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These new functionalities will be introduced progressively island-wide to all ATMs.
What is new ATM experience about?
These are new features introduced which offers you a brand new look and is designed to make it simpler when you transact at our ATMs.
Will the new features be made available on all DBS and POSB ATMs?
The new features have been introduced to ATMs at various locations island-wide and will be made progressively available to all the ATMs in our network.
Why are you making these changes since I am used to the old design?
The changes offer you simplified steps and shortcuts for your transaction, making your banking experience on the ATM simpler and faster. An example is the ability to view your account balance instantly on the main menu.
Why are you making banking for the elderly difficult by implementing these changes?
The new features are developed with the elderly in mind. Unlike your typical ATM, usage of iconography helps understand the selection they are making on the machine. In addition, they can change their preferred language and customise the text size display when transacting on the ATM.
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An instant cash withdrawal from your main deposit account tagged to your ATM, debit or credit card. Please note that this is not a cash advance withdrawal.
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Leaked Footage Shows Adam Johnson Bragging About Schoolgirl To Other Prisoners (VIDEO)
Former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson, as most of you will know, is currently serving six years in prison for sexual activity with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
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Although he's been trying to keep his head down and serve out the sentence, it looks like the whole scandal has been reopened as he's been caught on camera laughing about his crimes.
Obviously one of the prisoners must have secretly filmed him and leaked the video to the papers. In the footage he says that, "I wish I fucking did [rape] for six years." He also appears to make light of his crimes and complain that women have the power to make rape accusations if they're under the influence of alcohol:
Oh dear Adam. He really doesn't help himself, does he? I mean, I'm sure many lads around the country are going to agree with what he's saying, but the whole "birds can say anything" comment is a very controversial and ignorant statement when you're discussing the topic of rape.
Either way, this video is not going to help his case. Yet another controversy that he could probably do without.


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1. Re: Error while trying to Initialize endeca project in CIMCmore-Oracle Feb 4, 2013 4:29 PM (in response to Jurii Banin)Did you run the deployment by hand, or have CIM do it?
I've seen a minimal Endeca app created when I incorrectly specified the deployment template. Once, for example, I typed "-app" rather than "--app" (one dash rather than two) as a deploy script argument. The deploy script seemed to run correctly and it did create an application... but it lacked all the specifics added by my deployment template (including scripts like set_media).
2. Re: Error while trying to Initialize endeca project in CIMRaj2020Free Jun 21, 2013 3:59 PM (in response to Cmore-Oracle)
Hello folks,
I'm having the same issue too, I'm using CIM to deploy..
Can someone throw any help on this please..
3. Re: Error while trying to Initialize endeca project in CIMnoname2inc Jul 5, 2013 1:14 PM (in response to Jurii Banin)
Hello All!
I faced the same. My issue was in using gs.zip (Oracle Endeca Guided Search) as Tools and Frameworks. I stoped this service and uninstalled it. Then installed xmgr.zip (Oracle Endeca Experienced Manager) and ran it. After that I got back to CIM and continued CRS deploying. But faced that can't deploy an app with name CRS because it already exists. So I added <arg value="--force" /> to ATG/CIM/plugins/Base/ant/cim-ant.xml in 865 line. Then all work fine.
Good luck!
4. Re: Error while trying to Initialize endeca project in CIMJurii Banin Jul 5, 2013 1:38 PM (in response to Jurii Banin)
Hi everyone!
I've found out that for some reason endeca config at %DYNAMO_HOME%\servers\[INSTANCE_NAME]\localconfig\atg\endeca\ApplicationConfiguration.properties was corrupted. Here is my current config, it might be helpful:
Make sure that in this file you specified properties that were specified in CIM.
Important! Check this config BEFORE initializing your Endeca application. Just exit CIM after DB and server instances configuration, check config file and then run CIM again and create your Endeca application (as described in CRS Installation and Configuration Guide).


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I am a 45 year old who is on a new path of fitness. My belly has twin skin and muscle separation although, doc says a mini tuck will do. I flip flop between excitement and fear. Less than a week, and I will be on the flat side. This week I continue to pound it at the gym and prepare all my necessities. Hiding this from family and most friends. Biggest fear is not waking up after surgery and I had a panic attack about it this week.
After a 9lb Boy and 7lb Twins - It's Time For Me. Halifax, NS
I am a 45 year old who is on a new path of fitness...
Mistake of Telling Two Friends
Two sleeps to go and yesterday my nerves were frazzled so I told a couple friends, expecting support. Instead, I got a lecture and comments as to how they would not choose risk at this stage in their lives. I went to bed upset, regretting the share. Second guessing my decision. I want to go into this with confidence. My husband is very supportive so that is my lifeline right now. If anyone here can offer any words of encouragement, I would be so grateful. I will share pictures soon.
Before Picture
Leaning forward a little and sucking in. Twin skin and muscle separation. Just want to feel goood in clothes again.
Easy To Hide To The Outside World
Here is a pic of me with my belly tucked in high waisted pants. No one would even know how much twin skin I am hiding - I am guessing this is why people do not understand. To them, I look great!
