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Chebba

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A classic by Cheb Khaled

Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy hawajbek magroonin
Aaynik naymin ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy omnin tadhak khayti
Ou yban li eddaw ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy elly fik yekfik
Fik daawat l’waldin ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy ma nzeedsh naashaq
Rani taaddit ma sbaq ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy hwajebha magroonin

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Wayyy l’mahna elly nebghiha
Raha bayna ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Eeeh chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent dowwari

Wayyy aalik ma qad nasbor
Ghir an l’aamor ou ya

Chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Waah chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba ya chebba

Aah ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent dowwari

Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi

Ya chebba ya chebba
Ya chebba bent bledi
Chebba ya chebba

History, Poetry, Security

Poetry Projection Project

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Tomorrow is the last day to submit video to the WritersCorps’ Poetry Projection Project by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Public Library.

WritersCorps will award two $150 cash prizes, one prize to the best film made by an adult age 21 and over, and one prize to the best film made by a young person age 20 and under. Entries will be juried by a special guest from the film industry: filmmaker Peter Bratt.

The films are to be made about one of nineteen poems, such as this:

Historia, by Jorge Aburto (2:08)
Yo soy nicoya / con mis memorias

Historia

Yo soy nicoya
con mis memorias
te contare la historia
de mi gente
trabajadora y decente
que lleva en la mente
siempre ir hacia al frente

Muchos pinoleros
dejaron nuestra tierra
buscando la manera
de brillar en su carrera
otros huyeron de la Guerra
y la miseria
refugieándose bajo la bandera
de las barras y las estrellas
tratando de olvidar todas sus tragedias

Aunque digan que estoy loco
que me patina el coco
yo no me desenfoco
y sigo poco a poco
tu conciencia te toco
por eso yo te pido no dejes
en el olvido a tu suelo querido

No importa la posición social
aquí todos debemos ser igual
que si estoy lleno de cal
o si visto traje casual
si me baño en un manantial
o solo tengo agua de sal
hoy busco lo que es real

y salirme del mundo artificial
una nueva vida comenzar
sin olvidar ningún familiar
en aquel hogar que deje atras

Recuerdo los amigos, la familía,
los besos en la mejilla
los paseos con mi tía
y hasta la vende tortilla
los juegos en armonía
seguido por una dulce sandia
y mis padres pensando en el pan de cada día
preocupados por el trabajo y el dolor en las costillas
asi pasaron tres años entre sueños y pesadillas

La corrupción y la traición
agarrados de la mano acaban con mi nación
los presidentes creen que la gente son sus juguetes
y llenan su expediente de engaño hacia los creyentes
entonces miro a los niños inocentes que viven como indigentes
no tienen ropa decente, bien sucio de la frente y algunos hasta sin dientes

Los poderosos hablan de sinceridad
para ganar mas popularidad
pero al hora de la verdad
se olvidan de la realidad
aunque en nuestra actualidad
no es ninguna casualidad
que el pueblo supero cualquier calamidad
pues estamos llenos de amabilidad
y poniendo aparte toda la maldad
tenemos la seguridad
que nuestro trabajo es de calidad
y con toda tranquilidad
forjaremos una tierra de estabilidad

History

I am Nicoya
from my memories
I’ll tell you the history
of my people
hard-working and decent
who knew how
to keep moving forward

Many Nicaraguans
left our land
seeking a way
to succeed in their careers
Others fled war
and misery
found refuge under
the star-spangled banner
and tried to forget their tragedies

Even if they say I’m crazy
that I have a screw loose
I don’t loose focus
I keep on, little by little
Your conscience I reach
That’s why I ask,
don’t forget your beloved foundation

Social position doesn’t matter
Here everyone is equal
If I’m covered in soot
or dressed in business casual
If I bathe in a tiled shower
or only have salt water
Today I seek what is real

I step away from the artificial world
A new life begins
without forgetting my family
or the home I left behind

I remember friends and family
kisses on cheek
the outing with my aunt
Even the tortilla stand
and the games played in harmony
Followed by sweet watermelon
while my parents thought about our daily bread
preoccupied with their jobs and the pain in their ribs
Like this they spent three years between dreams and nightmares

Corruption and treason
hold hands to undo my nation
Presidents think the people are toys
and fill their speeches with deceit towards the believers
Then I see innocent children who live like beggars
They don’t have decent clothes, their foreheads are dirty, some without teeth

The powerful speak of sincerity
to gain more popularity
But in the hour of truth
they forget reality
In actuality
it’s not a casualty
that our people survive all calamities
We are full of humanity
And putting aside all cruelty
we can be confident
that our job is quality
And with some tranquility
we will achieve stability.

Poetry, Security

Telephone-based Payment Card Data PCI Guidelines

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The Security Standards Council (SSC) has released an information supplement on telephone-based payment card data. This is an update to PCI SSC FAQ 5362.

It now is clear that controls must be in place to clean and protect audio recordings; they violate PCI compliance if they store sensitive authentication data (SAD).

It is a violation of PCI DSS Requirement 3.2 to store any sensitive authentication data, including card validation codes and values, after authorization even if encrypted. It is therefore prohibited to use any form of digital audio recording (using formats such as WAV, MP3, etc.) for storing CAV2, CVC2, CVV2 or CID codes after authorization if that data can be queried; recognizing that multiple tools exist that potentially could query a variety of digital recordings.

The last sentence is the big clue. Known query tools pose a clear and present threat to SAD in audio files. The point of this supplement is to emphasize that the data needs to be protected due to the ease of querying and reading it. The controls must be documented and validated as usual.

The supplement provides a decision process flow to help illustrate different control areas. Even if no calls are recorded, for example, “Processing and transmission of cardholder data remain in scope for PCI DSS”.

One area of ambiguity remains.

Note the end of the sentence above where the Council says storage is prohibited “if that data can be queried”. Despite SAD media storage being prohibited there are some particular situations of storage — with additional controls — that may be allowed.

If these recordings cannot be data-mined, storage of CAV2, CVC2, CVV2 or CID codes after authorization may be permissible as long as appropriate validation has been performed. This includes the physical and logical protections defined in PCI DSS that must still be applied to these call-recording formats.

A call center, which can validate recordings can not be data-mined, thus may be allowed to store SAD. However, at the same time the supplement says they are prohibited from storing SAD.

Pay particular attention to sensitive authentication data: Storage is not permitted.

All clear?

I wonder if the PCI Council has the humor to start a campaign called “SAD is bad. Get rid of it and be glad”. They could even distribute it as a song, in an audio file.