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From Openmoko
Mofi is one of the applications that runs on the Openmoko Phones. For a list of all applications, visit Applications
Mofi allows phone users to search for and connect to available wireless access points (APs).
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Where can I download Mofi?
Mofi is available on the Openmoko forge at http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/mofi/
Download the latest package at http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/277/mofi_0.02_armv4t.ipk
or alternatively, get the source from http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/271/mofi.0.02.tar.gz
See #Installation for info on how to install Mofi..
More Information
Mofi is written in Python and uses the PyGTK library to create the GUI. Mofi stores AP passwords in a configuration file, scans APs within range and generates a wpa_supplicant.conf from the information found. The system then uses the wpa_supplicant.conf to connect to the first accessible AP.
The Gnome UI can be used to view available access points, and specify which access point is preferred.
Information on the project can be found on the Moko forge at http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/mofi/
An RSS feed is also available at http://feeds.feedburner.com/MofiProjectNewsOpenmokoProjects containing latest news for the project.
Using Mofi
One change enables the disconnect functionality in 0.03 beta, which greatly increases the usability of Mofi. Just add the following to the end of /usr/lib/mofi/disconnect.sh
killall wpa_supplicant killall udhcpc
This makes it possible to (I believe) shut down the wifi to conserve battery. You should also be able to connect at home, use the wifi, then disconnect, take the phone to your local wifi hotspot, then connect again, without trouble (I'm using FSO, and have yet to test the hotspot theory, however).
Through opkg
just scp the ipk to your FreeRunner, then install using opkg:
scp mofi_0.02_armv4t.ipk email@example.com:/tmp/ ssh firstname.lastname@example.com > cd /tmp/ > opkg install mofi_0.02_armv4t.ipk
Or install the ipk directly via opkg:
opkg install http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/277/mofi_0.02_armv4t.ipk
To run on your FreeRunner:
from the main menu choose the Applications section then "Wifi Mofi". Alternatively, mofi can be run from the console by typing mofi
However, you may have the message " Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for mofi: python-pygtk python-subprocess python-threading python-core python-misc python-lang python-pygobject" displayed instead.
From source
You'll have to add some dependencies:
opkg install python-core python-misc python-lang python-subprocess python-threading python-pygtk python-pygobject
there are some more, but when you try to run these will be indicated.. please post the additional dependencies to the project bug list, cheers:
run ./install.sh - this will set up the environment and move files to your freerunner. note you may have to change the value of FREERUNNER to point to the correct IP..
then to run mofi open the console on your FreeRunner and type mofi.sh
You can also download the nightly SVN tree snapshot from https://projects.openmoko.org/snapshots.php?group_id=165
Screen Shots
If Mofi crahes
Mofi sometimes crashes with:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/mofi/mofi_gui.py", line 30, in <module> import gtk File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 82, in <module> init() NameError: name 'init' is not defined
If this happens, edit the file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py and change the call to init() on line 82 to _init().


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Paying For Health Care Overhaul May Fall Unevenly On States
"Some of the 'bluest' states that propelled Obama into the White House are among those most likely to pay more in taxes to fund expanded health insurance coverage and make other changes to the system, analysts say," The Los Angeles Times reports. "People in states such as Illinois, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York have a higher share of wealthier taxpayers and residents who get generous healthcare plans through work -- and both sets of people may be tapped to raise money for the healthcare overhaul. Moreover, those states have less to gain from a national effort to expand health insurance coverage because their residents already are more likely to have insurance than are Americans as a whole. Those conclusions by a range of policy analysts may point to future tension in the healthcare debate: Though battle lines so far have been drawn largely in partisan terms, lurking regional divisions could fracture Congress even further."
One proposal making its way through Congress would tax the most generous employer-provided health plans to help fund a health care overhaul. But critics of the idea "say that it would hit many people who happen to live where costs are higher than average, not necessarily those whose packages are overly generous. That is why the idea of taxing the priciest health benefits could run into resistance from lawmakers representing high-cost cities such as Chicago and New York" (Hook, 7/6).

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care law is enmeshed in another big legal battle after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on a key financing issue within hours of each other Tuesday.
A divided court panel in Washington called into question the subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people pay their premiums, saying financial aid can be paid only in states that have set up their own insurance markets, or exchanges.
About 100 miles to the south in Richmond, Virginia, another appeals court panel unanimously came to the opposite conclusion, ruling that the Internal Revenue Service correctly interpreted the will of Congress when it issued regulations allowing consumers in all 50 states to purchase subsidized coverage.
The White House immediately declared that policyholders will keep getting financial aid as the administration sorts out the legal implications.
Spokesman Josh Earnest said the adverse decision in Washington would have "no practical impact" on tax credits as the case works its way through the courts.
Both cases are part of a long-running political and legal campaign to overturn Obama's signature domestic legislation by Republicans and other opponents of the law.
In the Washington case, a group of small business owners argued that the law authorizes subsidies only for people who buy insurance through markets established by the states — not by the federal government.
That's no mere legal distinction, since the federal government is running the markets, or exchanges, in 36 states.
A divided court agreed with that objection, in a 2-1 decision that could mean premium increases for more than half the 8 million Americans who have purchased taxpayer-subsidized private insurance under the law.
Two judges appointed by Republican presidents voted against the administration's interpretation of the law while one appointed by a Democratic president dissented.
The Obama spokesman said the administration would seek a hearing by the full 11-judge court. The full court has seven judges appointed by Democratic presidents, including four appointed by Obama.
The majority opinion concluded that the law, as written, "unambiguously" restricts subsides to consumers in exchanges established by a state. That would invalidate an Internal Revenue Service regulation that tried to sort out confusing wording in the law by concluding that Congress intended for consumers in all 50 states to have subsidized coverage.
"At least until states that wish to can set up exchanges, our ruling will likely have significant consequences both for the millions of individuals receiving tax credits through federal exchanges and for health insurance markets more broadly," the majority wrote.
