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Imagine a channel that showed a bunch of music videos during commercial breaks. These videos featured footage from the shows the network aired, and sometimes even had original animation made for it. And here's the kicker: many songs were done by prominent artists like They Might Be Giants, Will.i.am, and even Devo. Prepare to be surprised, as this was Cartoon Network during the late 1990s/early 2000s.You can view many of them here and here.
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Manifest your blitz
The latest of the irregular permablitz melbourne newsletters with many tasty infonuggets.
hobart permablitz number one!
hobart's first permablitz is a-brewing.... the brand-new blitz crew are busy cooking up a design for a lovely man called Andrew, his partner Tricia, and their west hobart block. be part of this (potentially) historic moment- join us for a day of gardening, skillsharing and community building, permablitz style!
Excellent article by Michael Pollan
Check out this article from April 20 by Michael Pollan in the New York Times Magazine . Here's a snippet:
"But the act I want to talk about is growing some — even just a little — of your own food. Rip out your lawn, if you have one, and if you don't — if you live in a high-rise, or have a yard shrouded in shade — look into getting a plot in a community garden. Measured against the Problem We Face, planting a garden sounds pretty benign, I know, but in fact it's one of the most powerful things an individual can do..."
Bundaberg Permablitz #1
A Bundaberg group named Sustainabundy held its first-ever permablitz on April 13. Check out a report of the day and photos here, as well as the site design, a bunch of handy permaculture resources and even a youtube news report on the day. Meantime, folks are either rolling out or about to kick off permablitzes in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart, with recent inquiries from folks keen to start them in the USA and Ireland.In response to requests from such groups, we're getting together...
Kooweerup Community Spirit (Review of Permablitz#41 on April 12 & 13)
The two-day Permablitz project aimed at building Kooweerup's new community garden on April 12th and 13th was a huge success. The 30-40 volunteers who came along managed to build nearly a quarter acre worth of no-dig gardens, prepare a quarter acre for a future food forest, build compost and mulch bays, plant out companion trees, attend loads of workshops, and eat, camp, work and enjoy our time together. It was an amazing coming together or Kooweerup locals and Permablitz urbanites. Some highlights included:
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Digital Sound Recorder is a Sound recording program. You can use it to grab any Sound, including music, dialogs from movies, game sounds etc. from your local computer or the internet. Captured sounds can be saved in WAV or MP3 format, using real-time conversion (without creating temporary files). The program offers direct support for RealPlayer, . Freeware download of Digital Sound Recorder 3. 2. 2005, size 0 b.
On-Stage Digital Sound Board has been designed to easily manage soundtracks of musicals, theater dramas, sport events and other live shows that require the interactive performance of music and sounds. Using On-Stage Digital Sound Board, the Sound director can create, test, save, organize and play soundtracks and Sound effects with ease and widely . Free download of On-Stage Digital Sound Board 220.127.116.11, size 4.97 Mb.
A freeware 32-bit Digital Sound player that supports well over a dozen Digital Sound formats. Besides the .mod format you'd expect by the program's name, you can open and play the .669, .far, .it, .med, .mdl, .mol, .mtm, .nst, .s3m, .stm, .ult, .wow, .xm, and .wav formats along with all flavors of zipped .mod files. ModPlug Player's . Freeware download of ModPlug Player 1 46, size 0 b.
Auvisoft Audio Converter converts audio formats AAC, ADPCM, Dolby Digital AC-3, GSM, MP2, MP3, OGG, VOX, WAV, WMA from one to another, such as converting MP3 to WAV and WMA, WAV to MP3 and WMA.Auvisoft Audio Converter supports the ability to convert one audio format to the same format with different audio-encoding parameters such as resampling, tag . Free download of Auvisoft Audio Converter 1.80, size 2.54 Mb.
Super Mp3 Editor is a professional Digital Sound editor. It enables you to record and modify any audio files as you wish, which means you can record and play sounds, import and export audio files, drag-and-drop, trim, copy, paste, split and merge files. Super Mp3 Editor also provides you over 20 cool real-time effects to apply to each file. Its . Free download of Super Mp3 Editor 5.0, size 2.87 Mb.
Ifoundasound is the best solution for working with Digital Sound archives.Search through the archive, listen to the sounds and drag them in to your favourite audio application.
Since most audio editing is now done on computers, having your Sound archive on hundreds of CDs is unpractical. A much better solution is having the sounds on a . Freeware download of IfoundAsound 2.0.1, size 0 b.
aPcStudio is a GNU/GPL wavefile editor and a Digital Sound studio. It's main programming is done by Martin Henne. aPcStudio runs under Linux. A Windows9x/NT/2k/XP Version is in progress. The windows port is done by Olivier Meunier. . Freeware download of aPcStudio 1.0, size 2.09 Mb.
TUGs (Teaching Unit GeneratorS) is a collection of unit generators that may be useful for teaching real-time Digital Sound synthesis and processing in C. . Freeware download of Teaching Unit Generators 1.0, size 100.57 Kb.
StickMusic is a program to control Digital Sound synthesis and processing using joysticks. It has a GUI to set up patches.
StickMusic 1.0 License - GNU General Public License (GPL) . Freeware download of StickMusic 1.0, size 0 b.
Library of simple scriptable COM objects for Digital Sound synthesis: Oscillator, etc. Okay, the "oscillator" is really a wave function. Er, more like a wave closure. Just pretend, okay?
Hollow Earth Enervator 1.0 License - GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL) . Freeware download of Hollow Earth Enervator 1.0, size 0 b.
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Designed to improve the quality of Digital Sound recordings. This plug-ins recreates the warm Sound qualities of legendary analog hardware passive equalizers used by Motown engineers. The plug-ins provide a simple and functional d-deDUVintage/Retro-Styled-deDt . Free download of Motown EQs 1.1 R1, size 56.16 Mb.
Smart Sound Recorder is a full-featured universal Sound recording system for both home users and Pros. It is a flexible and inexpensive software solution for those who want to record any Digital Sound from PC to WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, VOX, AU, AIFF. It has many advanced features like Silence detection, Voice Activation, built-in Scheduler to record . Free download of Smart Sound Recorder 1, size 1.21 Mb.
PSP MixBass is a specialised low frequency processor plug-in which is designed to assist in attaining a punchy, analog bass Sound. In order to ensure a wide range of Sound capabilities while retaining a high Sound quality, a series of innovative solutions are employed with this plug-in: a low-frequency compression algorithm which enables . Free download of PSP MixPack for Mac (VST), size 0 b.
PSP MixBass is a specialised low frequency processor plug-in which is designed to assist in attaining a punchy, analog bass Sound. In order to ensure a wide range of Sound capabilities while retaining a high Sound quality, a series of innovative solutions are employed with this plug-in: a low-frequency compression algorithm which enables . Free download of PSP MixPack for Mac (MAS), size 0 b.
Corel Digital Studio is a suite of tools to work with images and videos.
This package contains Corel PaintShop Photo 2010, Corel VideoStudio 2010, Corel WinDVD 2010 and Corel DVD Factory 2010.
