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Mike Doyle. Politico speculates that the 10-term 14th District congressman, a Democrat who represents Pittsburgh, could "ditch" his seat "in the near future" and lists a number of possible successors. Considering that about all Mr. Doyle has done in Washington is captain the Democratic Congressional Baseball Team, a change-up would be refreshing.Here's the visual confirmation (as of 5:15 Friday morning) that it says that:
Why did I bother with the jpg file?
Because the speculation about Congressman Doyle was in Roll Call and NOT Politico. It's tucked into a corner of this piece about what might happen if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decides to run for President in 2016. The byline on the piece reads:
By Emily CahnIt's just so embarrassing for Scaife's braintrust, doncha think? Sitting on such a huge news gathering organization and yet they can't get a simple citation correct.
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 29, 2014, 7:43 p.m.
Obviously, I am expecting this to be corrected sometime during the day. And if it is, remember you read it here first!!
UPDATE: In an email, Congressman Mike Doyle said, "The only thing people will "watch" is my running an energetic campaign for reelection this year. I look forward to continuing to serve the people of the 14th district."
Let me interject some info I should have included in the first place. Cahn listed 5 individuals who make up "a long line of potential successors are waiting to hear [Doyle's] plans." They are:
- Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner
- Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto
- State Sen. Matt Smith
- Pittsburgh City Council Member Dan Gilman
- Lawyer Kevin Acklin, Peduto's chief of staff
ANOTHER UPDATE: This time from Sonya Toler, Communications Manager for the Office of Mayor William Peduto, who wrote,
"Mayor Peduto has repeatedly stated that serving the voters of Pittsburgh as Mayor is his highest aspiration. He's is not looking to climb the political ladder. Chief of Staff Kevin Acklin is equally as committed."YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Council member Dan Gilman, in an email to the blog, wrote:
I remain 100% focused on doing the work of City Council that the people of District 8 elected me to do. I am committed to making the changes on which I campaigned-- excellent education for the children of Pittsburgh, 21st century city government, and support for small businesses, innovation, and start-up companies.That's three of the five. Still waiting on Wagner and Smith


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The island of Bali in Indonesia may be the scene of some awkward diplomatic encounters this week.
Yeah. Foreign ministers of the Group of Twenty are gathering, and it includes Russia, China and the U.S. and they're making plans for a summit later this year. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading the U.S. delegation.
FADEL: NPR's diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen joins us now to talk about his plans. Good morning.
MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Good morning.
FADEL: So what is Blinken hoping to get out of these meetings?
KELEMEN: Well, for one, to avoid those awkward encounters with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. You know, the U.S. wants to keep the world focused and united against Russia's aggression in Ukraine and to isolate Russia diplomatically. Lavrov, of course, comes with different motives. But this is a group that's supposed to come together to tackle global issues, like food and energy security. And the war in Ukraine is making matters worse on both of those fronts. So the U.S. and its close partners in the G-20 want to make that point. And Blinken also doesn't want countries like China, for instance, coming to Russia's aid.
FADEL: OK. So Blinken may be trying to avoid Lavrov, but he will be meeting China's top diplomat. Have U.S. officials said anything about that?
KELEMEN: Yeah. So the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, Daniel Kritenbrink, says he expects the two men to have candid talks about Ukraine. But of course, there's much more at stake. Here's how he described Blinken's goals when he briefed us ahead of the trip.
DANIEL KRITENBRINK: Our top priority in the secretary's meeting with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to underscore our commitment to intense diplomacy and maintaining open lines of communication with the People's Republic of China. We have often stated that our goal is to manage responsibly the intense competition between the United States and the PRC.
KELEMEN: One big topic, of course, is the economic relationship. The Biden administration is considering lifting tariffs on China to ease inflation at home. But there are still lots of concerns about China's trade practices and, of course, its human rights record.
FADEL: And China is likely to push back on that, right?
KELEMEN: Yeah. I mean, Chinese officials often complain about U.S. tariffs and sanctions. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman this week accused Blinken of having a Cold War mentality. And when asked about Blinken's comments that China is trying to undermine the rules-based order, the spokesman said "these are a bunch of rules made by a handful of countries to serve the selfish interests of the U.S." That was a quote. So setting the stage for quite a testy meeting.
FADEL: Now, Indonesia is hosting this gathering. And as we mentioned, the foreign ministers are planning for a summit later this year. How much will the war in Ukraine overshadow all the work they want to do?
