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Friday, February 28, 2003
Manipulating Online Gaming Servers
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Quiet X on Port 6000 TCP
netstat -natup
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:6000 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
Instead launch the X server using 'startx -- -nolisten tcp'. Here's the netstat output now:
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
Better yet, add the following to your .bash_profile to automate this process:
alias startx='startx -- -nolisten tcp'
Links from SANS Webcast
Undocumented Features in VMWare
Monday, February 24, 2003
How Addamark Technologies Detected an Intrusion
"On Jan. 20, the security engineers at Addamark Technologies Inc. noticed the problem immediately: Someone had accessed a confidential, password-protected document on the company's Web server that contained technical product details.
After studying the traffic logs more carefully, San Francisco-based Addamark officials discovered it was no random hack. The intrusion had come from a competitor, ArcSight Inc.
Two seconds after successfully accessing the file, the user attempted to bookmark the page, which is not a link from any of Addamark's public Web pages."
How does Addamark know that a Web visitor tried to bookmark a page? Did the visitor click on a "bookmark this" link on the web site? Odd.
Run KDE on Windows
Within the cygwin bash prompt, I modified my PATH variable:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/kde2/bin/:/usr/local/lib/qt2/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:
I also made a .kde2 directory in the user's home directory who started KDE, and I copied cygwin1.dll and cygz.dll from c:\cygwin\bin to c:\windows\system32.
Help Net Security Interviewed Judy Novak
I'm currently a senior security analyst for a consulting firm - Jacob and Sundstrom, but I'll be changing jobs in about a month to become a research engineer for Sourcefire.
Good luck Judy!
Sunday, February 23, 2003
Internet Security Scanner Started as a Shell Script
To sum it up, ISS will scan a domain grabbing essential information for
administrators to easily sort through and give them a chance to secure the
open machines on their network.
#! /bin/sh
# This is a shell archive. Remove anything before this line, then feed it
# into a shell via "sh file" or similar. To overwrite existing files,
# type "sh file -c".
# Contents: iss iss/Bugs iss/Makefile iss/iss.1 iss/iss.c
# iss/readme.iss iss/telnet.h iss/todo
# Wrapped by kent@sparky on Tue Sep 28 21:20:25 1993
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Pluf Simple Hostname Scanner
hawke# plushs 188.8.131.52-255
[a] 195-0
[b] 5-0
[c] 3-0
220.127.116.11 ==> dns1.sf.ukrtel.net
22.214.171.124 ==> dev.sf.ukrtel.net
220.127.116.11 ==> kep.sf.ukrtel.net
188.8.131.52 ==> cit.sf.ukrtel.net
188.8.131.52 ==> oplot.sf.ukrtel.net
220.127.116.11 ==> mailer.sf.ukrtel.net
184.108.40.206 ==> router.ylt.sf.ukrtel.net
126.96.36.199 ==> ns.ylt.sf.ukrtel.net
22.214.171.124 ==> name67.ylt.sf.ukrtel.net
...edited for brevity...
184.108.40.206 ==> westcrimea.net
220.127.116.11 ==> evpatoria.com.ua
22.214.171.124 ==> kmk.oaokmk.com
========| Network Statistics |====================
Ip range to scan 18.104.22.168-255
Successfull: [ 34.0%]
Unsuccessfull: [ 66.0%]
Timeouts: [ 0.0%]
Total ips to check: 256
Successfull checks: 87
Unsuccessfull checks: 169
Timeouts: 0
Aliases found: 0
Successfull searchs: 0
String format:
Timeout set to: 9 seconds
Wait second set to: 0 seconds
I was also introduced to dnstrace and dnstracesort, part of the djbdns package.
Foundstone Incident Response in the News
"Foundstone also provides litigation and forensic services to help convict hackers they have caught, as well as penetration testing services."
Thursday, February 20, 2003
HIPAA Regulation Available
Data Processors Internation Suffers 8 Million Credit Card Loss
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Review of Web Services Security Posted
Before reading "Web Services Security" (WSS), my knowledge of Web Services relied on a few magazine articles and chapter 10 of "Hacking Exposed: Web Applications." After reading WSS, I have a better idea of how Web Services work and how a variety of acronyms (XACML, XKMS, SAML, etc.) provide security. This 312 page book isn't lengthy enough to make you a Web Services security expert, but it provides a good foundation for consultants and other professionals.
The latest SANS NewsBites mentioned a story where TriWest Healthcare is being sued for losing customer data to an intruder.
