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Chris Byrnes (junior-film) and Andy Mazur (sophomore-division of undergraduate studies) are freegans: Students who free themselves of being wasteful and spending money and instead support themselves by "urban foraging," better known as "Dumpster diving." ... "We are a wasteful society, but I think there are more effective ways to reduce waste and make their point, rather than Dumpster diving," non-freegan Lori Shero (senior-actuarial science) said ... Byrnes said he has not purchased food since... (Daily Collegian, PA)
No Trader Joe's anytime soon Oct 1, 2007
Apparently, this involves Dumpster diving. The theory behind this practice is that restaurants and stores routinely throw out perfectly good merchandise -- for instance, day-old bagels or doughnuts. (Albany Times Union)
Dumpsters On Alert: Freegans Take NYC Sep 29, 2007
One of their more controversial practices is dumpster diving for food. "It smells good," Weissman said. (CBS 2, NY)
The rich, and Rather, are different Sep 26, 2007
ABC appears to be wagering on a resurgence of 1980s-style escapism garnished with TMZ.com dumpster diving, using drama to offer an illicit glimpse behind the velvet-roped exteriors and bring back the Reagan-era heyday of "Dallas" and "Dynasty." (CBS has placed a more modest bet with the family soap "Cane," though don't be surprised if the family reunites with cousin Olivier, a forensic criminologist, at the first sign of ratings trouble. . (Variety)
Is there pleasure for us in O.J.'s fix? Sep 23, 2007
Puff that first cigarette, sip that first beer, makes eyes at that first girl, and you'll wake up a wizened, wrinkled old man, Dumpster diving for your breakfast in an alley. There are those among us who see a certain ironic justice in O.J.'s present fix, that his alleged Las Vegas escapade is ample opportunity for Fate to settle the score, for Lady Justice herself to balance the scales after he inexplicably skated on murder charges years ago. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Finding new ways to pass time in South Campus Sep 22, 2007
The Daily Free Press. Issue date: 9/21/07 Section. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Arm yourself with identity theft information Sep 18, 2007
Taking old or unneeded credit and debit cards out of your trash in a process that is called dumpster diving ... Dumpster diving and finding important documents. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Foragers find there is free lunch Sep 16, 2007
D'Agostino's, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods - freegans' most popular dumpster diving sites - donate edible food to agencies that prepare it for the poor, according to their spokesmen. But freegans and food specialists say a large amount of edible food still gets thrown away. (Boston Globe)
Accusation of ID theft by file-sharing Sep 8, 2007
Kopiloff also obtained some sensitive information the old-fashioned way, from associates who would steal mail or go "Dumpster diving" for discarded financial records, the indictment said, adding that he would open credit accounts and then go shopping online, having items shipped to a UPS store, hotels or post office boxes. He was arrested after one of his alleged victims, a Texas resident, told his company's security officer - a former Secret Service agent - about how his bank account had been... (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
City Forms Bed Bug Task Force Sep 7, 2007
Experts blame the recent increase in infested homes on dumpster diving ... "No dumpster diving," said Tassell. (WKRC.com, OH)
Identity Theft Indictment Highlights File-Sharing Risks Sep 7, 2007
Kopiloff also obtained some sensitive information the old-fashioned way, from associates who would steal mail or go "Dumpster diving" for discarded financial records, the indictment said, adding that he would open credit accounts and then go shopping online, having items such as an iPod, earphones and a hard drive shipped to a UPS store, hotels or post office boxes in Western Washington. Copyright 2007 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
She turns tabloid 'trash' into a book Sep 5, 2007
The main character Simone Glass ends up Dumpster diving with a colleague on her first day on the job at a sleazy Los Angeles tabloid. She also sneaks onto a movie set and pretends to be an extra, all things Ms. Gaylin said she did as a young tabloid reporter. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
TV REVIEW: Small-screen guilty pleasures Sep 1, 2007
Yet, amid the dumpster diving and guitar shredding, Michaels himself manages to share his concerns and emotions with contestants and viewers. The Poison front man makes it clear that love isn't about fine chocolates or perfectly primped hair; it's about honesty - and knowing the lyrics to "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," because that never hurts. (U-Wire.com)
