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great!!!!, thanks for your works
I only wrote one of these scripts but did add airmon-ng support to the one I didn't.
The hidden SSID brute force attack is demonstrated in the video below as part of a broader framework.
Skip ahead to 2:44 for the hidden SSID demo.
Sorry there is no awesome music to jam out to.
http://vimeo.com/31786626 Comments on video will be appreciated
The script parts (not the frameword) are below... (I just started messing around with Python so this is an experiment)
Might be useful to someone
Kill all monitor interfaces
brute hidden ssid scriptCode:#!/usr/bin/python import subprocess import sys, binascii, re from subprocess import Popen, PIPE # read the file /proc/net/dev f = open('/proc/net/dev','r') # write to list ifacelist = f.read().split('\n') # close the file f.close() # remove first 2 lines ifacelist.pop(0) ifacelist.pop(0) for line in ifacelist: ifacedata = line.replace(' ','').split(':') # narrow down selection if len(ifacedata) == 2: # verify interface is up if int(ifacedata[1]) > 0: # find iface (add list function) string = ifacedata[0] if string in ('mon0', 'mon1', 'mon2', 'mon3', 'mon4', 'ath0', 'ath1'): print '\nmonitor interface found - Putting it down' for temp in ifacedata: subprocess.call(["airmon-ng", "stop", temp])
Code:#!/usr/bin/python # script created by Tony 'albatr0ss' Di Bernardo, October 2011 # you are free to re-use the code as long as you give credit to the author in you works import subprocess import sys, binascii, re from subprocess import Popen, PIPE class bcolors: HEADER = '\033[95m' OKBLUE = '\033[94m' OKGREEN = '\033[92m' WARNING = '\033[93m' FAIL = '\033[91m' ENDC = '\033[0m' def disable(self): self.HEADER = '' self.OKBLUE = '' self.OKGREEN = '' self.WARNING = '' self.FAIL = '' self.ENDC = '' if (len(sys.argv) < 3): print 'Usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' bssid essid_list channel interface' sys.exit(-1) bssid = sys.argv[1] essid_list = sys.argv[2] channel = sys.argv[3] interface = sys.argv[4] subprocess.call(["airmon-ng", "start", interface, channel]) print 'Searching name for Access Point ' + bssid + ' using file ' + essid_list f = open(essid_list, 'r') for temp in f: essid = re.sub(r'\W+','', temp) print 'Trying Essid: ' + essid c = Popen(['aireplay-ng', '--fakeauth', '0', '-T 1','-a', bssid, '-e', essid, 'mon0'], stdout=PIPE) output = c.stdout.read() finalresult = output.split('\n')[6] if finalresult.find('Association successful') != -1 : print bcolors.WARNING + '\nFound! Access Point ' + bssid + ' Essid is ' + essid + bcolors.ENDC subprocess.call(["airmon-ng", "stop", "mon0",]) sys.exit(0) print bcolors.FAIL + '\nEssid not in file ' + essid_list + ' for Access Point ' + bssid + bcolors.ENDC
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"Never do anything against conscience -- even if the state demands it."
-- Albert Einstein
great!!!!, thanks for your works
How do I save the script. can i save it in notepad (windows) as brute.ph?
Cool idea, I went ahead and added on a couple other things I though may be useful to this concept.
One thing you will need for mine to work is fully install airdrop-ng, follow the README in the tar.gz in order to do that. It is pretty simple.
hiddenSSID-Finder: info-s3curity.com/80211/hiddenSSID.tar.gz
Thanks for the idea, Only took a couple hours on this so let me know if you find bugs.
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JasagerPwn: http://code.google.com/p/jasagerpwn/
Information s3curity: http://info-s3curity.com/
first bug
fixed that by pushing lines 140 and 143 forward but then it loop forever without putting the device in monitor modeCode:Enter your choice: 1 [!] Attack Status: Scanning for hidden access points.. Script Error: local variable 'essidParse2' referenced before assignment
Got this for both attack mode 1 and 3Code:[!] Attack Status: Scanning for hidden access points.. [!] Attack Status: Scanning for hidden access points.. [!] Attack Status: Scanning for hidden access points.. ^C[~] SSID Finder - Exiting with elegance...
Onto mode 2 and 4 I got this on 2
I am sure the ESSID is in the list. I assume its supposed to reveal itself after the "Hidden SSID:" part.Code:Enter your choice: 2 Enter target BSSID(MAC): 00:00:00:00:00:00 Enter target channel: 1 [!] Attack Status: Checking Access Point Packets: 00:00:00:00:00:00[*] Attack Success: Found Hidden SSID: @ 00:00:00:00:00:00 [*] Outputting Cracked Hidden SSIDs... Hidden SSID: @ 00:00:00:00:00:00
in mode 4 it skipped over the ESSID - It was the second on in the list. but it did list it during the attack.
I will help you troubleshoot this more later when I have extra time (if that exists) and would like to include this tool in my arsenal.
Another idea was to find a way to improve the speed of the brute force somehow. Maybe throw all the packets out quickly and parse the .csv file when its done. This takes forever the way it is now.
"Never do anything against conscience -- even if the state demands it."
-- Albert Einstein
One thing that causes issues with the brute force idea is if the hidden network is WPA, aireplay-ng fakeauth can not always associate to it even if you specify the correct ESSID. Oddly enough, It worked on one of my access points running WPA but not the second one running WPA, both with the exact same encryption type.
After trying to figure out a way to do that manually, I'm not sure its really possible with aireplay's output. I think increasing the bruteforce speed may be difficult, I thought about using the "-q" option with aireplay fakeauth which would shorten the keep-alive time, but it could sacrifice stablity.
Let me know if you disable WPA if it still skips over the ESSID.
UPDATE: I fixed both the bugs mentioned above as well as a couple others. Same download link.
