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President shows he does not care about coal war casualties
July 8, 2013
President Barack Obama is intelligent enough to understand what his declaration of war on the coal industry will mean to tens of millions of Americans....
"Tens of thousands of businesses and industries providing good jobs will suffer. Obama is intelligent enough to understand that. But he has made it clear he plans to plow forward in his war on coal. Obviously, the president simply doesn't care about the casualties."
If RECORD coal-exports are considered a "casualty"...I haven't heard any coal-companies (yet), complaining about them.
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"Obviously, the president simply doesn't care about the casualties."
The only thing the worthless Obama cares about is being able to play golf and basketball, and run all over the world on multi-million dollar vacations. He is set for life now, so why should he worry about us? He is a mean, miserable, lying SOS!
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 11
Honda Shadow: Problem at startup.
I have a 96 Honda Shadow VLX 600, and I am having a problem when I start the bike up. Maybe someone can help.
Let me say at the start that I am a new rider, and I have never worked on engines, so my knowledge base is a bit limited. Here is what is happening.
When I got the bike, all was fine. As part of the start up process, I would open the choke to let the engine warm up, and it started like a charm. That is after I replaced the battery. After about three weeks of this, I was riding and I lost power going up a hill in third gear. I pulled off the road, fiddled with some things, choke in, choke out, turn off the starter, turn on the starter, and it started up again. Off I went. I got about 100 ft, and again it conked out.
I coasted into a gas station, and some motorcycle guys were there. It turns out I had been running with the choke in too much, and I had bogged down the spark plugs. I became much more mindful of putting the choke back in.
A few days ago (and two months later) I could not get the bike to start. I pulled the spark plugs and they seemed kind of dirty, so I replaced them. Started like a charm. I went out for a ride, and all seemed well.
The next day, I started out for an appointment. I opened the choke, and after about five minutes, I closed the choke, and started riding. About ten minutes later, I started to lose power. Again I pulled off the road, fiddled, and got it started. I turned around and jumped into my car.
Thinking that the past mishap with the choke had created some other gunk in various lines, I bought some fuel cleaner, and added it to the half full tank. I then filled up, and went on a rise to flush the system. It went fine. Two days later I went to start it up, and after having the choke open for about five minutes, it conked out. It then had a hard time starting.
So the question is: What is going on? On a related note, how long should it take to warm up the bike? Is five minutes enough, or should I leave the choke open for more time. I am concerned about my initial mis-step, so maybe I am over compensating. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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suggest you replace the plugs with same as the ones fitted - new ones!
change the air filter/cleaner element as well.
is there any misfiring at all when it loses power??
can you smell petrol fumes - like unburnt fuel?
what does the oil look like on the dipstick?? is it just oil or does it have a milky grey look to it?
wondering if you've lost a cylinder head gasket if it's losing power when warm???
might be something & nothing.
when you start the bike with choke, it will idle faster than usual.
after a few minutes running, ease the choke back in until the bike ticks over nice and even at 800 - 1000 or whatever your normal idle speed is.
if you blip the throttle it should respond straight away and rev up.
if it splutters or hesitates, it's still cold.
not always a good idea to ride with the choke on - on multi carb engines, the choke doesnt always richen the mixture on each cylinder, so you will get uneven lumpy running.
try replacing the plugs and filters, if it's stillnot right, might be best to take it to a shop and get it serviced, or have a chat with an experienced biker neighbour who might be able to help & save you some $$
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
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Thanks for the repsponse.
The new plugs are identical to the old ones, so that is done. The oil looks like oil, and is not milky grey. I will go ahead and replace the air filter as you suggest.
There is no pop or sputter when it loses power. It just "fades". There have been "pops" in the past, but not so much since I started limiting my use of the choke, and I went to a higher gradefuel. I am now using the highest octane fuel.
The bike runs fine after the loss of power. It feels like a clog somewhere, but I have no way to back that up.
Thanks again. It is great to have access to all this knowledge.
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I choek for a max of 60-90 seconds. In my owner's manual it says to minimzie use of the choke as much as possible. I just rev it a little bit but th eonyl really good way to warm up an engin eis to use it. So I start out slow and easy for the first 5 minutes so the engine can warm whil eI am riding withotu undue strain. Usuall yin less than 5 minutes I am rolling like normal.
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Location: Nashville, TN
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I have now added fuel cleaner and fuel stabilizer, and it is running like a charm. i have started it up three times in the last 2 days, run the choke fo ra few minutes,and closed it with no fade out.
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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I am new to riding as well and am no mechanic BUT choking the engine for 5 minutes every time you start up in the morning is not good - you are probably messing up your plugs in no time; hence the reason it fires up when the new plugs go in.
I, like Heavy Metal Flyer, choke it for about 45 sec - 1 min depending if it's cold out or not. Then I just throttle a little bit till it's runnin smooth and let it warm up a few minutes while I put my helmet on, check my bags, etc.
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The Critics: Apple's iPad and Travel
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 01.28.10 | 6:15 PM ET
Apple's latest gadget has inspired plenty of talk—and plenty of jokes—over the last couple of days, and among the travel media the big question has been: How will the iPad change the way we travel?
National Geographic's Mary Anne Potts is enthused, calling the iPad "the ideal on-the-go device for work and play." Martin Rivers of Cheapflights begs to differ, criticizing—among other things—the lack of USB ports and calling the gadget "a playback device that does very little unless you also happen to be carrying another machine."
