Apple quietly hires security guru that may have saved Windows Vista

Apple has had to take security more seriously when a larger user base and the cloud have opened up greater risks. Thanks to a just-discovered hire, we now know 1 Infinite Loop isn't messing around. While many of us were fixated on new iPhones in September, the company was quietly recruiting Kristin Paget as a Core OS Security Researcher. She's had stints at eBay and Google, but she's best-known for helping Microsoft while she was a security researcher at IOActive: not only did her team burst the bubble of Windows Vista engineers who thought their code was airtight, the group ultimately delayed the entire OS release to get security up to snuff. Given that Vista avoided most of the malware chaos that affected Windows XP even after Service Pack 2, Paget bodes well for the future protection of Apple's platforms. Just don't expect her to talk shop when she's a security expert at a firm that tends to really, really value its secrecy.

[Image credit: Kristin Paget, Twitter]

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Senate set to approve Russia trade, rights bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate was poised on Thursday to approve legislation to punish Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to expand U.S. trade with the former Cold War enemy.

The vote would send the package to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law despite Moscow's warning that the human rights provisions will damage relations.

The House voted 365-43 last month to approve the bill, which grants "permanent normal trade relations" (PNTR) to Russia by lifting a Cold War-era restriction on trade.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate would vote on the bill on Thursday after wrapping up five hours of debate earlier in the week.

"Russia is a fast-growing market. For the United States to share in that growth, we must first pass PNTR. And if we do, American exports to Russia are projected to double in five years," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said on Wednesday on the Senate floor.

Business groups have been pushing Congress for months to approve the bill, which would ensure that U.S. companies get all the benefits of Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization. Russia joined the WTO on August 22.

Without it, the groups fear they will be left at a disadvantage to companies around the world that already have full WTO relations with Russia.

The United States also cannot use the WTO dispute-settlement system to challenge any Russian actions that unfairly restrict U.S. imports until PNTR is approved.

But many U.S. lawmakers refused to take the step, which requires lifting a 1974 human rights measure known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, without new human rights legislation.

Jackson-Vanik tied the most favorable U.S. tariff rates to the rights of Jews in the former Soviet Union to emigrate freely. While it is broadly considered a success, it is a relic of the Cold War and at odds with WTO rules.

DEATH OF ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWYER

The PNTR bill, in a provision that infuriates Moscow, directs Obama to publish the names of Russians allegedly involved in the abuse and death of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian anti-corruption lawyer who died in a Russian jail in 2009.

It also would require the United States to deny visas and freeze the assets of any individual on the list, as well as other human rights violators in Russia on an ongoing basis.

Moscow has warned that the human rights provision would hurt relations and has promised to retaliate if it becomes law.

"The allegations that this legislation infringes on Russian sovereignty is nonsense ... It can not force human rights abusers in Russia to stop what they're doing," Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said.

"But if they continue, what this legislation does is to tell those individuals that they can not bank their money in the United States, they are not welcome in this country and they can not visit this country and they will have no access to the U.S. financial system," McCain said.

Senator Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat who helped craft the Magnitsky provision, said he would continue pushing to make it universal in scope so it could be used to punish other human rights violators around the world.

The PNTR bill also contains measures that put pressure on the White House to make sure that Russia abides by WTO rules.

"If there are areas where Russia is not in compliance with its obligations, the administration is required to develop an action plan to address them," said Senator Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.

(Editing by Philip Barbara)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/senate-set-approve-russia-trade-rights-bill-050120928--sector.html

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'Star Trek Into Darkness' Online Trailer Premiere: We Just Want More

By Hannah Soo Park It's been a rough couple of months for Trekkies. Director J.J. Abrams has only tossed a few morsels of "Star Trek Into Darkness"—a three-frame "clip," the official summary, and a mysterious poster—to the starved fans, longing for actual material to discuss before the long-awaited sequel hits theaters in May 2013. Well, [...]

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Sports community calendar: Tuesday, Dec. 4 | Sports ...

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Diamond baseball camps: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 14 and 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 15 at Johnson Sports Center, Northwest Nazarene campus. Registration at diamondcamps.com.

Pac-West Baseball: Go to pacwestbaseball.com for registration. ? ?Pitchers Only? Prospect Camp, Dec. 14-16 at Homecourt YMCA, Meridian. Open to senior-freshman. Cost is $350. ? ?Futures? Pitching Camp for ages 10-14, Dec. 14-15 at Homecourt YMCA. Cost is $175.

Idaho Racers SC: Christmas All Skills softball camp for girls ages 9-14, Dec. 27-29. Go to idahoracerssoftball.com or call Tony at 867-7090.

Boise Blast: Seeking players to fill rosters for the 2013 summer softball season. U-12 players should call Rick at 284-0594 and U-18 players call Martin at 890-5115.

BASKETBALL

Parent/daughter clinic: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at Boise High. Teaches fundamentals to parent and athletes so they may reinforce skills at home. Cost is $50. Contact Kim at kim.brydges@boiseschools.org or 854-4270.

