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A New Zealand father of four was shot dead in front of his daughter as they celebrated at a family housewarming on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The accused killer - another Kiwi - allegedly turned his gun on other partygoers before it was wrestled from him.
Brent Dumper, 46, a former Waiuku antiques dealer, died instantly from a shotgun blast early on Sunday as he and his wife, Karyn, celebrated the move of their 22-year-old daughter, Jessica, to the Gold Coast suburb of Upper Coomera.
Yesterday, Bevan Carl Forsythe, 36, was remanded in custody for a committal hearing in December, charged with killing Mr Dumper and the attempted murder of another partygoer.
The murder has rocked the town of Beerwah, near Glass House Mountain in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, where Mr Dumper worked as a real estate agent with long-time friend Roger Guillemet.
"He was a huge man, about 6ft 7in [2m], with a laugh-and-a-half to match," Mr Guillemet said yesterday.
The two met in New Zealand about 27 years ago, and remained friends after Mr Guillemet moved to Queensland in 1997.
Mr Guillemet said the Dumpers had been together for many yearsin Waiuku, and had married in Bali about six or seven years ago.
They had Jessica and younger daughter Katie, 15, and Brent also had two sons, Blake and Shane, in their 20s.
"He was running an antiques store in Waiuku and just happened to say he was getting a bit bored with that," Mr Guillemet said.
"So I said, 'Why not come over to the Sunshine Coast and go into real estate?' I've known him a long time and I knew he was going to be good at it, which he was."
Mr Dumper was a keen sailor in New Zealand, and remained a passionate motorcyclist in Queensland.
"One of his main passions in life was motorcycles of any description, whether it be trail bikes, road bikes or dirt bikes," Mr Guillemet said.
"He loved riding. He was one of the most skilful riders I've ever met."
Last weekend, Brent and Karyn Dumper drove south to the Gold Coast for Jessica's housewarming.
Early on Sunday, witnesses said, an argument broke out between Mr Dumper and another man.
A pamphlet deliveryman, who declined to be named, told the Brisbane Courier-Mail that he had heard an argument and a woman yell at the house as he was making letterbox drops in Meadowbank Drive.
"The girl was saying, 'You don't have to do this, you don't have to do this'," he said. "Then there was a bang."
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Proctor said Forsythe, a neighbour, had become involved in an argument with Mr Dumper, whose daughter was in a relationship with Forsythe's cousin.
Mr Proctor said Mr Dumper and Forsythe had been bickering all night but there had been no major incident before the shooting, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
"Just two blokes who didn't get on," Mr Proctor said. "They'd been at each other and it just built up."
Police allege Forsythe left the party and returned with a shotgun about 4.45am.
He shot Mr Dumper and fired at another man, narrowly missing him.
Mr Guillemet said he thought Mr Dumper became a target because of his size.
"The thing with Brent was that simply because of his sheer size, wherever he went he stood out in a crowd. He was head and shoulders above everyone else."
Mr Guillemet said Forsythe had "taken exception to something", went home to collect the shotgun and came back shooting.
He said Mr Dumper had been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"After he shot Brent, he turned the gun on the girls, then another man jumped up and managed to wrestle the gun."
The other partygoer narrowly avoided also being shot, and Forsythe ran off.
He was arrested soon afterwards.
Mr Dumper's family were too distraught to speak yesterday. Mr Guillemet said they were "absolutely devastated".
"Brent was the type of character who did everything for them," he said.
"He did lots of things for lots of people. He was a very well-liked man.
"All I can say is that it was a sad loss and a tragic and senseless act of violence."
Anne Dumper, one of Mr Dumper's relatives in New Zealand, said the family were devastated by the shooting.
"We've gone through hell," she said.
Forsythe's lawyer, Campbell MacCallum, said his client at this stage intended to defend the charge and would decide by Monday whether he intended to apply for bail.


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US Ambassador Timothy Roemer resigns
Roemer announced his resignation from the key diplomatic post citing personal commitments.
New Delhi: US Ambassador Timothy Roemer on Thursday announced his resignation from the key diplomatic post citing personal commitments.
54-year-old Roemer, a political appointee, said he has accomplished all of the strategic objectives set two years ago and he wants to go back home to look after his family.
Roemer, who was nominated by US President Barack Obama in May 2009, is expected to leave by June.
"Ambassador Roemer's departure is for personal, professional and family considerations," the US embassy said in a statement.
"When I accepted the job two years ago, I told President Barack Obama that I will serve for two years, but that family considerations would be the front and centre after that," Roemer said.
Roemer said that the US-India relationship is on a "positive historic trajectory" towards a global partnership.
"The horizons of our relationship truly no limits," he said.
The US envoy said his two sons will be leaving for college in the next 14 months and he would like his parents and in-laws to spend more time with his children.
Noting that he came as a diplomat and was leaving feeling part of a family, he said, "For me and for my entire family the two years have been a time of incredible experiences, warm friendship, meaningful partnership".
"The US-India relationship - what my friend President Obama calls the defining partnership of the 21st century - has progressed to the global stage. I am very proud to have led the team responsible for deepening and broadening the strategic partnership of this critical bilateral relationship, which is
one of the cornerstones of our foreign policy.
"The US India relationship is on a positive historic trajectory towards a global partnership that is changing the way our two nations create economic opportunity for our citizens, educating the leaders of tomorrow, and ensuring safe and secure communities," he said.
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In our community, we're very fortunate to be in a newly renovated ($4.5 million) arts wing at our school--part of the first significant work on the physical plant of this school in 30 years. A new superintendent & new principal (previously a 17-year band director!) who are strong, VOCAL arts advocates. A great, collaborative arts ed faculty that this year has added International Thespian Society and National Honor Society for Dance Arts so we have honor societies in all 4 arts disciplines (joining Tri M begun in 2008 and National Art Honor Society in 2007). New public student art work installations. First students attending All-State Chorus and first All-County Chorus. Collaboration, visible results, public pride, encouraging and applauding student efforts, Communicating constantly, inviting parent/community/professional participation--it's all tied up together.
It sounds like Newton's First Law of Motion is rally at work here. I hope that you might have time to share some more details of how you got the ball rolling...literally!!!
I've heard this from students all year! Talk about a telling sign that the arts are alive in my school! When I started 7 years ago, there was no drama department. Three years ago, I decided to have a play. It was such a success and the kids just loved it. They can't wait to find out what the next play is going to be. I have fun keeping it a "secrete" for a while!
