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Three Windows 8 exploits found before official release
It's a sad reality that there's always someone trying to break into Windows. This is due to the wide use that Windows has over other operating systems. Even before the official release, people are doing their best to break into Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, and sadly, they've found three exploits to do just that.
With three months left before the actual release of Windows 8, Microsoft has time to take care of these exploits that have been found. Sung-Ting Tsai of Trend Micro is the person who found the exploits, so he's helping Microsoft patch them rather than working on exploiting them for nefarious reasons.
The exploits are in the kernel level advanced local procedure call, the component object model (COM) application programming interface, and the Windows Runtime API. Tsai worked on several methods to attack the vulnerabilities, and while he wasn't completely successful, he says that someone with enough time could find a way to compromise the system.
Ubisoft accidentally installed a backdoor with its DRM
Earlier today, stories were hitting the web that Ubisoft's DRM installed a browser plug-in that contained a backdoor. Ubisoft acted quickly and has released a patch to fix the security hole as it turns out that the backdoor was an accident and was in no way meant to be there, or at least not exploitable as it was.
Tavis Ormandy, a Google security engineer, found the backdoor and wrote about it on the Seclists.org mailing list on Sunday. Mr. Ormandy went as far as to post a few lines of Javascript as an untested proof of concept. This morning, the story made it onto Hacker News along with a working proof of concept.
The list of games which come with Uplay, and the vulnerability, are as follows:
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Assassin's Creed III
Beowulf: The Game
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Driver: San Francisco
Heroes of Might and Magic VI
Just Dance 3
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Pure Football
Shaun White Skateboarding
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
Continue reading 'Ubisoft accidentally installed a backdoor with its DRM' (full post)
Another OS X Trojan has been identified, this one bypasses user permissions
Apple have been hit again, with security firm Intego and their virus team identifying yet another Trojan horse that attacks Apple's Mac platform. The new Trojan called "Crisis", hasn't been seen in the wild yet, but Intego says that the Trojan is engineered to make analysis of the malware difficult for security experts.
Intego have stressed alertness regarding Crisis, as it appears to be quite smart, having the ability to bypass OS X security features and install itself, all without any user interaction.
Crisis has been tracked, back to the IP address of 126.96.36.199, which it then calls back to every five minutes for instructions. There's only two OS X versions that are said to be susceptible to Crisis, OS X 10.6 and 10.7. Crisis can install and run itself without the need for the user to enter in their password. It's also resistant to reboots, and will run until it is detected and removed.
Continue reading 'Another OS X Trojan has been identified, this one bypasses user permissions' (full post)
Your hotel keycard lock is vulnerable to hackers
A word of warning to our readers: next time you check into a hotel room, realize you're probably not the only one that can get in. Take a moment to run your fingers along the bottom of the keycard lock and check for a power port. If you find one, it means a hacker with a couple of cheap hardware parts could gain access to your room without leaving a trace.
24-year-old Mozilla software developer and self-described hacker Cody Brocious has issued this warning after he found the vulnerability while reverse engineering Onity-manufactured locks. By connecting $50 in hardware to the DC port, the door will supposedly unlock and provide access. However, in practice, it's not quite that reliable.
While demonstrating it to a Forbe's journalist, it only worked on one of the three doors they tried and only on the second try after Brocious tweaked his software. Still, with a bit of time, a hacker could perfect the software and technique and somewhere around 4 million doors would immediately be able to be opened.
The method to do this will be released by Cody Brocious at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Thursday. Once released, other hackers can begin working on perfectly the method. Furthermore, the NSA and other governments most likely already know about this exploit and could have already perfected it and be using it.
Gamigo's breach sees 8 million logins leaked
Earlier this year, German gaming company Gamigo was hacked where over 11 million e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords were stolen. It has been the biggest breach of its kind for 2012.
Gamigo is a free-to-play MMORPG site, and after the hack security researchers analyzed the dump, which included 3 million US (.com) e-mail address, 2.4 million German (.de) addresses, 1.3 million French (.fr) addresses, and 100,000 t-online.de addresses. Gamigo have forced password resets ahead of time, meaning if you're a member of the site, you don't have to worry just yet.
But, for people who use the same e-mail address and password on multiple sites may have something to worry about. The leak contains addresses for various services including Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo, as well as other accounts at companies like Allianz, Deutsche Bank, ExxonMobil, IBM and Siemens.
New malware out is targeting OS X, Linux and Windows at the same time
Security firms Sophos, and F-Secure have both noted that there's a new piece of malware floating round that is targeting Mac, Windows and Linux users all at the same time. The malware pretends to be a required add-on.
Of course, it's not, and in reality its victims are opening up a Java archive file, which then detects the platform the victim is using, before connecting to a remote server to fetch the additional code, creating a back door for hackers. THe Mac-based malware is identified by F-Secure is "Backdoor:OSX/GetShell.A."
What makes this new piece of malware stand out from the very crowded sea of infectious crap that is out there is that this particular code is targeting multiple platforms at once. Most hackers usually stick to attacking Windows, or OS X. Hopefully it doesn't get too much more widespread, and people continue to educate themselves on what to, and what not to, click, open or accept.
Yahoo! confirms server breach, had 400k accounts compromised as a "wake-up call"
We've seen some serious hacking over the last few years, with the last notable tech-related hack being Sony, but now Yahoo! have joined the ranks of victims being hit. Yahoo! confirmed that it had the usernames, and passwords of over 400,000 accounts stolen from its servers earlier this week, and that data from these accounts were posted online briefly.
