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MONTPELIER Following a pro-gun rally on Saturday that drew more than 200 Vermonters to the steps of the Statehouse, a Chittenden County senator has decided to withdraw his proposed ban on assault weapons.
Saying its become painfully clear that theres little support in Montpelier for this sort of bill, Sen. Philip Baruth informed his Senate colleagues Sunday morning that he planned to kill his own legislation. The move came less than a week after he introduced the bill.
In a short written statement to media outlets, Baruth said he doesnt want furor over the ban to erode support for other gun control measures.
Its clear that focusing the debate on the banning of a certain class of weapons may already be overshadowing measures with greater consensus, like tightening background checks, stopping the exchange of guns for drugs, and closing gun show loopholes, Baruth said.
The sudden turnabout, however, wont quell consternation among opponents of the ban, who say theyll continue watch closely over the Democratically controlled Legislature.
Obviously this is a good step, said Evan Hughes, vice president of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmens Clubs. But this is just the very earliest part of the legislative session, and we dont know what else will emerge from the hopper on bills. So well just wait and see.
Indeed, Baruths decision to withdraw the controversial bill, known as S.32, wont table the gun control issue in Montpelier this year. In the House, Reps. Linda Waite-Simpson, an Essex Junction Democrat, and Adam Greshin, a Warren independent, are dotting the is and crossing the ts on a piece of legislation that will, most controversially, seek to ban ammunition clips containing more than 10 rounds.
Their bill also would require background checks for the purchase of firearms at gun shows, and codify in state law provisions already in federal statute. Federal provisions not currently in state law include prohibitions on gun ownership by: convicted felons; people dishonorably discharged from the military; people deemed by a judge to be a danger to themselves; and people against whom a judge has issued a relief from abuse order a restraining order designed to protect victims of domestic violence.
I know theres an argument that (federal law) is really ATF oversight, however I think we all understand that the ATF does not have the kind of presence here that we can count on to enforce these laws in our communities, Waite-Simpson said.
Waite-Simpson said she knows that the ban on high-capacity magazines will generate the most strident opposition.
Its in there because I felt it was important. I felt it was kind of a middle-of-the road proposition that at least addressed the killing capacity issue, Waite-Simpson said this morning. I dont see how anybody can look at what happened in Newtown and not think the same thing could happen here in Vermont.
But she says she enters the debate open to compromise.
Is it going to stay in the bill? I dont know, she says. If its something thats getting in the way of these other, I think ,common sense measures, then maybe its something we dont include.
Hughes says attempts to limit the number of rounds in magazines are arbitrary and send the state down a slippery slope toward even more restrictive gun laws.
Why not nine? Why not seven? Hughes said. Its just always one more reduction, and its not hard to see where that leads to.
Hughes says he also takes a skeptical view of efforts to incorporate federal statute into state law. He said Vermont should let federal law enforcement officers enforce federal laws. And, he said, not all felons necessarily deserve to be stripped of their constitutional right to bear arms.
Does anyone care if the guy who cheated on his income taxes can hunt squirrels? Hughes said. What about the guy who steals four snow tires when hes 18 and now is 50 and wants to go hunting? Whats the process for him to get his record clear so he can own a firearm?
Sen. Dick Sears has also introduced a gun bill, centered mainly on putting into Vermont law provisions that already exist in federal statute, like the ban on gun ownership by felons.
Which felons, of course, is something we need to talk about, Sears said.
Sears, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he also wants to look at Vermonts lack of participation in a national database that collects, for purposes of background checks, the names of people who have been found mentally incompetent or not guilty by reason of insanity.
Sears had scheduled what was expected to be a very well attended public hearing on gun control issues for Feb. 7. He said hes talking with other Senate colleagues about whether to proceed with the event, in light of Baruths decision to withdraw his bill.
It would be rather unusual to hold a hearing on an (assault-weapons ban) that doesnt exist, but well see what people want to do, Sears said.
Waite-Simpson says she wont try to resuscitate Baruths failed bid at a ban on assault weapons.
I really have been trying to listen to people who are not in the fringe group people who own guns, who are hunters and they really dont think that theres a great deal of understanding in the general population about what an assault weapon even is, Waite-Simpson says. And its really difficult to define what one is, so we are going the route of high-capacity magazines.
That doesnt mean Waite-Simpson wants to end the assault weapon conversation in the Statehouse. She and Greshin are already working with Sergeant at Arms Francis Brooks to stage some kind of assault weapons display in the Statehouse sometime this session.
So legislators can come in and actually see what these things are and understand them a little better, so we all know what it is were talking about, Waite-Simpson says.
Hughes said he thinks the more lawmakers learn about assault-style weapons, the better.
People call these military-style weapons, and thats just not the case, Hughes said. The military traded in their semiautomatics for automatics 50 years ago. Theres just a lot of ignorance out there about what kinds of guns were talking about, and who uses them for what.
The pro-gun activists who spent their Saturday at the Statehouse may have dodged a state-specific ban in Vermont. However, President Barack Obama continues to push for a federal ban on both semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Gov. Peter Shumlin has said he opposes any state-specific attempts at gun control, but last week threw his support behind the presidents nationwide ban.
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I write this sitting in the press room of the Festival International de JAZZ de Montreal, looking out at a sea of banners announcing JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ and more wonderful JAZZ. Facing me is the image of a special man we lost last year, Oscar Peterson, displayed proudly on the building that houses two of the main stages of this great festival. Tonight, I will walk past Oscar to hear Dee Dee Bridgewater and then two of the greatest living pianists of our day- Hank Jones and Oliver Jones, performing together, with Oscar Peterson looking over all of us.
Its too early- even for this festival- for the music to start from all of the outdoor stages surrounding the Place des Arts, but the soundchecks go on, the crews deliver cases of instruments and cables and speakers, and the excitement builds. The WBGO team will be blogging from "The Montreal Jazz Festival" in the coming days, sharing some of the highlights not only of the festival, but the wonderful city that welcomes us all every year to share in this extraordinary event.
If you are here, let us know. Share your thoughts and experiences. Where are you eating? What are you seeing? Who have you discovered? With so many events going on, we can't possibly bring all of them to those of your reading this. But you can share your experiences. I promise to put up some photos as I go.
