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Skip to comments.A First Look at the Target Intrusion, Malware
Posted on 01/16/2014 8:40:12 AM PST by BlueMondaySkipper
Last weekend, Target finally disclosed at least one cause of the massive data breach that exposed personal and financial information on more than 110 million customers: Malicious software that infected point-of-sale systems at Target checkout counters. Todays post includes new information about the malware apparently used in the attack, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
(Excerpt) Read more at krebsonsecurity.com ...
How would malware get into the POS system?
You can't use a cash register to go surfing on porn.com
And for those of us who believe Abstinence works, there is no problems at all with Identity Theft. If you do not make ANY electronic transactions you will be just fine.
Maybe if you also don't have any credit cards, or bank accounts, you might be safe.
Meanwhile CMS will testify in Congress today the Healthcare.gov is safe and secure and no security breaches have occurred.
Fascinating to read; wish I understood it...
Apparently, Target's POS terminals are networked.
Here's the analysis of the malware, and from that you can clearly see that the terminal must be running Windows and be capable of connecting to the internet:
Because they all talk to a central computer.
SkyNet is everywhere.
Bank Accounts are just fine if you choose a Credit Union, it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to transfer Money OUT of MY Credit Union without Physically walking in and filling out a bunch of papers.
Bank are making billions on electronic economy - they scarf 1-3% of every transaction - just for handling the transfer. They have been pushing electronic transfers - debit and credit cards as an alternative to cash.
The government likes it because now they have a record of virtually every cash transaction you make - read the ironically titled "Bank Secrecy Act" if you think the governement doesn't have full access to your account informtion. What do they care if the system isn't secure? You should have bought "idenity protection", bub!
According to the article, they were able to compromise a web server to gain access to the network. From there they could deploy the malicious code to the POS devices and also set up a data collection point on another one of Target's servers. The malicious code on the POS devices would send the credit card data to this collection point as the card was swiped. The bad guys were able to log on to the collection server to gather the data whenever they felt like it.
Not thousands. Millions.
Surprise, surprise. Compromised POS systems were all Windows systems. These companies are big that they could develop and utilize Linux-based POS systems.
That's going to be the ONLY way to secure their systems. The ONLY way. Fundamentally, Windows as it now stands is essentially impossible to secure.
I've worked with Windows in depth for 16 years now, and know its ends and out enough to make the above statement with complete confidence.
With Linux, the main threat is using insecure passwords and insider attacks.
You are correct, my bad
Not one hundred-ten thousand, (110,000) but 110 million. (110,000,000)
Fully 1/3 of the US population.
The compromise was at the server level. The hackers installed a compromised server on the network and read the data from the POS terminals in real-time.
IOW, they had insider help or used social engineering to gain admin-level network access.
So, in this case, at least, using Linux would have made no difference at all.
I guess the net admins never heard of router security protocols. There shouldn't be open routes (unauthorized IP addresses) between internal servers. We can rest easy at night that our grid is just a secure.
Times one thousand. That's 110 Million customers.
Why I won't get a debit card--straight pipeline into your funds.
Better to write an autobiography and hope someone buys the book if I want my life history on view. At least I might make enough money for a cup of coffee now and then.
Wimpy userids and passwords.
We had a break-in on a box and my Server2008 box was audited because the pwn3d server tried to get in. When I told them my only local user id, they responded "How did you think of something that convoluted?".
I guess the same way you thought of using "fred" as a local acct on your server.
Now the server emails me for every incorrect login.
"But according to sources, the attackers broke in to Target after compromising a company Web server. Somehow, the attackers were able to upload the malicious POS software to store point-of-sale machines, and then set up a control server within Targets internal network that served as a central repository for data hoovered by all of the infected point-of-sale devices.
The bad guys were logging in remotely to that [control server], and apparently had persistent access to it, a source close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity. They basically had to keep going in and manually collecting the dumps"
I'd guess the glory of the network, the POS computers talk to local servers to update inventory and other stuff, those servers talk to WAN servers to meta all that data, and those servers can connect to other server that run basic parts of the network, which in turn are talked to by laptops run by office drones that surf porn at work. Nobody keeps domains separate anymore, creates too much work when the same stuff (like Office apps) are needed in multiple domains, they setup lots of two-way trusts and viruses spread.
Maybe, but as long as your credit union uses computers, your personal information is in them and vulnerable to being stolen.
"Why I won't get a debit card—straight pipeline into your funds."
Well, that's the bank's problem. Most banks nowadays cover any unauthorized use of your card, as long as you report it within a certain time frame.
Darned spell-checker didn't notice that you'd misspelled "M".
POS endpoints have to be connected, otherwise they could now work to verify credit cards. usually such embedded devices have minimal OS and network services so there aren't a lot of weak processes to try to take over. However they probably have a mechanism to upgrade/patch the software on them remotely, and to do that you generally need a port that can push software in. That might be a way the attackers got in.
One trick they use is to send data that's way too big for the buffer (sort of like the "inbox") so that the data overflows into areas of memory it's not supposed to go to. That can crash the system and force a reboot and if you planted bad stuff on it, it will load at the reboot. Really clever hackers can do far more.
Ping to interesting details.
Interesting post, thanks
Looks like the hackers breached a web server and then logged onto POS servers which control the POS devices. What's disturbing is that the hackers had a persistent connection and periodically downloaded data.
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NOTE: If this blogger, KrebsOn Security hadn't received a tip and researched it, then published it, none of us would have known about it. Target never even admitted it happened until two days after he published the info, and never, ever did anything to recompense customers. Even their offer of free credit monitoring came weeks after the news broke.
I don't think we will ever hear what happened, but it wouldn't surprise me if the machines didn't have a password set or a very simple one.
I can see how the POS data could be collected by this malware and sent to some obscure place on Target's servers for later collection by the bad guys, but how did it get there? I suspicion that someone within Target's IT department with access may have done this and opened a back door for the bad guys to retrieve the hacked information. It is also possible that someone could do this by hacking into the system from outside, but then why pick Target instead of some more high end stores where customers have more to steal?
We can still circumvent most by just leaving monthly bill money in checking - take rest in cash and use for purchase -
Why do you think they want to get rid of cash?
If it's on a network, it can be hacked. And recently, it has been alleged that the NSA can hack even an offline machine that had been previously compromised.
You guys are forgetting that other data sources have your info without you doing any online transactions. Consider the IRS records, local county tax records, real estate records, credit report companies, etc. You may not enter or place your info online, but somebody else does.
One of the better investigative reporters on the web.
You'd be foolish to omit network vulnerabilities as part of the issue. As a server administrator and network engineer, I can tell you that everything from your ISP modem to your iPhone are scanned on a regular basis from points all around the world for port and protocol vulnerabilities every day, every hour, every minute.
I run a VM server and host several gaming clan sites and voice services from my home, and my logs are flooded with requests from all over the globe: Romania, France, Sweden, Russia, China, Vietnam, the Phillipines, Venezuela, Brazil, you name it. I've set up filters on my proxies to prevent IPs from Russia and China, specifically, but my firewall logs are constantly hammered. They're scanning every possible port from lowly SSH (22) up through the higher random ports most Windows systems use (1024-65K). If they find something, they'll get in.
