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The 2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is a list of the most widespread and critical programming errors that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities. They are often easy to find, and easy to exploit. They are dangerous because they will frequently allow attackers to completely take over the software, steal data, or prevent the software from working at all.

Rank	Score	ID	Name
[1]	346	CWE-79	Failure to Preserve Web Page Structure ('Cross-site Scripting')
[2]	330	CWE-89	Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
[3]	273	CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
[4]	261	CWE-352	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
[5]	219	CWE-285	Improper Access Control (Authorization)
[6]	202	CWE-807	Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
[7]	197	CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
[8]	194	CWE-434	Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
[9]	188	CWE-78	Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
[10]	188	CWE-311	Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
[11]	176	CWE-798	Use of Hard-coded Credentials
[12]	158	CWE-805	Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
[13]	157	CWE-98	Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP File Inclusion')
[14]	156	CWE-129	Improper Validation of Array Index
[15]	155	CWE-754	Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
[16]	154	CWE-209	Information Exposure Through an Error Message
[17]	154	CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound
[18]	153	CWE-131	Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
[19]	147	CWE-306	Missing Authentication for Critical Function
[20]	146	CWE-494	Download of Code Without Integrity Check
[21]	145	CWE-732	Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
[22]	145	CWE-770	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
[23]	142	CWE-601	URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
[24]	141	CWE-327	Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
[25]	138	CWE-362	Race Condition

1. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, does not cause heart disease.
2. Carbohydrates do, because of their effect on the hormone insulin. The more easily-digestible and refined the carbohydrates and the more fructose they contain, the greater the effect on our health, weight, and well-being.
3. Sugars—sucrose (table sugar) and high fructose corn syrup specifically—are particularly harmful. The glucose in these sugars raises insulin levels; the fructose they contain overloads the liver.
4. Refined carbohydrates, starches, and sugars are also the most likely dietary causes of cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, and the other common chronic diseases of modern times.
5. Obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation, not overeating and not sedentary behavior.
6. Consuming excess calories does not cause us to grow fatter any more than it causes a child to grow taller.
7. Exercise does not make us lose excess fat; it makes us hungry.
8. We get fat because of an imbalance—a disequilibrium—in the hormonal regulation of fat tissue and fat metabolism. More fat is stored in the fat tissue than is mobilized and used for fuel. We become leaner when the hormonal regulation of the fat tissue reverses this imbalance.
9. Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated, we stockpile calories as fat. When insulin levels fall, we release fat from our fat tissue and burn it for fuel.
10. By stimulating insulin secretion, carbohydrates make us fat and ultimately cause obesity. By driving fat accumulation, carbohydrates also increase hunger and decrease the amount of energy we expend in metabolism and physical activity.
11. The fewer carbohydrates we eat, the leaner we will be.

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My iPhone always seems to jump to voicemail before I answer it. I need to increase the call forward delay. By increasing the delay before the call is transferred to voicemail, I have a better chance of grabbing it. As expected, the caller will hear an increased number of rings before being transferred. Works to decrease also. Google voicemail picks up at 25 seconds.

This requires a little friendly hacking. Call your iphone now from a different line to judge how long it takes to hit voicemail. 

1. dial the following: *#61# 
2. Press the Call button 
3. Write down your voicemail number. It's the number after "Forwards to" 

4. From the keypad dial the following: *61*1VOICEMAILNUMBER*11*30# inserting your voicemail number where VOICEMAILNUMBER is. It should be 11 numbers. 

(For example, if your voicemail number is 16787641111 then your command would be:*61*16787641111*11*30#) 

30 is the length of time in the command above. 20 is the default. 30 is the max. 

5. Press the Call button to send your command

6. You should see the following: 

Setting Activation Succeeded 
Voice Call Forwarding 
When Unanswered 

7. Congrats. You are set! Call your iphone again to see that it now takes longer to hit voicemail. 

If you screw up your phone, don't blame me. Do this at your own risk. If you want to be super safe, you can call AT&T and they will do this for you as well.

I used the method above to increase the time-before-forwarding-to-voicemail to 30 seconds. It worked!