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Good Timing for a Grocery Strike? UPDATE
Yesterday's U-T headline announced that San Diego County's unemployment rate had increased to 10.5% during the "summer of recovery."
Unemployment in San Diego County ticked up in July to 10.5 percent, up from a revised 10.4 percent in June, reaching a high not seen for nearly a year, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
So imagine my surprise this morning when I read that local grocery workers had voted to go on strike against Vons, Albertsons and Ralphs. One would think that the supermarkets will have no problem getting replacement workers.
More than 90 percent voted to reject the supermarkets' offer, which could affect scores of stores in San Diego County and across Southern California. The vote was open to more than 62,000 workers across Southern California, but union officials did not reveal the exact turnout, only saying it was a "record high."
I presume the key issue is the desire on the part of the grocers to have their employees pay more for their health insurance. Union President Mickey Kasparian, from the same article:
Under the grocery chain's proposal, some workers would go from having no paycheck deductions to having an average of $92 per month deducted for health insurance, although it would vary depending on family size and other factors, Kasparian said.
Is this the result of the passage of Obamacare? I don't have hard evidence to prove that, but I wouldn't be surprised. Businesses are facing rising health care costs since the passage of the bill that we needed to pass to see what was in it. Everything I have read about the negotiations for the grocery workers lead me to believe that health care costs are the key sticking point. Costs are going up and neither side wants to pay for them.
Meanwhile, the stores are getting ready for a strike, some are putting up signs asking for applications for replacement workers. Since my youngest son has been having trouble finding work, he took the opportunity to go to one of the local stores to fill out such an application. He said it was a difficult endeavor, because he didn't want to ask current employees how to apply to be a replacement worker. Instead, he made his way to the manager's office to fill out an application there. Even though there were media reports of signage asking for replacement workers, this Vons in Clairemont had no such signs. The manager gave out a standard employment application form, no different than under non-strike conditions. Perhaps they are hoping for an 11th hour settlement and don't want to unnecessarily upset current employees.
I lived through the grocery strike eight years ago (2003-2004), and remember the unions not doing very well when the results were in. From the lib.com website.
59,000 UFCW members voted on the three-year contract over the weekend of February 28-29. By any standard, the settlement must be considered an important employer victory. While the supermarkets did lose $2.5 billion in income during the strike, they established a precedent for many pending contracts around the country, and not merely for supermarkets. Wall Street greeted the settlement, and Safeway stock prices remained firm throughout the strike.
The new contract provided for a two-tier system. Current employees will receive no pay increase for the first two years of the contract, but will receive a ratification bonus. In the third year, they will begin making monthly payments for the family health plan. New employees will have lower wages and will receive only limited health coverage. The two-tier contract will thus open the way for pushing older employees out the door. Finally, the contract allowed the supermarkets to fire up to 630 UFCW members for "misconduct" on the picket lines within 36 hours of ratification.
I personally crossed the picket line and was interviewed on local TV about why I did so. The answer was simple, we needed groceries for a party and didn't feel excessive sympathy for the worker's position. At the time, Walmart was starting to move into the grocery business and the big grocery chains needed to contain costs in order to compete. I think the problem for the grocery store workers is that it doesn't appear that high levels of education or training are necessary to perform their work. As a result, they will constantly be under competitive pressure. This is not meant as disparagement, I am on friendly terms with many unionized grocery workers and they treat me very well. They work in a field where economists would say there are low barriers to entry into that workforce, unlike health care, for instance. Ultimately, the price I pay for my groceries is a good part of the consideration of where I decide to shop. Regardless of their helpfulness, prices that are too high will send me elsewhere.
I sincerely hope the strike ends soon, but I don't see how the workers are in any better position to win concessions than they were eight years ago. Further, I wonder how they will explain to their unemployed neighbors that they went on strike because their health care costs went up. Isn't that true for almost everyone?
Cross posted to The Liberator Today.
Apparently, Verizon workers are returning to work without a contract, although negotiations will continue. The striking Verizon workers are in the land line portion of the business, which is under great strain because of the shift to wireless. This makes their situation similar to the grocery workers, being in an industry with increasing competitive pressure. That they felt it necessary to return to work is not a good omen for our local UCFW folks. Health care costs were also a big part of this strike as well. Seems Obamacare isn't a good deal for private sector unions.
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According to the unions, it's bad to cross a picket line. But if you shop at a non-union supermarket or grocery store, there is no picket line. So which is worse: Crossing a picket line, or getting your groceries at a non-union place such as Walmart?
I crossed the picket line last time and didn't think twice about it. These unionized workers will never recoup the wages they lose while on strike. However, I'm not sure the labor union bosses are fools.
I used to work at a grocery store decades ago, before scanners when you had to know the price of every item. I know from personal experience, no one is being exploited but nothing these employees do is skilled or hazardous or worthy of union representation. The only exception is the meat cutters, but so few grocery stores have butchers anymore it's hardly worth mentioning. Most duties performed in grocery stores could be performed by anyone. Even check-out stands are becoming self-serve.
Some jobs in life are just not the stuff careers are made out of. The duties performed in grocery stores are menial tasks, which I view as a kind of temporary job until you find something better. If the unionized workers at Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs etc. don't like their pay and benefits, do what any reasonable person would do – go find a better job or invest in your future with better education and marketable skills.
No dilemma…What could be better than a food fight?…A food riot…However according to Rueben Navaretski,now blobbing for CNN,Texans are calling out the Perry boys and are giving away free seed and ammo…
I found foos fights well worth hours of after school detention..and ny desert garden is into produce heaven……Maybe Dannon can run on an agrarian platform…
During a strike, they want you to shop for groceries at Rite Aid or CVS since they are union. I'm sure they have a lovely selection of fruits and vegetables. The butcher department though needs work at these pharmacies.
My previous comments were unnecessarily edited not for style or grammar, but content. It's not often I share my honest opinions, but if you want my participation in the future, I respectfully request you publish what I submit as I submit it.
From Admin: We rarely edit comments for anything but spelling and grammar. However, speaking of unnecessary, the prior comment was unnecessarily disparaging of union workers, which added nothing to the point made. It was our judgment call that it used "name calling" for no reason. In most cases, we would simply revoke such a comment, but the overall point was legit. We changed the point in no way whatsoever by removing the inflammatory language. If the commenter disagrees, we would be happy to remove the comment completely.
