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PWR Barcelona Speaker Shirin Ebadi Urging Arab Women to Keep the Faith
The 2003 Iranian Nobel Laureate said that the main obstacle for post-revolutionary Arab women is a "patriarchal culture" that imposes a false interpretation on Islam.
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)– On the sideline of an April 2 conference hosted by Columbia University Law School, Shirin Ebadi, who in 2003 became the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, briefly discussed the consequences of the Arab uprisings on women with Women's eNews. The Iranian lawyer's answers were translated from Persian by her translator Shirin Ershadi.
Q: The Arab uprisings brought hope when they started in Tunisia. We now see that women's rights are endangered. Have these uprisings been a good thing for Arab/Muslim women?
A: It has been good, but not enough. The voice of Arab women has been heard and that's why I am saying it has been good; but unfortunately some countries want to retract the rights that women gained in the past. I am very glad that women are resisting. Women will only attain their rights when they learn how to resist dictators and oppressors.
Q: What is the main obstacle for women's rights in these societies?
A: I think it's the patriarchal culture. The patriarchal culture uses everything to legitimize itself. In Islamic countries, they interpret Islam in such a way that it is against women, whereas Islam has a different interpretation. With a correct interpretation of Islam, we can respect women's rights.
Q: The Arab uprisings seem to have energized women to fight for their rights. Can we say that we are witnessing a rebirth of the Islamic feminism?
A: I have issues with "Islamic feminism. " Feminism means equality of rights between men and women. Then, it is not Islamic. However, a Muslim woman can be a feminist.
Q: Speaking of feminism, we have lately witnessed extreme manifestations of feminism in Muslim-dominated countries, such as the ones inspired by the Ukrainian group Femen. Last month, a young Tunisian woman posted topless pictures of herself online with the words "my body is mine, nobody's honor" written across her breasts and stomach. What is your take on this type of expression?
A: Here, the issue is the issue of freedom. People have to be free to do what they want to do. Of course, freedom is not unlimited and the limit of everyone's freedom is the freedom of others. Therefore, if one's freedom doesn't hurt the other person we cannot limit it.
Q: In 2009, after the contested reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranians took to the street but their attempt to defy the regime resulted in a huge crackdown. Can the Arab uprisings be an inspiration for the Iranians who want change?
A: What I can tell you is every day the number of those who oppose the government increases. Iran is like a volcano, any minute the lava may come out. So wait and see what happens.
Opposition to Sanctions
During the Columbia University law conference, Ebadi reiterated her opposition to economic sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.
The lawyer, who in 1970 became Iran's first female judge, lives in exile in London and fiercely opposes the current Iranian regime. But she said economic sanctions "affect Iranian people and increase the corruption within the government." Instead she recommended "political sanctions" that would "specifically target" members of the regime and "third countries where Iranian officials enter and have assets."
She suggested, for example, to "target international satellites that broadcast Iranian propaganda in non-Persian languages. " She said that today in Iran "16 TV stations hold propaganda of Iran in non-Persian. " She also recommended sanctioning companies that provide the Iranian government with technology used for repression.
Shirin Ebadi is well-known for her defense of human rights, particularly those of women and children. At an April 2 awards dinner, she received the Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award from the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Since 1975, the prize has honored outstanding contributions to the field of international law. Ebadi was also honored as a Women's eNews 21 leaders for the 21st Century in 2004.
Hajer Naili is a New York-based reporter for Women's eNews. She has worked for several radio stations and publications in France and North Africa and specializes in Middle East and North Africa. Follow her on Twitter @H_NAILI
Michael Lerner: There Is a Nonviolent Alternative to War with Iran
by Rabbi Michael Lerner
from Huffington Post
President Obama is under immense pressure from Netanyahu and his allies in the U.S. Congress, AIPAC, Christian Zionists and Republican candidates for the presidency to give Netanyahu private assurances that if the U.S. strategy to stop Iran from developing the capacity (not the actuality) for nuclear weapons doesn't work, the U.S. will back an Israeli first strike.
This is the moment for peace oriented voices to speak out and say no to an Israeli first strike with American overt or covert backing. We at Tikkun magazine and our Network of Spiritual Progressives have launched a national campaign to say no! We are attempting to buy space in major newspapers and electronic media on the web to launch this campaign quickly before Obama and Netanyahu meet next week. Please get involved here.
There is a non-violent way to deal with all this. The background info:
Apparently the U.S. and Israel are debating the best method for coercing Iran to stop developing the capacity for nuclear weapons. Israel believes that goal requires a military strike; the U.S. talks of "crippling" economic boycotts. Other military and strategic experts have argued that neither path is likely to succeed in the long run as long as Iran finds itself in a world in which nearby China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel all have powerful nuclear military capacities. And with Iran certain to face nuclear obliteration should it use its nukes in a first strike against Israel or anyone else, it is more likely that continuing extremes of poverty, oppression from Western supported elites, and social injustice, rather than the threat of Iranian nukes, will continue to be the primary destabilizing factor among the tens of millions of Middle East Muslims in the coming decades.
Imagine instead if the U.S. were to announce our new non-violent path to homeland security: a strategy of generosity, acknowledging the pain and distortion hundreds of years of Western colonialism has brought to the region, particularly to the Palestinian people, and simultaneously launching a Global Marshall Plan (already introduced to Congress by Hon. Keith Ellison as House Res. 157) aimed at ending poverty, homelessness, hunger, inadequate education and inadequate healthcare both at home and around the world. Dedicating 1-2% of our gross domestic product each year for the next twenty (to be collected not through taxes on ordinary citizens but a 1% Tobin tax on all international transactions of one million dollars or more).
4 Reasons Why Egypt's Revolution Is Not Islamic
From The Huffington Post
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Just as in the case of Tunisia, we've been caught off guard by the rapid pace of events in Egypt. Commentators are having a difficult time understanding the dynamics of the Arab world and especially the role of religion in this latest apparent revolution. Many wonder why this isn't an Islamic Revolution, and are audibly breathing a sigh of relief that it isn't — assuming that somehow Egypt would follow Iran's rather unique trajectory in 1979 and thereafter.
So why isn't Egypt's revolution an Islamic one? And what sets Tunisia and Egypt apart from Iran? Due to the quickly shifting nature of events, I've recorded four reasons why Egypt's uprising isn't an explicitly Islamic one.


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Swimming: WVU Holds Steady After Day Two
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After day two of the Pitt Invitational, the West Virginia swimming and diving teams held steady with the men (679 points) in second place and the women (505.5) in third place.
The men are trailing Pitt (786), and are ahead of Connecticut (605) and Cincinnati (311), while the women trail Ohio State (925) and Pitt (546). They are ahead of Connecticut (394) and Cincinnati (205.5).
Danielle Smith, Jenelle Zee, Julie Ogden and Rachael Gorrie began the evening by swimming to a second-place (1:43.06) finish in the 200 medley relay. The sixth-place (1:45.69) team of Tierra Butkus, Breanna McCann, Mandie Nugent and Kaitie Layne also scored points for the women.
The men's squad of Eric Johnson, Martin Vanis, Brandon Carr and Brad Eichenseer finished third (1:33.06) in the 200 medley relay.
Rachael Burnett took the 400 IM by storm with a first-place finish in 4:17.41 for her second first-place finish of the invitational. Austen Carrington and Sloan Storie also scored points with 13th- (4:33.19) and 14th- (4:33.56) place finishes, respectively, in the consolation finals.