TaoSecurity ISP OK
TaoSecurity.com ISP Woes
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Sguil User Six
Saturday, February 15, 2003
Bruce Schneier on Full Disclosure and Locksmiths
"...public scrutiny is the only reliable way to improve security. There are several master key designs that are immune to the 100-year-old attack that Blaze rediscovered. They're not common in the marketplace primarily because customers don't understand the risks, and because locksmiths continue to knowingly sell a flawed security system rather than admit and then fix the problem. This is no different from the computer world. Before software vulnerabilities were routinely published, vendors would not bother spending the time and money to fix vulnerabilities, believing in the security of secrecy. And since customers didn't know any better, they bought these systems believing them to be secure. If we return to a world of bug secrecy in computers, we'll have the equivalent of 100-year-old vulnerabilities known by a few in the security community and by the hacker underground."
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Marcus Ranum on Firewalls
"About a million years ago I was designing and coding firewalls. I wrote pure proxy firewalls. OK, actually, I _invented_ pure proxy firewalls. You know what? I still think that, for security, it's The Way To Do It and everything else sucks. But the industry appears to disagree. That's OK, it's customer choice. But if I was reviewing product firewalls, guess which ones I'd say sucked and which didn't? If I developed a firewall testing methodology, NONE of the packet screens would have cut it. And people would have been able to accuse me of trying to promote my own product because my _beliefs_ and my _implementation_ were inseparable."
JTF-CNO Splits
No full-scale cyberattack on the United States from a known enemy has been documented, and that also complicates the issue because DOD would not want to attack a nation-state's computer operations based on the actions of a few skilled hackers, Campen said. He added that it is not clear whether a cyberattack would be anything more than a nuisance to U.S. enemies unless it was done in conjunction with more traditional acts of war.
Review of Absolute BSD Posted
This is the sort of book I've been waiting for, since reading Annelise Anderson's "FreeBSD" almost one year ago. Michael Lucas is well-known for his articles, and his knowledge and easy conversational style shine in "Absolute BSD." Of the four books I've read with "FreeBSD" in the title, this has been the most helpful -- but not necessarily the most comprehensive.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Rik Farrow on Firewalls
SOAP leaves some things unchanged. Your firewall will permit access to public Web servers that provide Web services and block access to internal servers. And internal clients will still be permitted to visit Web servers and read e-mail. But the paradigm changes here, as the emphasis changes from execution of remote methods on remote servers to include the execution of remote code on local clients. Execution of remote code on IE is already well known as a successful attack vector. Will the security features of .NET or Java mitigate this threat?
Friday, February 07, 2003
Cyber Warfare in Iraq
The full extent of the U.S. cyber-arsenal is among the most tightly held national security secrets, even more guarded than nuclear capabilities. Because of secrecy concerns, many of the programs remain known only to strictly compartmented groups, a situation that in the past has inhibited the drafting of general policy and specific rules of engagement.
Gregory Rattray wrote Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace, which is the definitive work on the subject. I reviewed it in Jun 02.
Tomorrow is my "Internet birthday." 8 Feb 94 is the first publicly available evidence that I had access to the Internet. It's manifested in this USENET post.
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
FreeBSD Serial Console Access
#dmesg | grep sio
usb0: USB revision 1.0
sio0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on acpi0
sio0: type 16550A
sio1 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0
sio1: type 16550A
I checked to see what devices I had:
#ls -al /dev/cua*
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 128 Feb 3 22:07 /dev/cuaa0
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 129 Feb 3 21:50 /dev/cuaa1
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 160 Feb 3 21:50 /dev/cuaia0
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 161 Feb 3 21:50 /dev/cuaia1
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 192 Feb 3 21:50 /dev/cuala0
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 193 Feb 3 21:50 /dev/cuala1
Then I added the following line to /etc/ttys
cuaa0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" vt100 on secure
Then I restarted init via 'kill -HUP 1' and checked to see what had changed:
#ps -auxww | grep cua
root 493 0.0 0.3 1184 864 a0 Is+ Mon10PM 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty std.38400 cuaa0
Now I can use Windows HyperTerminal or a similar program to access my FreeBSD box using a serial cable and null modem.


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Bonus Track: The Sunset Strip Music Festival
Welcome to The Set List. Here you'll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it'll be like you were there. And if you like what you read, we'll even let you know where you can catch the artist on tour. Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know your concert experience. Oh, and rock on.
By Jamie Harvey
West Hollywood, Calif.
As a temporary resident of West Hollywood, Calif., I had one of the most quintessential experiences possible — seeing Mötley Crüe play the Sunset Strip.
Taking place Aug. 18–20 and now in its fourth year, the Sunset Strip Music Festival injected the heart of Sunset Boulevard with the kind of energy that made the place famous. After two nights of club shows, the festival culminated on Saturday with a full day of music featuring an array of bands performing in a mixture of settings, from club shows to outdoor stages. Here were my top three sets.
