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The hack that resulted in Comodo creating certificates for popular e-mail providers including Google Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Microsoft Hotmail has been claimed as the work of an independent Iranian patriot. A post made to data sharing site pastebin.com by a person going by the handle "comodohacker" claimed responsibility for the hack and described details of the attack. A second post provided source code apparently reverse-engineered as one of the parts of the attack.
Whether the postings are authentic and accurate is, at present at least, a matter of conjecture. The post specifies a number of details that appear authentic. The writer fingers Italian Registration Authority GlobalTrust.it/InstantSSL.it (the same company operating under multiple names) as the weak link. A Registration Authority (RA) is essentially a local reseller for a Certification Authority (CA); in principle, the RA performs the validation of identity that would be too difficult or expensive for the root CA to do, and then sends a request to the root CA to generate an appropriate certificate. Comodo's systems trust that the RA has done its job appropriately, and issues the certificate. This is consistent with Comodo's statement that it was a Southern European company that was compromised.
In addition to blaming a specific RA, the post includes other details: the username ("gtadmin") and password ("globaltrust," proving once again that security companies can pick really bad passwords) used by the RA to submit requests to Comodo's system, the e-mail address of InstantSSL's CEO ("firstname.lastname@example.com"), and the names of the databases used by GlobalTrust's website. In practice, though, only Comodo can verify this information, and the company has no good reason to do so.
The alleged hacker also described some details of the hack itself. He claims to have broken into GlobalTrust's server and found a DLL, TrustDLL.dll, used by that server to send the requests to Comodo and retrieve the generated certificates. The DLL was written in C#, so decompiling it to produce relatively clear C# was easy; within the DLL the hacker found hard-coded usernames and passwords corresponding to GlobalTrust's account on Comodo's system, and another account for the system of another CA, GeoTrust. The source code the hacker posted was part of this DLL, and certainly has the right form for decompiled source code. Again, though, only GlobalTrust could provide absolute confirmation of its authenticity.
Reasons for caution
So at least to some extent, the claim looks legitimate. They're saying the right kind of things. There are, however, a few reasons to be cautious. The identity of the RA was already presumed to be InstantSSL.it, and the company is Comodo's only listed reseller in the Southern Europe area. That listing also discloses mfpenco's Comodo e-mail address, and from there it's easy to find his full name, e-mail address, and position within the company. So someone uninvolved with the hack could provide this information. Even the DLL source code is not cast iron evidence: Comodo publishes the API that RAs use to integrate with its systems, so anybody could produce a similar DLL. Indeed, the only details not trivially discoverable with a bit of search engine leg-work are the ones that are also entirely unverifiable anyway.
The claims are also infused with an almost unbelievable amount of BS in its purest form. Though initially describing him- or herself as "we," the hacker then claims to be a 21-year-old programmer working alone, and to be unaffiliated with the Iranian Cyber Army (a group accused of hacking Twitter in 2009). So far, so good. He then goes rather off the rails, however, when he claims to have the hacking experience of 1,000 hackers, the programming experience of 1,000 programmers, and the project management experience of 1,000 project managers. Mmm-hmm.
He claims also that his original plan was to hack the RSA algorithm commonly used in SSL. RSA is a public key cryptography algorithm, and its security depends on one thing: that factorizing numbers into their prime factors (for example, converting 12 into 3×2×2) is computationally difficult. With numbers of the size used in RSA—typically 1024 bits, equivalent to about 309 decimal digits, or 2048 bits, equivalent to about 617 decimal digits—and the current best-known algorithms, literally thousands of years of CPU time are required to factorize the numbers involved, making it computationally intractable.
Though the hacker initially admits that he didn't find a solution to the integer factorization problem—instead getting waylaid by the distraction of breaking into CAs—he later claims that "RSA certificates are broken," and that "RSA 2048 was not able to resist in front of me." He also directly threatens Comodo and other CAs, saying "never think you can rule the internet, ruling the world with a 256 digit [sic] number which nobody can find it's [sic] 2 prime factors (you think so), I'll show you how someone in my age can rule the digital world, how your assumptions are wrong." So the implication is that an attack on RSA is forthcoming, but there's no sign of it so far.
The decompilation of the DLL and subsequent generation of code that allowed the hacker to generate his own certificates is also ascribed to the hacker's own brilliance. He claims that he had "no idea" of Comodo's API or "how it works," and that the DLL did not quite work properly due to being out of date and not providing all the information that Comodo's systems needed. Nonetheless, he learned what to do and rewrote the code "very very fast," with the result that Comodo will be "really shocked about my knowledge, my skill, my speed, my expertise and entire attack." Skill and expertise are certainly one possibility, but looking at the documents that Comodo publishes is surely the easier approach—and surely the preferred approach of someone with the experience of 1,000 hackers.
The hacker's manifesto
Nonetheless, the claims are probably authentic, at least insofar as they come from someone with some knowledge of, and involvement in, the Comodo attack. They tie together all the right pieces, and the DLL code, though by no means absolute evidence, is pretty compelling—though the grandiose claims about RSA are unlikely to amount to anything. In addition to claiming responsibility, the post includes something of a political manifesto—a series of "rules" that hint at the underlying reason for the attacks.
The nature of the targets chosen—mainly e-mail sites—enabled the perpetrator to relatively effectively eavesdrop on secure e-mail sent using Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Hotmail. This in turn implicated government agencies, as such an ability would allow them to more easily detect dissident communications. However, the hacker insists that he is independent and acting alone. He is, however, a staunch pro-government nationalist, and issues a warning to people within Iran such as the Green Movement and the MKO that they should be "afraid of [him] personally." He continues, "I won't let anyone inside Iran, harm people of Iran, harm my country's Nuclear Scientists, harm my Leader (which nobody can), harm my President, as I live, you won't be able to do so." Those people "don't have privacy in internet" and "don't have security in digital world. [sic throughout]"
The hacker also criticizes Western governments, Western media, and Western corporations. He positions the fraudulent certificates as a means of giving himself equivalent powers to the US and Israel, stating that they can already read mail in Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, and so on "without any simple little problem," since they can spy using Echelon. The certificates just let him do the same.
