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While analyzing the components of Duqu, we discovered an interesting anomaly in the main component that is responsible for its business logics, the Payload DLL. We would like to share our findings and ask for help identifying the code.
At first glance, the Payload DLL looks like a regular Windows PE DLL file compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (linker version 9.0). The entry point code is absolutely standard, and there is one function exported by ordinal number 1 that also looks like MSVC++. This function is called from the PNF DLL and it is actually the "main" function that implements all the logics of contacting C&C servers, receiving additional payload modules and executing them. The most interesting is how this logic was programmed and what tools were used.
The code section of the Payload DLL is common for a binary that was made from several pieces of code. It consists of "slices" of code that may have been initially compiled in separate object files before they were linked in a single DLL. Most of them can be found in any C++ program, like the Standard Template Library (STL) functions, run-time library functions and user-written code, except the biggest slice that contains most of C&C interaction code.
Layout of the code section of the Payload DLL file
This slice is different from others, because it was not compiled from C++ sources. It contains no references to any standard or user-written C++ functions, but is definitely object-oriented. We call it the Duqu Framework.
The code that implements the Duqu Framework has several distinctive properties:
All objects are instances of some class, we identified 60 classes. Each object is constructed with a "constructor" function that allocates memory, fills in the function table and initializes members.
Constructor function for the linked list class.
The layout of each object depends on its class. Some classes appear to have binary compatible function tables but there is no indication that they have any common parent classes (like in other OO languages). Furthermore, the location of the function table is not fixed: some classes have it at offset 0 of the instance, but some does not.
Layout of the linked list object. First 10 fields are pointers to member functions.
Objects are destroyed by corresponding "destructor" functions. These functions usually destroy all objects referenced by member fields and free any memory used.
Member functions can be referenced by the object's function table (like "virtual" functions in C++) or they can be called directly. In most object-oriented languages, member functions receive the "this" parameter that references the instance of the object, and there is a calling convention that defines the location of the parameter – either in a register, or in stack. This is not the case for the Duqu Framework classes – they can receive "this" parameter in any register or in stack.
Member function of the linked list, receives "this" parameter on stack
The layout and implementation of objects in the Duqu Framework is definitely not native to C++ that was used to program the rest of the Trojan. There is an even more interesting feature of the framework that is used extensively throughout the whole code: it is event driven.
There are special objects that implement the event-driven model:
This event-driven model resembles Objective C and its message passing features, but the code does not have any direct references to the language, neither does it look like compiled with known Objective C compilers.
Event-driven model of the Duqu Framework
Every thread context object can start a "main loop" that looks for and processes new items in the lists. Most of the Duqu code follow the same principle: create an object, bind several callbacks to internal or external events and return. Callback handlers are then executed by the event monitor object that is created within each thread context.
Here is an example pseudocode for a socket object:
After having performed countless hours of analysis, we are 100% confident that the Duqu Framework was not programmed with Visual C++. It is possible that its authors used an in-house framework to generate intermediary C code, or they used another completely different programming language.
We would like to make an appeal to the programming community and ask anyone who recognizes the framework, toolkit or the programming language that can generate similar code constructions, to contact us or drop us a comment in this blogpost. We are confident that with your help we can solve this deep mystery in the Duqu story.
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2012 Mar 12, 17:04
possible contender
2012 Mar 12, 16:03
vc++ with OLE objects I believe, have u tested this?
2012 Mar 12, 07:50
The way it may have been created.
A method used by systems programmers some time back was to utilise a multi phase complier for a high level language and intercept the resultant intermediate code generated. This was then modified to pure assembly - removing NOP and comment instructions. Resultant code ran a lot faster. It is also possible to hide the originating code in such a method.
2012 Mar 12, 06:54
psather ?
2012 Mar 12, 05:30
hmph... looks like my lost 1992 multi-dimensional / environmentally conditional feedback structure... it was originally in lotus command language, were the code itself changed depending on non-relevant variables, such as time of day, day of month, the second of last routine... it pulled source from embedded segments of other sub-routines... it would have taken a team years to decipher... I often wondered if that little monster survived.......