This year, I'm having the kids create a musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. They'll choose the music that fits the scenes and make it more up-to-date. I've just unveiled the secrete and some students are already picking out the music and vying for parts - and we haven't even had auditions yet!
Hi Erika,
I think that the energy created around this type of work is both inspirational and life-giving. For many students, especially those that might not excel in other extra-curricular ventures, plays and musicals, choirs and bands can be the reason they come to school.
Good luck with the production, and keep us posted on the progress!
What city, state are you in?
Baldwiin Park, Ca
I visit a lot of schools. I know if the arts are important in that building based on the walls. When you walk into a school building that is covered in art work and posters announcing performances, you know immediately that the arts are celebrated there. When you walk into a stark, cold school building with "institutional" colors on the walls, you know that the building doesn't think the arts are important. Artwork on the wall is the "chirping canary" that lets you know the "oxygen" level of the arts is good.
Hello - 4.5 million arts wing, oh my! I count myself lucky to have a stage at one end of the gym. I've voluntarily done plays a few times. THe kids love it and always ask when the next one is. But I have no in school time to do it and it totally WEARS ME OUT. How do I honor their enthusiasm without wrecking myself? Any ideas?


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Jazz stifle Heat as Miami's road woes continue
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat were unable to complete a furious second half fightback as the defending NBA champions continued to struggle on the road, falling to a 104-97 loss to the Jazz in Utah on Monday.
LeBron James scored 32 points to help the Heat cut a 21-point deficit to just two when they pulled within 93-91 in the final few minutes, but the Jazz held firm to consign Miami to a third loss in four contests on their six-game road trip.
"The game was too close to be nervous," Utah big man Al Jefferson told reporters.
"I knew they would make their run, they are too good."
Gordon Hayward scored seven of his 22 points in the final three minutes, Al Jefferson added 23 and 11 rebounds as Utah (21-19) made sure their early hard work would result in a victory.
After being buried by the home team's assault through the first three quarters, Miami (24-12) embarked on a 21-5 spurt in the fourth to get back into the game.
Hayward responded with a pair of jump shots down the stretch and the Jazz made free throws as the Heat misfired.
"We can't dig ourselves a hole," said James, who moved to within 18 of becoming the youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 career points.
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A clothing store which locked its doors during a fire evacuation, trapping a customer inside, says it is satisfied with the way the emergency was handled.
Rose French, 24, was stuck in the Cotton On store at Westfield St Lukes for 10 minutes after the huge Auckland shopping mall was evacuated when a fire broke out in the carpark.
She said she was in the changing room with music blaring and "in her own world". She walked out to locked doors, a deserted mall and the smell of smoke.
She said it was so frightening she had been on leave from her job since the incident on August 10.
Cotton On apologised to French. It said its procedures had been reviewed and it would not happened again.
But the store angered French when it told her it had thoroughly investigated the incident.
"We feel confident the Cotton On team member on duty adequately executed the necessary evacuation responsibilities," said the store's regional loss prevention manager Teresa Gibson.
"We sincerely apologise for any stress the situation may have caused you."
French said she wondered if Cotton On thought she had hidden from staff, which was not the case. She said the letter of apology was not enough and she wanted an apology in person as she had genuinely feared for her life.
"I'll get over it. But if this happens again on a larger scale, we could have a repeat of Doha," she said, referring to the May 28 inferno at the Villagio Mall in Qatar which killed 19, including 2-year-old New Zealand triplets.


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January 28, 2013: A man who killed his colleague and was sentenced to death, had his capital punishment verdict quashed by Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals, as the heirs of the victim pardoned him and gave up their rights.
The Court handed down the Asian defendant three years in jail for murder. He will be deported after serving his jail term.
"The litigation process, which continued for three years, had helped in dissipating the anger of the victim's heirs, leading them to surrender their right for punishment.
Over the past years, which followed the crime, they were overwhelmingly determined to mete out the execution, and had demanded repeatedly to the court to urgently implement the verdict," the Judicial Department of Abu Dhabi said.
According to court records, the defendant had been convicted of stabbing his colleague multiple times, causing him to suffer 33 stab wounds.
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Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor expressed hope for the proliferating Indian publishing sector saying it is in a "healthy shape".
"Publishing on the whole is in a healthy shape in India. Good news is that there is a proliferation of publishers," said Tharoor at the Kolkata Literary Meet here Friday.
"Today you are seeing a number of world class publishers in India and a number of Indian publishers who themselves have met international standards of production quality, design quality among others," said the minister.
Tharoor felt that the upswing in number of Indian publishing houses offers a range of options to budding Indian writers.
"It has offered a tremendous range of options to Indian writers and we have seen Indian writers who have come to the fore who have been published by Indian houses," said Tharoor, who also felt self-publishing can also be an option.
Highlighting the current status of India as the only country in the world where all forms of media are growing, Tharoor said every year "the graph keeps growing up".
"India is the only country in the world where all forms of media are growing. You have got more newspapers being published every year, more magazines at a time when publishers in the rest of the world are shrinking and closing.
"We have got more radio stations, more books being published. The graph keeps growing up every year. And since 25 percent of our population is yet to become literate one can safely assume that the graph will keep on going up for another generation," said Tharoor.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. - With the Date Palm overpass construction nearly complete, the only remaining obstacles to traffic are red cones telling drivers there's a big change to getting on I-10.
"Working with law enforcement and CalTrans it was decided to close that lane to make sure people are aware you make a right turn to get on and not a left turn anymore," said Dennis Green, construction coordinator for the Riverside County Transportation Department.
The updated design is meant to ease congestion and prevent accidents that occur when people don't yield to oncoming traffic to turn left onto the freeway.
"The advantage is the right turn will be almost a free flow which gets more traffic across the overcrossing," Green said.
Next Friday, more construction will break ground on another busy overpass; this time at Monterey and Varner, which will have a new westbound on-ramp to the freeway.
"Same scenario, it puts you at a right lane free-flow, so there's going to be a learning curve," Green said.
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Thomson is anxious about the toll a 15-18 month construction project will take on commuters.