This is where I tell everyone who is using Windows XP to STOP USING WINDOWS XP! I don't care if you're in your 60s and XP "just works," for us younger whippersnappers, there's nothing more laborious or frustrating than getting a call from our elders about computer problems and coming to find out you're running XP. Would you still be driving around an Edsel if you could? C'mon! XP is a giant vulnerability matrix. You're on your own VERY soon, as MS no longer supports the OS in any way.
Many POS systems are running XP or some screwy Windows variant. There are plenty of FREE Linux distros for POS. Most large businesses like Target don't want to invest the money for the right people to do a large-scale implementation, but we do exist.
Smart. I love wing dings.
"You guys are forgetting that other data sources have your info without you doing any online transactions. Consider the IRS records, local county tax records, real estate records, credit report companies, etc. You may not enter or place your info online, but somebody else does."
One of the most vulnerable places is our health care system even before Obozo Care.
Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance companies use one # for patients, our Social Security #.
Then, they have our DOB, sometimes POB, address, phone #, Cell phone # and email sites.
Many medical providers do a credit check so they have that number/data.
Many providers seem to prefer being paid by credit card, if so they have that number.
If you pay by check, they have all of your banking numbers.
Often the lowest paid people in a medical office have full access to all of the above, plus your medical history.
Last summer, our FP/s retired or went to a big HMO.
So we had to fill out all of the data above to be seen. The local group's site was not verified and brought up warnings from my internet provider and services like Norton. I told our new FP, and he laughed until I showed him the warnings. He made a couple of quick calls, and the patient side of their site was shut down until a new site was opened up. Their current site is verified and seems okay now.
Another site a surgical specialty site has yet to get its act together. We pay our bills with electronic checks or cash.
Another specialty medical site had a similar problem, and that seems to be okay since they merged with the local hospital, which is part of a big California hospital organization. This organization has a lot of employee unrest and union battles which is not a reassurance.
Last but not least are the Store discount cards which market/mine our private data. The one such card I have, I am St Nick, born on the 4th of July in 1918. In five years, only one clerk has picked up on my fantasy ID, and she just laughed.
I'll say! Actually I do. Devices that are targets for this kind of attack shouldn't be able to be remotely flashed with new software. It's convenient for the people who manage them, but so what, it's not their money to be putting at risk.
Barring doing the safest thing (not allowing remote flashing of code) they should at minimum have monitoring that alerts when code is added or changed.
I'm not even saying flashing shouldn't be "allowed". I'm saying it should be impossible. Whatever code the devices run should be in hardware, requiring physical contact to reload. If it's a permission thing, there might be some way for them to end run it.
Agreed. Perhaps the only saving grace is that greed may overtake the hackers to the extent that large sums of money are detected as moving from place to place and catches the eye of Law Enforcement. If they stay small, they likely will never be caught. There are simply too many sources from which to piece together a user profile and then raid their accounts. Especially when governments support this type of behavior.
Thanks BlueMondaySkipper.
I am 100% behind you, but it's not going to happen. The buggy software that we squeeze out now days needs to be patched too often. IMHO we are on the precipice of a software crisis where our systems are too big and too convoluted for anyone to understand. They are poorly designed and hurriedly slapped together with little or no QA. They are riddled with security flaws. If we could not continuously push out bug fixes, nothing would work. And now, this is all catching up with us. God help us.
It's a credit card terminal. How complicated could it possibly be or hard to get it right? Why is it even running on an OS in the first place instead of bare metal?
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Seat/Head Rest Cover Set (camo) - Set includes one seat/headrest set (order two for both seats).
Horn Kit - Easy-to-install horn assembly.
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Introduction | Science | Tools | Partners
UNEP co-hosts Governors' Global Climate Summit with focus on green economy10/
Washington DC, 10 November 2010 - Together with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is co-hosting the Governors' Global Climate Summit 3: Building the Green Economy which will take place 15-16 November at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and focus on green economies that benefit both developed and developing countries. The Summit will be looking at policies and strategies on how to stimulate economic growth, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, create green jobs, promote clean energy solutions and reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The meeting will also work to deepen and broaden cooperative efforts to grow green economies and implement emissions reduction strategies. "UNEP is pleased to join forces with the state of California on the Governors' Global Climate Summit 3. We are particularly delighted that the Governor has chosen to focus the Summit on Building the Green Economy, as this is an issue which UNEP is promoting around the globe," said UNEP Regional Office for North America Director Amy Fraenkel. There is impressive line-up of participants and speakers who will be attending, including award-winning producer and director James Cameron, actor Harrison Ford, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Rajendra Pachauri and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell. Among many other notable participants will be Governor Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu, Philippines; Vice Governor He Duanqi of Yunnan, China; Director General Gao Guangsheng of the Climate Division of the National Development Reform Commission in China; Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy Director of the International Energy Agency in Paris, France; Pavan Sukhdev, Head of UNEP's Green Economy Initiative; Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan of Delta State, Nigeria; and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. "I'm proud that we can bring together world-renowned leaders to collaborate on such important issues that affect us all. There is no better way to address the devastating affect that climate change has on our environment and our economy than by building these partnerships around the globe and influencing the global climate movement," said Governor Schwarzenegger. Mr. Schwarzenegger has for years worked to bring world leaders together at all levels of government to partner on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create a healthier environment and build green economies. Last year, working together with UN officials he welcomed more than 1,200 attendees from more than 70 states, provinces and countries to the second Governors' Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles.The past climate summits brought together international leaders committed to reducing greenhouse gases from deforestation, international offset projects and global collaboration with nations such as China, which just launched its first voluntary carbon registry. The world is now taking notice of the important role for provinces and states in fighting global warming. This year's summit will also provide regional leaders the opportunity to influence the position of their national governments in advance of the United Nations COP 16 in Cancun in December. Additional information on the events at the Governors' Global Climate Summit 3, including media credentialing information, is available at www.ggcs3.org. For more information and registration, visit the website or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Scrappy Throw Patterns
Both big and small scraps will find their home in these scrappy quilt throws!
Crossing Point
Cross and Crown blocks take center stage on a scrappy two-color throw.
Into the Wild
Combine African-theme prints and bright batiks in a quilted throw. Solid black sashing ties all the prints together.
Flight of Geese
Gather a bevy of fall-tone prints for a seasonal throw that showcases the classic Flying Geese block.
Flip Flop
Light and dark trapezoids in a variety of reds and browns combine to look like scrappy hexagons in this cozy throw.
Cold Snap
A scrappy mix of blue and white prints add sparkle to a timeless two-color throw.
Floating Boxes Quilt
For a striking, fresh take on modern quiltmaking, piece together blocks of bright fabric and frame them in a stylish sashing of pieced rectangles.
Midnight Blooms
Metallic glints in the Asian-inspired fabrics add subtle sparkle to this throw-size quilt, which combines fusible appliqué with three sizes of hourglass blocks.
Sew Scrappy Volume One
These 22 stash-busting quilt patterns are a fabric lover's dream. A variety of patterns and prints combine to create lively quilts that invite attention.
