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Experts offer guidance on how to recognize and steer clear of these common pitfalls.
At a recent South by Southwest Interactive Festival panel, four intellectual property experts delved into the intersection of IP law and social media. Professors Chip Stewart of Texas Christian University, Kathleen Olson of Lehigh University, and Victoria Ekstrand of Bowling Green State University, along with Riyad Omar, general counsel of NewsRight, explained three pitfalls that social media professionals should beware, and they offered tips for avoiding them.
1. Pictures posted on Twitter are still subject to copyright. The AFP v. Morel case involved pictures taken by Daniel Morel the day of the devastating Haitian earthquakes. Given the chaotic conditions, freelance photographer Morel devised an ingenious solution to limits on communicating with the outside world: He tweeted that he had pictures available for the media, and then posted the pictures to Twitpic, clearly marking them as copyrighted.
Although several media outlets bought the rights to use the photos, others used them without payment, authorization, or attribution. Morel sued, and Agence France-Presse defended on the grounds that Morel had waived his copyright in the images by posting them on Twitter.
Not so, ruled the court. The text of individual tweets are generally not copyrightable, because their brevity, their focus on facts and ideas rather than expression, and their lack of unique creativity fail to satisfy copyright requirements. But photos almost always satisfy those tests. That Morel posted the pictures on Twitter does not amount to a waiver of copyright; moreover, AFP could not rely on Twitter's terms of service with its customer Morel to defeat his rights to the pictures.
Tip: Be careful when using any picture, even one widely circulated through Twitter or Facebook. If you use a photo, the best practice is to obtain express permission to use it. At the very least, do not use photos without proper attribution and links at a minimum.
2. The "Hot News" Doctrine is alive and well. The "Hot News" Doctrine stems from a 1918 Supreme Court case in which AP sued another news service, INS, because the latter was stealing its content right out of AP stories. The Supreme Court found that although there is no copyright per se in "news," it granted a brief, limited right to the AP because the news service researched, broke and reported compelling stories. Some commentators had wondered whether the Hot News Doctrine could survive in an era of lightning-fast news cycles and reporting via Twitter.
In TheFlyOnTheWall.com case, the court ruled that the site could not repost financial information from financial firms, as this was unfair competition. The question was whether the defendant is involved in aggregation, where it merely scrapes other people's information and content off the Web, or whether it engages in a "transformative" action by adding to or altering the content, for example, by analyzing and commenting on it. It is this transformative action that allows for a "fair use" exemption to the prohibition on using another's copyrighted content.
Tip: Don't just scrape content. Instead transform content with your own creativity, and thereby avoid unfair competition or copyright violation claims.
3. E-personation is a dangerous game. Social media has often been used to comment upon, criticize, or to make fun of certain people, such as the famous fake Steve Jobs blog. Though such obvious parodies are probably still safe, plaintiffs are no longer limited to stalking and harassment laws when they believe detractors have gone too far, as three states, including California and Texas, have passed laws making e-personation a crime.
California law defines the act as, "knowingly and without consent credibly impersonates another actual person through or on an Internet website or by other electronic means for purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding another person." The threat of criminal action—in Texas the act is a felony—will cause a lot of people to re-evaluate trying such an approach. Though these laws only protect individuals, corporations have had some success battling e-personation by suing for trademark dilution. The trademark laws are very protective of a company's logos, names, and other marks.
Tip: When dealing with criticism or parody of individuals, be careful not to "credibly impersonate"—so using the word "fake" offers a good deal of protection. When dealing with criticism or parody of a corporation, learn about their trademarked logos and marks and try to avoid using them or at least transform them so that you can argue that there is no consumer confusion, an element necessary under trademark law.
Stephen J. Easley is the vice president for government affairs and general counsel of Heartland Networks. A version of this post first appeared on SmartBlog on Social Media.
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There are two guys playing for the Lions that are going to be quite a handful for the Cowboys. Calvin Johnson is probably the best wide receiver in the NFL. And Ndamukong Suh is a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the defensive line for the Lions. The Cowboys don't have a good answer for either of those guys if you try to take them on with one guy. So the Cowboys won't try to stop these two with just one man. You can bet that Suh will be double teamed on the majority of plays throughout the game. And Calvin Johnson will surely get extra safety attention on most plays.
The good news is that the Cowboys have a few guys that will cause big problems for the Lions. Demarcus Ware has to be the biggest fear for the Lions. They will try to double him when they can but now that Rob Ryan is moving him all over the field that becomes much more difficult to do. And I have to throw in Sean Lee on the defensive side of the ball. He seems to be all over the field this year and I don't know if there is any good way to contain him. If you try to focus too much on Lee and Ware then someone else in the defense is going to be left unblocked and make some big plays.
And on offense it is hard to stop Jason Witten and Tony Romo. It helped last week that both guys were playing with hurt ribs. But Witten seems to be feeling better this week and Romo is getting better every day. While the pressure the Lions will bring at Romo is certainly a concern you also have to remember that what makes Romo so good is that he can escape pressure and then make a big play. So, in a way, Romo will neutralize the front four of the Lions that everyone keeps talking about.
I think there are two keys to victory this week. Dez Bryant has to make plays to open up the offense and the defense has to contain Calvin Johnson. I know Dez still isn't going to be 100% for the game but there is a noticeable difference in the way the defense plays when Dez is on the field versus when he is off the field. Opposing defenses just aren't worried about Ogletree, Holley, and Robinson. But Dez puts fear into the defense and keeps them honest.
Notice I didn't say that the Cowboys need to stop Calvin Johnson. That isn't going to happen. He is just too good. What the Cowboys need to do is prevent Johnson from going crazy for 10 catches for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns. To me if they can keep him to numbers like 5 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown I would consider that a success.
It is going to take a total team effort to win this game. Last week special teams and the defense allowed the offense to have an off game. This week all three phases need to play well. I think the offense will be improved enough to allow the Cowboys to win. I predict a win for the Cowboys 26-21.


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The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.06% fell 0.3% to 333.89. The index on Monday declined 1.4%, marking its first loss in nine sessions, following a sell-off in U.S. high-growth stocks.