She Wants Revenge
Los Angeles natives She Wants Revenge followed metalcore outfit Black Veil Brides on the main stage, as if to show the crowd how far the definition of rock music can stretch. The boys from the San Fernando Valley poured their hearts out onstage for all of us to witness. Their dark love songs made us dance to the beat under the hot sun. With the release of their third studio album, Valleyheart, this year, the band performed new songs and old favorites as we all enjoyed shouting the expletive in "Tear You Apart," a track from their 2006 self-titled debut.
Set List
"Suck It Up"
"True Romance"
"Up In Flames"
"Little Stars"
"Take The World"
"Out Of Control"
"Tear You Apart"
'90s alternative rock band Bush ended up being my favorite act of the day. They were the first rock band I ever saw live, back in 1995, and this was the first time I had seen them since. Frontman Gavin Rossdale proved that after all these years (and with a slightly different lineup), Bush still have it. It amazed me that while the band remained fairly dormant over the last decade, I still remembered all the words to their songs. From "Machinehead" and "Little Things" to "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Everything Zen," Rossdale had the crowd going wild as he utilized the protected catwalk to run among the audience. The unexpected cover of the Beatles' "Come Together" led the band into their final song, "Comedown," and we were all officially warmed up for the headliner.
Set List
"All My Life"
"Little Things"
"The Chemicals Between Us"
"Everything Zen"
"The Sound Of Winter"
"Come Together"
Mötley Crüe
The crowd filled every inch of the Sunset Strip for Mötley Crüe…and it wasn't just us common folk, either. You could have seen Kiss' Gene Simmons, Sixx:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba or Jesus in attendance if you kept your eyes peeled. It was a special homecoming of sorts for the Crüe. The band not only headlined the festival but were honored with the Elmer Valentine Award on Thursday for their historical contributions to the Sunset Strip. The set started off with a bang, literally, as fireworks went off and the band roared onto the stage to "Wild Side," a track from the 1987 hit, Girls, Girls, Girls. Then the place got crazy in the most clichèd and fun way imaginable — girls on guys' shoulders flashing their signs of appreciation to the band, a tree completely dismantled in front of the Key Club, and scuffles and flourishes of mischief. Dancers shook it onstage, but perhaps not as much as I did as they played my favorite, "Shout At The Devil." The highlight of the show was Tommy Lee's drum solo, which he performed while turning completely upside down on a mini-roller coaster of awesomeness. Mick Mars came to life with a scorching guitar solo, which leaked into the final part of the set. The transition from "Dr. Feelgood" into "Girls, Girls, Girls" had everyone singing along in the most surreal way. The final song, "Kickstart My Heart," culminated with buckets of fake blood thrown onto the audience as Vince Neil sang, "OK, boys, let's rock the house. That's all!" And they had.
Set List
"Wild Side"
"Saints Of Los Angeles"
"Live Wire"
"Shout At The Devil"
"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
"Primal Scream"
"Home Sweet Home"
"Dr. Feelgood"
"Girls, Girls, Girls"
"Smokin' In The Boys Room"
"Kickstart My Heart"
(Texas-based Jamie Harvey is the rock community blogger for GRAMMY.com. She attended 112 shows in 2010. You can follow her musical adventures and concert recaps at www.hardrockchick.com.)

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At the risk of sounding like Eeyore, don't bother wishing me a happy birthday, because it is too late; it has already been a Very Bad Day.
It actually started Saturday, when I awoke feeling so miserable, and continued Saturday night when Demetrios had to go back to the store for the second or third time, trying to get the new curtain rods and brackets and sheers just right. (You wouldn't think that would be so incredibly complicated, but yes, I know from experience, it can be!)
It was pouring rain. And he, of course, is still walking with a cane, one of those canes with a tripod at the bottom of it. So of course that's when his car conked out. He couldn't do a thing except sit there in traffic. Twenty minutes later two very nice young men put the temporary tire on for him. (No, he doesn't know how.)
Today the man who was to put up the curtain rods pointed out the problems with what Demetrios had bought. Back to the store yet again, except this time, what he needed wasn't in stock at the nearby store, so he went to South Park Mall, half an hour away. In the pouring rain, again. He was gone more than two hours, because it's all very complicated.
The results were mixed. On the one hand, I didn't get to visit Chris for the afternoon, as I had planned, because Demetrios had the only driveable car. The curtain rod situation is still not sorted out, either. But on the other hand, Demetrios did get out of that mall before the tornado struck it! It's the very same spot in the very same mall another tornado hit some, what 10 or 15 years ago? Just about the time my niece, Tisho was passing by. (Tisho, can you remember when that was?)