I can't sit still anymore- I've got a whole city to explore... First stop: got to buy my tee shirt!
John Fedchock's New York Big Band at Cachaca
June 10, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: 8th street, bgo, cachaca, eclipse, epistrophy, excitement, freddy hubbard, gridlock, Jazz Alive, john fedchock, measures, monk, phrase, roy hargrove big band, trombonist, veteran, woody herman orchestra
Cachaca on West 8th Street is new. (Much on West 8th Street is new.) It's a deep, inviting, sound-lively room and the John Fedchock's Big Band took it over tonight. The band has been together 20 years with consistent personnel, but I understand it doesn't often play live. Having heard some tracks on BGO, I've been determined to get out and see them. Good idea! Trombonist and composer Fedchock is a veteran of the Woody Herman orchestra. Two of John's arrangements in the middle of the set -- of Eclipse by Freddy Hubbard and Epistrophy by Monk -- seemed to transcend the situation. Eclipse had a phrase that (to me) channeled the Woody Herman's orchestra, which I've never heard but I'm sure I heard it in that phrase. In Epistrophy there was a short stretch (a matter of measures) that sounded JUST LIKE New York gridlock. Stuck but with energy. I couldn't stop to ponder how they did that because I would have missed the next excitement. There was background writing for most of the solos, no one was left to fend for himself for long. Once again (as last week with the Roy Hargrove Big Band), the room moved. That's my report & I'm happy to deliver it. The most recent CD is Up and Running (Reservoir label).


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LA CROSSE, Wis.-- The La Crosse Loggers and Gundersen Lutheran are teaming up to prevent one of the deadliest forms of cancer. The two organizations are working to "strike out" colon cancer.
Before Thursday night's game at the lumberyard, survivors shared their stories and you could walk through a life-size colon.
For a pair of friends at the event, it was one of their experiences with the cancer that helped save the other's life. "She just started asking me how I knew that maybe something was wrong and how I possibly had an issue, and she was quizzing me on my symptoms and things like that, and come to find out she was experiencing similar issues," said Karen Fries. "She saved my life," said Sue Knudson.
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Seven Tips for the New Attorney Entering Big Law
by James Hardy
t's graduation time, meaning several newly minted JDs are looking for work. Legal hiring has been abysmal the past few years—more lawyers seem to be losing their jobs than students gaining new ones. Meanwhile, law schools continue to pump out graduates in record numbers. Fortunately, there seems to be an uptick in legal hiring and a thawing in the freeze on entry-level hires. What, then, does a new graduate at a Big Law firm need to know?
1. Be grateful. In these thin times, few have your opportunity. And your employer knows it.
Be grateful for your good fortune and be humble among your peers who aren't so lucky. In the current market, any law grad stepping into a job straight out of law school is fortunate—especially those stepping into a six-figure salary.
2. It's All About the Hours. As a Big Law associate, your number one asset to your employer is your time. This is especially true of new associates, who have few skills and no clients to call their own.
Unless you were one of those students who left the law library only to shower, you are in for a lifestyle adjustment. Most Big Law firms demand 2,000 billable hours a year. This is much harder to achieve than it seems on its face.
I have gone on at some length on billable hours elsewhere (see The Colorado Lawyer, August 2010, "Point/Counterpoint: Kill the Billable Hour"). Here, I will simply leave you with the three things you most need to know about them.
First, it is likely you will work more than you want to or even thought yourself capable of. Do not tax yourself beyond the breaking point—but you should probably get close. This is what your employer expects. Draw a line across which you shall never cross—whether it's for family, community, or yourself—and don't ever breach this personal pact.
Second, pay excruciating attention to how you record your time. Many a new associate has been undone by pooh-poohing the importance of tracking every six minutes and cogently describing the tasks performed. Do not become write-off roadkill. More importantly, never inflate your hours.
Third, don't get used to it. Do not allow "hours creep" to convince you this is the new normal. If you do, years from now you will regret the time and opportunities lost. It may seem counterintuitive to think you could become comfortable with too much work. It's not. You are entering a business culture built on this principle. Work hard, but remain apart from those who live to work.
3. Know Yourself. Easier said than done when you are working 80-hour weeks, which is why you must know now, as you enter Big Law, exactly what you want out of it. Are you determined to make partner, accumulate financial and social rewards, and die at your desk with an overworked smile on your face? Are you instead on the two-year plan, trying to get a leg up on your student loans before you head to a more lifestyle-friendly job and gain experience and résumé prestige in the process? Or are you somewhere in between?
Whatever your goal, know what it is going in. The personal sacrifices you make will be justifiable to yourself and comprehensible to others only if you have a purpose behind them. Do not be blown in the wind, but also resist the pull to barrel ahead like a Denver driver on I-70 on a Saturday snow day, tailgating and impatiently passing all in his path. Be purposeful, but sane.
4. Know Who Your "Clients" Are. As a new associate, you have two different kinds of clients. There are the firm's clients, whom you are unlikely to interact with much at first. Then, there are the clients you will do the majority of your work for—the partners and associates ahead of you in the hierarchy. You should be eager and willing to work for both. As you start your career, be particularly attentive to the second group.
In the big picture, you should focus on the actual clients. The service you provide and the relationships you forge may determine your long-term career path.
Big Law feeds in-house counsel jobs because Big Law clients like to hire the familiar and proven. Become familiar with them and prove yourself. This will create opportunities and give you value within your firm. Unsurprisingly, the associates valued (and recruited) by the firm's clients are also the associates who are most valuable to the firm.
Opportunities will arise more frequently and with more responsibility attached if you establish a sterling reputation with your intrafirm clients. Always provide great client service, even if the "client" is a midlevel associate. Don't forget that your intrafirm clients are just a step removed from the real thing.
5. Get Comfortable with Hierarchy ... but Treat your Support Staff like Royalty. In many ways, the new associate role is the toughest to negotiate. On the one hand, you are clearly at the bottom of the pyramid, with every lawyer in the firm ordering you about. On the other, there are paralegals, administrative assistants, and tech specialists seemingly at your disposal.
