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Perl script uses Ptrace for process tracing
Process Spy
Linux lets users watch the kernel at work with a little help from Ptrace, a tool that both debuggers and malicious process kidnappers use. A CPAN module introduces this technology to Perl and, if this is not enough, C extensions add functionality.
Recently, I needed to investigate the write activity of a Linux process and was surprised to discover that CPAN had a Ptrace module. Ptrace is a technology that roots in the Linux kernel, adding the ability to step through processes and retrieve information on the data they use. Debuggers such as GDB leverage this technology and build a user interface on it.
To find out which files a process opens for writing over the course of its lifetime, you can pass the PTRACE_SYSCALL parameter to ptrace to make the process stop whenever it issues a system call. Filtering out calls coming from libc's open() function in write mode then reveals the desired list of files. Invoking objdump -d /lib/libc.so.6 tells you what libc does to open the specified file and return a file descriptor (Figure 1).
To most of us, disassembler output is incomprehensible at first glance. The x86 assembler code in Figure 1 picks up the function parameters for open() from the stack (%esp) and uses the mov (move) instruction to store them in the processor registers EBX, ECX, and EDX (assembler code prepends a percent sign). From the include file adm/unistd.h (Figure 2), you can see that the kernel refers to the open() system call internally as 5, and libc calls mov $0x5,%eax to write the value to the processor's EAX register.
The int $0x80 call lets the kernel take control. The call triggers an interrupt, and the kernel switches to privileged mode and processes the system call on the other side of the wall in kernel land. It picks up the parameters from the processor registers where they were stored previously by libc.
The open() function expects up to three parameters: int open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode). The string that specifies the path will obviously not fit in a 32-bit register. Therefore, the EBX register only holds the memory address at which the string can be found.
To find out whether a system call picked up at random is an open() with write option, the monitoring code must check to see whether EAX contains the value 5 (the code for open()) and whether an AND operation of the ECX register and the O_WRONLY constant defined in sys/fcntl.h results in a true value. A file could also be opened for writing with O_RDWR (read/write access) or O_APPEND (append to file), but I will ignore this to keep things simple. Incidentally, it makes no difference which higher level language was used to write the code – C, Perl, Java, Ruby, etc. All of them use the open() call from libc.
Listing 1 shows the Perl code that helps a script trace system calls in a process and eavesdrop on it for occurrences of open() requests with write intention. Figure 3 illustrates the interaction between the parent and child processes during the trace. After the fork(), the new child process issues the Ptrace PTRACE_TRACEME command and then launches the surveyed program with exec(). The parent process waits (waitpid()) for the kernel to stop the child process right after it has started its payload. The parent process then reactivates the child process by issuing PTRACE_SYSCALL, which tells the kernel to stop the child again the next time it issues a system call. The next time the child is then stopped, the parent process can investigate which system call has been issued with which parameters with the use of other Ptrace commands.
Listing 1
001 ############################# 002 # Mike Schilli, 2008 003 # (email@example.com) 004 ############################# 005 package WriteTracer; 006 use strict; 007 use POSIX; 008 use Inline "C"; 009 use Fcntl; 010 011 use Sys::Ptrace qw(ptrace 012 PTRACE_SYSCALL 013 PTRACE_TRACEME); 014 015 ############################# 016 sub run { 017 ############################# 018 my ($prg, @params) = @_; 019 020 my @files = (); 021 my %files = (); 022 023 if ((my $pid = fork()) < 0){ 024 die "fork failed"; 025 } elsif ($pid == 0) { 026 027 # child 028 ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 029 $$, 0, 0); 030 exec($prg, @params); 031 032 } else { 033 034 # parent 035 { 036 my $rc = waitpid($pid, 0); 037 last if $rc < 0; 038 039 if (WIFSTOPPED($?)) { 040 my ($eax, $orig_eax, 041 $ebx, $ecx, $edx) 042 = ptrace_getregs($pid); 043 044 if ($eax == -ENOSYS()) { 045 if ( $orig_eax == 5 046 and $ecx & O_WRONLY) { 047 my $str = 048 ptrace_string_read( 049 $pid, $ebx); 050 push @files, $str 051 unless $files{$str}++; 052 } 053 } 054 055 ptrace(PTRACE_SYSCALL, 056 $pid, undef, undef); 057 redo; 058 } 059 } 060 } 061 return @files; 062 } 063 064 1; 065 066 __DATA__ 067 __C__ 068 #include <sys/ptrace.h> 069 #include <asm/user.h> 070 071 #define IVPUSH(x) \ 072 Inline_Stack_Push( \ 073 sv_2mortal(newSViv(x))); 074 075 /* ----------------------- */ 076 void ptrace_getregs( 077 int pid) { 078 int rc; 079 struct user_regs_struct 080 registers; 081 Inline_Stack_Vars; 082 083 rc = ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGS, 084 pid, 0, ®isters); 085 086 if(rc == -1) { 087 return -1; 088 } 089 090 if( registers.eax == 091 -ENOSYS ) { 092 Inline_Stack_Reset; 093 IVPUSH(registers.eax); 094 IVPUSH(registers.orig_eax); 095 IVPUSH(registers.ebx); 096 IVPUSH(registers.ecx); 097 IVPUSH(registers.edx); 098 Inline_Stack_Done; 099 } 100 } 101 102 /* ----------------------- */ 103 int 104 ptrace_aligned_word_read_c( 105 int pid, void *addr, 106 char *buf, int *len) { 107 108 char *aligned_addr; 109 long word; 110 void *ptr; 111 112 aligned_addr = (char *) ( 113 (long)addr & 114 ~ (sizeof(long) - 1) ); 115 116 word = ptrace( 117 PTRACE_PEEKDATA, pid, 118 aligned_addr, NULL); 119 120 if(word == -1) { 121 return -1; 122 } 123 124 *len = sizeof(long) - ( 125 (long) addr - 126 (long) aligned_addr ); 127 ptr = &word; 128 ptr +=(sizeof(long) - *len); 129 memcpy(buf, ptr, *len); 130 131 return 0; 132 } 133 134 /* ----------------------- */ 135 void ptrace_string_read( 136 int pid, void *addr) { 137 138 char word_buf[sizeof(long)]; 139 int word_len; 140 SV *pv; 141 int rc; 142 int i; 143 Inline_Stack_Vars; 144 145 pv = newSVpv( 146 (const char *)"", 0); 147 148 while(1) { 149 150 rc = 151 ptrace_aligned_word_read_c( 152 pid, addr, 153 word_buf, &word_len); 154 155 if(rc < 0) { 156 return; 157 } 158 159 for(i=0; i<word_len; i++) { 160 if(word_buf[i] == '\0') { 161 goto FINISH; 162 } 163 sv_catpvn(pv, 164 (const char *) 165 &word_buf[i], 1); 166 } 167 addr += word_len; 168 } 169 170 FINISH: 171 Inline_Stack_Reset; 172 Inline_Stack_Push( 173 sv_2mortal(pv)); 174 Inline_Stack_Done; 175 }
Normally, the kernel would call the appropriate system call handler without any delay after receiving a system call request. If the kernel notices that Ptrace is monitoring the process, it instead jumps to the tracesys kernel function that
- stops the process and notifies the parent process of the imminent system call and
- stops again after completing the system call and notifies the parent process of the results.
To allow the tracer to distinguish between these two cases, the kernel sets the EAX register to -ENOSYS for the first stop. As I mentioned previously, the EAX register normally contains the number of the system call to be executed. -ENOSYS is the kernel's error message if it encounters a non-existent system call number. Because this is an impossible value for a system call, the tracing process knows that the subject of the trace is about to issue a system call, whose number the kernel stores in ORIG_EAX for safekeeping.
Line 39 in WriteTracer.pm uses the WIFSTOPPED() macro and Perl's status variable $? to check to see whether the child process stopped or whether waitpid() alerted because the child crashed. Line 44 verifies that the EAX register read by the ptrace_getargs() function does contain a value of -ENOSYS.
If so, the next if condition checks to see whether ORIG_EAX is set to 5 (the open() system call number) and whether an AND operation with O_WRONLY and the ECX register returns a true value. If all of these conditions are fulfilled, the ptrace_string_read() function reads the string at the memory address stored in the EBX register and stores the returned Perl scalar in the @files array. A hash %files ensures that this happens exactly once per file name.
After this, WriteTracer.pm issues a ptrace command with the PTRACE_SYSCALL parameter, which revives the child. The redo instruction in line 57 of the parent process jumps to waitpid(), which waits for the next child process state change. Listing 2 shows an application for the tracer and expects a command along with its command-line parameters to pass to WriteTracer.pm. Figure 4 shows a Perl program that opens two files along with the correct output of the tracer monitoring the process.
