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Any stock on an american exchange is fine by me.. any objections out there?
WNBD +20% today, just the beginning for this one in August. Watch for a dip in the morning. I will be adding anything between .01 and .012 and will fuel any momo above a .012 breakout.
You don't need to tell this group to be loading at these levels ;)
Perfect PR from Eric... just an appetizer, IMO... just enough to get those sideliners with quick trigger fingers to jump in. After the rest of the August PR's, EVERYONE will wish they got in at these levels.
Digital Domain
Goodbye, Passwords. You Aren’t a Good Defense.
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By RANDALL STROSS
Published: August 9, 2008
THE best password is a long, nonsensical string of letters and numbers and punctuation marks, a combination never put together before. Some admirable people actually do memorize random strings of characters for their passwords — and replace them with other random strings every couple of months.
Then there’s the rest of us, selecting the short, the familiar and the easiest to remember. And holding onto it forever.
I once felt ashamed about failing to follow best practices for password selection — but no more. Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords won’t keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them.
That would be the case even if we had done a better job of listening to instructions. Surveys show that we’ve remained stubbornly fond of perennial favorites like “password,” “123456” and “LetMeIn.” The underlying problem, however, isn’t their simplicity. It’s the log-on procedure itself, in which we land on a Web page, which may or may not be what it says it is, and type in a string of characters to authenticate our identity (or have our password manager insert the expected string on our behalf).
This procedure — which now seems perfectly natural because we’ve been trained to repeat it so much — is a bad idea, one that no security expert whom I reached would defend.
Password-based log-ons are susceptible to being compromised in any number of ways. Consider a single threat, that posed by phishers who trick us into clicking to a site designed to mimic a legitimate one in order to harvest our log-on information. Once we’ve been suckered at one site and our password purloined, it can be tried at other sites.
The solution urged by the experts is to abandon passwords — and to move to a fundamentally different model, one in which humans play little or no part in logging on. Instead, machines have a cryptographically encoded conversation to establish both parties’ authenticity, using digital keys that we, as users, have no need to see.
In short, we need a log-on system that relies on cryptography, not mnemonics.
As users, we would replace passwords with so-called information cards, icons on our screen that we select with a click to log on to a Web site. The click starts a handshake between machines that relies on hard-to-crack cryptographic code. The necessary software for creating information cards is on only about 20 percent of PCs, though that’s up from 10 percent a year ago. Windows Vista machines are equipped by default, but Windows XP, Mac and Linux machines require downloads.
And that’s only half the battle: Web site hosts must also be persuaded to adopt information-card technology for sign-ons.
We won’t make much progress on information cards in the near future, however, because of wasted energy and attention devoted to a large distraction, the OpenID initiative. OpenID promotes “Single Sign-On”: with it, logging on to one OpenID Web site with one password will grant entrance during that session to all Web sites that accept OpenID credentials.
OpenID offers, at best, a little convenience, and ignores the security vulnerability inherent in the process of typing a password into someone else’s Web site. Nevertheless, every few months another brand-name company announces that it has become the newest OpenID signatory. Representatives of Google, I.B.M., Microsoft and Yahoo are on OpenID’s guiding board of corporations. Last month, when MySpace announced that it would support the standard, the nonprofit foundation
OpenID.net boasted that the number of “OpenID enabled users” had passed 500 million and that “it’s clear the momentum is only just starting to pick up.”
Support for OpenID is conspicuously limited, however. Each of the big powers supposedly backing OpenID is glad to create an OpenID identity for visitors, which can be used at its site, but it isn’t willing to rely upon the OpenID credentials issued by others. You can’t use Microsoft-issued OpenID at Yahoo, nor Yahoo’s at Microsoft.
Why not? Because the companies see the many ways that the password-based log-on process, handled elsewhere, could be compromised. They do not want to take on the liability for mischief originating at someone else’s site.