The data has since been yanked offline, but it turns out that it wasn't just for Yahoo! accounts, as Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Comcast, MSN, SBC Global, Verizon, BellSouth and Live.com login info was also taken on the day and placed online. Those who hacked the servers said that they did it simply to show Yahoo! the weaknesses in their security software, elaborating:
We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take this as a wake-up call, and not as a threat. There have been many security holes exploited in Web servers belonging to Yahoo Inc. that have caused far greater damage than our disclosure. Please do not take them lightly. The subdomain and vulnerable parameters have not been posted to avoid further damage.
Continue reading 'Yahoo! confirms server breach, had 400k accounts compromised as a "wake-up call"' (full post)
NVIDIA shut down the NVIDIA forums, suspect they've been hacked
NVIDIA have just announced they've "suspended operations" of the NVIDIA Forums, for what seems like a breach of their systems. They've run a preliminary investigation, where they've identified that unauthorized third-parties gained access to some user information including usernames, e-mail addresses, hashed passwords, and public-facing "About Me" profile information.
NVIDIA state that they didn't store any passwords in clear text, and that their "About Me" optional profiles could include a user's title, age, birthdate, gender, location, interests, e-mail, and website URL, all of which was publicly accessible. NVIDIA also add that they're continuing their investigation, and hope to restore the Forums soon. They're also implementing additional security measures in order to minimize the impact of future attacks.
All passwords will be reset when the Forums go live again, and at that time NVIDIA will send out an e-mail with a temporary password, as well as instructions on how to change the password. NVIDIA (as well TweakTown) recommend that if you have any identical passwords on any other site, that you change them as soon as possible.
Spam being sent from a botnet composed of Android devices
Spam e-mail is nothing new. Most users have figured out ways to combat it either through the use of spam boxes or spam blockers on the e-mail servers themselves. This spam is traditionally sent out via compromised computers that have been pulled together into a botnet. The botnet can be ordered to do whatever nefarious activities its commander wants.
With Windows becoming more secure, however, it has been harder for hackers to gain these computers for botnets. Terry Zink of Terry Zink's Cyber Security Blog on the MSDN noticed something interesting about the spam he has been receiving lately. At the bottom of the message it says "Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android."
Furthermore, he examined the headers of the e-mail and found "Message-ID: 1341147286.19774.androidMobile(at)web140302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com" I'm sure you can see where this is going. A spammer somewhere has a botnet that lives on Android devices, much like the rumors we've all heard. What's even more interesting is where these devices are located.
Yahoo places the IP of the device in the header so Terry Zink took a gander at where these IPs were located on the globe. The IPs come from Chile, Indonesia, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine, and Venezuela. The majority of these countries are developing countries and Zink has an explanation:
Continue reading 'Spam being sent from a botnet composed of Android devices' (full post)
Another new Mac OS X backdoor found, further proves OS X not as secure as previously thought
Once again, Apple's OS X is being confronted with a security risk. The latest backdoor has been discovered by Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs and is being used as part of a Advanced Persistent Threat campaign. This is just the latest in a series of security risks present in the Mac OS X operating system.
Kaspersky researchers found that Uyghur activists in China were being targeted by hackers. These hackers sent e-mails with a compromised attachment that was in the form of a JPEG. The code hidden inside the JPEG was a new form of the MaControl backdoor and is compatible with both the PowerPC and i386 Mac variants.
Costin Raiu, Director of Global Research & Analysis at Kaspersky Lab:
Macs are growing in global popularity, even amongst high-profile people. Many choose to use Mac OS X computers because they believe it's safer. However, we believe that as the adoption increases for Mac OS X, so will both mass-infection attacks and targeted campaigns. Attackers will continue to refine and enhance their methods to mix exploits and social engineering techniques to try and infect victims. Just like PC malware, this combination is commonly the most effective and cybercriminals will continue to challenge Mac OS X users' security, both technically and psychologically.
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Swimming against the tide of hate.October 25, 2014 | Leslie Brown
Between struggling with internet issues this morning and looking for a story, I just wasn't "feelin' it" with any of them. Then I found this one, and had to share.
Recently, in the hot-bed of Ferguson, "Sister Dragonfly" approached a … Read More
Hitch hiking kindness ~ RhonerOctober 24, 2014 | Leslie Brown
My mother ("Nurse Diesel", A.K.A, "Granarexic") would absolutely KILL me if I endorsed "hitch hiking" in any way, shape or form, so I am TOTALLY not doing that, mmm,K.? This story was just too doggone good not to share though! … Read More
UA Amazing Young American: Markeece YoungOctober 23, 2014 | Leslie Brown
I entered the "Twittersphere" in 2012, before the last election, scrambling, and furiously connecting with like-minded individuals who KNEW what the HAIL was coming if we RE-elected Obozo.
Twitter is really cool because you can follow a particular topic and … Read More
People are more than a "candy coating".October 23, 2014 | Leslie Brown
It's Down's Syndrome Awareness month, and not to belabor the point or "wear a hole" in it, but this story gives me hope that this next generation is looking at CHARACTER and not just "candy coatings".
What got our nation … Read More
Inspirational young American: Mikayla HolmgrenOctober 22, 2014 | Leslie Brown
There's a fine line between inspiring children, telling them they are capable, and the heaping on of false praise for "self esteem." Things become even trickier with a special needs child, but it is obvious that Mikayla's parents have done … Read More
Unhyphenated American: Remy MunasifiOctober 22, 2014 | Leslie Brown
Since my parents and brother live in the D.C. area, where Remy lives, I have been "hip" to him for quite a while, and he is hilarious!