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Cambridge, MA – Today the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University announced the finalists for the Innovations in American Government Award. Boston Public Schools' Teacher Residency; Littleton, Colorado's Economic Gardening; New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity and NYC Service; Oregon's Statewide Land Use Program; and San Francisco's Healthy San Francisco were selected as finalists by public policy experts and practitioners from Harvard and other institutions around the country. These six government initiatives demonstrate creative problem solving to some of our nation's most pressing issues—education, economic development, poverty, civic services, and healthcare—and will compete for the Innovations in American Government Award to be announced in early 2012.
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, from 12 to 2 p.m. ET, representatives from the finalist programs will present their initiatives before the National Selection Committee, chaired by former Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams. Among the speakers will be Diahann Billings-Burford, the country's first municipal chief service officer of New York City, and Doug Clark, mayor of Littleton, Colorado.
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"Some of our nation's most notable products, services, and programs have been conceived during times of great economic challenge," said Anthony Saich, director of the Ash Center. "These Innovations in American Government Award finalists demonstrate that many of our nation's biggest obstacles can be solved through the creation of smart, innovative programs even when budgets are tight and resources are scarce."
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Two of this year's finalists were born from the creative problem solving of New York City government. NYC Service was launched in 2009 as a direct response to President Obama's call for a "new era of service in America." The program connects volunteers with a host of available "Impact Volunteer" service opportunities in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment, emergency preparedness, and neighborhood revitalization. From painting rooftops with reflective paint for increased energy efficiency to offering free exercise classes in disadvantaged neighborhoods, the program marks the nation's first use of volunteer service to address civic problems. Over one million volunteers have been recruited since its inception.
Also in New York City, the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) works to design, implement, and evaluate anti-poverty programs. CEO has now implemented more than 40 programs in partnership with 20 city agencies and has introduced a new measure of poverty for New York City, based on the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences. Unique programming includes SaveUSA, which encourages saving among low-income families by offering a 50 percent match to participants that save a portion of their tax refund. In addition, Jobs-Plus offers public housing residents aid in securing and retaining employment through job search services and coaching, vocational training, and assistance with GED and ESL courses. CEO is now replicating five of its most promising programs in cities across the country through the federal Social Innovation Fund.
Littleton, Colorado's Economic Gardening program takes a different approach to economic development, focusing on enhancing the city's home-grown industries to increase job growth and overall economic prosperity for the region. Launched in 1987, Economic Gardening gives emerging growth Stage II businesses assistance in competitive market research, trade area analysis, social media, and web marketing grounded in a host of scientific theories adapted to entrepreneurship. The program reports that since its creation, the city's job base has nearly doubled (from 15,000 to 27,000) and sales tax revenue has tripled (from $6 million to $20 million), while the population has increased by 23 percent. Moreover, the city's industry is now more diversified: from primarily oil and defense contracts previously to telecommunications, healthcare, engineering, software, and other industries today.
Oregon's Statewide Land Use Program shares Economic Gardening's philosophy of nurturing industries native to the region. Through property tax incentives, transferable development rights, and limited use requirements, the program protects and conserves farm and forest lands for agricultural and timber production. At the same time, the state establishes locally designated urban boundaries to both accommodate population and business growth while preventing urban sprawl onto rural lands. As a result, Oregon reports a high level of food and timber production. Its urban planning strategy incorporates public facility and public transportation plans, which the state notes are providing environmental benefits and cost savings by reducing reliance on automobiles.
Economic development takes another shape in Boston Public Schools' Boston Teacher Residency program. The program attracts and retains a diverse group of high quality teachers to drive up academic achievement in the highest-need areas of Boston. Aspiring teachers, called residents, participate in a year-long apprenticeship, working with experienced teachers and taking courses to earn a master's degree. Graduates receive ongoing support for their first three years of teaching. Boston Teacher Residency reports an 80 percent three-year retention rate of its graduates compared to a 53 percent district three-year teacher retention rate before the program's inception in 2003. Academic achievement is also up: the program is part of a set of district initiatives contributing to a seven percent increase in the student graduation rate since 2006. Boston Teacher Residency co-founded Urban Teacher Residency United which has supported replication of the residency model in 14 cities around the country.
Like Boston Teacher Residency, Healthy San Francisco targets underserved and disadvantaged populations. As an initiative of the city and county of San Francisco, it provides healthcare to the region's estimated 64,000 uninsured adult residents. Administered by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Healthy San Francisco integrates existing public and private healthcare providers into a single, centralized system, whereby residents can enroll, select a primary care medical home, and gain access to services, information, and support. Since its launch in 2007, over 85 percent of uninsured have voluntarily enrolled in Healthy San Francisco, particularly notable as 20 percent of enrollees had not accessed healthcare services at all in the last two years. Independent evaluation data reveals that enrollees show steadily declining emergency department use over time and 94 percent of enrollees have expressed satisfaction with the program.
The Innovations in American Government Awards was created by the Ford Foundation in 1985 in response to widespread pessimism and distrust in government's effectiveness. Since its inception, nearly 500 government innovations across all jurisdiction levels have been recognized and have collectively received more than $20 million in grants to support dissemination efforts. Such models of good governance also inform research and academic study around key policy areas both at Harvard Kennedy School and academic institutions worldwide. Past Innovations winners have served as the basis of case studies taught in more than 450 Harvard courses and over 2,250 courses worldwide.


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The company's last dividend increase was in February 2012 when the Board of Directors approved a 10% increase to 49.50 cents/share. The company's largest competitors include W.W. Grainger (GWW), Autozone (AZO) and Advanced Auto Parts (AAP).
Over the past decade this dividend growth stock has delivered an annualized total return of 9.30% to its shareholders.
The company has managed to deliver a 6.10% in annual EPS growth since 2002. Analysts expect Genuine Parts Company to earn $4.07 per share in 2012 and $4.39 per share in 2013. In comparison Genuine Parts Company earned $3.58/share in 2011.
The growth in EPS was helped by stock buybacks, where the company repurchased about 1% of their outstanding stock each year over the past decade. The company's near term prospects should be aided by sales growth, triggered by the expansion in the US economy. It should also be able to leverage its distribution networks to increase sales in acquired companies. Margins should also be higher on cost cutting and higher volumes. Longer term the company could benefit from increased complexity of vehicles and the rising number of automobiles. The company seems to be very conservative in its finances and has a low level of debt coupled with strong cash flow from operations to fund future dividend increases. The industry will force a lot of smaller competitors out, which could result in more opportunities for Genuine Parts Company. Long-term growth will be driven by internal growth and acquisitions.