Meanwhile Chris called me to say could I pick up a baby raccoon that had been left in a dog crate by its rescuer in a neighborhood very near mine. So I took Demetrios' car, which I wasn't supposed to drive, and drove it and found the raccoon. He was stone cold, but alive, in a dog crate with no door to protect this poor baby from any passing cat or dog. Eyes still closed.
Demetrios returned from the mall, and we decided that while the raccoon was warming up on the heating pad (You can't feed an animal until it's warm.) was a good time to take his car to Pep Boys to have a new tire put on.
On the way there, his car conked out. Fortunately, I was right behind him in my car. I nudged up to his rear fender, very gently I thought, and pushed him the rest of the way to Pep Boys, about half a mile. Now my front licence tag looks like I have been in a wreck. It will need hammering out.
Home again to receive another call from Chris, who said, "The vet called me up because someone had brought him a tiny, furry thing and nobody knew what it was. So I've gone out there to get it and it's just a ____ mouse! Eyes still closed, not yet fully furred."
"So I knew you like mice..."
"They're Demetrios' favorite creature."
"Well, I have it for you, and it sucks, I mean really sucks!"
"How wonderful! I never heard of a mouse doing that. I usually have to dribble the formula onto their tongues."
"Most of 'em won't, but this one just latches right on to that nipple and goes for it!"
"I'm coming right over!"
"Oh, and would you call this number and arrange to pick up the 3-week-old squirrel this lady has and bring it to me?"
So I gathered up my new 'coon, to show her, and Lucky, the flying squirrel, because Kim is going to pick it up from her, and off I went.
Well, it took me a long time to find the lady with the squirrel, far out of my way, and I got lost. But eventually I got it, apologizing profusely to the lady, who had been waiting a long time for me, in her car, in the rain. I was near tears.
I arrived at Chris' house around 6:00. We weighed her four raccoons and put the smallest of them, a girl, in with mine. She weighs 340 grams; he weighs 288. No matter; they seem to have accepted each other very well as foster litter mates. I've named them Rebel and Reba, just because the names seemed appropriate for Southern raccoons.
The mouse's name is Tiki, short for Pontiki, which is modern Greek for "mouse". Her length, not counting the tail, is comparable to the diameter of a penny. Her tail is narrower than kite string. I am not yet even sure if she's really a girl. I think she is, but next time I feed her I shall have to get out a magnifying glass to be sure.
The curtain rod situation is such as requires yet another trip to the store, hopefully the last one. But we ran out of time tonight, as I didn't return from Chris' house until 7:00. So that remains for tommorrow.
So we just went out to dinner, and that was the best part of the day. Demetrios had steak and I had prime rib. Not that I could taste anything. I brought half my meal home in a box.
On the way home, his car, which by then we had picked up from Pep Boys, conked out again, a hundred yards from home. Luckily, though, this time it restarted after several tries.
We heard on the news that another tornado has hit Suffolk, killing at least one, injuring more than 200, and making many, many people homeless.
See? That's a very bad day, not so much for me as for all those folks!
And for me, this is by no means the worst birthday I've ever had, either. Four years ago, it was worse, when I woke up to an empty house, and only an hour later found Demetrios' note saying he had driven himself to the emergency room. He couldn't stop coughing, so he pulled out his stethoscope and listened to his own heart, and the way it sounded is what made him decide he needed help right away. (And sure enough, it would turn out he needed a quadruple arterial bypass.)
The rest of his note scared me to death. It was one of those Always Remember I Love You With All My Heart notes.
So for me, from my own, selfish, individual point of view, this was a MUCH better birthday than that!
Just not for the people in Suffolk...
Monday, April 28, 2008
A Very Bad Day
At the risk of sounding like Eeyore, don't bother wishing me a happy birthday, because it is too late; it has already been a Very Bad Day.
2 comments:
- Elizabeth @ The Garden Window said...
That really does sound like an absolutely action-packed, stressful day.
I am so glad the tornado near you did not cause too much damage, but Lord have mercy on those who have suffered its effects.
I hope the rest of Bright Week is calm, peaceful and blessed, and that you get really well soon. Good luck with the new little critters !!!!
- April 29, 2008 at 2:45 AM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
August 6, 1993. That's when the last tornado hit South Park Mall.
- April 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM


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Travel light
If it's true the early bird gets the worm, I'm, sleeping in.
Who wants worms anyway?
Dogs do not recommend them.