Officials promote protection of ID Aug 28, 2007
People who have been victims of identity theft can be hurt by old tactics physical theft of property, or the discovery of personal information done by "Dumpster diving" or by the computer, as the Internet has become an essential tool for many thieves, Schultz said. In today's computer-connected world, Schultz admitted, total protection from ID theft is "almost impossible.". (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Taking a stand against identity theft ... Annual Community Pep Rally slated ... Sulphur takes care of its own ... SPD Report ... Care/Help Volunteer of the Month ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Pictured is Ward 3 Marshal Joey Alcede with Sulphur Sunrise Rotarian Chris Gregory. Photo by Victoria Hartley Ellender Taking a stand against identity theft Aug 28, 2007
Skilled identity thieves use a variety of methods to steal your personal information including dumpster diving, skimming, phishing, changing your address and old fashioned stealing. According to Alcede, dumpster diving is a common occurrence in today's society. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
25 ways to survive on $25 Aug 24, 2007
Avoid dumpster diving with the following five tips on frugal feeding. -Go grocery shopping. (UCD Advocate, CO)
North Dakota among 'hot spots' for identity theft Aug 19, 2007
"Remember there are people who engage in dumpster diving, where they go through trash cans to find old phone bills banking statements, credit card statements, Stenehjem said.". 3 Get a copy of your credit reports. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
No such thing as a free lunch? Aug 19, 2007
In New York freeganism has extended far beyond dumpster diving - though that's the core act, the Holy Communion of all freegan believers. Freegan activities are extending to all walks of life: there are freegan legal services and freegan bicycle workshops in Brooklyn - where you get to mend or even build bikes for free. (Guardian Unlimited)
Freegans Are Radical Recyclers Aug 14, 2007
While they are most known for dumpster diving, many are involved with other activities that put waste to practical use such as. Wild foraging. (Suite101.com)
No such thing as a free lunch? Pah Aug 8, 2007 Black Hat And The Jedi Force Aug 7, 2007 More of this story Aug 4, 2007 The Firing Line Aug 2, 2007 Brokerages Beef Up Security For Trades Aug 1, 2007 With Black Hat approaching, a rush to patch iPhone Jul 27, 2007 July 17: 5 months after breach, investigators still mum on Westerly Hospital security breach Jul 18, 2007 Motorcycle art in Ionia features metal-mad Ron Finch Jul 6, 2007 Google: A Hacker's Best Friend? Jun 26, 2007 Arbitrators Tackle Russian Corruption in Fight Over Cell Phone Operator Jun 20, 2007 Bioplastics lifts garbage out of the trash heap Jun 20, 2007 Live Cheaply in Vancouver BC Jun 13, 2007 New Iberia woman arrested, accused of identity theft May 26, 2007 ID theft a growing problem May 12, 2007 Its out of the shelter and back on the Hard Streets May 3, 2007 "Starbucks Stalkers" Apr 24, 2007 Letters: Greeks still have much to learn about homelessness Apr 20, 2007 FWS to cut Bison Range staff Apr 12, 2007 Click here to read more. Apr 7, 2007 Read More... Apr 3, 2007 NBC: On the hunt for ID thieves Mar 28, 2007 Oracle's SAP suit raises users' ethics concerns Mar 26, 2007 Web site 'friends' may not be Mar 11, 2007 The Hidden Costs of Shipping Products Feb 27, 2007 Imaginary city, real solutions: : Middle schoolers design a model sustainable town Feb 11, 2007 FTC chairman says protect customer data, or else Feb 9, 2007 Can ID Theft Be Solved with More Regulation? Feb 9, 2007 Man admits to ID theft Feb 7, 2007 The New Voyageurs Jan 31, 2007 Specter: Bush Not Sole 'Decision-Maker' Jan 31, 2007 Report: Minnesota Senator Injured Dumpster Diving Jan 30, 2007 RHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON: One person's junk becomes another's treasure Jan 20, 2007 Report Shows Spike in Online Identity Theft Jan 17, 2007 * Waking up on the wrong side of the dumpster qUc Jan 11, 2007
In America they call it "dumpster diving" and when the shops shut, that's what they do. Freegans Paul and Bob operate in a suburb of Manchester and have a network of bins that provided rich pickings. (BBC News -- UK)
St. James looks to lure travelers Aug 8, 2007
The city approved an ordinance to remove the wording, without such person s consent from an ordinance on dumpster diving. This measure prohibits dumpster diving even if consent has been given from a business owner. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Long also got a few laughs when he described how he went dumpster diving to find things. The not so funny part is the fact that he found Social Security numbers and personal health information. (eSecurityPlanet)