2012 Mar 12, 03:48
Old framework, creating small sized executables
Delphi has already been suggested for a couple of times. I'll enhance this by suggesting that the tool could have been either Delphi OR Lazarus.
Re: Old framework, creating small sized executables
By Delphi strings, you mean length supplied rather than null terminated strings?
Re: Re: Old framework, creating small sized executables
It is very easy to identify code generated by the Delphi compiler - it generates very specific code.
2012 Mar 12, 02:27
bonjour assembleur ?
assembleur A86 / A386 ?
2012 Mar 12, 00:43
QNX compiler
May be it's the compiler used for QNX Neutrino is the GNU compiler (gcc). Currently, development can be done from these hosts:
Edited by alibadrelsayed, 2012 Mar 12, 01:08
2012 Mar 11, 19:52
Open object rexx
2012 Mar 11, 04:12
C code with use of COM?
It looks to me like C code with a COM vtable.
Re: C code with use of COM?
The are actually no 'vtables' in COM / C++ meaning. There is only a list of function pointers inside the instance, it's not even separated from the data.
2012 Mar 11, 00:28
O�Caml with ocamlc +1
I suspected O'Caml, being that she is also OO and generates native code, and that it has functional characteristics that can generate an opcode bit different than usual, a bit confusing in the RCE.
Re: O�Caml with ocamlc +1
...and there is the possibility of being just a OO language using intensive COM, but I need to look better.
2012 Mar 11, 00:23
Eiffel +1
Why to waste time on designing and implementing something which can be achieved out-of-box? Maybe you should take a look at Eiffel?
2012 Mar 10, 14:19
Maybe it is kbasic. http://kbasic.com/
2012 Mar 10, 10:14
Languages Mixing
i think there are two possbile explainations,
2012 Mar 10, 02:57
What about these.....
http://ldeniau.web.cern.ch/ldeniau/html/oopc.html - Nov 2006 and revised in Aug 2007
2012 Mar 10, 02:40
What about quantum leaps framework ?
2012 Mar 10, 02:34
Wild guess
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say it was coded in C and compiled with the WDK in the IDE, Visual Studio. The author could have enable /FAs flag. Took the .ASM file(s) and recompiled the .ASM file(s) again with the WDK in Visual Studio.
Edited by juryben, 2012 Mar 10, 08:40
2012 Mar 10, 01:55
How about...
Haskell ?
2012 Mar 10, 00:57
Maybe Pic language
It's look like Pic Language but it's strange cause this language is only for transistor programmation...
2012 Mar 10, 00:14
Tcl language
I think that is a Tcl or Incr Tcl language. It look's like assembler, but is objective.
2012 Mar 09, 23:55
Compile PHP?
could it be compiled PHP with (newish) Traits? that would explain a global $this even in attached sections.
2012 Mar 09, 21:46
2012 Mar 09, 20:11
Forth ?
In Forth it is possible to create its own instructions, to add them to the core, to recompile core, program the robots, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)
Re: Forth ?
Nope, not a forth. I can tell by the pixels.
2012 Mar 09, 19:16
Compiler list?
Is there a public list you are keeping of languages/compilers that you have been able to check against?
Edited by MJB, 2012 Mar 09, 19:32
This is definitely brainfuck!
This is definitely brainfuck!
I just couldn't resist not to write this after reading all the comments. Guys here mentioned all the languages, I heard of.
Still I find this topic very interesting in terms, what language/tools were used there, Igor, please let us know the end of the story.
Again, sorry for the trolling :)
2012 Mar 09, 18:50
New Compiler
Probably it's LISP with a re-edited compiler that changed the syntaxis of the commands for new ones
Re: New Compiler
Manual memory management, no type tags: this is not a Lisp.
Re: Re: New Compiler
I had a HP48G (hewlett packard calculator) that used something similar for programming
2012 Mar 09, 18:50
Other C/C++ compiler?