He criticizes the media in a number of ways. He regards it as unfair that Iranian ambassadors were quizzed by the media regarding the Comodo attack, and yet no equivalent scrutiny was given to US and Israeli officials over Stuxnet. Similarly, the Western media wrote about the Comodo attack, but ignores Echelon and HAARP—in other words, that the media swoops into action when it appears that Iranians might compromise the secrecy of Westerners, but doesn't care about Westerners spying on the rest of the world.
And finally, he claims that Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google updated their software "as soon as instructions came from CIA." He also claims that the reason Microsoft did not patch the Stuxnet vulnerabilities for so long is not because the company didn't know about them, but rather because those vulnerabilities were required by Stuxnet—Redmond was again acting on the behalf of the CIA.
The hacker says that we should be scared and afraid, that he is immensely skilled, and that the security offered by SSL will soon come crashing down around our ears. This is highly unlikely. His claims are far-fetched, with more than a hint of conspiracy theory madness to them.
But in another sense, he's right. The hack he describes was not particularly clever or advanced; we still don't know all the details, but it appears that Comodo has done little to ensure that its RAs are secure, leaving it extremely prone to attack. It's unlikely that Comodo is unique in this regard, too—the specifics will vary from CA to CA, RA to RA, but there are so many of these entities, all of them trusted by default, that further holes are inevitable. Such attacks don't need large teams or state sponsorship to work; they're well within the reach of a suitably well-motivated individual. With SSL we have built, and depend on, a large trust system—breaches of that trust are a genuine threat with the potential for enormous harm. It's high time these trusted companies made sure they actually deserved that trust.
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There are 31 comments on the WIAT-TV Birmingham story from Jul 14, 2011, titled Teen Charged in Deaths of Family Members. In it, WIAT-TV Birmingham reports that:
Birmingham, Al Birmingham police have officially charged 18-year-old Donate Callen with the deaths of three family members.Join the discussion below, or Read more at WIAT-TV Birmingham.
Jul 16, 2011
I just watched this horrific story on The First 48. I pray that this young man gets help for the obvious rage he has inside of him. What a sad story for this family.
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Dec 15, 2011
I have just watched the sad story of the deaths of these three relatives of dontae,,i really feel for this young man,,he never had a chance in his life,,why does this happen to young men in america?..i know his mans life is over but we must investigate the reasons that drive people to this level of brutallity..nothing will compenstate for the lives lost but we must remember that unless we address the issues that make a young man seem that he has no option other than kill his family then it will not be the last.
Dec 15, 2011
might be because he has learned no better. Stop having kids you cannot raise with good values. how hard is it now a days to not have children that you evidently have no business raising in the first place. feel sorry for this scum..get real
Dec 15, 2011
now for sure the tax payers are still paying for this piece of crap..ya know people have choices
Dec 21, 2011
U feel for the murderer.... R u people right??
Es a f**** nut case dw deserve a chance. |
United States |
Feb 16, 2012
This is so sad, I appeal to young black men in America to please stop killing each other it is senseless and it's killing our race, why don't young black men value life? That really breaks my heart, God says live and not die, get an education become somebody, be proud
Feb 17, 2012
This sort of problem deserves full fledged attention. People mess up, but there are almost always socially guiding factors that manifest this sort of action. I truly think that this requires a SERIOUS change. I believe we could fix the issues that result in crime.
A) RELOCATE AND DISPERSE TROUBLE AREAS. IF THERE IS A PATTERN, DISRUPT THE PATTERN. MAKE THEM MOVE. PUT THEM IN PLACES LIKE NEBRASKA SO THEYRE NOT ALL CROWDED B) MAKE THE TEACHING OF COMPASSION AND HAPPINESS A REQUIREMENT IN SCHOOLS AT A YOUNG AGE BECAUSE CLEARLY PARENTS ARENT DOING IT. OBVIOUSLY IF THEY ARENT BEING TAUGHT GRAMMAR AND A STRONG EDUCATION THE LEAST THEY CAN DO IS LEARN HAPPINESS, THAT IS EASY TO TEACH. C) ELIMINATE OVERLY, YES OVERLY, LAVISH/LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLES TO GIVE THESE PEOPLE A FAIR LIFE. BEING BORN INTO POVERTY IS A VICIOUS CYCLE. WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX THIS After all, it is 2012. Who are we kidding. Can we have an everybody stop and address the problems realistically day? |
United States |
Feb 17, 2012
I just watched this on the first 48 and I can't get it out of my mind,I REALLY want to know what drove him to slaughter his people like that. God help us all.
Apr 12, 2012
Just watched this episode and cannot get it out of my head either. I feel so terrible for the victims but for this guy as well. He was clearly in a lot of mental anguish and remorseful. Only someone in a poor mental state would be able to commit such a vicious crime. Prayers are with his family and him in prison.
United States |
Apr 12, 2012
Just keep ur legs closed and dont breed any serial killers..u dont no his mother..did your mother raise u to be ignorant??????
United States |
Apr 12, 2012
Alec we will move them nextdoor to u..no one knows who is possible of murder.the person u sleep next to could be a murderer.Dontae is wrong and he should be the only person to blame not his parents or environment..the aunt he killed was helping raise him..do u think she raised him to kill her..just stupid
Jun 26, 2012
I want to really no what triggerd this kid to doin this horrific tradegy assult on his own flesh family
United States |
Aug 2, 2012
That's really an ignorant thing to say. Genocide? I believe that is also uncivilized so add yourself to the list that should be exterminated. Idiot.
United States |
Aug 2, 2012
And every race and every social class has serial killers, pedophiles, drug addicts. So don't think your any better than anyone else.
Sep 26, 2012
I just saw this episode of First 48. Has the case ever gone to trial? Was he convicted?
Whitby, Canada |
Nov 8, 2012
I say drop this guy off a roof onto 1000 knifes
United States |
Dec 11, 2012
I feel sorry for the innocent 12 year old girl that was stabbed to death. And for those of you who feel bad for the ANIMAL that killed her? Take a knife, slice the palm of your hand open and repeat stabbing yourself 30 more times.then tell us how sorry you feel for that POS.