Jake Querciagrossa completed the WVU sweep in the 400 IM with a win for the men in a time of 3:57.71. Tim O'Malley took sixth in 4:09.55, while Joseph AbuRahma finished ninth (4:09.84) and Ian Stavros took 12th (4:13.18).
Julie Ogden and Nugent helped the Mountaineer women bring the score up to tie with Pitt for second place. Ogden finished in second place (54.61), followed closely by Nugent in third (55.26). Layne swam in the consolation finals and took 16th place (58.25).
Taylor Camp recorded the third first-place finish of the evening with a win in the 100 fly (47.65). Carr and Eichenseer each swam in the finals, finishing fourth (49.70) and sixth (49.92), respectively. WVU was well represented in the consolation finals with Vanis taking ninth (51.22), Kyle Bandy finishing 11th (51.47), AbuRahma finishing 13th (51.64) and Joe Bailey finishing 15th (52.00).
Burnett swam her second swim of the meet in the 200 free, taking third (1:50.88), while Smith finished the finals in seventh place (1:52.13). Kata Fodor paced the consolation finals by finishing ninth (1:51.00), with Gorrie placing 12th (1:52.39) and Butkus in 16th (1:56.71).
Daeton Davenport stormed back from an eight-place finish in the preliminaries of the 200 free and took second (1:40.45) in the finals. Johnson also swam the finals with a seventh-place (1:41.52) finish. Bailey, O'Malley and AbuRahma swam the consolation finals and finished 13th (1:46.27), 15th (1:47.71) and 16th (1:47.95), respectively.
McCann and Zee finished back-to-back with fourth- (1:03.73) and fifth- (1:04.09) place finishes, respectively, in the 100 breast. Jaryn Studer scored points by finishing 16th (1:07.82) in the consolation finals.
Jack Greenhalgh, Vanis and Peter Murto swam in the 100 breast for the men with Greenhalgh swim to a seventh-place (59.08) finish. Vanis and Murto finished 10th (59.32) and 12th (1:00.56), respectively.
Smith and Gorrie had top finishes for the women in the 100 back with Smith finishing second (54.62) and Gorrie taking fifth (56.01). Butkus swam in the consolation finals with a 14th-place (58.18) finish.
WVU was able to sweep second through fifth place in the 100 back. Bryce Bohman took second (48.84), followed by Carr in third (50.96), Johnson in fourth (51.46) and Querciagrossa in fifth (51.65). Bryan Brown and David Palley finished 10th (52.69) and 12th (53.41), respectively, in the consolation finals.
The women finished the evening with Nugent, Fodor, Smith and Burnett combining for a first-place finish (7:20.90) in the 800 free relay.
Querciagrossa, Davenport, Johnson and Camp combined for a time of 6:41.60 for a second-place finish in the 800 free relay.
The Mountaineers return to action tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., for the final day of the Pitt Invitational.
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As strong storms moved across the area Wednesday afternoon more than 1,400 OG&E customers found themselves without electricity.
Poteau saw the brunt of damages along the southern side of town with trees blown down along Morris and Church Streets and a metal building blown onto its top at Dunn Rite Custom Buildings on South Broadway.
According to Michael Davidson, a downburst is possibly to blame for the damages. Wind gusts up to 75 mph were recorded during the storm.
PANAMA — The defending Class 2A state champion Panama Lady Razorbacks began defense of their state title in fine fashion Tuesday as they opened the 2012 fast-pitch season with a 10-0 win over the Whitesboro Lady Bulldogs.
Heavener 16, Vian 8; Red Oak 12, Heavener 0: In Heavener, the Lady Wolves (1-1) opened the season with a split of their games.
STIGLER — The Spiro Lady Bulldogs and the Talihina Lady Golden Tigers opened their 2012 fast-pitch softball season by posting victories in the Stigler Tournament — which was originally the Keota Tournament, but the Lady Lions gave it to the Lady Panthers.
The Lady Bulldogs blanked the Arkoma Lady Mustangs 12-0, while the Lady Golden Tigers got past the Cameron Lady Yellowjackets 6-2.
The Pocola Lady Indians were edged 9-8 by the Keota Lady Lions.
CAMERON — It took eight innings, but the Cameron Yellowjackets outlasted the Wister Wildcats.
Two unearned runs in the home half of the eighth inning to lift the 'Jackets to a 8-7 victory over the 'Cats in Tuesday afternoon's season opener.
Whitesboro 11, Clayton 1; Whitesboro 12, Clayton 0: In Clayton, in a battle of Bulldogs, LeFlore County's canines got the sweep of Pushmataha's 'Dogs.
Carl Albert State College Assistant Softball Coach Megan Young will give softball lessons at $25 per hour to girls up through age 18.
To schedule a session or for additional information, call (580) 704-4517.
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Friday Couple Scrambles will take place at 5:30 p.m. every Friday at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
The entry fee is $15 per person for the nine-hole weekly event.
For additional information, call (918) 647-2582.
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The Fraternal Order of Eagles Golf Tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Saturday at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
As I write this week's column, I am in Cody, Wyo., in a cabin after a great day of rafting down the Shoshone River and five hours of trout fishing in the same river. Cash and Koby had a good day fishing catching about 10 each, and enjoying a relaxing day without much driving.
Wall's Bargain Center is this weeks "Spring into Business" offer of the day.
They are located at 2300 N. Broadway in Poteau across from Atwoods. They are offering 33 percent off green tag merchandise and they also have a great line of outdoor grills available at already marked down prices. If you are shopping for furniture, stop and shop at Wall's and check out the newest shipment.
To participate in today's cash mob deal at Wall's visit the store between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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My willing suspension of disbelief is gone with 'Grey's Anatomy' . . . seriously
Because of my job, I've been lucky enough to visit the sets of television shows and talk to many of the actors who play my favorite characters. And it's never, ever affected my willing suspension of disbelief.
I've been able to sit at a booth at MacLaren's on the "How I Met Your Mother" set and still watch the show and totally believe this group of five friends are living in New York. I've been to the Walker home, yet I still think the family on "Brothers & Sisters" is busy running Ojai Foods in California (when they aren't fighting, of course). I've walked through the lab on "Bones," but can still watch Booth and Brennan solve crimes without thinking "That's not really a lab."
But something happened to me when I watched the season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" (next Thursday on ABC beginning at 9 p.m.). I couldn't shake the behind-the-scenes drama that dominated the show last season. I felt almost no emotion as all the doctors attended George's funeral (I don't think I'm spoiling anything here since pictures of this scene have been everywhere). All I could think was, 'Well T.R. Knight wanted out and now he's not on the show.' I've honestly never had this happen to me before - where I am unableto watch what's on the screen and take it for what it is.
I don't know if it's because "Grey's Anatomy" already did so much damage last season with the never-ending Dead Denny storyline that I was already detached from the show or if it's because over the years we've heard so much about how what goes on backstage at "Grey's Anatomy" that it has now had some sort of cumulative effect.
As I said on Monday, this is the time to wipe the TV slate clear and face the fall with an open mind, but I'm not sure the show can win me back. ABC only released the first hour of the two hour premiere for review so who knows maybe all the magic happens in hour two. Are you excited for the season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy?" Have off-screen happenings ever affected you when you watch a TV show? Talk about it below.
"House" also returns next week with a two-hour season premiere Monday at 8 p.m. on FOX. As you may recall, when we last left Dr. House, he had checked into a mental institution because he was suffering from grand delusions (most notably that he had slept with Cuddy). The premiere is a very different episode. Except for Wilson who makes a brief cameo appearance, none of the series regulars appear. It's all House, all the time. Andre Braugher (one of my all time favorite actors) guest stars as Dr. Darryl Nolan, the man in charge of Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital and in charge of trying to help House. As you can imagine House doesn't take well to being committed and at the beginning tries to stage a "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" type coup. It's highly entertaining to watch a familiar TV character interact with a whole new set of supporting characters. The episode gives us new insight into House (it also screams, "Give Hugh Laurie an Emmy award!") and also House new insight into himself - especially when his typical antics have dire consequences. There are also several moments where we have never seen House so vunerable.