Listing 2
01 #!/usr/bin/perl -w 02 ############################# 03 # write-tracer 04 # Mike Schilli, 2008 05 # (firstname.lastname@example.com) 06 ############################# 07 use strict; 08 use WriteTracer; 09 10 die "usage: $0 program" 11 unless @ARGV; 12 13 my @files = 14 WriteTracer::run(@ARGV); 15 16 print "Written files: ", 17 join(", ", @files), "\n";
The Sys::Ptrace Perl module from CPAN, which I used for the Ptrace commands, is not complete. To work around this, WriteTracer.pm uses Inline::C to define a few C extensions. The functions called by the Perl code, ptrace_getregs() and ptrace_string_read(), are defined in the __DATA__ area following the Perl code. Inline::C compiles them the first time that WriteTracer.pm is executed.
The ptrace_getregs() function expects the child process number because the ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGS,…) function requires you to specify the process whose registers you want it to query. The register values are stored in a user_regs_struct type C structure, which is defined in the asm/user.h kernel header. The IVPUSH() Perl macro defined above then pushes the values onto the Perl stack to allow the ptrace_getregs() inline C Perl function to return a list of register values to Perl land.
The values prepared by sv_2mortal(newSViv(x)) are temporary scalars that Perl's garbage collector cleans up when the referencing Perl variables disappear from their scope.
The ptrace_string_read() function defined in lines 135ff. of Listing 1 uses the Ptrace TRACE_PEEKDATA command to read a C string at a known memory address, but it does have to deal with the peculiarities of alignment in Linux memory. As Figure 5 shows, strings can start at arbitrary memory addresses but can only be retrieved at 4-byte word boundaries. The ptrace_aligned_word_read_c() C function defined in lines 104ff. handles this; it expects a PID and a memory address and returns a buffer along with its length as buf and len. If the address lies on a word boundary, the first snippet has a length of 4 bytes; the length is shorter for uneven addresses.
At first, the Perl scalar created by newSVpv() to hold the file name string is empty, and sv_catpvn() appends each new byte it finds. If the function encounters a null byte, it has found the end of the string in memory and uses goto to jump out of the twin loop to the FINISH label.
If the program traced by Ptrace invokes further processes, it is impossible to trace them. Because make does not execute the installation commands within the same process (instead, it launches new ones for each of them), you can't simply trace what make does by running write-tracer make install.
To work around this restriction, tracers such as installwatch [2] and checkinstall [3] adopt a different approach. They set the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable, which injects a shared library with system call wrappers and which the sub-processes inherit from make. The wrapper library defines new entries for all popular file functions in libc and tricks the traced program into thinking that these are the real thing.
The wrapper functions only log the proceedings before calling the appropriate libc function, which does all the work. But even this approach fails if a Perl script issues the system("cp a b") command, because LD_PRELOAD is not inherited in this case, and installwatch or checkinstall don't notice the copy.
Ptrace is not only useful for legitimate applications. Black hats love to use the technology to hijack active processes to do their dastardly deeds [4].
If you are interested in more advanced debugging and process tracing techniques besides Ptrace, read Self-Service Linux [5], which was a big help to me in writing this article.
Ptrace's biggest customer is the strace [6] command-line tool, which traces – and can latch onto – active processes.
- Listings for this article: http://www.linux-magazine.com/resources/article_code
- Installwatch: http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/installwatch.html
- CheckInstall: http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
- Burns, Bryan, et al. Security Power Tools, "Execution Flow Hijacking." O'Reilly, 2007.
- Wilding, Mark, and Dan Behman. Self-Service Linux. Prentice Hall, 2006.
- Strace: http://sourceforge.net/projects/strace/
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The man who was accidently shot in the leg Saturday near a gun range on Montana Creek Road had his leg amputated as a result of the accident, according to a family member.
Boyce Bingham, the father of shooting victim Joseph "Joe" Bingham, 27, said doctors had already removed Joseph's right leg below the knee. Wednesday, Joseph's birthday, doctors removed the rest of the leg about six inches above the knee, Boyce said by phone.
Joseph was medevaced to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Saturday after the accident. A Juneau Police Department investigation found that Joseph was driving a 2000 Chevy pickup truck on Montana Creek away from the Hank Harmon Rifle Range. A passenger in the vehicle attempted to unload a pistol when it discharged, striking Bingham.
JPD Sgt. Paul Hatch told the Empire Wednesday morning that the victim and shooter were family members. Boyce Bingham confirmed that the passenger who accidently shot Joseph was Joseph's brother, Seth, 31.
"Basically it was a fun day at the range, but turning back, the weapon was being disassembled, and it accidently went off," Boyce Bingham said. "It was a mistake, of course."
Seth Bingham immediately reacted to the situation and made a tourniquet for his brother's leg out of materials in the pickup truck. His father said without the tourniquet, Joseph could have bled out in a matter of minutes.
"Even though his brother shot him, it's also his brother that saved his life," Boyce Bingham said.
The brothers were driving on the roadway when the accident occurred, and JPD and Capital City Fire and Rescue personnel met with the vehicle near Floyd Dryden Middle School, and took Joseph Bingham by ambulance to Bartlett Regional Hospital. He was later flown to Harborview.
Seth was the one who informed his father of the accident, Boyce said.
"As you can imagine, it was horrible," he said.
Both Bingham brothers have lived in Juneau for about 15 years, the father said. They are both avid hunters in the area, he said. He described Joseph as "a very active guy, snow machines, 4-wheelers."
The family has set up an account with True North Credit Union which will be used to retrofit Joseph's home in Juneau for his new disability. Donations should be submitted under the name "Joseph Bingham." The family will also be hosting a dinner fundraiser and auction on Jan. 7, 2012 at the Juneau Moose Lodge to raise money to pay for Bingham's prosthetic leg, which costs an estimated $50,000, they said. Tickets are $15 per person or $30 per family and can be purchased at Doug's Auto Body (789-7620), Alaska Automotive Sales & Repair (364-3400), Capital Brew (586-6707), or by calling Nealea Foster at 957-0313. A 2011 Harley-Davidson Sportster will be raffled off. Tickets for the raffle are $50 each, and only 500 tickets are being sold.
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cremeglace writes: "Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder have found a use for GPS besides finding restaurants or the occasional road-that-doesn't-exist: it can be used to measure snow depth. The new technique, which takes advantage of distortions of the GPS signal after it reflects off the snowpack, may potentially improve weather forecasts by allowing meteorologists to track snowfall patterns. ScienceNOW has the story, which one geophysicist describes as "a classical case of one person's noise becoming another person's signal.""


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theodp writes: Those who scoffed at the idea of CDC zombie apocalypse preparedness might reconsider their stance after reading this weekend's holy sh*t story out of Miami, where city police fatally shot a naked man found eating another man's face. The attacker not only failed to back away at the officer's request, but also continued to eat the victim after being initially shot. A witness said the attacker was pulling flesh from the victim's face and tossing it to the side. Police theorize the attacker might have been suffering from 'cocaine psychosis,' a drug-induced craze that bakes the body internally and often leads the affected to strip naked to try and cool off.


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October 5, 2005
"I hope they enjoy their lily white, golly gee, clean, fun plaza."
17 comments:
- Jim Clay said...
We will, thanks.
- Pastor_Jeff said...
Lots of interesting issues here. The plaza was traditionally public space, but the city sold it to the LDS church while retaining an easement allowing for public access. However, the deal allowed the LDS church to maintain control over "anti-church" speech it doesn't like in the plaza.
It seems like the city and church want it both ways. If the property truly belongs to the LDS church, then it's no longer public. But you can't say it's public while giving a church the ability to control speech it doesn't like.
- Sean said...
I'm curious as to why liberals have this tendency to turn everything into a racial attack, even to the extent that white liberals like this Siegel guy attack their opponents for being "white." I don't think most people find it very persuasive, especially I'd wager that the ACLU donors' list is a lot whiter than the Mormon church these days.
- EddieP said...
I wish there were more nice golly gee, clean, fun plazas in cities. No anti this, anti that gangstas, just a peaceful place to walk and talk with ones family or friends.
- Jeff said...
"Lee Siegel, one of its plaintiffs, was disappointed: "I hope they enjoy their lily white, golly gee, clean, fun plaza.""
This isn't about a white liberal attacking opponents for being white. "Lily white" is code for northern European Christian. I hear it often enough here in NY to recognise it as an expression of disbelief in and disdain for the reality of white, middle-class, midwestern people and their suspiciously wholesome lifestyle.
It's also a coded expression of Jewish bigotry towards non-ethnic and non-liberal Christians.
Whatever the technical merits of this case or the ACLU jihad against the Boy Scouts are, the passion that fuels them is one of bigotry and bullying.
I have been involved in too many discussions with liberals in NY who assume that I'm a fellow-traveler and make known their essential unease bordering on disgust with many of the "Leave it to Beaver" aspects of non-urban life that they find somehow threatening.