"But, high as those stakes are, the principle of legislative supremacy that guides us is higher still," the opinion added.
Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Pierce said the Washington court essentially got it wrong.
"We believe that this decision is incorrect, inconsistent with congressional intent … and at odds with the goal of the law: to make health care affordable no matter where people live," Pierce said in a statement.
In Richmond, the three-judge 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel was unanimous in its decision upholding the law's financing.
The seemingly arcane issue is crucial to the success of the health law because most states have been unable or unwilling to set up their own exchanges. The inaction stems in many instances from opposition by Republican governors to the Affordable Care Act.
The small business owners filing the lawsuit say the tax credits enacted by Congress were intended to encourage states to set up their own health benefit exchanges and that the penalty for not doing so was withdrawal of tax credits for lower-income residents.
Supporters of the act say the purpose of the tax credit was not to promote the establishment of state exchanges, but rather to achieve Congress's fundamental purpose of making insurance affordable for all Americans.
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The judges on the Washington case were Thomas Griffith, an appointee of President George W. Bush; A. Raymond Randolph, an appointee of Bush's father; and Harry Edwards, an appointee of President Jimmy Carter, who dissented.
A lower court had ruled that the law's text, structure, purpose, and legislative history make "clear that Congress intended to make premium tax credits available on both state-run and federally-facilitated Exchanges."
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It's pretty rare to have any intrigue in All-Star voting. (Rory Fitzpatrick was an exception, but that was a gimmick.)
That's what makes Gilbert Arenas' selection as a starter for the East in the NBA All-Star Game – surging ahead of Vince Carter at the last moment – so amazing.
Arenas' final surge was nothing short of jaw-dropping spectacular: Arenas was more than 200,000 votes behind as recently as TWO WEEKS AGO. He finished 3,000 votes ahead. I've never heard of that kind of swing in the NBA – and maybe All-Star voting in any sport. (Maybe MLB?)
Next, it is the official coronation that Agent Zero* has arrived as a top-tier NBA star. It's been unofficial all season: First came the love from the bloggers. Next came the various crazy don't-call-them-quirks that humanized Gil in a way that no other NBA star was. Then came the scoring binges. Then the surprising success of his first signature shoe. And, now, the validation of the masses: A starting spot in the All-Star Game. (And not just any All-Star Game, but the greatest All-Star Game in the history of sports, if only because it's in
Meanwhile, there's a second angle that makes this even better: He displaced Vince Carter, who long had a lock on the All-Star starting spot, simply off of one dunk contest a long time ago. Since then, he has steadily lost cred among fans, but maintained a mysterious populist grip on that All-Star starting spot. But even VC couldn't stop the ultimate populist NBA hero: Agent Zero.
Oh, and as Gil himself pointed out: Thanks to the Sixers for trading the leading vote-getter among guards in the East, Allen Iverson. That moved everyone else up a spot and allowed Arenas the chance to pass Carter.
(Want merely the latest reason that fans love Arenas? On his NBA.com blog, he was referencing the mission he's on to score a ton on the USA Basketball coaches who snubbed him last summer. Mike D'Antoni joked earlier this week that he'd hate to see what Arenas would do against Coach K and Duke. And so Arenas said on his blog he'd score "84 or 85" against Duke. I would pay a minimum of $1,000 to watch that on pay-per-view. We're quickly getting to the point where there has never been a player in NBA history as uniquely entertaining – combining on-court and off-court performance – as Arenas.)
(* - Please, mainstream media, start crediting the Wizznutzz for that nickname)
More NBA All-Star: Nice to see Chris Bosh join Arenas with the regulars Shaq, LeBron and Wade in the East starting lineup. The West is the same-old-same-old:
Aussie Open: You're either a Serena man or a Maria man. (But I absolutely don't want to shut out the women readers: You're either a Serena woman or a Maria woman.) And I'd like to know which.
College Hoops: Duke edges Clemson...barely. It took a layup at the buzzer, but the bigger story was the way that Duke blew a 5-point lead with 13 seconds to go, necessitating the need for the buzzer-beating bail-out. (Oh, wait: Go figure -- Duke basically cheated their way to the W, using a friendly clock-operator to steal the win. Via Deadspin and Fanhouse.)
NBA Last Night: Hey, look: The Clippers are back at .500 after Cat Mobley's 3 beat the buzzer to beat the Nets.
NFL: The Garrett-Watch. I am not sure why, but I'm fascinated by the Cowboys-Garrett situation. At the very least, he's the offensive coordinator, but I think it's fairly obvious Jerry Jones wants to elevate him to head coach as soon as possible. What kind of head coach would sign with his successor literally standing next to him?
MLB: The Red Sox will finally sign JD Drew. His place next season on the DL is inevitable.
But not before USA Today's Sports Media Apologist Michael Hiestand can weigh in by ripping bloggers while offering Sean a virtually unfiltered platform to protest, which he continues to do (and, by the way, Sean has the absolute right to do).
Let me focus on Hiestand's coverage: Wouldn't balanced journalism – even for a columnist – maintain that it would be worth finding someone with the other point of view to weigh in? I'm just asking.
Because everyone who has listened to the tape agrees Sean said "Jew" (and certainly didn't say "chew"), and that all Sean had to do is plausibly admit that it was a verbal flub with no intent to harm.
Then again, Hiestand has ESPN talent on his speed-dial, but I've never seen him quote a blogger. No, that would offer a wee too much legitimacy for a medium that must scare the hell out of him.
After all, the best, most timely, most insightful sports media criticism is coming from bloggers, not from newspapers.
Wow, that last rant could signal this could be a feisty Firday...


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Obama's campaign released a five-minute video of the president's address Wednesday to members of his staff at his Chicago headquarters. The short speech came a day after he won re-election.
The president talks about his work as a community organizer in Chicago and tells staffers and volunteers that they will do "amazing things" in their lives.