When I asked Scott Kveton, chairman of the OpenID Foundation’s community board, about criticism of OpenID, he said candidly, “Passwords, we know, are totally broken.” He said new security options, such as software that works with OpenID that installs within the browser, are being offered. When it comes to security, he said, "there is no silver bullet, and there never will be.”
Kim Cameron, Microsoft’s chief architect of identity, is an enthusiastic advocate of information cards, which are not only vastly more secure than a password-based security system, but are also customizable, permitting users to limit what information is released to particular sites. “I don’t like Single Sign-On,” Mr. Cameron said. “I don’t believe in Single Sign-On.”
Microsoft and Google are among the six founding companies of the Information Card Foundation, formed to promote adoption of the card technology. The presence of PayPal, which is owned by eBay, in the group is the most significant: PayPal, with its direct access to our checking accounts, will naturally be inclined to be conservative. If it becomes convinced that these cards are more secure than passwords, we should listen.
BUT perhaps information cards in certain situations are convenient to a fault, permitting anyone who happens by a PC that is momentarily unattended in an office setting to click quickly through a sign-on at a Web site holding sensitive information. This need not pose a problem, however.
“Users on shared systems can easily set up a simple PIN code to protect any card from use by other users,” Mr. Cameron said.
The PIN doesn’t return us to the Web password mess: it never leaves our machine and can’t be seen by phishers.
Unlearning the habit of typing a password into a box on a Web page will take a long while, but it’s needed for our own protection. Logging on to a site should entail a cryptographic conversation between machines, saving us from inadvertently giving away the keys.
No more relying on our old companion “LetMeIn.”
Randall Stross is an author based in Silicon Valley and a professor of business at San Jose State University. E-mail: stross@nytimes.com.
RE: EXBX (internet security)
Digital Domain
Goodbye, Passwords. You Aren’t a Good Defense.
Photo Illustration by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
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By RANDALL STROSS
Published: August 9, 2008
THE best password is a long, nonsensical string of letters and numbers and punctuation marks, a combination never put together before. Some admirable people actually do memorize random strings of characters for their passwords — and replace them with other random strings every couple of months.
Then there’s the rest of us, selecting the short, the familiar and the easiest to remember. And holding onto it forever.
I once felt ashamed about failing to follow best practices for password selection — but no more. Computer security experts say that choosing hard-to-guess passwords ultimately brings little security protection. Passwords won’t keep us safe from identity theft, no matter how clever we are in choosing them.
That would be the case even if we had done a better job of listening to instructions. Surveys show that we’ve remained stubbornly fond of perennial favorites like “password,” “123456” and “LetMeIn.” The underlying problem, however, isn’t their simplicity. It’s the log-on procedure itself, in which we land on a Web page, which may or may not be what it says it is, and type in a string of characters to authenticate our identity (or have our password manager insert the expected string on our behalf).
This procedure — which now seems perfectly natural because we’ve been trained to repeat it so much — is a bad idea, one that no security expert whom I reached would defend.
Password-based log-ons are susceptible to being compromised in any number of ways. Consider a single threat, that posed by phishers who trick us into clicking to a site designed to mimic a legitimate one in order to harvest our log-on information. Once we’ve been suckered at one site and our password purloined, it can be tried at other sites.
The solution urged by the experts is to abandon passwords — and to move to a fundamentally different model, one in which humans play little or no part in logging on. Instead, machines have a cryptographically encoded conversation to establish both parties’ authenticity, using digital keys that we, as users, have no need to see.
In short, we need a log-on system that relies on cryptography, not mnemonics.
As users, we would replace passwords with so-called information cards, icons on our screen that we select with a click to log on to a Web site. The click starts a handshake between machines that relies on hard-to-crack cryptographic code. The necessary software for creating information cards is on only about 20 percent of PCs, though that’s up from 10 percent a year ago. Windows Vista machines are equipped by default, but Windows XP, Mac and Linux machines require downloads.
And that’s only half the battle: Web site hosts must also be persuaded to adopt information-card technology for sign-ons.