Last edited by leg3nd; 11-30-2011 at 03:08 AM.
JasagerPwn: http://code.google.com/p/jasagerpwn/
Information s3curity: http://info-s3curity.com/
where can i download the script itself
"Never do anything against conscience -- even if the state demands it."
-- Albert Einstein
Cool, Didn't know that existed. I added it like you said.
JasagerPwn: http://code.google.com/p/jasagerpwn/
Information s3curity: http://info-s3curity.com/


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@ Angel with a shotgun: Great song, nice lyrics 8/10. Let's try this one:
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@ Angel with a shotgun: Great song, nice lyrics 8/10. Let's try this one:
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Or an English version here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4uWSPUWSI
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I'll give it a 6.5/10 , not really into Reggae plus I'm not in the mood.
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How is Barack Obama's birth certificate like Vince Foster?
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Hannity falsely claimed Raines is "a chief economic adviser" to Obama
Sean Hannity falsely asserted that former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines is "a chief economic adviser" to Sen. Barack Obama. A McCain campaign ad claims that Raines "advises" Obama -- a claim that Raines and the Obama campaign have denied -- but even that ad did not claim that Raines is a "chief" adviser.
On the September 23 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, co-host Sean Hannity falsely claimed that former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines is "a chief economic adviser" to Sen. Barack Obama. The McCain campaign has released an ad [1] citing a July 16 Washington Post article [2] for the claim that Raines "advises" Obama, a claim that both Raines and the Obama campaign have denied [3]. However, not even the McCain ad claimed that Raines is a "chief" adviser.
Moreover, according to a September 19 Washington Post Fact Checker post [4] by Michael Dobbs, the McCain campaign's basis for its claim was the Post article's statement that Raines had "taken calls from Barack Obama's presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters." Dobbs wrote that Anita Huslin, who authored the July 16 Post article, told him that Raines "said that he had gotten a couple of calls from the Obama campaign." Dobbs concluded:
The McCain campaign is clearly exaggerating wildly in attempting to depict Franklin Raines as a close adviser to Obama on "housing and mortgage policy." If we are to believe Raines, he did have a couple of telephone conversations with someone in the Obama campaign. But that hardly makes him an adviser to the candidate himself -- and certainly not in the way depicted in the McCain video release.
From the September 23 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes:
HANNITY: I only got time for a short segment. I want to get this in. This is important, because, you know, Bill Clinton said in the campaign, during the nominating process, that Obama played the race card against him and that he planned to play the race card against him.
Now, you know, Greta [Van Susteren, Fox News host] has an interview coming up after us here on Hannity & Colmes. Now, the McCain campaign came out with an ad. Jim Johnson and Frank Raines are two guys that worked at Fannie Mae, the heart of this entire --
BERNARD GOLDBERG [Fox News contributor]: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Right.
HANNITY: -- you know, issue going on Wall Street. This guy, Raines, in six years, made $90 million. And because the campaign of McCain brought up the fact that he's a chief economic adviser, some are saying, "Well, that's not fair," that's -- Dukakis is the one that brought up that that's, you know, like Willie Horton.
GOLDBERG: Dukakis -- Dukakis said it was like Willie Horton. And you know what? Liberals see the Willie Horton ad, and they see a black guy. Conservatives see the Willie Horton ad, and they see a criminal.
In this particular case, Raines was one of the guys that ran the company into the ground. Was it Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac?
HANNITY: It was Fannie Mae, and it was $90 million that he made.
GOLDBERG: Yeah, he ran --
HANNITY: Right.
GOLDBERG: He ran it into the ground, so to do an ad and show a black man, and to call that a Willie Horton thing -- this is what I'm talking about. Race is way too sensitive to fool around with it like this.
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Welcome to this week's installment of the BayBlog Question of the Week! Each week we'll take a question submitted through the Chesapeake Bay Program website and answer it here for all to read.
This week's question comes from Colleen, who asks: How is the Bay harmed if we don't recycle?
Reducing our waste by recycling is a huge help to the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. We're not just talking about recycling your typical bottles, cans and paper -- you can recycle all kinds of materials: water, food, cooking oil and even electronics, to name just a few.
When you don't recycle, you create much more waste that has to be treated or disposed of in some way. This includes something as simple as water. When it gets dumped into our sewer systems, it requires treatment that uses a lot of energy and money. If too much water goes to wastewater treatment facilities, those facilities will eventually need to be upgraded, which costs even more.
To save water, all you need to do is put a bucket in your shower or sink to catch the water from your faucet while it warms up. You can then use that water in plants, as drinking water for pets, or in regular household cleaning. You can also install a rain barrel in your yard to recycle rainwater that would normally run off your yard into the nearest storm drain.
Putting food down the garbage disposal is another example of creating waste out of something that can be recycled. Instead of letting food and grease get into your septic system or public sewer by putting it down the disposal, try "recycling" it by creating a compost pile. Composting reduces waste in landfills and is useful for fertilizing and enriching gardens
Cooking oil is one thing many people overlook when thinking about recycling. Some people just toss it down the drain, but this can be very hazardous because it can build up in sewer lines over time and cause harmful, expensive bloackages. There are facilities that will accept used cooking oil; find one near you at Earth911.org.
Recycling anything ultimately helps the Chesapeake Bay and the environment as a whole. Recycling cans, bottles, paper and other items reduces the amount of waste that travels to landfills, helping to make those landfills last longer so no new landfills need to be built. And properly disposing of recyclables reduces the amount of trash that can get into our waterways.
If you're not sure about what can be recycled or where you should take it, you can check Earth911.com to find centers near you.
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Welcome to this week's installment of the BayBlog Question of the Week! We usually take a question submitted by a visitor on our website and answer it here for everyone to read. This week, we decided to turn the table and ask our readers a question.