Obama becomes emotional when he says that even before the election results, he felt the work he had done "had come full circle." He tells staff members that he is proud of the work they did, then pauses to wipe away tears.


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When I was aschool-aged math student, I always held a special fascination for circles. I loved trigonometric functions and wouldplay with identities just for sport. So,here I am now, a more "seasoned" girl and I find myself thinking again about mylove for circles.
First, let'sdefine a circle. It is a set of pointson a plane equidistant from another particular point which is its center. It has no beginning and no end. It just goes around, and around, and around –from beginning to end to beginning again.
And here Iam at the end.
Again, atthe beginning.
I'm leavingNASA. Retiring actually. Well, kinda. Ending my Federal NASA career and starting a new post civil servantadventure.
Way back inMay of 1980, I started a nearly 34-year professional career at NASA at GoddardSpace Flight Center. I was a GS-7 1520Mathematician. I was in the professionalinternship program (PIP) and had to have great grades to get in and do greatthings to get promoted. I met anotherGS-7 1520 Mathematician – a shy young girl named Stephanie Gayle Henry who endedup being a BFF for life. I was a systemsprogrammer on the IBM 360/95 working in Code 500 for Jack Balikirsky. IBM Assembler Language was fun. Not for wimps, for sure.
But I leftNASA. Got married (the first time), to aguy who wanted to move to Seattle. Twenty-fiveyears, 4 additional Federal agencies, and stint at Boeing Computer Services…later, I divorced and came back to an agency I never wanted to leave. I came full circle. Now, I am leaving again – at the end of thecircle. Again.
As I beginand end, I want to mention a few great NASA leaders that I had the pleasure ofserving under this time. They all havesomething in common – they are tough … some perhaps in some cases rather mean.
I willmention them in pairs, which are almost as good as circles.
Ed Weilerand Rob Strain. They were pretty toughand mean. On the surface, they werequite different – in stature and in academic background. But, at the end of the day, Ed was a thugfrom the South Side of Chicago shaped by the hope and despair that surroundedhim; and Rob was a thug form Flint,shaped by the hard work and long hours of the tireless men and women in theauto industry. Both men are tirelessleaders whose love of space made NASA a better place. One focused his telescope on heavenly bodieslight years away and the other focused his on Earth objects and businesssystems that just kept things running. Thanks Ed and Rob.
Lori Garverand Charlie Bolden. Pretty tough andmean – well, maybe some think Charlie isn't mean – but he is a Marine. Get it. Hoorah. So, Charlie is anastronaut and Lori is a policy wonk. Yet, this Odd Couple often accused of not getting along have the mostawesome thing in common. Greatleadership and love of EVERYTHING space. Thanks Lori and Charlie.
A quickpersonal story. My husband's first wifewasn't especially fond of me. And Istayed clear of her. Then our mutuallove, her grandson, broke his foot and was in severe pain. We were both in the orthopedic surgeon'soffice crying – because this little boy we both loved was in a bad way. We loved the same thing. Therefore, we loved each other – the associativeproperty of love. That's the real Lori and Charlie.
So, I'm atthe end again. Really at thebeginning. What am I doing next? Just Google that. But, I sign off on my last NASA CIO blogsaying that I am leaving and agency I love to start a new beginning again.
NASA, thanksfor being at my center. Cureton Out.
LindaCureton, NASA CIO
The End


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So I've reading and re-reading all my OD&D books and it's been an interesting experience. It's hard now to find them nearly as impenetrable as I once did, because I've been so immersed in the extensive exegesis of their contents for the last two years that they seem (almost) straightforward to me. I realize they're not in any absolute sense, but I also more keenly understand that, if one had been part of the wargames culture out of which OD&D sprang, they probably weren't quite as opaque as they seem decades after the fact. That's not to say that no one had trouble understanding them, because we know they did, but I suspect the number of early adopters who were baffled by them is smaller than is suggested in after-the-fact discussions by people with a vested interest in claiming OD&D is the gaming equivalent of the Voynich Manuscript.
On the other hand, I'm not convinced that OD&D, especially the LBBs, contain hidden depths of meaning that can only be plumbed after extensive periods of prayer and fasting. Rather, there are many passages and even whole sections whose meaning is obscure because of either the way they were written -- no one can claim OD&D is a model of auctorial clarity -- or a dependence on a context not provided by the text itself. That's why it's so vital to speak to people who were involved in the hobby at the time in order to gain that context. It's been my contention from the start of this blog that a lot of this knowledge is in danger of being lost forever, which would be a pity.
In any case, while reading through OD&D, I noticed several things I'd somehow never noticed before:
- Wisdom is the only stat that does nothing other than provide an XP boost. Even Greyhawk does not expand upon Wisdom's mechanical utility. This strikes me as very odd.
- Originally, only fighting men benefited from high Dexterity in terms of being harder to hit. I must say I rather like this approach.
- All magical armor is plate mail.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Yes, I have modified the post...A good number of your points are valid, however, there is only so much the developers can do with limited time and resources. We need help,You haven't been following any development discussions, so how could you possibly know how things are going?I am a bit miffed at your tone of, "make it nice and perfect and MAYBE i'll come back." but I'm sure that was unintentional.-Thom
My tone may have come across as "make it perfect and maybe I'll come back" but it certainly wasn't meant that way. To put it simple: My wife does not like the LinuxMCE interface so I finally gave in and switched to MythTV, now she is happy. I plan to come back to LinuxMCE as soon as it's user friendly enough that she is ok with it. I have confidence that this will be the case once the orbiter has been re-written. I'm technical, she is not. Things that I, and most everyone here, are fine with she sees as ugly, unintuitive, or a hassle. I think it would do everyone some good to sit down with a non-technical person with no LinuxMCE exposure and get their honest opinion.
*stop chasing away potential users and developers. Rude belittling posts do nothing but hurt the project.
It will perhaps never catch up with the Ubuntu release cycle and who knows if it will make it onto other distros.
