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Qualys Releases QualysGuard PCI 5.0 with New Dashboard and Interactive Workflows to Support New Approved Scanning Vendor Requirements
New Release Raises the Bar in Terms of Ease of Use and Automation of PCI Compliance Tasks
Redwood City, Calif., - September 1, 2010 - Qualys®, Inc., the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced QualysGuard PCI 5.0, giving customers a simplified way to meet the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance requirements. It includes updates following new Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) requirements released in March 2010, and a simplified user interface (UI) with workflows – helping customers easily and accurately detect security vulnerabilities, and efficiently remediate issues for PCI compliance.
Built on the same highly accurate scanning infrastructure as QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM), QualysGuard PCI is the leading PCI compliance solution used by 68 percent of all ASVs and 46 percent of Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs) to help merchants with PCI DSS certification and validation. QualysGuard PCI 5.0 streamlines the process with a new easy-to-follow wizard-driven UI guiding customers through answering the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), running compliance scans, remediating network and web application vulnerabilities, and documenting proof of compliance for online submission to acquiring banks.
New QualysGuard PCI 5.0 features include:
Dashboard Homepage. The new home page is a starting hub for all the important workflows like asset wizard, SAQ wizard or starting a scan. It instantly provides users with the status of compliance, including percentage of hosts that pass and counts of high, medium and low vulnerabilities.
Asset Scoping Wizard. A new workflow has been added to walk customers through the process of identifying IPs and domains that are in scope for PCI compliance.
Compliance Wizard. Customers are required to work with ASVs to confirm on a quarterly basis that reports adhere to PCI DSS requirements for scoping, false positive documentation and scan completeness. The new compliance wizard helps customers through each step of the process in an informative manner, presenting what the user needs to complete to generate the compliance report, including special notes, the consolidated action plan and filling out the mandatory merchant attestation.
Interactive Reports. The ASV scan report now includes a new format with additional content, revised scoring terminology (High, Medium and Low), and sections for attestations. The report is fully interactive as it highlights confirmed and potential vulnerabilities, with sliding panels for detailed information and quick filters to search and sort on various criteria instantly.
False Positives Reporting. Approved false positives must be revalidated by the ASVs on a quarterly basis. New workflows now provide an easy-to-use interface to identify these false positives and resubmit them for approval every 90 days.
"Customers continue to face more PCI compliance requirements that could increase their scope and complexity," said Avivah Litan, VP and distinguished analyst, Gartner Inc. "Continuous automated monitoring and audit related processing will help keep organizations PCI compliant by reducing the number of errors introduced by humans and lax business practices."
"With the growing number of financial transactions on the Internet and increasing attempts to steal credit card data, achieving PCI DSS compliance has become vital to ensure the protection of credit card data," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO, Qualys. "However, it can be a challenging task as the PCI Standards Security Council continues to add new requirements to address the new attacks. This new release raises the bar in terms of ease of use and interactivity while fully supporting the new PCI DSS requirements."
Pricing and AvailabilityQualysGuard PCI 5.0 is now available in production. Qualys is also an Approved Scanning Vendor. More information and a live demonstration about this release are available on the Qualys Community at: https://community.qualys.com/community/qualysguard/pci.
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The QualysGuard® service is used today by more than 4,000 organizations in 85countries, including 42 of the Fortune Global 100 and performs more than 500million IP audits per year. Qualys has the largest vulnerability managementdeployment in the world at a Fortune Global 50 company.
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The desire for self-expression is hardwired into us humans, it would seem–as this beech tree in southern Indiana bears evidence!
I am just back from one such pilgrimage, and it left me speechless…. in other words, shy of a "true story well told" to post this morning. It's time for self-expression–yours.
Here are the guidelines for submissions to True Stories Well Told. Throw a story my way–send to sarah.white@firstpersonprod.com.
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If all goes well, you will find yourself ageing gracefully, able to do just about everything you could in your younger years, and just about as well, too. All too often, however, age brings with it certain health conditions, and holding onto your autonomy can be a real challenge, and something that you've got to fight for. I'm a strong believer that your golden years can be some of your best, but you nonetheless need to take as many steps as possible in order to keep yourself in good condition, and safeguard your autonomy to the greatest possible extent. There's a lot to be said about the psychology of independence. The more things we are able to do for ourselves, the better our sense of optimism and self-esteem, as a general rule, not to mention the more dynamic our lives tend to be.
If you reach a point where you have a substantial amount of trouble transporting yourself and moving about unaided, looking into motability adaptations such as car modifications, electric wheelchairs, and scooters, can make all the difference in terms of your ability to meet life head-on and continue your ordinary routine.
Other helpful devices do, of course, exist in order to help you maintain autonomy and independence, and you should be willing to seriously investigate and consider these as needed.
If, for example, you find that you are having real trouble going up and down the stairs, you may well want to book yourself appointments with a physiotherapist to see what can be done. But having a stair lift installed is still a wise idea to consider.
I'm convinced that a lot of the issues that we consider age-related are directly linked to poor lifestyle and diet choices, not to mention not getting the right amount of the right kinds of exercise.
Stay active, stay well-nourished, and avoid potentially harmful lifestyle decisions such as eating too late in the day, or dramatically overeating or under-eating, and you may be surprised by how mobile and healthy you remain — or even, become.
There are plenty of remarkable stories of people in their senior years who are remarkably active and athletic, from surfers, to bodybuilders, and more.
Look into things like yoga classes in your area, suited to your age group and experience level, and see how they might help you.
Often, the loss of independence comes incrementally, step by step, and happens because we allow the people around us — who mean well — to do more and more things for us, even when we're capable of doing them ourselves.
If you become genuinely incapable of doing something for yourself, you shouldn't shy away from accepting help as needed. But your guiding policy should always be; don't let anyone do anything for you that you can reasonably do for yourself.


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– What was the nature of the attack?