We won’t make much progress on information cards in the near future, however, because of wasted energy and attention devoted to a large distraction, the OpenID initiative. OpenID promotes “Single Sign-On”: with it, logging on to one OpenID Web site with one password will grant entrance during that session to all Web sites that accept OpenID credentials.
OpenID offers, at best, a little convenience, and ignores the security vulnerability inherent in the process of typing a password into someone else’s Web site. Nevertheless, every few months another brand-name company announces that it has become the newest OpenID signatory. Representatives of Google, I.B.M., Microsoft and Yahoo are on OpenID’s guiding board of corporations. Last month, when MySpace announced that it would support the standard, the nonprofit foundation
OpenID.net boasted that the number of “OpenID enabled users” had passed 500 million and that “it’s clear the momentum is only just starting to pick up.”
Support for OpenID is conspicuously limited, however. Each of the big powers supposedly backing OpenID is glad to create an OpenID identity for visitors, which can be used at its site, but it isn’t willing to rely upon the OpenID credentials issued by others. You can’t use Microsoft-issued OpenID at Yahoo, nor Yahoo’s at Microsoft.
Why not? Because the companies see the many ways that the password-based log-on process, handled elsewhere, could be compromised. They do not want to take on the liability for mischief originating at someone else’s site.
When I asked Scott Kveton, chairman of the OpenID Foundation’s community board, about criticism of OpenID, he said candidly, “Passwords, we know, are totally broken.” He said new security options, such as software that works with OpenID that installs within the browser, are being offered. When it comes to security, he said, "there is no silver bullet, and there never will be.”
Kim Cameron, Microsoft’s chief architect of identity, is an enthusiastic advocate of information cards, which are not only vastly more secure than a password-based security system, but are also customizable, permitting users to limit what information is released to particular sites. “I don’t like Single Sign-On,” Mr. Cameron said. “I don’t believe in Single Sign-On.”
Microsoft and Google are among the six founding companies of the Information Card Foundation, formed to promote adoption of the card technology. The presence of PayPal, which is owned by eBay, in the group is the most significant: PayPal, with its direct access to our checking accounts, will naturally be inclined to be conservative. If it becomes convinced that these cards are more secure than passwords, we should listen.
BUT perhaps information cards in certain situations are convenient to a fault, permitting anyone who happens by a PC that is momentarily unattended in an office setting to click quickly through a sign-on at a Web site holding sensitive information. This need not pose a problem, however.
“Users on shared systems can easily set up a simple PIN code to protect any card from use by other users,” Mr. Cameron said.
The PIN doesn’t return us to the Web password mess: it never leaves our machine and can’t be seen by phishers.
Unlearning the habit of typing a password into a box on a Web page will take a long while, but it’s needed for our own protection. Logging on to a site should entail a cryptographic conversation between machines, saving us from inadvertently giving away the keys.
No more relying on our old companion “LetMeIn.”
Randall Stross is an author based in Silicon Valley and a professor of business at San Jose State University. E-mail: stross@nytimes.com.
You made the pick Monday after the open when it was already down so I took the Friday close as the call price, right?
Anyone can make a pick any time during the week, but if it's already up for the week I'll measure the change from the current price.. if it's down so far for the week, I'll measure it from the Friday close still.
Want to call it from the current 0.058 to play this week?
Confirm this for me...
MMTE +5.8%
PINR -42.8%
BLDV -9.4%
GA +2.5%
FUTR +18.6%
Anyone else have a pick for this week?
My pick is WNBD at .01
I'll be back tomorrow!
Hey Braden, could you figure out the %'s for me? I'm in a business center at a hotel in Montreal, I don't have much time to do it.
Just substract the final pps from the starting PPS and divide te difference by the starting PPS, then multiply by 100 for the %. Thanks!