Isnt it possible that the original language is still C/C++, but the code generation is done by something else than MSC++/Visual Studio?
Re: Other C/C++ compiler?
I'm 99% sure the machine code was generated by MSVC. It's something you get a feel with experience, but I can point out two things that are quite characteristic of MSVC: 1) it uses esi as the first candidate for temporary storage; 2) "pop ecx" instead of "add esp, 4".
Re: Re: Other C/C++ compiler?
igorsk, thanks for the hint. It turns out that almost the same code can be produced by the MSVC compiler for a "hand-made" C class. This means that a custom OO C framework is the most probable answer to our question.
We kept this (OO C) version as a "worst-case" explanation - because that would mean that the amout of time and effort invested in development of the Framework is enormous compared to other languages/toolkits.
Re: Re: Re: Other C/C++ compiler?
How about GObject OO framework for C? It is old, stable, common and focused on signals.
Edited by exeman, 2012 Mar 10, 22:53
Re: Re: Re: Re: Other C/C++ compiler?
Code generated with GObject type system looks similar but it tends to be more verbose.
Re: Other C/C++ compiler?
I have seen how GCC works internally and its ABI (for a number of different versions) and I can confirm that the Duqu code is definatly not generated by GCC. I dont know how other C++ compilers work but the things I see in the ASM (like where the pointers to the functions go, the way the "this" pointer is passed etc) do not suggest C++ to me but something else entirely. (such as the aforementioned "object-oriented" frameworks for C that exist)
We know that it has to be 32-bit Windows (and probably modern) and that its not a payload for some embedded system because its calling Windows APIs. We know that whatever it is is spitting out .obj files compatible with the Microsoft compiler.
More information is needed (such as any strings in the file or the ASM for the memory allocate/free functions or more about exactly which dlls this imports from) to truly figure this out IMO.
2012 Mar 09, 18:30
Another guess
It is ActionScript.
2012 Mar 09, 17:55
Looks very much like Synon Code to me.
2012 Mar 09, 16:20
Simple Object Orientation (for C)
It seems someone over at reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/) hit the jackpot: the code snippets look _very_ similar to what this would produce:
Re: Simple Object Orientation (for C)
SOO may be the correct answer! But there are still two things to figure out:
1) When was SOO C created? I see Oct 2010 in git - that's too late, Duqu was already out there.
2) If SOO is the toolkit, then event driven model was created by the authors of Duqu. Given the size of framework-based code, they should have spent 1+ year making all things work correctly.
Re: Re: Simple Object Orientation (for C)
I see a SourceForge project for SOOC which dates back at least 5 years http://sourceforge.net/projects/sooc/
Re: Simple Object Orientation (for C)
If this is so, what benefits do you think the author was after?
2012 Mar 09, 16:09
Rational Rose compiler
Using oriented programming...


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1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic (optional)
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JEREMY RENNER, the American actor and star of 'The Hurt Locker' and 'The Town' discovered CHRISTINA AGUILERA lying in his bed after the singer reportedly got "wasted" at his recent party according to US Weekly. Aguilera reportedly crashed Renner's 40th birthday bash on 8th January 2011 and then had to lie down in the actor's bed later in the evening.
The magazine reports that Renner ranted about the incident a week later at In Style's Golden Glove party, apparently telling friends, "Someone comes and tells me she's in my room. I run up and open the door and I'm like, 'Um, hi. What are you doing?' She just starts slurring. Her boyfriend was rubbing her back. Who comes to someone's birthday party that they don't know and gets in their bed?! My parents were there!" Another source told US Weekly, "Christina was a mess at that party. She acted like a fool. Her boyfriend was shushing her and telling her to go to sleep".
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BALTIMORE – Buck Showalter says he has no worries about Tommy Hunter's psyche. Hunter suffered his first blown save of the season on Saturday night after converting his first three chances.
