to
As shown in
Mixing function 120 may be executed once for every round of the block cipher, or only for selected rounds during its operation, based on a pattern that can be predefined, key-dependent, input-dependent, or any combination thereof. Similarly, the selection of mixing input value 122 may be identical for each round, or may vary in accordance with a pattern that can be predefined, key-dependent, input-dependent, or any combination thereof. Also, mixing function 120 may be the same function each time, or may itself vary in a pattern that is predefined, key-dependent, input-dependent, or any combination thereof. However, in a preferred embodiment, mixing function 120 is chosen such that it is not invertible, as an attack on it could otherwise yield information relevant to the internal operation of the cipher.
If input chaining value 123 is zero or some other well-defined constant, the function shown in
As shown in
Within the bounds of the cryptographic strength of decryption process 140, and the size of key 137, only a person who knows secret key 137 (and also validation initializer 136 and initialization vector 138, although those are conventionally considered known public values, not secrets) can produce a modified version of input ciphertext 130 with a validation output value 139 that matches validation check value 143.
To produce a validation value 143 associated with encrypted data 141, the encryption process may include a pass through decryption process 140 to produce validation value 143. This additional step is used if combiner 126, and/or mixing function 120, is irreversible (e.g., if calculating the function destroys information about its inputs). Because the encryption and decryption processes of a Feistel network are symmetric, it is also possible to employ a reversible mixing function that can be calculated during the encryption process and will yield the same result. Such a function is described in more detail below with reference to
If an irreversible mixing function is used, this additional step can effectively double the runtime cost of the encryption process. However, this step employs the same algorithm, uses the same key, and can be performed one block at a time (i.e., the output of each block's encryption can be immediately processed by the decryption function). During this process, the decryption function's decrypted output is ignored, but the validation values are processed as normal, so that the final such output can be associated with the encrypted data. Use of an irreversible mixing function is desirable from a cryptographic standpoint, but introduces a cost which may (or may not) be a disadvantage depending on the architecture of the system in which the overall process is employed.
As shown in
Round sum 161 is a known 32-bit value that is changed with every two rounds. Before the first round, it is initialized to a constant value (C6EF3720 hexadecimal), and after every two rounds, it is decreased by another constant 32-bit value, delta value 163 (9E3779B9 hexadecimal). The purpose of round sum 161 is to provide a changing input to other functions in the cipher.
As in a Feistel cipher (e.g.,
In C-language source code, the pair of round functions shown in
The construction shown in
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the structure and functionality shown in
The examples of mixing function 203 shown in
Integration of the present invention into ciphers such as DES, RC5, RC6, or CAST, which follow the basic Feistel construction, is also straightforward, and can, if desired, employ the same mixing function and round selection as with TEA. It will be appreciated that other mixing functions, round selections, or input values may also be chosen.
The present invention can also be readily integrated into ciphers that do not follow the Feistel construction, such as Rijndael. Generally, all that is needed is access to the internal state of the cipher during its multiple rounds, and delivery of that state to an appropriate mixing function. In the specific example of the Rijndael function, the cipher's internal state is carried in a rectangular matrix of byte values. To implement the validation mechanism of the present invention, bytes can be selected from that matrix and combined using an appropriate mixing function. For example, such selection and mixing functions could be similar or identical to the examples shown in
Thus, while the foregoing invention has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims, and that there are many alternative ways of implementing both the processes and apparatuses of the present invention. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the appended claims.
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March 25, 2011 -- NEW YORK, NY -- Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Archbishop Timothy Dolan celebrated mass at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Greenwich Village at 2:00 in the afternoon on Friday, March 25, 2011. After the mass, the names of the women who lost their lives in the fire were read aloud in the church where many of the young immigrant women who lost their lives in fire were parishioners.
The fire, the single deadliest industrial disaster in New York history, resulted in the death of 146 garment workers, most of them young Jewish and Italian immigrant women who could not escape the building because managers had locked the doors to stairwells and exits.
Archbishop Timothy Dolan called the 100th anniversary "a day of remembering and a day of dreaming." He spoke to decendants of the young victims at Our Lady of Pompei where, he said, "so many of the women came to pray and where so many relatives came to bury them."
"God can bring evil out of good," said the Archbishop. "When we stop dreaming, we lose hope. Out of the Triangle tragedy came the dream of a culture where workers can be treated with respect and dignity."
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2004 The 2005 base realignment and closure initiative will be different from previous rounds in that it will directly contribute to DoD's transformation efforts, a top DoD official said here Oct. 25.
BRACs conducted between 1988 and 1995 closed 97 military bases and realigned 57, Raymond DuBois, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, told attendees at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting here. Officials today estimate the department still carries about 23 percent excess infrastructure.
The 2005 BRAC will be unique in that besides paring no-longer-needed facilities, it will also support transformation goals, thereby making DoD better prepared for combating 21st century threats like global terrorism, DuBois observed.
A key component of 2005 BRAC consideration, he explained, involves weighing an installation's military value in view of how it contributes to and accommodates joint operations. Joint warfighting has proven to be the coin of the realm when confronting terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq, he said.