Dec 11, 2012
More white people are serial killers than other races. You are ignorant to have made such a statement. We could do without ridiculious comments like thAt and the people who have them. By the way i am white. |
United States |
Dec 12, 2012
Nyasa and ur ignorant for assuming hes white.
Jan 29, 2013
Adam Lanza was a "negro"? I'm sorry i wasn't aware of that. Murderers aren't determined by skin color. I'm shocked that there are still ignorant faggots like you around. MOST national headlines of shootings were done by white people. Your a complete idiot! I think what this kid did was absolutely horrible. People don't just do things of this nature for no reason. I feel bad for him simply because hr had a problem that caused him to do something so heinous, it has ruined his life. My heart goes out.. |
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Now, here's another awesome transformation! See Dr. Bruce Banner change into the green mighty muscled giant, The Incredible Hulk!
And he is indeed INCREDIBLE in so many ways, his enormous strengths, his green skin, and his ability to leap into the air!
But, perhaps the most incredible thing of all is that a brilliant and dignified scientist like Dr. Banner would wear purple pants!
But green skin and purple pants aside, in its prime, The Incredible Hulk comic books had some of the most profound storylines you can find!
In the panels above, we see Bruce Banner's long time romantic interest, Betty Ross, dealing with the pain of being in love with The Incredible Hulk!
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The Thing started out as a very angry character (and for good reason), but in later issues, he mellowed into a humorous and good natured fellow. This was due in large part to his romantic relationship with the blind sculptress, Alicia Masters. Alicia seemed to have a very calming effect on him.
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The lake (in album Blood On Ice) Lyrics
Artist: Bathory
Album: Blood On Ice
The one eyed old man told me that the face that I will see
Has paralysed a thousand brave men sure of victory
I cannot fight blindfolded and I'd freeze if I should see.
So I need to sacrifice my eyes to see all from within.
The one eyed old man told me of a lake that no-one knows of.
where the end of the sky unites with the bottom countless feet down deep
And he told me when this world was young into it's depths his eye he had thrown
So that though one eyed, he could see more than can be seen.
I'll throw my eyes into the lake.
So that I will see from within
I'll throw my eyes into the lake
And when blind I will still see.
At the bottom of the lake.
My two eyes will shine like the stars
At the bottom of the lake
I will see no matter how near or far
Regardless at which speed my horse
takes me through the night
No matter how sharp the blade of my sword seems to be.
Even with the aid of two pair of eyes way up high
In the end before the Beast, it's face I would have had to see.
But with my two eyes in the depths my vision is supreme
I see all things that can't be seen
but not my hand that is held out in front of me.
The face that makes me freeze
I now need not see at all.
I'll feel the presence of the Beast.
but will not need stare him down no more.
I've thrown my eyes into the lake.
So that I will see from within
I've throw my eyes into the lake
And now when blind I still see.
At the bottom of the lake.
My two eyes are shining like the stars
At the bottom of the lake
I now see no matter how near or far
[The Highlands...]
[Early morning hours...]
["Heading north. Sitting upon his majestic eight-legged white stallion. His]
[sword slung on his back. Sensing his feathered friends way up high. Seeing]
[all they see. Feeling all they feel. Though the sun has just cut the]
[horizon in the east to bring a new day, the shadows now seem to grow]
[mightier for each passage in these mountains. Riding into a thick mist, his]
[senses alert. Distorted voices in the shadows whispering to him. Taunting]
[him. He knows his mission. He knows the powers and the magic he birngs with]
[him as he rides trough the valley of death, where time and space have]
[ceased to exist. The eyes of the unseen are upon him. The spirits of his]
[fathers long time gone riding next to him.]
[And the hearts of the Gods of Thunder of Wind and of Rain..."]
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Background on The Magna Carta App
In a promotional deal, Samsung bought one million digital copies of Jay Z's new album "Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail" to distribute to users of certain Samsung smartphones and tablets. Samsung developed a mobile application, called "Jay-Z Magna Carta," and required Samsung users to download and use the app in order to participate in Samsung's promotional offer. The Magna Carta App provided certain Samsung mobile device users the ability to download Jay Z's new album for free on July 4th, three days before the album was set to be released. Once downloaded, the application prompted a permission window that a user had to accept before the application would install. The user was required to agree to all of the permissions in order to access any of the content provided by the Magna Carta App.Permissions Requested
The application required permissions to:
- modify or delete contents of phone USB storage
- prevent the user's phone from sleeping
- view and record data regarding all running apps
- read phone status and identity (i.e. who the user is talking to on voice calls)
- run automatically at startup and to continue running in the background the entire time the phone is on
- test access to protected storage
- receive data from the Internet, view Wi-Fi connections, and view network connections
- control the phone's vibration
- search through accounts on the device and collect account information (gathering e-mail addresses and social-media user names connected to the phone)
- and access the user's precise (GPS) and approximate (network-based) location.
The application also required permission for full network access. As New York Times reporter Jon Pareles noted, the number of permissions requested "verges on parody."
Information Collected
The Magna Carta App accessed a vast amount of users' personal information, including:
- Approximate user location using cell site locations and Wi-Fi networks
- Precise user location using precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS), cell site locations, and Wi-Fi networks
- Mobile device identifiers, including the International Mobile Subscriber Identity and International Mobile Station Equipment Identity numbers, both of which are unique identifiers
- Time periods during which the phone is active
- Telephone numbers dialed
- The identity of other applications installed on the device
- The identity of user accounts associated with other applications Sensitive log data
- The identity of Wi-Fi networks and other devices connected to Wi-Fi networks
Social Media Requirement
Furthermore, in order to download the Magna Carta App, users were forced to register with or sign into Facebook or Twitter to access the album. Once users signed in to their Facebook or Twitter accounts, they had to pass through an age gate. Entering an age below 13 had no impact on their ability to re-enter a higher age. Additionally, the Magna Carta App required permission to post on users' behalf on those accounts, presumably to create social buzz. In the run-up to the album's release, the Magna Carta App allowed users to view song lyrics, but only if the user posted a tweet or Facebook status update promoting the fact that they had unlocked each lyric.
Privacy Risks Posed by the Magna Carta App
Mobile applications that require overbroad data collection permissions violate a number of the fundamental privacy rights established by both the FTC in its prior decisions, and by the White House in the CPBR.