Simple Sashing and Rectangles Quilt
Make a scrappy yet orderly quilt using aqua, lime, and cocoa print fat quarters. Aqua tone-on-tone sashing and binding tie together fabrics.
Dotty Stars
Gather up all the polka dot prints you can find, then combine them to make a bright and colorful throw.
Painter's Palette
Build your color confidence by mixing dark, medium, and light batiks in a variety of hues. Include a few lighter and brighter fabrics to add sparkle and keeps the eye moving around the quilt.
Squares and Sashing Throw
Fussy-cut a random assortment of 5" squares for a fun throw.
Strips and Stacks Quilt
Gather a stack of fat quarters. Piece quilt blocks and sashing to mimic books on shelves for your favorite bookworm.
Blooming Borders Throw
Frame a scrappy quilt that radiates from the center with head-turning borders that tie the pieces together.
Building Blocks Throw
Use an assortment of aqua, blue, green, and chocolate in simplified Courthouse Step blocks for a serene throw.
Black, White, and Bright Throw
For a throw that packs a juicy punch, alternate an assortment of citrus-color and black-and-white prints.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County Local Emergency Planning Committee in their January meeting heard from the Utah County bomb squad. Sergeant Peter Quittner, Utah County Emergency Manager, Bomb Squad Commander gave the presentation.
Capt. Kyle Ekker from the Emery County Sheriff's Office is the emergency manager for the county. He introduced Sgt. Quittner, saying they had training at the power plant that day and he invited him to speak to the LEPC.
There were several new faces at the meeting due to city elections and new assignments.
Capt. Ekker said, "Utah County Bomb Squad is our primary resource in Emery County for any threats."
Quittner said the bomb squad works closely with their SWAT team as well. He said the bomb squad is available if they are needed for the rural areas. There are eight bomb squads throughout the state and the Utah County squad will respond to Emery County. He said he is visiting those regions within their response area to get to know people and to educate them on when the bomb squad should be utilized.
Quittner said there are 2,500 bombings per year in the United States. Utah ranks fifth in the nation on bomb calls. Much of this is due to the mining activity in the state and related explosives used in these operations.
The bomb squad tries to work incognito with unmarked cars and vehicles. They like to get into an area and out as quickly as possible causing minimal alarm among residents. The cases they deal with are very sensitive and they like to stay one step ahead of the media.
In the world today, it's a sad truth, but several groups rely on bombs to spread terror and the group's agenda. Bombs can be made easily and with common materials. There are bomb making videos on the internet. All bombs are illegal and can carry a felony if convicted.
Bombs are used to hurt or kill. Even small bombs can be deadly. Flying shrapnel is very dangerous as well as the concussion from a blast. Bombs can be used for revenge, financial gain as in robberies, vandalism and for protests.
An explosion is a rapid escape of gas. Explosions can be classified under mechanical, chemical and nuclear.
Dynamite is an explosive everyone is the most familiar with. It's been used in mining for hundreds of years. In rural areas, dynamite and blasting caps are still being found. They are around old mines, cached in the deserts and mountains, and found in garages and basements.
Quittner said if you find dynamite or think it's dynamite, then call the Emery County Sheriff's Office. If the problem warrants, then the bomb squad will be called in to deal with the explosives. Under no circumstances should you move the dynamite or try to dispose of it yourself. It's very dangerous. Quittner pointed out that over time the nitroglycerin leaks out of the dynamite and can make shelving or the dirt upon which the dynamite sits explosive as well. The box becomes explosive.
You will not be charged criminally or incur financial obligations if the bomb squad takes care of any dynamite you might find.
There are low detonation explosives and high detonation. All will do a lot of damage.
Detonation cord can set up a series of blasts. Quittner said that's sometimes used when gaining entry on a SWAT raid. Quittner said they are also seeing a problem with exploding targets, which are legal to purchase. These targets are banned in Utah County because they can start fires.
Quittner said the bombs terrorists make can be very sophisticated. They will use remote control devices to detonate the bomb. Suicide bombers and car bombs are widely used by terrorists.
Quittner cautioned people to leave suspicious items alone, back packs left unattended, brief cases, suspicious boxes or packages should not be touched and you should keep your distance.
Curious and innocent people have been killed or maimed by getting too close to a bomb in a suspicious package. Quittner said it's definitely not worth it and you should call in law enforcement.
He said sometimes law enforcement even acts unsafely around a bomb, they lack the expertise of a bomb squad. Call the bomb squad and error on the side of caution.
Sometimes people can injure themselves when they are goofing with explosives without a criminal intent. People should leave explosives alone. The bomb squad can reach anywhere in the state in five hours. They also have access to two airplanes and can sometimes get there within two hours. Recently they flew to Monument Valley to take care of a suspicious package on a tour bus. If one bomb squad is busy then another will come.
Quittner said they have recently been to Topaz around Delta where they dealt with old mine explosives. They were in the Uintah Basin dealing with old oil well perforators. They were like mini-hand grenades and there were hundreds of them at a lady's house.
Quittner said people have the mistaken impression that they will somehow get into trouble. That's not the case. "We want this stuff off the streets, we don't want it in a garage or a basement," said Quittner.
Another man they worked with recently had welded himself into a garage with an explosive. Situations like this are handled by the robots. Quittner said they don't want to hurt or possibly cause the death of any of their team members. They use robots as much as possible.
Another thing you shouldn't do is modify fireworks in any way. This makes them more dangerous and explosive.
People just don't realize the damages and accidents that can occur because of misuse of fireworks said Quittner.
Another tool the bomb squad uses is x-ray to try to determine the contents of a package. Every bomb needs a battery, load, timer and switches to work. If all these are working then you have a bomb that can cause damage.
During the Seeley fire the bomb squad was called to Clear Creek where 1,800 pounds of dynamite was found. They burned it up, but it could have been very dangerous if it wasn't found and taken care of properly. People had just forgotten it was there, which is usually the case when these finds are made.
There is no set distance that could be considered safe in dealing with bombs. Fragments can spread over an area a mile or two away. There are too many unknown factors in dealing with bombs. Quittner said, "If you can see the bomb, it can see you."
Another thing for merchants to watch for is unusual amounts of ammonium nitrate purchases from someone who doesn't appear to be a farmer. This should cause a red flag and the authorities should be alerted.
If you have a business you should have a bomb plan in place for what employees should do in the event of a suspicious package, etc.
Capt. Ekker said our community is really good about calling when they find dynamite and he encourages the community to continue to do that. Get away from the dynamite to a safe place and then call. Capt. Ekker said he appreciates the bomb squad and their willingness to come and help Emery County when the situations have arisen in the past where their expertise was needed.
Roger Swenson from the school district and Orangeville City said he would work to develop a plan with the school district and Orangeville City. He will also work on training for the bus drivers.
Brock Johansen from Emery Telcom said they will work on a bomb plan too. They had one of their communications sites vandalized. Communications systems can be key targets and they need to be protected. Capt. Ekker said that's true, but terrorists use the same communications systems that the rest of us do and if they go down their communications would be cut off as well.
Johansen said Emery Telcom works on redundancy for all their systems and back-ups in the event that one system goes down another can take its load.