Today Is A Large Day
3:30 am. Middle of the night, and my surgery is today. Surprisingly, I am past the panic and a sense of quiet has set in. I tucked in my three boys last night, staying extra long with hugs and kisses. Hubby is working so I am going solo tonight. I hope to get back to sleep again here shortly. I will likely have to meditate so my thoughts do not take over. I picked out several outfits for today, changing my mind several times. Silly I know, but I thought the day deserved more than gym pants. I will be stylin in a pair of ultra stretchy black pants, a lace cammo, deep red button sweater and a pretty floral scarf. Haha. Okay friends, off to try and catch a couple of hours sleep. I leave for the city at 8am. Pre-op at 10. Surgery at 1. Recovery at 2:30. It is real and I have faith in a great outcome! ????
On The Flat Side and All Well!
I am in recovery. Woke up with lots of pain but meds kicked in. Okay now. I am dressed and soon heading out to the car. Nervous for tha! No nausea. Corrected 5" distiasis muscle. Had zero blood loss. Update more later.
Day 1
It's 1am and I am semi sitting in bed, with pillows all around me. Dilaudid is my friend. Here is a recap of my day. I entered the clinic, very teary and a little scared. The staff were amazing to ease my worries. Before I knew it, I was laying on the OR table and nurses were getting me prepped. Bingo. I was out. What seemed like two seconds, I woke but could not open my eyes. I could hear people talking. The pain was intense. I began a moaning type of breathing before they quickly rushed to give me pain meds. I heard them say I was vaegus?? That meant my pressure dropped and I could feel myself on the verge of passing out. The meds kicked in soon after and the pain was becoming tolerable. I started shaking and trembling. Normal when coming out of anestetic. Every minute I felt better. I was worried. Thinking, there's no way I am gonna be able to leave this bed. But, they let me rest and in an hour, i was able to get dressed and stand for a minute. Then i got dizzy and had to lay back for another twenty minutes. All baby steps. My friend drove me to her home her, along with her son, walked me inside. I had chickem broth. No nausea. Slight pain. I went to pee on my own and even changed my tampon. I got my period three days prior. So. For the last eight hours, i sat on the loveseat and talked and chatted and laughed and joked. It was a great night. I peed three times with no issue. I did the stairs twice with no issue. I have a bit of weird stuff in my drain but its just in the line. I am wondering if this is the honeymoon period. I am on top of my meds. Taking them as instructed. Scared to go back to that painful place. So. Here I am. My friends have all gone to bed. I am wide awake. Not sleepy at all. Feeling good. Pray this continues. I will however, take it easy and rest as per doctors instructions. Ask me any questions. I am happy to share my review.
Two Days After Surgery
I am two days in and doing well. Last night, I slept sitting up in my love seat. I woke several times with back and neck pain. Missing my bed. The Dilaudid was giving me some pretty strange dreams and images so this morning, I switched over to Advil and Tylenol only. So far, so good. No pain. Just discomfort. My period should stop today or tomorrow so that is also good. I can stand and sit now without assistance and have learned how to move while keeping my abs totally relaxed. I have shifted to using my legs and arms to do everything. Once I figured that out, moving around became much easier. So, last night I emptied my drain. Only about a teaspoon. Is this typical? I have a post op appointment on Tuesday to have the drain removed. I still haven't seen the results and am in no hurry to see. I am tightly wrapped and in the binder. Last night I had my first bowel movement. Liquid magnesium was my friend and I had no issues. I did have a bit of cramping and passing lots of gas but no pain. So far, I am doing well. I continue to rest and eat well and drink water. I have not consumed any sugar, dairy or grains. I am eating protein and chicken broth only. This is definately serving me well. I hope I can stay off the Dilaudid now, although will take it again if feeling any pain.
3rd Night PO - Rough Night
Last night was the most challenging so far. I was having a hard time with my neck and back, sleeping in a sitting position. I tried to sleep in my bed with pillows all around. It was taxing to even get in. So at med time, I couldn't raise myself high enough to drink the water and a pill got stuck in my throat. I was trying to wake my husband to help me but I lost my breath and twisted my torso. Eventually I was able to call out and he rushed to my side but by this time, I was sobbing. Throat burning from the pill and abdom hurting a lot. He helped me to the couch and left me with lots of pillows and he went back to bed, after reassuring him I was fine. I let myself have a cry and self talked - tomorrow will be better, I said. So, I semi laid back on the arm of the couch for a couple hours and then made my way to the lovesest for a bit. My hips slash back areas are really tight and sore now. Regretting not getting a recliner. It would have helped me significantly. So this morning, I am in better spirits. Heating pad on lower back. The coffee is good. I won't even try the bed tonight. It took the good out of me. I will embrace the loveseat and work to keep my neck supported and heating pad on. So. That's where I am. Still no overall pain and just taking Advil and Tylenol. It's the trying to get comfortable for sleeping is my greatest challenge.