If commenters find it impossible to make a point without the use of insults, they are free to go elsewhere.
Trader Joe's is a wonder. My route home from work passes the Escondido TJ's, so I'm frequently prowling the aisles in search of goods both exotic and mundane.
TJ's Manchego cheese . . . ¡muy sabroso!
Crossing a picket line is much worse than shopping nonunion. Respecting workers who have the cojones to stand up for their own position in the labor market is much more important than shopping somewhere with employees who aren't putting their own skin in the game. If a man has the dignity to risk losing work and pay in order to better his life, you've got to respect that.
Thank you for the explanation.
Jefferson. I view picket crossing as an overt expression of my beliefs and opinions.
I respect their right to strike, I hope they'll respect my right to cross the line and work/shop.
"…the prior comment was unnecessarily disparaging of union workers…)
So in other words, if someone criticizes the criminals in organized labor, you feel a need to censor it. I will take your advice and go elswhere. Maybe UFCW Mickey "The Batman" is paying you off or something.
From Admin: "Dave"– You really don't get the difference between organized labor and union workers? Many union workers are conservative; many don't support their own union leadership but don't have the clout to change the situation; many don't have the luxury of quitting a job, simply because they don't like being part of a union; some have been threatened for opting out. We have at least one union member writing for Rostra — a conservative who has been at odds with his union leadership. To characterize all union members as "fools" is a blatant mischaracterization, which is why the comment was edited. It may not, however, be so off the mark for you. Yes, we were paid off by big labor to say that. Now pound sand.


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An intense 45 minute standoff ensued. Lompoc Police Officers also responded to assist the deputies. A few minutes into the standoff, Argel agreed that his grandmother should be removed from the house. Deputies picked her up and carried her out of the house safely. She was seen by medics due to her age and overwhelming shock and anxiety of the incident. The ordeal finally ended when Argel set his handgun down and allowed deputies to take it. While it appeared to be a real handgun, it turned out to be an airsoft-type replica gun, similar to a Glock handgun. Argel was taken into custody without further incident. Argel was transported and booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail for false imprisonment and felony assault with a deadly weapon which occurred at the victim's residence. His bail is currently set at one million dollars.


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How to Calculate Escrow for Low-Point Cushion
Original post by Lisa Bigelow of Demand Media
Escrow accounts are frequently used by home lenders who wish to keep a reserve of funds available for payment of a homeowner's property tax and insurance payments, while making payments on behalf of the homeowner. These homeowners make an initial deposit into the escrow account at closing, and then contribute to the account every month with their mortgage payment. Lenders require a "cushion" in the account to make up for property tax and insurance increases, in addition to potential missed payments. The Department of Housing and Urban Development permits lenders to keep no more than two months' cushion in escrow.
Step 1
Add your annual property tax bill to your annual insurance premium. Property taxes and insurance are two items that are commonly paid by the lender out of the escrow account on behalf of the borrower. Some borrowers may be able to have the escrow requirement waived, although lenders won't always permit it. To qualify, borrowers must typically put down 20 percent and have excellent credit, according to LendingTree.com.
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Divide the total from Step 1 by 12. This is your monthly property tax and insurance payment; it's the amount that's added to your mortgage principal and interest payment every month. If you waive escrow, you'll need to plan to put this amount aside monthly on your own.
Step 3
Multiply the result from Step 2 by 2. This two-month escrow cushion is the maximum amount that your lender is allowed to keep by law. If you're ready to close on a home purchase, plan to bring this amount to deposit into your escrow account. In the future, your lender may use this cushion to pay taxes or premiums that have increased unexpectedly.
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After much searching for my first handgun purchase I settled on the Ruger SR40C...it just feels like it belongs in my hand! I took it to the range today for the first time and shot a box of 50 pretty quick...lol. The gun worked like a champ EXCEPT the first shot from every mag would fly wild. Actually, the first 2 or 3 from the gun were wild and I was getting ready to set the sites when it settled down and started putting them all right on the bulls eye. Shot 15 and when I switched to the 9 shot mag again, the first shot was wild and then it was back to normal. Ended up happening every time I swapped mags.
I did not clean the gun before shooting since my lgs advised not to until broken in. I went ahead and tore it down when I got home and it was caked with lube inside....I cleaned it up and put it back together. Could the excess lube have caused this or any other ideas? I plan on picking up another couple hundred rounds and hitting the range as soon as possible to see what happens but I didn't know if what I am experiencing is normal or not. Any ideas?


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College Hockey:Five Unanswered Goals Give Dartmouth's Gaudet 200th Win
HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet hit a major milestone Friday night — or, more accurately, it hit him.
A run of five unanswered goals, including four in the third period, helped the Big Green elude a first-period deficit and take a 6-2 ECAC Hockey League win over St. Lawrence at Thompson Arena.
The victory was Gaudet's 200th of his 17-year coaching career, which included a nine-year run at Brown to go with a 107-107-32 stretch at Dartmouth, his alma mater. Neither he nor his players — who moved into a fourth-place tie with Vermont in the ECACHL — saw the achievement coming.
"After my first year of coaching (1-25-0 at Brown in 1988-89), I thought it was going to take me 200 years, quite honestly," said Gaudet. "It's nice. I wasn't aware of it."
A couple of other milestones helped tilt the result toward Dartmouth (13-9-2 overall, 10-7-0 ECACHL).
Sophomore defenseman Mike Hartwick scored the game-winner at 2:47 of the third, breaking a 2-2 tie when his left-point wrister hit the stick of St. Lawrence goaltender Justin Pesony (35 saves) and slipped through the freshman's pads.
"It think Sniz (senior Chris Snizek) coming across had a lot to do with it, might have distracted the goalie," said Hartwick of Snizek, who retrieved the souvenir for Hartwick afterward. "He's a good teammate."
Sean Offers' breakaway goal out of the penalty box at 15:05 opened the floodgates. Nick Johnson scored his team-leading 11th goal into an empty net at 19:16, and freshman Jon Grecu the night of Dartmouth milestones with his first career goal through Pesony's pads at 19:41.
"The fourth one (Offers' goal) is a fortunate puck coming out of the zone with us coming out of the penalty box," Gaudet said. "It's such a swing: They don't score on the power play, and we score coming out of the box. … It's a bounce, a fortunate play that sometimes happens."