The "slight" advantage for European markets is "it's likely easier for investors to look for stocks [there], which are better on a valuation perspective," said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade, in a telephone interview.
Aslam said worries about Ukraine and Russia have re-emerged for investors, with Russia now warning that any use of force against pro-Kremlin separatists could push the country into civil war. "On the back of that, we've seen a huge spike in gold," on speculation that Russia will eventually increase its reach into Ukraine, he said.
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Sports Direct International PLC SPD, +1.15% was among the biggest decliners on both the Stoxx Europe 600 and the FTSE 100 index. The shares plunged 9.2% after reports that British billionaire and company founder Mike Ashley sold shares worth more than 200 million pounds ($322 million) in the sportswear retailer. The sale comes after a bonus package for Ashley worth more than £70 million didn't find enough support among shareholders. The package would have given Ashley 8 million ordinary shares.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.04% ended down 0.5% at 6,590.69, with the U.K. index weighed in part by declines among insurance shares. The group is still hurting over a proposal in the U.K. budget that would end a rule that required pension funds to be used to buy annuities, an important source of business for some insurance companies, said Aslam.
The proposal unveiled by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne last month "is completely a game changer" for the industry, said Aslam, adding that shares of Prudential PLC and Aviva PLC have been among the hardest hit. Prudential PRU, -0.14% on Tuesday dropped 1.5%, and Aviva UK:AV lost 0.3%.
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Leftovers. An American family may spend a day or two devouring the rest of the turkey, the sweet potatoes and mince pie, but for Hollywood, it's not until the weekend after the long Thanksgiving holiday that moviegoers sample the hits they've missed. Like Walmart shoppers coming late to the big-ticket items, audiences tend to ignore new movies, even a prestige effort with a major star. Sorry, Brad Pitt. This time they killed you softly.
The top six films at the North American box office last weekend — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Skyfall, Lincoln, Rise of the Guardians, Life of Pi and Wreck-It Ralph — were the six leaders this time, according to estimates posted very early Sunday morning by Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood; and, for now, they are in the exact same spots.
(READ: Mary Pols' reviews of Breaking Dawn 2 and Rise of the Guardians)
[UPDATE: In final box-office statistics released Monday, Rise of the Guardians edged Lincoln by a mere $12,156 to take third place for the weekend. The Collection earned $14,138 more than Silver Linings Playbook to capture 10th place. And the distributor for Dragon finally reported the martial-arts film's weekend take: a meager $11,137 at 14 theaters. No punch, no kick.]
Turns out this is a post-holiday tradition. In the brief pause between the big November movies and the pre-Christmas barrage of Oscar contenders, action films and comedies, movie studios rarely release any heavy hitters. Only once in the last 20 years — with Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai in 2003 — has a new picture topped the box-office chart the weekend after Thanksgiving. Usually the studios just take the weekend off; last year no new picture opened in as many as 60 theaters.
(READ: Corliss's reviews of Skyfall and Lincoln)
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(READ: Richard Corliss's review of Killing Them Softly)
And that's the good news, for Killing Them Softly also managed to pull a rock-bottom, subterranean "F' grade from the CinemaScore survey of early attendees. The last movie to get an F-you score was The Devil Inside back in Jan., but the makers of that critically reviled exorcism cheapie, which Paramount bought for a remainder-sale $1 million, could take some solace in a sensational $33.7 million opening weekend. Killing, which received a respectable 79% "fresh" rating on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregate of film reviews, must have Pitt, Dominik and the Weinsteins wondering what went wrong between the critics' screenings and opening day.
(READ: How The Devil Inside Mesmerized the Box Office)
Another grade-Z horror film, The Collection, battled Silver Linings Playbook for 10th place, with both entries earning about $3.4 million. A sequel to the 2009 The Collector, in which a sadist captures and terrifies a Detroit family, The Collection sends its hero (Josh Stewart) back into the madman's booby-trapped house. Since the original movie earned only $7.7 million in its entire run, one may wonder why either Stewart or the filmmakers thought it worthy to return to their ramshackle Saw venue. After two rentals, this property is officially condemned.
(READ: Richard Corliss on how Saw came and conquered)
In a very limited slate of new indie releases, the rock-doc Beware of Mr. Baker, about curdled Cream drummer Ginger Baker, took in $12,500 at the Film Forum in Manhattan; and Love, Marilyn, an HBO tribute to Marilyn Monroe, made just $4,000 in its Oscar-qualifying run at one theater. Dragon, the Chinese martial-arts epic that pleased most critics (88% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes), opened at New York's Village East Theater but did not report box-office revenue as of Sunday afternoon.
(READ: Mary Corliss's review of Dragon)
Here are the Sunday estimates of this weekend's top-grossing pictures in North American theaters, as reported by Deadline Hollywood:
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, $17.2 million; $254.4 million, third week
2. Skyfall, $17 million; $246 million, fourth week
3. Lincoln, $13.3 million; $83.5 million, fourth week
4. Rise of the Guardians, $13.3 million; $48.7 million, second week
5. Life of Pi, $11.4 million; $47.8 million, second week
6. Wreck-It Ralph, $7 million; $158.2 million, fifth week
7. Killing Them Softly, $6.8 million, first weekend
8. Red Dawn, $6.3 million; $31.1 million, second week
9. Flight, $4.4 million; $81.4 million, fifth week
10. Silver Linings Playbook, $3.1 million; $10.7 million, third week


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Why would you assume troll haters would have any issue with this?
Appreciate the explanation of API and how it might be exploited/compromised.
How robust do you think the API currently is and how would you quantify the risks?
No, they don't have an issue with non duckies and bunnies. It's a question of credibility of the poster.
The ultimate irony of this is Elon's roots at X.com/Paypal, which certainly knew how to do authentication, even in the days when it was hard to get right...
Just to clarify in my own 'layman' language, tesla owners could use a third party website, at their own will give that website their login credentials, and then that website or anyone that has some form of administrative access to the os/db/app/web server(s) could see associate a car and it's owners login credentials and then use them for malicious purposes. Right. I agree, I think it's called Phishing whether for malicious intent or not. If you don't want this to be a problem for you, don't login to a website other than teslamotors.com with your teslamotors.com userid and password.