Tomorrow is the first day of spring and there are definite signs of the changing seasons around the Chesapeake Bay. Traditionally, many people in the Bay region believe ospreys are the truest sign of spring, as they return to the region around St. Patrick's Day each year. After wintering in the Caribbean and South America, ospreys respond to changes in daylight and make their way back home to the Chesapeake for nesting. A fellow Bay Program staff member said she saw her first osprey of the season last night.
With St. Patrick's Day behind us, National Wildlife Week coming to a close and spring looming just over the horizon, here's our question to you:
Have you seen an osprey yet this spring? If so, where? Have you seen any other signs of spring in the region?
Share your sightings and stories in the comments so we can track the return of the ospreys and the coming of spring. Everyone seems to be struck with a little bit of spring fever, so while you're spending time outside to embrace the early warm weather, you can probably find a few more signs of spring near you. Come back here to join in the conversation and share your experiences!
UPDATED 03/24: Check out http://www.ospreycam.com for a live view of ospreys! If you haven't seen one in person yet, you can through the power of the Internet! Thanks to Pamela Wood, the Annapolis Capital's Bay reporter, for this head's up via our Twitter account.
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Welcome to this week's installment of the BayBlog Question of the Week! Each week we'll take a question submitted through the Chesapeake Bay Program website and answer it here for all to read.
This week's question came from Elizabeth: "What kind of effect does the zebra mussel have on fish like the striped bass?"
This is a great question, and one that can be applied more broadly by addressing how invasive species affect native species in the Chesapeake Bay.
The important thing to remember is that every species that is native to an ecosystem plays an integral role in the food web for that particular ecosystem. So in the Chesapeake Bay, everything from plankton to blue crabs and striped bass are important to the health of the Bay.
When an invasive species is introduced into an ecosystem, it puts additional stressors on the native species that live there. In the Chesapeake, not only do native species have to deal with pollution, they also have to worry about invasive species depleting their food sources.
For example, the zebra mussel is an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay. It is also a filter feeder. While this could be seen as a good thing – improving the clarity of the water – it is really an issue to contend with when the zebra mussel consumes the plankton that is vital to the survival of many primary consumers in our ecosystem, like Atlantic menhaden and other small fish. These smaller fish are then prey for larger fish such as striped bass.
If there is not enough plankton to feed the menhaden, in turn there will not be enough menhaden to feed the striped bass, and so on. In the food web, every species fluctuation results in a domino effect in the rest of the ecosystem.
Invasive species can take a toll on an ecosystem. Not only do zebra mussels significantly reduce the plankton available to native filter feeders, they also hinder boat navigation and cause damage to the power industry by clogging vital pipes.
While eradication of invasive species is typically very difficult and extremely expensive, there are things you can do to help the problem. Boaters are encouraged to check their hulls, trailers and recreational equipment for zebra mussels before moving them to a new water body. You can also do your part to reduce pollution to the Bay, which will help the Bay watershed's native plants and animals.
Do you have a question about the Chesapeake Bay? Ask us and your question might be chosen at the next Question of the Week!
After a long, cold winter full of snow, ice and disrupted plans, many people in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are looking forward to the first signs of spring. Throughout the region, there are plenty of little signs that the season is about to change, from the return of familiar fish and birds to the departure of the region's winter visitors.
Whether good or bad, these six signals should give you a little bit of hope that the winter blues will soon be relieved by the warmer days of spring.
The tundra swan migrates to the Chesapeake Bay region in the fall and stays here through the winter. But once spring approaches, these beautiful white birds begin to leave the area and migrate back to the arctic tundra, where they will remain to breed and live through the summer. Observing a mass exodus of tundra swans – which leave just the invasive mute swan in our area for the rest of the year – is a sure sign of spring's arrival.
After wintering in the Caribbean and South America, local legend has it that ospreys return to the Chesapeake Bay region by St. Patrick's Day every year. Ospreys are often spotted in the region before this date, though, as they seem to be guided by daylight and can sense when days are beginning to get longer. Because ospreys are relatively tolerant of human presence and nest in close proximity to people, it shouldn't be too much longer before you start to see a few ospreys building their nests in the area.
One of the earliest and truest signs of the coming of spring is the emergence of skunk cabbage, a fragrant plant that often appears in the Bay region as early as February, fighting through snow to reach the surface. While many associate the coming of spring with pleasant-smelling flowers, skunk cabbages emit a rather unpleasant aroma. Nevertheless, it is a sign that the wetlands where the plant grows are beginning to soften as temperatures rise and spring makes its way to the region.
The spring peeper frog is one of the first to call and breed during the spring, making the peeper's shrill call another sure sign of the change of seasons from winter to spring. The peeper emits a single, clear "peep" once every second beginning in March.
As temperatures begin to rise, shad make their way back "home" to the Chesapeake Bay from the ocean to spawn during the spring months. They are said to follow their uncanny sense of smell back to the same river or stream where they were born. Males arrive first, soon followed by females.
Shad runs have always been a cause for celebration in the Chesapeake region, beginning with Native Americans and continuing today. Many towns in the region have annual shad festivals to celebrate the fish's spawning runs. A native plant called the shadbush, which grows on the edge of forested wetlands, blooms in March to coincide with the return of its namesake, the shad.
An unwelcome signs of spring in the Bay and its rivers is the return of algae blooms, which can block sunlight from reaching underwater bay grasses that are just starting to grow. Each spring, as snow from winter storms melts and heavy spring rains begin, nutrients are washed into local waterways and algae blooms make their unwanted return, an unfortunate but sure sign of warmer weather in the Chesapeake Bay region.


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SanDisk has begun shipping its highest-capacity card to date, the 64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC card, with up to 15MB/sec read speed and Class 4 speed rating, according to the company.