At the end of the two hours, I found myself thinking, "I wonder where the show can go from here?" And honestly I'm not sure, but I'm definitely along for the sixth season ride. Are you excited for the season premiere of "House?" Talk about it below.
Emmy Awards
I'm trying not to get too lured in about who will win and who will lose Sunday night and just enjoy the Emmys for being the award show spectacle it is. And it's quite possible that after Sunday night I might love Neil Patrick Harris even more. The show promises to celebrate the year in TV -not just the nominated shows - so that means we better see shout outs to shows like "Friday Night Lights." Will you be watching the Emmys? If so, follow me on Twitter Sunday night where I'll be talking about the show.
Where Have I Seen Them Before?
Dennis recognized Patrick Fabian as the father of the girl who had been taped in a "Girls Gone Wild" type video on "Drop Dead Diva." Fabian was Professor Hank Landry on "Veronica Mars" and Ted Price on "Big Love." Seamus Dever was the producer of the video. You'll see Dever as Detective Kevin Ryan on the season premiere of "Castle" on Monday. He was also Getti on "Army Wives." Steve Valentine was the designer who didn't want to make clothes in larger sizes on "Drop Dead Diva." Valentine was Dr. Nigel Townsend on "Crossing Jordan."
Dennis also caught Yeardley Smith as the nurse at the hospital on "Mad Men." She's the voice of Lisa Simpson on "The Simpsons" and for some reason I always remember that she was also Louise on the FOX series "Herman's Head."
Kristen recognized Debra Monk as Will's mom on "Glee." We'll see Monk next week as George's mom in the season premiere on "Grey's Anatomy." She's giving Sharon Lawrence some competition as the go-to TV mom. She also plays Ellen's mom on "Damages" and she'll always be Katie Sipowicz on "NYPD Blue" to me.
Kim and Jessica recognized Sarah Danielle Madison as Liam's mom on "90210." Madison was Matt's wife Sarah on "7th Heaven" and Heather on "Judging Amy."
Michelle recognized Jennifer Aspen as Terri's sister Kendra on "Glee." Aspen was Daphne on "Party of Five" and Trina on "Rodney."
Quotes of the Week
"Luanne, relax. You think I brought you here to Adriana you?" Jax to Luanne on "Sons of Anarchy." Thanks to Sandy and Michelle who were the first to submit this week's most popular quote. They especially liked the inside joke that Drea de Matteo, who played Adriana on "The Sopranos," plays Wendy on "Sons of Anarchy."
"I don't want to walk down the aisle and have people whispering, 'There goes the fancy whore.'" Pam on "The Office" about her wedding.
"How long have you known about the pregnancy? A week? A month? A year?" Michael to Pam and Jim on "The Office."
"It's nice to be the only judge." Paula Abdul on "Drop Dead Diva."
"Me and Annie, we're doing our own thing now. I'm done dealing with her crap." Dixon on "90210." Oh, Dixon, you are so lucky. If only we could all be done dealing with her crap.
"Do you think it's a bad sign that I can say that out loud and neither of us thinks I'm crazy?" Peter to Olivia on "Fringe" after he tells the theory that the people who are trying to kill her are shape shifters from an alternate universe.
"A cell phone, Cas, really? Since when do angels need to reach out and touch someone?" Dean to Castiel on "Supernatural." Thanks to Sandy for the quote.
"Last week my father said the world better watch out for me and I'm thinking why? Because of my ability to name every guy Carrie Bradshaw has slept with in season order?" Casey to Ashleigh on "Greek."
"Josh Groban loves a blousy alcoholic." Josh Groban to Will's mother on "Glee." Thanks to Kristen for the quote.
"I haven't even finished my breakfast and already that boy ain't right." Hank about his son Bobby on the series finale of "King of the Hill." Thanks to Barry for the quote.
Exchange of the Week
"I missed half a day." Don to Roger about coming into the office late on the day Betty had their third child on "Mad Men."
"Well Betty had the baby, not you." Roger's response.
"Friday is your birthday Peter. We need to celebrate. And make sure Agent Dunham can attend. I want to see her face when she eats my pudding." Walter to Peter on "Fringe."
" That's disturbing." Peter's response. Thanks to Ryan for the exchange.
"I'm starring in the elliptical version of 'Speed' and you're guilting me over money" Shawn to Gus on "Psych."
"Just for the record, it's more like 'Lethal Weapon 2, ' the one where Danny Glover found the bomb attached to his toilet." Gus to Shawn.
"Oh God, I would kill to be on a toilet right now" Shawn to Gus. Thanks to Jamie for the exchange.
That's all for today. I'll be back on Monday for the craziness that is the official fall premiere week. So I'll have reviews of the new series "The Good Wife," "FlashForward," "Cougar Town" and "Modern Family." And I'll also be talking about the season premieres of "How I Met Your Mother" and "Heroes." Also coming next week, a look at the season premieres of "Medium" and "Dollhouse" (it's been a long time since there was this much good Friday night TV). Have a question? Seen a familiar face? Want to nominate a quote of the week or a topic for discussion? Write me at mailto:email@example.com follow me on Twitter. Have a great weekend and get lots of rest so you will be ready for next week. Talk to you on Monday.
Amy Amatangelo, TV Gal


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Roy Lee VanLoon, 78 of Borger, Texas, died on Jan. 5 in Canyon, Texas; he went to live with his Lord and Savior at 4:15 a.m.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday the 8th at Faith Baptist Church in Fritch Texas with Pastor Don Rice officiating with a graveside service at 1 p.m. on Wednesday the 9th at Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, Texas. All under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Roy was born on Nov. 11, 1934, to Jess Everett and Lyda Gatewood VanLoon in Rotan, Fisher County, Texas. He married Millicent Sue Hudson on Feb. 12, 1954.


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More than 50 Jewish lawmakers from 22 countries discussed the political challenges of supporting Israel during a visit to Jerusalem.
The lawmakers were in Israel this week for a Consultation of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, organized by the World Jewish Congress.
The lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday in Israel's Knesset, moderated by ICJP Chairman Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY), during which they discussed the anti-Israel feelings being felt in national capitals around the world.
"The coming months will be ones of unprecedented challenge for all those looking to defend the interests of the Jewish State," Dan Diker, Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress, said. "Ensuring that these lawmakers can maximize their influence to support Israel and world Jewry's basic rights will therefore be critical in overcoming the many obstacles that we know lie ahead."
The lawmakers met with their Israeli counterparts in the Knesset and with other public officials and visited the protest tent of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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I'd like to 'update' my feedback from last month.
I agree with most of what kevinj posted yesterday, with a few very notable exceptions:
1) I do NOT believe that Motoport's gear is significantly more protective than any of several alternatives, and in fact I believe that my (relatively-speaking) VERY inexpensive Komodo Ceno leather jacket is noticeably more protective than Motoport.
2) I would not pay more than the current price of your Power Shell suit for something/anything else.
In fact, since I last posted in October, I have purchased one of your Lombard suits, used for a couple/few rides but in brand-new condition, from a fellow ADVrider forum member. Apart from it lacking hip armor (a very serious issue for me, but happily I have Forcefield PRO pants I can use under it), I find it to be a very, very good suit.