Well guys, I hate to admit it but the wife has been somewhat unhappy with LinuxMCE from the start. She loves the idea of a central media center and various frontend MDs, as well as the potential for all the home automation stuff, integrated security and phone system, etc. Unfortunately she hates the interface. Ugly, non-intuitive, sometimes glitchy. She wants to be able pick up a remote and have everything make sense, not need to learn where stuff is or how to do things. Since I had a spare 500G SATA drive in my closet, I went ahead and installed Mythbuntu for her to try. The wife is happy with it, so it looks like I'll be stepping away from linuxmce for a while. To be completely honest, I like it much better myself except for the lack of HA features.I'll be keeping an eye on LinuxMCE. After the orbiter re-write I hope to come back - there is so much potential functionality I want to use. Unfortunately user friendliness is just not there. LinuxMCE is also quite glitchy, but I've been using 810 BETA, it's expected.Don't take this as a typical LinuxMCE sucks, I'm using something else type post. If anything, think of it as a reminder of what is important to end users - the user experience. I know some of the devs here get uptight and defensive when any criticism is given, but lets try to get past that. I want LinuxMCE to succeed. I think it has the potential to be great. I know it's early in it's life and is trying to shake off the shackles of the commercial product that spawned it. As an end user that has been using and following this project for more than 2 years let me throw out a few general suggestions:*rip out, rewrite, or otherwise get away from any proprietary code. LinuxMCE needs FOSS programmers, some FOSS programmers may shy away from a project built from and still limited by non-free licensing, even if it's just some areas.*stop chasing away potential users and developers. Rude belittling posts do nothing but hurt the project. *listen to the users. If a question or complaint comes up often, there is a reason. *more linux standard stuff, less wizardy stuff. Think of how many people run into the "black screen, press 1, 2, 3, etc." on hardware where a standard linux install works fine. *If at all possible, get this to run on other distros.*Do not force PXE booted MDs. Net booting is nice, it's slick, but sometimes being able to boot a MD from a local HD is a better option.*Put an end to the constand "need to reload router" and "need to regenerate orbiter" stuff. Of course these are all suggestions, nobody can demand or even expect the devs to work on anything they don't want to (unless they are being directly paid for specific items). I'll still be lurking from time to time, I may even setup a test environment and continue to play around.
Typical responses. My second point in fact - rude belittling posts hidden behind a a thin veil of sarcasm.Hand a guest in your home who has never seen LinuxMCE a remote and tell them to set a program to record any time it comes on.
I agree, and disagree. I'm not saying LinuxMCE should go the way of MythTV, but the whole UI gently overlaid is certainly not true either. I really like the way the main menu doesn't block the other stuff when media is playing, but go into the video menu, or audio, etc. and it blocks everything (or blends with the background). If you want coverart and enough movies per screen it kinda has to. Start a movie that you were previously watching and the entire screen is covered while asking to continue or not. There are plenty of places where LinuxMCE blocks whatever on-screen media is playing, some make perfect sense while others do not. While I agree that trying to copy MythTV or any of the other eye-candy UIs is not the way LinuxMCE should go, I do think there are a few areas where using at least the bulk of the screen makes sense. Possibly scaling the media to a PIP type box. Just to be clear, I like the way LinuxMCE works. I still only use it for media, no HA stuff yet, and I'm still using LinuxMCe with no plans to switch. I'm also happy to hear you are working on re-writing the orbiter.
l3mce - I'm not going to get into a pissing contest over how much easier one product is than another. I'm fine with LinuxMCE, the wife thinks other options are easier to use and look nicer. End of discussion. Clearly you have issues with reading comprehension as well, but thank you for taking the time to search through my older posts and quote one that supports what I am saying in this thread.


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It has taken some time but we finally have succumbed to the delights of a certain kitchen utensil. Years of resisting George, John, and the seductive talents of Penelope, had left me more determined than ever to resist at all costs. The result; a plethora of appliances – eight at last count – to produce the perfect cup of coffee at the right moment, cluttering kitchen surfaces and cupboards, and never quite getting it right. After all, each appliance needs and produces its own unique type of coffee. And it's difficult, when you're the only serious coffee drinker, to convince 'management' at home that such a thing as a CCM (Centralized Coffee Management) system is essential.
And the story is similar with encryption keys and certificates. Look around any mid to large size organisation and you will find SSL, SSH and Symmetric keys and digital certificates scattered around – and each type will also have several variants. Then there are all the different "utensils" which use the keys, from applications to a myriad of appliances, as well as a host of built-in 'tools' to manage each variety. The result is more management systems than the average household's coffee machines.
Today SSL and SSH keys and certificates are found littered across virtually all systems, applications and end-user computing devices. In most cases no one knows who caused the ever-proliferating and expanding landscape of encryption "litter," and since these keys and certificates are used to protect critical systems and sensitive data, ineffective and siloed management means that organisations are increasingly susceptible to failed audits, security risks, unexpected systems outages, compromises to systems applications and most importantly, critical data. Of course, each of these comes with its own costly financial and reputational consequences.
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And just as I'm told that there's a dark side to my caffeine addiction, there is a definite dark side to the unmanaged and unquantified encryption keys and certificates that we've become so dependent on—which now act as the infrastructure backbone of all online trust and security. Today as never before, everyone from governments to private individuals is under attack. The use of malware for criminal, ideological and political aims is growing at an alarming rate. Stuxnet opened Pandora's Box when the use of valid, stolen SSL certificates as a means to authenticate the malware and allow it to remain hidden and undetected became common knowledge. Since then there has been an explosion of malware using digitally signed certificates.
Can we defend ourselves against state-sponsored attacks?
Today we are faced with cyber-attacks on a scale never imagined, and the question that has to be asked is whether or not there is anything we can do to protect our infrastructure, enterprises and ourselves.
But I believe the reality is that we are responsible in large part for the ease with which cyber-terrorists, regardless of their ideology or motivation, are attacking us. In effect, we are supplying the weapons that are being used against us. The collective failure of enterprises to protect keys and certificates is resulting in these very keys and certificates being used against us.