SDXC cards are based on the new SD 3.0 specification, which makes it possible to manufacture cards with storage capacity up to 2TB, according to SanDisk. The 64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC card can store more than eight hours of HD videos with recording speed of 9Mbps.
The 64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC card comes with a lifetime limited warranty. The card is available immediately at www.sandisk.com via the US e-commerce site with a price of US$349.99, and will be available at SanDisk locations around the world soon after.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
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Some spotty bastards round your way fella
Michael Stapleton email@example.com (Not Martin Stapleton)
That's grim like.
People make me fucking sick.
Lets hope them two little cunts "get taught some respect" in prison, and by being taught respect I mean repeatedly raped and beaten half to death.
The real crime is that when they get out they will still be lawfully allowed to breed.
what a fucked up society we live in
If you need a friend, get a dog !
yeah that's really really messed up..
drugs are bad, m'kay.
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Wow. That is horrible. There are some fucked up people out there. A kid I went to school with was sent down for 13 years for kidknapping and torturing a rival drug dealer (pouring boiling water all over him, holding an iron on him, etc.). It turned out he'd got the wrong bloke. Some people say that everyone deserves a second chance. Stories like these make me think otherwise.


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text: For the first time since their kidnappings, about 100 of the suspected 300 teen girls who were kidnapped in Nigeria were shown on video. In the video, the man who kidnapped them, Boko Haram, says all the girls converted to Islam and that he is willing to trade them for prisoners Nigeria has right now. Three of the teens spoke on the video and said they had not been harmed. Please. Like they would be able to say if they have been harmed or not. If they do finally get rescued, I think they will probably give a very different answer when asked that question. I think what this guy is doing is sick and disgusting and I really hope some government goes in there and rescues the girls because I don't think the Nigerian government is going to do anything about it. It seems to me that if there were 300 girls kidnapped in the US or some Western European country that something would have already been done. Because it is Nigeria and other important things are happening like Lindsay watching or the NFL Draft, these girls just get spoken about briefly or hashtagged in a few Tweets and that is it.


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Selena, Vanessa, and Ashley Steam Up "Spring Breakers" Trailer: Watch Here!
It's always a good time when a bunch of hot young actresses team up with James Franco, and "Spring Breakers" has just dropped a killer new teaser trailer.
Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine all star in the girl power flick, slated to hit theaters on March 22nd.
Per the synopsis, "Spring Breakers tells the story of four sexy college girls as they plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that's only the beginning."
"At a motel room rager, fun reaches its legal limit and the girls are arrested and taken to jail. Hung-over and clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien, an infamous local thug who takes them under his wing and leads them on the wildest Spring Break trip in history. Rough on the outside but with a soft spot inside, Alien wins over the hearts of the young Spring Breakers, and leads them on a Spring Break they never could have imagined."
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Information from your City Offices | Public Notices | Public Announcements | Meetings/Events this Week | Things Happening Around our Community
Discussion Forum on Marinship Waterfront Uses Ends Soon
The Marinship Specific Plan Steering Committee held a discussion on May 19 regarding uses that may be should be encouraged/are appropriate on the waterfront in the Marinship area of Sausalito. The Steering Committee wants to know what you think about their draft list of uses, and what uses they may have missed, prior to their next meeting on Monday, June 16. Voice your opinion; go to our Open City Hall and complete the survey prior to the June 16 meeting.
Check out what's happening at the June 10th City Council Meeting
To find out more about any of the items being presented to the City Council, click here to
review the agenda and associated staff reports. Remember, you can also
post an opinion on a specific agenda item by clicking on this link and
scrolling down to that agenda item. Then simply click on the "comment"
and type away in the text box. Remember to "submit" to post your comment. This new feature allows the Council
to see your comments at the any time prior to the meeting.
The City of Sausalito Launches Budget Transparenty Platform
All of our residents are invited to explore the tool on the City's web site, or directly at http://SausalitoCA.OpenGov.com/. Please direct questions to Charlie Francis, Administrative Services Director/Treasurer at (415) 289-4105 or by email.
The City of Sausalito has released the draft budget for FY2014-16. To view a copy, click on the agenda link above - you will find the draft budget as "Attachment 1" to agenda item 6B. You can also find a copy of the budget on our website by drilling down through Administration to the Finance/Budget pages. If you have any questions regarding the budget, please contact Administrative Services Director Charlie Francis via e-mail, or at (415) 289-4105.
Compost at MLK
It's planting time and compost is available on a self-serve basis in the MLK parking lot, use the Coloma St. entrance. Please bring your own container and something to scoop the compost with. The compost comes from Sausalito's own food scraps/green waste recycling program and will be available for the spring and summer at this location.
The Baker-Barry Tunnel and Bunker Road to McCullough Road will be closed to all vehicles and bicyclists starting on Monday June 2nd at 9:00 am. The tunnel is being closed for surveys and studies in support of the upcoming tunnel preservation project scheduled for construction in 2015. All motor vehicles and bicyclists must use Conzelman Road to enter and exit the Headlands during the closure. (See attached map for detour route)
The tunnel will be closed for the following times:
• 9:00 am Monday, June 2nd through 3:30 pm Friday, June 6th
• 9:00 am Monday, June 9th through 3:30 pm Friday, June 13th
The tunnel will remain open on the weekend from 3:30 pm Friday June 6th until 9:00 am Monday, June 9th.
You can visit the NPS website at www.nps.gov/goga for more information.
Here comes another wonderful community event. The day begins at 10:00 a.m. where the parade forms on Caledonia Street (in front of the IDESST Hall) and then heads up to the Star of the Sea Catholic Church via Pine Street, Glen Drive and up to the church. Mass is held, and then the parade re-forms (getting a little bit bigger than when it started) and now heads downtown via Bulkley, Princess and then on to Bridgeway and back to Caledonia Street.
