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2 Hacking
2.1 Classifications
2.2 Hacking groups
2.3 Tooling equipment
2.3.1 Keylogger
2.3.2 Bot-nets
2.3.3 Packet Sniffer
2.3.4 Brute force
2.3.5 Methods to spread Malware
3 Threats
3.1 Spam
3.2 Phishing
3.3 Scam
3.4 Adware
3.5 Software security bugs
3.6 Computer viruses
3.6.1 Resident vs. non-resident viruses
3.6.2 Macro viruses
3.6.3 Worms
3.6.4 Trojan horses
4 Social Engineering
4.1 What is social engineering?
4.2 Techniques of social engineering
4.3 Countermeasures
5 Mobile phones/Smartphones
5.3 Today
5.4 Measures
6 Cryptography
6.1 Short Historical Outline
6.2 Encryption/Decryption Methods
6.3 Examples in detail
7 Protection
7.1 Antivirus software
7.2 Passwords
8 Special Networks And Connection Methods
8.1 Proxy Servers
8.2 Virtual Private Network (VPN)
9 Tor Project
9.1 DarkNet
10 Anonymity
11 Paying with personal data
Topics[edit]
What is privacy?
What are the risks of losing control over my private data? 2014 celebrity photo leaks
Flow of my private data through the internet to the cloud.
Why do so many people have problems with security?
Tooling equipment and their uses.
What am I worth?: Selling Data
Anti-Virus: Security(leak)
Hacking[edit]
Classifications[edit]
Hacking is often portrayed by the media as being malicious and a danger to unexperienced internet users and also a threat to big companies and their data. However, there are actually two sides of hacking and they are defined by their hat colour. Black hats are considered the "bad guys" and white hats the good. They define themselves by the purposes to which they employ their hacking skills.
White hats use their hacking skills in a more ethical way than the black hats. This means they use their skills to save other people from hacking and also help to protect the data of big companies. Often white hat hackers work for network security companies like Symantec or Kaspersky and help to build antivirus software by trying to hack their way into a system and improve it afterwards.
They also meet up in computer clubs like the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) to work in a team which does not depend on companies to help cleaning the web of malicious software in their free time.
Black hats
Black hats are the main type of hackers shown in the media. These hackers use their abilities to gain top secret and private intel. Some of these hackers use this data to make money via blackmailing. Other black hats just do these to show their skill and don't care about the intel they gain. They are some times organized in groups for bigger attacks but they mainly depend on themselves.
Grey hats
Grey hats are a small group between the big fronts of the white hats and the black hats.
Grey hats are known to be hackers that are not working for a certain group or company but are highly trained in hacking. Also gray hats are people who are not hacking for their own purpose. They are known for trying to push things the right way even if they have to break a few laws. Grey hats are also known for giving advice to both good and bad hacker lobbys [...]and then watch the fallout - (the group leader of L0pht first group called themselves gray hats in 1998)
The most famous grey hat hacking groups are called Annonymous and Anti-Sec.
Hacking groups[edit]
Anonymous (first appearance 2003) is the most famous hacking group in the world. They consist of black hats and white hats that's why they're mainly known as a grey hat organisation. The members call themselves "Anon", which stands for Anonymous.
The side shown by the media are malicious attack against servers, companies and other organisations. The goal the hacking group Annonymous wants to achieve is a more open community and less lies our community. By their self justice actions they want to show that laws are non-existent to people with enough power and money and that our law and rights system does not work that well.
Anonymous got famous for their actions against ACTA and Scientology.
Anti-Sec (Anti Security Movement)
Anti-Sec (first appearance 1999) is a hacking group which is known to many security companies as dangerous and harmful. They primarily consist of ex-security company workers and they call themselves a gray hat hacking group.
The goal of the movement is to show people that they don't need to by a expensive anti virus software and that if someone wants to hack you they are goin to hack you. This move ment gives also known for giving advice to other hacking groups.
Chaos Computer Club (CCC)
The Chaos Computer Club (first apperance 1981) is the largest hacking group in Europe. The origin of the club is Germany and other German speaking countries. Their members are against discrimination of sex or skin color and mainly consist of gray and white hats.
The goal of the group is transparency of governments and companies, the freedom of information, the human right of speech and the access to technology infrastructure.
Tooling equipment[edit]
Hackers are using different types of tools to access, steal or avoid safety devices. Not all tools are used for internet crime and data theft. In the topic "Hacking classifications" the differences of good and bad use are shown. Malware (malicious software) is any software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to computer systems. It can appear in the form of an executable code (.exe file), scripts, active content and other software. Data theft is a big problem today, not only for companies but also for private users. The target of data theft is the unnoticed recovery of user data.
Keylogger[edit]
Keyloggers are programs which are logging key strokes of the keyboard to steal login information (e.p. creditcards, bank, email and paypal accounts). They are crypted to hide them from antivirus software and other security Systems and added hidden to the autostart-list to log the victims Computer at every time of use. Keyloggers are disseminated on the internet by infected files on different platforms or emails. Each Keylogger periodically uploads the logged files to a server (e.p. fdp, smtp, ..) where the data thieves have access to.
Bot-nets[edit]
Bot-nets are programs which build a big network with infected computers called "slaves". The owner of the bot-net can control the infected computers for remote control, DDOS-attacks or as vic-proxy ("victim proxy"). There are many Botnet programs out there with many different options, but everyone is built as a "server.exe" which is crypted and bound to a file to hide the backdoor program from antivirus programs, firewalls and users. But the hacker is also able to steal user data of the slaves or use them to infect new computers. One of the most famous botnet is "Blackshades". The software can reportedly be used remotely to deny access to files, record keystrokes or control the webcam on a victimized computer. (BlackShades)
Packet Sniffer[edit]
Packet Sniffers are programs which give the hacker a lot of useful information about different types of networks. For example Ethernet or Wireless Sniffer. They can intercept and log traffic passing over a digital network or part of a network. The sniffer captures each packet of the data streams between the networks and decodes the packets raw data to show the values of various fields in the packet. But the programs are also able to send packages to check which ports are open and which ones are closed. For example the ports 1-1024 are reserved for windows system applications. So hackers use Sniffing tools to get a lot of information about the victims´ computer system, including information about the ip-address, ports, operating system etc.. With the knowledge of the ip and the open ports, the hacker is able to find exploits to get access to the systems or sensitive user data.
Brute force[edit]
Brute force programs like "Cain & Abel" are built to "find" passwords. In cryptography a brute-force attack (or exhaustive key search) is a crypt analytic attack that can be used against any encrypted data. It consists of systematically checking all possible keys or passwords until the correct one is found. The hacker is able to reduce the possible options by defining which length, letters, numbers and signs are possible. For example a lot of websites have a minimum password size from 6 to 12 sign. So the hacker can set the password length to a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 12 to reduce the time of trying different passwords. Modern GPUs (graphics processing units) are well-suited to the repetitive tasks associated with hardware-based password cracking because of their extremely fast computing power. (Brute force)
Methods to spread Malware[edit]
The methods in which it infects its victims spread over a large band of different methods:
Fake torrent downloads on Person to Person (P2P) sites
Malicious links spread on social media sites (Facebook, twitter, etc)
Malicious links spread in chat rooms
Drive-by attacks
Java exploits
Spreading via hacked social media/chat accounts
Phishing e-mails
Threats[edit]
Spam[edit]
What is a spam mail?
A Spam mail or better known as a Junk mail is an unsolicited bulk email message. Every day a large amount of spam mails is delivered. Symantec, a security company, thinks that around 29 billion of spam mails are sent every day. Most spam emails contain fake notifications of banks. They redirect you to a phishing website to steal your personal bank data. Other spam mails are covered with advertisements or are just winning notifications to inject a virus and others again are scam messages.
But where are these spam mails from?
A Spammer has a lot of ways to add real email addresses to his own victim list. He searches with bots in the internet for some valid email addresses by taking a common username and adding valid email domains to it. The chance that the email address, e.g. "Jeff@any provider", exists is really high. Now, the bot sends an email to that email address and if it doesn't receive a "This email doesn't exist" answer, the bot adds the email address to its victim list. Sometimes they use easier methods; Spammers just buy email lists from someone else who already got email addresses in a legal way, e.g. huge community websites.
Phishing[edit]
In the majority of cases it begins with a spam email in which you are asked to check either your bank, PayPal or eBay account because of an alleged issue regarding your last payment or the security of the account itself. A Hyperlink is to be found in the email, which will redirect you to a phishing website instead of the actually targeted website. You are usually unable to distinguish between the original website and the phishing website you have just been redirected to as the appearances of the websites are likely to look alike, you can yet detect a phishing website by reviewing the URL.
Scam[edit]
The use of Internet services or software with Internet access to defraud victims or to otherwise take advantage of them; for example, by stealing personal information, which can even lead to identity theft. A very common form of Internet fraud is the distribution of rogue security software. Internet services can be used to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others connected with the scheme. Internet fraud can occur in chat rooms, email, message boards, or on websites.
15 Online Scams You Might Get Fooled By:
Adware[edit]
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is software that automatically displays advertisements on the users' screen to generate revenue for its author. Adware is a legitimate alternative for users who do not wish to pay for software. On the internet, you can find a lot of adware supported software. The Developer offers their programs for free until you pay for it. Most times when you remove the software the advertisements stops, but sometimes it doesn't. If you still get advertisements then you might be infected with malicious software.
Software security bugs[edit]
Because software is often designed with security features to prevent unauthorized use of system resources, many viruses must exploit security bugs (security defects) in system or application software to spread. Software development strategies that produce large numbers of bugs will generally also produce potential exploits.
Computer viruses[edit]
A computer virus is a malware program that, when executed, replicates by inserting copies of itself (possibly modified) into other computer programs, data files, or the boot sector of the hard drive; when this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected". Viruses often perform some type of harmful activity on infected hosts, such as stealing hard disk space or CPU time, accessing private information, corrupting data, displaying political or humorous messages on the user's screen, spamming their contacts, or logging their keystrokes. However, not all viruses carry a destructive payload or attempt to hide themselves—the defining characteristic of viruses is that they are self-replicating computer programs which install themselves without the user's consent.
Resident vs. non-resident viruses[edit]
A memory-resident virus (or simply "resident virus") installs itself as part of the operating system when executed, after which it remains in RAM from the time the computer is booted up to when it is shut down. Resident viruses overwrite interrupt handling code or other functions, and when the operating system attempts to access the target file or disk sector, the virus code intercepts the request and redirects the control flow to the replication module, infecting the target. In contrast, a non-memory-resident virus (or "non-resident virus"), when executed, scans the disk for targets, infects them, and then exits (i.e. it does not remain in memory after it is done executing).
Macro viruses[edit]
Many common applications, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word, allow macro programs to be embedded in documents or emails, so that the programs may be run automatically when the document is opened. A macro virus (or "document virus") is a virus that is written in a macro language, and embedded into these documents so that when users open the file, the virus code is executed, and can infect the user's computer. This is one of the reasons that it is dangerous to open unexpected attachments in e-mails.
Worms[edit]
A worm is similar to a virus by design and is considered to be a sub-class of a virus. Worms spread from computer to computer, but unlike a virus, it has the capability to travel without any human action. A worm takes advantage of file or information transport features on your system, which is what allows it to travel unaided.
The biggest danger with a worm is its capability to replicate itself on your system, so rather than your computer sending out a single worm, it could send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself, creating a huge devastating effect. One example would be for a worm to send a copy of itself to everyone listed in your e-mail address book. Then, the worm replicates and sends itself out to everyone listed in each of the receiver's address book, and the manifest continues on down the line.