How do you integrate these disparate roles? The key is realizing that you work for all of them. It may seem that you are supposed to order around one group and take orders from the other, but it's not so simple.
Get used to mixed messages and a lack of clarity from your nominal bosses. Never forget there is no such thing as autonomy in a Big Law firm. Even the managing partner takes orders from someone.
With respect to your support staff, you must recognize that they generally know more than you do, have been there much longer, and will likely still be there when you are gone. They understand the firm's institutional history and culture in a way you will never comprehend. They know where the skeletons are buried.
To mix a metaphor, don't become a skeleton yourself. To succeed in your relationships with support staff, you must treat them in a human and friendly way, not from a dictatorial stance.
Overuse "please" and "thank you." Treat support staff like royalty. This is the one bit of advice you must not ignore. Not only that, it's the right thing to do.
6. Don't Do it for the Lifestyle. Perhaps the biggest mistake Big Law lawyers make is taking the gig for the lifestyle it enables. Money is not lifestyle. When you look back, how you spent your time will be infinitely more important to you than how you spent your money.
If you can sustain the Big Law pace for an entire career, you'll have few opportunities to enjoy the money. If you can't sustain that pace, living a lavish lifestyle while you are in Big Law will waste valuable financial resources. Don't assume you will always make the big bucks. Live like a student much longer than you need to. Your career will thank you with flexibility and opportunities that do not require a six-figure salary.
This is not to say a lawyer cannot have a long and satisfying career in Big Law, but if the sole, or even primary, motivation is money, it's unlikely. The most successful Big Law lawyers have succeeded because they love the work, the clients, the culture, the big cases, opportunities to significantly impact the world, or all of these. The money, though never unimportant, is icing on the cake.
7. Don't Take My Word for It. The best advice I ever received about the legal profession came from a law review article. When I read Patrick Schiltz's "On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession" in the middle of my first year of Big Law practice, it confirmed my burgeoning suspicions. The author is neither a countercultural critic nor a complaining layabout. Rather, he's a former Supreme Court clerk, big firm associate, law school professor, associate dean, and is now a federal district court judge. In his article, he penetrates the cultural and institutional realities that all lawyers who have spent any decent amount of time in Big Law understand but rarely discuss.
Do yourself a favor and read this now. It will help you navigate your Big Law career, whether it lasts for three years or 30.
With that, I bid you busy days and not too many nights and weekends. Good luck! D
James S. Hardy is a Deputy Colorado State Public Defender in the Appellate Division. Previously, he was a judicial clerk for Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey. He also spent close to five years as a litigation associate at two AmLaw 250 firms in New York and Denver, respectively. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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UPPER DELAWARE RIVER REGION — You might be tempted to call the Upper Delaware Community Network (UDCN) a "virtual community." It definitely exists online. Today it has about 500 members meeting via email in a yahoo group in cyberspace, sharing news and information, asking questions and receiving answers. But if you think it's only "very close to being" a real community "without actually being" one, you'd be mistaken. The UDCN is a thriving, living, breathing, real community—online.
Testimony from some of its members confirms this:
"In a rural area where one can sometimes feel disconnected from human interaction, and when getting out is difficult due to illness, or inclement weather, or the lack of a vehicle, etc, the Network is a lifeline for our community. It provides referrals for all types of services (rides, healthcare, home maintenance and repairs), announcements for wonderful local events, a way to buy or sell great stuff, and it keeps us informed on all sorts of important local issues. It has also been a way to meet new neighbors, many of whom have become friends."
—Joanne Wasserman Brinkerhoff
"I have a technicolor recollection of Beverly Sterner coming to me and suggesting in her inimitable way that people from the community gather together to share what they were feeling and thinking about 9/11. Out of that desire for connectedness in the wake of tragedy, from gathering to gathering in homes up and down the river valley, we pot lucked and met about matters of mutual concern. Friendships were made. Alliances were forged. The UDCN became a living online presence."
—Cynthia Nash
"For those of us who may not always have the good fortune to be here physically, but are always here spiritually, the Network has become a veritable lifeline, connecting us to each other and to our river. Posts vary from the quotidian (roofer? plumber? stump grinder?) to the political, as together we wrestle with the ultimate fate of this precious environment that we steward…."
—Mary Sue Price
"I've lived in many places, but the UD Community Network is unique to our/your region. Its real value to me right now that I am living in Virginia, is to keep in live contact with all of you superb individuals living and working in the Upper Delaware region. I believe you are all just around the corner, not half way up country. I don't know enough people down here yet to start a similar network, but hope to someday meet enough to start one down here in the southland."
—Barbara Yeaman
The Upper Delaware Community Network was founded 12 years ago by Beverly Sterner of Milanville, PA. It wasn't called that at first, and it wasn't online at first—just a group of friends and neighbors who needed to gather and talk and to be there for each other in the wake of 9/11. "Some of the people who live here saw the buildings come down," Sterner recounted in an interview recently, referring to the twin towers in Lower Manhattan. Thus, the seed was planted, and Sterner began to reach out to connect neighbors and friends over pot-luck suppers and discussion about issues of community concern. She kept in touch by email and started to develop and maintain an email list.
"I didn't have a goal, exactly," she said, "just the idea of creating a way for people to communicate, so in case of a crisis we'd have a vehicle already in place to deal with it."
The email postings became a community bulletin board. Its purpose was both to serve individual needs and at the same time to introduce people into the community. Over the years, most people have joined by word of mouth. "I didn't really do anything specific to promote it," Sterner reflected. "Rather, it just grew organically."
She remembered the day her service provider called to suggest she establish a LISTSERV™ to handle the growing volume of email. "I asked, 'What's a list serve,'" she laughed, referring to her introduction to the software technology that allows a sender to post an email to a group list. Soon after, the Yahoo group was created with the help of a tech-savvy friend.
As the moderator of the Network, Sterner established some guidelines as spelled out in the original introduction to the Network sent to those who join: "As individuals we recognize that we will have different views and approaches to issues and events, but as friends and neighbors, we wish to share them, inform and educate ourselves and hold our differences in common and with respect."