Find your place along the parade route and enjoy this wonderful Sausalito tradition. To learn more about this grand tradition, go to the following website: www.idesst.org for more information.
Sausalito Yacht Club Hosts an Open House this Sunday, June 8 from 3:00-6:00pm
Have you ever wondered what goes on down in that little building by the ferry landing? Now's your chance to find out more. The Yacht Club is opening their doors to people who are interested in joining a like-minded social community that enjoys boating, sailing, and/or racing. The Open House is a great way to meet some of the membership and learn about the wide range of Yacht Club activities and events.
The Sausalito Community Boating Center at Cass Gidley Marina presents "Dinner and a Movie"
Sausalito Summer Sailstice - Saturday, June 21st in Dunphy Park and beginning at 6 pm.
The evening begins with free boat rides, live music by Fiver Brown (of Dredgetown) and friends, information booth, raffle prizes, and there will be food and beverages available for sale.
Then beginning at 8:30, the movie and popcorn comes out. Join us and come on down to watch 'Maidentrip' 2013, a documentary about Dutch teen Laura Dekker's record breaking solo circumnavigation.
Bring your own seating or blanket - it's all an informal picnic style event.
All proceeds go to Cass Gidley Marina - Sausalito Community Boating Center, a non-profit 501(c)(3) and will be used to renovate the site and make it ADA compliant, including a very very long wheelchair accessible ramp to the docks. For more info: cassgidley.org or "Cass Gidely Marina" on Facebook.
from Age-Friendly Sausalito
Topics for the Age-Friendly Tip of the Month are generated from the responses to the Age-Friendly Sausalito questionnaires that were received last Winter. The Task Force is hard at work sorting and analyzing the incredible wealth of data created by the surveys,and through the process, are finding gaps in information about services. Hopefully, this column will help as we continue to shape an age friendly plan of action.
This Month's Tip - Keeping Sausalito Seniors Safe and Secure at Home
Are you or one of your neighbors, family members or friends an older adult living alone or living with health challenges? The recent U.S. census from 2010 counted more than 500 seniors living alone in Sausalito, both homeowners and renters. By now, four years later, that number has surely grown. Living alone can be risky for older persons who may be unwell, frail, living with disabilities or suffer a fall or other incident. Even older persons who spend a large part of the day alone at home may be feeling isolated or vulnerable. There are two free programs that provide an extra measure of safety and reassurance.
The Telephone Reassurance Program
This personal reassurance Program is a free telephone check-in program serving seniors, adults with disabilities and housebound individuals in Marin County. The program offers an excellent service of free three- times-per- week morning phone calls to check on the participant's safety and well-being and can also direct the individual to senior resources they may need. The calls are made on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings each week. The calls are made by friendly, caring volunteers from the Episcopal Senior Community Services, located at Whistlestop.
If there is either no response to the call after three tries, or a problem is identified, an agreed upon emergency contact is called. If that person can't be reached, Sausalito Police will be contacted to stop by the residence and make sure the person is OK.
Participants are teamed up with one of the trained volunteers and by talking to the same person each time the volunteers get to know them and are better able to listen for changes that could indicate a need for further assistance. If a participant is planning to be out for the morning or away from home, they can let the program administrator know. Signing up is easy. Just call Leslie Klor at Whistlestop (415) 456-9062 ext.# 132. She will be happy to discuss the program and send you a form to fill out. As soon as you are signed up the reassurance phone calls will begin.
R U OK Program
Sausalito's Are You OK, is a program operated by our Police Department and is another valuable service for seniors and other residents who may be homebound, or otherwise vulnerable, and possibly need extra assistance in an emergency. The program is designed to prioritize assistance to residents in times of a natural disaster, fire or other neighborhood or personal emergency. The participants fill out a simple form about their special health needs and their emergency contacts, which is kept completely private and secure. The Sausalito Police are then able to immediately identify their addresses in the case of an individual health crisis, natural disaster, community emergency or other urgent situation such as nearby criminal activity or other safety issue. The participant's address is incorporated in Sausalito's geomapping system, so it can be easily accessed directly from our community police vehicles for the quickest possible response when needed. To sign up for this critical support program, call Sausalito Police Station at (415) 289-4170 Sgt. Stacy Gregory or anyone there will be glad to help you.
from your Disaster Preparedness Committee
Extreme Heat
Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.
Most heat disorders occur because the victim has been overexposed to heat or has over-exercised for his or her age and physical condition. Older adults, young children, and those who are sick or overweight are more likely to succumb to extreme heat.
Conditions that can induce heat-related illnesses include stagnant atmospheric conditions and poor air quality. Consequently, people living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas. Also, asphalt and concrete store heat longer and gradually release heat at night, which can produce higher nighttime temperatures known as the "urban heat island effect."
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Thread: Detecting Ovulation?
26th June 2014 05:02 AM #1
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Detecting Ovulation?
I have an app on my phone that tracks it, but my cycles lately have been all over the place. Whats the best way to detect that its time to do the "deed", other than tracking?
29th June 2014 06:04 AM #2
Hi K_stinson,
You can get ovulation predictor kits which you may find more helpful.
I would say that the best way to detect your fertile window each month is to look out for the natural signs of fertility. You can read about this in detail in this post written by Kate (who is one of our senior members). She writes:
'The day before and the day of ovulation, your cervical mucus will be clear and wet and it will have the consistency of egg white. You will be able to pick it up and stretch it between your thumb and fore finger and it may not break even if you stretch it 6 inches. This is when you are at your peak of fertility and sex at this time gives you the best chance of conception.'
Does this help?
Warm wishes,
29th June 2014 12:22 PM #3
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I followed the method that LJ mentioned above, checking cervical mucous daily and charting.
The cervical mucous check is a awesome way to follow your bodies clues and signals.