PaintShop Photo is a graphic editor that will let you organize, edit, and create photo projects.
VideoStudio will . Free download of Corel Digital Studio 220.127.116.11, size 0 b.
Mega Sound Recorder is a full-featured universal Sound recording system for both home users and Pros. It is a flexible and inexpensive solution for those who want to record any Digital Sound from PC.
Mega Sound Recorder enables you to record music from CD and DVD Players, record voice using microphone to make audio notes, capture Sound from . Freeware download of Mega Sound Recorder 1 8, size 0 b.
PacDude Hero is a free game of PacMan with amazing graphics, Sound, and music!
Do you have the skills to beat level 5 and save your girlfriend?
* Runs on any Windows OS based PC desktop / notebook / netbook
* Beautiful full color and high resolution super fast visual graphics
* Awesome Digital . Freeware download of PacDude Hero 2.00, size 6.33 Mb.
Use Wisecast to experience entertainment like never before. The best movies, shows, and music delivered direct to your desktop.
Main features:
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Cosmo Bots takes its cue from the addictive classics Jezzball and Qix. But that's where the similarity ends, because Cosmo Bots has different shapes for each level, 3D rendered graphics, Digital Sound, new enemies, and tons of power-ups. The free version features a full set of 50 levels to play, and does not require any special hardware. . Free download of Cosmo Bots 1.0, size 6.80 Mb.
MainConcept Reference is a powerful yet easy to use application that enables video professionals to transcode video & audio streams into various delivery formats required for Apple iPod®, Sony PSP, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, AVCHD, HDV, XDCAM, Adobe Flash, and others. MainConcept Reference contains "pre-sets" for many . Free download of MainConcept Reference 220.127.116.1140, size 55.16 Mb.
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Quadraphonic conversions and sound restoration. Quad recordings converted to CD (AC-3 Dolby Digital).
Designs, develops and manufactures audio and video products for the OEM market. Specializing in digital audio products such as Dolby Digital, DTS, USB and virtual surround sound processors.
Offers DVD, TV, plasma TV, LCD screens, MP3 players and dolby digital home theater systems.
MIDAS is a multichannel digital sound system. It supports DOS, Win32, and Linux platforms and plays Protracker (.mod), Scream Tracker 3 (.s3m), FastTracker 2 (.xm) and Impulse Tracker (.it)...


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Summary: This gallery pays homage to several sub-$1,000 options worth the SMB manager's notice. All of these desktops come with Windows 7 Home and boast various wireless and wired networking connectivity options.
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Gateway One ZX6961-UB20PThis desktop has one of the biggest touchscreens you'll find in this batch of all-in-one systems at 23 inches. The system runs a 3.1GHz Intel iCore 3 processor, comes standard with 4 GBs of DDR3 RAM, and a 7200-rpm 1-TB hard drive. It comes with Microsoft Office Starter and boasts eight USB 2.0 ports. Priced at $799.99, it comes with a 5-watt speaker system but no integrated Webcam.
HP TouchSmart Elite 7320Shipped in late September for a price starting at $850, this series uses a 21.5-inch diagonal HD widescreen touchscreen display. Did I mention that this is an anti-glare LED? There are two side SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, and a standard 6-in-1 media card reader. The desktop uses second-generation Intel core processors, starting with the Intel Core i3. It starts with a 250-GB hard drive, which can be expanded up to 1 TB. It starts with 4 GBs of DDR3 RAM.
Lenovo B520 All-in-One
Technically, the price tag for this system is more than $1,000, although current promotions bring it down to $899. The unit runs off a 3.3Ghz Intel Core 13-2120 processor and includes 6GB of DDR3 RAM. The multi-touch display includes a 0.3 megapixel integrated camera. The Lenovo unit comes with a 5-in-1 card reader, both HDMI In and Out, 6 USB 2.0 connectors, 2 optional USB 3.0 ports, and it a DVD recordable drive. The 500-GB hard drive runs at 7200 rpm.
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Nasser Al-Attiyah, a Qatari rally driver, in a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland. He is the only Arab to have won the Dakar Rally, which he did in 2011. In addition to driving, Al-Attiyah is a sport shooter and won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in skeet.
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Jefferson Dr W has a Walk Score of 62 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
This location is in Carmel. Nearby parks include Carmel Ice Skadium and Central Park.
Nearby schools include Midwest Academy, Options Charter School - Carmel and Forest Dale Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Bhaarat Groceries, Earth Fare Carmel and Marsh Supermarket.
Nearby coffee shops include Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks and Hubbard & Cravens. There are 37 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Greek Tony's Pizza & Sub Shop, KFC Carmel and Piada Italian Street Food.
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These areas give a wonderful Focal point to your basements main area. You will stun your neighbors as they walk down into your newly finished basement and see what quality design time you have invested in it.
The interior space of your basement is where we will spend a considerable portion of our time in the coming months — perhaps poising it for a bit of scrutiny in our traditional time of making fresh starts. Here we talk with experienced interior designers and architects about the basement trends and ideas that they expect to have an impact in 2012.
In addition to controlling moisture, you should also seal and insulate the rim joist cavity to prevent air leakage and increase energy efficiency. The rim joist cavity is located on top of the foundation wall and beneath the rough subflooring of the first floor; it is an area that is vulnerable to the passage of cold air from the outside and vice versa. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), silicone or acrylic latex caulk should be used to seal the gap between the sill plate and the top of the foundation wall, and along the bottom and top of the rim joist. Expanding spray foam should be used to seal all penetrations through the rim joist. Rigid foam, unfaced fiberglass batts, or closed-cell high-density spray foam insulation are appropriate materials to insulate the rim joist cavity. Air sealing/insulating the rim joist cavity and resolving any potential moisture-related problems prior to concealing the basement foundation with interior finishes will greatly improve the likelihood that your efforts and your expenses in finishing your basement aren't wasted. In addition, you will ensure that the added living space is healthy, energy-efficient, and free of any mold or mildew.
Being banished to the basement doesn't always have to be punishment! Nowadays, owners of homes with a basement consider the space to be prime square footage. Everything from hobby rooms, play rooms, media centers, music rooms, exercise areas, office space and, it's original purpose, storage space, is finding new life in the space "down below."
The definition of a basement is an area that is either fully or partially below ground level. This is not to be confused with the crawl space of a house, since another part of the definition is that a person should be able to stand upright in the area.
The amount of square footage in the basement is generally equivalent to that on the ground floor. In most homes, it's like having another entire level of living space, which can add up to quite a bit! The options for utilizing that amount of space really are limited only by the imagination since the space usually will have electricity and plumbing.
The basement can be partitioned off into different rooms or it can be one huge open space. If this part of your home is "finished" then consider yourself lucky. If not, or if the space is on the remodeling To Do list, there are issues to consider before proceeding with the project. First, it's important to identify "trouble" spots such as lowered ceilings, enclosed boiler rooms, and ductwork. Second, the space must not leak. Uncontrolled moisture will cause a number of dangerous and damaging problems including the growth of mold.