4th Night PO
Last night, I managed better than night 3. I didn't try the bed or, put myself in any positions where I would require assistance. I kept it simple, camped out in my living room, shifting from the couch to loveseat and chair. Again, working all night to make a comfy nest. I did manage about five hours' sleep, so that is good. I do feel tired but more mentally stable than yesterday. I also feel the getting in and out of chair/couch is easier. Not as uncomfortable when I slight turn. There is a light! This morning, my thoughts have changed significantly. Instead of "living in my head about what I am dealing with", I am thinking positively about future plans, holiday ideas and such. I puttered around the kitchen and saw my kids out the door, as they ran to the bus stop. Feel this is a good step forward :). Tomorrow, I go see the doctor for a post op appointment. Looking forward to getting the drain out. I did wash my hair last evening as well. Leaned forward over sink and used hand held spout. Husband helped get all the soap out. Then, I sat on a chair and dried my hair, even curling it a bit. So, good things are coming and I still cannot believe I did this. It was and is emotional in many ways. I have absolutely no regrets.
Post Op Appt Pics Coming Tomorrow
In the meantime, here is a pic of me upright and sucking it in. Not sucking in, I have a beach ball and look pregnant. Been sucking it in for ten years. Will it be possible to relax now? May take a mental adjustment.
The Results Are In!
First post-op appointment today. I was nervous. The nurse gasped when she took off the bandages. I said, WHAT??? She said, it looks amazing! I was so excited to look! Smooth skin and the wrinkly stuff is gone! Mind you, I am swollen and laying back here but I got a glimpse of what is to come! So happy! AND, she pulled out thay drain with absolutely no pain! Wow. Feeling giddy with happiness. So happy I did this. I even had two glasses of wine afterwards. Went to a restaurant to celebrate. All great. :)
Six Days Post Op - First Shower
Best day so far! Managed to shower and remove my binder to wash. I am wearing a spanks but miss the binder - reassurance maybe. Took a couple progress pics.
9 Days Post Op - Really Overdid It!
On day 6, I felt soooo good that I attended an important sporting event for my kid. I tried to hide it from everyone, walking normal and upright. I took video and pictures, sitting on a hard chair. By the end of night, I was crying and shaking with sharp pains in my incision. Really not smart of me!!! It set me back days. Now, I have upped my meds and just resting on the couch. I also feel a bit down - sad and with tears. The restriction is hard. I am supposed to return to work in three days but really am unable at this point. Learn from my experience and be careful with doing things, when you are still early in and if you get a burst of energy. I will take it easy from here on. It is not worth any risk.
10 Days PO - Progress Pic
It has been a tough couple of days but this progress pic makes up for it. I can see the potential for next summer. Can't give up.
13 Days Post Op - Where Is My Progress?? :(
I haven't progressed in about a week now. Ever since I overdid it, pain behind my incision on the right side. I am still on the couch and not driving. I feel depression creeping in and it's not nice. I was approved to work from home for the week but even that, is hugely taxing. I called the clinic today and they said I need to rest and up my meds. They said it sounds like a stitch pulling and likely muscular. It alleviates when I lay down. The incision looks really good and no oozing. So. Not an emergency rather, I need to rest and rest and rest. Husband is cranky these last two days. He is carrying the load of our home and three boys. The house is a mess and he cannot keep ontop of it. I suggested we hire a housekeeper but he is not onboard with that. Well. All I can do is rest and pray ny healing comes soon. It is not easy. For me, the first several days were easiest. This two week PO issues are worst.
15 Days PO & Pics
Still healing slowly. I managed to shower and take a few pics tonight. I see my mini tuck only targeted the lower abs - wrinkly BB when leaning forward but I am very okay with this natural look. If I am having a challenge recovering from a mini, I cannot imagine how difficult the full would be. I just need to get over this hump and heal. I think I am very satisfied with my result so far.
19 Days Post Op - Revelations
I have been thinking about my slow healing path. Doc says my issue is muscle pain. Nurse said it is muscular. Others have posted about muscle spasms, etc. I am analyzing muscle...since my lower and cannot perform, all interconnected muscles pick up and work double time - back, hip, upper abs (in my case), etc. If these muscles are not healthy and performing well, this could cause delayed healing in the stitched muscle, as some of the work is pushed back - forcing the ab to not rest and heal. Well, when I get this pain, it does start in behing my incision but then I feel it in my lower torso and brings me to my knees. I haven't seen progress in a week. So, I have determined that it is possible, my bulky compression garment may be inpacting all of my torso muscles. Last night, I slept without it and did very well. I woke up this morning with no pain! Could this be my ticket? I have ordered three new garments and hope they fit better. I also read a post, someone saying how important it is at this stage to walk straight and breathe nice and deep. Go for little walks. Resume all regular basic body functions. Well. I wasn't doing that, due in part to my binder and in part to fear. Fear of pain. I have been horizontal, shallow breathing, tense and anxious, stuffed into this garment. Today, I will work gently to walk tall and breathe, relax my body, take compression breaks every couple of hours (until the new ones arrive). Well, this is a long post but I have a feeling it is very relevant.
Three Weeks Today!
Post op appointment went well yesterday. I am finally seeing a light. The pain has subsided significantly since switching garments. I am swollen of course as the new garment is not nearly as tight but I managed to squeeze into a new bathing suit. I can't wait to work out and further sculpt my body. Getting excited again. :)
Four Week Update
So tomorrow I am officially four weeks post op. I am feeling slightly better each day. Awelling has definately set in. It is sooo tight feeling. I worked a full day today but went to my car for a heated seat lay down for thirty minutes. It really helped. I am treating my scar now with gel. Also off the meds again today - first day since my relapse. So, there is a light for sure. Snapped a couple pics this am.