Due to the copying nature of a worm and its capability to travel across networks the end result in most cases is that the worm consumes too much system memory (or network bandwidth), causing Web servers, network servers and individual computers to stop responding. In recent worm attacks such as the much-talked-about Blaster Worm, the worm has been designed to tunnel into your system and allow malicious users to control your computer remotely.
Trojan horses[edit]
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, in computing is a generally non-self-replicating type of malware program containing malicious code that, when executed, carries out actions determined by the nature of the Trojan, typically causing loss or theft of data, and possible system harm. The term is derived from the story of the wooden horse used to trick defenders of Troy into taking concealed warriors into their city in ancient Anatolia, because computer Trojans often employ a form of social engineering, presenting themselves as routine, useful, or interesting in order to persuade victims to install them on their computers.
Social Engineering[edit]
What is social engineering?[edit]
The weakpoint in social engineering relies on weaknesses in human nature, rather than weakness in hardware, software or networks. So it's a kind of psychological manipulation of people into performing actions. The most humans are susceptible to persuasion and manipulation through various methods. Lots of damaging activities are not a result of hacking. It its often the work of an employee within the enterprise that causes the most harm.
Techniques of social engineering[edit]
There are some known techniques, that use "bugs in the human hardware":
Using an invented scenario to engage a targeted victim in manner that increases the chances that the victim will show information or perform actions that would be unlikely in ordinary circumstances. An elaborate lie (mostly involves some prior research and use of this information for impersonation e.g. date of birth, social security number,..) to establish legitimacy in the mind of the target.
It's a real Trojan Horse. The attacker leaves a malware infected storage media (e.g. USB flash drive, CD-ROM, ..) in a location sure to be found. Further more you give the media a legitimate looking label. Then the attacker relies on the curiosiry or greed of the victim.
In the most case, someone will insert the media into a computer to see the content. The user would unknowingly install malware on the computer.
Another opportunity is to use more attractive things than a simple memory. For example the attacker sent a free digigtal audio player to a "lucky winner". This player is infected with a malware that will affect the computer.
Quid pro quo
The attacker calls different numbers at a company, and claiming to be calling back from technical support. Maybe the attacker will call someone with a problem, who is grateful to get "help". In this "help" proccess the attacker tells the person to type commands that give the attacker access to the system.
The attacker waits in the near of a entry to a restricted area secured by unattended electronic access control (e.g RFID). If there appears a person who has legitimate access, the attacker simply walks behind this person, so that the person will usually hold the door open for the attacker. The legitimate person may fail to ask for identification, or may accept that the attacker "lost" the identity token.
Countermeasures[edit]
Create frameworks of trust on an employee level
Identify which information is sensitive
Establishing security problems
Training employees
Perform tests
Notable social engineer
following soon
Mobile phones/Smartphones[edit]
General[edit]
Most people see Malware and every sort of Virus / Worms as a PC phenomena with Microsoft Windows as the most insecure Operating System and MacOS with much more tight protection. Nevertheless, with the fast growing number of Smartphone owners, Smartphones have become a valuable target for Malware and hackers. Thus it is very important for nowadays user to be conscious about these threats and take active measures against it.
The very first known Malware for a mobile Operating System was a worm called "Cabir" and has been added into the list of Virus definitions of various Antivirus programs. It was developed and released (source code) by a member of the former widely known virus developing group "A29". "Cabir" was spread via Bluetooth to every other single mobile device with activated Bluetooth in reach. The fact that almost any previous mobile phone was running a JavaME runtime made it pretty simple for hackers to reach a wide variety of devices. Whereas fomer viruses aimed for blocking the system thus making it unbootable nowadays viruses are mostly collecting data and private documents such as photos and messages.
source: Mobilephone Malware
Before the rise of nowadays Smartphones most Malware was created for SymbianOS. This changed with the introduction and spreading of AndroidOS and iOS which lead to an astounding increase of Mobile malware, from 792 samples in 2011 to 36,699 in 2012. http://fortune.com/2013/04/14/android-gets-97-of-malware-apple-ios-58-of-enterprise/
Whereas iOS with its closed system and app store is spared for the most part by malware, the AOSP is targeted meanwhile by 97% of nowadays Malware. This is mostly due to the fact that AOSP has become the most widespread operating system (>70%) and is an open, developer friendly, OS. Furthermore it is just natural that with a growing number of opportunites comes a growing number of possible threats. http://www.kaspersky.com/internet-security-center/threats/mobile
This does not mean that the AndroidOS is entirely insecure. Most cases of infection happen due to the lack of conscious operating of its user as almost 100% of malicous apps are to be found in after market appstores. In fact, the amount of Malware in the official PlayStore is about 0.1% and with the introduction of googles F-Secure it is possible, once a infected software is detected, to delete it from all Android smartphones.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/03/24/report-97-of-mobile-malware-is-on-android-this-is-the-easy-way-you-stay-safe/ But not only the existence of after market app stores is a threat to android users but also the possibility to gain root access. With the introduction of "one-click root" tools it has become possible for almost anybody to root his smartphone without being conscious about its potential risk. Most people do not think about the fact that not only themselves are gaining access to their system but that they are also opening a backdoor for possible attacks. This was the reason for CyanogenMod developers to start to turn off root access by default to protect people are not conscious about possible consequences.
Measures[edit]
As most cases of infection are caused by a not conscious handling of the user it follows a guideline which is as effective as short.
1. DO NOT INSTALL PROGRAMMS VIA ANY AFTERMARKET STORE
2. DO NOT INSTALL ANY 3rd PARTY APPLICATION WITH UNKNOWN SOURCE
3. DO NOT ROOT YOUR PHONE UNLESS YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING
4. Keep your OS and installed software up to date
5. (optional) Install an Antivirus program, for example: Kaspersky, AVG
Cryptography[edit]
The study of techniques for a secure communication in presence of a listening 3rd party.
Cipher: The algorithms used for enrcyption/decryption
Key: A secret, mostly short string of characters needed for the Cipher.
Cryptosystem: An ordered list of elements of finite possible plaintexts, ciphertexts,keys and the ciphers.
Short Historical Outline[edit]
First transposition cipher: The greek scytale.
A stick where the ciphered text is wrapped around and thus produces the plaintext.
First substitution cipher: Caesar cipher.
Every character of the plaintext is replaced with a character a determined amount of characters below in the alphabet.
Both can be cracked through frequency analysis.
Polyalphabetical ciphers
Vigenère cipher.
Shifts every character a different amount of characters.
Harder to crack but still possible by hand.
1883 Auguste Kerckhoffs found out, that the security of a cryptosystem does not need the the cipher, but the key to be unknown.
Early 20th century many mechanical cipher devices were invented.
Some of them were patented(e.g. the Enigma)
Today a lot of cipher algorithms exist. They are mostly used by computers and thus can also encrypt audio and video information.
Examples are DES(Digital Encryption Standard), AES(Advanced Encryption Standard), RSA(Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, Leonard Adleman; the creators)
Encryption/Decryption Methods[edit]
There are two basic techniques for encrypting information: symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption.
Symmetric encryption is the oldest technique.
Same key for encryption and decryption (not the safest way to encrypt).
Also known as Secret-Key-Encryption
Enigma:
A set of rotors changes the flow of an eletrical signal that encrypts the input.
Sender and receiver use the same key.
Has a mayor flaw: A character can not be enrypted into itself.
This helped the Allies to break into the Enigma during WWII.
Basically a Caesar Ciphre with a shifting of 13.
Since the alphabet consists of 26 characters, you can get the plaintext by using the same key of 13.
Asymmetric keys, also known as public/private key pairs, are used for asymmetric encryption. Asymmetric encryption is used mainly to encrypt and decrypt session keys and digital signatures. Asymmetric encryption uses public key encryption algorithms.
Different key for encryption/decryption (safer way as symmetrical)
Also known as Public-Key-Encryption
Used to exchange keys over an unsecured connection.
Based on the discrete logaritm problem.
Widely used.
encrypted text = m(Plaintext as integer)first part of public key (mod (second part of public key) )
decrypted text = (encrypted text)private key (mod (second part of public key) )
A combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
The message gets encrypted with a symmetrical encryption.
The encryption key will be send through an asymmetrical encryption.
Examples in detail[edit]
Vigenère cipher:
Vigenere Grid
For the Vigenère cipher you need a message and a key.
For this example we use 'MESSAGE' as the message and 'KEY' as the key.
At first we need to make the key as long as the message, by repeating it as often as needed. 'Message' has 7 characters, so our new key wil be 'KEYKEYK'. Now we use the Vigenère grid to help us in encrypting. For the encryption we now replace every character of the plaintext with the intersection character of the plaintext character row and the key character column. So the M of Messages will turn into a W.
Our key:            KEYKEYK
Our message:        MESSAGE
Our encrypted text: WIQCEEO
To decrypt a message we need to look at the column of the current key character and search the row were this column is the current encrypted character. The starting character is the current character of the plaintext. For example the W of our encrypted message will turn back into a M.
Our key:               KEYKEYK
Our encrypted message: WIQCEEO
Our decrypted message: MESSAGE
Diffie-Hellman Key-Exchange:
For every cipher we need a key. But what if we can't exchange that key privately. Here the Diffie-Hellman key-exchange helps us.
Let's say Alice and Bob want to communicate with each other, but without a third person, here Eve, listening.
They agree publicly on a prime number p(here 23) and a primitive root as a base g(here 5).
They then both choose a private number known only to themselves.
Alices chooses a(here 6) and Bob b(here 15).
Alice then sends Bob A = ga mod p (here 8).
Bob sends Alice B = gb mod p (here 19).
Alice and Bob can now calculate a secret number s.
Alice uses s = Ba mod p (here 2).
Bob uses S = A b mod p (here 2).
Eve now knows only A,B,p,g. She cannot compute s out of these numbers.
In this example we use relatively small numbers. But if we would use p with at least 300 digits and a and b at least 100 digits long, then even the fastest modern computers cannot find a,b or s. The problem a computer has with this is called the discrete logarithm problem. On the other hand, g(the base), does not need to be that big (2,3,5... would be enough).
Follows soon
Protection[edit]
Antivirus software[edit]
Antivirus or anti-virus software (often abbreviated as AV), sometimes known as anti-malware software, is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software.
Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other kinds of malware, antivirus software started to provide protection from other computer threats. In particular, modern antivirus software can protect from: malicious Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious LSPs, dialers, fraudtools, adware and spyware. Some products also include protection from other computer threats, such as infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity (privacy), online banking attacks, social engineering techniques, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), botnets, DDoS attacks.
Many websites run by antivirus software companies provide free online virus scanning, with limited cleaning facilities (the purpose of the sites is to sell antivirus products). Some websites—like Google subsidiary VirusTotal.com—allow users to upload one or more suspicious files to be scanned and checked by one or more antivirus programs in one operation. Additionally, several capable antivirus software programs are available for free download from the Internet (usually restricted to non-commercial use).Microsoft offers an optional free antivirus utility called Microsoft Security Essentials, a Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool that is updated as part of the regular Windows update regime, and an older optional anti-malware (malware removal) tool Windows Defender that has been upgraded to an antivirus product in Windows 8.
Some viruses disable System Restore and other important Windows tools such as Task Manager and CMD. An example of a virus that does this is CiaDoor. Many such viruses can be removed by rebooting the computer, entering Windows safe mode with networking, and then using system tools or Microsoft Safety Scanner.System Restore on Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 can restore the registry and critical system files to a previous checkpoint. Often a virus will cause a system to hang, and a subsequent hard reboot will render a system restore point from the same day corrupt. Restore points from previous days should work provided the virus is not designed to corrupt the restore files and does not exist in previous restore points.
AntiVirus programs best friend or the evil within