I think you should begin your remarks with something like 'a user that leverages the iPhone and/or Android App provided by Tesla is not at any risk with people potentially messing with their car. If you are willing to publish your login credentials on the internet, then you run the risk of other people controlling your car'. Unless I'm missing something here ...
I don't disagree about the importance of security, but I would not hail OAuth as the lasting solution. We have authentication-method-du-jour here in Internetland, as I'm sure you're aware. As fast as we harden our authentication methods, the faster the bad guys scramble to circumvent them.
That said, your point about making authentication revokable is on point and should be considered carefully by Tesla. Further, there is no reason for unencrypted http transmissions anymore. The issues don't evaporate when you use SSL, but they sure are less exposed to the casual listener.
Personally, I hate OAuth, but that's because it's more work to get right in settings where that extra work is putting a huge lock on a small door. In this case, I would concur that the door is worth the additional effort to lock well.
If I give my credentials to a third party site, and my horn starts honking, and I then change my password, is the token on the third party site still valid?
@Zero: yes, it is apparently good for up to 3 months after changing the password if the blog is correct that there is no revocation mechanism.
Have you notified anyone at Tesla about this? I am not too familiar with REST or the Tesla API but it does sound like you're bringing up a real issue. I agree that security is not the priority it should be for most applications, particularly for those on the web. I am still amazed that many financial institutions do not even offer 2-factor authentication for online banking & trading, for example. And of course, those that do, most people don't take advantage of them...
It particularly bothers me that Tesla chose to write its own security stuff. Personally I would feel better if they had used nothing but proven, open-source software.
It's not about Phishing attacks ... today. I could throw up a site, let's make it social media centric, say, you give me your credentials and I'll plot in NRT your location on map, in fact everyone's location on a map, and show those Model S's that are within 3(?) miles of you, I won't disclose any information about you, just that there is an S nearby. I'd make it an app for the iPhone/Droid and people that don't even own an S will download it just so they can go and see one if it's nearby. Maybe I'm a guy in Russia, hired by big oil/ice and once I've achieved critical mass, I 'attack' all owners registered with vented windows, max range charge, horn honking, etc. just to create some bad media hype about Tesla - would you consider that Phishing(probably not, no credit card)? What if Facebook created the app ... do you trust Facebook to secure that information appropriately? I go back to my original statement, don't share userid and password with *untrusted* sources regardless of how much value a website/app might add. I don't disagree that they could make adjustments to mitigate the risk you have suggested ... and at the same time, if you are willing to give out your creds then you run the risk associated with it. I'd personally rather have Tesla engineers building more cool new stuff than mitigating the risk you've outlined.
@GReese, nice write up. One question though, my impression was that when the car is in Drive, the horn can't be honked, the lights can't be flashed, lock/unlock don't work.
Of course that would have to be regulated at the web portal level, not in the smart-phone app level, otherwise you could write code to speak to the REST api to get around that limitation. I've not tested this, but I'm curious.
The current API is not meant for public consumption. The items you clarify as "major" issues would theoretically exist if Tesla intended for 3rd parties to access the API. As it stands, the API exists only for 1st party Tesla apps to use.
Yes, I know the API has been reverse engineered.
Yes, I know there are several unofficial apps/services already in existence.
Yes, I know these things provide value to users.
But in the same way that someone constructing a house might temporarily use a staircase before the handrails are installed or the doors are locked, the API as it exists today is effectively for internal consumption of Tesla-authorized apps only. It doesn't need OAuth or cataloging of applications or revoking access YET, because Tesla doesn't intend for you to give your password to any other party. Any user that does acts at his own risk. And any user that finds that risk unacceptable can instantly nullify any negative effects by simply turning off remote access in the car.
Complaining about the lack of security for 3rd party apps at this stage doesn't seem to be fruitful, and worse, might be construed as scaremongering. We all know Tesla has scrambled to make the car and remote access functionality available to us in record time. I'm glad they've managed to cobble together a functional API that allows their own first-party apps to work, and it does so in a secure manner. There is no API weakness that allows a password to be stolen or a user to be impersonated. The only risk lies in a user giving a password to some other unauthorized party. What we have right now is a house with one lock and key. It works and it's secure. Tesla can never prevent you from giving your key to someone else, and pretending that this is a security flaw in the API is nothing more than highfalutin grandstanding.
So instead of complaining that all the bedrooms and bathrooms aren't finished yet, how about we just enjoy the fact that we're able to use the kitchen and living room, and wait and see what Tesla does if and when they do open up the API for public use?
@bcorob Nice answer, and I totally agree with it.
But GReese makes a good point that too many API's are built with security as a "feature" or, even worse, as an afterthought. Security has to be built-in and, more importantly, it has to be pervasive.
That said, I think Tesla will be alright.
And folks:DO NOT enter your Tesla account password in any other place than the Tesla website or the Tesla app. IT IS NOT SAFE! (Not ever.)
This topic is beyond my experience and understanding. However, you wrote Instead, they wrote a custom authentication that is poor for all purposes..
Is there any argument that the designers could make for doing it the way they did it that would somehow take into account that these people are far from inexperienced when it comes to internet security?
The whole "Tesla doesn't intent for 3rd parties to use the API" is an infuriating misunderstanding of the role of APIs.
There are different levels of APIs. From what I can see here, Tesla's current API is a private one and by their very nature private APIs aren't intended for public consumption.
It seems to me that what you would like is for Tesla to publish a public API, and if/when they do so I would expect them to have designed one with security functions fitting its public nature. Until that happens however whatever people decide to do with the (reverse-engineered) private API must be seen as an unofficial hack that while quite possibly useful will necessarily have its caveats.
GReese, take it easy, dude ;-)
If you read bcorob's reply again, I'm sure you'll find that he says several times that the API is not intended for 3rd party use TODAY. That's how it is and that is not at all a huge fail. Remember that the iPhone started off without the AppStore? Remember that Facebook started off without an API?