Five Weeks Post Op
Today is my five week mark and I am still healing slowly. I get exhausted easy and still having aches and pains when doing anything beyond laying around or sitting. I am eating terrible from sitting around so much and still feel a little down. The deeper depression has lifted so that is good. The restriction is still tough. I was such an active person and in the gym every day. I decided to try the treadmill a couple days ago, for a walk. I was spent after ten minutes. Now I feel I have done too much again and been on the couch for the last two days. I am just a slow healer in this and need to stay patient. It is definately tougher than I anticipated but have no regrets. I will try to get some updated pics soon.
6th Week Update
Swelling is going down a bit however, my bad eating habits are catching up with me. Feel puffy all over. I am still healing and exhausted every day. I cannot work out or walk more than ten minutes. I sneezed and felt a big pop inside! Freaked me out. Did I pop a stitch? No pain so I don't know. I took some bathing suit pics for fun. It lifted my spirits. Bathing suits were in my closet that I have never worn in public. Now I can!
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Thirty years on and the next generation now head up the pharmacy chain, with the three of four McCabe sisters, Sharen, Ciara, Áine involved in running 20 pharmacies in Dublin, Limerick, Wexford and Louth.
Over the years they designed their pharmacy services in line with what they, as parents and active community members, saw as being important. They also revolutionized the sector, leaning on their international experience and introducing innovative healthcare services to their pharmacy such as blood pressure tests, cholesterol tests and diabetes tests.
Settling down in Malahide, Roy and Margaret recognized the need in Ireland for a more dynamic pharmacy service, where the pharmacist would provide an extended role which also included health screening, counselling and lifestyle advice.


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Anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) is a linear, water-soluble anionic polymer that is widely used for erosion control and water quality protection. There has been an issue whether this formulation could possibly have negative effects on soil microbial diversity by altering microbial binding to soil particles or to one another and thus restricting their mobility and role in carbon and nutrient cycling. We conducted an 8-year study annually applying ultra-high rates of PAM to soil and then monitored impacts on soil bacterial diversity. In July and August, we measured active soil bacterial and fungal biomass and microbial diversity in soils receiving 0 (control), 2,691, and 5,382 kg active ingredient PAM ha−1. Active microbial biomass in soil was 19–33 % greater in the untreated control than soil treated with 2,691 or 5,382 kg of active ingredient PAM ha−1. Active bacterial biomass in soil was 21–31 % greater in the control treatment than in soil treated with 2,691 or 5,382 kg of active ingredient PAM ha−1 in August, but not July. Active fungal biomass in soils was 38–50 % greater in the control treatment than soil treated with 2,691 or 5,382 kg of active ingredient PAM ha−1 in July, but not August. Molecular methods were used to access the bacterial diversity, richness, and evenness in an agricultural soil that received 0 (control), 2,691, and 5,382 kg of active ingredient PAM ha−1. We found that although soil receiving these massive PAM application rates and prolonged exposure may reduce active bacterial and fungal biomass, PAM application did not substantially or consistently affect bacterial structural diversity, richness, or evenness in this agricultural soil.


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People who wait longer to lose their virginity are more likely to enjoy a satisfying romantic life, according to a new study.
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ASU pitcher beats New Times jinx, wins title
By Paul Rubin
When we named ASU fast-pitch softball pitcher Katie Burkart "Best Female College Athlete" in our Best of Phoenix issue last September, we quietly wondered if it wouldn't be the kiss of death to the team's chance of making it to the College World Series the following June. After all, those of us who follow sports know well of the infamous Sports Illustrated jinx, which holds that any number of cover subjects in that rag practically fall apart in the aftermath. (Or, in the case of the great thoroughbred Barbaro, actually die.)
But when we wrote of the powerful left-hander, "Before she's through at ASU after next season, Burkhart surely will break every pitching record at the school," we felt comfortable that she'd do just that--and she did.
What we surely didn't anticipate was that Burkhart would lead her Sun Devils squad to the national championship, and be named as the tournament's Most Valuable Player in doing so.
Burkhart was all business on the mound in pitching ASU to five straight wins in a very tough tournament, not cracking a smile after any of the games until she shut out runner-up Texas A&M in the championship game in Oklahoma City on June 3.
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The win was her 41st of the year against only five losses, a remarkable feat.
With the unexpected championship, the Sun Devils dethroned their longtime nemesis, the two-time defending champs University of Arizona, which made it to the Series, but was unceremoniously dumped after losing two games in a row. (Such a fate on the men's side of the game is known as "Two and Que"--as in barbeque--or "White Line Fever," which refers to the long car ride home.)
Burkhart's eligibility is up, so ASU will have to reload before next year if it hopes for a return trip to the Promised Land of women's college softball. But the intense southpaw leaves an amazing legacy, and we're happy for her--and glad that the Devils did so well, in light of another one of our recent sports stories, the upbeat profile of Steve Kerr . Unfortunately, the Phoenix Suns tanked against the San Antonio Spurs shortly after publication of that piece.
No such a finish for Burkart and the Devils. But, come to think of it, we gave Coach Mike D'Antoni our Best Pro Coach award on the same page as we raved about Burkhart, and he lasted about a week after the season ended before booking for New York City.