Timberline holiday camp: For boys grades K-8, Dec. 27-29 at Timberline High. Cost is $60. Contact coach Downey at josh.downey@boiseschools.org or go to wolvesathletics.com.

Bryan Dunn Memorial tournament: Dec. 28-29. Go to bryandunnmemorial.org for details.

Caldwell Recreation men?s league: Starts Jan. 7 with two divisions. Each team will play nine games and a double-elimination tournament. Fee is $420 (no players fees). Registration deadline is Dec. 21. Call Brent at 455-4781.

HSBAcademy: Small group and individualized skill development training. Daily sessions offered at area locations. Go to hsbacademy.com or call 720-1904.

DANCE/CHEER

Idaho Matadors: Recruiting dance/cheer team members. Must be 18. Go to idahomatadors.com.

DODGEBALL

Holiday Challenge: For ages 21 and older, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Homecourt YMCA, Meridian. Call 388-4732, email info@gamedayboise.com or go to gamedayboise.com.

FOOTBALL

Idaho Lancers (Rocky Mountain Football League): Preseason practices/tryouts in preparation of the spring 2013 season, noon Saturday at Syringa Middle School, Caldwell. The 11-man, full-contact team is looking for players who would like to continue playing organized football outside of high school or college. Call Tom at 724-3349.

Idaho Matadors: Recruiting adult players for an 11-man full-contact squad. First team meeting for the 2013 season is 7 p.m. Saturday at Idaho Pizza Company, Meridian. Call 409-3451 or go to idahomatadors.com.

PICKLEBALL

Boise Pickleball Club: Play at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 6 p.m. Thursdays at Hobble Creek Park. New members welcome. Free lessons. Call Carson at 866-8832.

RUGBY

Snake River Rugby Club: Practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hillside Junior High. Anyone interested is encouraged to come to practice. Go to snakeriverrugby.com.

RUNNING

Christmas Run: 10 a.m. Dec. 22 at the Downtown Family YMCA. Participate in the 2.5-mile run/walk or the 6.1-mile run. Call 344-5502, ext. 295, or go to ymcatvidaho.org/programs/races/fun-runs.

New Year?s Day run: 10 a.m. Jan. 1 at the Ram, 709 E. Park Blvd., Boise. Fundraiser for the YMCA Team Idaho Track and Field/Cross Country. Cost is $30 general (with shirt), $25 without, $20 ages 14 and younger. Packet pick-up will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 31 at Bandanna Running and Walking. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270, or jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org.

YMCA RunWalk: Adult running/walking fitness training program based at the Downtown Family YMCA. Meet 8 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 5 through May 11, for seminars in preparation for the Race to Robie Creek half marathon, any of the Famous Potato races (marathon, half, 10k or 5k) or any other race you have decided to participate in. All abilities welcome. Cost is $60 for Y members, $90 nonmembers. Email mike.carlson@ymcatvidaho.org with questions.

Valentine?s Dash ? Love ?em or Lose ?em 5k: 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at Julia Davis Park. Cost is $25-$65. Go to valentinesdash.com.

TABLE TENNIS

Singles tournament: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Idaho Athletic Club, 875 E. Plaza Drive, Eagle. Arrive 10-15 minutes early for registration. Entry fee is $5 for Boise Table Tennis Club members, $7 nonmembers. Go to boisetabletennis.org.

TRACK AND FIELD

Masters Mile indoor track meet: For ages 30 and older, Jan 12 at the Jacksons Arena, Nampa. This race will be run as part of the BSU ?Blue & Orange Opener? indoor track meet. Call Mark at 608-4562 or go to usatfmasters.org.

VOLLEYBALL

Drop-in adult play: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays (through May) at Fort Boise. Cost is $4 general, $3 seniors. Call 384-4486.

To submit a calendar listing, go to Events.IdahoStatesman.com and click on ?Add an event? or email it to calendar@idahostatesman.com. The deadline to submit an item is noon Friday, for publication on Tuesday. All submissions become Statesman property.

Source: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/04/2368595/communitycalendar.html

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Travel industry tooting its own horn over jobs, salaries

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Careers in the travel industry have always seemed glamorous. Now a study ? conducted by the U.S. Travel Association ? ?says they pay well, too.

Workers who begin their careers in travel achieve higher wages, have greater access to educational opportunities and enjoy better career progression, according to a study of more than 30 years of longitudinal data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and analyzed by Oxford Economics and the U.S. Travel Association.

?Workers whose first job is in the travel industry progress further in their careers than individuals who get their start in other industries, and travel industry work experience helps Americans earn higher wages and attain an education,? said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. ?Travel jobs provide important, transferable skills that are indispensable to career success, and careers in travel deliver financial security with the majority of travel industry workers earning a middle-class income or higher.?

The report, ?Fast Forward: Travel Creates Opportunities and Launches Careers,? summarizes BLS labor force data on how travel jobs benefit workers and how careers in the industry progress over time compared to workers who began in other industries.?