I prefer over-suit rain protection. Mostly that's because I live where it doesn't rain. :)
I would prefer a 2-piece suit, though a 1-piece is acceptable. I'd also like the pants to zip 360 degrees to my Komodo jacket. :)
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Re: STILL CONVINCED CRICKET IS THE BEST!
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I've never seen speeds reduced because I've used too much data! That's a lie made up by at&t fanboys!
No that is a quote from their commercials. They don't always do it but I know plenty of people who have the opposite experience. People tend to spread the band and expect perfection when it is not received. Thats the reason any carrier gets "a bad reputation"
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Here's Ed…
No, he's not perfect, but he works.
1432 old posts
My ShareCG gallery.
The HDRi list.
Just because something costs a lot, doesn't mean it's the best…
It just means it's expensive.
Here's Ed, again, this time with his cousin, Bill.
Ed doesn't like Bill that much…could be because Bill's a real a$$...
Bill will be up in a couple of days, hopefully with some textures. The textures will be usable on either one…
By way of thanks: here's Ed. Mike5 with V4 maps, pdxJim's Vittorio Mountain Lion skin and joequick's fiber beard along his jaw. The mane is Pinin's Iro Hair for his Satyress. The male paps are on ShareCG, and the barn is there too. This morph rocks!
My dA gallery
For God's sake! Gallifrey Stands!
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And God still reigns.
I was playing around a bit more before I went to bed and started this…
Throwing in Basic Child makes a pretty decent 'colt'...
These look like great fun, thanks!
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I couldn't resist…something I've been wanting to do for quite a while now.
mjc1016 - 18 November 2012 01:03 PMI couldn't resist…something I've been wanting to do for quite a while now.
Very nice mjc and thanks for Ed!
Any release date on that politician in your last post, or was that a load of Bull?
Eustace Scrubb - 26 November 2012 11:24 AMAny release date on that politician in your last post, or was that a load of Bull?
I'm having a problem with horns…I have a set I made, a while ago, but they aren't behaving well in DS4.5, so I'm working on a new set. The ones used in the preview pic are a freebie, so I guess I could upload him and link to the horns used.
The donkey head…I'll try and get it posted tonight.
He and several other characters should be ready by the end of the week…


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MOUNT VERNON — The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County has announced a scholarship to engineering students from any four or five-year engineering school. The Wilbur F. Gaunder Engineering Scholarship is awarded annually to one or more Knox County students, of sophomore standing or later, enrolled at any four-year engineering college. The award, which provides more than $10,000 per year, is renewable as long as the student remains in an undergraduate engineering school and maintains satisfactory grades. Scholarship recipients are recommended to the foundation board each year on a competitive basis by a special review committee which includes area engineers.
"The community is appreciative of Mr. Gaunder's desire to help individual engineering students from Knox County in a very significant and generous manner," said Bruce Hawkins, chairman of The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County. Gaunder was a graduate of Newark High School in 1925 and The Ohio State University in 1929. He was a member of the polo team while attending The Ohio State University.
He was employed by Pittsburgh Plate Glass in 1929, was plant manager at the Mount Vernon facility for several years, and advanced to the corporate office where he remained until retirement.
He was a former member of the Sub-Alpine Hiking Club of America, Mount Vernon Exchange Club, Mount Vernon Country Club, board of directors of Martin Memorial Hospital, and board of directors of Knox Community Hospital. He was a member and former elder of Harcourt Parish Episcopal Church and was a Knox County Red Cross volunteer.
He resided in Mount Vernon with his wife, Tomiris, and son, Allen who are both now deceased. Gaunder died Jan. 21, 1999, at the age of 92.
An application may be obtained by logging on to the foundation's website at www.mvkcfoundation.org. Choose Grant Seekers and then choose 2013 Special Scholarships Application (PDF). The deadline to return completed applications is March 4, 2013; no applications will be accepted after this date. Awards will be announced by May 31, 2013.
For further information, please contact Sam Barone, executive director, Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County at 392-3270.
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Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says he and actress Alia Bhatt are just friends and they share a love-and-hate relationship.
"We have spent so much time with each other that we are comfortable with each other. Ours is a love and hate relationship. We keep fighting a lot on various small things. But we are friends," Varun said in an interview here.
"We get little shocked when people say that there is a intense amazing chemistry between us. Chemistry is needed in a love story but we did the film as actors," he said.
Recently, Alia said in an interview that 'Varun gets angry on her because he loves her'.
On this, the 27-year-old actor replied, "It is friendship-wala love only. There is nothing like that."
Varun also made it clear that he is not dating anyone. However, in real life he would want to have a life partner like Alia's character, Kavya in their upcoming film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'.
"I want someone who is just like Alia's character in the film ('Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'). She should be very helpful, protective and ambitious. You need that person in your life who pushes you to do something. She should be beautiful from within and outside," Varun said.
Varun has teamed up with Alia for the second time in the upcoming film after making their debut in Karan Johar's 'Student of The Year'.
"We hope our on screen 'jodi' works then we will do other films. We have heard that our on screen chemistry is good but there was no pressure as such when we were doing the film. Chemistry is important in love stories," Varun said.
Varun said that Alia has become better as an actress.
"As an actress she (Alia) has grown a lot. She has become a very good actress. I liked her in 'Highway'. After 'Highway' she knows what things will work and what not. She is doing amazing work," he added.
After the release of the promo of Varun's debut film 'Student of the Year', superstar Salman Khan had appreciated him and said he will be the next big kid on the block.
"I am inspired by him (Salman) but it's not me alone I think that a lot of people get inspired by him. I think he is a role model for everyone," Varun said.
Varun said that he shared an honest relationship as a student with his mentor and filmmaker Karan Johar. Varun had worked as assistant director to Karan for 'My Name Is Khan'.
"We (Karan and I) share a good bond with each other. We share an honest relationship of a teacher and student. I learn something new every time from him. He has been there during good and bad times with him and I know he is always there for me," the actor said.
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I've been so slack lately when it comes to working out – I don't know why, I thoroughly enjoy it.
I guess I did run Monday morning but that didn't really count.
Anyway on to today.
I did one workout from the fabulous youtuber 'jessicasmithtv'.
This workout really focuses on your whole body, especially the parts I'd want to show off in a bikini. It's 20 minutes long but it really gets your blood pumping and I swear my legs feel it already. Hopefully I can end up doing these workouts everyday soon (I'd want to rest on Sat and Sun though). I swear if you're looking for a seemingly easy workout but really takes work…if that makes sense..do this one. Jessica makes it so easy to go through as she isn't yelling motivation at you (which really makes me want to sit down and eat chocolate in defiance).
Okay enough of my rambling! Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqkhHVTI53M&list=PLFA4C7B7F763AD20F
Oh and just FYI I used 1kg dumbbells, but I definitely wanna go get a 3kg set as the workouts in this video are brilliant for arms.
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Given Tom Brady's age (33 in August) and recent knee injury, one would think it'd be a good idea to bring in a veteran backup. Yet Bill Belichick insists on filling the need for a backup signal caller through the draft. Since 2007, the Patriots backups have been almost exclusively home grown – Matt Cassel, Matt Guttierrez, Kevin O'Connell and Brian Hoyer.
Despite still having Hoyer on the roster, who spent the 2009 as Brady's backup, Belichick appears to be planning on drafting yet another quarterback in the mid-rounds of the draft. Thus far, the Patriots have visited or have scheduled visits with Tony Pike, Zac Robinson and Tim Tebow.