KELEMEN: Probably a lot. You know, this is a group that includes Western nations that have been imposing sanctions on Russia, as well as countries that are doing even more business with Russia right now. You know, think about India, South Africa and, of course, China. Blinken will be meeting his Indian counterpart as well. U.S. officials seem determined, really, to make the case that everyone needs to pressure Russia to end this war, to lift a blockade on Ukrainian ports so that the rest of the world doesn't suffer with food insecurity. You know, that's the same message really coming from other members like Germany's foreign minister, who says she wants to make sure that Russia doesn't use this meeting as a platform. She says it's in everyone's interest to ensure that countries adhere to international law.
FADEL: NPR's diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen, thank you so much.
KELEMEN: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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John 8
1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
The Light of the World
12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 19Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. 22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. 23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. 26I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. 27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. 30As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
48Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 49Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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I'm back from my annual pilgrimage to the Greenbelt Festival (official website) and I've got six hours left till the end of August and the 'deadline' for the 31 days to a better blog challenge.
So, it seems like a good time reflect on the month of blogging, what I've learned, and to see if I can tick off any of the remaining tasks on Daren's task list.
The learning journey so far
I started blogging in May this year, after many years considering starting and one or two aborted attempts. Over August this blog has evolved from a fairly assorted collection of posts, to have a stronger focus on youth participation. It provides a space for me to share content, engage in discussion, and invest time in critical thinking.
The 31 day challenge has encouraged me to look carefully at the blog from a visitors point of view (which made me realise early on that I needed to tweak blog settings to get comments working, and that I needed a lot more explanation about this blog) – and I've benefited a lot from the advice and shared learning of other 31 day challengers, not least with respect to improving this page giving a background to Tim's Blog. As that page says, this is still the early stage of my journey with blogging, and the exact focus of the blog is still evolving – but with these draft principles to guide me I'm on a far stronger blogging footing that I was at the start of August. As with any intense process of learning, the full results will take a while to be seen… so for now, lets look at the last 11 challenges and I'll pledge to post a wider reflection on my blogging in a couple of months time…
The tasks and some reflections:
Day 21 – Make a Reader Famous
I try to link across to other blogs as much as possible in posts where the work of other bloggers adds to the topic or post in question. I realise, however, that I've often done that just by talking about, for example, Mike's blog, with an inline link, flooding the top of posts with lots of links, and not being selective enough or purposeful enough with my linking to other blogger. Perhaps less can be more in terms of links pointing blog readers to the blogging of other readers.
Daren also suggests increasing the profile of readers on a blog by using comments as the basis for posts. This seems a great idea, not only in that it highlights the comments of a particular reader, but it shows that comments contribute to a debate in the blogosphere.
Roger Schmidt (whose group blog with the Lutheran World Federation has made it into my reguarl reading list and is already providing a lot of food for thought) provided me this week with an opportunity to build a post around a readers comments. I was challenged to think about the concept of the 'voice of youth' by Roger's comments, and found I couldn't fit my reflections into a short reply, so this post emerged and can hopefully provide space for more discussion.
Day 22 – Catch New Readers Up on the Basics of your Blog
During the 31 day challenge I've made a lot of changes to my about this blog pages – but readers keeping up with Tim's Blog through the RSS feed or e-mail updates and regular readers won't see changes to that page. These 31-day pages have done a lot to keep readers up to date on the evolution of this blog, but as Daren suggests, periodic updates to put blog posts into context can be an important part of effective blogging, so do look out for these context-setting posts in the future.
Day 23 – Go on a Dead Link Hunt
I've already mentioned that I can be 'link happy' with my blogging. More links now, however, means more chance of broken links in the future.
A quick check using Xenu's Link Sleuth didn't show up any permenant problems right now (although it did show a few links to other blogs that timed out…) – however, I will need to keep an eye on links in the future.
Day 24 – Do a Search Engine Optimization Audit
There is an interesting challenge for those blogging in the youth participation and youth work niche. I primarily work on, and reflect on, work with young people in secular contexts. However, if you search for youth work online, you'll find predominantly faith based youth work blog posts, which can be a very different niche. I'm not quite sure how to resolve that yet, but I'm hoping that an upcoming seminar at Leicester De Montfort University by Thomas Vander Wal (intentor of the term folksonomy and recently blogging on the state of tagging) might provide some space for an exploration of keywords online.