Key findings include:

• The average maximum salary for employees who start their career in the travel industry reaches $81,900 ? more than other industries.
• One-third of the 5.6 million Americans who are employed part time to support themselves while they further their education work in the travel industry. Among workers who began their careers in the travel industry, 33 percent earned at least a bachelor?s degree.
• The travel industry is one of the top 10 largest employers of middle-class wage earners in the U.S. More than half of all travel industry employees earn a middle-class salary or higher.
• Employees who work in travel jobs build valuable skills that can translate into rewarding careers, both in travel and other industries. Two out of five workers who start their careers in the travel industry go on to earn more than $100,000 per year.

?In recent years, the travel industry has quietly emerged as one of America?s leading drivers of growth and job creation,? said David Huether, senior vice president for research and economics at U.S. Travel. ?Every dollar spent on travel has a ripple effect benefitting other sectors of the economy. In fact, the travel industry injects $1.9 trillion into the U.S. economy and supports 14.4 million jobs.?

Source: http://csbj.com/2012/12/05/travel-industry-tooting-its-own-horn-over-jobs-salaries/

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SugarSync

File synchronization is a service that every modern computer user needs, and SugarSync, a longtime PCMag.com Editors' Choice, is one of the best and simplest freemium services you'll find for personal use. A recent update to SugarSync's desktop client, version 2.0 (beta) , adds some new functionalityand creates a more seamless syncing experience by echoing the interfaces of the service mobile apps.

In a nutshell, file-syncing services enable you to access the most recent copy of all your files without emailing them to yourself or sticking them on a USB drive and carrying it around with you. SugarSync and similar services synchronize your files as you work on them on which ever computers and mobile devices you choose. A Web account serves as a backup method for getting at your files when you're using a shared or borrowed device, like a computer at an Internet caf?.

Major competitors in the personal file-syncing space, such as Dropbox (also an Editors' Choice) and Box all tend to be very good, if not excellent, with only a handful of differentiating factors, and many of those differences are more a matter of personal preference than "good, better, best." SugarSync remains one of my favorites because of its reliability, control over choosing just what to sync, support for all major platforms, and now its improved look. I can't imagine recommending any other service as a first option. SugarSync is not, however, the only service I use (I have a system for using different providers for different purposes). There's no reason to just choose one.

As simple as SugarSync is, anyone new to file synchronization needs to heed a few warnings. First, take two minutes to learn what file synchronization is and what it means. Synchronization is not the same as backup (although you do get some of the same perks), so you should not use it to free up space on your hard drive. When you "sync" something from your computer, don't then delete it!

SugarSync Accounts and Prices
To use SugarSync, you'll need an account. Sign up for a free account to get 5GB of space, or opt to pay for more. You can get 30GB of cloud storage for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year; 60GB for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; 100GB for $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year; and 250GB for $24.99 per month or $249.99 per year.

See the chart below for more details on how SugarSync's price for storage space compares with other plans. Click the image to enlarge it.

You can sign up for a SugarSync account either before or after downloading and installing the client software. Launch SugarSync locally, and it will prompt you to login (or create an account) and name your PC or Mac, such as "Home laptop." And that's it. You're in.

What's New in Version 2?
If you haven't used SugarSync before, you'll first need to mark which files and folders you want to sync before SugarSync starts to look like much of anything.

Existing users will see a list of all the data they already have synced in the main window of the new interface. Its design closely resembles that of a mobile app, especially in its default dimensions (you can resize it). A top-line menu offers three choices?SugarSync, Tools, and Help?where you can access basic tools and operations. Below the top-line menu are three app-like buttons for Cloud, Sharing, and Activity, and to the far right, there's a search icon. Cloud, the default, shows the list of folders currently being synced, rather than of devices. That's the first major and noticeable difference from the old SugarSync. The message is, "Don't worry about where the data originated. All that matters is that it's here."

Drag-and-drop. SugarSync reserves a noticeable aqua-colored area at the top of the app for drag-and-drop functionality. Want to sync a folder? Just drag it into this new space. You can still right-click on folders or files anywhere on your computer to sync them, too, a feature I've always appreciated in SugarSync. When you sync a file or folder to SugarSync, you don't need to physically move the items anywhere, like you do with Dropbox. Just mark it to sync and it does. You'll see a small green circle with white checkmark that indicates the data is synced and up to date. When it's in the process of syncing, you'll see a curved white arrow in place of the checkmark. If you lose your Internet connection while working and your data changes state (like if you edit a file), the green icon will disappear completely until the next time you reconnect and SugarSync can once again sync the changes you've made in your files.

Cloud. Hover over any folder in the Cloud view, and you'll see whether it's synced to the machine that you're currently using. Click an information icon to see additional details about the original source of the data, where else it's synced, whether it's shared, and how much space it consumes. Click "Advanced" in this information pane, and you can add or edit the folder's label and remove the folder from SugarSync altogether.

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