I think what is essentially threatening to them is that some white people don't share their elite self-hatred. This is a real thorn in the side of many "liberals" and I believe a major factor in Bush Derangement Syndrome, etc.
The hypocrisy of it all comes in with the feeling that having the "correct" views plus a smattering of "ethnic" background absolves them of the original sin of being white. Someone who is white (wealthy or not) Sourthern, Christian, or conservative is simply living in sin and is therefore beyond the pale of civilised discourse. They must be enlightened when possible, subjugated by law when not, and divided and colonised in either case. And if they have any objection, brand them as racists or theo-cons and drive them before the temple, and have stones cast upon their heads, yea and I say unto thee it is good.
- James M said...
Pastor Jeff,
The city sold the easement worth $500,000 to the church for $5 million. It's not public space anymore and anybody who enters the plaza is a guest of the church. The issue in the most recent 10th circuit opinion went to the propriety of the sale. The issue you're referring to, city control of an easement over private property had previously been ruled on by the 10th circuit. In the previous ruling, they encouraged the sale of the easement to the church.
During the interim period between the ruling and the sale, the church had no control over speech on the easement. I was living in Utah at that time and observed some reprehensible behavior by those who disagreed with the church. In one particular instance, a protester inserted himself into the wedding pictures of a couple who were taking pictures after their marriage in the Salt Lake temple. Despite pleading from the wedding party, he did everything he could to ruin their day. I for one am glad that that type of behavior can now be minimized.
- TWM said...
The issue here should be a church, any church, controlling property that is considered public. And it doesn't matter if they are "lilly white" or not.
The lilly white comment is obviously racist, but you won't find anyone up in arms about it. And don't people of all colors want a "clean, fun plaza" to hang out in?
- PatCA said...
Gosh, I bet the citizens will really miss all the petty criminals, substance abusers, trash, dirty needles, and vulgar poetry readings that bring such flavor to city plazas.
- Pastor_Jeff said...
Thanks for the clarification on the timing and elements of the sale. It's a shame that people would rudely interrupt someone's wedding.
But even before the sale of the easement, the church did
restrict speech in the plaza and had people arrested when the church didn't like their speech.
I like clean, safe plazas as much as anyone, but I don't like the idea of a church having the power to regulate speech on a public easement. I don't have a problem with the city selling land to a church, but then it can no longer be public property.
What it seems the church mainly objected to was evangelicals, no-nukes and others passing out literature the church didn't like.
- Jim Clay said...
Pastor Jeff,
No offense, but it wasn't simply a matter of "not liking their speech", or "handing out pamphlets". First off, they specifically come during the large semi-annual meetings (i.e. they are specifically targeting Mormons) and then yell loudly- often obscenely and with bullhorns- and intentionally use sacred symbols of the LDS faith in demeaning and obscene ways (eg. rubbing their bums with them). They tell children that they are going to hell. They were asked to leave. They would not.
Given all that, I do not have a problem at all with citing them for trespassing.
- Pastor_Jeff said...
I agree that's offensive, and I'm sorry if that was your experience. I can certainly understand how ridicule of deeply held religious convictions would be upsetting. I have a hard time, however, believing that's descriptive of everyone at the plaza. And why would they have to leave public space (prior to the easement sale)?
I quite intensely dislike the offensive and immature words, signs, and actions of many of the ANSWER protesters in D.C. but they still had a right to protest on public property. What does specifically targeting Mormons have to do with it? The question isn't about Mormonism but whether the space is public or private. The President has been publicly targeted and told he is going to hell, but the protesters have a right to express their views.
I'm very hesitant to restrict people's speech rights in public spaces for a couple of reasons: 1) It goes against the 1st Amendment, and 2) There are people who don't like some of the things I believe, but I want to have the right to express my views.
- Jim Clay said...
Pastor Jeff,
I pretty much agree with everything you have said. The key part, in my mind, is "The question isn't about Mormonism but whether the space is public or private."
Exactly. And the answer is that it is private.
- Sigivald said...
Jeff (Not-the-pastor):
It's not "Jewish" code; it's leftish-secular code. I've seen plenty of non-Jews use exceedingly similar terminology. (I imagine that being in New York, you simply run in to more Jews who happen to fit that mold.)
Plenty of non-Jews are also more or less bigoted towards "wholesome, traditional WASP-y stuff". (Which is even more hilarious with the Mormons, given their exertions to convert and bring to Salt Lake all those Tongans and other not-white people!)
I mean, heck, I'm an atheist, and I don't see any problem here, or with Mormons in general. But maybe that's because I don't have the modern cynical distrust of anything that appears wholesome... 'cause I know that often enough it really is.
- HaloJonesFan said...
I can certainly understand how ridicule of deeply held religious convictions would be upsetting.
:rolleyes: There's a difference between free speech and an attempt to injure. If you're creating a public nuisance, which these people were doing, you can't hide behind the First Amendment.
If I stand in the middle of a street and drop my pants, I get arrested. Claiming that I'm merely exercising my First Amendment rights in a non-verbal way isn't going to cut much ice.
And what, these people aren't happy? The church spent eight million dollars to make them go away. What kind of mind doesn't consider that a victory?
- Bruce Hayden said...
I find myself on both sides of this issue. I too have lived in Utah and been to the plaza. And, I too have seen the protesters.
Normally, I would take the public access side of this. But for Mormons, this is really the center of their religion. It is important to be married in a temple, and, there is almost nothing that a young couple would prefer than to be married in that temple - literally the spiritual center of their religion.
So, you have a young couple who have held off on sex until this day. The guy has been on his mission and is now back. No alcohol. Tithing. The whole thing. They walk out of the service, and run into these nasty, nasty, protesters whose goal seems to be to destroy this most important day in the lives of this young couple.
- Bruce Hayden said...
Another way of thinking about this from the Mormon point of view, is if a band of protesters got bull horns and used them to shout down the Pope in St. Peter's Square. Maybe when he is giving a blessing, and they are protesting one of the alleged sins of the RC church - such as, for example, the proposed ban on new gay priests.
Of course, as we all know, St. Peter's Square is in the Vatican, technically a separate country, and subject essentially to the whims of the Papacy.
The difference here is an accident of history. For the first fifty or so years of history, the LDS Church and the local government were not really that distinct, which is why they sit as close together as they do. But then, the Mormons found themselves physically surrounded by Gentiles and technically a part of the U.S., though without the rights we had in CO just to the east (due to statehood). So, they ultimately became a state, and had to start separating church and state. I would suggest though that it really didn't become a problem until the last 1/4 of the 20th Century when the Gentile population of SLC started to become significant, while the church continued to grow at such a high rate around the world.
Final note. Interestingly to me, outside of the ski areas, probably the least Mormon part of Utah is that religion's spiritual center, Salt Lake City. Plenty of non-Mormons there.
When I lived there, I worked in a firm where less than half of the partners were LDS. It used to be quite interesting when there was a big promotion (like when 2 guys made partner). Two sets of trays would go around. One with Champagne, and one with fruit juice. Ditto for office parties. That was the one time you really knew who was who.
- Osvaldo said...
Yeah, I don't see the problem myself. The Mormons built a plaza and the government kept an easement over it, and then the government sold the easement to the Mormons for 10 times its actual value. And now the Mormons own the thing in fee simple and they keep protestors out.
Sounds fair to me.


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By the way, as a "did you know?" point, the term "mongoloid" is only medical - never racial - in Bulgaria, but it is used as an insult the way "retard" is used here.
By the way, as a "did you know?" point, the term "mongoloid" is only medical - never racial - in Bulgaria, but it is used as an insult the way "retard" is used here.
That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe
I am aware. I just meant that the word ONLY means the medical condition in my language, when used on its own. To make it racial, you would have to only use it in the "mongoloid race" construct. If used at an individual, it implies retardation.
That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe
I don't know what you keep trying to imply. I am talking linguistics, not culture or education.
That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe
Huh? O.o Hate speech? I said something as a linguistic point of interest that the same word has only half the meaning in one language that it has in another, in no relation to any topic previously discussed here. Chill.
That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe
I put up a couple of "likes" on Susan Rice's FB page
Anyone else ?
Does anyone actually think she's a good pick .
That this pick is ........ Smart ?
Well...back to topic....I really don't see her being confirmed as Secretary of State.
Who are some other choices?
Beyonce would be good
She could negotiate deals and perform
It hasn't even been said that she is even thought of as a possibility.
BEWARE! Harassing the Indian may result in sudden and severe hair loss.
Yes, at a minimum.
I refered to the mental process and I see how associating these people with Mr McCain, who I did in fact refer to as McGollum, could be insulting and insensitive to people that are born with an unfortunate genetic disorder.
I think any group at this point would feel insulted by being associated with him.