I carry 8 or so... Exp1, Sidewinder, Wraith, Starfire, Roadrunner, QJLS, Millenium MS, Coyote, Millenium P+A
Well, I know I'm not going to win this week...
I still have shares here but I can't ignore that it'd be much more comforting if BLDV had it's name here..maybe someday soon?
http://www.ethanolmarketplace.com/plant/list/3
What a circus! This is ridiculous.
It sure rose rapidly from .0003 to several cents, though, didn't it?!?! man, that was awesome and I can't wait for it to happen again!!!!!!!! Thanks, Crash!
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo (sorry, I've never tried to spell this crap before)...
worth another repost:
<font color=green> *MEMO FROM ERIC
Hello Mr. Geezy,
The answers to your questions appear below in blue for ease of use:
-----Original Message-----
From: [-kgeezy-]
Sent: July 14, 2008 7:48 PM
To: Eric Lehner
Subject: Share Structure Update
Hello Mr. Lehner,
I continue to be a faithful WNBD shareholder and I could not be happier.
Thank you for your support.
The latest update for the website was March 15, but you emailed me on May 9th stating that the OS has slightly gone up. The website still states that the information is from March 15, 2008. Do you have the current share count for WNBD?
I am intending to post an adjustment in the next 24 hrs. The reason for the delay is that I wanted to ensure that all shares where reflected in the figure, including those that were intending to be issued to qualified investors as at the date of posting. The discussions were on-going.
Also, I don't know if this is information you can share with me, but I know that the company has had to raise some capital for expenses, when do you see the company being able to produce enough revenue to cover its own costs?
That is a fair question. Self-sufficiency is certainly the goal (although I marvel at the number of public companies that have years of huge sustained losses). There are two aspects to self-sufficiency; the first is operational self sufficiency in terms of day-to-day operating costs. The second is the self-sufficiency of initiative - meaning the ability to undertake new programs that are likely to cause growth but require investment beyond ordinary cashflow. If by the end of the year I am in a position to confirm movement of the firm from Phase I to Phase II of its stages of growth as described in the FAQ section, then self-sufficiency of the first type will have been attained. It is unlikely that we will be able to undertake major expansion without capital however because the type of programs that can bring about growth do not pay for themselves within the payment time frame required by suppliers. For example, if we secure a listing with a major U.S. retail banner, it might be possible to position 1,000 - 2,000 mobile metal display racks with custom graphics within the stores. Such racks (which would remain our property) would cost approximately $400,000. They would have a powerful effect upon visibility of the company and its product, with attendant benefits - but the benefits would take longer to flow through the pipeline than the 30 day time frame in which the racks have to be paid for. Full recovery of the investment might take a year. This would be a responsible use of additional capital for example.
With that said, I know you and your team have been working on closing national account(s). Is there any time frame when one, or some of these will be closed? Back in February, it stated in one of the press releases that you would be adding a national chain in March, or somewhere close to that. Is there a reason for the delay(s)? I understand that some companies have to hash out deals with you first before you can PR the deal. As you told me before, you visited the HQ of Home Depot USA in Atlanta, how is that deal going? Have you been in contact with any other US "big box" companies? Costco, Wal-Mart, Lowes, etc. ? Again, I am not sure if this information could be shared with the common shareholder, but I would appreciated any new information you could share with me.