"The truth is, you can't attack other people here, and even though there's plenty to be outraged about, this is not a place to vent. Here is where you support each other, share your resources and your common interests. If you disagree, you can say that, of course, but such discussions and personal responses are directed offline." Sterner says she sometimes has to remind people about that.
So, what's next for the UDCN? Two ideas have been floating around in Sterner's head. One is to share information and resources around the issue of health—such as a recommendation for a doctor, or some alternative remedy or supplement that worked for you, or some condition that you need help with—just ways in which we can support each other on health.
"Another idea for the Network is to provide people with a place to tell their story as a way of bringing themselves into the community; to share what's important to you, why you came here, what your needs are, what you have to offer and thus possibly make even more connections.
"I would like us to be able to get as much out of this great online vehicle as possible," she said, "to help further connect us and expand our beloved community."
After 12 years, it seems like the UDCN is off to a pretty good start.
How to join the Network:
If you would like to post a message to the group, you will need to join by going to the home page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/udcommunitynetwork [1] and following directions. (You will need to establish an ID name and password.)
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For Immediate Release
November 3, 2010
Illinois State Board of Education holds FY 2012 Budget Hearing in Mundelein
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is hosting a public hearing on the FY 2012 Budget at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 3 in Mundelein. The hearing is the third of six budget hearings the Board's Finance and Audit Committee is convening this fall around the state.
As they consider the next year's budget, the Board invites the general public, appointed and elected officials, candidates and organizations to respond to the following questions:
Guiding Questions
- The State Board has prioritized General State Aid, mandated categoricals, such as special education and transportation, and early childhood, as budget priorities in the past. Should this focus continue during tough economic times?
- The state has been unable to provide timely payments to districts for two consecutive years, thus making local planning difficult. What actions should be taken to address this situation?
- In each of the last two years, the state budget has been supplemented by $1 billion from federal stimulus funds. How should education expenditures change in the future with likely reduced federal spending, but no decrease in federally mandated programs? Should the state impose cost savings due to these reduced federal funds or leave cuts to the discretion of local districts?
Those who are unable to attend one of the six public hearings are encouraged to email responses to the guiding questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Finance and Audit Committee FY 2012 Budget Hearings will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons planning to attend who need special accommodations should contact the Board office no later than the day before the meeting they wish to attend. Contact the Superintendent's office at the State Board of Education, Phone: 217-782-2221; TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900; Fax: 217-785-3972.
- Wednesday, November 3, 2010 — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Mundelein — Carl Sandburg School Multipurpose Room, Mundelein S.D. #75, 855 W. Hawley Street, Mundelein
Previous hearings were held in Chicago and Springfield. The following is a list of future meetings on the FY2012 state education budget:
- Monday, November 8, 2010 — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Belleville — St. Clair County Regional Office of Education, 1000 S. Illinois Street, Belleville
- Monday, November 15, 2010 — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. — DeKalb — DeKalb County Regional Office of Education, 2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd., DeKalb
- Tuesday, November 30, 2010 — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Champaign — Champaign Public Library, Robeson Pavilion, Room C, 200 W. Green Street, Champaign


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Sustainability has become something of a buzzword in contemporary architecture. The future of design seems inextricably entwined with the future of our planet. Knowing this, we gamble our fate on technological advances, on innovations such as green roofs, photovoltaic cells, and new, more complex schemes for recycling water, energy, and other natural resources. But according to Kevin Bone, architect, professor, and pioneering researcher on urban waterfronts and water supply systems, the past has more to offer the future than one might be inclined to believe.
Bone is the curator behind "Lessons From Modernism: Environmental Design Considerations in 20th Century Architecture," an upcoming exhibition at The Cooper Union that will analyze the ecologically conscious features of 25 architectural projects dating from 1925 to 1970. Displaying works ranging from Alvar Aalto's Finnish row houses to Oscar Niemeyer's experiments in tropical modernism, the show attempts to dispel the stigmatized conception of modern architecture as a blithely out-of-context and even environmentally disruptive style of building. Though some of its outcomes were less salubrious toward the environment, as Bone suggests, this oft-misunderstood movement championed a surprisingly relevant agenda to find harmony with the natural world.
ARTINFO recently spoke with Bone about the solar cycle, Le Corbusier, and what "green" architecture really means.
How did you become interested in the topic of sustainable design in modernism?
I've been interested in a broader field of environmental design for over 30 years, and I brought some of that with me to the Cooper Union. I've long believed that we've been making a mistake by regarding the discussion of the environment as secondary to the primary design mission. That was what motivated this show: to demonstrate that at the core of the modern movement, the great architects we all regard as the heroes of the discipline were in fact very attuned to the cycles of nature. I wanted to make that evident to the students, so that they were not going forth thinking that sustainability or green architecture or environmental design — whatever term you want to use — is simply something that you call a consultant for. Rather, it's something that needs to be initiated at the very beginning of the architectural idea.
What do you think it is about modern architecture that makes it seem antithetical to environmentally responsible design?
I think we have to be careful to distinguish between modern architecture and modern corporate buildings, which often get identified as being modern architecture. The standard hotel or office tower from around 1970 on has been a sealed glass building, and a lot of people find these to be uncomfortable environments because they lack fresh air, or they are heavily air-conditioned. I think the public sees any simple glass box as a work of modern architecture, and that's probably part of the problem.
There could also be some misinterpretation of Le Corbusier's statement that "the house is a machine for living in." Of course, if one reads the text of that book ["Vers une architecture"], he goes on to very explicitly discuss the relationship between the garden and the house, the sun and the house, natural ventilation and the house. In a way, that quote has somehow been taken out of context to mean that architecture should be "mechanized." I don't think that was necessarily the direction he was heading towards.
Given that the notion of sustainability as we know it today did not exist during this era of modernism, what do you think motivated architects like Le Corbusier to come up with what can be considered sustainable design solutions?