I'm not ashamed of dumpster diving nor getting my hands dirty to save a sign that's threatened by a wrecker's ball. The "Sunset Palms" neon is my own and was picked off a trash pile when the motel changed owners and trashed its original identity. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
The woman who was concerned about "dumpster diving" is only one person with a unique point of view that not I nor anyone I know shares. There is certainly good stuff being thrown away in this area; I am dumpster diver myself from time to time. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Crooks steal identity information other ways too, including via password-stealing Trojan programs and plenty of old-fashioned dumpster diving. "We've had our share of losses," Patterson said. (Investors Business Daily)
" In this podcast program, we'll talk about about dumpster diving for portable data drives, and the scramble to get..." " Cox Communication has been attempting to help their customers by routing traffic destined for botnet controlled IRC servers..." or. Where can you earn top dollar, get the best benefits, the latest IT and more. (Computerworld)
CD ROMs or floppy disks lost, thrown away in the trash recovered by Dumpster diving. Someone having a USB memory stick lost or stolen. (Westerly Sun, RI)
crap yards mostly, sometimes dumpster diving. I take some very respectable people with me when I go dumpster diving, judges, lawyers, those kinds of people, said Finch. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Dumpster diving (looking in office trash for security information); tailgating someone into a secured facility; pretending to be a UPS guy or a repair guy or a delivery guy. these things work almost all the time and require very little technical knowledge. (Forbes)
But Swiss arbitrators and judges have found IPOC to be guilty of something much worse than dumpster diving. They have declared IPOC to be a vessel for Russia's minister of telecommunications, Leonid Reiman, to launder money stolen from the Russian people. (Law.com)
It is as if chemists have gone Dumpster diving in their hunt to make biodegradable, sustainable and renewable plastics. Most bioplastics are made from plants like corn, soy, sugar cane and switch grass, but scientists have recently turned to trash in an effort to make so-called green polymers, essentially plastics from garbage. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Bartering, Dumpster Diving, Craig's List & Exchange Parties ... Evidently there s an art to it: The Art and Science of Dumpster Diving (by John Hoffman) has been described as the dumpster diver s bible. (Suite101.com)
Some rummage through trash looking for bills or other paperwork containing personal information, a practice known as dumpster diving. Others employ a method known as skimming, stealing credit or debit card numbers by using a special storage device when processing your card. (New Iberia, LA)
They still do dumpster diving, where the thieves will search through trash for personal information, but the old-fashioned method of stealing is still very popular, Davis said. He said stealing mail is a popular way for thieves to get personal information. (Shoals TimesDaily)
But for many, Saturday is the day Dumpster diving produces the most table fare. Churches successfully provided dinners to the shelter each night it was open. (Modesto Bee, CA)
It's really dumpster diving when you come right down to it. " How widespread the problem is is hard to define since many targets will see the theft as a one-off incident; never connecting the theft to the data, said Andrew Berkuta, senior security evangelist at McAfee. "If we look at the animal kingdom, we're just going to our favorite watering hole," said Berkuta. "Again, it's conservation of resources, (criminals are) not going to track (a target) across a complete city if they know they're... (CIO Information Network)
bigmike wrote on April 19, 2007 8:17 AM:"Pauline as someone who was in the Greek system when I was at OSU what the guy said was pretty spot on about the bums I observed. I saw the same guys year after year and they never changed or even appeared to be attempting change. If you can't see that coming into someone elses home is unacceptable I can't help you. My guess is you would be furious if a bum entered your home uninvited. I never minded the dumpster diving and its a broad brush you use to... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
