business
december
2009
The Sun Spot Opens at Terry’s Gym
Karmen Pavlovsky has just opened
The Sun Spot at Terry’s Gym.
Now you can tan and work out in
the same location in Vernonia.
Karmen Pavlovsky has opened
The Sun Spot at Terry’s Gym at 16720
Noakes Road.
Pavlovsky, who now has the one
bed from Spiralz Salon, has two tanning
beds and is now open for business.
Pavlovsky is recommending her
clients call ahead to schedule an appoint-
ment-- hours will be Monday through
Saturday between 8:30 A.M. and 8:30
P.M. She says she does spend some free
time at the gym, so walk-ins will be by
availability. Otherwise, she will be there
for anyone who schedules an appoint-
ment.
Pavlovsky has been using tan-
ning beds off and on for years, and her
naturally sunny disposition makes her
a natural to run a tanning salon. “It’s a
clean, safe, nice environment here at the
gym. It’s a good place to work out, tan
and hang out.”
Pavlovsky wanted to be clear
that she is operating the tanning busi-
ness, even though it’s located in the gym.
“Don’t ask Terry about the tanning,” said
Pavlovsky. “Call Karmen, not Terry, for
tanning,” she says with a laugh.
The Sun Spot has some package
prices you can purchase in 6, 12, or 24
bundles. Packages obviously get cheaper
the more sessions you buy. “The prices
are pretty reasonable, especially com-
pared to out-of-town,” says Pavlovsky.
“I’m selling them by the tan, not by the
week or month, so you get all the tans you
pay for.”
According to Pavlovsky, tanning
can be good for just about anybody. “It
makes you feel good, it helps with season-
al depression, and can help with psoriasis
and other skin conditions.” Pavlovsky
was working on her tanning certification
and learning more about the health ben-
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efits, about who should and shouldn’t tan
and about skin concerns. “The course
teaches the good and bad things about
tanning,” says Pavlovsky.
A long-time Vernonia resident,
Pavlovsky graduated from Vernonia High
School, and has been working out at Ter-
ry’s Gym since she was seventeen.
Pavlovsky says she will be of-
fering a holiday special during the month
of December and she also has gift cer-
tificates available. You can also get a
discount on a gym membership with the
purchase of a tanning package.
“I just want to make it conve-
nient and easy for everybody, so people
can come up here and do their thing,”
says Pavlovsky.
To schedule an appointment at The Sun
Spot, call Karmen Pavlovsky at 503-913-
5313.
Intruder Alert – Safe Computing Practices:
How Do You Know if Your Security is Truly Secure?
By Burt Tschache
This Christmas, why not give a gift your spe-
cial computer wonk will remember and thank you
for, everyday? Let’s face it, argyle socks and mono-
grammed pajamas can only go so far with a wonk or
wonkette.
Might I suggest a new computer security suite
as the ideal gift for anyone as addicted to computing as
I am? However, I already have a great security suite so
I’ll go for the monogrammed PJ’s.
How do you know if you are truly getting a
solid security suite? This is a question that has been
asked many times over the years with innumerable
answers, some right, some not so right and some just
flat-out wrong.
In 1989, Verizon Business started a 3 rd party
computer security testing program called the ICSA
(International Computer Security Association) to
provide an independent analysis of computer secu-
rity programs. Twenty years ago, computer security
was considerably less complex, as there were only
a few computer viruses about. My, how times have
changed.
In 1989, antivirus software was the only nec-
essary security outside of a locked door and secure
passwords that were usually taped to the bottom of
the keyboard. Employees in the corporate world used
to complain about having to change their passwords
every 3 months. Now, there are password key code
generators that change every few seconds or faster, in
some cases.
Instead of just a simple antivirus, you have a
firewall, spam filter, adware and malware filters, in-
ternet redirect alerts and that is only on the end-user
side of the equation. On the web side, the same also
exist along with secure socket protection, intruder
protection and prevention services and numerous
other custom security services too numerous to men-
tion.
Suffice to say, there is much more to keep se-
cure and many more perpetrators attempting to get to
that information. The information business, both the
licit and the illicit markets, are big business.
So what will computer security software cer-
tified by the ICSA get you? Simply this, you will
get software that has been tested and retested to at-
tain and maintain the ICSA certification. It is like
an Underwriters Laboratories for computer security
software. Their testing methods change continually
as new problem children rear their pointy little heads.
If you are interested in finding out more
about them, their website is icsalabs.com and is a
journey well taken. Their report on the last 20 years
of computer security is quite enlightening in its facts
and findings.
A few of their suggestions for the user com-
munity at large are:
New products are more likely to have problems. Wait
and let a product mature awhile before jumping in on
the bleeding edge. (They don’t call it the bleeding edge
for nothing!)
When the functionality is similar in products you are
comparing, choose the simpler one. (Occam’s Razor)
Choose vendors that participate in ICSA and other se-
curity forums. They provide a more solid product.
The bottom line is this: when choosing a se-
curity solution for your home or business computer,
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having an ICSA certified program will give you a prod-
uct that will live up to its guarantee, whether it is for
Windows, Unix, Linux, MAC or some hybrid you have
developed yourself. And that is much better than hav-
ing one that will not, and finding out too late. Merry
Christmas and be safe out there.
Burt Tschache is the owner of B&B Computing in Ver-
nonia. He can be reached at bnb998@msn.com or
503-429-0817.