Over at Jaunted, they've posted two takes on the iPad—the first argues its merits for travelers, while the second points out its shortcomings. Blogger JetSetCD summarizes:
To put it simply, the iPad is all about media consumption and not creation. It'll be great for reading eBooks, watching movies, surfing the web, referencing Google Maps and flipping through photos you have already transferred onto it from your regular laptop or desktop. That said, it is not a standalone device; you will need to travel with your laptop in order to upload pictures and video from your camera onto it and do anything on software that doesn't work on the iPad (like Photoshop).
Finally, PhoCusWright Connect aims to get beyond the rehashing of the iPad's specs and capabilities and look at the bigger picture for content producers—namely, "what does yesterday's announcement mean to you and I, what should we do about it and what does the future hold for travelers interacting with our brand and content."
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Jim Benning 01.28.10 | 7:34 PM ET
It's not surprising that bloggers are complaining about lack of "media creation" opportunities on the iPad—they're bloggers!
Nobody is out there speaking purely for media consumers, because media consumers are busy consuming media.
Only time will tell whether it takes off.
Chris 01.28.10 | 7:51 PM ET
It's a giant version of the iPhone sans the ability to actually make phone calls. Unless you install Skype, which you can do with the laptop you presumably already own and would need to use to transfer data to an iPad.
Gen 2 should be better…
Mikeachim 01.29.10 | 7:13 AM ET
It's a brilliant bit of kit, but from what I've read, as with the iPhone, it's not designed for anyone who likes to bespoke their gadgets behind the scenes. It's far more locked down than its rivals. This is the one thing that has kept me away from Apple's admittedly superb mobile lineup. (And no USB ports? Are they mad?)
If you're happy having your experience dictated to you, that's fine. But geeks like to tinker (even if the results are a bit clunkier).
Dick Jordan 01.29.10 | 1:40 PM ET
I spent last September meandering around Europe as a travel writer. What if I had been able to take Apple's newly unveiled iPad instead of a netbook and an iPhone with me during my trip?
I haven't been able to get my hands on an iPad yet, but here's my take based on the initial reviews by technology pundits:
Netbook vs. iPad
* Internet Access: Over Wi-Fi or phone company data networks for both.
* Web surfing: Netbook is better for viewing Web sites using Adobe Flash.
* E-mail: Good on both, but built-in tactile keyboard on netbook an advantage over iPad's virtual keyboard. Separate iPad Keyboard Dock is just another thing to pack or lose.
* Viewing photos and video: iPad may be better.
* E-reader: iPad could have an edge with books, but netbook works well with newspaper Web sites, especially those using Adobe Flash.
* Playing music: Both can store and play music files, but iPad may do it better.
* Word-processing: Netbook with MS Word will probably best iPad's iWork program.
* Applications: Netbook can run many programs available for desktop and laptop computers, although graphic-intensive programs can run very slowly. iPad users will have access to the 140,000-odd "apps" available from Apple iTunes "App Store."
* Skype video phone calls: Can do with netbook's built-in Web cam; iPad can't.
* Portability: Small size, light weight, about the same. You could put either one in your carry-on bag or day pack.
iPhone vs. iPad
* Internet Access: Over Wi-Fi or phone company data networks for both.
* Web surfing: iPhone is okay, especially with sites "optimized" for viewing on mobile devices, but iPad with larger screen will be better. Neither as good as netbook when viewing Web sites using Adobe Flash.
* E-mail: Good on both, but iPad has larger virtual keyboard and available separate iPad Keyboard Dock.
* Viewing photos and video: iPad has advantage with larger screen.
* Playing music: Both can store and play music files.
* Shooting photos and video: Can do on iPhone; iPad has no camera.
* E-reader: You can read e-books and newspapers on the iPhone, but the larger screen gives the iPad a big edge here. Both lack Adobe Flash technology.
* Word-processing: iPad may be better given its screen size, larger virtual keyboard and available separate iPad Keyboard Dock.
* Applications: Most "apps" should work on both. But some, particularly those using "Location Services" like map-based applications, will probably be more useful on the iPhone since you can always have it with you.
* Skype video phone calls: Not possible with either one; iPhone can do Skype non-video phone calls and "chat."
* Phone calls: iPhone only.
* Portability: iPhone wins, hands down. I could slip the iPhone out of my pocket and do all of these things while walking down the street, sitting in a café, or while riding a bus or subway train. But I wouldn't have been able to do so quite as easily, if at all, with the much larger and less functional iPad.
I Pass on iPad
Since the iPad can't replace them, I can't think of anything it does better that would justify me buying it and taking it on the road along with my netbook and iPhone. But, if Santa wants to bring me an iPad for Christmas in 2010, I'd be happy to leave him a plate of cookies and a glass of milk, especially if the gift includes another $30/month for 3G network access.
Robert 01.29.10 | 7:40 PM ET
I find this to be more of a gadget than a real consumer item. I don't think the world is ready for an iPad.