We don't know what Tesla will do, but I assume (which is very dangerous, I know), that they will update their API over time and create a secure version of it, usable by 3rd parties.
Thanks for the clarification, that makes me feel better. Hopefully their public API will be designed more securely.
GReese said: "There is no such thing as a private API."
I don't know which computing planet you come from or what type of programming experience you have, but that statement is so wrong that it made me cringe. Your credibility just sunk by 3.
You do know that the driver can turn off remote access at anytime from the car.
I agree with you that security should always be top concern.
Change your password monthly.
@Greese - My next comment is really not intended as an insult, so please don't take it that way, I'm just pointing out a flaw in your response to chrisdl.
There are a lot of people who write about things for a living who don't seem to have a clue what they're talking about. John Petersen comes to mind re: investing. I also recently read a book of essays by Bruce Schneier the security 'expert', which revealed to me that his status as an 'expert' is, at best, questionable.
So stating the fact that you write about something for a living is not all that convincing.
Private APIs have been around since the dawn of computing. I find it strangely cute that someone who purports to write about APIs doesn't know this.
As far as I can tell from this thread there is no security problem with the Tesla API, the security problem only arises if Model S owners start sharing their passwords with random strangers on the internet. Also, grass is still green.
GReese, thank you for the research and pointing this out. as the things you can do over the API right now are minor they might have not taken the apisecurity too serious and made something simple.
However this concept is obviously very weak and if you don't have the knowledge / Time / Money to do something, you have to use the most important software development skill of all... copy & paste :)
I responded on your G+ post, but basically I don't see a problem with it as it is - yes, it would be nice if they used OAuth (heck, I would even like 2FA for a web site that gave OAuth tokens), but this was never intended to be used outside of their mobile app. They have and will continue to break apps that are built on it (I have been using it since the mobile app was introduced, and my app has been broken twice). People shouldn't be giving their credentials to third parties in any case, so all of the attacks that follow from that are just because people are being stupid.
I happen to know George professionally, and he can certainly defend himself, but some of you guys should really take 30 sec to check out Google or LinkedIn before calling into question someone's credibility on a topic.
The excuse that the APIs were never meant to be public is, at best, making excuses for Tesla. That's like saying I don't need locks on my doors because my couch and TV are not meant to be public either.
REST APIs will be discovered and reverse engineered, sites like Tripography or the 51 page thread over on the other Tesla site are proof of that. Its what geeks do for fun. Nothing necessarily malicious about it, its just the way things are. The APIs will (or will let) Tesla do some cool things, but the concept also carries some inherent risks which www should expect Tesla to manage.
The problem is that security always ends up being an afterthought. Devs will hack something together, which inevitably falls over at some point (often very publicly) and they are left duct taping some bigger hack in place.
If we stick to the house analogy, its easier and cheaper to pre-drill for deadbolts and pre-wire for an alarm while the house is being framed than it is after you have moved in.
I think that was George's point--put in something robust and scalable now while things are just getting started, rather than being forced to do it later when it will certainly be more expensive and may still not work as well as it should.
@GReese "There is no such thing as a private API"
Huh? That doesn't parse. My company builds and uses many private REST API's to have various software components talk to each other, within our product. REST is a nice standard way to communicate but of the 5-6 Restful API's in our main product, only one is public.
You've got your 15 minutes of fame, looks like:
First, congratulations, this issue has made national news and was quoted unattributed and out of context. Bah! Journalists trying to get a FAIL story on Tesla. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't have been written -- it's factually correct insofar as it warns of a set of specific actions that might compromise the security of a limited number of features (also disclosed in the original writeup).
That said, there is a certain amount of "don't take candy from strangers" implicit in the cited security vulnerability. If I opt not to give my credentials to value-added tools, the Tesla and it's mobile app will function with no security vulnerability. That's what I did -- I don't give out original login information to anyone but a trusted certifying authority. And by making that choice, I've denied myself use of some value-add sites. Sigh.
But I don't take candy from strangers. Even though there is a perfectly good technological solution to this, there is also an element of personal responsibility involved as well.
Why I'm posting this is not to make a feeble attempt to discredit @greese's argument because it is correct. However, characterizing "the safest car in the world" as easily hackable is fodder for an out of context negative news bite that does not understand nor contemplate the extent, seriousness or personal choices involved exposing this. My $.02
@GReese, your Auth points are very pertinent if this API is ever to made public, I'm not disputing that at all.
Omar, thank you for explaining my original reply about security in APIs more clearly (and with more words).
About George's credibility: George provoked on purpose by saying that private APIs don't exist, while he very well knows that they do. What he meant to say is that private APIs on the internet don't exist. Even that is arguable. Tech writers know that they have to be precise in what they write, so that there can be no wrong interpretation. George writes technology books and blogs. Next, George provoked again by telling bent about "[bent's] Win32 APIs". Hence, George's credibility is still down by 3. He's lucky it's not down by more or he'll have to appear in front of the credibility commission soon! ;-)
Yeah, as expected, the publicity around this will focus on the wrong thing -- what people should get is that they shouldn't be giving their credentials to third parties, instead you get people who don't know anything but have lots of readers to say "OMG, there is a flaw!".
There isn't any security flaw - it just doesn't do what you want, which is safely allow third party access. It wasn't designed to do that, so no problem, don't use it for that.
A good API isn't usable with end-user credentials.
I can think of:
OAuth (which requires end-user credentials to approve each client)
PKI (which quickly becomes a hideous mess)
Could you quickly sum up some other of the most prominent alternatives?
So, lets be clear, a "private" API only means that its not documented. This might be for any number of reasons like its functionality that the owner does not want to expose to 3rd parties or that it might simply not be ready for prime time yet or they might expect the API to change and don't want devs wasting time coding against the old API.
But you can generally still make calls to private APIs if you find out about them, they depended on security by obscurity. Apple is the poster child for this--they have myriad private APIs that you can still code against--and will get your app bounced if you want to sell through the app store.
The excuse that the APIs were never meant to be public is, at best, making excuses for Tesla. That's like saying I don't need locks on my doors because my couch and TV are not meant to be public either.