While worm farms have been just ducky for starting fortunes, can't get hooked up with them. They have been known to string along hopes of catching something big…eventually…if you've got the patience and time.
Time is such a flirt. Just when you think you've got it nailed down, it shifts gears and coyly slides words by.
An analogy:
Print Is to Cursive as print is to cursing.
True or not these days?
Oh, I know. Supposed to be light reading.
Will lite in the winsome work?
How many offices Monday will be getting the "Sorry, boss. The blizzard's got us slow bound. Aw, darn…"?
"No, that's not a ski lift in the background…"
Here in the semi-tropics, it doesn't seem right to be swatting mosquitoes while hanging Christmas lights. The southern tail end of the big cold front is blowing in now. It will actually feel winter icy for a couple of days…long enough to get the short sleeve shirts and shorts washed for later in the week.
Watch out for Einstein–Rosen bridges as we dash away, dash away all.
They say wormholes are traversable, but you never know.
Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge
A big shout out for Cowboy 911 ( Facebook page) who continues supporting human and animal survivors of the California fires.
Those who fled the California fires have lost everything – even the schools need help. It will be years before they see the light at the end of their tunnels.
While having compassion towards those yelling demands at our borders, remember charity starts at home according to many: Roman proverb, John Wycliffe 1383, Bible(King James version: Timothy 5:8) 1611, Sir Thomas Browne, 1642, Charles Dickens, 1844…
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Miss Zimbabwe's crown is in jeopardy
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Last year, Miss Zimbabwe quit after photographs of the beauty queen posing naked emerged on social media. This year's Miss Zimbabwe faces a similar scandal.
Organizers of the Miss Zimbabwe pageant said they are investigating 25-year-old Emily Kachote two weeks into her reign after photos that allegedly show her nude appeared on the Internet.
Kachote, who would represent Zimbabwe at the Miss World finals later this year, will be dethroned if the photos are authentic, pageant spokesman Tendai Chirau said this week.
The contestants signed contracts declaring they had never posed nude before the pageant and that, in the event of winning the crown, they would not pose naked during the yearlong tenure as Miss Zimbabwe.
Kachote told H Metro, a Zimbabwean tabloid newspaper, that she suspected "these pictures" would emerge but "it happened a long time ago."
She referred to a date with a man whose home she visited, saying: "We had some drinks and I had no control over everything that happened that night. I no longer have anything to do with the guy."
Some people in Zimbabwe sympathize with Kachote, saying those who leak nude photos in such cases deserve criticism.
"This is another form of abuse. Everyone is entitled to privacy and imagine the trauma she could be going through," Zimbabwe's Herald newspaper quoted musician Albert Nyathi as saying. "Women are abused a lot in Zimbabwe and it's high time it should stop."


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i say the ultimate post is the one @zay read to me and some other people on a skype call yesterday
i need zay to come here and post it cause i dont know where to find it
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COLLEGE HOOPS: UConn wins ugly against New Hampshire, 61-53 (video)
HARTFORD -- Kevin Ollie is a genuinely positive person. It takes a lot for him to get too negative about his team -- or anything, really.
But even Ollie seemed to struggle to find the positives in UConn's 61-53 win over New Hampshire Thursday night at the XL Center. He managed to find a few things -- the Huskies outrebounded an opponent for the first time this season, and Ryan Boatright and Omar Calhoun stepped up with productive games.
Ultimately, Ollie knew his team didn't play well -- it's just that UNH played worse. But he wasn't about to hand back the win that upped the Huskies' record to 6-1.
"I'm not going to have a pity party, that's not who I am," Ollie said. "We had a good win, and I'm not going to apologize for it."
This was easily UConn's worst game of the season. The Huskies shot 37 percent from the floor and missed 13 of the 14 3-pointers they hoisted up. UConn turned the ball over 13 times and shot 67 percent from the foul line.
Fortunately for the Huskies and the partisan 8,705, UNH (2-4) was even worse. The Wildcats shot just 31 percent from the floor, turned the ball over 15 times and hit barely half (eight) of the few free throws they attempted.
"We still got the 'W,' but it was a bad game," sophomore DeAndre Daniels said. "We didn't shoot the ball very well, and they outhustled us on a lot of things and played harder than us.
"But," he added, "we're 6-1."
No doubt, the Huskies will have to play better in their next contest, on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden against No. 18 North Carolina State.
"N.C. State's a great team," Boatright said. "They're athletic, they've got the size, a good point guard, C.J. Leslie's a great player. And, it's in the Garden. Being in New York, period, is going to up your enthusiasm. We've got to up the intensity, or we're going to be embarrassed."