Day 25 – Go Shopping and Improve Your blog
For day 25, Daren suggests visiting a local shopping centre and watching people's behaviours to find lessons transferable to blogging.
I wish I had picked up this challenge on the 25th of August, rather than when I returned from Greenbelt festival. As a phenomenal example of a temporary community – packed full of creativity and celebration, chance interactions and deep conversations, serious commentary and off-topic commedy it seems a far better mirror of the blogosphere that I want to engage with than does the commercial world.
(Greenbelt is an annual christian arts festival held on Cheltenham Race Course in the UK, attracting a diverse group of around 20,000 people, often from the 'liberal fringes' of the church or from beyond the conventional boundaries of christian / non-christian. It has developed a strong committment as a festival to social justice, and has a vibrant community atmosphere – with a quite undescribeable diversity of festival events, from headline music acts to seminars on nationalism and scottish independence. I can't do it justice in a quick paragraph – but you can see a bit of the festival here, or read more on the official site here)
The youth work seminar series at Greenbelt has certainly given me a lot to think and hopefully blog about.
And from observing shoppers in the Greenbelt marketplace I've learnt that it might seem like a good idea to buy a multi-coloured stripy cardigan with tassles when everyone around you is buying them… but you're not going to want to walk off site into Cheltenham wearing that now are you…
Day 26 – Link Up to a Competitor
I've already confessed to my propensity for linking to other sources (although this post seems notably link free). Often those links will be to other bloggers in the niche I write for – although as mentioned before, I'm not working in a collaborative, rather than a competitive mindset. I'm really keen to see the development of a stronger youth participation and youth work blogosphere in England and the wider UK, so linking to newcomers and conversations taking place on other blogs in the sector is key to building that. (If you're a new youth participation / youth work blogger – drop me a line and I'll point people in your direction…)
Day 27 – Find a Sponsor for Your Blog
Much of the content for this blog emerges as a result of my full time work, and so that does, in a sense, act as sponsorship for my blogging. Although I've not, as yet, looked carefully enough at building time to reflectively blog into my costings and work plans. As blogging does act as a powerful reflective learning tool, that is something I'll be exploring.
Day 28 – What is Your Blog's Mission Statement
I'm still evolving a mission statment for this blog. My principles are a first part of that evolutionary journey, but this task will have to wait till I've got a long train journey to spend some time reflecting.
Day 29 – Email a Blogger that Linked to You to Say Thanks
The 31 day challenge has encouraged me to become a lot more interactive in blogging – and that pays real dividends. It also take a lot of time. The challenge is in finding equilibrium – knowing when interaction is valuable, and when the fact that someone links to something I've written (either here or elsewhere on the web) can lead to more than platitude. A bit more reflection on how I move forward with a sustainable level of online interaction is also scheduled in for the upcoming train journey (hmm, and I find myself hoping for delays again!).
Day 30 – Explore a Social Media Site & Day 31 – Run a SWOT Analysis on Your Blog
Only four hours left now (there were six when I started writing this post!) till the end of August, and I think, for the sake of being able to get some rest this evening, and for your sake (my attempt at a SWOT is likely to run on a bit…) I think my write up on these two task shall have to slip.
I'm already to be found in many social media spaces. And I've been exploring integrating my blog better with facebook using FlogBlog this month, as well as enjoying the interaction offered by MyBlogLog – but I'll leave more commentary on my experience with social networks and blogging for a later date.
The end?
The 31 day challenge has been a valuable learning experiment for me in blogging, and I'm not yet done with all my learning from it. I hope that these posts have provided some insight into the process (although I admit they've not always distilled learnings as much as I'd like… something I'm still learning to do) and that they've not disrupted the flow of other posts.
This isn't the end of improvements to Tim's Blog, and I hope it won't be the end of the very helpful suggestions, constructive criticism and input I've recieved from many readers. Thankyou to all who've helped – and to all the other 31 day challengers, I look forward to continuing to read your writings, and to opportunities for more peer learning in the near future…


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Blockbuster UK administrators to shut 129 stores, cut 760 jobs
Entertainment retailer Blockbuster UK will shut 129 of its 528 stores and make 760 out of its 4,190 employees redundant, the firm's administrators said on Saturday in the latest bad news for Britain's gloomy high streets.