St. Lawrence (13-14-2 overall, 7-9-1 ECACHL) scored two power play goals on just three shots in the first period for a 2-1 lead. Matt MacDonald and Josh Anderson sandwiched goals around a Dartmouth power play marker from Mike Ouellette. Dartmouth got its game-winning run going on the man up at 13:50 on David Jones' redirection of an Offers power play feed.
The Saints did leave with a milestone of their own when senior Mike McKenna briefly relieved Pesony with 1:53 to play in the game. It was McKenna's 86th appearance for the Saints, breaking a 49-year-old school record.
SLU coach Joe Marsh, who first got to know Gaudet when the Dartmouth coach was a Dartmouth goalie and Marsh was a New Hampshire prep school teacher, was among the first to congratulate Gaudet on his achievement. It took the sting out of an otherwise disappointing night.
"It didn't even realize that; that's awesome," said Marsh. "If I had to lose one, I'm glad it's something memorable for him."
Greg Fennell covers Dartmouth hockey for the Valley News of West Lebanon, N.H.
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As for the OS running under the covers, it wasn't discussed during the launch. One would expect that it's Oracle Enterprise Linux. Wonder about getting OpenSolaris as the host os? I'd expect performance to get a boost. And on the fault tolerance front, Solaris FMA would provide a benefit - the systems are using Sun's X4170 Nehalem-based systems as the compute server building blocks, which are fully supported by FMA.


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College Hockey:Plattsburgh Holds Off Oswego In Game One
Cribbie Excels In Cardinal Nets
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Sports are all about taking an opportunity and making the most of it. That is probably the motto for Plattsburgh goaltender Curtis Cribbie, who was prepared to watch the playoffs from the bench as Craig Neilson's backup. Cribbie was given an opportunity when Neilson got hurt in practice just days before the start of the second season.
Cribbie is making the most of it as he led his Cardinals to their fifth straight SUNYAC playoff victory, a 5-3 win over Oswego in the first game of the three-game championship series in front of a hostile and packed Romney Field House.
"I didn't know what to expect," Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery said. "He's [Cribbie] been steady. This is the best team he's played against, so obviously this is his best game."
Oswego tested Cribbie in the first minute with two quality shots on a partial break, both of which Cribbie turned aside. A couple of minutes later, Cribbie made a solid kick save.
Plattsburgh thanked its goalie for preventing Oswego from getting off to an emotional start in front of the home crowd by scoring first at 6:13. Soon after Plattsburgh failed to convert on a power play, the Cardinals still maintained control in the Great Lakers zone. Conor McDonough got open in front of the net, Joe Carpinone fed him perfectly, and McDonough one-timed it past Tyson Gajda.
Oswego got it back quickly on the power play, which was very effective (3-for-6 on the night) for the Lakers.
"We moved the puck well," Oswego coach George Roll said of his power play.
It was that movement that led to the first goal. The Great Lakers entered the zone on a rush and completed some quick passes which allowed John Hirliman open in the slot area. He wristed the shot by Cribbie.
Hirliman later injured his knee; he is questionable for Saturday's game, which is doubly damaging to teh Lakers considering Oswego has already lost the services of Jean-Simon Richard.
Though Roll was happy with the way his team moved the puck around five on four, he wasn't so happy even up. "That's what I thought we needed to do five on five. I thought we got a bit selfish then," he said.
When Oswego did apply pressure, Cribbie was equal to the task, cutting down the angles and moving from side to side with excellent quickness.
Plattsburgh exploded for three goals in the second period to nearly put the game away. McDonough scored his second of the night 40 seconds into the period when he received a pass while skating right down the middle and fired it in. The original centering pass deflected off the skate of Oswego's Mark Strzoda, but Jason Kilcan picked up the puck again, and re-fed it to the streaking McDonough.
But Oswego again tied it up on the power play, this time by Mike Lukajic.
The Cardinals immediately responded with two goals in a 1:16 span. The first was scored after Plattsburgh won a faceoff and controlled the puck behind the net, where Chad Kemp fed David Friel for the shot.
Plattsburgh made it 4-2 thanks to the help of the Oswego defenders. After the initial rush was turned aside by Gajda, an Oswego defender plowed into his own goalie, forcing both of them into the net. Before Gajda could recover, Plattsburgh fed the puck from behind the net in front where Brett Gilmour stuffed it in.
With Oswego looking to get back into the game at the start of the third, Cribbie continued to come up with big saves, including one where he made the initial stop to his right, then had to quickly move to his left to stop the shot off the rebound.
Oswego did, however, get back into the game at 5:25 on the power play. The Great Lakers won the faceoff after the penalty, and got it back to Strzoda, who fired a blueline slapshot. He threaded the needle between Cribbie's skate and the post, nicking the pipe on the way in.
"We have to work on our power play," Emery said in the understatement of the evening.
Oswego desperately tried to get the tying goal, but with less than seven minutes left, the Cardinals instead got an insurance goal. Dave Young prevented Oswego from clearing the zone, and fed an open Jordan Smith down low. With just Gajda to beat, Smith didn't waste his opportunity.
In the waning minutes Cribbie made multiple saves in a flurry of close shots to preserve the 5-3 win. In all, Cribbie made 37 saves.
"I didn't think they outchanced us," Roll said. "They capitalized on their chances." That, and having Cribbie make the most of his opportunity.
Plattsburgh is now on the verge of its seventh consecutive title, pending game two Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET.
Emery, however, kept perspective. "We've won one game," he said. "We haven't won anything yet. They can enjoy this for an hour, then we'll get ready for the next game."
Meanwhile, Roll understands his team's back is against the wall. "We have to make some adjustments," he said. "We have to play team defense. I didn't think our forwards helped out our defense."
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Romance plays with the depths of human imagination and heightens the length of the human spirit. People search and crave a vivid course of connection and fulfillment that is contained in love. The subject matter in films is a simultaneous description of controversial and sentimental tales. Viewers gravitate to the appearance of these stories in hopes in finding ways to relate and shift their own lives. This has been done in the movie business ever since cinema was created. It is where people of different ages and backgrounds find inspiration in a common theme. The realm and strength of any art form is strengthened by searches and experiences taking place in romantic genres.