There are several factors affecting the timing of progress in such listings. The first is the seasonal nature of the Planogram sets. Buyers for the largest chains organize their reviews according to the calendar. If there is any reason why a negotiation cannot be finalized within a particular "window", then it might be necessary to hold over the discussion to the next "window". The second factor is that buyers want to know how a prospective product compares with competitors. It is our policy to not "knock" the competitors because we cannot ethically speak about their capabilities due to a conflict of interest inherent in such comparisons. Therefore, we prefer to rely on in-person meetings with buyers wherein we can demonstrate the capabilities of our products on their own merits, and let the buyers compare this with what they have seen from others or been told by others about their own products. This process takes longer because it involves in-person meetings that provide hands-on experience. Thirdly, buyers are professional negotiators. They strive to obtain every concession possible for their organization. A young company like ours is easily tempted to accept any deal with a major prestigious chain in order to report such progress to shareholders, but it would be a hollow exercise if sufficient margins are not left on the table that make that business relationship mutually beneficial. Therefore, the major store buyers are still getting to know us and assessing the extent to which Winning Brands will hold to this principle. For this reason, we continue to develop relationships with the many independent stores across America whose operating style and buying style, is different because of different circumstances and needs. The independent stores are more concerned about low minimum order quantities, attractive payment terms and in-store merchandising tools. Accordingly, we have equipped ourselves with 3rd party Accounts Receivable financing capability, counter displays and regional distributors who can ship smaller quantities.
It is one of the hardest things in the world for me to continually bring discussions with investors down to earth. CEO's are judged by the share price, and company performance. There is a tendency by CEO's to try to make things look better than they are so that they themselves will look better. I would rather be known for realism and suffer the criticism that things are taking longer than people would like. In this way, when the finishing line is reached (ie goals realized) they will be real. Also, this is the most difficult stage of the company's growth. It is like trying to take a new aircraft down the runway toward lift-off. There is an awkward stage just before lift-off when it just doesn't feel comfortable for anyone. But once we are airborne a whole new set of conditions exist. If we secure a national U.S. retailer - one that would enable to direct consumers to our product(s) close to their homes regardless of where in the country they live, then this would be equivalent to lifting off and being airborne.
I thank you and the shareholders in general for understanding and trusting that I am a sober, committed, focused and resourceful pilot taking this aircraft to the point of lift-off so that the Winning Brands insignia can be seen in the skies across America. I have the honour of working with colleagues who are also eager to achieve this goal and are contributing their expertise with increasing sophistication as they become more familiar with the many issues involved in sales, finance and production. Accordingly, things look good in the cockpit of the aircraft and we are all confident about the flight ahead. The investors are our passengers, and we anticipate being able to provide them with a good view from above.
Best regards,
Eric Lehner, CEO
Winning Brands Group
www.WinningBrands.ca
--
Regards,
[-kgeezy-]
Time to load up. I can't believe how under the radar WNBD is despite having 430+ boardmarks. I guess a run from 4c to 1c will do that to a stock, but this is an amazing opportunity here. And no crash, it will not head much lower.
Hey Braden,
Found this coverage on EXBX:
http://www.irprpros.com/feature.html
EXBX : The aspirations of Exobox Technology is extremely high but fully achievable. Exobox Technologies Corp. is a developer of innovation enterprise which focuses on protecting your computer from a software standpoint. They brag about being 100% effective in protecting internet users from cyber threats. EXBX focuses on building you a barricade around your machine making an impenetrable force keeping the most aggressive hackers out. This is critical with the rise of identity theft. EXBX Mission: is to become the leading developer of licensed digital security technologies for a broad range of security-sensitive networks, devices, and other applications.
Nice work, it's a great feeling to get a personal best on a course. I remember when I was still improving daily.. I was much happier then hah
a new gel stain remover? I smell a bunch of PR's in our near future...
If I remember correctly, they halted WNBD several months ago after a news release when it was on it's way from from 000's into pennies.
FUTR is making a run at MMTE for biggest gainer
That's a nice looking course, thanks for sharing. I have family down there, I will try to play it next time I visit.
Boardmarked you here for the TOFS pick.. keep 'em coming on DGT also.
Doesn't it make more sense than for those who don't believe?
Can we get them to feature trackmoist on their water conservation page?
http://www.greenlodgingnews.com/WaterConservation.aspx
How many of you actually thought there'd be at least 7 disc golfing traders out there? Thanks to everyone for helping get this board on its feet.