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NHL reduces Carcillo suspension from 10 games to 6.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 3, 2014
From NHL.com…
"After considering Carcillo's appeal during a hearing at the NHL's New York office on Friday, May 30, the Commissioner ruled that Carcillo's actions were more appropriately deemed a violation of Rule 40.4 for deliberately applying "physical force to an official for the sole purpose of getting free of such official during or immediately following an altercation." The Commissioner determined that as appropriately re-classified under Rule 40.4, and under the totality of the circumstances, a suspension of six (6) games was the proper penalty."
With Carcillo already serving three games, he will be eligible to return for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden.
…i still think the remainder of this suspension should have been waived but beggers can't be choosers. Just happy Carcillo will get the chance to contribute.
…meanwhile, Scott Driscoll, the linesman who Carcillo had the altercation with, not only didn't receive any discipline for his unnecessary aggressiveness towards the Rangers pest, he ironically will be working the entire Stanley Cup Final. How the hell is that fair?
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This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Monday, November 24, 2008, with your host, Marcel Gagné. Stories for today include the end of the road for SCO, (honest, finally, really) first tenuous hops from Ubuntu's Jaunty Jackalope, a brighter than bright future for ASUS, Google and Apple netbooks, and why you aren't safe online.
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Links to the stories covered in today's newscast
It's Over for SCO. At Least for now. See Linux Journal or Linux Magazine, or Groklaw
First Alpha of Ubuntu's Jaunty Jackalope
ASUS will have 30 to 40% global market share
Why Apple and Google should get into netbooks
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Thanks Marcel!
I'm enjoying your bytes program. I sit back and relax with coffee and listen in. (fortunately there's nothing strange in my coffee!) Keep up the good work!
The stories today were perfect timing for me. I'm thinking about getting an ASUS netbook and of course will have to set it up to dual boot with Ubuntu.
Dan In Japan
Relief for SCO
I have an idea! SCO should apply for some of the multibillion dollar US government handouts which would help them continue their seemingly unprofitable business model, and provide some revenue with which they could reimburse Novell et al for their legal expenses.
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perhaps it's not fitting to your program, but a nice curtain and logo behind you would be nice. however viewer's wouldn't see how busy you are reading all those books.
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ahem, excuse me... a backdrop, but viewers wouldn't see all the books you've been WRITING.
put up an ad, i dunno.
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December 7, 2010
Some Popular Facts And Myths About Breast Cancer
In the United States, breast cancer is diagnosed in more women than any other type of cancer. Unfortunately, about 39,840 women in the U.S. are expected to die in 2010 from breast cancer. With statistics like these, it is no wonder that myths and fears about breast cancer seem easier to find than actual facts.
Without getting too technical, cancer is caused by a mutation in the genes that are responsible for the growth of cells. In the case of breast cancer, this would mean a mutation in the cell-generating part of mammary cells. The mutation causes the cells to generate at a faster pace out of control and with no order, which causes a growth or lump (tumor). Benign lumps are not dangerous to your health and are considered non-cancerous, while malignant tumors are potentially dangerous. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor in the breast tissue.
Women should check for lumps on their breasts or changes in the appearance of their breasts on a regular basis. Health professionals advise that women should do a monthly self-check of their breasts. If you notice any changes in the texture of your breasts, especially around the nipple, have your breasts checked out by a medical professional. Other signs to watch for are skin dimpling or puckering on the breast, discharge from the nipples that is not clear and comes out on its own, and changes in the color of the skin of the breasts.
Because of the technical nature and unknown cause of cancers, there are many myths that are created about how cancer is caused, how it is treated, and how it is prevented. So many people have known someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, or someone who has been touched with the disease by way of a relative. It seems as if everywhere you turn, breast cancer is being talked about on television and other news media. It is no wonder that many people are fearful of developing breast cancer. Below are some myths and some little known facts about breast cancer. Use this knowledge in your arsenal to fight the disease, and possibly help someone else who may be unsure about what breast cancer really is.
Wearing a bra while you sleep can cause breast cancer.
Myth. What you wear and how your breasts are handled will not determine whether you get can cancer or not. As stated above, cancer is caused by mutated cells. The mutation happens at a level that is not related to the surface of your breasts, where your clothing touches you.
Stress causes breast cancer.
Partial Myth. There are many doctors who have done research on this topic and have concluded that stress actually does cause cancers. However, this is not a proven fact that is accepted by all of the medical community. At any rate, it is a good idea to stay relaxed and keep yourself in as stress-free an environment as possible. Stress does cause our immune system to act differently, which may allow for a higher risk of our bodies to succumb to cancer-causing situations.
Eating red meat can increase your risk of breast cancer.
Partial Myth. According to a Harvard medical survey conducted in 2007, eating red meat that has been injected with hormones may create a higher risk of breast cancer. This is because of the belief that hormones like estrogen and progesterone create a higher risk of breast cancer in women. However, the Harvard study was not a medical experiment and therefore was not considered conclusive. The women who answered in the survey that they ate more than 1 ½ servings of red meat daily appeared twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Other factors such as smoking and alcohol use may have played a role in the diagnosis, but were not included in the survey.
Breast cancer can be inherited from your mother/grandmother.
Fact. According to the National Institutes of Health, it is possible to inherit mutated genes that may increase your risk of breast cancer. There are tests that can be done that will help doctors determine whether you have inherited a genetic link to breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about these tests if you have a family history of breast cancer. Remember, though, there are many other factors that may put you at higher risk for getting breast cancer (estrogen lifetime exposure, alcohol/cigarette use, etc).