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Elpida Memory has developed 4Gb next-generation mobile memory chips for smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile devices. The new DRAM achieves compliance with the "Wide IO" international standard for mobile memory and has a data transfer rate that is four times faster than current mobile memory chips.
The new Wide IO Mobile RAMTM uses a 30nm manufacturing process. Sample shipments will begin in December 2011 and volume production is likely to start in 2012, the vendor said. Also, sample shipments of a four-layer 16-gigabit product are scheduled to begin in March 2012.
The newly-developed DRAM achieves a data transfer rate of 12.8 gigabytes per second (12.8 GB/s) that is four times faster than LPDDR2, the current leading DRAM preference for mobile devices. When compared with LPDDR2 based on equivalent data transfer rates, the new DRAM consumes roughly 50% less power.
Wide IO Mobile RAM has around 1200 interface pins, including 512 I/O (Input/Output) pins, to enable SoC connections. TSV technology that can stack together multiple chips in a vertical configuration is necessary to meet the demand for higher memory density.
At present Elpida is developing a 16-gigabit DRAM based on stacking four 4-gigabit Wide IO Mobile RAM chips. Compared with existing PoP products, the 16-gigabit DRAM is expected to be thinner and smaller by using TSV. The current memory package for mobile devices (SoC plus a 4-layer PoP) has a height of 1.4mm. However, Elpida's TSV technology package (SoC plus a 4-layer TSV) has a height of 1.0mm, which makes it about 30% thinner.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Selena Gomez Grabs Some Java with Friends
After spending some time in the studio, Selena Gomez went for a coffee break with her gal pals at Starbucks in Burbank on Wednesday (January 16).
The "Spring Breakers" star wore a long white sweater, skinny jeans, and ankle boots as she laughed with her friends.
Earlier this week, the 20-year-old actress attended a Golden Globes after-party, where she was interviewed by screenslam.com.
It seems Ms. Gomez may have indulged a little before talking to reporters, as she seems to slur her speech while praising Jennifer Lawrence, saying, "I don't even know her, but I think she's so cool."


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Rp 1,026,316+
Central location Ground floor room, catered for disabled, no bath, floor grubby, sink small, bed not comfy, heating control difficult, room cold on entry.
evening meal was excellent, room very clean
staff polite and helpful,room lovely,
I liked the fact that it was close to where I wanted to be in Manchester and I booked it for that reason. The information on the website was correct regards its position. I did not like the fact that my credit card was not accepted on my departure because of the "holding" process that was processed on my arrival. It meant that me credit card was unable to be processed for payment. This lead to my embarrassment as if there was a possibility that there was something wrong with my card. This was not the case and in actual fact my credit card was debited incorrectly
hotel alright but a trek outside of manchester especially during rushour. very comfortable and quiet. Room service inadequate. waited 40 mins ofr my order and when it came the food wasnt uder the cover, then wrong order came which was greasy and unpalatable, so had to send it back but they took the cost of it off the bill. dissappointing overall
the hotel is so close to concert venue.and the staff were so helpful and freindly.just a five minute drive into manchester centre for excellent shopping.
None Needs refurbishment in a rough area
breakfast was not replenished quickly enough and some was cold
Good clean rooms friendly staff very nice Breakfast Doors of rooms need to be on a soft closure many times woken early hours
some staff had poor attitude, location is awkward


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Report: Apple Looks to Ditch Intel Chips in Macs for ARM
Jason Mick
November 6, 2012 12:33 PM
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Apple may co-design special new ARM chips for its laptop and desktop computers
Bob Mansfield, Apple, Inc.'s (
"Technologies" group senior vice president
, recently announced that his semiconductor teams have "ambitious plans for the future."
I. Change Ahead?
For Apple, who has been quietly been growing its chipmaking army with acquisitions like
P.A. Semi
, that could mean a switch from Intel Corp.'s (
) x86 chips on the Mac computer front to
in-house system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs
utilizing ARM Holdings plc.'s (
) proprietary architecture, which is currently found in Apple's iPhones, iPods, and iPads.
new report
suggests Apple is exploring a possible exit from its dependence on Intel chips, over the next several years. The news agency writes:
While Apple is now committed to Intel in computers and is unlikely to switch in the next few years, some engineers say a shift to its own designs is inevitable as the features of mobile devices and PCs become more similar, two people said.
As handheld devices increasingly function like PCs, the engineers working on this project within Apple envision machines that use a common chip design. If Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook wants to offer the consumer of 2017 and beyond a seamless experience on laptops, phones, tablets and televisions, it will be easier to build if all the devices have a consistent underlying chip architecture, according to one of the people.
Apple is rumored to be contemplating switching its Macs to ARM chips.
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None of the companies involved were willing to comment on the rumor. However, this has not been the first time that Apple has been rumored to be working on computer-side CPUs in-house.
ARM shares climbed 4.2 percent on the London Stock Exchange following this news, and news that ARM had paid MIPS Technologies, Inc. (
) a lump sum of $350M USD to license its portfolio of 580 hardware patents. The MIPS deal lays to rest concerns that the
rival reduced-instruction set computer (RISC) architecture designer
might be preparing to sue its more prolific peer (ARM).
II. Lesson From the PowerPC Era
Apple may be reticent to jump into a computer-side deployment of ARM too soon.
Only a decade ago Apple was supporting another non-x86 architecture -- PowerPC -- whose chips were co-designed by Motorola and International Business Machines, Inc. (
). While
PowerPC Macs seemed to be faster
in some benchmarks than their higher-clocked Windows/x86 counterparts, Intel's flashy clock speeds during the height of the Megahertz wars hurt Apple from an image standpoint. And Motorola's decision to bail on PowerPC drove Apple to in 2005
finalize its long-standing plans to jump ship
to Intel's x86 chips.