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BALTIMORE – After missing six of the last seven games with back spasms, J.J. Hardy returns to the starting lineup.
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BALTIMORE – David Lough is out of the Orioles lineup. On Wednesday, he did not play because he was sent to Baltimore for tests because of concussion symptoms.


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Organised criminals have expanded their technological artillery to execute crime behind the backs of law enforcement officers. However, crime-fighting strategies, including computer crime scene re-enactments, shoeprint analysis, forensic black light analysis and psychological profiling are still not utilised by local police officers.
High-tech equipment such as panoramic cameras, 360-degree crime scene room scanners, devices to match bullet casings like fingerprints and a high definition impression analyser are available on the international market but not in T&T. This is why calls are now being made for the Government to wage war on the criminals using advanced technology to improve T&T's abysmal crime detection rate of less than ten per cent.
In an interview last week, former assistant commissioner of police Winston Cooper said criminals were ahead of the game in their use of technology. He said a registry of all sex offenders in T&T still has not yet been established. "I am disappointed by the T&T Police Service. They have let me down badly because everything has fallen apart since I left. Highly-trained forensic crime-fighting officers are no longer part of the team," Cooper said.
He added that a senior computer CCTV analyst who returned to Trinidad after working abroad for years, has not been able to find work. Cooper said while existing legislation was sufficient to deal with crime, implementation of crime strategies continues to be a major problem.
Meanwhile, forensic pathologist Dr Valerie Alexandrov said the use of forensics methods in evidence gathering can help police in their war against the criminals. He said there were delays in processing evidence because the Forensic Sciences Centre in St James was closed on weekends.
"Detection of crime depends on time and how fast we can process evidence to point the police in the right direction. The whole process is upside down. Forensic pathologists are not called on crime scenes and if someone is killed on the weekend, we have to wait until Monday or Tuesday to do the autopsy," he said.
In the meantime, Alexandrov said the body can be tampered with as it is lodged in the hospital mortuary or funeral home. He called for more training of police officers in forensic methodology saying this may be one of the ways to solve crime.
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However, Minister of National Security Gary Griffith said improved technology are being utilised in the crime fight. "Our plan is to optimise the use of technology and information management. We are in an era where crime is becoming more technologically intensive; criminals are finding new ways to use technology to commit crimes. As such, technology is very important in our crime-fighting strategies," Griffith said.
"The use of GPS-equipped cellular telephones and vehicles in patrol management, CCTV cameras in strategic locations are a few examples. There are other areas where technology is used in crime investigation; however these cannot be disclosed for security reasons." He said training remains high on the TTPS's agenda.
"Officers continue to be trained on a regular basis to deal with the complexities associated with major homicides and other serious crimes such as sexual offences, cyber-crime, fraud, domestic violence, gang violence, human trafficking, money laundering. These training sessions are conducted both locally and internationally thereby increasing the officers capacity to effectively investigate these offences," Griffith said.
He added that officers are also receiving training in crime scene investigations, adding there are ten cases before the courts. During his recent official visit to the United Kingdom, Griffith said he met with a number of UK security companies, to provide land and maritime assets and equipment for the Defence Force and the TTPS.
"I had the opportunity to view armoured vehicles, hovercrafts and interceptors. The hovercraft has the capability to manoeuvre in swamps, rivers and shallow water areas that are inaccessible to the regular Coast Guard vessel. It can operate over flat surfaces including mud, logs and debris and in most rugged terrain" he said. Police sources said these craft can be used on the south western coastline where drugs are brought in on a daily basis.
Griffith also said four interceptors will be purchased within the next year to assist in pursuit and patrol. He said armoured vehicles will also be purchased and used to transport various calibres of weapons for soldiers who will be operating them in high risk areas. With regard to counter terrorism and covert operations, Griffith said he will dismantle gangs and transnational criminal activities by putting the law enforcement officers to combat any possible insurgency that may occur.