Boatright finished with a season-high 19 points, bolstered by 9-for-11 free-throw shooting, and Calhoun added 16. Daniels pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds and Calhoun added eight as UConn won the battle of the boards for the first time this season, 43-40.
"We were able to beat a team with rebounds, that was a positive," Calhoun said. "We know we've got to keep working and see areas of improving."
The first half wasn't pretty. UConn shot just 9-for-29 from the floor and missed all seven of its 3-point attempts. UNH shot even worse (8-for-34) and missed 10 of its 11 3-point attempts, allowing UConn to hold a 25-18 lead at the break.
UNH was within four (57-53) with as little as 36 seconds left. But Boatright and Calhoun combined to hit four straight free throws to clinch the game.
UConn seemed to have the game sealed after a 7-0 run (capped by Calhoun's 3-point play) gave it a 57-46 lead with 1:42 left. But UNH countered with a 7-0 run of its own.
Ollie, as is his nature, remained positive.
"At the end of the day, we did outrebound them, which is a good, positive thing," the first-year coach said. "But we've just got to shoot better. We needed them to shoot that bad to win. I do like our defensive effort. Offense takes time."
? Tyler Olander continued his recent funk, fouling out in just 16 minutes of action. He did manage eight points and four boards in that time, but his propensity to pick up fouls is a concern.
"We've got the guys we've got, we're going to play with them, believe in them," said Ollie. "Hopefully, Tyler believes in himself. He's got to stop fouling. I need him in the game for more minutes."
? Shabazz Napier also had an off-night, finishing with just five points, three assists and a pair of turnovers. Why is the junior guard so inconsistent?, Ollie was asked.
"If I had the answer, I'd have a lot of people sitting on my couch and I'd be a psychiatrist," the coach joked.
? A source with strong Big East ties said that Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has been strongly opposed to UConn's potential move to the ACC, and that Boeheim has relayed this opposition to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, for whom he's an assistant on Team USA. The source believes that Krzyzewski may have been opposed to an invitation to UConn, as well.
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University forges academic exchange programs with additional Chinese universities
After building a collaborative education program with two top-ranked Chinese universities, UM-Dearborn is taking its ties to China a step further.
In fall 2011, Chancellor Dan Little, former CECS Dean Subrata Sengupta and several CECS faculty members visited a number of Chinese universities to explore opportunities for additional partnerships. As a result, the college has entered into collaborative education agreements with four more Chinese universities. With the additional agreements in place, more than 130 students from China are expected to enroll at UM-Dearborn in fall 2012.
"Because the initial program with the two universities was so well-received on both sides, we decided to diversify it by creating additional exchange program agreements," says Yubao Chen, director of China Programs and professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering.
The agreements are with some of the best universities across China: Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU), Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Southeast University (SEU) and Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES). The newest agreements are with the latter four universities.
For the undergraduate student exchange program (called "3+2"), CECS will admit qualified seniors from these universities (with three years of study at their home universities) for two more years of study at UM-Dearborn. The students receive bachelor's degrees from their home universities and master's degrees from UM-Dearborn. Limited tuition scholarships are also provided.
During the last academic year, 73 students from HUST and XJTU were enrolled at UM-Dearborn.
"The students are among the brightest from their respective universities," Chen says. "All are doing well in the courses, and some are among the best in their classes. Not only are these students being exposed to a different educational system, they're also interacting with American students and learning about American culture. The cultural exchange is a big part of the educational experience."
As part of the collaborative education agreements, UM-Dearborn students are also eligible to study abroad in China at one of the six universities. Chen says opportunities are limited at present due to the small number of courses offered in English. He expects more English-language sections to open in the coming years.
The collaborative education program has received considerable attention from the Chinese government. As mentioned in last month's Reporter, China's Scholarship Fund Administration has recognized the agreement with HUST as a "Distinguished Undergraduate Cooperation Program" in the category of "Outstanding Engineers Career Education Plan." This designation creates additional scholarship opportunities for Chinese students who would not otherwise have the resources to study abroad.
"HUST has recognized only two programs in the world with this prestigious designation," says Dongming Zhao, professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and coordinator of the 3+2 program. "The other is the University of Technology in Munich, Germany. The designation will help us promote our program to Chinese students who come from underprivileged families. Without financial support, those students would never have had the opportunity to study in America."
In addition to their coursework, the students become involved with groups like the Intelligent Systems Club, which promotes robotics and the development of technical knowledge. Six students participated this year and enjoyed competing in the ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition, held last January in St. Paul, Minn. The college's senior design course, a yearlong project that promotes teamwork and cross-disciplinary problem-solving and is required as part of the degree curriculum, also attracts many students from China.