Breast cancer is preventable.
Partial Fact. Although you cannot change some risk factors for getting cancer (such as the genetic factors discussed above), there are some risk factors that you have control over. For example, you can control whether you smoke, drink alcohol, and eat red meat. These habits are considered to be factors that increase the risk of cancers. Also, because of the link found between hormones and breast cancer, you can control whether you take oral contraceptives which contain high levels of hormones, and whether you choose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause or a hysterectomy.
Using deodorants that contain aluminum can cause breast cancer.
Myth. Early in the year 2000, an email circulated that warned women about the use of antiperspirants and deodorants as the chemicals in these products were absorbed in the skin under the arm and were linked to breast cancer. There were many medical studies that were conducted in the years that followed, but none were able to prove that there was an absolute link between using deodorants and antiperspirants. Therefore, it was determined that a conclusive link between using these products and getting breast cancer could not be found.
Breast cancer does not affect women of color.
Myth. This is a myth that is dangerous to the African-American community because it is the basis of why many African-American women do not get checked for breast cancer. Yes, a breast cancer diagnosis is less common in African Americans than whites. However, it's also more deadly. Evidence suggests that among African-American women younger than age 40, the incidence of breast cancer is higher than in whites, and often the tumors are more aggressive when found. A reason for this startling information is that African-American women may not visit the doctor on a regular basis (due to fear of stigma, financial, or other reasons) and have fallen for the myth that breast cancer is a disease that only affects white women. When many women of color act on a lump or cause for concern that is found in her breast, it is after much time has passed, and the stage of the cancer is more serious than had the lump been found earlier.
The most important fact is that the outlook on treatment for breast cancer that is detected early is positive. Therefore, if you notice anything that looks different about your breasts, it is best to consult a physician immediately. There is a better chance that the cancer is small and has not spread with early detection. Also, if you have concerns about your risk factors for breast cancer, talk to your doctor. As stated before, there are new technologies that can be used to determine whether you are at a higher risk factor for breast cancer. With knowledge from these new tests, you can be better equipped to make an informed decision about a course of action, such as having more frequent mammograms. The best advice is to stay positive and know that there are people and resources that can help you through the stressful time of dealing with breast cancer. Until a cure is found, the one thing that women can do is commit to spreading facts instead of myths about the disease.
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Special Olympics Australia provides opportunities for people with an intellectual disability to achieve their personal best through weekly sports training and regular competition in communities across Australia.
While some Special Olympics athletes strive to win medals, others enjoy the chance to get active, have fun, make friends and be part of a community. Whatever their motivation, our network of volunteers deliver great sports programs in an environment where people with an intellectual disability are accepted and can feel proud.
People with an intellectual disability are often ridiculed, misunderstood, isolated or simply ignored. Yet with understanding and support they often achieve beyond expectation.
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It seems fitting that one of the TV programmes of the last year featured prominently one of the defining objects of our time, too. The show was the brilliant Twenty Twelve, the so-true-it-hurts comedy that satirised the actions of the team working on the delivery of the Olympic Games, a group led by the long suffering Ian Fletcher, who turned up for work on a bike that sums up perfectly the modern urban experience: the Brompton.
The Brompton folding bicycle, built in a factory in Brentford, west London, is a beautifully designed riding machine – a bike that goes from nippy road runner to hand luggage in less time than it says, "Actually, it's not as heavy as you think."
With cycle crime at epidemic levels (533,000 offences in 2010) this piece of fiendishly clever British engineering can be carried from meeting to coffee shop to office desk without having to give London's bike snarers the chance to prove their skills. Sure, if you drop it in the canal it's not going to float, but the Brompton offers a freedom that no other bike can match.
It also, once you get over the shock of its small 16-in wheels and curved crossbar, looks fantastic – taking it from utilitarian mode of transport to object of desire in just a few moments. See a Brompton, want a Brompton.
Folding bikes have been with us since the late 1880s, but the Brompton takes the idea and reduces it down to its most beautifully basic level. On a Brompton, nothing, from the tiny wheel on top of the mud guard (for ease of portability) to the folding pedal on the left side, is superfluous. There are other folding bikes around, but they look clunky and ungainly – especially in their folded state – compared to the Brompton.
Brompton began life in 1975, when engineer Andrew Ritchie began designing folding bikes in his flat overlooking the Brompton Oratory in west London. In 1980, after several prototypes had been produced and tested, Ritchie manufactured his first 30 machines for sale. When large scale investment arrived in 1986, the new bike company was ready to enter the mainstream market. By 1987 the Brompton was in full production.
Our possessions say a great deal about us, and this is particularly true of the Brompton. Riding to work on one is like shopping at Waitrose – it shows that you're willing pay more money than is necessary for an experience that chimes with your values. It also says that you either live in a tiny flat where's there's no room to store a bike or so far out of town that riding all the way in is an impossibility – but you're happy to have a quick pedal to the station.
In short, there are few more succinct definitions of how modern urbanites lives. And with the Brompton Dock cycle hire scheme starting next year at 17 UK train and tube stations, its visibility can only grow.


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It was yet another game that was lost at 2pm as the team sheets were submitted, the manager's insistence of starting a sub standard side only to bring on his best players with 20 mins remaining and a two goal deficit to claw back is now not just irritating, it's downright stupid.