Pike and Tebow are likely to be off the board by the 4th round at the latest, indicating that the Patriots are willing to spend a fairly high pick on a quarterback this year. Robinson figures to still be available in the 6th or 7th round.
So why the obsession with quarterbacks?
The most likely is that Belichick views himself as a quarterback genius. After all, he has groomed a 6th and 7th round pick into starting quarterbacks during his time in New England. Knowing that Brady will the 33 before the start of the 2010 season has to make Belichick somewhat worried about his future with the team and he knows that now is the time to groom his replacement.
His interest in quarterbacks in this year's class likely indicates that he doesn't view Hoyer as the solution. However, in 2008 the Patriots selected Kevin O'Connell in the 3rd round, presumably to take over the backup job from Matt Cassel. We all know how that turned out.


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Side Effects of being Irish
Hi guys,
I'm new here, coming over from deviantart to get some feedback here. The community on DA is a little too self involved to bother giving feedback sometimes.
Anyway I don't know if I should be linking to pictures or gallery here so I'll link a couple for now, also I dont know about resizing but myabe I should, any tips on how to do this easily?
I'm new to digital art and haven't really drawn anything on paper for around 6 years but started recently and I've been inspired to learn again since I've seen the quality of work out there.
Thanks for looking anyway guys!
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberJanuary 20th, 2010 #2
First. ;D
"I wouldn't let my enemy watch this, even in a better version"
June 6th, 2011 #3
Just updated this post guys. I'm back here now and loving the work on show, serious inspiration out there! I'm really looking to give some landscapes a shot! Can anyone point me in the direction of some good guides,tips or tuts?
June 6th, 2011 #4
Also, anybody know how I add a thumbnail to my thread here??
June 6th, 2011 #5
Terrific sketches!
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June 6th, 2011 #6
Excuse me mike but your thread is blowing my mind.....
Seriously your mind doesnt have any limits does it???? Just amazing....I need to practice practice practice!!
June 7th, 2011 #7
This is an attempt I made at Hitgirl from Kick Ass. I loved thise scene, where Big Daddy is dying, really emotional and obviously is lead in by an amazing shootout. Loved everything about this movie!
Thanks for looking!
June 10th, 2011 #8
And another, I'll defo be putting up more incomplete work like this to get a feel for build progress and more "sketchbook" type work


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The seven members arrested in Bulawayo on Wednesday have finally been released on bail of USD 20 each. They have been remanded out of custody to 3rd July and have to report to their nearest police station every Friday. The Magistrate had tried to postpone the matter to Monday 22nd but the defence successfully argued against a postponement. The state then attempted to delay their release by saying that all clerks of the court were in a meeting all afternoon and that therefore their bail could only be paid on Monday. Fortunately Kossam Ncube, the defence lawyer, was able to secure their release by late afternoon. All were beaten prior to being arrested and have needed to seek medical attention for deep tissue bruising.
The four members in Harare have also finally been able to go home having received medical treatment. One woman has a broken finger, whilst another two are on crutches as they are unable to walk unaided. Maria Majoni has to return for further medical treatment for injuries to her ear. All have severe deep tissue bruising.
The four Harare members are required to report directly to the Law and Order Department every Friday. Both groups of activists, in Harare and Bulawayo, are charged under Section 37 1 a of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act – 'disturbing the peace, security or order of the public'.
It has emerged that the woman with her nine-month old baby that had been arrested with the other four in Harare and then later released had been pulled out of the demonstration by riot police and taken to a room inside Parliament filled with police. They took the baby of her back, placing it on the floor at the side of the room before taking it in turns to beat the mother. She was later taken to Central Police Station where the other WOZA members denied knowing her until she was released.
WOZA is relieved that all activists have finally been released from custody but remains shaken by the brutality they received at the hands of the police. Attempts to hold the activists in Bulawayo hostage until Jenni Williams has been arrested and denying the activists in Harare medical attention as punishment are all the actions of a state that has no interest in changing its behaviour. Police officers like Mundondo in Harare and Moyo in Bulawayo continue to violate the rights of peaceful activists despite the fact that the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed in September last year promised commitment to human rights and the rule of law. As the world commemorates International Refugee Day tomorrow under the theme – real people, real needs, the real needs of the Zimbabwean people continue to be ignored.


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Qute Hamster and Gerbil Cage
The most beautiful and easy to clean hamster cage or gerbil house in the world. Pet friendly, child safe, it's an indoor hamster cage that you can be proud of.
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We have been delighted with the quality, appearance and general innovativeneness of this product - it looks great in our daughter's room; similar to Ikea furniture (not an eyesore like many hamster cages!)... Emma
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The large, deep bedding tray allows your gerbils and hamsters to nest and burrow naturally. The bedding tray is made from virtually unbreakable polycarbonate and is crystal clear so you and your pets have the perfect view of each other.
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The Qute Hamster and Gerbil Cage now has solid floor. The majority of the floor is made from clear plastic, allowing you to get a good view of both the top and bottom of the cage and your pet. A slightly raised grid surface design provides grip, without being uncomfortable on small feet, and a section of mesh either side offers good ventilation and allows bedding or debris to fall into the tray below.
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Qute has 2 levels, the top floor is for feeding and exercising and underneath your pets will love the extra deep tray for nesting and burrowing. You can use the Lift 'n' Twist Tube to separate the top level from the bedding tray - handy for lots of reasons...
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Cleaning your Qute is amazingly quick and simple, in fact, you can clean it in less than 1 minute! You simply Lift 'n' Twist the tube and stow your pets upstairs while you clean the bedding tray. No other small animal house is quite that easy to clean and with a hygienic home, your pets will be healthier and happier.
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Qute is designed to keep your hamster safe and secure from other household pets including cats or dogs. The bedding tray has a secure lock on the underside - which is easy for children to use but prevents the tray from being accidentally moved. The wire spacing is suitable for gerbils, dwarf and syrian hamsters.
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Qute makes it really easy to spend time and play with your hamster or gerbils. It's great fun to take your pets with you to another room, so the handy bedding tray doubles as a mobile play station. Just Lift n' Twist the tube, slide out the tray and you never have to leave your pets in the same room again.
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Great cage for gerbils very easy to clean - Kelly, 6 July 2015
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Well i ordered this cage, as i didnt know where to out my old hamster cage. It arrived quickly, i assembled it all by myself so couldnt be that hard. My two gerbils took to it really well and we have them in the sitting no eye sore horrible cage. They even keep me company at night. I love this easy to clean. I still give this 5 stars. But me personally i would hope they do a bigger cage with more levels. Slightly on the pricey side but worth it.
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The Bachelorette
Who Is The Richest Bachelorette? You Asked, We Answered!
All of ABC's Bachelorettes get a tidy sum of money for appearing on our favorite dating show, but Emily Maynard is making it rain hundies all over her fellow single ladies. This southern belle is the wealthiest member of the Bachelorette Mafia, and has a net worth about five million dolla dolla bills (y'all)!
On top of the rumored $150,000+ that Emily made thanks to her contract with ABC, she is the proud owner of many presidential faces. So, how did Emily make so much money? Girlfriend was engaged to NASCAR racer Ricky Hendrick (who was worth a reported $15 million at the time of his death), and Ricky's parents (who own Hendrick Racing) are worth a cool $200 million.
It's no secret that the Hendricks help support Emily (after all, she's raising their granddaughter as a single mom!), and word on the street is that her five mill was a gift from them.
Of course, Emily also makes her own cash. Prior to competing on The Bachelor, she had a job at the Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, and nowadays she's contemplating a place on ABC's Dancing With The Stars!
One word: Cha-Ching!