To all the members that suffer from downs syndrome, I deeply apologize. I would prefer your company to that of Mr McCain
I am not amused with Mr McCain's desire to smear a woman with lies, and so I gave him the same treatment that he gave her to prove a point.
That point being proven, I had carefully chosen words that were meant to offend, only Mr McCain, not any others.
If there are people here who suffer from this, or care for people who do, My actions were insensitive to them.
My apology, unasked for, but inferred needed, goes to people that are disabled. In any case, if this is the way that the board moderation interprets it's Code of Conduct then, that is what it is. I am a guest and the house rules are designed to create an even playing field. I will comply, respectfully.
But I am not apologizing to Mr McCain.
To the topic....
Rice will not be the next SoS. Kerry will stonewall Obama in the senate if he does not get in the admin. He's old and he wants to retire with a year or two in exec service and the period on his career.
Kerry has too many favors out to not be able to sabotage the nomination.
McGourd is shooting the GOP in the foot to get a committee seat, and it's one of the most ridiculous political moves he's ever made. He fears the irelevance of his next assignment, the committee on indian affairs.... they oversee the reservations, I believe.
The democrats are TRYING to give Scott Brown his seat back, so we can have a swing GOP senate voter.
McCain seems to think being on the native american committee is below him. I think he's below the senate's acceptable standards of behavior and needs to be investigated by the ethics committee.
Until that happens, I intend to give him what he gives to the innocent people that are in his political way.
PS... His daughter has recently stated that she is considering leaving the GOP over the way the party has handled the election and it's aftermath, and that's more of a personal condemnation of her father than I could ever give.
it's a critical position - it's not ambassador to ireland
my guess is that had we done a poll HERE with an 85-15 progressive split, her name would not have appeared as a candidate
she's a teacher's pet play - one who has no biz being in the convo
that was BEFORE Benghazi spontaneous silliness
and before UBER progressive Obama loving talking head Dana Millbank offered some insights into her conduct and her ability to get along with others
if the president goes to the mat, one must wonder why the fuck he would
that'd be worthy of an investigation
I also think a Rice pick would show strength the Obama campaign could give a flying fuck about the GOP's ridiculous conspiracy theories. It's funny... the GOP first claimed Obama was throwing Rice under the bus... and THAT was outrageous... now that he isn't... THAT's ALSO outrageous. Go figure...
that's childish
your focus on what the GOP "thinks" is sorta silly and off point
and a deflection
lots of that going around
convos about mccain when the topic is rice
convos about xyz when the topic is journalistic integrity
seems there's a market for noise not the topic at hand
the topic here is secretary of state - prob the # 1 position next to pres.
And, if you read my post, I never said he should base he decision on showing up the GOP on their ridiculousness (I actually said I prefer Kerry)... of course it should be on qualifications... which she coincidentally also has. That would just be one consequence...
Rice is not the right person for the job.
Aside from all the political considerations, I think she simply does not have the basic social skills needed for that position. I base my opinion on interviews that I have seen with her. She is very dismissive of those who ask her questions she does not like and is a bit too, how can you say politely, well she is a bit too arrogant.
I have never cared for her, and I think she as been a less than average UN rep. She is better than anything Bush fielded in the UN, but that is not the best of standards one can use to judge her.
What of substance has she accopplished in the UN since her tenure began? Sec Clinton took the lead on the Libya intervention, so that was not her work. What votes has she gotten through the security council? How has she moved russia and China to stop blocking the UN intervention in Syria?
The US has a much more respected global profile in the world since Obama took office, but I can't see any reason that she was part of anything good.
Blaming her and vilifying her for Benghazi is bellow the belt. It's just not within her purview to have done anything but repeat info that others gave her. As ambassador, she does not make up policy, she repeats what policy papers she's been given by other agencies. She acts at the convenience of the president and represents his interests.
She does not make policy.
I understand you don't like McCain and our resident Masshole (I say that with all due respect) has outlined 100 different vile cuss words to describe Sen. McCain who I will never forgive for his DADT performance (a losing one at that) and lost great respect for during his most recent re-election campaign where he had to go the right of a right wing challenger
that said - he's a war hero - POW - not many of those still living - and for that I and I feel all americans should respect that service, conduct, etc.
back to topic
beyonce is a better choice IMO
as silly as it sounds imagine a cabinet of hollywood stars/starlets, singers, etc.
I wonder if Bill Clinton would have some free time for the job?
He was pretty fucking good with foreign as well as domestic affairs.
It may be he would do it, to improve his chops there. The Clinton Global Initiative seems to not have been enough for them just yet.
I could get behind Bill.... it wouldn't be that historic at all for a President to serve in a future admin... He definitively earned his spot in an Obama Admin by getting so many opinions and votes headed the right direction.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...8ba77b1e43.131Susan Rice, the top US diplomat at the center of speculation about a top job in the new Obama administration, said Monday she is happy to remain the US ambassador to the United Nations.
US media reports have made Rice a strong contender to become US secretary of state in place of Hillary Clinton or President Barack Obama's national security adviser.
"I love my job here at the United Nations. I always have, I always will, especially today, and I look forward to continuing to serve for as long as President Obama would like me to," Rice told reporters after the United States secured a second term on the UN Human Rights Council.
So all this week they have been fighting over a job she has stated that she does not desire to have.
As a certain Texan would say... Bless your pea pickin heart.
How clever of you to have copy and pasted something that someone else sent you that didn't have the Brass tacks to just post themselves.
Well that's the Pudding on top of the Pie.
Boston i think it comes down to the initial weighing of the cocks to see whose is biggest.... it could have been any issue but they had to test the waters.... republicans now know deep down inside that they suck. I think it is no surprise that right after everyone reacted with incredulous indignation at McCain's stupid antics you saw first Boehner and then McConnell concede that revenue (A.K.A. Raising Taxes) was on the table....
Sounds strange because of the other Rice in the Bush administration and now this Rice ?
Can't they pick other people with different name?
It's an American conspiracy to confuse the rest of the world.
Hmm don't see any of the righties in here admitting they were completely wrong and so was John McCain now that Patraeus has completely defused the conspiracy idea.
But I suppose never admitting you are wrong is par for the course....
Susan's Sunday tour in addition to the fabrication of the "spontaneous reaction to the video" also included the campaign lie that al Qaeda had been decimated
Take your pick
Petraeus testimony is anything but positive for WH
It proves what was known when
That the cover story was bullshit
I can't wait to find out who came up with the crazy fake video response and how they got almost everyone to go along with it. There has to be a movie or book deal there.
De-NILE.... lol
The same hearing agreed that the white house changed one word... Consulate to Mission.....
Another oddity is after the video was featured on the Egyptian evening news and after the outrage sparked riots in many places it is funny that no republican can actually agree to that... everyone of the outside the mainstream and haven't realized they lost horribly for their stupid tirades republicans still claims the video had no effect... While it certainly didn't in Benghazi is did in many other places...
Kinda like McCain is an out of date asshat who made the Navy a better place when he left.....
What is really tragic is instead of actually finding out details that can prevent a future occurrence of the same failures the republican members of the panel are more intent on some fake conspiracy theory that was concocted to bolster a failed Presidential bid INSTEAD of focusing on why intel was so out to lunch to ignore months worth of indicators, that the response system for a diplomatic mission was so crickety that in eight hours military assets were not deployed.... those are the key issues... not Susan Rice. But once again the right seems intent on focusing on what can hurt Democrats and not what will help America. Sad and pathetic.
^Exactly...you raise two very good points here...
A.) Indeed ignoring the real problem... that this incident was a MASSIVE intelligence failure by the intelligence community (not Susan Rice) that needs to be improved... as correcting this actually makes us safer... not shooting the messenger in the aftermath...
B.) Certainly a distraction from creating... um... jobs...
McCarthy is smiling today. That mullet McCunt id continuing his work all too well.
The GOP has no shame. They lie. It is institutional, and as we see here, it is endemic in their base.
Lie and smear... sour grapes for losing an election. The hate and mud party is having a roll in the filth, come one come all.
Actually what's "tragic" is the stupidity showcased by those in love
Blinding any judgement they may have once owned
Susan was given bad info
Susan is stupid
Susan is lying
Those are the options
Pick one - any one - and tell me that this is a good thing
What's also tragic is the idea that the truth gets in the way of anything
Things that went wrong here:
Lack of response to security requested
Day of attack no help given
Story made up about what happened
Weeks - months of bullshit
All points to Pres. Major shortcomings
While his base defends the indefensible
Nope it is all McCain's fault for being a failed legislator who can't seem to get the argument right since it keeps getting knocked back into his face.... him and his new bitch Lyndsey now that his old prison bitch Lieberman is headed out to retirement...
At least you're starting to give us more options...