We heard Dave Kemp tell us beforehand that two wingers were a luxury, I'd like to know when this revelation took place as this squad minus over £20m worth of talent last season were knocking Newcastle/Wolves/Arsenal/Bolton for three/four/five goals, if by luxury Kemp means 'far too entertaining' then that would make more sense as the Stoke faithful endured another turgid display.
The continued exclusion of Pennant is clearly key here, and it seems to be accepted that there has been some sort of disciplinary procedure invoked, and that's fine if it was warranted. That said, if the player is being punished then drop him altogether or sell him, where is the sense of keeping him involved? It's plain to absolutely everyone, and I don't exaggerate, that the team is so much better when he makes his fleeting appearances when we have to chase a game so if the decision has been made to keep him, get him on the pitch, it really is that simple.
It may well be that the Pennant problem isn't to blame and it really is, as Kemp said, a luxury to have two wingers, I'm beginning to wonder what games Pulis is actually confident of playing the two wingers together in given their huge success last season. He clearly understands what Pennant brings to the table as it is he that he turns to when we need goals and in a side containing TWO target men, to leave him and his delivery out was sheer insanity. That mindset would indicate that the manager does not start games with the intention of outscoring the opposition and the tactic is not to lose the game as opposed to winning it, which might well be a valid approach for a trip to Old Trafford but at Craven Cottage or even at home to West Brom?!
Pulis was quick to pre-empt popular opinion as he so often does by playing down the role of the substitutes in our complete revival after their introduction, in that stubborn and condescending way we've come to accept if not despise, which again indicates he knows the impact that the likes of Pennant and Fuller have on our ability to score goals and given that goals and wins go hand in hand why not start them!? Clearly his captain wasn't toeing the party line as he proclaimed that the game changed after their introduction and the team needed that spark to inspire them to push forward, 'we had nothing to lose so why not?' he said. How frustrating it must be for not just a fan, but a player of Stoke to know you'll only try and win a game if you're behind, it's defeatist, it's defensive and it's plain embarrassing for a team 'enjoying' it's fourth year in the Premier League having spent the best part of £100m in doing so.
Supporter opinion on the manager is changing and whilst it might seem utterly ludicrous to the outsider that there is mass unrest in the ranks given our recent relative success we're growing tired of the same mistakes being repeated season on season with alarming consistency. The Huth/Woodgate right back experiment, the midfielder/striker on the wing, the playing of out of form favourites, it's all too familiar and it shows no sign of changing.
We got to 30 points in really good time this season but since then we have well and truly stalled as Pulis has his perennial mid season crisis of confidence. What normally happens next is he will stumble on some form by injury or cup involvement (where he often allows more freedom) which will buoy the team and encourage him to go back to his best side. His realisations are often as consistent as his breakdowns every year and last year's saw us storm into a Cup Final, this year we have the chance to equal or even better that with our next handful of games seeing us compete in three competitions including an historical two legged tie against Spanish giants Valencia.
It's my prediction that we will see both wingers feature against Valencia in our home leg which will give us the best chance of getting a result at home, which will hopefully give us the confidence to progress in the FA Cup at the weekend and on to relative success against Norwich and Swansea. Whether I'm right or not remains to be seen, but I've been through this more times than I'm happy to remember and just like every time before that, I'll enjoy the ride and that nagging feeling will subside again only to rear its ugly head this time next year – oh to be a Stoke fan…
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Another very agreeable article. I think most fans are begining to question Pulis' decisions, I myself have always supported him against fans who have never liked our style but at the moment his decisions are beyond baffling. We are struggling for goals (only Wigan have a worse record) & because of the defensive way he sets up at home it is no longer the fortress it was, all teams have to do is set up with 5 in the middle & Pulis' is comfounded as to how to combat it. I think almost 99% of Stoke fans agree that both wingers must start our matches (especially if Crouch/Jones are playing) & his constant flogging of Walters is becoming embarressing also, I have said a few times that I hope Sorenson doesnt get injured otherwise we might see Walters take up that role. We have a strong squad & if we used the correct starting 11 consistently I believe we would have been consolidated in 8th place at this moment in time.
JW - That's what makes it so frustrating, we were in 8th for about 2 months without moving and each game we threw away was an insult to the earlier achievements. By January we should have been on 40 points and well on to the top half finish we are well capable of....
I fully agree And lucky us that Huth can play this EL game. I think we should play Fuller and Jerome now they seems to be in best form for the mosment. And ofcourse bring in Pennant the guy are floating for the moment.Delap on the bench looks like he has done his work for the moment. Greetings from a Swedish Stokie.
JW - Greetings Swedish Stokie! I'd love to see those two up top but I think hell would freeze over before it happened. As for Delap, I think he will be crucial tonight with his throws and covering having had a rest.
Being a Stoke fan and winning must be hard enough but having to watch that stuff and lose is enough to turn even the most ardent supporter
JW - I think the good has outweighed the bad in recent history and tonights game is testament to that. That said, you should never be happy just because of 'where we have come from' if things can easily be remedied.
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The leader of the NBA Players' Association is expressing his support for playing overseas during the lockout.
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Buies Creek - Campbell University's Lundy-Fetterman School of Business will launch two new undergraduate business majors in fall 2010: marketing and healthcare management.