The Flame attack for example, which masqueraded as a Windows update, was successful because of Microsoft's continued use of MD5 algorithms, years after they themselves had identified that they were compromised. A surprisingly small amount of money needed to be spent to create a duplicate certificate. Shaboom, which attacked Aramco and RasGas, leveraged a certificate stolen from a company called Eldos, and issued by Globalsign. The fact that it was issued by Globalsign is not the problem; the problem is that the key and certificate were reportedly stolen from Eldos. And it goes on and on. Cyber-Terrorists are literally helping themselves to keys and certificates from global business because they know that no one manages them. When organisations don't ensure proper controls over trust, business stops. End of story.
So the first step in defending ourselves is to protect our key and certificate arsenal. Having effective management so that access to any key or certificate is controlled is a first step in ensuring that you don't become the next unsuspecting collaborator. And that management has to be unbiased, universal and independent if it's going to work—not caring who issues the encryption or in what departmental silos it resides (one cannot be both the issuer and manager of encryption simultaneously—too many inerrant conflicts of interest). No one wants to have their name associated with a cyber-attack that at the very least results in significant financial loss for the victim, but even more seriously results in the loss of life.
Secondly, enterprises are not responding to the attacks. There is massive investment in perimeter security but when we are told repeatedly that the threat is as much from within as outside, we need to act.
Can we still protect critical infrastructure from attack in the digital age?
If malware is the Cyber-terrorist weapon of the 21st century, then organisations need to reduce the risk as much as possible. At last count there are in excess of 1500 Trusted Third Parties who issue certificates globally. Many of these are in every system in the infrastructure, and the result is that if a system trusts the issuer, it will by default trust the "messenger", in this case malware.
So like your firewall in the 20th Century, which you used to reduce the access points through your perimeter, effective management of trusted issuers and instruments similarly reduces your risk of malware infection. If a system doesn't know the issuer, it's not going to trust the messenger. So although you can never completely remove the risk because you have to trust some people, you will significantly reduce the number of possible attacks. But this requires the determination of an organisation to take steps to protect itself. The management of trust stores in every system becomes an absolute necessity in the fight against cyber-terrorism, regardless of what group, enterprise, or nation state is behind it.
According to US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, the Pentagon and American intelligence agencies are seeing an increase in cyber threats that could have devastating consequences if they aren't stopped. "A cyber-attack perpetrated by nation states or violent extremist groups could be as destructive as the terrorist attack of 9/11. Such a destructive cyber terrorist attack could paralyse the nation."
The question is: when will start to see individuals and organisations being held culpable for these attacks? In the Cyber-Terrorism war, it is a big business selling valid SSL certificates, whether stolen, lost or sold, to "terrorists" – and it is likely to play a significant be a part of a major incident, and ignorance will not be a defence!
So my advice is, as George Orwell wrote in "1984" – "If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself."
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If you want to give your cat the pill without hiding it in food, try the following technique, which many people find to be more reliable:
This article has been reviewed by a Veterinarian.
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If you know your cat doesn't like swallowing pills, you can ask your veterinarian if the medicine can be compounded, or changed into a powder or liquid to make it easier to administer. But that's not always possible. If the medicine must be given in pill or capsule form, you may need to experiment with different methods before finding one that works for you and your pet.Follow Recommendations
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- Kgale Hill: GPS coordinates -24.689739, 25.874300 google map link google earth link
- Mmopane Hill: GPS coordinates -24.55710, 25.88034 google map link google earth link
- Mogonye - Mannyelanong Cliffs: GPS coordinates -24.83882, 25.66291 google map link google earth link
- Mogonye - Mmamotshwane Gorge: GPS coordinates -24.85917, 25.68662 google map link google earth link
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- Kobokwe Gorge: GPS coordinates -24.431377, 25.533019 google map link google earth link
- Tswapong Hills: GPS coordinates -22.647334, 27.630632 google map link google earth link
- Motlhabaneng: GPS coordinates -22.203213, 28.849642 google map link google earth link
The most accessible climbing area is Kgale Hill which faces the new Game City shopping complex in Gaborone.
From Botswana - Take the road from Bobonong towards Tuli (Mathathane) and turn left onto the gravel road signposted Motlhabaneng. The columns are clearly visible and there is a track (4WD) which gets quite close.
From South Africa - via Alldays and border at Pont Drift (not passable in wet season)
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RD compiled by Carl Bauer. This information has now all been transferred onto the wiki and more.
A word of environmental caution: Rocks in Botswana are scarce and this means that the ecosystems on these rocks are unique. If we are going to climb on them we should tread lightly. In other parts of the world where rock is plentiful rock climbers do not have access to rock because some climbers have been disrespectful of the environment. The following advice may seem obvious but it is not so to everyone:
Nesting birds should be given a wide berth. We should not climb anywhere near them as some, like the vultures at Otse, are under threat of extinction. See Birdlife Botswana's website. There are also many unique plants and trees on and around the rocks and these should be left intact. Needless to say let's not leave litter and if you see some you could even take it away.
oin the "Kalahari Mountain Club" facebook page to be kept up to date with news of outings etc.


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Sorry for the delay of post today! I had to be at work by 6:45 am this morning and it was a long day. However, I like to post Monday through Friday on a regular basis because I believe in keeping this blog updated for my readers. Now that I'm home with a few minutes to spare, I wanted to show you pictures from my bestie's Wedding Rehearsal and dinner.
My bestie is Trinidadian with Indian/Arabic Roots. She wanted to show off her culture in the Wedding rehearsal by dressing up her bridal party in the traditional garb of saris, bindis and dramatic makeup. Of course I was excited to make everyone up...this kind of makeup is definitely my favorite. Check out the pics!
Here I am starting the bride. You can click on pics to expand.
You can see that I'm doing the scotch tape trick to keep a clean edge to the eyeshadow.
