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AusCERT, Australia's largest information security conference, dominates an extended Patch Monday podcast this week, with the latest on Stuxnet, the insecurities of internet routing and the drama that started with a Facebook hack and ended with a journalist being arrested.
I've selected just three AusCERT-related stories for the podcast. For more, see ZDNet Australia's complete AusCERT coverage.
First, Stuxnet — the worm targeted at Iran's nuclear program last year. It's the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever developed. Security analyst Eric Byres, one of the world's leading experts in protecting critical infrastructure, believes that we'll see Son of Stuxnet, a less sophisticated copycat malware, in as little as a year. He also believes that the "air gap" — physically separating critical infrastructure networks from the broader internet — won't be the answer to this emerging threat.
Second, internet routing. There are problems with the protocols used to route traffic around the internet, as we explained on Patch Monday in November 2010. Routers trust other routers to tell them what's going on, but mistakes happen. Geoff Huston, chief scientist at APNIC, goes one further, denigrating this process mapping by rumour. "If you get bad players, how do you tell who's lying?" he said. "Our vulnerability is horrifying, that in the face of determined malicious cyber warfare you won't have an internet tomorrow when it happens."
Third, Christian Heinrich's demonstration of a Facebook privacy hack at BSides Australia, which used as its target the Facebook account of another security researcher's wife. That in itself raises ethical questions. But subsequently, a journalist who reported the story was arrested, and his iPad was seized by Queensland police.
Peter Black, who teaches internet and constitutional law at Queensland University of Technology, explains the Australian laws that apply.
Adam Palmer, lead cybersecurity adviser for Norton and former US Navy JAG prosecutor, provides a US legal perspective.
Ty Miller, chief technology officer of Pure Hacking, explains the boundaries of Ethical Hacking.
Sean Morrissey, chief executive officer of Katana Forensics, a digital forensics firm specialising in iOS-based devices like iPhones and iPads, explains what can be done with an iPad in just two days.
Colin Jacobs, chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia.
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The '79 had the EGR system. That's all gone now but I had to fix the holes. Here's my attempt on the valve. It's just two pieces of 3/16" steel with an old exhaust gasket underneath. The right gasket would be better but this is temporary. I bent the upper plate a bit to press in the middle. It may leak a bit but I'm not concerned.
What may be a problem is the tube port on the inside. I think that's for exhaust sampling or something like that. It was broken off and the fitting broke, too. So, I drilled out the hole and tried to tap it. That wasn't working so I grabbed a big self-tapping bolt and...cracked the manifold. With my options being to swap in a manifold or go with it, I went with it. One bolt on that manifold was broken off when I got it and I fixed that. I didn't want to do that again. So, put some JB Weld into the hole to seal a bit and drove the bolt back in. Might just break off or leak but I've had worse. It is temporary, after all.
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Since pictures are fun, here's the '79 engine on the hook. Notice the third chain going diagonally and how flat the engine is. Made it easy to drop in. No intake on the engine but I wanted to make space in the garage and get the "Zombie" back on the ground. It's winter here, suddenly, and I need the second stall.
Been a while in process, but I've gotten the CIS worked out enough to put a '79 engine into the '80 S. It starts and runs but won't "take the gas" when I press the throttle. I've checked a lot but can't find the false air leak that I'm sure is there. The car will idle at 1200 RPM fairly smoothly and do so until I turn it off. It's unresponsive to changes in the idle setscrew. I'll get this figured out. At least it runs without blowing fluids about.
Always disassemble the fuel distributor up-side down and carefully track which parts go where.
I've posted a few times on this. I'll rehash that a bit for completeness.
Using a spare CIS fuel pump, I set up a bench-test system for the CIS. It's easy enough. My initial goal was to flush gas through the fuel distributor and injectors and get the system cleaned out before putting it into a car. The initial work was problematic with the system being clogged. So I resolved to rebuild the fuel distributor and clean the injectors. And that's when the fun started.
I've lost track of the number of times I had the fuel distributor apart. Likely 20 or more. Pull it apart. Clean it a bit, put it back together and try it out. A few things have come clear to me on this.
Always use a fuel filter going into the system.