Samsung Did Not Disclose To Users Why It Collected So Much User Data
In listing the permissions requested by the Jay-Z Magna Carta App, Samsung failed to disclose the purposes for which it collected users' information as required by law and public policy. For example, Samsung did not explain why it collected users' approximate location, precise location, unique device identifiers, phone numbers and phone numbers called, application usage information, log files, and Wi-Fi network and connected device identifiers. Facts about the purpose for which data was collected would be material to users in their decision to use and install the App.
Samsung Prevented Users From Making Meaningful Privacy Choices
Integrating users' social media accounts into the Magna Carta App unfairly restricted user choice. Samsung requires users of the Jay-Z Magna Carta App to also have either a Facebook or Twitter account. By tying the Magna Carta App to Facebook and Twitter, Samsung required consumers who consented to using the Magna Carta App to also consent to the full range of Facebook or Twitter's business practices, thereby depriving them of the choice to use the Magna Carta App alone. Public policy and FTC precedent establish that users should have meaningful choices regarding the collection and use of their data. Users of the Magna Carta App, however, could not reasonably avoid this restriction of choice.
Samsung Collected Unnecessary Data
Samsung collected vast quantities of user data, most of which were unnecessary to run the app. The Magna Carta App served no useful purpose other than to capture user data, to control access to music downloads, and to provide incremental access to lyrical content in exchange for access to social media accounts. After the user finished downloading content and sharing information, the Magna Carta App served no purpose at all—the music became part of the user's regular download library.
Samsung had other primary means of distributing digital music and lyrics that did not involve sharing extensive personal data. Much of the data collected, e.g., account usernames and passwords, in no way supported the implied entertainment purpose of the Magna Carta App. Public policy establishes that companies should operate according to reasonable data collection limits. Samsung did not establish reasonable data collection limits in the App.
Samsung Did Not Immediately Discard Unnecessary Personal Data
Samsung retained the data it collected from consumers even after that data no longer aided the functionality of the Magna Carta App. Public policy establishes that companies should operate under sound data retention practices and data minimization procedures. In violation of FTC precedent and firmly established public policy, Samsung did not incorporate data minimization procedures into its data collection practices.
The Magna Carta App Interfered With the Users' Ability to Operate Their Smartphones
The Magna Carta App unfairly interfered with mobile device functionality, and in ways that users could not reasonably have expected. For instance, the user had to agree to allow the Magna Carta App to accept cloud-to-device messages sent by the App's service. The Permissions explanations page noted, "Using this service will incur data usage. Malicious apps could cause excess data usage." The Magna Carta App affected the smartphone's battery by controlling the device's vibration and preventing the device from going into "sleep" mode.
The Magna Carta App also affected the device's speed and efficiency. The last term on the Permissions page noted, "[This permission] allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the device and allow the app to slow down the overall device by always running." This activity is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers. ("Substantial injury" has been found where unauthorized implementation of anti-spyware software on users' computers affected the computers' functionality.)
However, users could not switch off or opt out of any of these functions. All of the Permissions were prerequisite for the user to run the Magna Carta App. Consumers who wished to use the Magna Carta App could not do so without allowing the software to access their personal information. If a person is subject to the potential for "always on" recording, that fundamentally alters how that person behaves. Privacy is the ability to control how and to whom one expresses oneself. If a person cannot control to whom they are expressing themselves, they will tailor the nature of their expression. Without the ability to control one's audience, individuals will fear reprisals for non-conforming, unusual, or unprofessional behavior. The resulting chilling effect will stifle creativity, innovation, and self-discovery.
The FTC's Interest
The Commission's decisions in cases such as In re HTC and U.S. v. Path established protections against material omissions and poor privacy practices in mobile privacy.
In Path, Inc., the Commission required that a social media application display a prominent explanation of the types of information it collected. The version of the application that could be installed on a mobile device would gather information from the user's address book and contacts lists. The Commission explained, "The feature provided users with three options: 'Find friends from your contacts;' 'Find friends from Facebook;' or 'Invite friends to join Path by email or SMS.' However, Path automatically collected and stored personal information from the user's mobile device address book even if the user had not selected the 'Find friends from your contacts' option. For each contact in the user's mobile device address book, Path automatically collected and stored any available first and last names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Facebook and Twitter usernames, and dates of birth."
In HTC America, Inc., the Commission found that mobile application providers may not misrepresent, even by implication, the security protections they use when gathering and storing user data. The Commission noted that HTC "failed to detect and mitigate these vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, provide third-party applications with unauthorized access to sensitive information and sensitive device functionality." The Commission also noted that HTC secretly installed Carrier IQ on its devices, which collected "GPS-based location information; web browsing and media viewing history; the size and number of all text messages; the content of each incoming text message; the names of applications on the user's device; the numeric keys pressed by the user; and any other usage and device information specified for collection by certain network operators."
The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the FTC's Privacy Report
The Obama Administration's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ("CPBR") lists "Respect for Context" as one of its seven principles. This principle provides that "Consumers have a right to expect that companies will collect, use, and disclose personal data in ways that are consistent with the context in which consumers provide the data."
The CPBR lists "Control" as another of its seven principles. The Control principle provides that "Consumers have a right to exercise control over what personal data companies collect from them and how they use it." The CPBR establishes that "Companies should offer consumers clear and simple choices, presented at times and in ways that enable consumers to make meaningful decisions about personal data collection, use, and disclosure. Companies should offer consumers means to withdraw or limit consent that are as accessible and easily used as the methods for granting consent in the first place." The CPBR states that, in cases involving sensitive data collection, companies should offer "fine-grained control of personal data use and disclosure."
The CBPR also lists lists "Focused Collection" as one of its seven principles. The Focused Collection Principle provides that "Consumers have a right to reasonable limits on the personal data that companies collect and retain." Further, "Companies should collect only as much personal data as they need to accomplish purposes specified under the Respect for Context principle. Companies should securely dispose of or de-identify personal data once they no longer need it[]."