I personally don't think it will ever come out in the wash BUT the reason forces were not used is because of the almost rebllion like nature of the republican response to using air resources in the liberation of Libya... had we committed ground forces to save our people the right would have claimed warmonger... I think that was the over riding hesitation to put in people.... we shall see what they come up with ... but guarantee aportion of the failure is blamed on ROE... ROE that is situational and set based off the political situation primarily. I have been in too many of these theaters where we didnt do what we COULD have done to stop or arrest an assult simply because of ROE.
as far as looney right wing conspiracy nuts? Lyndsey Graham was allowed to just blather on meet the press but was ask very exact questions about his allegations... such as going on a tirade about a cover up and then when ask if the President was covering it up Graham said ... no I think... and then went off not answering the question... he did that multiple time...
so anyone who follows politics KNOWS the politician who doges every question is on the wrong side of the argument and they know it.
More progressive terrorism bullshit
By the loudest of the loud
But you're right about the lying part
The only lies here are perpetrated by the Admin and their human moat
Obama is right "come at me"
He's got a chubby on this for some inexplicable reason
When he should bow his head in shame
As his inactions prior and during helped cause the death of 4 brave Americans and his actions after have disgraced their memories and insulted any intelligent person's intelligence
You can spout your hateful bullshit about McCain all u want over and over again
Doesn't change the fact that the president is the lead player in this fiasco and his conduct has been disgraceful


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East Hampton Town
Ethics Committee
East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson announced last Thursday night that the town ethics board had found no wrongdoing after being asked to look into whether Len Bernard, the budget officer, had acted improperly in corresponding from his town office with the state comptroller and a member of the press regarding assertions in campaign literature for Zachary Cohen, Mr. Wilkinson's Democratic challenger in the November election.
Mr. Bernard had questioned Mr. Cohen's characterization of his involvement in efforts to straighten out the town's previous financial accounting, resulting in a letter to Mr. Cohen from the state comptroller saying Mr. Cohen's statement that he provided services as a "financial analyst" was misleading. The matter was referred to the ethics board after Democrats suggested Mr. Bernard was engaging in political business from town office.
The dispute became an issue in the campaign. Mr. Cohen, who offered his help as a volunteer with a business, math, and financial background, denied mischaracterizing his role, pointing to e-mails indicating his involvement and noting that he did not mean to suggest anything other than a volunteer role.
Office Condo Bids
After issuing a request for bids from potential buyers of seven condominium units now occupied by town offices, the town has received one bid, for purchase of just two of the units, according to the East Hampton Town Purchasing Department.
It is expected that details of the bid will be presented to the town board for discussion at an upcoming meeting. However, according to Jeanne Carozza, the purchasing agent, the bid met minimum specifications.
Those specifications called for a minimum bid price of $3 million for all seven units, though an appraisal set a bulk sale price at $3.7 million, and a total price, if sold individually, of $4.4 million. A "quick sale" market value for all seven units was set at $3.4 to $3.6 million.
The request for bids was issued by the town board after an undisclosed buyer indicated interest in purchasing all seven units, provided a closing could take place immediately. Although long-range discussions of a Town Hall campus had included the possibility of selling the office condos to raise money for reconstruction of the old Town Hall, or a new building, no plans have been laid for accommodating the offices that would be displaced by a sale. However, the sale bid specifications included a provision that the offices could remain in place for a year at no cost to the town.
Solar Panels
With enough money left over from a grant used to erect solar energy panels on the Lamb building on Bluff Road in Amagansett, the town board hoped to put solar panels on the town police substation in Montauk as well, but was faced with a dilemma when it was discovered that the police building roof needed repairs before it could support the installation.
On Tuesday, the board agreed to spend $20,000 on the roof repairs. The money will be recouped through long-term energy savings.
A local law regarding solar energy equipment installations will be the subject of a public hearing before the board next Thursday night. The law, which will provide for an expedited review and permitting process for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of residential properties, mirrors a template developed by Suffolk County. The hearing will begin at 7 at Town Hall.
No Saturday Board Sessions
A lack of attendance at once-a-month Saturday town board work sessions has resulted in a decision to drop the weekend schedule. The Saturday meeting was instituted two years ago under the incoming Wilkinson administration to provide a forum for second homeowners and others who cannot attend the meetings held on weekday mornings and evenings.
The town board, at its work session on Tuesday, agreed to the change, suggested by Mr. Wilkinson. If needed, occasional special meetings will be scheduled for a Saturday.


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Help For Young Burn Victims
The University of Montana Lady Griz basketball team will be raising money for Camp Eyabsut (say "YAWB-suit). By now many of you know the story of Lady Griz player Alyssa Smith (pictured with some camp members), who suffered severe burns from scalding hot water as a child. Alyssa knows first-hand the benefits of Camp Eyabsut, which reaches out to young burn victims. She has volunteered countless hours at the camp over the years and is spearheading various fundraisers at this Saturday's (Feb. 2nd) Lady Griz game. There will be a number of ways to financially assist a camp that helps so many and functions solely on the generosity of others. Bring cash or checks to the game. Firefighters will be there with boots in hand to collect your contibutions. Indulge in goodies from the Lady Griz bake sale (we understand props go to some of the players' parents for baking assists). Or watch the game in style in a new T-shirt. About 200 will be available with a stylish new Lady Griz/Eyabsut logo. Alyssa is to be commended for having a cause she is so passionate about and the way she is using her basketball talents as a way to give back. Thanks, Alyssa. We hope Saturday is a huge success on and off the court. DB


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Forest's run to the Snakebite Division Championship of the Doc 4 Life Varsity Showdown was one dominated by exciting finishes and stellar pitching.
Forest's run to the Snakebite Division Championship of the Doc 4 Life Varsity Showdown was one dominated by exciting finishes and stellar pitching.
In the Gold Final against Jacksonville Bishop Kenney, the Wildcats earned a 4-3 win in nine innings for their second extra-inning victory in the event, which saw them allow just four runs in 32 innings.
Calley Chappel went 2-for-3 with a homer in the championship game and went the distance on the mound for the win with nine strikeouts.
Rachel Mazzurco (2-for-3, double) and Arin Conrad (2-for-3) played well for FHS, while Morgan White, Danielle Hunter, Nikki Blanton and Katie Peters each added one hit.
Earlier on Saturday, the Wildcats routed Lake Minneola 10-0 behind Claudia Henderson's complete-game two-hitter.
Henderson added nine strikeouts for Forest, which was paced by Peters, who went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI.
McGee (2-for-3), Hunter (2-for-2, double) and Blanton (2-for-4, two doubles, RBI) also were strong at the plate in the opener for Forest, which went 4-0 in tournament play.
BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO 6, NORTH MARION 5: Holly McKinnon struck out 11 and went 2-for-5 with four RBI at the plate, but the Colts were downed in a close one by the Leopards, ranked No. 9 in Class 5A.
North Marion, the No. 3 team in Class 5A and No. 9 team in the All Class Poll by Miracle Sports, went 0-4 in the tournament with its three losses in a pool play against three ranked teams coming by a total of four runs.
Erin Klein was 4-for-4 with a run scored, while Savannah James was 3-for-5 for North Marion.
In other games: Creekside finished the tournament at 3-1 with a pair of one-run wins on Saturday.
The Knights, ranked No. 2 in both the All Class and 5A polls, downed Jacksonville Bolles 1-0 on a homer by Victoria Daddis and took out Clermont East Ridge 4-3 in the third-place game of the Diamondback Division.
Meanwhile, Vanguard fell 12-4 to Bishop Kenney in its final game of pool play in the Snakebite Division, while West Port was downed 16-2 by Wakulla in the same bracket.
VHS allowed 17 hits in the loss and the Wolf Pack gave up 13 in their defeat to Wakulla.


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Same-sex couples signed marriage licenses at the Dona Ana County Government building Wednesday after County Clerk Lynn Ellins announced his office would accept them.
One of those couples was Sarah Finke and Heather Oesterreich.
You could say Sarah and Heather have been engaged for eleven years.
"How long have you been waiting for today? -- My lifetime."
That's heather Oesterreich. She has been with her partner Sarah Finke these eleven years.
"She called me almost instantaneously…she said I have to finish the fire drill," said Oesterreich.
Sarah met her in front of the Dona Ana County Government building. Today would be Sarah's wedding day.
"We don't know whether to laugh, cry or what to do. It's just a wonderful feeling to be able to say this is my family."
They took their vows on the sidewalk under a palm tree.
In the shade of a palm tree outside the county center may not be the ideal place for a dream wedding, but for Sarah and Heather, it didn't matter. It was special anyway.
"We really wanted to get married in our church…there might be injunctions against this…so we went ahead and got our kiddo, who's been wanting us to get married for a long time."
Their son, Micah, is six.
"It's all about love and really big waves of love…and the waves are really big. They're like almost bigger than a hotel."
He stood by them, looking up at his two moms…now brides.