Capt. Ekker said all those efforts are appreciated and they will work with more businesses getting everyone prepared. The county has an emergency operations plan and they invite any of the cities to adopt that plan.
It was pointed out the power plants and coal mines have bomb threat protocol.
Any city wishing to have CERT training can contact the sheriff's office. This nine unit course will help citizens be ready to help their communities in the event of an emergency.


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Super Bowl XXXIV
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
1st: ST.L—Jeff Wilkins 27-yd FG, 12:00. Drive: 54 yards in 6 plays. Key play: Torry Holt 32-yd pass from Kurt Warner to TEN 42.
2nd: ST.L—Wilkins 29-yd FG, 10:44. Drive: 73 yards in 11 plays. Key play: Holt 15-yd pass from Warner to TEN 16. ST.L—Wilkins 28-yd FG, 14:45. Drive: 67 yards in 13 plays. Key play: Az-zahir Hakim 17-yd pass from Warner to TEN 21.
3rd: ST.L—Holt 9-yd pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 7:40. Drive: 68 yards in 8 plays. Key play: Isaac Bruce 31-yd pass from Warner to TEN 27. TEN—Eddie George 1-yd run (2-pt attempt failed), 14:46. Drive: 66 yards in 12 plays. Key play: Steve McNair 23-yd run to ST.L 2.
4th: TEN—George 2-yd run (Al Del Greco kick), 7:39. Drive: 79 yards in 13 plays. Key play: McNair 2-yd run on 4th-and-1 to TEN 45. TEN—Del Greco 43-yd FG, 12:48. Drive: 28 yards in 8 plays. Key play: Jackie Harris 6-yd pass from McNair to ST.L 28 and then Isaac Byrd's recovery of Harris' fumble on the same play. ST.L—Bruce 73-yd pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 13:06. Drive: 73 yards in 1 play.
MVP—Kurt Warner, St. Louis QB (24-45 for 414 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT)
Officials: Bob McElwee (referee); Ron Botchan (umpire); Byron Boston (LJ); Tom Fincken (SJ); Earnie Frantz (HL); Bill Leavy (BJ); Al Jury (FJ).
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Release candidate for {OpenGrok 0.10
By Lubos Kosco on Nov 26, 2010
OPENGROK 0.10 RC(release candidate) RELEASE NOTES
OpenGrok is a fast and usable source code search and cross reference
engine. It helps you search, cross-reference and navigate your source
tree. It can understand various program file formats (c, c++, c#, java,
sh, pl, py ...) and version control histories like (Mercurial, Git, SCCS, RCS,
CVS, Subversion, Teamware, ClearCase, Perforce, Monotone and Bazaar.)
In other words it lets you grok (profoundly understand) the open source,
hence the name OpenGrok. It is written in Java.
For more details go to http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/opengrok/
To download RC binaries, please go to: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+opengrok/files#HBinarysourcereleases and look for 0.10-rc binary, source or a package file.
This is a major update. It's advised you cleanup your old DATA_ROOT(ideally remove it, or move it aside) and run
indexing from fresh. Also the web application should be replaced, since new
indexes are not compatible with old application.
This is also a general rule for most of opengrok updates. We don't really
support backwards compatibility, unless it would be a really minor update.
For install help refer to install wiki page.
Since this is a release candidate and not the final release(yet), please refer to issues page on where to file bugs and discussions page on where to report a problem or get help. Also note, that we try to preserve compatibility between RC and final release, so no reindex will be needed then. The plan is to have a final release within a month.
New Features
- python analyzer, perl analyzer
- listing of variables/methods(quick navigate)
- sh analyzer xrefs improved
- sql analyzer sql 2008 compliant
- small UI usability improvements
- updated lucene to 3.0.2
- introduced maven as alternative build system to ant
Bug Fixes
- Bug #11264: Add a python specific language analyzer.
- Bug #13184: provide quick links to annotate,history and download from search results view
- Bug #13184: provide quick links to annotate,history and download from search results view: diff link for history search
- Bug #13777: Indexer should print "Adding: ..." before it adds a file
- Bug #14545: clicking on annotate doesn't preserve line number
- Bug #14663: broken syntax highlight in ksh script when ` is used (and when " is escaped)
- Bug #15468: Log useful info from indexer regardless of -v
- Bug #15661: OpenGrok should support new ksh command substitution x=${ cmd ; }
- Bug #15890: Missing anchor in xref
- Bug #15938: (partial) Analyzers should only use JFlex's public API
- Bug #15947: Detect GNU CSSC in addition to SCCS
- Bug #15948: Fail if svnadmin is missing: tests depend on it
- Bug #15954: teamware repository not detected anymore
- Bug #15956: indexer fails on indexing
- Bug #15961: Allow certain symlinks to be followed to help with using clearcase dynamic views
- bug #15961: and to files in other directories in the same project.
- Bug #16006: Indexer's -P option removes customization of existing projects
- Bug #16070: our ctags parser fails to parse a c signature
- Bug #16076: problem of ELFAnalyzer in opengrok 0.9
- Bug #16334: Indexer hangs when files contain 0x1A characters
- Bug #16370: build.xml: Check for JFlex.jar and taskdef for jflex-task use different classpath
- Bug #16451: Tray app doesn't work with other protocols than jmxmp
- Bug #16454: Trayapp shuts down when a window is closed
- Bug #16465: SVN history of filenames containing @ cannot be retrieved
- Bug #16481: NumberFormatException when opening Connection Settings the second time
- Bug #16611: svn repository with svn:// protocol as urn results in NPE when reading history
- Bug #16660: Perforce repositories return months 1-12, not 0-11
- Bug #16677: revamp option -v
- Bug #16692: Index files left open after multiple project search
- Bug #16760: Generating incorrect links for C/C++ "#include" statements if extension of a header file is not on the lexer's list
- Bug #16761: Perforce history reader would not use per-project clients (defined by P4CONFIG files)
- Bug #16764: Perforce source annotation: the date is one month ahead, time information is not available
- Bug #16772: status.jsp should be less chatty in production environments
- Bug #16783: more.jsp garbles matches on lines crossing internal JFlex buffer boundary
- Bug #16786: Control for User Information Provider URL (userPage)
- Bug #16833: Subversion repositories disabled by default
- Bug #16848: Search context is displayed in lower case
- Bug #16883: ShXref should reset stack on reuse
- Bug #16891: Unneeded files included in opengrok.jar
- Bug #16892: Maven build includes management client source in jar
- Bug #16893: Maven build includes SQLXref.lex
- Bug #16909: Move JFlex generated sources to default location (Maven)
- Bug #16913: OpenGrok fails to use JDBC cache if -R option is specified
- Bug #16961: Definitions should have serialVersionUID
- Bug #16986: Relative path for data root and source root has stopped working
- Bug #17074: Home link no longer works
- Bug #17127: OpenGrok leaving too many open files
- Bug #17128: add more syntax highlighting styles and list all definitions/functions
- Bug #17169: enable wildcard prefix search in OpenGrok script by default
- Bug #17294: show progress on demand
- Bug #17349: path needs to be percent encoded
- Bug #17373: breadcrumb path needs to be URI encoded
- Bug #17374: history links need percent encoding
- Bug #17375: annotate link needs percent encoding
- Bug #17376: download link needs percent encoding
- Bug #17378: Please remove email obfuscation
- Bug #5590: Unhighlighted difference in compare list
The road aheadA tentative roadmap for OpenGrok can be found here: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/opengrok/Roadmap/
We'd like to thank all the people that report bugs, send us ideas and improvements. Below are just people that sent patches or pushed code, that doesn't mean that we don't appreciate your work. On the contrary, you are the people showing other people(who have the time to write code) what would be good to fix when you use this software and file bugs against it! Note that this is just a summary of how many changes each person made which doesn't necessarily reflect how significant each change was. (inspect the history log with "hg log -v -r 0.9:tip" to get all details)
58 Knut Anders Hatlen <email@example.com>, <firstname.lastname@example.com> 35 Lubos Kosco <firstname.lastname@example.com>, <email@example.com> 10 Jorgen Austvik <email@example.com> 7 Trond Norbye <email@example.com> 5 Patrick Higgins <email@example.com> 3 Yuriy Vasylchenko <firstname.lastname@example.com> 2 Leo Davis <firstname.lastname@example.com> 1 cicicici <firstname.lastname@example.com> 1 Martin Walsh <email@example.com> 1 seadog <firstname.lastname@example.com>


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What to make of Mark Dekanich
Jonathan Willis
July 09 2012 03:33PM
A few days ago the Winnipeg Jets signed free agent goaltender Mark Dekanich. Given that the Jets had already signed Al Montoya to fill the backup goaltending role behind Ondrej Pavelec, and Dekanich lost all but five games last season to injury, what should we make of this signing?