It's OK to re-cycle the gas that come from the return line. I found real trouble putting the gas back into the system that was caught coming out of the fuel injectors or leaks. I suspect those were getting contaminated from the tubs I as using. Something was going on as using fresh gas got good results put pouring the "caught" gas back into the supply gas can often lead to clogging of the distributor and WUR.
The thin, simple "washers" below the springs are shims and are more critical is setting flow rate than the springs themselves. I started to track flow rates versus shim height and it was a very clear trend of the thicker shims producing higher flow rates. By moving the shims around and comparing flow rates from the injectors with no other changes I could see that some springs were stiffer. Or the diaphragm was more compliant there.
By moving the shims to get a gross balance and then moving the springs based on which were "stiff" and "soft" I could get the fuel distributor back into some sort of balance.
Be very careful when installing the 8 small o-rings around the central core. It's very easy to have one pop off, slip up, break or have an abrasion. The result being an injector that comes on full blast and the trial is wasted. It was handy to have a bag of 100 o-ring to use. The more assembly cycles the o-rings are used in, then more likely they are to fail.
One effort that went well was characterizing the fuel injectors. I swapped them, one-at-a-time, to a line that flowed well. This lead to finding 8 (out of 17) that had comparable flow rates and good patterns.
Something quite interesting was that the fuel distributor on the "S" car is an adjustable distributor. The model number matches the one off the '79 and is correct for the car: 0 438 100 027. But! Each valve in the fuel distributor has an Allen-key adjustment on its side. I hadn't seen this before, or heard it mentioned, and could find this feature on other 928s. It looks like something for a Ferrari 400. Carl at 928 Motorsports sells an alloy version of this type of unit for strong money. Picture below.
Well, lots of things. First off, it's a US '79 engine in an '80 Euro S car. I swapped in this donor engine so I can move and drive the car while working on the Euro S engine.
I do want to call attention to the fine use of off-the-shelf hose to replace hoses on the '79.
The fancy heated vent hose is gone. The heater line, for the coolant, is replace by some 3/8" fuel line running from the rear of the right head back to the crossover. I though about blocking them off, maybe with a plate on the head, but put in a hose instead. For the vent line I've just got some big (1 1/4"?) water hose the runs over the side.
The hose from the auxiliary air regulator to the cold start valve was really crisp. That's replaced by some 3/4" heater hose and a couple of elbows. Had to go around the long way to make it work.
There's a similar approach for the brake booster. Easy to grab from the junk bins and make something work.
So I'm zooming the car around. The lower power level is really noticeable with 216 instead of 300hp. Maybe not tuned up so well, either. Still, it runs and drives and I can keep fixing the electrics and other things while pacing myself on the engines.
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Good progress. are you having any issues finding euro parts for the rebuild?
No... but I've been accumulating them for a while.
The main bearings are NLA but I spotted some on eBay. I've heard that the 97mm piston rings can be hard to get but I ordered them when, apparently, they were in stock. Most of the engine parts are shared with other engines so are available.
I've started on the engine rebuild. This time it's the Euro S engine that came with the car. The car has a '79 US engine in it now.
I've gotten it apart with not much drama. It came apart fairly easily. Surprisingly, all the injector sleeves unscrewed just fine. One broken bolt on the heater hose outlet.
I'm trying to get the studs off the block and that's not going well. The plan is to have the deck milled to be flat. I've tried 4 or 5 and only one stud came loose. I'll see how it goes and may just let the machine shop remove them.
All the bearings looked and and the cylinders themselves are remarkably clean. Not a single scratch in any of them!
The outside of the engine was an oily mess with lots of caked-on, baked-on dirt. The inside is terrible. I ran synthetic oil in it thinking it'd clean up a bit but it's just black and gooey.
Now that it's getting towards spring, the engine project is coming together. All the machine shop work is done. Here's the block and heads all clean and wrapped up. The block got some broken bolts fixed, including a stud I broke, and it's been decked about 0.005". That should help with gasket sealing.
The heads got a full valve job. One springs was broken but otherwise it just needed guides and seals and machine work. The shop also did some porting work. They made a larger radius on the inside of the intakes. No flow bench results. Minor surfacing to ensure it's flat. I should have had the cam tower surfaced as well to help sealing there.
The crank also got a check and a polish. No issues.
I thought about getting the pistons balanced and decided not to. I've asked for that in the past and have been told that they're pretty close to begin with. I'll spend the money elsewhere.