All of the Remy videos I have seen thus far, are good clean … Read More
Empower plant.October 21, 2014 | Leslie Brown
I really believe people can tackle far more than they think they can.~Veronika Scott
Veronika Scott has been there. She is the child of two addicts, and likened her start in life to "starting out in a hole" that she … Read More

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Let's play a little game of "True/Not true." We ask the question and you answer, "True" or, "Not true."
1) Two police officers in Colorado lost their jobs and face felony charges for shooting an elk.2) Two police in Washington State lost their jobs and face felony charges for shooting a man in his bed 16 times.3) America spends more money on the TSA each year than the nation of Nicaragua earns.4) Pubic "crabs" are becoming endangered by Brazilian bikini waxes.5) The sequester that began last Friday will cut the national debt by $85 billion this year.6) Witches read The Daily Reckoning.
The correct answers are: True, Not true, True, True, Not true, True. This essay will focus only on the most surprising of these answers, #5. But for the sake of those who doubt our answers, we'll provide supporting documentation.
1) True, read all about it here: Police Shoot Trophy Elk 2) Not true. Yes police shot a man in his bed 16 times, but the department determined that this use of force was "justified." Police Shoot Man 16 Times. 3) True. See the nearby chart:
4) True. Pubic crab lice have become the latest victim of habitat destruction. See: Bikini Waxing.5) Not true. See below.6) True. Following Wednesday's posting of The Daily Reckoning, a number of Wiccans criticized us for being "extremely offensive to actual Witches and Wiccans." We commend their postings to those who wish to educate themselves about the vibrant, modern state of Witchcraft, also known as the Wicca Way. See: Wednesday's Daily Reckoning.
And now…back to statement #5, "The sequester that began last Friday will cut the national debt by $85 billion this year.
Not true. Not even close to true.
The truth hurts, as the familiar saying goes, which is why telling truths that deceive is such a popular practice. To illustrate the deceptive power of true statements, consider the following remark:
"Over the last few years, both parties have worked together to reduce the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion. As a result we are more than halfway toward the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stabilize our finances."
President Obama made this remark in his State of the Union address…so it must be true.
But it is also very deceptive. Somehow, Obama's $2.5 trillion of deficit reduction expressed itself as $5 trillion of deficit spending over the last five years. In other words, during Obama's first four years in the Oval Office, the nation bankrupted itself by an additional $5 trillion dollars.
Expressed as a percentage of GDP, Obama's deficit spending has totaled a banana-republic-esque 8.3% of GDP. That's more than double the worst 4-year deficit that any president has delivered during the last three decades.
We do not offer this observation to tweak the president's nose, nor to advance any particular political agenda. Republicans also know how to spend money they do not have. We offer this observation to remind our Dear Readers just how deceptive truths can be.
As a nation, we are broke. That's the truth. But that hurts. So, instead of facing that truth head-on, and dealing with it honestly, the national debate revolves around how to become more broke less quickly than planned.
Most folks imagine that all the chatter about "sequesters," "budget cuts" and "deficit reductions," is about making the nation more solvent.
It isn't. Not even close.
This grand political debate is only about calibrating the speed at which we impoverish ourselves.
Here's some hurtful truth, folks:
A budget cut does not produce savings; it does not even reduce the national debt; it merely decreases the size of the debt increase.
A budget cut is simply a pledge to borrow less money than you were planning to borrow. It would be like you or me "maxing out" only nine of our 10 credit cards, instead of all 10…and then calling it "austerity."
The dreaded axe of sequestration that sliced through the national budget last Friday lopped off $85 billion of planned spending. But even assuming these cuts remain in effect, the nation's debt would still increase by $845 billion this year (according to the CBO), or about four times faster than the economy is likely to grow.
For additional perspective, an $845 billion deficit would be the fifth largest of all time. The trillion-dollar deficits of 2009 through 2012 captured the top four slots in this budgetary Hall of Shame.
So the next time you hear a politician talk passionately about budget cuts or deficit reductions, remember that old phrase, "Figures don't lie; liars figure."
Eric Fryfor The Daily Reckoning
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Dear Mr. Fry,
The article is in error.
"The dreaded axe of sequestration that sliced through the national budget
last Friday lopped off $85 billion of planned spending. But even
assuming these cuts remain in effect, the nation's debt would still
increase by $845 billion this year (according to the CBO), or about four
times faster than the economy is likely to grow."
The CBO numbers were put out before the 60+Billion Sandy Bill. Also, the 845Billion CBO number above is the deficit. The debt grows quicker. For instance, whatever cash shortfalls occur in SS/Disability add to the debt, but not the deficit. Hence, the confusion over when the government reports debt/GDP ratios. One uses debt held by the public, around 70%, while one is over 100%, and includes the 4.5 (roughly) TRILLION of intergovernmental debt.
That 4.5 + TRILLION, will be added to the debt, over the course of years, as each years shortfall is paid (borrowed) from the general account. BUT, it NEVER is included in deficits.