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is hooking up with a new friend in the wireless industry. Two announcements from Sprint (NYSE: S) and Google Monday would have ordinarily dominated the interest of the mobile world, if not for all the discussion over AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The carrier is getting its own version of the Nexus S, a version of Samsung's Galaxy S phone that Google played a role in designing. Sprint's version, of course, will run on its WiMax 4G network, whereas the first Nexus S ran on T-Mobile's network
In keeping with Google's reduced expectations for its Nexus project–which was originally designed to bypass traditional distribution channels with a Google-only store–the Nexus S will be available from places like Best Buy and Sprint's retail stores.
Perhaps the more interesting news, however, was Sprint and Google's decision to integrate Google Voice into all Sprint phones. Google Voice lets users use a single phone number that can ring multiple phones, such as your mobile phone, home phone, and office phone. It also transcribes voice mails in an inbox-like display, with varying degrees of success.
So far, that app has not been a huge hit with carriers and phone makers, with Federal Communications Commission having to intervene in a dispute between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google, and AT&T (NYSE: T) over whether or not Google Voice should be released for the iPhone. But Sprint is wholeheartedly embracing Google Voice, replacing its voice mail system with the app and allowing customers to use either their existing Sprint number or their Google Voice number as the primary number for their Sprint phones.
It might take a while for this to roll out to Sprint users: Google said it would be available "soon," and that interested customers could sign up here to receive more details when it's ready.
Now that T-Mobile is preparing for a possible life as part of AT&T, it will be interesting to see if Google moves to deepen ties with other carriers. Verizon and T-Mobile have been reliable Android partners over the life of the software, with T-Mobile providing a lot of early support for new Android versions and Verizon putting its substantial might behind the platform.


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Blemishes in christian character
Tim Keller has a nice little ditty on his redeemer blog called 'Blemishes in Christian Character: A List For Self-Examination.' Ouch, ouch, and more ouch. But very insightful, and helpful to yours truly.
He bases it on a letter from 18th Century Anglican minister John Newton. Keller comes up with an expanded list, complete with "slightly humorous Latin names" for each of the 'blemishes.'
I think this is good stuff. It convicted the heck out of me, and I need that on occasion. I believe character is highly important to our Christian witness (if not THE most important thing). I think it is something we should constantly be working at, and, frankly, am surprised by the number of people who don't think they have any control over it. You can definitely develop your character (and integrity, as well as competency, even). But it takes effort, humility, prayer, and the ability to keep from sticking your head in the sand (or up your ass) to acknowledge that we are works in progress.
The entire post is worth the read, but here is the list of 'blemishes'...


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#Travel Tag Roundup 2/12: Scotland Views and Travel News
#Travel Tags is a new series on Travel Freak in which we delve into all the posts on Instagram and Twitter marked with the #travel tag and republish our favorite photos and links for your viewing/reading pleasure.
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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via @USTravel - We're spending Valentine's Day alone at home this year, so we're not very fond of this series of infographics on how great travel is for couples. But hey, maybe it'll be of some interest to you.
via @NomadicSamuel - When all restaurants in your Korean neighborhood are closed for the Lunar New Year, pan fry some dumplings and have yourself a DIY feast.
via @TheAbroadGuide - We wish we would have had these travel apps before studying abroad, especially the workout trainer one because sweet Jesus did we get fat while living in Paris.
via @GettingStamped - Does anyone else get a weird voyeuristic pleasure in following the RTW trip planning of other travelers? You know what they say: those who can't do, stalk.
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The Most Important Digital Marketing KPIs
What is worse than not measuring anything on a website? When you use the wrong measures!
Most business owners know they need to analyse their AdWords and Analytics, but normally they choose the wrong 'key performance indicators', and end up measuring rainfall with a thermometer (or the digital equivalent).
The challenge is that there is such a range of measures, it can lead to confusion as you can't necessarily choose them all. For most businesses there are just two or three main KPIs and the rest, whilst useful, are of much less relevance and importance.
Here are some recent examples of KPI and performance measure confusion…
Example 1: Perplexed Lead Generation Business
We were in a meeting recently with a business which generates high value leads through it's website, however no one in the business really understood which metrics were important and seemingly wanted every metric to improve.
The conversation was centred on bounce rate, time on site and traffic volumes. There was little or no interest in quality of traffic, sources and conversion rate – which are the most important KPIs for this type of business.
Predictably the new direction will probably have the opposite result as their focus drifts from a conversion-led dynamic.
Example 2: Publisher Focusing on Lead Generation
Recently, we pitched a publisher with an advertising model based on sponsorship and advertising impressions. The model is completely reliant on visitor numbers in order to achieve revenues.
Yet, for some inexplicable reason, they were focused on enquiries (for advertising opportunities as well as end users), rather than page impressions, or unique and repeat visitors – but these are the only metrics which directly correlating to and affect their income opportunity.
This lack of focus means they are spending too much energy creating buyers without working on having enough 'space' to buy. It's rather like selling ad space in a one-page magazine!
Example 3: Ecommerce Company Ignoring Profit
We also recently advised an ecommerce website. They were measuring their sales, which was a great start, but were not being granular enough about it as they were only measuring spend, without taking into account profit margin.
We discovered that about one third of their orders amounted to 75% of the profit yet, when we looked at their marketing: search as well as email, we realised that they were spending most heavily on low margin products.
With a few tweaks, they're suddenly much more profitable and at very little additional cost.
The Truth? The Right Website KPI's Depend on Your Business Model
One of our bug-bears is the homogenisation of digital marketing. Too many digital agencies apply the same mechanics to all of their clients, regardless of product, price, place and promotion and too many businesses with in-house team don't focus hard enough on what really matters.
So, if you've got your KPIs in a twist – get in touch and we'll untangle them.


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Representatives from the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning recently reported Mississippi State University is the only school in the state to meet its directive for sprinkler systems in every dormitory, fraternity and sorority, more than eight years after the University of Mississippi fraternity house fire that precipitated the requirement.
Three Ole Miss students died in August 2004 from a fire at the university's Alpha Tau Omega house, which did not have a sprinkler system at the time. Mississippi legislators passed a law in 2005 requiring fire alarms and smoke detectors in all sorority and fraternity houses on state property. Bill Kibler, MSU vice president for student affairs, said the IHL Board's response was more nuanced.
"IHL issued their directive in 2005, directing that each university submit a plan to IHL for installing sprinkler systems in all residence halls and all fraternity and sorority houses located on university property," Kibler said. "IHL did not set a specific deadline at the time, but rather reviewed each institution's plan in terms of time frame and cost and then approved or did not approve the plan."
MSU submitted a plan to meet the directive by 2011 that IHL accepted, Kibler said, and MSU finished the job early, with sprinklers in all residence halls and in all on-campus Greek houses by 2010. Since 2005, MSU has installed sprinklers in 10 residence halls — three old buildings and seven newly constructed during the period — for approximately $3 million, he said.
"Immediately upon receiving the directive from IHL, we began working with the house corporations of all of our on-campus Greek houses that were not sprinkled," Kibler said. "At that time, seven of our Greek houses had sprinkler systems and 12 did not. The 12 all submitted plans for installing sprinkler systems in their houses. All those projects but one were completed by 2009, while that one finished in 2010, at a total cost of about $250,000."
Since then, Kibler said, MSU has constructed one new Greek house with sprinklers, bringing the total to 20. He said MSU started the project with four residential halls with no sprinklers, and while three received sprinklers, one was torn down.