Once the identification and remediation of basement problem areas is finished, the next step is determining a layout for the space. The task can be overwhelming, and a good way to begin is by determining the activities that'll likely take place in the space. Looking at pictures or at what others have done always helps jump-start the imagination.
Keep in mind that the basement will have little or no natural light so consider this when planning the layout. Slowly but surely this space will spring to life and you'll wonder how you ever lived without it!
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Foi um sentimento de liberdade indiscritível. 😎🚤🌅 (at Snake River, Idaho)
He never heard his father speak the words that condemned him. Perhaps no words were necessary. I put my life in the Red Viper's hands, and he dropped it. When he remembered, too late, that snakes had no hands, Tyrion began to laugh hysterically.
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Greece, 1988 (MIFF 1997, Mediterranean Masterpieces - The Films of Theo Angelopoulos)
Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Two children, a girl and boy, wander the highways of northern Greece, searching for the father who has abandoned them, trying to reach a Greco-Germanic border that doesn't even exist. The viewer soon discovers that there is no such father, that their journey is, as the director has pointed out, merely a narrative conceit, as symbolic as the dreamlike, slightly surreal landscape through which they move: "It is the initiation into life. On the road they learn everything - love and death, lies and truth. The voyage is simply a way to focus on what life gives us all.'


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I spent a few months on food stamps this year. As a single woman in San Diego, I qualified for $70 a month — less than a dollar per meal. But I'm lucky and I'm unusual because many of my friends are farmers and gardeners and I know how to forage wild foods. Determined to …
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I created a form in "Easy Mode" and added a submit button. When I pressed the submit button I expected the default behaviour would be to submit the form. Instead it took half an hour of Googling to find I have to add an "Action Script" and choose "ff_validate_submit".
Similarly when I wanted a thank you page I had to learn how to edit a script and add a line of code "ff_switchpage(2);"
This is not "Easy Mode" there is no way I would recommend this to a client.
the easy mode is not hard to use:
You can add any sort of predefined action to the submit button. A submit action is only one of them.
This is clear and easy concept and is explained in the docs. You also should have access to our club forums and could have asked on doubts rather than googling.
I also wonder that why you purchased an extension that you wouldn't recommend to a client? There is a free version of this extension available that you could have played with before purchasing.
However, there is also the QuickMode and I guess you are one of the users where quick means easy.
The different modes are explained on our site and also has been explained plenty of times here in the review section of the JED.
Why didn't you try this one instead?
Again, if you think quick = easy, then simply use the QuickMode and you are fine.


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A Brief History of NSA Backdoors.
In response to the recent revelations about the NSA backdooring RSA libraries I've compiled a brief, incomplete, history of NSA backdoors. Help me make it better by emailing corrections and additions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Update: added Actel backdoor, Update 2: There is a hackernews thread for discussion. Update 3: Added Newly discovered postal inception backdoor installation.
1946-1970, The Ultra Secret: After WW2, the British Empire sold captured German Enigma cipher machines to many allied countries and former colonies1. The US and the UK had broken Enigma but had kept this fact secret so that countries would use these broken ciphers. To clarify: the British sold machines they knew they could break to allied nations, then the US and the UK spied on those countries for nearly 30 years exploiting the weaknesses in those machines.
1957 - Present, The Boris Project: In 1957 William Friedman of the NSA met with his old friend Boris Hagelin. The purpose of their meeting was to begin "the Boris Project", in which Crypto AG ciphers would be weakened and backdoored so that the NSA could listen to NATO communications (there is some evidence that suggests that the Boris Project predates this meeting). The meeting was first made public in the biography of Friedman, "The Man Who Broke Purple" 2. Further details were made public with the publication of the "The Puzzle Palace" including letters showing Friedman's concern about direction of the project3. From interviews with ex-employers we know that the addition of backdoors to Crypto AG ciphers occurred no later, and possibility earlier, than the 1970's and likely continues to the present day4. These backdoors included covert channels that allowed full key reconstruction5.
Slowly the world figured out that Crypto AG was not a reliable vendor of cryptographic hardware. In 1986 Reagan tipped off the Libyans that the US could decrypt their communications by talking about information he could only get through Libya decrypts on TV6. In 1991 the Iranians learned that the NSA could break their diplomatic communications when transcripts of Iranian diplomatic communications ended up in a French court case7. In 1992 Iranians got so upset with Crypto AG that they charged a Crypto AG salesman with espionage8. Although, despite this evidence, the Iranians appear to have continued to use Crypto AG machines for diplomatic communications until, and perhaps beyond, 20039. In 2004 Ahmed Chalabi was accused of selling the Iranians the methods by which the US was breaking their codes. It is speculated that this might have been information on Crypto AG backdoors or weaknesses10.
1979 - Present, DES: The Data Encryption Standard was altered by the NSA to make it harder to mathematically attack but easier to attack via Brute Force methods. The original version of DES, called Lucifer, used a block and key length of 128-bits and was vulnerable to differential cryptanalysis. NSA requested that the already small DES key size of 64-bits be shrunk even more to 48-bits, IBM resisted and they compromised on 56-bits11. This key size allowed the NSA to break communications secured by DES.
1993, Clipper Chip: The NSA was deeply concerned with the public adoption by Americans of cryptography that they couldn't break. In 1993 they proposed that voice communication be secured with an encryption chip called "the Clipper Chip". The Clipper Chip was backdoored such that the NSA could, at will, break any communication secured by the Clipper Chip. Unlike most of the backdoors in this list the NSA announced that the presence of the backdoor. Due to its known insecurity the Clipper Chip was never widely adopted.
1997 Lotus Notes: The NSA requested that Lotus weaken its cryptography so that the NSA could break documents and emails secured by Lotus notes12. This Software was used by citizens, companies and governments worldwide1314.
200? - Present, Actel ProASIC3 FPGA: In 2012 Skorobogatov and Woods discovered that Actel military grade FPGA's contained a backdoor. The researchers were able to reverse engineer the key such that they could exploit the backdoor15. This chip is used in US weapon systems, nuclear power plants and transportation16. All other Actel chips appear to have this backdoor as well17. At first there was some concern that the backdoor was planted by a foreign government but it was revealed that Actel, an american company, intentionally added this backdoor[^24].
While there is no smoking gun linking this backdoor to the NSA (at least not yet), it seems implausible to me that a US Company would design a complex backdoor and insert it into chips used in critical US systems without US government approval. Additionally, if Actel had created this backdoor without US approval I would expect more of a response from the US government. The US response has been, to my knowledge, complete silence on the issue.