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Pixies, dark angels, Gus Gorilla, Gumby and other strange characters were spotted all over campus this past weekend. Yes, Halloween has once again come and gone. Various organizations held Halloween events for children of all ages.
The annual Safe Trick-or-Treat was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Crimson and Gold Ballroom. The event was sponsored by the Student Activities Council and brought in 20 organizations to hand out candy to children.
The Residence Hall Assembly also led children through the halls to collect candy from on-campus residents. Other organizations, like the Gay Straight Alliance, held their events earlier in the month. They had a Halloween picnic Monday, Oct. 17. The picnic was originally going to be held at Gorilla Village but the weather forced the event indoors to the house of club president Holden Kraus. Kraus says there were about 25 members in attendance.
"We each brought a side dish, or drink and the group provided hamburgers and hot dogs," said Kraus, graduate student in mathematics. "Many of us also dressed up in our Halloween costumes and we ended up playing random games after eating."
The Public Relations and Advertising Club held its first annual "Trunk or Treat" event at Memorial Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 28. Students lined the streets and popped open the trunks of their vehicles. They had stashed candy and toys for an estimated 250 children in them. Some of the students who volunteered were Jaime Bowman, Ashley Jarvis and Kirsten Burke-Fountain, all seniors in communication, and Michael Saldivar, sophomore in communication.
"I feel that the community enjoyed it because it was free and it was in correlation with something that has been around for years and they knew it was a safe environment," said Burke-Fountain, PRAD president.
Adrien Stolifer, event planner for the Student Association of Broadcasters, says her group celebrated the holiday by spending time at Fat Daddy's.
"We wanted to have a party where people could come out and get to know each other in a fun way," said Stolifer, graduate student in communication. "Members watched television, had dinner and filled out a survey on Halloween movies and other fun facts."
The top three winners received horror movies. First place went to Tim Spears, junior in communication; second place went to Leo Hudson, professor of communication, and taking third was Andrew Orpin, senior in communication. Spears also won the contest for best costume. He dressed as Hudson and won a bucket full of candy.
"A few of us who organized the party had the idea of going as different members of the broadcast faculty," Spears said. "They changed their minds, but I knew a Leo outfit was too good not to do. I figured Leo would get a kick out of it."
Some students, like Joel Ybarra, find it hard to get into Halloween.
"I didn't celebrate Halloween because I've fallen out of the spirit of Halloween," said Ybarra, graduate student in communication. "It isn't as much fun as when you're a little kid."
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"I think it's OK to want to pretend to be someone else for one day out of the year," said Head, graduate student in special education. "This year I dressed up as Shakira."


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(ABC 6 NEWS) -- The goal is to strengthen Minnesota's economy and give it a more prominent place on the world stage.
On Wednesday, the head of a state agency visited southern Minnesota to outline her strategy for doing that.
"To continue to focus on how we increase our exports," Katie Clark told us. And when the new head of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development spoke to the annual meeting of Greater Jobs, Inc in Albert Lea … "we also need to make sure we have a skilled workforce"… she shared her plan.
"We know that we need to be focused on how do we retain and attract companies," Commissioner Katie Clark explained.
And that's even written into the Greater Jobs mission statement, to retain, expand, create and attract businesses and quality employment opportunities.
"I think rural Minnesota has different challenges than the suburban areas or the metro area," said Albert Lea Mayor Vern Rasmussen.
"You've got to make sure there's a strong advocate for greater Minnesota," added director Dan Dorman at the Albert Lea Economic development Agency.
"That's the environment we hope to promote is the collaborative partnerships," said DEED commissioner Katie Clark.
"I think without question we need a replacement for the JOBZ program," said ALEDA's Dan Dorman.
JOBZ provides local and state tax exemptions to for qualified companies that expand or relocate in Minnesota. The program is set to sun-set in 2015.
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A superbly-taken goal by Chelsea's Juan Mata was enough to end Norwich City's run of five successive Premier League home victories at rainswept Carrow Road.
Spanish star Mata struck seven minutes before half-time with a fine effort from just outside the Norwich area after Victor Moses and the recalled Oscar combined to set him up.
The Canaries produced a spirited display in conditions that were far from ideal, and certainly never looked likely to succumb to the kind of hammering handed out to Aston Villa three days earlier, but they seldom troubled Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and slipped to their second successive defeat.
Goalkeeper Mark Bunn saved from Moses and substitute Eden Hazard in the second period to prevent further damage, while defender Sebastien Bassong went as close as anyone for City with a stoppage-time header that bounced just over.
City showed two changes after the 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion with Steven Whittaker ruled out by the hip problem that meant he was substituted at The Hawthorns and replaced at right-back by Russell Martin, and skipper Grant Holt fit again after a hamstring problem, replacing Steve Morison in attack.
Declan Rudd returned as substitute goalkeeper after his weekend illness, and Ryan Bennett was recalled to the bench.