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Many transactions are undertaken by telephone, such as credit card purchases and banking transactions. These transactions require that one party accurately learn the identity of the other party.
Commonly, personal identification numbers (PINs) are used to establish identification. But telephone transactions requiring disclosure of PINs are often avoided by people who do not wish to disclose their PINs, thereby reducing the utility of PINs, and precluding these people from taking advantage of the convenience of such transactions.
An object of the invention is to provide an improved identification system.
A further object of the invention is to provide an identification system which uses telephone channels, in which no pilferable data is made available to eavesdroppers.
In one form of the invention, a caller provides the caller's name and an encrypted PIN to a party who wishes to confirm the caller's identity. The party de-crypts the PIN, and also ascertains the PIN assigned to the name given by the caller. If the two PINs match, the caller's identity is presumed to be verified.
FIG. 1 illustrates one form of the invention.
FIGS. 2A-2C illustrate a sequence of events undertaken by the invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates interleaving of a transaction number, having digits T1, T2, etc., a PIN, having digits P1, P2, etc., and a random number, having digits R.
FIGS. 4A-4C illustrate a continuation of the sequence ending with FIG. 2C.
FIG. 5 illustrates one architecture of the invention.
FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate forms and uses of the invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates another form of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates one form of the invention, termed a Telephone Tone Security Device, TTSD. Assume that a caller 2 in FIG. 2A wishes to order merchandise by telephone, from a merchant 3, and wishes to pay for the merchandise by billing to a credit card account, which is handled by a verifier 6.
The caller establishes a telephone connection with the merchant 3. The merchant transmits a transaction number, TN, to the caller, as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 2A. This transaction number can be transmitted in several ways. For example, it can be spoken, in which case the caller 2 listens to it, and enters it into the TTSD, using the keypad 12 in FIG. 1. However, to avoid key-entry errors, it may be preferable to transmit the transaction number in the form of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals. The TTSD receives the DTMF signals, decodes them, and stores the transaction number TN as indicated in FIG. 2A.
Next, the caller enters a personal identification number, PIN, into the TTSD, using the keypad 12 in FIG. 1. The PIN is stored in the person's mind, and is, for that reason, secret. Now, the TTSD contains both the transaction number TN and the PIN, as indicated in FIG. 2B.
Then, the TTSD generates a random number, RN, as indicated in FIG. 2C, which is used as padding. The transaction number and the PIN are arranged according to one of the formats M1 or M2, shown in FIG. 3, or another suitable format. The digits P represent the PIN; the digits T represent the TN; and the digits R represent the random number.
The purpose of the padding is to create difficulty for a hacker, by creating a message which is longer than strictly necessary to convey the underlying information, namely, the PIN and the TN.
The combined TN, PIN, and RN, as in FIG. 3, represent an authorization number AN. It is customary to refer to a message in non-encrypted form, such as the AN, as "plain text" or "clear text." The AN, in encrypted form, is customarily referred to as "cypher text."
The TTSD encrypts the authorization number AN, to produce an encrypted authorization number, AN(ENCRYPTED), as indicated in FIG. 4A. The keys (eg, KEY1) shown within the TTSD represent various public keys stored within the TTSD, and used to perform the encryption. Public-key encryption is discussed below.
The AN(ENCRYPTED) (that is, the cypher text) is transmitted to the merchant 3, as indicated in FIG. 4B, preferably by using DTMF signals. At some point, the customer 3 gives his name, which comes into the possession of the merchant, as indicated in FIG. 4B.
The merchant 3 transmits the cypher text, AN(ENCRYPTED), the "plain text" TN, and the caller's name to the verifier 6, as indicated in FIG. 4B. This transmission can be done using DTMF signals. However, since transmission of numeric-type data using DTMF signals is rather slow (in the range of 2 to 20 numbers per second), compared with modem-type transmission, a faster type of transmission, such as the modem-type, is preferred for this transmission. (Modem-type transmission is not necessarily preferred for the TTSD of FIG. 1, because of the added cost of installing a modem into the TTSD, although such installation can be undertaken.)
The verifier 6 is in possession of a private key, d, as indicated in FIG. 4C, as known in the art of public key encryption. The private key d allows the verifier to decrypt the cypher text, AN(ENCRYPTED), which was encrypted by the public key, and to obtain the plain text of AN. Since the verifier knows the type of format (illustrated in FIG. 3) which is used, the verifier can extract the TN and the PIN from the plain-text AN, as indicated in FIG. 4C.
The verifier is equipped with a table 15, which indicates the PINs assigned to each name within a list of names. The verifier 6, using the table 15, and the name provided by the caller 2, ascertains the PIN assigned to the caller. If the assigned PIN matches the PIN extracted from the cypher text in FIG. 4C, then the identity of the caller is considered verified.
The verifier informs the merchant 3 of the results, by transmitting two pieces of information to the merchant 3: whether the two PINs match, and the TN. Restated, the verifier transmits (1) a YES or NO, perhaps as a ONE or a ZERO, respectively, and (2) the TN. In effect, the verifier states, "For the given TN, the PIN is OK."