The University Curriculum Council recently approved the addition of the BBA in Marketing and BBA in Healthcare Management (HCM).
The School of Business currently has a business administration degree with a concentration in Marketing. However, the new marketing degree track is designed to provide a more focused degree for students.
"Many students ask about marketing courses," said Hawkins. "We believe this degree program will provide students a much stronger background in the sales and marketing side of the business world."
Students will be required to take core business major requirements, as well as courses in marketing research, consumer behavior, retail management, global marketing and strategic marketing.
The addition of a degree in healthcare management is the result of an extensive feasibility study.
"There is a real need for people who can manage healthcare businesses like retirement centers, government agencies, hospitals and physicians offices," said Hawkins. "There are a wide variety of job opportunities available to our graduates."
In addition to core business requirements, students majoring in healthcare management will take courses specifically engineered for the healthcare industry - including organization, financial management, policy and law. A required internship will provide hands-on experience for students to prepare for today's healthcare job market.
Campbell will join a limited number of institutions that offer certified undergraduate degrees in healthcare management. The healthcare management program will be accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).
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City directories are the ancestors of today's residential white pages and commercial yellow pages (in print and online). Some are available online, while many others are only available on microfilm. Some date back to the 1700s.
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Spooky Story about Break-In in Military Contractor Facility
0 Comments | Posted by Enno Rey
… recently published here.
While I certainly agree with those comments stating that there's a fishy element in the – conspiracy theory nurturing – story itself, this reminds me that Graeme Neilson (who gave the "Netscreen of the Dead" talk at Troopers, discussing modified firmware on Juniper and Fortinet devices) and I plan to give a talk on "Supply Chain (In-)Security" at this year's Day-Con event. We still have to figure out with Angus if it fits into the agenda (and if we have enough material for an interesting 45 min storyline ;-)) though. Stay tuned for news on this here.
On a related note: for family reasons I won't be able to make it to Vegas for Black Hat. Rene will take over my part in our talk "Burning Asgard – What happens when Loki breaks free" which covers some cool attacks on routing protocols and the release of an awesome tool Daniel wrote to implement those in a nice clicky-clicky way.
To all of you guys going to Vegas: have fun! and take care 😉
Software Developers Don't Use Available Security Features
0 Comments | Posted by Michael Thumann
According to SANS NewsBites Vol. XII, Issue 53 recently published there's a lack of 3rd party developer support for some security features Microsoft introduced already years ago. We at ERNW have made similar observations when performing security assessments of COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] software. We therefore created a methodology, a proof of concept tool and a metric to test and to rate closed source software, where (amongst other approaches) these security features are checked and their (non-) presence contributes to an overall evaluation as for the trustworthiness of the applications in question. The concept "How to rate the security in closed source software" was presented to the public at Troopers10 and at Hack in the Box 2010 in Amsterdam. The slides can be found here.
News from the Desktop, Edition 2010/07/21
1 Comment | Posted by Enno Rey
Back on track as for one of our favorite rant subjects: desktop security. This stuff, commonly called the "LNK vulnerability", has gained quite some momentum in the last days, including the release of a Metasploit module and a temporary raise of SANS Internet Storm Center's Infocon level to yellow (it's back on green in the interim).
CVE-2010-2568 has been assigned and some technical details can be found here and here.
To give you a rough idea how this piece works, here's a quote from the US-CERT advisory:
"Microsoft Windows fails to safely obtain icons for LNK files. When Windows displays Control Panel items, it will initialize each object for the purpose of providing dynamic icon functionality. This means that a Control Panel applet will execute code when the icon is displayed in Windows. Through use of an LNK file, an attacker can specify a malicious DLL that is to be processed within the context of the Windows Control Panel, which will result in arbitrary code execution. The specified code may reside on a USB drive, local or remote filesystem, a CD-ROM, or other locations. Viewing the location of a LNK file with Windows Explorer is sufficient to trigger the vulnerability."
In short, as the Microsoft Malware Protection Center puts it: "[S]imply browsing to the removable media drive using an application that displays shortcut icons (like Windows Explorer) runs the malware without any additional user interaction."
So actually, there is no exploitation in the sense of a buffer overflow of the LNK handling routines. The flaw just triggers downloading (and executing) some binary code. It's basically about downloading some piece of code (to be executed on the local "compromised" box) from some location.
Figuring that brings us to an immediate discussion of potential mitigation strategies, which is – next to "some usual rant" 😉 – the main intent of this post.
As so often the US-CERT's advisory provides good guidance on mitigating controls. It lists the following (most with a comment from my side):
a) Disable the displaying of icons for shortcuts.
Do not do this! It will most probably break your (users') desktop experience in a horrible way.
Chester Wisniewski has a nice image of a treated desktop in yesterday's post on the subject.
b) Disable AutoRun
This is pretty much always a good idea (security-wise), but it – partially – limits only one attack vector (removable media).
Interestingly enough the MS KB article on disabling Autorun functionality in Windows was last reviewed on 2010/07/01 and the CVE number for the LNK vulnerability was assigned 2010/06/30. There's strange coincidences out there… 😉
And, of course, not allowing untrusted USB devices to be connected to the organization's machines usually is a good thing as well.
[for the record: yes, I know, there are organizations out where business tells you this is not possible for some reason or another. which might be true; I will not go into this debate right here and now. I just want to remind you, dear reader, of some good ole basics ;-)].