"The particular areas that will be targeted are Riot Control, proper establishment of a Counter Terrorism Unit and training, as well as development of HUMINT (Human Intelligence) capabilities," Griffith said. He also promised to boost existing K-9 units. "To further compliment the acquisition of these military assets and increase the capability at ports and possible points of entry, a comprehensive audit of the K9 Units will be undertaken to establish a sustainable programme," he said.
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Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers says he hasn't had many trade talks about a shortstop given that Stephen Drew is still on the market, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. If Towers did feel compelled to move either Chris Owings, Didi Gregorius, Cliff Pennington or Nick Ahmed in "the right deal," Towers said that the team would likely target either a minor league pitcher who's close to the big leagues or a catcher. "Our biggest needs in our system are catching," Towers said. "If it's the right, top-notch catching prospect. Someone we could have right behind Miggy [Miguel Montero]. More of an upper-level guy." Of the teams known to be looking for shortstop help, the Yankees stand out as a possible trade partner, especially since New York is known to be shopping its catching depth.
Here's some more from around the majors...
- Also from Piecoro, the Red Sox are "at least monitoring the shortstop market." The Sox currently aren't in negotiations with Stephen Drew, but it stands to reason they could still be looking for a cheaper infield option to back up Xander Bogaerts.
- With more and more teams locking up their young stars to long-term extensions, SI.com's Tom Verducci writes that "what we are going to see is a further eroding of the free-agent market as a place of any kind of efficiency. Teams will continue to make bad deals on free agents because it mostly involves paying too long and too much for the decline years of star players."
- Mike Trout is the most high-profile example yet of a team locking up its young superstar, and Verducci thinks that a seven-year extension (covering four of Trout's free agent years) could cost the Angels $204MM.
- Juan Rincon is planning to work out for interested teams soon, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman tweets. The 35-year-old righty posted a 4.03 ERA over 444 games (three of them starts) with the Twins, Indians, Tigers and Rockies from 2001-10, but hasn't appeared in the Majors since, spending the last three years with the Angels' Triple-A affiliate and for independent teams. In December, we heard Rincon was looking for a minor league deal that would allow him to mentor young pitchers and then eventually turn into a scouting job.
- Tomo Ohka talks to the Toronto Star's Brad Lefton about adopting the knuckleball in order to save his career, and how he's hoping for one last crack at the Major Leagues with the Blue Jays.
- Fangraphs' Wendy Thurm breaks down which teams spend the highest percentage of their payroll on their starting rotation, starting lineup, bullpen and bench, respectively.
- The Astros (+18 WAR) and Red Sox (-16 WAR) project as the most- and least-improved teams in 2014, according to Fangraphs' Jeff Sullivan, who lists a top ten in each category. Of course, as Sullivan notes, these totals are respectively skewed by how poorly and how well the two clubs fared last season, as Sullivan still expects Boston to contend and Houston to be one of the league's lesser clubs.
Central Notes: Rincon, Twins, Viciedo, Konerko
The Twins announced a wave of front office promotions today, highlighted by the promotion of assistant GM Rob Antony to vice president/assistant GM. Antony will be responsible for Major League contracts (including arbitration); Major League and Minor League player evaluation; and oversight of the team's video, baseball analytics and baseball communications department. More from the Central divisions...
- Former Twins reliever Juan Rincon is looking for a minor league deal with, ideally, an invite to big league spring training, agent Burton Rocks tells MLBTR. Rincon, 35 in January, wants a club to bring him in to help mentor younger pitchers and have him continue in that role after his playing career is through as a scout. Rocks has talked to "four or five" clubs about his unique proposal for Rincon, who spent last season with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League.
- The White Sox have an infusion of young, exciting position players including outfielders Avisail Garcia and Adam Eaton and Paul Konerko is excited to be back in the fold and see what they can do. "Eaton is the guy that can make things go if he hits his stride," Konerko said on a conference call with White Sox season ticket holders, according to CSNChicago.com. "A guy like Eaton can be a someone who is a complete steal because of the tools he has. He can be a real mainstay." Konerko re-signed with Chicago on a one-year deal that gives him a $2.5MM guarantee.