Before Sunrise was a romantic drama released in the winter of 1995. Richard Linklater was seated at the helm as chief director and screenwriter. He based it on a real-life encounter he had in which he walked and talked with a woman for hours. His idea was to create an unusual and atypical style of filmmaking in which dialogue outweighed an extensive budget or action-oriented scenery. Instead, he planned to use the backdrop of a European city in order to make the chemistry and immediacy of the story appear vibrant. He had already established himself recognition in Hollywood with 'coming-of-age' tales with high school and beyond with Slacker (1991) and Dazed and Confused (1993).
Linklater enlisted the help of actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy to fill the roles of his couple. Hawke has been in the movies for a long time, with strong appearances such as Dead Poets Society (1989) and earning a Best Supporting Actor nomination with Training Day (2001). Delpy had gained notice with both international and domestic films, such as: The Voyager (1991) and The Three Musketeers (1993). The two would be strangers who meet and fall for each other with a rich script of subtext and thought. Both welcomed the challenge with positivity and excitement. As a result, the thought-provoking evolution of human intimacy produced a unique level of chemistry that earned the film significant praise. The conflict was how such a bond could be sustained.
Before Sunrise arrives on the screen with the quiet run of a passenger train passing through Budapest. The time period is the summer of 1994. Young American Jesse (played with intelligence by Hawke) is despondent because his attempts to work out a long-distance relationship in Spain had failed. Parisian university student Celine (played with a gentle aura by Delpy) is heading back home after visiting with her sick grandmother. The two are sitting across from each other and lost in thought within their personal situations. A middle-aged German couple walks by and erupts into a nasty argument. Both Jesse and Celine are unnerved by the situation and move into the distance to avoid its sound.
The two forge a conversation when Jesse strikes up small talk. Celine states where she is going and offers a friendly disposition in response. Linklater forges a tight bond between the characters in close camera angles with the vast city landscape of Europe outside the windows of where they talk. Both start to get to know each other and pick up on each other's sensibilities as the train makes a stop in Vienna. However, the American must leave at this particular location in order to get himself back to the airport and fly to the states. Jesse is disappointed that they have to switch trains. Celine agrees by saying she has enjoyed the talking so far. The scene ends with the dejected girl looking down forlorn as the guy takes his bag and exits the train.
The plot of Before Sunrise takes a turn into intriguing and dramatic territory when Jesse stumbles back into the train. Celine is gazing out the window and is stunned to see him appear. He proposes a concept that puts them both at a risk of vulnerability and self-disclosure: to get off the train together and share time in Vienna. Jesse explains that all he wants to do is walk around the city until sunrise because he cannot afford a hotel room, and would enjoying having her as company to share time with. Celine is wavering but interested at the same time as she watches him make his romantic plea. He states that perhaps one day she could learn more of what she seeks from a future husband by interacting with him. The girl finally takes off with the guy who is elated with a celebratory grin. She enters into her choice knowing that he will not pressure her to stay if she so chooses to depart on her own.
The couple starts off awkward as they walk. Both laugh and note the irony at this strange situation that they seek to make the best of. Each feels drawn to the other even though they are a stranger, and saying that makes them feel more comfortable. They come across two local actors who invite them to see a comedy play (involving a cow) later in the evening. Next they ride a bus in which the topic of sex and sexual interest comes up. Jesse learns that Celine is a girl who seeks true romance. Celine learns that Jesse has a wild and edgy side to him in his pursuits of finding an ideal partner.
Linklater unravels a long trail of spicy and sentimental dialogue in Before Sunrise as the couple challenges themselves. On an emotional level, they are building a fast connection to each other. Several moments take place where each is lingering with eye contact at one another, but hides it right away when the other glances back. On a physical level, both are getting attracted to each other. Celine bites her lip a few times when watching Jesse move, and Jesse starts to reach out to touch Celine's hair when sitting down.
The strength and the challenge in the film are to hold the viewer's attention by keeping a steady focus on just two people. Jesse and Celine cross paths with others often, but they are the principal characters involved. Nearing the halfway mark, the couple find themselves aboard a ferris wheel and peak out to the setting sun atop the Vienna landscape. It is here when both lets down their guard and their nerves by settling into a passionate and comfortable kiss. The scene closes when both remain silent in a tender and romantic embrace.
There are several instances of memorable lines. Each scene moves along like a painting and separate from its predecessor. The couple is inside an empty church and only the candle light above them lights up the area. Celine confesses that she is not a particularly spiritual person, but can find strength and respect in those who view sites like this as a source of comfort. Jesse lets out a significant point of view (while sitting atop a crate in a back alley) and says that sometimes he wants children and sometimes he thinks that aspect would stifle his individuality.
As the film continues, both individuals learn the personal circumstances about each other. Jesse reveals that he had broken up with a girl in Madrid, and it took going out there to make him realize it was over. Celine states that she was involved with a guy for six months, but split because she had too many feelings for him and it pushed him away.
Before Sunrise reaches its climax when the couple reaches the end of their journey together. Night falls and both know they will each catch separate trains tomorrow. They both admit how having an experience like this will remain important for so many reasons. The circumstances leaves both satisfied too because each had planned and succeeded in making this an evening to remember. Celine at first is firm that she does not want to have sex with Jesse if she is never going to see him again, but relents and they fall into a passionate embrace in a deserted park. Jesse says that he would marry her tonight if given the chance, because many relationships started and failed over much less.
The film concludes the next day at dawn. Jesse and Celine are walking hand-in-hand in silence. They approach the train station and find the spot where he will be taking off. All seems calm until the realization that they have to say goodbye is real. Both characters break down and confess that they want to see each other again. A conclusion is reached that they will meet again on this spot, but in six months from now. The two are drawn into an elated kiss afterwards. Before Sunrise finishes off just as it started: with images of the train passing by cities and the couple inside looking out their windows.
Richard Linklater deserves a great deal of praise for turning a true life experience into a successful film. In doing so, he moved away from teenage dramas and graduated into adult romantic territory. The movie questions the idea as to whether or not a 'soul mate' in this life is possible to have in modern times. The movie was a moderate hit at the box office, but spawned two sequels in the future: Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013). Ethan Hawke transformed himself into an intellectual and aching character. Julie Delpy was a sensitive yet strong-willed woman who managed to be the perfect foil to her co-star. The movie remains in the minds of many because of the simplicity in which it was filmed, and the authenticity to which it was written.