Blockbuster, which is owned by U.S. satellite TV company Dish Network , went into administration on Wednesday, days after music and DVD retailer HMV did the same.
"Having reviewed the portfolio with management, the store closure plan is an inevitable consequence of having to restructure the company to a profitable core which is capable of being sold," Blockbuster administrator Lee Manning of Deloitte said in a statement.
The 129 store closures, which will take place gradually over the coming weeks, are in addition to 31 store closures that had already been decided prior to administration, the statement said.
"The joint administrators continue to review the profitability of the store portfolio and announcements of further closures may be made in coming weeks," it said.
Blockbuster is the third casualty in the British retail sector since Christmas, after HMV and camera chain Jessops.
Many specialist retailers are struggling against competition from supermarkets like Tesco , online stores like Amazon and download sites like Apple's iTunes.
British retailers are also suffering from Britain's protracted economic troubles, with little wage growth for consumers whose budgets are being squeezed by government austerity measures.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Susan Fenton)


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• In this spellbinding tale from Danielle Steel, a princess is sent away to safety during World War II, where she falls in love, and is lost forever.
As the war rages on in the summer of 1943, causing massive destruction and widespread fear, the King and Queen choose to quietly send their youngest daughter, Princess Charlotte, to live with a trusted noble family in the country. Despite her fiery, headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn London.
Third in line for the throne, seventeen year-old Charlotte reluctantly uses an alias upon her arrival in Yorkshire, her two guardians the only keepers of her true identity. In time, she settles comfortably into a life out of the spotlight, befriending a young evacuee and training with her cherished horse. But no one predicts that in the coming months she will fall deeply in love with her protectors' son.
She longs for a normal life. Far from her parents, a tragic turn of events leaves an infant orphaned. Alone in the world, that child will be raised in the most humble circumstances by a modest stable manager and his wife. No one, not even she, knows of her lineage. But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess emerges.
A fascinating story of family and royalty, and an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young woman and the man who brings her home, Royal is an exhilarating work from America's most beloved storyteller.
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Turn cheap paper plates into smashingly gorgeous flowers? Yes, please.
This tutorial is based on Parties for Pennies' Paper Plate Flower tutorial! Click here to see it!
These would be great for wedding showers or other parties. Very frugal craft.
You will need:
- (5) 9-inch Paper Plates
- Scissors
- Hemp Cord or Metal Fasteners
- Round (not beveled) Pencil
- Marker or Round-Handled Wooden Spoon
- X-acto Knife
- Hot Glue Gun
Fold paper plate on dotted lines.
Cut paper on black dots. One side will be cut deeper than the other. You'll end up with a shamrock once the plate is unfolded.
Bend each curved edge around a large marker or the handle of a wooden spoon.
Lay the first plate, curved edges DOWN.
Fold and cut three more plates, each a little smaller than the last. Cut the edges evenly, not like the first plate. Save the cut edges! We'll use those later.
Use a pencil to curl the petals inward.
Keep the leftover edges folded together. Cut off the top and bottom edge.
Still folded together, fringe the edge. Repeat with two more leftover edges.
Press the fringe of ONE leftover edges against a wide marker.
Press the fringes of TWO leftover edges against a pencil.
Use the X-acto blade to cut holes in the center of each flower.
Place a paper fastener through all the layers
OR cut a three foot length of hemp cord. Fold it in half. Make a knot at the folded end. Knot again once or twice.
Thread the hemp through the flower petals. The knot should be in the center of the flower.
Tie and knot the hemp at the back of the flower.
Pull the hemp straight. Knot the end.
Cut a medium piece from the fifth plate. Sandwich the hemp between the back of the flower and the medium place of plate. Glue in place.
Start rolling up the pencil-curled fringe. Make sure the fringe is pointing outward.
Leave it slightly loose in the center so that it will fit over the hemp knot. Glue at regular intervals until you reach the end of the first fringe. Glue the end to the second fringe. Keep rolling. Glue third (marker-rolled) fringe.
Place hot glue all over blue areas. Press and hold together until the glue cools.
Decide how to layer the petals. I offset my petals (third picture below) so that it would look like a full-blown tea rose.
Add drops of glue between the petal layers to help keep the petals in place.
I used a fan brush and watercolors to give them a pretty tinted hue.