Almost all the parts are here. I've been collecting them for years. I found the correct bearing set on eBay that's been NLA for a couple of years. The 97mm rings are sometimes hard to find. I've been looking for a tougher top ring but can't find anything stock that'll fit.
I'm trying to decide on what to do with the studs. I'd like a full new set but the stock Porsche studs are not as stiff as the ones that are on there. I've thought about getting an ARP set. 928MS sells one.($480!) Looks like that's really two 944 2.5l sets with the two short studs pulled from another ARP Porsche kit. I might just salvage studs off the blocks I've got.
Otherwise, just waiting on the crank scraper kit from 928 Motorsports. My order for a kit from Ishihara-Johnson went awry and they refunded the money. I've been very happy with the I-J kit on my first track car.
Working on mundane cleaning and ordering final parts. Some improvising was necessary to get the cam towers apart.
This engine has the steel liners for the lifters. One side came apart fine but on the second that just wouldn't budge. This is Minnesota and the garage isn't heated so I thought that some heat would help. A propane torch didn't seem to heat the tower much so I got a bigger torch. (below) In this case, it's a sunflower heater mounted to a tank. The cam tower is clamped to a bench and sticks out over the heater. Worked like a charm. When the tower got hot to the touch the liners would slide out without much force.
This engine is really filthy inside. It ran great but it's amazing that it did. All the o-ring and rubber parts are solid and crunchy. It's no wonder there was so much oil on the outside.
Some of the lifters are stuck hard. I've gone to using a gear puller to force some action on the button. Eventually, they get to 1/8" or so of motion which I figure is OK. I've got some extra used lifters as back-ups but want to put the originals back in the same sleeves. So far, the lifters have loosened up without any obvious damage.
The next goal is to get these cam towers back together.
I'm turning the corner on the project from disassembly and cleaning to re-assembly.
Got the cam towers together today. It took a long time to get it all ready for that. The towers and exterior parts were very dirty with caked-on, baked-on oily crud. It took about three hours per side to get it done. Assembly is about 45 minutes a side.
While checking the lifters, I found some problems. First-off, some of the lifters had zero play on the piston. Some moved freely for about 1/4" to 3/8" of stroke. For the stuck ones, I worked the piston a bit by pressing on it by hand but that didn't free them up. What did work was using a gear puller to force the piston down. Not good to do but we'll see if they're damaged. Applying some penetrating oil and working them made them all move well, eventually.
I'm not sure why some lifters were stuck solid. It might have been the pistons were seized or gunk inside was not letting the oil out of the piston or fill hole. I tried getting them apart but the piston is swaged in. It'd be fun to investigate but that'd be one that got replaced.
While getting the sleeves out, I apparently distorted a few. The lifter should slide through on its own weight but some stuck. Eyeballing, the sleeves were bent a tiny bit where there were vice-grips marks. Some 220 grit sandpaper took that down enough to get smooth motion. It's important that the lifters not only move up/down easily but turn as well. The cam lobes are a bit off-center with respect to the lifters so the lifters will turn a bit on each cycle. This motion evens out the wear on the lifter faces.
The towers went together well. I use a bit of RTV on the cork end seal as those tend to leak. An oddity is that the cap themselves are marked "Canada." I did not know that. I use Redline assembly lube on all of the contacting surfaces.
Only a few things left in the need-to-clean pile. Only a few minor parts that need to come in. Getting near to doing the rotating assembly assembly.
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Here's something I didn't think existed. I searched but I couldn't find a US retailer that sold the square-toothed belt for older cars (through 1982) made by Gates.
The internet wisdom is that Gates belts stretch less than other manufacturer's belts. After searching all sorts of websites, I looked on eBay and found one out of the UK. It finally showed up and is the "unobtainable" Gates belt with square teeth. I half-suspected that a later belt with round teeth would show up in the box.
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Working through the parts as I'm finishing up cleaning and prepping.
Here's a few pictures of ARP head studs that will be going in. These are ARP 204-4211 studs are are made for the 16V 2.5l 944 engine. They are precisely the right studs for the job except that the 944 engine doesn't have the one short stud on each side. (And you need two sets.) As the short stud is a supply challenge, I busted one of those taking it apart.