2004 - 2013, Dual_EC_DRBG: Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generator[ or Dual_EC_DRBG is a random number generator created by the NSA. It is designed so that if the NSA selected the internal constants carefully, they could generate a secret key which would allow them to break encryption schemes that relied on Dual_EC_DRBG for security. This property of Dual_EC_DRBG was discovered in 2006 by Brown and rediscovered by Shumow and Ferguson in 2007 leading to public speculation that Dual_EC_DRBG was backdoored18. In 200419 the NSA paid RSA security 10 million dollars20 to add Dual_EC_DRBG as the default choice in some of its libraries. The NSA then used the fact that RSA was using Dual_EC_DRBG to get it approved as a NIST standard.
2013, Enabling for Encryption Chips: In the NSA's budget request documents released by Edward Snowden, one of the goals of the NSA's SIGINT project is to fully backdoor or "enable" certain encryption chips by the end of 201321. It is not publicly known to which encryption chips they are referring.
2013, Trusted Computing Platforms/Modules: A resource in the same, previously mentioned, budget request is the exploitation of foreign Trusted Computing Platforms and technologies22. There has been some concern expressed in Germany that the Microsoft TCM 2.0 could be backdoored by the NSA23.
? - Present, Postal Interception Backdoor Installation: According to a 2010 report leaked to the Guardian24, the NSA's Access and Target Development department routinely intercepts computer equipment being sent through the mail and adds implants25. The equipment, which is generally networking devices and servers, is then sent on its way to be used by the targeted individuals and organisations. These implants allow the NSA the ability to connect into airgapped private networks.
I have an older post in which I speculate about designing a cipher with a backdoor.
"The British government insisted upon this silence because it has given the thousands of Enigma machines that it had gathered up after the end of the war to its former colonies as they gained independence and needed secure systems of communication." p 979 The Codebreakers by David Kahn ↩
"The reason for concern, it was stated in one of several attempts to see what had been written, was that the book might deprive the NSA of the daily information enabling it to read the secret messages of other NATO countries, a process subsequently described as the clandestine reading of all NATO countries' messages. The ability to read all NATO messages was no doubt a natural aim in the aftermath of Suez. It had then seemed that while NSA was able to monitor and decipher many of the British and French communications, the Agency was not able to decipher them all.[..] Friedman's problem was basically that of seeing into the cryptological future, of estimating what measures, overt and convert, would have to be taken by America in the years ahead to counter new machines that might be introduced by Europe's various makers of ciphermachines [..] It is Significant that from 1957 onwards Friedman's private correspondence shows a growing disillusion not only with the NSA — perhaps an inevitable reaction by a master of cryptography — but also with some implications of the profession to which he had devoted his life." - The Man Who Broke Purple by Ronald Clark ↩
"With regard to the connection with Hagelin, evidence can be seen in a revealing letter dated August 8, 1958, from Friedman to Howard Engstrom, who had left office as deputy director of NSA only a few days before. In his letter, Friedman indicated his frustration over the handling of the "Boris" project and the fact that it was apparently being taken out of his hands", The Puzzle Palace by James Bamford ↩
"One former engineer says he first heard that the machines were being "adjusted" from Boris Hagelin Jr., son of the company's founder and sales manager for North and South America. When they were stranded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a few days in 1970, the younger Mr. Hagelin complained to the engineer about being forced by his father to rig the machines, the engineer says. Back in Switzerland, the engineer confronted the elder Mr. Hagelin. The old man, he says, confirmed the deception and justified it with a theory of political paternalism. "He said different countries need different levels of security," recalls the engineer, who asked not to be identified. While the United States and other leading Western countries required completely secure communications, Mr. Hagelin explained, such security would not be appropriate for the Third World countries that were Crypto's customers. [..] According to this engineer and several others, the alterations in the designs of various machines were detectable, if at all, only to an expert in cryptologic mathematics. Sometimes the mathematical formulas that determined the strength of the encryption contained certain flaws making the codes rapidly breakable by a cryptanalyst who knew the technical details. In other cases, the designs included a "trapdoor" — allowing an insider to derive the numerical "key" to the encrypted text from certain clues hidden in the text itself." - No Such Agency Part Four: Rigging the Game by Scott Shane and Tom Bowman, Sun Staff ↩
"Depending on the projected usage area the manipulation on the cryptographic devices were more or less subtle, said Polzer. Some buyers only got simplified code technology according to the motto "for these customers that is sufficient, they don't not need such a good stuff." In more delicate cases the specialists reached deeper into the cryptographic trick box: The machines prepared in this way enriched the encrypted text with "auxiliary informations" that allowed all who knew this addition to reconstruct the original key. The result was the same: What looked like inpenetrateable secret code to the users of the Crypto-machines, who acted in good faith, was readable with not more than a finger exercise for the informed listener." - Who is the authorized fourth, DER SPIEGEL issue 36/96 pages 206-207 ↩
"First, U.S. President Ronald Reagan informed the world on national television that the United States was reading Libyan communications. This admission was part of a speech justifying the retaliatory bombing of Libya for its alleged involvement in the La Belle discotheque bombing in Berlin's Schoeneberg district, where two U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman were killed, and 200 others injured. Reagan wasn't talking about American monitoring of Libyan news broadcasts. Rather, his "direct, precise, and undeniable proof" referred to secret (encrypted) diplomatic communication between Tripoli and the Libyan embassy in East Berlin." - NSA, Crypto AG, and the Iraq-Iran Conflict by J. Orlin Grabbe ↩
"Next, this leak was compounded by the U.S. demonstration that it was also reading secret Iranian communications. As reported in Switzerland's Neue Zurcher Zeitung, the U.S. provided the contents of encrypted Iranian messages to France to assist in the conviction of Ali Vakili Rad and Massoud Hendi for the stabbing death in the Paris suburb of Suresnes of the former Iranian prime minister Shahpour Bakhtiar and his personal secretary Katibeh Fallouch." - NSA, Crypto AG, and the Iraq-Iran Conflict by J. Orlin Grabbe ↩
" In 1992, Iran arrested Hans Buehler, a Crypto AG employee, on suspicion that Crypto AG had installed back doors in the encryption machines it sold to Iran — at the request of the NSA. He proclaimed his innocence through repeated interrogations, and was finally released nine months later in 1993 when Crypto AG paid a million dollars for his freedom — then promptly fired him and billed him for the release money. At this point Buehler started asking inconvenient questions about the relationship between Crypto AG and the NSA." - Breaking Iranian Codes Crypto-Gram by Bruce Schneier ↩
"Tarfa: As you know, Khomeini did not use telephones, but we monitored the communications between the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs and the Iranian embassies around the world, because they were using the same machine as the military. We would intercept the information from the Iranian embassies in Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and any instructions from the ministry of foreign affairs to the embassies. We sent this information to the intelligence service to be analyzed. For example, when the Taliban had control in Mazar-e-Sharif, [in 1998] we had this information. We even followed up on Iranian operations beyond Iran. We exposed Iranian sources in Iraq through the embassy. Iran continued to use the T450 at least until the Americans occupied Iraq in 2003. Murray: We now know every major power involved in World War II was reading some, if not all, of the major codes of both their enemies and their allies. The Swiss T450 machine was from that era. It is a bit shocking that Iran continued using this machine into 2003." - Saddam's Generals: Perspectives of the Iran-Iraq War., by Kevin M. Woods, et al ↩