– What kind of data was it after?
– What processes and files on the machine were malicious and/or which legitimate files were now infected?
– How could we maintain business continuity while at the same time ensuring that the threat was truly gone?
– What sort of security controls should we put in place to make sure an attack doesn't happen again?
– What should the public and internal responses be?
For the sake of this case study, we'll call the company HappyFeet Movies – an organization that specializes in online dance tutorials. HappyFeet has three basic websites, all of which help sell and promote their movies. Most of the company's business occurs in the United States and Europe, with few other international transactions. All of the websites reside on one physical server that is maintained by a hosting company. They are a small to medium-sized business with about 50 employees locally.
1) What evidence do you see of an attack? Defacement? Increased traffic? Interesting log entries?
2) What actions have you taken thus far to stop the attack?
1) We are seeing content changes and defacement on the home page and other pages. We are also seeing strange entries in the Apache logs.
2) We have been working with our hosting company to restore to previous backups. However, after each backup, within hours, we are getting hacked again. This has been going on for the last couple of months. The hosting company has removed some malicious files, but we aren't sure which ones.
The first thing I like to do in cases like this is poke around the web server to see what is really going on under the hood. Hosting companies often have management portals or FTP interfaces where you can interact with the web server, but having root access and a shell is extremely important to me. With this privileged account, I can go and look at all the relevant files for evidence that aligns with the observed behavior. Keep in mind, at this point I have not done anything as far as removing the web server from the production environment or shutting it down. I am looking for valuable information that really can only be discovered while the attack is in progress. The fact that the hosting company has restored to backup and removed files irks me, but there is still plenty of evidence available for me to analyze.
3) There are SQL dumps/backups in the web root that are zipped so when visited by a web browser the user is prompted for a download – yikes!
4) The site uses a content management system (CMS) that was last updated in 2006 and the database setup interface is still enabled and visible at the web root.
5) Directory listings are enabled, allowing a user to see the contents of the directories – making discovery of file names above trivial task.
6) The Apache logs show incessant SQL injection attempts, which when ran, expose usernames and passwords in plain text.
2) The successful SQL injection log entries.
I decided to do some research and quickly found out that this is a popular PHP shell file. It was somehow uploaded to the web server and the rest of the mayhem was conducted through this shell script in the browser. But how did it get there?
1) The most likely scenario I thought was that the attacker was able to leverage the file upload feature of the dated CMS – either by accessing it without an account, or by brute forcing an administrative account with a weak password.
2) There was no hardware firewall protecting connections to the server, and there were many legacy FTP and SSH accounts festering that hadn't been properly removed when they were no longer needed. One of these accounts could have been brute forced – more likely an FTP account with limited access; otherwise a shell script wouldn't really be necessary to interact with the server.
Then there would be a POST request, which would either put a new file in the current directory or modify an existing one.
This went on for tens of thousands of lines. The very manual and linear nature of the entries seemed to me very much like an automated process of some type.
The SQL injection lines of the logs were also very exploratory in nature. There was a long period of information gathering and testing against a few different PHP pages to see how they responded to database code. Once the attacker realized that the site was vulnerable, the onslaught began and eventually they were able to discover the information schema and table names of pertinent databases. From there, it was just a matter of running through the tables one at a time pulling rows of data.
What Was The Attack After?
The motives were pretty clear at this point. The attacker was a) attempting to control the server to use in other attacks or send SPAM, and b) gather whatever sensitive information they could from databases or configuration files before moving on. Exploited user names and passwords could later be used in identity theft, for example. Both of the above motives are very standard for botnet-based attacks. It should be noted that the attacker was not specifically after HappyFeet – in fact they probably knew nothing about them – they just used automated probing to look for red flags and when they returned positive results, assimilated the server into their network.
Now that the scope of the attack was more fully understood, it was time to start cleaning up the server. When I am conducting this phase of the project, I NEVER delete anything, no matter how obviously malicious or how benign. Instead, I quarantine it outside of the web root, where I will later archive and remove it for backup storage.
The first thing I did was attempt to locate all of the shell files that might have been uploaded by c99.php. Because my primary theory was that the shell file was uploaded through a file upload feature in the web site, I checked those directories first. Right away I saw a file that didn't match the naming convention of the other files. First of all, the directory was called "pdfs" and this file had an extension of PHP. It was also called broxn.php, whereas the regular files had longer names with camel-case that made sense to HappyFeet. I visited this file in the web browser and saw a GUI-like shell interface. I checked the logs for usage of this file, but there were none. Perhaps this file was just an intermediary to get c99.php to the web root. I used a basic find command to pull a list of all PHP files from the web root forward. Obviously this was a huge list, but it was pretty easy to run through quickly because of the naming differences in the files. I only had to investigate ten or so files manually.
I found three other shell files in addition to broxn.php. I looked for evidence of these in the logs, found none, and quarantined them.
What files were uploaded or which ones changed?
Because of the insane amount of GET requests served by c99.php, I thought it was safe to assume that every file on the server was compromised. It wasn't worth going through the logs manually on this point. The attacker had access to the server long enough that this assumption is the only safe one. The less frequent occurrences of POST requests were much more more manageable. I did a grep through the Apache logs for POST requests submitted by c99.php and came up with a list of about 200 files. My thought was that these files were all either new or modified and could potentially be malicious. I began the somewhat pain-staking process of manually reviewing these files. Some had been overwritten back to their original state by the hosting company's backup, but some were still malicious and in place. I noted these files, quarantined them, and retested website functionality.
The dated CMS used by this site was riddled with SQL injection vulnerabilities. So much so, that my primary recommendation for handling it was building a brand new site. That process, however, takes time, and we needed a temporary solution. I used the log data that I had to figure out which pages the botnet was primarily targeting with SQL attacks. I manually modified the PHP code to do basic sanitizing on all inputs in these pages. This immediately thwarted SQL attacks going forward, but the damage had already been done. The big question here was how to handle the fact that all usernames and passwords were compromised.