Same sex marriage licenses are not usually issued in New Mexico, but, right now, New Mexico will recognize such marriages performed in other states.
Dona Ana County clerk Lynn Ellins has been planning to issue these licenses for some time…. enough time to print new documents that no longer say husband and wife. Instead, blanks for spouse and spouse.
"I had the first couple this morning say they've been waiting 31 years to do this…and another 43 years…So, it's time to stop waiting."
Ellins hopes lower courts will present a case to the state supreme court sooner rather than later.
"I'm not inventing the wheel, hopefully I'm moving it forward…get it up to the Supreme Court so we can finally end it."
A wedding day a decade in the making turned into a morning as spontaneous as a first date.


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A joint initiative between the American Immigration Council and AILA seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation.
Learn more about AILA's official statements on immigration issues.Read Now
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Judges name Washington, DC firm as one of "The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security"
(Des Moines, Iowa) - The American Immigration Lawyers Association, (AILA), based in Washington, DC., is one of only 10 growing organizations earning national acclaim for maintaining its commitment to offer employees extraordinary benefits, despite a challenging economy.
An independent judging panel of employee benefits experts named American Immigration Lawyers Association as one of the 2010 winners of The Principal® 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security, citing their extraordinary efforts to avoid cutting benefits.
"American Immigration Lawyers Association faces the same challenges as other organizations. What makes them extraordinary is the priority they place on employee financial security," said Luke Vandermillen, vice president at The Principal Financial Group ®. "American Immigration Lawyers Association asked their staff for money saving ideas and was able to maintain all their benefits. They understand the direct connection between strong benefits, a strong workforce and a strong bottom line - in the best and worst of times."
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Jerome Witkin to present lecture at the Palmer Museum of Art
Jerome Witkin to present lecture at the Palmer Museum of Art
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jerome Witkin, artist and professor of painting at Syracuse University, will discuss his artistic process, creative vision and the sources of inspiration that have shaped his long career at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the Palmer Museum of Art.
Witkin is best known for narrative paintings that exemplify technical brilliance, psychological intensity and a deep concern for humanity. A retrospective of Witkin's work, "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin," is on display at the Palmer through May 5. A reception will follow in the Christoffers Lobby.
The event is co-sponsored by the museum and the School of Visual Arts John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series. "Drawn to Paint" was organized by the Syracuse University Art Galleries.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is located on Curtin Road and admission is free. For more information, call 814-865-7672 or visit palmermuseum.psu.edu.


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Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A measure of job prospects fell in November for the second time in the past three months, indicating the U.S. job market will cool.
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index decreased to 107.82 from 107.84 in October, the New York-based private research group said today. The measure rose 3.3 percent from November 2011.
"Employment growth over the next several months is likely to slow again," Gad Levanon, director of macroeconomic research at the Conference Board, said today in a statement. "Employment growth typically lags economic growth, and with the economy expected to decelerate in the current quarter and early 2013, a slowdown in employment won't be far behind."
The report follows Labor Department data last week that showed employers added more workers than projected in November and the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since December 2008 as the workforce shrank. Faster hiring is needed to spur consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy.
Payrolls rose by 146,000 last month following a revised 138,000 in October that was less than initially estimated, the Labor Department said on Dec. 7. The median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg survey called for a 85,000 advance. Private payrolls, which exclude government agencies, grew by 147,000 after a revised gain of 189,000.
The jobless rate dropped to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent, the Labor Department report also showed last week. Prior to September, unemployment had been stuck above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch in monthly records going back to 1948.
Fed Policy
The lack of faster progress in the job market helps explain why Federal Reserve policy makers are weighing additional easing early next year to boost the economy. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee meets this week.
The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight labor-market indicators to forecast short-term hiring trends. On average, it can signal a rebound in hiring as little as three months before the fact and can predict job declines six to nine months in advance, the Conference Board said.
The ETI's drop last month was led by the surge in weekly jobless claims in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
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From God-mode in Doom to seemingly endless secrets in the Final Fantasy series, gaming used to be far richer in exciting and entertaining hidden extras.
Mark Butler explores his disappointment at the lack of widespread cheat codes and secrets today.
Unlockables still exist but same thing cant be said about cheat codes only mods can give the game some extra fun.
Agreed, cheat codes were a great option when you just wanted to have fun with certain games and not be challenged.
Some games still do it. I wish they were in every game though. They add so much to the experience, especially in open world games.
Instead of meaningful unlockables, we just get meaningless collectibles instead. Oh, and the rest of it is DLC.
This is why I hope Rockstar never drop the cheat codes in GTA.


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BOSTON — It's difficult for a secondary assist to earn a spot in history.
But if the Bruins go on to greater glory in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, Adam McQuaid's assist on Nathan Horton's Game 7 overtime game-winner Wednesday will be one of the key plays of the entire run.
It took tons of courage for the rookie to pinch in and keep the puck alive in the Montreal zone in sudden-death overtime of a deciding postseason game.
"At the time, I was just trying to focus and play it like any other shift," said McQuaid after the Bruins practiced at TD Garden today in preparation for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia. "You've got to be careful in overtime to not give up any odd-man rushes. But I felt like I could get to the puck. Looking back, if it had gone the other way, gone by me or something, I wouldn't have been too happy. But things worked out for me."
McQuaid's pinch, as you can see, had him below the right faceoff dot for a solid nine seconds battling for the puck before Milan Lucic turned and dished it to Horton.
McQuaid admits those nine seconds felt a lot longer.
"If I'm down there, I usually try to get back out as quick as I can," he said after the game. "I don't usually spend too much time down there. It did feel like it was a little long. But the puck was there, so I was just trying to battle for it."
While moving into the attack isn't McQuaid's usual style, he has mixed it into his repertoire as his rookie season evolved. He managed to finish the regular season with three goals and 15 points because he was able to complement his solid shot from the point with strong decision-making on the pinch. He finished the Montreal series with two assists and a plus-3 rating.
Once regarded strictly as a stay-at-home defenseman, McQuaid has shown there's an offensive bent to his game.
"Throughout the season, you've seen him get better and better and we encourage our Ds to jump in there when they can," said head coach Claude Julien. "And I talked to our players about playing to win the game and we can't be on our heels, and that's kind of what he did. He anticipated something that he thought he could do.
"At the same time I think our Ds have felt very confident that our forwards are covering them up. That's kind of what happened on that play. He went in and obviously we had [Lucic] behind and we had [Horton] behind as well. And that kind of gave him that opportunity. It's nice to see that kind of guy grow and get more confident and get better and that's what he's done. And you're right in saying that, because last year he wouldn't have done that."
Last year at this time, McQuaid was just holding a place in Boston's lineup against Philadelphia until Mark Stuart came back. And then McQuaid got hurt in Game 3 and didn't play again. Even that brief taste of postseason play, however, might've given McQuaid the confidence he needs to keep making those types of game-turning plays.
"I think last year's experiences helped me this year, not only in the playoffs but in the regular season," McQuaid said. "And then getting more experience being up here this year. I remember the second round was even more intense than the first round, so I'll at least be prepared for that."
The Flyers will have to be prepared for a more active McQuaid as well.


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MAYVILLE - A palm print, left at the scene of a robbery last month in Hanover, ultimately led to charges against a Cheery Creek man.
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Chautauqua County Correction Officer Thomas McQuiggan uses a live-scan system to fingerprint someone at the Chautauqua County Jail. Electronic fingerprinting has been used in the county for more than a decade, replacing the ink and paper system.
Electronic fingerprinting has become a useful tool for police agencies across Chautauqua County. The system employed at the Chautauqua County Jail can scan palm prints for identification, a method not widely used elsewhere, Sheriff Joe Gerace said.
A federal grant helped supply the live-scan systems throughout the county in May 2003. The ink and paper system once used to identify people during booking was replaced by a far more reliable, and less messy, process.
"We were definitely ahead of the curve when we got the machines," Gerace said.
More than 3,000 people are booked at the jail every year, the sheriff estimates. That does not include people charged and brought in for processing who ultimately do not end up in jail.
Anyone charged with a crime and processed is fingerprinted, and those results are run through state and federal criminal justice databases. Those in the country illegally also can be detected with the assistance of Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The Sheriff's Office has two live-scan machines, one at the County Jail and another at their pistol permit office. Other police agencies, including State Police at Jamestown, have an electronic fingerprinting system.
Submitting fingerprints after booking is simple, Gerace said. Unlike the ink and roll system, the live-scan machines immediately will tell if a scan is accepted or not.
The prints are then sent for identification, and results typically take a day or less to return.
Back when ink was used, prints were sent by mail and could take weeks or months to return. By then, inmates - whose identities would remain unverified - could be released. If the ink prints were not accepted, the booking process had to be repeated.