Since the merchant will probably receive numerous pieces of such information from verifiers, transmitting the TN to the merchant 3 serves to identify the particular customer, or transaction, which is being verified, so that the merchant knows which customer the verifier is talking about. Of course, if the merchant makes a sufficiently small number of inquiries of the verifier, then it may not be necessary for the verifier to transmit the TN each time. As an extreme example, if the merchant makes one inquiry per day, and if the verifier always responds within a short time, such as ten minutes, then the verifier need not necessarily transmit the TN. The merchant knows which transaction, or customer, the verifier is talking about.
Based on this information received from the verifier, the merchant 3 verifies the identify of caller 2.
It is recognized that the merchant 3 and the verifier 6 can share performance of the tasks recited above, or that the merchant can perform all of the tasks, and, in effect, replace the verifier 6.
The cypher text described above was generated using public-key encryption. Public-key encryption is known. An example of public-key encryption will be given. The Table below provides important definitions.
TABLE______________________________________Public key:N -- a product of two prime numbers, P and Q. P and Q are maintained in secrecy.e -- a number relatively prime to the product (P - 1) � (Q - 1).Private key:d = e-1 (MOD(P - 1) � (Q - 1)). (The expression "i MOD j" refers to the positive remainder when i is divided by j.)Encryption process:c = me (MOD N) "m" is the plain-text message. "c" is the cypher text.De-cryption process:m = cd (MOD N)______________________________________
As the Table indicates, the public key contains two parts, N and e. These are both made publicly available. For example, every bank issuing a credit card may publish its own public key. The publication can be done in a manner which allows remote downloading. For instance, a customer, such as caller 2 in FIG. 2, can dial a toll-free telephone number which transmits, in DTMF format, the public key of the bank.
A private key, d, exists, which is not public, but is known only to the verifier. The caller does not know the private key.
An example will illustrate the encryption-decryption process. Assume P=47 and Q=71. Then N=P�Q=3337.
Select the public key e, at random, to be 79. The public key e must contain no factors in common with (P-1)�(Q-1)=46�70=3220. Based on the foregoing, d=79-1 (MOD 3220)=1019. The result of 1019 can be justified by rearrangement:
d=1019=79-1 (MOD 3220)
Since the remainder (ie, 1/3220) when multiplied by 3220, is unity, the original statement is confirmed.
At this point, the public key and the private key have been computed. Assume the plain-text authorization number, AN, is 668. The AN is encrypted according to the following expression: 68879 (MOD 3337)=1570. The cypher text is thus 1570. This number is transmitted to the verifier, as in FIG. 4B.
De-cryption by the verifier is done according to the following expression: 15701019 (MOD 3337)=688. The plain-text AN, 668, is thus recovered.
For longer AN's, the AN can be broken into groups of small numbers, such as breaking the AN of 668243550 into three groups: 668, 243, and 550. Each group is encrypted separately. Breaking a large AN into small groups eliminates the step of raising a large AN to a large power, as required in computing c, the cypher text, in the Table. Raising a large number to a large power can cause computational difficulties in some computers.
Other encryption and de-cryption techniques, in addition to that discussed above, are discussed in Applied Cryptography, Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Chapter 19, by Bruce Schneier, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1994). Perhaps the leading journal article on public-key cryptography is W. Diffie and M. Hellman, "New Directions in Cryptography," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. IT-22, No. 6, November, 1978. The preceding two references are hereby incorporated by reference, with the Schneier book being incorporated in its entirety.
The following U.S. patents are hereby incorporated by reference:
______________________________________4,944,007 Austin July 24, 19904,689,478 Hale August 25, 19874,634,845 Hale January 6, 19874,405,829 Rivest September 20, 19834,424,414 Hellman January 3, 19844,200,770 Hellman April 29, 1980______________________________________
1. FIG. 5 illustrates one architecture of the TTSD, which contains a microprocessor 30 and memory 33. The latter contains programs which control operation of the TTSD, and perform the tasks discussed above. The memory 33 also stores the public keys, including those permanently loaded at the time of manufacture, as described below, in point 5, and those loaded later. The microprocessor 30 also generates the random number RN, shown in FIG. 2C. Memory 33 also stores the TN and PIN which are temporarily loaded, for each transaction.
Modem 36 (which can be replaced by a DTMF encoder/decoder), allows transmission and reception of data. A serial port 39 can also be used for import and export of data.
A speaker 41 and a microphone 44 allow the communication with a telephone handset, illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, and described in point 2, below. A digital-to-analog converter, D/A in FIG. 5, drives the speaker 41, and an analog-to-digital converter A/D is driven by the microphone 44.
Additional features shown in FIG. 5 will be explained below.
2. The TTSD may take the form of a hand-held unit, as in FIG. 1, which communicates acoustically with a telephone handset 39, as indicated in FIGS. 6A and 6B. In FIG. 6A, the TTSD transmits information to the handset. In FIG. 6B, the TTSD receives information from the handset.
Acoustical shields 40 in FIG. 6C, resembling the fluid-filled muffs contained on radio headsets used by aircraft pilots, can be used to block external noise, to improve acoustic coupling between the TTSD and the handset.
The TTSD may also be wired into the telephone line itself, as in FIG. 6D. In this case, it is possible for the TTSD to obtain its operating power from the telephone line itself, indicated by arrow 49 in FIG. 5, as by implementing it using low-power CMOS circuitry. As an alternate, it may be desirable to splice into the cord 41 of the handset 39 of FIG. 6D.