Chelsea, 8-0 winners at home to Aston Villa on Sunday, made two changes with John Obi Mikel back from suspension and Oscar also included, with veteran midfielder Frank Lampard and Belgian star Eden Hazard dropping to the bench.
A collision between Cahill and Pilkington in the eighth minute left both players rubbing their heads but able to continue and, as City threatened for the first time, Snodgrass had a shot blocked and Tettey, following up, sliced his effort badly and it spun towards the corner flag.
At the other end, a free-kick by Oscar was headed away by Tettey but there was little in the opening stages to cause the Canaries any discomfort.
City grew in confidence and after a Snodgrass corner was headed away by Cahill, Russell Martin had a shot blocked by Oscar.
Bunn was not troubled in the opening 20 minutes and a terrible attempt from long range by Luiz sailed high into the River End of the ground.
A poor cross by Garrido spoiled a good City move and as Chelsea broke, Luiz produced another effort almost as poor as the previous one.
An important challenge by Turner stopped Cole getting in a shot after a pass from Luiz threatened to put him clear, then Mata struck the side netting from a Luiz pass when he might have done better with his other foot.
Mikel struck a powerful shot just off target after Luiz and Mata combined in a more dangerous Chelsea break.
Bassong cut out a cross from Moses at the near post as the visitors began to get more of a grip on proceedings, and sure enough they went ahead on 38 minutes with a superb goal from Mata.
The Spaniard took a pass from the left from Oscar and, though hemmed in on the edge of the area, found enough space to strike a perfect left-foot shot past the fingertips of the diving Bunn.
City tried to respond and Snodgrass fired wide before a cross from Pilkington caused momentary panic and forced a corner, Johnson's backheader flying over from a Snodgrass kick.
In the final minute of the half, as rain began to fall, Snodgrass had a shot charged down by Ivanovic after Holt knocked on Bunn's kick.
• Half-time: Norwich City 0, Chelsea 1
A corner from Oscar soon after the restart posed problems as Moses flicked it on and Bunn had to be alert to save at the near post.
Torres had a shot blocked by Bassong as Chelsea pressed again in search of a second goal.
Bunn saved again from Moses, from a tight angle, after a cross from Ivanovic was allowed to slip across the six-yard box.
Cahill cut out a cross from Snodgrass at full stretch and a neat move ended with Holt firing wide from Hoolahan's pass, but he had already been flagged offside.
Rain was now sweeping across the ground, making conditions more difficult, and another Hoolahan-inspired break ended with Pilkington squeezing in a shot that lacked the power to trouble Cech.
Moses missed a decent chance midway through the second half when he neatly brought down a cross from Azpilicueta but shot wide, probably with the wrong foot.
City forced a couple of corners without joy and with 20 minutes to go, Cech had still not been seriously troubled.
Chelsea made their first change on 73 minutes when the limping Mikel made way for Lampard, who took over the captain's armband from goalkeeper Cech.
Mata was next to go down injured as Chelsea's time wasting began to grate with the home crowd.
With 11 minutes left there was a double change as City replaced Pilkington with Morison, and Chelsea sent on Hazard for Moses.
Mata headed wide from a cross by Azpilicueta as Chelsea looked for the goal that would make the game safe.
Johnson was booked for a dive as Luiz challenged and it was his last act of the afternoon as he made way for Howson.
Bunn saved from Hazard three minutes from time after Bassong had given the ball away to Lampard and, with less than two minutes left, Hoolahan made way for Elliott Bennett.
Hazard was booked for a blatant trip on Russell Martin as the game entered stoppage time, when City twice went close.
First Cole cleared dangerously close to his own goal, then Bassong's downward header from the resulting corner by Snodgrass corner was just off target.
• Norwich City: Bunn; Russell Martin, Turner, Bassong, Garrido; Tettey, Johnson (Howson, 81); Snodgrass, Hoolahan (Elliott Bennett, 89), Pilkington (Morison, 79); Holt. Subs (not used): Rudd, Ryan Bennett, Barnett, Jackson.
• Chelsea: Cech; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Cole; Luiz, Mikel (Lampard, 73); Moses (Hazard, 79), Mata (Ake, 90), Oscar; Torres. Subs (not used): Turnbull, Ferreira, Marin, Piazon.
• Referee: Jon Moss (West Riding)
• Attendance: 26,831
• Goal: Chelsea: Mata (38)
• Bookings: City: Johnson (81). Chelsea: Hazard (90)
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Mad Brewer, the MMTC combo is Mick McCarthyTerry Connor. Tried to shorten it a bit.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Hopeless. I expect this is the start of the long slide down the league, it really was too much to hope that we might have actually got a point from our last two games wasn't it. Soundly beaten in both of them! Not good enough. Anyway, I had a good Christmas (apart from the hopeless football team) so many thoughtful gifts from all my female friends! I really am truly blessed. Even a few of the players clubbed together to get me a personalised managers coat!! Holty got me some marvellous underpants too!! Catch up soon pals. Ged - The Players Pal.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Not worried by a single goal defeat against Chelsea who have been free-scoring recently. Reading and QPR favourites to go down with Aston Villa, Southampton or Wigan the third relegated team. If city can create more going forward we will not only finish up all of them but other teams too.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Can't win em all. Keep the faith we will be fine :) even if we lose the next one or two as well.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Not worried by a single goal defeat against Chelsea who have been free-scoring recently. Reading and QPR favourites to go down with Aston Villa, Southampton or Wigan the third relegated team. If city can create more going forward we will not only finish up ABOVE all of them but other teams too.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Ta, Graham. Not always very good at abbreviations! OTBC. Funny you refer to Stooge as boy\girl. I believe it and La Snott are but a single hermaphrodite entity. Two Greek lovers combined in a single twin-gendered body. Would explain a lot......