- Dayan Viciedo could split time this season with Alejandro De Aza in left field, remain the starter if De Aza is moved, or he could wind up traded himself, writes CSNChicago.com's Dan Hayes. The White Sox haven't given up on the 25-year-old, but they're not sure what they'll do with him either.
- Jeff Karstens is said to be pain-free and in midst of normal winter throwing program. tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. He's planning to work out for clubs in January. Karstens had shoulder surgery in June, which involved debridement of his rotator cuff and labrum, and never threw a big league pitch for the Pirates in 2013. The veteran is represented by All Bases Covered Sports Management, as shown in the MLBTR Agency Database.
- The Twins were in on Eric Chavez before he signed with the Diamondbacks earlier today, a source tells Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN (via Twitter).
Juan Rincon Elects Free Agency
Right-hander Juan Rincon has opted out of his contract with the Angels and elected free agency, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. Rincon had signed a minor league deal with Los Angeles in February.
Rincon, 33, has a 3.12 ERA with 8.0 K/9 and 6.2 BB/9 in 26 innings at Triple-A this year. The ten-year MLB veteran has started three games and pitched out of the bullpen in 14 others. He last pitched in MLB with the 2010 Rockies.
Minor Moves: Dickerson, Rincon
We'll keep track of today's minor moves right here..
- Chris Dickerson cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A by the Yankees, writes Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The move opens a spot on the 40-man roster, which should allow the Bombers to officially add Eric Chavez to the team. The 29-year-old Dickerson hit .260/.296/.360 in 55 plate appearances while playing both outfield corners for the Yankees last season.
- To bolster their minor league depth, the Angels signed reliever Juan Rincon to a deal with no spring training invite, tweets Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com.
Steve Adams contributed to this post.
Dodgers Sign Juan Rincon
The Dodgers have signed reliever Juan Rincon to a minor-league contract, the pitcher told Augusto Cárdenas at the Venezuelan paper Diario Panorama (link in Spanish). Rincon said the contract does not include an invitation to Spring Training, but he may still end up pitching there, as he noted, "I have to go to a mini-camp in order to be ready for big league [exhibition] games."
Rincon, 32, appeared in just two games for the Rockies last season and struggled at the team's Triple-A affiliate. The right-hander has shown that he can still strike hitters out in his light major league duty over the last two seasons, but control has eluded him since his mid-2000s heyday with the Twins.
Tankersley, Others Hit Free Agency
Taylor Tankersley and a number of others with big league experience recently hit free agency, as Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports. Joining the left-hander on the open market are Bobby Scales (Cubs), Justin Lehr (Reds), Paul Phillips (Rockies), Juan Rincon (Rockies), Hector Luna (Marlins), Anderson Hernandez (Astros), Adam Stern (Brewers), Denny Bautista (Giants), Brandon Medders (Giants), Willie Eyre (Rangers) and Sean Henn (Blue Jays).
Tankersley, the Marlins' first round pick in the 2004 draft, succeeded early in his career, but has since struggled. Still just 27, Tankersley brings a career 8.8 K/9 to the free agent market and could become a lefty specialist. He missed all of 2009 with a stress fracture in his elbow, but it wouldn't be surprising to see a team like the Diamondbacks take a flier on the former prospect.
Bautista, who turns 28 this weekend, is another interesting arm. He posted a 3.74 ERA with the Giants this year and struck out (11.8 K/9) and walked (7.2 BB/9) tons of batters in 33.2 innings. The right-hander has always walked lots of hitters, but his mid-90s fastball and ability to induce strikeouts may tempt teams looking to buy low on live arms.
Juan Rincon Designated For Assignment By Rockies
With Huston Street activated today from the disabled list, Colorado has cleared roster space by designating reliever Juan Rincon for assignment. Troy Renck of the Denver Post was the first to report that Rincon was being "moved out" (Twitter link), and he also tweets that the team will know by tomorrow if Rincon will stay in the organization.