Here's the final look without the lips...the pizza had just arrived so I planned on finishing her later.
We added the sari and a bindi...looks amazing already!
Isn't she gorgeous?
I did my good friend Melissa...I pretty much matched the eyes to the Saris that each bridesmaid wore...I don't usually like to match makeup to clothes...but this was an exception.
In these looks I actually added glitter for an extra bit of sparkle.
For Saiesha's niece I did a smokey look with silver, gray and blue.
For Ashley I did a fusion of bright pink and purple...a very popular combination.
For my bestie Alex she's actually rocking red and purple glitter with bronze in her crease. The pictures don't do this look any justice...it looked amazing in person.
Here I am making up one of the ushers Brooke.
I added green shadow to go with the green in her Sari and used a purple from my 96 palette to contour the eyes.
I was last to get wrapped in my Sari...at this point I was exhausted lol...12 makeovers later, lol.
I took some candid makeup shots in the car ride over the rehearsal.
Here's a close up of my makeup. I used gold and fuscia glitter on my eyes and cut the crease with bronze.
The sari was my favorite color!
Check out the bride's hot mom! I did a soft smokey gray eye on her but you can't tell behind the glasses.
The gorgeous bride!
Me and bestie!
Bridesmaids and usher shot! Don't the Saris just look gorgeous!
Best friends shot!
A full shot of my Sari after all the festivities.
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"I am surprised that he survived the whole thing so well and [is] so cheerful because it must have been a devastating shock to him. He had been at sea for three months. And of course now being surrounded by lots of people, he has not seen a human being for three months, and suddenly he is the centre of attention."
Ian Vella, the hotel manager of the Orion, said despite his ordeal Mr Delord was "absolutely fine".
"He is in excellent spirits. We had French onion soup proceeded by a nice fresh green salad and lamb shank with a nice glass of red. I gave him a bottle of Australian Cabernet Merlot as he said he had been at sea for three months without a drink. I gave him my own sweater, underwear, socks, a couple of shirts, and the doc gave him some toiletries.
"His eyes popped when he saw the suite, he was not expecting anything so big and luxurious. He is very much overwhelmed, and on a huge high, I guess. If you are going to be rescued, it's better to be rescued by the MV Orion than any other ship in the world. He is a lovely man. We'll take him out tomorrow to meet all the passengers, and I think he will be the star of the show."
The Orion's journey to Mr Delord was slowed by wild winds and seas, which also made the rescue operation hazardous.
The boat was forced to turn off its stabilisers in order to undertake the operation, causing it to rock back and forth and pitch about 30 degrees.
A Zodiac was dispatched from the Orion, and after a 60-second struggle during which it was beaten against the side of the ship, crew managed to secure Mr Delord.
The Orion expedition leader, Don McIntrye, said the captain, Mike Taylor, did an excellent job manoeuvering the boat next to Mr Delord's life raft.
"He got the ship much closer than we expected. But as soon as we opened the side gate, we took quite a large wave. I was on the other side of the gate and in a moment I was standing in water up to my knees and worried about being washed out in to the ocean so I quickly shut the door.
"A few moments later we reopened the site gate and a command was given to launch the Zodiac. So Tim Sharpe our ice pilot and the driver Steve Bautista rocketed across the water, grabbed Alain and brought him onto the Zodiac. They then rocketed back to us, we brought him up and it was over that quick.
"It pretty much all worked to plan, and we are very excited to have him on aboard now. It's a great feeling."
Huge cheers could be heard from the Orion's 91 passengers - who were supposed to have been heading to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic Islands before their trip was cut short for the rescue effort - when the retrieval was achieved.
Captain Taylor said the ship would now set course for Hobart.
Captain Taylor said a Hercules aircraft that had been tracking the stranded sailor dropped smoke and light floats into the water so the MV Orion could locate him.
"We couldn't see the floats until we were about three-quarters of a mile away, and we didn't see the raft until half a mile, so without their help in the conditions there was no way we were going to find him," Mr Taylor told ABC 702 radio.
He said the rescue mission to reach Mr Delord, "was as extreme as I'd seen it" and involved "team work and a lot of luck".
The ship was positioned across the swell to shelter the raft and the Zodiac was dropped into the water on the crest of a wave.
Captain Taylor said one of the rescuers "grabbed him [Mr Delord] by the scruff and pulled him from the raft into the boat, and then it was a case of driving to the door".
"He was pretty happy," Captain Taylor said of Mr Delord. "I think that was part of the rationale for keeping the planes overhead, that he had somebody to talk to and knew he wasn't alone. It's incredible, we were 680 miles away and we were the closest asset. It's a pretty isolated part of the world."
He said Mr Delord did not speak much English, so a translator was sent up in one of the planes to communicate with him.
The MV Orion was en route to Macquarie Island, a world heritage area known for its colonies of sea birds, when it received the distress call, and Captain Taylor said the guests on board the ship were "massively disappointed" when told they would have to divert.
"They were pretty broken up about it. I've been down there [to Macquarie Island] 11 times but, as you can imagine, for most of the guests this was to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I have to say that when we actually managed the rescue yesterday there was just a cheer you could hear right over the ship when we pulled him in through the door. I think everybody's feeling somewhat better about it now," he said.
Until Saturday night the Orion had been going at maximum speed trying to reach Mr Delord, travelling at about 13.5 knots, but it was slowed on Sunday evening by an increase in swell size from three to four metres, and a change in wind direction.
If the crew had not got to Mr Delord before nightfall at 9.30pm they would not have been able to rescue him.
Mr McIntrye said the rescue was getting a lot of attention in Australia and overseas.
"Our Facebook page is getting 300 visitors a minute," he said.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Way overdue...
While Dora is being a complete sweetheart around us, she still tends to go a little wacko when it comes to strangers and other dogs (inside or out of the house).