In May 2014 Brian Dye a senior vice president of the software giant Symantec said in an interview that anti-virus software is death. With this statement he got a lot of attention. IT professionals think that this statement might mislead users don't to use anti virus software any more, but this is an important misunderstanding. What he meant was that a virus scanner alone is not enough to make a computer secure. And that protection is more about a security suite, that is able to detect and block even treats and security leaks that are not already known to the scanner. Source
A big disadvantage of virus scanner and security suites is that they consume a good potion of the computer systems resources. Even if there is no thead.
Botnets describes a network of infected computers, who are executing commands by a (unknown) third party. Botnets are often used to attack targets.
The most popular use are DDOS-Attacks.
Any more famous security leaks?
Reasons to create an alternative payment system
Bitcoin is a cryptographic based currency. Unlike classical currency it is not regulated by organizations.
A short introduction of the Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin instead of other virtual payment methods? What is so special about it?
Bitcoin mining pools
The relation to the Darknet
1x1 Pixel-Tracking
Browser tracking through "canvas fingerprinting"
HTML5 Canvas Fingerprinting
Near field communication (NFC)
What can normal users do to minimize their risk of vulnerability?
Open source alternatives to Ghostery: Adblock Plus, NoScript
DuckDuckGo search engine: an alternative to Google search
Ghostery is a free privacy-related browser extension, which detect and control web bugs.
A Web Bug is an object that is embedded in a web page or email and is usually invisible to the user but allows checking that a user has viewed the page or email. Many Experts say that Ghostery only seems like to secure the users and that they sell the user information's to other industries.
A Popular Ad Blocker Also Helps the Ad Industry
Die Geister, die ich rief
"According to Evidon, Ghostery does not collect any information which could be used to identify users or target ads specifically at individual users. Additionally, Ghostery would collect data only when Ghostrank is enabled. The collected data would be shared with the Better Business Bureau and offered to university students, researchers and journalists to support their studies." Source - Evidon FAQ
Tools and techniques (to ensure privacy and security)
Why setting up a vpn network? What are the advantages?
How to setup an vpn network?
An Access Control System gives permissions who, where and when a person can get access to enter a private area in a building. For example you can enter a closed bank with an EC-Card. There are active, passive and biometrical access control systems.
Acitive
(following soon)
Biometrical
Examples for biometrical scans to identify or verify are fingerprint, iris and retina scan, palm of hand print.
Passwords[edit]
How to build a good password with system?
Passwort-Schutz für jeden
Passwortliebe - Komm' zur Sache Schätzchen!
Alternative password systems (picture password, one-time-password, and so on)
Single-use passwords (e.g. TAN)
Time-synchronized one-time passwords
Biometric (e.g. fingerprints, irises, infrared signature)
CCC Anleitung Fingerabdruck fälschen
Graphical password or graphical user authentication (GUA)
Images Could Change The Authentication Picture
Confident Technologies Delivers Image-Based, Multifactor Authentication to Strengthen Passwords on Public-Facing Websites
Windows Picture Passwords - are they really as "easily crackable" as everyone's saying?
Researchers develop attack framework for cracking Windows 8 picture passwords
Patent shows Apple working on image-based password alternative
2D Key
User Manual for 2-Dimensional Key (2D Key) Input Method and System
Methods and Systems to Create Big Memorizable Secrets and Their Applications in Information Engineering
Cognitive password
Security-Tokens (e.g. USB device, Smart card, RFID, mobile phone, weight of your keys)
Google Adds a USB Key Option to Two-Factor Authentication
Create a USB Password Stealer to See How Secure Your Info Really Is
How to Build a (Nearly) Hack-Proof Password System with LastPass and a Thumb Drive
Three alternatives to using passwords
How does the password cracker work?
Die Passwortknacker
Social network research, and so on
Special Networks And Connection Methods[edit]
Proxy Servers[edit]
A proxy server is located between the customers client and the server that the customer wants to access
If a proxy is used, there is no direct connection between the remote server and the customers computer. Therefor the remote server does not know the real internet address from the customer.
A risk of using a prox is that the proxy server can change the content in favor of the owner.
For example advertising can change or can be added or more important some meanings can be changed. E.g. in news
Also a proxy server can use their log files to create statics over customers and use them however they want.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)[edit]
A virtual private network extends a private network over a public network like the World Wide Web.
To keep the network secure it make use of encryption techniques and it typical only allows only authenticated access. To make sure this is possible there is a software needed.
So the data are more secured if they get send over a virtual private network.
VPN connections often used by employees to securely access theier company's intranet, from home or generally outside from the office.
There are two types of VPN's. One is the Site-to-Site VPN (connecting two networks) and the other is the Remote-access VPN .
Site-to-site
Site-to-site VPNs connect entire networks to each other, this means, site-to-site VPN can be used to connect a branch or remote office network to a company headquarters network. Each site is equipped with a VPN gateway, such as a router, firewall, VPN concentrator, or security appliance.
The VPN gateway is responsible for encapsulating and encrypting all outbound traffic from a particular site and sending it through a VPN tunnel over the Internet to a peer VPN gateway at the target site. On receipt, the peer VPN gateway strips the headers, decrypts the content, and relays the packet toward the target host inside its private network.
Remote-access VPN
In a Remote-access VPNs, individual hosts or clients, such as telecommuters, mobile users, and extranet consumers, are able to access a company network securely over the Internet. Each host typically has VPN client software loaded or uses a web-based client. A remote-access VPN host or client typically has VPN client software like supervpn or any other. Whenever the host tries to send any information, the VPN client software encapsulates and encrypts the information before sending it over the Internet to the VPN gateway at the edge of the target network. On receipt, the VPN gateway handles the data in the same way as it would handle data from a site-to-site VPN.
To prevent disclosure of private information, VPNs typically allow only authenticated remote access and make use of encryption techniques.
VPNs provide security by the use of tunneling protocols and through security procedures such as encryption. The VPN security model provides:
- confidentiality such that even if the network traffic is sniffed at the packet level, an attacker would only see encrypted data.
- sender authentication to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the VPN.
- message integrity to detect any instances of tampering with transmitted messages.
OpenVPN is an open-source software application, created by James Yonan, that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. OpenVPN uses the OpenSSL library to provide encryption of both the data and control channels.
OpenVPN Security
OpenVPN offers several internal security features. It has up to 256-bit Encryption through OpenSSL library although some service providers may offer lower rates effectively making the connection faster.It runs in userspace, instead of requiring IP stack (and therefore kernel) operation. OpenVPN has the ability to drop root privileges, use mlockall to prevent swapping sensitive data to disk, enter a chroot jail after initialization and apply a SELinux context after initialization.
Tor Project[edit]
Tor ("The Onion Router") is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet.
Tor directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer network consisting of more than five thousand relays to conceal a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. Using Tor makes it more difficult for Internet activity to be traced back to the user.
The term "onion routing" refers to application layers of encryption, nested like the layers of an onion, used to anonymize communication.
Tor encrypts the original data, including the destination IP address, multiple times and sends it through a virtual circuit comprising successive, randomly selected Tor relays. Each relay decrypts a layer of encryption to reveal only the next relay in the circuit in order to pass the remaining encrypted data on to it.
The final relay decrypts the innermost layer of encryption and sends the original data to its destination without revealing, or even knowing, the source IP address. Because the routing of the communication is partly concealed at every hop in the Tor circuit, this method eliminates any single point at which the communication can be de-anonymized through network surveillance that relies upon knowing its source and destination.
The "onion routing" was developed by an U.S. Naval Research Labortory for the primary purpose of protecting government communications.
On a general level, Tor is useful for anyone who wants to keep their internet activities out of the hands of advertisers, ISPs, and web sites.
For an example, you live under a dictatorship or you're a journalist in an oppressive country you can use Tor to anonymize your traffic.
DarkNet[edit]
The deep web is also called the Deepnet, Invisible Web Hidden Web and so on. Content on this web is not indexed by standard search engines.
Darknets are Peer-to-Peer networks in which users connect manually to each other using non-standard protocols and ports.
Everything that is shared in a Darknet is anonymous and the IP addresses are also not publicly shared, which makes Darknets pretty interesting for file-sharing, therefore users can communicate with little fear of punishment. This is a big point for dissident political conversations and illegal activities.
Access to the DarkNet
The content is intentionally hidden from the regular web. With the software "Tor" you can get access to the sites of the DarkNet. Websites on the DarkNet have .onion addresses, which is a anonymous hidden service of the Tor network. .onion addresses are 16-character non-mnemonic hashes of alphabetic and numeric strings.
Content on the DarkNet
The general size of the dark net is hard to estimate. Files such image files, Usenet archives, .PDF and .DOC documents used to form a part of the DarkNet. You can also find a lot of illegal things on the DarkNet like drugs, illegal transactions, weapons, pirated software and black markets. The Darknet contains information that might not be avialable on the visible web.
A popular website at the darknet that sold drugs was Silkroad. It was taken down at the end of 2013 after a 2-year long investigation by multiple federal organisations.
- Highly secured against attackers because only a few people know the existence of the Darknet
- New members have to be invited by existing members
- Data is transferred and saved encoded
- Normally less than 10 members
- Data transfer between people e.g. file-sharing like movies, music or other copyrighted material
- Freedom of speech (e.g. China)
The most important thing is to have anti-virus protection. You also have be intelligent about what links you click, because the DarkNet is full of Phishers and if you don't want to see any disturbing images or content, simply browse as text only.
Origin of the name 'Darknet'
The 'Darknet' arose from the article 'The Darknet and the Future of Content Distribution' published 2002, in this article four Microsoft employees, argued that the existence of 'Darknet'
is a big obstacle in the development of working technology for digital rights management
Links: A beginners Guide for the Darknet
Anonymity[edit]
Anonymity means that one person or a group of persons can´t be identified (synonymous to incognito).
Nicknames allow the user pseudonymity on the internet.
Anonymity can be achieved on the internet by using various techniques, but they are limited because during every data exchange the IP address is exchanged.
Actions in order to become anonymous in the internet:
Anonymizer are employed to make use of another IP address while surfing on the internet to keep your own identity secret. The most common methods are proxy servers or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
However, there are also risks that operators of proxys can make log files where protocols, the IP address, time and data are saved. The operator is forced to give these logs files to authorities if they demand them. Because of retention law in many countries they ere committed to this.
Defiance of these log files to ensure anonymity can be achieved by using tools which build up a chain of proxies which exchange encrypted data. It is hoped that at least one proxy does not save log files, but this variant slows down the connection. However this method makes it almost impossible to trace the connection.
Anonymous file sharing
Anonymous file sharing programs offers the opportunity to exchange data over the internet anonymously. Anonymity is achieved by using anonymous Peer-to-Peer networks where the data becomes encrypted and the exchanging clients do not create a direct IP connection and instead the data gets IDs and will be sent over the proxy to the receiver.
Anonymous file sharing programs are: I2P (with i2psnark, iMule, l2Phex), Freenet or GNUnet.
Using Darknet networks
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Paying with personal data[edit]
\'If you don't have to pay, you are the product.\' Internet service providers like Google, Facebook and Linked-In provide their services for free – but we pay with data, personal data. The industry is paying from 0.00005 to 0.75 USD for personal information. A complete set of data can be worth multiple dollars. These datasets are bought in amounts of 1000. FT.com is providing an example calculator here. The biggest problem is that most people are not willing to pay for their privacy and instead pay with their privacy.
Resources[edit]
Alessandro Acquisti: What will a future without secrets look like?
Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/cryptography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_%28cryptosystem%29
Web Bug
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Giovanili
Cresce nelle giovanili del , che nel 2010 lo cede al Portoroz Piran. Dopo un anno con questi ultimi, passa in prestito in Italia, alla , con cui disputa il Campionato Primavera.