Something that experienced 928 engine builders say, and I've experienced as well, is that the replacement studs from Porsche are not as stiff as the original studs. They're also not as stiff as the ARP studs. Mixing them together makes it hard to get an even clamping force on the head and that leads to gasket failure. What I've seen/felt is that when tightening the new Porsche studs the wrench just keeps on turning to get to the right torque. I've been worried that the stud was actually pulling out of the block. No, it's the stretchy replacement stud.
So... I've got the 18 long studs. In the first pic there's one original stud lined up to show the lengths and thread lengths. The ARP are a bit longer, overall, with more threads on the top (nut) end. I'll have to see what I want to do about the short stud. Either use the new stud and one old stud or salvage a stud off a spare, older block.
ARP does make a near-correct short (142mm) stud that's actually 150mm but will work. They sell it in a special set for putting a 16V head onto a 3.0l block. Someone could (and someone does, apparently) get them and then resell a 20-stud kits for the 928. It was just a lot cheaper to get two kits and figure out the short studs.
The third picture is of a new Porsche short stud along with the original short stud and a long stud. Note the wear marks on one end of the original studs from the force needed to get them out of the block. If the new studs were compatible with the original studs I'd have picked out good-looking studs and just bought a handful to go in with the ones that look too beat up to re-use.
I've wanted to do this for a while whether or not it'll show any power improvements.
The inside of the plenum is fairly rough and isn't machined or cleaned-up after being cast. At least it doesn't look like it. The pics show some of the work I've been doing on the upper plenum. Pretty simple and quick to use a barrel sander and some small grinding stones to take off the "sandy" surface and make it a lot smoother. I think it's valuable to the the inside "bell" part, too.
The first two pics show inside views with the first being un-polished outlets and the second showing the other side having been polished. The third pic shows two outlets with one polished and one not. The polished one doesn't look that scratched in person and does feel a lot smoother.
The original surface is pretty rough with grains of metal sticking up. It's not a case of polished vs. dimpled as some surface texture can be good.
I also did some work on the lower plenum, to. (No pics) Mostly just smoothing the inside of the casting with a Scotchbrite pad and getting it clean. I did notice that the throttle body didn't line up well on the plenum. Some work with a half-round file got that to match. I cleaned up the front well as that's where the air is being turned upwards to the throttle.
Next up is to polish and port the runners a bit.
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text: Arthurian romance is normally characterized by a highly precise travel trajectory in which knights leave the Round Table in search of “aventure” and subsequently return. At the same time, the search for “aventure” involves what seems like much random meandering. In this essay, I theorize a logic to this knightly wandering. I argue that travel in Sir Thomas Malory’s Arthurian oeuvre is inextricably linked to sexual behavior. The code of sexual ethics engendered by travel narratives applies equally to males and females. Male and female sexual transgressors are condemned to equally constraining travel narratives, while virgins of both sexes enjoy a kind of free mobility. Chivalry dictates the need for a very particular kind of travel. In constructing a fixed link between sexual ethics and travel, Malory’s narratives code sexual behavior as an ethical determiner of chivalry.


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You will find that nowadays most people are seeking the services of a locksmith as they are becoming quite popular. The work of a locksmith is to ensure that they help you out if at all you cannot be able to locate your keys and you do not have a spare one, you should not worry as they will be able to sought you out.If you are having such troubles you can be comfortable knowing that if you call up a locksmith thy will immediately turn up in order to help you solve the situation, and they always ensure that they carry all the needed equipment with them.Keep in mind that you can never go wrong if you research thoroughly on a well-experienced locksmith in the area. Locksmiths are the best when it comes to dealing with such emergency cases, and you can be assured that you are in the right hands when you contact them for their service. Below are some factors that will help you out when choosing a good locksmith.
It is important that you ensure that you ask them how many years they have been actively working in that field. Experience is quite important and hiring a locksmith with many years of experience is usually the best thing that you can do. Experienced locksmith usually has already built a good reputation because they usually have a lot of knowledge and skills that are known to be quiet useful. You can be assured that they will deliver as they tend to know what is expected of them at the end of the day. A good reputation usually takes years of building, and you can be certain that they will make sure that they perform well in order to uphold their brand. Choosing a newbie in the industry can be quiet risky as such individuals usually do not know exactly what to do, and they mostly rely on guesswork.