Also, there are a number of 'off balace sheet' ( other than the obvious monster liabilities at
Fannie, Freddie, Sally, FHA, FDIC, Post Office, PBGC. etc.) Some have 'lines of credit' they have exhausted, others just have insane liabilities.
steve mcmaine
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October 2014
The many varieties of sex at the 2014 London film festival
It probably says as much about my viewing choices as it does about the festival itself, but it seems that London Film Festival film-makers had an awful lot to say about sex this year. No surprises there, perhaps. But the diversity of approach did give pause for thought. From the elegant perversity
October 20 2014 12:01 AM
October 2014
Northern Soul
A buzzing love letter to the enduring, underground Northern Soul scene. The story is simple — a misfit loner finds a de facto family and a passion in a youth movement, in this case the rediscovery of obscure black American soul music from the 1960s. The sequences at the legendary Wigan Casino are
October 18 2014 12:01 AM
October 2014
The Face of an Angel at London Film Festival
At first glance, Michael Winterbottom's latest film could have been designed to grab headlines: it is based on the murder of the British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, and it stars the "It Girl" model Cara Delevingne. Yet in classic Winterbottom style, this is no lurid reconstruction, but
October 17 2014 10:54 AM
Northern Soul
The photographer Elaine Constantine is a long-time fan of the Northern Soul scene, and it shows in every frame of her directorial debut, a buzzing love letter to the enduring, exclusive underground movement. The story is simple, familiar even: a misfit loner finds a de facto family and a passion in
October 17 2014 12:10 AM
Laura Poitras's documentary, Citizenfour, is a gripping account of the background behind one of the biggest news stories of last year, the mass surveillance of ordinary people by America's National Security Agency and the UK's GCHQ. Starting with cagey encrypted emails which lead to a tense series
October 17 2014 12:09 AM
Palo Alto
Another member of the Coppola dynasty steps behind the camera to produce a tale of disaffected privilege among Californian teens. Gia Coppola is the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia and Roman and you could be forgiven for suggesting that her style — strikingly photographed
October 17 2014 12:08 AM
My Name is Hmmm . . .
It's unfair to dismiss every film made by someone who cut their teeth in the fashion industry just because of their background — Tom Ford's A Single Man was rather lovely, after all. But My Name is Hmmm . . ., directed by Agnès Troublé, aka the fashion designer Agnès B, deserves every sneer.
October 17 2014 12:01 AM
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A 1927 silent film featuring recreations of two of the key naval conflicts of the First World War, The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands is a fascinating piece of war history. Made with the full assistance of the navy and using actual war ships, it's an extraordinary, stirring picture which
October 17 2014 12:01 AM
United We Fall
When the first female character in the improvised football mockumentary United We Fall was introduced with an on-screen title describing her as a "slapper", I deduced that this was not a movie for me. It also adds weight to my theory that screenplays are a good thing and improvising only works if
October 17 2014 12:01 AM
October 2014
The Times Film Show: The Judge and Citizenfour
Watch Kate Muir and Wendy Ide discuss the weekend's biggest film releases. This week, The Judge, a legal drama starring Robert Downey Jr doing his witty, fast-talking shtick as a smarmy defence attorney, and Citizenfour, a provocative documentary about Edward Snowden's revelations. Film Show
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Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Brandon Knight penetrated the lane to score the game-winning layup in the final seconds, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 91-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Knight, who finished with 16 points, scored his final basket with the Pistons trailing by one. He used a Greg Monroe pick to split the defense and score the go-ahead basket with just over seven seconds remaining.
For the second game in a row, the Raptors lost a one-point contest in devastating fashion. Kyle Lowry scored 19 points but misfired on the Raptors' final two possessions, with the second bouncing off the back rim and over the backboard to seal the win for the Pistons.
"I got the shot I wanted, I just missed it," said Lowry. "I got to the spot I wanted to get to on the floor. I got the shot I shot a million times and the next time I shoot it I intend on it going in."
Andrea Bargnani poured in a game-high 34 points on 13-of-20 shooting for Toronto, which has dropped three straight and eight of its last 10 games.
The Pistons got great games from their two young big men, Monroe and Andre Drummond, with the latter playing a key role down the stretch. He snagged nine of his 13 rebounds in the final period to capture his first career double- double, finishing with 13 points and 13 boards.
"He's improving minute by minute, second by second," said teammate Will Bynum. "It's kind of scary because he is nowhere near where he's probably going to be in a few years. It's great to see."
Monroe scored a team-high 19 points and ripped down 11 rebounds in the victory.
Detroit led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but Lowry brought the Raptors back to within striking distance, scoring 14 points in the period to trim Toronto's deficit to 72-68 by the quarter's end.
Jose Calderon then knocked down a triple early in the fourth to give the Raptors their first lead since the opening minutes of the second quarter. They fought off the Pistons to keep the advantage, using a three from Bargnani to push the margin to five at 82-77, but the Pistons drew even soon after.
Knight scored on a layup and then buried a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions to tie the game. Less two minutes later, though, Bargnani drained another triple to put the Raptors back on top, 88-85, with 1:21 to go.
Detroit stayed resilient, however, as Tayshaun Prince netted four of his 16 points in the final minute. He put in hook shots on back-to-back possessions in between a Lowry layup to keep the Pistons within one.
Playing with a 90-89 edge, Lowry missed a fadeaway jumper and the Pistons' Rodney Stuckey grabbed the board with 16.1 ticks remaining prior to Knight's game-winner.
Toronto trailed 21-20 after the first quarter, but Bargnani carried them through the opening period, scoring 17 of the Raptors' points on 7-of-10 shooting.