Our trainer suggested we may have better luck going the route of using a clicker - we have been doing that for only a couple of days now, but we think we've already see improvement in her reactions. What about Gus? He is still his silly, cute self as always - now that is seems to be cooling down outside, he is spending plenty of lounging around in the grass, soaking up the sun.
Jeff is finally done with all of his surgeries (3 total in less than a year - neck, knee and shoulder!), along with all of the physical therapy that goes with it, which is a nice relief. It was getting a bit tough shuffling schedules around to make sure he had enough time for all of his appointments. Now that he is Mr. Bionic, hopefully we can make it through the rest of the year with no more surgeries!
Where's all the food? I have been pretty firm about setting enough time aside to continue our constant flow of new recipes each week, though maybe not as many as we used to. What I have been lacking is time and energy to snap pictures of said food, along with sitting down and siphoning all my thoughts about the meal into a coherent post. I don't know whether or not this means we're done with this encompassing project we started six years ago back in Phoenix - only time will tell I suppose, but I hope we can manage to settle into a slower groove.
39 comments:
- Jackie9/16/2011 08:00:00 PM
Please don't be done. I love your blog and several of your recipes are now family favorites.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous9/16/2011 08:39:00 PM
Dearest Joe,
I too have missed your posts terribly! I even tried to email you but the link didn't work. So glad you and Jeff are well! You have so many admirers but at the end of the day, it's what's best for you and Jeff that most matters. If you do decide the blog is too much, may I wish both you all the love and happiness and great food you have taken so much care to maintain...
Phyllis I hadn't even gotten an email that you had an update here yet and was just sitting down to eating pizza for dinner--which I always use your whole wheat dough recipe and it dawned on me that we haven't heard from you for a while, so I got on to see when you last posted while I eat and lo and behold you posted a new post!
Good to hear you're still "out there". Blog when you can or get the inspiration--love your blog and recipes!I missed you too Joe!! I sure hope that is the end of the surgeries! Goodness... you guys have had a lot on your hands.
I'm glad to read about the clicker training. I have two Maltese boys (brothers) who would prefer to be the only dogs in the world. Unfortunately we have two giant poodles next door who growl and bark every time we open the door and the pups are afraid of them, hence, afraid of nearly all dogs. I will look into the clicker.
I hope this isn't the end!! I say sabbatical? We'd be happy with even a post a month!!
Glad to know you are both well, though. Thanks for the update. The pups are adorable, as usual!!
Kim- Anonymous9/16/2011 10:33:00 PM
It's so good to hear from you again...you've been missed! Well, you certainly have had a lot going on. Like Phyllis said, you do what's best for you... but I'd hate to see you end your blog. It's my favorite food blog.
I love the pictures of your dogs, and I hope Jeff is doing much better.
Thanks again for posting!
Donna - Anonymous9/16/2011 10:45:00 PM
Oh Joe, I am SO HAPPY to see you again! I sent you an email about a month ago. You did answer me and I thank you for that. I was worried about you. I have enjoyed your blog since it's you started. I've made so many of your recipes for my family & friends. I have missed you! But, you have to do what's best for you & Jeff. I can imagine how much time your blog takes and I completely understand if it needs to end. I Thank You for sharing your love of cooking with me. I consider you a friend and wish you the best!
ReplyDelete Another one chiming in to say that I'm thrilled to hear everyone is doing well and that I hope Jeff's rehab continues to go smoothly! LOL - I'm sure your 'cooler' weather is not the 29* we had in Duluth two mornings in a row... :P
I too have missed the reviews and compeletely understand how time intensive it is to try and maintain a foodie blog.
Meanwhile, I'll quitely hope you'll continue posting in some aspect, even if it's not as intensive as before!I didn't realize Jeff was experiencing such a year of medical needs/care. Life as a caretaker is physically and emotionally challenged so I know it's been very hard for you, Joe. You give so much and put 200% in everything you do. Jeff must be feeling very loved and comforted but I'm sure you are exhausted!
As for your blog, you have a gift of culinary artistry. Your recipes are scrumptious and your photos are always enticing and beautiful. But finally, your posts of family and life make it all real. You have opened your heart and home to anyone who visits (and stays)and have made us feel so welcomed. I have missed your regular posts, certainly, but will still be happy for an occasional post....especially your holiday creations! Your archives still keep me busy browsing. Healing energy coming your way (for you and Jeff).
Cindy- Rita Hartjes9/17/2011 09:48:00 AM
Dear Joe and Jeff, thank you so much for checking in again. There was never a day I did not click on your site to see if you were there.
I am sorry to hear that JEff still had another surgery. I agree with you,three is enough. Let's hope so.It is difficult to get your life back to normal. I know from experience,
what I learned is to embrace the NEW NORMAL.
I am looking forward to see you in print once in a while and treasure it even more. Love to you both, Rita I'm happy to hear that Jeff is recovering. My husband had one surgery this year and that was tough enough - I can't imagine dealing with 3! Hopefully the hardest part is over now. I really hope you get back in the groove. I missed your blog so much - it's still my first stop when I'm looking for cooking inspiration.
ReplyDeleteJoe ~ much like the others I have clicked on you daily (you're on my favorites list)and when there has been no change I've been concerned. However, having seen a couple of your posts on the CLBB, I have continued to hope all was well w/you and Jeff (& of course the pups). I simply reiterate what all the others have commented and whatever becomes of this labor intensive blog is simply meant to be. Warmest to you and your family. Linda aka TitlePending
ReplyDelete- Michele9/17/2011 03:56:00 PM
Joe, I have missed your culinary expertise and adventures. Just yesterday I went to Cooking Light to see if you had posted recently since I was sincerely worried about you. I totally understand not having time for your blog, but I do hope you'll continue to post when time permits because so many look forward to reading your blog. Please know that so many of your virtual friends send good thoughts to you & Jeff & your babies.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous9/17/2011 06:51:00 PM
So glad to hear you are both okay! I have missed your posts and hope that you don't end the blog...I can't imagine all the time it must take to take the pictures of all your food and write up a post etc., but know that it is much appreciated! Thank you for all of your posts, and I will (hopefully?) look forward to more in the future :-)
Courtney It is so good to hear from you!!! Sounds like life has been pretty crazy for all of you. I'm at a similar place with my blog and I'm starting to think that infrequent postings are better than nothing at all - but make it on your time. IF you have time to snap a photo and write a post, do it, but don't make it an issue that adds discomfort to real life, you know? Whatever you decide, I'm glad to know you and I hope life is good to both you and Jeff, and the doggles.