Movie: Before Sunrise
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Rating: R
Running Time: 101 minutes
Brian's Rating: 5-of-5 stars


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Bol Supports Comanche Tribe at Native Nations Inaugural Ball
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|Dr. Ruth Bol poses with Dr. David Smith (left), second president of the Society of American Indian Dentists; and Dr. George Blue Spruce, founder of the organization.
Bol currently serves as President of The Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID), a national nonprofit organization comprised of professionals and students with a dedicated mission to improving the oral health and advocacy for American Indian/ Alaska Natives. The organization will donate $25,000 to the museum to produce additional programs, help them correct misperceptions about Native American history, and affirm the relevance and impact of Native Americans.
For Bol, the Inaugural Ball is a celebration as well as a chance to give back. A descendant of and official member of the Comanche Tribe, she grew up under the Indian Health Care system, which has sparked her passion to help underserved minorities find their way into the dental profession.
Throughout her studies, she achieved recognition as an Indian Health Service Scholar and went on to work with the American Indian Tribes as a Dentist and Dental Director for four years in Washington state. Her heritage and being involved is of utmost importance as she continually strives to stay active with her roots.
Other tribes including Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and Morongo Band of Mission Indians will also be key sponsors for the Inaugural night. The event will highlight the self-determination of Native nations and will raise support for the educational programs of the National Museum of the American Indian.


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The wave of technological innovation taking place today in energy systems is fundamentally about automation, and the desire to build sophisticated automation systems is spurring a fresh interest in modeling and simulation of electric power systems. The 2012 Autumn Simulation Conference is seeking papers that describe new methods and technologies for modeling and simulation of smart electric systems, and applications of these methods and technologies to new problems posed by the rapid innovation taking place in energy systems. The aim of this symposium is to bring together practitioners and researchers in the fields of modeling and simulation and energy systems to share ideas, foster collaborations, and accelerate the advance of M&S for future energy systems. Particularly welcome are papers on the topics of hybrid systems, simulation architectures, numerical methods, parallel computing, modeling methods, and interdisciplinary design of simulation systems, but we encourage submissions on any facet of modeling and simulation with applications to power systems.
This conference gives practitioners and researchers in the field of M&S an opportunity to become familiar with simulation technologies and outstanding problems in the field of energy systems. For practitioners and researchers in the field of energy systems, this conference provides an opportunity to learn about recent advances in modeling and simulation technologies and their applications within a variety of disciplines. This interdisciplinary conference will also provide a unique opportunity to begin collaborations to work on solutions of difficult research problems in M&S for energy systems and to bring state of the art M&S technology to bear on practical problems of the energy industry.


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Freshman Frida Gustafsson Spang
March 18, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. - East Carolina carded a final round 303 to finish in sixth place at the Insperity Lady Intercollegiate at Augusta State's Forest Hill Golf Club.
The Pirates (85-42), who finished one shot out of fifth place and recorded a wins against nationally-ranked UTSA (No. 48) and Kentucky (No. 34), posted their fifth top-six finish of the season with a three-day total of 907 (43-over par).
"I was really proud of our competitiveness despite out struggles on the greens this week," said ECU Head Coach Kevin Williams. "They were the fastest, most undulating greens we have seen this year and we struggled on them. Despite these struggles, we competed hard and beat some very good teams."
Freshman Frida Gustafsson Spang posted her fifth top-10 finish of the season after carding a final round even-par 72 to finish tied for ninth. The Kinna, Sweden native posted a 6-over par 222 and finished among the tournament leaders in par-3 scoring (fourth at 1-under par) and par-4 scoring (t11th at 5-over), while tallying 32 pars and eight birdies.
Junior Fanny Wolte (228/12-over) finished tied for 28th after a final round 8-over 80, while freshman Nico Engstroem Skaug (229/13-over) claimed a share of 31st following a 3-over par 75. Rounding out the Pirates lineup were sophomores Emily Eng (238/22-over) and Katie Kirk (238/22-over) who both tied for 63rd.
Purdue carded the low round of the day Sunday afternoon and used a late surge to overtake Vanderbilt and capture the team title. The 16th-ranked Boilermakers registered a 2-over 290 to edge Vandy by a single stroke. Purdue combined for nine birdies on the back nine and when 2012 ILJI medalist Paula Reto birdied No. 18 and No. 1, the Boilermakers moved in front for the first time all day. The title was the second in the last three years for Purdue, which edged tournament host Augusta State for the team title in 2011.
Notre Dame's Ashley Armstrong notched a 2-under 70 and claimed the individual title by two strokes over Reto. Augusta State senior Natalie Wille, who began the day with sole possession of the lead, tied for third with Vandy's Jenny Hann at 2-over 218, three shots back of Armstrong.
Vandy, which began the final round with a three-shot advantage over Purdue, was the highest ranked team in the field at No. 9. The `Dores finished 11 shots clear of third-place Notre Dame, while Texas and ASU rounded out the top five.
The three-day, 54-hole event featured the largest field in the six-year history of the event. Among the 18 teams were ASU, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Georgia State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Lamar, Maryland, Memphis, Notre Dame, Purdue, Southern Mississippi, Texas, UT San Antonio and Vanderbilt. The field includes six teams ranked in the nation's top 50 and a total of 99 players will be in action.
UT San Antonio entered as the defending tournament champion while Purdue's Reto was back to defend her individual crown. The Roadrunners topped Augusta State by six strokes last spring while Reto fired a tournament-record, 8-under 64 in the final round on March 18, 2012 and won by 10 shots over ASU's Casey Kennedy with a total of 9-under 207.
The Pirates return to the course next Monday when they travel to John's Island, S.C. to participate in the Briar's Creek Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event will be held at the Briar's Creek Country Club.


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March 26, 2010
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By Jaclyn Sunseri, UA Media Relations
Barrett Jones is not your typical college student. He did not make spring break plans for the beach or return home for a laid back week catching up with friends and family. Instead, Jones headed to Pignon, Haiti, to aid in the relief efforts of a country struck by a devastating earthquake on Jan. 14, 2010.
Jones is a redshirt freshman on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team and a 4.0 student who garnered second-team Academic All-America honors in the classroom while starting at right offensive guard and earning Freshman All-America accolades on the field. He helped the Crimson Tide put together a 14-0 season and capture the school's 13th National Championship.
