Bravo India, Bravo for deploying the Bandra-Worli Sealink . It comes just in time for having the future generations of Indians to realize the magnitude of changes required in India for creating a measurable impact.

•  Decreased traffic congestion
• Shortened commute time by 1+ hour
• Serves as a flagship model for types of infrastructure changes India must accommodate growing numbers of vehicles on road

Other major projects they should consider:

• 25 km sealink between  Okha and Mandvi
• 15 km sealink between Surat-Bhavnagar Sea link
• Implementing easy to understand names/addresses facilities to roads/land blocks
• Implementing Technology to facilitate ease-of-use for the transportation system:
  • Automatic toll collection
  • Electronic Hazzard signs
  • Electronic data collection and transmitters along roadways
  • Proper sign placement
  • Avalibility and accessibility of map

These weaknesses are related to insecure ways in which data is sent and received between separate components, modules, programs, processes, threads, or systems.

• CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
• CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
• CWE-89: Failure to Preserve SQL Query Structure (aka ‘SQL Injection’)
• CWE-79: Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure (aka ‘Cross-site Scripting’)
• CWE-78: Failure to Preserve OS Command Structure (aka ‘OS Command Injection’)
• CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
• CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• CWE-362: Race Condition
• CWE-209: Error Message Information Leak

Risky Resource Management

The weaknesses in this category are related to ways in which software does not properly manage the creation, usage, transfer, or destruction of important system resources.

• CWE-119: Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
• CWE-642: External Control of Critical State Data
• CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
• CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
• CWE-94: Failure to Control Generation of Code (aka ‘Code Injection’)
• CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
• CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
• CWE-665: Improper Initialization
• CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation

Porous Defenses

The weaknesses in this category are related to defensive techniques that are often misused, abused, or just plain ignored.

• CWE-285: Improper Access Control (Authorization)
• CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
• CWE-259: Hard-Coded Password
• CWE-732: Insecure Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
• CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values
• CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
• CWE-602: Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

more at: http://cwe.mitre.org/top25/#Brief

Many set goals and priorities they’d like to accommodate - be it to loose weight, quit smoking, be more charming, etc. Personal observation suggests that people fail at these goals and get back on their ‘track’ a few months into the new routine. Not only does this behavior loosen up ones confidence, it makes the person venerable to falling behind (Eating more and going to the gym), abusive practices (Smoking more and enjoying it less) or simply giving up on the goal/resolution.

I’ve worked on some resolutions… with mixed results. From successful trials, here are some lessons learned with examples.

• Loose weight - Goal: 10 LB
  • Rather then telling my self to work out unti I lost 10 LB, I exercised 3 times a week for 30 minutes. In about 2 months, I had come down to the desired weight level
• Be more charming - Goal: Not annoy people
  • Rather then coming up with Jokes to tell amongst a group, Don’t talk when you’re not asked to. Let others assume you are intelligent by your silence, then by removing all doubts by opening up your mouth. Don’t criticize people when you’re new to the company.
• Quit Smoking - Goal: Stop smoking
  • Rather then going Cold Turkey, or by going onto alternative nicotine treatment, follow this - it worked for my friend. Start by preparing your mind for a smoke free life. Imagine what you will do with your self with the daily excess of 60 minutes. What will you do between not getting smoke breaks. What will you do when you’ll suddenly have an urge to smoke.
    • Cut down to 1 cigarette a day. Treat your self to that 1 Cigarette - be it at 8AM with your coffee or with your 4PM coffee. Do not smoke more then 1 Cigarette per day
    • Continue this routine for weeks until you no longer have an urge to smoke 1 Cigarette a day but you smoke it just because you’ve cleansed your self to do so
    • Try to not smoke that 1 Cigarette a day and also keep away from all smoking habit

I hope this year will bring joy and prosperity to everyone. Good luck and best wishes.

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