"Ahmed Chalabi is accused of informing the Iranians that the U.S. had broken its intelligence codes. What exactly did the U.S. break? How could the Iranians verify Chalabi's claim, and what might they do about it? This is an attempt to answer some of those questions. [..] To protect their secrets, Iranian intelligence — like the leaders of all countries — communicate in code. These aren't pencil-and-paper codes, but software-based encryption machines. The Iranians probably didn't build their own, but bought them from a company like the Swiss-owned Crypto AG. Some encryption machines protect telephone calls, others protect fax and Telex messages, and still others protect computer communications." - Breaking Iranian Codes Crypto-Gram by Bruce Schneier ↩
"NSA worked closely with IBM to strengthen the algorithm against all except brute force attacks and to strengthen substitution tables, called S-Boxes. Conversely, NSA tried to convince IBM to reduce the length of the key from 64-bit to 48-bits. Ultimately, they compromised on a 56-bit key." Book III: Retrenchment and Reform by Tom Johnson ↩
"Before the US crypto export regulations were finally disolved the export version of Lotus Notes used to include a key escrow / backdoor feature called differential cryptography. The idea was that they got permission to export 64 bit crypto if 24 of those bits were encrypted for the NSA's public key. The NSA would then only have the small matter of brute-forcing the remaining 40 bits to get the plaintext, and everyone else would get a not-that-great 64 bit key space (which probably already back then NSA would have had the compute power to brute force also, only at higher cost)." NSA's Backdoor Key from Lotus-Notes ↩
"Giant US software manufacturer Lotus has been lowering the profile of information about how they have installed an NSA-only trapdoor into e-mail and conference systems used by many European governments, including the German Ministry of Defence, the French Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Education in Latvia." Only NSA can listen, so that's OK by Duncan Campbell ↩
"One of the world's most widely used e-mail programs, the American Lotus Notes, is not so secure as most of its 400,000 to 500,000 Swedish users believe. To be sure, it includes advanced cryptography in its e-mail function, but the codes that protect the encryption have been surrendered to American authorities. With them, the U.S. government can decode encrypted information. Among Swedish users are 349 parliament members, 15,000 tax agency employees, as well as employees in large businesses and the defense department.
I didn't know that our Notes keys were deposited (with the U.S.). It was interesting to learn this,'' says Data Security Chief Jan Karlsson at the [Swedish] defense department. Gunnar Grenfors, Parliament director and daily e-mail user, says,I didn't know about this—here we handle sensitive information concerning Sweden's interests, and we should not leave the keys to this information to the U.S. government or anyone else. This must be a basic requirement."" Secret Swedish E-Mail Can Be Read by the U.S.A. by Fredrik Laurin, Calle Froste, Svenska Dagbladet ↩
"One could possibly argue that the backdoor we discovered is a bug or something overlooked by the developers. However, this is not the case as we performed intensive investigation into this problem and found proof that the backdoor was deliberately inserted and even used as a part of the overall security scheme. We cannot disclose all of these findings at present due to a confidentiality agreement." - Breakthrough silicon scanning discovers backdoor in military chip (DRAFT of 05 March 2012) by Skorobogatov and Woods ↩
"This particular chip is prevalent in many systems from weapons, nuclear power plants to public transport. In other words, this backdoor access could be turned into an advanced Stuxnet weapon to attack potentially millions of systems. The scale and range of possible attacks has huge implications for National Security and public infrastructure."" China not to blame for backdoor in US military chip Security experts, along with researcher who found the backdoor, say no evidence of China's involvement by Taylor Armerding ↩
"We analysed other Microsemi/Actel products and found they all have the same deliberate backdoor." - Breakthrough silicon scanning discovers backdoor in military chip (DRAFT of 05 March 2012) by Skorobogatov and Woods ↩
"What Shumow and Ferguson showed is that these numbers have a relationship with a second, secret set of numbers that can act as a kind of skeleton key. If you know the secret numbers, you can predict the output of the random-number generator after collecting just 32 bytes of its output. To put that in real terms, you only need to monitor one TLS internet encryption connection in order to crack the security of that protocol. If you know the secret numbers, you can completely break any instantiation of Dual_EC_DRBG." - Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard? by Bruce Schneier ↩
"Curry told WIRED that the company added the Dual EC DRBG algorithm to its libraries in 2004 and 2005 at a time when elliptic curve algorithms were becoming the rage and were considered to have advantages over other algorithms." RSA Tells Its Developer Customers: Stop Using NSA-Linked Algorithm by Kim Zetter ↩
"Undisclosed until now was that RSA received $10 million in a deal that set the NSA formula as the preferred, or default, method for number generation in the BSafe software, according to two sources familiar with the contract." Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer by JOSEPH MENN ↩
"(TS//SI//REL TO USA, FVEY) Complete enable for [REDACTED] encryption chips used in Virtual Private Network and Web encryption devices [CCP_00009]" - (U) COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS (U) SIGINT ENABLING ↩
"(TS//SI//REL TO USA, FVEY) Exploit foreign trusted computing platforms and technologies." - (U) COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS (U) SIGINT ENABLING ↩
"The BSI's announcement explained that "from the perspective of the BSI, the use of Windows 8 in combination with a TPM 2.0 is accompanied by a loss of control over the operating system and the hardware used" (per the translation). It suggested that the combination of Windows 8 and TPM 2.0 could enable "sabotage" by third parties. [..] The Zeit Online article cites an interview (in German) with Dr. Rüdiger Weis of the Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin institution who said that "together with the procedures implemented by Microsoft within Windows 8 (particularly secure boot) the control over its own hardware and software is removed from largely the user" (Bing translation). Weis added that "the TPM chip for the NSA is a dream" (translation), in the wake of Edward Snowden's disclosures about broad U.S. National Security Administration spying." - German Agency Sees Security Issues with Windows 8 and TPM 2.0 by Kurt Mackie ↩
'But while American companies were being warned away from supposedly untrustworthy Chinese routers, foreign organisations would have been well advised to beware of American-made ones. A June 2010 report from the head of the NSA's Access and Target Development department is shockingly explicit. The NSA routinely receives – or intercepts – routers, servers and other computer network devices being exported from the US before they are delivered to the international customers.The agency then implants backdoor surveillance tools, repackages the devices with a factory seal and sends them on. The NSA thus gains access to entire networks and all their users. The document gleefully observes that some "SIGINT tradecraft … is very hands-on (literally!)". Eventually, the implanted device connects back to the NSA. The report continues: "In one recent case, after several months a beacon implanted through supply-chain interdiction called back to the NSA covert infrastructure. This call back provided us access to further exploit the device and survey the network."' Glenn Greenwald: how the NSA tampers with US-made internet routers ↩
An NSA manager described the process as follows: 'Here's how it works: shipments of computer network devices (servers, routers, etc,) being delivered to our targets throughout the world are intercepted. Next, they are redirected to a secret location where Tailored Access Operations/Access Operations (AO-S326) employees, with the support of the Remote Operations Center (S321), enable the installation of beacon implants directly into our targets' electronic devices. These devices are then re-packaged and placed back into transit to the original destination. All of this happens with the support of Intelligence Community partners and the technical wizards in TAO.' -Photos Of The NSA's Secret Workshop Where It Intercepts Packages And Plants Bugs In Electronics ↩
Three Great Games I Played at the Boston Festival of Indie Games.