ARM is hardly analogous to PowerPC at present, but it's easy to see why Apple might be uneager to move too fast, should market conditions change. Indeed, the next few years in the chip market are a time of great uncertainty.
Apple's decision to ditch PowerPC brought it closer in line with Windows OEMs, who also use Intel chips. [Image Source: Bryon Realey/Flickr]
On the one hand, Intel is pushing hard to leverage its process advantages to deliver fast, power-efficient mobile cores, cutting into ARM's core business. On the other hand, ARM is invading the personal computer market with
Windows RT
, and is expected to land in the server market
around 2014 with Window Server 2012 R2
. ARM has been boosted by x86 veteran Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s (
) decision to at least
partially transition its CPU line
to ARM chips.
's sources are accurate, Apple will likely be hard at work designing a possible ARM-based SoC replacement to drop into its MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros. But the decision to pull the trigger may ultimately rest on where ARM stands versus Intel/x86 come 2016-2017.
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Liberty Fans Invited to Monday's Practice in Dayton
Liberty fans including nearly 5,000 alumni in the Dayton area are invited to the Flames' open practice at the University of Dayton Arena on Monday at 5:50 p.m. The 40-minute workout is free and open to the public.
Fans will have the opportunity to watch the men's basketball team practice the day before their first NCAA Tournament game since 2004. Liberty will face North Carolina A&T on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET as the first game of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The nationally televised contest will be called by Marv Albert and Steve Kerr on truTV.
Monday's Open Practice Schedule:
North Carolina A&T: 5:05-5:45 p.m.
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The CareerLink center in downtown Waynesburg will soon have a new home at the Greene Plaza in Franklin Township.
Two people were found dead in a Greene County home Tuesday afternoon from what police said were gunshot wounds.
A bill aimed at clarifying the state's mining law that will allow for planned mine subsidence beneath streams, provided any damage is not predicted to be permanent and a plan is submitted to repair it, was approved Friday by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Two Monessen men are charged with attempted homicide stemming from an alleged gunfight in their hometown.
The owner of a building in downtown Charleroi will be billed for the removal of a chimney that was pulling away from the structure.
An Allegheny County man is accused of biting a state trooper during a traffic stop in Rostraver Township.
California University of Pennsylvania has lifted its layoff notice to the faculty union.
Ringgold School Board has voted to close a middle school in Finleyville that is being replaced by a new building in Carroll Township.
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Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Among those appearing before Judge Gary Gilman were:
The co-owner of a building that buckled two weeks ago, trapping a woman under debris for more than nine hours, appeared for a hearing Tuesday before a district judge on citations related to the collapse and alleged ordinance violations at the three-story dwelling.
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I have noticed in Nikto that when you try to update it you get a 404 error stating it cannot find version 2.1.1.txt and the update fails. I went to the site where it is looking for updates and did notice that the most recent version that they list for updating is 2.1.0. I know from previous versions you can just go to the nikto.pl file and edit the version number ( line 50 $NIKTO{version} = 2.1.1; ) as there use to be an error with a typo. I am not sure if changing the service version number to match the 2.1.0 thats listed on the site, would break anything on the install yet. I do not have my laptop in front of me today to try the fix it but I am sure it would go as it has previously. I will try tonight when I get home and see if it works and will edit the post if it does.
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MAYAGUEZ, P.R. – Playing in the 2013 Mayaguez Basketball Classic, the Saint Leo men's basketball team opened up its 2013-14 slate with an 89-74 victory over the Florida National Conquistadors on Friday afternoon at the Coliseo Rafael A. Mangual on the campus of U.P.R. Mayaguez. The win opens the Lions' season with a mark of 1-0, while Florida National drops to 3-4 in their first season.
Jerrel Harris lit up the scoreboard, draining a dominating 33 points to lead the game. The Milwaukee, Wisc. Native shot 11-for-20 from the field, including 6-of-11 from long range, and a near perfect 5-of-6 from the charity stripe on his career day for the Lions.
Also pulling in double-figure scoring efforts on the day were seniors Chim Kadima and Spenser Mitchell with 17 and 10, respectively, and sophomore Jaylon Bell with 12 points on the day. Junior transfer Ron Foxx pulled in 13 rebounds to lead the team, including nine defensive boards to help the Lions to their opening game victory. Trey Griseck led the team with three assists.
Florida National was led by Quantavis Hall, who posted 21 points. Bruce Moorman registered 16 points, while Aldor Kola tallied 11. Hall led the Conquistators off the glass, pulling in eight rebounds on the day.
Saint Leo pulled out to a quick lead and never looked back, entering into the locker room at the half with a score of 50-32. The Lions continued to roll through the second stanza, but were out-shot by their opponent 42-39. Despite Florida National's second half surge, the Lions were able to hold onto their lead to close out the day with a final score of 89-74.
The Lions shot 46 percent from the field, and drained 35 percent of their shots from long range. Thanks to Harris, Saint Leo shot a whopping 54 percent from beyond the arc in the first half. The Lions drained 23-of-40 shots from the charity stripe, for a total percentage of 57.5. The Conquistadors committed 22 fouls to the Lions' 16, and both teams earned five steals apiece. The Green and Gold registered 25 points off the bench, compared to FNU's 15.
Saint Leo returns to action on day two of the 2013 Mayaguez Classic. The Lions tip off against U.P.R. Ponce at 6 p.m. eastern time. Fans can catch all of the action live by visiting SaintLeoLions.com and clicking on the live coverage links provided in the schedule.
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How to Sell GM Food to Europe: Make it about Weight Loss
The Guardian published an article today (March 13th, 2012) titled "Skinny genes – how GM food may help you stave off obesity." Though our position here at Nature & More has been fairly well established as anti-GMO, we were curious to read about how scientific methods could bridge so-called "nutrition-gaps."