"When trying to identify someone and you use ink, you had to wait for the results," Ellicott police Det. Brad Knight said. "Now you can have that instant identification if their prints are on file."
Knight said more than 250 people had their prints scanned in Ellicott in 2012. "Anyone who commits a crime that comes through here will get their prints taken," he said.
Capt. Robert Samuelson of the Jamestown Police Department said, "The main benefit is if you have someone who isn't who they say they are. You can get the results a lot faster."
With links to state and federal databases, the identification process has been expedited locally. With palm scans, officials have a wider net to cast linking criminals to crime scenes.
That much was evident following a robbery at a Kwik Fill gas station on Routes 5 and 20 in Hanover.
Daniel E. Mniszewski, 44, of Cherry Creek, was charged last week with first-degree robbery and petit larceny. Investigators with the Sheriff's Office were able to use a palm print left on a counter at the gas station to identify Mniszewski.
Further charges are expected for a similar incident in Hamburg, sheriff's deputies said.
Gerace said the proof is in the convictions.
"It's quicker and it's cleaner," he said of live-scan. "The image quality is fantastic, and we've been able to use some of these palm prints to help us in many, many cases."
The sheriff said the machines, which cost thousands of dollars, are beginning to show their age but remain a powerful resource for police. He said eye scanners are becoming more popular at jails, and could become a foolproof way to identify incoming or outgoing inmates. Costs, however, have limited their use nationwide.
"It's definitely something that we are looking at," Gerace said of eye scanners. "You can track everyone and know exactly who everyone is."


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Beyond that, the JACE is having a problem initializing the RAM disk, which is where your histories are stored - even if you don't have any histories in your station, by default the log and audit histories go there.
I would try doing a cleandist, and then re-running the commissioning wizard.
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On September 18, 2007 State representative Frank Hornstein and Senators John Marty and Patricia Torres Rey joined workers, students, and community members at a press conference at AFSCME headquarters in Dinkytown.
Despite strong support from DFL State Legislators, AFSCME workers ended the strike on Friday, September 21, to a settlement that is less than adequate according to AFSCME strikers' demands. The two-year contract offer contains a 2.25 percent cost of living increase for clerical and technical workers, a 2.5 percent cost of living increase for health care workers, plus steps to reward longevity and a $300 lump sum in each year. Workers who don't receive step increases will get an additional $300 in each year.
According to Denise Osterholm, president of UMD Local 3801, We're forced back to work because we can no longer sustain the loss of salary and a looming end to our health care coverage. The union will vote on the proposed contract some time in October.
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AT&T Contributes to Help WIU-QC Mentoring Program at Rock Island High School
November 29, 2012
MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University today received a $70,000 contribution from the AT&T Foundation to support PACERS—an intensive mentoring, academic and volunteer-based program developed through school and community efforts and Western Illinois University-Quad Cities to help at-risk ninth grade students in the Rock Island School District (RISD).
"We are pleased that AT&T has renewed its generous support for the PACERS intensive mentoring, academic and volunteer-based program, which has helped many local students succeed," said WIU President Jack Thomas. "PACERS will continue to be able to deliver hands-on learning and professional development opportunities for students in our WIU-QC counselor education program, which embodies our University's core value of educational opportunity. The program will also be able to continue to provide a valuable service to at-risk high school students in the region, which supports Western's core value of social responsibility."
According to Holly Nikels, associate professor in WIU's counselor education department who works with the program, the AT&T grant has helped continue the PACERS—which stands for Positive Achievement and Creativity Equals Righteous Success—program, which was started a few years ago at Rock Island High School.
AT&T External Affairs Director Dennis Pauley said the contribution is part of AT&T's focus on education, specifically helping to prepare students for college and careers.
"We are committed to help the next generation prepare for a brighter future through our corporate commitment to high school retention and workforce readiness. At AT&T, we recognize that investing in a well-educated workforce may be the single most important step we can take to help the country remain a leader in the digital, global marketplace," Pauley said.
"We are excited and extremely grateful to AT&T for their great generosity in continuing this partnership. The program reflects the University's values and has proven to help local students succeed. This is a proud moment for all of us as we continue to support students and the region," said Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives.
For more information about the PACERS program, contact Nikels at (309) 762-1876 or email@example.com.
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How to give your applications a long and happy life
From cradle to grave in the Cloud
Posted in Cloud, 5th June 2012 11:20 GMT
Are your applications well managed? Many companies get it right for part of an application's lifecycle but few excel at all of it.
Putting an application into a private cloud can help you to manage it more consistently from cradle to grave.
Software applications need different resources at four main stages: development, deployment, maintenance and decommissioning.
At an application's birth, developers need to test its functionality and performance with a high degree of flexibility. They need development machines and virtual users.
In its operational phases, they need deployment servers, storage and other system resources.
And at the end, they need resources for the application's retirement, including archival storage for data. Providing these resources efficiently at different stages of the lifecycle can be challenging.
Running an application in a private cloud environment changes the rules of the game. Each stage of the lifecycle alters because the available resources change.
A testing time
In the development phase, it can be difficult for application developers to find enough server resources. Provisioning a test system can be a lengthy process in an environment that is not virtualised.
Just because many systems operate at 10 per cent usage doesn't mean that a developer can simply claim the other 90 per cent of CPU time.
In a private cloud, however, provisioning of test servers is easier. Computational spikes caused by performance testing can be absorbed into the overall workload.
Automating key processes is an important part of the cloud concept
This is particularly true of performance testing, which can be especially resource-intensive. A private cloud can scale more readily to meet these needs.
Automating key processes is an important part of the cloud concept, and this is especially true when making test servers available to developers.
When they are ready to test an application, they should be able to provision a test server using a self-service portal.
That provisioning process should load everything necessary: not only the operating system but any additional elements such as code libraries and tools that support the testing process.
As always in private cloud operation, the benefits come with standardisation and automation.
Switching gears
A cloud-based environment can change the pace of the development cycle because functional changes can be introduced far more frequently.
This is particularly true if an organisation has layered platform-as-a-service (PaaS) functionality onto the basic infrastructure-as-a-service offering that typifies a competent private cloud.
PaaS deployments can introduce common application resources that make the deployment of cloud-based applications a higher-level activity. It has the potential to re-use software resources, decreasing the complexity of each application.
But for any of this to work, the development process must fundamentally alter. Traditional software development lifecycles tend to prioritise monolithic development, where large chunks of functionality are delivered over a relatively long time.
An agile cloud development process changes all that, dramatically shortening incremental development cycles and making tests far more frequent.
Mind the gap
In this way, running applications in the cloud closes the gap between development, growth and maintenance.
Making the development cycle more efficient makes it easier to add functionality to applications during the growth phase. This post-deployment phase is when development teams can create incremental versions of the software to accommodate changes in scope.
Being able to retrieve and manipulate software builds and then provision test servers makes it easier to manage a rapidly updated set of iterative rollouts.
This ease of deployment can also make it easier to maintain systems by closing the gap between development, testing and deployment.
Rolling out maintenance code can be an easier process in a private cloud than rolling out code to individual client machines.
Time to retire
Perhaps the most significant change the cloud brings to applications is in the retirement phase, when management teams decide that a software application should be discontinued.
HP and CapGemini's 2011 Application Landscape Report revealed that 60 per cent of all respondents said they kept data for retired applications beyond its expiration date, just in case it was needed.
Almost a third of respondents agreed that up to one in 10 applications should be retired, and another half suggested that between 11 per cent and 50 per cent of applications are candidates for decommissioning.
Yet fewer than one in five respondents listed decommissioning as a likely strategy when rationalising applications.
Application decommissioning costs money: data must be archived, for example. Yet few companies allocate funds for application retirement, according to the survey.
This is another area where private cloud infrastructure can help. Data can be archived relatively easily because storage can be provisioned more easily.
Old habits die hard
Still, a private cloud infrastructure is not a panacea. Without the right disciplines, application lifecycle management teams can run into difficulties.
Cloud-based applications' shorter development cycles may mean quicker functional improvements for users, but it also forces development teams to adapt. Changing the way they are used to developing and maintaining applications can be daunting for some.
The shift in development pace also encourages a shift in testing procedures, moving the emphasis from unit testing to functional acceptance testing. Development and deployment teams must be ready for this transition.
Another challenge in application retirement is that some functions may still need migrating, which requires developer input.
Challenges such as these s at all stages of application lifecycle management can often make it more appropriate for some applications to be managed outside the cloud.
A mix-and-match approach can often be best, with applications residing inside or outside the cloud based on specific architectural characteristics and the readiness of the development team to handle the change.
The important thing, as ever, is to focus on the application rather than just the infrastructure.
The cloud, after all, is there to serve the software and not the other way around. ®


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May 20, 2013
If the future of computing lies in mobile and the fastest growth in mobile uptake will come from poor countries, Africa is where much of the action will be. Kenya, a stable country with an impressive history of investment in communications technology, has emerged as a leader in the region.