Synthesis is a very pretty game, but watching other people play it didn't look that engaging. Synthesis has to be played to be understood, it is strangely, oddly, engaging. It has serious flow. Synthesis is a continuous graph based cellular automata sandbox game. If you ever wasted a few hours playing with Conway's Game of Life, this is the game for you. It takes everything fun about clicking randomly, pushing start and seeing unexpected emergent patterns and turns it up to 11. For such a deep game the UI is simple but allows complex actions such as writing novel automata and introducing them into the world. Think Steven Wolfram's A New Kind of Science on DMT in game form.
PWN Combat Hacking:
PWN Combat Hacking has two players compete to take over (hack) nodes (computers) in a graph (network). The game plays and looks suspiciously like the final hacker battle in the 1995 film Hackers. PWN has simple rules that result in well executed gameplay. Sadly I haven't been able to play it since FIG because attempting to update OSX from 10.7 to 10.8 (PWN only works on 10.8) resulted in catastrophic harddrive failure.
Nika is a board game inspired by Peloponnesian War. It manages to abstract both the tactical elements of hoplites fighting in Phalanx and strategic elements. These strategic elements include cooperation between allied armies, and trade-offs between defense and offense. More incredibly it does this with a very simple set of rules. The game was explained to me and I was off and playing within three minutes. I've played more than my fair share of strategic games, I've even designed a few. Nika feels different strategically than other games. I couldn't map it into another game I was good at and that felt wonderful. There is something about Nika that was really fresh and kept me guessing. Wind Catcher Games is planning to sell it in the future by sadly it is not currently available.
Why Google Should Customize your Gmail Login Page to Prevent Phishing.
Disclaimer: The following post is uses Gmail and Google Accounts as a punching bag, but these problems discussed are both widely known, universal to identity providers on the web and not Google's fault. Gmail has just been chosen to play the victim only due to it's popularity and general bestness.
Password phishing attacks have been going on for over 25 years and the situation has only gotten worse. This post argues that by using a browser plugin to customize login pages on the client, attacks will have significantly greater difficulty forging believable login pages.
Two Phishing Attacks
I will argue this point by first showing two phishing attacks which would probably fool a fairly sophisticated computer user. These attacks are almost definitely not novel and are probably used in the wild. Compare these attacks to typical advice on preventing phishing. Consider the following two attacks:
Fake OAuth page: Websites will often allow users to authenticate with their google account using OAuth. If they are not logged into their Google account already it will ask them to login1. The workflow looks like this:
- Alice goes to a site that appears to have content that Alice wants.
- To access the content Website requires that Alice authenticates with her Google account before making a purchase.
- Alice clicks 'authenticate with Google' and is taken to a Google accounts login screen.
- Alice enters her username and password and is then allowed into the site.
Eve wants to steal Alice's password so she setups up a website as above but in step 3 Alice is sent to a fake, but realistic looking gmail login page. Alice just gave her username and password away. Eve can interactively check if Alice's provided a real username/password by supplying it to Gmail to see if it works. If Alice had Two-Factor authentication setup Eve can merely request a verification code from Alice as part of the login request. In fact if Eve wants to change the password and lock Alice out of her own account she can claim that the first verification code that Alice supplied (as part of her second factor) was incorrect and ask for a second one (loading the page for 60 seconds to wait for the first verification token to expire).
Tabnapping: Gmail has a habit of signing users out of their gmail accounts, which has trained users to sign back in at random points during the day. This can be exploited by crafting a page which when it detects that the user is inactive or idle it transforms into a fake gmail page saying that user has been logged out and that they should login again. This general approach is called tabnapping.
- Eve sents Alice a link to a fake Google Doc.
- Alice opens link and goes to bed, while she is sleeping the fake Google Doc rewrites itself so that it looks like a "you've been logged out, please login here" Google page.
- Alice wakes up, checks her laptop, logs into the fake Google login page. Game over.
Alice should be able to notice that she is signed into Google in other tabs: As [Google says]:(http://www.google.com/about/company/rewardprogram.html)
"At this time, the ability of malicious web sites to log users out of unrelated web applications is essentially unavoidable; it is a consequence of how the web is designed, and cannot be reliably prevented by any single website." This means that Eve can log Alice out of her Google Account. In fact Eve can keep logging Alice out until Alice logs into Eve's fake Google Account.
Alice can tell the difference between the fake login page and the real login page by inspecting the URL: Unfortunately there are really effective ways of making fake but undetectable urls (see also URL redirecting).
Alice uses HTTPS so she is safe: Phishing sites legally acquire valid HTTPS certificates. HTTPS offers zero protection in this scenario, other than the minimal cost to request a cert for a domain they control.
A Solution
The crux of the problem is that users have no way2 of telling a real Google accounts or Gmail login page from a fake one since the styling of a login page can be easily copied.
Customize/Skin the Login Page: Users will often skin or customize the look of the internal gmail web application by choosing a theme. Google should force new users to choose a unique skin for their 'trusted' home computer and persist this skin even when they are not signed into their Gmail account so that the skin will be applied to the login screen for their Gmail account. This skin would persist on the client 3, so an attacker would not be able to learn it by querying Google. Since the attacker can't learn the skin that user is using, the attacker can't replicate what the user expects to see. Thus the attacker will have difficulty fooling the user4. An example skin is shown below.
qr-codes: For added security the page could display a qr-code which the user could scan with their mobile phone to log themselves in without typing in a password. Isaac Potoczny-Jones has a neat blog post on using qr-codes as authentication5.
There are several problems with training users to use the look of a website to determine its trustworthiness.
- The unique skin is now acting as a authentication to the user, but browsers and security models are not designed to protect how gmail looks to a user. Screen sharing skype sessions, xss attacks and photos could expose the look of the skin which then an attacker could copy. Since the user now trusts login pages that have their unique skin they will be easier to fool if the skin is compromised.
This is a real risk, but users already use the look of a webpage to judge it's trustworthiness. Most phishing attacks are not targeted and this would stop these sorts of attacks and seriously complicate more advanced attack.
- The unique skin can not persist across clients. The first time a user uses a computer they have to login to a plain page or a page which has the skin of another user.
This solution probably wouldn't be that useful for people that use many different computers.
- Chrome already has this functionality in that you can sign into chrome.. Since you are signing into the browser rather than into webpage phishing is impossible.
Unfortunately, signing into Google Chrome does not automatically sign you into all your Google Accounts. Passwords can be saved in Google Chrome, but there are numerous ways to trick someone into entering their password into a realistic looking login screen.