"Installing sprinklers in older buildings presents unique challenges because it is generally not possible or practical to install the pressurized water lines behind the walls and in the ceilings (as) is easily possible in new construction," Kibler said. "So, generally, those lines are run along walls and ceilings as unobtrusively as possible."
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Breaking into a laptop via Wi-FiAugust 2, 2006
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company released security updates to repair the problems, which together affect the AirPort wireless driver in Mac OS X 10 Panther version 10.3.9 and Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.7, according to Apple's security alert. Both Intel-based and Power PC-based versions of the Mac operating system are affected, on regular computers as well as on servers, Apple said.
"Attackers on the wireless network may cause arbitrary code execution," Apple said in the alert describing one of the flaws. "Arbitrary code execution" means the intruder can commandeer the system. The other two flaws allow the same type of compromise, but can also cause system crashes or, in one case, privilege escalation, the Mac maker said.
Video: Breaking into a MacBook
Flawed Wi-Fi drivers can expose PCs. In this video from Black Hat, two security researchers show that they can break into a laptop.
There are no known exploits for the vulnerabilities addressed by the update, Apple said. This means people should not be under immediate threat of attack.
Apple's security patches come a month after security researchers at SecureWorks demonstrated at the Black Hat security confab how an attacker could gain complete control over a laptop by sending malformed network traffic to a vulnerable computer. They showed a video of a successful attack on an Apple MacBook.
The researchers used a third-party wireless card in the MacBook for their demonstration, but said the AirPort wireless technology built into the laptop was also vulnerable, creating controversy in the Apple community.
In a statement released after Black Hat in August, Apple critiqued SecureWorks for saying Macs were insecure. "Despite SecureWorks being quoted saying the Mac is threatened, they have provided no evidence that it is," a company representative said at the time.
But Apple's security patches are not related to the Black Hat presentation, a company representative told CNET News.com on Thursday. Instead, the company itself hunted for bugs in its wireless software and uncovered the vulnerabilities, the representative said.
"In August, SecureWorks approached Apple with a potential flaw that they felt could affect wireless drivers on Macs," the representative said. "They did not supply us with any information to allow us to identify a specific problem, so we initiated an internal audit."
"Today's update preemptively strengthens our drivers against potential vulnerabilities, and while it addresses issues found internally by Apple, we are open to hearing from security researchers on how to improve security on the Mac," the representative added.
A SecureWorks representative did not have an immediate comment.The three vulnerabilities addressed by Apple all have to do with how the AirPort wireless driver handles "frames." An attacker could exploit the flaw by crafting a malicious frame and making it available on a wireless network used by vulnerable Macs, Apple said. The first of the flaws, identified by CVE-2006-3507, affects Power Mac, PowerBook, iBook, iMac, Mac Pro, Xserve and Power PC-based Mac minis equipped with wireless capabilities. The second issue, identified by CVE-2006-3508, impacts Intel-based Mac mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro computers equipped with wireless. CVE, or Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list that provides an index of standardized names for vulnerabilities. The third problem, identified by CVE-2006-3509, is specific to how the AirPort wireless driver interacts with third-party wireless software, according to Apple. It also impacts Intel-based Mac mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro systems equipped with wireless.
The Mac OS security updates are available via Apple's software update utility in the operating system, and from Apple's download site. Only one update is required, and the utility will present the applicable fix, Apple said.
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- Wow. Still going off on the (self)discredited Black Hat stuff, huh?
- I mean, it's nice that Apple preemptively found potential issues of their own, but for you to spend half the article going on about something that the "hackers" themselves said wasn't so?
That's why CNet doesn't get taken seriously anymore.
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- What will Jon Gruber have to say?
- Look forward to what Daring Fireball has to say about this news.
http://daringfireball.net/
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- You imply what, that Gruber was wrong?
- Hey pencoyd, read the article again before blabbing:
"Despite SecureWorks being quoted saying the Mac is
threatened, they have provided no evidence that it is," a
company representative said at the time.
Also from the article:
"But Apple's security patches are not related to the Black Hat
presentation, a company representative told CNET News.com on
Have a nice day!
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- Mac users are wake up
- M C, when you get tired of bashing Evers, you may want to take a second and down load the updates loser. I'm sick of self righteous MAC users whining any time somone threatens the sanctity of their beloved system. The reality is any computer which connects to networks which are not directly controlled by the user of the network can potentially be comprimised. No one makes worms for MACs because there is no valuable information stored on MACs. Just a bunch of whiney editorial emails about how great MACs are. YOUR SYSTEM IS VULNERABLE!!!! Accept it and move on.
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- blah, blah, blah
- blah, blah, blah.. erm, don't care what you say, specially since
you don't know how to use proper grammer... "Mac users are
wakeup"? What are you, foreign?
My mac has been online for 6+ years hosting a server that runs
24/7 with only Mac OSX firewall on. 119,00 viruses... but not on
a Mac. So say what you will. Macs might get them, but not
nearly to the extent of what you're used to. So, while you're
fixing your Dell, I'll be out golfing somewhere.
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- fourmrider reaction
- >M C, when you get tired of bashing Evers, you may want to
take a >second and down load the updates loser.
Uh, we don't have to. Software Update already covered us, in fact
in my case I was covered before reading this article! Can ANY
winblows fanboy ever say that? NOPE!
>I'm sick of self righteous MAC users whining any time somone
>threatens the sanctity of their beloved system. The reality is
>any computer which connects to networks which are not
>directly controlled by the user of the network can potentially
>be comprimised.
All MAC users? You're included in that group fourmrider, since
your machine certainly has a Media Access Controller as well (I
know you meant Macintosh users, but that's not what you said).
But you're right - any computer connected to a network is
potentially vulnerable. The question is how vulnerable. Some are
more vulnerable than others, as proved by the numbers (how
many winblows vulnerabilites are being exploited RIGHT NOW?
Compare that to all known OSX vulnerabilities and do the math!)
>No one makes worms for MACs because there is no valuable
>information stored on MACs. Just a bunch of whiney editorial
>emails about how great MACs are.
Yup, same old rhetoric. I work at a place that is nothing but
Macs (networked to an AIX box). If someone could get in here
and hack these machines, they would OWN this company. But I
guess that isn't valuable to you, since it isn't porn. Children are
all alike - "my toys are better than your toys"! Too bad you can't
support that argument with any actual facts.
The bottom line fourmrider is that you've missed the point
entirely. Yes, Mac's are vulnerable, as are Linux boxes. But they
are NO WHERE NEAR as vulnerable or easy to own as winblows
boxes are. Period. Market share has nothing to do with it, it's all
about security. OSX and *nix OS's have security built in and it's
been refined over the last 30 years, where winblows is just now
trying to apply some level of security to their legacy compatible
system. It's just not going to work, winblows wasn't written to
support multiple users, let alone network security. It's all been
patched in and never has worked decently.
It's true: Windows is a 32-bit patch to a 16-bit shell for an 8-bit
operating system written for a 4-bit processor by a 2-bit
company without 1 bit of sense. "Accept it and move on."
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- Your logic is....uh, you have none. Sorry.
- Hey, all your Mac are belong to us!
Talk about whiney! Your post is just hilarious! Did you even bother to proofread it before posting? I've never seen such an incoherent, baseless, senseless, futile rant!
I've pared it down some to more clearly state what you seem to have been trying to rant on about:
down load the upadates loser, I'm sick whining sanctity the reality is comprimised no one makes worms bunch of whiney, Accept it and move on.
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- Oh-So-Perfect Apple
- The myth of oh-so-perfect Apple keeps colliding with reality.:-)
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- RE: Oh-So-Perfect Apple
- >>The myth of oh-so-perfect Apple keeps colliding with reality.:-)
Would that reality be that your system is an open sore festering
with viruses compared to the virus free Mac?