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InfoSec Guide: Web Injections
Web injections are every programmer, developer and information security (InfoSec) professional's headache—and a permanent fixture in a cybercriminal's toolkit. Cross-site scripting, and command, SQL and XML injections, in particular, are some of the most widespread threats against websites and web-based applications due to the many ways they can be executed. The intricacy often involved in defending against them also adds to the challenge.
Securing these platforms from which personal and financial data change hands is part and parcel for an enterprise's operations, reputation, and bottom line. Here's a glance at four of the most prevalent web injection attacks information security professionals contend with:
SQL Injection (SQLi)
SQL injection is used to compromise database-driven software and is considered by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) as one of the most critical and common techniques used to breach websites and SQL databases. SQLi inserts malicious SQL statements into entry fields (as part of a command or query), and exploits the software or web application's security flaws—such as when user input is incorrectly filtered. For instance, an attacker can use a malicious input that, when used as an argument to an SQL query, will be interpreted as part of an SQL command that the database then executes.
A successful SQLi attack allows hackers to spoof their target's identity and gain administrator privileges to the database server. Attackers can then modify existing data such as voiding transactions, leak data in the system, and destroy, overwrite, or delete data and even render it inaccessible. This has been the technique of choice for bug poachers who extort enterprises for bounties in exchange for information on how they breached their network, or bad guys who delete the website's content, and masquerade their activities as ransomware. SQLi has also been used to deface various websites and expose the personal identifiable information, credentials, and sensitive company data stored on the databases.
Command Injection
While SQLi attacks target database-related web applications/services, a command injection enables attackers to insert malicious shell commands to the host's operating system (OS) that runs the website. An example would be finding out the directory where an application is installed, then running a malicious script from there. Command injection attacks allow hackers to execute arbitrary commands within vulnerable web applications—such as when an application relays malicious user-generated data in forms, HTTP headers, and cookies to a system shell. Attacks of this kind are typically executed with privileges on the unsecure application.
Simply put, command injections occur when malicious inputs are misinterpreted as an OS command, and can be used to give bad guys gaining control over file or web servers. The Shellshock attacks of 2014 are a case in point: they allowed attackers to modify the web server's content, change the website's source code, steal or leak data, change permissions, and install malware such as backdoors. Email-sending libraries also made headlines when vulnerabilities related to their website components were found, such as contact, registration, and password email reset forms.
XML External Entity Injection (XXE)
This kind of attack isn't as commonly used as SQLi or cross-site scripting, but XML External Entity Injection (XXE) has recently gained traction. XML (Extensible Markup Language) supports external entities that can be used to reference and invoke data outside the main file into an XML document. XXE attacks leverage flaws or weaknesses in how web applications parse XML inputs from an unknown or suspicious source. Malicious content is injected into a document (an XML file, for instance) where user-generated or customer data are imported into an application.
Successful XXE attacks let hackers access internal networks or services, read system files stored on servers, and scan for internal ports. In certain situations, XXE can allow attackers to do remote code execution (by loading malicious, executable PHP code, for instance). These depend on the permissions granted to the parser.
XXE was employed as a foothold to execute remote code against Facebook, resulting in one of its highest bug bounties. XXE vulnerabilities were also recently uncovered in an updater framework commonly used in Mac applications, an XML parser in Adobe's ColdFusion (CVE-2016-4264), a feature in Google's search engine, and the PHP toolkit (Zend) used by Magento.
Cross-site Scripting
Exploiting cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws enables bad guys to inject malicious scripts into the user's web browser. OWASP's latest data cited XSS as the top security risk, often employed in website defacements and automated cyberattacks.
XSS-based attacks vary, depending on how these codes are injected and the attackers' motivations. XSS attacks can be found in webpages that process user input such as databases, login and search forms, comment fields, and message boards/forums (stored XSS). Error and search result pages, where input is sent to the server as part of a request, can also be misled into relaying malicious scripts injected by the attacker (reflected XSS). Attackers can also modify the Document Object Model (DOM) in the victim's web browser in order to execute their payload (DOM-based XSS).
The impact ranges from nuisance to major security risk—marring the website with inappropriate content, stealing or altering session and authorization cookies, generating requests that can be misinterpreted as valid, diverting users to malicious websites, hijacking the victim's account, causing websites to have outages, or delivering malware to the system. Attacks on Yahoo!, Wordpress (via vulnerable plug-ins), and websites/domains from Google Docs and Google Developers (via flaws in the Caja toolkit), as well as e-commerce and web development platforms Magento and Wix, were just some of 2016's most notable incidents involving cross-site scripting.