Tuesday, July 29 2008 8:00 AM, EST FF5000 $742 Million Initial Sales Milestone Business Wire "US Press Releases "
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Officials of Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation (a U.S. privately held corporation) reported today that the Company currently has signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) under its "Early Reservation Program" that it launched earlier this year, for 45 of its FF5000 aircraft totaling $742,500,000 , with additional aircraft sales in discussions. This represents 14% of its eight year business plan projected production.
The Company is currently in discussions with international operators, in the India market, to add an additional 25 aircraft totaling $1.155 Billion in initial orders for the Company.
John J. Dupont, President and CEO of Freight Feeder stated, "This initial sales milestone has been achieved without a major global marketing campaign, and without a flying demonstrator prototype aircraft. The Company is intentionally waiting for its global marketing push until 'First Flight' of the prototype FF5000 aircraft takes place. Subject to the flow of capital into the program, 'First Flight' is expected to occur late next year (2009)."
The signed LOIs will become firm contracts upon achieving the milestone of "First Flight" of the FF5000 prototype aircraft.
About Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation
Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation is a U.S. private corporation registered in the State of Wyoming . In December 2007 , Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation acquired the Freight Feeder aircraft technology and development program form Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, Inc. , (OTCBB:UITA) which included the aircraft design, related intellectual property, patents, and developed hardware and software including a mockup aircraft, and fuselage tooling - with the intention of completing the development of the aircraft project, and to bring the Freight Feeder aircraft into commercial production for global sales into the freight aircraft market. Inclusive in the acquisition are the Aircraft Design Patent, the ETA Freight Tracking Method Patent, and the AFRS Automatic Flat-Rate Power Management Patent.
The Freight Feeder aircraft - now designated the FF5000 by the Company - is specifically designed to address a niche segment of the global air freight market, specifically the need for a new and updated state-of-the-art effective containerized freight feed air transportation system requiring the development and implementation of a new regional-sized-container-capable turboprop-aircraft, specifically designed to economically transport containerized/palletized air shipments to and from regional manufacturing and freight distribution facilities (located in smaller communities) to and from the major international hub airports - world-wide.
On December 12, 2007 , Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, Inc. , filed a Form 8K with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that with the approval of fifteen (15) UITA shareholders owning approximately 62.53% of UITA's common stock and its Board of Directors, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation to sell all of UITA's technology and assets to Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation for a 25% equity position in Freight Feeder Aircraft and warrants for shares of Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation's common stock, and a 1% Royalty of aircraft sales that are eventually produced and delivered by Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation . The transaction has a potential value to UITA of approximately $400 million in future royalties and future Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation stock value received by UITA in this transaction - subject to the Freight Feeder aircraft program reaching the production phase. (See details of the transaction in the UITA 8K filed on December 12, 2007 .)
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release involve risks and uncertainties and reflect the company's current views with respect to possible future events. Readers are cautioned that no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results or events may materially differ from those projected or anticipated. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the company's ability to obtain and fulfill contracts for the sale of products, protect intellectual property rights and manage future growth; market acceptance of future products; product supplier delays; design and engineering certification delays or denials; and the introduction of similar products by competitors. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release is made as of the date of this press release, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the company's business.
For more information on Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation , please visit:
www.freightfeeder.com
Source: Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation
Thanks, I'll keep my eye on it today.
I played Amesbury pines, www.amesburypines.com, twice last night, par 58. Got -2 and even... growing a bias for a 171g Sidewinder.
I have two aces at Enman field in Brunswick, ME.. hole's 4 and 14 on course "The Beast" (they have two courses, the Beuty and the Beast..)
I was out most of the day, missed the runs but good calls.
Good timing on the repost, thanks
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great... green is always good
Relatively quite a bit of activity here today, I like it...
BTW, when is Innova going public? :)
It's only the first day... but for now I guess you could say I at least hit the chains... let's see if it sticks ;)
-JM2C
Weekly stock picking contest here: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=12709
Fearful? really? Is that the actual emotion you're feeling about the PPS of this stock?
Rumor of big news for RPDI coming tomorrow.