There was a resource crisis in Europe. Fuel was precious; wealth was precious. The modernists were attempting to make architecture for a class of people who were not necessarily privileged to the architectural product. I think that's very relevant for our times, because once again architecture has drifted to the fringe of being a product for the elite. I think when the early modernists imagined that we could build light, airy, and dignified architectural environments for working-class people, they recognized that there was a limitation on the resources and capital that society had available to make the work. That's very similar to what we have today, even though the resources and the capital were perhaps limited for different reasons.
This might be why — when we travel to Europe — we're amazed at how utterly well built some of their buildings are. A routine building in Denmark from the 1950s is often far more energy-efficient than what we're doing nowadays in the United States. And that's because they had very little fuel. They were trying to do more with less.
So, do you believe there is some underpinning of the modern movement that inspires concern for the environment?
Yes, I don't think the language of "protecting global eco-systems" was being spoken in those times, but nonetheless, the result of what modernist architects were doing had less negative impact on the environment. The motivations were slightly different, but not so different. They were still rooted in resource conservation and the idea that one can make an economical building — a good economical building — that would also be enveloped in the spirit of architecture. Economy didn't have to mean rock-bottom social housing with no redeeming spatial and spiritual qualities or a sense of place.
What do you hope that contemporary architects and architecture students can learn from revisiting modernism through the lens of sustainability?
They're going to see that all of these architects were in contact with nature, and that nature was often a very big influence on how they saw the world. I think that's fairly important because a lot of us are growing up nowadays in a kind of urban-digital bubble where there's not a lot of contact with the visceral cycles of the planet. If you don't understand the most fundamental aspect of the site — the relationship of the sun to the planet at the given place where you want to make the architecture — then you're at a disadvantage. You see through the sketches — those of Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Marcel Breuer — that the movement of the sun through the sky is critically important.
What are some of the most resonant examples of design in the exhibition?
The Frank Lloyd Wright Solar Hemicycle — one of his Usonian Houses that he built up in Wisconsin — is really a textbook example of a passive solar heating structure. But that's reasonably well known. There are others, such as Antonin Raymond, who went over to Tokyo to work on the Imperial Hotel [with Frank Lloyd Wright] and built a very beautiful work of modern architecture using traditional Japanese methods. Here was someone who used locally sourced — in the jargon of today — building materials and local craftsman and demonstrated that he could make a work of modern architecture. Modern architecture didn't have to be either poured-in-place concrete or a white stucco box. Many materials could be worked with. There was clearly a sense of the local that came through in a lot of these projects.
"Lessons From Modernism," will be on show at The Cooper Union's Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, located at 7 East 7th Street, 2nd Floor, from January 29 to March 16.
To see more images from "Lessons From Modernism," click the slideshow here.


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"We, the members of the New Republican Party, believe that the preservation and enhancement of the values that strengthen and protect individual freedom, family life, communities and neighborhoods and the liberty of our beloved nation should be at the heart of any legislative or political program presented to the American people." We good so far? "Our task now is not to sell a philosophy, but to make the majority of Americans, who already share that philosophy, see that modern conservatism offers them a political home. ... The job is ours and the job must be done. If not by us, who? If not now, when? Our party must be the party of the individual. It must not sell out the individual to cater to the group. No greater challenge faces our society today than ensuring that each one of us can maintain his dignity and his identity in an increasingly complex, centralized society.
"Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business … frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. Our party must be based on the kind of leadership that grows and takes its strength from the people. Any organization is in actuality only the lengthened shadow of its members. A political party is a mechanical structure created to further a cause. The cause, not the mechanism, brings and holds the members together. And our cause must be to rediscover, reassert and reapply America's spiritual heritage to our national affairs. Then with God's help we shall indeed be as a city upon a hill with the eyes of all people upon us."
Ronald Reagan, ladies and gentlemen. This is from Ronald Reagan's New Republican Party. You see, ladies and gentlemen, the Republican Party has the answers. The rebranding, the whatever they want to call it, the way to revitalize itself is sitting right behind us, if you want to look back. And, of course, no, no, the new conservative intelligentsia says, "We can't look back, no, those are the old days. That doesn't matter. Those are irrelevant times. Those are irrelevant theories. No, no, no, no, no. We must look forward now." In the process of looking forward, we are abandoning the foundation that made us at one time a majority party. When you heard that, did you think, "Gosh, that sounds new, why, that's really great!" That's Ronald Reagan and the New Republican Party.


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Martinez, 50, was elected as the district attorney in New Mexico's 3rd Judicial District in Dona Ana County in 1997, a position in which she still serves. Her three top issues are:
• Jobs: If elected, Martinez said she would remove Pit Rule 17, which she said is unnecessary regulation that hurts the state's oil and gas industry. The rule requires permits for different kinds of oil pits.
"The state of New Mexico has to become more competitive with our surrounding states," Martinez said. "We're over-regulated and overtaxed."
• Education: Martinez said she's concerned that the average New Mexico high school doesn't graduate 46 percent of its students within four years, and said many schools graduate high school seniors who can't read above a sixth-grade level.
"We have to give the support to our best teachers," Martinez said, "and make sure most of the dollars are (spent) in the classroom."
• Corruption: Two former state treasurers, a former deputy insurance superintendent and a former Senate president pro tem have been convicted of corruption-related felonies in recent years.
"We have to revamp it so it's a fair place," she said. "You can never turn a blind eye."
Martinez added that she intends to remove several exempt positions, noting that there are 480 exempt state employees, compared to 170 when Gary Johnson left office in 2003.
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In the 2008 RLWC, a total of 11 out of 18 games (61%) didn't attract crowds of that size. If they couldn't do it in Oz then why would it happen here ?
Are you saying that the ARL didn't market the event properly ?
Yes. There was insufficient publicity, despite the record of Australia previously being beaten by New Zealand in Tri Nations being a good marketing tool.
If you want to know what I regard as proper marketing, see the way the Australian Rugby Union marketed their World Cup in 2003. It was a brilliant job. Unfortunately the CEO of the ARL was and is a man named Geoff Carr, who lacks the intelligence and the will necessary to do the job even half as well as the ARU did. The 2008 rugby league World Cup was given a second rate promotion, and they counted on Queensland (where rugby league is a more powerful and unchallenged sport than in NSW), to carry the burden with limited marketing expenditures.