1) Added a hardware firewall for SSH and FTP connections.
I worked with the hosting company to put this appliance in front of the web server. Now, only specific IPs could connect to the web server via SSH and FTP.
2) Audited and recreated all accounts.
I changed the passwords of all administrative accounts on the server and in the CMS, and regenerated database passwords.
3) Put IP restrictions on the administrative console of the CMS.
Now, only certain IP addresses could access the administrative portal.
4) Removed all files related to install and database setup for the CMS.
These files were no long necessary and only presented a security vulnerability.
5) Removed all zip files from the web root forward and disabled directory listings.
These files were readily available for download and exposed all sorts of sensitive information. I also disabled directory listings, which is helpful in preventing successful information gathering.
6) Hashed customer passwords for all three sites.
Now, the passwords for user accounts were not stored in plain text in the database.
7) Added file integrity monitoring to the web server.
Whenever a file changes, I am notified via email. This greatly helps reduce the scope of an attack should it breach all of these controls.
8) Wrote a custom script that blocks IP addresses that put malicious content in the URL.
This helps prevent information gathering or further vulnerability probing. The actions this script takes operate like a miniature NetGladiator.
9) Installed anti-virus software on the web server.
10) Removed world-writable permissions from every directory and adjusted ownership accordingly.
No directory should ever be world writable – doing so is usually just a lazy way of avoiding proper ownership. The world writable aspect of this server allowed the attack to be way more broad than it had to be.
11) Developed an incident response plan.
I worked with the hosting company and HappyFeet to develop an internal incident response policy in case something happens in the future.
Due to the fact that all usernames and passwords were compromised, I urged HappyFeet to communicate the breach to their customers. They did so, and later received feedback from users who had experienced identity theft. This can be a tough step to take from a business point of view, but transparency is always the best policy.
– Manual and automated log monitoring.
– Server vulnerability scans once a quarter, and web application scans once every six months.
– Manual user history review.
– Manual anti-virus scans and results review.
I experimented with two types of web application firewalls for HappyFeet. Both of which took me down the road of broken functionality and over-robustness. One had to be completely uninstalled, and the other is in monitoring mode because protection mode disallowed legitimate requests. It also is alerting to probing attempts about 5,000 times per day – most of which are not real attacks – and the alert volume is unmanageable. Its only value is in generating data for improving my custom script that is blocking IPs based on basic malicious attempts.
This is a great example of how NetGladiator can provide a lot of value to the right environment. They don't need an intense, enterprise-level intrusion prevention system – they just need to block the basics and not break functionality in their web sites. The custom script, much like NetGladiator, suits their needs to a T and can also be configured to reflect previous attacks and vulnerabilities I found in their site that are too vast to manually patch.
– Being PROACTIVE is so much better than being REACTIVE when it comes to web security. If you are not sure where you stack up, have an expert take a look.
– Always keep software and web servers up to date. New security vulnerabilities arrive on the scene daily, and it's extremely likely that old software is vulnerable. Often, security holes are even published for an attacker to research. It's just a matter of finding out which version you have and testing the security flaw.
– Layered security is king. The security controls mentioned above prove just how powerful layering can be. They are working together in harmony to protect an extremely vulnerable application effectively.
If you have any questions on NetGladiator, web security, or the above case study, feel free to contact us any time! We are here to help, and don't want you to ever experience an attack similar to the one above.
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Royal Mail is once again in the news, but this time it's down to a hoax letter gone viral. Written by Stuart Whitman, from Gloucester, the official looking letter has taken the internet by storm.
It appears to be a letter requesting that the 42 year old stop answering the door naked or jumping out of bushes yelling "Beware the giant bees!" at postal workers as they attempt to make their deliveries. The letter goes on to say that, whilst they're sure there's no harm meant, it's intimidating their employees and politely requests that Mr Whitman refrain from any further pranks.
Hoax letters of this nature aren't as uncommon as you may think. Several well known spoof letters have amused the world over the years, including one supposedly from a 98 year old woman who wrote to her bank to complain about a cheque bouncing in 2011. This letter, allegedly from a UK resident, was a resounding example of British sarcasm and wit, but – alas – was actually written by a Queensland Courier Mail columnist twelve years prior to its hitting the internet. Who says the Australian's have no sense of humour?
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Well said, sir. Hoax or not, great letter writing should always be appreciated. As Royal Mail are always telling us, it's becoming a lost art.
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IKEA volunteers add a splash of colour to Barnardo's service for young people.
Vulnerable children and young people helped by Barnardo's Cymru will have colourful and comfortable surroundings when they call in for future support sessions, thanks to a team of volunteers from IKEA.
Staff from the Swedish furniture giant's Cardiff Bay store travelled to Barnardo's Better Futures service in Pyle with enough furniture, pictures and toys to transform counselling rooms, a music room and art room.
It was part of a national partnership with Barnardo's which will see IKEA organise makeovers and other special events for the charity over the next three years.
Sharron Wareham, Barnardo's Cymru's Children's Services Manager, said: "IKEA have gone above and beyond what we expected. They really listened to what we asked for and have completely altered the feel of the rooms. Children have commented that the rooms feel warmer, less cluttered and calmer.
"Practitioners say the children appear to relax and feel more comfortable now that we have furnishings that represent a more welcoming and homely environment."
A high percentage of the children supported by Better Futures have experienced significant trauma.
Sharron said: "Building trust and establishing a positive relationship is crucial to any successful intervention to support recovery. The environment is crucial in helping them feel safe enough to process past hurts. The makeover of our therapeutic rooms will really help children feel welcomed and safe."