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William Shakespeare
A Lover's Complaint
FROM off a hill whose concave womb reworded
A plaintful story from a sistering vale,
My spirits to attend this double voice accorded,
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Mutual interest and love is an interesting subject to the great poets like shakespeare and Kalidasa and other great poets. This poem is very interested to read, recite and understand the meanings in depth. (Report) Reply
* Sunprincess * (1/6/2014 10:13:00 PM)
...........my second reading of this poem and I must read again soon...
this poem astonishes me, love his rhyming scheme and theme...
after reading this one I don't feel so bad with my long write...nice.. (Report) Reply
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No matter how much i try to resist the wide atmosphere of William Shakespeare literary works. i discover i cant just resist the touching nature in his works. it prompts me to actually discover my own way. Adebayo Mathias. (Report) Reply
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i read it again, so good, love it again and again (Report) Reply
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Such a well written and beautiful poem, it made me emotional to read about such a rude and horrid man. (Report) Reply
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I like your poems sir but as an African whose mother toungue is not English i have difficulties to understand but still its cool (Report) Reply
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The guy took advantage of the poor maid and left her in tears..he was definitely not a gentleman after all excellent write William Shakespeare.. :) (Report) Reply
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CMJ begins tonight and one of our favorites, the publicity-challenged Ox, is playing The Knitting Factory at 7:30. He's huge in Canada. His originally self-released alt country ode to America, Dust Bowl Revival, debuted at #1 on the Canadian college radio charts. We're usually suspicious of everything Canadian, but Ox (aka Mark Browning and his band) is the real deal. His hauntingly beautiful debut is one of our favorites this year. Check out these MP3′s L.A. City , Carolina then be sure to catch him live if you can.
1. Why Ox?
KISS was taken. Honestly, it was a magic type of thing- the name just came to me one day and it resonated right… at the time I was very much a solo singer/songwriter type and I recognized that I wasn't ready for the name so, over time I grew into it. With the Dust Bowl Revival album I knew it was Ox.
2. As a Canadian, why'd you decide to record an album about the American heartland?
The record isn't really about the American heartland… it's about America- but a twisted reflected variation of it- as in, the image of America through glass- a windshield even… the glass is the border and I'm Canadian. It's about the 70′s- skateboards and banana seat bikes, summertime romance that doesnt go anywhere… the hot highway and fast cars that guzzle fuel.
3. You're a rock star in Canada. Any thoughts on why you're yet to find a major American audience?
I'm patient and I don't really care. I just do what I do and sometimes people like it- sometimes they really hate it. Hopefully, nothing in between.
4. We're always curious to know people's first concerts. What was yours?
I did a festival gig at the Northern Lights Festival in Sudbury, Ontario- my hometown. I was 16. I can't remember the show at all and later that night I threw up in bed from the stress. I was way freaked out. Since then, I've never really been nervous again.
5. What's your most cherished record? Most embarassing?
cherished: JULIAN COPE, peggy suicide
embarassing: REO SPEEDWAGON, hi-infidelity
6. Have you ever driven a Trans Am?
My mom used to drive one. She sold it when I was 13 and bought a fucking Honda Civic.
7. Anyone you strongly admire? Anyone you hate?
I don't really like 'people'. It's more about the things that people 'do'. I like Julian Cope a whole lot cause he's manic and driven and crazy- and that's reflected in everything he does. I like P.T. Anderson (the director). I admire my bandmates cause we're a family. I guess I hate Madonna.
8. Has your music ever gotten you any action?
Of course.
9. Canada or America?
If it's for cigarettes and movies- America. if it's for donuts and moosemeat- Canada.
10. What's next? Any plans on an American tour?
I'm touring the USA in November. Next month we're finishing the new Ox album which will be a double- and released possibly next summer.
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Hanson, The Eyebrows are Back!
An interview with the dreamy one, Taylor Hanson
by Monte Holman
The eyebrows are back! Former boy sensations, Hanson, are storming the music industry with the passion of proselytizers for the cause of independent music. A struggle to survive in the pick-of-the-day major label system in which bands are discarded like non-recyclable take-out boxes drove Hanson to drop Geffen and start their own label. They now fervently preach the Good News of independence.
But their Starbuckian jargon sounds awfully suspicious. Discussing the band using terms like entrepreneurship, brands, markets and models seems to transplant the evil concerns of the big labels into a new setting. An increasing familiar setting in which indie bands capitalize off the OC and Target.
Thing is, Hanson are likable kids, er, young adults, who obviously love music but grew up under the thumbs of soul-sucking record execs. It's impossible to stoop to the usual cynicism directed toward commercial bands when these three brothers are trying so earnestly to do something about it. Like really earnestly, man. So their upcoming album, The Best of Hanson, Live and Electric (3CG), may not be your cup of tea. But I'll be damned if you could talk shit about these guys after hearing them out for a few minutes.
We were recently offered the opportunity to speak with Taylor. The dreamy one. How could we refuse? Via phone, Taylor explained the band's philosophy, which when his awkward industry lingo was boiled away, amounted to keeping two things sacred: the music and the fans.
Hanson is Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson.
FREEwilliamsburg: The title of the new record is The Best of Hanson, Live and Electric. Why go with a "best of" at this point? What spurred the desire to put out a live album?
Taylor: It's become really trendy to put out a "greatest hits" or "best of" too early. It's spawned by a major label idea to try to put out hits. But for us, it's more about the "live and electric" part. And it's a "best of" because when you play shows and you've been a band for like 13 years and have released multiple albums, you've got a certain amount of songs that are the best of songs, the ones people know and react to live. It's not as much a greatest hits package as a reinterpretation of what we've done for the last decade or so. It's about framing who we've always been.