Safety Tips
As with most things, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Here are some countermeasures that IT professionals and web developers/programmers can employ to mitigate, if not thwart, these attacks:
Design with security. Web programmers must apply secure coding practices throughout the development lifecycle to help maintain the privacy, integrity and accessibility of data that will be processed by their web application/page. Stringently validating untrusted data in Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties, HTML attributes, and XML parser, for instance—while also retaining the look and feel of the website/application—is a must to fortify it against intruders.
Keep abreast. IT professionals must regularly apply the latest updates and patches to prevent security flaws in the system and its software from being exploited. Developers must also stay up-to-date with best coding practices. Information security awareness training and audits should also be considered in the workplace.
Plug the hole (and sound the alarm). Incident response also entails how proactive the recovery effort is. Forensic and log analysis tools can help system administrators and IT professionals figure out the hacker's point of entry and in turn locate the flaw or vulnerable component that developers can then put a lid on. These include tools that can capture disk data and images, as well as those that inspect and analyze files, registries, emails, memory, web pages and network traffic. Were any data exfiltrated or stolen? Did the attack change any of the content on the website or server? Knowing the organization's risk profile also streamlines the analysis. Don't forget to validate and notify the appropriate people.
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A home can be vulnerable to a number of dangers of catastrophic proportions—large trees crashing through the roof, major windstorms, flash flooding, and five-alarm fires that can light up the night sky. But perhaps the greatest threat measures a mere quarter of an inch and works in total silence, devouring "your castle" from the inside, undetected and relentless.
Termites (scientific name: Isoptera) are found throughout the United States, affecting close to 600,000 homes and causing billions of dollars in damage annually. For victimized homeowners, that translates into an average of $8,000 in costs once these pests have chewed into beams, posts, floor and ceiling joists, and wall studs.
As with termites, carpenter ants (scientific name: Camponotus) can go unnoticed for long periods, leading to both cosmetic and structural deficiencies in a home. The problem is that unless you're a trained professional, these insects are extremely difficult to detect. Certified and experienced wood- destroying insect inspectors, like those at A-Pro Home Inspection, know the clear signs that termites or carpenter ants have taken up residence in a home.
During a termite inspection, the structure's exterior, interior, attic, and crawlspaces receive a thorough examination for evidence such as mud tubes, mud between construction joints, wood powder near pinholes, sunken wood surfaces, discarded wings, termite feces, exit holes, and other indicators. Particular attention is paid to areas where there is wood-to-ground contact, excessive moisture, and poor ventilation.
Termites don't have a dormant season. While they may be less active in the fall and winter in areas where temperatures plummet and the ground freezes, they never actually die out. They dig down into warmer soil and wait until spring to swarm, move inside, and feast on wood.
If they're already inside a heated home regardless of the conditions outside, they can cause damage throughout the fall and winter. In warmer climates like California, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, termites can be active year round.
Carpenter Ants
Evidence of carpenter ants can be found in the form of conical piles of sawdust-like material (known as frass) they will leave outside of their nest entrance hole. Other indications include the presence of a long trail of ants; a crinkling, rustling sound produced in the nest; a few stray ants (likely checking out the area for food); wall or foundation cracks that make entry easier; and nests outside the home in mulch or vegetation near the foundation. Typical home nesting locations include soft wood around and under windows, around poorly sealed door frames, by tubs and sinks, decks, roof eaves, and porches.
An inspection for wood-destroying insects by A-Pro Home Inspection is performed separate from a complete foundation-to-roof home inspection. A detailed wood-destroying insect report can provide:
· Evidence of possible infestation by termites, carpenter ants, wood-boring beetles, carpenter bees, and other insects
· Details about visible damage accessible at the time of the inspection
· Recommended actions in case wood-destroying insects are present or if the home's exterior is ripe for an infestation
· Peace of mind when purchasing a home
· Full disclosure when selling a home, plus the opportunity to take action against an infestation should one exist


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Model case
Oyster, 41 mm, Oystersteel -
Waterproof to 300 metres / 1,000 feet -
Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, scratch-resistant Cerachrom insert in black ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum -
Oyster, three-piece solid links -
Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding -
3230, Manufacture Rolex -
Power reserve
Approximately 70 hours -
Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)
Unidirectional Rotatable Bezel
The Submariner's rotatable bezel is a key functionality of the watch. Its 60-minute graduations allow a diver to accurately and safely monitor diving time and decompression stops. Manufactured by Rolex from a hard, corrosion-resistant ceramic, the Cerachrom bezel insert is virtually scratchproof. A luminescent capsule on the zero marker ensures legibility, no matter how dark the environment. The bezel's knurled edge is carefully designed to offer excellent grip under water, even with gloves.