Koper
Nel 2011 si trasferisce al  con cui ha le sue prime esperienze nel calcio professionistico. Il 17 luglio esordisce in campionato, nella sconfitta esterna 1-0 contro il . Trova il suo primo gol nella stagione successiva, il 26 settembre 2012, nella sconfitta interna per 2-3 con il .

Reggina
Nel gennaio 2015 torna in Italia, alla , in Lega Pro. Esordisce il 31 gennaio nella vittoria casalinga per 2-1 contro il . Chiude la stagione con 12 presenze e nessun gol.

Akragas
Dopo il fallimento della  si accasa alla neopromossa . Esordisce in Coppa Italia Lega Pro il 18 agosto 2015 nella vittoria 11-1 con la . Segna il suo primo gol in Lega Pro il 31 ottobre nell'1-1 esterno con la . Con gli agrigentini termina la stagione con un totale di 34 presenze e 5 gol complessivi.

Juve Stabia
Il 19 luglio 2016 viene ufficializzato il suo trasferimento alla  in cambio di Carillo, Carrotta e Gomez. Debutta in Coppa Italia il 29 luglio nella vittoria per 3-1 in trasferta contro il . L'esordio in campionato avviene invece il 27 agosto nella sconfitta per 3-1 sul campo del . Chiude con 7 presenze.

Bassano Virtus
A inizio 2017 passa in prestito con diritto di riscatto ai veneti del , sempre in Lega Pro. Fa il suo esordio il 22 gennaio nella vittoria casalinga per 1-0 in campionato sull'. Termina con 10 apparizioni.

Monopoli
Per la stagione 2017-2018 va in prestito al , squadra del girone C di Serie C.

Ritorni all'Akragas ed alla Reggina
Il 31 gennaio 2018 fa ritorno all'Akragas , in prestito dalla Juve Stabia fino al 30 giugno. L'anno successivo viene ceduto dalla società campana a titolo definitivo alla , facendo l'ennesimo ritorno della sua carriera in una società: con la squadra calabrese rimane per un solo campionato.

Bisceglie
Nell'estae del 2019 passa in prestito al , sempre in Serie C; al termine della stagione fa il suo ritorno in riva allo stretto.

Mantova
Il 27 agosto 2020 viene ceduto a titolo definitivo al . Il 31 gennaio 2022 rescinde il proprio contratto col club lombardo.

Vibonese
Il 31 gennaio 2022 si accasa alla .

Nazionale
Dopo aver fatto parte delle selezioni Under-18 e Under-19 il 29 febbraio 2012 esordisce in Under-21 in un'amichevole a Nova Gorica con la Norvegia, subentrando all'83' a Matej Podlogar.

Statistiche

Presenze e reti nei club
Statistiche aggiornate al 19 maggio 2022.