Genuine Parts Company has managed to earn a higher return on equity over the past decade. In fact, this indicator increased from 16.40% in 2002 to 20.30% in 2011. Rather than focus on absolute values for this indicator, I generally want to see at least a stable return on equity over time.
The annual dividend payment has increased by 4.80% per year over the past decade, which is lower than to the growth in EPS. Over the past two years however, dividends have been raised at a rate of 10% per year. Given company's EPS projections, I would expect another high single digit increase in 2013, followed by a return to the 5% growth in distributions.
A 5% growth in distributions translates into the dividend payment doubling every fifteen years. If we look at historical data, going as far back as 1983 we see that Genuine Parts Company has actually managed to double its dividend every ten years on average.
The dividend payout ratio has closely followed the rise and fall of the economic cycle. It decreased between 2003 and 2007, rose in 2008 – 2009 and has been on the decline ever since. Overall, it has remained firmly above 50%. A lower payout is always a plus, since it leaves room for consistent dividend growth minimizing the impact of short-term fluctuations in earnings.
Currently, Genuine Parts Company is attractively valued at 16.50 times earnings, yields 3.10% and has an adequately covered dividend. I would consider initiating a position in the stock on dips, subject to availability of funds.
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In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll continued to mount, with 15 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the state.
New Delhi: Delhi witnessed its coldest day on Wednesday in the past 44 years, with the maximum temperature falling sharply to 9.7 degree Celsius. Residents woke up to a foggy morning, with the minimum temperature dipping to 4.8 degree Celsius.
Poor visibility affected schedules of nearly 30 flights and led to diversion of an international flight to Mumbai. In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll continued to mount, with 15 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the state.
Officials said four people died in Muzaffarnagar which remained the coldest place with 0.6 degree Celsius, followed by three in Mathura, two each in Agra, Bulandshahr, Etah and one each in Barabanki and Mirzapur.
With this, the death toll in the state this winter has reached to 107.
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Himachal continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures, with Keylong remaining the coldest place with a minimum of minus 8.9 degree Celsius, followed by Kalpa with minus 3.5 degree Celsius. While the key tourist resort of Manali shivered at minus 3 degrees, capital Shimla recorded a low of 2.1 degree Celsius.
According to Met officials, early morning fog engulfed most parts of the state but visibility improved as the day advanced. Cold wave swept entire Rajasthan too, where Churu was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 1.6 degree Celsius, followed by Pilani with 2.6 degree Celsius.
Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Dabok and Jaisalmer recorded night temperatures of 4, 4.5, 5.2, 6.4 and 6.5 degree respectively while other stations recorded minimum of 7 and 8 degree Celsius.
Punjab and Haryana also remained in the grip of severe cold, with mercury dropping by up to three notches below normal in various parts. Dense fog and mist resulted in low visibility, causing disruption to rail, road and air traffic.
Narnaul in Haryana remained the coldest place in the region with a minimum of 2.4 degree Celsius, down by three notches below normal. Bhiwani and Hisar had a low of 3.6 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively, while Ambala and Karnal shivered at 5.5 and 5 degrees, down by two notches below normal.
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The company will donate $2 million, which can be matched up to another $2 million from further employee donations, to the American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, International Rescue Committee, and the UN Refugee Agency, reports USA Today. MG
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Air New Zealand is working with Dimension Data to develop proprietary software for Microsoft's augmented reality HoloLens that could take flying into the future. It also makes their cabin crew look like it raided Geordi LaForge's Star Trek wardrobe, but that's just an added benefit.
The AR headsets can be used to help flight attendants improve customer service—a welcome idea in this day and age—by "aggregating and displaying key customer information directly in front of them," according to a press release. Such information could include everything from a customer's preferred meal and drink as well as membership status, meaning the flight attendant can keep your tray table stocked with tomato juice and coffee without needing to repeat the request out loud. Additionally, the program can tell if customers are, you know, happy, a technology that United might also want to invest in. It's unclear when or whether this tech will become widely used on Air New Zealand, but please note for our next flight that we like our coffee black.
As The Verge notes, Air New Zealand has always been a bit ahead of the curve when it comes to the future of air travel. They have an award-winning unaccompanied minor tracking system called AirBand and introduced a biometrics-enabled self-service bag drop in the Auckland airport back in 2015. Delta just announced their plans to unroll a similar technology this summer.
[Screenshot via Air New Zealand] ML
Mobile game giant Seriously goes Hollywood with its first animated short, Boot Camp
Will the next big entertainment franchise be about a bunch of slugs? Seriously, the Santa Monica-based mobile game company certainly hopes so. Today the company is launching its first animated short, Boot Camp, based on its hit game Best Fiends. The short is being distributed via the Best Fiends app, and follows the comedic shenanigans of slugs Hank and Roger as they prepare to join the Slug Army and fight the Fiends.
The progression from mobile game to short film is in keeping with Seriously's manifesto, which is to reverse-engineer Hollywood IP by starting with games and moving into short films, video, and perhaps, ultimately, a feature film. The company, which was founded in 2014 by two former Rovio executives and recently became profitable, brings a Hollywood touch to its games, with plenty of emphasis on character development and narrative, and music. This formula has helped fuel the success of Best Fiends, which has been downloaded over 70 million times and has over 2 million active daily users.
Boot Camp is every bit as much of a Hollywood production as the game it is based on. The slugs are voiced by Pamela Adlon, Mark Hamill, Kate Walsh, and other stars. And its music was similarly composed by Heitor Pereira, who wrote the music for the Despicable Me movies. The short even has an Emmy-award-winning writer-producer in J. Stewart Burns of The Simpsons.
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During their many seasons on prime time, Shark Tank and the lesser-known business reality show The Profit have doled out nearly $100 million to hopeful entrepreneurs. Now, noted news source (?) OnlineCasino.ca has taken a look at the traits of those winners to craft a portrait of the successful startup business owner. The website studied 780 success stories from Shark Tank and 76 from The Profit to crack the code on who closes the deal and who goes home empty-handed.
The winners? Unsurprisingly, white men come out on top on reality TV. On Shark Tank, 80% of successful contestants were Caucasian, while 67% were male. Having no facial hair, short brown hair, and brown eyes were also traits of most winners.
The Profit was even worse when it came to the diversity of winners, with 95% of winners being Caucasian and 69% male. In short, reality TV might be a lot more like real life than you previously believed.