Bush, you're a heckuva leader
First Bush says no one knew the levees could break, despite countless documented warnings. Then he claims that his underqualified appointee Brownie did a heckuva job. Next, his wife refers to Katrina as Corrina. Now, it becomes clear that no one told him that Brownie resigned:
Q. Can you tell us, have you accepted the resignation of Michael Brown, or have you heard about it?
THE PRESIDENT: I haven't — no, I have not talked to Michael Brown — or Mike Chertoff; that's who I'd talk to. As you know, I've been working. And when I get on Air Force One, I will call back to Washington. But I've been on the move.
Q. Our understanding is he has resigned, he's made a statement. Would that be appropriate –
THE PRESIDENT: I haven't talked to Mike Chertoff yet, and that's what I intend to do when I get on the plane. You know, I — you probably — maybe you know something I don't know, but as you know, we've been working, and I haven't had a chance to get on the phone. [Via Wonkette]
Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal
Interview by Monte Holman
Of Montreal has been putting out smart records since 1997, beginning with Cherry Peel (Bar/None) and prolifically progressing to their latest effort, The Sunlandic Twins (Polyvinyl). Spinning out of the Athens-based Elephant 6 collective, Kevin Barnes has consistently, and constantly, produced sprightly and imaginative recordings.
The Sunlandic Twins is no exception. It takes liberties with traditional song structure and retains a home-recording aesthetic, but this album reels in many of the experimental tangents older songs floated away on. It's tight and danceable, more accessible to the ass-shakers. After bird shit on my shoulder while I was waiting outside the club for the interview with Kevin (he said it was good luck), we sat down and talked about the band.
Go see Of Montreal on this tour if you have the chance. Hands-down the best show we've seen this year. Check out the remaining tour dates at www.ofmontreal.net. Their new record is one of the best of the year.
Check out some of their MP3′s here:
from The Sunlandic Twins
Requiem For O.M.M.2
Wraith Pinned To The Mist (and other games)
FREEwilliamsburg: The first time I heard the record, I wanted to turn on the Wizard of Oz without the sound and use The Sunlandic Twins as the soundtrack. Did you go into this album thinking, "this one's going to be cinematic"?
Kevin: I think so. To some degree, that's a goal in all our records, for it to be very visual. I think it'd be great if we found someone who understood what we were doing musically and had a really distinct style, visually, to take the record and make a movie out of it, whether it be animated or live-action stuff. I think it would be a great experience if you could have it on and just listen to the music or turn on the TV and watch the visuals.
Let Pentagon-approved freedom ring
The Freedom Walk sounds AWESOME! What a wonderful expression of Free Speech! Just what our Forefathers intended. Let freedom ring! Here's how it went down:
- The Freedom Walk T-shirts were Pentagon-approved
- The route was entirely fenced in
- TV crews were banned
- Backpacks and bags were subject to search
- All signs were banned
- Clint Black played shitty music
- You had to register with the Department of Defense by Thursday at 4pm to attend
- Donald Rumsfeld was the keynote speaker
- From the pictures, it was 90% white
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To Do: Negativland Art Opening
Gigantic ArtSpace is proud to present Negativlandland, an exhibition by the "culture jamming" group Negativland.
September 9 – October 22, 2005
OPENING RECEPTION on Friday, September 9, 6-9PM
59 Franklin Street, New York City
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In Negativlandland, you'll see a life size robot of Abraham Lincoln doing his best to educate you, you'll peer into wrecked cars, get your fingers in the dirt, discover the secrets of Howland Island, learn how to make your own noises on the Booper, view many brand new video works, hiccup with rabbits, and much, much more. Also on view will be an unauthorized special edition of a U2 vs. Negativland iPod (version 2G), created by Francis Hwang.
In this noisy exhibition, Negativland suggests a theme park catapulting us into deconstructed attractions of the gallery as a multi-media entertainment destination. Negativland's work poses questions about the nature of perception, media control, ownership, and propaganda. The exhibition will take place in conjunction with the group's 25th anniversary and will feature the collective's recent visual work as well as their trademark sonic work.
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Even Jesusy wingnuts know Bush fucked up handling Katrina
Tony Perkins
This is from Tony Perkins' Family Resource Council's newsletter. You may remember FRC as being the rapture-ready nutjobs who organized Justice Sunday:
While the hurricane was an "act of God" the government response and relief effort on the local, state and national levels were failures of man.
In one instance Red Cross trucks full of necessities were barred by a state agency early last week from entering New Orleans to deliver the much needed supplies. Accountability at all levels of government is critical. It should not be a time for partisan showmanship as so many similar hearings have been reduced to.
On another note, former Bush puppet Colin Powell criticizes the feds response to Katrina.
But he still refuses to roll back tax cuts….
Contractors securing goverment contracts to rebuild New Orleans will not have to pay their employees a living wage, thanks to Bush. Bush granted employers the right yesterday to ignore the Davis-Bacon Act which would have protected individual's rights to secure a fair wage. Needless to say, the people most affected by this will be the citizens of New Orleans who have already lost so much. Thanks douchebag.
[From the Wash Post]
Bush Suspends Pay Act In Areas Hit by Storm
President Bush yesterday suspended application of the federal law governing workers' pay on federal contracts in the Hurricane Katrina-damaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The action infuriated labor leaders and their Democratic supporters in Congress, who said it will lower wages and make it harder for union contractors to win bids.