Additionally, the Commission's March 2012 report "Protecting Consumer Privacy In an Era of Rapid Change" sets out "Privacy By Design" as one of its three principles. "Privacy By Design" encompasses the principle of "Reasonable Collection Limitation: Companies Should Limit Their Collection of Data." "Reasonable Collection Limitation" provides that "Companies should limit data collection to that which is consistent with the context of a particular transaction or the consumer's relationship with the business[]." The report further clarifies that "Reasonable Collection Limitation" is analogous to the CPBR's "Respect for Context" principle.
The Commission has established meaningful consent as a foundational privacy practice. The Commission's 2012 Privacy Report states that "a company should provide the choice mechanism at a time and in a context that is relevant to consumers - generally at the point the company collects the consumer's information." In particular, the Commission explained that "businesses should not offer consumers a "take it or leave it" choice when collecting consumers' information in a manner inconsistent with the context of the interaction between the business and the consumer."
The Commission has also identified "Sound Data Retention" as one of the defining principles of Privacy By Design in its 2012 report. The Sound Data Retention principle provides that "Companies Should Implement Reasonable Data Retention and Disposal Rules." The report further clarifies that "companies should implement reasonable restrictions on the retention of data and should dispose of it once the data has outlived the legitimate purpose for which it was collected."
EPIC and the FTC
EPIC is the group responsible for several of the Federal Trade Commission's major privacy decisions, including:
- Microsoft. FTC, "Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises: Passport Single Sign-In, Passport "Wallet," and Kids Passport Named in Complaint Allegations" (Aug. 8, 2002)
- Choicepoint. FTC, "ChoicePoint Settles Data Security Breach Charges; to Pay $10 Million in Civil Penalties, $5 Million for Consumer Redress: At Least 800 Cases of Identity Theft Arose From Company's Data Breach" (Jan. 26, 2006)
- Google Buzz. FTC, "FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google's Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network: Google Agrees to Implement Comprehensive Privacy Program to Protect Consumer Data" (Mar. 30, 2011)
- Facebook. FTC, "Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises" (Aug. 10, 2012)
Samsung's Response
"We are aware of the complaint filed with the FTC and believe it is baseless. Samsung takes customer privacy and the protection of personal information very seriously. Any information obtained through the application download process was purely for customer verification purposes, app functionality purposes, and for marketing communications, but only if the customer requests to receive those marketing communications," Samsung said in a statement to the L.A. Times. "Samsung is in no way inappropriately using or selling any information obtained from users through the download process."
Music and Tech Industry's Response
"If Jay-Z wants to know about my phone calls and e-mail accounts, why doesn't he join the National Security Agency?"
- Jon Pareles, music writer, New York Times
"This app's very existence is vaguely bewildering. The number of permissions it asks for verges on parody. Its (previous) ability to spam up your social feeds is obnoxious. Its presentation is perfunctory at best. It does nothing to protect the songs from downloading and sharing—of course, this would have happened with Samsung's cooperation or not, but if the point was "exclusivity," then somebody missed a memo somewhere."
- Andrew Cunningham, technology writer, Ars Technica
"When an artist self-identifies as a corporate entity, are we still Jay-Z fans? Or are we Jay-Z customers?
The answer to that late-capitalist riddle arrives with the rap icon's insidious new album, "Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail" — which first appeared last week as a data collection exercise disguised as a smartphone app capable of delivering a bundle of mediocre rap songs to your mobile device."
Chris Richards, music writer, Washington Post
"Such auto-posting is usually endemic to spam, not apps released by a major IT company and a top-selling pop artist."
- Robert Schoon, technology writer, Latinos Post
"Now consider the three-way trade that has been done here. Jay-Z gets paid directly for his music in a way that wouldn't be quite so likely if he had to rely on traditional record sales and "traditional" digital downloads. You, the listener, get free (or almost-free) music, which is what you're used to at this point. It's a frictionless transaction, to borrow a Silicon Valleyism. And Samsung — which is not a cellular provider and would therefore not normally have access to this, I don't think — gets some of that raw uncut data, which is all anybody wants anymore."
- Willy Staley, writer and editor at New York Times magazine
"I read this and .... "Naw I'm cool"
- Killer Mike, rapper
- EPIC Complaint to FTC, July 12, 2013
News Reports
- Feds asked to investigate privacy issues in rapper app, Consumer Affairs, July 30, 2013
- From the Magazine: Lessons to Be Learned from the 'Magna Carta' App's Privacy Snafu, Billboard, July 22, 2013
- This Week in Cybercrime: Jay-Z and Samsung Face the Music Over Data Privacy Violations, Spectrum IEEE, July 20, 2013
- Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta' mobile app is too snoopy, privacy advocates complain, Naked Security, July 19, 2013
- Jay-Z Being Investigated For Privacy Laws?, Star Pulse, July 18, 2013
- Jay-Z's Samsung Magna Carta App Under Investigation, Vibe, July 17, 2013
- Should Jay-Z And Lady Gaga Fans Be Wary Of Downloading Album Apps?, Entertainment Wise, July 17, 2013
- Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail app under investigation, The Guardian, July 17, 2013
- Samsung denies Jay-Z Magna Carta app privacy claims, BBC News, July 17, 2013
- Jay-Z's Samsung App Under Investigation For Privacy Violations , Huffington Post, July 17, 2013
- Why Is Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail Samsung App Coming Under Fire Right Now? , Dr. Jay's, July 17, 2013
- Privacy group calls for investigation into Jay-Z's Samsung app as album hits US number one, breaks streaming record, Complete Music Update, July 17, 2013
- Samsung calls Magna Carta Holy Grail privacy concerns "baseless", Android Community, July 17, 2013
- Invasion of Privacy? Jay-Z's App wants to Know who You're Calling, EUR Web, July 17, 2013
- Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' App: FTC Asked To Investigate Privacy Concerns, Latinos Post, July 17, 2013
- Jay-Z Scores 13th No. 1 Album With Magna Carta Holy Grail Amid App Privacy Flap, E Online, July 17, 2013
- Samsung Responds to Privacy Breach Allegations Against Jay-Z App, US Daily Voice, July 17, 2013
- Privacy Group Wants Jay-Z Samsung App Investigated, BET News, July 16, 2013
- Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' App Under Investigation by Privacy Group, Rolling Stone, July 16, 2013
- Privacy group: Why does Jay-Z's app check who you call?, NBC News, July 16, 2013
- Privacy Group Asks FTC to Investigate Jay-Z's Samsung App, Complex, July 16, 2013
- Jay-Z App Has Privacy Problems, Group Tells FTC, Law 360, July 16, 2013
- Jay-Z Samsung app 'intrusive', angers privacy group, Digital Spy, July 16, 2013
- Privacy Group Files FTC Complaint Over Jay-Z's Android App, Ubergizmo, July 16, 2013
- Jay Z's Magna Carta Android app is slammed over privacy fears, The Inquirer, July 16, 2013
- Rap for rap chap in crap rap app flap: Jay-Z blasted by privacy bods, The Register, July 16, 2013
- Privacy Group Requests FTC Investigation On Jay-Z's "Magna Carta" App, Hot New Hip Hop, July 16, 2013
- Remember Jay-Z's terrible Android app? Privacy group wants feds to investigate, Ars Technica, July 15, 2013
- Privacy group calls for FTC investigation of Jay-Z app, Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2013
- Jay-Z App, Amazon Extension Slammed On Privacy, Information Week, July 15, 2013
- Was Jay-Z's Magna Carta app bad design or a sleazy data grab?, The Verge, July 12, 2013
- Jay-Z 'Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail' review: When fans are reduced to customers, The Washington Post, July 8, 2013
- Samsung Botches Jay-Z App Launch?, Forbes, July 4, 2013
- Jay-Z Is Watching, and He Knows Your Friends, New York Times, July 4, 2013
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When it comes to punting on the football World Cup, it seems like everyone is an expert.