Sue Brammer IKEA Cardiff Home Furnishings Advisor, who helped plan and implement the makeover said: "I was thrilled to be part of the week. I really believe that where children are concerned we have to do whatever we can, whenever we can to help. Barnardo's do amazing things with relatively limited resources and to be able to be part of that as IKEA and share our expertise and make a difference means the world."
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If you read a site and care about its well being, then you should not block ads (or you subscribe to sites like Ars that offer ads-free versions of the site). If a site has advertising you don't agree with, don't go there. I think it is far better to vote with page views than to show up and consume resources without giving anything in return. I think in some ways the Internet and its vast anonymity feeds into a culture where many people do not think about the people, the families, the careers that go into producing a website.
I was recently on a roadshow with some folks from EyeWonder, a company that provides a framework to build and place a lot of the ads on the internet. Some are very clever, others would fall into the annoying category. During the trip I talked to a lot of the creatives at big agencies who are working with sites to place these ads for their brands and the adblocker concern was a big topic. If their brands aren't getting the views on the ad, they're not going to want to pony up, and sites lose money.
What's worse, is that it becomes a downward spiral where the ads being served become more intrusive in order to get the attention of a fading audience. Ultimately, one of the best conversations I had was with someone who used to be the creative "gate" for agencies on a major network of sites. Agencies came to her with their ad ideas and she was the person who gave thumbs up or thumbs down on the ad depending on whether or not it was too obnoxious or wouldn't jive with what the networks users expect.
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Note - this was posted when I still felt more positively about Sathya Sai Baba - I have since revised my opinion; full story here.
Tal Brooks - Lord of the Air ways
Bon Giovanni
Over the years many folks have written me to say, "I read a book by an ex-disciple who tells of his experiences with the Sai Baba. Some of the experiences (of a sexual nature) are shattering my belief system."
My view is that 'belief systems' which are based on secondhand stories deserve to be shattered because they can never support actuality
Belief systems that do not support reality are most useful when they are outgrown. So, I say to my correspondents, do you want to outgrow yours in due course or do you want to burst it before the chrysalis opens? You see, more than one person has expressed alarm after having read Tal Brook's opus, "Lord of the Air", and some have felt `oh no, there goes my faith'. One can almost hear the chrysalis pop as doubt grows
But then, that is after all Tal's function: to bring doubt up and into view, and to bring it up sooner rather than later
To aid that burgeoning effect, among Tal's fans it is now claimed that "all (3000) original copies of his first book were mysteriously destroyed"-- as if some Darth Vadar like force had made the books vanish,or as if Tal is now a hero for making that book available, ( and for only $15.00-- a mere nine times the cost before the entire first printing mysteriously vanished.)
Frankly the claim that Tal was "silenced" is absurd, in that Tal has been talking for a long, long time. Besides, I bought one of those 3000 allegedly destroyed copies in Higgenbottoms Books on MG Road in Bangalore, right out in the open, in 1978, long after the books were supposedly "destroyed.". I suggest therefore that Tal had not been the "victim" of any dark force other than the green kind: money and envy. By that I mean that when Tal first published LORD OF THE AIR, he made no money on it, drew attention from but few carpers in India, but then a few years later apparently saw the bucks and the attention to be gotten from American fundamentalists. Poof. "All the copies vanished", but are now available (at much higher cost)
Surely Tal deserves that, because according to Tal he is but an humble evangelist battling against Satan, waging holy war against all those dark forces that want to Silence The Son of God, battling like a simple man against mighty odds, with nary but a quill and a will. [cough]
I note that any humility in that battle, however, has never been Tal's strong suit, since he intimates in print and on tv over and over, that Tal was THE number one disciple of Sai Baba-- or when Tal explains that the HEAD of the Ramakrishna Order was "prepared" to hand him monkhood, presto, just like that. Further, Tal is not surprised at any honour, since he was just soooo "spiritually advanced", doncha know. (For those unfamiliar with the Ramakrishna Order, Tal's story is like claiming the Pope saw you in a crowd, came over to you and said, "You, yes You, I know you are not Catholic, but because you are so holy, I am naming You as Cardinal of Rome, now". Still, if you were like Tal, you would turn it down, as a station not becoming a person so Chosen and Special and Humble as yourself.)
As far as I can tell, Tal's "humility" is like that; it is paramount to hubris-- at any rate, his fundamentalist talkshow appearances as well as his later books evidence why I hold that impression
But no matter how proud or humble the fellow seems, at least Tal speaks from his own first-hand experience when he relates gossip. That establishes another honour for Tal: it makes him unlike the vast majority of all other online critics, in that Tal went to see Sai Baba for himself, (even though he later altered the experience to fan his fantasy. In his later stories, Tal enhances his 14 months in India into either `many years of intense discipleship under Sai Baba' or as `several years of close personal intimacy with Sai Baba'). Nowadays on talk shows Tal almost always "mentions" that he was 'the number one western disciple of Sai Baba'-- a title which is not only bogus, (and is a title which Tal alone gave himself), but which is a status noone else with him in India attended
In whatever way fourteen months has now become several years, or however whichaway scant interest in his first book somehow becomes `satanic forces arrayed against Tal', his later efforts do show he has since advanced in one area in particular: he has learned the value of using "doubt" as his shill. But then, that is after all Tal's function: to bring doubt up and into view, and to bring it up sooner rather than later
Since you have read this far in my webpage, you know I feel doubt is very valuable, and certainly is not to be feared nor ignored. At least, that is true about doubt which arises from one's own experience. Doubt that rises due to gossip, as Tal's doubts example, is however just a word-vampire's delight: it feeds on assumption, not fact, and leads to delusion, not clarity
Still, over the years I have come across many folks who say, "I read a book by Tal Brooke in which he tells of his experiences with the Sai Baba. Some of the experiences (of a sexual nature) are shattering my belief system." GOOD! Why? Why because it is good to stop imagining things. For example, some folks imagine Tal tells of his own experiences `of a sexual nature with Sai Baba.' That simply is not in the book. My correspondent, having read Tal's Press Releases, might then say, "Well, maybe so, but still Tal renounced the Baba and then turned to Christ and only then wrote this book."