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Schick to shave into Gillette's and Harry's market with new online subscription service
Schick is hoping to cut into Gillette's market with a new online subscription service that could rival Harry's and Dollar Shave Club and a blade that fits onto a Gillette handle but costs less. The website, SchickHydro.com, just launched offering a subscription service with shipments of Hydro Connect blades that work with either Gillette's Mach 3 or its pricier Fusion line.
As cheaper online subscription services continue to shave into its market share, Gillette's parent company Proctor & Gamble announced it would slash prices by 12% on average and put a new focus on its cheaper products. Sounds like a win for consumers who are tired of shelling out big bucks just so they can look like a smooth-faced, aerodynamic Olympic diver instead of a lumberjack and/or retirement-era David Letterman.
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Uber accused of ripping off millions of passengers
The ride-hailing company was slapped with a class-action lawsuit in federal court in New York on Wednesday, reports Fast Company's Ruth Reader. According to the complaint, UberX riders are being charged based on different, less-efficient routes than the ones its using to calculate what it pays drivers—and the result is higher fares. According to the lawsuit, Uber pockets an additional $7.43 million per month from UberX drivers thanks to its upfront pricing.
Watch Rocket Lab send the Electron into space in its first test flight
The small-scale satellite launch company Rocket Lab, one of our Most Innovative Companies in the space industry, has completed a test flight of its Electron rocket. Powered by electricity instead of liquid fuel, and with an engine that is manufactured using a 3D printer, the Electron represents a new model for the space business—one in which launches take place with far greater frequency than they do today.
#ItsaTest pic.twitter.com/JI4M6iTqiC— Rocket Lab (@RocketLabUSA) May 25, 2017
The test, which was performed from the company's private New Zealand launch pad, had been delayed for several days due to weather. It's the first of three test flights before Rocket Lab begins taking commercial payloads into orbit.
#ItsaTest pic.twitter.com/KRo1iBB1wK— Rocket Lab (@RocketLabUSA) May 25, 2017
Jony Ive has just been appointed the head of the best art school in the world
Apple's design guru will take up the role of chancellor of the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London in July, reports Business Insider. The RCA is 180 years old and for the last three years has been named the world's best institution for art and design. Ive's unpaid role will see him help govern the college. In a statement, Ive said:
"I am thrilled to formalize my relationship with the RCA, given the profound influence the college has had on so many of the artists and designers that I admire. Our design team includes many RCA alumni, who embody the fundamental values of the college. I look forward to advising both the college and students, hoping that my experience proves useful in their work."
It's official: The best Go player in the world is Google's AI
Google's DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence has won the second game in a three-part match against the world's top Go player, Ke Jie. The victory comes after AlphaGo beat Jie in the first match earlier this week. Experts had thought it would take AI decades to learn how to beat the best Go players, reports Reuters. MG
The U.K. has stopped sharing Manchester bombing info with the U.S.
British police have taken the radical step to stop sharing information about the terror attack in Manchester with U.S. intelligence agencies, the Guardian reports. The decision was made after a series of leaks from U.S. intelligence to the press about the ongoing terror investigation. A spokesperson for the U.K. police said:
"We greatly value the important relationships we have with our trusted intelligence, law enforcement, and security partners around the world. When that trust is breached it undermines these relationships, and undermines our investigations and the confidence of victims, witnesses, and their families. This damage is even greater when it involves unauthorized disclosure of potential evidence in the middle of a major counter-terrorism investigation."
Did Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte body slam a reporter today? Update: He did.
At an event in Montana this afternoon, Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs tried to ask congressional candidate Greg Gianforte a question. A violent-sounding tussle then ensued, which resulted in Jacobs getting his glasses broken.
Gianforte is a tech entrepreneur who sold a company to Oracle for $1.5 billion, catalyzing the state's startup boom.
"You just body slammed me and broke my glasses," Jacobs can be heard saying in audio posted by the Guardian. "Get the hell out of here," says a voice that sounds like Gianforte.
Gianforte's campaign released a statement confirming the altercation, and blamed the incident on "aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist."
Statement from Gianforte on @bencjacobs: "aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist" pic.twitter.com/yUkQaxg02H— Holly Bailey (@hollybdc) May 25, 2017
Here's the Guardian's audio:
Update: A camera crew from Fox News Channel witnessed the altercation and confirmed Ben Jacobs' account:
"Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter."
Second update: Greg Gianforte has received a citation for misdemeanor assault, the Gallatin County sheriff tells Politico.
Here's part of the statement from the sheriff. Gianforte will have to appear in court between now and June 7. pic.twitter.com/ybPWp5EyD3— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) May 25, 2017
Casper is the latest company to pull ads from Sean Hannity's show on Fox News
On Wednesday, amid controversy over Sean Hannity's promotion of a conspiracy theory about Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich's death, several companies pulled their ads from his highly rated show. First, Cars.com removed its ads, saying in a statement: "The fact that we advertise on a particular program doesn't mean that we agree or disagree, or support or oppose, the content. We don't have the ability to influence content at the time we make our advertising purchase. In this case, we've been watching closely and have recently made the decision to pull our advertising from Hannity."
Later in the day, Peloton, the indoor exercise bike company, announced that it has decided to pull its ads from the show.
And now Casper, the mattress startup, says that it is also pulling its ads from Hannity, a spokesperson tells Fast Company: "We have reviewed our programmatic television media strategy with our agency partners and reassigned this allocation." MB


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please could you post the ISO, shutter speed and aperture alongside the test photos.
Hi Martin, all of the general sample images already have shooting data underneath them. The ISO test shots were all taken at a fixed aperture of f/5.6 with the shutter speeed gradually increasing as the ISO was raised.
Thanks, I see that now. I had gone directly via the 'Photos' tab - for some reason that route denies you the shot data.
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Margaret Blanche Kruse, 68, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 in Bellville.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from St. John Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Henske,
Burial was in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenhams. Visitation was held Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the
Knesek Bros Funeral Chapel.
Pallbearers were Dale Kruse, Harold Remmert, Kennan Kruse, Dennis Evans, Goldie (Bub) Cain and Milford Gross.
Honorary Pallbearers were Art Remmert and Kenneth Renner.
Blanche was born in Austin, Texas on April 7, 1941, to George and Elvera (Gustafson) Bridges.
She worked for her dad as a proof reader for his newspaper.
She married Rodger Kruse on Feb. 14, 1981.