The Davis-Bacon Act, passed in 1931 during the Great Depression, sets a minimum pay scale for workers on federal contracts by requiring contractors to pay the prevailing or average pay in the region. Suspension of the act will allow contractors to pay lower wages. Many Republicans have opposed Davis-Bacon, charging that it amounts to a taxpayer subsidy to unions.


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Dogs Saying Grace
Cute video of dogs saying grace before their meals!
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Promising weather is expected for this weekend's Cape May Wine Festival!
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IBM Jobs in Scotland
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They currently have an opportunity for someone with capacity planning and performance management skills to join their team in Scotland on a contract basis... Experience in standard capacity/performance management methodologies: Baselining... Technical understanding of disparate OS and Hardwaresystems (one or more): Unix Solaris, IBM, VMware, or Windows. Knowledge of...
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ETL Developer - Large Scale Migration
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Cathcart Associates Ltd
ETL, Oracle, PL/SQL, SSIS, SQL Server, Database Development, DBA, Migrations. Multiple ETL Developers needed for a long term client of ours in Glasgow City Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a large scale migration of various legacy systems to a new national system... If this...
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Next Ventures Ltd
Our client a large well know international financial organisation is looking for highly skilled ESB Developers to work onsite in Glasgow with travel to Belfast and London. The ideal candidate will have experience of working on large-scale projects within Financial Services ideally although this is not a prerequisite. Skills...
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Job Title: Linux High Performance Computing Specialist Location: Dundee Job Rate: £375 + Job Type: Contract (3 Months) My prestigious client in Dundee are looking to bring in a contractor who will be perform a 270TB file systems migration (IBM GPFS) and the general management and expansion of 300TB GPFS storage.
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PMI (PMP) or Prince2 certification is advantageous... Enterprise Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence : High level knowledge and understanding of enterprise Data Warehouse architecture and development, data migration and BI concepts. Awareness of key DW and BI tools - MS SQL Server, ETLs (SSIS, SQL Server Integration Services), IBM Cognos. Understanding of...
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an IBM CICS/Assembler Programmer within the Service Delivery Middleware Team at Lloyds Banking Group. The successful candidate will be part of a team supporting and maintaining the bank's in-house written Middleware infrastructure interoperability suite of products hosted on the IBM Mainframe.....
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FDOT signs off on GMD sign removal
June 1, 2011
Sixty-eight sign posts and 49 signs will be removed from Gulf of Mexico Drive.
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June 1, 2011
Commission OKs iPad purchase for its members; Purchasing audit comes back clean; Task force drafts its mission statement; Investment committee will review town reports; and meetings & agendas.
Key Club's Cash known for dogmatic work ethic
June 1, 2011
This employee is truly the top dog when he goes to work.
Paving project under way
May 31, 2011
The 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive is being repaved today.
Town Hall closed for Memorial Day
May 27, 2011
The town of Longboat Key will be closed on Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day.
Commission will ratify contract
May 27, 2011
The Longboat Key Town Commission will ratify a one-year Longboat Key Fire Rescue contract next month. The contract will expire in September.
Encore Motorcars offers big prize for lucky stroke
May 26, 2011
A hole-in-one on hole No. 3 will get you a 2008 E350 Mercedes-Benz at the Longboat Key Invitational.
LBK office named among top NRT Coldwell offices
May 26, 2011
The branch ranked No. 4 among Coldwell offices of similar size nationwide.
Commission to ratify firefighter contract today
May 26, 2011
The Longboat Key Town Commission is expected to ratify a one-year Longboat Key Fire Rescue contract today that expires in September.
Longboat task force creates mission statement
May 25, 2011
The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force announced its mission statement this week.
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Happy birthday, Edith!
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I'm planning to go to italy for 6 days in early April. I'd appreciate if you guys can help us plan itinerary
Please note 6 days include arrival day but excludes departure day which would be day 7.
also need advice on whether if austria or prague (Czech Republic) similar to italy. If I have to pick one which place should I opt for?
thanks and best regards
6 days itinerary in italy
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Italy is a big and fascinating country. Don't be looking for somewhere else to visit with only 6 days. You have barely enough time to see a small portion of Italy.
Where in Italy do you want to visit? With 6 days, I would spend 4 in Rome and 2 in either Florence or Venice. That will be rushed so avoid backtracking and wasting time traveling from place to place by flying open jaw, into your first city and home from your last. Do lots of research on Italy before deciding.
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Good advice from M.
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Neither Austria nor Prague is similar to Italy.
If you provide a little info - interests, total time for trip, budget range etc - people can be more help.
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It would be mix of history sight seeing famous spots
we would also want to experience skii as we have never done that
2 weeks for total trip and budget around 5-6k $
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Hmmm, I'm not super familiar with Italian skiing but April sounds like it might be late for the season. Hopefully more experienced travelers can assist. April is kind of "in between" season - late for skiing, early for the beach. That said, it's far less crowded than high season and the weather is usually fine.
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how about skiing in austria?
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I love skiing, but would save it for another trip. Skiing really needs to be a trip in its own, as one day skiing is not enough for a beginner.
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So the gallery lifted the photography ban, except for new displays with copyright issues. Art lovers were dismayed. The flash is a worry, of course. "There's a whole load of watercolours in the Wallace Collection that are behind a curtain," said Garnham, "because even the ordinary gallery light will damage them in time."
But the more pressing anxiety is over the sorry state of human nature. Nobody's just going to take a picture of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, are they? They're going to take a selfie.