3. It is preferred that the public key be downloadable into the TTSD with a minimum of user involvement, as by following this procedure:
First, a user, in pursuit of a public key, dials an appropriate telephone number.
Next, a system answers the call, and prompts the user to select the public key desired.
In response, the system downloads the public key selected to the TTSD, which receives the information in one of the modes shown in FIG. 6.
In principle, this downloading is no different from downloading a file from a public computer service, such as the INTERNET.
Alternately, rather than responding to a request by a caller, the system can continually broadcast a public key. As an analogy, the U.S. Naval Observatory, at telephone number 303-499-7111, continually broadcasts the time-of-day. Any number of telephone callers can connect with the Observatory at once, and all callers hear a single recording of a voice, announcing the current time. Of course, if a given caller connects with the Observatory in the middle of a time announcement, the caller simply waits for the next full announcement.
The analogous TTSD public key system can repeatedly broadcast the public key. Each broadcast of a public key is preceded by a separator code. When a TTSD connects with the system, the TTSD may connect in the middle of a broadcast of a public key. The TTSD waits for the separator code, and then copies the key which follows.
If more than one key is broadcast, different separator codes can be transmitted between keys, giving the identity of the subsequent code.
As another alternate, the public keys can be published in newspapers, in bar-code form. The TTSD can be equipped with a bar-code reader 65 in FIG. 5, which reads the bar codes.
In the general case, loading a public key is a data-transfer operation, and such operations are well known.
4. Significantly, the TTSD contains no secret information. It is a generic product, publicly available. Successful use only requires entry of a secret PIN, and possibly a TN, at the time a transaction is undertaken.
5. It is possible that a given public key will never be changed, or changed rarely. Thus, since the public key (a) is publicly available and (b) will be rarely changed, it can be treated as a fixed, constant number. It may be permanently stored within the TTSD, along with other public keys, at the time of manufacture.
Such memory can be permanently non-volatile, as by using fusible read-only memory, ROM, in which metallic traces are physically melted, in order to store data. Alternately, such memory can be non-volatile, but alterable, such as EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) provides. EEPROM is non-volatile, in the sense that it does not require electric power to maintain stored data. But, unlike fusible ROM, the stored data can be changed in EEPROM.
To accommodate addition of other public keys, additional memory space is made available, as in FIG. 5, which can be loaded in the manner described above.
6. Ease-of-use is an important attribute of many products. In one form of the invention, the user is completely non-involved with locating a public key, and with loading the public key into the TTSD, as described above. Instead, the verifier 6 or merchant 3 in FIG. 2 is charged with maintaining a necessary supply of public keys, because these parties are expected to have more convenient access to the public keys.
When a caller 2 contacts a merchant 3, the merchant transmits the public key to the caller, along with the transaction number TN of FIG. 2A. That public key is used in the encrypting step illustrated in FIG. 4A.
7. In a simplified form of the invention, only the PIN is encrypted using the public key. That is, the cypher text AN(ENCRYPTED) of FIG. 4A contains only the PIN.
In another form of the invention, both the PIN and the transaction number, TN, are encrypted using the public key. No random number is used as padding. That is, the cypher text AN(ENCRYPTED) of FIG. 4A contains only the PIN and the TN.
8. Even though the Table indicates that the public key contains two numbers, N and e, it is common usage to refer to these numbers as a single "key."
9. It is not necessary that an actual human being operate the TTSD. Computers, or intelligent agents, can deliver the PIN to the TTSD.
10. In another form of the invention, a microcomputer in FIG. 7, such as the well known Personal Computer, PC, is used. Software 50 contained within the PC controls a modem 55, which retrieves the public keys from remote sources. The software contacts the merchant 3 in FIG. 2, and retrieves the transaction number TN.
The software prompts the user, as by a message on the PC's display, to enter the user's PIN. The software encrypts the TN and the PIN, and performs the other steps described above.
11. The term "PIN" was used above, which is an acronym for "Personal Identification Number." A PIN is not required to be literally a number, but, in the general case, can be any sequence of symbols.
12. It should be observed that encoding a word spelled in English letters, such as a name, or an Arabic number, such as "14," into ASCII code does not amount to "encryption." One reason is that translating the ASCII code into human-intelligible form is utterly straightforward. Another reason is that encoding into ASCII code does not conceal anything.
13. It was stated above that modem transmission can be used. Voice-modems are available, which allow voice communication to accompany data transmission, and can be used to allow voice entry of some information (such as PINs) and automated entry of other information (such as TNs, by a computer program).
14. The name of the caller, indicated in FIG. 4B, can be spoken to the merchant 3, or can be encrypted into the cypher text. In the latter case, the format of the cypher text will be modified from that of FIG. 3, in order to accommodate the presence of the name.
15. In the apparatus of FIG. 6D, the telephone user should remain silent while the TTSD transmits the cypher text. This silence can be enforced by a switch 60 which disconnects the telephone 57 from the telephone line, during the transmission of cypher text. The switch 60 can be manually actuated by the user, in which case the switch can be springloaded, so that the disconnection only occurs so long as the switch is depressed by the user. Alternately, the switch 60 can be controlled by the processor 30 in FIG. 5, which disconnects the telephone 57 during transmission of the cypher text.