PS - your King Arthur apple bars remain my most favorite of all your recipes. Nom!Glad to hear you are both well! I certainly have missed your posts, but I so know what you are talking about. I have been absent on my blog for over a year. The relaxing and enjoying piece that I love of cooking and baking started to be pushed out of the way by photography, paying attention to every ingredient I tweaked, writing about it and choosing photos. I have yet to find the balance, but I certainly hope you do as I love your blog!
ReplyDelete- Anonymous9/18/2011 06:53:00 PM
As you can see from all the posts, you sure have been missed. Some have said it perfectly. Do what feels right. You have to do what feels right. Even though you have quite a following, I think everyone would understand if you cannot keep it going. You have been very forthcoming, and I know everyone wishes you both the best. It would be nice to see a post every once in a while letting everyone know how it is going. Worst case, I think we would all be very lucky to just have ongoing access to six years of your fabulous recipes and pictures. I did not find your blog until about two years ago, so I still enjoy perusing all six years worth.
You know that saying, "Life is what happens while you were making other plans." Isn't that the truth! Regardless of what the future holds, thanks so much for such a great go to cooking resource online. Even if you cannot continue to add recipes, your site will remain a winner, and I wish you and Jeff all the best that life has to offer.
best regards,
Victoria F. - MaryBeth9/18/2011 07:22:00 PM
Yay! You made it back posting! Happy Fall and healthy rest-of-the-year from Minneapolis.
ReplyDelete Glad to see you back! I have been checking every couple of days to see if you posted. Hopefully you will still find some time to post occationally to keep us updated on your life. I will miss the almost daily posts with new and very, very good recipes...I use your blog as a go to source when I am looking for something to make. Do whatever you have to do just know you will be missed!
ReplyDelete- Diane from Nebraska9/19/2011 11:55:00 AM
I have never left a comment on your blog before, though I have been diligently reading it for at least a couple of years. I was almost afraid to read your post today, as I've been checking at least once a week for the past two months. I think there are many of us "lurkers" who admire your blog work, but more importantly, care about you and your welfare. When a blog has been part of your life for so long, the people become real, even though you have never met them. I was terribly afraid something awful had happened to you.
Please don't quit Joe. Your photos don't have to be works of art, your food doesn't always have to be a masterpiece. But whatever you decide to do, just know that you have made an impact on many of us in this world. And I thank you from Lincoln, Nebraska! - Anonymous9/21/2011 10:15:00 PM
So happy to read that things are good just busy. As others have said, do what's best for you and Jeff.
Funny I've been swamped so haven't checked your blog in a bit, but haven't seen you on the CLBB that much -- so made me hope things were ok.
Best. Awesome blog and recipes. I am amazed how you once said that you weren't much of a cook until recently. You are soooo talented. - Anonymous9/22/2011 10:38:00 PM
Joe, I love your blog, besides having amazing recipes, your pictures and descriptions of the food add so much to each recipe. Yours is the only blog that I check, plus your posts on CLBB. I would never hesitate to try something you have posted.
Once, I even had a question for you on one of your recipes, sent you an email and your responded with suggestions very promptly.
Several of your recipes have become family favs.
I hope you find time in your busy life to continue with this blog, if not, thank you for so many wonderful recipes.
ctr264 (CLBB) Hi Joe
Just wanted to reiterate what everyone else has said!
I am glad you're all ok, it is always worrying when people stop posting for a while, though I did manage to find you on twitter and your occasional tweets were reassuring!
I really hope you continue to blog as your blog has been a favourite of mine for a good few years now, but if it is just turning into an extra stress then maybe you do need a break from it for a while. I very much hope you continue though :)- Anonymous9/27/2011 08:43:00 AM
I keep my old habit of looking at your site every morning. Gosh, I wish for a surprise posting. Old habits die hard, for the thousands of us that became fans of Culinary in the Desert.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous9/29/2011 02:24:00 PM
I add my "love" too. But, I surely do understand how much time it can all take.
Hope you'll decide to continue though. :-) I'm selfish that way. LOL First I read about Jeff surgeries. I wish him well. Take your time, I find that blogging is taking a lot of my time and don't do it as much as I would like but I have a family to take care and it is the top priority in my life. I still love blogging but when I can. Even if you update once a month that would be nice. If you don't have time to take pics of the food you can always tell us when ones were your fav during the month. And pics of the dogs are always welcome. Take care!
ReplyDelete- Anonymous10/02/2011 01:46:00 PM
Glad you're back. My niece got a 6 mo puppy who is a "wild child" too. She got a bark collar with a remote control that gives little shocks. I thought it was cruel, but after seeing the changes in the puppy after a couple of weeks, I think the process was worth it. She no longer barks at everything & all my niece has to do is hold up the remote & she doesn't jump on people or go nuts. It's amazing, though probably hard to institute for those with a soft heart.
Martha in KS Joe--You've given so much to this blog and it is understandable that you need time to focus on other areas of your life. I am hopeful you will be able to post occasionally but I also know that feeling when you have reached the natural end of something, and maybe that is where you are right now. I will just have to reread and find the posts I missed! See you around. --Jessica (CLBB)
ReplyDeleteJoe, we miss you and have gotten quite accustomed to your new and interesting blogs every few days. Now it seems that we must "only imagine" what is going on.....have you gotten bored with the blogging world? Did you get a job? Are you okay health wise? Is Jeff okay? You have many cyber-friends who are wondering what is going on with you. Miss you.


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