This month, Nairobi became the third African city after Johannesburg and Casablanca, and the 41st globally, to become home to an IBM "innovation center," a co-working space with high-end equipment and visiting experts. Last week, GSMA, a mobile operators' association and standards-setting body, picked Nairobi for its first African office. They add to the growing list of large tech companies establishing a base in the city. Google's east African headquarters can be found in Nairobi, as can Microsoft's. IBM has operated a research center in the city since August.
International attention is focused on Nairobi for the simple reason that a lot of the worldwide growth in mobile will come from Africa. According to GSMA, mobile connections in sub-Saharan Africa, home to some 900 million people, will hit half a billion this year and 750 million by 2018. The effects of mobile broadband can already be seen: it's killing traditional internet providers in Ghana, and in countries like Zimbabwe and Nigeria, mobile accounts for nearly 60% of web traffic. The global average is 10percent.
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Big inning, big save lift Yu, Rangers in Houston
Darvish solid despite HRs; Cruz sparks six-run sixth; Nathan survives
By T.R. Sullivan / 5/12/2013 12:25 AM ET
HOUSTON -- This was far from perfect, for both starter Yu Darvish and the Rangers' bullpen. In the end, instead of being perfect, it was much too suspenseful.
But Yu Darvish, who left the game with a five-run lead, insisted he wasn't concerned, even though the Rangers were in danger of letting his sixth win of the season slip away.
"The winning run came to the plate, but we had Joe Nathan on the mound, so I wasn't too worried," Darvish said after the Rangers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Saturday night.
The Rangers thought they had broken the game open with a six-run sixth inning that included another big game-tying home run from Nelson Cruz. As it turned out, Lance Berkman's home run in the top of the eighth inning proved to be the difference.
"I don't think anybody expected that," Berkman said. "It's not the way you draw it up, but we'll take it."
The Rangers came within one batter of blowing their first save of the season before Nathan, with a runner on first, got Chris Carter to pop out to shortstop to end the game. Nathan now has 11 saves on the season, and the Rangers are still the only team in the Majors without a blown save.
"Obviously we don't want to get in those situations," Nathan said. "You have a four-run lead going into the ninth, but nothing is comfortable until the last out. We play nine innings, a lot of teams do and they showed they had some fight in them."
Darvish ended up getting the victory and is now 6-1 with a 2.73 ERA on the season. The last time Darvish faced the Astros, he came within one out of throwing a perfect game. This time he had trouble with Matt Dominguez, who was not in the Astros lineup on April 2. Dominguez hit a solo home run off Darvish in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fifth that gave the Astros a 3-1 lead.
Those were two of just three hits Darvish allowed in seven innings. He walked three, struck out eight and threw 105 pitches before turning it over to the bullpen.
"It wasn't one of his better outings, but he found a way to get it done," Washington said. "He got us through seven innings ... we just needed to get six more outs. They took a long time to get, but we got them."
The Rangers managed just four hits -- including a second-inning home run from Adrian Beltre -- through five innings against Astros starter Erik Bedard. But Berkman got the Rangers going with a leadoff single in the sixth. At that point, Bedard had thrown 90 pitches, and manager Bo Porter wanted a right-hander to face Beltre and Cruz. Philip Humber struck out Beltre, but Cruz hit a 1-2 fastball into the Astros' bullpen in right-center for his ninth home run of the season.
"That was the big hit. ... That was a real big hit," Washington said.
It's the second straight night and third time this week that Cruz has tied a game with a sixth-inning home run. He also delivered a two-run homer for Darvish last Sunday that overcame the Red Sox's 3-1 lead in a game the Rangers eventually won, 4-3.
"Especially in those situations, I guess I feel good about being able to deliver when the team needs it the most," Cruz said. "I guess I get more focused. It's something I can't explain, but it's something I've done all my career. In the late innings, I get more focused."
Mitch Moreland then crushed one to deep center that landed on the hill. By the time Robbie Grossman ran it down, Moreland was on his way to third with the second triple of his career. He scored on David Murphy's double down the left-field line. After Geovany Soto walked, Martin lined a triple to left-center to bring home both runners. Ian Kinsler struck out, but Elvis Andrus brought home a run with a single to center to make it 7-3.
Berkman added his home run to lead off the eighth to give the Rangers a five-run lead, and it proved to be more than window dressing.
"We needed every run we got tonight," Washington said.
That's because the Astros weren't done. They scored once off reliever Jason Frasor in the eighth to set up the tense final inning.
Michael Kirkman started the inning in a non-save situation. But he made it a save situation by giving up a single to Carlos Corporan and a double to Carlos Pena, putting runners on second and third. So Nathan came in, and Trevor Crowe drove in a run with a single to center. That also put runners on first and third with Dominguez at the plate.
After a wild pitch scored Pena and moved Crowe to third, Dominguez hit a slow roller to the left of the mound that looked like a hit. But Nathan made a terrific play to barely get him at first base.
"That probably saved the inning," Nathan said. "If he was safe, we would probably be singing a different note."
Crowe stayed at third, but scored on Marwin Gonzalez's sacrifice fly. Nathan then walked Grossman, but finally got Carter to pop out to end it.
"The ball was in the hands of the guy I wanted to have it," Washington said. "I was hoping he would get us three outs and he did."
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07-06-2006, 01:58 PM #15160519GuestExternal drive backup software?
I bought a Western Digital My Book WDG1C3200, a 320GB external drive to backup my music, pictures, and other personal documents from my ibook g4. I'm running 10.3.9 for my system, and here's my dilemma: the software included with the external drive is HORRENDOUS. The first thing I wanted to do was copy my itunes music files to the drive, and the external drive refused to accept anything that had certain characters in the song name, such as /, ?, *, etc. Basically, the same restrictions that versions of Windows apply when you try to name a file. Anyway aside from that headache, the external drive's software is very confusing and obstacle-laden. I have a ton of space on the external drive obviously and I want to use it efficiently in the future.
Does there exist any third party applications or shareware that I can download to manage file transfers between my ibook and the external drive? More importantly, I'd love to have an application that would automatically recognize new files on the ibook that HAVEN'T been backed up on the external drive. Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions!
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07-10-2006, 07:15 PM #4franklfGuestSuggest Superduper! or drag & drop
SuperDuper! [exclamation point is in the name] is much easier to use than Carbon Copy Cloner. I have used it to duplicate a hard drive and make it bootable, which worked really well. I'm using OS 10.3.9, but I bet 10.4 is fine too. Superduper! is not free, though.
Idea number 2. To back up your Music Folder, why not just drag it to your new disk? Seriously.
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There should be a MUCH easier way.
It sounds like your shiny new external drive is formatted for Windows, not Mac, hence the restrictions on file name characters. Attach the drive, start Disk Utility (in your Applications/Utilities folder) and reformat the drive for Mac OS X. After this, you should be able to treat it just like any other Mac volume.
Now, that having been said, you don't need any backup software at all. All I do for backup of my personal data is open a Finder Window on my data and a Finder window on my external drive and just drag the one to the other.
For the most part, all you likely need to do is one drag and drop, that being your home account. For example, if you are user "blotzo", just point your Finder window to /Users and drag folder "blotzo" to your external hard drive. That should do it. If you have a lot of data or a slow external drive, this may take a while, but you have a new drive, so it should be fast from that perspective. I backup about 30 GB of data in about 1/2 hour. Who needs back up software?
A real benefit of this approach is that if you should fat finger a file on your main drive by mistake, you can just plug in your external and navigate right to where the file is and copy it back. No restore software to run, no cumbersome process. It is all right there, plainly visible.My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade
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I've been doing some research on this site and with so many different backup programs and ways of doing it i think the above is alot easier.
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1. Clone your MacBook's hard drive to an image file on your backup drive
2. Install the new hard drive in your MacBook
3. Boot up using your MacBook's OS X install disc and use Disk Utility to format the new drive
4. Restore the image file from your backup hard drive according to the instructions in either CCC or SuperDuper
That's pretty much it. I just installed my new hard drive yesterday and it was a piece of cake (I did a fresh format though). If you're serious about backing up your MacBook's hard drive using images/cloning, I'd highly recommend purchasing SuperDuper. Carbon Copy Cloner is good if you're just going to use it once, but SuperDuper is easier and has more features like scheduling. If you only plan on backing up individual folders/files, then CCC should be great for one-time use. Also, you can toss your old MacBook hard drive into an enclosure for use as portable backup. See my hard drive section here for more info:
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Thanx, i'm in the middle of doing it now and wil let you know how it goes.
The backup went great and the extra ram install. but when trying to replace the HD i noticed the pins are pins its something else. so i need to run by the computer store to see if they have an adapter that will fit the pins on my new hard drive.
Thanx again for the backup info. the super duper program is great!
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