This week alone, I witnessed friends bragging about 'how deep their dark horses would go', 'how tight their $5 million dollar TAB bracket is' (odds of winning - one in eight billion), and how pulling Belgium in their office sweepstake would guarantee a positive return on investment.
But the truth is, we're all just hopelessly guessing. Sure, some are more educated than others but how many Kiwis really know the squad depth of the Chilean side? Or how Belgium's young squad of stars will turn out in the South American spotlight? Not many, if any. That's why the World Cup is so fascinating, because upsets are everywhere and no one bloody knows.
With that in mind, here are my rock-solid tips for this year's competition.
*Note that in my Euro 2012 tipping column I incorrectly predicted a Spain-Holland final, picked Robert Lewandowski (1), Robin van Persie (1) and Karim Benzema (0) for the golden boot and way overshot on the total number of corners in the tournament (310), there were 338.
Safest bet of the 2014 World Cup
Australia to get eliminated at the group stage - @$1.02
Silliest bet of the 2014 World Cup
Australia to win - @$750.
Say they scrape a draw with Chile, upset the Netherlands and defend for their lives in a 0-0 draw with Spain. They would likely face Brazil in the round of 16, then maybe Italy in the quarters, Germany in the semis and Argentina in the final. Easy.
Top picks for Golden Boot
Lionel Messi -@9.00
With Argentina's group games against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria, goals should flow for Messi. He will be on all free-kicks and penalties and he's also the greatest player of all time, so should go ok.
Romelu Lukaku -@25.00
The big Belgian striker is a goalscoring machine and with creative wizards like Eden Hazard and Adnan Januzaj behind him, could well knock them in for fun. Group games against Algeria, Korea Republic and Russia should help.
To win the World Cup
The World Cup will be won by one of the following teams: Brazil, Argentina, Germany or Spain. So why not bet on them all?
If you bet on a team to win the World Cup (who are not Spain) and Spain end up winning, the TAB will refund your bet. So place a tenner on Brazil ($3.75), Argentina ($5.00) and Germany ($6.50) and either break even, or make $7.50, $20 or $35.
To win group B (Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia)
Chile - $4.75
Chile will thump Australia in their first game, snatch points of a withered Spain in the second and ease past the Dutch in the third. Led by Juventus' Arturo Vidal - who is arguably the most complete midfielder in the world - and supported by Mauricio Isla, Eduardo Vargas and Alexi Sanchez, Chile will run rampant. According to a very fancy ESPN football algorithm, Chile have the fifth best bet of winning the whole thing. But I just think they'll just win the group.
Will England get knocked out by a penalty shootout?
Yes - @$8.00
No - @$1.083
Yes - obviously. England have gone out on penalties at the 1990 World Cup, Euro 96, 1998 World Cup, Euro 2004. World Cup 2006 and Euro 2012. So yeah, they're due.
And here are the best punts I could find on Irish bookies Paddie Power:
Luis Suarez to outscore the entire England World Cup Team - 7/1
Lionel Messi does not score a goal - 12/1
Cristiano Ronaldo does not score a goal - 9/2
Neymar does not score a goal - 5/1
Andrea Pirlo to score direct from a free kick outside the box during any match - 2/1
Any goalkeeper to do a scorpion kick - 66/1
Player fails a drugs test during the tournament - 6/1
Any English player to cry when eliminated - 2/5
Happy punting....


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Negotiators Looking for Apt Public Option Alternative, Proposal Sent to CBO
Key negotiators, who are currently looking for a compromise alternative to the public option over the major revamp of healthcare bill, have reported that since they have failed to come up with an apt way to afford a huge expansion of Medicaid, which goes beyond the 133% mentioned in the bill, a proposal has been sent to CBO on their behalf which would look at expanding community health centers instead.
The development will delight liberal members, like Senator Bernie Sanders, who are calling for more people to get health insurance coverage with the new bill, and also those who are "ardent proponents" of the public option.
"What a federally qualified community health center is about... is saying that anyone in an under-served area can walk into that facility, get healthcare either through Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, or a sliding scale. If you don't have enough money, you pay on a sliding scale basis. Low-cost prescription drugs - this is a very, very successful program that now provides health care to over 20 million Americans, and it is a 40-year-old program, again supported widely in the House and the Senate", Senator Sanders had said just last week, while resounding the benefits of the proposed centers.
As the controversial bill inches towards being put into action, more and more aspects of it are now being explored in detail to ensure that all parties involved are satisfied, with the public option being the latest.


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Sunday, February 11, 2007
Can you read a map, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Will has a great post on the Iranian request for "evidence" of the Holocaust
How difficult is it to get from the Iranian embassy in Berlin to Wannsee?