That is a completely erroneous analogy. It's not that Tesla's APIs are unprotected, it is that they are protected in a non-GReese-compliant manner. Which isn't a problem for anyone other that GReese.
The APIs in question are private APIs because they were never intended for access by third parties, not because third parties can't access them if they try really hard. And third parties that do try to use them won't get any access to the car anyway so it's not a security issue. It only becomes a security issue when car owners start passing their passwords around to strangers, for which I can only say, don't do that!
This is the poster child of a PEBKAC issue. Replace user and try again.
Maybe in the future sometime Tesla will provide third-party accessible APIs. They don't today and as far as I know never pretended that they do.
@jat -- @GReese does have completely valid points. His writeup was thoughtful and his defenses well crafted. I have no quarrel with what he's said and I believe it adds value. I also think you're correct in saying what people should get is that they shouldn't be giving their credentials to third parties but the problem with that statement is that directing people's take-aways is almost always the next best thing to suicide.
People read what they want into what you write and hear what they want in what you say. What @GReese said, if I understand correctly, is that there is a potential exploit affecting a constrained set of cases in the event a user takes certain actions (providing their credentials to someone other than Tesla). @GReese, correct me if I'm wrong on this.
In no case is question the credentials of the poster a good idea. That won't make a problem go away if one exists and it sure won't solve one.


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I've used Find A Grave from time to time, but since I started looking into the site recently to prepare for writing this post, I've had so many adventures that I'm starting to lose track of them.
Here are a few:
Richard Litson, Sr. The record for Richard was created by Judie in Salt Lake. She has added a picture of his gravestone. His entry did not include any personal information or family links, so I requested that it be added (and sent the information), and she was kind enough to do that. You can contact the person who is creating or maintaining the grave entry by clicking on his or her name. The contributors and people who put the information on the site do it as a hobby and are providing a valuable service.
Edwin Pettit. (This one was actually several months ago.) I sent a note requesting that the name "Alfred" be removed from the memorial, since contrary to various online databases, this was not his middle name. I never checked to see whether that was done until right now, and the name is now correct.
Frances Ann Matthews Litson. I just added the crayon portrait of Frances to her memorial.
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Adeline Springthorpe Sparks Thomas. I wrote a little biography of her for her memorial (which I subsequently used for my Daughters of Utah Pioneers application) and added a picture. Helen Rigby has sent some lovely photos of Adeline's new gravestone, but I also requested a photo from local FindAGrave members. A nice woman from the area took a picture and put it online. I contacted her to thank her and she kindly gave me permission to use the photo.
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I also requested the memorial for Leroy Parkinson Tanner since I noticed he was not listed as one of the children of Henry and Eliza Tanner. I have updated his information and added a picture of his military grave marker that my dad took several years ago.
Athol Graham. The post I put up the other day about this Jarvis cousin came about when I clicked over to the contributor's record to ask her a question and saw that she listed his grave as one of her favorite memorials.
William Timms. I was showing my husband some of the resources available on his family. I am not too familiar with many of his family lines, so I was quite interested to see the information on this family. I've been emailing back and forth with the woman who put the information online and need to write a few more follow-up emails.
And finally, a couple more things you can do on FindAGrave:
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- You can leave flowers and a note on a memorial. A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the sad death of Richard Litson, Jr. In the way that sometimes happens when a person does family history work, I felt that his family wanted their son and brother to be remembered, so besides mentioning him here on this blog, I just added a forget-me-not to his memorial.
- One lesson that I learned in between requesting the correction for Edwin Pettit and now is to remember, when making a request, to always thank the contributor for the work he or she has done.
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Planning Minister Matthew Guy made that startling admission on Thursday under questioning about why the government had dumped plans for a rail tunnel linking Parkville with South Yarra in favour of one that creates a new train station at Montague, near South Melbourne.
The government says the new station will service the planned new mega suburb at Fisherman's Bend, despite being kilometres away from that location.
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Instead, Mr Doyle has turned his attention to lobbying for new transport boosts. Mr Doyle said he last night spoke with Transport Minister Terry Mulder about the options.
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Most Popular Baby Names of 2014 (so far)
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Yesterday someone shared a link with me of the most popular baby names of 2014 (so far). It was interesting to see the trends in names and how movies and TV shows influence our choices. Being a HUGE fan of "Game of Thrones," I was personally excited to see Khaleesi making it onto the list. I am not surprised to see Katniss from "The Hunger Games" or Elsa from the movie "Frozen" on the list as those are both wildly popular. Here is the list of the Top 10 most popular names so far of 2014 according to Nameberry:
If you are having a baby or know someone having a baby, did they choose a name from these lists? Or were you named after a famous celebrity or movie character? I was named Jennifer from the popular movie "Love Story" starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. I know quite a few Jennifer's my age who were named after this character as well.
Let us know how you feel about picking baby names based on movie and TV characters and what it means to you.
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Bradley Foree and Cynthia Abbott announce the birth of their daughter, Kylee Jade Foree, born Aug. 1, 2012, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. She weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.
Grandparents are Rodney and Kim Abbott, Emma Foree and the late Sherman Allen.
Jackson Marshall announces the birth of his brother, Weston Wayne Brierly, born Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Norton Suburban Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long.
Parents are Brittany Marshall and Dexter Brierly.
Grandparents are Karen and Don Louden, Ted Chisholm, all of Eminence; Rita and Phil Brierly, Smithfield and Edith Brierly, Franklinton.
Great-grandmother is Nellie Chisholm, Pleasureville.
Jacob and Tayten Clark announce the birth of their brother, Kenton Elijah Ryan Clark born March 27, 2012 at Norton Suburban Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long.
Parents are Jeremiah Clark and Heather Cameron.
Grandparents are Vickie Cameron of Eminence; Wendell Cameron, LaGrange; Kristy Clark, Eminence; and Craig Clark, Shelbyville.
Great-grandparents are Sara and Jerry Donohue, Louisvile; and Tom and Allen Ferguson, Eminence; and Wallace Clark, Shelbyville.