Saturday, December 29, 2012
I agree Brewer, the lack of quality in the final third is utterly ridiculous. It needs sorting and it needs sorting soon!! All the best Ged - Your Fan Leader.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
A competent sort of display but no cutting edge. Hoots himself referred to "a lack of quality in the final third". So he knows the problem; let`s hope he has the answer. As results turned out we are still 10 points clear of the garbage chute that discharges in Portaloo Lane, so don`t panic, men! 15 more points from 19 games compared with 25 needed for the team currently in 17th is a big gap. But those points are yet to be won. I stick with my pre-season prediction of 49 points, 10th place. IHWT.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
What`s the "MMTC Combo", Graham?? OTBC.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Ged, where have you been dear ? We were worried. Thought you must have been too busy cosying up with the MMTC combo down the A140. Glad you've come to your senses dear boygirl.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Manhattan School of Music embarked on a $2.4 million campaign for the purchase and maintenance of a fleet of new pianos. Seventeen new Steinway pianos were delivered to the School in August 2010, heralded by two trumpeters playing a fanfare and covered by Michael Schulman in The New Yorker. Thus far the School has purchased more than $800,000 worth of pianos, leaving a balance of $1.8 million yet to be raised.
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SHEPHERDSVILLE - Starting in June, the Shepherdsville-Bullitt County Tourist and Convention Commission will meet at a different time.
In order to give directors more time to get financial records prepared for the previous month, commissioners agreed to meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
The meetings are held at Paroquet Springs Conference Centre and are open to the public.
The commission continued to look at items to upgrade the current facility.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans are expected to have their televisions tuned to NBC on Sunday night as women from across the country compete for the title of Miss USA 2010 live from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Among the contestants who will be vying for the coveted pageant title will be 20-year-old Kindra Clark of Mount Washington.
LOUISVILLE - Bullitt East graduate Kelly Harrod had the golden touch for the Spalding Lady Golden Eagles this past season, leading coach Charlie Just's team to a 13-14 record and a sixth-place finish in the USCAA National Tournament in Pennsylvania.
Harrod led the Lady Golden Eagles in scoring (13.1), rebounding (7.8), assists (3.0) and steals (1.6).
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MOUNT WASHINGTON - To represent your school in any competition is great.
But to have the opportunity to represent your state is an even bigger honor.
Bullitt East guard Kayla Thacker will be wearing the colors of the Kentucky All-Stars when they face the Indiana All-Stars in the annual rivalry in June.
Thacker was one of the 12 players to be selected to the roster.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - During the first week of the 2010 season, the Bullitt Central Cougars went to Taylorsville and returned home with a 12-0 victory on a no-hitter by Dylan Seago.
Last Wednesday, Spencer County visited Shepherdsville and returned the favor, blanking Bullitt Central 6-0 while not allowing a simple single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The reversal of fortunes was frustrating for Cougar head coach Tommy Alvey.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - To think that a major, countywide primary election is less than four weeks away, it is sure quiet.
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But the chatter is pretty quiet and the days are counting down.
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*Thursday, April 22 - The Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce will host its second luncheon with the candidates.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - In the past, the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department hasn't been able to participate in some of the state highway safety grant programs.
Due to the requirement of matching funds, chief deputy Danny Thompson said the funds were not always available.
However, thanks to a change in the funding format, the sheriff's department will join several local police agencies in providing more patrol and safety checkpoints through October.
BARDSTOWN - After being rained out only one time in 2009, Bluegrass Speedway has fell victim to Mother Nature now twice in the 2010 racing season as showers moved over the speedway at the conclusion of 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model practice and just as practice was about to begin for the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - In the 1950s there was a Rock and Roll movie, "Blackboard Jungle," featuring Bill Haley and the Comets. In the 1970s it was The Ramones' singing, "Rock and Roll High School."
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This is an open letter to Paul Crossley, Leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council.
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I am writing to you, on behalf of Bath Stop War Coalition, about the Unmanned Aerial Systems Conference and Exhibition that is scheduled to be held in Bath's Assembly Rooms in June.
We are shocked to hear that the council is letting the Assembly Rooms to Clarion Defence and Security for this purpose. The fact that this company, which runs the annual Defence Sales Exhibition International, is organising the event reveals the fact that in this case 'Unmanned Aerial Systems' means drones.