In February, the students held a Spring Festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year. UM-Dearborn also organizes tours to help the students explore cultural attractions across metro Detroit and become more exposed to American culture.
"Studying at UM-Dearborn has allowed me to gain an international view of engineering and a greater understanding of the American way of life," says Hangxing Sha, a mechanical engineering major from XJTU. "I've also been able to improve my English reading and speaking skills. I've enjoyed working on team projects with American students and have made many friends through the UM-Dearborn Tennis Club and through the Detroit chapter of Acts of Kindness .
"I want to find a job in the automotive area and will pursue an automotive systems engineering graduate degree at UM-Dearborn."
Qi Dai, a student from XJTU, completed his undergraduate education at UM-Dearborn and is now pursuing a master's in electrical and computer engineering. He decided to study abroad while he was a freshman at his home university.
"I knew from my teachers that the United States has the world's best higher education and academic research system," Dai says. " Dearborn is near Detroit, which offers many opportunities for engineering students."
Dai is employed as a research assistant for Yi Lu Murphey, chair and professor of ECE. Dai also served as a translator for UM-Dearborn's Office of International Affairs and as a student technician for CASL Technical Services.
"Through my work with Prof. Murphey, I have learned how to do academic research and interact efficiently with the other members of our research team," Dai says. "While doing the translation work, I came to greatly appreciate the differences and similarities between the Chinese and American cultures."
Dai plans on applying for internships and seeking a job with an American company like IBM.
"This program boosts UM-Dearborn's international reputation and further enhances the educational environment for our students here on campus," Chen says.
Article reprinted from Dearborn Engineer magazine.


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Everything Everywhere has started consulting on how best to auction off the 30MHz of bandwidth it's required to give up, with a view to turning it into £400m in cash some time next month.
That's according to the Financial Times, who's been talking to the ever-helpful "people familiar with the plan" and heard that the Royal Bank of Scotland is being lined up to handle the auction. That auction will see radio spectrum which was handed out by the UK government, to UK companies, being sold by the now-foreign owners for a tasty £400m or so.
That's an estimated price; no one knows how much the spectrum is worth. Any buyer will be taking a significant punt given the uncertainty around the UK spectrum market which is about to be seriously disrupted by the upcoming mega auction.
When T-Mobile and Orange merged the EU said they would have to sell off 30MHz of their holdings at 1800MHz, which is what's now to be auctioned off. When the mega auction comes, Ofcom will almost certainly cap the total holdings of any one operator, so EE will want to get shot of that 30MHz ahead of that auction.
Equally: no one is going to buy EE's spectrum until the mega auction rules are known, and we're still awaiting the next round of proposals from Ofcom on that score. Those rules will include caps on spectrum ownership, so despite EE's 30MHz being suitable for 2G, 3G or even 4G telephony, it's very hard to put a price on it.
In the UK we launched 2G at 900MHz and 1800MHz, with 3G at 2.1GHz. Relaxed licences now let operators run 3G (or even 4G) at 900 and 1800MHz, and O2 has started filling its 900MHz band with 3G around London, but 3G kit usable at 1800MHz is still relatively rare.
Get into 4G and things gets worse: right now there are more than 40 different bands which are mapped for LTE (the 4G technology of preference) around the world, with only 2.6GHz and 800MHz having any degree of international harmonisation. LTE will happily run at 1800MHz, but what proportion of handsets will end up supporting that band we don't know.
Everything Everywhere has to get shot of the spectrum, but is selling less-than-prime frequencies a scant few months before some of the most valuable spectrum on the dial comes up for public auction. EE will be hoping to drum up some interest, and get a competitive auction going, but seems unlikely to get what the spectrum is worth, assuming one can ever work out what that would be. ®


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New to the land of high-speed pursuits is the Los Angeles Police Department's latest addition to its fleet of vehicles: a Lamborghini Gallardo, decked out with the department's traditional black-and-white paint and "To Protect and to Serve" written on its sides.
The LAPD is showing off what is sure to be one of its most exotic vehicles by using the hashtag #LAPDLambo on social media. The LAPD Lamborghini has its own Twitter and Instagram accounts, as well as its own website.
But don't count on seeing the Lamborghini flying down the 101 Freeway in hot pursuit or offering criminals a luxurious ride back to the police station. Nathalie and Travis Marg of Light Source 1, Inc. donated the use of their Lamborghini to serve charitable events for the LAPD Air Support Team, the department said.
"You can run, but you can't hide. Makes you wanna join #LAPD, doesn't it?" LAPD's Rampart Division said in an Instagram post.