But soon after Alabama had finished celebrating its 37-21 victory over Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game, Jones began planning a mission trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, just looking for a way to give back.
"I saw the destruction and felt that there had to be something I could do," Jones said. "So I started looking for an opportunity, a way to get over there to help."
He found it with the mission group called, Eikon Ministries, based out of his hometown in Memphis, Tennessee. Director Soup Campbell had traveled to Haiti three times since the earthquake performing mission work, and he was someone Jones felt had the experience to take him and his friends.
Jones' friends were his fellow teammate at Alabama, Hardie Buck, a walk-on wide receiver and friend James Gannon. Both joined him on the trip for a chance to give back.
"I felt that he (Campbell) was really experienced, and he was hooked up with a guy named Caleb Lucien, with Hosean International Ministries, who is a missionary in Haiti," Jones said.
A very enthusiastic Jones embarked on his journey Saturday, March 13, just one day after the Crimson Tide opened spring football practice. He soon found it was not going to be easy. When scheduling the trip, they found that the Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti was closed, so Jones' group flew into Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. But from there the group still had quite a trip before reaching their destination city of Pignom, Haiti.
"Puerto Plata is about a 10 hour trip (to Pignon)," Jones said. "The first three hours were in a taxi and then the last seven were in the back of a truck. It was seven of us, with nine pieces of luggage."
Pignon has become somewhat of a refugee camp for the children who lost their families when the earthquake struck. Jones' group spent the first day building showers; they dug the holes and began to lay the pipes. The next couple of days Jones spent his time with the kids, showing them there are still people that care.
"There was a wide range of kids anywhere from newborns to 20," Jones said. "We taught them how to play Uno, played soccer with them, a lot of them just kind of needed to be loved."
And when Jones traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he saw first-hand the reason why.
"I was definitely more shocked when I saw it in person just because on TV it seems so far away; but in person, it is real," Jones said. "Seeing people who had lost it all; they live in big fields filled with tents called tent cities. You see thousands of tents. It is where they live because all their houses are in shambles or condemned."
The group spent the rest of the week in Pignon, performing different relief projects and continuing to form bonds with the Haitian people, until it was time to return home.
Jones returned to Alabama this week, to not only classes, but to spring ball. Spring practice recommenced on March 22, and will continue until the A-Day Game on April 17. Is Jones wishing he had spent his spring break relaxing, maybe going to the beach with his friends?
"Definitely not, there will be plenty of other times to go to the beach, but this was the experience of a lifetime," Jones said. "Something I may never be able to do again, and an experience I would never take back."


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A group of Cheney residents are getting together to send an SOS to the community.
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Kos looks to pound way back to contention
Story by Robert Kravantka
Photo: Chris Cozzone
Josh "Kos" Koscheck started his MMA career in 2004, winning his first two fights before appearing on the The Ultimate Fighter Season 1. By his own omission, he was a wrestler at most, and suffered a loss to eventual Season One winner, Diego Sanchez.
Fast forward to 2006, and Koscheck ran off with 5 straight wins, including avenging his loss to , Sanchez. That was the first loss Sanchez had sustained, and Koscheck won not by shooting and taking down Sanchez, but rather from his vastly improved stand up.
Then the test came, a match with current welterweight title holder, George St. Pierre. While Koscheck lost the decision, it was evident that St. Pierre's loss to Matt Serra at UFC 69 instilled in St. Pierre a game plan that prevented St. Pierre and Koscheck to trade in the stand up game.
Josh notes, "Seems like ever since he got knocked out by Matt Serra he just wants to come out and be this good wrestler. I think it will take a good wrestler to beat George St. Pierre, someone that can neutralize his wrestling, and stop his takedowns."
In typical Koscheck fashion, he went back into the gym and training with American Kickboxing Academy, and continues to hone his skills in the stand up game.
"Two losses in a row could be the end of your career in the UFC," he says. "After a loss, you have to use that to motivate you, to train harder, and to learn from your mistakes in the previous fights."
He started 2008 with a bang, taking out highly touted new comer, Dustin Hazelett with a left high kick that was followed by a flurry of punches. Josh continued his success with a grueling three round decision over Chris Lytle, who bloodied up Lytle with some ground and pound, but was willing to stand toe to toe thru all three rounds with the dangerous Lytle.
Koscheck, always looking to improve inside the Octagon, took the Thiago Alves fight on two weeks' notice due to an injury sustained by Diego Sanchez. Alves handed Josh his third loss in the UFC, which ultimately led to Alves getting the number one contender against George ST. Pierre. Josh doesn't regret the decision, and looks to keep learning and growing with matches.
"I would like to fight 5 to 6 times a year, or even 7-8 times if they would let me."
As Koscheck's short career has shown, he bounced back from the loss to Alves with a Knockout of the Night award against Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops. At UFC 95, he looks to take his experience in the Octagon, and use it to make Paulo Thiago's debut a miserable one.
"I feel like I am getting better with my experience," says Koscheck. "When you first step in the cage, you're a little uneasy, you don't know what to expect. I feel that I am becoming a complete fighter, and now that I have added striking to my game plan, I think it expands my fan base."
Mixed martial arts fans will see that no longer is Koscheck a one dimensional wrestler, taking opponents down. It is this maturity, and an experience that has evolved both Koscheck's fighting prowess and his work outside the Octagon. While building an impressive win loss record (14-3-0) in the Octogan, Josh has been busy outside with him being in Chevelle's music video along with heading up his clothing line, Mar Clothing LLC.
"It can't all be about fighting," he says. "I am diversified with my assets, looking out for good investments. You have to have a good portfolio, which is what I strive for. I can say, diversify, diversify, and diversify so that you can have longevity."
That diversification, from his work outside the cage, and his work and training inside the cage have Josh listed as a favorite to win over new comer, Paulo Thiago. With his wrestling background, he should be able to stop the Thiago from taking him to the ground. However, Josh has quickly learned to never underestimate any opponent, noting, "I have to look at Paulo Thiago first. I am sure he is a hungry kid, and need to take one fight at a time. If I look past Thiago, he is probably going to kick my ass. For right now, I need to beat Paulo."
The main event for the UFC 95 pits his old nemesis, Diego Sanchez against Joe Stevenson, as Diego drops to the lightweight division. Asked about any thoughts about Diego dropping to lightweight, Josh offered up, "No." Asked about his possible movement to another weight division.