What's this going to do to art? What's it going to do to a generation? Even taking a picture of a painting changes the way you look at it - documenting rather than experiencing. But then once you stick your face in the foreground, the experience is different again, less like art and more like going to the seaside and putting your head above the body of a wrestler in a swimsuit.
Well, I have some good news for the purists: there was nobody taking selfies in the
People taking photos of art with their phones divide into two categories: thoughtful, discreet snappers of tiny portraits of princesses, and everyone else taking pictures of Van Gogh. It seemed fitting to me that Van Gogh would be the go-to guy for an iPhone photo; he's the painter (I like to think) who would find it the most depressing.
Garnham disagreed. "It would be all of them. Because artists want you to look at their work, not use it as some backdrop, or exist at one remove from it." But artists wouldn't necessarily object to using technology. "It would be slightly hypocritical, because so many of them used optical devices to generate their paintings. There's lots of evidence from the 17th century onwards, optical effects in Vermeer, Canaletto."
On this basis, I started with Vermeer. It's nothing he wouldn't have done to me, I thought, placing myself in front of A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal. The problem was we didn't look like we'd have got on in real life. So I took one of myself with Goya's Princess of Eboli. I was told off doing this, by a person who I think was speaking Hungarian.
You can't take a selfie without going for the original selfie, Rembrandt's Self-Portrait at 63. The problem is that Rembrandt comes out better from the lighting, so I ended up looking older than 63. Also, this is one of the most venerated paintings in the gallery. The disapproval in the room flooded towards me. I thought I heard someone hiss. It was like that bit at the end of Dangerous Liaisons when Madame
In short, there is nothing to fear, for either the art crowd or the custodians of the human spirit.
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Tony Rossello Named Senior Account Rep At Scharff Weisberg
Tony Rossello, who has been Senior Event Manager at Scharff Weisberg for the last nine years, has been named to the position of Senior Account Representative, announced Josh Weisberg. In his new role Rossello will be charged with developing business for the company's video and audio concerns and serving as the primary sales contact for those markets, as well as continuing to partner with current clients to meet their AV needs.
In the last year, Scharff Weisberg has successfully supported numerous large jobs including many inauguration-related events, big museum installations, high-profile television and Broadway shows, as well as large and small special events and corporate meetings. Also, in the past two years, the company has effectively combined interests with Video Applications in California and added a significant number of management staff to its roster.
"The change in Tony's title better reflects the role he now performs at Scharff Weisberg Lighting," notes Josh Weisberg. "He has been a key part of the company for many years handling some of our highest profile jobs and developing a trusted list of clients. Tony's well-developed combination of technical and customer service expertise will serve him well as he moves into his new role."
Rossello has been a leading member of the New York staging community for the last 27 years. He honed his craft as an A/V Manager and Production Director for several Marriott hotel properties and as a Show Coordinator for Bauer Audio/Video. Since joining Scharff Weisberg nine years ago he has worked behind the scenes in project management, directorial, sales and customer service capacities.
Rossello has demonstrated his flair for sales and management on such recent headline projects as The Huffington Post pre-inaugural party in Washington, D.C., the Pulse Park and Echoes exhibits at Madison Square Park, Tord Boontjies Bright Lights at Union Square Park, and various events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Says Rossello, "I'm looking forward to further developing Scharff Weisberg's video and audio markets and introducing more clients to the extraordinary range of technical and creative capabilities we offer. I'm happy to be maintaining my relationship with all of my current clients, too, so they can count on our continuing collaboration for all their future projects."
Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications, firms with extensive histories in the presentation and staging markets, recently announced a co-ownership agreement. While continuing to operate independently the two companies work together strategically to provide clients with state-of-the-art audio, video and lighting equipment and services. With a strong presence on both coasts Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications are able to deliver a large array of cost-effective services on a national level. For more information, call 212-582-2345 or visit our website at www.scharffweisberg.com. For more information on Video Applications, visit www.videoapps.com.
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South Wales Evening Post list all of the local Health and Beauty spas and shops in the Swansea area. Whether you are looking to improve your fitness or in search of beauty products in Swansea then South Wales Evening Post are here to help. Read reviews from our local users to help you decide too!
Why not list your Swansea health and beauty business on South Wales Evening Post?
Address: 84 Gellifawr Road, , SWANSEA, SA6 7PW
Address: Bridge House, Swan Square, HAVERFORDWEST, SA61 2AN
Address: 72 Upper Hill Park, , TENBY, SA70 8JF
Address: 155 Windsor Road, , NEATH, SA11 1NU
Address: 1 Uplands Terrace, Uplands, , Swansea, SA2 0GU
Address: 6 & 8 Picton Arcade, , Swansea, SA1 3BE
Address: 5 Bellevue, , Swansea, SA4 3YE
Address: Alberto Road, Valley Way, Swansea, SA6 8RG
Address: 23 Brynymor, , SWANSEA, SA4 3PE
Address: 11 Ffordd Yr Afon, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff, CF15 9TT
Address: Corner House, Portfield, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1BW
Address: Alberto Road, Valley Way, SWANSEA, SA6 8RG
Address: 11 Priory Street, , CARDIGAN, SA43 1BU
Address: 9 Nelson Street, , SWANSEA, SA1 3QE
Address: Waunarlwydd, , Swansea, SA54NB
Address: 118 Woodfield Street, Morriston, SWANSEA, SA6 8AR
Address: 49 Kingfisher Road, , BRIDGEND, CF33 4NZ


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