She is survived by her husband, Rodger of Bellville; daughter; Sharon Gaertner Lynch of Bryan; her children;
Brittania Kram Darilek, Nicole Lynch Evans, Jessica Lynch Poole, and Pete Lynch; son Darrell Gaertner of Houston; his children daughter Ashton Gaertner of
Houston, sons Justin Gaertner of Austin; and Aaron Gaertner and wife Beth of Moulton and his grand children; Lauren and Kalla Gaertner; step-sons Wayne Kruse and
wife Debbie of Richmond, Texas and their children Bret Kruse, Ryan Kruse and his wife Wendy and their two sons all of Hollow Springs, N.C.; step-son: Dale Kruse
and wife Maggie of College Station and their children Kennan, Kayla, Kristen and her two children; step-son: Carl Kruse and wife Gina of Pearland and their two
children; sister Mildred Crenshaw and husband Tom, of Fort Worth; brothers George Frank Bridges, and wife Georgie, Goldwaith, Texas and Kenneth Bridges and wife
Jackie, of Lewisville, Texas; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Angels of Bellville or Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 Blue Bell Road, Brenham,
Texas 77833.
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Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) November 29, 2012
Singapore Math Teacher, Trainer and Coach Cassandra Turner recently released her annual "Giving Thanks" letter. The full text is available on her blog at http://www.SingaporeMathSource.com.
In her letter, Turner noted that she was taking time at Thanksgiving to reflect on the amazing experiences that she enjoyed over the past 12 months. She stated how gratifying it is to have the opportunity to champion elementary math education and get paid to spend time in classrooms with teachers and students. Turner extended her heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played a part in making the year so special.
In her Giving Thanks message last year, Turner confessed that 2011 would be difficult to beat. Wellbeat it she did. In 2012, Turner's math training and consulting business more than doubled and she enjoyed some amazing professional opportunities Where to start?
Training and learning on four continents
In May, Turner was awarded a contract by the Republic of Palau to assist the Ministry of Education (MOE) with the implementation of the Singapore Math® Curriculum. She visited Palau twice in 2012, providing training and professional development for teachers and MOE Staff.
The Association International School in Accra, Ghana, hired Turner to help teachers adopt Singapore Math®. She spent a week working at AIS in September 2012.
Turner attended the Olympic Games of Mathematics Education, otherwise known as the International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), in Seoul, Korea. Held only once every four years, ICME-12 attracted 5,000 participants from more than 150 countries.
Turner said, "My life-changing experiences in the summer of 2012 included mathematics teaching, training and learning on four continents. All told, I logged more than 60,000 miles. Incredible!"
School Clients and BER
While international clients are energizing, Turner said that she was extremely grateful to provide professional development services on a regular basis for more than a dozen North American Schools that are using Singapore Math®, the worlds best elementary math curriculum.
Turner also expressed appreciation for her relationship with the Bureau of Education & Research (BER), now in its third year. She presented more than 30 Singapore Mathematics seminars for teachers across North America in 2012. Turner said, "Im very grateful that BER invited me to present at their 'Helping Students Succeed in Math' Conferences in the coming months."
Learning and Presenting
For the 4th consecutive year, Turner's personal learning included attendance and participation at the 2012 annual conferences of both the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and NCSM. At NCTM, Turner was a speaker, presenting a session with Lauri Susi of Conceptua Math entitled, Technology + Singapore Strategies = Number Sense to a large audience of Math Educators.
Turner also continued to conduct peer reviews of articles submitted for publication in NCTM journals and met her personal goal of reading at least 50 books for the third straight year.
Community Service
Despite a very busy work and travel schedule, Turner made time this year to serve several causes that are very important to her.
She is entering her 3rd and final year as a member of the Board of Directors of Liberty Common School, an award-winning K-12 Charter School in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Turner said she is proud that her after-school math club continues to be wildly popular with kids who have great fun while building math skills that last a lifetime. She extended special thanks to parents who help oversee the club when she cant be there.
Turner is also wrapping up her 4th year as an advisor to students in the award-winning International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Poudre High School.
In concluding, Turner expressed her sincere thanks to clients, colleagues, partners and students for a wonderful year.
About Cassandra Turner
Cassandra Turner has been Passionate about Singapore Math since first encountering it in 2001. An independent math trainer and coach since 2009, Cassy has had the pleasure of introducing Singapore Math to thousands of teachers, administrators and parents in 30 U.S. states, Mexico, Canada and Ghana. More than three dozen schools have chosen Cassy to help them implement the curriculum.
Cassy currently conducts two different Singapore Math Workshops for the Bureau of Education & Research (BER) and hosts http://www.SingaporeMathSource.com, a website featuring news, resources, reviews and more. Formerly a teacher--she used Primary Mathematics at several grade levels--Cassy traveled to Singapore to see the curriculum from the source in 2007 and co-authored a Singapore Math Training Manual approved by the State of California the following year. In 2012, Cassy was awarded a contract by the Republic of Palau to assist the Ministry of Education (MOE) with the implementation of the Singapore Math Curriculum.
Cassy is a devoted champion of Singapore Math who loves to work with schools and teachers to make every child in every classroom a competent and confident mathematics student.
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Singapore_Math_Teacher/Cassandra_Turner_on_2012/prweb10175567.htm.