Felicia Riley and Willie Humphrey, both of Carrollton announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Kathyrn Humphrey born Monday, April 2, 2012 at Baptist Hospital Northeast. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
She has one sibling, Gregory William Humphrey.
Grandparents are Mike Humphrey and Dorothy Perry, both of Carrollton; and Ronnie and Mattie Copeland, Ind.
Great-grandparents are Jim and Jo Sanders, Carrollton; Diana Montgomery, Ind.; William and Mary Humphrey and Silva and Joseph Sullivan.
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Peyton was born on Friday, March 16, 2011.
Parents are Travis and Bridgette Preston of Pendleton.
Grandparents are Carl and Sissy Preston and Wayne and Paula Edens.
Amy Banta and Joey Elmore announce the birth of their son, Rylee Daniel Elmore born Feb. 3, 2012, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 19¼ inches long.
Grandparents are Mary Roberts of Bethlehem; Joyce and Melvin Patterson, Harrisonville; and Joseph Elmore, Louisville.
Cameron Banta and Nichole Benham of Bethlehem announce the birth of their daughter Hailey Nicole Banta, born Feb. 21, 2012, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
She weighed 7 pounds, 4½ ounces, and was 20½ inches long.
Grandparents are Amy Banta of Bethlehem and Sondra Goodlett and Lawrenceburg.
Great-grandparents are Mary Roberts, Bethlehem, and Robert and Trish Banta, Pleasureville.
Sammie and Sarah Rison II of Campbellsburg announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Rison, born Oct. 10, 2011, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. She weighed 9 pounds, 14.3 ounces, and was 21 ½ inches long.
She has two siblings, Tyler and Phylisity.
Grandparents are Bill and Brenda Cox, Port Royal; Steven Lyons, Shelbyville; Sammie and Violet Rison; and the late Mary Etta Rison.
Great-grandparents are Doug and Louise Butts; Shirley Lyons; and Gene Woosley.
Kevin and Cassie Tingle of Sulphur announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Rae Tingle, born Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at Suburban Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Billy Dick and Robbie Jaehnigen, Sulphur; Patricia Hernandez, Eminence; Larry and Shelia Tingle, Shelbyville.
Great-grandparents are Paul and Vivian Dabkowski, Pendleton; Bobby and Ruth Earl Harrod, New Castle; Elnora McAllister, Eminence; Peggy Tingle, Eminence.
Bryan and Fran Nolin of Smithfield announce the birth of their son, Ryan Hampton Nolin, born Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at Suburban Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. He has one brother, Baylor Nolin.
Grandparents are Rick and Mary Louise Schepman, New Castle and Ann and Allen Nolin, Smithfield.
Great-grandparents are Layton and Betsy Rouse, New Castle; Robert and Irene Ison, Frankfort; Berdine Nolin, Smithfield; Jean Moore, Frankfort and the late Russell Nolin.
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Big first period carries Jets past Predatorsby Patrick Williams
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets got some revenge on an opponent - and a goaltender -- that had tormented them this season as the Nashville Predators' seven-game road trip experienced some severe turbulence.
The Jets scored a season-high four first-period goals and rolled to a 5-0 victory against the Predators at MTS Centre on Friday. The Predators had taken the teams' first two meetings and came to Winnipeg after beating the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in Denver two nights earlier.
But the Jets ended Nashville starter Carter Hutton's evening by scoring three goals on eight shots in the first 8:23 after the opening faceoff. Hutton had held the Jets to one goal on 39 shots in his season debut at MTS Centre on Oct. 20, a 3-1 Nashville win. Four nights later in Nashville, Hutton stopped 34 shots in a 3-2 overtime win against the Jets.
"We were light, we were on the wrong side of the puck, puck-watching, and they lit us up," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "We lost the game in the first eight minutes. That's absolutely unacceptable for me and this group."
Winnipeg (7-9-2) had lost seven of its past nine games and fallen to next-to-last in the Western Conference. Nashville (8-6-2) had been 2-0-1 on a seven-game road trip that included a victory against the Los Angeles Kings prior to the win against the Avalanche. The Predators visit the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
"A night like tonight we'll take the 5-0 game," Jets coach Claude Noel said, "it wasn't necessarily a clinic, but we'll take the win. We've had enough heartache for a while; we'll take one of these."
Trotz had worried that his team might run into problems in Winnipeg and warned his team before the game that a struggling opponent needing to redeem itself would pose a challenge.
"I knew at some point we would run into it," Trotz said. "We were getting too loose here. We had got it in our mind that we wanted to score six, eight goals a night, but at the same time we were also giving up four a night. You've got to stay to your identity, and I think we got away from it."
"We got full of ourselves in the Colorado game," Trotz added, "and thought we were going to score six again. Every game is different."
Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who returned after backup Al Montoya had started the past two games, stopped 41 shots in his first shutout since March 1, 2012. Pavelec departed his previous home outing last Saturday in the second period after the Chicago Blackhawks beat him four times in a 5-1 loss.
"I [had not played] in a few games," Pavelec explained, "so I felt a little bit nervous. I just wanted to help the guys get the win. For me, I was just trying to stay focused all game and not get pulled."
The win also provided Winnipeg with some relief amid a schedule that has featured two meetings with the Blackhawks in the past week, a visit from the San Jose Sharks on Sunday and a visit to the Detroit Red Wings next Tuesday. Winnipeg had struggled against the Central Division this season, and was 2-7-1 against division rivals before beating Nashville.
"We knew it was a big game," Jets captain Andrew Ladd said. "We were four [points] behind them, and now we're two and looking right behind them. That's a lot better outlook. We've dug ourselves a big hole already and we need to start digging our way out."
Bryan Little scored twice and leads the Jets with 10 goals, putting him in a four-way tie for third in the League. Ladd and Blake Wheeler each had two assists.
"Last year it seemed like everything I shot wasn't going in for me and I was kind of more of a ditcher last year trying to find my linemates, because they were the ones with the hot sticks," Little said of his scoring surge. "Right now, it just feels like everything I put on net is going in. I know it's not going to last forever, but I'll enjoy it right now."