For an example how legitimate sites do this go to goodreads.com in safe/incognito mode and click on the "sign in using Google" button. ↩
Yes, yes, they can check the certificate of the page and maybe catch a poorly generated cert, but how many times do you check the certificate of the page when you login to Gmail? ↩
This is really the tricky part as an attacker can wipe browser cookies at will. One surefire way would be to use a browser plugin or use the Google Chrome Sync functionality. ↩
All users can be fooled given enough time and effort. ↩
I don't see any reason why Google is not doing this already. They support Two-Factor authentication. While qr-auth is as vulnerable as username/password schemes, a successful attack only steals a one-use token rather than a username and password. This would be perfect for situations in which someone is concerned about a keylogger. In fact if you combine qr-auth with a browser plugin it becomes more secure than username/password schemes since the plugin can verify if the page is gmail or not. ↩


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This cleverly built Brother multifunction printer centers around a smartphone-like control panel.
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"Preparing security options" message after attempted shutdown
I've never experienced this message before. I have not had a virus or malware be detected in a year. This came up when I tried to close KVIRC, an IRC client program and turn off my laptop via the power button.
Was this a glitch or something? I'm really hoping it isn't a virus. I haven't experienced any performance issues so..
I should add the laptop appeared to freeze. I powered down, rebooted, and everything seemed to run normally.
UPDATE: Microsoft security essentials picked something up with a full system scan. Not sure if the 3 viruses were related.
This happened a little after 2:00 am, if that helps in sifting through the data.
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The 2000 U.S. National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, might be remembered as one of the most highly anticipated skating competitions in recent memory.
The 2000 U.S. National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, might be remembered as one of the most highly anticipated skating competitions in recent memory.
Whoa, what a great article. Nice bit of research! Thank you J.R. and Gsk8.
[Stacey] Pensgen is now on the ice every day coaching in the Rochester, NY, area and can also be seen on 13WHAM-TV in Rochester as an on-air meteorologist and reporter.
Thanks for this article. It's really interesting to see where these competitors wind up after they end their skating careers.
That was a very fun "blast from the past". Thank you!
Loved this article! Very interesting.
Does anyone remember the female skater at Nationals a few years ago who did one of her programs as a robot? It rocked the house and although she wasn't a top finisher, she performed the program again at the Exhibition/gala. I have gobs of old programs on tape and want to re-watch that program, but for the life of me I can't remember what year this was or the name of this skater. All replies will be very much appreciated.
believe her last name was Rosenthal (not Blake)... Stephanie? maybe?
ETA - and thank you, GS, for finding out where Katie Lee has gone! I was a huge fan of hers - chatting with her online way back in the Skate Forum days helped me know who she was - and always wondered what happened after we lost touch!
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Was the skater who portrayed a robot Stephanie Rosenthal?
That article was wonderful but also poignant, because it showed how many promising young skaters have to stop because of serious injury. Naomi Nari Nam was a particularly hard loss for skating; she had so much charisma and talent. I also remember a quick glimpse of Deanna Stellato before she left the sport way too soon, and she was one of the really good ones. I wonder whether male skaters have as high a rate of career-ending injuries as ladies. The fact that female skaters advance at a much earlier age, while their bodies are still so unformed, may leave them more vulnerable to injuries, especially of the hip and back.
Regardless, it was a delightful article. Fun to revisit that important year in skating. And how nice to hear how many of the girls went on to interesting careers or pursued more advanced education.
Concerning Sasha, has that much changed?
That was a very nice article, thanks for sharing that link.
Stacey Pensgen is doing really well as the weatherperson for Rochester, NY (where I juts moved from). Once in a while someone would go to her for a comment on something related to figure skating in the news but she prefers to be known for her on-air stuff. She still coaches learn to skate classes occasionally! :-)
Great to hear about these ladies. When they accomplish so much as teenagers, nice to see some continuing with their involvement in the sport (Bottoms), and many finding success and happiness elsewhere. I hope there are more of these "where are they now" articles on various "graduating classes" of skaters.
I noticed name Heidi Pakkala 15th place. The name sounds originally Finnish.
Rosenthal's poignant FS (she got the crowd going during her straight line footwork at the end! she finished 8th overall): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMwXYdkSK4g
Rosenthal is scheduled to graduate from Yale University in the spring of 2010.
THANKS for your article, Elvin!
Angela Nikodinov, Naomi Nari Nam and Brittney McConn (Bottoms) were coaches at 2010 Nationals. Nikodinov co-coached a junior man (Grisha Fournier), Nam co-coached a Junior and a Novice pair team (Carman/Reiss and Guterres/Schumann), and McConn co-coached a Novice man (Timothy Dolensky).
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A tragic story out of New York.
According to a report from the New York Daily News, a 20-year-old man was accidentally shot and killed by a New York police officer while trying to flee an armed robbery attempt at the store where he worked.
The officer's gun discharged when he collided with the man as he fled the scene, according to the New York Daily News report.
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Prior to joining Staffing Industry Analysts, Landhuis worked for more than five years as an HR Generalist and Financial Analyst at Fortune 1000 and market leading firms in the semiconductor, software, and financial services sectors.
Landhuis holds an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.A. from Stanford University. He has passed the level one Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam.
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As such, there is no walk of life that a Libran can't make headway in, but some are naturally more suited than others. One of the most important things that matter is the work atmosphere. As we have discussed, Librans thrive in a relaxed and stress free atmosphere. If he/she is made to work in a cluttered, noisy kind of workspace, he/she might be successful, but not especially happy. Over many years, this might lead to a breakdown.
Other than this, in a lower position, the person has good company and not so much of a responsibility; so he/she can work happily. But when taking up the top post, one must understand that tension and stress are bound to plague him/her. So, Librans making to the top spot need trustworthy and faithful assistants. Decision making does not come naturally to them, so they need all the information and technical support they can get to make up for it. You see, this is why Librans make such good architects – they like to share their responsibility with others, and work in tandem with colleagues whom they can trust and rely on for advice and help.
Also, with files piling up on desks every day and deadlines that have to be met at any cost, the Libran is bound to feel suffocated. In such cases, one of two things may happen – they will either break down, give up and find a different way of life to sustain themselves, or if they are the stronger kind, they will learn fast, catch up with the speed of work, and bring balance to themselves and to others working with them.
Librans also have the great quality of giving importance to others and listening to them. So, they can make great progress in the personnel or human resource department of a firm. Other than that, this trait also brings with it an exceptional skill at diplomacy. So professions of this kind are meant especially for Librans.More Related to Libra:
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By Hannah Simon | Jul 22, 2011 | Total plays: 29,308
There are a lot of things to be excited about here: the amazing talents of M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) showcased on an epic double (!!) album, production efforts from Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, The Mars Volta, Goldfrapp), and guest vocals from Zola Jesus. Seriously.
Oh, um, did I mention there's a saxophone solo in this song? Yup.
Commenting on the album, Gonzalez had this to say:
I think it is a reflection of my 30 years of being a human being. It's a compilation of all my previous music together. It's a retrospective of myself.