The article states that researchers are working towards creating genetically modified fruits that can decrease fat retention, or grains that can help supplement people with zinc deficiencies, or seed oils that contain omega oils. These developments could make global populations healthier and prevent cases of retardation and improve cardiac health.
There are undoubtedly areas in global nutrition that can be improved upon (we've highlighted world hunger issues in previous blog posts). Are GMOs, though, the answer to satisfying nutrition deficiencies?
What are the economics driving the development of these crops and will these "improved" foods be patented? While preparing to write this I was reminded that the progresses of science should not be muddled with the economics and politics. This, though, seems a little short-sighted in discussions about food. Food has always had a considerable impact on economics and politics. It's what enabled us to specialize in our work and devise political systems. These three things are inexorably linked. Consider, though, as the article states, "The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world may be suffering from zinc deficiency, and that it contributes to at least 800,000 deaths a year globally." That is a truly troubling statistic. Genetically modifying grains to contain more zinc in areas typically known to have limited access to meats and other animal proteins (high in zinc) does make for a compelling case in the favor of GMOs. Many lives could potentially be saved. However, according to the same WHO statistics as referenced in the article, these areas are generally known for being undernourished and suffering from other vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Maybe we should try to find solutions to their food shortages that will provide them with long-term solutions for enjoying proper diets before compensating poor all around nutrition with engineered "super foods."
The article is frustratingly brief on the important matters of logistics and ownership when it comes to the development of these GM super crops. Furthermore, the reality is that many of these experiments have yet to succeed in producing the crops that they've idealized. The scientists, and the author of the article, are merely operating in the realm of the possible. So should we regard this article as simple filler for the environmental section of a generally respected newspaper, or is it more sinister than just that?
Let's look at another statistic. The World Food Programme estimates that there are approximately one billion people in the world who are undernourished right now. The World Health Organization estimates that there are approximately 1.5 billion people in the world who are overweight.
This article is using weight loss as a marketing gimmick to push European consumers to accept GM foods. They're also doing it with threats of mental retardation, reduced brain function and obesity as visions of the alternative; a world without GM. Our point is this, healthy diets need to be encouraged, regardless of whether these are organic foods or not. People need to be the agents in caring for their own health. Those that don't have the means to do so need to be educated and provided with the tools needed to provide proper nourishment for themselves otherwise it's just a case of "give a man a fish."
To be clear, we don't have all the answers to the world's problems. We are, however, food traditionalists if you were to categorize us. Kurt Vonnegut once wrote, "Things don't stay the way they are. It's too entertaining to try and change them." But change isn't always better and the premature implementation of unproven foods is risky. Let's "teach our men to fish" whether this means teaching the overweight proper nutrition instead of lose weight quick fixes or providing more holistic solutions to global nourishment issues.
Here is Nnimmo Bassey expressing some of the concerns about GM food proliferation, especially in the developing world. Views that we tend to share.


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MINNEAPOLIS - Slowly but surely, Dwight Howard clutched his gray undershirt. He arched it over his head. With hesitation, Howard then pulled the shirt down to cover his body.
That simple act looked painful to watch. It proved difficult for Howard to complete. And it provided all the visual images surrounding the pain level Howard described as "really sore" after aggravating the torn labrum of his right shoulder for the third time in the past three weeks.
Howard is listed as day-to-day and the team described his shoulder as "sore" after he visited Thursday with Lakers trainer Gary Vitti. Although Howard's status when the Lakers (20-26) play Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-25) remains unclear, the Lakers center has no other planned doctor visits. Howard likely will have to play through the injury.
Howard has also ruled out surgery, considering it would keep him sidelined for at least six months.
"I've had two years of having injuries," said Howard, who had back surgery in April. "It's not something that's easy to deal with. I'm not going to lose my spirit. I'm going to do whatever I can to get my shoulder strong."
That's hardly how Howard described his shoulder following the Lakers' 92-86 loss Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns.
Suns guard Shannon Brown blocked Howard's shot with 5:56 left as the Lakers led 78-73, causing him to fall on the court. Howard said he felt "numbness" all over his right arm and neck as he lay on the court for several seconds before leaving the game. The Lakers never recovered from there.
Howard said his shoulder felt just as painful when he initially injured the shoulder in the Lakers' loss Jan. 4 to the Clippers when Caron Butler fouled him hard as he drove into the lane.
Howard then aggravated the shoulder two days later in the Lakers' loss to the Denver Nuggets. After an MRI the next day discovered the shoulder tear, Howard sat out the next three games.
He then reinjured the shoulder in the second quarter of the Lakers' loss last week against Memphis. The same thing happened in Phoenix.
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant hardly sounded concerned, leaning on incidents where both he and former Lakers forward Lamar Odom played through shoulder injuries involving a torn labrum.
"I'm not worried about it. It's going to be an all-season thing," Bryant said. "It's one of those type of things when you get banged like that going up, you're going to get that stinging sensation. That's how it's going to be."
How did Bryant push through?
"You just accept it," he said. "After a while, you get used to playing with it. But it's a little bit of an adjustment at first."
Howard sounded determined in following the same mindset. He plans to get plenty of rest and avoid sleeping on his hurt shoulder. Howard will also receive constant icing and electronic stimulation. He's also worn therapeutic elastic tape along the shoulder to help strengthen it.
"I'm trying not to get in a position where I could hurt it. But that's tough when I'm out there playing," Howard said. "I'll try to be physical and aggressive."
The Lakers sure hope so. They missed his presence as they coughed up an 18-point lead against Phoenix (16-30) after scoring only 13 fourth-quarter points.
"It'll be tough without him," Lakers guard Steve Nash said. "This team is built to play around a center. We are not athletic or fast elsewhere. We're experienced and we have some skilled players, but I think it's all predicated on having defensive presence and having a big body in the paint on both ends."