I might then reply: "Do you think so? It looks to me like Tal simply re-wrote his journal, changing specifics here and there for drama, but please, tell me: What is it about Tal that convinces you he has turned to Jesus? As far as I can tell, Tal is using Jesus now in the same way he tried to use Sai then: as a front man. Tal is still promoting Tal; that is what he has ever done. Tal says he was The Number One Western Disciple Of Sathya Sai Baba, yet in fact he was neither numero uno, nor was he a disciple, nor was he chosen to be the Saint Paul of the Sai movement (as he ever strives to paint himself). So, please, just look closely at what Tal tells, and does not tell. For example, do you find him making any mention of Jack Hislop ?"
If, however, you yet enjoy Tal's doubts, then know there are also three or four other such authors (such as Beyerstein and Premanand -- although Tal is unique in believing that Swami does real miracles-- because Sai is, according to Tal, The Devil incarnate. The other carpers assert only that Swami is "just a fake out for the cash".) What matters to me however is not what others "report" second or third-hand, but what I experience
Does your experience matter to you? If so, then what have men like Brooke or Beyerstein to do with you? Since you have read my webpage, surely you know I will say, "examine *your* heart, examine _your_ experience, experience YOUR doubt. If you go around picking up the doubts of others so eagerly, then when will you ever address your own?
One devotee read the first few chapters of Tal's first book, then wrote to me saying, "I am torn and do not know what to think." My reply is that then it is high time you looked very closely at the basis of your beliefs, is it not? That is the way to avoid any further tears. Why fear? After all, the TRUTH will set you free, you know
"My faith in Baba was just growing and now I'm very confused."
Faith that is not based in your own direct experience is not faith at all, it is imagination. Faith however will come when you root out imagination; it will come as a RESULT of your inquiry into the BASIS of your present doubts. So rather than fretting, I suggest this Tal story could be a very good thing for you, if you will undertake genuine sadhana and enquire within. "I'll bet you never expected to get this kind of letter." Ok, but please note that perhaps because I am so vocal online, I get letters from truly regal doubters more often than you can imagine. I think folks like to tell me about their secondhand doubts because they know I went through the same thing when I first heard Tal's tale. (Tal is very good at what he does: sprouting doubts.) In the spiritual realm, like can attract like-- you know
Relax; the truth is greater and more wonderful than any story anyone can spin-- and the truth is so far beyond gossip and fiction that doubt itself shudders in fear of seeing itself unmasqued
Enquire within. Enquiry ends doubt
But perhaps that sounds too distant or cold. If so, then for another view of the time Tal talks about, consider the first hand report of a fellow present there with Tal, but who saw it a mite differently than Tal did. The book is GOOD CHANCES , and is available from Toronto Bookstore. Still, since you have interest in Tal, you may know he has many more books at his own site , including a newsletter, videos, and cassettes, plus ample sermons
Whatever you decide, my hope is that the Lord of all beings ever blesses you with His Loving Presence, so that doubt is seen as a conscious tool, not a hidden master
text © by Bon Giovanni (original no longer on-line)
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Bills Committee on Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2005
Meeting on Thursday, 14 December 2006, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building
I. Confirmation of minutes
(issued on 12 December 2006)
- Minutes of meeting on 9 November 2006
(issued on 1 April 2005)
(issued on 4 October 2006)
- Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Building Management Ordinance to be amended by the Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration (as at 3 October 2006)
(to follow)
- Administration's response to issues raised during the clause-by-clause examination of the Bill
- Revised draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration (as at 13 December 2006)
- Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Building Management Ordinance to be amended by the revised Committee Stage amendments
(as at 13 December 2006)
(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr04-05/english/bc/bc58/agenda/bc581214.htm)
Relevant papers previously issued
The Bill and background information
Ref : HAD HQ IV 20/5/1
(issued by the Home Affairs Bureau/ Home Affairs Department in April 2005)
Appendix III to LC Paper No. CB(2)1550/04-05
(issued on 13 May 2005)
- Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Building Management Ordinance to be amended by the Bill
(issued on 27 April 2005)
- Legal Service Division Report on the Bill
- Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat
Papers provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Incorporations of owners of house developments"
- Supplementary information on District Building Management Liaison Teams and Building Management Resources Centres
(issued on 10 June 2005)
- Paper entitled "Mechanism for terminating the appointment of managers"
- Paper entitled "Proposed new section 29A - Protection of members of management committee"
(Chinese version issued on 10 June 2005; English version issued on 28 October 2005)
- Administration's response to Hon CHOY So-yuk's letter dated 25 May 2005
(English version issued on 20 June 2005; Chinese version issued on 23 June 2005)
- Paper entitled "Alternative dispute resolution for building management disputes" provided by the Administration
- Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 2 June 2005
(revised)(English version issued on 6 July 2005; Chinese version issued on 28 October 2005)
- Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 June 2005
(Chinese version issued on 6 July 2005; English version issued on 9 December 2005)
- Administration's response to Hon CHOY So-yuk's letter dated 16 June 2005
(issued on 6 July 2005)
- Major proposals of legislative amendments to the Building Management Ordinance
(English version issued on 7 February 2006; Chinese version issued on 28 September 2005)
- Administration's response to Hon WONG Kwok-hing's letter dated 22 July 2005
(issued on 28 September 2005)
- Paper entitled 'Interpretation of the term "Majority"' provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Procurement by Owners' Corporations and Managers" provided by the Administration
(English version issued on 28 October 2005; Chinese version issued on 9 November 2005)