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About the Author xix
Foreword xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction xxvii
Chapter 1 Web Insecurity Contributing Factors 1
A Typical Morning 1
Why Web Security Is Important 3
Web Insecurity Contributing Factors 4
Managerial/Procedural Issues 4
Management and the Bottom Line 4
Selling Loaded Guns 5
The Two-Minute Drill 5
Development Environment Versus Production Environment 6
Firefighting Approach to Web Security (Reacting to Fires) 7
Technical Misconceptions Regarding Web Security 7
"We have our web server in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)." 8
"We have a firewall." 9
"We have a Network-Based Intrusion Detection System." 9
"We have a Host-Based Intrusion Detection System." 11
"We are using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)." 11
Summary 11
Chapter 2 CIS Apache Benchmark 13
CIS Apache Benchmark for UNIX: OS-Level Issues 13
Minimize/Patch Non-HTTP Services 13
Example Service Attack: 7350wu–FTP Exploit 19
Vulnerable Services' Impact on Apache's Security 22
Apply Vendor OS Patches 23
Tune the IP Stack 24
Denial of Service Attacks 25
Create the Web Groups and User Account 28
Lock Down the Web Server User Account 31
Implementing Disk Quotas 32
Accessing OS-Level Commands 35
Update the Ownership and Permissions of System Commands 39
Traditional Chroot 40
Chroot Setup Warning 41
Mod_Security Chroot 41
Chroot Setup 41
Summary 50
Chapter 3 Downloading and Installing Apache 53
Apache 1.3 Versus 2.0 53
Using Pre-Compiled Binary Versus Source Code 54
Downloading the Apache Source Code 56
Why Verify with MD5 and PGP? 56
Uncompress and Open: Gunzip and Untar 63
Patches–Get 'em While They're Hot! 64
Monitoring for Vulnerabilities and Patches 66
What Modules Should I Use? 70
Summary 80
Chapter 4 Configuring the httpd.conf File 81
CIS Apache Benchmark Settings 84
The httpd.conf File 85
Disable Un-Needed Modules 86
Directives 86
Server-Oriented Directives 87
Multi-Processing Modules (MPMs) 87
Listen 88
ServerName 88
ServerRoot 89
DocumentRoot 89
HostnameLookups 89
User-Oriented Directives 90
User 90
Group 91
ServerAdmin 91
Denial of Service (DoS) Protective Directives 92
Testing with Apache HTTP Server Benchmarking Tool (ab) in Default Configuration 92
TimeOut 94
KeepAlive 95
KeepAliveTimeout 95
MaxKeepAliveRequests 95
StartServers 96
MinSpareServers and MaxSpareServers 96
ListenBacklog 96
MaxClients and ServerLimit 97
Testing with Apache HTTP Benchmarking Tool (ab) with Updated Configuration 97
Forward Reference 99
Software Obfuscation Directives 99
ServerTokens 99
ServerSignature 101
ErrorDocument 102
Directory Functionality Directives 104
All 104
ExecCGI 104
FollowSymLinks and SymLinksIfOwnerMatch 105
Includes and IncludesNoExec 105
Indexes 106
AllowOverride 106
Multiviews 107
Access Control Directives 107
Authentication Setup 108
Authorization 109
Order 110
Order deny, allow 110
Order allow, deny 110
Access Control: Where Clients Come From 111
Hostname or Domain 111
IP Address and IP Range 112
Client Request ENV 112
Protecting the Root Directory 113
Limiting HTTP Request Methods 114
Logging General Directives 114
LogLevel 114
ErrorLog 115
LogFormat 115
CustomLog 115
Removing Default/Sample Files 116
Apache Source Code Files 116
Default HTML Files 116
Sample CGIs 117
Webserv User Files 118
Updating Ownership and Permissions 118
Server Configuration Files 119
DocumentRoot Files 119
CGI-Bin 119
Logs 120
Bin 120
Updating the Apachectl Script 120
Nikto Scan After Updates 122
Summary 122
Chapter 5 Essential Security Modules for Apache 125
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 125
Why Should I Use SSL? 126
How Does SSL Work? 128
Software Requirements 132
Installing SSL 133
Creating an SSL Certificate 133
Testing the Initial Configuration 134
Configuring mod_ssl 137
SSL Summary 144
Mod_Rewrite 144
Enabling Mod_Rewrite 145
Mod_Rewrite Summary 147
Mod_Log_Forensic 147
Mod_Dosevasive 149
What Is Mod_Dosevasive? 149
Installing Mod_Dosevasive 149
How Does Mod_Dosevasive Work? 150
Configuration 151
Mod_Dosevasive Summary 155
Mod_Security 155
Installing Mod_Security 156
Mod_Security Overview 156
Features and Capabilities of Mod_Security 157
Anti-Evasion Techniques 158
Special Built-In Checks 159
Filtering Rules 162
Actions 164
Wait, There's Even More! 168
Summary 169
Chapter 6 Using the Center for Internet Security Apache Benchmark Scoring Tool 171
Downloading, Unpacking, and Running the Scoring Tool 171
Unpacking the Archive 173
Running the Tool 174
Summary 180
Chapter 7 Mitigating the WASC Web Security Threat Classification with Apache 181
Contributors 182
Web Security Threat Classification Description 182
Goals 183
Documentation Uses 183
Overview 183
Background 184
Classes of Attack 184
Threat Format 186
Authentication 186
Brute Force 187
Insufficient Authentication 191
Weak Password Recovery Validation 192
Authorization 195
Credential/Session Prediction 195
Insufficient Authorization 198
Insufficient Session Expiration 199
Session Fixation 201
Client-Side Attacks 205
Content Spoofing 205
Cross-Site Scripting 207
Command Execution 210
Buffer Overflow 210
Format String Attack 215
LDAP Injection 218
OS Commanding 220
SQL Injection 223
SSI Injection 228
XPath Injection 230
Information Disclosure 232
Directory Indexing 232
Information Leakage 236
Path Traversal 239
Predictable Resource Location 242
Logical Attacks 243
Abuse of Functionality 244
Denial of Service 246
Insufficient Anti-Automation 250
Insufficient Process Validation 251
Summary 253
Chapter 8 Protecting a Flawed Web Application: Buggy Bank 255
Installing Buggy Bank 256
Buggy Bank Files 257
Turn Off Security Settings 258
Testing the Installation 258
Functionality 261
Login Accounts 262
Assessment Methodology 262
General Questions 262
Tools Used 263
Configuring Burp Proxy 263
Buggy Bank Vulnerabilities 266
Comments in HTML 266
Enumerating Account Numbers 267
How Much Entropy? 270
Brute Forcing the Account Numbers 270
Enumerating PIN Numbers 273
Account Unlocked 274
Account Locked 274
Brute Forcing the PIN Numbers 276
Command Injection 277
Injecting Netstat 278
SQL Injection 282
SQL Injection Mitigation 285
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) 287
Mitigations 289
Balance Transfer Logic Flaw 290