Cronologia presenze e reti in nazionale

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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It had been two years since I had even ridden a road bike. I was primed for another session of touring. A Cascades loop and the Olympic Peninsula seemed to call from the Northwest, an area that I have spent very little time, but knew that immense beauty exists up there. The adventure's first spike was flying over Mt. St. Helens with a clear view of the explosion that occurred twenty five years ago. The power of natural forces dwarfs our puny efforts to change the face of the world.
Mark picked me up at the airport and we drove to Arlington, forty miles north of Seattle. On Saturday we packed up his car and headed off to the Cascades. We drove a very scenic back road until we connected with highway 20 which is part of the Cascades loop. We drove to Colonial Creek Campground which is located at the western end of the National Park. After a pleasant evening including the ranger talk about edible plants, Mark headed back to Arlington and I started my journey on the bicycle.
I had to meter my energy output as I hadn't been on a tour lately. The mountain bikin' has little in common with the road effort. The eastbound road would climb for over twenty five miles. On this first day, I felt it early on. The day was pleasant and warm, the sky was clear. The conditions were as nearly perfect as they get. Traffic was light and there were few trucks. The only annoyance was the 100+ mile per hour motorcycles who use this route as an unsanctioned Grand Prix.
After several hours in the beautiful alpine scenery, I finally I reached what I thought was the top of the climb. A sign indicated the crossing of the Pacific Crest Trail. I took a long, needed break. I forced myself to tarry longer than I would normally. I didn't want to blow all my energy on the first day. Finally I climbed back on the bike and rocketed down the very steep hill. It lasted only a mile or so then began a very, very steep climb. It had been a false summit and I was not mentally prepared for more climbing.
Finally I reached the summit. It was over 5000 feet. I had errantly thought the pass was around 4000 feet. But now I was able to descend. Still, I couldn't simply let it rip with abandon. There was a thumping sound coming from my rear wheel and it made me nervous. At slower speeds it was unnoticeable. Finally the mega-steep part of the eastern Cascades yielded to a gentle downhill that sweep through vast fields of irrigated ranch land. I rode at twenty miles per hours for long stretches of time. I stopped at a resort nearly twenty miles from the mountain crest and took another needed break. As I looked at the map, it appeared I could make it to Winthrop, another twenty miles down the road.
When I finally pedaled into town late in the afternoon, I was greeted by the sight of a quaint, made over old western town. To my delight there was a cute brew pub in the old schoolhouse building. I happily parked the bike outside and plunked down on a bar stool and finally relaxed after a seventy mile day that started with the punishing, 25 mile climb. As the electrolytes began to do their job, I asked about camping in the area. Turns out that there was a State Park only a couple miles out of town. Refreshed, but tired I headed towards Lake Pearrygin State Park.
The climb to the park was very mild. I rode into the campground to find a pleasant, family atmosphere with a mix of tents and RV's. The campsites were within one hundred yards of the lake. The afternoon sun was getting low in the sky as I set about organizing my campsite. The tent came out, the sleeping bag was fluffed and my evening meal of potato salad and Cole slaw was laid out on the picnic table.
After eating a very hard earned meal, I walked to the lake to watch the last rays of the sun disappear over the tall Cascade Mountains to the west. The sky was ornate with soft, pastel colors. The hues were soothing to the vision and spirit. I had the sense of great wealth and good fortune. A young boy fishing made for a delightful photo. My long awaited trip was off to a great start.
After a good night's sleep, I awoke to bright sun and cool air. I took my time gathering the campsite, ate my muffin and drank my Double Shot of coffee. Eventually I forced myself onto the bike and with sore legs began to ride out of the campground. I rode through Winthrop and headed southeast along highway 20 through Twisp. The road follows the Methaw river. The sparse vegetation is typical of the backside of the mountains. The sky had a layer of high Cirrus clouds. The clouds would keep the day cool, in an area that can often be very hot.
The ride along the river was easy and pleasant. The traffic was light and the road was nearly level. Only slight climbs and descents existed. Highway 20 eventually heads east and highway 153 continues to follow the Methaw river. The route enters the apple growing region. Orchards begin to grow in size. Near the town of Pateros I stopped at a fruit stand and had one of the sweetest, juiciest peaches ever.
The next part of this day put me along the Columbia River. The road was nearly level along this great, vast waterway. The terrain is mostly dry and brown with the exception of the orchards. Occasional strong wind gusts wanted to blow me backwards at time, otherwise it was relatively easy pedaling towards Lake Chelan. At one place I stopped at an orchard and ate a pear that had fallen from the tree. It was sweet and delicious beyond belief.
Eventually I arrived in Lake Chelan, a large resort area at the southeast end of the fifty mile long lake. This natural lake is huge. It is over fifteen hundred feet deep, making the bottom deeper than sea level. I checked with the City Park and was able to get a camping spot. I would have a deluxe site by myself, in this otherwise crowded park. I visited Safeway and got my evening provisions. Then I found a bike shop and finally took a look at my rear tire. It had a large split along the rim. The tire was deformed and sure to fail. The bike shop had a decent replacement and I was relieved to not have that worry any longer.
The next day I woke and hit the road. The route travels along the lake for a while then heads south to rejoin the Columbia river. The next waypoint was the town of Wenatchee. At this point I took highway 2 west. This busy route runs concurrent with highway 97 for several miles. Massive truck and car traffic populated this four lane road. I had to pedal uphill into headwinds for 15 miles before highway 97 finally split off towards I-90. At this point the traffic eased, the road narrowed and the scenery became much better. I pedaled to the Bavarian looking town of Leavenworth. I asked about camping, picked up dinner supplies and headed up Rt. 2 with not satisfactory idea about places to camp that night.
For several miles I looked intently at the roadside for a place to put my sleeping bag. I needed only a flat enough and out of sight enough place to spent the night. Now well out of town and into the wild Tumwater canyon, I spotted a person standing next to the road. He seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. I was concerned. However as I approached, I noticed a parking lot just off the pavement. In talking with the man, he informed me that there was an old rail bridge with a hiking trail on the other side of the Wenatchee river. This fit the bill. I found the ideal spot to park my trip for the day. Within minutes I had my home for the night.
As darkness fell, so also did my joy factor. Being in the boonies by myself gave rise to a period of concern about the bears and cougars that call this place home. After some fretting, I decided that my fate was whatever the universe offered and went to sleep in the pitch blackness of the wilderness area. Late in the night I awoke to an amazing scene. It was startlingly bright outside from the half moon that had risen long after I joined with the sandman. This gave me comfort and I drifted back into slumber land for the remainder of the night, awaking refreshed and enthused about my journey.
The next morning as I rode up the Tumwater canyon, I was surprised to find a State Park just a few miles up the road. My maps did not indicated the presence of this feature. In a few more miles I came to Coles Corner. This small community serves a local recreational area and is home to a few dozen people. It hosts two restaurants, one of which I chose to fuel up for the long arduous climb over Stevens Pass.
The three egg omelet powered my ride up the eastern slope of Steven's Pass. The ride climbed slowly into the thick forest of the Northern Cascade mountains. The vistas stretched for countless miles across the bright horizon. Near the top of the pass, I visited an interpretive display, describing the early rail building that occurred on the pass. It was fascinating to stand in the woods looking at the same features that the workers looked at nearly 100 years ago. Some must have marveled at the beauty, and also suffered under the harsh conditions that occur in the other seasons.
On Thursday I began the trek back towards Arlington. The ride down and out of the mountains was spectacular. The riding was easy and the traffic was mild until nearing the area of Monroe. There the traffic picked up, the county fair was just beginning and commerce was in full swing. To make matters less fun, I flatted along the busy, narrow road. After a relaxed stop, I had to tolerate the noise and distraction until the town of Snohomish, where I was able to contact, with the help of a fellow biker, the hike and bike trail to Arlington.
The ride to Arlington, the end of this phase of the journey, was delightful and relaxed. The rail-to-trail ride serves the cross country, bicycle tourist very well. No longer do 80,000 pound vehicles hurtle past, only a few scant inches away. Now one gets to relax and look about. Cool, old school farms and dwellings frequently populated the view. These quaint places spoke of a different time, one just slightly past, one that I was steeped in as a child.
I managed to while away one day as Mark worked. On Saturday we packed the Taurus and headed off towards Whidbey Island. The drive was great fun. As a passenger with no responsibility but to look out the window, I was able to absorb the entire landscape from Arlington to the Klickitat Ferry. In Port Townsend we found a delightful beer garden and spent time which for me, was a groovy from of carbohydrate loading. The electrolyte enhancement therapy worked well. We found our way to the El Serape restaurant and hogged huge.
We headed outa town towards the State Park. It was kinda full and our best bet turned out to be a hike-in site. The trek was rather minor and the site was nice. We spent the evening with the requisite campfire and I went and hear Ranger Rick talk about edible plants.
It was foggy in the morning when we awoke. We assembled our campsites and loaded the stuff into the Taurus. We motored into town for some real coffee, then headed towards Highway 101. At the intersection, I unpacked the bike from the wagon, assembled the panniers and prepared to leave. As nature would have it, for reasons that were not to be denied, perhaps related to El Serape, I hadda take a quick trip out of sight.. Nerves, maybe. I was about to head off into some funky looking' weather out onto America's rainforest, the Olympic Peninsula.
We said "Farewell" once again and each headed our own direction. Mark would drive into improving skies, and eventually a nice sunny day. I would continue in drizzle for several hours. Once through Sequim, I kept thinking it was only five miles to P.A. (Port Angeles) Even though the map and everyone I talked to said it was more like 25, I still wanted to believe it was less. In part the sky was growing darker and more ominous. All of my stuff was already damp from the night before.
The good news was that I had managed to find, with the help of several locals, a cool hike/bike trail that goes from the old Rail Bridge in Sequim all the way to P.A. Life was good for a while. It would take two hours to get to P.A. the first hour was OK, but shortly into the second, it started to rain. That in itself isn't so bad. I was plenty warm, had good rain gear and could go for long periods of time in the rain. But it was never fun. It was more survival and tolerate the not-so-great conditions.
Finally I arrived in P.A. When I stopped at the Ferry Terminal, my body began to shut down from the riding and I became chilled. I found my way to the bar and ordered a cup of coffee while I pondered my fate. The rain poured down outside.
The body wasn't particularly responding, so I eventually decided it would be perfectly OK to get a motel room. Good idea, bad execution. It turns out that it was still in tourist season and rooms were going for $150. Dang! I decided to head out. The rain had ceased for the moment and rumor had it that there was a campground a few miles out of town. I pedaled for about ten miles and came upon a sign to Elwha campground. It would be a few more miles up the road. Once there, life became good again. The rain had stopped for the time being, even though water constantly dripped from the trees of this very, very wet peninsula.
In the morning I met another biker, Pat. He and I joined up for the next four days. We were traveling at a similar rate and were both headed to Astoria OR. Our first stop was Grannies. The small, country restaurant served some great food. Properly fueled we headed out for some miles. The next major landmark would be Lake Crescent. Many locals gave high reviews for this natural geographic feature. It was true. The lake was beautiful. We pedaled for nearly ten miles along the emerald blue/green water. The mountains rose from the lakeside to majestic peaks, towering over the landscape.
The beauty of the lake was awesome, but the joy was short lived as we now began a long climb towards some of the darkest clouds I've ever seen. My fear was well founded. The rain began in earnest. It became heavy then it became torrential. Trucks passing would turn the entire world into a frothy mist that would linger for long periods of time.
I had hoped that as we proceeded west we might duck under some of the rain that accumulates on the sides of the Olympic Peninsula. It sort of worked. After thirty miles or so, the rains relented to heavy mist. Once we made the corner and headed south, the day lightened notably. Eventually we were able to pedal nearly 90 miles to Kalaloch. There was a National Park campground that had all of the amenities, including a hand dryer in the bathroom that I used to dry my socks, sleeping bag and shirts.
We were out early and off to the only restaurant in Kalaloch. After another massive infusion of food, we headed east. The sky refused to clear and we faced wet looking weather. Drizzle continued for much of the day. Highway 101 was lightly traveled. There were an inordinate amount of lumber trucks carrying recently living forests to the mills. The truckers, despite their henchman duty were considerate and courteous. The always yielded a major portion of the road, unlike their California counterparts who seem to believe that bicycles were invented to be hood ornaments.
After a day of hard riding, we were faced with where to camp. We stopped in Aberdeen to ask. Lake Sylvia State Park filled the bill, some ten miles away. After Pat had a collision with a car at the entrance to the Wally World parking lot, we were off on an easy, downwind sprint to the park. Lake Sylvia turned out to be a delightful, quiet place that hosted out stay for the night. We met other cyclists who were staying in the hiker/biker spot.
In the morning we noted the other cyclists on the road early. Pat and I rode to town and picked out the most appealing looking restaurant and had another power packed breakfast. We headed south towards Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia. Since we rode at slightly different speeds, eventually we separated. I cruised at a slightly slower speed and spent the day working south. Eventually I arrived in Ilwaco. I stopped at the local grocery store, bought the evening meal and rode the three miles out to the campground. Just as I made the final turn to the park, Pat rode into view. We had managed to arrive at the same time.
Cape D. was a very pleasant spot. Several other cyclists congregated there including the couple we had seen at Lake Sylvia. The weather had dried somewhat, but it was still damp with proximity to the ocean. Raccoons feasted on some of Pat's food overnight. I never heard them.
In the morning we folded up our camp and began the long, fabled ride across the Astoria bridge, nearly five miles long. Luck was on our side with light traffic and nearly no wind. The transit went quickly as we took in the expansive view afforded from the bridge and a bicycle. We stopped at Safeway for more supplies then bade each other farewell as I was headed to Annie's Place and Pat would continue his trek back towards his home in Vancouver, B.C.
After a two and a half day stay in Brownsmead, I again set sail. Now my goal was to ride the 750 miles back to Middletown California. The day was wet and drizzly. As I approached Astoria, it began to rain. Again I hoped that getting to the coast and some distance south would get me out of the rain. It worked. By the time I passed through Seaside, the weather notably changed for the better. Now I could settle into simply riding the bike.
I rode steadily all day and managed to arrive in Tillamook at a reasonable hour. It had been one hundred miles. The last eight miles to the campground progressively became harder. Finally I pulled into one of the premier campgrounds on the coast. Cape Lookout is far from an highway or industry. It offers peace, beauty and on this evening, a stellar sunset performance. Other cyclists always populate this attractive park.
I was up early. I had it in my mind that I could make it back home by the end of the week if I stayed on track. I pedaled steadily down the coast on this Labor Day weekend. The traffic was heavy, but not overwhelming. The weather continued fair as I made it to Beachside S.P. It was another 100 miles. The hiker/biker camp was OK until dark, when the lights from the utility building flooded my tent. Too tired to worry much, I slept reasonably well.
In the morning I headed down the road to find that I had missed a great opportunity to spend the night at the Heceta Head lighthouse campground. It was then over the hill that hosts Sea Lion Caves. This tourist trap was lightly populated as the holiday weekend was now over. I pedaled to Florence and had breakfast with relatives, Mike and Nellie. Well fueled I headed towards Coos Bay with the hope of making it to Bandon for the night.
I stopped at the store in Coos Bay. I had barely enough time to get to Bandon. I pondered the situation. As the minutes passed, I felt more and more tired and decided to pack it in at Sunset Bay State Park. Another mistake. It was further to the park than I remembered, and the hiker/biker spot was soaking wet. The night went poorly as I heard the pesky raccoons thrashing about in the brush nearby, likely trying to figure how to retrieve my food, hanging from the tree.
Up ultra early, I started riding thinking that I might be able to make it to Brookings, another 100 miles. The day was pleasant, the winds generous and conditions were good for another 100 mile day. Again when I reached Brookings, I had the sense I might be able to make it to Crescent City, another 24 miles. However, I was tired and decided that trying to do too many miles would jeopardize the next day's effort. Besides Brookings campground had a laundry, showers and the evening provided another outstanding sunset.
Dense fog greeted me in the morning. Today's task would be to try to make it to Arcata or Eureka. I pedaled to Crescent City, flatted on the outskirts and had to fix the tire along the busy freeway. I stopped at a laundromat where it was warm and ate breakfast. The gray day did not bolster the spirits. To make matters harder, I had to climb a 1000 feet out of Crescent City into the Del Norte State and National Forest. The fog thickened and rain threatened.
The day was dreary all the way to Arcata. I called Auriah and Lucy. They were home and put me up for the night, including a well appreciated pizza dinner. After a good night of sleep on a dry, comfortable couch I again arose to a dark, funky, wet day. My legs didn't want to work. They protested for hours. Again I had hoped that my journey into the inland area would get me to drier climes. The travel down highway 101 was routine and had little traffic. Eureka, Fortuna, Rio Dell and Scotia passed by. Just as I was entering the Avenue of the Giants, I again flatted. Each of my three flats on the trip were caused by staples. This time I didn't even remove the tire, but simply exposed the hole in the tube and fixed it.
Once onto the Avenue, my attitude improved with the surrounding beauty. I was off the main drag. The Avenue travels for thirty miles or so. To my delight, the sky began to lighten, small patches of blue appeared. I traveled to Garberville and bought supplies for the evening. I was hoping to get to Laytonville where I planned to get a motel room. However, the miles were just too long. I made it to Standish Hickey State Park near Leggett. Again I had time to travel further, but felt I needed to save something for the next day. It turned out well. I got a good spot in the park for hiker/biker rates and spent a very nice, quality time at the river during the sunset.
On Saturday I was on the road especially early. I was riding by 7:30, a far cry from the usual 10 or 11:00 of previous weeks. I had a chance to ride all the way to Middletown, if all went well. If not, I was willing to accept a ride for the remainder of the distance if necessary. I was pleased to find sections of highway 254 (old 101) available to get me off the main road with its attendant busy commerce traffic.
I stopped in Calpella for lunch. Now I felt I had a shot at making it all the way back to Middletown. For the first time since Port Townsend, I left highway 101 for good. The day was completely clear and the temperature was warm. I arrived in Lakeport by mid-afternoon. Tired but buoyed by the sense that I just might make it, I started pedaling the last section of the 1450 miles. Strong tailwinds seemed to be blowing me back home. I had one hard climb made difficult only by the persistent flies that hovered in my face while I couldn't swat them with both hands on the bars for climbing.
Finally the top of Bottle rock rolled under my wheels. Fatigued after 115 miles of riding, I had only to process the mostly downhill, last 9 miles. The romp down from Whispering Pines was joyful. I passed Jake as he was returning home. I stopped at the Mt. St. Helena brewing company and purchased my two bottles of reward. Finally I turned into my drive, having pedaled 750 miles in 7 days. It was, for me, a huge ride and a mileage achievement that I may never surpass.
Now I have to settle back into 'normal' life until I have a chance to slip the surly bonds once again and pedal off into a realm that offers joy and freedom seldom found in the work-a-day grind of this living.