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In November 2105, Carly Simon revealed to People magazine that the second verse of her 1972 song "You're So Vain" is about former love Warren Beatty, but stayed mum on the men who inspired the other two verses of the song, long the source of rumors and gossip. Before her Beatty revelation, Simon had steadfastly refused to say who she wrote the No. 1 hit song about. While Beatty had long been one of the most popular guesses, others have speculated the song's verses could be about James Taylor, Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, David Cassidy or somebody else.
"Uptown Girl" was written by Billy Joel about his then girlfriend, model Elle Macpherson, and his soon-to-be-wife Christie Brinkley, the latter of whom also appeared in the music video for the song. Brinkley and Joel, who divorced in 1994 after nine years of marriage, are seen here with their daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, in 2010.
Peter Gabriel wrote the song "In Your Eyes" reportedly about girlfriend Rosanna Arquette. She also was the subject of the Toto song "Rosanna."
"Maybe I'm Amazed" was written by Paul McCartney about his then wife Linda.
The song "Dear Prudence," was written by John Lennon about Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister, who was also in India when The Beatles traveled there to study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," the first track off the 1975 album of the same name, was written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John about their songwriting partnership, with "Captain Fantastic" representing John and the "Brown Dirt Cowboy" standing in for Taupin. The album also included the song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," a semi-autobiographical story about John's disastrous engagement to Linda Woodrow, and his related 1969 suicide attempt. The "someone" in the song's title referred to English blues singer Long John Baldry, who convinced him to break off the engagement.
Elton John also had Bernie Taupin write the 1975 song "Philadelphia Freedom" in honor of his friend, professional tennis player Billie Jean King, who was on the professional tennis team Philadelphia Freedoms at the time.
John and Taupin wrote at least one other song about a famous subject, with 1973's "Candle in the Wind" being about Marilyn Monroe.
In 1997, John re-recorded "Candle in the Wind" as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, following her death.
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The R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon" was written by Michael Stipe as a tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman.
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The 1971 Paul McCartney song "Too Many People" is an example of the musical squabbling between members of The Beatles after the band broke up. In this instance, from his "Ram" album recorded with his wife Linda, McCartney targeted his former bandmate and writing partner John Lennon, with lines such as "Too many people preaching practices" and "You took your lucky break and broke it in two."
It didn't take long for Lennon to fire back, releasing the scathing "How Do You Sleep?" later in 1971 on the album "Imagine." However, Lennon later said many of the accusations hurled in the song could just as well describe himself.
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Katy Perry's "Hummingbird Heartbeat," off her 2010 album "Teenage Dream," was written about her then husband Russell Brand. She told the BBC that "He gives me that 'Hummingbird Heartbeat.'"
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Country singer Alan Jackson wrote "Midnight in Montgomery" about Hank Williams after being inspired by an experience while visiting the country legend's grave in Montgomery, Ala.
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"Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2 was written by Bono about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Well, we have an answer to our question: the Phillies did not win the World Series tonight. But they are not done yet. Game 5 of the World Series has been suspended to tomorrow night because of the Philadelphia rain. The score is 2-2 in the 6th inning. When play resumes, the Phillies will bat in the bottom of the 6th. They got their two runs on a Shane Victorino single. The Rays got singles from Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena to score twice off Cole Hamels. And, yes, you did read that right: Longoria got a hit. Those pesky base-stealers have been the Phillies' only problem with Tampa Bay. So, it's been a good game so far. A pitcher's duel. Now it's like, oh man! If the Phillies had been able to hold on to their lead, they would have won the World Series in the 6th inning. But it didn't happen. So, these teams have a second chance tomorrow. I have no idea what the weather forecast is, but wouldn't it be cool if the Phils hit a homer and it starts raining again and they win…..RIGHT. Well, this series has been very interesting. I wonder if something like this has ever happened before. Well, after everyone gets their free tacos, there will be some more baseball to be played. I can't wait to see what happens! GO PHILLIES!
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Well, it turns out that the game would not have been won by the Phillies even if the Rays hadn't scored. So, there is rain in the forecast tonight, but Bud Selig is determined to play all 9 innings of this game. I hope it doesn't take too long to get this thing finished!
Wouldn't the Phillies have won by MLB rules? It had been determined that is was in fact an official game, so if the Rays didn't tie before the game got called it should have gone to Philadelphia. Either way, I think that winning because the game got called is a crappy way to win the World Series.
Yeah, it would have been interesting, but not as satisfying. As it is, we will have to wait til tomorrow at least to see what happens…


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This name better be in the Hall of Fame
23 Days till MBU.
Shannon Sharpe.
Today's his big day (hopefully). The guy has arms the size of my legs and and an ego of similar size.
Here's why I think he should be in the Hall of Fame.
Sharpe was selected All-Pro four times. He's played in eight Pro Bowls 1992-1998, and has surpassed 1000 yards in three different seasons.
In his 14 year career, Sharpe had 815 receptions for 10,060 yards along with 62 touchdowns in 204 games.
He's also the proud owner of three Super Bowl rings.
And on top of all that, he's a stand up guy and a snazzy dresser.
Here is one of my favorite quotes from Shannon Sharpe, and this dude has some good ones:
"I won't talk about someone's mother. I won't talk about their girlfriend or their wife, but if you have a deformity, I would talk about that."When asked about who he would invite to a dinner party Sharpe responded with "Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Michael Jordan
and Halle Berry. I'd talk to Gates, Buffett and Jordan first, and then me and Halle would go get another table in the back that's candlelit, and I'd let them discuss whatever they want to discuss."
I loved Sharpe's attitude.
The guy was always talking smack but like a Dion Sanders he could back it up.
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Sharpe should be a complete lock to get in. He is arguably the greatest tight end to ever play the game. The only tight end that could be better is Tony Gonzalez seeing as he broke some of Sharpe's records. I did hear something about the committee putting Sharpe in as a wide receiver instead of a tight end. Doesn't make much sense but whatever.
D- I'm in complete agreement… especially about the size of Sharpe's ego. But he truly deserves to be in the HOF.
I also noticed that you said he's a snazzy dresser, which reminds me, have you seen the way Melo's been dressing?