Mitigation 292
Summary 293
Chapter 9 Prevention and Countermeasures 295
Why Firewalls Fail to Protect Web Servers/Applications 296
Why Intrusion Detection Systems Fail as Well 299
Deep Packet Inspection Firewalls, Inline IDS, and Web Application Firewalls 304
Deep Packet Inspection Firewall 304
Inline IDS 305
Web Application Firewall (WAF) 307
Web Intrusion Detection Concepts 309
Signature-Based 309
Positive Policy Enforcement (White-Listing) 314
Header-Based Inspection 325
Protocol-Based Inspection 329
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Inspection 336
Heuristic-Based Inspection 339
Anomaly-Based Inspection 340
Web IDS Evasion Techniques and Countermeasures 342
HTTP IDS Evasion Options 342
Anti-Evasion Mechanisms 347
Evasion by Abusing Apache Functionality 348
Identifying Probes and Blocking Well-Known Offenders 352
Worm Probes 352
Blocking Well-Known Offenders 354
Nmap Ident Scan 357
Nmap Version Scanning 358
Why Change the Server Banner Information? 359
Masking the Server Banner Information 361
HTTP Fingerprinting 363
Implementation Differences of the HTTP Protocol 364
Banner Grabbing 370
Advanced Web Server Fingerprinting 370
HTTPrint 371
Web Server Fingerprinting Defensive Recommendations 373
Bad Bots, Curious Clients, and Super Scanners 379
Bad Bots and Curious Clients 379
Super Scanners 381
Reacting to DoS, Brute Force, and Web Defacement Attacks 388
DoS Attacks 388
Brute Force Attacks 389
Web Defacements 392
Defacement Countermeasures 397
Alert Notification and Tracking Attackers 399
Setting Up Variables 402
Creating Historical Knowledge 403
Filtering Out Noise and Thresholding Emails 403
Request Snapshot and Attacker Tracking Links 403
Send Alert to Pager 404
Crude Pause Feature 404
Send the HTML 404
Example Email Alerts 404
Log Monitoring and Analysis 412
Real-Time Monitoring with SWATCH 413
Heuristic/Statistical Log Monitoring with SIDS 417
Honeypot Options 424
Sticky Honeypot 424
Fake PHF 425
OS Commanding Trap and Trace 427
Mod_Rewrite (2.1) to the Rescue 428
Summary 429
Chapter 10 Open Web Proxy Honeypot 431
Why Deploy an Open Web Proxy Honeypot? 431
Lack of Knowledge That an Attack Even Occurred 432
Lack of Verbose/Adequate Logging of HTTP Transactions 432
Lack of Interest in Public Disclosure of the Attack 432
What Are Proxy Servers? 433
Open Proxy Background 434
Open Web Proxy Honeypot 435
Linksys Router/Firewall 435
Turn Off Un-Needed Network Services 436
Configure Apache for Proxy 436
Data Control 439
Mod_Dosevasive 439
Mod_Security 439
Utilizing Snort Signatures 441
Brute Force Attacks 441
Data Capture 442
Real-Time Monitoring with Webspy 444
Honeynet Project's Scan of the Month Challenge #31 444
The Challenge 445
Initial Steps 446
Question: How Do You Think the Attackers Found the Honeyproxy? 447
Question: What Different Types of Attacks Can You Identify? For Each Category, Provide Just One Log Example and Detail as Much Info About the Attack as Possible (Such as CERT/CVE/Anti-Virus ID Numbers). How Many Can You Find? 448
Search Logs for Mod_Security-Message 449
Utilization of the AllowCONNECT Proxying Capabilities 450
Search Logs for Abnormal HTTP Status Codes 451
Abnormal HTTP Request Methods 454
Non-HTTP Compliant Requests 455
Attack Category–SPAMMERS 457
Attack Category–Brute Force Authentication 459
Attack Category–Vulnerability Scans 459
Attack Category–Web-Based Worms 465
Attack Category–Banner/Click-Thru Fraud 468
Attack Category–IRC Connections 469
Question: Do Attackers Target Secure Socket Layer (SSL)-Enabled Web Servers? 470
Did They Target SSL on Our Honeyproxy? 471
Why Would They Want to Use SSL? 472
Why Didn't They Use SSL Exclusively? 472
Question: Are There Any Indications of Attackers Chaining Through Other Proxy Servers? Describe How You Identified This Activity. List Other Proxy Servers Identified. Can You Confirm That These Are Indeed Proxy Servers? 473
Identifying the Activity 473
Confirming the Proxy Servers 475
Targeting Specific Open Proxies 479
Targeting Specific Destination Servers 480
Question: Identify the Different Brute Force Authentication Attack Methods. Can You Obtain the Clear-Text Username/Password Credentials? Describe Your Methods. 481
HTTP GET Requests 481
HTTP POST Requests 482
HTTP Basic Authentication 483
Obtaining the Cleartext Authorization Credentials 485
Distributed Brute Force Scan Against Yahoo Accounts 486
Forward and Reverse Scanning 487
Question: What Does the Mod_Security Error Message "Invalid Character Detected" Mean? What Were the Attackers Trying to Accomplish? 493
SecFilterCheckURLEncoding–URL-Encoding Validation 493
SecFilterCheckUnicodeEncoding–Unicode-Encoding Validation 494
SecFilterForceByteRange–Byte Range Check 494
SOCKS Proxy Scan 494
Code Red/NIMDA Worm Attacks 495
Question: Several Attackers Tried to Send SPAM by Accessing the Following URL: http://mail.sina.com.cn/cgi-bin/sendmsg.cgi. They Tried to Send Email with an HTML Attachment (Files Listed in the /upload Directory). What Does the SPAM Web Page Say? Who Are the SPAM Recipients? 496
SPAM Recipients 497
Question: Provide Some High-Level Statistics. 498
Top Ten Attacker IP Addresses 498
Top Ten Targets 500
Top User-Agents (Any Weird/Fake Agent Strings?) 500
Attacker Correlation from DShield and Other Sources? 501
Bonus Question: Why Do You Think the Attackers Were Targeting Pornography Web sites for Brute Force Attacks? (Besides the Obvious Physical Gratification Scenarios.) 502
Even Though the Proxypot's IP/Hostname Was Obfuscated from the Logs, Can You Still Determine the Probable Network Block Owner? 504
Summary 506
Chapter 11 Putting It All Together 509
Example Vulnerability Alert 509
Verify the Software Version 510
Patch Availability 510
Vulnerability Details 511
Creating a Mod_Security Vulnerability Filter 514
Testing the Vulnerability Filter 515
First Aid Versus a Hospital 516
Web Security: Beyond the Web Server 517
Domain Hijacking 517
DNS Cache Poisoning 517
Caching Proxy Defacement 519
Banner Ad Defacement 520
News Ticker Manipulations 521
Defacement or No Defacement? 521
Summary 522
Appendix A Web Application Security Consortium Glossary 523
Appendix B Apache Module Listing 533
Appendix C Example httpd.conf File 549
Index 561


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