Despite the injuries last season, there are things to like about Dekanich – particularly since prior to injury he was one of the best goaltenders in the AHL.
Last season, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed Dekanich as their insurance policy against starter Steve Mason once again struggling. It was a bit of a risk, given that Dekanich had just a single NHL game under his belt, but at the time there were things to like about it. Dekanich was coming off a season where he has posted a 0.931 SV% over 43 games for Nashville's AHL affiliate in Milwaukee.
It was the third season in a roe what Dekanich had posted an above-average AHL save percentage – in two previous years splitting time in Milwaukee he'd managed a 0.914 and 0.23 save percentage. Prior to turning pro he had been a college goaltender, again posting strong numbers for Colgate University over three full seasons as starter there.
Dekanich is actually an astute signing for the Jets given what their goaltending depth looks like at the moment.
The organization's number two, Al Montoya, is coming off a year where he managed a 0.893 SV% with the New York Islanders. He'd been excellent in relief duty in the NHL the year before, but terrible in the minors – in 21 games with the Islanders in 2010-11, his NHL save percentage was 0.921; in 21 games with the Islanders' farm team his AHL save percentage was just 0.891. Once highly regarded (the sixth overall pick in 2004), he's had a haphazard professional career and could be excellent or terrible for the Jets.
Prospect Edward Pasquale is now either the Jets' #3 or #4 goalie. Last season he established himself as the best of a mediocre lot, outplaying David Aebischer and outlasting Peter Mannino, and put up a respectable 0.911 SV%. A year earlier as an AHL rookie, he's managed a 0.900 SV%.
Dekanich is a nice fit for the system. If all goes well, he can partner with Pasquale in the minors – given the AHL schedule, which often features long breaks during the week and games tightly grouped together on the weekend, a second quality minor-league goalie is essential.
Dekanich's resume also makes him a potential backup option, should Montoya prove to be insufficient for the task. The Jets aren't relying on him, the way Columbus did last year, but if they need him he's an option. If health problems once again become a factor, than the Jets aren't hopeless, either - they still have Montoya and Pasquale.
This week by Jonathan Willis
- Are negotiations on this CBA going better or worse than last time around?
- Sam Gagner heads to salary arbitration
- Tom Renney joins the Detroit Red Wings
- Why not Michal Rozsival?
- Have the Edmonton Oilers done enough?
- Wild sign Parise and Suter - how much better will they be?
- Was Justin Schultz leaving the Ducks unfair?
This reminds me of the Oiler management decision of the last two, to have a competent 3rd string goalie if/when your starter or backup goes down. Insurance, you only appreciate it when you need to use it.
I have been impressed by the vast majority of the Jets roster moves in the last year. They seem to be correctly identifying and filling in areas of weakness. It will be important for the budget conscious Jets to continue to spend money effectively and continue to use any means at their disposal to ice a competitive team.
e.g. Grant Clitsome Antti Miettinen
Both good risks to take with very little downside if things don't work out.
Keep it up.
Has anyone in Winnipeg started a "Hello, my name is Al Montoya. You killed my shutout. Prepare to die" meme yet?
When I start thinking about "Steve Mason" and "insurance policy" I have visions of Scott Howson cutting Mason's breaks during practice.


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Tipsy & Engaged
May 31, 2012 14:29:59 Posted at May 31, 2012 14:29:59 Photos:
Newly engaged Keira Knightly was out in London last night with her fiance James Righton. They went for dinner at the Wolseley. Great Yorkshire pudding there. If you're in London, you have to go, if only to admire what it looks like.
And it looks like Keira and James were celebrating...if the shots in the taxi are any indication. Check out her leg on his. It's almost more intimate than a straight up kiss. Sexy...but also super cute. I love them.


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Wondolowski and Donovan Dominate in Gold Cup Opener
The Rose City was the host city for the United States Men's National Team started off their 2013 Gold Cup campaign in an old fashioned drubbing over Belize 6 goals to 1. The night was full of great stories but striker Chris Wondolowski stole the show with a first half hat trick while Landon Donovan, as usual, showed why he is still the greatest American Soccer player in history.
The game on paper pretty much indicated that Belize had virtually no chance of winning the match. Most of the players for Belize play domestically in their home country. A few of them, including their starting goalkeeper Shane Orio play professional in Honduras. With that said the diverse roster the US boasted was more than likely to dominate while Belieze would struggle. Some could have argued even scoring a goal was going to be Belize's hardest task, however they did earn one in the 39th minute. Off of a corner kick, Ian Gaynair was able to sneak his way through the back line of defense and directed the ball with his head into the goal. American defender Michael Parkhurst was the closest to him and based on replay he was a victim of ball watching. This made the match's scoreline at that time 2 to 1 and to the reaction of the fans of Belize it was game on.
Despite giving up the goal, the US was able to reply quickly. In about a minute, Wondolowski scored his third of the match off of a cross from Parkhurst very close to the goal. It was done with a bit of acrobatics as he flew himself in front of his defender and was able to knock it in while Belize's goalkeeper was diving in the opposite direction. This essentially sent the message to the opposition. This goal basically said that this was game and set and nearly match as well, but there was an entire half left to play.
When the second half began, Klinsmann only made one change to the line up. Kyle Beckerman was swapped for Stuart Holden. This made sense. Beckerman was a liability for committing fouls. Some of them that match referee Hector Rodriguez called were pretty soft but it was evident that Beckerman's style of defense could be problematic. His ball distribution was superb during the half. The right side of the pitch was exposed for most of his time on the pitch. DeMarcus Beasley's presence on the left was a focus that caused Belize to leave the back door open and Beckerman was easily able to get the ball to a charging Parkurst or Joe Corona with ease. Holden would do much of the same during the second half and his presence also eliminated that threat of committing fouls, increased the tempo of the match as well as scoring a goal.