D — Without a doubt, Sharpe will be in the football HOF! And I was wondering, does he get his styling tips from you?
HB-I agree about Gonzalez, but Sharpe has three Superbowl rings and that should do it..I think. Originally he was a wide receiver until Reeves convinced him to switch to Tight End.
EMILY-I've seen Melo's suits and honestly his suitmaker must be the same dude who holds on to Melo's stash of weed. He's the freggin joke of Denver…Although I did like the grey one.
JULIA-I own one suit. I'm a licensed internet Minister and I only wear it when I marry friends…I'm serious. I've done two weddings so far. No, I didn't wear the Ranter hat while performing the ceremony, but I like that idea…D


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Theater Review: Logger's big heart kills P.C.By Jim Lowe
Staff Writer | December 15,2013Jim Lowe / Staff photo
Rusty DeWees and saxophonist Zach Trepanier, a high school student from West Rutland, perform in The Loggers Holiday Variety Show 2013.P.C. is dead. Political correctness died an ugly and hilarious death Friday at the hands of Rusty DeWees in his alter-ego as The Logger.
It was at The Loggers Holiday Variety Show 2013 at South Burlington High School that the Stowe comedian and entertainer broke virtually every taboo in the book to a most appreciative audience from teens to seniors.
Joined by some particularly fine Vermont musicians, DeWees made this fast-paced variety show the best annual Logger holiday show yet. The show moves to Stowe next, Dec. 27 and 28 at Stowe High School, and Dec. 31 at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, then on to Rutlands Paramount Theatre Jan. 17-18 (postponed from Nov. 29-30 due to DeWees laryngitis).
DeWees has been one of Vermonts most popular entertainers since starring in Vermont Repertory Theaters touring production of David Budbills Judevine. He turned his character of the French-Canadian logger Antoine, the foul-mouthed saint, into a comic character.
Over the years, DeWees developed the character and a variety show around him, as well as a merchandising business.
As a comedian, DeWees has always had the ability to tell the most offensive jokes and, because of his warm heart and glee at pushing his audience just a tad, ends up offending nearly no one.
In this new show, he takes that a step further, skewering just about everyone: Jews, Muslims, Catholics and Evangelical Christians; gays, lesbians and straights; sex and lack of; Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals; Vermonters and flatlanders even nursing homes and their inhabitants.
And its just wonderful. Because The Logger loves them all.
DeWees not only writes his own material, he delivers it with passion, speed and glee. Fridays performance was about the tightest likely heard from a standup comedian anywhere. And if a joke falls flat, he either moves quickly to the next or gives the audience hell for not responding as it should.
DeWees is also an accomplished musician, a fine drummer, a passable guitarist and an excellent theater singer and brings on as collaborators even better musicians.
New this year is Newbury fiddler Patrick Ross, who proved to be much more. Not only did he deliver fast-paced traditional fiddling with flair, he used a classical violin technique to accompany the others, from country to hip-hop to opera.
Indicative of DeWees support of youth, singer Keeghan Nolan, who had been on the show as a teen, returned to perform original country songs with her deep sultry mezzo.
Zach Trepanier, a West Rutland high school student, proved a fine saxophonist, as well as a good sport as butt to The Loggers jokes.
Rounding out the music section was a veteran of the show, guitarist and singer Tracy Lord, who proved a consummate pro.
Audience participation is always the wild card in Logger shows participants take a big chance on being embarrassed. Joanne Barton, a high school senior from St. Albans, proved a brave soul and joined DeWees Uncle Furmon for a reading of a Cajun version of Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Uncle Furmon even aimed a very un-P.C. barb at the girls of St. Albans. Instead of being offended, Barton joined the audience in hysterical laughter. For its impossible to be offended or angry at the big heart of The Logger.
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AKA: Miu lam ching mei liu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Year: 1992
Directed: Andy Chin
Genre: Drama
Runtime 1:30:58
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Cat III, Erotic, Adult
Subtitles: English / Chinese
Cast: Simon Yam, Rosamund Kwan, Veronica Yip, Alex Fong
Johnson Lee, Chairman of the Lee's Group, is unreconciled to the fact that his ancestral business will be taken over by Sherin Chan, daughter of the Group's Board Director. He wants to get back his controlling shareholding rights. So he approaches Jenny, in the hope of finding a gigolo to conquer the heart of Sherin, and promises to pay a handsome reward if the gigolo succeeds. Bill experiences failure in his first hunt for the woman.
Sherin is, in fact, both a lesbian and a man-hater. Sherin, having lost her lover, goes to drink in the homosexual bar to drown her sorrows. She is nearly raped by some guys. Jack comes to her rescue, and Sherin is deeply impressed. Johnson posts Jacky as the Client Servicing Manager of the Group to facilitate his contact with Sherin. In the beginning, Jack treats Sherin as one of his clients but he soon falls in love with her. Sherin's father is particularly delighted, having unexpectedly found his daughter having sex with a man.
He nourishes thoughts that she will be no longer fond of the female sex and hopefully, a descendent will be borne for the Chans. Sherin eventually returns the controlling shareholding rights to Johnson. Jacky is then rewarded handsomely but he keeps thinking of Sherin. Johnson, out of jealousy, tells the whole story to Sherin. Sherin, enraged, goes to censure Jacky. The latter spends the huge reward entirely in buying her a set of precious jewelry to recompense for his fault. Sherin goes to the bar to return the gift and Jenny directs Sherin to find Jacky...
Not a ton of nudity. But any movie with Veronica Yip taking her clothes off, however briefly, is worth it.
Hong Kong cat III movie Gigolo and Whore 2
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- Methos said...
Hi, thanks for this :)
Please, can you help me to found the movie "Friday Gigolò"?
Love Simon Yam in Cat3 movie, he's so HOT!! *♥*
Thanks for all you can do it and sorry my bad english.
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You've probably read a good deal about Carnivore, and know that the FBI's scheme to grab and save the Internet traffic (email, web page requests, newsgroup posts) of suspected criminals has drawn the wrath of civil libertarians.