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Trump continues on the warpath: Now US tariffs cover nearly everything arriving from China
Settle in because we are here for the long haul
By Max Smolaks 2 Aug 2019 at 14:55
After a short-lived cease fire, the glorious leader of the United States has announced yet another round of tariffs on Chinese imports, due to be imposed in September.
President Donald Trump said there would be a further 10 per cent levy on another $300bn worth of Chinese imports, in the fourth round of tariff increases by the US since June 2018.
The announcement has already caused a cascade of economic misery: the S&P 500 was down, European and Asian stocks were down, and US Treasury yields were down too, according to the Wall Street Journal.
China is expected to retaliate, kicking the ongoing conflict into overdrive as both sides essentially run out of things to tax.
The trade war started after the US announced a 25 per cent tariff on approximately $50bn of goods from China that "contain industrially significant technologies".
The rationale, according to the White House, was "China's theft of intellectual property and technology and its other unfair trade practices."
"These tariffs are essential to preventing further unfair transfers of American technology and intellectual property to China, which will protect American jobs," the president said in a statement in June 2018 (despite describing the proposed tariffs as "fake news" just days later). "In addition, they will serve as an initial step toward bringing balance to the trade relationship between the United States and China."
That rationale, though, flew out of the window in September 2018, when the White House announced a broad 10 per cent tariff on $200bn worth of Chinese wares – from meat to monopods. Networking equipment, semiconductors and optical fibre equipment were all affected. In May 2019, the tariffs on affected products were increased, as threatened, to 25 per cent.
In June, the situation seemed to be improving. Trump met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the G20 Summit and agreed not to impose further tariffs. It wasn't to last.
On Thursday, Trump took to Twitter (of course) to accuse China of not following through on its promises of buying more agricultural products from the US and stopping the flow of fentanyl, a potent opioid.
"If they don't want to trade with us anymore, that would be fine with me," he later told reporters in a press conference on the White House lawn. "Until such time as there is a deal, we'll be taxing them."
Trump's trade war has already messed with global supply chains, and will undoubtedly do more damage in the months to come.
Prez Trump's trade war reshapes electronics supply chains as China production slows
"In addition to the actual cost of tariffs, we know some of the mitigation efforts by moving manufacturing from location to different locations has resulted in overall slight uptick in our cost of goods sold, really as part of the mitigation. So there is some costs associated with that as well," Rami Rahim, CEO of American networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks, said in an earnings call last week.
In its fresh-off-the-press analysis, the US intelligence corporation Stratfor warned: "Even a 10 per cent tariff, instead of the earlier threatened 25 per cent, will come back to bite American consumers and affect US companies such as Apple.
"Equity markets are predictably diving upon news of the additional tariffs. A prolonged trade war with China will further sour the investment climate, and Trump's trade wars are already sapping global economic growth."
Stratfor noted that one of the options open to the Chinese is a restriction on exports of rare earth materials that are critical to the US tech and defence industries. China is also working on its own "Entity List" – a blacklist where it wants to place companies it considers a threat to its interests.
Meanwhile, in typical "hold my beer" fashion, Japan has just announced its own trade sanctions against South Korea, removing the country from its list of trusted export destinations – which could cause delays for shipments of essential chip components. South Korean President Moon Jae-in promised to retaliate, saying: "We can beat Japan." ®
Australia didn't blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report
So much for the public deterrence value of attribution
China fires up 'Great Cannon' denial-of-service blaster, points it toward Hong Kong
Protest organizers come under fire from network traffic barrage
China tells America, with a straight face, it will absolutely crack down on hacking and copyright, tech blueprint theft
Wow, it's all coming up Trump right now, huh?
US and China wave white flags, hit pause button on trade war
Pending tariffs on notebooks, phones, monitors shelved as super powers strike 'prelimary' deal
Two can play that game: China orders ban on US computers and software
Who needs who more?
Senior GitLab exec resigns over plan to stop hiring engineers in China and Russia
Code hosting company considers risk of pressure to betray customer data too great
What? No way. Apple? Censoring iOS 13 to appease China? Gosh. How shocking. Who'd have thought it?
iGiant declines to Taiwan on for Hong Kong and Macau
It's dangerous to go alone! Take Uncle Sam and the Netherlands: Duo join naval task force into China's backyard
Multinational poking of bear
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Director Michael Glover Smith
Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller
Writer Michael Glover Smith, Vincent Francone
Cast Mia Park, Circus-Szalewski, Carrie Lee Bland, Lloyd Collins, Manny Toro, John Causgrove, Dareese, Willie Daniels
Genres Drama, Indie film, Action Film, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery, Detective fiction, Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure
Similar movies Barely Lethal (2015), Stretch (2014), The Big Hit (1998)
A modern Robin Hood robs rich corporations and gives her profits to the poor.
The Minx is a 2007 movie written and directed by Chicago-based independent filmmaker Michael Glover Smith. It is not to be confused with the 1969 film by the same title. The Minx was written in collaboration with Vincent Francone and shot on location in Chicago and Hong Kong in late 2005 and early 2006. It was picked up for distribution by Echelon Entertainment of Glendale, California and was released on DVD in the United States on May 15, 2007. The films world premiere, held at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, was a "Recommended" screening by Cine-File, Chicagos guide to independent and alternative cinema.
The Minx is by turns an action/thriller and a comedy. The films plot details the adventures of Linnea Chiang, a mild-mannered tobacconist by day and a masked master thief by night; like some modern day Robin Hood, the black vinyl-clad "Minx" robs large corporations and gives the money away to homeless people on the streets of Chicago. Over the course of the films plot turns, Linnea develops relationships with two very different men: Joseph Van Zwick, the ruthless CEO of the corrupt "World Energy" company, and Edgar Alvarez, an idealistic young reporter for "The Windy City Weekly," Chicagos leading alternative newspaper. In an ironic twist, Edgar is assigned to write a story on the Minx, never dreaming that Linnea, the woman he has become romantically involved with, could be her alter-ego. As both of these men, as well as Chief Inspector Chiapetti of the Chicago police, begin to close in on the Minxs true identity, Linnea is forced to make a decision about her future that will affect the lives of everyone involved.
The Minx was shot on a shoestring budget in only ten days over a span of several months. It was made using 24p digital video technology while the cast and crew worked mostly for free. Most of the actors in the movie are well known in the world of Chicago theater, television and independent film; among the cast members are noted thespians Mia Park (host of televisions Chic-a-Go-Go), Circus-Szalewski and Duane Sharp (star of Zen Noir). The Minx is dedicated to filmmakers Louis Feuillade and Chor Yuen.
Tagline: Your heart isnt the only thing shell steal
Linnea: "I feel the deepest part of me awakening."
Joe: "My kind of culture somehow just doesnt jibe with karma and reincarnation. Im just not temperamentally suited for it, you know what I mean? I grew up masturbating to Marilyn Monroe."
News Anchor: "Although it appears from this security camera image that the Minx is female, Chief Chiapetti has said that because of the daring nature of some of her acrobatic feats it is possible that the Minx could be a man disguised as a woman."
Linnea: "Maybe the Minx is just a down to earth girl who wants to play more than one role in this life. Maybe shed like to play as many roles as she can because she knows one day death is going to strip us all of our costumes and make us completely equal in the grave."
Joe: "Whats that bitch gonna do in Hong Kong?"
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Who will use electric vehicles?
Elisabeth Dütschke, Uta Schneider and Anja Peters
No S6/2013, Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" from Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI)
Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently seen as an important means to make transport more sustainable; however, so far, only a few EVs are actually on the roads. This paper tries to identify likely early private users of EVs based on a narrative review of results from earlier studies by the authors. Two usage scenarios are analyzed: (1) the traditional model of car use where the EV is bought or leased by the household whose members drive the vehicle (individual usage), and (2) concepts where EVs are used as part of shared fleets (collective usage). Findings indicate that, for both scenarios, likely early users are highly educated middle-aged men. Those who live with their family in rural or suburban regions seem to be more interested in owning an EV; for those living in urban areas, carsharing might be an attractive alternative. Other likely user groups are also discussed in the paper.
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We are happy to announce that Aingura IIoT together with Universidad Politécnica de Madrid publishes a new book "Industrial Applications of Machine Learning" at the Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series from CRC Press. The book shows how machine learning can be applied to address real-world problems in the fourth industrial revolution, and provides the required knowledge and tools to empower readers to build their own solutions based on theory and practice.
The book introduces the fourth industrial revolution and its current impact on organizations and society. It explores machine learning fundamentals, and includes four case studies that address a real-world problem in the manufacturing or logistics domains, and approaches machine learning solutions from an application-oriented point of view. The book should be of special interest to researchers interested in real-world industrial problems.