Black dial
The dial's luminescent Chromalight display is an innovation that improved visibility in dark environments, an essential feature for divers. Hour markers in simple shapes – triangles, circles, rectangles – and broad hour and minute hands enable instant and reliable reading to prevent any risk of confusion underwater.
Rolex uses Oystersteel for its steel watch cases. Specially developed by the brand, Oystersteel belongs to the 904L steel family, alloys most commonly used in high-technology and in the aerospace and chemical industries, where maximum resistance to corrosion is essential. Oystersteel is extremely resistant, offers an exceptional finish once polished and maintains its beauty even in the harshest environments.
Model availability
All Rolex watches are assembled by hand with the utmost care to ensure exceptional quality. Such high standards naturally restrict Rolex production capacity and, at times, the demand for Rolex watches outpaces this capacity.
Therefore, the availability of certain models may be limited. New Rolex watches are exclusively sold by Official Rolex Retailers, who receive regular deliveries and independently manage the allocation and sales of watches to customers.
Raffi Jewellers is proud to be part of the worldwide network of Official Rolex Retailers and can provide information on the availability of Rolex watches.


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Categories: Security
OPC UA and CodeMeter
OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is increasingly establishing itself as the accepted standard in the automation industry. The open IEC 62541 standard guarantees platform independence, object orientation, and type safety, and now adds IT security as another technological cornerstone. It is completely interoperable from the smallest device to enterprise-level IT, and even cloud solutions. As a world-leading protection and licensing technology, CodeMeter is an ideal partner for OPC UA, storing keys and certificates in secure hardware and adding not just greater security, but also new business opportunities with licensing for OPC UA devices.
OPC UA offers exceptional security on the protocol level
OPC UA is more than a communication protocol. The open standard covers:
- Confidentiality: Encrypting data
- Integrity: Signing data
- Application authentication
- User authentication
- User authorization
- Auditing
- Availability
It offers authentication on the transport layer, with X.509 certificates and trust managed with a public key infrastructure. OPC UA also guarantees top security during data transmission.
Broad support
OPC UA has won extensive support e.g. from the Industrial Internet Consortium
(IIC) the Chinese Alliance Industrial Internet (AII), and Plattform Industrie 4.0. Germany's Federal Office of Information Security has evaluated its security. It will not be the only standard accepted around the world, as e.g. DDS by Object Management Group (OMG) is also available and as its use depends on the specific application.
Endpoint security
In a connected world, all endpoints need to be secure, whether they are sensors or actuators, controllers, or historians in the cloud.
The Industrial Internet Security Framework (IISF) published in September 2016 describes the many elements of endpoint protection.
Holistic security does not stop at the protocol layer
In addition to communication, the security of endpoints is just as important.
Endpoints are where operating systems, libraries, drivers, and applications are exposed to attacks. The consequences of compromised endpoints can be disastrous: Cryptographic keys can be stolen, the identity of the device affected, settings data like trust lists and certificates tampered with, applications manipulated, and invaluable know-how lost.
This calls for extensive protections. Many devices using OPC UA are still not protected enough, with private keys and trust lists stored in the regular file system and applications left unguarded against tampering. Attacks against endpoints might succeed and compromise entire infrastructures. Functionality, reliability, and know-how are all at risk.
OPC UA SDK, CmEmbedded, and CmDongles - A match made in heaven
CmEmbedded is a small-footprint modular runtime used to access the CodeMeter license container and the secure CmDongles. It supports many common operating systems out-of-the-box and can be extensively customized, as it is delivered as ANSI C source code.
The CmDongle hardware uses smart card chips made by Infineon that are Common Criteria (CC) EAL5+ certified, including the cryptographic libraries. All keys are securely stored and all cryptographic operations happen on this hardware.
The integration of CmEmbedded into the OPC UA SDKs offers additional security without additional effort and adds new licensing capabilities on top.