In the meantime people expect (and see) the vulnerability being exploited over network shares so focusing on removable media/USB devices alone might be too narrow-focused anyway.
c) Use least privilege
Aka: do not work as admin. I don't really have to comment on this here, do I? It's a no-brainer. Well, let's say: it should be a no-brainer… when gathering with some infosec people from a >100K user environment recently I learned they still have about 30% of users with local admin privs…
[and don't get me wrong here: there might be good reasons for this. and those guys are not the only ones with such a landscape.]
To be discussed in more detail at another occasion.
d) Disable the WebClient service.
While I like this very much – given it's a preventative control ["minimal machine approach"] and, btw, addresses other (past and potential future) vulnerabilities as well, e.g. those of MS10-045 published one week ago – it should be noted that this potentially breaks MS SharePoint (and other stuff as well).
So, unfortunately, again this will not be a feasible in quite some environments. Still, it might remind people that WebDAV is a technology that can be (ab-) used to access "network drives" in completely untrusted/untrustworthy locations.
e) Block outgoing SMB traffic
Well, yes…
The (today) updated MS advisory provides another one:
f) Blocking the download of LNK and PIF files
Again, this is soo obvious that I refrain from any comment.
Those of you following this blog or our public statements on desktop security (like this one) regularly might have noticed that – as so often – the two main ones quite some organizations rely on are not mentioned here:
Patching: for the simple reason there's no patch as of today (and the imp is out of the bottle, to public knowledge, five days now).
Antimalware "protections": not sure how this could prevent downloading and executing arbitrary binary code. The announcements of major AV vendors "we now have a signature for this" mostly address the Stuxnet stuff found in the initial exploit, nothing else. So this is mostly window-dressing.
So far so good (or bad), the main point of this post is – and yes, I'm aware I needed a long warm-up today 😉 – the following: the security problem discussed here can be broken down to: "there's a vulnerability that triggers an exploit that goes somewhere, downloads some code and executes it".
Which, in turn, raises the fundamental question: why should some average corporate desktop computer be allowed to go to some arbitrary location, download code, and – above all – run this code.
Restricting where to get executable code from or, even better, just allowing a specified set of applications to run could (more or less) easily solve the kind of problems vulnerabilities like this one impose. And the technologies needed like – in MS space – Software Restriction Policies , Applocker or just (as part of SRPs) "path rules" restricting where to download executables from have been available for a long time.
As Marcus Ranum is much more eloquent than me – especially when it comes to ranting where he's nearly unbeatable 😉 – I allow myself to quote him literally, from the "Schneier-Ranum Face-Off" on "Is antivirus dead?":
"Of course, most organizations don't know (or haven't got the courage to discover) what programs they allow–and, ultimately, isn't that the root of their security problems? When I read the security news and hear that thus-and-such government agency is trying to decide if Facebook is a necessary application, it makes my head spin. In Marcus-land, where I come from, you decide what is a necessary application first, not after you have 40,000 employees who have gotten so used to it that they now think Twitter is a constitutionally protected right. Isn't a virus or malware just unauthorized execution that someone managed to sneak onto your machine? If we adopt a model whereby there are programs that are authorized (i.e., on a whitelist) and the operating system should terminate everything else, then malware and viruses are history, unless their authors can somehow fool the administrator into authorizing them to run.
Whenever I talk about execution control/whitelisting with corporate types, someone says, 'But we don't really have a way of determining all the applications that we use!' Really? Wow. That sounds like a policy that's basically, 'We have no idea what our computers are for.' In other words: 'We've given up, and as far as we're concerned, our computers are an unmanaged mess.' Or to put it another way, malware heaven. Can anyone even calculate the cost of malware and viruses (as well as the occasional office time spent playing online games) to businesses? That cost, ultimately, is paid solely in order to avoid the difficulty of determining what programs are authorized — what's the purpose of the computer an employee is provided to use?
Here's why I keep talking about execution control: it's actually ridiculously easy compared to dealing with antivirus and antimalware. So why isn't everyone doing it? Because it'd dramatically cut down on our ability to goof off. If executives knew how easy it was to cut back on productivity-wasting goof-off-ware, don't you think it would be happening all over the place by now? If, instead, we tell them it's hard to know what executables we use in the office…well, what nobody knows won't hurt anyone."
Well said, Marcus. Nothing to add here.
So, please please please, just take a small amount (e.g. 1%) of the yearly budget you spend on antimalware software/support/operational cost, get a student intern in and have her start testing application whitelisting on some typical corporate desktops. This might contribute to a bit more sustainable security in your environment, one day in the future.
thanks for your time,
The Emperor's New Security Indicators
0 Comments | Posted by Enno Rey
Interesting research from Stuart Schechter et.al. here.
They evaluated the effect that the removal or modification of online banking sites' security features had on the users' behavior (as for entering or withholding their passwords). Maybe for some of you not too surprising it turned out that the vast majority of users entered their passwords even if obviously alarming clues were present on the websites.