Even I could follow those instructions and my inability to read a map is notorious.
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Hotel Amenities
Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1725 square feet (160 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, gift shops/newsstands, and concierge services. A complimentary area shuttle within 5.00 mi is available for guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center is a smoke-free property.
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 160
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 1725
- Indoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Total number of rooms - 143
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Number of floors - 6
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Free area shuttle
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Room service (limited hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Pillow menu
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The Hub - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per stay
- 2 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Deposit: USD 50.00 per stay
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 8.00 and USD 25.00 for adults, USD 0.00 and USD 25.00 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Gwinnett Center Holiday Inn
- Holiday Inn Gwinnett
- Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center
- Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center Duluth
- Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center Hotel
- Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center Hotel Duluth
- Holiday Inn - Gwinnett Hotel Duluth
- Holiday Inn Duluth
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Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Thomas Keller In Town: The Chef Will Be Signing Copies of Ad Hoc At Home, His New Cookbook
Ad Hoc At Home
It's Thomas Keller month in Los Angeles (and everywhere, really). The famed chef (The French Laundry, Per Se, Ad Hoc, Bouchon) is in town the next two weeks, to open Bouchon in Beverly Hills, which premiers November 18th, and to do a few book signings. His new Ad Hoc At Home cookbook, a rather more accessible book than his previous cookbooks, is now available. Keller will be signing books at the Williams Sonoma in Santa Monica on Monday, at the Torrance Borders the week after that, and at the Williams Sonoma at the South Coast Plaza. (Check below for specifics.) Williams Sonoma will have Ad Hoc At Home, as well as Bouchon and The French Laundry available for sale; Borders will have all four books (Ad Hoc At Home, Bouchon, The French Laundry, Under Pressure) for sale. And if you haven't already made your Bouchon reservations, get in line with the rest of us.
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Notes on the firewall and packet filtering in TCP/IP 4.3 |
This material is the result of a short research project conducted at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, by James Blackmore, a graduate student. He was supervised by Bob Eager.
James put together a set of web pages detailing his findings; follow the link below to see them.
At a future date these may be integrated more fully into this site. They include a REXX utility
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The soft chewy center of the Internet
DNS Attacks
Are your systems secure against DNS attacks? We'll show you why they matter and help you determine whether you are vulnerable.
Like most of the original protocols on which the Internet is based, the original design decisions that led to their popularity and success are now coming back to haunt us with security problems.
Keep in mind that when the Internet was originally created, it was a relatively small, well-connected community. Security was not particularly high on the list of concerns – just getting it to work and do useful things was amazing enough.
Why DNS Attacks Matter
As I'm sure you know, DNS provides one of the fundamental infrastructure services on the Internet – specifically, the translation of human-readable names such as http://www.linux-magazine.com to an IP address such as 18.104.22.168.
This service is important because it allows a static name to be registered, but the underlying service(s) can be at arbitrary locations and can be created or moved easily. For example, I outsourced my email for seifried.org to Google's Gmail.
DNS Dependent
Thus, you rely on DNS almost every time you use another protocol or service, including email, the web, instant messaging clients, VOIP, etc. If attackers could initiate hostile actions, such as redirecting http://www.your-bank.com to their server, they would be able to execute any number of attacks, such as spoofed web sites, reading your incoming and outgoing email, and so forth.
Why DNS Is Fast (and Insecure)
One of the best decisions was to make DNS an extremely lightweight and fast protocol. The majority of requests and replies use the UDP protocol, which is stateless and similar to sending an SMS text message. (Larger replies might result in a TCP-based session.)
So, you are limited in how much data you can send, and you won't know whether the remote end receives it or replies; you're just left waiting for a reply.
A UDP packet is about as simple as it gets – you have the basic address information (source and destination IP address and ports) and packet information (packet type, length, checksum, data).
UDP has no significant security mechanism to ensure that the packet came from the machine it claims to be from or that it is part of a legitimate transaction, which is good for speed.
If you fire off a query, you just hope a reply gets sent back, allowing DNS servers to handle high volumes of requests. In fact, in 2007, it was on the order of 4 billion requests per day for root-level servers.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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- Anonymous29 September, 2011 10:41
Why mention the senator if you're not giving the full gist? Half gist isn't necessarily better than none
ReplyDelete - pelebe29 September, 2011 10:48
in my own opinion, if u heard then ts true, and this opening is too much for someone without a back-up.....no wonder she opened it n Abuja so she can be @ his beck and call......uhmnnnnn
ReplyDelete - Anonymous29 September, 2011 12:00
i also read it someone abt this senator, but i wont be the one to say it. lol
ReplyDelete - Scorpio29 September, 2011 12:27
Congratulations to her and thank God that for once her hair looks decent.
ReplyDelete - preggie29 September, 2011 16:41
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ReplyDelete - preggie30 September, 2011 08:31
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What does volcanoes mean?
Definitions for volcanoes
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word volcanoes.
Webster Dictionary
of Volcano
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanoes in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of volcanoes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
There is still smoke on and off, but nothing so dramatic( as before), on a good day I can see about eight volcanoes.
We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains.
It sure does, Ben, it definitely does...this is definite...it specifically clearly, unequivocally says that Russia and other countries will enter into war and God will destroy Russia through earthquakes, volcanoes...
Creation and cultivation of Beauty doesn't happen without tremendous Endurance. True Beauty is often emerged out of Chaos and Turbulence. Look at the eruptions of Volcanoes and shaking of Earth that give birth to beautiful mountains and scenic lakes. Think of those amazingly attractive Stalactites formed only after continuous erosion by slow dripping water. Something far superior, magnificent, better and beautiful always appears out of otherwise ordinary - only after enduring the colossal Chaos, frightening Fury, traumatizing Turbulence and disturbing Disorder within the stagnant Status Quo. That's the reality of life! So, accept and endure the changes, no matter how chaotic, stormy and irrational they may seem to you today. You are chosen by Supreme Powers to Create and Cultivate the Beauty, something that never existed before – only through your exceptional Endurance. And I am sure that you will, my friend, pass this test with flying colors. You've done it before, and you'll do it again. Go on, and break a leg!