Unmanned aircraft are increasingly used by Western military powers in what are supposedly precision attacks, delivering death by remote control. Although they are used increasingly in assassinations, particularly by the US in Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, they also kill civilians in horrifying numbers (for instance at the Afghan wedding where 26 people were slaughtered).
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We cannot think that the citizens of Bath and North East Somerset will think that the promotion of the sale and use of these monstrous killing systems is a fitting use of one of Bath's most delightful buildings. Most will be shocked to learn that it is contemplated by our local government, which acts on our behalf, making all of us complicit. We hope that many others will join us in calling on you, as leader of the council, to cancel this shameful event.
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June 17, 2013
I've been really busy working with our customers on becoming better Chefs, but I was recently invited by Kevin Karwaski of the Chef-Boston meetup group to give a presentation on the state of Chef cookbook testing today. Here are my slides: I hope the video will be up soon.
By the way, I renamed the demonstration cookbook from "sauceproxy" to "sauceconnect" in preparation for uploading it to the community site. Having unit and acceptance tests that I could run — both manually and via Travis — to verify that I'd done the search-and-replace properly really helped!


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HOUSTON (February 22, 2013) -- Baylor's men's golf team is in second place after Friday's opening round at the Bayou City Collegiate Championships. Filippo Zucchetti leads the Bears and is tied for third place individually.
Baylor shot 2-under-par 286 in the opening round, which put the Bears only one shot behind the tournament leader, No. 3 Texas (3-under 285). Charlotte is in third place at 1-over-par 289, and Chattanooga, UT Arlington, and East Carolina are tied for fourth at 2-over 290.
"The guys played well," head coach Greg Priest said. "They played pretty consistent all day. We just didn't finish well. We were 9-under going into 17 and we wound up playing 17 and 18 at 7-over as a team."
Zucchetti is two strokes off the lead after posting an opening round 3-under-par 69. He is currently trailing Brax McCarthy of Texas and Kyle Pilgrim of Houston who shot 5-under 67 and 4-under 68, respectfully.
Sophomore Kyle Jones is tied for 11th after posting a 1-under-par round of 71, followed by Niclas Mansson, who is tied for 16th after an opening round of even-par 72. Sophomore Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen shot 2-over 74 and is currently tied for 41st, while freshman Andreas Gjesteby was 8-over on the day. Matthew Seligmann and Ryan O'Rear, who are both competing as individuals, are tied for 27th and 41st, respectively.
"We really want to just do the same thing we did today," Priest said. "We were very consistent and kept the ball in play, and the only hiccup we had all day was on the 18th hole. We just have to make adjustments and try to get better tomorrow."
The second round of the Bayou City Championships is Saturday with tee times beginning at 10 a.m. CT. Live scoring available at www.GolfStat.com, and Sunday's final round is scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.


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PRES. KARZAI: (Through interpreter.) (In progress) -- Secretary Gates on his 13th visit to Afghanistan. And we're happy to be coming to this press conference with him to get your questions.
Secretary Gates is one of the highly respected and skillful secretaries and members of the cabinet of the United States. And he is a great friend of Afghanistan and an important element of growing an enhanced relationship between the two countries.
And today we discussed in a very friendly spirit all things and all issues of bilateral importance. And we are grateful for his personal efforts throughout all these years in making things better.
Today we discussed on a wide range of issues our mutual interests. That included training, talks on training the Afghan security forces; the strategic partnership between Afghanistan and the United States; the situation in the region; and the start of the transition process of security responsibilities, which began on the Afghan new year -- and we also discussed on how this process will be taken forward by the end of 2014 -- and on many other issues of interest and concern to Afghanistan and the United States. Of course, civilian casualties was one of those issues we discussed.
And I once again welcome him to Afghanistan. Mr. Secretary, you have the floor.
SEC. GATES: Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you for once again hosting me.
I would like to begin by joining General Petraeus in offering my personal apology for the accidental killing of nine Afghan boys by coalition forces last week. This breaks our heart. Not only is their loss a tragedy for their families, it is a setback for our relationship with the Afghan people, whose security is our chief concern.
We've been working extremely hard, first under General McChrystal and now General Petraeus, to avoid civilian casualties. Coalition forces, despite this incident, have done a much better job over the past couple of years. Even so, I would also like to offer President Karzai my personal apology, because I know these tragedies weigh heavily on his heart and create problems for him as the leader and protector of the Afghan people.
Although insurgents are responsible for over 80 percent of all civilian casualties, it is ultimately our duty, along with our Afghan partners, to protect the Afghan people -- all of the Afghan people. And to do that, we must continue building on the significant security gains achieved by the Afghan and coalition forces in the last year.
Tonight President Karzai and I had a very productive discussion about how to maintain this momentum as we look forward to beginning the formal transition to Afghan security lead this year -- this summer. When I visited Afghanistan last December, I said that the progress that our joint forces had made together on the ground had exceeded my expectations. From my conversations with commanders at Bagram this afternoon, it is clear that they have not let up the pressure on the enemy at all this winter. In fact, we are conducting a record number of operations despite, as I saw firsthand today, occasional bad weather that has made difficult terrain even more challenging.