"No. I kick everyone's ass at 170, so why would I want to leave."
Chalk up some added humor to Kos's repertoire.
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Friday, January 08, 2010
Seeded playoffs
[editor's note: we skipped a round. Oops! There would be one additional game before the superbowl. Sorry...]
Thursday, January 07, 2010
stadium improvements
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Cheerleader of the Year
A new cheerleader of the year has been selected by the staff at Dave's. Well, by Dave, anyway.
Missy is this year's winner, based on her impressive body....of work. She's been cheering for the squad for 4 years, and is quite the leader of the cheers.
We hope you'll agree.
You can visit her page on the Dolphins cheerleader site here
Well that explains a lot
Then, I went back and looked at this picture a little more closely.
It would seem that a certain pair of party-crashers were visiting the
Dolphins sideline.
No doubt they got ahold of the radios and were confusing the signals
as they looked for Bill Parcells.
Things that bug me, a deux
Something that bugs me
End of year report card
Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.
a team meeting or anything, but to clear out their lockers.
Most offseasons, they can leave stuff in their lockers and come back
and use the facility as they want.
But this is a superbowl season, and that means that the AFC winner has
use of the Dolphins training facility for the week or so before the
big game.
And clearing out the locker room now means the cleaning crew can come
in and remove the stench of futility from the building.
Here's to hoping that for a couple of players its the last time they
see the facility!
That's odd
weekend and this.
And meanwhile you have a rematch of Eagles-Cowboys and
Packers-Cardinals in the same stadiums they squared off in the
previous week.
Its not uncommon to have a rematch. But 3 of them? 2 in the same
stadium? That's weird.
The Jets & my comment about the playoffs
Monday, January 04, 2010
Isn't that interesting?
Sparano won't name Chad Henne the Miami Dolphins starter for 2010
Happy birthday
Terrible Towel
I was amused by the "Terrible Towels" they were whooping...
You see, the idea originated in Miami as the "Horrible Hankie"....it
was a concept that radio announcer started as a way to get the fans
involved in the game. He had them take out white handkerchiefs and
wave them around. It was en vogue as the Fins ran through the perfect
season, but died out just after.
And was later adopted by Pittsburgh, and naturally renamed and the
color changed to yellow.


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Re: [fw-wiz] How to Save The World (was: Antivirus vendor conspiracy theories)
From: Devdas Bhagat (devdas_at_dvb.homelinux.org)
Date: 12/08/04
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To: firstname.lastname@example.com Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 22:55:23 +0530
On 08/12/04 17:47 +0100, Ben Nagy wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: firstname.lastname@example.com
> > [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf
> > Of Devdas Bhagat
> [...]
> > We need to publish a book of rants ;).
> In all seriousness, I have often thought it would be cool to have a
> 'best-of' compilation from the archives. It would just be a freaking
> nightmare for someone to read it all and pick 'em, sadly.
Well, that sounds like a call for volunteers. Editorial nominations
please? Or maybe the ex and current moderators get nominated as editors
(if they are willing) and we can send the best threads, rants and quotes
of our choice to them for filtering and compiling.
This should give some interesting results, given the level of clue on
this list.
> > > I blame the protocols more than the
> > > proxies, but that's still how I see it.
> >
> > Some protocols are easier to proxy than others.
> I'm sure that's what HTTP people were smugly thinking, before SOAP. ;)
In context, is http easy to proxy securely? AFAIK, HTTP is a major
offender because the protocol does not specify limits for a lot of
operations but leaves them implementation and configuration dependent.
SMTP has well defined limits, ESMTP is slightly better. DNS has
limitations as well.
> > > [...]
> > We don't disagree on everything. Only on the best way to slaughter the
> > malicious.
> Hmm. Evocative phrasing. Personally I am against capital punishment -
> whipping, indentured servitude and the Dixie Chix should be severe enough.
Personally, whipping, rubbing salt on the wound, and then tossing them
for a short while into a fire ant nest, and repeating in a loop while
charging the guilty a price for getting them out of the ant nest is more
my style. They can always opt out of getting bitten for the small small
price of $bignum ;).
> > > [...]
> > > > Wouldn't it be far easier for the A/V vendors to just ship an
> > > > alternative browser
> > >
> > > No. That would be the commercial equivalent of stuffing hundreds of
> > > marshmellows up their nostrils and hoping to burp cotton candy.
> >
> > Not really. An alternative browser would work as a better solution.
> > Given that most of the exploits are IE specific, using
> > Firefox, or Opera
> > would be a much nicer solution.
> There is a strong possibility that the only reason there are less Firefox
> vulnerabilities is because attackers can't be bothered attacking it. You may
> notice that there have been several nasty bugs since it started becoming
> more popular.
I have also found the firefox community to be a lot more responsive
about fixing those issues. And about changing the defaults to better
ones (IIRC, the Mozilla XPI bug was fixed by not allowing automatic
installation of modules).
> That hypothesis won't be provable either way for a while yet, although I
> acknowledge that it's an emotive issue. Everyone wants so badly to believe
> that IE is 3vil and Firefox r0cks. Well, I'll agree with the first half and
> reserve judgement on the second until it has been under hostile fire a
> little longer.
I wouldn't say it rocks. It just sucks less. To paraphrase the Mutt
author "All software sucks. Some just sucks less".
> In any case, changing away from IE is simply not going to happen for many
> environments, and Desktop Support aren't liable to consider their AV vendor
> to be the world authority on what browser they should be running.
In an environment where desktop support exists, we can assume the
presence of a semi competent (at least) administrative team who knows
what ACLs to use and where.
In a SOHO/home user environment, the AV vendor is much more likely to be
listened to, and the friendly neighbourhood geek as well.
> [...]
> > > the "firewIDS"[...]
> >
> > I think of it as proxies done wrong. Instead of trying to allow known
> > good traffic through, they are attempting to filter out known bad
> > traffic. That this approach does not work very well is a well known
> > factoid, but this appears to be ignored. Those who do not learn from
> > history are destined to repeat it and all that...
> Well, in theory they should actually be "default deny plus", since you set
> 'em up just like a normal firewall, except that for the 'open' ports you
> have another chance to catch attacks by inspecting the data you're allowing.
> In theory.
> [...]