The BMW Shorties is a cultural initiative by BMW to provide amateur filmmakers with a platform to discover their talent that started right here in Malaysia.
I think that just about sums up the whole idea, you see we Malaysians are very talented people, and I have the privilege to meet many of them and it was inspiring.
It seems that BMW Shorties have been around for a few years , a little bit embarrassed to not be aware of them actually. #epicfail.
I am sure you have been seeing many viral local made shorts lately. such as Alone,forever? by themingfeed or Abuthen!? by Jinnyboy that showed much potential in our film industry in the future , provided if we survive this election *cough cough*.
The Top 10 Shorties (no pun intended) were not short at all, with "Joy" as their theme, each of the entries interpreted "Joy:" in so many ways. With the largest number of entries since its incubation, the Top ten were selected from 114 entries.
Some of the films were very vocal, and it engages you from to end.
Some were quiet, but right the end it suddenly hits you.
No matter what it is, most of the film that I have watched used very minimal special effects but rely solely on the interpretation of the theme and camera angles to project the story and the emotions that it brings.
I am not able to embed any of the videos here due to copyright and protection reasons as I am not able to locate the films on youtube as well.
Here are some posters for the short films to get you interested to click the link i gave above, I know how lazy people cant get but I assure you, it is worth it.
Just for safety measures, I will put the link here as well.
One of the finalist, "the long distance relationship" just started a production company not long ago, show your support to them as well.!
i remember seeing these like a lot of years back.. hey thanks for sharing bro!
i love the BMW shorties. interesting stories and takes by different folks. good job and promoting local talents.