Winnipeg owned a 3-0 lead on eight shots by 8:23 of the first period. Little scored the Jets' first goal of the night at 3:04 before Olli Jokinen had his third of the season at 6:47, breaking a nine-game drought. Eric Tangradi scored his first goal of the season, and Devin Setoguchi welcomed Marek Mazanec, Hutton's replacement, by scoring his fourth of the season at 16:45. Little added his second of the night midway through the third period.
"We gave up way too many chances," Nashville captain Shea Weber said, "too many odd-man rushes. We turned over the puck. The damage was done in the first half of the first period. We weren't ready."
Mazanec, whom the Predators recalled from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, made his NHL debut. He was 5-0-0 in his first five starts with Milwaukee with a 1.97 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. Mazanec became the fourth right glove-catching goaltender to play in the League this season.
Noel and the Jets acknowledged that Nashville controlled portions of the second and third period after the Jets had blown the game open, but the Winnipeg dressing room did not want to dwell on any struggles for one night.
"I don't need to sit and dissect the areas we didn't go so well in," Noel said. "We don't win 5-0 very often. I think it's important that we enjoy it."
The Jets feasted on the Predators from the start. Little scored on the Jets' third shot of the game, working the puck loose before releasing a shot that slipped through Hutton. Jokinen made it 2-0 when he took Evander Kane's centering pass from the right circle and redirected a shot past Hutton.
Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien helped end Hutton's night when he took a cross-ice pass from Grant Clitsome and drove a rising left-point shot that Tangradi tipped through Hutton's pads. Jokinen set up the fourth goal when he won a left-circle draw and shuffled the puck to the slot, where Setoguchi deposited it past Mazanec. Little close the scoring when he picked up the rebound of Wheeler's right-side shot and beat Mazanec under the crossbar at 9:53.


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SANFORD — Our Schools, Our Future, a newly formed organization, will hold its monthly forum at Goodall Library at 952 Main Street on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m.
Martin McKeon, a Sanford High School history teacher and the coordinator of BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks), will present a fun and interactive evening for the parents and members of the community who attend.
Also, on Thursday, Feb. 7, the organization will host a "Chocolate Fest" at Goodall Library from 6 to 7 p.m. Those who attend will be able to chat with the organization's staff, find out what's happening at local schools, meet with other parents and community members, learn about leadership opportunities and ask questions and share ideas, all while enjoying a "chocolate fountain," fruit and other treats. Free child care will be provided on site.
Our Schools, Our Future already has scheduled its future forums. On March 5, the school department's gifted and talented program will be the evening's topic. On April 2, Sanford Junior High School Principal Drew Patin will speak at the forum. On May 7, creating a drug-free community will be the theme.
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Hello Blogland, and a very Happy New Year to you all! I hope your 2016 will be filled with happiness, health and laughter. And cats. And chocolate. Lots of chocolate ;)
After all the heartache and victories that filled my 2014, my 2015 was the year I was allowed to enjoy my new life. I enjoyed my driver's license and the roadtrips I was able to take. I enjoyed photographing my way through everyday life and creating some new creative projects in the process. I enjoyed my new job, the places it got me and the people I got to meet. I enjoyed volunteering at the local animal shelter. I enjoyed living on my own for the first time in my life and making my own choices without being criticised. I enjoyed my wonderful apartment and my new beautiful hometown filled with so many friendly people. And most of all I enjoyed finding out more and more about who I really am.
This year went by so very quickly, and somehow I felt as though I could have done more with my time. But then I went through all my photographs and realised how much has happened, and how grateful I should be for such a wonderful year filled with sunshines, laughter, family and friends. And I am.
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Quantcast released a study this week looking at the browsing habits of Tesla Model S drivers.
The sleek electric sports cars come equipped with a large center console monitor that includes a web browser.
The headline number is that some 10% of Tesla page views went to the Drudge Report.
This is despite the fact that Tesla ownership is heavily concentrated in California, and that the car touts its environmentally friendly all-electric power system as part of its appeal.
Breitbart suggested that the appeal of Drudge to Tesla drivers may be less in its generally conservative slant on news, and more in its simple design, which doesn't require much scrolling, or zooming.
Overall, news made up 54% of Tesla browser traffic, according to Quantcast.
Financial news is very popular with Tesla drivers, making up 13% of browser page views, or twice the typical online share, according to the study.
There are more than 25,000 Model S Teslas on the road, according to the report. Browsing activity peaked during morning and afternoon commute periods.
Other notable findings from the study of 30 days worth of browsing activity: California accounted for 66% of page views from Teslas, but Georgia was second at 9%. Texas, which bans direct sales of Teslas, still came in third with 8% of Tesla page views.
Tesla shares were suffering their worst day of the year Friday amid a broader market selloff.
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Quake Wars: Tactical Assault is a revamp of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' core gameplay, with the intention of creating a grittier, more realistic environment than the base game, while still telling the story of the Strogg invasion of Earth. While Enemy Territory: Quake Wars tends to be a game of shoot first, often, and charge into the meatgrinder, Quake Wars: Tactical Assault strives to be more of a thinking man(or woman)'s game, where choosing your fights and positioning yourself to prevail carries the day.
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Have you ever noticed that, when you're trying a new diet or a new exercise routine or new spending habits or some other significant restrictive change in your life, it often only takes one mis-step for the entire program to fall apart? Once you've skipped an exercise session or eaten an entire Sara Lee poundcake in one sitting, it's really hard to convince yourself to go back to your earlier restrictive choices. You just give up and walk away.
The reason for this is that when you "cheat," your plan loses its integrity. Integrity basically means consistency – once you've set up a method for achieving a goal, the act of sticking to that method is integrity. When you break the standards of that method, the entire system loses integrity. Your goal falls apart like a balloon receiving a pinprick.
I see this time and time again in my own life. I'll set up an ambitious goal with an ambitious plan to reach it. For a while, everything goes along swimmingly. Then, at some point, it becomes hard. I'm faced with a difficult choice between continuing toward that goal and something else. Eventually, I make the wrong choice and, just like that, the progress toward that goal seems to fall apart. I stop taking the right steps and the goal just crumbles to dust before me.