If the first half were the "Wondolowski Show," the second half would become Landon Donovan's. For most of the first half, it was easy to see the frustration on Donovan's face for not being able to break down the back line of Belize's defense. Indeed the team was able to off of Wondo's hat trick but one could easily see that Landon wanted to join in on the fun.
Around the 57th minute, Landon got his chance to shine. Off of a cross from Joe Corona, he was able to spot a charging Stuart Holden. Instead of attempting to take a shot on goal with his head, he set up Holden. Stuart did not think twice. He smashed it in and was able to score for the national team for the first time in nearly four years. The goal had a bit of history for Donovan. It was his 50th assist for the national team and it officially made him the leader in that category as well for the Nats, but he and the rest of the lads were not done. He assisted Michael Orozco Fiscal's 72nd goal and scored a penalty in the 75th to wrap up the match and to finish with 51 goals and assists for the United States.
The control of the ball was dominant for the United States. At the end of the match, they would complete 9 passes for every turnover while for Belize it was 2 passes. In addition, 89% of the 636 passes the United States attempted was completed compared to 70% of the 216 passes that Belize was able to attempt. They consistently were penetrating the final third of the pitch and were able to fire off 26 shots to Belize's 7 and were able to win 8 corner kicks in the process.
One part of the strategy that Klinsmann established was a form of attack that was designed to be wing play with over lap passes. Some may call this old fashioned but it worked. It led to 38 open play crosses and all but one of the goals was derived off of a cross that resulted in a shot on frame that was scored or cleaned up after a save or a block.
This may have worked against Belize and it may work against Cuba but could it work against Costa Rica or Mexico? It could but for the US to face Mexico, they need to earn their way out of group play, which they should. Costa Rica however will be an epic match not to miss. They have a roster that consists of MLS players such as Rodney Wallace (Portland), Roy Miller (New York), Alvaro Soborio (Real Salt Lake) and Jairo Arrieta (Columbus).
But with this romp can the coaching staff take any negatives away as feedback to improve? Sometimes in huge wins such as this and the game last week against Guatamala, both games the US scored 6 goals, it is really hard to find things to correct. Typically the team you played was poor and it is hard to really measure when you have competition that consists of players that are not of the came caliber. But there is one thing that the US can take a look at. Set plays.
The US failed to keep a clean sheet for the match and the goal was scored off of a free kick that was somewhat like a corner kick from distance. The defensive awareness was not there and no one seemed to attack the ball to clear it from the penalty box. If anything, this was the only real negative or form of feedback head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will focus on cleaning up before the team's next match in Sandy, Utah against Cuba on Saturday the 13th of July. Perhaps committing silly fouls will be discussed, however that is totally at the hands of the referee.
Finishing could be another element to take a look at. As mentioned earlier, the US was able to get off 26 shots. 20 of them were either blocked by a defender, saved by the keeper or off frame. Imagine if a few of the shots, similar to Jose Torres' close miss were on frame. It could have been as high as 8 or 9 goals for the US. But this is kind of a luxury when you start really analyzing the stats and the games will only get harder for the US during the rest of the competition.
So what is your take on the match? Was it as dominating as it should or was the best this squad could do? Some say that the goal by Belize should be the story of the match. Is that true? It was their first ever goal scored in the Gold Cup. What about Landon? Is he really the best player America has ever played for the Nats? Let me know and make sure to check out the remaining matches of the Gold Cup. There are plenty of quality teams and players to check out. Especially on Saturday when the USA take on Cuba.


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Now, would it be 'the douchiest thing ever' to say that the way Anna describes meeting Beyonce is the same way I acted when I met Anna a few years back :P?
Anna attended The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles tribute at the L.A. Convention Center.
Appearances & Events > Appearances in 2014 > Jan 27: The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles – Red Carpet
Anna presented at the 56th GRAMMY Awards Jan. 26th at the Staples Center in L.A. She Looked HAWT in a silver low cut sequinned gown and jewels.
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Anna presented at the 66th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City January 25th. She looked gorgeous in a turquise Monique Lhuillier Resort 2014 dress and cute ponytail. She'll also be presenting at the Grammy's tonight on CBS, so stay tuned for more!
Appearances & Events > Appearances in 2014 > Jan 25: 66th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards
Anna attended the Delta Air Lines 2014 GRAMMY Weekend Private Reception And Performance With Lorde at the Soho House in L.A. January 24th. Anna will be presenting at the 2014 Grammy's, which airs Sunday on CBS.
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Life After Beth: Sundance Review
If Cooties is Sundance 2014's zombie comedy that hits every note of the well-established format and delights while doing so, Jeff Baena's Life After Beth is the one that reminds us how odd the mashup was to begin with. The one that plucks from the genre playbook only what it wants, then tells its own story while letting the world, in the background, go to hell in the usual way. The one that finds a new metaphoric meaning for zombie tropes, making them about the devastation of grief, and manages to keep us laughing while making that metaphor stick. It's a perfectly pitched debut that should benefit greatly from word of mouth and, especially given the top-flight comic talents surrounding lead Dane DeHaan, won't appeal solely to fanboys at the box office. . . {hollywoodreporter.com}
The Voices: Sundance Review
Good and evil prefer to sit on the lap rather than the shoulders of the extremely conflicted protagonist of The Voices, the confident if rather wacky English-language debut of Paris-based Iranian director and comic-book artist Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis).
This thriller-horror-comedy hybrid is among the more eccentric films screening at Sundance this year and stars an excellent Ryan Reynolds as a damaged man-child in a small industrial town in the Midwest who accidentally kills his date for the night (Gemma Arterton) and then asks his pets what he should do — and of course, they talk back, literally. Oscar nominees Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver co-star in this wild and occasionally hilarious genre crossbreed that seems tailor-made for fantastic film festivals and midnight slots, though a small distributor with large cojones could try and capitalize on the film's star power and zany premise and aim for a modest commercial release before making a killing on VOD. . . . {hollywoodreporter.com}
Happy Christmas: Sundance Review
Following up last year's Drinking Buddies with another low-key ensemble comedy, writer-director Joe Swanberg addresses relationship issues of increasing complexity without sacrificing his frequently amusing perspective on single life.
After taking Happy Christmas off the market with a festival pre-buy, Magnolia Pictures can expect to see a fairly similar return on the new film by partnering with Swanberg again on a theatrical release (Paramount acquired home entertainment and international rights), with perhaps a bit of a bump from a gradually expanding fan base.