- Response from the Administration on matters arising from the Bills Committee meetings on 4 October and 10 October 2005
(issued on 28 October 2005)
- Paper entitled "Owners' Rights to Request the Chairman of an Owners' Corporation to Convene a General Meeting of the Corporation" provided by the Administration
- Administration's response to the views of the professional bodies in the building management sector
(issued on 4 November 2005)
- Administration's response to the amendments proposed by Hon Ronny TONG
- Administration's response to the views of the deputations attending the meeting on 25 June 2005
(issued on 9 December 2005)
- Paper entitled "Proposed formation of a committee (not owners' corporation) for owners of house developments"
(English version issued on 9 January 2006; Chinese version issued on 24 January 2006)
- Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 4 January 2006
(issued on 24 January 2006)
- Paper entitled 'Further Interpretation of the Term "Majority" - How Abstention Votes should be Counted' provided by the Administration
(issued on 7 February 2006)
- Paper entitled "Borrowing Power of Owners' Corporations"
- Paper entitled "Quorum of a Management Committee and Other Related Matters" provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Matters arising from meeting on 26 January and 9 February 2006 - appointment of proxy" provided by the Administration
(issued on 6 March 2006)
- Paper entitled "Matters arising from meeting on 21 February 2006 - Procurement - How to fulfill the majority requirement" provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Consequences for Non-Compliance with the Procurement Requirements" provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Matters arising from meetings on 9 and 23 March 2006 - Matters relating to Procurement Requirements" provided by the Administration
(issued on 9 May 2006)
- Paper entitled "Matters arising from meeting on 15 December 2005" provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Matters arising from meeting on 26 January 2006 - Communications among Owners" provided by the Administration
(English version only) (issued on 5 June 2006)
- The judgment of the case of WONG Wai-chun v SHING Sau-wan CACV 173/2004
- Paper entitled "Consolidated Response - The Administration's response to Members' suggestions/views"
- Paper entitled "Supplementary Consolidated Response - The Administration's response to Members' suggestions/views"
- Paper entitled "Recovery of management fees"
- Paper entitled "Apportionment of management fees"
- Paper entitled "Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant"
- Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration
- Revised draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration (as at 3 October 2006)
LC Paper Nos. CB(2)311/06-07(01), (02) & (03)
- Judgments of two court cases provided by the Administration
(issued on 20 November 2006)
- Judgment of a court case provided by the Administration
- Paper entitled "Supplementary Consolidated Response - The Administration's response to Members' Suggestions/Views on the Draft Building Management (Third Party Risks Insurance) Regulation"
(English version issued on 6 December 2006, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)577/06-07 on 6 December 2006)
- Paper entitled "Building Management (Third Party Risks Insurance) Regulation"
- Paper entitled "Way Forward on the Proposal about Borrowing Power of Owners' Corporations"
Correspondence between the Legal Service Division and the Administration
- Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 6 May 2005 to the Administration
(English version issued on 13 May 2005; Chinese version issued on 30 May 2005)
- Administration's reply letter dated 13 May 2005 to Assistant Legal Adviser's letter
(revised) (issued on 3 June 2005)
- Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 1 June 2005 to the Administration
- Administration's reply letter dated 9 June 2005 to Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 1 June 2005
Written submissions
(Chinese version only) (issued on 13 May 2005)
- Submissions on the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) made by a member of the public
(English version only) (issued on 13 May 2005)
- Submission on the technical aspects of the Bill made by a member of the public
(Chinese version only) (issued on 21 June 2005)
- Submission from Cheung Chau Kai-Fong Society
- Submission from Mr LAI Man-chi, member of the Tuen Mun South East Area Committee 2004-2005
- Submission from Mr TAM Kwok-hung, Chairman of Mei Foo Sun Chuen Residents Association
- Submission from Ms CHAN Wai-ching, Yuen Long District Council member
- Submission from Mr CHIU Hon-lai
- Submission from Mr LO Yiu-kwong, Home Ownership Scheme flat owner
- Submission from Ms KOT Mei-ping, Home Ownership Scheme flat owner
- Joint submission from Mrs Mary V.T. KUO, Mr Lawrence CHEUNG Yin-fan and Mrs CHEUNG Lee Yue-kan
- Submission from The Incorporated Owner of Kam Fung Garden
(English version only) (issued on 21 June 2005)
- Submission from Ms Grace CHUNG (circulation restricted to members only)
- Submission from Sai Kung District Council
- Submission from Mr WONG Cho-ki, Tuen Mun North West Area Committee member
- Submission from Association for Owners' Building Management Right
- Submission from Mr WONG Kit
- Submission from Taikoo Shing (Management) Limited
- Submission from Hong Kong Sandwich Class Housing Association
- Submission from Swire Properties
- Submission from the Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions
- Submission from Mr CHAN Sai-nam, Chairman, owners' committee
- Submission from Mr CHAN Moon-tong, Kwun Tong Central Area Committee member
- Submission from Mr C.T.LO
- Submission from The Incorporated Owners of Hibiscus Park
- Submission from Mr LAM Ho-yeung, Yau Tsim Mong District Council member
- Submission from the Democratic Party
- Submission from Miss Amy YUNG, Islands District Council member
(Chinese version issued on 23 June 2005; English version issued on 24 June 2005 )
- Submission from Wan Chai District Council
- Submission from Ms LAU Fuk-yu, Kwun Tong West Area Committee member
- Submission from Mr Jack WONG Shing-kwong
- Submission from the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
- Submission from the Hong Kong Housing Society
- Submission from the Housing Managers Registration Board
- Submission from the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies Limited
- Submission from Sha Tin District Council
- Submission from Sham Shui Po District Council
- Submission from Mr YIP Ping-lam, Secretary of The Incorporated Owners of Mei Foo Sun Chuen-Stage VI
- Submission from Hong Kong Owners Club Ltd
- Submission from the Incorporation Owners of Tak Tin Estate
- Submission from the Hong Kong Institute of Housing
- Submission from the Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch
- Submission from Hong Kong Federation of Insurers
- Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong
- Submission from Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong
(English version only) (issued on 4 July 2005)
- Submission from the Urban Renewal Authority
- Submission from Mr Edwin HUI
(English version issued on 9 September 2005; Chinese version issued on 12 October 2005)
- A summary of views of the professional bodies in the building management sector prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
(Chinese version issued on 2 November 2005; English version to follow)
- A summary of views of deputations attending the meeting on 25 June 2005 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
(English version only) (issued on 7 March 2006)
- Submission from MTR Corporation
(Chinese version only) (issued on 7 June 2006)
- Submission from Association of Concerning Building Management of Yuen Long District
- Submission from the Association of Owners of the Gold Mine Building in Chai Wan
- Submission from Association for Owners' Building Management Rights
- Submission from Mr Stephen WONG
- Submission from Mr LAI Man-chi
(English version only) (issued on 27 September 2006)
- Submission from Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(Chinese version only) (issued on 29 September 2006)
- Submission from a member of public
(English version only) (issued on 10 October 2006)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 19 October 2006)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 6 November 2006)
- Submission from a group of property owners
LC Paper Nos. CB(2)450/06-07(01)&(02)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 23 November 2006)
- Two submissions from members of the public
LC Paper No. CB(2)1722/04-05(01), (02) and (03)
- Information on the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies Limited
- A summary of complaint cases relating to the Building Management Ordinance handled by the Complaints Division from October 2000 to March 2005
(Chinese version issued on 30 May 2005; English translation issued on 4 October 2005)
- Letter dated 25 May 2005 from Hon CHOY So-yuk to the Administration
LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1954/04-05 (01) & (03)
- Extract from the minutes of the meeting between Legislative Council Members and Island District Council (ISDC) members on 3 February 2005 and relevant papers submitted by an ISDC member
(Chinese version issued on 20 June 2005; English translation issued on 4 October 2005)
- Letter dated 16 June 2005 from Hon CHOY So-yuk to the Administration
- A summary of a case relating to the Hong Lok Yuen Association and the incorporation of owners of house developments handled by the Complaints Division
(issued on 17 August 2005)
- Extract from the minutes of the meeting between Legislative Council Members and Yuen Long District Council members held on 5 May 2005
(issued on 13 July 2005) (English version only)
- Amendments to the Building Management Ordinance proposed by Hon Ronny TONG
(issued on 1 September 2005)
- Assistant Legal Adviser's comments on Hon Ronny TONG's proposed amendments
(issued on 28 September 2005)(Chinese version only)
- Letter dated 22 July 2005 from Hon WONG Kwok-hing to the Administration
- Relevant Committee Stage amendments proposed by Hon Albert HO during the scrutiny of the Building Management (Amendment) Bill 2000
- Extract from minutes of the Legislative Council Members' meeting with Islands District Council members on 24 November 2005
- A summary and relevant correspondences relating to a group of owners of a housing estate on 23 February 2006 handled by the Complaints Division
- Paper entitled "Scrutiny progress of the Bill" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (as at 23 February 2006)
- Extract from the minutes of the meeting between Legislative Council Members and Wong Tai Sin District Council members held on 10 November 2005
LC Paper Nos. CB(2)3037/05-06(01) & (02)
- Letter dated 2 August 2006 from Hon Emily LAU to the Secretary for Home Affairs and the Administration's reply letter dated 16 August 2006


It's the first Monday of the month and, once again, I am linking up with The Blended Blog to answer some fun questions. This month it's all about spring and I could not be happier! I am so ready for winter to end and spring to arrive.
1. What 3 colors remind you most of Spring? Pink, lavender, and pale yellow.
2. What is the first thing you'd add to your wardrobe in Spring? Flip Flops! I just love 'em; all colors!
3. What is the first wardrobe item you ditch in Spring? My coat and boots. Honestly, I even try to leave the house without them in the winter.
4. Who mows the grass where you live? It depends; sometimes I do, my oldest son might, or even my husband.
5. What's Spring Like where you live? The trees start budding, the grass gets nice and green again, we see new growth in the garden and the temperatures start to warm up. We relish those 70 ish degree days but really up here we're happy with anything above 55/60!
6. What's Your favorite thing about Spring? That we are no longer stuck inside! We'll go hiking, to the beach, on picnics, on field trips, etc. It's so nice to get back outside. Many days we bring our schoolwork outside too just to be out in the fresh air.
7. Are you a Spring Cleaner? Sometimes. Though I tend to deep clean in fits and spurts year round. I do tend to clean all the windows though and let as much sunshine in as we can.
8. Are you a Baseball Fan? Nope, not even a little.
9. Tulips or Daffodils? That's easy! Tulips! Even my wedding bouquet was made out of them.
10. Favorite Outdoor Spring Activity? Hiking or Kayaking. I just love to hike when the weather is nice but not too hot (as long as the bugs aren't out in full force yet). We also enjoy kayaking the most before summer hits and all the boats are out; it's very relaxing in spring when the lake is calm and empty.
11. Flowers in the Ground or in Pots? Both! I have a few annual gardens and I love to plant perennials in pots on our front steps and hanging off the back deck plus I'll scatter a few hanging pots throughout the gardens too.
12. Favorite Bird? Hummingbirds! I just love those little guys and we get lots of them at our house. One time we even found one that was half dead in our garage and managed to rehabilitate it (you can read more about that here if you'd like).
13. Car Wash or Wash Vehicles at Home? We've been to the car wash once and my boys thought it was fantastic. Mostly we wash cars at home.
14. When Do You pull out Your sandals? That would imply I put them away at some point! I love my flip flops and will wear them right up until the first snow storm. Pretty much as long as there is no snow on the ground I'll wear them. We had a week with warm spring like weather a few weeks back and I had my flip flops out already.
You have a beautiful family! Enjoy your week.