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April 30th, 2010
Europa League Results: Fulham, Atlético Madrid to The Final
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Though some may say the Europa League lacks the luster of a leather couch, we were ready to embrace watching this "consolation" cup once we opened our eyes to Fulham's inner beauty…'ya know, the abs beneath the surface layer kit.
As such, we're fine-tuning our attractiveness analysis to include a grandfather clause: teams that aren't top of the hottie totty food chain can succeed if they get naked willingly and often.
For example, while Fulham may not be as collectively pretty as Fernando Torres in the stands, they peel off the layers come crunch time. Thus, we are claiming partial victory on our long-held footie results system: the universe (justly) rewards the better-looking amongst us; it also rewards those that remove their clothing to give their abs some air. Facts are facts.
Kickettes, will you be watching the tournament's finals? While the only English team left standing in Europe will be in our hearts, Atlético Madrid's Diego Forlan and his abs will be in our loins. (Oh and there are many, many more shots if you're so inclined.)


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Hello everyone! I, Riikka, am now back from my beautiful holiday in Venice. No more trips in many, many months to come and I have a fast internet connection at home now so my regular updates are back for good. I will be making huge updates this weekend but while I am unpacking my own stuff, I will leave you with a link to the new Bob Dylan video starring Scarlett Johansson. It is absolutely lovely! Here's to hoping a larger resolution video will show up online soon so I can make some captures. A thank you goes out to JuanKi for the link!
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Will the 2013-2014 Miami Heat team include Chris Bosh as one of the infamous Big Three in Miami? If the Heat had lost, I would definitely consider Bosh the fall guy however, since they won, I will bet he's around for at least one more season.
Looking at his stats, with the exception of the Finals Game 7, Bosh has played as well as can be expected and fairly consistent considering he's the third leg of the trifecta Heat offense, with more being expected of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
Bosh scored double digits in six of the Finals playoff games except of course, Game 7, in which he didn't score at all. He had five or less offensive rebounds in each Finals game and defensively managed to pull down 11 rebounds game 4 and single digit defensive rebounds in the remaining Finals games.
Game 1 was a disaster for Bosh with four three-point attempts, none of which reached the target. He only made one attempt in two other games so I'm sure Erik Spoelstra and the coaching staff sternly advised he move his shot in closer.
Game 7 was a struggle for Bosh, as he missed all of his five field goal attempts, including one three-pointer. He got into foul trouble and played fewer minutes than any of the other Finals games, but Bosh made up for his lack of offense by making plays on defense that the stats don't pick up.
His conditioning was well displayed in the Heat's transition defense on more than one occasion; he kept Tim Duncan in check on pick and rolls and defended the post all night which was very impressive.
That alone may keep him on center stage a while longer.
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The Weishi chrome razor is modeled after a classic design and features the butterfly opening silo doors. This razor has a beautiful high polished chrome finish and comes packed in a blue plastic case, perfect for safe storage and traveling. Uses any standard double edge razor blade.
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I was really digging this razor that I got for christmas and then a few months later, like the others have said, it fell apart in my hands. But for me, it disintegrated as I was trying to switch out blades. I would only suggest it as a temporary safety razor until you get another one.
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I bought this razor a little over a year ago. It was my first DE after years with electrics. Once I got used to it, I was getting a good shave. Then, last week, it fell apart in my hands. The butterfly won't open, the mechanism jams, I can't change blades. It has become just another disposable razor.
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I have used this razor for three month then lost the side plate that holds the butterfly ends to the razor down the drain. Cheaply made razor but does work well.
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Shaved well, but broke after 2 months of use.
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I just received my Weishi yesterday, it's a fine razor, but after 5 days of growth, I like a total clearcut after a single draw of the blade, the Weishi required several strokes to do this. If you like a steep angled blade and serious cutting, go with a Merkur. I switched back to my Merkur after a few strokes and the difference is profound. If you don't want to hack yourself to bits, or this is your first safety razor, or you shave in a hurry (or drunk) - use the Wesihi, it's got a very mild angle and a tiny gap between the blade and the guide - not the chasm of a Merkur. I think this might even be a gentle enough razor to give to my wife.
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Bodine: "After my 'little' accident at Daytona, I was in the hospital and there were people coming in who couldn't believe I was alive. I remember Kyle, Pattie, Richard and Adam visiting.
"They were getting ready to leave, and I'll never forget this: (Adam) came over, put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Man, everything's going to be alright. You ever need anything, give me a call.' You never forget that."
Already a regular in the Nationwide (then Busch) Series in 2000, Adam would run his first, and it turns out, only, Cup race that April. He qualified 33rd, ran in the middle of the 43-car pack much of the day, and finished 40th following engine failure, As a longtime friend of the Pettys, Gossage is proud that Adam ran that race at Texas.
Gossage: "The odd thing is that Kyle didn't qualify for that race. Looking back, Kyle got to spot for him and watched him race every single lap, where he wouldn't have if he was driving his own car. So you feel that the good Lord had a hand in that. That's a great memory Kyle has, just that one race."
Adam's career, and life, would end five weeks later, at age 19, when the throttle stuck on his car and he crashed into the wall during practice at New Hampshire. Those who knew him think he would've become a star.
Daugherty: "He had a heck of a future in front of him. It's no telling how good he would've been, but I think he was one of those special Joey Logano-type kids."
Bodine: "Richard told us he thought Adam would be the best of the (Petty) bunch. We'll never know how that was going to go, but that's what The King thought."
Gossage: "He would've been great. He would've been competing today with the Jeff Gordons and Dale Earnhardt Juniors."
For Kyle Petty, the Charity Ride and anniversary of Adam's death blends with so many other memories.
Kyle Petty: "You remember a million things. Like anybody would remember their child, you remember them being 18 months and 6 years old and 18 years old, and then you remember the day they were killed.
"And I think when you look at it, there's so many memories you can't pick anything. He just grew up as part of this sport, as we all did, and you take it for granted that you're always going to be here."
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride and the Victory Junction Gang Camp are ensuring that Adam Petty's memory always will be with us.
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Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska which can prove to be cold as hell in the winter, Cliff and Ivy are on fire with their new release 'Equilux'. With themes of mystery, horror, science fiction and real-life imagery racing through your ears, Cliff and Ivy have proven that 'Equilux' is one intriguing concept. With an overload of styles & influences hitting you all at once, Cliff and Ivy refuse to be categorized as some generic band of Today.


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Balenciaga Panelled Slim-Fit Biker Jacket
In classic Balenciaga biker fashion, the French luxury label presents a fresh iteration of the time-honored black motorcycle leather jacket. This panelled piece uses canvas and a silver-flecked cotton blend with black leather for a lightly quilted, asymmetrical appeal. The slim-fitting jacket oozing with city chic also offers a host of zipped pockets at the front, back and on the left sleeve, as well as zipped cuff accents. It is made in Italy and costs £1,592 GBP (approximately $2,492 USD).
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