The gains we are seeing across the country are significant. In the east, Afghan and ISAF forces are expanding zones of security outward from Kabul and Jalalabad, focusing on blocking insurgent infiltration into population centers along key arteries. As a result, commerce has grown and distant provinces are increasingly connected to major marketplaces.
Something similar is happening in the south, where Afghan and international troops have forced the Taliban out of their traditional strongholds and a semblance of normalcy is beginning to return to local populations now free of their grip. Our forces are linking zones of security in Helmand to Kandahar as we ultimately move toward connecting these areas in the south with those in the east, centered in Kabul.
Because of the shared sacrifices of Afghan and coalition forces, we are now closer than ever to President Karzai's goal of building Afghan national security forces that can take the leader for their nation's security, as they will in more and more areas in the months ahead. President Karzai will soon announce the first areas of the country where this formal transition will take place. We spoke tonight about that process and how it will impact the distribution of U.S. forces in July. While no decisions on numbers have been made, in my view, we will be well-positioned to begin drawing down some U.S. and coalition forces this July, even as we redeploy others to different areas of the country.
Nevertheless, as I have said time and again, we are not leaving Afghanistan this summer. Come September, October and beyond, there will still be substantial numbers of coalition forces here, still partnering with Afghans and still maintaining unrelenting pressure on our enemy, and working toward our shared objective for Afghanistan to assume the lead across the country for its security by the end of 2014. And we will in the coming months and years continue building a long-term security partnership with the Afghan people.
We know there will be more tough days ahead, but thanks to the strategy, resources and partnership we now have in place, I believe we are now positioned to achieve the shared goal of a stable, secure Afghanistan that is no longer a safe haven for terrorists. The United States will remain committed to this effort because we recognize the importance of our work here for the future of the Afghan people, for the stability of the region, and for the long-term security of America and its allies, and because we want a long-term, close relationship with Afghanistan.
Thank you.
PRES. KARZAI: Secretary Gates, I will put you in danger first. (Chuckles.)
SEC. GATES: Okay.
Q: May I begin by asking a question of President Karzai --
SEC. GATES: Microphone.
Q: Oh.
PRES. KARZAI: It's for the interpreters as well.
Q: President Karzai, you mentioned the civilian casualties issue. I wonder if -- in light of the personal apology that Secretary Gates just offered, do you accept that apology, in light of the statement that you put out yesterday saying the U.S. response had been inadequate? And also, what is an adequate U.S. response to civilian casualties, understanding that you would prefer there be none, but there have been and there have -- when they do happen, how should the U.S. act differently?
And may I ask also a question of Secretary Gates? You mentioned the strategic partnership that you wish to work with Afghanistan, and you mentioned earlier today that discussions were already under way. I wonder -- understanding that the details will be worked out in negotiations, could you give us an idea of what at least the contours of that would look like to the U.S. side? What would the U.S. be willing to do militarily in Afghanistan, beyond 2014?
PRES. KARZAI: With regard to the civilian casualties, sir, this has been an issue that has been for long now at the heart of some of the tensions in an otherwise very healthy relationship between the two countries.
The United States and its allies arrived in Afghanistan in 2001, and the subsequent removal of the terrorists and the Taliban from Afghanistan, with the help of the Afghan people, was an event that rightly the Afghan people called a liberation of Afghanistan from oppression and tyranny and a hope for Afghanistan towards a better future.
Much has been achieved in that journey from 2002 to today. The country has better roads. The country has better education. The country has a better economy. The country has a better capacity. The country's flag is flying all around the world and Afghanistan is present in all international occasions. It's a country no longer forgotten or no longer in isolation. That has been done because of our relationship with the United States and because of the assistance that the United States has given to the Afghan people -- all of them.
Now, while all of that is there in a manner of great appreciation of the Afghan people, civilian casualties are an issue that the Afghans fail to understand, because we, the Afghan people, are allies with the rest of the world in the war on terror. We are victims in the war on terror. But for us to continue to suffer civilian casualties is something that we fail to understand and becomes a major issue of grief and disappointment.
Secretary Gates is an honored friend of Afghanistan. And I trust completely when he says he's sorry and he apologizes. That's something that we respect personally because of him as well as because of the message he brings on behalf of the United States government.
And I, as the president of Afghanistan, as someone that the Afghan people have elected to look after them and to make sure that they are secure and protected, find it extremely difficult to -- (inaudible) -- when we have multiple meetings when civilian casualties take place to explain to the Afghan people that this can go on. They want it stopped. They want it not reduced; they want it stopped.
Now, I understand the difficulty on the side of the military, where the engagement operations, that that is at times inevitable. That inevitability, the Afghan people understand, but they want it stopped, and they want done in the manner that Afghans will not lose their loved ones anymore, either in the crossfire or when the operations are -- take place.