> > Ok, analogy time. A firewall is like a locked door.[...]
> I love this quote. ;)
> "If you are using a house analogy, you have stopped saying anything
> interesting about information security." - Dave Aitel, Sep 01 2004.
I was making a warehouse analogy actually, and in this case, the analogy
is valid :).
> [...]
> > > IMO all the guys doing "behaviour blocking", "deep
> > inspection" blah blah
> > > blah are onto a much better bet. Signatures are basically sucky.
> >
> > Oh hell, if you want to speak about deep inspection, why not
> > think of it like this:
> > Deep inspection looks at the contents of a packet or group of
> > packets, and tries to match it to known bad patterns. [...]
> > So what it boils down to is that the deep inspection filters are just
> > proxies done badly.
> Yes. Deep inspection is application level smarts applied to network streams,
> but really fast.
> "Any sufficiently advanced application proxy is indistinguishable from any
> sufficiently advanced stateful inspection engine." - Carson Gaspar, 15 Apr
> 2000
> Quotes for all occasions. :)
So, are there any good stateful inspection engines which can analyse
data streams, and stop attacks? Including the capability to decode
encoded (as opposed to encrypted) traffic on the fly? Can I poke at an
email stream and figure out that this HTMLised base64 encoded mail with
inline attachment is spam/a virus, but this other thing is not? And then
break the communication without having it time out or get interrupted
(which is responded to by resending the mail again)? And what happens
with UTF8 data streams?
> There are two reasons why I like "Deep Inspectotron Application Fireweasels
> (DIAF)" better than true proxies.
> 1. You don't have to implement the whole damn thing, which leaves you more
> time to get to grips with filtering out badstuff. This is the key reason
> DIAF != "Proxy But Different"
IMHO, it is better to filter out the good stuff and pass it through.
Defaulting to a state of denial is a good thing.
> 2. You can do it way, way faster with little effort. It's very amenable to
> turning into circuits.
> Lots of people probably see 1. above as a negative, not a positive, and I
> used to think that way as well. However, I do not believe that it is
> possible to implement the same kind of strict proxy that we used to be able
> to do with, say, SMTP or FTP. Given that vendors don't/won't/can't do that,
> they make cop-out proxies for the tricky protocols, which basically just
> take attack traffic and add 150ms latency. Like Gauntlet. (I can tease them
> now they're dead ;) Rather than do that, why _not_ pull out known bad stuff
> based on generic "you probably don't want that much data in this header", or
> "I doubt this mail address is meant to contain a 300K uuencoded attack
> payload" type rules.
I think that it is much more about the default stance that is associated
with each product. A proxy firewall implies a default deny stance
(plug-gw excepted). A DIAF tends to make me think of a default allow
stance. If a strict proxy is not available, perhaps those protocols
should not be used on the open internet? There are tunneling
technologies available which can make the use of those protocols
reasonably safe.
> Now I don't use DIAFs, we don't sell 'em, I have no vested interest, I just
> think it's slighter nicer to have a DIAF than a plain ol' boring FW,
> PROVIDED that it doesn't use IDS style signatures. I do not, however, think
> that a DIAF goes any significant way to obviating the need for defence in
> depth and host protection, as some marketeers will try to claim. It's more
> like version upgrading your firewall than implementing a 'new' technology.
Right. And at that point, I will raise the question of what a DIAF is
worth if it takes a significant effort to maintain but gives low
> [me]
> > > There are other flaws too, but I risk setting myself off on a rant.
> Oops, I slipped.
> > Oh come on, rants are fun.
> > use rant;
> You talked me into it.
> [...]
> > > > As MJR argued trying to fix a broken
> > > > system is a waste of time and not worth the effort.
> > >
> > > Well, as _I_ said in that thread, it is possible to do a
> > pretty damn good
> > > job of bolt-on protection for both Windows and Linux (the
> > systems that need
> > > it the most), without designing it into the kernel in the
> > first place.
> >
> > You mean, on a filesystem like FAT32?
> Ouch. Ok, you got me. FAT32 is bad, m'kay?
> But, to be fair, I was thinking about 'real' operating systems.
> [...]
> > > "Dumb" systems like stackguard, linux / windows kernel
> > modules that do some
> > > simple function hooking, detecting system calls made from
> > writeable memory
> > > and the like are NOT rocket science.
> >
> > Kernel modules are in kernel space, by definition.
> Yeah, but they're not designed in. They can be easily implemented as a
> band-aid, which is my whole point.
> > Microsoft Windows has really bad defaults.
> Pet Peeve. Yes, OK, but they're getting better. I don't wail on Linux for
> how crappy its security was back in 1999-2000 (well not much). XPSP2 is
> actually moderately cool, from memory management up. Win2K3 likewise.
Unhappily, with reality being as it is, Windows is the dominant OS and
has been for a long time. Linux distribution security has improved as it
has started getting popular. Windows security is improving as Linux is
threating to make a dent in its market.
In 1999-2001, Linux was still mostly technical geek oriented and those
people were usually willing to put in some effort to make the OS secure.
Also, custom installs let the user choose not to install packages, and
packages which were not installed could not be exploited.
With MS stuff, OTOH, a secure host needs far more effort than a secure
Linux/Unix host. I see absolutely no reason for a mail client to default
to parsing HTML or being able to actually run code in the HTML.
The MS trust model is broken in that it relies on CAs signing ActiveX
controls because it assumes that the CA will not sign malicious code.
Oh well, we get the security that the cheapest of us pays for.
> > All that is being
> > asked of them
> > is that they set better defaults, and not require users to run as
> > administrators all the time. Oh, and do not start up all
> > those services
> > at boot time.
> Users have been able to not run as administrators since 'runas'. Kinda.
> OK, I'm probably lying, I admit. *sigh*
> > Of course, hitting users over the head with iron bars is
> > likely to work better in the long run.
> [southern twang] "Ahhh lews mo' yewwwwsers that way!"
> > > Hell, the Windows ICF,
> > "High Security"
> > > browser setting and a copy of Spybot is adequate for home
> > users. It's just
> >
> > "High security browser setting" results in sites throwing up
> > warnings or
> > simply not working. This is just not going to work in /that/ market.
> Meh, OK, XPSP2 then. ;)
And there are $BIGNUM users in the home segment still using Windows 9x,
or ME.
Devdas Bhagat
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