Before settling for one locksmith ensure that you thoroughly research on a good locksmith that you can be able to afford their services because you might be shocked to find out that there are some locksmiths that are quiet expensive than others.Ensure that you research on locksmiths that are known to be quiet affordable. Always know that you should ensure that you research the radar so that you do not end up selecting someone who is expensive as it might affect you financially and at the end of the day, you might end up regretting making such a decision.


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The Civil War and Battle of Gettysburg were 150 years ago. I love to learn about our history. I was always taught that it was a great way to not repeat mistakes.
My favorite era is the Victorian. It is so funny to think that some of Women's most pressing issues back then were how they dressed, and who they married!! I do admire their outfits, but I could never see myself in all of those layers!!!
If you love history like I do, then on June 28th, check out the new movie Copperhead by Director Ron Maxwell.
How would you like to win some cool prizes to go along with the movie??
Check out this neat app for more details about the movie, and some fun recipes, and then enter the giveaway with the rafflecopter below.
My score was 3/8. I totally guessed most questions lol.
I also got 4 of 8!

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Full time corporate job leaves me with shoestrings in terms of leaves but my itchy feet don't like to be rested for long. And, I travel on a shoestring budget.
I keep aside my precious leaves for that one long vacation every year, not to tick off my bucket list, but to live it.
Someday, I wish to be a full time traveler. But for now, (extended) weekends be it.

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Welcome to Balance Chiropractic & Wellness!
Before your first appointment we ask that you complete your new patient paperwork available online. This will allow you more time with Dr. Jen during your appointment. If you prefer to complete it in our office we ask that you arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time.
When you first visit Balance Chiropractic & Wellness you’ll be welcomed into our fun, inviting space. Dr. Jen will sit down with you for your consultation. Together you’ll discuss your goals for your health as well as any concerns you might have.
After the consultation you’ll have a thorough spinal examination, which will assess the overall function of the spine. This will include any areas of concern. We’ll use the Insight Subluxation Station to determine how your nervous system is functioning.
In particular we’ll look at your spine, which is the center of your nervous system. We’re excited to offer this new technology in our office, because it provides us with so much more information about your spine and its function.
If needed, we’ll take a set of X-rays on our patients. We generally do not expose our young children to X-rays. If it is truly necessary, we will not move forward without a discussion with and full consent from the child’s parent.
After the examination we will schedule you for your next visit within a day or two.
When you return for your second visit Dr. Jen will review her report of findings with you. She’ll talk about what she found during your exam and will explain her recommendations for moving forward with your care. After this discussion, you’ll be ready for your first adjustment.
Dr. Jen typically does not adjust during the first visit so that she can do a thorough review of her findings. Especially in cases of autism or sensory disorders Dr. Jen will want to make sure that she is giving you the best information before moving forward.
At Balance Chiropractic & Wellness we use a hands-on manual adjustment process. We’ll explain the process to you every step of the way. We will also provide parents with tactile information about their child’s adjustment.
We’ll show you the gentle pressure that will be used – think of testing a ripe peach or a ripe tomato.
Children are welcome to watch mom or dad be adjusted before they are adjusted. We’ll take their hand and show them the same gentle pressure that will be used as well as demonstrate why they are being adjusted.
Using the dimmer switch in our office, we can show how nervous system interference affects the body’s function. Just like a light on a dimmer the body’s nerve energy is reduced by interference.
Our office manager will investigate your insurance carrier’s coverage to support your care in our office and give you our best estimate as to what your costs will be. If you don’t have insurance coverage or you don’t want to submit claims to your high deductible plan we do offer an affordable cash plans and payment options.
Each patient is different and the plan for your care will depend on your individual concerns. Some people express concern that they will have to see a chiropractor for the rest of their lives.
Mild, repetitive daily stresses are usually the biggest culprit in causing misalignments. Problems tend to be caused by cumulative damage from daily life stressors. To avoid these problems, we recommend you be checked regularly to clear these compound effects.
Your spine serves as your body’s nerve center and is responsible for keeping your body running. Just as you would see a dentist for regular cleanings or a mechanic for routine tune-ups to your car, it’s recommended that you seek routine chiropractic care to keep your body functioning at its best.
You may still have questions about your chiropractic care.