Secretary Gates' apology I will convey to the Afghan people. They heard him speak right now. And I will say that Secretary Gates, from the depth of his heart, apologized. But while we take that apology with a lot of respect and agree with it to accept it today, I would request Secretary Gates that he take the plea of the Afghan people to Washington that these civilian casualties stop, and make the utmost effort so we don't have them anymore.
We are ready to sacrifice in the war on terror. We have never complained when our soldiers die. We have never complained when our security forces die and for giving sacrifices on a daily basis. But civilians, of course, it is their right and our responsibility to protect.
SEC. GATES: With respect to a strategic partnership, the United States will send a team here to Afghanistan next week to begin negotiating on a strategic partnership. The specifics, I think, remain to be negotiated. But I would say that if the Afghan people and the Afghan government are interested in an ongoing security relationship and some sort of an ongoing security presence, with the permission of the Afghan government, the United States, I think, is open to the possibility of having some presence here in terms of training and assistance, perhaps making use of facilities made available to us by the Afghan government for those purposes. We have no interest in permanent bases, but if the Afghans want us here, we are certainly prepared to contemplate that.
Q: (Name inaudible) -- from Al-Jazeera English. Sir, my first question would be the -- (inaudible) -- I've been with the U.S. Army embedded for 12 days in -- (inaudible) district. Many people there believe that there is a hidden agenda, U.S. has there, and not only there but all over Afghanistan, the people of Afghanistan doesn't -- (inaudible).
PRES. KARZAI: Where was that?
(Cross talk.)
Q: (Inaudible) – the one example that there are these projects called "cash for work." There are like 1,800 people there paying 300 Afghanis each a day. But 1,800 people would not -- would not exist there. This money, people believe, goes to Taliban, indirectly supporting Taliban; and there's a hidden agenda American have.
So if we are talking about long-term strategy, what is this long-term strategy? What's U.S. want from Afghanistan? We know what Afghans want from U.S., but we don't know -- what is this -- and also this hidden agenda that everyone's talking about? Is there a hidden agenda?
And my question, Mr. President, I was there within the Afghan military too. They're very weak. They're -- not morale-wise; they're very -- strong morale. But they have the guns but no ammunition. They have their food that comes to them one week later. Are you expecting them in two weeks' time to fight enemy like Taliban with their fists? How are you expecting them to do that?
SEC. GATES: As hard as it may be for some to believe, the United States has no hidden agendas in Afghanistan or in this region as a whole. What we want is stability. We want a region that is not a source for terrorists to launch attacks against the United States that kill thousands of our citizens. And we would like to see democratic, prosperous states here. They're, of course, for -- good for their own people. We have no interest beyond that.
PRES. KARZAI: On the question of the Afghan army and their state of readiness, we are aware of the difficulties that they have. I'm glad to hear from you that they have a high morale. (Inaudible) -- if they are weak on the equipment side and the resistance side. This is an ongoing issue of discussion between us and the United States and our other allies. We will keep pursuing that the Afghan army is trained better and equipped better.
Of course, while we are training our army and equipping our army, it is -- even if our army is not fully equipped today, even if they are not as well-trained today as the armies of the rest of the world or as our allies, Afghanistan is our country and we will have to protect it, even if it is with our bare hands.
Therefore, the state of readiness will not reduce our responsibility or our determination to provide protection to the Afghan people and protection of our borders and security of our -- of our people.
Now, I was told by one of your colleagues today that you were in -- (inaudible) – and that you were there for twelve days and that you went there with the U.S. Army and the Afghan Army. And I would like to see you, to hear more about your observations there. Thank you.
SEC. GATES: Al.
Q: Thank you. Mr. Secretary, at your news conference in Washington the other day, you and Admiral Mullen said you thought that Iran and al-Qaida would be the big losers from the unrest in the Middle East. But I wonder if there aren't some factors that could be beneficial to Iran, such as ongoing instability, the rise of more Shiites into power, weaker central governments, perhaps ungoverned spaces. So can you explain why you feel that wouldn't be good for Iran? And I ask that, in particular, in light of the growing calls for direct U.S. military action in Libya, which we're hearing out of Washington today.
And President Karzai, what's your view of the impact of the unrest in the Middle East in this region and on Iran's posture towards this region? Thank you.
SEC. GATES: Well, my views are explained very simply: I'm an optimist. I do believe that -- I have some confidence that al-Qaida is in fact the loser in the developments in the Middle East. Their narrative has been that the only way that reform can be brought about and that authoritarian governments can be overthrown is by extreme violence. And the people of Tunisia and the people of Egypt have shown that not to be true. So they have disproven al-Qaida's narrative.
Whether these countries move toward democracy remains to be seen. We've seen the situation in Iraq. It's complicated, but overall moving in the right direction. I think that's what we'll see in the future.
I think where Iran is the loser in the region is the contrast between the militaries and the security authorities in places like Tunisia and Egypt standing aside while people protest against their government, while the security services of the Iranian government ruthlessly suppress and kill those who would criticize or protest against the Iranian government. They are losers already in this image across the world of their repression of those who have different points of view from the Iranian government.