System administrator's are already familiar with the technology Carnivore emulates, and it's worth noting that the power it grants federal authorities -- the ability to grab and read a user's Internet traffic -- is already in the hands of system administrators. Apparently, we trust ourselves and our fellow system administrators more than we trust the Feds, even though the FBI needs a court order to access this information while the average administrator only needs a few spare minutes.
The technology behind Carnivore is not especially sophisticated. Carnivore is essentially a packet-sniffer with a bunch of built-in filters. A packet-sniffer is a tool that captures, or "sniffs," the traffic on a network.
Carnivore's filters ensure the system is complying with the court order under which it operates and only the allowed communications are intercepted. The FBI sets one filter, so only the suspect's data is captured. Other filters then limit the types of data that can be captured -- email, web pages, whatever. Finally, even more specific filters are set to look for certain keywords, or communications from specified parties.
If this works correctly, it means the FBI would nab email about a suspect's drug flight into Texas, while it would not see email about that suspect's virtual love affair with his neighbor on Usenet.
But can we trust the FBI to respect those limits? Some of its comments about Carnivore suggest that the FBI is not even sure about the technology they're using, and unaware how many others have the same power. The good news is, the system is easy enough to defeat for anyone willing to take a few precautionary measures.
Last year, I got a peek at Carnivore when FBI agents gave a talk in the Cyber Law and Society class I was taking at Harvard. Supervisory Special Agent Barry Smith and an associate told us the rise in Internet communications threatens the FBI's ability to fight crime, and Carnivore is one of the ways they hope to keep up. As more communication goes online, criminals are taking their activities there -- for planning, communication, and execution. Groove is useful for collaborative programming, but it could just as easily be used to plan a terrorist attack across international borders.
To install Carnivore at an Internet service provider, the FBI has to obtain a warrant, similar to a wiretap. (See the sidebar, "What Gives Them the Right?" for more details on the legalities.) The FBI asks the ISP isolate the suspect's connection to a "quiet" part of its LAN. This allows the FBI to connect without being overly obtrusive, and prevents its machine from being pelted with a lot of uninteresting data.
From there, the agency configures the necessary filters, then pushes the Monitor button. A stats screen pops up, and every day the captured data is written to a Zip disk. A field agent retrieves the disk and inserts a fresh one each day or week, taking the full disk back to the office for analysis.
Sounds simple enough. But as a system administrator, I have a few concerns.
The first is that Carnivore runs on NT. As a Unix administrator, I see this as a very bad thing. Windows NT has many well-known security flaws, and the Carnivore machine itself could be compromised unless all security patches are applied when they're made available. Even then, unpublished flaws (without patches) leave the machine vulnerable. The FBI says it puts a firewall between the Carnivore box and the rest of the ISP, and a team of security experts tends to NT patches. Even so, if you're not concerned about the FBI reading your email, you should be concerned that the Carnivore box could be hacked.
My second concern is that, depending on how the filters are set, Carnivore can capture any amount of data the FBI would like. The agents said Carnivore "only connects at Ethernet speeds," as if to suggest this limits the amount of data the agency can grab. This struck a chord, so I asked about it after their talk. After saying that OC-128 and Gigabit Ethernet are faster (to which I replied with a glare), he said that Carnivore sees too much data to store it all, and the FBI couldn't archive it. I pointed out that a 40-gigabyte hard drive costs only $150 these days, but he responded "we don't have time to look at all that data." I didn't want to argue more, or tell them about Perl.
In fact, it seems to me that Carnivore could be replaced with
tcpdump and Perl.
tcpdump is a packet-sniffer, and a standard Unix utility. It can restrict what is captured based on the type of data and its destination. For example, it could store just email and web pages going to a suspect's IP address.
The captured data could then be analyzed with Perl to discard everything but authorized interceptions, say, emails to another suspect or access to specific web pages.
Because it seems so easy to replace Carnivore with these open-source tools, I asked if the FBI would consider open-sourcing Carnivore, arguing that it would alleviate the public's concerns as to Carnivore's capabilities. Barry's face grew a bit dark at that. He maintained that only the FBI should be allowed to use such a program, and that anyone who codes a similar program must be breaking the law. He's obviously not a system administrator.
The FBI's argument about limited storage capacity argument is less than convincing, as is the "slow" Ethernet connection argument. The limited manpower argument carries a bit more weight, but Perl provides an excellent point of contention. However, if the FBI developers have expended this much effort to recreate
tcpdump, it makes me wonder if they'd be able to use Perl. Perhaps they'd roll their own there, too, creating OysterEater.
So what can privacy-conscious individuals do to prevent the FBI from reading their emails and seeing that they've visited porn sites?
Special Agent Smith addressed these issues without anyone bringing them up. If Carnivore is easily defeated, is it valuable? It is, he said, because the average criminal isn't all that bright. He cited an example of one suspect whose phone was tapped saying, "You should whisper, the line might be tapped." He also noted that devices used to scramble telephone calls are widely available, but infrequently used.
Although I'm concerned with Carnivore's capabilities, I believe FBI agents truly need it to do their jobs effectively, and would be hard-pressed to find a much better, less-intrusive solution. While Carnivore is potentially more intrusive than wiretaps, the FBI has proven its restraint with them, and has not abused that power. Why should IP wiretaps prove any different?
If it seems I'm being sympathetic to the FBI, please look at system administrators. At their companies, these folks are graced with the power to read anyone's mail that they want, to play with people's private files, and can easily impersonate their company's CEO. They can do this very quietly, so that no one notices. They generally have no security clearance. Few have sworn to uphold their company's ideals. However, very few abuse the power that they've been given, instead using their powers for good.
Massive conspiracy theories aside, why should we believe that FBI agents are any different? They're deeply involved in criminal cases when they deploy Carnivore -- much like a system administrator would be involved with routing out a cracker when deploying
Sure, the capability is there to read their boss's mail, but who has the time?
Mike DeGraw-Bertsch is a security and Unix system administration consultant in the Boston, Mass. area. When he's not at a job, writing, hacking with Perl, or playing with his wireless network, he can usually be found playing goal in ice hockey.
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February 23, 2012
There once was a lady named Collier
whose plans have become follier and follier.
She's squandered the last four years
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