This is the second time that the out-of-options Rincon has been DFA'ed by the Rockies this season. He cleared waivers the first time, went to Triple-A Colorado Springs and was just recalled to the majors last week. The right-hander has appeared in just two major league games this season, but has a 7.25 ERA in 24 relief appearances for Colorado Springs.
Odds & Ends: Chipper, DeJesus, Rincon
A few links to check out as you celebrate Kansas City being awarded the 2012 All-Star Game...
- Chipper Jones isn't ready to talk about his future yet, reports Dave O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A settlement of the $28MM left on his contract is one issue that has to be cleared up before Jones can announce any retirement plans, if any.
- Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star says the Royals should find a way to maximize David DeJesus' value, either through trade or letting him leave as a free agent and receiving compensation draft picks. DeJesus currently projects to be a Type-B free agent, assuming the team declines his $6MM option for 2011.
- Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post mentions that Rockies' manager Jim Tracy indicated that Juan Rincon would likely be the reliever to bounce back and forth between the big leagues and Triple-A this year, however he's out of options and would need to clear waivers each time he is sent down.
Rockies Designate Rincon For Assignment
12:24pm: Renck tweets that Rincon has in fact been designated for assignment.
12:11pm: The Rockies are calling up righthander Esmil Rogers to start today's game against the Giants, and it appears that reliever Juan Rincon may lose his 40-man roster spot according to The Denver Post's Troy Renck (via Twitter). Rincon's name was not included on the pre-game lineup card.
The 31-year-old Rincon has appeared in just one game for the Rockies this year, giving up one run in one inning of work. Colorado re-signed him to a minor league contract over the winter.
Odds & Ends: Rincon, Calero, Rangers, Encarnacion
Here are some links to kick off the weekend...
- Troy Renck of The Denver Post provides the details on Juan Rincon's contract with the Rockies. He'll earn $800K plus incentives in the big leagues, or $20K per month in the minors.
- Satchel Price at Beyond The Box Score wonders why we haven't heard more about Kiko Calero this offseason. The Cubs and Giants were interested in the righthander at various times this offseason.
- Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas reiterates what we heard yesterday: the Rangers are seeking a veteran catcher. He mentions that they've shown interest in both Rod Barajas and Dioner Navarro.
- Edwin Encarnacion suffered burns to his face in a fireworks accident according to ESPN Deportes' Enrique Rojas. He will not require surgery, and will be ready to go in Spring Training.
- Jeff Passan at Yahoo! Sports lists ten players we should keep an on eye to see how their market develops during the remainder of the offseason. His list is led by Matt Holliday and Aroldis Chapman.
- MLB.com's Matthew Leach notes that if the Cardinals felt they weren't in a good position to re-sign Holliday, they would have moved on to other targets by now.
- Dick Kaegel of MLB.com says that "it would take a calamitous showing" for Royals' manager Trey Hillman to lose his job this season given his relationship with GM Dayton Moore.
- Steve Slowinski at DRaysBay goes back in time to evaluate the Danys Baez and Lance Carter for Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany trade.


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I spent last evening attending and immensely enjoying an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® class at Salvage Designs. I am new to the Annie Sloan world and became delighted at the endless combinations and possibilities her paint, wax, brushes and other amenities hold.!
Is Annie Sloan also new to you? Let me share a snippet of info from the handy tip sheet I received at the end of the art class:
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We messed around with techniques such as vintage, two color processing, rustic, and smooth modern finish. We tried out a clear wax and a dark wax. I couldn't believe how much the color and texture morphed after applying either of the waxes! The color pallet of Annie Sloan is scrumptious. I could have played well into the night experimenting with every hue! I found myself in the company of many wonderful ladies enthused about DIY craftiness and we burned through our two hour class while Kate and Vanessa ably instructed our group straight into paint euphoria!