In the long term, we will clearly have to see how things develop, but in some ways the pressures have been building for decades under the tectonic plates of the Middle East. Those pressures have broken through and there has been an earthquake; and I think we need all to bend our efforts toward ensuring that the consequences of that earthquake end up being positive and end up being democratic and in favor of the people of those countries.
My sense is developments are moving in that direction.
Q: And on military action, sir?
SEC. GATES: Well, with respect to military action, we have prepared any number of options in terms of capabilities. But I think we will have to monitor this situation very closely. We will do whatever the president directs us to do. But I think at this point there is a sense that any action should be the result of an international sanction before anything is done.
PRES. KARZAI: From an Afghan perspective, we wish our fellow Muslim countries in the Middle East peace and stability, and specially from an Afghan perspective, where our country went to 30 years of war and instability and lack of governance and functioning institutions, I hope that whatever takes place in that part of the world is one that will bring the people of the -- of those countries stability and strong government institutions.
My advice would be that -- to all of those who are there, the government and their opposition, not to fight one another and not to weaken their governance and their institutions, and not to destroy their own infrastructure.
After 20 years of civil strife and interventions, Afghanistan was reduced to nothing with regard to governance and the infrastructure. And I hope that will not happen in our fellow Muslim countries.
Q: My question is to Secretary Gates. Despite the repeated requests by the government of Afghanistan to the world and to the United States that the safe havens of terror across the border need to be eliminated, it seems that Afghanistan's request has been ignored or has not been taken seriously. Where do you see the problem is; why haven't you taken seriously the government of Afghanistan?
SEC. GATES: Well, we do take seriously that concern. And I think that the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States are working together to try and deal with that problem. And the reality is that Pakistan has moved 140,000 troops to the border area. They have tried to eliminate the extremists in South Waziristan and Swat. And there is increasing cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan in terms of dealing with the terrorist threat that crosses back and forth across that border.
So, you know, very few things move as quickly as we would like them to move. But the truth is, there has been a significant improvement in the cooperation among the three countries, and I would say particularly between Afghanistan and Pakistan. And I think we would like to see this cooperation progress in the future.


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Moylan's legacy clearly 'part of the solution'
In our editorial commenting on the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty Friday, we quoted from President Lyndon Johnson's 1964 State of the Union speech that declared that war.
"It will not be a short or easy struggle, no single weapon or strategy will suffice," Johnson said," but we shall not rest until that war is won."
Those words are equally true about another struggle – to assure that every young person in Durham and in America receives an adequate education in a safe, nurturing and inspiring environment.
We are fully committed to the idea that the public schools can, given resources, support and perhaps most important top-flight leadership and instructors, meet that task.
But not necessarily for everyone, and not necessarily all the time.
So if what we need are multiple weapons and nuanced strategies, some very dedicated people are rising to that occasion in the basement of a church building in East Durham.
Since Durham Nativity School opened in 2002, the vision of its founder, Dr. Joseph Moylan, has been to provide a unique, enveloping environment in which young men can succeed academically.
I had lunch with some of the school's staff, board members, supporters and students this past week. It was an energizing and encouraging experience.
The school's mission, it says, "is to provide a tuition-free, enriched learning environment and an 11-year support system for middle school boys who have the ability and commitment to achieve, but not the resources for a quality, independent school education."
Let's leave aside for a moment the contentious debate over charter schools – the proliferation of which is a legitimate cause for concern for those who value traditional public schools – or vouchers for private schools. Durham Nativity enables its tuition-free education by doggedly a soliciting private contributions to pay the roughly $17,500 a year it costs to educate each of its students – capped at 40.
The students attend for three years, for sixth, seventh and eighth grades, but remember that line in the mission statement about "11-year commitment." The school helps it students apply for, qualify for and if necessary secure financial aid for a wide range of top-quality private high schools. Then it helps them navigate the college application route. Of their graduates, 82 percent attend college.
The regimen at Nativity is demanding. Students arrive at 7:35 a.m. – a couple who were at lunch last week talked stoically about what time they got up. The day ends at 6 p.m., and afternoons are filled with study hall, physical education and other activities.
They wear uniform outfits of khaki trousers, blue shirts and rep ties, and they clearly are coached to develop communications skills. Students who met with the luncheon guests were confident and comfortable talking to and with adults.
The school's visionary founder died last year. As his widow, Ann Carole Moylan mused after the lunch, it was tragic Joe Moylan didn't live to see the very first students who enrolled in 2002 finish college last year.
Their son, Brendan Moylan, is chair of the board of trustees and continues his father's passion. Diane Evia-Lanevi, a longtime member of the board, writing in last year's annual report said this about the elder Moylan:
"His legacy isn't the school. It is the boys whose lives have been forever impacted by the school."
It is a rich legacy and a tribute to what one determined person can to do to chip away at the challenge of educating children from socio-economically challenged environments.
Brendan Moylan spoke with considerable understatement when he said, "Durham Nativity School is part of the solution."
Bob Ashley is editor of The Herald-Sun. You can contact him at 919-419-6678 or firstname.lastname@example.com.