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Despite Grand Jury Threat, Trump Can Still Aim For Presidency
By Michael Mathes
Former US president Donald Trump faces mounting legal woes, but while possible indictments or convictions may damage his potential run for another White House term, they would not bar him from seeking -- or holding -- the office
MANDEL NGAN
Would Donald Trump run for president under indictment? No charges have been filed, but a grand jury may bring findings this year that put the ex-president in legal jeopardy and pose grave risks to his 2024 ambitions.
Headlines about Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance launching a six-month grand jury, ramping up the years-long investigation into the business dealings of Trump and the Trump Organization, sparked a flurry of speculation over the one-term president's political future.
Trump is facing investigations by federal and New York state authorities into whether he or his company lied about the value of assets to defraud banks and insurance companies, or to obtain tax benefits illegally.
Indictments, a conviction or even prison time would not bar any American from seeking the highest office, as there is nothing unconstitutional about a convicted criminal winning the White House, a number of experts told AFP.
States may impose their own rules in campaigns for statewide office, but "there is no requirement that a candidate for president or Congress not be indicted," said election law expert Rick Hasen of the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
But any such developments would undoubtedly damage an already wounded Republican leader contemplating what would almost certainly be the most stunning comeback in US political history.
"This is potentially extremely serious," Howard Schweber, a professor of American politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said of the grand jury being convened.
"What seems clear is that there are major criminal indictments on the way and that those indictments will target the people at the top of the Trump business."
Trump has signaled he may launch another presidential bid despite an unprecedented two impeachments and falling approval ratings after the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, which his opponents say he incited.
Trump offered hints after news of his legal woes broke about the scorched-earth tone he would take in any future campaign, rejecting the ongoing investigation as "a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in American history."
"Our Country is broken, our elections are rigged, corrupt, and stolen, our prosecutors are politicized, and I will just have to keep on fighting like I have been for the last five years!" he said in a statement.
Trump noted a recent poll indicating he was "far in the lead" for the Republican presidential primary, a declaration appearing to warn party leaders or rival candidates against counting him out.
'Remarkable' scenarios
There have been examples of criminal suspects bidding for office as recently as 2008, when US senator Ted Stevens ran unsuccessfully for re-election despite a federal grand-jury indictment for corruption.
In 1992, perennial third-party candidate Lyndon LaRouche ran unsuccessfully for president from a federal prison cell.
No American under federal indictment has ever won the presidency, and George W. Bush is the only person with a criminal conviction -- he was fined after admitting drunk driving -- to serve in the office.
No US president has ever been charged with a crime after leaving office.
In 2016, the brash billionaire Trump, fully aware of the deeply polarized US political landscape, blurted out an almost unthinkable declaration: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
While no one is charging Trump with capital murder, the loyalty principle would be put to the test should he run in 2024 stained by indictment or conviction.
Trump would not need a majority of the nation or even Republican Party voters to get the GOP nomination, just a plurality of Republican primary voters.
"There's really no middle now," said Michigan State University law professor Brian Kalt, who believes that "99 percent" of Americans are entrenched in their pro- or anti-Trump camps, regardless of the issue.
"Any discussion about the legal nuances is really beside the point," Kalt said.
And what if a candidate were to win the presidency while in prison?
"It would be a pretty remarkable situation," says Kalt, adding that a judge or governor would have to design his incarceration in a manner that would allow him to run the country.
But how Trump wins over enough voters after he has been accused or convicted of substantial crimes would be the ultimate challenge of his political career.
"Even the possibility that it wouldn't tank someone's candidacy is pretty remarkable," Kalt said.
Whether Trump will be indicted remains unknown. But "it is actually not clear that even a criminal conviction of Trump would be very politically damaging," the University of Wisconsin's Schweber said.
"The pattern for Trump has always been that he has held a core of supporters for whom any claim of wrongdoing only strengthens their loyalty."
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A new approach to senior meals
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By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register
The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A) is making changes to their Senior Meals program in order to continue its meal delivery service. Prior to COVID, seniors were delivered hot meals by a dedicated staff of volunteers or immersed themselves in congregate places among friends. However, in an effort to continue providing to the community and to those in need while also keeping staff, volunteers and the elderly safe, NEI3A has made the switch for the month of May to delivering pre-made frozen meals.
In an interview, NEI3A Program Coordinator Janet Buls indicated it was a slow transition that began in the middle of March, when the congregate meal centers were shut down while the delivery of warm meals went on. It was after Easter when the full change to pre-made frozen meals in packs of seven or 14 was implemented as a way of preventing exposure to COVID-19.
How does an organization set up for a small delivery operation of warm cooked meals and an even smaller kitchen staff at its communal places transition to a frozen meal delivery service for the roughly 900 to 1,000 individuals serviced across 18 counties? The answer, according to Buls, was with a lot of help.
The help consisted of international company Trio—the agency's main vendor—and other organizations such as Sisters Meals, Moms Meals and the local kitchen staff, who all pitch in to cook and freeze the meals that still meet every mandated nutritional requirement.
However, Buls noted the preparing and packaging of the meals wasn't the biggest difficulty with the switch. The transportation and delivery of them has been.
Part of the difficulty lies with the age of the agency's current volunteers. Buls estimated 60 to 80 percent are older than 60. They represent the vulnerable portion of the population that cannot afford to be overexposed. So, what to do? Enter EARL Public Transit, an existing partner, and not a single day of delivery or meal was missed. In fact, Buls said they've expanded routes, added consumers and have received positive feedback from those receiving the new frozen meal packages.
In Clayton County, only 26 people are currently utilizing the senior meals program. Perhaps Clayton is a county blessed with a formidable senior citizen population, or maybe many don't know about the program or how to make contact. Utilizing the program is accessible to anyone over 60, regardless of income, because income level does not dictate a person's level to care or cook for themselves. Sometimes, Buls mentioned, people aren't aware they need help or don't believe they will qualify. For anyone looking for answers, please call (800) 779-8707.
Even with the successful shift in the senior meals program and the information for those interested, there is a vital aspect missing with the new frozen meal delivery service, and that is the community connection. COVID has splintered social interactions and pushed those most in need further to the fringes. This is where the volunteers in the meals program provide a vital service beyond just delivering a meal. They remind senior citizens that they still matter, that they are still important, that they exist and deserve to be treated as valuable members of society.


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Влади́мир Миха́йлович Гольхово́й (18 октября 1949 года, Таллин) — специалист в области теории и методики обучения математике, педагог, организатор внешкольного образования, автор учебников и пособий для школьников, кандидат педагогических наук.

Биография
Родился 18 октября 1949 года в Таллине, Эстонская ССР. В 1964 году поступил в специализированную школу-интернат № 45 (ныне Академическая гимназия имени Д. К. Фаддеева Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета) и в 1966 году окончил её. С 1966 по 1971 год обучался на математико-механическом факультете (кафедра алгебры и теории чисел) Ленинградского государственного университета (ЛГУ).

В 1974 году начал работать в Северо-Западной заочной математической школе при ЛГУ сначала методистом, а с 1988 года директором. С 1975 года преподает математику в школе-интернате № 45 (Академической гимназии). В. М. Гольховой — кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры высшей геометрии математико-механического факультета Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета. Автор более 20 публикаций, в том числе нескольких книг.

С 1993 года — председатель жюри Ленинградской областной олимпиады школьников по математике, член жюри Олимпиады Эйлера учителей математики Санкт-Петербурга и Ленинградской области, работал в жюри Всесоюзной и Ленинградской (Санкт-Петербургской) олимпиад, «Интеллектуального марафона», «Сахаровских чтений», Первой Геометрической олимпиады им. И. Ф. Шарыгина.

Среди учеников В. М. Гольхового имеются многочисленные доктора и кандидаты наук, победители Международных, Всесоюзных (Всероссийских) и Ленинградских (Петербургских) математических олимпиад. За время работы заочной математической школы её окончили более 11 тысяч учеников.

В. М. Гольховой награждался Почетными грамотами министерств просвещения РСФСР, РФ, Белоруссии и Аджарии, а также Комитета образования Ленинградской области, СПбГУ и журнала «Квант». Он является Лауреатом премии Сороса.

Основные публикации
 Башмаков М. И., Беккер Б. М., Гольховой В. М. Задачи по математике. Алгебра и анализ. — М.: Наука, 1982. 191 с.
 Башмаков М. И., Беккер Б. М., Гольховой В. М., Ионин Ю. И. Алгебра и начала анализа: задачи и решения. — М.: Высшая школа, 2004. 296 с. ISBN 5-06-004470-X.
 Беккер Б. М., Гольховой В. М. Комплексные числа. — СПб.: ЛОИРО, 2005. 40 c. ISBN 5-8290-0438-0.
 Гольховой В. М. Математические соревнования школьников. — СПб.: ЛОИРО, 2005. 96 c. ISBN 5-8290-0435-6.

Примечания

Родившиеся в Таллине
Педагоги по алфавиту
Педагоги СССР
Педагоги России
Педагоги Санкт-Петербурга
Преподаватели Академической гимназии
Соросовский учитель
Кандидаты педагогических наук
Выпускники Академической гимназии СПбГУ
Выпускники математико-механического факультета Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета


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Bad PR Dogs Mitt Romney
Protesters representing "Dogs Against Romney" rallied today at Madison Square Garden, host of the Westminster Dog Show, to educate passers-by that the former Massachusetts Governor is anti-canine. It was a good photo-op.
They asked: How can a guy who strapped his family dog, Seamus, to the top of the family station wagon for a 12-hour drive from Boston to Ontario in 1983 become president of a nation of dog lovers? They carried "I Ride Inside" and "Mitt is Mean" posters and caught the attention of media.
The Boston Globe reported the dog-on-top-of –car-story in 2007 and it just took off. New York Times columnist Gail Collins makes a reference to Seamus in just about every column. According to online comments to the NYT, the reference is a big hit. Romney even drew a rebuke from Fox News' Chris Wallace, owner of a yellow lab named Winston. He asked the Governor, "What were you thinking?" Romney claimed that Seamus, who became ill during the drive, actually liked the air-tight kennel.
Will Dogs Against Romney dog the Republican candidate throughout the campaign? What's next? Will "Billionaires for Bush" street theater group morph into "Billionaires for Romney?" The Billionaires "supported" George W. Bush in the 2004 and 2008 election with chants such as "Corporations Are People Too." During a campaign event in Iowa, Romney told an audience that corporations are people.
Romney is a natural for the Billionaires.