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The catalog for The Way Beyond Art: Wide White Space, an exhibition curated by Jon Sueda is now for sale! A few months ago Tim Belonax did an interview with Jon about the exhibition for FISK which you can read here. I would recommend picking it up soon, only 500 copies were made and it's only $17. It's a great resource if you are interested in graphic design in the context of exhibitions and curating. More information about the catalog and show below.
A catalog/reader based on the exhibition The Way Beyond Art: Wide White Space , edited and designed by Jon Sueda, is now published and available. The exhibition investigates graphic design's evolving relationship with the practice of exhibition making as it intersects with the visual arts and the work of both artists and curators. The exhibition, also curated by Jon Sueda of the San Francisco design practice Stripe SF, was originally on view at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in 2011. The publication includes texts by Claire Fitzsimmons, Project Projects, Emmet Byrne, Tim Belonax, and transcriptions of lectures presented in the Wide White Space lecture series by Emily McVarish, Rachel Berger, MacFadden & Thorpe, and Eric Heiman. The book also includes an overview of the course Wider White Space, organized by Sueda and the Wattis Institute, where students at the California College of the Arts (CCA) curated four satellite exhibitions about APFEL, Project Projects, the Walker Art Center, and Experimental Jetset.
Featured Designers in the Exhibition: APFEL, Irma Boom, Laurenz Brunner and Julia Born, Sara De Bondt, Mevis and Van Deursen, Dexter Sinister, Experimental Jetset, Will Holder, Indexhibit, Zak Kyes, James Langdon, LUST, Niessen & de Vries, Practise, Project Projects, Yann Sérandour and Jérôme Saint-Loubert Bié, Stedelijk Museum, Sulki and Min, Mylinh Trieu Nguyen, Hansje van Halem, and the Walker Art Center


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Obama says 'Pass this jobs bill.' But what's actually in the bill?
There's a lot in President Obama's 200-page bill for Congress and the public to chew over. Here's a look at the main points in Obama's American Jobs Act.
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"It's a jobs bill that does two simple things: put more people back to work, and more money back in the pockets of people who are working," Mr. Obama said in his Saturday address. "You can help make it happen by telling your congressperson to pass this jobs bill right away."
But there's a lot in this 200-page bill for Congress and the public to chew over.
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The plan's main features, which Obama sketched in his Saturday remarks, are payroll tax cuts and investments in things like roads and schools.
Less-publicized steps include everything from experiments in job training to a provision designed to prevent discrimination against the unemployed.
Here's a look at the main points in the American Jobs Act.
The cost
• Higher federal deficits. OK, this isn't the first thing on the White House fact sheet, but it's important to note that this means a bigger deficit in 2012. In so-called Keynesian models of the economy, it's not a bad thing. The idea is that by spending money or cutting taxes at a time of economic weakness, government policy can help revive economic growth. Obama's initial $787 billion Recovery Act – with features similar to his new $447 billion bill – was supported in general by mainstream economists on that theory.
Although many say the initial stimulus program helped, there's plenty of debate today among economists about whether the economy will benefit from a new round of temporary spending and tax cuts.
• "Fully paid for." Again, this isn't the thing Obama mentions first, but with those words he pledges that his plans won't add to deficits in the long run. Translation: The higher deficit for 2012 will be offset by fiscal tightening starting in 2013 – namely tax hikes on high-income Americans. More details on the White House plans to tame the national debt are scheduled to be released Monday.
Many critics of the president's plan say the looming tax hike reveals one of the inherent flaws of trying temporary stimulus in a debt-laden economy that needs long-term fixes. Obama's supporters say he's not ignoring the need for long-term fixes (though these are largely outside of the jobs bill), and that most Americans support the idea of higher taxes on the rich.
Tax cuts
• Payroll tax cuts for workers. Obama wants to extend and expand this tax cut, which is set to expire in December. It would put an extra $1,500 in the pockets of the typical household earning $50,000, the White House says. Failing to extend the tax break would, in effect, be a tax hike on most Americans, Obama argues. The overall cost is $175 billion.
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