This, again, shows how important it is to understand how users behave, what their motives and incentives are and how to build environments that help them acting securely. This even more applies to corporate space. At times, bringing an industrial/organizational psychologist in might be a much better investment than writing yet-another-ignored-piece-of-policy.
have a great sunny sunday everybody,
Our Favorite Subject: [It's all about] Risk
0 Comments | Posted by Enno Rey
Some days ago my old friend Pete Herzog from ISECOM posted a blog entry titled "Hackers May Be Giants with Sharp Teeth" here which – along with some quite insightful reflections on the way kids perceive "bad people" – contains his usual rant on (the uselessness of) risk assessment.
Given that this debate (whether taking a risk-based infosec approach is a wise thing or not) is a constant element of our – Pete's and mine – long lasting relationship I somehow feel enticed to respond 😉
Pete writes about a 9-yr-old girl who – when asked about "bad people" – stated that those "look like everybody else" and, referring to risk assessment, he concludes "that you can't predict the threat realibly and therefore you can't determine it."
I fully agree here. I mean, if you _could_ predict the threat realibly why perform risk assessment at all? Taking decisions would simply be following a path of math then. Unfortunately most infosec practitioners do neither dispose of a crystal ball – at least not a dependable one – nor of the future prediction capabilities this entity seems to have …
So… as long as we can't "determine reliably" we have to use … risk assessments. "Risk" deals with uncertainty. Otherwise it would be called "matter of fact" 😉
Here's how the "official vocabulary of risk management" (ISO Guide 73:2009) defines risk: "effect of uncertainty on objectives".
Note that central term "uncertainty"? That's what risk is about. And that's, again, what risk assessments deal with. Deal with uncertainty. In situations where – despite that uncertainty – well-informed decisions have to be taken. Which is a quite common situation in an ISO's professional life 😉
Effective risk assessment helps answering questions in scenarios characterized by some degree of uncertainty. Questions like "In which areas do we have to improve in the next 12 months?" in (risk assessment) inventory mode or "Regarding some technology change in our organization, which are the main risks in this context and how do they change?" in governance mode. [See this presentation for an initial discussion of these terms/RA modes].
So asking for "reliable threat prediction/determination" from risk assessments is just not the right anticipation. In contrast, structured RA can certainly be regarded as the best way to "take the right decisions in complex environments and thereby get the optimal [increase of] security posture, while being limited by time/resource/political constraints and, at the same time, facing some uncertainty".
Btw: the definition from ISO 73:2009 – that is used by recently published ISO 31000 (Risk management — Principles and guidelines) too – nicely shows the transformation the term "risk" has undergone in the last decade. From "risk = combination of probability and consequence of an event [threat]" in ISO 73:2002 through ISO 27005:2008's inclusion of a "vulnerability element" (called "ease of exploitation" or "level of vulnerability" in the appendix) to the one in ISO 73:2009 cited above (which, for the first time, does not only focus on negative outcomes of events, but considers positive outcomes as well. which in turn reflects the concept of "risk & reward" increasingly used in some advanced/innovative infosec circles and to be discussed in this blog at another occasion).
Most (mature) approaches used amongst infosec professionals currently follow the "risk = likelihood * vulnerability * impact" line. We, at ERNW, use this one as well.
Which brings me to the next inaccuracy in Pete's blog entry. He writes: "Threats are not the same for everyone nor do they actually effect us all the same. So why do we put up with risk assessments?".
Indeed (most) threats _are_ the same for everyone. Malware is around, hardware fails from time to time and humans make errors. Point is all this does _not_ affect everyone "the same way" (those with the right controls will not get hit hardly by malware, those with server clusters will survive failing hardware more easily, those with evolved change control processes might have a better posture when it comes to consequences from human error). And all this is reflected by the – context-specific – "vulnerability factor" in risk assessments (and, for that matter, sometimes by the "impact factor" as well). So while threats might be the same, the _associated risks_ might/will not be the same.
which, again, is the exact reason for performing risk assessments ;-))
If they _were_ the same one just would have to look up some table distributed by $SOME_INDUSTRY_ASSOCIATION.
So, overall, I'm not sure that I can follow Pete's line of arguments here. Maybe we should have a panel discussion on this at next year's Troopers 😉
have a good one everybody,
ERNW at NinjaCon (fka PlumberCon)
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Yesterday we made our way to Vienna to participate and contribute to NinjaCon (formerly known as PlumberCon, before Nintendo Inc. claimed their rights ;)).
After our arrival Oliver held a five hour workshop on Penetration Testing and did the finishing touches on his slides about 'Attacking Cisco Enterprise WLANs', which he will deliver later today together with Daniel. And last but not least Daniel will be the Packet Master of PacketWars™ Vienna taking place in the evening.
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Talking about young and vibrant: Last week we held one of our beloved internal workshops at ERNW to discuss the latest in ITSec and teamwork – but also to chat with colleagues or listen to a rant on $some-broken-technology of Enno. When having dinner on Tuesday we went crazy on planning for TROOPERS11. I don't like it too much to talk about 'good energy in the room', but there was something really enthusiastic and insanely creative about it – and whatever it was, we gonna use it to make it even more enjoyable, educating and unforgettable than this year.
As we're progressing at Vienna I'm going to update this blog post. So stay tuned!
Cheers, Florian & the team
UPDATE: NinjaCon is over. Besides the usual small hiccups at such an event it was a really great conference for all of us. Excellent speakers, an exciting location and the overall perfect atmosphere to interact, chat and learn really made the deal here. Big applause to the host @astera and her team!


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