Chicago married couple Jeff (Swanberg) and Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) are juggling freelance careers while looking after their two-year-old son, Jude (Jude Swanberg). Jeff's working on a film in preproduction, but Kelly's novel writing has stalled out after her first book as she's shifted to full-time homemaking. They're still relatively content, however, and preparing for a holiday visit from Jeff's sister Jenny (Anna Kendrick), a volatile young woman who's recently split from her boyfriend. Jeff's concerned that even at 27, Jenny's not stable enough to look after herself and has invited her for an indefinite visit. In exchange, she's agreed to assist with child care. hollywoodreporter.com
Ryan Reynolds hears 'Voices' at Sundance
One of the weirder, much-discussed comedies of the festival is The Voices, a grisly, dark comedy that features a terrific performance by Ryan Reynolds as a likable factory worker who hears advice from his pet dog and cat and morphs into a scary serial killer.
"The script is insane," says co-star Anna Kendrick, adding that she had wanted to work with writer-director Marjane Satrapi since reading her graphic novel Persepolis, which was made into a film in 2007 and nominated for an animated-feature Oscar.
Indeed, Satrapi initially resisted any gruesome shots, then succumbed to showing Reynolds' character slicing and dicing the body parts of his female co-workers and stowing them away neatly in plastic containers.
"I didn't know I was this attracted to gore and blood," says the Iranian-born Satrapi. "My mother told me 'You are sick in the head.' "
Reynolds plays Jerry, a nebbishy guy who works in the packing department of a large company. But he's descending into madness. First hint: He talks with his dog and cat — and they talk back. His cat Mr. Whiskers has a nasty temperament and a feisty Scottish burr, goading Reynolds' character to do evil and kill. Bosco, the dog, is deep-voiced and decent. The pooch, a Mastiff mix, says things like "I earned the right to be called a good boy."
Reynolds does the voice of the dog and cat, and also performs in an elaborate song-and-dance sequence for the closing credits, which features Kendrick, Gemma Arterton and a singing, dancing Jesus.
But, for all his accomplishments and ability to play a deranged killer, Reynolds had one strange phobia.
It had nothing to do with carnage, but involved working so closely with house pets.
Says Satrapi: "Ryan is scared of cats." {usa today}
Kendrick: I liked being unlikeable
Anna Kendrick has revealed she enjoyed portraying a nasty girl in Happy Christmas.
The Pitch Perfect star reunites with Drinking Buddies filmmaker Joe Swanberg for the improvised drama, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
"Honestly, I would have done anything Joe asked me to do, but I was really excited about playing somebody who was a mess, who doesn't have a filter and is kind of selfish," she said.
"I mean, she's kind of unlikeable. I hope that I brought enough honesty, that people will maybe understand where she's coming from – or maybe you should just hate her."
Anna – whose character Jenny unexpectedly decides to move in with her elder brother – is most thrilled about her scenes with Girls star Lena Dunham, who plays her best friend in Happy Christmas.
"I was just excited that there are scenes with Lena Dunham and Melanie Lynskey, where it's just the three of us talking and a guy doesn't come in the room at any point. We're just chatting about sex and work," she said.
"I know Lena's doing that all the time but that was a really fun day to me. She knows who she is, which is so admirable. Her improv is so perfect because she's never thinking of what her character would say. She just gets in the zone and she's so honest and so smart, and her work is really beautiful."
Director Joe admitted he was interested to see Anna play someone different to her previous characters.
"I thought Anna would be perfect for this character. This character is young and irresponsible, and she's a little reckless. It's not a role I've really seen Anna play before so it was fun to invite her back to do something like that," he said. {uk.movies.yahoo.com}
Anna Kendrick Storms Sundance
Pneumonia prevented Ryan Reynolds, who plays a schizophrenic murderer in "The Voices," from attending the cocktail party Sunday evening for the film at the Grey Goose Blue Door on Main Street in Park City, Utah. But that didn't stop his costar Anna Kendrick, coming off three of her movies premiering on the same day at the Sundance Film Festival, and director Marjane Satrapi, new to the Sundance circuit, from showing up.
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Compared to Cannes, where Satrapi's animated effort "Persepolis" was rewarded with the Jury Prize in 2007, she was finding Sundance more relaxed. "All the independent filmmakers are here, and I'm so happy to be here," gushed Satrapi, proceeding to scan the room with a video recorder to document the festivities. "Persepolis" is based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, and "The Voices," written by Michael R. Perry, is the first movie of Satrapi's in which she doesn't take part in the writing. "I got sent the script, and I really loved it, so I really wanted to do it. From the second you want to do something badly, you should do it," said Satrapi. "The script was funny. It was sad. It was intelligent. It had all the qualities I look for."
Kendrick's other two films at Sundance — "Happy Christmas," a dramedy from mumblecore king Joe Swanberg, and "Life After Beth," a zombie comedy — are in keeping with her eclectic choice in projects since she earned an Oscar nomination four years ago for her plucky turn in "Up in the Air."
"['The Voices'] was very specific," the actress said. "Marjane has a very, very specific idea about what each frame will look like, what the scene will feel like, what the music might be."
"Christmas," on the other hand, wasn't even scripted.
"We had an outline, but no dialogue, no script, no idea what the finished film was going to be like," Kendrick said. "[Both films] are equally exciting."
Minutes after the party at the Blue Door for "The Voices" wound down at 9:30 p.m., Kendrick arrived at 501 on Main to join the cast and crew of "Happy Christmas" for The Next Generation Filmmaker Dinner Series. She quickly posed for photographs with Mark Webber and Swanberg, who does triple duty on the movie as its writer, director and Kendrick's on-screen brother. Webber called the movie "an anti-Christmas film in a way, at least a traditional one." He elaborated, "It's this beautiful, really small, intimate look at a family and family life set around Christmas. It's very real and natural."
Also present to promote the movie was Melanie Lynskey, who plays Swanberg's wife and Kendrick's sister-in-law in "Happy Christmas." Lynskey took a break from the business at hand to gamely dance upstairs with Alison Pill and Jason Ritter. Kendrick followed along and kept the dance party going. Amid the merriment, Swanberg emphasized "Happy Christmas," which was picked up for distribution by Magnolia Pictures and Paramount Pictures earlier in the week, covers serious ground. "I hope that it sparks conversations between men and women about the relationship between work and child care, and I hope it gets people talking about fairness and expectations for women when they have children," he said. {wwd.com}
Anna Kendrick's finally a mess in 'Happy Christmas'
Anna Kendrick stars as a problem drinker who moves in with her brother's family after a breakup. Among the family members: a toddler played by director Joe Swanberg's son, Jude.
PARK CITY, Utah — Family is messy. The upside, for director Joe Swanberg, is the ability to translate that messiness into a film that had a gigantic line waiting for it (in 20-degree weather, no less) at the Sundance Film Festival.
In Happy Christmas, which arrives at the festival just six months after Swanberg's last effort, Drinking Buddies, Anna Kendrick plays Jenny, who has a drinking problem and moves in with her brother, Jeff (played by Swanberg), his wife, Kelly (Melanie Lynskey), and their toddler (Swanberg's adorable son, Jude) after a recent breakup.
In real life, "Anna is very put together. She's not a mess," says Swanberg, who directed Kendrick in Drinking Buddies. "I feel like she's been so consistently 'good' in films. What I was hoping to show with Happy Christmas is that she's amazing doing any kind of character."