How can you avoid this? There are a few great principles you can follow, no matter what your goal happens to be.
Avoid a large number of goals
This is a personal problem that I often run into. I try hard to jam too many goals and plans to achieve them into my life and, eventually, I find that I fall short on many of them. There are only so many hours in a day, and time set aside to practice the piano, time to exercise, time to work on my novel, and so on all eat away from that time. When you pack your day too tightly with things to do, eventually you face an unexpected event and, suddenly, you're unable to complete one leg of your plan. Your integrity fails, you feel like a failure, and you stop working.
Instead of trying to tackle seven goals at once, focus instead on the most important one. What do you most want to achieve? Toss the others overboard and don't add new ones to the plate until you've achieved what you want to achieve. Not only does this clear the path for the single goal you desire, you'll also find that the more you want a specific goal, the easier it is to achieve it.
Avoid a path to success that's too strict
A challenging path to success is certainly a good way to achieve it, but challenging doesn't have to mean strict.
For example, a challenging exercise regimen means that you're committing to a certain amount of exercise each day – say, 30 minutes. A strict regimen defines exactly what each type of exercise must be on each specific day.
Now, let's say I'm traveling, but some of those exercise types are very difficult to achieve while traveling. The simple nature of a summer vacation causes me to fail in my plans. There are countless different situations like this, where the nature of a day can keep me from following the exact tenets of a strict plan.
Instead, I try to keep the plan simple. Exercise for 30 minutes each day. I try to mix it up if I can, but if I'm traveling, a long walk is a perfect fit.
Don't go it alone
Most personal goals are solitary activties and, on some level, you do have to go it alone.
At the same time, though, no matter your goal, there are (almost) always others out there attempting to achieve the same goal. Seeking them out, talking to them, sharing your goals and your progress, and even practicing with them can make a tremendous difference.
Seek out people in your own social network who are attempting similar goals and use them as a springboard and a motivator for your own progress (and you for them). If that doesn't work, seek out online groups of people who are attempting the same goal as you, using Google.
Use the power of "the chain"
Often, my route to success for a goal involves doing a simple thing each and every day to improve myself. Eat certain foods. Take my vitamins. Exercise. Practice the piano. Avoid spending money frivolously.
One effective way to keep yourself moving forward with such goals is to start a "chain," something I've mentioned in the past. The technique is simple. Just print yourself off a calendar page and mark a big X on each day that you manage to accomplish your daily task. Leave that page up somewhere where you can see it.
Over time, you'll start to have a long row of Xs with no interruption – and you won't want to break it. That "chain" of Xs will itself motivate you, as you don't want today to be the day that breaks that chain. It's a subtle push, but it's often strong enough to get me going out the door.
It's all about maintaining the integrity of your goals. Goals are like a stack of children's blocks that you achieve only through careful stacking. If one of them is removed, the stack is likely to fall down. Keep the stack from falling and you'll find success.
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With two new flippers in two successive years, Spyderco must be trying to change their Trademark Hole or something fishy is going on. Flippers keep gaining popularity with knife knuts because they're easier and are in some cases faster to open. The addition of an assist mechanism or ball bearing system gives you the peace of mind that the blade will open quickly and do so completely, every time. The Domino is just this kind of knife with buttery smooth bearings, making it very fun to play with. In use, it's like any other Spyderco – just made to cut things! The CTS XHP steel is among the best in performance on the market due a high hardness and edge holding capability. The best thing about it though, is something you cannot see; the ease at which it can be resharpened. Hard steels like D2 and ZDP perform very well until they get dull. That's when you either have to spend an hour working on the edge or send it out to get professionally sharpened. Not so with XHP. It's fine particle metallurgy and high chromium content makes sharpening easier while also boosting its corrosion resistance. The Chris Reeve Integral frame lock (with replaceable lock bar insert), four-position pocket clip, and carbon fiber laminate handle are just other parts of this very well manufactured product. Check out the new Spyderco flipper at www.knifecenter.com.
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What health changes have you experienced from becoming vegetarian or vegan?
There are many, but off the top of my head (and I'm not gonna lie, probably my favorite!) is that my skin has cleared up and always seems to have this lovely "glow" about it. My hair is also healthier than it's ever been, and I rarely get sick. My immune system is ferocious!


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Leeds confirm Delph switch
Leeds United have confirmed they have secured the services of former Elland Road favourite Fabian Delph on a one month loan from Aston Villa.
The 20-year-old has struggled for first team football at Villa after featuring regularly during the early stages of the season, and hasn't played since appearing in Villa's 2-0 defeat against Liverpool in December.
Delph arrived at Leeds' training ground after a deal was agreed between the two sides that sees the Leeds academy youth product return to his former club for one month, rather than the season long deal that had been reported in the media.
Leeds boss Simon Grayson admitted he was delighted to have secured the services of Delph, describing the switch as a 'great deal for both parties'.
"We've been talking for a couple of weeks now with Villa about the possibility of bringing Fab back to the club," Grayson told leedsunited.com.
"As everyone knows Fab is a talented footballer who did very well here and secured himself a big move on the back of what he did.
"This is a great deal for both parties. Fab will get some football and he is the calibre of player that we've been looking to bring in here.
"I'd like to thank Alex McLeish and Villa for allowing Fab to join us." He added.
McLeish admitted earlier this week that he was unhappy with Delph's performances during his run in the side, saying that the player himself agreed that his efforts had been under-par.
"He started seven or eight in a row for us at the start of the season but we've been looking for somebody to give us eight out of 10 performances every week," the Scot told the Birmingham Mail.
"Some of the lads have given some good performances but not quite got to the peak of their powers, and Delph admits that."
Leeds face a backlash after 'reluctantly' agreeing a fee with Norwich for captain Jonathan Howson, with the move for Delph seen as a way of appeasing fans angry at the prospect of losing one of their brightest talents.
Delph is available to play in Leeds' upcoming Championship outing against Ipswich at Elland Road this weekend.News Now - Sport News