If the national parks are the middle class, the Fish and Wildlife Service is on food stamps and the National Wildlife Refuge System is Dumpster diving. Ruch wondered if the tribes would still be interested in a joint operating agreement, now that it could mean just three jobs. (Missoulian, MT)
A few University of Mary Washington students went "Dumpster diving" this week for stale bagels. One evening, they gathered pieces of cardboard behind a Fredericksburg shopping center to build a "shanty town" near the campus's main walkway. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Disinformation :: Our Crack Like Addiction To iPods, Sci-Fi Fanzines, And Dumpster Diving ... Our Crack Like Addiction To iPods, Sci-Fi Fanzines, And Dumpster Divingposted by aaroncynic on Apr 02, 2007 - 01:46 PM ... Alan Lastufka interviews dumpster diving, hitchhiking, zine writing Spyder of Conscious Defect zine. (Disinformation)
Hansen: Hi-tech dumpster diving. Magaw: You could call it that. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
"Oracle has a reputation for dumpster diving in order to get information about competitors," alluding to an incident in 2000 when Oracle defended the actions of detectives it hired to investigate two research groups that supported Microsoft Corp. during its antitrust trial. The lawsuit might be Oracle's way to gain some extra publicity, following the release earlier this week of the vendor's third-quarter financial results, according to Chatziantoniou. (CPILive.net)
Raiding them, he said, is the equivalent of Dumpster diving. Scammers often set up fake profiles on MySpace, Friendster, Facebook and similar sites and then go about inviting people to become their Internet "friends.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
People were dumpster diving for memorabilia to sell--still not a bad idea--picking up packing peanuts once a week from the local beauty supply store and foraging for boxes behind any store possible. Those were the days. (MSNBC -- Business)
e did some Dumpster diving, Delby said, but the little hydroponic garden really works. Look closely, and you'll see the happy people of Zeymous are as plastic as they are tiny. (Missoulian, MT)
The FTC has taken action against companies for a variety of issues from failing to protect against SQL injection attacks to low-tech attacks such as dumpster diving ... The FTC has taken action against companies for a variety of issues from failing to protect against SQL injection attacks to low-tech attacks such as dumpster diving. (Search Security, MA)
Ira Winkler, president of the Internet Security Advisors Group and a former computer systems analyst with the National Security Agency, said there are three main ways criminals get their hands on stolen identities: low-tech activities like dumpster diving, data breaches at companies and "stupid" user mistakes online. The government should mandate that ISPs control what they are putting on their network. (eWeek)
Dumpster diving: They go through your trash looking for bills and other things with your personal information on it. Skimming: They steal credit and debit card numbers using a special storage device when processing your card. (Pensacola News Journal)
But they knew something about dumpster diving, about how to scrape by on next to nothing. On two trips down the Mississippi, Gerty a taciturn cabinetmaker originally from Faribault had crafted some of the most impressive boats in the boat punk fleet: stylish, barge-like vessels made from plywood and powered by cheap secondhand outboards. (City Pages)
Report: Minnesota Senator Injured Dumpster Diving. Top News Stories. (CBS 11, TX)
injured his forehead two weekends ago dumpster diving, a Washington Post blogger reports ... Coleman was reportedly knocked nearly unconscious while dumpster diving in St. Paul. (WCCO.com, MN)
"You been Dumpster diving again?" Johnelle will ask accusingly whenever I share my latest find. The truth is - and Johnelle knows it - some of my favorite furnishings have come from the side of the road where the owner put them to be hauled to the great hereafter for furniture. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The white paper reviews identity theft techniques, from non-technical approaches like dumpster diving to sophisticated keyloggers that monitor computer keyboard keystrokes to steal online usernames and passwords. The report presents high-profile examples of identity theft cases from around the world along with an overview of the types of criminals and organizations that engage in identity theft for profit or to facilitate terrorist acts. (eWeek)
Some states have considered restricting dumpster diving, mostly to protect companies, but the law labels trash as public property once it is in a public dumpster or on the curb. At that time, anyone may look through it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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