Ahh, it must be.
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- Who said Mac's are perfect?
- "The myth of oh-so-perfect Apple keeps colliding with reality."
Apple has always issued security patches for OS X. Apple will
continue to issue patches for OS X.
In-spite of the fact that Apple has issued a patch for WiFi, has
any Mac in real life been exploited through its WiFi? No.
Right now there is no malicious code that exists in the wild that
effectively threatens OS X.
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- Inaccurate
- "no known exploits exist for the issues addressed in this update".
secureworks used a non-apple driver to gain access, and when they
reported this, they did not give apple any specifics. sounds more
like fear-mongering than true research.
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- oh well
- yes its true all computers on a network are vulnerable. But since
80% or so of you are useing that crappy Windows, us MAC users
can sleep like babys not worrying about attacks. So i say thanks
and keep buying Windows, I heard Vista is going to be cool!!!
- Like Reply Link Flag
- This shows how pathetic the writers here are.
- This is too funny. Did CNET or Joris Evers report this BEFORE the
FIX was out? Their late reporting and spin on the title makes this
pretty funny. Eventually someone higher up than them will figure
out how pathetic writers like Joris are and get some real ones in his
Also, he links to a video that has been proven to be a fake. Time to
send this to the corrections page. Morons.
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- deja vu
- didnt i already see this video somewhere where a guy completely pwns a mac computer with wi fi and gains root access...
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- Yeah, Steve writes in assembler...
- It was bigfoot who did it!
Man, Winows users are such a bunch of whiners. They take every
chance to take pot shots at Apple - mostly straw men since their
criticisims are either no different than criticisms of all computer
OSs, or because they're simply frustrated that Macs actually ARE
better, but they can't possibly admit that for some people, that's a
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- apparently desperate for readers
- It's simple - use the facts when coming up with a title. It's starting to feel like we're watching Access Hollywood on this site rather than reporting news how it is. If I wanted spin, I'd pick up a supermarket tabloid.
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- Just take a moment, to think about this article and what it has made us do.
- This is an article talking about a problem that has been fixed. That's like sayin. "hey they built a load of aeroplanes without wings! Oh it's okay it's fixed now butoh boy, that would have been a catastrophe!"
I seem to see this quite a lot, there seem to be lots of sensationalist articles on CNet every so often.
Take the title of the article for example,"Apple: Macs vulnerable to Wi-Fi hijacks,". This was true, and the company that makes the product says it is so.
What is the News in that!?
So, they've reported a problem, demonstrated on third party hardware, Apple has admitted to the problem and subsequently fixed the problem.
I know nothing is perfect but in my experience and opinion Macs are better than the other PCs I've used. Now trolls, please re-read the previous sentence before you flame me.
Now, the article title should read, "Apple: Macs vulnerable to Wi-Fi hijacks, well or they were before we fixed the problem and released a patch so there isn't very much here to talk about now is there!"
Lots of the sensationalist articles as mentioned earlier seem to be written mainly to get a rise out of the readers (i.e us).
We fall for it every time, if tomorrow somebody wrote an article saying, "Vista Sucks!" there'd be a massive brawl on the comment blogs, which would follow the lines of, 'if Windows is so rubbish' why does everyone use it and the other favourite, 'who cares about the stupid 2% of the market who get ripped off by the men in white plastic, gee they are really stupid, and we are morally better".
This comment is a plea to the common sense of the readers of Cnet, please don't take the bait, don't fight light children, only in the world of tech could we be so stupid!
Ok say, " you go to Publix, you total idiot, Publix is awfull, you should go to Wal-Mart!" that wouldn't end in a fight like most threads here do!
Just please try and restrain yourselves!
Oh and if you see any sense in what I'm saying post a reply and say so! We could beat the fightmongers!
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- just maybe ...
- ... some of us like the fight. ;-)
But seriously, I think some of the issue is that people believe in
what they use and that belief drags passion along for the ride.
So rather than having rational chatter about the pros/cons of
any OS, we get passionate defense of an OS. That tends to
murky up the waters a bit.
Oh, and Wal-Mart sucks. ;-)
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- Gotta agree
- Blackhat said in there demo that this wasn't a Mac problem, but a hardware(driver) problem. They stated that they only demo'd the exploit on a Mac because they are tired of the Apple "smugness." Check out the ad that is probably playing to the right side of this post to see that. C|net knows that this type of article gets people reading these comments and a new add shows every different post read. One of the most said comments is that C|net is anti-Apple, but I believe they are Pro controversial comments. It makes people read it. Apple is a huge advertiser on C|net, as is M$. They make their money by publishing this type of content, and having ads show while people comment on it. They know that any time they put in a headline anything that is either anti Microsoft or anti Apple it starts these conversations. Which means ad revenue flows.
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- Deal with it.
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- Easy to say, hard to prove.
- I'd love to agree with you on that one, but quite a few people I
know who switched to a Mac within the last two years are ready
to switch back to Windows. The reasons vary, fo course, from
apps support (one friend absolutely needs WMP; not Flip4Mac)
all the way to Apple deleting their posts from the Support
Forums. Then, of course, there's the trouble that one person
doens't like the fact that if they want a decent mp3 player, they
MUST buy an iPod. It doesn't seem to be hardware that plays well
with copetition. (I use a Mac and I fall into that last catagory.)
And I know everyone will chime in with, "With a Mac, you get
Windows and Mac OS on one computer." But, most people I've
found would rather stick with one OS that fits their needs than
buy two to split between apps. Why shell out an additional $200
when it's really not necessary.
(Keep in mind that these people are smart enough not to get
their computers hijacked by viruses or spyware, too.)
(Also note that these are just people I know and certainly doesn't
stand for the beliefs of everyone who may ever buy a Mac. I am
just making a point that not everyone will absolutely "love it".)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana junior Jeff Coover and senior Kiwan Lawson earned their second All-America awards as they were honored by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their performances at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 11-14 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Nokia N8 to get a camera fix in the upcoming Anna update
Nokia N8 users will finally get the camera enhancements they've been waiting quite some time for. Nokia's Damian Dinning said in a tweet that there's an N8-specific update in the works which will add couple of features to the already brilliant camera of the N8.
@nkumar_ @Harkison not quite. There wil be an N8 specific update coming which will. You need the code from Anna though.
What Mr. Dinning is referring to is the implementation of continuous autofocus to the N8. This will help you change the focus in videos dynamically. Another addition to the camera app is going to be the ability to shoot 30fps HD videos as opposed to the current 25fps clips. Those two features will be included in the upcoming Symbian Anna update for the N8.
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"I'm getting older … I'm 29 now, almost 30. At my age it's getting hard for me to make the weight class at 155. So, I wouldn't mind having a break and having one fight at 170 — having a St-Pierre fight." "I want to maintain my integrity, I don't want to be one of those guys who cut 20 pounds of water weight and I step in the cage and look sloppy or look fat and don't perform well. I want to make sure that I am fully prepared. It's not just about making weight. It's about maintaining that strict diet, that strict lifestyle. And it gets harder and harder as guys get older — you fill out more. And I'm getting older. "I had the metabolism of a 19-year-old when I was 25. But now that I'm 29, my metabolism is like that of a 25-year-old. I'm still ahead of the curve, but I am slowing down. I have to work that much harder, but I can still make 155 for the rest of my career. I can do it. I'm not against doing it." Those are the words of Ben Henderson, spoken to ESPN on Friday be
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