I hope the spring weather actually hits here soon. We have snow on the ground at the moment!
It snowed here again today; just a couple of inches.. but still... I'd love some spring weather too.
I would love to bring the kids out to do school work!
It is wonderful! We take our books to the park, on picnics, etc.
Thanks! They are some of those Jamberry Wraps. They won't stay on my nails for anything but they work great on my toes.
Just love all the tulips and not being stuff inside is freedom. I agree with good-by to coats and hello flip-flops.
I really can not wait for the flip flops to make a more permanent appearance. Thankfully today's snow is already mostly melted. Now if mother nature would just keep the rest of it to herself and warm up I'd be ever so grateful.
I just love that your wedding bouquet was made out of tulips! I bet it was gorgeous. I also love to go hiking or even trail running BEFORE the bugs get too bad! That photo of your boys in the car wash is hilarious!
Thanks. They really were funny to watch.
A GIANT yes to those flip-flops! Mine are already in use, too! And, hummingbirds ::love:: They are amazing to watch.
Sadly, I've only gotten to use mine once unless I stay inside... we've had so much snow and rain and cold weather that it's really not flip flop weather at all yet.


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Managing Your Money the Easy Way: 10 Steps to Financial Wholeness
Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista, helps college students get comfortable with their money.
By My Finance Academy
Mar 15 2021 | 4 min read
When Tiffany Aliche was growing up, learning about money was as much a part of her life as riding a bike and playing with her four sisters. With an accountant dad who taught her the basics and a mom who showed her how to apply those concepts through smart shopping and other activities, she discovered early on that managing money can be easy. Today, as "The Budgetnista," Aliche dedicates her career to showing others just how easy.
"The world would have you believe that mastering your money is super complicated, but it's not," says Aliche. "Think about it this way: If you're a college student, you got into college — that's complicated! You have to create a schedule and take classes that all add up to a degree — that's also complicated! Money isn't complicated, especially when you take it little by little and bite by bite. By the time you graduate college, you can be more than proficient in managing your money and working toward financial wholeness."
Aliche intends to show college students exactly how to get started during her April 13th, 2021 webinar, "7 Steps to Living a Richer Life After college", hosted by PNC.
"When you build sound financial habits in college, you create the foundation for your future," she explains. "I want to show students how mastering the basics — budgeting, saving, earning, managing debt and credit, etc. — can help you reach great heights and withstand adversity (a recession, job loss or other financial trauma). Build a solid financial foundation and the world is your oyster!"
Financial Wholeness: The 10-Step Plan
To Aliche, the greatest gift of the financial education her parents gave her was knowing that no matter how much money she earned, she had the tools to manage it well and make choices that would help her be happy and whole. This led to her focus on the concept of financial wholeness.
She explains, "Financial wholeness is when all 10 aspects of your financial life work together for your greatest good, your biggest benefit and your richest life. It's a 10-step plan for finding peace, safety and harmony with your money, no matter how big or small your goals are, or where you are financially right now."
Aliche's 10 steps to financial wholeness:
Build a budget
Save like a squirrel
Dig out of debt
Score high (work toward a credit score of 740 or higher)
Learn to earn
Invest like an insider
Get good with your insurance
Increase your net worth (what you own versus what you owe)
Pick your money team
For college students, budgeting, debt and credit are areas of particular concern, Aliche says. She shares insights into mastering each of these:
Building a budget. Understanding how you spend your money is a critical first step in managing your finances. Aliche recommends creating a physical picture of "money in and money out" by either entering your monthly expenses on a spreadsheet or simply writing them down on paper.
"Make sure you have the necessary bank accounts for your budget: two checking accounts and two savings accounts," she says. "One of the checking accounts is for spending and should be attached to your debit card; the other is for bills and should not be attached to your debit card. One of the savings accounts is long-term savings — maybe to buy a car or to invest one day. The other is short-term — your emergency savings account. Also be sure to automate the transactions you can, setting up direct deposit of your paycheck, automatic transfers to your savings accounts and online bill pay, for example. Automation truly is the new discipline."
Digging out of debt. For many college students, debt (especially student loan debt) is a significant concern. Again, Aliche recommends creating a physical picture — a debt list including whom you owe, the current balance, the interest rate on the debt, the minimum monthly payment and the status (are you on time, late, behind on payments?). Then develop a plan and schedule for paying off the debt, set up automatic payments and "semi-forget" it.
"It's important to understand that debt freedom does not equal wealth," says Aliche. "You're going to hear a lot of advice where people urge you to put more energy toward paying off debt than toward earning, and that's a mistake. Debt freedom is a goal, but not the goal. The goal is to grow wealth. You can work on debt freedom simultaneously. That's a key takeaway with paying down debt: Set it and semi-forget it, and then really work on earning."
Scoring high with credit. "People tend to worry the most about credit. They think it's the hardest part of managing their money; in reality, it's the easiest," Aliche says. "It's the area where you have the most control and need the least amount of discipline. It's really a series of hacks you can automate and leave alone, and watch your credit score rise."
Among the hacks she recommends are becoming an authorized user on your parent's credit card, provided they pay off the balance every month, and paying off your own debt in full every month. "It doesn't have to be thousands of dollars; it can be a $5 automated charge on a credit card. I tell people to choose their least expensive automated charge — let's say it's Netflix, at around $15 a month. When you pay that charge off every month, your credit score really starts to jump, because it's not just the amount that the credit bureaus look at; it's also your habits."
Aliche will share more detail into these topics and others during the "7 Steps to Living a Richer Life After College" webinar on April 13th, 2021. She has also written a book, "Get Good with Money," which covers all 10 financial wholeness topics (available for preorder at getgoodwithmoney.com).
"When you follow the financial wholeness plan, you build the foundation for the rest of your financial life," Aliche says. "If you do the 10 things I've outlined in this program, you can do almost anything with your money. You can fly!"
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