Numerous substitutions and modifications can be undertaken without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. What is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is the invention as defined in the following claims.
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|Distributing public keys
|Dec 6, 2002
|Jun 10, 2004
|Nokia Corporation
|System and method for the exchange of cryptographic keys
|Dec 16, 2002
|Jun 17, 2004
|Hermogenes Gamboa
|Apparatus and anonymous payment system (ASAP) for the internet and other networks
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|Mar 10, 2005
|Benedor Corporation
|Method and apparatus to provide secure purchase transactions over a computer network
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|Jun 23, 2005
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|Sep 1, 2005
|Microsoft Corporation
|Security associations for devices
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|Nov 3, 2005
|Microsoft Corporation
|Isolated persistent identity storage for authentication of computing devies
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|Nov 3, 2005
|Microsoft Corporation
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|Nov 3, 2005
|Microsoft Corporation
|Establishing computing trust with a staging area
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|Aug 29, 2001
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|Microsoft Corporation
|Method and system for authenticating a device by transferring its public key out-of-band
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|Aug 30, 2001
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|Clearswift Limited
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|Technology Business Management Limited
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|713/184, 705/70, 380/266, 705/75, 380/30, 705/72
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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Third-year law student Justin Williams loves his home state of South Carolina. It was that love that prompted him to file suit against Governor Mark Sanford.
"I love the state of South Carolina. I love it dearly," said Williams, a former USC student body president. "In my travels, I've always run into people who don't have very positive things to say about our state, especially about our educational system."
Williams was one plaintiff in the case that ultimately led to the South Carolina Supreme Court ordering Sanford to accept the $700 million stimulus package.
Because a significant portion of the $700 million is intended for education and because Williams is a student, he was concerned with Sanford's choice.
"Any student who believed strongly enough that the governor needed to take the money could have brought a lawsuit," Williams said. "I know it may seem a little complex, but it's not that hard.
"Williams said he considered himself to be a "conservative Democrat," and that bringing a lawsuit against the governor had nothing to do with personal politics.
"There's nothing wrong with being fiscally conservative, but not at the expense of children's education," Williams said.
After visiting schools on the I-95 corridor, Williams said he experienced a reality check.
"A lot of those schools are in horrible shape. It was really despicable," he said. "It really hurt my heart that we have children in the state who, in my opinion, don't get adequate education or don't get the education that a child in the United States should get."
Attorney Dwight Drake said the case was simple, but left him with mixed emotions.
"It's a happy occasion - not just for us as participants - but more importantly, for the school children of South Carolina," Drake said. "It feels good to be a part of that. It also was a little sad and frustrating that we had to go to such efforts for something that was rightfully ours to begin with."
Drake said Sanford's leadership was a tragedy.
"What got to me was the outrage that Governor Sanford was going to deny colleges, universities, college students, K-12 students the benefit the $350 million this year and another $350 million the next year," Drake said. "He was going to deny them the resources that are so desperately needed while all the other 49 states were taking them and using them and putting our children and students further behind."
Drake said that seeing young people, like Williams, stand up for themselves and others makes him feel good about the future."
Justin's a third-year law student. Before he's gotten out of law school, he's already won his first case," Drake said. "To see young people get involved ... it's really heartwarming and gratifying."
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The Select are heirs to Ushun Koja.[1]
Those parents who chose to nominate their children as Select bring their babies to Sharrabbas where they have to undergo a series of tests. The parents of those children who pass the test are given money to bring up the infant in the approved manner. At the age of nine, the child is exiled from Kazan and must roam the lands of Khul, making his or her own way and surviving the rigours of loneliness and fear. When a ruler dies, the select are summoned by messengers who travel the countryside, leaving secret symbols in traditional locations. They must make their way to Kazan, enter the great Mazes and obtain as many as the Clan Medallions as possible. They then have to reach Sharrabbas, where they must be the first to sit upon the Throne. The Kazanids are a very secretive people and the mystery of what happens in Sharrabbas has never been revealed.
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The fourth day of January.
- 1581: James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (d. 1656). His calendar dated creation to 4004 BCE.
- 1672: Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
- 1821: Elizabeth Ann Seton, American saint (b. 1774)
- 1891: Antoine Labelle, Quebec Catholic priest (b. 1833)
- 1896: Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)
Feast days
Roman Catholicism
- Tenth day (and eleventh night) of Christmas
- Feast day of St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Eastern Orthodoxy
- Last day of the Nativity afterfeast
- Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles
- Saint Theoctistus, abbot at Cucomo in Sicily
- Martyrs Athanasius the Commentarisius (superintendent of prisoners) and Zosimas the Hermit, anchorites of Cilicia
- Martyrs Euthymia and Chrysanthus
- Saint Euthymius the New, monk
- Martyr and abbot Euthymius, and 12 monks of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos (13th century)
- Saint Eustace of Serbia, first archbishop there (13th century)
- Saint Aquilae, deacon of the Kiev Caves Monastery (14th century)
- Martyr Onuphrius Manassias of Chilandar Monastery on Mount Athos (1818)
- Saint Gregory of Langres in Gaul
- Repose of Symeon of Smolensk, metropolitan (1699)
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