Jenny's best friend, Carson (Lena Dunham) has a smaller role, but Dunham's voice (similar in tone and honesty to her character on HBO's Girls but far less self-involved) helps to signify where Jenny is at. The woman is reeling, with little to latch onto at the age of 27 except bottles of booze and a cute thirtysomething male babysitter/pot dealer who crosses her path.
"The amazing thing about Lena is that she had that voice from the first day I met her," says Swanberg, who has been friends with Dunham for years. "She's the best example that I've ever known (of a person) finding mainstream success without changing a thing."
He adds that it's talent like Dunham and Mark Duplass who are leading the charge for filmmakers like himself. "They're making it more accessible for my movies to get out there and play wider," he says. "Because people are like, 'Oh this isn't without context. I watch Girls and I've seen The League and I've watched Jeff Who Lives at Home.' "
In Happy Christmas, Jenny's arrival triggers a surprising revelation: Kelly, challenged over rounds of beer with Jenny and Carson on why she's given up on writing, slowly reveals she's lost a sense of self as a stay-at-home mom.
Like filmmakers Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said) and Paul Mazursky (Down and Out in Beverly Hills), "I've always wanted the characters to grow up with me," says Swanberg. Happy Christmas steals from his own life: Nine months after Jude was born, his younger brother moved in with them for three trying months.
And Swanberg's wife, filmmaker Kris Williams, spent a year and a half caring for their son so the couple could save money on child care. But not working secretly plagued her, inspiring Swanberg to share the story of a mother who "felt frustrated but who felt guilty for that frustration," he says.
Although Jenny is "much more reckless than my brother actually was," says Swanberg, there are strong similarities, including one calamitous night the younger sibling sets off a smoke alarm by passing out after shoving a frozen pizza in the oven.
Next up may be finding an agent for little Jude, who delighted the festival audience by consistently hamming it up in Happy Christmas. "I know!" Swanberg laughs. "I'll have to protect him from the paparazzi." {usatoday.com}
Anna attended the Women at Sundance Brunch on January 20th at Park City. She also posed again at the Variety Studio. Other guests were Elizabeth Moss, Selena Gomez, and Shailene Woodley. I've also added portraits of Anna posing with "The Voices" director Marjane Satrapi and actress Mary Steenburgen. I've also been added HQ's and more portrait sessions to the previous Sundance updates, including Sundance Day I and Sundance Candids.
Appearances & Events > Appearances in 2014 > Jan 20: Women At Sundance Brunch
Anna attended the Sundance premiere of her film "Happy Christmas" on January 19th at the Library Center Theater. She signed photos for fans and posed with director Joe Swanberg and his baby. There was also an after party, and her and a few cast members enjoyed a dinner and goofily posing for photos at ChefDance. Kittens shooting lightning bolts is a good color on her :D!
Appearances & Events > Appearances in 2014 > Jan 19: Sundance Film Festival – "Happy Christmas" Premiere
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No Fit
Hill and Howard
by Kevin Pelton
With his Los Angeles Lakers club floundering in the absence of Pau Gasol, Mike D'Antoni is searching desperately for answers. Sunday night, he seemed to find one in the midst of a disappointing 117-110 home loss to the Utah Jazz. After Jordan Hill played well off the bench at power forward during the first half, he opened the third quarter with the rest of the starters in place of Antawn Jamison at the spot that usually belongs to Gasol. Hill played well Sunday, putting up 17 points and nine rebounds, but a look at the Lakers' performance by frontcourt over the course of the season shows that Hill and center Dwight Howard have failed to click.
The Lakers' three coaches have combined to use five combinations of Gasol, Hill, Howard and Jamison up front for at least 50 minutes this season. Here's how the team has played with each of them on the court, via NBA.com/Stats:
Frontcourt Min ORtg DRtg Net
Gasol/Howard 415 107.4 103.9 + 3.5
Jamison/Howard 175 113.3 100.8 +12.5
Hill/Howard 143 108.4 116.9 - 8.5
Hill/Gasol 110 114.4 92.9 +21.4
Jamison/Gasol 67 133.6 108.4 +25.2
This chart has some interesting implications for Gasol's future in L.A., since the pairing of the two stars has not been particularly effective. In fact, that duo has the worst Offensive Rating of any of the Lakers' regular frontcourts. The team has been much more efficient with Jamison next to Howard, or any other combination with more balanced skills.
At the same time, the Lakers have hardly thrived since Gasol sat down to rest his ailing knees. Sunday's loss dropped the team to 1-3 in the four games without Gasol. Since Jamison's play doesn't seem to be the issue, that points a finger at both how the Lakers play when Howard sits and the combination of Hill and Howard, which has been torched at the defensive end of the floor. The 116.9 Defensive Rating it has surrendered would be far and away the worst in the league over the course of the season. (The New Orleans Hornets are actually 30th at 112.3 points allowed per 100 possessions.)
The important issue here seems to be fit more than skill, as evidenced by the fact that Gasol and Hill have been very good together in limited action, but neither has worked as well with Howard. While the Gasol-Howard duo mostly struggles at the offensive end due to spacing, the concerns I've aired in the past about having two traditional big men on the floor together are actually showing up with Hill and not Howard.
Even with Hill and Howard having a positive plus-minus on Sunday against Utah, the problems the two players have in transition defense were still evident. The Jazz pushed the ball at every opportunity in building a lead, a strategy that proved particularly fruitful during the second quarter. In general, the Lakers do a poor job of getting back on defense. Per mySyenergySports.com, 14.3 percent of plays against the Lakers come in transition. Just two teams, Cleveland and Minnesota, allow more fast-break opportunities.
That's exacerbated by having both Hill and Howard on the floor looking to crash the offensive glass. When they've played together, the Lakers have allowed 22.6 fast-break points per 48 minutes according to NBA.com/Stats. By contrast, Gasol and Howard together are relatively decent at taking away transition opportunities, allowing 15.5 points per 48 minutes. The Hill-Howard combination has been far worse than any duo in the NBA with at least 300 minutes played; no one in that group allows even 20 fast-break points per 48 minutes.
With Gasol's status still uncertain heading into a four-game road trip that starts Tuesday in Cleveland, this could be Hill's opportunity to demonstrate he's capable of playing power forward next to Howard on a regular basis. Before Gasol went out of the lineup, D'Antoni was reluctant to use Hill anywhere but center, which left him out of the rotation entirely at times. To avoid repeating that fate when Gasol returns, Hill has to show that his energy and skill can overcome the issue of fitting him next to Howard.
So far, most of the trade speculation around the Lakers has centered around the possibility of moving Gasol for a better shooter, whether a stretch power forward or someone at another position. Such a deal would be difficult because of Gasol's combination of age and high salary. Hill isn't eligible for a trade until Jan. 15 because he re-signed with the Lakers over the summer and his new contract makes him a "base-year compensation" player. That restriction would make moving him slightly more challenging, but as a capable young big man with a reasonable salary ($3.5 million this year and next), Hill might be able to fetch a perimeter player who could help the Lakers' second unit.
If Hill and Howard continue to struggle together, the best fit for Hill might be somewhere else.
Kevin Pelton is an author of Basketball Prospectus.
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Solid work. Trading Hill for a backup 1 or a backup 3 might help the Lakers.
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