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A 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo starts at about $182,000. According to the LAPDLambo account on Instagram, no tax dollars were spent on the vehicle.
The LAPD Lamborghini is set to make an appearance at the Los Angeles County Air Show at Fox Field ini Lancaster on March 21-22.


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May I regail you with tales of organizing a craft fair? I hope so. The #2 biggest fears I had in the days leading up to the event were #1: Are customers going to show up? and #2: Will all the vendors fit? Because I spent the month leading up to The THAW in hyper-contact mode with friends, message boards, newspapers, Facebook and more #1 was all taken care of. Signs up and down the street directed people towards our little shin dig and people just kept pourin' in. Good! #2 was a little scarier – turns out my estimate of how much space everyone would get was a little, er, generous and we had to do some last minute rearranging as the vendors were setting up. FORTUNATELY we hand-selected a group of very friendly, flexible and happy people to play at The THAW and everyone was psyched just to be there selling their goods. So officially: THANK YOU to all the vendors who didn't get mad at me! 🙂
Madder Root was located upstairs in front of one of the amazing, huge, gorgeous, pretty, awesome windows in the main room at Mayo St. I'm so excited because their clean, white linen and saturated screen printed inks looked beautiful in the morning light. You can also see from the photo that they thought ahead (along with other vendors) by bringing coupons for customers to use on their Etsy site in the future. Good idea, ladies!
Look at these gorgeous, spring-y colors from David Jacobson Glass. Lots of vendors thought ahead and included items at their spaces that got people in the mood for the season. Although it was about 40 degrees that day and more than a tad chilly (pro tip: always bring a warm layer to a craft fair!) people were ready to forget about snow, especially the April Fool's Day storm. David's pieces brightened up the back of 'the island' (a grouping of vendors in the center of the floor) and his "conversation pieces" (trademark by David Jacobson) are the most clever things you'll ever leave a note on. Click on the image to visit his website and learn more!
Ashley Tyler (A New Heirloom) is setting up her wares at her great display innovations in the corner next to Jen from Quercus Design. Her work is so beautiful, just take a peek at her Etsy shop and tell me you don't want everything in it. We're excited for Ashley, as she's moving in to a brand, new studio in Biddeford this month where she can spread out and get really creative. Yay for real studios replacing corners in our apartments!
That's all for now, everyone — I plan on posting daily until all the photos are gone! Again, please email any snaps you might have taken of the day to: thebigthawportland at gmail dot com. Thanks!


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The 180 kilometre Hochrhöner premium trail takes us through three federal states in central Germany: Hesse, Thuringia and Bavaria.
What is so special about the Hochrhöner Trail? The name may well give it away: most of our hike is along the peaks of the Rhön Mountains. The Rhön Mountains are uncluttered, spacious and open – a unique landscape in Germany. There are also forested areas, sleepy villages, the Kreuzberg Monastery, glorious spa towns such as Bad Salzungen and Bad Kissingen.
We hike up hill and down dale across the former inner German border. Yet in contrast to the many wooded low mountain ranges in Germany, the Rhön Mountains shine with their unimpeded distant views at towering heights. The sheep are kept off the moorland and visitors can enjoy sprawling views on the terraces of popular restaurants.
We also hike across the Wasserkuppe, the highest of the Rhön Mountains. This is where German gliding started. Other attractions include a dry toboggan run, inns and the German Gliding Museum. There are plenty of opportunities to fly rather than walk on our hiking trail! The Hochrhöner is considered one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany - with good reason.
Manuel Andrack, editor, presenter, author and hiking blogger:
"The most beautiful part of the Rhön Mountains is the Milseburg volcano, the site of a former Celtic oppidum. Its peak offers 360° views and features jagged rocks as well as a world-class chalet serving beer which has been cooled by the rocks."
At a glance: Hochrhöner
Starts: Bad Kissingen
Ends: Bad Salzungen
Length: 140 km
Number of stages: 9
Altitude variation: lowest point 202 m, highest point 876 m
Terrain: 39% unmade, 47% asphalt, 14% other, e.g. farm tracks
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Tom takes his tweeting pretty seriously and is a big member of the Twitter BBQ Community, I saw all of the chatter about this on Twitter. Didn't know that he had mad YouTube skillz and was an amateur rapper as well, oh the talent! Thought that I should share with you the man behind Big Butz BBQ Sauce, our newest addition to BBQ Pro Shop. You can follow Big Butz @BigButzBBQ. (Imagine what he might do when he hits 1000?)
UPDATE: Legal Disclaimer from @BigButzBBQ: Small children and pregnant women warning: Could result in deep emotional scarring.
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