The New Horizons mission has taken what we thought we knew about Pluto and turned it upside down, the New Horizons mission's why we explore -- to satisfy our innate curiosity and answer deeper questions about how we got here and what lies beyond the next horizon. Related : Spacecraft achieves flyby of Pluto, then calls home September NASA, which is discussing a slew of Pluto discoveries at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences in National Harbor, Md. this week, highlighted the ' cryovolcanoes ' as a key finding. Geologists on the New Horizons team combined images of Pluto's surface to make 3-D maps that indicate two of Pluto's most distinctive mountains could be ice volcanoes. In its statement September NASA explained that the ' cryovolcanoes ' may even have been active in the recent past. The two candidates are large features on the dwarf planet's surface measuring tens of miles across and several miles high. Related : September NASA releases first Pluto flyby images.
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In just one week Samsung gets up on stage in Berlin to announce the Galaxy Note 3, the event has been scheduled for September 4th. There have been a lot of rumors about Samsung's upcoming phablet. We've heard about the specifications it is supposed to tout and the features it is supposed to have. There haven't been many rumors or leaks about the phablet's design though, which is why this particular one is interesting. A purported front panel of Galaxy Note 3 has been photographed alongside that of the Galaxy Note 2.
The image shows purported Galaxy Note 3 front panel on the right. We can see slimmer bezels, the front panel itself looks only slightly larger than its predecessor. Galaxy Note 3 is expected to have 5.68 inch display as opposed to the Note 2's 5.5 inch display, so its easy to explain the slight difference in size. Apart from that, the Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to have a Snapdragon 800 processor, an Exynos 5 variant is expected as well, with 3GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel camera and Android 4.3. Rumor has it that the phablet will be released in the market soon after its official launch which has already been confirmed for next month. At this event Samsung is also expected to launch its new smartwatch. [Image via ETradeSupply]
Filed in Galaxy Note 3, IFA and ifa 2013.
. Read more aboutKey Specs | Galaxy Note 3 |
Status | Released |
Display Diagonal | 5.7" (14.48 cm) |
Processor/Soc Name | Snapdragon 800 |
Street Price (Approx) | ~ $475 Search low Galaxy Note 3 price (Amazon) |
Max. Total Storage Capacity | 128 GB |
Megapixels | 13 Megapixel |
Battery Capacity (mAh) | 3200 mAh |
Complete product data | Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Full specs and details |


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GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 Z68 Gaming Motherboard Review
Today we take a look at one of the most feature filled Z68 Sandy Bridge motherboard from GIGABYTE's G1 series of gamer oriented motherboards, the GIGABYTE G1 Sniper 2. Follow us as we put the Sniper 2 under the microscope and examine its every aspect.
Before we start looking at the G1 Sniper 2, let's take a look at the platform and its benefits to gamers over the P67 platform. To begin, it seems that GIGABYTE waited for Z68 before launching a LGA1155 based G1 series motherboard, and on top of that they gave the G1 Sniper 2 an HDMI output, something that sine of the top-end GIGABYTE boards (like the Z68X-UD7) lacks.
So why does that matter for gamers? Well a gamer can use the Lucid Virtu switching to help lower energy costs when not gaming, and any user can use D-Mode without having to use the HDMI output in the back which can limit resolution to 1920×1600. Another thing to realize is that most games do not take advantage of SSDs, so most gamers don't want to buy the expensive 128GB or 256GB SSDs, they would rather save the money and put it towards a sound card or even a few games. SSD Caching (Intel Smart Response) can let that gamer slowly upgrade to a faster storage system, while keeping their large HDD they can add a smaller and much cheaper SSD to help speed up things. They don't even have to reformat to do so. A game can easily fit into the 18-64GB cache that SSD Caching provides. Z68 is a better chipset for gamers than P67 would be, and generally better for users as a whole.
Intel probably should have skipped P67 and just come out with the Z68 PCH. This motherboard fully supports Lucid Virtu GPU switching which allows for switchable graphics, but only an HDMI port is used, so maximum resolution will be 1920×1080 for those of you who want to use i-Mode Virtu to save power. Of course D-Mode can be used on this board without plugging into the HDMI output, so gamers can still take advance of the faster transcoding that the Sandy Bridge iGPU provides. GIGABYTE also has an Easy Smart Responce program which can set up the SSD Caching with the press of a button, which might be to a gamer's benefit if they aren't a hardware enthusiast as well.
The Intel Z68 PCH is the main chipset on the motherboard, and there is no longer a North Bridge (IOH) and South Bridge (ICH) like we still see on most AMD boards.
GIGABYTE G1 Sniper 2 |
CPU Support |
Chipset |
Intel Z68 Chipset |
Memory |
Multi-GPU Support |
Integrated Graphics Processor: HDMI Output (1920×1600) max resolution. Support for AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology |
Expansion Slots |
Storage |
1 x Marvell 88SE9172 chip:
1 x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
Audio |
2 x Etron EJ168 chips:
FireWire |
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GIGABYTE Unique Features |
H/W Monitoring |
Back Panel I/O Ports |
Internal I/O Connectors |
Bundle Software |
Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm |


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42 U.S. Code § 13384 - Assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for addressing greenhouse gas emissions
§ 13384.
Assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for addressing greenhouse gas emissions
Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress containing a comparative assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for reducing the generation of greenhouse gases. Such assessment shall include a short-run and long-run analysis of the social, economic, energy, environmental, competitive, and agricultural costs and benefits, including costs and benefits for jobs and competition, and the practicality of each of the following policy mechanisms:
Various systems for controlling the generation of greenhouse gases, including caps for the generation of greenhouse gases from major sources and emissions trading programs.
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The seventh annual Homecoming Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Biltmore Square Mall in Asheville, featuring more than 80 companies.
The Economic Development Coalition and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce partner annually with numerous workforce and industry allies to promote employment opportunities in advanced manufacturing, health care and other growth industries in Western North Carolina.
Residents, students, graduates, former residents and friends and family visiting over the holidays are encouraged to attend this one-stop opportunity to meet directly with representatives from companies that will be hiring in 2013, or organizations promoting awareness to potential future employees. For more information, visit www.homecomingjobfair.com.
Job fair to be held Thursday in Asheville
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