Making OPC UA more secure in the field
The private keys are stored securely in the CmDongle hardware, using RSA keys with up to 2048-bit and ECC with 224-bit. The encryption of the OPC UA software on the device prevents tampering and reverse engineering and makes sure that critical processes occur only on fully protected hardware.
Advantages of license management with OPC UA
More and more devices with OPC UA depend on software to realize their capabilities, be it PLCs, intelligent sensors, RFID readers, or engines and actuators. With CodeMeter, individual functions can be licensed and novel pay-per-use or subscription business models be introduced to develop new after-sales business. No physical changes are needed to set up the licenses in the devices, which is done simply via the OPC UA protocol.
Available today
CodeMeter's solutions, with CmEmbedded and CmASICs with USB/SPI communication, CmSticks for USB, or CmCards, are available as a module for the
Unified Automation ANSI C OPC UA SDK and for the High Performance OPC UA SDK.
They have been tested and proven their worth in many projects, such as SmartFactoryKL, secure plug&work with the Fraunhofer Institute IOSB, OpSIT in the healthcare sector, and IUNO, the national reference project for IT security in Industrie 4.0 introduced by the German Ministry for Education and Research.
The IoT, IIoT, and Industrie 4.0 depend on fully interoperable and secure endpoint communication and semantics. OPC UA is supported by many organizations and players in the industry and can deliver what is required.
With its security and licensing capabilities, CodeMeter is a powerful enabler for new projects. Invaluable know-how is invested into flexible production processes, software, or technical and production data. Protecting these assets against theft and manipulation and seizing the opportunities of the digital age in new business models is CodeMeter's mission.
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"This is the novel John Boyne was born to write: A brilliant book of identity and redemption, both heartbreaking and humorous, intimate and expansive. Cyril Avery has been constantly reminded he doesn't belong, first by his adopted parents, then by the church and his country. As we follow him on his journey to acceptance, we are shown the cruelty of fate and the surprising kindness of ordinary people. Boyne perfectly constructs every story told, unveiling the humor and hypocrisy of humanity in each character and illuminating how the arc of Cyril's story is also the arc of modern times. An amazing feat from the first page to the last."
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Oh, such a dreadful day,
I'm glad that I spent it with you…
Such a dreadful day,
You just keep me hanging on…
Sorry, folks, I am paraphrasing a British song from a few decades ago. Sometimes we have a bad day in our homeschool. If I sent them to school, they would have a bad day there or I would have a bad day on the job and the same scenario would repeat itself. Frustration, anger, questioning how we got here, why we must endure such hardships. Blah blah.
On such days, I take a deep breath (or many) and just hang tight. Or loose. Things have a way of working out. We have everything we need to live a comfortable life – and beyond – and we have no reason to complain. See, I knew there was a reason God wanted me to live the first years of my life under Communism. I used to stand in line to get our ration of bread as a child. Surely I can handle a bit of adversity and pressure in the land of the free and the home of the – what was that? – brave.
The thing is, I have started transitioning my children from picture books to chapter books. It's more than just good news. It's momentous news. It's a great beginning to a process that will last at least a year, I think. Or more. My daughter is only four. I suspect we will read picture books for many years to come.
But the thing remains, I started reading to them from Heidi and Lassie. At night, after they already had their picture books read to by daddy, after they have changed into pjs and brushed teeth and grabbed a stuffed animal to go to bed with, I go to their room and sit on a large pillow on the floor in front of the closet and read to them.
One chapter. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It depends on how willing the little one is to pay attention. It depends on how patient I am with their behavior.
They love it. My son probably more than my daughter. He is older and can handle new words. She likes hanging out with mommy.
So I'd rather focus on this than the way this day went.
I could also focus on the fact that I planted my garden this week. It's not finished, but most of it is there. It's a new beginning. A fresh start. Another chance to learn how to grow vegetables, how to tend to their needs, how to put my laziness aside in the morning and water the plants no matter how I feel.
I could also focus on the fact that I gave my son his first math speed drills today and he did very well.
Or that we worked on music theory and ear training exercises and he loved it. After several pages, I asked him if he wanted to do more and he said, "Yes, more, more, more!"
Many positive things to focus on in order to look away from the dreadful day we had otherwise.
If I do have a bad day, I would rather spend it with my children and my husband – the people who love me the most and whom I love the most in this world.
I am learning to accept such days will happen. I am learning what to do about them.
What do you do when your homeschool day goes wrong?
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